| 单词 | present-day |
| 例句 | This was intriguing to me, but did not seem particularly relevant to present-day South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At that time the last Ice Age was drawing to a close in Europe, and the climate between the Alps and Scandinavia resembled that of present-day Siberia or Alaska. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Since Neanderthals and Denisovans contributed only a small amount of DNA to our present-day genome, it is impossible to speak of a ‘merger’ between Sapiens and other human species. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, our present-day knowledge will prove to be incomplete and limited in the eyes of future generations; we cannot even begin to guess what will one day be known. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They overwhelmed the forts at present-day Detroit and Dearborn and drove thousands of squatters from settlements all over Illinois and Indiana territories. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z But he drove a hard bargain, demanding that the main Onondaga village, now buried under the present-day city of Syracuse, New York, become the headquarters for the confederacy. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He was inside a memory, and this was not the present-day Dumbledore. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z And while it is true that many families are descended from contract colonists not unlike the present-day braceros, all hold to the dream of the longhorn steer and the unfenced horizon. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, just north of Richmond Hill, near present-day Wall Street, Hamilton was boarding a small skiff with two oarsmen, his physician, Dr. David Hosack, and his own loyal associate Nathaniel Pendleton. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Their civilization was initially centered in what is now northern Guatemala and in Tabasco, a state in present-day Mexico. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Both schools of thought are castles in the air, connected to the ground by the thin strings of meagre archaeological remains and anthropological observations of present-day foragers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And thanks to this system, zero finally appeared in the East, in the Fertile Crescent of present-day Iraq. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The flourishing field of evolutionary psychology argues that many of our present-day social and psychological characteristics were shaped during this long pre-agricultural era. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The subsidiary reason is that the Party member, like the proletarian, tolerates present-day conditions partly because he has no standards of comparison. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z At this point, the Virginia and North Carolina separatist authorities organized a force that swept through Cherokee towns, driving residents out into present-day middle Tennessee and northern Alabama, where the campaign of extermination continued. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The tanks were defended by nearly as many planes, and about two million soldiers were involved in the fighting—a larger number than the combined populations of present-day Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z They were unfamiliar with present-day South Africa; it was a new-found land for them as well as me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, there were even the present-day accounts of how a man named Onofre Martinez lost his arm, and of how a tiny woman called Ruby Archuleta killed a deer with her bare hands. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It is very unlikely that an object in such a highly elliptical orbit could be rapidly moved into the nearly perfectly circular orbit of present-day Venus. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z More puzzling, at least to present-day eyes, were the equally vehement objections voiced by professional archaeologists and anthropologists, especially those at the Smithsonian Institution, which had established a Bureau of American Ethnology in 1879. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They were more like present-day privileged Western students trawling the developing world and writing blogs about how the world’s poorest people enabled them to broaden their horizons. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z They settled near present-day Chattanooga, Tennessee, near the Chickamauga Creek, and came to be known as the Chickamaugas. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z One interesting theory, given our present-day concerns with global warming, is that the ice ages were caused not by falling temperatures but by warming ones. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z To the present-day eye, he didn’t have much to work with. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z There can be no doubt that the overwhelming majority of present-day Muggles refuse to believe in the magical beasts their ancestors so feared. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The one difference between the present-day office and this one was that it was snowing in the past; bluish flecks were drifting past the window in the dark and building up on the outside ledge. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “It’s not in accord with present-day Mercerian ethics,” he pointed out. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Yet it couldn’t be that long ago . . . the Dumbledore sitting next to him now was silver-haired, just like the present-day Dumbledore. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z There are even a number of present-day human cultures in which collective fatherhood is practised, as for example among the Barí Indians. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no pheasant-shooting proprietors then, to see that the undergrowth was thinned, and not one thousandth part of the number of the present-day timber merchants who prune judiciously at the few remaining woods. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z That Taisin had emotions that the present-day Taisin—the one clutching her cloak to her chest in the King’s palace—couldn’t relate to. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The Muscogee, or Creek, Confederacy included a number of Indigenous nations with homelands that covered much of present-day Georgia, Alabama, and parts of northern Florida. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z There were also choral competitions, with a festival atmosphere and plenty of group choreography - ancient versions, if you like, of the present-day carnivals in Rio de Janeiro, Trinidad and Notting Hill. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “I think that will do,” said the white-haired Dumbledore at Harry’s side, and seconds later, they were soaring weightlessly through darkness once more, before landing squarely in the present-day office. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I wondered when my present-day back-home parents would give up on finding me alive. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Then later, in a present-day sequence, one of the Wilsons’ twin neighbors wears the band’s tee as a cutoff. Reading ‘Us’ Through Its T-shirts 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z The seat of the earls of Pembroke in Wiltshire, Wilton House is a legendary name in English studies of Roman art and has a magic ring to present-day collectors. Auctions: Roman History Leaves a Trail, and Fascination Follows 2011-06-17T11:30:06Z And a detective on the scene of the present-day crimes tells her that he studied her work “back in police school.” Books of The Times: Literature Can Turn Most Lethal 2011-07-06T21:30:34Z The Tavianis' finest film perhaps is Padre Padrone, the true story of a boy escaping from hard-scrabble peasant life in present-day Sardinia to be educated during his military service on the mainland. Caesar Must Die – review 2013-03-03T00:07:05Z “It’s about balancing the original work’s intentions with a story that is maybe more realistic for a present-day audience.” Arts & Leisure: It Ain?t Necessarily ?Porgy? 2011-08-05T15:00:00Z Important details from the 1949 account — the smell of gasoline, the “distant howling” of dogs — resurface in the present-day journey, suggesting that she has filtered the trauma of the past through her own ordeal. Four Social Novels in Translation Consider the World’s Ills 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z And if, by chance, you should happen to miss the echoes of present-day racism in the play, listen to the spectators around you. Review: 9 Brave Students and the Shame of ‘Little Rock’ 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z In present-day patriotic incantations, this is referred to as “American exceptionalism.” An American century of carnage: Measuring violence in a single superpower world 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z It's a memory that still haunts her when she sleeps in present-day Storybrooke. 'Once Upon a Time' recap: Elsa, Emma and the Snow Queen's 'Family Business' 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z The experience of living through war is of particular relevance for present-day audiences accustomed to seeing 24-hour news coverage of conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Why the tale of Achilles and his lover still has the power to move us 2012-06-02T23:06:04Z Some necessary fact checks and analysis on Goodell’s present-day speech, however. The NFL and Roger Goodell aren’t being honest about marijuana 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z For all the Finnish National Ballet’s present-day excellence, these elements were mostly missing from its gala evening. The Finnish National Ballet at 100 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Weil’s parallels of historical atrocities — murder by shower head, medical experimentation, looted Jewish treasures — with the present-day actions of his Nazis and their hunters don’t register as either clever or offensive, they’re just plot points. Review: Al Pacino and Nazis, in Amazon’s ‘Hunters’ 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z What Gael's character does is key to understanding present-day Chile, says Larraín. Cannes 2012: The adman who fought Pinochet with happiness 2012-05-22T09:30:00Z The first half is set in Terezín in the present-day Czech Republic. The Devil's Workshop by Jáchym Topol – review 2013-07-05T15:00:01Z Medieval Syria included all of present-day Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian territories, while medieval Iraq extended about as far north as Tikrit. Iraq and Syria’s Poetic Borders 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z Set in present-day Atlanta, “Last Days” walks a sometimes fuzzy line between heartening fable and realistic, kitchen-sink character drama. Review: The Graying of Samuel L. Jackson 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z This is not the decadent Berlin of the 1920s, nor the home to the present-day underground sex scene. "Berlin, I Love You" won't bring you down 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z But he’s interested in telling a more complicated story, and says he thinks present-day audiences will see that, just as they did in 2014. The Riverside Drive Apartment Where a Broadway Play Was Born 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z It shrugs the task from our present-day shoulders, placing the crushing burden on those who don’t even exist yet. Insidious political cliché alert: Stop saying it’s all about the kids 2014-04-21T22:59:00Z “Outsiders”: A present-day drama set in Appalachia centered on the conflict between an isolated society in the mountains, and the encroaching local town. What You Should Watch This Week if You’re Missing a Favorite Show 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z There is also an interesting end credit sequence that has Herold and others playing Gestapo officers and harassing present-day Germans. "My grandmother went through this hell and I am playing it" 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Any in-depth look at Lear's body of work would undoubtedly uncover a great many more shows that would speak to a present-day audience. Celebrating Norman Lear, progressive architect of the Archie-verse, as he turns 100 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z So it cuts between the 1994 Jasper College class and a present-day reunion of the students, who are summoned back to campus when a copycat killer begins mimicking the murders for which Aldiss was convicted. Books of The Times: Literature Can Turn Most Lethal 2011-07-06T21:30:34Z “All three of those elements were present on the banks of the Rio Grande in present-day Texas more than two decades before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock,” Lewis said. Move over Massachusetts: El Paso claims it beat Plymouth to first Thanksgiving 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Instead of invoking broad philosophical, literary or scientific accomplishments, the later displays are also more attuned to present-day tastes and concerns. Exhibition Review: ‘The Library Re-Imagined,’ at the Huntington 2013-12-20T22:18:50Z But to tamper with the author's words because of the sensibilities of present-day readers is unacceptable. Censoring Mark Twain's 'n-words' is unacceptable 2011-01-05T17:47:51Z With a focus on the outdoors or open-air experiences, these eight parks, heritage centers and exhibits offer fresh opportunities to confront not just the history, but also the present-day realities of Native Americans. Immerse Yourself in Indigenous Culture 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z Because of this, I wonder whether the present-day viewer, once Elliot’s truest friend, is in the right frame of mind to stick with him to the end of this adventure. Unhinged melody: "Mr. Robot" puts a grim holiday bow on its endgame 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z Olson buttresses his argument for Hanford’s significance with historic facts such as these, but also with personal anecdotes and present-day insights. A Forgotten Town at the Center of the Manhattan Project 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Wilson thinks there is indeed a “shortcoming” within the present-day humanities. Real Worlds, Possible Worlds and Fantasy Worlds 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z Unfortunately, all of the present-day distress overshadows the final reveal. In Liane Moriarty’s ‘Truly Madly Guilty,’ the trouble begins at a backyard party 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Duplicating his father’s gorgeous Kodachrome slides of the primordial Pacific Coast, and adding present-day scenes of his parents in New York, Daniel made a mesmerizing video called “My First Wife Stella.” What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Children of Sarajevo – the original title, Djeca, means "children" – is set in the present-day city, in which the ghosts of a terrible past loom all around. Cannes 2012: Children of Sarajevo – review 2012-05-23T17:25:58Z Speckled with present-day politics and musings on global capitalism, “Have a Nice Day” conjures a small-town landscape of pitiless greed. Review: In ‘Have a Nice Day,’ a Follow-the-Money Tale in China 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Their goal, the professors said, is to “complicate the narrative,” to fill in gaps, show African-American people in all their dimensions and place present-day struggles for racial justice in a continuum. Black History Trail Makes 200 Stops Across Massachusetts 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Was it the wit of the name coined by Ms. Noland that made it irresistible to present-day buyers? Auctions: Fortune Smiles on Abstract Art 2011-11-10T12:00:07Z For a start, it must be questionable how far our history really does "define" us as a nation, as opposed to our present-day circumstances, and influences from abroad. Why the new British citizenship test distorts history 2013-01-30T13:00:01Z The forthcoming novel is set in present-day London, according to Viking, and concerns a 26-year-old character described by the publisher only as a “solitary figure.” John le Carré’s Next Novel to Land in 2019 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z We’re all questioning and re-imagining what it means to be Muslim in the 21st century and how to apply Islamic teachings to our present-day lives. Queer and going to the mosque: 'I’ve never felt more Muslim than I do now' 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Cain goes on to call himself a "revolutionary" for the somehow radical act of supporting America, a country with a long history of and present-day very real problem of rampant nationalism. Dean Cain slams “wokeness and anti-American-ism” in new Captain America comic 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z “Of Women and Salt” mines the lives of mothers and daughters across five generations and four countries, from 19th-century Cuba to present-day Miami and Mexico. Gabriela Garcia Remembers the Women Who Helped Make Her a Best Seller 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z It set down roots in present-day Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia and Tanzania and maintained headquarters in Europe and the United States. Art Review: African Art Museum of the SMA Fathers, Tenafly, N.J. 2010-08-19T22:05:00Z Some scholars believe it would have been a region in present-day Yemen, whereas others believe the queen was from Ethiopia. The easy, chocolate-packed cake everyone is baking after watching HBO's new Julia Child series 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z The Man in Black tells the present-day Dolores that the young William did eventually see her again: he found her back in town, placidly repeating her loop. “Westworld” Season One Finale: Violent Ends 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Ms. Thompson said she was struck by how he gave this ancient pictographic symbol a present-day currency. In the Picture: Atlanta, Africa and the Past 2011-07-03T00:28:47Z The emphasis of the present-day protest movements is on inclusion: equal salaries, equal education, the right to marry. 50 Years After Dr. King’s Death, New Lessons for Today 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z But to me that day, the condition of the present-day United States was a distinctly feminine degradation. Modern Love: A Once-Upon-a-Time Romance 2011-03-03T20:37:34Z "The horse fulfilled the present-day functions of the tank, the lorry, the aeroplane and motorized artillery," he writes. 'Russia Against Napoleon': A new book for fans of military history 2010-05-26T23:57:00Z “Just Cause,” which retains chunks of the film’s plot, moves the action to present-day New York. | 'Just Cause' : Young, Aimless and Primed for a Revolution 2011-05-20T23:05:18Z I wonder if present-day Delores has by now been upgraded/downgraded from mechanical to organic? ‘Westworld’ Season 1, Episode 9: You Broke My Mind 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z Financed by Meaher and captained by William Foster, the ship had traveled from Alabama to present-day Benin, where Foster purchased slaves in defiance of federal and international bans on the Atlantic slave trade. A Shipwreck Leads to a Reckoning 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z The documentary “In Balanchine’s Classroom” pairs archival footage from Balanchine’s studio with present-day interviews with the dancers who attended. ‘In Balanchine’s Classroom’ Review: Teaching the Ineffable 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z The Show "Arrow" mixes origin story with present-day mission. | Stephen Amell 2012-11-26T18:30:53Z The Interrupters is a stoic, sadly relevant lesson in prevalent street violence in present-day Chicago. Monkey talk: Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Project Nim 2011-08-11T11:19:38Z While Morris's project might appear idealistic and economically unrealistic, his life may now read as an early warning of our present-day ecological alarm. This week's new art exhibitions 2010-07-09T23:06:00Z “Dougherty’s film recalls America’s present-day anxieties over increasingly intense weather patterns tearing across the country from coast to coast,” culture writer Andy Crump observed in a review in The Week. Godzilla: from radioactive colossus to unlikely climate hero 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z He later settled in Konya, in present-day Turkey, with his family. The Erasure of Islam from the Poetry of Rumi 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z They exist to be present-day hit machines, to be assembled into that thing you like right this at very moment. Fifth Harmony: A reminder of when girl groups dominated the pop landscape 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z A present-day Scooby gang of children investigate ghostly sightings across the city, and their adventures teach them about culture, history, gentrification, joy, music, celebrations, dumplings, puppetry, stewardship. