| 单词 | plight |
| 例句 | Through my interpreter, I lost no opportunity to advertise the American black man’s real plight. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “You must win this competition and become the King’s Champion. You understand the people’s plight. Erilea needs you as the King’s Champion.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It seemed that whenever someone understood our plight, took a public stand, and made a promise to help us, he signed his death warrant. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Oddly, most climbers on Everest knew less about Ngawang’s plight than tens of thousands of people who were nowhere near the mountain. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z From stories I heard daily about the plight of blacks in other townships that had been declared “black spots,” I knew well what the phrase meant. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to impress upon them all the true picture of the Afro-American’s plight at the hands of the white man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z There was only one person now who shared his plight. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z But as the focus remained on the plight of the low-paid black workers, many blacks began to take notice. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The strikes would open the public’s and the press’s eyes to the plight of America’s laborers. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z But I liked letting people know what we had been through, describing the plight of refugees. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I was bemoaning our plight internally again when I saw Pita, disheveled in her best Sunday dress, and realized we’d had the solution all along. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She and I could have laughed at the mother’s blindness and pitied the plight of the unequal lovers. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She tried to talk to prison officials and gave interviews to the press to draw attention to Ian’s plight. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Other nations in the world who are interested in the plight of our race and who would like to see the United States divided would come to our aid. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The Innuit are an aboriginal people historically mistreated by a white settler population; there were parallels between the plights of black South Africans and the Innuit people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Their plight is not what we hear about on the evening news, however. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Jeremiah’s plight pulled Claudette’s attention away from her personal difficulties to the injustices blacks faced everywhere. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z By making the implementation an executive action headed by Washington, Jefferson and Madison demonstrated that, “plighted faith” notwithstanding, they were taking no chances. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The record number of strikes would lead to an awareness of the plight of the American worker and to union recognition. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The kids were spaced out along the street, flagging down their neighbors and other pedestrians, explaining their plight. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The public symbols and constant reminders of black subjugation were supported by whites across the political spectrum, though the plight of poor whites remained largely unchanged. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He was touched by the plight of the masses as a whole and by each and every individual. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Women, in particular, express complicated, conflicted views about crime, because they love their sons, husbands, and partners and understand their plight as current and future members of the racial undercaste. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Suzman was one of the few, if not the only, members of Parliament who took an interest in the plight of political prisoners. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He moved on to other subjects, but it was clear that his heart and his mind were aligned with the plight of the condemned and those facing unjust treatment in jails and prisons. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In this way attention remained mostly fixed on the plight of the girl upstairs. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z That applies also to Palestinians to whose plight I am sensitive but whose methods I deplore when they lead to violence. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctor reassured her that he himself was a refugee and understood the plight of parents during war. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z I realized that the bloggers’ interest in my dress gave me a platform to talk about the plight of refugees. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She guessed that Harry, unaware of her plight, had gone elsewhere in the building. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It’s 1941, and it doesn’t take her long to discover Hans’s Nazi sympathies, and since Cady is deeply concerned with the plight of the Jews and of her friend Marianne, they begin drifting apart. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He plight have cried then, but he couldn't. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If we were truly going to emulate the Freedom Riders, then our writing must transcend the walls of Room 203 and our individual plights and become a universal message. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It was with this voice that she enumerated, twice a day as she swept the stairwell, the details of her plight and losses suffered since her deportation to Calcutta after Partition. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Seems to me those “enlightened men” worry more about keeping the mayor happy than the plight of colored folks. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Yes, well, I just lay there with my eyes closed, and I thought whatever should I do, and I thought, ‘Well, I’m just thankful that my daughter doesn’t know the plight I’m in.’ Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Even religion seems to have little to say about the plight of the poor, if that tent revival was a fair sample. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The pastor started off talking about the importance of Juneteenth, equating the plight of black slaves to the Israelites in ancient Egypt. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It was easier than my mother’s plight, with eight of us always underfoot or running around. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The feeling of busyness was profoundly satisfying; I hadn’t thought at all about my plight or myself. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “What have you and Mr. Flux done to bring this terrible plight on Logan County?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I needed someone sympathetic to my plight, and I didn’t believe she was that person. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z What is completely missed in the rare public debates today about the plight of African Americans is that a huge percentage of them are not free to move up at all. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z These were soldiers likely to be sympathetic to their plight. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Their own plight had not improved by much, but at least they were not slaves. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The single concession she made to recognizing his family’s plight was that every Sunday morning Thula was allowed to send her children to the house for bowls of Cream of Wheat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There was little my mother or I could do about our plight. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Claudette was still furious about Jeremiah Reeves’s plight when, on the first day of her sophomore year, she met someone who gave her the confidence to transform her anger into action. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z I conferred with my mother about my plight, and as always she had an encouraging word. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They were so young but so interested in the plight of my condemned clients thousands of miles away. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z On the practice field, a trio of men gathered one afternoon to joke about his plight. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew that he was particularly well-informed on the Afro- American’s plight, as for years he had lived and studied in America. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He had covered a lot of conflicts—including the Iran-Iraq war and the crises in Cambodia, Rwanda, and the Congo—and he had followed the plight of refugees in Sudan, Iran, India, and Pakistan. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z His firsthand perspective on the plight of people wrongfully convicted was deeply meaningful to students, who often seemed overwhelmed by Walter's testimony. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Like Farmer, the priest believed in liberation theology as a “powerful rebuke to the hiding of poverty,” and he worked diligently to bring public awareness to the plight of rural Haitians. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z In 1967, at the invitation of Dr. Marian Wright Edelman, Bobby Kennedy had visited the poor shantytowns in the Mississippi Delta and saw personally the plight of the poor in that area. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The twofold challenge he faces is the traditional assassin’s plight: find the most efficient path into the state box and then find the perfect escape route from the theater. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z And the American and Soviet police had publicly stated that Mercerism reduced crime by making citizens more concerned about the plight of their neighbors. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Unaware of my plight, poor Thomas was obviously bothered by my unusual silence. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The plight of the black man in America. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The Nigerian Ambassador was deeply concerned about the Afro-Americans’ plight in America. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z We decided to publish a report to draw attention to the plight of children in the United States who had been sentenced to die in prison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They had been aware that the plight of the black man in America was ‘ ‘bad, ’ ’ but they had not been aware that it was inhuman, that it was a psychological castration. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The New York Times documentary had aired and brought even more attention to the plight of girls in Swat, and we started receiving messages of support from people all over the world. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But before I reveal my plight to Mother Ermentrude I must receive her assurance. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He was already sympathetic to the plight of his Jewish workers; but from that time on, he increased his efforts to save as many Jews as he could. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z During the summer of 1942, a group of courageous University of Munich students took action when they heard about the plight of the Jews. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z She was halfwatching a PBS special on the plight of wolves in Minnesota, half-correcting essays from her summer-school class—she’d been teaching at the same school now for six years. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Curiously, even in my panic, a portion of my mind stood apart, observing my plight, as it had done during the performance at Whitehall. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z How can one not be sensitive to their plight? Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She was finally freed with the help of the AARP, volunteer lawyers, a private attorney, and an article about her plight published by the Associated Press. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The Boss knew how dire their plight was. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The relative anonymity of these kids seemed to aggravate their plight and their despair. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And why were Langan’s teachers at Reed and Montana State so indifferent to his plight? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Sympathetic to Bobby’s plight, the committee circulated to its members a letter of protest that was ultimately sent to Icelandic Television, other media, and to the financial backers and distributors of the film. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I began speaking publicly about the plight of the Lost Boys and Lost Girls. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not much to be particular about,” said the sergeant; “it’ll do you small good, my man, being in the same plight yourself. Handcuffs there!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z In his mind, he has tried and failed to communicate his plight, and his only conclusion is that he must have somehow offended his superiors in the control tower. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z King recognized that it was this indifference to the plight of other races that supported the institutions of slavery and Jim Crow. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Turning his back on the affluent trappings of Duke, Farmer began sensitizing himself to the centuries-old plight of the the poor. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Then he concluded, “But I flatter myself that some respect will be paid to the public interest, and to the plighted faith of the government.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Wealthy people in Saigon, hearing about the desperate plight of the refugees, drove out to the camp or came by bus, bringing water and food. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z ‘I did not know that your plight was so evil,’ he said. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z At Troy he rescued a maiden who was in the same plight as Andromeda, waiting on the shore to be devoured by a sea monster which could be appeased in no other way. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In Du Bois’s view, Washington’s public statements arguing that poor education and bad choices were responsible for the plight of former slaves ignored the damage wrought by caste and threatened to rationalize the entire system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z ‘But if I was in your plight, I wouldn’t take up with a Ranger.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z A national group called the People-to-People Committee was attempting to raise funds for the team, and the executive director asked Bobby if he’d give a simultaneous exhibition to publicize the team’s plight. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z While we look in horror at a badly punctuated sign, the world carries on around us, blind to our plight. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z The plight of Appalachia becomes a prevailing cause every other decade or so. The Story of Appalachia, With Plenty of Villains 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z Chibas said it was important to present multiple viewpoints on immigration because it's such a controversial topic and not everyone will sympathize with the plight of these children or even see them as refugees. CalArts' 'Shelter' gives voice to the Central American kids fleeing to the U.S. without their parents 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Elisabeth told Immo that she had sympathy for the plight of certain individuals, while insisting that the Nazis — and by extension, she herself — were only doing what they had to do. A Sobering Look at How Quickly Hitler Transformed Germany 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z She then took curious note of her plight as a woman in the film industry by informing the Williamses that they’ve got nothing on her. In Art and Tennis, Watch Out for the Backhand 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Still, keeping our universal plight in mind will help you be compassionate when you tell her — in your best Greta Garbo impersonation — “I vant to be alone.” Social Q?s: Social Q?s: Lonely Hearts Club Ban 2010-08-05T22:31:00Z In addition, the union is taking out ads in jazz publications to call attention to the plight of elderly jazz musicians who lack pension benefits. ArtsBeat: Jazz Musicians Expand Pension Protest 2012-03-01T20:24:04Z The plight of the fictional Lucas family and the devoted newlyweds who refuse to be separated are finely judged and allow the legendary tales of real-life characters to breathe. The best Titanic film isn't "Titanic" 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z He has also become interested in the plight of women in Islamic countries. A Revolutionary of Arabic Verse 2010-10-17T22:03:00Z High Commissioner for Refugees, said she got a tutorial on the plight of North Korean defectors from Seoul-based officials from the U.N. refugee agency. Jolie: 'I'm very concerned' about people of NKorea 2010-07-28T13:29:00Z In the political context you’re speaking about, it’s not a reaction to the plight of the Asian American male, but I wear that as a badge of pride. “There is power to the temporary relationships you have as an actor.”: John Cho stars in “Columbus” 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z The plight “Atlas” expressed became larger than that of one individual. Review: ‘Solos’ Features Four Women in Works Reflecting the Arab World 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z But he mostly responds to his plight with caustic humor. ‘Me Before You,’ by Jojo Moyes, and More 2012-12-26T20:50:12Z “Little Amal” and her handlers plan to cross eight countries and dozens of cities in an 8,000-kilometer bid to shine a light on the plight of millions of displaced refugees. Giant Puppet Ruffles Some Feathers on a Long Walk Through Greece 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Colman’s queen lets him voice his troubles, saying unemployment “bothers” her “greatly” and seems to have real sympathy for the plight of the working classes under Thatcher. How to Survive a Royal Weekend on ‘The Crown’ 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z She embodies the plight of the anguished young hero with moving restraint, and in her two arias she produces luminous sounds that seem to linger suspended in the air like shining pearls. Lustrous cast in Mozart's 'Tito' at Met 2012-11-18T14:03:11Z Club women focussed their attention on the plight of black girls and women, determined to protect, defend, and uplift them and eradicate their immoral habits, which were the legacy of slavery. An Unnamed Girl, a Speculative History 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z In 1983, photographer Mary Ellen Mark went to Seattle to chronicle the plight of the city's street kids in a story for Life magazine. Street kids, poverty and fortitude: Photographer Mary Ellen Mark's stirring last project 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Any woman — young or old — will relate to her plight. Best new science fiction for summer 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z Where Sadat was prone to theatrical gestures, Begin tended to retreat into legalistic nitpicking and was blind to the plight of Palestinians; indeed the Begin here was blind to their very existence as a people. Loaded terms 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Reynolds also could not get the Obamas to pay attention to the plight of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, which was eventually swallowed up by the NGA. Is it better for the Obamas to support or be visible on the D.C. arts scene? 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Although people of color have more autonomy on "Bridgerton," the plight of women and queer people is still relatively authentic to the period, which is to say, abysmal. From race to incels, the modern "Bridgerton" twists hold a mirror up to today's shortcomings 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z To the story of “Roe” is appended a contemporary scene in which a young, pregnant woman, played with commendable passion by Kenya Alexander, appeals to Weddington and McCorvey for a solution to her anguishing plight. At a pivotal political moment, Roe v. Wade unfolds again, this time on stage 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z I'm betting that most women viewers found moments of profound empathy for Joan and Bette and spotted their own struggles in their plight. ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Season Finale: Two Seconds 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z The defense says Young used Edwards' plight for his own financial gain, including putting some of the donor money toward a $1.5 million home in North Carolina for his family. Former Senator Edwards' defense to continue grilling ex-aide 2012-04-26T12:03:00Z Pope Francis, in his traditional Christmas message, drew attention to the plight of children in war zones. Children increasingly used as weapons of war, Unicef warns 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z With the chorus of ghosts in the cemetery, Mr. Saunders tied Lincoln’s suffering to a universal human plight of mortality and loss, giving it an epic, mythical quality. George Saunders Wins the Man Booker Prize for ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Later the phrase takes on larger meaning as their plight evokes and even merges with that of Black people escaping slavery and the biblical Israelites recalled on Passover. Review: ‘Pass Over’ Comes to Broadway, in Horror and Hope 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z And that larger story is interrupted by snippets of dialogue between two unnamed figures talking about the harrowing plight of Pete’s daughter. ‘Fourth of July Creek,’ by Smith Henderson Jolie singled out the plight of Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar and what she said was the inadequate response of many governments around the world. Angelina Jolie urges NATO to tackle sexual violence in war 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Twenty years ago Vin Diesel couldn’t get a role in Hollywood, a plight so comical that he made a semiautobiographical short about it. Vin Diesel: The Film Star Of The Future 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z According to Aristotle, their plight so affected the Spartans — the famously fierce warriors of the Trojan War — that they fasted for a day and donated the saved money to the refugees. On Samos, Aesop’s Fabled Isle, a Mix of Greeks, Migrants and Tourists 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Both are caught, but Jason’s plight is worse: His friend frames him and therefore gets a reduced sentence, while Jason, with no one to rat out, faces a mandatory 10 years in prison. Dwayne Johnson stars (without actually acting) in ‘Snitch’ 2013-02-20T23:44:44Z Prison inflicts further damage when those held have no knowledge of why or how long they will be held or if anyone knows their plight and is working to save them. ‘A Sliver of Light:’ three Americans imprisoned in Iran 2014-03-19T18:53:32Z His protagonist, sent to work on cases in Appalachia after being laid off from her high-powered job, provides a window to the plight of miners. The five best thrillers of 2014 She also makes the plight of the two women in these works-in-progress — a French activist and African American chanteuse — intensely personal for a young African American today. The Sellars method: How a master director coaches singers toward greatness 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z Selma director Ava DuVernay congratulated Gray and said the film “captured the plight of the black artist in general, once consumed by systems and structures not made for them,” adding: “The struggle is real.” MC Ren praises Straight Outta Compton but laments lesser role in NWA biopic 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z This 1940 movie, part of Film Forum Jr., a series introducing classic movies to children, focuses on the plight of King Ahmad, who has been duped and cast into prison as a lowly beggar. Spare Times for Children for Dec. 13-19 2013-12-12T23:34:34Z You may root for Miller in his plight, but half of you wants him to fail, to suffer. Arbitrage: a reminder of a talent so often put to waste 2013-02-22T06:00:00Z Except for the plight of the slaves, dramatized in such television events as "Roots" and "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman," it was all just humdrum memorization of dates and names. Motherlode Blog: Home-Schooling, Comic Con Style (Part 1) 2012-10-16T21:33:22Z The chief point of the chat with the Hollywood Reporter, however, seems to be to raise awareness of Assange’s current plight. The ballad of Pammy and Julian Assange - her poor, mournful sea lion 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z “I think centring the narrative around four teenage kids whose plight you couldn’t help but fret over brought a lot of people in.” The Wire, 10 years on: ‘We tore the cover off a city and showed the American dream was dead’ 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z The horses form a metaphor for the hero's downtrodden plight, as well as his integrity. Tokyo festival produces heartwarming trilogy of Asian films 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z The singer, who’s also a spirited dancer, spoke about the plight of refugees in northern Mali who were driven from their homes by war. Review | Songhoy Blues puts its own exuberant take on African sounds 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z They shaped the entertainment industry and ran its moralising side-project of glamorous charity events about the plights of other people. Arabic dress and Iranian accents ? Hollywood's take on Afghan women 2011-02-12T10:59:00Z There are novelists, most notably Emma Donoghue in “Room,” who have tried to imagine what a plight like this is like. Books of The Times: A Captivity No Novelist Could Invent 2011-07-17T21:24:39Z Movingly, despite his sea of troubles, he is riven by the plight of the Bengali refugees fleeing the ravages of war. India must move beyond book-burning 2010-10-21T14:10:00Z Another theme of “Christmas alone” stories was the particular plight of lonely women over the holiday. Spending Christmas alone? I am – and I will enjoy it 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z And though he understands the instinct to use the film for pro- or anti-military purposes, he wishes viewers would focus instead on the plight of the soldier and the treatment of veterans in this country. Oscar Nominations 2015: Bradley Cooper on His Third Nod in 3 Years 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Back then, movies that told stories of the African-American plight weren’t really common, so when you saw one, you would go back and do the work and find out more. A Play About Racism’s Aftershocks Returns With New Resonance 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Muammar el-Qaddafi; there his ability to write songs about the plight of the Tuareg, shuttling from one country to another but belonging to none, made him a leading voice of resistance and autonomy. Tinariwen?s ?Tassili?: Desert Blues, Recorded On-Site 2011-08-31T16:18:25Z Though her fury may be justified, it rarely translates into actual agency; writers too often resolve the first-generation parent’s plight into a punch line, or an obstacle for her American children to overcome. How Do You Tell Your Child He Is Undocumented? 