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z “Mutt,” another festival highlight, this one set in present-day New York, follows its heart-stealing title character across a single exceedingly eventful and emotionally fraught day. At New Directors/New Films, See the World Through Perceptive Filmmakers’ Eyes 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Beginning with early gang fashion and going all the way to present-day international runways, it charts how hip-hop fashion initially absorbed what was around it, and then eventually became the inspiration for everyone else. Review: ‘Fresh Dressed’ Follows Hip-Hop From the Streets to the Runway 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The exhibits integrate Holocaust narratives and other accounts of injustice with present-day stories of prejudice. At the Museum of Tolerance, Holding a Mirror to Visitors’ Biases 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z Films and TV series about slavery and the Holocaust may win industry adulation, but it has proved difficult to get celebrities and top decision-makers to acknowledge serious present-day problems that threaten the industry's natural order. Bill Cosby allegations meet with mostly silence in Hollywood 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z Reeling off a list of present-day shows from "Homeland" and "Mad Men" to "Modern Family" and "The New Normal," he observed that "this is the golden age of television." Alda, Lear honored at 40th International Emmys 2012-11-20T12:54:13Z Is this – surpassing Boston Ballet’s 83, Ballet West’s 65 and New York City Ballet’s 55 – a present-day “Nutcracker” record? ArtsBeat: The Nutcracker Chronicles: A Slice of San Francisco 2010-12-22T12:00:38Z It was both a personal and political statement, punctuated by “We are Alive,” which linked the civil rights, labor and immigrant movements across the centuries to the present-day struggles of society’s voiceless. Concert review: Bruce Springsteen at Wrigley Field 2012-09-08T12:25:00Z It was founded in the ninth century by marauding Scandinavians pouring from present-day Sweden into lands largely populated by Finns mixing with Slavs who were slowly arriving from territories west of present-day Russia. Review: The Foundations of Russian Culture and Art 2010-03-05T14:00:00Z Set in present-day Washington, D.C., the story centers on a troubling month for a Jewish family, as three sons grapple with their parents’ crumbling marriage while relatives visit from Israel. Around Town for Sep. 2-8 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z The plot kicks off with the reunion of four women who were part of a hip-hop group in the 1990s, and who hope to stage a present-day comeback. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ and ‘Queens’ 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Does Fonda think that present-day tutting at that casting-couch culture is overdone? Jane Fonda: ‘Plastic surgery bought me a decade’ 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z A riff on the spiritual “Wade in the Water” aligns present-day woes with Black traditions of perseverance. Review: Three Generations Awaiting Justice in ‘Cullud Wattah’ 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z The book is slightly guilty of exaggerating the novelty of present-day advertising techniques. Good at Skipping Ads? No, You’re Not 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z The author starts by writing of his present-day visits to the area that was East Prussia. Books of The Times: ?Forgotten Land? by Max Egremont - Review 2011-12-28T22:10:01Z It went on around the 7th-8th century A.D. in present-day Xinjiang. Turkey Reawakening to Its Vast Iranian Ties 2010-04-23T11:35:00Z Charles McCarry has been writing spy novels since the 1970s, and like just a few of his peers, he has made a seamless transition from Cold War thrillers to present-day plots featuring technophile terrorists. ‘The Mulberry Bush’ is enriched by Charles McCarry’s real-life spycraft 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z As a drama set in the present-day world of rock-and-roll, it feels sadly out of date and lost in its own delusions of expertise. ‘Roadies’ chokes on too many monologues about the romance of life on a rock tour 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Next season, this beloved opera will bring another director to the house for the first time on another New Year’s Eve: Carrie Cracknell, who will update the action to the present-day world of human trafficking. The Met Opera’s New Season: What We Want to See 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z In a series of present-day vignettes and flashbacks we saw how Helen’s past–her husband’s suicide, troubles with her daughters–had made her the cautious, skeptical woman Amy knows today. Enlightened Watch: Consider Levi 2013-01-28T13:00:52Z It also grazes uncomfortably close to our present-day zeitgeist of recession and depression. Review: 'Prisoner's' downsized predicament seems all too familiar 2011-05-07T03:30:06Z “But if we replicated the pace and tone of the original, people might find it slow according to present-day standards, perhaps a little theatrical and plodding.” Television: Rose, Fetch Her Ladyship a Sequel 2011-04-01T21:46:41Z Its impressionistic visual record of recent history is accompanied by the present-day reflections of participants in that history and younger people who have been influenced by it. | 'The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975': ?The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975? - Review 2011-09-08T22:17:49Z It started to feel like a present-day text. “All Muslim life in America is seen through the lens of terrorism” 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z He is, as present-day experts on psychopathy will attest, “mad without being mad.” How psychopaths take over 2012-10-13T17:00:00Z Contrary to a present-day misperception, the genre — while overwhelmingly a boys club — didn’t post a sign on its treehouse reading “No Girls Allowed.” Review | Let us praise the giants of science fiction: Campbell, Asimov and, yes, L. Ron Hubbard 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z She said that images of humans presented as though they were animals were at the root of many present-day stereotypes. Remembering the Racist History of ‘Human Zoos’ 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z From time to time the show also visits present-day Earth, where the secret project is still secret, but perhaps not for long. ‘Ascension,’ a Space Travel Mini-Series on Syfy 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z Its inventive vocabulary of state power and deception — Big Brother, Hate Week, Newspeak, doublethink, the Thought Police — clearly resonated with the despair of present-day Americans. The Making of ‘1984,’ George Orwell’s Nightmare Vision of a World Without Truth 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z Like many other GP clients, Hilary told me that she felt present-day general practice pulls doctors in opposing directions. Panic, chronic anxiety and burnout: doctors at breaking point 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Stone’s inquest may have been a shock to the system at the time, but his tracing of that psychosis back to the evils of television scans as borderline reactionary to present-day sensibilities. Natural Born Killers at 25: the problem with Oliver Stone's hit film 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Willimon, an Off Broadway playwright before creating “House of Cards,” had relocated it to the ethics-optional Beltway of present-day D.C. Uma Thurman, Ready to Be Tested 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z While impressive in its scope of research into literature, history, art, religion and other disciplines, this book is strongest when it considers the science and present-day medical challenges of pain management. 'The Pain Chronicles' explores the world of chronic pain 2010-09-01T22:42:00Z Then wrap this fake novel in a “real” present-day one in which Conway dies, and you have the mystery lovers’ buffet that is Horowitz’s latest novel. Books to Breeze Through This Summer 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Ophüls is a liberal ironist whose challenging investigation of the historical record and present-day attitudes serves, especially, to undercut certainties, to foster a constructive skepticism regarding ideological verities and formulaic affirmations. Two Prescient Films About the Memory of the Holocaust 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Guiding lights: Inspiration comes in strange ways to Meisenberg, from hospital bed visions to phenomena ranging from Dada to that present-day expert of postmodern pick'n'mix, Lady Gaga. Artist of the week 145: Florian Meisenberg 2011-07-07T16:03:00Z The singing of the Vienna Boys Choir might seem dull by present-day standards, he suggested, but in 1952 it would have been anything but. Long Before Imax, the Curious Tale of Cinerama 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Intense, thoughtful, and one of vanishingly few shows about present-day indigenous communities. What You Should Watch This Thanksgiving Weekend 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Nearby settlements have entire temples devoted to the animal, whose range once stretched across the Americas, from present-day Maryland to the Pacific Northwest to the tip of South America. The Return of the Jaguar 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z For the scene depicting a present-day economic forum, Mr. Norris updated references, mentioning Brexit and protectionist policies, but saw no need to fiddle with the punch lines. A Political Satire on Stage, and Not About Trump 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z The clay artifacts each feature sculpted faces and hail from ancient Mexican cultures that flourished in the present-day southern states of Oaxaca and Campeche, and the Gulf coast. Three pre-Columbian sculpted faces returned to Mexico from Germany 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z A spokesman for the comics said the events in the flash-forward series will not affect Archie in the present-day series. Oh no! Comic book character 'Archie' dies in end of series 2014-04-09T16:36:57Z But by transporting Donizetti’s bel canto tragedy to present-day America for his Met debut, Stone is breaking new ground. Risking Boos, the Met Opera Puts Present-Day America Onstage 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z He had undergone a kind of reverse enlightenment, from the purified life of the mind to a realization of the material tragedy of present-day India. A Pakistani-Indian Journalist Attempts to Rediscover His Roots 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z Joplin is reputed to have played piano for a run-through, with singers, of “Treemonisha” at Harlem’s Lincoln Theater — the present-day site of the Metropolitan A.M.E. A Pianist Strolls Her Harlem History, and Scott Joplin’s 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Without stretching the analogies too far, the story might be said to echo present-day conflicts between Tea Partiers and the Obama administration, viewed from the Tea Party perspective. Music Review: In Refrains, Echoes of Political Strife 2011-01-26T23:09:51Z She talked of what it signified to look white people in the eye while growing up during segregation, and of present-day struggles. Dance Review: Sisters Standing Up to the Man 2011-04-29T21:21:24Z After a detour into present-day Alaska, where he proves himself a friend to grizzly bears and an enemy of hunters and personal grooming, Logan is spirited back to Japan. Movie Review: In ‘The Wolverine,’ Hugh Jackman Broods Again 2013-07-25T21:12:49Z While this short is too large as a digital file to be downloaded to present-day phones, it is a step beyond Google Cardboard, or the VR videos on the New York Times’ site. Emily Mortimer on her daring new virtual-reality short: “This immersive experience is extremely visceral” 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z The fact that they seem so much like present-day young people is less an anachronism than an aspect of the film’s hopeful, soothing attitude. Review: In ‘Landline,’ the Family That Strays Together 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z No one could have guessed an original musical set in present-day Los Angeles would rake in a record-tying 14 Oscar nominations and become a box office hit to boot. La La Land's success heralds return to Lionsgate's small-scale roots 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z And yet the indignities that befall him seem fairly trivial compared with what goes on in the present-day world of Dillon, Tex., rendered so poignantly on “Friday Night Lights.” Forget the Downturn; Punish the Lazybones 2010-10-15T16:57:00Z Silver mines in present-day Bolivia produced ingots like one on display here. Exhibition Review: Looking South, Not East, Into New York?s Past 2010-09-16T22:55:00Z “We That Are Young,” a hectic new novel by Preti Taneja, a retelling of King Lear set in present-day India, was published last year in Britain to much acclaim. A King Lear Set in India, Wild and Tragic as Ever 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z The movie cuts between present-day Jennifer and childhood Jennifer, and the two are often in literal conversation, with young Jenny staring into the camera or into the mirror and talking directly to her adult self. Speak, Memory: The Haunting Memoir of ‘The Tale’ 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Modern in its setting and modern in its action driving soundtrack, "Renfield" also infuses present-day touches that punch up the film and mark it as unique. Nicolas Cage on "Renfield" live from The Overlook Film Festival 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z The predecessors of the Iranians carved small stone figures wearing costumes that call to mind the attire worn in the third millennium B.C. by the Sumerians, whose civilization flourished in the south of present-day Iraq. Art Review: Murky Exploration of an Iranian Past 2011-05-27T12:00:04Z The present-day defendant is at something of a loss. Paul Manafort and the Sartorial Dilemma of the Trump-World Defendant 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z The double LP set collects unreleased songs from every decade of the Arkestra’s existence, up to its present-day iteration with the drummer Mekala Session at the helm. Horace Tapscott Was a Force in L.A. Jazz. A New Set May Expand His Reach. 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z What happens to present-day Beth to get to that point? Perspective | ‘This Is Us’ finally delivers some of Beth’s backstory — and more proof of a master plan 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z This year, it’s impossible to see the show’s characters — inhabitants of present-day Ukraine — haphazardly packing up their lives for an unknown future and not think of the war there. America’s Most Interesting Opera Destination? The Midwest 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z With a fanciful, skillfully written score, the piece presents a beguiling present-day story of a group of hapless archangels having trouble recruiting a young woman to bear God in human form. She Made Glimmerglass a True Festival. Now She’s Moving On. 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z The right-wing movements of today share this desire to look inward—rather than to the West—but they generally refuse to think about the present-day failures of Hinduism. India in Pieces 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z It is tempting to wonder if we have a present-day equivalent – whether such a thing is even possible in an age of the blogging hospital receptionist, the dusk-to-dawn ITV2 reality show, the biannually updated autobiography. Simon Pegg: 'I measure life by my feelings for Star Wars' 2010-10-16T23:05:00Z Told from the perspective of the couple’s present-day selves, the show is mainly a series of flashbacks that feature younger versions of Nuri and Yasir. The Black Sitcom Steps Out of the ’90s and Gets Real 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z A poll by the Russia’s Levada Centre in June found that respondents considered Stalin the “most outstanding person” in history, followed by present-day president, Vladimir Putin. Russian politicians fail to see funny side of 'Death of Stalin' 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z No, it is a new production of “Verdi’s “Aida” set in present-day Egypt at this year’s Glimmerglass Festival here in bucolic Cooperstown. Music Review: At Glimmerglass, ‘Aida,’ ‘Armide’ and ‘Lost in the Stars’ 2012-08-06T22:15:41Z When they venture beyond the apartment, Mario is better at navigating the present-day city, while his grandfather is transported again to the past. Review | Jhumpa Lahiri translates another Italian gem into English: Domenico Starnone’s ‘Trick’ 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z Up close, we cannot ignore our present-day complicity with history even as the novella moves propulsively toward tomorrow’s inevitability. Jocelyn Nicole Johnson Makes Virginia’s Past Present in ‘My Monticello.’ 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z The filmmakers contextualize the footage from that day by editing present-day interviews with 54 survivors around it, some of which prominently features the interviewees. Nat Geo's "9/11: One Day in America" takes us inside the terror attacks with those who survived them 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z There are similarities with bands in present-day Kinshasa that use homemade instruments to create trance music, and as in the Congo, this is a style that doubtless sounds best live. Various: Rara in Haiti 2010-07-08T21:55:00Z These are edited excerpts from their correspondence and their present-day reflections. The Emails Behind the Opera ‘Eurydice’ 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z She’s also a historically minded conceptualist, digging deeply into the workings of memory and taking up arms against the present-day traumas that will haunt us in the years ahead. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in NYC This Weekend 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z But some Warhammer fans have forged more direct ties from the fictional realm of Warhammer to the actual politics of present-day earth. Who’s Up for a Round of Warhammer? 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z Yet despite all that, a hostile takeover attempt, and Lucious’s getting sent to jail in the final moments, the soapiest moment was both a throwback and a nod to present-day. TV Review: 'Empire' Ends Its First Season With a Fervid Finale 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z From one moment to the next, the Lyons forsake, betray and forgive one another; their business disputes only fleetingly resemble some of the actual recording industry’s present-day concerns. New season of Fox’s ‘Empire’ offers subversive social commentary 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z In that episode, a present-day Aimee Morris — who was a 22-year-old production assistant on “Bonfire” — angrily recalls shooting a scene that doesn’t appear in the novel with the actress Beth Broderick. A New Podcast Rekindles a Box-Office Bomb 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z These are two of more than a dozen present-day plans. Are flying cars for real? 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z Again, as in Tangier, I felt the ancient ways coursing just beneath the present-day landscape. In Spain’s Andalusia region, discovering tuna and sherry and a kinship with the Phoenicians A mystery set between Eden in present-day West Virginia and Sarah Brown 150 years ago. Novelists Sara Gruen and Sarah McCoy in conversation: “I study history through a kind of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ looking-glass” 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z While I generally enjoyed this book, the transitions between the present-day story featuring Nella and Hazel to the past narrative were occasionally awkward, and one major plot point felt underdeveloped. Review | ‘The Other Black Girl’ should be at the top of your summer reading list 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z While the stories are seemingly quiet, they are all set against the backdrop of violence, from World War II to present-day fights for independence and confusing acts of terrorism. Paul Yoon's 'The Mountain' is quiet, restrained and howling beneath the surface 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z The Maya originated as a civilization around 1500 B.C. in an area covering all or parts of present-day Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico. Can Art Ever Be Innocent? 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Visiting the present-day sites, he uses glass plates to recreate the vantage points from which the photos were snapped. Summer Movies 2022: Here’s What’s Coming to Theaters and Streaming 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Here it is worth remembering that California, nearly all the up way to present-day Arcata, was until 1848 part of Mexico. Gold rush opportunists, hippie goat ladies: California entrepreneurs dream of cheese 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z He and his old friends try to nudge the movie toward present-day relevance, and it is certainly possible to see premonitions of Occupy Wall Street in some of the Yippie actions of yesteryear. Movie Review: ‘Radio Unnameable,’ a Documentary About Bob Fass of WBAI 2012-09-18T21:50:25Z She drew on her own absurd experience at the dentist for her version, set in present-day Los Angeles. ‘Made in L.A.,’ at the Hammer, Excavates Hollywood’s Past 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z “The work in this festival is very much attuned to present-day issues. We don’t take for granted that people are wanting to come back to theater.” BAM Plans a Smaller Next Wave Festival 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z It’s at this point that another story, a present-day one, begins to thread through the Gloucestershire chapters with more vigor. Novels of Suspense and Isolation 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z Its repertory — so much of it composed in the distant past — seems insulated from present-day conflicts. Putin’s Maestro, and the Limits of Cultural Exchange in Wartime 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z The site of present-day Qaryat al-Faw on the edge of the Rub’ al-Khali — “the Empty Quarter,” as the worst desert of the world is called — was an important center by the fourth century B.C. Review: 'Routes of Arabia'' Exhibition at Louvre Is Startling 2010-07-23T11:56:00Z How to repair historical wrongs, he said, is an important present-day question. As Historians Gather, No Truce in the History Wars 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z He eventually left Holland for India, and later Batavia in present-day Indonesia. Art Review: Dutch Masterpieces, Assembled by Art Lovers 2011-04-22T11:00:04Z In the present-day story that frames the books, Lila has just disappeared from Naples, where she’s spent all sixty-six years of her life. Elena Ferrante and What Liking Is Like 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Dhaenens takes particular relish in gently lampooning Frank Vanhecke, a present-day nationalist Belgian official of the European Union who, with a contrived aw-shucks demeanor, speaks contemptuously of Europe’s Muslim population. Theater Review: ‘BigMouth’ Lets Talkers Across Time Have Their Say 2014-01-17T22:15:41Z For Vance, it’s “anger at Mom for the life she chooses”—recognition of her present-day freedom—that makes “sympathy for the childhood she didn’t” meaningful and humane. The Lives of Poor White People 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z The fictionalized biopic “Desert Dancer” explores fascinating aspects of present-day Iran but suffers mightily from simplistic and sentimental tendencies. Review: ‘Desert Dancer’ Tells the Story of the Afshin Ghaffarian 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Here’s how gymnastics attire has changed form in the last century, starting from present-day. Olympic gymnasts sound off on the evolving leotard: 'Power and prestige goes with those leos' 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z "Orphan X" overlays present-day Los Angeles with a cloak of Gotham. Gregg Hurwitz is full of thrilling, erudite contradictions 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z One admirable feature of these books is their incorporation of London landmarks and architecture, not to mention English history, into present-day tales of detection. Books of The Times: ‘The Invisible Code’ by Christopher Fowler 2013-12-18T21:56:32Z The series purports to depict the town of Charleroi as a microcosm for the industrial decay, rampant unemployment and overall social unease of present-day Europe. World Press Photo contest rescinds a first-place award 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z In 1928, a radio expert posited that “the speech characteristics of women, when changed to electrical impulses, do not blend with the electrical characteristics of our present-day radio equipment.” Kinds of Silence 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z This tension is embodied in Gifty’s relationship with her mother, which is the abiding focus of the novel’s hushed present-day action. Review | Yaa Gyasi’s ‘Transcendent Kingdom’ is a book of blazing brilliance 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Certainly the poor dinosaurs didn’t, though for their more obsessive present-day human fans the fact that this movie is called “65” — as in million years ago — might count as a spoiler. ‘65’ Review: What on Earth? 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Setup: This new take on the campy, 1970s action series is set in present-day Miami with three new angels. New TV shows dial up style 2011-09-21T19:22:03Z Among the latter was Strand, in present-day northern Germany, where the sea swallowed the prosperous town of Rungholt. Review | In ‘The Patron Saint of Pregnant Girls,’ a tidal wave strikes, and a small town must pick up the pieces 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z But the resonance of Bigelow's "Detroit" with the present-day Black Lives Matter movement, fueled by police slaying's of unarmed black men and women in the last three years, was too powerful for her to ignore. Racially charged 'Detroit' is story that needed telling, Bigelow says 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Pegues’s story is told through photographs, home videos and, most significantly, through present-day interviews with him, his family, friends and former contacts in both the police department and among members of the Supreme Team. ‘A Cops and Robbers Story’ Review: Keep Your Enemies Closer 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z As spare and considered as their Morton Feldman score, these solos aren’t just foretastes of 1960s Judson Dance Theater; they could easily be the work of a present-day postmodernist like Beth Gill. Review: Watching Paul Taylor’s Road Not Taken (and Lessons Learned) 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z I’m a quitter, in the right sense of the word, by present-day standards. I Quit the Act of Quitting 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Someone tell that to any present-day pop star. Guy-on-guy dancing perks up "So You Think You Can Dance" 2010-07-15T12:01:00Z It often seems to me that there is too little awareness of historical injustices and present-day injustices, and of how those injustices shape the world we live in. The True and False Virtues of the Left 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z The Hittite state had vanished by the seventh century B.C., wiped out by the Assyrians, who launched their assault from their power base in present-day Iraq. Review: 'Routes of Arabia'' Exhibition at Louvre Is Startling 2010-07-23T11:56:00Z Rhythms opened the show with a typical example of present-day tap ensemble choreography. Dance Review: JUBA! Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance at the Kennedy Center in Washington 2012-12-10T23:05:05Z To deal with the last question first, the vitality of his music making here provides an inadvertent foil to his present-day problems. A Maestro?s Four-Decade Evolution 2010-12-31T15:49:56Z One sly touch is the way a lively character from 1889 is parlayed into a place-name that the present-day locals take entirely for granted. Jonathan Evison's 'West of Here' spans a century of Olympic Peninsula history 2011-02-10T00:25:03Z The Museum of Modern Art in New York described artists as “born in present-day Ukraine” in its recent exhibition “In Solidarity.” Museums Rename Artworks and Artists as Ukrainian, Not Russian 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Was the project intended as a comment on the present-day state of the TV sitcom? Review | Archie Bunker and George Jefferson meet again, but the sparks don’t exactly fly 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z “Heather” unfolds in present-day Manhattan, and like so many gripping New York stories, the plot hinges on real estate. ‘Mad Men’ Creator Matthew Weiner’s Foray Into Fiction 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z I found it especially poignant to watch while living through our present-day predicament, a society that continues to carve us up based on identity, age, race, preference. Readers React to ‘The Inheritance’: ‘We Are All Just Humans Looking for a Purpose’ 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z But the resonance of Bigelow's "Detroit" with the present-day Black Lives Matter movement, fueled by police slaying's of unarmed black men and women in the last three years, was too powerful for her to ignore. Racially charged 'Detroit' is story that needed telling, Bigelow says 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z The violence is intense and upsetting, though not especially gory by present-day standards. | 'War Horse': ?War Horse,? Directed by Steven Spielberg - Review 2011-12-22T13:00:00Z I won’t spoil “Fast Color” ’s good ending, but there’s a symbolic dimension to it that reflects a confrontation with present-day political crises of a similar sort. “Fast Color,” Reviewed: A Superhero Movie That Pays Close Attention to Ordinary Life 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z His attachment to a pure 18th-century European liberalism sometimes blinds him to present-day realities that must be reckoned with for liberalism to survive. In Politics if Not Art, Realism Trumps Magic for Mario Vargas Llosa 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z In another, Columbus’s landing party is slaughtered on the beaches of present-day Haiti in 1492. In ‘Exterminate All the Brutes,’ Raoul Peck Takes Aim at White Supremacy 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z Nearly 20 years after “Interview with the Vampire,” Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan returns to the bloodsucking well with “Byzantium,” a moody tale of two female vampires in present-day England. ‘Byzantium’: a less-campy vampire flick 2013-07-04T00:17:01Z And Berry’s decision to shift perspectives throughout the first two-thirds of the book, from Claire’s slightly unhinged present-day head to a third-person recounting of the past, messes with her momentum. A Daughter’s Search for a Father Wanted for Murder 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z "It's kind of a satire of the present-day research community," he says, "with a love story thrown in to try to broaden the interest level." 50 years on, finding profit in `truth' on JFK case 2013-05-11T16:07:15Z She referred to an ivory arm band from the kingdom of Benin, in present-day Nigeria, featuring emblems of the oba, or king. How Jewelry Makes Us Who We Are 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z What are the slow shots of present-day McDonald’s restaurants meant to evoke? Review: HBO’s ‘McMillions’ Reminds Us That Every Era Has Its Scam 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z The complex mood of present-day Ulster is assumed but neither established nor explored. Cherrybomb 2010-04-24T23:08:00Z As the present-day story begins, Viola has lung cancer and has come home to Natchez to die. Greg Iles concludes his spectacular Natchez Burning trilogy 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z The works on display range from prehistoric to Spanish rococo to 20th-century photography, with the links between present-day Peruvians and their pre-conquest society firmly, hauntingly stated throughout. Week Ahead: New Year’s celebrations in full bloom 2013-12-24T21:30:30Z Footage of present-day Berman is interspersed with scenes of the final Silver Jews show. David Berman was the cult musician who went away for 10 years. What made him finally come back? 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z A team took forensic-level photographs of the present-day studio, now private property, and designed furniture based on photos from the artist’s move, analyzed paint materials and took details from visitors’ diaries and letters. European Museums Get Adventurous With Virtual Reality 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z The film, which cost about $42 million to make — computer-generated polar bears are pricey — takes place in present-day Oregon and follows the pair as they cluelessly investigate a potential hamster homicide and other “crimes.” Remember Family Films? Disney Plus Is Making ’Em Like They Used To 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z The show has always been a present-day spin on “The Twilight Zone,” and it remains fascinated with the dehumanizing potential of modern technology. What You Should Watch This Weekend: ‘Black Mirror’ and ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Even so, what the publicity notes are pleased to call a “disconcerting narrative structure” is far from the only issue with “Archaeology of a Woman,” Sharon Greytak’s confounding blend of long-ago murder and present-day dementia. ‘Archaeology of a Woman,’ Starring Sally Kirkland 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z How deep the Scandinavian imprint was can be gauged from the weapons and jewels recovered from tombs on territories stretching from the north of modern Russia to the south of present-day Ukraine. Review: The Foundations of Russian Culture and Art 2010-03-05T14:00:00Z Being delusional is not fashionable, I’d suggest you find your way back to reality. markkaskin Electric cars with present-day technology is a joke. There's Nothing Wrong With the Chevy Volt's Battery 2012-01-05T19:34:43Z Reichardt is back on more familiar ground in her latest, “Showing Up,” a wonderful slice of life that’s set in present-day Portland and is about something that she knows intimately: making art. ‘Showing Up’ Review: Making Art in All Its Everyday Glory 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z From the cat-and-mouse present-day discussions that alternate chapters with the original short stories, we discover that Julia is an unusually perspicacious detective as well as a sharp-eyed editor. Recreational Adrenaline: Three Sizzling New Thrillers 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z This debut collection features tales that leap across time, class and place, from a 16th-century English monastery to the antebellum South to present-day, inner-city Philadelphia. Paperback Row 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Set in present-day England, the final story in the collection, “Milner Field,” features a narrator who is a father and his extremely close, innocent relationship with his daughter. Paul Yoon's 'The Mountain' is quiet, restrained and howling beneath the surface 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z One day, about 1,100 years ago, a scribe in present-day Israel or Syria sat down to begin work on a book. Oldest Nearly Complete Hebrew Bible Heads to Auction 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z But he’s still skeptical about engaging visitors in discussions about present-day issues. Border Patrol Museum visitors want to talk current events. The staff doesn’t. 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z In the new film of this work, being broadcast Wednesday night on PBS, the action occurs in real and present-day New York locations. Television Review | 'N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz': Reimagining Jerome Robbins? ?Ballet in Sneakers? 2010-03-23T22:17:00Z In another poignant touch, the offstage chorus here becomes a roster mostly of bookish-looking, baffled present-day witnesses to the events, trying to fathom what happened. ‘The Passenger’ at the Park Avenue Armory 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Tommy Orange’s debut novel begins with a heartbreaking prologue on the history of America’s indigenous peoples — from the first “Thanksgiving” through massacre and expulsion to the lives of present-day “urban Indians.” Best new audiobooks for that long summer drive 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z How McEnroe winds up being the omniscient voice in a present-day story about a self-conscious, Indian American high school sophomore is not as odd as it might seem. Review | Mindy Kaling’s ‘Never Have I Ever’ is breezy, cheerful and not as good as it ought to be 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z In an interview Thursday, Aguirre-Sacasa said the present-day film will be "a quintessential teen movie." Live-action Archie comics movie planned 2013-06-07T15:28:15Z The New York Philharmonic, still nostalgic for the glamorous days of Bernstein, may well jump at the chance to hire one of the few present-day maestros to have achieved that kind of mainstream celebrity. Review: Gustavo Dudamel Could Be the New York Philharmonic’s Future 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z While trying to figure out that present-day mystery, she tantalizes the reader with hints about her deeper past and why she fled her home in Australia. Smith Henderson’s ‘Fourth of July Creek,’ and More 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Think of it like a Beastie Boys TED talk: Directed by Spike Jonze, the film shows the present-day Horovitz and Diamond onstage, telling their story as archival footage and video is projected behind them. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Beastie Boys Story’ and ‘The Hottest August’ 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z It’s a fragment of history that is bearing on—perhaps even existing simultaneously with—the present-day. The luminous “Transparent” returns early: In the season 2 premiere, the ghost of pre-Hitler Berlin haunts 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z You’ve been outspoken about the comedian Bill Maher, the writer Sam Harris and other prominent people who are opposed to religion in general and have criticized present-day Islam. The Blame Game: Karen Armstrong Talks About 'Fields of Blood' 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z Cuttings from both Beatles’ hair were stashed under the bed; their present-day eBay value is incalculable. Books of The Times: ‘Tune In,’ Part 1 of a Beatles Biography, by Mark Lewisohn 2013-12-11T21:46:20Z Paranoia, family separation, refugees crossing borders in search of asylum — the parallels with present-day crises abound. Review | This production of ‘L’Enfance du Christ’ gets tangled up in current events 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Whatever Taro serves, the mix of Czech and Vietnamese flavors seem to define present-day Prague. Ambitious and Blissful Vietnamese Cuisine Arrives in Prague 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z The main setting here is 17th- and 18th-century urban Japan, specifically the city of Edo, present-day Tokyo, with its parks and palaces and its equivalents of New York’s singles bars and shop-till-you-drop street life. Masterpieces of Japanese Art at the Met 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z These collaborators provided a way into the Yiddish tongue; like many present-day Jews in the west, Winger heard her grandparents use the occasional slang but never learned it herself. Unorthodox: behind the Deutschland 83 co-creator's new Netflix series 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Reitman proposed setting the story in present-day Manhattan, and making it a self-aware parable about entrepreneurship, marketing and the business world. Ivan Reitman on directing the original “Ghostbusters” and why fans will be “very, very happy” with the female-centric reboot 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z The present-day California Zephyr began service in 1983, though an earlier iteration of the train — sharing the same name, but operated privately on a slightly different route — ran between 1949 and 1970. Sharing Stories, and a View, Aboard the California Zephyr 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Race — which is to say France’s history as a colonial power, and the uncertain present-day status of immigrants from its former colonies — is both one of the film’s themes and a part of its atmosphere. ‘Saint Omer’ Review: The Trials of Motherhood 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Like its forebear, it keeps flashing forward to violent events, then doubling back to a present-day story that keeps twisting on itself. Review: On Netflix's Bloodline, a Family That Preys Together 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z Disinherit the Wind A present-day neurobiologist challenges Darwin’s theory of evolution in Matt Chait’s courtroom drama. L.A. theater openings, Feb. 26-March 5: 'Paradise Lost: Reclaiming Destiny' and more 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z They cite evidence that the paintings were seized from a church in Kiev, capital of present-day Ukraine. Norton Simon grandson urges museum to be 'just' with 'Adam' and 'Eve' 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z Therese Anne Fowler’s new novel, “A Good Neighborhood,” travels the same intersections as Faulkner’s story, but in present-day North Carolina. Review | ‘A Good Neighborhood’ delves into the thorny territory of race, class and prejudice 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z In Ruby’s captivating novel, the first in a series, precocious twins search for clues buried in the bones of a present-day, steam-punky New York. 8 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z The Bible — one of only two complete or substantially complete Hebrew Bibles of the period known to survive — was made in present-day Israel or Syria. Oldest Nearly Complete Hebrew Bible Sells for $38.1 Million 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z The examination of Petra in Jordan, with its remarkable carved facades, includes an effort by present-day stone carvers to transform a rock face in similar fashion, but they quickly resort to a modern shortcut. Review: ‘Building Wonders’ Examines Ancient Structures on ‘Nova’ 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z "But even when the show’s present-day updates are shrewd, its comic ideas are haphazardly flung about." Review: In ‘ms. estrada,’ Campus Feminists Say No to Sex, Yes to Hip-Hop 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z But there are plenty of Neanderthal fossils, and comparisons strongly suggest that present-day humans are, in many respects, juvenilized—that is, domesticated—versions of our remote ancestors. Did Capital Punishment Create Morality? 