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Tomorrow, participants will gather in large numbers outside brandishing red umbrellas to draw eyes to their plight, but right now this small group of activists is evaluating progress and future concerns. Net neutrality, sex, falconry: In one week, I crashed as many D.C. conferences as possible. 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z And this, for many, is the stay-at-home mother’s plight. We’re not meant to do this alone: American individualism is destroying our families 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z “All this whining about the poor plight of white men is ridiculous.” The Undoing of Jeffrey Toobin 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z In another scene, a group of women use vacuum cleaners as partners to reveal the plight of domesticity. Dance Review: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at the Joyce 2013-05-16T21:50:43Z Thank you, Alec Baldwin, for spreading awareness of rich, attractive, talented, famous people and their horrible, tragic plight. Hashtag Nation: Twitter Responds to Alec Baldwin’s New York Magazine Article 2014-02-26T23:23:36Z He said he was receptive to their plight in part because he had become homeless at the age of 17, after a family dispute in which his mother brandished a knife at him. Soup kitchen run by nuns and funded by self-help guru approved in California 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z The comment of one critic well summarized King’s plight: “Whites have ceased to believe in him, or really to care; the blacks hardly listen.” 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 Which I wouldn’t recommend even to someone with your exact plight. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Her daughter is offering a getaway, but she doesn’t want to get away 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z Yet Amor and his plight stay at arm’s length in this highly styled production that amps anxiety to maximum levels. Feeling guilty when the bomb goes off in ‘I Call My Brothers’ 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z The dance aims to capture the age-old plight of lovers across time and place whose relationships violate social norms, and whose lust is replaced by longing after forced separation. 6 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z He is as interested in the details of your struggle as He was in the plight of Mary and Joseph all those centuries ago. Mary, mother of Jesus, walked the path of all struggling mothers today 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z I also continued the conceptual approach of filming them representing their plight through footage featuring them with lit emergency torches. The human costs of the Olympics: Inside the community displaced by the 2016 Rio games 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Yet plighting his troth to the party may have worried him more than he allowed. Picasso's politics 2010-05-07T23:09:00Z And it would take a heart of stone not to be swayed by Jared Harris’s poignant George VI, diagnosed with lung cancer and unable to communicate his plight, politically or emotionally. John Lithgow: 'When the Brexit movie lands, I call dibs on Boris Johnson' 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z I send off a panicked e-mail and find Ms. Henriksen to be enthusiastic about my plight. Motherlode Blog: Toddlers, Ants and Crumbs: Calling the Bug Lady 2013-08-14T19:45:17Z But on Sunday they may find time to commiserate with McEwan on the harsh plight of liberal intellectuals. Letters: To achieve Middle East peace, first we need justice 2011-01-25T00:06:02Z Like in the film, the judge was sympathetic to Woodruff’s plight but ruled that legally he could not distribute the drug, though he was allowed to use it for his own purposes. The True Story of Dallas Buyers Club 2013-11-08T18:24:22Z But if “Orange is the New Black” the show takes pains to treat its prisoners’ plights with respect and human empathy, “Orange is the New Black” the marketing phenomenon takes prison as a big joke. From food trucks to makeup tips, Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black” tie-ins are tastelessly missing the point 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z The characters and their plight are almost immaterial to the play – Shakespeare arguably uses them merely as a frame for misdirection and mistaken identities. The Comedy of Errors – review 2013-07-03T02:49:02Z The newest trailer for the second Marvel/Netflix outing offers a better look at not just Jessica’s plight, but some of the key figures in it. Meet 'Jessica Jones' Nemesis in New Netflix Trailer 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z I wanted to make sure that whatever we think of him and folks who are conservatives — we think that there’s no compassion for the plight of people of color — that there are other things there. Ava DuVernay on Modern Slavery in America 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z “Certainly the final segment, which includes the plight of refugees, is both heart-rending and frustrating,” he added. What’s on TV Monday: ‘The Bachelor’ and Beethoven 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z People who don’t carry cash aren’t oblivious to the plight of these workers. Casualties of the Cashless Society: Those Who Get Seasonal Tips 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z To get a better understanding of the current state we are in, I spoke with National Archives Manager Britney Crawford about the plight she and other government workers are facing now. "Listen, I live check to check": What the government shutdown is like for workers 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z He asked the finder to help expose their plight. Review: A Prisoner’s Smuggled Plea Sets ‘Letter From Masanjia’ in Motion 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Cain's is the story of mankind, and Saramago was one of those authors much concerned with the plight of mankind. Cain by Jos? Saramago ? review 2011-07-15T21:55:02Z This week we continue our Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the plight of America’s beleaguered customer service representatives. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Are you there, customer service rep? It’s me, Gene. 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z Murphy was sympathetic to the plight of other troubled pubs in the area, always sad to hear of closures. The death and life of the great British pub | Tom Lamont 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z One episode follows the plight of deported veterans who served in combat units from various branches of the United States military. "Where are the good Americans?": "Immigration Nation" brings systemic exploitation to our TVs 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z So it's tempting to see Mrs. Hanson's situation not just as a reflection on the plight of female smokers in the 30's but as a metaphor for alcohol dependence. ArtsBeat: A ‘Fantastic’ Fitzgerald Story, Resurrected in The New Yorker 2012-07-31T20:35:58Z Fifth Third said it learned of Boots’ plight in late February from Nick Grapsas, public administrator for Cook County. Cat survives thanks to bank 2012-04-04T19:22:00Z Ms. Alexander read from a Kreisler letter to Miss Frick in 1920, describing the plight of European artists. Music Review: What Henry (Could Have) Heard: Night at the Frick 2010-10-13T21:42:00Z Nobody’s Smiling is a well-rounded discourse on gang violence and inner city plight in Chicago that translates to almost every urban city in America. REVIEW: Common Speaks to Chicago on New Album Nobody's Smiling 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z The plight of undocumented immigrants is nothing new, but in our current political moment the issue has acquired a fresh urgency, its implications more tragic. Review: New Novels by Kris D’Agostino, Kathleen Rooney and Others 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z It’s hard enough being a woman filmmaker these days, but consider the plight of the woman filmgoer. Review: Rough Night Exposes the Threadbare Downside of the Women-Cutting-Loose Genre 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z In particular, you slowly get to understand the nature of Jean's plight. Ecstasy - review 2011-03-16T00:17:46Z Backed only by percussion, Scott-Heron makes a strong argument for the plight of the poor while gobs of cash were fired into space by white politicians. First Man: Ryan Gosling's abstract Apollo mission – discuss with spoilers 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z He gained fame in the 1930s for ballads that drew attention to the plight of Dust Bowl refugees, migrant farmworkers and others dispossessed by the hard times of the Great Depression. Woody Guthrie legacy on display at new Oklahoma museum 2013-04-27T21:29:47Z Along the way, Jamie sings of his plight in numbers both snappy and sappy, annotated with improbably extended legs and graceful vogueing. Showgirls, a Monster and a Drag Queen: Singing Songs of Self 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Writes McNulty: “Thompson shatteringly portrays the melancholy Dane in a boyishly affectionate performance that heightens the plight of a character forced by treacherous circumstances to relinquish his youthful ideals.” Essential Arts & Culture: A censored mural returns, PST: LA/LA is humming, learning from Las Vegas 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z A Spadeful of Ground, on the plight of Aboriginals, or Letters, a war memoir, deserve a more considered, less easygoing approach. Emily Barker and the Red Clay Hero: Dear River – review 2013-07-04T21:15:00Z Once installed, however, Westeros' new king would have understood the plight of England's Henry I. HBO’s "House of the Dragon" was inspired by a real medieval dynastic struggle over a female ruler 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z The pandemic has put the focus on the plight of the songwriter. Will Songwriting Survive Streaming? Abba’s Bjorn Ulvaeus Is Worried. 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z The final product does explore the plight of the country’s First Nations, but it does so through the defensive gaze of a white artist who can’t resist telling us that he, too, has been victimized. Review: In Robert Lepage’s ‘Kanata,’ the Director, Too, Plays the Victim 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z Conversations about threats to the environment and the plight of endangered species are not new for kids. Ways to help kids cope with — and help combat — climate change 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z One of China's most famous dissidents has appropriated the United States' most famous former prison as a way to highlight the plight of activists held in detention. Dissident artist Ai Weiwei brings exhibit to Alcatraz 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Veronica’s plight and her response to it unfold against the backdrop of a political campaign that is also a gangland power struggle. ‘Widows’ Review: Viola Davis Commands the Screen in a Somber Heist Film 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z For her, the plight of New Yorkers caught up in housing disputes is personal. Not Quite Dating, but Certain About Forever 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z Composer of the year: Julia Wolfe got the Pulitzer Prize for her textured oratorio "Anthracite Fields," which makes vivid the plight of Pennsylvania miners. Classical music 2015 highlights: Female conductors, 'Hopscotch,' Dudamel — but about those parking fees 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z But all is not well with the beloved character who first introduced the world to the plight of the modern London singleton. Bridget Jones Fans Horrified That Author Helen Fielding Has Killed Off Mark Darcy In New Book 2013-09-30T13:07:52Z Her plight inspired me to take a deep dive into Carnegie’s pool of wisdom to taste his elixir for myself. ‘How to Win Friends & Influence People’: Why the granddaddy of self-help endures 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Experts from affected countries described their plight on Thursday; on Friday, the conference is supposed to discuss what new actions might be taken to curb plundering and the loss of valuable cultural objects. Germany Plans to Tighten Regulation of Art and Antiquities Trade 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z His other books have brought attention to the plight of teachers, wrongfully convicted prisoners and the Lost Boys of Sudan. Review | Dave Eggers’s ‘The Parade’ is a heartbreaking work of staggering cynicism 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z By then he’d been studying the plight of refugees for some time. 'Human Flow,' Ai Weiwei's feature-film debut, takes on the global refugee crisis 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Gurira’s drama focuses on the plight of women in the Liberian Civil War. And the winner is ... the ensemble cast: How Broadway's best acting was a group effort 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z But his character fades into the background as the story increasingly focuses on Mary’s plight. Music Review: ‘Maria Stuarda’ at the Metropolitan, With Joyce DiDonato 2013-01-02T00:03:57Z "Any discussion that sheds light on the plight of the men and women in the armed forces … is fantastic," he said. Oscar nominees luncheon: Memorable quotes from Redmayne, Moore, Keaton 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Well, in the words of Cordelia, “Time shall unfold what plighted cunning hides.” Perspective | Turns out the Trump era isn’t ‘1984.’ It’s ‘King Lear.’ 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z Anas Albraehe’s untitled painting of a dozing man depicts the plight of migrants and low-income workers who sleep in shifts in provisional housing. Review | In the galleries: L.A. professor finds heavenly inspiration in Harvard Computers 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” is directed by Matt Reeves, who, unlike his predecessor, Rupert Wyatt, finds little that is amusing, curious, or surreal in the plight of his characters. Anthony Lane: “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” and “Boyhood” 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z A third young man, overweight and constipated, has a graduate degree in Native American literature but no job prospects — a living symbol of the moribund plight of Indian culture in the United States. Review | What does it mean to be Native American? A new novel offers a bracing answer. 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Doubtless many a fraught lone parent will indeed see something of her own plight in Mrs Green's travails. Nanny McPhee speaks softly but carries a big stick | David Cox 2010-03-29T09:44:00Z Jean’s new album “Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee” will release September 15, and for Wyclef Jean fans, the theme and plight of refugees in his music is nothing new. Wyclef Jean on DACA: "If I was born now," he says, "I wouldn't be here" 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z It is unclear how the HBO series star will react, but if it is anything like his initial reporting of the geckos plight, it should be pretty emotional and hilarious. Russian space geckos made famous by HBO's John Oliver have died 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z His themes include the Holocaust, the war in Iraq and the plight of immigrants from the Middle East. Art in Review 2010-03-04T22:24:00Z This week is the 100th anniversary of Be Kind to Animals Week, which each May draws celebrities, politicians and other animal lovers to raise awareness about the plight of animals. Speaking up for animals has a long history 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z It’s tempting to think of Rodriguez as a kind of street preacher, speaking up for the hungry and the homeless, prophesying doom for a society that ignores their plight. Sixto Rodriguez, Secret Rock Star Behind Searching for Sugar Man 2012-08-21T12:00:30Z Wilson, however, isn’t just interested in dramatizing the plight of black talent in a business ruled by mercenary whites. Resilience and dignity are the rich, bluesy music of 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Mr. Havel’s subsequent role as a dissident led to intensely personalized one-act plays about the plight of the playwright’s alter ego, whom he called Ferdinand Vanek. Vaclav Havel: An Intertwining of Artist and Politician 2011-12-19T10:10:08Z Tossing paper towels into a crowd of displaced U.S. citizens in Puerto Rico, which the president did in October 2017, reads like an inhumane nose-thumbing at their plight. Perspective | Trump treats the border like a natural disaster. He even dresses the part. 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z His overriding inspiration was always the plight of the disenfranchised, and he lent his voice to the dustbowl refugees of the 1930s depression. Woody Guthrie: a century of protest 2012-07-13T21:54:03Z Arsenault’s narrative follows the path of her research, beginning with her interest in her family’s genealogy and branching out into explorations of the area’s social and environmental plight. Her Town Depended on the Mill. Was It Also Making the Residents Sick? 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z We might identify with her plight, every arrow poised against her as she plays high-stakes poker in a man’s world, her intelligence always read as conniving, her ambition as manipulation. Obsessed with Anne Boleyn 2012-06-18T22:01:00Z Since then she has journeyed into dark corners to document people’s plights for Vice, Fusion and the New York Times—giving victims not just a voice, but a face. When anger turns to ink 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z The finale plunges further into the abyss, and amusingly implicates the audience in the sisters' plight. Toby: Lucky 2011-08-16T18:15:02Z Sam’s plight is the most fully realized and the most compelling. A Babysitter, Her Employer and $46 Hand Soap 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z This decathlon of pain demands an actor who can portray not just the horror of Louis’s plight but his supernal will to overcome it. Review: Angelina Jolie's 'Unbroken' Is Grand, But Not Quite Enthralling 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z American indie with European social-realist values, as the plight of a trio of poor, damaged, black Mississippians is rendered through quiet observation and wintry landscapes. This week's new films 2011-03-19T00:05:59Z He invited me to sit with him and, over a drink, I relayed my plight. "We were homeless in Marrakech": When budget travel with two kids goes sideways 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z To honor these animals and spread awareness of their plight, the zoo is holding an extended celebration of World Elephant Day, which is observed annually on Aug. 12 around the world. Spare Times for Children Listings for Aug. 12-18 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z And we will no longer see our neighbor as the reason for our plight. On being Black in Kentucky and Charles Booker's historic run for Senate 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Ilana has to interrupt going on a tear about the plight of women in Saudi Arabia to comment on the unfairness of a brunch without bottomless mimosas. Broad City: season three of the comedy is one of the TV highlights of the year 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Unsettling and suspenseful, it highlights the plight of the workers as victims of a system powered by profit and industrialisation. Some Other Mother, Let The Right One In, Bracken Moor: what to see at the theatre this week 2013-06-01T05:00:00Z The city’s image of itself as a bastion of liberal values and affable quirkiness is increasingly undermined by the plight of its homeless residents. The death of Karen Batts: the homelessness case that shocked Portland 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z It’s a clever metaphor for the writer’s plight: continually interrupted and too easily distracted, even when the distractions are invisible. Television Review: ?Stephen King?s Bag of Bones,? on A&E - Review 2011-12-10T00:29:04Z And Mr. Young, for all his discreet vengefulness, is sympathetic to any politician’s plight. 2010-01-29T06:14:00Z Though Luksa's story pulls us through the film, the directors never stray from the plight of the partisans themselves. 'Invisible Front' reveals same fight for freedom 70 years ago 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Champlin was not swayed by the plight of the townsfolk of Amity Island. L.A. Times' original 1975 review of 'Jaws' unearthed: We hated it 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z “We appreciate the support of President Trump in resolving the humanitarian plight of our guests — 311 of whom are American citizens and 52 of whom are residents of Florida.” Holland America cruise ships with over 200 sick passengers and crew reaches deal to disembark in Florida 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Is the plot a metaphor for the plight of these comedy stalwarts, neither of whom has starred iu a mainstream hit in four or five years? Richard Corliss Previews the Movies of Summer 2013 2013-05-17T09:45:41Z I learned a lot about the plight of Victorian Asians, but Gupta never really explores the source of the Queen's attachment to Karim, and the dialogue rarely rises above the functional. The Empress – review 2013-04-19T16:41:53Z In honor of Liverani and Mr. Curly’s plight, here are seven of the most horrifying things that can live inside you. 7 horrifying things that can live inside your body 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z It urges Mary to bring the plight of abused laborers in China to the attention of human rights organizations. Review: ‘Made in China,’ With Romance, Polemics and Puppets 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z The vivid characters turn out to have funny yet heart-wrenching back stories — Trish’s involves an ill-judged gag with a chicken — and their current plight is also ridiculous and aching. Reviews: ‘Trish Tinkler Gets Saved’ and ‘The Long Way Around’ 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z “I don’t know how to not write that into my music. The plight of displaced peoples is absolutely fundamental to me and to my faith.” Country Music Is a Man’s World. The Highwomen Want to Change That. 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z The group, Preservation Chicago, each year announces its "Chicago Seven" list to draw attention to the plight of historic buildings and encourage property owners, city officials and citizens groups to save and reuse them. 'Chicago Seven' list of endangered buildings 2012-04-04T17:28:00Z She appeared to be genuinely moved by my plight and on the verge of tears. Modern Love: Stuck at the Border Between the Sexes 2011-05-19T21:19:57Z In fact, he ascribes many of the ailments he treats, across the athletic spectrum, to the plight of “professional-athletes.” A stiff golfer tries to loosen up with clinics’ personalized assessments Standing in her new apartment, she describes her plight to Elena: Elena Ferrante’s ‘Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay’ 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Setting your most freakish thought bubbles to melody takes a lot more courage than singing about heartache, loneliness or the plight of the American autoworker. Lady Gaga’s ‘Joanne’: Where the freaks have no game 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Adlon, from “Better Things,” shows a different kind of plight, that of the middle-aged actress. These television shows turn the spotlight on racist, sexist Hollywood auditions 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z But the Schadenfreude expressed in many journalistic circles over Gawker’s current plight is not edifying. Et tu, Gawker: Can Nick Denton’s rebel tabloid empire be saved from slime and self-righteousness? 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z It's amazing, this, when you think about the plight of the man who made it. Kurt Schwitters: the modernist master in exile 2013-01-06T00:06:24Z Schrader’s analysis of their plight is informed by Marx but also exposes racial inequality. 9 Movies About Work to Watch This Labor Day 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z There’s an extra level of thinking-through required, on the audience’s part, to relate to the central characters’ plight. 