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Though some elements of “Snowpiercer” might be blatantly, scientifically unsound, Manson said that the show’s commentary on climate change and other solvable environmental crises was pointedly aimed at a present-day audience. On Track for the Apocalypse, ‘Snowpiercer’ Comes to Television 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z This collection of six stories, many of them set in present-day New York, is her first book of new material since 2006. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z From the 19th century onward, the part of present-day Nigeria that falls into the region called Yorubaland, was wracked by territorial conflict, first under Islamic dominion, then British control. Bamigboye, Nigeria’s Tour-de-Force Sculptor, Claims His Fame in the World 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z The Jewish woman and her daughter Mathilde were deported in 1941 by Nazi authorities to the present-day city of Lodz in Poland, where they vanished in circumstances unknown. Auctions: Uptown From Wall Street, a Bull Market 2011-11-04T13:00:10Z This intricately imagined novel is ostensibly set in the near future, though it sometimes reads less like prophecy and more like present-day journalism. The Future Is Here, and Uncomfortably Close to Home 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z While the origins of many present-day rural extremist movements can be traced back to frustrations with BLM policy in the 1970s, the Sagebrush Rebellion spawned another less talked-about movement: collaborative land management. Collaboration, not fighting, is what the rural West is really about 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z When a reporter asked Dylan to compare the antebellum era to present-day America, Dylan made a reference to the tangled history between Croatians and Serbians. Bob Dylan Is Being Sued For Alleged Racism 2013-12-01T19:39:26Z There are three strands to this novel: historical adventure, intriguing mystery and present-day romance. Guardian First Book Award reader nominations: Dead Men by Richard Pierce 2012-07-18T14:04:46Z “In dramatic and photographic technique it is beyond our present-day criticism,” wrote an anonymous reviewer in the trade publication Motion Picture News. ?Birth of a Nation,? Born Again for DVD 2011-11-27T05:03:04Z Dr. Terrace, speaking with precision and detachment in present-day interviews, is either resigned to being the film’s designated villain or oblivious to being set up for that role. | 'Project Nim': Some Humans and the Chimp They Loved and Tormented 2011-07-07T22:30:06Z He gained a reputation for never yielding to power, money or influence, and became perhaps the most revered figure of Mexico’s present-day art world. Mexicans mourn painter Francisco Toledo, defender of culture 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z Throwing together elements of house, UK garage and drum'n'bass, these artists all deliberately hark back to the 1990s while also sounding like the perfect present-day culmination of past club trends. UK dance music is back – and this time it's going pop 2013-06-20T17:20:06Z The championship is also said to stem from an even earlier practice of wife-stealing - leading many present-day contestants to compete with someone else’s wife. Lithuanian couple win world wife-carrying championship title in... 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z Anyuru’s ability to link present-day exclusion to future atrocities makes this more than a genre entertainment. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z “Plan 75,” the quietly bold debut feature of Chie Hayakawa, is on the same page, envisioning a more or less present-day version of Japan that hawks euthanasia services to the aged. ‘Plan 75’ Review: Leaving Early 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z This is, after all, a film for which the 1950s is the present-day. Film review: The Illusionist 2010-08-19T21:52:00Z Despite his long experience with Hollywood, Mr. Wouk said he was worried about getting the present-day details right. Herman Wouk on His New Book, ‘The Lawgiver’ 2012-11-12T20:06:04Z The film captures the offbeat time warp of the present-day desert cities around Palm Springs, as the movie is set, and was partly filmed, in Palm Desert. Toronto 2014: The crazy and sane with Kristen Wiig in 'Welcome To Me' 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Those fascinated with grassy-knoll conspiracy theories, or the parallels to polarizing present-day politics, will not want anything to do with this version. Books of The Times: ‘Killing Kennedy’ by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard 2012-10-10T21:54:31Z Ife, the ancient city-state of the Yoruba people — now in present-day southwestern Nigeria — was a cosmopolitan hub of trade, beginning about 1100 and lasting 300 years. Inside Art: A Late Picasso Painting Is for Sale at Sotheby?s 2010-04-22T22:34:00Z Geographically and temporally, the elderly professor is at Texas’s present-day border with Mexico. Review | Round House Theatre’s dark and playful ‘Quixote Nuevo’ strikes a contemporary chord 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z But perhaps those who see present-day pertinence as the reason for rejuvenated viewing figures have confused cause and effect. From The Sopranos to Twin Peaks: the best TV isn’t timeless – it’s prescient 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z A poll by the Russia’s Levada Centre in June found that respondents considered Stalin the “most outstanding person” in history, followed by present-day president, Vladimir Putin. Russian politicians fail to see funny side of 'Death of Stalin' 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z In the first exhibit room, I read about the USS Constellation, which liberated 4,000 captives from slave ships in Africa, and the Underground Railroad, which laced through Howard County along present-day Route 1. A history spree in Ellicott City, Md. Time was running short, so we moved on to the present-day Democratic Party and its prospects. ‘I don’t blame the scream speech’: Howard Dean on the first Internet campaign 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z It is hard to imagine Caroline Calloway being of any time before the internet – like picturing a present-day Joan of Arc. 'I love fame': how Caroline Calloway survived being cancelled 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z Spanning more than 160 years, the story begins in present-day New Orleans and immediately questions the presumptions of our self-satisfied social progress. Review | ‘The Revisioners’ reminds us of slavery’s long reach, through the generations 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z He presents a vision in clay of life as a present-day Pompeii buried under an explosion of too much information. Kahlil Robert Irving Roves Across Millenniums at MoMA 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Or perhaps there’s an alternative to resistance or acceptance: these novels seem to be building toward metaphysical ideas about how our present-day selves relate to the whole sweep of our lives. Knausgaard or Ferrante? 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Written by Harvey with the foot entirely off the brake, the play has awkward moments that don't quite come off, particularly in the present-day family scenes. Canary 2010-04-28T21:40:00Z Nine dancers, three musicians, two martial-arts experts and a calligraphist, all from Europe and Asia, unite on stage to conjure up a fascinating world that verges between science fiction and present-day life. In Transit Blog: In Paris, Honoring the 'God of Manga' in Dance 2012-05-11T12:00:19Z Indeed, professional historians are wary of drawing too many parallels between Hitler and authoritarian-minded present-day leaders. Can History’s ‘Great Man’ Theory Explain Hitler? 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z What he discovers—and films—of his friends’ present-day lives disturbs him, and Liu grapples with his own conflicts even while filming himself grappling with them. “Minding the Gap,” Reviewed: A Self-Questioning Documentary About What Happened to a Group of Young Skaters 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z The simulation argument begins by noticing several present-day trends in technology, such as the development of virtual reality and the mapping of the human brain. What Are the Odds We Are Living in a Computer Simulation? 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Do Mr. Tarm’s charged references have to do with the region’s present-day politics? An Argument for Hearing a Work With a Nazi Reference 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Arts A rare West African ivory mask, taken by the British during a 19th-century invasion of the city-state Benin in present-day Nigeria, was withdrawn from a Sotheby’s sale after online protests, The Independent reported. ArtsBeat: After Online Protest, Sotheby's Withdraws African Mask From Sale 2010-12-29T17:54:35Z When their present-day descendants can be located, you learn updates of the very American tales of immigrant families who moved on to Queens or Ohio or California. The Out of Towner: Monday on the Lower East Side and Greenwich Village 2011-08-25T21:02:34Z The book’s three hundred recipes trace the path of Islam from its seventh-century origins in present-day Saudi Arabia to the vibrant Muslim communities of Senegal, India, Indonesia, China’s Xinjiang province, and more. The Best Cookbooks of the Century So Far 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z The Nubian empire, centered in present-day Sudan, was one of the largest in the ancient world before being conquered by Egypt in the eighth century B.C. America’s Big Museums on the Hot Seat 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Their ancestor bought it around 1857 from another collector in the town of Split in present-day Croatia. When Roman Statues Play Pranks 2010-06-18T15:00:00Z The Ghosts of Ma Barker A present-day radio host and a psychic medium investigate strange phenomena in the house where the notorious 1930s criminal died in a shootout in T.S. L.A. theater openings, July 5-12: 'Adam & Eve and Steve' and more 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z That the situation is so different now can largely be attributed to this generation of players; consult present-day undergraduates at a jazz program and you’re likely to draw that conclusion. Music Review: Three Bands, Floating Their Music on a Cool Breeze 2011-06-12T22:53:07Z Many of the officers were transported 2,000 miles across present-day Iraq, Syria and Turkey to Yozgad, a prison camp on the high Anatolian Plateau. Breaking Out of Prison With a Ouija Board and Some Clever Tricks 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z And Lukianoff and Haidt leave readers outside of academe with the impression that present-day college syllabi are literally dripping with trigger warnings. Campus PC panic is getting ridiculous: Here’s what a “trigger warning” really looks like — and what it does for students 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Chang reads stories of political intrigue in 19th-century Trollope to understand the ways of present-day Washington, which he finds unnerving. Review | For the inside dope on how the CIA works, ‘The Quantum Spy’ can’t be beat 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z Unfortunately, a present-day version of Howland has never appeared on the show and in the books, he hasn't left Greywater Watch — a moving castle that can't be reached by raven — since Robert's Rebellion. Who Is Jon Snow's Father? Breaking Down His Family Tree on 'Game of Thrones' 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z Ms. Gautney’s analysis of present-day America, like Mr. Sanders’s, is unsparingly bleak. Blue States, Red Diapers, White Hair 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z “The Happytime Murders” is scattershot and oblivious, its intended corrective to present-day racism more than a little misguided. The Fascinating Failures of “The Happytime Murders” 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Not only because it’s a period film — set in a carefully designed simulacrum of the ’80s — that touches on present-day anxieties, but also because it recalls an all-but-extinct kind of studio filmmaking. The New York Film Festival: Movies for Art’s Sake 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z The overarching concept here is to explore the philosophical underpinnings of democracy by talking with scholars and visiting the present-day sites of Plato’s Academy and the Agora in Athens. ‘What Is Democracy?’ Review: Going Back to Greece, Documentary Asks Who Rules 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z In the end, Leontes repents, an outcome unlikely with present-day tyrants. What Would Shakespeare Have Made of Donald Trump? 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z This presumably well researched look at gang warfare between old-style Londoners and Chinese interlopers in present-day Soho carries a certain nasty conviction. Pimp 2010-05-22T23:05:00Z His pilgrimage is secular; he seeks to filter the contradictions of present-day India through his life story. “The Twice-Born,” A Searching Memoir About India’s Identity Crisis 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z The Celts occupied much of present-day Europe until driven back by the Roman Empire. 10 bewitching facts About Beltane, the ancient gaelic fire festival 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z Cortina d’Ampezzo, a resort in the Dolomites, was the site of the 1956 Winter Olympics, and is a stop on the present-day World Cup Circuit for Alpine skiing. No snow required: Exploring Italy’s Dolomites during the offseason 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z But the narrative about the theaters’ present-day fight for survival is undeniably compelling. ‘Only in Theaters’ Review: A Family Business in Changing Times 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Macy's legacy tree float honors the Wampanoag Tribe, who have inhabited present-day Massachusetts and Eastern Rhode Island for more than 12,000 years. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: 8 new floats and balloons to watch out for this year 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z The novel toggles between two timelines: the day of Ansel’s execution and the more sprawling story of his life, from his childhood through to his present-day incarceration. ‘Notes on an Execution’ Isn’t Your Typical Serial Killer Novel 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z DOHA, Qatar — As the world’s attention shifts to present-day Qatar for the World Cup in late November, the country’s pre-eminent museum is hoping to direct interest to the region’s past. In Qatar, a Museum Looks Back at the Breadth of Islam 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z The morality and effectiveness of torture are topical subjects, and Crystal Skillman’s play takes great pains to connect present-day torture techniques with the barbaric methods of the 16th century by juxtaposing them. | 'The Vigil or the Guided Cradle': Crystal Skillman on the Art of Torture 2010-04-30T23:37:00Z "A Burglar's Guide to the City" swerves between tales of criminals and the people who defend against them, introducing us to former detectives and present-day panic room designers. Geoff Manaugh's 'A Burglar's Guide to the City' is a unique take on urban planning 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Set in present-day Memphis, it focuses on two people who are just barely clinging to the margins. Review: Faith Found and Lost in ‘Free in Deed’ 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z His family lived in Perilovets, a farming village in the country’s northwestern corner, near its borders with Romania and present-day Serbia. My father left Bulgaria when he was 14. Nearly 7 decades later, we visit as a family. 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z Looking at the present-day landscape, the real influence on the city of tomorrow was not Tomorrowland or Epcot but Disneyland itself. Tomorrowland: how Walt Disney’s strange utopia shaped the world of tomorrow 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z At the end, a number of former campers reunite at the camp’s unprepossessing present-day site. ‘Crip Camp’ Review: After Those Summers, Nothing Was the Same 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Video: On the Street, Sketching in Pastels The glories of spring are at a peak, and the tulips and hyacinths reflect the diversity of present-day fashion. On the Runway Blog: Video: Bill Cunningham On the Street, Sketching in Pastels 2013-04-29T16:04:09Z This story is set against another, in present-day Washington, D.C., where everything has changed but everything is the same. Can Political Satire Outpace Reality? 3 Books Toss Their Hats in the Ring 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z As he talks, in present-day interviews and in archived footage — both public and private — what emerges is an extraordinary bond between man and, um, beast. 'I Am Big Bird' a gentle peek at the guy behind the yellow feathers 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z So much of it takes place in flashbacks and memories, and most of the present-day action is devoted to sucking on the hard candy of past offenses. The long, dark shadow of literary fame 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z In a time when headlines are devoted to radicalized terrorists abroad and sometimes at home, that gives the series a fascinating present-day relevance. Will Shark Lovers Love ‘Unabomber’? Asking for a Cable Network. 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z American Gods is based on the premise that the gods of ancient mythology exist in present-day America and are kept alive by people's belief in them. Neil Gaiman to adapt novel American Gods for HBO 2011-08-22T19:11:34Z The town is present-day Los Angeles, a place lousy with vamps who — according to the movie’s unpersuasive mythology — abide by the terms of a longstanding truce that allows them to coexist peacefully with humans. ‘Night Teeth’ Review: You’re So Vein 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z The present-day vogue for cultural nonprofessionalism has its benefits, and not only in the hothouses of do-it-yourself viral video and reality television. Film: Midwinter Ritual: When Good Actor Meets Bad Movie 2011-02-19T03:43:01Z How strange then to discover, as we pored over records of tactics in Mandate Palestine, that the British used exactly the same techniques against the Irgun, part-precursors of the present-day Israeli military, in 1946. Promise land 2011-01-28T08:52:01Z Ms. Starbuck’s depiction of a ghostly, wintry forest is particularly evocative; the present-day urban scenes are less distinctive. Theater Review: ‘Dojoji: The Man Inside the Bell’ at Clurman Theater 2013-05-27T21:29:29Z A new documentary in PBS’s “Secrets of the Dead” series, “Secrets of Spanish Florida,” delves into the history of an early coastal European settlement in present-day Florida. What’s on TV Tuesday: Kennedy Center Honors and ‘Dunkirk’ 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Here was a vast present-day criminal conspiracy making tens of millions from the excruciating suffering of hundreds of thousands of people and 3,000 to 4,000 deaths every year. Lessons from the case against the Calabrian mafia: Organized crime is global, and flourishing 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z “Elysium” comments on present-day socioeconomic inequality by spinning a futuristic tale about a squalid Earth and a glorious space habitat where the superrich have retreated. With ‘Elysium,’ Sony Hopes to Break a String of Failures 2013-07-30T22:05:02Z As a result, threats to legibility loom everywhere in the Roman alphabet’s present-day incarnation, as anyone who has ever read an eye chart knows. Adrian Frutiger Dies at 87; His Type Designs Show You the Way 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z But even when the show’s present-day updates are shrewd, its comic ideas are haphazardly flung about. Review: In ‘ms. estrada,’ Campus Feminists Say No to Sex, Yes to Hip-Hop 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z What books would you recommend to somebody who wants to understand present-day Turkey? The Turkish Novelist Elif Shafak Wants You to Read More Women 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z His present-day popularity could bring buyers to the booth who will then encounter artists who laid the groundwork for what he does. A Century of Mexican Creativity at Art Basel Hong Kong 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Pearson’s aesthetic is sophisticated for the often candy-colored world of children’s animation, and the plots fit neatly into a number of present-day parenting preoccupations. Here Comes Hilda 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z It sprawled across both sides of the Mississippi River, beckoning visitors from all over the present-day Southern United States. Searching for Our Urban Future in the Ruins of the Past 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, in a parallel present-day storyline, said important ring finds itself in the possession of her descendant Alice, who summarily lands herself at the centre of a great whopping conspiracy. Catch-up TV guide: from Labyrinth to Plebs 2013-04-06T05:00:04Z "I needed a break," he explains in his present-day interview. What "Ted Lasso" could help us to understand about athletes protecting their mental health 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z This intricately plotted novel is set in a dystopian universe in the near future, but sometimes reads like present-day journalism. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z But it is an early sequence where Elena go missing — and Leda finds her — that sets the present-day story in motion. Olivia Colman is magnificent in the mysterious "Lost Daughter," which hooks you and doesn't let go 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z How prehistoric people managed to build this still puzzles present-day engineers. Scotland’s Orkney Islands: remote rewards far from the maddening crowds 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z In his present-day real world, Deabler is general counsel for the Queens Public Library. Review | In Justin Deabler’s ‘Lone Stars,’ a gay teen escapes the suffocating social norms of his Texas hometown 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z With its neo-Classical architecture, that museum is host to a stunning permanent collection, from ancient world art up to present-day paintings. 8 Trips Inspired by Oscar-Nominated Films 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z The documentary opens as Ellis is out on bail in present-day, awaiting his fourth trial — "Trial 4" — on the murder charges. From "The Crown" to an animated WWII series, here's what's new on Netflix in November 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z We are still living with the consequences, some of which are depicted in the present-day sequences of The Promise. The Promise: an exercise in British self-exculpation 2011-03-04T14:40:36Z The ancient Maya civilization was one of the most advanced to arise in Mesoamerica, marked by sophisticated mathematics and engineering that allowed it to spread throughout present-day Central America and southern Mexico. New technology reveals numerous ancient Maya structures in Guatemala 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z So striking are the similarities between them that unwitting present-day viewers would be forgiven for assuming one influenced the other. The Sopranos at 20: how the hit show changed the gangster genre 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z But to Cornsilk, the Cherokee Nation had been betrayed by federal government too many times to justify their present-day involvement. Slave descendants seek equal rights from Cherokee Nation 2013-05-21T22:15:00Z In one of the most eerie scenes of the trailer for Season 2, the encroaching shadow of the now-infamous antler queen headdress spreads over a present-day floor. "Yellowjackets" is returning to push the boundaries of what being "Just a Girl" really means 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z I suspect that “BlacKkKlansman” will win, because of its painful present-day reverberations, and because of the power of its final cinematic coup. My 2019 Oscars Predictions 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z Deep Purple, you gave us wizardry on the guitar and keyboards — not quite as vital a contribution to present-day music as this year’s other noms. Why It’s Time to Take ‘Rock’ Out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2012-10-10T12:00:41Z The present-day sheep, first brought to Mount Vernon in 1990, symbolize the type Washington may have raised. George Washington had lots of little lambs, and his estate follows suit 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z All the racism and sexism becomes internalized — our inner Pam Grier may try her best to drop-kick the ancient insults and present-day slights, but she doesn’t always succeed. For white chicks in afro wigs 2012-10-19T23:30:00Z Bhat, the sociologist, said nobody objected to the initiative "perhaps because they stayed within a tradition that does not contest the present-day political realities here." Kashmir girl band breaks up after threats 2013-02-05T13:32:10Z Mr. Taylor was game for the project after spending seven years photographing the 276 cast-iron and stone monuments, now lonely, that defined the present-day border before the fence was built. Between Tijuana and San Diego, an Art Ethos Thrives 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z An odd way to spend one’s youth admittedly, but doing so brought me to my present-day vantage point on the story, along with amassing a wealth of facts surrounding Thomson’s death, burial, and alleged reburial. Finding Tom Thomson’s body: The mysterious death of a famous Canadian artist 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Perhaps more than all his other work, "The Marrow of Tradition" exhibits Chesnutt’s “high, holy purpose” of elevating present-day American readers toward an understanding of our nation’s horrible past. America's legacy of racial terror and Charles W. Chesnutt's "The Marrow of Tradition" 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z But as jazz musicians reckon with the events of 2020, they have found themselves torn between the music’s roots in Black organizing and its present-day life in the academy. Jazz Has Always Been Protest Music. Can It Meet This Moment? 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z I'm writing it for my present-day self, and women like me whose lives have not followed the traditional path, because it can feel very lonely. How to survive—and thrive—in "The Heartbreak Years" 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z "The new novel is set in present-day London, with an entirely new scenario for Bridget," said Fielding. Bridget Jones on the edge of further adventures, says Helen Fielding 2012-11-09T11:13:30Z It would resonate so much stronger watching present-day Cassie navigate this turmoil without the extra elements popping up to tempt her, Tyler Durden-style. "The Flight Attendant:" Don't mace Brenda 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z Lincoln's Cottage developed the project to mark the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and to further examine the present-day issue of slavery, said museum director Erin Carlson Mast. Lincoln's Cottage in DC tackles modern slavery 2012-02-17T17:05:13Z She focuses on contributions from less than a dozen characters, and augments their videos from their time on the Diamond Princess with present-day interviews. HBO's "Last Cruise" doc of that fateful quarantined cruise ship is a harrowing metaphor for inequity 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z The rapper and activist Boots Riley, of the hip-hop act The Coup, is making his feature directorial debut with this trippy-looking movie set in an alternate present-day version of Oakland. Sundance Film Festival: 5 Movies to Watch 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z In light of present-day reality, the nobility of its language might seem archaic, false, and dead. Making Art in a Time of Rage 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z The action alternates between a present-day wedding and a long-ago tragedy at an international school, with surprising connections between the two becoming an exploration of trauma and its permeating effects. A Reigning Opera Composer Writes of Trauma and ‘Innocence’ 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z The novel alternates chapters between Singh’s present-day struggle to decipher Gaitonde’s message and Gaitonde’s narration of his criminal career, and the series does a similar dance, moving with reasonable fluidity between its two modes. Review: The Criminal Life in Mumbai in ‘Sacred Games’ 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z The documentary series "Frontline" presents a case study in present-day school segregation in the new exposé "Separate and Unequal." TV This Week July 13 - 19: 'Masters of Sex' on Showtime 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z The present-day suits featured in Iron Man 3 are doubtless knitted from the most glamorous substances imaginable. Iron Man v Man of Steel: who will dominate? 2013-04-29T12:07:01Z Indeed, "Cosmopolitans," which is set among expatriates in present-day Paris, could have been made a week after 1990's New York-set "Metropolitan," they are aesthetically and textually so much of a piece. Among Amazon pilots, 'The Cosmopolitans' a promising diversion 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z Working at a college hasn’t predisposed me to sympathizing with present-day students. The Year of the Imaginary College Student 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z The idea was to have a present-day guy who hit rock bottom. Life of a ?Salesman? 2012-03-01T19:52:26Z The first part of The Passage, set in present-day America, is great. The Passage: a post-apocalyptic vampire tale you can get your teeth into 2010-06-11T08:46:00Z There’s some confusion as to when and why the present-day women stand apart from their histories and when they embed themselves in flashbacks. A Groundbreaking Episode of TV, Thanks to Playwrights 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z There's tremendous emotional energy in their masterful use of existing footage, especially of games, and in their present-day interviews with Andres' teammates, sister and fiancee as well as with Pablo's relatives, colleagues and enemies. "Two Escobars" a timely mix of soccer, murder 2010-06-23T05:53:00Z "It was an effective way of showing this level of present-day dystopia that humans are creating," Brandt said. Nick Brandt's 'Inherit the Dust' photos track Africa's tragic urban sprawl 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z The filmmakers also conduct sidewalk and cafe interviews in Tel Aviv and Ramallah for a present-day view; one Palestinian recalls realizing at camp that her Israeli friends might grow up to be soldiers at checkpoints. Review: ‘Colliding Dreams’ Explores Varying Viewpoints on Zionism 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z A companion series focused on his present-day adventures and introduced a new costume with a high collar, red piping and body armor. Superman Turns 80. The Red Trunks Still Fit. 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z But the initial spark for the show had present-day origins. 'Gloria's Cause' looks at the forgotten figures of 1776 2010-11-28T05:01:00Z The scene, of the sort once presided over by Ellen Willis, Lester Bangs and Joan Didion, is evoked within the present-day plot as a sort of bright aura. Deborah Shapiro’s ‘The Sun in Your Eyes’: A musical whodunit 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z She forces herself into these aural experiments, as if she feels compelled to stay relevant by dabbling with present-day talent and genres. Madonna's MDNA: The Queen of Pop Wants You to Dance, Not Think 2012-03-26T20:09:57Z It malignly reduces the importance of a stellar work of art, by an artist with a lifelong commitment to his adopted city, to its present-day exchange value. Kerry James Marshall Paints for Chicago. His Mural Should Stay There. 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z It’s a richly plotted, head-spinning novel about a present-day disappearance, a murder eight years earlier and a fictional murder that may be relevant to both. One Whodunit Nests Inside Another in ‘Moonflower Murders’ 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z There are also photos by Bruce Davidson of Welsh miners in 1965, and industrial photos of present-day mining in Italy and Greece. Three Shadows Gallery in Beijing Turns Focus on Global Warming 2011-09-29T00:26:36Z The film is a revelatory, metaphysically disturbing examination of surveillance, from the origins of photography to present-day social media tracking and the body-cams used by law enforcement. New Directors/New Films Turns 50 With a Bracingly Eclectic Lineup 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z You’ll also see finely hewed three-pointed stones, from the area that is present-day Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, that are carved with the faces of humans and animals. The Art of Caribbean Exchange, in Gold, Stone or Hardwood 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z That the memory of most of the choreography is unavailable offers an opening for present-day dancers and choreographers to pick up the conversation. Review: Who Can Commune With Cunningham and Cage? 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z A lack of familiarity with Carlin’s words, his history and his values can lead to misapprehension when his arguments are stretched to fit present-day conditions he didn’t live to see. The Strange Afterlife of George Carlin 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z The documentary, which is being screened in the out-of-competition section of the festival, contains footage interspersed with interviews with present-day Carrey, reflecting on what portraying Kaufman meant for him. Playing cult comedian Kaufman was identity journey for Jim Carrey 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z Whatever impact a film might have on those who see it, the reality is that events, attitudes and present-day understandings affect and shape how we view movies as much, if not more. We view movies through the lens of our times; case in point, 'Selma' 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Lanre Bakare May's Toy Stories, in which the Top Gear presenter asks iconic toys of his childhood to face gigantic present-day challenges, makes for amusing TV. TV highlights 28/03/2013 2013-03-28T07:00:04Z The documentary, which is being screened in the out-of-competition section of the festival, contains footage interspersed with interviews with present-day Carrey, reflecting on what portraying Kaufman meant for him. Playing cult comedian Kaufman was identity journey for Jim Carrey 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z Through BET's Music Matters campaign, they received a boost that undoubtedly contributed to their present-day success. BET Experience 2015: Music Matters campaign spotlights little-known artists 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Bonello then moves to a girls’ boarding school in present-day France. ‘Zombi Child’ Review: Race, Class and Voodoo 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z In the still untitled book Fielding will continue to write in Bridget Jones' voice but will follow her in a later stage of her life in present-day London. "Bridget Jones" author Fielding to publish new novel 2013-02-05T18:02:42Z The most visible directorial touch here is the split-screen employed to show the two musicians on opposite sides of a studio, or to juxtapose present-day images of them with their 1970s high style. Crowe pays homage to Elton John, Leon Russell 2011-04-24T22:07:44Z An execution gone wrong in 1836 haunts the present-day inhabitants, who are worried about the “thinning” space between the living and the dead. Best new science fiction and fantasy 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z But the presence of relentless cyborg monsters from a terrifying future among in present-day society was what made the Terminator series great in the first place. Terminator 5: how to reanimate the ailing sci-fi franchise 2013-06-28T16:57:15Z In “Gatz,” the marathon rendering of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s text that began its run at the this week, a present-day office worker happens on a paperback and begins to read aloud. Eyeing the Unreal Estate of Gatsby Esq. 2010-09-30T20:30:00Z Though Seth’s present-day account is apparently lucid, this listening for the past is a herald of the true nature of his story. ‘White Tears,’ by Hari Kunzru, hears the distorted sounds of the past 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z The present-day Ms. Davis is shown mostly from behind and heard in voice-over, though there is one poignant close-up of her face. Betty Davis Was a Raw Funk Pioneer. Her Decades of Silence Are Over. 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z The film was mostly shot at Bavaria Film Studio, near Munich, where present-day visitors can ride Falcor, the “luck dragon” that Mr. Canby compared to “an impractical bath mat.” Wolfgang Petersen, Director of ‘Das Boot,’ Is Dead at 81 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Among the biennial exhibitions, she installed a series of colonial-era photographs of Lubumbashi families, recaptioned by present-day residents to comment on nuances and tensions in the way people showed themselves to the camera. On the Frontier, the Lubumbashi Biennial Makes Art From Obstacles 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z At the miniature Metropolitan Playhouse, this debate is presented unadorned by present-day editorializing; this, underlines Glaspell’s penchant for slamming melodrama up against wry turns of dialogue, a compositional tactic by turns ungainly and excitingly destabilizing. Review: In ‘Alison’s House,’ a Family Struggles to Protect a Literary Legacy 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z Wells’s classic tale of alien invasion transports the story to present-day Europe. What to watch this weekend: ‘Duncanville’ premieres on Fox 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z But Hunt said that group, which won federal recognition in 1984 and built a casino that displaced Muscogee graves, isn’t culturally, historically or linguistically related to the people who lived in present-day Georgia. Muscogee dismayed by nearly naked statue of Georgia ancestor 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Roughly 200 years later, it was dedicated to the synagogue in the city of Makisin, in northeast Syria, site of present-day Markada. Oldest Nearly Complete Hebrew Bible Heads to Auction 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z In weaving together a delightful present-day romantic drama with a more profound narrative about reckoning with and making peace with the past, “A Recipe for Daphne” proves deeply satisfying. Review | ‘A Recipe for Daphne’ is a delicious debut 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z “Gentefied” makes its case for the present-day Boyle Heights as much through image as through character and dialogue. ‘Gentefied’ Review: A Rent Is Too Damn High Party 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z It's a very western preoccupation – the tectonic weight of past pop culture pressing on present-day reality – for which Tarantino became a mouthpiece. Is Quentin Tarantino the world's most influential director? 2013-01-15T11:53:17Z He argues that Otlet discovered a way of thinking about information and its organization that “opened the door to an alternative stream of thought, one undergirding our present-day information age.”—A.D. “ Books to Watch Out For: June 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z We get the raised-eyebrow takes on 1950s households and advertising riffs and the present-day blogger, alone with her quirky nightmares and all-consuming computer screen. | 'Under Construction': Tales From a Hard-Hat Zone: The U.S.A. 2011-04-27T22:19:43Z When they write about the Victorians, what Strachey and the present-day panegyrists are really writing about is their own society. Were the Victorians cleverer than us? It depends which way you look at it 2013-05-14T17:30:01Z Greef Karga’s warning to Gorian Shard — “Don’t mistake my hospitality for weakness!” — sounded so much like a line from our own present-day reality that it threw me out of the scene for a few seconds. ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3, Episode 5 Recap: Yo Ho Ho 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Even “Scandal,” coming midseason on ABC, is a present-day series that feels like a period drama. | Television: ?Pan Am,? ?Playboy Club? and ?Whitney? New on TV 2011-09-16T15:26:17Z Here a present-day team consider a plan devised by Flight Lieutenant LJE "Bill" Goldfinch, who sought to exit Colditz prison by glider. TV highlights 13/08/2012 2012-08-12T18:59:01Z Those present-day scenes are the movie’s only sign of clumsiness, though Khan tells the tale with a poised poignance. Ang Lee's Life of Pi: The Next Avatar 2012-09-29T00:40:28Z In the letter, Lindelof says viewers can expect new characters, different perspectives and a new setting in present-day Oklahoma. Read It Before You See It 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z “Cloud Cuckoo Land” transports readers to 15th-century Constantinople, present-day Idaho, the Korean War and the future, as experienced in outer space. 