'Horrible Bosses 2' has nothing to say about bosses, and that's okay 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z AsCharlottewarmed to the plight and the danger of a Death Row inmate, so the naïve Jack falls for the pretty, trashyCharlotte. Pretty Boys Gone Wild, Part 1: Zac Efron in The Paperboy 2012-05-25T16:21:11Z The man who runs the Illinois lottery, superintendent Michael Jones, said he is sympathetic to the winners' plight. Illinois winner could face 'lottery curse' 2012-04-17T20:27:00Z Ms. de Monteiro added that there is “little understanding of its geographical location and its plight and essence.” A Cambodian Refugee Cooks From Memory at Nyum Bai 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z At the time, a Black man couldn't have complained about the plight of his industry changing because many Black people were not a part of any industry — they were just trying to not be lynched. Wendell Pierce on bringing a Black Willy Loman to life, making "Death of a Salesman" relevant today 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z As Charlotte warmed to the plight and the danger of a Death Row inmate, so the naïve Jack falls for the pretty, trashy Charlotte. The Paperboy: Down and Dirty with Zac, Matthew and Nicole 2012-10-04T14:30:59Z Mr. Rose wrote that working as a bill collector in Washington’s black neighborhoods introduced him to black culture and the plight of black Americans. Philip Rose, ?Raisin? and ?Purlie? Producer, Dies at 89 2011-06-02T04:54:29Z They declined, he said, because the curator wanted to focus on the plight of migrants and refugees, an issue the group does not focus on. Videos of Syrian Life Pulled from Internet in Protest Effort 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Bart said the billionaire’s plight was coming up a lot lately among movie-business people. In the New Hollywood, Sumner Redstone Is a Man Out of Time 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z But licking their wounds was not going to help them bounce back, so, instead, they have embraced an unorthodox post-Tonys marketing strategy: calling attention to their plight. ‘Something Rotten!’ Ad Celebrates Tony’s Best-Musical Defeat 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z ANKARA, Turkey — Hollywood star Angelina Jolie says that with winter approaching, she is concerned about the plight of hundreds of thousands of Syrians forced to flee their homes. Jolie fears for Syrian refugees in winter 2012-09-14T12:03:10Z Entomologists are often miffed that their important work gets subsumed by the plight of more relatable mammals. Dragonflies, Beetles, Cicadas — What’s Not to Love? 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Some of that conversation consisted of me trying to tell Rock not to blame himself fully for his family's plights or all of the bad things that have happened since he went away. The First Step Act is only the first step in criminal justice reform. What about an apology? 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z The party’s popularity is growing as Greece’s plight intensifies, which is giving it a greater influence on mainstream Greek politics. Embattled Greeks lash out at migrants 2012-10-04T22:55:00Z Hank's plight, in contrast, lacks the physical danger lurking around Odenkirk's other recent roles. Bob Odenkirk scores with "Lucky Hank," a frustrated guy who shares DNA with his "Saul" conman 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Hoping to avoid the plight of Delaware or Detroit, some museums have doubled down on recruiting new board leadership in recent years. Museums Special Section: Wooing a New Generation of Museum Patrons 2014-03-19T20:40:58Z If a silly joke draws attention to the plight of these servicemen, then so much the better. Profile: Jimmy Carr 2012-06-21T12:50:21Z A research project and installation in Barcelona addressed the plight of students, migrants and laborers who move from country to country seeking work, education or a stable home. Columbia Names a New Dean for Its Architecture School 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z The youth of the actors, often nonprofessionals, combined with their characters’ outsize plights tend to win the audience’s sympathies, even as the stories address experiences beyond the ken of the performers. The Dardennes and Philippe Falardeau on Child Actors 2012-03-09T16:30:00Z Rushdie immediately understood both the familiarity and the novelty of his plight. Rushdie's outside-in look at the fatwa experience 2012-10-17T18:38:07Z But even more important is the fact that Loach brings the plight of those who depend on state support to the big screen in a way that we simply have never seen before. Working class hero: Ken Loach’s “I, Daniel Blake” is a must-see in the era of Brexit and Donald Trump 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z That all the Pfefferman kids are emotionally stalled out in one way or another is not divorced from their father's plight. Amazon's transgender transition 'Transparent' astonishes 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Williams’s warmer, worldlier Otto, who’s just been given his pink slip, is far more understanding of their plight and what drove them to thievery. Slight ‘Shoplifters’ alights at Arena Stage While “Stand and Deliver” focused on race and poverty, “Spare Parts” does the admirable thing in examining the plight of undocumented children of Mexican immigrants. ‘Spare Parts’: Tale of robot-building teens doesn’t quite deliver 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z It is a work that figured prominently on Times classical music critic Mark Swed's list of the best classical moments of 2014: "an unforgettably haunting, harrowing evocation of the plight of Pennsylvania's coal miners." Art, not politics led to dissident artist Tania Bruguera's Herb Alpert award 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z So to bring attention to the plight of the butterflies — and raise money to help local villages — he responded in true fashion-world fashion, by using the monarch reserves as a location for a photo shoot. Front Row: A Fashion Shoot That Helps Monarch Butterflies 2010-04-21T20:41:00Z But the actors said they saw in the work classic themes the director has explored in westerns and other movies — masculinity, loyalty, the unique plight of the outsider. Clint Eastwood brings classic themes to the feel-good 'Jersey Boys' 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z A performer from the Gaza Strip has become an audience favorite for singing about the plights of Palestinians under Israeli rule. Politics commandeer stage in Mideast TV contest 2013-05-12T18:29:08Z He read of the sisters’ plight in the news and donated more than $1m to help them relocate. Soup kitchen run by nuns and funded by self-help guru approved in California 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z “I was inspired by the plight of Irish immigrants in the 19th century and by the disenfranchisement of working classes.” A Sci-fi Writer Inspired by the Plight of Irish Immigrants 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z I'm very sensitive to the plight of young people in crisis. Cancel Gay Pride until we have marriage equality! 2010-06-25T15:19:00Z He and Eastwood were hoping to draw attention to the plight of veterans, he said. 'American Sniper' debate continues as trial in Chris Kyle death nears 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Personally, the plight of tiny, barely sentient humans trying to make a name for themselves in Hollywood does not move me. The secret lives of moviestar newborns: who are they, and what is all that goo? 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Gunderson said the self-deprecating gibes emerged from a character “she was using as a position of power to comment on the plight of woman.” A ‘Crown Jewel of Comedy’: The Joan Rivers Card Catalog of Jokes Finds a Home 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Diana is significantly featured throughout, employed to evoking Harry's fears of history and lend additional legitimacy to Meghan's emotional plight. Surprise! Lifetime's new “Harry & Meghan” movie isn't a total joke, veering from kind to just weird 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Predicting that fellow progressives would too busy fighting the onslaught of Trump-era injustices to think about cooking, she decided to write a book to address their plight. The problem with politicizing everything, including a cookbook 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z “Kids on Death Row – Yemen,” SBS World News The kids on death row in this story are heartbreaking, their stories devastating, their plights almost unimaginable. Top 5 investigative videos: Stoned on the job 2013-04-27T18:00:00Z Taking a break from Emi and her plight, Jude compiles a “short dictionary of anecdotes, signs and wonders.” ‘Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn’ Review: No Sex, Please, We’re Romanian 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Initially uninterested in his plight, she grew curious on finding his diary from the end of the second world war, when he was part of the British occupying force in Palestine. Rewind TV: The Promise; Mad Dogs; Outcasts ? review 2011-02-13T00:05:33Z Adams’ lyrical and poignant novel about the plight of rabbits whose home was under threat became an astonishing success after it was published. 'Watership Down' Author Richard Adams Dies at Age 96 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z People talk about the drug cartels and the lethal rivalries between them, but Cielo’s plight isn’t immediately connected to the business of narcotics trafficking. ‘La Civil’ Review: A Mother’s Desperation 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Still, with a manufacturing base in Italy, the company is not indifferent to the plight of its local market. Creating Golden Opportunities Amid Austerity 2012-11-27T15:59:55Z As a follow-up to his short story collection "Monstress," Tenorio continues to illuminate the plight of the Filipino immigrant, caught in a state of otherness and often loneliness. New page-turners heat up our summer reading: "Blacktop Wasteland," "The Only Good Indians" and more 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z Making fun of her plight is both overdone and cheap. The Call: Halle Berry phones in an acting masterclass 2013-01-17T12:10:02Z Sophia Bennett's debut novel Threads, about fashion and the plight of a young African refugee, won the Times/Chicken House children's fiction competition. Sophia Bennett's top 10 stylish reads 2012-07-12T07:00:00Z That may seem like a set of curious but inconsequential similarities, but these authors argue that how we think of the Lorax determines how we think about his plight. Perspective | Is Dr. Seuss’s Lorax real? These professors may have solved a 47-year-old mystery. 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Nature The plight of polar bears is highlighted in the new episode "Invasion of the Killer Whales." Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'Black-ish' on ABC 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z This season, Pite expands the Olivier Award-winning short work, which addresses the plight of refugees, into an evening-length ballet for the company. 54 Dance Programs, Festivals and More Coming This Fall 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z His plight is so human, his mourning so understandable, that it is startling when he reminds us of his belief in the superiority of the white race. ‘Small Great Things’ is the most important novel Jodi Picoult has ever written 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z My parents said over 30 years ago that “Gone with the Wind” was racist, more so by ridiculing the slaves’ plight. Can You Like a Movie or Song That Has Something Wrong? Times Readers Respond 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z On view along the zoo’s Olmstead Walk, the colorful artworks — including a giant shark and octopus — call attention to the plight of marine life and the importance of conservation. ‘Cult of Celebrity’ exhibition explores similarities between Shakespeare, Austen 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z “It’s the Sisyphean plight of being an artist,” she said. Toronto Film Festival: Al Pacino's 'Humbling' goes the art-life route 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z The plight of migrant children would become front and center international news in the days and weeks to come. How did Sam Bee’s “Full Frontal” find its brilliant voice? By amplifying the unheard 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z When her friends hear of her sexual plight, they reason that her love shouldn’t preclude some naughtiness. Review: When Auschwitz Inmates Reunite in ‘To Life,’ the Shadow of War Remains 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z She not-so subtly draws biblical parallels to Tore's plight — complete with a metaphorical resurrection. 'Nothing Bad Can Happen' contradicts itself: It's cruel 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z "I am very concerned, the world is very concerned," Jolie said during her high-profile visit aimed at focusing international attention on the plight of Syrian refugees and attracting more funding to help them. Jolie hears 'horrific' accounts of Syrian refugees 2012-09-11T11:58:10Z It was a gut-punchingly honest answer from a star who likely had not previously considered the plight of Black performers in Nashville, or perhaps Black people in general. The Morgan Wallen Conundrum 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z "That was the the way that the majority of the world found out about Mandela's plight and that of the South African people. You can't deny how many people were touched by that concert." Mandela and the power of music 2013-12-06T09:39:14Z The similarities of this campaign to Coke commercials is noted by an outraged member of the “No” leadership, who thinks it trivializes the plight of Chileans. ‘No’: The power of one word against tyranny 2013-03-28T21:43:19Z Then 22, the singer performed Peace in the Valley, a gospel standard, as a tribute to the Hungarians' plight. Elvis Presley to be named honorary citizen of Budapest 2011-03-03T12:01:26Z After she was first treated for cancer in 2013, Miss Jones transformed two sassy breakup songs, “Retreat!” and “Get Up and Get Out,” into spirited anthems about her plight. Sharon Jones, powerful soul singer with throwback style, dies at 60 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z “Mother for you I made this” is his attempt to convey her plight and those of people like her. Haunting look at mental illness, laid bare on the streets 2013-05-08T18:38:25Z His father was not sympathetic to his plight. Last exit from Brooklyn 2010-04-23T23:16:00Z Rappers set up on the plaza across from the kraton, often calling attention to the plight of marginalized peoples of the East Indies. On Java, a Creative Explosion in an Ancient City 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z She had no time to cultivate new friends, and those she already had weren’t always kind about her plight. The Brutal Economy of Cleaning Other People’s Messes, for $9 an Hour 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Fatima is working towards a gallery exhibition in 2020, which will be entitled 'Earth and Henna' with a specific focus on the plight of Palestinians and their cause. Gazan painter makes art with henna 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z The clarity of Mr. Stein’s staging also underscores Kovalyov’s plight as an individual confronted by a hostile society, as he suffers repeated rebuffs in trying to regain his lost appendage. Opera Review: 'The Nose' Pared Down to Its Essentials 2011-09-27T10:47:47Z Although set in an unnamed African nation, the story speaks to the plight of extremely poor people in all countries riddled with corruption and violence. Review | Ishmael Beah’s memoir revealed the realities of child soldiers. His fiction shows the humanity of homeless kids. 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z The installation intends to create awareness of the plight of millions of people crippled by war. Exhibition brings horrors of Syria to Buenos Aires 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z This intriguing plot thread allows Tanabe to incorporate the plight of Europe’s Jews into her story. Three young people drawn together by World War II 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Since the story went viral, The Guardian even coined a new breakup trend inspired by her plight in the age of coronavirus: zumping. 'Zumping' is the terrible breakup trend to emerge amid the coronavirus pandemic 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z Expressing his sympathy with my plight, Stevens responded that, though he could not help, please tell Howard that it’s not personal. The ambassador’s tale: Lessons I learned about success and scandal 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z The plot sometimes wobbles between the personal and procedural sides of the miners’ plight, but both the science and the sentiment feel a little thin. Review: ‘The 33’ Recalls a Chilean Mine Disaster and the Men Who Endured It 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Okparanta said she wanted to make Harry exaggerated, but not so cartoonish or unsympathetic that readers would dismiss his plight as farcical. A Crop of New Novels About Race and Racism Finds Freedom in Satire 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z While his case winds its way through the immigration system, 21 Savage’s team has been actively underscoring the political dimension to his plight and marshaling public support. 21 Savage’s Still-Bumpy Path to Freedom 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z Attending the Oscars, Mr. Khatib said in a statement, would help not only broadcast the urgency of Syrians’ plight, but also bring hope to his beleaguered countrymen back home. Oscar Plans Are Back On for Syrian Subjects of Nominated Films 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z The contributors are bonded by a similar theme — the plight of humans on the move — but their storytelling methods vary. Bringing Human Migration Closer to Home 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z One of the reasons Enchanted worked so well is because she believes this character’s plight. James Marsden: 'The D Train' Plot Twist Isn't a 'Cheap Punch Line' 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Ramona — poor, Black, her biological mother struggling with addiction — is precisely the most vulnerable to predation, and the most likely to see her plight ignored. Dark Side of the Soul 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z While the circumstances of her displacement aren’t traumatic in the way that refugees’ plights are, she’s committed to being open about them. Humaira Abid’s masterful illusions spotlight political realities 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Tracks covered the plight of average Americans, from the struggling everyday hero in "Badlands" to hopelessness in the title track. Film shows Springsteen recording 'Darkness' album 2010-08-04T23:19:00Z To raise awareness of its plight, a group of Girl Scouts proposed the idea of making it the “state mammal” of Washington, D.C. As bats head for hibernation, plan for a habitat upgrade 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z Other Black booksellers are now recognizing that we’re all one and the plight is the same. ‘A Conflicted Cultural Force’: What It’s Like to Be Black in Publishing 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z The film also serves as an indictment of a caste system in which even the best-intentioned members of the upper class are sometimes oblivious to the plight of the poor. The Week Ahead: Nov. 20 ? 26 2011-11-18T22:01:22Z But of course, Last Train to Tomorrow is even more concerned with the plight of the children themselves. Carl Davis: my Kindertransport song cycle 2012-06-15T10:28:34Z Sookie sadly contemplates “the brutal indifference of life” as she reads the diary of a young woman and identifies with her plight. 'True Blood' recap: Pam tracks Eric; vigilantes take up arms 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z To cut the old wives' story short, Adamantina hears of the king's plight, comes to fetch her beloved doll, ends the king's agony and marries the king, and they live happily ever after. Old wives' tales 2010-05-14T23:00:00Z The author and controversial bird-watcher sounds off about the plight of the Mediterranean’s migratory songbirds in “Emptying the Skies,” a documentary based on his 2010 essay of the same name. Exclusive: Jonathan Franzen sounds off on bird poaching, climate change and “performing love” 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Even Louis-Dreyfus’s earliest roles said something about the plight of female comedians in an industry long unfriendly to them. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Once a Last-Minute Addition to ‘Seinfeld,’ Wins Comedy’s Top Honor 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z His father is one of those sanitation workers, known informally as “tub workers,” and Pitts brings these men and their plight to life in striking detail. ‘Grant Park’ review: A novel about America’s continuing racial divide 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z We’re bound to wail and complain, but it’s also useful to record the particularities of our plight. Paul Theroux Recalls a Fear-Filled Lockdown 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z As Electricidad joins with her brother to defy one parent and honor another, a bilingual "chorus" offers gossipy commentary about the family's strife, and the plight of a community scarred by internecine warfare. eSe Teatro stages Spanglish 'Electricidad' 2011-05-19T20:00:13Z I sympathize with the plight our fishermen are confronted with as well! It’s Maine Shrimp Season, Without the Shrimp 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Woody Guthrie’s folk ballads from the 1930s and 1940s often commented on the plight of the working class. The soundtrack of the Sixties demanded respect, justice and equality 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z One of the novel’s characters, the ostensible murderer, compares the plight of even legal people from India in Australia to certain sea creatures. In ‘Amnesty,’ an Immigrant’s View Conveyed With Authority and Wit 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z Our compartmentalisation of the plight of migrants mirrors our failure to engage with the realities of fast fashion, Winterbottom thinks. The muzzling of Michael Winterbottom: how Sony censored Greed 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z The actor said he hopes the film will highlight the plight of the thousands of street children in India. 'Lion' brings India love affair full circle for actor Dev Patel 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z But as America remains deeply divided on the subject of immigration, the plight of immigrant laborers is dishearteningly relevant. 'Real Women Have Curves': funny, flawed and fabulous 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z She is an advocate for numerous social and environmental causes, including the plight of marine mammals. Panettiere to be honored for DC statehood advocacy 2011-09-16T17:36:08Z As he falls into journalism, we follow the wartime plight of his future bride, whose evacuation during the bombardment of Baton Rouge comes alive in diary fragments. Her Great-Grandfather Fought for the South but Went On to Preach Equality 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z The speeches are meant to be taken as inward monologues, dream-soliloquies, while the uniform shape of utterance suggests a commonality, a shared and inescapable plight. On an alien shore 2010-04-09T23:07:00Z Not a bad sermon, really: Dickens on avarice, economic injustice and the plight of the working poor. Scrooge on a Screen Just Can’t Be the Same 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z The plight of Europe’s largest refugee crisis since the second world war – a million refugees in 2015 alone – is well documented and gutting, on film and in print. Midnight Traveler: a powerful refugee documentary filmed on a phone 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z And the plight of his “127 Hours” character was captured by presenting two drinks in one. The Tipsy Diaries: A Toast to the Nominees, With Drinks They Inspired 2011-02-24T15:56:45Z The anchor's plight even became fodder for comics appearing on Sunday's celebration of the 40th anniversary of "Saturday Night Live," which drew a massive audience for NBC. 'NBC Nightly News' wins after Lester Holt leaps in 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z From that perspective, how do think the plight of sexual minorities has changed over that time? Irving explores bisexuality in latest best seller 2012-06-28T18:18:42Z Last week, the New York Times carried an elegiac piece about the plight of professional snappers under the headline "For Photographers, the Image of a Shrinking Path". Spare a Flickr of sympathy for professional photographers 2010-04-03T23:07:00Z Instead it's left up to Bazzi and Heidari to symbolize the plights of everyone fleeing persecution and death in homelands where they are no longer welcome. The gripping immigration story of "Stateless" risks being blanked out by star power 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z There's something irresistible about the underdog's plight, something glorious about a "Cinderella Story" in sports. 