15 books to read this fall 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Existing in a colourful netherworld set somewhere between present-day New York and the version essayed in 1970s blaxploitation movies, Cheo Hodari Coker’s show offers a soulful, culturally rich vision of the historically African American neighbourhood. The Incredible Hulk, Jessica Jones and the best comic book TV shows ever 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Starting from the conceit that her ghost has returned to earth, they follow two present-day street dogs in vérité style. ‘Space Dogs’ Review: No Dogs Go to Heaven 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z It’s unclear whether the creators of the observatory experience intended so, but I find it to be quite effective for transitioning nostalgic folks like me from the past to the present-day building. Atop New York’s One World Trade Center, a rush of hope and memories 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Spike Lee’s memorably ambitious new movie “Chi-Raq,” a heartbreaking tragicomic adaptation of Aristophanes’ “Lysistrata” set in present-day Chicago, stands as an eloquent refutation of that thesis. “Chi-Raq”: Spike Lee’s blistering, outrageous satirical assault on a society consumed by violence 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z The officer is killed and Sassy, in her secondary role as present-day narrator, sets out to reveal, as history has not, whodunit. Review: In ‘This Land Was Made,’ Huey Newton Walks Into a Bar 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z It’s a terrific idea for a drama series, but it works even better as a subliminal backdrop to present-day talk of mass incarceration, unwarranted arrests, police brutality and other disturbing symptoms of modern racism. WGN’s thrilling escaped-slave drama ‘Underground’ is overdue — and right on time 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z It ends with present-day Syrian and Iraqi refugees. German history museum explores 6 decades of immigration 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z The mansion–which consists of four interconnected, six-story white Georgian houses–is now owned by members of present-day business royalty: the billionaire Hinduja brothers, who hail from the great queen’s former colony. Carlton House Terrace: The Hindujas' New $500 Million Real Estate Masterpiece 2013-10-08T14:00:00Z Series creator Ryan Murphy, known for FX's "American Horror Story" and "American Crime Story" anthology series, said the show's subject matter is still relevant in present-day Hollywood. Bette Davis, Joan Crawford's bitter rivalry comes alive in 'Feud' 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z “My previous experience with Brooklyn, before it became present-day Brooklyn, was visiting my grandmother in Brighton Beach when I was a kid,” she said. Brooklyn Book Festival Brings Authors to Town on Sunday 2011-09-15T23:00:16Z They bring Butler’s own past and her future imaginings to present-day, exuberant life. What to see in L.A. galleries: An ode to a black sci-fi trailblazer and Lari Pittman 'Mood Books' 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Powell's emotional expressions during his debates with housemates were wrongly stereotyped, and his present-day self reflects on this with the other six with a measure of wisdom and patience. “The Real World Homecoming: New York” is a beautiful suspension bridge between past and present 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z The film is especially heavy-handed in the present-day scenes with his daughter, who says she was neglected. ‘Tigertail’ Review: A Taiwanese Man’s American Dream 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z “Snakehead” is an unvarnished look at the seedy intersections between organized crime and human trafficking in present-day New York City’s Chinatown. ‘Snakehead’ Review: Nightmares on the Way to the American Dream 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z This, too, is part of the film’s exemplary present-day framework, both dramatic and ideological. Wonder Woman Review: Patty Jenkins's Hard-Won Wisdom 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Before writing her new movie, “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” about the odyssey of a 17-year-old girl in present-day Pennsylvania seeking a legal abortion, the director Eliza Hittman embarked on a journey of her own. Seeing Abortion Laws From a Teenager’s Point of View 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z At times, he seems to talk about present-day politics from this same distant and philosophical vantage. How to Restore Your Faith in Democracy 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z Jack Cummings III, the artistic director of the Transport Group, has come up with an inspired gimmick for resurrecting a work that might seem too brazenly sentimental for present-day tastes. Theater Review: ‘I Remember Mama’ Reminisces at the Gym at Judson 2014-03-31T02:00:01Z The story flips between Keener’s character’s work at an experimental facility that helps soldiers integrate back into the community and her present-day life as a waitress. There's a search for a fifth meat – and 19 other things podcasts taught us in 2016 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z It’s followed by present-day David Duke, laudably quoting Donald Trump as a rallying cry to his crowd of supporters: “it’s time to take our country back”. BlacKkKlansman: the grim topicality of Spike Lee's 70s-set KKK film 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z A revivalist bronze vessel with patterns inspired by 12th- to 6th-century B.C. models was recovered from her funerary chamber in present-day Inner Mongolia. Review: Groundbreaking Picture of China 2010-11-19T12:36:00Z Meanwhile, a present-day serial killer may be operating, and a suspect in that case becomes entwined in the bones-in-the-woods matter. Review: ‘Bosch,’ Amazon Prime’s New Crime Series 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z But with their willful disregard of convention, these subjects may particularly resonate in present-day America. Sundance 2015: Focus turns to mavericks from the not-too-distant past 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z At first it's disconcerting to be pulled away from the Whitshanks' present-day concerns, rendered with such immediacy and texture that they might be our next-door neighbors. Anne Tyler traces a family line with 'A Spool of Blue Thread' 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z “If you look around at these photos, they look like Williamsburg, present-day,” Baldassare said, referring to the Brooklyn neighborhood known for hipsters. Images from Bob Dylan and D.A. Pennebaker's 'Don't Look Back' revisit the poetry and power of change 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z A 17th-century merchant’s house is a stone’s throw from a present-day knickknack shop. Medieval meets modern in charming Kilkenny, Ireland 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z The ancient Maya civilization was one of the most advanced to arise in Mesoamerica, marked by sophisticated mathematics and engineering that allowed it to spread throughout present-day Central America and southern Mexico. New technology reveals numerous ancient Maya structures in Guatemala 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z This premiere looks at creations looted from Palmyra, in present-day Syria, and decorative artifacts found in South African caves. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Black Lightning’ and ‘The Honeymoon Stand Up Special’ 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z Notable outfits celebrated the history behind the era of industrialization and showcased embroidered statements critiquing present-day social issues. 6 Met Gala attendees who made political fashion statements, from Hillary Clinton to Blake Lively 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z But the best of the best pictures over the past nine decades are not just the most elegantly crafted pieces of film-making – they are the films with themes that resonate still with a present-day audience. The nine greatest best picture winners at the Oscars 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z The third is the sagely or clerical-intellectual caste, dating from the days of the monks in medieval Christian society and finding its present-day embodiment in the bureaucrat, the technocrat and the expert. Merchant, Soldier, Sage: A New History of Power by David Priestland – review 2012-08-23T09:40:01Z The armor was later introduced in her present-day adventures. Wonder Woman and Her Evolving Look 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z Factors such as mass migration stemming from the Great Famine and present-day emigration have contributed to the language’s decline and led to the creation of Irish-language schools across the country, Ó hAllmhuráin said. ‘Bursting Proud’: Ireland Cheers Paul Mescal for Embracing Irish Language 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z The book considered in retrospect as a whole is an admirably clear, straightforward and authoritative summing up of our present-day attitude toward the theatre and its outward expression. Notes From the Book Review Archives 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z The reference of the Nixon faux pas is to a whole world of ethnic eating that’s now largely passé, and doesn’t reflect the realities of present-day New York. Cynthia Nixon’s Cinnamon-Raisin Bagel and the Faux Food Faux Pas 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z As might be expected, the auction hammer awaited cabinets that did not become the basis of present-day institutions, and in recognition of this, the final vitrine is devoted to auction catalogs. Art Review: ‘Rooms of Wonder’ at the Grolier Club 2013-01-17T22:27:38Z “Joyce’s Women” dismisses present-day debate about separating art from the artist, arguing that to draw a line between Joyce’s life and his works would be impossible. In ‘Joyce’s Women,’ 2 Great Irish Writers Square Up 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z In the 1830s, a young Yuchi girl was forced to leave her tribal land near the Tennessee River for Indian Territory, in present-day Oklahoma. In biking the Natchez Trace, she was traveling through Southern history 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z And just as critically, it will shed light on what human-induced climate change means for the future of the ecosystems present-day herders rely on. Research reveals a 3,500-year history of dairy consumption on the Tibetan Plateau 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z But the addition of the voices of present-day neighborhood celebrities also may pique some interest, Andrew Berman, the executive director of the preservation group, pointed out. Interactive Shadowboxes Breathe Life Into the Legacies of Village Artists 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z The unique premise marries Old World traditions and Holocaust history with present-day Hasidic Brooklyn, but the addition of technological elements is hit or miss. ‘The Vigil’ Review: What Could Go Wrong Watching Over the Dead? 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z In present-day sequences, the couple faces a crisis after a man they believe to be a Michelin critic is served a spoiled ingredient at their restaurant. ‘A Taste of Hunger’ Review: A Relentless Pursuit of Perfection 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Those present-day scenes are the movie’s only sign of clumsiness, though Khan, so impressive as the displaced widower Sunil in season three of In Treatment, tells the tale with a poised poignance. Ang Lee’s Life of Pi: Storm and Fang, Water and Wonder 2012-11-20T15:00:06Z Maybe that sense of community is part of the reason for Oakland’s present-day struggle with gentrification. A guide to Oakland’s rich history and resilience, from a waterfront saloon to the shores of Lake Merritt 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z However, another actress altogether certainly could have played a Monica far removed in age from her present-day self on “Friends.” Why Does Hollywood Keep Using Fat Suits? 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z The musical, jam-packed with present-day pop songs, swept the musical categories, picking up 10 prizes. ‘Moulin Rouge!’ and ‘Inheritance’ Take Top Honors at Tony Awards 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z Another chapter was written several decades later when oil was discovered on Osage land in present-day Oklahoma. ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Premieres at Cannes: First Reaction 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z The most exciting discovery about “Dido and Aeneas” in the past 30 years was made by the English scholar Bryan White in 2009 and entails a letter written from Aleppo, in present-day Syria. The More We Learn About ‘Dido and Aeneas,’ the Less We Know 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z In contemporary fiction with nameless narrators, the real-world, present-day phenomenon of namelessness is not usually confronted. The Rise of the Nameless Narrator 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z It would resonate so much stronger watching present-day Cassie navigate this turmoil without the extra elements popping up to tempt her, Tyler Durden-style. "The Flight Attendant:" Don't mace Brenda 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z The other two explore what inspired present-day authors when they were kids and how they pursued their craft. For young readers: Four books that celebrate the wonders of books, and writing 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z By contrast, present-day anxieties confer unwelcome relevance to Richard Ovenden’s “Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge.” Review | My nightstand runneth over: A proud nerd recommends new intellectual and cultural histories 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z The home, located in present-day Peabody, Massachusetts, was built in 1638. Salem witch trials victim John Proctor’s home on the market for $600G 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z I saw “Gun Hill Road,” which turns out to be a present-day take on the New York tenement experience, a heartbreaking film about family misunderstandings and crimes and punishment. The Out of Towner: Monday on the Lower East Side and Greenwich Village 2011-08-25T21:02:34Z His format has long been set: about 10 minutes per person, with each segment mingling vintage footage with present-day interviews, giving us the uncanny experience of watching a person age before our eyes. ‘56 Up’: a compelling look at the gang settling into middle age 2013-02-07T22:44:11Z Still speedy, still needy, still eerily boyish, Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell returns in this present-day sequel to Top Gun. Dune, Bond and Top Gun returns: Films to look out for in 2021 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z It describes the successful use of non-violent strategies to bring about political change, from the pro-democracy movements in the former Soviet Union to the present-day pro-democracy movements in the Middle East. Fantasy art school: artists reveal their dream teachers 2012-06-12T10:26:45Z “We absolutely intend to use our free speech rights to inform our listeners about Y.A.F.’s history and explore whether its present-day priorities reflect its founding principles,” Adler-Bell said. Conservative Group Withdraws Lawsuit Against Left-Wing Podcast 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z In its eagerness to spotlight the women’s present-day lives, it leaves Beatriz’s back story seriously underdeveloped. Review: On the Road With Mom in ‘Miss You Like Hell’ 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z The present-day narrative of “We Begin at the End” centers on another death in Cape Haven — only this time, the culprit isn’t clear. A Novel of the West Spans Decades and Genres 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z But comics left me right here in present-day mundanity. Video Game Review: You, Batman, Keep Arkham City in Line - Review 2011-10-19T15:49:36Z DeVille was concerned, she said, with the way American public architecture projects a grand narrative that suppresses contradicting evidence — from the construction of the Capitol by, among others, enslaved Black laborers, to present-day state-sanctioned violence. 3 Artists Are Urged to Go Big. They Didn’t Hold Back. 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Cleo, who speaks a combination of Spanish and Mixtec on screen, represents the more than 2.4 million domestic workers across present-day Mexico, more than 95 percent of whom are female and from indigenous areas. ‘Roma’ made Yalitza Aparicio a star. Now she’s giving a voice to her indigenous fans. 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Instead, we see Rand in present-day New York, where he returns and tries to regain control of his father’s company. Review: Netflix Tries to Channel Its Chi With ‘Marvel’s Iron Fist’ 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Wisecracking Junior is great company, the occasional whiff of the supernatural is nicely kooky, and there’s a satisfying balance between the present-day mystery and the vivid flashbacks. Caper stories and mysteries for the beach or backyard 2013-08-07T22:16:26Z In the show’s present-day Tulsa, police officers don yellow masks that mostly obscure their faces, for their protection, particularly against an uprising of white supremacists called the Seventh Kavalry. Review | ‘Watchmen’ is a fantastic riff on race and justice — and an excellent reason to keep HBO 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Whereas “The Gone Dead” directly explores the violent history and present-day impact of white supremacy, “In West Mills” follows black life in a “fairly peaceful town.” The Legacy of Slavery in Two Novels of the American South 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z It’s part of a new exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum, “City Dwellers: Contemporary Art from India,” showcasing 12 Indian artists whose work incorporates present-day Indian politics, celebrity culture, Hindu mythology, and technology. Irreverent Contemporary Art from India 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z While it’s a paradox that welcoming outsiders and trying out hybrids is a survival tactic for a deeply local tradition, that’s a fact of life for present-day New Orleans. Music Review: Preservation Hall Jazz Band at Carnegie Hall - Review 2012-01-08T23:16:20Z What was more, as she observed in later work, the transition from scribal culture to print culture prefigured the present-day shift from print culture to digital. Elizabeth Eisenstein, Historian of Movable Type, Dies at 92 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z It’s not really that Mr. Bochco foresaw those present-day phenomena, of course; the series actually reminds us that many of the things we think of as specific to today have been around a long time. How ‘Cop Rock’ Called the Tune That Some Shows Still Dance To 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z The segment ends by cutting to the present-day Fox, who says he needs more pills and asks Guggenheim for a couple of minutes so that the meds can kick in, to make him less “mumble-mouthed.” ‘Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie’ Review: Hiding in Plain Sight 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z The further “The Innovators” goes, the more familiar its material is to the present-day reader. Walter Isaacson’s ‘The Innovators’ Studies Computer Wizards 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z Characters include a comic book artist in the 1970s, the present-day film director transforming that comic book into a franchise and a film studies professor writing about the production. 22 Works of Fiction to Read This Spring 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z His flickering consciousness ranges over great temporal distance, blending present-day observations with fragments from a disintegrating past. Sam Shepard's dual-voiced farewell 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Set in the Point Lookout State Park region of Maryland on the state’s western shore, the in-game region of ‘”Point Lookout” hardly resembles the present-day region’s outdoorsy New-England-fishing-village vibe. “Fallout” video game series’ post-apocalyptic vision of West Virginia might not be worth th... 