'Mighty Macs': slam dunk for women's hoops 2011-10-20T20:12:04Z Beginning in March and accelerating in April, special screenings, discussions and petitions regarding Panahi's plight were held in numerous cities in Europe and the U.S. Iranian director finds freedom and moral victory 2010-05-25T13:25:00Z In that sense, it highlights the plight of contemporary consciousness, straining to assimilate vast amounts of noisy, complicated and contradictory input. ‘Sites of Reason’ Underway at Museum of Modern Art 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z Luckily, most of the show is talk — smart talk — and it proved itself worthy the minute a Rick Ross rap lyric was applied to the plight of the American nonbeliever. Review: ‘Rap Guide to Religion’ Examines Why Humanity Created God 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z The women's plight has become a cause célèbre in the music world, with numerous stars taking a public stance in their support of the group. Pussy Riot campaigners hope for Madonna's support 2012-08-04T23:06:24Z In the original film, Romero tested the viewer's sympathies, partly balancing the plight of the few uninfected townsfolk with the attempt of a Colonel and a scientist to find a cure. The Crazies Review: Don't Drink the Water 2010-02-26T08:40:00Z In describing Henriette’s plight, Szabo writes: “From the moment she arrived she had been left to work out the rules and the customs of the place entirely by herself.” Ghosts, Literal and Figurative, Haunt Magda Szabo’s Novel 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z Financial anxiety weighs on all the characters in the movie, which compares the hardships of everyday Americans in the post-recession era with the plight of homeless migrants during the Great Depression. Review: In ‘Jackie & Ryan,’ a Handsome Drifter Guides the Way 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z By weaving the stories together, Mr. Gratz draws parallels between the plights of refugees decades ago with those seeking asylum today. Reading, Writing and Refugees 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z It is written with great verve and wisdom by someone who has closely and thoughtfully detailed his own plight as well as the journey out of it. Kurt Eichenwald’s Memoir of a ‘Mind Unraveled’ 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Jones, best known for his role as Loras Tyrell in “Game of Thrones,” has appeared sympathetic to the plight of minority actors. ‘Iron Fist’ Actor, at Center of Whitewashing Debate, Asks Fans to Wait and See 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Plaudits, too, to Catherine Keener and Clive Owen who are both utterly believable as the traumatised parents whose reactions to their daughter's plight range from heartbroken sympathy to blind anger. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up 2011-08-27T23:05:46Z It’s only a small circle of acquaintances she moves among, yet her plight is known, it seems at times, to the whole wide world. Review: A Blistering Billie Piper Unravels Brilliantly in ‘Yerma’ 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z A couple of Northwest transplants took mercy of my plight and drove me several miles westward to the town of Okarche. Fried chicken recommendations? -- and recipes! 2010-06-15T23:31:00Z They roll on to the screen one letter at a time, suggesting the urgency of the A-Team’s plight as the U.S. Design: If There Were an Oscar for Film Titles 2011-02-21T03:00:04Z Palo Alto and the surrounding demesnes—mostly sunny, rich, and liberal—are not often thought to reflect the plight of the great American middle. Welcome to the Future: Middle-Class Housing Projects 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z The gig worker law was intended to address the plight of people like Uber drivers, who were considered contract workers. California Theaters, Facing a Shaky Future, to Get $50 Million in Aid 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z This one's an interesting parallel for the plight of Native Americans; eventually it's revealed that the Gargoyles simply want to be left alone to live in peace. Scarecrow Video recommendations for "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" 2011-08-25T12:51:06Z Harry's embittered bluster dissolves almost immediately, and she begins responding to the woman's plight on a human level, and the score signals Harry's thaw by tinkling in our ear. "Harry's Law": Has David E. Kelley finally run out of steam? 2011-01-24T15:01:00Z Mr. Waters began at the piano with a brand-new ballad, “Crystal Clear,” whose lyrics address the plight of posterity. Newport Folk Festival Pays Tribute, With a Jolt, to Dylan and Seeger 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z This is not yet another thriller exploiting the plight of a young woman. Review | Elizabeth Wetmore’s ‘Valentine’ is a thrilling debut that deserves your attention 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z Their economic plight is eventually mitigated by well-to-do sponsors and the publication of major works like “Ulysses.” | New Jersey: A Review of ‘Himself and Nora,’ at Hamilton Stage 2013-05-03T23:55:01Z Politically, he was sympathetic to the plight of the poor, especially the rural poor, but avoided signing on to the more radical ideologies of the day. Review | It’s easy to see Millet’s influence on other painters. It’s harder to see his genius. 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Boyle follows the plight of Biosphere 2 fairly closely, drawing on news reports and books by several participants, but, of course, he transforms the history with his own creative vision. Reading ‘The Terranauts,’ by T.C. Boyle, is like being trapped in Tupperware 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z As if that weren’t sufficiently unjust, she is cast adrift on the sea in a boat without oars — her plight at the beginning of the play, directed by Cordero. ‘Magical Ecuador’ 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z At a time when the Trump administration is gutting the State Department and filling foreign policy jobs with military officers, Farrow offers a lament for the plight of America’s diplomats, and explains why it matters. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Her plight is more than just a form of white liberal guilt or piety. Doris Lessing’s ‘Golden Notebook’ and Our Era of Unrest 2020-08-15T04:00:00Z Admittedly, we are partly responsible for our hipster plight. I am too old to fight hipsters 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z The setting here constructs a powerful metaphor for the protagonist’s plight. ‘Limbo’ Review: A Musician in Exile Tunes Out 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Affordable housing, the impact of a Severn barrage, population growth, waste management, even the plight of bees are all subjects it has worked on. Public sector cuts: where they will hit 2011-03-25T08:30:00Z Sure, the children's plight evokes certain feelings of empathy, but their behavior, dialogue, and general mannerisms do not in any way foster attachment between the reader and the characters. Unwind by Neal Shusterman - review 2013-06-25T14:00:00Z Reading about the plight of refugees, it’s easy for the suffering millions to meld together into a faceless mass. “A woman with the heart of a tiger”: My mother risked everything to flee from the Khmer Rouge with her children 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z “If someone doesn’t get it, they don’t get it. It’s the plight of the comedian.” Eric Andre Isn’t a Prankster, He’s a ‘Benevolent Attacker’ 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z The plight of the Saharawi, former residents of Western Sahara who now live in refugee camps in neighboring Algeria, is one of the world's forgotten conflicts. Bardem shows plight of Saharawi in film documentary 2012-05-21T20:49:24Z However, as Gino explained, with his typical Italian passion, about the plight of civilians caught up in the years of conflict, I realised it was a story I had heard little of. Giles Duley: 'I lost three limbs in Afghanistan, but had to go back … ' 2013-02-10T00:13:44Z Among several works of narrative nonfiction about their plight is the journalist Sonia Nazario’s “Enrique’s Journey,” which shadows a Honduran boy as he rides the rails to reunite with his mother in the United States. Valeria Luiselli Traces the Youngest Casualties of the Border Crisis 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z One day a colleague confronts Jonas about a report he has doctored, describing the plight of a family from Liberia. ArtsBeat: The Fictions of Asylum Seekers ? in Fiction 2011-07-13T19:01:03Z “Tick, Tick … Boom!” didn’t enlighten me about the creative and economic plights of the artist; I’ve toiled through enough poems, applications and submissions to know that well enough on my own. How Jonathan Larson Taught Me to Become a Better Critic 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Sometimes I think this is the plight of the writer and his or her near-constant imagination, to bump against self-imposed mortality, to always feel his or her own wrist for a vague pulse. My Rear Window 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z Still, May swiftly realizes the advantages of her plight: “I will never have another hungry day!” Review | For fans of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ a debut novel with a dark setting and an unforgettable heroine 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z Each work is a kind of personage, or a plight, or an uncomfortable and sometimes funny situation. Turner prize 2010: Dark nights of the soul 2010-10-04T17:53:00Z It’s a harrowing depiction of drug addiction and the plight of migrant workers. James Hannaham wins $15,000 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Her work, she said, always begins with an issue, the plight of women in the garment trade, for instance. Outside Prison Walls: Waiting, Spinning, Flying 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z “When she describes meeting her future husband just six months later and having the time of her life with him,” Flanagan writes, the reader remains fixated on the plight of the girls. Joyce Maynard’s Second Chances 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z His subsequent plight, that of many penniless Jewish immigrants, was portrayed with a human-shaped knot of fabric, wobbled back and forth over a row of piled-up suitcases. Edinburgh fringe theatre roundup 2012-08-11T23:05:48Z I really wish Michelle Alexander, who wrote “The New Jim Crow,” about African-American men in prisons, would write a sequel, focusing on the plight of women. Dave Eggers: By the Book 2012-07-12T20:05:01Z They mock the Trader Inn’s lack of WiFi and bemoan the plight of being stuck in a dead-end town like this one while leaving no suspect unturned. 'Broadchurch' Season 2, Episode 2 Recap: It Takes Two 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z In one famous depiction, she's seen mourning President Abraham Lincoln, joined by Britannia, another female character who personifies England, and a formerly enslaved person whose plight remains unclear. How did Uncle Sam become a symbol for the United States? 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z In an interview with Salon, Garfield said that while she’s sympathetic to Arthur’s plight, as outrageous as her being asked to resign seems to many, the law is likely not on her side. School slut-shames teacher: Forced to resign after student leaks private photos off her phone 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z The funny thing about the Foreign Office is that it tends to make staff leave the country for years at a time, with no consideration of my dating plight. My search for Mr Woke: a dating diary 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z But she was clearly walking a line between highlighting the plight of immigrant families and promoting law enforcement. Melania Trump has taken an unusual interest in immigration. But will she counter her husband’s policies or back them? 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Many of Mr. Sculthorpe’s compositions reflect his concerns with issues like the environment and the plight of asylum seekers in Australia. Peter Sculthorpe, Composer Steeped in Australia’s Sounds, Dies at 85 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z “There is no magic bullet for the current financial plight of the news business,” Baquet wrote in his memo to the staff. New York Times announces plan to cut 100 newsroom positions The complete package is a highly accessible introduction to the plight of all refugees. Stories for Kids About Heroic Young Refugees 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z By isolating the duke, the Met is probably trying to call attention to the current plight of his state. Art Review: ‘Velázquez’s Portrait of Duke Francesco I d’Este,’ at the Met 2013-04-18T20:19:23Z Like most British soldiers we interviewed, arriving in Palestine from the war in Europe, Len Matthews felt only sympathy for the Jewish plight. Promise land 2011-01-28T08:52:01Z Some include Mr. Ai, the art-star activist and observer, tangentially involved, hoping to shine a brighter light on the refugees’ plight before moving on to his next crisis or exhibition. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Financial mismanagement strikes again; The Daily News earns a Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing in 1999 for its coverage of the plight of the theater. Apollo Theater Is Celebrated in a New Graphic Novel 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Alex Beard, Tate deputy director, spoke briefly to remind us of the detained Chinese artist's plight. Daniel Barenboim - review 2011-04-08T23:51:33Z Opening on Thursday night at Dance Theater Workshop as part of the festival Crossing the Line, “Sans-Titre” extends beyond the plight of the illegal immigrant. | Raimund Hoghe : Opposites on Every Count, Kindred Souls in Many Ways 2010-09-17T22:20:00Z Her struggle is an enraging depiction of the plight of an individual fighting a corrupt, greedy system. Review: Health Care Bureaucracy Runs Amok in ‘A Monster With a Thousand Heads’ 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z But Never Let Me Go is the first to extract a genuine sense of tragedy from the plight of the clone. Could Never Let Me Go give human clones a good name? 2011-02-05T00:06:01Z Addressing high stakes — the degree to which agribusiness controls our food supply — in an extremely low key, Johnson uses one family’s plight to illustrate the predicament of an entire industry. ‘Percy vs Goliath’ Review: Growing Pains 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z I can’t save this elephant,’” Cher recalled thinking when the animal’s plight was brought to her attention by what she calls “the kids” on her Twitter feed. Cher’s star power helps rescue the ‘loneliest elephant’ 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z The film is made by Steve James, who produced and directed the internationally acclaimed Hoop Dreams, which followed the plight of two African-American teenagers trying to become professional basketball players. Meet Chicago's Interrupters? 2011-08-06T22:48:57Z The plight of rural children is so lost.” Va. Children’s Book Festival strives to reach kids who need books most 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Michael Chabon’s new book, “Pops,” collects seven essays, each of which shines a light on moments revealing the plight of the modern father. Michael Chabon Tries Hard to Be a Good Dad 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Senator McCain, though convincingly played by Mr. Harris, is a secondary character, decent and sympathetic to his running mate’s plight but preoccupied with his own problems. | ?Game Change?: In ?Game Change? on HBO, Julianne Moore Plays Sarah Palin 2012-03-08T13:00:00Z They have said he brought the themes of his early films, such as masculinity, loyalty, the plight of the outsider, to the story, eventually making it "a Clint Eastwood film". Age shall not wither us: why great art isn't the sole preserve of the young 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z In 2008, Western journalists reported on the plight of Beijing residents whose neighborhood were razed to built Olympic arenas. ‘China will be China’: Why journalists are taking burner phones to the Beijing Olympics 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z She wrote and produced “A Call From the Stars,” a 1960 television documentary about the plight of refugees. Marsha Hunt, Actress Turned Activist, Is Dead at 104 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z That clash of cultures — mammon vs. art — burns through this novel, which provides a wry commentary on the plight of the arts in our mercantile era. Review | Irritated by tweedy academic types? Read this wonderful campus comedy. 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Nancy Spector, the Guggenheim’s former artistic director and chief curator, wrote in an analysis of the piece on its website that “Perhaps no artist depicted the plight of the underclasses with greater poignancy than Picasso.” Jewish Heirs Sue Guggenheim Over Ownership of a Prized Picasso 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z Like all Aardman films, this has a simple premise – The Great Escape with chickens – but such is the animators’ ability to humanise the birds’ plight that it turns into an improbably emotional epic. Aardman's 20 best films – ranked! 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z Jolie stopped by the U.N.'s European headquarters to highlight the plight of refugees globally in an address to the agency's executive committee. Angelina Jolie considers new role with UN agency 2011-10-04T12:14:09Z He’d waited for “some special dispensation,” some sign perhaps from God that his woes might be alleviated, but found instead that “the big something/someone was neutral,” apparently unconcerned about his plight. Books of The Times: ‘Tenth of December,’ Stories by George Saunders 2013-01-14T21:02:54Z The plight of the three women, who have been held in a courtroom cage during pre-trial hearings, has also drawn attention in the West, where governments are closely watching how Putin will handle dissent. Russia's "Pussy Riot" on trial for cathedral protest 2012-07-30T11:20:12Z A: As I went more deeply into the research I was confronted by the plight of bees as pollinators and the use of pesticides. Book Talk: Paull's 'The Bees' looks at life inside the hive 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Certainly there’s no inkling that she might be partly responsible for her plight, despite her husband’s fecklessness. | 'Entre Nos': An Immigrant Story 2010-05-14T00:31:00Z “Transfers” considers the plight of students who, however intelligent, may not be “ready academically or socially,” as Ms. Thurber puts it, for the education they’ve been taught to want. Off Broadway’s Spring Semester: Five New Plays About School 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Film critic Katie Walsh compared Russell’s Zoey to Neve Campbell’s Sidney from “Scream” as someone so compelling to watch that you almost don’t want her to be free from the horrific plight. Name to know: ‘Escape Room’ franchise star Taylor Russell 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Buff and other activist doctors spread use of the term of “black lung” as a way of dramatizing the plight. America Has Mistreated Its Coal Miners. Here’s Their Fight for Justice. 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z Or are voices like Smelcer’s, that play on tropes of Native people, or discuss our plight in familiar ways, more palatable to publishers and prize juries? Writer’s claims to native heritage are questioned after PEN Center USA names his book a finalist 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z Charles Dickens looked at the plight of English orphan boys in "Oliver Twist." Author's "Gray Zone" sheds light on dark subject 2011-07-27T16:57:44Z Clooney, 54, a campaigner who has led drives to highlight the plight of refugees in Sudan, and Prendergast said the aim was to “deny war profiteers the proceeds from their crimes”. George Clooney seeks to expose those who fund and profit from wars in Africa 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z In preparing for “Snowfall,” Idris said his upbringing in Peckham helped him relate to the plight of Black people’s struggle in South Central Los Angeles. AP Breakthrough Entertainer: ‘Snowfall’ star Damson Idris 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z In his Nobel speech, Wiesel spoke majestically of the need to ameliorate suffering, which “applies also to Palestinians, to whose plight I am sensitive, but whose methods I deplore when they lead to violence.” Postscript: Elie Wiesel, 1928—2016 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z They were released on Dec. 23, after spending 21 months in separate, remote penal colonies, their plight drawing intense international attention. Members of Russian Punk Band Get Warm Greeting in Brooklyn 2014-02-06T08:05:07Z And yes, the Biden White House is much friendlier toward the arts, and more responsive to the plight of American workers, than the last administration was. Where Is Hollywood When Broadway Needs It? 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z The final part of the story involves Javier’s mother and her friends and their plight as undocumented immigrants living in a time of aggressive anti-immigrant policy. Han Ong on Straying into Topicality 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z His wrenching descriptions of mass evacuation, bumper-to-bumper traffic, refugee camps and the plight of those suddenly made homeless cuts frighteningly close to the bone in this era of dramatic climate change and mega-storms. Review: ‘Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands,’ by Chris Bohjalian Jolie singled out the plight of Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar and what she said was the inadequate response of many governments around the world. Angelina Jolie urges NATO to tackle sexual violence in war 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Police said after Smollett was arrested last month that they believed he staged the attack because he was “dissatisfied with his salary” on Empire and was trying to draw attention to his plight. Jussie Smollett indicted on 16 counts over alleged false police report 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Maddy, unencumbered by the baggage or history of a long relationship, is the only one who is sympathetic to Ethan’s plight. Rage Sets a Couple on a Collision Course. Who Will Absorb the Impact? 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z The difficulty that contemporary Muslims have in finding state-sanctioned Roman houses of worship brings to mind the plight of Rome’s first Christians. Rome, Sacred Ground for Nearly 3,000 Years, and Counting 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z The plight of that whale family wasn't exactly on the level of an assassination or major terrorist act. 'Big Miracle': Breathing life into tale of three trapped whales 2012-02-02T21:07:06Z Evidence of the show's plight can be seen in FOX's decision to burn the remainder of season two in the midnight slot. TV highlights 25/06/2013 2013-06-25T06:00:03Z In the wake of roiling debates over women in the workplace these past weeks, it was impossible to watch Peggy without thinking of how contemporary her plight felt, or how personal. 'Mad Men' Watch: Welcome Back; We Missed You 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z So he introduced himself, described his plight and asked if the senator might help him out by letting Ms. Frei off work for the night. A Bold Question Precedes the Proposal 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z “Zenobia” highlights, with simple clarity, Syria’s noble historical legacy as well as the plight of its modern people. Stories for Kids About Heroic Young Refugees 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z She had been particularly touched by the plight of a group of boys who asked her, “Where are the books about us?” Beverly Cleary, Beloved Children’s Book Author, Dies at 104 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z No, there was only one person who would understand my plight without passing judgment, and that was Edith Wharton herself. Google broke my heart 2012-12-04T01:00:00Z The intimate story shares the plight of a Japanese family as they relocate to the Pacific Northwest in search of a place to call home. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z Oates's garrulous style builds true depth behind her characters so that we really care about their plight. The Great American Novelist tournament 2013-01-22T12:51:05Z These are paintings whose condition as art is precarious, and whose sorry plight is dramatised as a kind of stoicism. Angela de la Cruz's brush with death 2010-04-05T21:00:00Z This article doesn't begin to address the plight of animals in the circus. The Last Act for the Ringling Circus 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z It was then that Granik knew Hall was a worthy subject — one whose humor and lack of self-consciousness had the potential to make the plight of Vietnam vets accessible. Debra Granik tells a Vietnam veteran's tale in 'Stray Dog' documentary 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z The plight of these women, and how Marie navigates that world, is a central thread of “Little Dancer.” In ‘Little Dancer,’ Susan Stroman shows the art of perseverance “Flee” may be about a pressing global issue — the plight of refugees displaced by war and other emergencies since at least the 1980s — but it’s also about a specific person’s life. ‘Flee’ Review: From Kabul to Copenhagen 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z A piercing tragedy with Kafkaesque political overtones, it addressed the universal plight of stateless refugees from repressive regimes. 