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z "McDonald's first capitalized on this by offering 'adult happy meals,' designed to give present-day adults a chance to recapture some of the magic of a favorite childhood experience," she said. “My price will only go up”: Collectors bet on nostalgia as they resell McDonald’s Adult Happy Meals 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z We have been discussing his upcoming holiday to the north-east coast, splashing about in the warm shallows of the present-day; at this detour into the past, he pauses, and retreats a little. Billy Liar ? still in town 2010-09-01T20:30:00Z He shocks her sometimes by referring almost casually to the trauma and abuse in his past and gradually reveals the terror that governs his present-day life. Review: ‘Love & Mercy’ Gets Inside Brian Wilson’s Head 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Told in flashbacks as present-day British agents interrogate Joan, the book tautly contrasts her quiet life as a jam-making granny with her long-ago education in the tradecraft of espionage. Crime fiction: Richard Jury’s return; an unsuspected spy 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z Instead, PBS' adaptation weaves together both stories, shifting from present-day to the 1950s fiction story and back again. Murder, she edited: In PBS' "Magpie Murders," Lesley Manville is a publishing world mystery sleuth 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z At first, the war seems like an unlikely, poignant entry point into a uniquely Almodóvarian swirl of present-day romantic complication and domestic anguish. ‘Parallel Mothers’ Review: Almodóvar’s Brutal, Beautiful World 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z They continue right up to the present-day musings of a 66-year-old man wondering how the world keeps getting more crowded when he doesn’t see any more cemeteries being built. Jerry Seinfeld digs into 45 years of his jokes for new book 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z Headlining is LA gangsta originator/former N.W.A. member Ice Cube, who despite his present-day acting career and family-movie roles still has made some of the hardest rap albums ever released. KUBE 93 Summer Jam brings the new classics and old favorites for a two-day party at the Gorge 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Tuesday night’s installment of PBS’s investigative documentary program looks at the resurgence of neo-Nazis and far right extremism in present-day Germany, and efforts by authorities to handle that problem. What’s on TV This Week: ‘The People vs. Agent Orange’ and Macy’s Fireworks 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z His is still an interesting book, despite its workmanlike prose, because it involves a journey that takes us from 1930s Washington, D.C., to present-day Palo Alto with pit stops around the world. Putting Down the Scalpel, Picking Up the Pen 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z Over the phone from France, Rocé told me that he decided to work with Shepp because of his philosophical engagement with questions of identity, questions that were strikingly relevant to present-day France. At 81, jazz titan Archie Shepp’s legacy comes into clear focus 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Conceptually “The Future of Another Timeline” is breathtakingly brilliant, and part of a constellation of time-travel stories this year that wed present-day activism to a willingness to change the past. Dark Books for Dark Times 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z Though Rumi's exact birthplace is disputed by scholars, most agree he was born in either present-day Afghanistan or Tajikistan to parents of Persian descent. Who would you cast as Persian poet Rumi — Leonardo DiCaprio? 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Yes, in order to be shareable, nostalgic content needs to exist online, but it should also nod to present-day social values. MTV Classic Is Nostalgia for Millennials. But Do They Want TV? 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z “Sworn Virgin” alternates between this oppressive atmosphere and more lyrical present-day sequences. Review: ‘Sworn Virgin’ Concerns a Fading Custom in Albania 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z From beginning to end, a chilling fog of tiny, long-ago faces haunts present-day lives, the insistence on justice making us wonder. | 'Cropsey': Joshua Zeman and Barbara Broncaccio Look at Kidnappings 2010-06-04T02:02:00Z Most of the gold around Dawson these days goes into jewelry and computers, geologist Jeff Bond explained as we bounced out of town in his truck to visit a present-day mine. 125 years after gold was discovered in the Yukon, we ventured up to Dawson City. Here’s what it looks like now 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Byatt’s novel “Possession” and Tom Stoppard’s play “Arcadia,” they began to write a show about present-day characters fumbling into the past. Michael Friedman Left Behind a Musical. They’re Finishing It. 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z The novel’s hero, Corey, comes of age in present-day Quincy, an “upper-class poor, lower-class rich” suburb of Boston, with a single mother — the Gloria of the title — who’s trying to escape suburban convention. Review | Atticus Lish’s new novel is about manhood, but don’t expect to find any social commentary 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z It’s the difference between the raves of present-day Berlin and the leather bars of ’70s New York. Wolfgang Tillmans Takes Pictures of Modern Life, Backlit by the Past 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z These tend to be set in a closely observed present-day Scotland, and to feature a freewheeling, eventful plot with comic and gothic elements. The Quarry by Iain Banks – review 2013-06-14T06:28:54Z As an orphan she was sold into the Ottoman slave trade, and in 1859 found herself on the auction block in Vidin, in present-day Bulgaria. Florence Baker: the polyglot slave girl turned intrepid explorer 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z They added: “We would like to know, where is Glazunov’s feeling for present-day life and his link to Soviet reality, and how does he view his participation in the construction of Communism?” Ilya Glazunov, Painter Entranced by Russia’s Past, Dies at 87 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z Fortuitously timed and expertly marketed, the show’s resonances with present-day troubles make it seem like a worthy vote. Here’s Who Should—and Actually Will—Win Emmys This Year 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Capital is an ambitious state-of-the-nation with a positively Victorian breadth, dramatising many present-day obsessions, from bank meltdowns to Islamist terrorism, house prices to parking tickets. The big novels of 2012 2012-07-13T15:00:07Z Husband and wife both play dual roles: He's a detective investigating her, a beautiful amnesiac in present-day L.A. Like 'Nanny McPhee Returns'? Try other Emma Thompson films ? and a classic 2010-08-19T21:00:00Z Maurits was the very first person to conquer the two biggest Portuguese slave depots of the early 17th century, in present-day Ghana and present-day Angola. A Dutch Museum Celebrates, and Reflects 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Standing in front of a re-creation of one of the band’s studios, I read that the black upright piano against the wall is self-playing and connected to Benny’s present-day studio in Skeppsholmen. You can dance, you can jive — at Stockholm’s kitschy ABBA museum 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z It's all part of an ongoing exploration of male identity and desire by curator Vince Aletti, original Rolling Stone disco columnist and present-day photography critic for the New Yorker. This week's new exhibitions 2010-09-03T23:06:00Z Topping the list are precious statues, palace doors and thrones that were plundered by French forces in 1892 from the royal city of Abomey in present-day Benin. Museums in France Should Return African Treasures, Report Says 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z So “Unorthodox,” a four-part series about a young woman escaping a Hasidic community in present-day Brooklyn, might seem like a departure for her. Review: ‘Unorthodox,’ a Stunning Escape From Brooklyn 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Linking Cuzco, the Incan capital in present-day Peru, to the furthest outposts of the Incan empire, it carried traders, soldiers and runners, and later the horses of the conquistadors. Protection Sought for Vast and Ancient Incan Road 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z This makes sense, seeing as it's a literal dating show, and dating history can give essential insight into someone's present-day dating approach. The tired "Bachelor" franchise needs to step up or step aside for the likes of "FBoy Island" 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z But the nostalgia is sharpened to a point with an abrupt final jump to a chattery present-day Brooklyn dinner party. Movie Review: In ‘Go Down Death,’ the Past Gets Murkier 2014-03-28T00:09:02Z The individual stories are powerful, as are the visual comparisons between present-day and historical locations. ‘Still Life in Lodz’ Review: A Painting Becomes a Window 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Instead, we get reflexively hawkish comments about America’s Obama-era and present-day dealings with Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, North Korea, China and Russia. Did Max Boot Turn His Back on the Republican Party, or Did the Party Turn Its Back on Him? 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z The confluence of past and present is detailed clearly in a spinoff series of digital prints that overlay color photographs of the present-day school with black-and-white images from a century ago. At the Rubin Museum, the Future Has Arrived. And It’s Fluid. 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Several filmgoers have pointed to Mike Judge’s cult comedy “Idiocracy” as the most apt analog to the present-day president; it’s an apt comparison but a misdirected one. Perspective | Trump’s exit may be too late to save the presidential movie 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z The bazaar remained closed for repairs for six years, reopening in 1960 in its present-day state. Fighting Entropy to Salvage Istanbul's Historic Bazaar 2011-04-13T18:31:39Z Feelings of entrapment and spite are prominent in this book, a multi-perspective family saga that chronicles the lives of three Vietnamese women from 1960s Vietnam to present-day Florida. What Is Love? For This Fractured Family, the Answer Is Not So Clear. 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z As is the way with all present-day entertainment, any political or cultural commentary one derives from “Bird Box” is coincidental, since its story is based on a 2014 novel written by Josh Malerman. Why "Bird Box" is smashing Netflix records: We're so close to apocalypse ourselves 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z The updated exhibition will include contemporary practices and the lives of present-day descendants, and will contextualize the artifacts presented. What’s Wrong With This Diorama? You Can Read All About It 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z It’s early 19th-century Paris, but the period atmosphere only makes the present-day relevance more piquant. Best Movies of 2022 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z And, in the present-day context of a movie about “Little Women,” the marriage plot is not what sells. The Compromises of Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z Street vendors, from the early 20th century to Baltimore’s present-day Arabbers, are another area of concentration. Why the African American museum’s food focus will go beyond soul 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z The “picturesque front,” his narrator called this area of present-day Slovenia where intense fighting occurred between the Italians and Austro-Hungarian forces during the First World War. Once war-torn, Slovenia has become a green retreat 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z Back in present-day Storybrooke, Snow and Charming go to apologize to Maleficent for darkening the soul of her child and sending her to another dimension. 'Once Upon a Time': Meet Maleficent's child, Lily -- all grown up 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z The sequence is not only the most tension-filled in the film; it also acts as an homage to frightening subway scenes of yore, and plays into present-day fears about the city’s transit system. In ‘Scream VI,’ Ghostface Takes the 1 Train 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z When you write about a fictional oppressed race of white people from the position of your present-day white privilege and do not acknowledge it, the results are messy. Revealing Eden author needs some Good Black Friends 2012-08-27T13:00:01Z Mr. Park’s ambivalent search is an apt filter through which to consider present-day Korea. Special Report: Contemporary Art: Through a Filmmaker's Lens, a View of Korea 2011-06-13T12:00:06Z "Perfect Sense" is a solemn sci-fi parable set in present-day Glasgow, whose deepening sense of foreboding is sustained by the enigmatic, pseudo-biblical reflections of an unseen narrator. 'Perfect Sense': Whiffs of love amid sensory-loss epidemic 2012-02-16T21:36:10Z Serialized diversions serve the national psyche in many ways; this one acts as some kind of retro mirror and release valve for present-day tension cloaked in late '70s cinematic style and comic book-influenced storytelling. Want to punch a Nazi? Amazon's "Hunters" is the show for you 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z Like the best sci-fi, Gits tells us about our present-day lives, for all that it's set in the future. Your next box set: Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2012-08-09T16:00:01Z It also chronicles present-day efforts to raise some of the planes from the lake bottom and restore them for display in museums and airports. Review: Planes in Lake Michigan? ‘Heroes on Deck’ Has the Answer 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z The present-day emergence of these films after so many years begs the question: why did the production of “race movies” ever stop? Second showing: unearthing the lost history of African American cinema 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z The Ha’il sculptures form part of a larger group of steles strewn around the Arabian Peninsula from the southernmost part of present-day Jordan to Yemen, with significant stylistic variations. Review: 'Routes of Arabia'' Exhibition at Louvre Is Startling 2010-07-23T11:56:00Z Maybe Rachel Berry would throw a fit if her performance was ineligible for a Tony Award, but present-day Lea Michele insists that she isn’t bothered. Lea Michele Is Well Aware That the Pressure Is On 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Some listeners might hear your music as futuristic, but it seems very much invested in present-day life on the Internet. Holly Herndon’s right-now sound 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z To remain is also to exist in a time-space puzzle — perhaps another dimension, or a Philip K. Dick-style dystopia — in which German forces are flooding into present-day Paris. ‘Transit’ Review: An Existential Puzzler With Jackboots and Terror 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Which raises a related point: the tone of present-day Nashville couldn’t be more hospitable, really, to the gifts of someone like Mr. Kelley. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-03-21T22:23:57Z In this version, set in present-day Los Angeles and the Los Angeles of 15 years ago, Alex is a victims services caseworker. In ‘Fatal Attraction,’ Lizzy Caplan Makes a Mess 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z The film’s present-day sections, set in rain-spritzed Lisbon, may as well be Arctic by comparison. The 10 best summer romance films 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z The film, by Dawn Porter, builds to the murder of three civil rights workers during the Freedom Summer and a present-day effort to identify a pivotal black informer used by the commission. Television Review: ‘Spies of Mississippi,’ About Segregation’s Defenders 2014-02-09T21:31:13Z That was just a few days before his own wretched and lonely death, near the edge of the Bangweulu swamp in present-day Zambia. Explorers of the Nile by Tim Jeal - review 2011-08-26T21:55:02Z Spain in the 16th and early 17th centuries ruled over Flanders and large parts of present-day Italy, and both kings called on foreign painters to decorate the palaces of Madrid and El Escorial. Now Showing: Porn Fit for Spanish Kings 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z ABC’s remake of “Charlie’s Angels” is a shameless homage to ’70s Aaron Spelling schlock, yet it too takes a shot at present-day Wall Street. | 'Revenge': ?Revenge? on ABC Places Emily VanCamp in the Hamptons 2011-09-20T12:00:00Z Now an old man, Harun, sits sipping wine in a bar in present-day Oran, recounting his tale to a French academic eager to learn the back story of “The Stranger.” An Algerian novelist takes on Camus in ‘The Meursault Investigation’ 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Set in present-day Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the play concerns the fate of a baby named Luna Gale, who has been taken from her young and drug-addicted parents. 'Luna Gale' a grimly rich study of the fight to protect a child 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z “I noticed changes in the city itself, in people’s attitudes, and I got myself emotionally reconnected to the place and the culture in a way I needed to reshape the present-day story.” Author Earns Her Stripes on First Try 2011-03-14T22:58:36Z His stories are set in what might be described as a just slightly futuristic America or, maybe better, present-day America, where, because of the exigencies of capitalism, things have gotten a little weird. George Saunders Has Written the Best Book You’ll Read This Year 2013-01-06T19:57:18Z Social attitudes shift from a tentative declaration of “I felt that I had a pride” by the Oliver of the ’50s to a Champagne-toasted pride celebration in the present-day. Where's 'The Pride' in love? The way we've pursued it then and now 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z The iconic rock where legend says the Pilgrims first set foot when they landed in present-day Plymouth in 1620. In Plymouth, Mass., the Thanksgiving story takes on a new reality 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z "It's very, very important to me to walk a fine line; to keep the legions of fans of Bond happy while at the same time making him appealing to present-day fans." Doctor now? Can James Bond modernise? 2010-07-26T13:56:00Z “All the King’s Men” is about history, sort of, and for a present-day reader, it’s very much about history. Don Draper, man out of time: “Mad Men” demands we confront who we were then, and who we are today 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Despite the show’s 19th-century setting, Legend said he sees a connection to ongoing discussions around present-day issues such as the Black Lives Matter movement and inequality in the criminal justice system. What’s a Kanye West song doing in a TV show about slavery? 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z The dinosaur died in an ancient flood plain on the island continent stretching from present-day Alaska to Mexico, allowing the conservation of his skeleton in mud. World’s biggest triceratops sells for $7.7 million in Paris 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America. Donna Tartt to publish first novel for 11 years 2013-02-13T16:34:51Z On Wednesday night, Sotheby’s sale confirmed that expressive art, with strong outlines easily recognized and an impact that does not require sustained attention, fascinates present-day bidders. The Winning Card at Auction: Expressiveness 2010-05-07T11:30:00Z It’s the present-day location of The Carter Center, the library of former President Jimmy Carter. Historic Civil War battle sites have a mobile app 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z The great navigator desperately needed a safe harbor to repair the Golden Hind and found one at present-day Point Reyes National Seashore. Landing in California, Remembering Tolstoy and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z But not entirely, because one essential flash point of present-day America “The Handmaid’s Tale” ignores is race and ethnicity. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Is Brutal and Not Much Else in Season 2 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Take Anthony, the present-day equivalent of the utilitarian android gigolo played by Jude Law in Spielberg's AI, right down to the fibreglass eyebrows. Charlie Brooker's 10 years of watching Big Brother 2010-08-20T23:06:00Z Spacey has lost none of his smarmy magnetism as the cartoonish villain of David Fincher’s fun house version of present-day Washington, D.C. ‘House of Cards’ Season 2: More delicious ruthlessness 2014-02-11T21:21:09Z It’s a glimpse of the present-day potential of the island, risen from a painful past. 36 Hours in Hobart (and Environs) 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Lewis explained that 14th-century poet Geoffrey Chaucer also helped lay out the present-day idea of Valentine’s day in his poem “The Parliament of Fowls.” Valentine's Day: Do you know the origins of the holiday? 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z “It casts the present-day audience in the role of the patriots,” Ms. Harbert added. ‘Hamilton’ Is Known For Its Music, but What Did Alexander Hamilton Listen To? 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z The images, accompanied by present-day voice-over reflections from historians, rappers, artists and veterans of the era’s racial politics, offer revelations about events and personalities we thought we understood completely. Critic?s Notebook: Modest Methods, Big Ambitions 2011-03-22T22:58:03Z “Logan Lucky” is not his splashy re-emergence from any retirement, nor any statement on present-day America. Steven Soderbergh Quit Movies. Now He’s Back. What Gives? 