5 things to know about Seattle Opera’s ‘The Consul’ 2014-02-12T20:32:09Z The plight of four young musicians, however talented, may seem insignificant in the larger scheme of the pandemic: 22 million Americans have filed for unemployment insurance in the last four weeks. A String Quartet Is Crushed by the Coronavirus 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z For Kylie’s plight to be as poignant as possible, you must believe in Meredith’s power. Spare Times for Children for March 28-April 3 2014-03-27T22:34:17Z Tumarkin takes up subjects like youth suicide and the plight of homeless people in North Melbourne, but her approach is never maudlin. The Best Books of 2019 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Venezuelan protesters, via social media, urged Oscar winners to bring attention to their plight. '12 Years a Slave' wins best picture at Oscars 2014-03-03T05:59:37Z The ambitious novel follows the plight of the male survivors of a superior human civilization, reduced to lonely refugees by the annihilation of their home planet. Lord brings Caribbean voice to science fiction 2013-02-11T13:43:08Z The public greatly empathized with Brown’s now-viral plight, as she documented the struggles of attempting to remove the super-strong glue from her scalp on social media. Woman who sprayed hair with Gorilla Glue says her $23G GoFundMe is under investigation 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z The BNP's present plight is set in the context of the small but murky world of the UK's racial nationalist politics in the 1970s and 1980s. New British Fascism by Matthew J Goodwin ? review 2011-07-27T16:00:00Z More sentimental rubbish has been written about the 'plight of the elderly' than I can bear to contemplate. Paul Bailey's top 10 stories of old age 2011-02-02T11:31:42Z By about the midway point, the delegates can sympathise with the plight of West’s character. Cannes 2017 – the best of week two 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z Fully aware of the unrelenting demands placed upon your time and attention, I will render for you a summary of Fitger’s plight as chronicled in Schumacher’s sleek and vastly entertaining book. A Letter of Recommendation 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z But in the school district that includes East Palo Alto, located amid the extraordinary wealth generated by the tech industry, their plight is not uncommon. More than one-third of schoolchildren are homeless in shadow of Silicon Valley 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z She was introduced to her subjects and the advocacy group the Workers Defense Project after observing the workers plight in Texas, which outlaws most regulations aimed at protecting laborers. New PBS film probes construction boom on Latino workers 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z "He has never, for a single second, shown any interest in the plight of the non-Serbian population," she said. Serbian film director's 'theme park' echoes The Bridge on the Drina 2012-10-11T12:41:46Z The burning was filmed by a friend and used to address “people in power,” he said, about the plight of the country’s wedding industry. With Most Weddings Still on Hold, Italian Designers Struggle 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z But the evening belonged to Ms. Buck, who sang beautifully in the plush melodies at the start and adapted expertly to increasing angularity and high-flying acrobatics as Proserpina’s plight grew dire. Music: Emmanuel Villaume to Leave Spoleto Festival USA 2010-06-01T23:00:00Z A big part of that abandonment involves the media: The plight of these cities is increasingly at risk of being ignored because there are so few reporters left to document it. Exonerated for a Murder They Didn’t Commit 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z It was a brilliant depiction of repression, and made one of TV’s most-coveted jobs seem like a plight. Garry Shandling Was an Artist of Subtle Sadness 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z There’s no question that race plays a role in these tragedies, but the plight of the poor sometimes knows no colour. Making a Murderer: another blow to our confidence in America's police 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z But my pride was still uppermost – the idea of having to draw the attention of others to my humiliating plight still seemed unthinkable. Experience: I got stuck hanging naked from a tree 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z And maybe, too, the drama has a hold on us because it suggests it knows a scary truth: that where the plight of human beings is concerned, the universe doesn’t give a hoot. Here a ‘Lear,’ There a ‘Lear’ But just to even see the black female version or the black female plight in something like that. Issa Rae is not here to compromise: The “Insecure” creator and star on why “this is our tim... 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z Julia Wolfe’s Pulitzer Prize-winning oratorio on the plight of Pennsylvania’s coal miners is justly receiving numerous performances, not least because its politically charged content speaks to our present moment. 7 Classical Music Concerts to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z True as that may be, feelings were complicated in Boyle Heights, where some activists have accused the producers of trying to profit from their plight. ‘Gentefied’ Asks, Can a Show About Gentrification Be Funny? 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z By the end Phoebe is sympathetic to her plight but convinced that she’s more clever than clairvoyant. ‘The Ghost of the Mary Celeste’: a haunted 19th century 2014-02-05T21:15:29Z The plight of the commercial choreographer runs parallel to that of the commercial dancer. A Labor Movement for the Artists Who Make Popular Culture Move 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Before we meet the Beales, we see newspapers detailing their plight: "Jackie's Aunt Told To Clean Up Mansion" reads one, "Mother and Daughter Ordered To Clean House Or Get Out" another explains. Albert Maysles' 'Iris' eclipses his restored 'Grey Gardens' 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z For Tippett the boy symbolized the plight of the persecuted individual who reacts with violence against an unbearable situation. Music Review: Collegiate Chorale Sings Tippett and Bruckner at Carnegie 2012-02-05T22:40:45Z Finally, when Aunt Marge went to the grocery store, the maid, sympathetic to my plight, unlocked the bedroom door so I could get to the phone and beg my mother to come rescue me. How My Aunt Marge Ended Up in the Deep Freeze . . . 2012-04-14T20:06:48Z The exhibit includes a sculpture created by controversial Spanish artist Santiago Sierra to draw attention to the Dalits' plight; it consists mainly of five large dark gray slabs fashioned from the wastes that they collect. London's New 'Dirt' Exhibit Celebrates the Value of Filth 2011-04-12T08:45:00Z They learned about — and often helped support — her favorite causes, like the plight of abused and uneducated women in Africa. Oprah's Finale: Honoring the Host Who Took the High Road 2011-05-23T09:00:00Z And the plight of this one family is now tied to intersecting crimes and failings that stretch over decades. A powerful new entry in the literature of race in America 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z If those eyes in that now famous National Geographic cover spoke so eloquently of a forsaken nation's plight, then what did this grotesque wound say about the state of the country in 2010? Bibi Aisha, victim of the Taliban's political strategy 2010-12-05T00:06:00Z The federal government in the early 1970s “brought the plight of gifted school children back into the spotlight,” the association’s history says. How a small school for gifted kids in the D.C. exurbs gets big results 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Thirty years later, Laura Lippman heard about the plight of the sisters and the story provided the inspiration for her debut novel What The Dead Know. Should crime authors mix fact and fiction? 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z It's a plight that's familiar to Falco, who, even though she has been sober for two decades, has made good use of her experience with alcohol abuse in playing Jackie. Edie Falco: back for a new shift on 'Nurse Jackie' 2011-03-25T13:35:09Z Indeed, there is a storytelling aspect to his paintings; they resonate with the consequences of racism, the plight of the underprivileged, the atmosphere of daily violence, the world’s pervasive hypocrisy. Purvis Young, a Self-Taught Artist, Dies at 67 2010-04-24T04:23:00Z What a ripping good yarn it is, too, and from the very start, Tucker and his associates go to smart lengths to warm spectators to the Dashwoods’ plights. This is how you bring Jane Austen to the stage 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Even though the movie’s two main aspects — Jacky’s plight and the criminal activity — involve steroids, they don’t mesh. Movie Review: ?Bullhead,? Directed by Michael R. Roskam 2012-02-16T23:52:20Z We're not meant to be titillated by these women so much as feel for their plight, which is fine up to a point. Sex for sale and the cliches abound in 'Bordello' 2011-02-08T00:30:00Z The stately treatment of their plight leads to a film that buckles under the weight of purgatorial disappointment. ‘My Policeman’ Review: Two Love Affairs, Equally Tragic 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Baker gives far more emphasis than Cameron to the plight of the lower-class passengers in steerage, trapped below by iron gates preventing their access to the first-class decks and potential rescue. DVD: Titanic Film ?A Night to Remember? From Criterion 2012-04-01T03:45:43Z I convinced myself that Chechens were justified in seeking to break away from a Russian government so impervious to the plight of women and children. Let Our Fame Be Great: Journeys Among the Defiant People of the?Caucasus by Oliver Bullough 2010-05-07T23:17:00Z That was the the way that the majority of the world found out about Mandela's plight and that of the South African people. Mandela and the power of music 2013-08-20T02:17:13Z I hear the plight of a responsible son—who, by the way, at twenty-one, gave the passport to his mother. Love Is Not a Permanent State of Enthusiasm: An Interview with Esther Perel 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z The picture chronicles the plight of a group of Jews in Poland who hid in the sewers during World War II to escape the Nazis. VIDEO: Polish Oscar nominee In Darkness 2012-02-16T01:41:40Z In pursuit of fame and riches, New Yorkers hustle by the derelicts and homeless squatting on stoops and huddling in doorways, almost oblivious or indifferent to their plight. Hudson Yards Is Manhattan’s Biggest, Newest, Slickest Gated Community. Is This the Neighborhood New York Deserves? 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Sandra's plight is one of those cautionary tales about life on the margins that the writer-directors are so drawn to in their narrative and documentary work. 'Two Days, One Night' has Marion Cotillard at her best 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z He always insisted that the heart of the play was its humanity: “The most important thing was that we had to feel for these people and understand their plights,” he said. How Taking Flight in London Helped ‘Angels in America’ Soar 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z A victim of the 1970s boom in overseas travel — the British swapped Margate for Mallorca — it has endured a period of sullen decay, its plight only heightened by the disheveled grandeur of its Edwardian inheritance. Britain’s oldest roller coaster is ready to ride after a $30 million park makeover 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z An Irish friend is sympathetic to Xuma’s plight, but in a world of mounting racial injustice, there is one divide between them that cannot be breached. Peter Abrahams, whose novels detailed South Africa’s racial injustice, dies at 97 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Yet The Impossible, like Clint Eastwood's Hereafter before it, concentrates not on the plight of the indigenous victims but on the less harrowing experiences of privileged white visitors. Attempting the Impossible: why does western cinema whitewash Asian stories? 2013-01-02T13:48:00Z It would take a heart of stone not to be moved by the plight of a cute, orphaned little chimp like Oscar. Are animals in Hollywood films too human? 2013-04-25T18:30:01Z O’Neill is writing about the plight of these workers, not America’s original sin. Eugene O'Neill's 'The Hairy Ape' is a rallying cry for the Bernie Sanders crowd 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z Pedigree Senior Brand Manager Lisa Campbell hopes the initiative will put a spotlight on the plight of homeless dogs. Pup to play Sandy in 'Annie' on Broadway revealed 2012-07-19T13:37:13Z In class, she is singled out as someone who will intuitively understand the plight of African Americans because of some half-formed belief in a nebulous, shared "black" consciousness. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – review 2013-04-15T08:00:02Z Long gone are the days when we should be simply “grateful” and continue to let others humiliate us and silence our plight. ‘We are real human beings’: Diane Guerrero talks about her parents’ deportation 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z The production draws on the original letters, which were a lifeline to Marina and her family in the knowledge that there was somebody who cared about their plight. This week's new theatre 2011-03-05T00:07:36Z I am moved by the plights that these characters find themselves in. Todd Solondz, patron saint of pessimism 2010-07-23T19:01:00Z Theo researches beings beyond Earth, Robin is passionate about the plight of endangered animals, and both are grieving the death of Robin’s mother. 19 New Books Coming in September 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Then, of course, just the plight of women over 50. Invisible women of "a certain age" fight back in book 2012-06-07T10:40:22Z In particular, he looks at the plight of the Mayans, who have suffered at the hands of the Spanish but gained new wisdom, knowing that "time, like a spider, weaves slowly." Children of the Days by Eduardo Galeano – review 2013-05-12T08:00:06Z Eduardo Galeano, the journalist and author who was born in Uruguay and wrote powerfully about the plight of Latin American peoples, died Monday. Eduardo Galeano, author and journalist, dies at 74 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z This year's program includes a lecture on the food of Europe's Jews, whose plight helped inspire "Waiting for Godot", and lectures on World War Two, when Beckett was in the French Resistance. Beckett link brings 'Happy Days' back to Northern Irish town 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Their plight inspired social reformers - including a neighbor, Charles Dickens, who likely used the building as inspiration for his novel "Oliver Twist." Neighbors bid to save 'Oliver Twist' workhouse 2011-02-24T17:56:09Z So here you are on the first floor of a gallery, trying to imagine the plight of 33 miners trapped below ground for 69 days. Deep and meaningful: Roman Ond?k's Time Capsule 2011-03-15T21:30:01Z Altan, who has published nine novels, confronts the essential duality of writing and his own plight of persecution: Review | As Turkish writer Ahmet Altan is rearrested, his prison memoir is as urgent as ever 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z The makeover at Below Zero in Violet was said to be free of charge, as the professionals empathized with her now-viral plight. Woman who sprayed hair with Gorilla Glue debuts new look after surgery 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z As he relates this saga, the narrator seems to become less and less interested in Gladys’s plight. Joseph O’Neill on Emotional Relationships Between Men 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z However, such is the plight of the retail employees. Superstore: Walmart-inspired sitcom isn’t such a bad deal 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z In this essay, Ms. Daum looks plainly at the plight of neglected children, describing their troubles in heartbreaking detail. ‘Unspeakable,’ Essays by Meghan Daum 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z The plight of men exploited by their crafting girlfriends into modelling ill-fitting woolly hats. Internet picks of the week 2011-03-26T00:07:03Z We all know something about the plight of miners, but we are unlikely to have encountered the realities of their lives in the depth provided here. Book review: John Grisham’s ‘Gray Mountain’ is a searing look at Big Coal If you retaliate by speaking publicly about your plight, you are likely to make yourself a bigger target. There’s no good way to deal with trolls, so you might as well tattle to their moms 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z The lure of a perfect, empty wave gets the jet set to Sumba, and the plight of the Sumbanese opens their wallets to the tune of almost a half million dollars a year. T Magazine: Water World 2010-11-19T20:34:00Z Intended to increase awareness of the Delano strike — la huelga — the plays used comedy to humanize the plight of laborers by spoofing the callous treatment they received at the hands of grape growers. 'Zoot Suit': How Latino theater born in the farm fields changed L.A. theater forever 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z More than four years later, the spotlight shines back on their plight, and that of thousands of women like them, in the documentary Stolen Daughters: Kidnapped by Boko Haram, premiering on HBO. Stolen daughters: what happened after #BringBackOurGirls? 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Certainly the final segment, which includes the plight of refugees, is both heart-rending and frustrating. Review: In Documentaries on Syria, Much Despair and a Dash of Hope 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Barr claimed that he suffered rim and tire damage totaling $1,500 from driving to different locations and was humiliated in front of his friends, who mocked him for his plight. Shortage of chicken sandwiches prompts Texas customer to draw gun at Popeyes, employees say 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Martín is no bleeding heart, and therein lies the tension in the piece, between the outrage of audience members and Martín’s own harder line on the plight of immigrants. Perspective | An actor, once undocumented, got cast as a border detention guard. It was a revelation. 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z Roy’s views on the plight of Kashmir are well known and, among some parties, controversial. Review | We waited 20 years for her follow-up to ‘The God of Small Things.’ It was worth it. 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Mirad the Boy from Bosnia is in the Egg tomorrow night and opens eyes to the plight of children caught up in war. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2013-06-07T16:06:29Z Her powerful sentences and peculiar syntax animate the sailor's plight and dissolve the distance when men like Melville and McGlue walked the deck. 'McGlue' casts a groggy sailor into a drunken murder tale 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Slowly, I gleaned the nature of his plight. How Perumal Murugan Was Resurrected Through Writing 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Lipman, a seasoned journalist and newspaper editor, investigates the plight of working women with sympathy and reams of data, uncovering innumerable institutionalized prejudices. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Before the mass murder that compels her to escape the only homeland she’s ever known, her relationship to the plight of migrants is one that many of us would find familiar. Review | ‘American Dirt’ offers a thrilling adrenaline rush — and insights into the Latin American migrant experience 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Entire wings of bookstores, back when we had bookstores, were devoted to this plight. 'How We Are,’ by Vincent Deary, Mixes Psychology and Philosophy 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z But the episode could have gone deeper into the terrible plight of Jason, who is forced to choose between his son and his entire career. ‘Designated Survivor’ Season 1, Episode 8: Priorities and Principles 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z The final installment of the 36th season of PBS’s “Nature” series follows the conservationist Maria Diekmann as she works to raise awareness of the pangolin’s plight. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘The Split’ and ‘Black Panther’ 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z But in spite of their obvious differences of gender, class and period, the two protagonists share a common plight, and Mr. Brizé’s interest in them is rigorously consistent. Review: Indelible Heartbreak, Moment to Moment, in ‘A Woman’s Life.’ 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z It’s a funnier film than you’d imagine, as Osit observes the sometimes farcical, sometimes painful plight of a beset community that proves that, at least in Ramallah, not all politics are local. New this Week: ‘Kung Fu,’ ‘Rebel’ and ‘Thunder Force’ 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z But Shteyngart's characters are heartbreakingly real, their plights sympathetic, and his wicked social satire is dead-on. 27 best books of 2010: The Seattle Times looks back at a year of great reading 2010-12-18T01:15:33Z Yet he keeps their plight too lightweight and fanciful to invite real empathy. 2010-01-13T22:45:00Z She's a formidable activist from California who has started the Sorority, a nonprofit organization offering legitimacy to cross-dressers and the chance to make public their "plight as minorities." In 'Casa Valentina,' cross-dressing men show their feminine side 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z As with many of Zola's works it examines the plight of the working class in 19th century France. World literature tour: France 2011-03-28T11:30:33Z At City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco, the Poetry Society of America held a reading and discussion about the plight of Syrian refugees. American Poets, Refusing to Go Gentle, Rage Against the Right 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z The Berlin Film Festival last month featured three documentaries on the aftermath, dealing collectively with topics like the complications of the cleanup effort, the plight of evacuees and the resurgent anti-nuclear movement. Films on the Tsunami at Yamagata Documentary Film Festival 2012-03-14T13:00:00Z In this instance, recognizing the vulnerable plight of architects and designers. Editor’s Letter: STOP, THIEF! 2010-08-01T04:00:00Z Gillespie’s staff understands the plight of the tracker. Tracking the trackers: What it’s like to have the most mind-numbing job in a campaign Lazarus's growing interest in the plight of Russian-Jewish exiles fleeing the pogroms informed the direction she took in this commissioned poem. Poem of the Week: The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus 2012-06-04T10:42:44Z Was this a conscious decision to focus on the real people and their plight? On Instagram, the Artist Ai Weiwei Focuses on Refugees 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Her disregard for the plight of asparagus notwithstanding, Stasey seems not only well informed about injustice, but also personally affected by it. The many layers of Caitlin Stasey: 'A lot of people think I'm a really angry person' 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Among the most famous activists to use humor to draw international attention to Syria’s plight was Raed Fares, who inspired many with his messages of nonviolent resistance and his use of satire. For these Syrian artists, humor is essential to coping with oppression and war 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z His reporting, as well as his letters and diaries, did not often linger on the plight of Germany’s Jews, though he assisted individual Jews who came to him for help. Books of The Times: A Foreign Correspondent in Nazi Germany Who Interpreted It for the World 2011-08-09T21:57:15Z “But I also understand the plight of a son trying to make his own voice heard in the world.” Femi Kuti, Guarding the Legacy of His Father, Fela 2010-07-11T22:42:00Z But his off-camera indifference to her plight, his inability to fix her, galls her particularly. Review | Sinéad O’Connor was a star, then a pariah. She says she wouldn’t change a thing. 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z I suggested, “You need some sort of vehicle that can keep your name and your plight in the headlines.” The Dangerous Challenge of Making a Film About Aleksei Navalny 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Ms. Atienza, who lives on Bantayan Island in the Philippines, has documented the plight of the families that make their living from fishing. At Frieze London, a Web of Art Circling the World 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z Eaton had hoped to curate an exhibition of the artifacts and educate the public about the plight of Japanese Americans during the war, but that never came about. George Takei helps L.A. museum acquire internment camp artifacts 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z The movies carefully unraveled the prosecution's case and helped turn attention to the trio's plight. Andrew Jarecki's 'The Jinx' marks documentaries' big shift in real time 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z “Women Talking” compels you to think about their plight, but it also invites you to enjoy their company. ‘Women Talking’ Review: The Power of Speech 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Of course, Puerto Rico is not without supporters trying to bring attention to its plight. Lin-Manuel Miranda Sings For Puerto Rico on 'Last Week Tonight' 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Popeyes also faced a similar plight as White Claw last week when it ran out of its newly released chicken sandwich, which was meant to compete with Chick-fil-A. Millennials freak out over nationwide shortage of White Claw 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z Founder and scriptwriter Sonja Linden exposed on Wednesday night, in a superb and moving one-off dramatisation, the plight of asylum-seekers in Calais, and their absolute and often misplaced faith in England, the promised land. On a Clear Day You Can See Dover 2010-07-31T23:06:00Z The spur to Simon’s unexpected patronage of Bilal is Marion’s accusation that he is indifferent not only to her but also to the plight of those less fortunate. | 'Welcome': Philippe Lioret?s Immigration Drama 2010-05-07T00:35:00Z Sympathetic as Miss Manners is to the plight of the hostess whose guests multiply without invitation, she understands your neighbors’ confusion. Perspective | Miss Manners: Hosting as a group leads to headaches, hurt feelings 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z Whatever its faults, Pierre Audi’s staging at La Monnaie has the ultimate strength of identifying and bringing to the fore the plight of the characters. Review: Iphigenia Travels From Aulis to Tauris (and Back Again) on Brussels Stage 2009-12-16T07:25:00Z One episode looks at the plight of Indian actors in America, who can expect to play cab drivers or drugstore workers, invariably with bad sing-song accents. Aziz Ansari: ‘Being funny is like having a superpower’ 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z The Gullah Geechee, who called Tubman Black Moses, helped create a rich book of spirituals that fused biblical imagery with their own plight. Her Symphony Reclaims an Ancestral Story, and Classical Music 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z Indeed these plights and the themes they belie are often just as varied and frenetically sketched as the novel’s architecture. Sarah Jessica Parker Has a Book She Wants You to Read 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Hence the plight of the young teens in Eliza Hittman’s recent Never Rarely Sometimes Always, which was decidedly not a comedy. How a new wave of taboo-busting comedies are tackling abortion 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z Touched by the plight of a crippled dolphin, a maker of prosthetic limbs engineered a synthetic tail so that the dolphin, named Winter, could swim properly again. Dolphin Tale: The Winter of Our Heart's Content 2011-09-21T22:15:00Z Ghahraman said she wasn’t involved with Boochani’s immigration plight but said it had been a “real joy” getting to know him better and supporting him at events. Refugee’s overstay in New Zealand could fuel Aussie tensions 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z The film neither politicizes her plight nor denies its political implications. Best Pictures, Maybe, but Telluride Is Not About Oscars 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z Safe Haven, a soft-hearted candy sampler from the Nicholas Sparks series of romance novels, also opened solidly, but the weekend was still nothing for Hollywood to plight its troth over. Die Hard Has a Pretty Good Day on Presidents’ Weekend 2013-02-18T23:09:40Z Following the Brexit vote and Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election, Loach’s new film is a timely portrait of the plight of the working class. Working class hero: Ken Loach’s “I, Daniel Blake” is a must-see in the era of Brexit and Donald Trump 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z My Lonesome starts like a Tornados instrumental with a Hawaiian guitar highlighting the poignancy of the inconsolable protagonist's plight. New band of the day ? No 937: Two Wounded Birds 2010-12-23T17:08:23Z They’ve been giving media interviews to spread awareness of their countrymen’s plight. At Tennessee Titans Games, the Fiercest Tailgaters Are Kurds 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Cruel and petty powers govern human fate, and with the exception of Enki, the gods could care less about the plight of humanity upon the earth. “Noah” wasn’t the first: 5 flood stories you may not know 2014-04-12T14:30:00Z Most viewers thought it suspicious that he spoke so much of his own plight and so little of his murdered family. The Fort Bragg murders: is Jeffrey MacDonald innocent? 