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z His vision of the specific agonies of life in present-day China conveys a mighty, universal human despair. “An Elephant Sitting Still,” Reviewed: A Young Chinese Filmmaker’s Masterly Portrait of Political and Intimate Despair 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Still, his approach can be heavy-handed: present-day Oliver, for instance, is willingly humiliated by an escort he’s requested to wear ’40s Nazi attire — a manifestation of internalized oppression. Where's 'The Pride' in love? The way we've pursued it then and now 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z His paintings are conceptual objects freighted with historical or present-day references that require little explanation. Parenting While Black: Titus Kaphar’s Starkly Powerful Works 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z Russo-Young explores that history through home movies, photographs and present-day interviews. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Citizen Hearst’ and ‘Saturday Night Live’ 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Things take an autofictional turn when the setting shifts to a dinner party in present-day New York. Can ‘Miss Saigon’ Be Saved? Two British Shows Disagree. 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Our version of the present-day royals is carefully constructed and curated. How costumes in period dramas shape our perception of royalty 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z In between Ms. Joyce’s book loosely parallels “The Pilgrim’s Progress” at times, but it is very much a story of present-day courage. Books of The Times: ‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry,’ by Rachel Joyce 2012-07-29T21:26:22Z To further stress such entertaining connections, the accompanying Extra Ordinary exhibition includes works by present-day artists who play on seaside sideshow traditions. This week's new exhibitions 2010-07-23T23:06:00Z The band's present-day relationship with booze and drugs is a bit more complicated. The Strokes: no Spinal Tap 2011-02-27T00:03:00Z It also mirrors “Lucy Barton” in structure and tone; “Oh William!” is a brief, swirling account of present-day events that rouse memories of past events and prompt a reckoning. Elizabeth Strout Gets Meta in Her New Novel About Marriage 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Time to get busy fighting the present-day Knights Templar. Fall Movie Release Schedule 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z As their present-day selves stand in the forefront of the frame narrating their sexual histories, younger versions of them kiss and clutch and ache and blunder in the background. A Groundbreaking Episode of TV, Thanks to Playwrights 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z The present-day scenes, a dozen years later, begin with Jackson’s death of a heart attack. ‘The Darkest Secret’: Amid a delicious portrait of decadence, a dark mystery 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z In the novel’s relatively thin present-day story line, Pip travels to Bolivia, nominally to help the cause of truth, but actually in hopes of using the Sunlight Project’s Web-scanning expertise to track down her father. With ‘Purity,’ Jonathan Franzen tackles the Web, mothers, the truth 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z For the present-day story we interviewed Israeli Jewish boys and girls, conscripted at 18 in defence of their country. Promise land 2011-01-28T08:52:01Z Orwell, Self protests, is invoked by present-day “language police” who seek to impose “good old-fashioned prejudices” on a “living, changing” tongue. George Orwell was not a language fascist: Why we keep misinterpreting his words 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Exchange! featuring former Marxism-Leninism teacher Andrea Ferber lecturing present-day students in Marx's Das Kapital. Fastest! Tallest! Marxist! The visual art of Phil Collins 2011-02-06T22:29:00Z “Burn the Place” is divided into three parts, focussing on Regan’s childhood, her alcoholism, and her present-day recovery and restaurant ownership. “Burn the Place” Is a Thrilling, Disquieting Memoir of Addiction and Coming of Age 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z But one Monday morning, I return to Paul Strand, and write a short scene set in present-day London. How to write a novel this year: 'I'm surprised at how much time I find' 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z Young scholars of African art began focusing on present-day urban material culture rather than on an object-intensive study of rural traditions. Under Threat: The Shock of the Old 2011-04-15T02:50:03Z But they were far from modern by present-day standards. Art Review: Naga Peoples Made Beauty From the Ugly in Northeastern India 2013-06-27T21:18:57Z When the present-day shah is sent into exile, Marji’s parents rejoice. Review: ‘Persepolis,’ by Marjane Satrapi 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z For instance, we’re used to having present-day characters conjure the past. 'How to Be Both,' a Novel by Ali Smith 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Set in present-day France, in an isolated hamlet made for solitude and imagination, it is a story about family ties, childhood reveries and unanswerable questions. ‘Petite Maman’ Review: Into the Woods 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z But if the world’s most prestigious cinema competition is reckoning with the industry’s dark past, Cannes also must deal with its own present-day deficits. Cannes, Where Weinstein Reigned, Reckons With #MeToo Fallout 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z So while we get multiple passing references to the prison-industrial complex being the present-day instantiation of Morris’s perversity, these then lie inert. On Loony Island, a Malignant Priest Strips Mental Patients of Free Will 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Dray, a historian, draws parallels between the era and present-day America, including the Black Lives Matter movement, police brutality, the Capitol riot and more. 14 New Books Coming in May 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z The Norse gods of old are reborn as "The Almighty Johnsons" — a band of brothers with superpowers in present-day New Zealand — in this imported fantasy-drama. TV This Week for July 6 - 12: 'In a World...,' 'Frozen' and more 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z Waters, a Hollywood veteran both in front of and behind the camera, narrates the Emmy-winning screenwriter’s epic story of an alien takeover of Planet Earth, set in present-day Los Angeles. New & Noteworthy 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Nils Norman's installation Ode To Charles Fourier pays homage to the early 19th-century utopian socialist and posits a present-day Cultural Industries workplace replete with everything from nap zones to brainstorming spots. This week's new exhibitions 2011-07-15T23:07:37Z Social networking routinely returns long-gone friends, lovers and enemies into the unfolding of our present-day lives. How novels came to terms with the internet 2011-01-15T00:06:06Z Because “My Piece of the Pie,” which was written and directed by Cédric Klapisch, predates the present-day euro crisis, it feels a little behind the curve. | 'My Piece of the Pie': ?My Piece of the Pie? - Review 2011-12-09T02:19:48Z He most famously weighed in against it during halftime of a Redskins-Cowboys game in 2013, telling viewers that the name is “an insult, a slur, no matter how benign the present-day intent.” Some in the news media are still offended by Redskins name, even if Indians aren’t 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z When the object of his attentions is the plyboard flimsiness of present-day America, this is a very fine thing; when the object of his attentions is Vera, this is a waste. SOUND: A Novel by TM Wolf – review 2012-07-20T21:55:01Z Films about a 1960s massacre in Indonesia and the harsh conditions in Iran under present-day international sanctions and how they affect ordinary people struck somber notes at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday. Indonesia massacre, Iran sanctions impact infuse Venice film offerings 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z You want it to be a studio that can meet present-day standards, and not marginalize it as just a historic shrine.” Plotting the Future of the Most Storied Studio in Jazz 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z He calls the movie an endless jukebox of past and present-day musicians. With Turturro, Italy Knows No Bounds 2010-03-03T00:09:00Z Movie production, which has waned and waxed over the years and is currently booming, is at once a source of present-day frustration and a subject for nostalgic wonder. When Filming in New York, the City Is Always the Star 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Tresnjak's conceit here is that Shylock and his Christian antagonists are present-day, technology-bound money traders — the kinds of people, he implies, who collectively got us into our current fiscal mess. Abraham makes 'Merchant' a memorable show 2011-03-18T21:06:11Z Not to dwell on this particular issue - But go ahead, dwell. -but what do you think “Network” got right, in terms of predicting the present-day media landscape? ArtsBeat: Stephen Colbert on 'Network': Great Film, or the Greatest Film? 2011-05-19T15:14:27Z “Kill all the men and boys, impregnate the women,” thinks Briseis, linking her unwanted pregnancy in a mythic time to present-day ethnic cleansing: “They meant to erase an entire people.” Review | Pat Barker’s ‘The Women of Troy’ continues her brilliant reassessment of the Trojan War 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z With a mix of archive footage shot at various points over the past 35 years, and present-day talking heads, we were treated to a beautifully photographed exhibition of animal behaviour at its most noble. TV Review: Mistresses and Natural World 2010-08-06T05:45:00Z A painting they did according to this recipe — the ideal painting for Americans, they maintained — featured George Washington and some present-day picnickers by a bucolic lake with a hippo in the background. Can a Picasso Cure You? 2011-05-24T20:43:07Z “The Starless Sea,” conversely, is an abstruse series of fragmented fables, interspersed with the saga of a present-day grad student who is a voracious reader and connoisseur of retro cocktails. 8 Years After ‘The Night Circus,’ Erin Morgenstern Has a New Novel 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z But Chang’s present-day situation may be even more depressing than her past. 'Orange Is the New Black' Season 3, Episode 6 Recap: Chang 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z However, some fans believe that present-day Bran Stark and Bran the Builder are actually the same person. Will the Wall Fall in the Season 7 Finale of 'Game of Thrones?' 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Stories like A Place to Call Home trail obediently behind England and English traditions, which seems kind of bizarre considering our present-day aspirations and liberal-minded notions. A Place to Call Home is Australian television to be proud of 2013-07-18T02:32:00Z Ryan finds this baffling, and the question of whether the postal system is still vital is a filigree of present-day news that makes this novel pulse with relevancy. ‘This Is How It Is Now’: Ramona Quimby, Meet Ryan Hart 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z The tales are separated by a present-day framing device in which an actor, actress and director sit before a theater proscenium, casting themselves in the classically styled tales they've imagined. 'Tales of the Night': Striking visuals brighten animated vignettes 2012-11-15T21:32:05Z Lerner grew up on a family-run vineyard in central Israel, the descendant of Jews who immigrated to Palestine in the 1880s from Romania and present-day Moldova with dreams of a Jewish homeland. A playwright who wants to change society, not merely observe it 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Both movies are satisfyingly matter-of-fact, sticking to the details of their intricate plots and leaving questions of larger meaning or present-day relevance up to the audience. Old Masters and Fresh Surprises at the New York Film Festival 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z The fort itself is gone, and present-day references to the area are nearly impossible to find. Along the Mississippi 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Havana itself appears in the same kind of double vision, its crumbling present-day streets giving way to the gaudy carnival of prerevolutionary decadence. Movie Review: ?Chico & Rita,? Animated Film About Cuba and Its Music 2012-02-09T22:30:37Z Films about a 1960s massacre in Indonesia and the harsh conditions in Iran under present-day international sanctions and how they affect ordinary people struck sombre notes at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday. Indonesia massacre, Iran sanctions impact infuse Venice film offerings 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z The pavilions of most of the 192 countries exhibiting at world’s fair are mainly government-funded and Iran reportedly had hoped Expo would showcase entertainment from present-day Iran. Iranian pop star Googoosh wows Dubai despite Tehran’s outcry 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Five years later he declared independence for present-day Colombia. Cultured Traveler: A Tourist Revival in the Heart of Bogotá 2012-09-14T16:39:05Z The setting is present-day Cambridge, England — where, we are reminded, in another allusion to the novel’s two narrative strands, “DNA history had been made.” ‘How to Be Both,’ by Ali Smith 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z He spoke of past failures, including a regional Molière production from which he was fired, with the equanimity of someone confident of present-day success. Out of the O.R., Back Onto the Stage 2010-10-03T02:00:00Z The connection of the interviews to the evidence of the historical record is sometimes illuminating and sometimes paradoxical; sometimes the past reveals present-day illusions, sometimes new recognitions shed light on old mysteries. Two Prescient Films About the Memory of the Holocaust 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z And as you read it, you feel like a boulevardier in present-day Paris, sitting at a cafe and leafing through a magazine chock-full of revelations. If These Dresses Could Talk 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Now, at last, we are nearing the layers that make up present-day Tokyo. Read Your Way Through Tokyo 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z “Stories like this give students a memorable narrative to attach to history, which allows them to use humor to reflect how related concepts show up in present-day discourse around health care.” Chicago’s creepy cabinet of curiosities 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Into this happy bustle walks a present-day fashion-design aspirant who’s looking for a space to turn into an atelier. Celebration's 'The View UpStairs': Before the gay bar burned, there was music, friendship and family 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Colorizing the images of the 1927 flood helps it compete, as it were, with these present-day inundations, helps define it as what it was: one of the worst natural disasters in American history. Review: ‘America in Color’ Refreshes 20th-Century History 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Some Jews believed the new state should include not only present-day Israel but also the West Bank; some believed it should include Jordan as well. What went wrong in Israel? Milton Viorst's 'Zionism' grapples with a fractious history 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z And now Heidi is trying to explain the panic over the Y2K computer glitch, which features prominently in the twins’ book and is utterly incomprehensible to a present-day 12-year-old. American Girl says the ’90s are ancient history. American girls agree. 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Read “A Winter in Arabia” about her 1937 travels in what is present-day Yemen or “Ionia: A Quest” about her 1950s trip along the coast of Turkey. Thatcher Wine on Creating a Travel Book Library 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Collectively, as human beings, we view history through our present-day lens and make connections and judgments based on that reflection. Novelists Sara Gruen and Sarah McCoy in conversation: “I study history through a kind of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ looking-glass” 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin — could give our present-day Congress a run for its money. Our country’s first spin doctors: The painters of the American Revolution 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z His last film, “Rajneeti,” a sort of “Mahabharata” meets “The Godfather,” set in present-day Bhopal, was about corruption in a dynastic ruling family. | 'Aarakshan': A Battle for India?s Soul 2011-08-12T12:21:08Z In present-day Manhattan they will journey to the Lower East Side to bestow gifts on local children. Spare Times: For Children, for Jan. 6-12 2012-01-05T22:13:31Z The story will be set in present-day London, with Bridget at a later stage in her life. There’s Finally Going to Be a New Bridget Jones Book 2013-02-05T20:26:54Z Even though we didn’t choose this first viewing-party selection for present-day relevance, I’m starting to think it was a timely choice. Who’s Your Wingman Now? Pushing the Envelope With ‘Top Gun’ 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z This likable if more than a trifle laboured Indian movie reworks King Lear in present-day London. Life Goes On ? review 2011-03-13T00:05:29Z If this analysis is right, then present-day Republican racial politics is doomed — and so is Democratic racial politics. Gwyneth Paltrow didn’t say the N-word 2012-06-05T15:45:00Z In present-day Manhattan, they will visit East Harlem and the Lower East Side for assorted festivities. Spare Times for Jan. 3-9 2014-01-02T23:33:01Z Aside from the present-day interviews with the subject — now living in seeming normalcy in Seattle — “Amanda Knox” doesn’t cover that much new ground. ‘Amanda Knox’ catches up with a murder suspect, now older and wiser. 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Set at a present-day nursing home, “The Manor,” written and directed by Axelle Carolyn, focuses on the intersection between sexism and ageism. ‘Madres’ and ‘The Manor’ Review: Maligned Women Uncover the Truth 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z George Takei gave a blistering rejoinder to this sentiment on Facebook, one that makes it clear how much “Allegiance” resonates with present-day concerns. This is why Donald Trump is winning: Paranoia brings out the worst in us — and minorities always suffer 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z The movie was filmed in 2015, in the run-up to, and aftermath of, Serbia’s elections, and present-day politics figure as strongly as the enduring force of the past. “The Other Side of Everything,” Reviewed: A Daughter Documents Yugoslavia’s Nationalistic Nightmare 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, in a list that the trade magazine believes now more accurately reflects present-day music consumption. Taylor Swift regains top spot on revamped Billboard 200 chart 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z For the present-day scenes, her daughter is very much an adult but has still not lost the selfishness of children who refuse to see their female parent as a whole person. Is the real monster in “Pieces of Her” the mother-artist? 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Hubcap Staged reading of David Lee Ray’s new drama about a black family in present-day Georgia. L.A. theater openings, Feb. 12-19: 'Forever Plaid' and more 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z In 2051, an alien civilization is in the process of gobbling up humanity, requiring a worldwide draft of present-day citizens who will “jump” into the future to join the war effort. ‘The Tomorrow War’ Review: Future Schlock 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z Carlton's theory also emphasises the importance of establishing a link between the era covered in the movie and the social concerns nagging at its present-day audience. Youth culture movies: how soon is too soon? 2011-08-18T21:00:01Z She then overlaid those memories onto their present-day lives, in the suburbs, back at school and, in one case, on the streets. War Zone Traumas, Restaged at Home by Jennifer Karady 2010-05-05T23:06:00Z Even though it’s not David Bradley in those scenes — he plays the present-day octogenarian Setrakian — the distinguished actor deserves a better look for his younger self. 'The Strain' recap: The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z The idea is to have present-day Mars enthusiasts explain the challenges scientists are grappling with as they contemplate a mission to Mars even as we’re seeing the fictional crew of 2033 encounter those challenges. Review: ‘Mars’ Blends Fact and Fiction, but Has a Bumpy Liftoff 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z Rodzinski was born on New Year’s Day 1892, in Split, and grew up in present-day Lviv, a city long fought over that was part of the Hapsburg monarchy and, later, Poland. The Conductor Who Whipped American Orchestras Into Shape 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z |
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