2013-04-13T23:05:28Z Opportunities have improved in recent years, it could be said, resulting in fresh perspectives on both the plight of women and the fragilities of male identity in modern America. Sleazy bosses, exploited barmaids: US cinema finally discovers the left behinds 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z A picture book for children ages 4-8 by a Seattle-area author, addressing the plights of polar bears, puffins, penguins and other creatures affected by climate change. Newly released books with local ties include 'Kiss'em Goodbye' and 'Out of Body' 2010-03-15T21:31:00Z Virgil is sympathetic to the plight of the Hairies due to the discrimination her own people have experienced in the past. Cleverman season one, episode two recap – black sites and beasties 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z The concept works best when spectacle leaves space for perception of human plight. Sex, Death, Suffering and Surrealism, in New Books of Poetry 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z Given the fact that more than half of the global refugee population is Muslim, such reporting further fuels hostile attitudes toward the Muslim community and the plight of refugees. Trump’s Muslim travel ban is a win for ISIS: This must-see film about Syrian journalists shows why 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z He knows Calliope's plight because he lived it. "The Sandman" retrofits an old story into a cautionary fable about opportunistic "male feminists" 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Immigration and the plight of refugees are at the center of what the show is all about. Virgil Abloh Projects Politics Into His Florence Fashion Show 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z The story of the plight of Shuster and Siegel, whose lives were marked by privation, is one of the cautionary tales in the annals of intellectual property. Joanne Siegel, the Model for Lois Lane, Dies at 93 2011-02-16T03:42:25Z Some of the stories are clearer allegories for the plight of the United Arab Emirates’ migrant workers. Unnikrishnan’s ‘Temporary People’ captures the plight of workers in the UAE 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Season 4 of “Better Call Saul” spent nine hours empathizing with Jimmy’s plight — one of his own making, but tragic and relatable. We are all Kim Wexler, part 2: “Better Call Saul” finale taps our love affair with grifters 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Ever since, the Lakota people have been fighting to regain that land, a plight recorded in a new documentary, “Lakota Nation vs. United States.” ‘Lakota Nation vs. United States’ Review: A 150-Year Clash 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Sathian, who inhabits Neil’s despair so sympathetically, uses his alienated perspective to capture the plight of “conceptual orphans” launched into the United States by eager immigrant parents. Review | Sanjena Sathian’s ‘Gold Diggers’ is a witty social satire with a dash of magic 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z But this also distances Ms. Ryan from the plight at hand. Television Review: ‘Half the Sky,’ About Sex Trafficking, on PBS 2012-09-30T21:56:14Z Despite their wildly different positions, each of these women responds to Winnie’s plight from a different point of view. Review | ‘The Performance’ unfolds over the course of a two-act play. The fact that it works is a miracle. 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z Together, they mull over Shylock’s story, father-daughter tensions, and sound off on the plight of Jews then and now. ‘Shylock Is My Name’ review: Shakespeare for the 21st century 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z And how do you help them connect with the plight of the refugees? How to Talk to Your Kids about Refugees 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Enough of those who loved the novel will have no problem overlooking the story's creepier implications because Henry's plight is far more distracting. The naked truth about "The Time Traveler's Wife" is that it would be a mess in any era 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z Some of the bloom is gone from Veronica Cangemi’s voice, but her expressive singing conveys the essence of Antigone’s plight. Muisc: Rare Glimpses of Traetta's 'Antigona' and Strauss's 'Danae' 2011-02-01T12:30:03Z And sometimes, the plight of the family prompts suspicion that a family member — like the grandfather of the Facebook baby — may be involved in the disappearance. Indian child trafficking on the rise 2013-05-05T12:00:00Z On Thursday, he joined artistic directors from theatres across England to highlight their plight. Danny Boyle voices theatre fears 2012-11-15T14:43:14Z Couching their case in the long plight of political prisoners in the country, the three women urged Russians to reject Putin's system and embrace freedom. Pussy Riot trial 2012-08-08T14:33:44Z A crowd of onlookers gaze at his suffering, curious about his plight. The fantasy world of real-life Dubrovnik, Croatia The photography was excellent, and the film highlighted the plight of Native Americans. 'Blade Runner 2049 is a roaring achievement': readers on the best films of 2017 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Even though the movie's two main aspects — Jacky's plight and the criminal activity — involve steroids, they don't mesh. 'Bullhead': an impressive Belgian drama on steroids 2012-02-23T21:46:20Z They argue that the plight of poor and Indigenous Chileans can’t be understood or addressed without taking gender into account, and that the equality of women is foundational to any egalitarian politics. ‘My Imaginary Country’ Review: Chile in Revolt 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Another situation that brings out Pirie’s tender side is the plight of a group of Syrian refugees. Review | Val McDermid’s heroine is no Jessica Fletcher — and that’s a good thing 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z But the plight of immigrants in this readily recognizable Darwinian society reflects on everyone. Globalization in a white takeout carton: Roland Schimmelpfennig's 'The Golden Dragon' 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z The poignant reinterpretation highlights the generational plight that immigrants and their American-born children face as they try to communicate with one another. Andy Garcia Is the Father of the Bride in More Ways Than One 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z “Macneal is clearly engrossed in the Pre-Raphaelite movement and especially in the plight of women who were churned through the gristmill of poverty and spat out again.” 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Whether it was through sympathy for my plight or genuine appreciation the crowd were very warm and complimentary after the show. Oscars 2012: Nominees' diary 2012-02-26T18:39:40Z Bacon's portrait is much more accurate to the current plight of the papacy. Oh, the power of papal portraiture 2013-03-12T15:28:35Z Two address the plight of Syrian refugees; one takes a more general look at the common suffering of those who choose, or who are forced, to leave a turbulent homeland. Stories for Kids About Heroic Young Refugees 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z All this neurological mumbo-jumbo creates a clammy atmosphere for what is, at its heart, a tender story about a child who responds to the plight of our planet just as passionately as we all should. Review | Fresh off a Pulitzer win for ‘The Overstory,’ Richard Powers delivers another environmental ode 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z It's hard not to feel utterly despondent at the current plight of public libraries. 'If you tolerate this ...': Nicky Wire on library closures 2011-02-07T22:00:01Z "Bent," Mark Taper Forum: Moisés Kaufman's scintillating revival of the Holocaust drama "Bent" dispelled any doubts concerning the enduring power of Martin Sherman's play about the horrific plight of gays in Nazi Germany. The best theater of 2015 highlights transformation and enduring power from L.A. to Broadway 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z But no one cared in the least about Edith's hopeless plight because Lady Mary was preggers, which is to say her belt may have been loosened by one hole. Rewind TV: Downton Abbey; Restless; Loving Miss Hatto; The Girl; David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul – review 2012-12-30T00:06:04Z In 2016, he also wrote a play, “The Tears of Oedipus,” that tied the character’s plight to modern Greek politics. With a Rare ‘Oedipe,’ the Paris Opera Pulls Together 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z All I’m saying is that you could use some music to soothe your nerves and put your plight into a larger context. Music for (Waiting in) Airports 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Or maybe our protagonists’ plights are not essentially female or melancholic as much as they are postfeminist. Gina Gionfriddo on ‘Rapture, Blister, Burn’ and Wasserstein 2012-06-10T04:00:34Z But there’s something about Bienville that rings true, something about the plight of small towns all over the South struggling to remain relevant in a modern economy. From Drug Cartels to the Mafia, Crime Runs in the Family 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z How many other wives put off the ceremony because they empathize with the dispiriting plight of the handmaids? ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Episode 5: A Seduction 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z In this film, we see her prepare for her viral TED talk and travel to Washington, D.C., to speak to lawmakers about her plight. SXSW 2015: These six films could grab attention 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Mayor Michael Nutter said Friday that Farrow is being honored for her work to raise awareness of the plight of children in war-torn regions, and on behalf of refugees around the globe. Mia Farrow chosen for Marian Anderson Award 2011-01-15T00:09:08Z Despite high-profile patriotic campaigns to provide help for British troops fighting abroad, the plight of returning soldiers who experience difficulties adjusting to civilian life remains under-reported. Tonight's TV highlights: Madagascar 2011-02-09T00:05:01Z This play “ends tragically because I think very strongly that the plight still of American blacks is a tragic plight,” she said. Adrienne Kennedy, Playwright: Still Quiet, Still Bold, Still Furious 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z What a fraught act of poetic license, and it won’t be the last in this surprising novel about the plight of displaced people. Review | ‘What Strange Paradise’ is a visceral account of a refugee’s desperation 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z In his rush to meet a self-imposed and arbitrary deadline, West neither shapes this tumult into a lucid narrative nor offers the humanizing moments that might allow listeners to empathize with his plight. Review | Kanye West’s ‘Ye’ is the unedited ramblings of the world’s oldest adolescent 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z The “Winter” section — in which dancers humorously huddle for warmth — is even funnier now that shivering seems to be the plight of every New Yorker until the end of time. Dance Review: New York City Ballet in a Tribute to a Fast Train 2014-02-05T21:50:27Z His tale about the plight of rabbits whose home was under threat was published in 1972 and became an astonishing success. 'Watership Down' author Richard Adams dies at 96 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z She also regularly supported workers who went on strike, and highlighted their plight in her books. Didier Eribon on Ernaux: She captured ‘in one sentence what I couldn’t say in a page.’ 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Our man vs. airline plight became the backbone of our unexpected friendship. Please tell me about your delayed flight 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z He delves into academic politics, the corporatization of the university, the rise of theory over literature and the plight of adjunct faculty, all from the perspective of someone who knows this embattled terrain intimately. 'Death of the Author' finds life in academic theory 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z She became a writer and took up causes including the plight of homeless children in Los Angeles. Betsy Drake, actress and writer who married Cary Grant, dies at 92 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Ben Arnold A year ago this month, the world was gripped by the plight of a group of Chilean miners, buried alive by a subterranean rockfall. TV highlights 12/08/2011: BBC Proms 2011: Film Music Night 2011-08-11T22:00:03Z Language was implicated in this plight, and the responses among the figures in this book were varied and often strange. How Wittgenstein and Other Thinkers Dealt With a Decade of Crisis 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z But as Tyler's plight draws in others, Mom is just frazzled by religion pushing into her worry and grief over Tyler's condition. 'Letters to God': a faith-based drama that doesn't deliver 2010-04-08T20:14:00Z A huge hit in 1982, it focuses on the plight of its title character is accidentally left behind when his spaceship visits suburban California. Events for Children in NYC This Week 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z The planned film will recount the remarkable plight of the miners who were trapped for 69 days after the San Jose mine they were working in collapsed near Copiapo, Chile. Story of trapped Chilean miners set for big screen 2011-07-25T16:43:08Z Do you think the plight of the farmer is kind of overlooked in this day and age? Watch John Mellencamp's Video for "Troubled Man": Premiere 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Byrd said in the 1970s that he was addressing "the plight of black musicians in academia … Until we get an integrated view of things with respect to black music, nothing is going to happen". Donald Byrd obituary 2013-02-12T10:20:40Z Back then, as now, what constituted authentic blackness was determined by the plight of the majority, which meant the poorest . . . being of the black middle class could make you defensive. Darryl Pinckney’s Intimate Study of Black History 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Mildred's plight is magnified: She is suddenly a divorcee, forced to find work to support herself and her two young daughters. A different 'Mildred Pierce' from the film we know 2011-03-24T11:19:08Z The hit shows document the plight of several young women as they deal with the hardships of young motherhood and more. Soundtrack to be released for MTV's 'Teen Mom' 2012-01-17T13:08:11Z Attorney General Eric Holder requesting that the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division open an investigation into the “plight of the Freedman” and Smith’s “illegal elections.” Slave descendants seek equal rights from Cherokee Nation 2013-05-21T22:15:00Z His awkwardness and hypocrisy sets her off, and she delivers a smart, extended and painful soliloquy on the plight of overweight women in New York City. The TV Watch: Louis C.K. Returns With His Brand of Dark Comedy 2014-05-04T21:45:12Z In a bit of tragicomedy typical of this novel, Anjum becomes a media celebrity, a favorite of journalists and filmmakers who want to expose the plight of hijras. Review | We waited 20 years for her follow-up to ‘The God of Small Things.’ It was worth it. 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Yet there are those who, while sympathetic to Tony's plight, believe a change in legislation would be nothing short of disastrous. Tony Nicklinson: 'I have a fear of living like this when I am old and frail' 2012-06-23T21:04:49Z She recently led a save-the-lighthouse rally to call attention to its plight and push the state Department of Environmental Protection to do something to save it. Rising waters threaten New Jersey lighthouse 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z What kind of a role model was he, this eunuch duck, who sought only fame and fortune, who ignored the plight of the working class, who accepted endless suffering as his lot? The Book That Exposed the Cynical Politics of Donald Duck 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z "I don't think you need a rocket scientist to see the benefits that she is bringing in terms of the attention that she is getting for the plight of the world's displaced." Angelina Jolie named special UN refugee envoy 2012-04-17T11:44:15Z The further we read into this tale of Toby’s marital discord, the more we realize that Libby is trying to work out something about her own existential plight. Review | ‘Fleishman Is in Trouble’ — and so is modern marriage 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z The plight of the animals is compelling, even if the oft-repeated estimate of a billion creatures perishing is regarded by most experts as incalculable and unreliable. Perspective | Meet the Wollemi pine, the ‘dinosaur tree’ brought back from the dead and threatened once again 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z Those works dealt with the plight of women in the interwar years; Maugham's play shows that men, too, faced an existential crisis. The Breadwinner – review 2013-04-24T11:56:16Z Although he regrets the ever-diminishing number of independent record shops, the plight of the industry as a whole does not affect him. Manfred Eicher: the sound man 2010-07-16T23:05:00Z I am not the lead singer in Iron Maiden, but otherwise our plights are identical. It's Download festival for me, not Glastonbury 2013-03-29T22:00:01Z He's trying to graft onto the original a whole other dimension that expands our understanding of Medea's plight as foreigner and exile. 'Mojada' at the Getty Villa convincingly updates Greek tragedy to modern-day L.A. 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z So yeah, not a woman very concerned with the plight of man. Leona Helmsley's rich dog's death kept secret 2011-06-09T20:10:00Z He invited some of them to a retreat in Palm Springs, California, where he gathered more insight about their plight in corporate America. ‘Bad Hair’ movie explores Black women and hairstyle messages 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z My plight, my path was a very crooked one, but it was also jubilant. Kate Mulgrew of 'OITNB' shows her softer side in 'Born With Teeth' 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z But this time the plight of the sewer-dredgers seemed somehow more overwhelming. Rewind TV: Hunted; Monroe; Arena: The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour; Best Possible Taste: the Kenny Everett Story; Exposure: the Other Side of Jimmy Savile; Welcome to India – review 2012-10-06T23:05:46Z All were fat; and well they mightBe in admirable plight,For one by one, and two by two,He tossed the human hearts to chewWhich from his wide cloak he drew. Anarchy in Peterloo: Shelley's poem unmasked 2013-07-08T17:28:22Z And if the social concerns it addresses — urban dislocation, loss of community, family frictions, the plight of the elderly — are familiar now, Foote roots them back a half-century. Review: 'The Trip to Bountiful' is a poignant journey 2010-05-14T20:54:00Z She also has a distinct method of ending, which I can only describe as pushing her characters and their plights off the deep end. If You Thought ‘Cat Person’ Was Dark, Wait Until You Read the Rest of the Book 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z The music that actually is new — that purports to find direction inspiration in either the righteousness of the demonstrators or the plight of the 99 percent — is generally unimaginative, hokey, disappointingly safe. Protest music?s odd conservative turn 2012-05-21T15:38:00Z But the shadow of the fish’s plight hovered over this seeming bounty. In Sicily, Tasting Seafood With a Skeptical Son 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z A common thread is the plight of otherness, the desperation imposed by limited options. Toni Morrison's ghostly 'Desdemona' blends words and music in lyrical revision of Shakespeare 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Now, during our current global plight, landmarks, long ignored as relics, are regaining their meaning. How Plagues Shape the Landscape 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Their peculiarities are singular, but their plight is equally shared. ‘Jalopies’: A touching look at aging, resilience | Theater review 2013-01-14T21:36:27Z The way she used her brief airtime this go-round, ceding the stage to a Los Angeles resident who urged greater attention to the plight of youth homelessness, provoked in a different manner entirely. Miley Cyrus is the Perfect Host for the Video Music Awards 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Upton, after learning of the plight of Romanian orphans, publicized the brutal conditions and was instrumental in bringing an estimated two dozen orphans to America for medical care and adoption. Filmmaker who rescued Romanian orphans is killed 2013-03-30T03:31:05Z As early as 1919, sympathy for their plight ebbed as the press began to speculate about the kinds of selfish, destabilising pleasures these single young women might be indulging in. When flappers ruled the Earth: how dance helped women's liberation 2013-04-29T06:00:22Z Khan says she believes Moore, the son of a coal miner and lifelong socialist who died in 1986, would be moved by the plight of her constituents. Art world shivers at sale of Henry Moore statue 2013-03-24T11:53:04Z In order to understand our plight, you need to hear our story. Is this a golden age for black TV makers or another false dawn? 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z The ambition here extends from his own plight to the straits of black people all over America. Jay-Z and the Politics of Rapping in Middle Age 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z About halfway through the novel, Foer swaps the plight of the Blochs for that of Israel. With joyless prose about joyless people, Jonathan Safran Foer's 'Here I Am' is kitsch at best 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z On Thursday, Ly said he made his movie as “an alarm bell” and a message to French President Emmanuel Macron to see the plight of kids growing up in neighborhoods like Montfermeil. In Cannes, ‘Les Miserables’ rings alarm for Paris suburbs 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z “I really related to the plight, the joy, the challenges, all of it.” How ‘Swagger’ Raised Its Game 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z On Manus, Boochani helped shine a light on the plight of hundreds of asylum seekers by writing about his experiences on a smuggled phone and posting to social media. Refugee’s overstay in New Zealand could fuel Aussie tensions 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z It follows the release this weekend of Route Irish, director Ken Loach's new film, which also investigates the plight of combat veterans and explores the murky world of military contractors and extra-judicial killings in Iraq. War veterans' mental sufferings dramatised in ex-para's movie 2011-03-20T00:05:50Z Then, beginning in 1974, the show began to stretch, immune to the plight of East Coast viewers and sentient life-forms unsympathetic to canned banter. Listen up, Oscar-show planners: ideas to make it better 2014-02-20T19:27:48Z News of the plight quickly spread in the community, and "dozens" of photographers contacted the family, offering to host a special photoshoot for Marian to boost her confidence after the upsetting ordeal. Girl, 8, rocks photo shoot after being denied school picture for hair extensions 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z In the wake of World War II, the dissident actor and singer Paul Robeson saw deep parallels between the plight of Jews and African Americans and loved to perform Dvorak’s setting of the psalm. Frederick Douglass, July 4th, and remembering Babylon in America 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z The plight of child refugees is at the heart of this year’s Guardian and Observer charity appeal. Please help us help child refugees survive the winter 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Director Joe Mantello, who also helmed the play, agrees that keeping the offensive language helps understand the story and plight of the characters. ‘Boys in the Band’ movie keeps hurtful language of original 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z The story line imparts information about the plight of kids in the foster system and positive messages about adopting. ‘Instant Family’ Review: The Adoption Option, Hollywood Style 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Point is that, at the risk of sounding insensitive to Thomas’s plight, we’ve straightened it all out. 'Downton Abbey' Recap: The Crawleys Should Have Sent Their Regrets 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z Holocaust Museum traveled to Jordan to catalogue the plight of refugees fleeing Syria. U.S. Holocaust Museum displays graphic photographs of Syrian victims 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z The psychological plight of a younger brother perhaps informs the subconscious feelings here. Poem of the week: Sonnet 30 by Robert Sidney 2013-05-20T09:01:27Z In “Nuremberg and Vietnam: An American Tragedy,” he notes that the United States spent, at the most, a quarter-billion dollars to ease the civilian plight over the three years from 1965 through 1967. Essay: Should We Have War Crime Trials? 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z President Trump and White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders demanded Bee be fired and most detrimentally, the plight of immigrant children housed in juvenile jails was relegated to the back burner. Samantha Bee has few regrets following Ivanka Trump scandal: “It was incredibly overblown” 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z His plight is merely to spend a few fraught days looking after his 4-year-old grandchild in Naples while the boy’s parents are away at an academic conference. There’s More to Italian Fiction Than Elena Ferrante 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Her commitment to the Gulf region has been apparent for many years and she will continue to pursue opportunities that will bring awareness and support to the plight of the Gulf region. Bullock Wants to Be Removed From Oil Spill-Awareness Campaign 2010-07-30T15:57:00Z The movie began filming without a finished script, an alarming but hardly unprecedented plight in Hollywood. Doug Liman hopes his wild loop means a hit with 'Edge of Tomorrow' 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z “And at Midnight, the Green Bride Floated Through the Village Square ...,” by the Israeli choreographer Barak Marshall, found dark comedy in the traditional plight of women in marriage. Dance Review: Bodytraffic in Gotham Dance Festival at the Joyce 2012-06-07T22:49:34Z NIVA’s Schaefer said the plight for clubs and other live music establishments has been especially dire, because unlike restaurants and retail stores, their income has fallen to zero. Historic $15 billion rescue of struggling arts and entertainment industry nears reality 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z What books would you recommend for young people hoping to understand the plight of girls and women in Pakistan today? Malala Yousafzai: By the Book 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z But the dark reality of Viviane's plight, and the plight of all women seeking a divorce in the country, is impossible to forget. In 'Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem,' unhappy and unequal 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The memoir describes the plight of poor, angry white Americans in Appalachia and the Rust Belt, a tinderbox of resentment that ignited national politics. ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ made J.D. Vance the voice of the Rust Belt. But does he want that job? 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z It painfully dramatizes how antisemitism can lead Jews to overlook other injustices, protect your tribe and harden your heart to the plight of others. When Jewish Artists Wrestle With Antisemitism 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z But when the men learn that their plight is getting 24-hour news media coverage, they begin to argue over hierarchy and the right to tell their story. Book review: ‘Deep Dark Down,’ by Héctor Tobar His plight deeply wounded the family, and added to Slimani’s teenage detachment from her country. Leïla Slimani Has Written About a Sex Addict and a Murderous Nanny. Next Up: Her Own Family. 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z I think it also oddly mirrors a little bit of Marie’s plight, right? Zendaya on ‘Malcolm & Marie’ and That Toxic Relationship 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z It is this tendency toward rationalist, dismissive paternalism, coupled with an apparent incomprehension of the plight of the working poor, that Macron seems unable to shake. Will Scandal Sink Emmanuel Macron? 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z To further dramatize the republic’s plight, Furst shows us a small band of its soldiers, surrounded, down to 20 bullets per man and steeled to die fighting. Book World: ‘Midnight in Europe,’ by Alan Furst “Airlines and other large travel corporations would be foolish to ignore the public reaction to the killing of Cecil the lion, and growing concern about the plight of endangered species,” Mr. Ferris said. After Killing of Cecil the Lion, Delta Joins Airline Ban on Game Trophies 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z They said that Corcoran leaders overstated the financial plight and failed to address it with more aggressive fundraising and a stronger vision for the future. Judge approves Corcoran Gallery of Art plan to partner with National gallery, GWU Wearing a colossal blond wig, she sings a little but mostly talks politics: the plight of the American poor, corporate corruption, environmental degradation, failed leaders. Charles Atlas: ‘The Waning of Justice’ 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z But Burns took up the subject of the psychic plight of the 20th-century gay aesthete in a letter to that favored acolyte and former student, David MacMackin. Books of The Times: David Margolick’s ‘Dreadful’ Explores a Gay Novelist’s Anguish 2013-07-31T21:30:19Z Where “Tron” imagined the plight of a human suddenly reduced to a ghost in the machine, “Blade Runner” featured robots who yearned more than anything to be flesh and blood. Five Sci-Fi Classics, One Summer: How 1982 Shaped Our Present 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Aniston expressed similar equanimity when asked whether she saw any parallels between her character's plight and her own life as a celebrity. Leonard's death 'a cruel joke' 2013-09-15T10:22:46Z Oscar winner and Hollywood heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio visited a cafe in Edinburgh, Scotland on Thursday to raise awareness of the plight of homelessness. Leonardo DiCaprio lunches in Edinburgh to support the homeless 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z “Flight” was inspired by the plight of Iranian refugee Mehran Karimi Nasseri, who, as a result of losing his passport, resided for nearly 18 years in a departure lounge at Charles de Gaulle Airport. How Seattle Opera came to film its newest production at the Museum of Flight 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z He was one of the first to raise the plight of the red kite, since so triumphantly reversed, and to fight Margaret Thatcher's short-sighted plan to axe the Soil Survey of England and Wales. Bill Condry's legacy lives on at Festival of Nature Writing 2010-10-22T15:07:00Z And yet, Mohammed still wonders about his plight and that of his fellow Syrians. What happened to the Syrian boy in the Pope Francis’s children’s book? 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z It sums up the “millennial plight” better than anything I’ve seen on TV or read in fiction. Simon Rich: By the Book 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z In Colbert's appearance, there was profit to be made from the public, taxpayer-funded forum on one of the nation's weightiest issues, the plight of migrant workers. Colbert sparks debate about 'expert' celebrities 2010-09-28T11:16:00Z I’m always getting furious at exposés: how food isn’t getting to the African children, or waste in the Pentagon, the plight of Afghan women — you name it. Diane Johnson Wishes More Authors Would Write About Friendship 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Even though Ms. Murad says she just wants to return to her past life as a “village girl,” she persists because she sees nothing being done about the plight of her community. These Movies Haunted Me at the Human Rights Watch Festival 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z And until now, no film has given nearly enough attention to the plight of mothers changing the sheets of their pubescent sons. Kristen Wiig: The Anti-Comedian 2011-05-02T14:10:00Z The efforts of public officials to provide job training and transportation that might have mitigated their plights were minimal and episodic. A New Look at the New Deal’s Legacy of Public Housing 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Though some Twitter users voiced sympathy for Williams’ plight, others were more skeptical of the woman’s version of events. American Airlines passenger claims man assaulted her by continuously punching seat 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z In conversation with TIME, Offerman talks about the eye-opening experience of moving from a small town to the big city, what feminism means to him and the plight of the American meat eater. Nick Offerman on Gumption, Feminism and Getting Along 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z “It forces you to think about the plight of others,” she said, “while you’re going off onto your glamorous weekend in the Hamptons.” The French Artist JR Brightens the Montauk Highway 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Venezuela's deputy foreign minister told Reuters on Thursday that Chavez brought up the case with his Iranian ally Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after being alerted to the Americans' plight by friends in U.S. "intellectual circles." Actor Sean Penn worked to get Americans from Iran 2011-09-23T18:35:49Z Recent worldwide interest in the plight of the reef is cause for hope, Ridley says. Post-fire Australia will provide travelers with more opportunities for ‘restorative tourism’ 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z The effect draws us further into Medea’s plight, rendering us therapists or co-conspirators — or perhaps both. On London Stages, Finding Something Fresh in Tragedy 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z This is the plight of architecturally significant houses when they hit the open market. Can Vanna Venturi House and other landmark homes survive the test of new owners? 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z The plight of Number Six is the plight of anyone who seeks to more frequently look inward rather than exclusively outward in what we still call our culture, for lack of a better term. “Who is Number One?” asks “The Prisoner” 50 years later 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z Only once she’s established her plight as an adult does Goetsch reach back into her memories to color in her transition. Three Memoirs That Re-examine Challenges in Life and Identity 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, a series of messages stuffed inside rubber ducks are washed up on British beaches, revealing the plight of a group of refugees trapped on a makeshift raft. Crime novels roundup 2010-05-14T23:28:00Z In a response that Spotify published on its blog after Big Machine's action, the company defended its model as it too invoked fans and the plight of the artist. Taylor Swift and Daniel Ek debate Spotify: What's a fan to do? 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z Rural economic plight looms large as the play explores the ugly collision of urban elitism and middle America stereotypes. Brandon McCoy’s ‘West By God’ stands tall at the divide of rural and urban America 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z The sheep's plight was ready matter for human sympathy, and I saw a connection there between speech and politics that would never go away. It's a dog's life 2010-04-30T23:10:00Z Midge can be pretty self-centered and she's a little bit blind to the plight of those around her, especially where she's maybe contributed to it. Rachel Brosnahan thought she was bad at comedy until "Maisel" came along 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z As it is, the mid-1970s set and costumes designed by Katie Bellman for this production have an almost anthropological specificity, which makes you take the characters and their plights more literally than Gems probably intended. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Change in the Air 2013-07-12T16:58:10Z The schedule also includes four world premieres, their themes ranging from the plight of immigrants to tradition as a source of both tension and opportunity. Italian Dance: Tradition and Immigration 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z A recurring motif is a voice-over reading from a self-help book, “Letting Go With Love,” which compares the enabling relative’s plight to a person who repeatedly boards a boat he knows is bound to sink. Comic Performers Play It Dark in Netflix Movies 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Adopted by the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements, the plight of Offred became a symbol of resistance, with the handmaids’ uniform co-opted by protesters at courthouses, on marches and in Hollywood itself. Don Draper, Eleven, Selina Meyer lead AP roles of the decade 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Brandling's story of his travels in Germany and commissioning the automaton from a mysterious German clockmaker are less compelling, but it adds texture to the plight of the novel's central character. 'The Chemistry of Tears': the mournful mechanics of a broken heart 2012-05-16T18:45:09Z But here the plight of the characters and our vocal qualities seemed to be in line. Bryan Cranston: ‘I’m a mutt. I relate to that. It’s what I am’ 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z Having witnessed her plight and the plea for help, we were all surprised when the next shots of her showed a healthy and happy little girl. Reader voices: Fans have ideas for 'American Idol' producers 2010-04-22T21:25:00Z A measured drone accelerates and keeps accelerating toward a wailing psychedelia, as Joe Casey grumbles and barks his thoughts on the plight of the next generation: “Good luck with the mess I left.” The 54 Best Songs of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z But according to Politico, some are hoping that the attention Oliver’s brought to the plight of chicken farmers may result in actual reform. How John Oliver’s poultry rant could actually bring about reform for chicken farmers 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z Another documentary maker, Zhao Liang, made the 2009 film "Petition," which documents the plight of China's so-called "petitioners" - regular citizens who descend on Beijing to seek justice for wrongdoing by local officials. China documentary directors say they enjoy freedom 2011-07-02T13:16:05Z Delbanco chose to focus his account on fugitive slaves because their plight, he says, “exposed the idea of the ‘united’ states as a lie.” How Fugitive Slaves Exposed the Idea of the ‘United’ States as a Lie 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z “When They See Us,” the searing TV series on the plight of the Central Park Five got no nods despite critical acclaim. Golden snubs and surprises, including no love for ‘Cats’ 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z The special traces their plight from their entrapment to the last rescue, 18 days later. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Operation Thai Cave Rescue’ and Jim Jefferies 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Most war poets focussed on what they saw around them: the plight of the English infantry on the Western Front. When Rudyard Kipling’s Son Went Missing 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z In these chapters, it is revealed that Pi’s fantastic plight does indeed have a political origin. How “Life of Pi” anticipated 9/11 2013-04-28T19:00:00Z The film attempts to hammer home some serious messages – the plight of Sri Lankan factory workers at the bottom of the supply chains; the refugee crisis; our own complicity. David Mitchell: ‘I see myself as a coward’ 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z She is also a prophetic storyteller who magically prefigures the plight of her one schoolroom champion, the aptly named Miss Honey. Matilda ? review 2010-12-10T00:06:00Z This chapter adds fresh context to every episode leading up to it, helping us to appreciate that Ruth’s plight is more profound than just contending with the disease destroying her faculties. The 10 best TV episodes of 2018: A highly subjective list 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Others are worried about the plight of bumblebees — about half the species in North America seem to be in some decline, and a few are on the precipice of extinction. Bee enthusiasts of all stripes flock to Washington amid pollinator concerns 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z Mzava’s story represents the plight of many rural women in Tanzania who, despite shouldering the bulk of family responsibilities, end up with nothing if they divorce or their spouses die. Tanzania's proposed constitution empowers women to own land 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z The London photographer is publicizing the plight of these sleek hunting dogs, who are often killed or discarded once they’re considered too old to be useful. In the galleries: Nature’s serenity 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z That’s a lot to unravel, and the three episodes available for review only begin the process, using Rachel’s plight as a mechanism to start bringing the characters together. Review: ‘Titans’ Keeps Things Dark in the DC Universe 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z And no matter what my plight of the day might be, I was sure to be drunk. “I think I remember saying no”: The sexual assaults were harder to get over than my drinking 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z We get too little character development to be invested in the story and barely a glimpse at the horrific plight of enslaved people. 'Freedom' can't overcome forced parallel setup 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z “We Are” sets Vietnamese lore against contemporary vignettes as it attempts to communicate the plight of women suffering through forced labor and marriages. | 'We Are': Illuminating Voices of Vietnamese Women 2011-03-21T21:34:22Z Yet the volunteers whom Betty Anne persuaded to address Kenny's plight had a huge backlog to deal with, and no time to touch cases where a DNA magic bullet couldn't be readily conjured up. Do you have the courage of Conviction to fight miscarriages of justice? 2011-01-17T15:49:38Z In the film, Woods politely objects to Biko's message, and Biko responds with a gentle sermon on the plight of black South Africans. Cry Freedom: Richard Attenborough makes a Mandela of Steve Biko 2010-06-10T10:07:00Z In a conversation published in Essence magazine in 1984, Audre Lorde and James Baldwin engaged in an impassioned debate centered on the plight of black people living under the weight of racism in America. A Memoir of Black Life in the ‘Other America’ 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z This is the plight of many Black women who work to foster change not only themselves but for future generations. Kamala Harris names herself and seeks redemption, empowering so many of us to do the same 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Grove, now 40, began following Cooper up and down Chicago's streets late at night, the homeless man speaking poignantly and forthrightly about his life, his plight and his art. The jazz singer: Telling a tragic tale on film 2011-02-21T14:21:00Z Until recently, the plight of the nearly 750,000 Germans who fled East Prussia in the last days of World War II remained a taboo subject in fiction. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z This, of course, is the plight on “Under the Dome,” the CBS hit returning for its second season June 30. Summer TV: It should come with danger warnings 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z It’s like a downbeat version of The Bucket List, and she never mentions her plight to a soul. How Hollywood has learned to embrace the realities of death in film 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z Patrice Nganang, a Cameroonian writer who has been arrested and detained for criticizing the government in his work, said there is no book that examines the plight of Anglophone people in the country. Imbolo Mbue Has Been Working Toward This Moment 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z In the text - which announces that his commanders are evacuating Moscow - Napoleon laments his army's plight, asking for assistance to replenish his forces and the ravaged cavalry, which saw thousands of horses die. Napoleon's secret coded Kremlin letter on sale 2012-11-30T05:03:19Z The final episode is the series' most somber, focusing solely on the plight of Korey, played by Jerome through the entire series. "When They See Us" demands we see the boys damaged by the Central Park jogger case 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z It’s therefore much easier for a 25-year-old living in 2023 to romanticize the less technical, more individual plight of Snoopy as the WWI Flying Ace and his nemesis, the Red Baron, as a duel scene. Snoopy is the true star of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Her plight is a chance for him to prove his bravery. ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Review: The Third Reich Wasn’t All Fun and Games 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z The powerfully undiluted realism of the characters and their plight? Teen book club: what makes The Fault in our Stars so good? 2013-01-25T12:00:00Z The movie was my chance to add much-needed nuance and complexity to the fashionable genre of international films on the plight of Afghan women. Arabic dress and Iranian accents ? Hollywood's take on Afghan women 2011-02-12T10:59:00Z It’s only natural to feel compassion for the soldiers’ desperate plight, but the flights into surrealism tend to temper that response, since they pluck us out of the harsh reality the men are facing. Review: ‘Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, America, Kuwait,’ as Grim as It Is Cryptic 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z An attempt to link Fury’s experience of racism and exclusion with the plight of the homeless, persecuted Skrulls doesn’t add anything worth noting, at least in the early going. ‘Secret Invasion’ Review: Marvel Welcomes Back Samuel L. Jackson 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z And, probably, most viewers continued to be moved when she justified her decades of zip-lipped, keep-'em- guessing, identity-dodging by appealing for us to sympathise with her plight. Jodie Foster's 'coming out' speech was glorious – but something bothered me 2013-01-15T11:34:51Z Perhaps, he adds, the US establishment was reluctant to admit to a foreign influence, especially when its focus on societal ills and the plight of the working class came with connotations of socialism and communism. Sleazy bosses, exploited barmaids: US cinema finally discovers the left behinds 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z After all, you don't go lightly comparing the plight of women in developing countries today with slavery or, by implication, the Holocaust. Half the Sky: how the trafficking of women today is on a par with genocide 2010-08-18T23:05:00Z In the recent past, the company plunged “Lincoln” into the fracas over partisanship, used “The Help” to highlight the plight of domestic workers and made “Promised Land” as a call for environmental action. Cesar Chavez Film to Avoid Immigration Debate 2013-06-12T22:36:36Z In their latest collaboration, the pair examine the plight of working-class Americans. The 10 books to read in January 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z Ms. Marsh, a former managing editor for The New Republic, explores the plight of refugees in Europe in this novel, which will be published by Putnam children’s division. Reading, Writing and Refugees 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z "Gennie also raps about how the land is being destroyed by mining, the plights of domestic violence, the lack of support single mothers get from the state," Binks said. Think bling as Mongolian youth rap away their cares 2013-03-04T03:50:38Z Salter, a former mayor and perpetual politician, is doing his best to publicize the hospital’s plight and has brought in a documentary crew to film the older patients, singing happily in their resident choir. Review: Song Trumps Senility in the Angry ‘Allelujah!’ 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z The book opens with the title piece, a skillful portrait of the Paterson, N.J., silk strike of 1913 and the plight of several workers who struggled in the face of economic and political oppression. The best poetry books for January take on race, current events, love and loss 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z That seems like an intolerable delay for such a celebrated book, but America’s fresh spasm of xenophobia makes this devastating story about the plight of immigrants all the more relevant right now. ‘The Year of the Runaways’ review: ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ for the 21st century 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z The respective imperatives—and plights—of Mary and Elizabeth are dramatic because they ring true in their essence, factual liberties notwithstanding, and in their contemporary resonance. ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ Review: Royalty Minus Majesty 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z The first act occurs in Chmielowski’s studio as he becomes aware of the plight of Krakow’s poor. Theater Review: ‘Our God’s Brother,’ by the Future Pope John Paul II 2014-04-18T22:24:02Z “I do have a lot of stories I want to tell because I feel like the world is broken,” he said, citing gun violence and the plight of women worldwide. Apologetic Nate Parker returns with police violence drama 'American... 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z “On a good day, this place would be packed,” Mr. Sang said on a recent afternoon, holding back tears as he described the plight of the store, which was nearly empty. Front Row: A Rehabilitation That May Prove Fatal 2011-06-29T21:00:57Z How does this time and the writing of your memoir lead you to think about the current plight of the trans community and the future? "Sissy" author Jacob Tobia says we all have "a coming-of-gender story" 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z Winningham sings, and in light of Elizabeth’s plight — a woman with a mind disordered by grief — the words have a coincidental authority. Review | With Dylan songbook, ‘Girl From North Country’ is a triumph 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Swain said she agreed with that, if not Colbert's testimony or the Democrats' approach to the plight of migrant workers. Colbert sparks debate about 'expert' celebrities 2010-09-28T11:16:00Z They fly on private jets, employ focus groups, hire a videographer from National Geographic to convey the neighbors’ plight. When Thousands of Hogs Are Your Neighbors 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z The series, called "For Arabella," showcases the plights of breaking out of a toxic relationship via a collection of emotional and provocative photos. The 8 most horrifying Armie Hammer docuseries revelations from "House of Hammer" 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z But the show hasn’t succeeded in putting her plight in any larger dramatic context that would help us feel something; it hasn’t really tried. ‘A Very British Scandal’ Review: Claire Foy Gives Up the Crown 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Presenter and military historian Saul David focused on a little-known chapter of second world war history: the plight of those left in France or sent there to represent Britain after Dunkirk. How the Rest Got Home 2010-06-03T06:59:00Z But we are not here to lament the plight of the female academic; we are here to talk about Joseph Epstein and Jill Biden. Perspective | The Wall Street Journal column about Jill Biden is worse than you thought 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z He has his own plight: A 53-year-old widower, he’s lonely and depressed by his “change of life.” Theater Review: ‘Middle of the Night,’ a Paddy Chayefsky Play 2014-02-28T21:32:21Z It refers to Mr. Gaba’s own experience but also draws attention to the plight of the displaced and the way nations and borders can restrict the movements of people. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Assaf often sings about the plight of Palestinian refugees and those imprisoned by Israel. Politics commandeer stage in Mideast TV contest 2013-05-12T18:29:08Z A wide-ranging group of experts who support Egypt’s bid for restrictions, among them historians, archaeologists, cultural heritage lawyers and security consultants, met with Dr. Ali at his embassy on Wednesday to discuss Egypt’s plight. Egypt Asks U.S. to Impose Sharp Curbs on Importing of Antiquities 2014-03-14T22:09:51Z “Cow,” the first documentary feature by the British filmmaker Andrea Arnold, captures the plight of industrial dairy cows by zeroing in on the life and times of one, Luma, up till her unceremonious demise. ‘Cow’ Review: Dairy Cogs in the Machine 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z While it provides no road map toward redemption, "Detroit" is a grim portrayal of the plight of one American city and sounds an alarm bell for others. Review: `Autopsy' takes grim look at Detroit 2013-02-11T14:04:09Z When she returns to her home town, she says, even her divorced friends sympathize with her “bitter plight,” though she is a well-travelled artist and activist with exhibits, friends, and fans around the world. Listening to Ordinary Russians by Drawing Them One by One 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z It’s appropriate, because the CW comedy’s characters, who use a varied array of tunes to describe their emotional plights, now and then unleash song-and-dance numbers that pay tribute to Hollywood’s golden age of big-screen musicals. ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Plans ‘Our Version of a Happy Ending’ 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z But the actors said they saw in the work classic themes the director has explored in Westerns and other movies — masculinity, loyalty, the unique plight of the outsider. For Clint Eastwood's 'Jersey Boys,' a journey worthy of its subjects 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z But such is his ebullient charm — and Mr. Harmon’s depiction of his character’s plight — that we in the audience wouldn’t want Jordan to be anyone, or anything, but himself. Review: In ‘Significant Other,’ a Young Man Pines as His Pals Pair Off 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Their case leans somewhat heavily on the plight of salmon, and the oddly casual voice-over is misjudged. Movie Review: ‘DamNation,’ a Documentary, Wants Nature Left Alone 2014-05-08T22:45:18Z The plight of livestock animals has been compared to Holocaust victims; captive whales at SeaWorld have been likened to chattel slaves. A Black Legacy, Wrapped Up in Fur 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z The "nowhere" and "here" sum up the prodigal's plight in a nicely judged, appropriately awkward collision. What Long Miles by Kona Macphee – review 2013-07-28T08:30:00Z There’s trauma accompanied the apocalypse, but it’s mostly stuffed into the background so that Phil’s plight can be mined for comedy. “Last Man On Earth”: Will Forte’s boorish bro-meets-whiny Nice Guy is the hero we love to hate 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Although not a perfect film, "A World Not Ours" does turn faceless statistics about the plight of refugees into an immediate human tragedy. Ugly realities of refugee camp fills 'A World Not Ours' 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z But it’s to Marra’s credit that each parallel, echo and correspondence deepens our sympathy for his characters and their plight. Dissidents reemerge in ‘The Tsar of Love and Techno’ 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z More quietly, there is the plight of Victorian paupers, starving to save pennies for something better than the workhouse pit or the dissecting table. Dust to dust 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Perhaps Vanya’s plight reminds him of his own, or perhaps the demands of acting are too much to bear. One Indelible Scene: When the Show Must Go on in ‘Drive My Car’ 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z “The drama of Agee’s vexed relationship to the possibility of moral failure,” Jamison writes, “more than the plight of the families themselves, is the closest thing to a plot that his book ever attempts.” Leslie Jamison and the Anxiety of Authorship 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z And its recurring meditation on the plight of minorities in show business sounds very much like the diversity conversation happening today throughout the entertainment industry. Still a singular sensation: 'A Chorus Line' at the Hollywood Bowl 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z And the play is infused with a gritty, tragic awareness of his own underprivileged background, and the plight of his peers who've been abandoned, imprisoned and unemployed in numbers far greater than their white counterparts. Review: 'The Brothers Size' at Seattle Rep, wrestles with the passions, the perils of brotherhood 2011-02-10T21:57:04Z Even those sympathetic to the plight of the Palestinians should be annoyed by the black-and-white view here. Toronto Film Festival: 10 Films to Talk About 2010-09-19T13:55:00Z Blanchett, who called their plight “a terrible situation” was asked it that would alter the way their films are judged. MeToo will not sway Cannes film contest, says jury head Blanchett 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z With her new business, Ms. Zak would seek to solve the plight of bra shopping, which often involves fluorescent lighting, three-way mirrors and a mess of straps and hangers. A New Vision of Lingerie: Men Not Required 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z He sees Woodruff as someone who does more than run a foundation, but as someone who understands the plight of wounded veterans. Veterans’ fundraiser draws Bruce Springsteen and Jon Stewart 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z Emma's self-destructive pattern of desiring the inaccessible and the "permanent dissatisfaction with your plight is a very modern syndrome," said Barthes. 'Madame Bovary' returns to speak to modern condition in two distinct films 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z None of these well-informed women came to this book naive — or unconcerned — about the alarming plight of the poor in America. Perspective | Feeling discouraged about the state of the world? Drop in on a book club. 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z As a grown woman, she goes through an assortment of jobs and lovers, covers the plight of women in Pakistan as a war photographer and becomes a single mother. Review: In ‘Joan,’ a Photographer Tries to Focus Her Past 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z It is also suffused with emotion, particularly when Mr. Vines pleads with viewers to consider the plight of the modern gay Christian, who is effectively forced into celibacy. Matthew Vines Won’t Rest in Defending Gay Christians 2012-09-14T22:53:06Z She wanted to tackle a subject that she could relate to - the plight of the American teen. A young Coppola plumbs James Franco's teenage tales in 'Palo Alto' 2014-05-08T21:28:17Z Whether addressing homelessness or domestic abuse or the plight of child warriors in Northern Uganda, many of the pieces the dancers perform offer a sentimental experience for viewers. Fox’s populist dance spectacle 2012-09-18T18:08:00Z “In doing so, they’ll begin to learn about the truth of the Holocaust and the plight of Jewish people and the plight of all ‘others,’” Weil said. Nazi cautionary dramas wade into political, factual disputes 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Although the plight of starving Irishmen may be unimaginable to us today, the centuries have done nothing to mute Swift’s savage indignation. Perspective | Ghosthunters, grabbers and grifters: What would Jonathan Swift say of our times? 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z The enormity of his plight, the existential dread, will flow from the vast loneliness of the landscape, they agreed. ‘The Martian’ Author Andy Weir Brings His Nerd Thriller Into the Mainstream 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z He also hopes more people will learn about the plight of honeybees and admire and appreciate them instead of fear them. On a D.C. rooftop, a scientist and his students look to solve bee mystery 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z He then mentions the current plight of the Dreamers and other long-term undocumented immigrants in the United States. Letters to the Editor 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z McElmore can be misogynistic and racist, but expresses deep concern for the plight of African-Americans and counts many women as his dearest friends. Brian Reed went to “S-Town;” all he brought back was this profound and unforgettable story 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z The plight of the Chilean miners shows up in the flame of a burning candle set in a barrel weighted by stones and sand. | The Frieze Art Fair: Salvage Instinct 2010-10-15T20:02:00Z These harsh lives are real; the reader can’t help but recognise the losers of the Celtic miracle as both damaged and fully aware of their plight: “savagely articulate”, in one reviewer’s words. Irish charm 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Is it moral to stop and consider the plight of an elephant or a puffin as human refugees flee their homes? 2 Literary Novels Find the Poetry in Animal Rescue 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Liao released a recording of the call in the hope of calling attention to Liu’s plight. The Widow of a Nobel-Winning Chinese Dissident Rebuilds Her Career as an Artist 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z "I wanted to make it an endless plight ... of the Marines trying to take the hill over and over and over," Olsen says. Vets preserve memories of war with their own art 2012-11-10T17:08:10Z It reminds one, however, of the plight of refugees fleeing oppressors today. Art Created 100 Years Apart, Linked by Trauma, Offers Solace 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z It's firmly focused on the plight of a British family, separated by the disaster. This week's new films 2013-01-05T00:06:04Z "I just felt this real emotional reaction to Merrick's plight, to how he was able to be so positive and joyful, and saw the goodness in stuff when he was afflicted with this disorder." Bradley Cooper on 'American Sniper': Chris Kyle 'didn't really leave me' 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Tolins' play is very amusing on the subject of Los Angeles and the plight of actors waiting for their big break. 'Buyer & Cellar' is a pleasant, fond sendup of Streisand 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z “His passion was to rediscover, document and champion through his images the plight of all Americans but most especially that of Asian and Pacific Islanders,” his family said. Corky Lee, known for photographing Asian America, dies at 73 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Ms. Kraemer has talked to many of her customers, and understands their plight. For Farmers of Wine Grapes, the Pandemic Sows Doubts 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z Eleanor Fletcher was growing increasingly concerned about the plight of the local wildlife, especially the hatchlings. At a South Florida hospital, heroes for the half-shell 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Some of X’s pretentiousness — she is given to statements like “To be rebellious and to distrust rebellion is the plight of the tragic artist” — bleeds over into the book itself. ‘Biography of X’ Rewrites a Life Story and an American Century 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Ms. Stafford took great pride in that Observer feature, she said, especially because the paper subsequently “sent a journalist to Tunisia to write a story on the refugees, which drew further attention to their plight.” From Einstein to Couture, This 96-Year-Old Captured It All 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Some artists around the world have covered it verbatim in Persian, including one in Ukraine who said she sang it to highlight the plight of the Iranian people. ‘Baraye,’ the Anthem of Iran’s Protest Movement, Wins a Grammy 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z He plans to shoot a 3D "experiential" documentary about the plight of the region's people and their battle against Belo Monte. James Cameron plans Avatar 2 training trip to Brazilian rainforest 2011-03-28T11:29:51Z In her long lost roommate, Eleven found someone who truly understood her plight, but she's a questionable role model. Our Biggest Questions After the 'Stranger Things' Season 2 Finale 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z Much of the attention in trafficking cases focuses on victims forced into commercial sex work, and the plight of people forced to commit crimes has been largely overlooked, experts say. Trafficking victims in Europe forced into life of crime 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z It appears that he initially saw the plight of the Pakistan acid victims as a challenge commensurate with his considerable surgical skills. TV review: Saving Face: True Stories; Funny Business 2013-01-16T23:10:01Z Söderbaum later bemoaned her plight: always having to play “despondent women who ended up invariably in the sea or the swamp”, instead of being allowed to star in a jolly comedy. The 'Nazi Marilyn Monroe': Goebbels had very nice eyes – but he was a devil! 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z His mission is not just to tell the world about the plight of Syria’s rebel forces, but also to raise money, which the rebels use to buy more of whatever they might need. Desperate for health care in Myanmar 2012-06-22T14:06:00Z In one unusual number incorporating diverse sentiments, Guido sings of Gemma’s plight while the chorus, ignoring him, eagerly reacts to news of French victories led by Joan of Arc. Opera Review: Donizetti's Birthplace Revives His Bel Canto Gem,' Gemma Di Vergi' 2011-09-20T12:00:07Z I cannot remember any minister expressing concern for the plight of those about to lose a significant part of their already low income. Letters: Politics and propaganda on the screen 2013-01-18T21:00:13Z Maybe it’s because the show never really commits to the soldier’s plight. ‘Feather Gatherers’ Gives a Twist to a Russian Folk Tale 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z I highly recommend his documentary, "The Agronomist", which was in line with his love and passion for Haiti, its art, people and plight. Jonathan Demme, Oscar-Winning Director, Is Dead at 73 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z “A Dangerous Crossing” is the fifth novel in the series, and it tackles a timely subject: the plight of Syrian refugees. Review | A Muslim detective takes on hate crimes and other evils 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z Coxe spoke of Reuben’s plight, arrested and charged, held for eight months and denounced before the community. Francis Scott Key on trial 2012-07-04T11:30:00Z That is the plight of Terry, whose husband, Jeffrey, an artist, died as a result of a car crash. ‘Mr. Parker’ Review: Starting Over 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z The pair vacillated most, they said, on a scene at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, where there are at least elliptical connections made between Hazel’s plight and that of the famous Holocaust victim. 'The Fault in Our Stars'' unique challenge 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z The writer doesn’t want his reader to miss that the animal’s plight is no different from the migrant’s. Review | With ‘Gun Island,’ Amitav Ghosh turns global crises into engaging fiction 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z It’s an exploration of his Bangladeshi identity and the plight of other colonized people. Review | Akram Khan delivers a powerful indictment of war in ‘Xenos’ at the Kennedy Center 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z She blames patriarchy for her dissatisfaction, likening her plight to the oppression depicted in feminist horror stories like “The Yellow Wallpaper.” A Novel of Domesticity and Its Discontents, London-Style 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Tiger Wars was concerned largely with the plight of the endangered tiger in the modern world, as the characters fought to save a few of the animals from profit-hungry poachers. Steve Backshall: 'The big predators would run down Usain Bolt without even thinking about it. Your only chance is to stand your ground' 2013-07-17T11:36:16Z Political activists, too, complained that the glitzy spectacle had little to do with the Palestinian plight. Palestinian 'Arab Idol' victory unleashes rare outburst of joy 2013-06-22T23:28:17Z Determined that their story not die with them, he fictionalized their plight in "The Twenty-Seventh Man," the short story that led his 1999 award-winning debut collection, "For the Relief of Unbearable Urges." Writer Nathan Englander's avenging pen 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Every time it looks like the film might be showing some compassion toward his loneliness, he turns around and does something vile to remind us that his plight is almost entirely of his own creation. Forget Joker: here's the film you should see about an extremist loner 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z But Margaret’s plight is overshadowed by a crisis involving the family of her housekeeper, whose daughter, Helen, gets caught in a deadly heresy controversy. ‘The Golden Legend,’ by Nadeem Aslam, follows an imperiled widow in Pakistan 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z The United Methodist Church in Claremont, about 30 miles east of Los Angeles, built the display last weekend to draw attention to the plight of migrants and refugees in the United States. Church nativity scene depicts Holy Family as caged refugees 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Nelson may be especially sensitive to the plight of a Democratic senator standing athwart major policy. One year of ‘President Manchin’: For the Democratic agenda, all roads go through West Virginia 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z And the plight of the hundreds who've camped out in the drizzle for up to 72 hours to mourn him. Close up: Saying goodbye to Harry Potter 2011-07-07T15:00:06Z “Dying to Survive” features a struggling shopkeeper who imports cheap Indian drugs banned by Chinese authorities to earn a quick buck, but soon finds himself sympathizing with patients’ plight, and risking everything to help them. Cancer drug movie strikes nerve in China, becomes box-office hit 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z The main theme is the plight of the refugee seeking asylum. 2010-01-08T04:33:00Z In the key role of the childless Baker, Mark Hadfield has yet to communicate the warmth that would draw us into the plight of so eventually bereft a man. Review: Playing Sondheim in the Woods 2010-08-24T16:00:00Z It was what behavioral scientists call the “identifiable victim effect” — the human tendency to respond more empathetically to the plight of a single individual, rather than a large group. How to raise kinder, less entitled kids (according to science) 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Her plight reminded me a little of the Todd Haynes movie “Safe.” This Week in Fiction: Alix Ohlin on the Casual but Genuine Intimacy of Social Media 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z Now in her mid-50s, she understands a thing or two about the plight of menopausal women, some of whom have an acute sense of losing themselves, of their diminishing social value and relevancy. Rosie Perez Hates Flying, but She Soared in ‘The Flight Attendant’ 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z Gratz weaves together three separate stories of refugees on the run, finding the ingredients of a taut thriller in all of them while reminding us of the universality of refugees’ plight. Notable Children’s Books of 2017 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z The music that actually is new — that purports to find direct inspiration in either the righteousness of the demonstrators or the plight of the 99 percent — is generally unimaginative, hokey, disappointingly safe. Trust me on this: The Beatles’ “Let It Be” 2012-05-29T22:30:00Z Clooney is a strong advocate for human rights, leading several campaigns to bring attention to the plight of refugees in Darfur, Sudan. Venice becomes Hollywood on the Adriatic for Clooney wedding 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z After their arrest, protests from cultural figures around the world, including Susan Sontag and Jean-Paul Sartre, focused attention on their plight, and they were released but expelled from the country. Judith Malina, Founder of the Living Theater, Dies at 88 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z Kipling argued with Roosevelt about the plight of the American Indians; he could not square their fate with the city on the hill. Taking Another Look at the Author of ‘The White Man’s Burden’ 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z This has the curious effect of making one wonder if her plight in the first book was really all that dire, and whether one’s sympathy for her was misplaced. Whatever Happened to Isabel Archer? ‘Mrs. Osmond’ Picks Up Where Henry James Left Off 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z In September 2015, Los Angeles elected officials said they would devote up to $100 million to address the plight of the homeless, and voters may be asked to approve a $1-billion funding measure this fall. What police are doing right (and wrong) with the homeless in downtown L.A. 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z It was, in fact, the identical plight of the first case study in “Mastering the Art of Quitting,” a lawyer named Jennifer who wasted months trying to please a hostile new boss. Books Of Style: Books Offer Career Advice, and Tips on How to Quit and Find a New Job 2013-12-27T21:44:04Z Mr. McGruder’s biting sendups of African-American cultural figures like R. Kelly and Tyler Perry and subjects like snitching, racial self-hatred and the plight of Hurricane Katrina refugees were sometimes controversial and regularly hilarious. Critic’s Notebook: Back to ‘The Boondocks,’ Minus Its Creator’s Touch 2014-04-20T21:59:13Z The plight of a newly hatched sea turtle in Costa Rica gets a D-Day spin. Television Review: ‘North America,’ a Discovery Channel Nature Series 2013-05-17T22:47:13Z Elaine and her husband Charles heard of Michaela’s plight while adopting another daughter and decided to bring both of them home. First Position: A Documentary That Stays On Point 2012-05-03T10:45:09Z |
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