| 单词 | preternatural |
| 例句 | He remembered the fear, a preternatural chill, the way his heart had pounded in his chest. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She sensed it, a preternatural stillness, and held hers, too. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I forget to take a pill one morning and she peppers me with comments about my preternatural plotting to burden our life. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember but little of the journey; I only know that the day seemed to me of a preternatural length, and that we appeared to travel over hundreds of miles of road. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It felt wrong, preternatural; it shouldn’t have gotten so cold so quickly. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z There was a preternatural hush all around the room. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Two prospectors in partnership discover a mine of preternatural richness—of gold or diamonds or rubies. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky is a vibrant aniline blue, the trees a preternatural green. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z With some preternatural craftiness he always knew the right nerve to touch, at exactly the right moment, to wound and outrage most. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z As the executive behind addictive docuseries like “Making a Murderer” and “Tiger King,” Nishimura has a preternatural ability to scout the next big thing in binge watching. Reimagining the ‘scream teen’ genre for a binge generation 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z The images, by a stellar lineup of fashion and art world luminaries, including Chuck Close, Juergen Teller and Annie Leibovitz, showcase not only Moss’s preternatural beauty but also her undeniable versatility. T Magazine: Kate the Great 2010-11-26T23:03:00Z But what distinguishes Latourelle’s vision is the horses, and their preternatural rapport with beautiful, otherworldly humans in gypsy-Renaissance Faire costumes, who put them through their paces without ever raising a voice or registering a reprimand. ‘Odysseo’: Lovely horses, riders prancing in a dreamscape 2014-02-20T22:48:30Z It is a mysterious thing, the preternatural dynamic between a puppet onstage and the people in the seats, even the grown-up ones. She’ll Have You at Moo: Milky White and the Power of Puppetry 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Perhaps you could be her, if you were born with superior tooth enamel and a preternatural awareness of your most flattering angles. How Lip-Syncing Got Real 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Ms. Morris, who was raised in Dallas, began performing and writing songs as a child, and was playing honky-tonks across Texas and Oklahoma in her preteen years, thanks to a preternatural drive and supportive parents. For Maren Morris, the Year Everything Came Together 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Like the others, she exhibits a preternatural assurance that belies her youth. | 'Whiz Kids': Smart Students Go After Intel?s Science Prize 2010-06-04T00:17:00Z Asked how he maintained his preternatural steadiness in the face of the cascading woes of the last few years, he gestured toward his home and family. Dara Khosrowshahi, Dad of Silicon Valley 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Despite such chatter, Ms. Massenet consistently projects a calm that is not just preternatural, to use a favorite adjective of celebrity magazines, but perhaps supernatural as well. Net-a-Porter Founder Natalie Massenet Looks to Expand on Success 2013-12-20T21:39:03Z “Coloring Book” is, above all, a showcase for its creator’s preternatural understanding of the elements that make up a mood. The Sound of Hope: Chance the Rapper 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z The building itself evolves and reshapes, reacting to William’s moods and preternatural state of grief, loneliness and longing. Hell House 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z But Amalia and her preternatural companions deserve better, as does this cast and the broader TV audience. "The Nevers" is nothing more than a recycled Victorian version of every Joss Whedon show you've seen 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z The preternatural, industrial whiteness of Ray’s work makes one wonder exactly how white the old “white” classical statues actually were. Review | The Met looks at the body, stripped of its old ‘whiteness’ 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z At the end it’s revealed that Pat wasn’t so much the creator of the preternatural storm but probably just a host possessed by it. Raising Dion – the superpowers and supertwists: discuss with spoilers 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z To perform it requires deep self-assurance and an almost preternatural ease on the dance floor—what we might now call swagger. Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation 1814” Wanted Us to Dance Away Our Differences 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Noah has always invited others to see him as an outsider because of his background as a South African comic, but his equanimity and preternatural calm also distinguished him. Trevor Noah’s Optimism Set His Version of ‘The Daily Show’ Apart 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Today, turning plastic’s preternatural permanence—its chief vice, according to environmentalist critics—into an eco-virtue is one of Joseph’s more nimble arguments. Can plastic bags save the planet? 2012-09-13T20:03:00Z Working on paper and canvas, he gave a veneer of gentility and preternatural, even timeless calm to the Midwestern river valleys in the decades before the Civil War. Review: George Caleb Bingham’s Serene Images of Rivers and Frontier Life, at the Met 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z With her preternatural stillness and sculptured hauteur, Ms. Swinton has always looked ready for her close-up with D. W. Griffith; few contemporary movie actresses can hold you with their gaze as effortlessly as she does. Review: ‘A Bigger Splash,’ With a Speechless Tilda Swinton, Is Ready for Its Close-Up 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z James, with her preternatural maturity and confidence, seemed poised for a win over Ganzer, whose voice and persona seemed to be in a more transitional phase. 'The Voice' recap: Coaches offer tips, makeovers in final Knockouts 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z Now she is turning her preternatural competence to publishing at large. Celeste Ng Is More Than a Novelist 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z With her apple cheeks, blond sausage curls and almost preternatural command of literature — and later chemistry — Ruthie became an audience favorite. Ruth Feldman, a Quiz Kid Who Later Distilled the Experience in a Book, Dies at 80 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z If such an admission feels surprising, given how common are her critiques of Brexit and the mounting xenophobia in her country, it’s wise to remember that she’s a writer with a preternatural drive for self-concealment. Helen Macdonald’s ‘Vesper Flights’ Sees Wonder — and Refuge — in the Natural World 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z With the preternatural optimism of someone who hunts for funding for the Industry’s projects and cajoles government officials to help put on his ambitious shows, he prescribes unyielding hope. Opera’s Disrupter in Residence, Heading to Bayreuth 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Shamir’s youth is a huge part of his appeal: not only does he possess preternatural talents for songwriting and performing, but there’s a sense that he’s just getting started. Shamir is chatty, casual and ready to take his voice to new heights 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z There are certainly parallels between the preternatural clarity and unmediated “objectivity” of their images and earlier, purely technical and scientific photos meant to teach about the constructions and processes of industry. Photography’s Delightful Obsessives 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z What he means is not so much her preternatural features as the ineffable qualities of a model who can transcend the nameless ranks. | A History of Picture-Perfect Icons at DNA 2013-08-22T15:46:03Z Throughout it all — indeed, for most of his 78 years — he has borne with courage and almost preternatural fortitude the burden of always being the smartest guy in the room. Books: Donald Rumsfeld on being the smartest guy in the room 2011-02-08T08:01:00Z She should, and she will, for what she displays here is playing of preternatural sensitivity, sophistication and control, along with a touch of magic, as Bach’s theme returns at the end. The 25 Best Classical Music Recordings of 2017 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Because of her preternatural intelligence, Holly was poked and prodded as a child by scientists who eventually pronounced her a medical wonder. Review | The real mystery of HBO’s ‘The Outsider’: Why isn’t it better? 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z But he has also long had a preternatural grasp of the mechanisms of celebrity, how success is only truly impactful if it is imprinted onto others. Kanye West Always Wanted You to Watch 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z If Downs seems to penetrate to the centre of the modern gay condition with almost preternatural ease, it is because he's writing from confessional as well as professional perspective. Pride and prejudice for gay men 2011-02-20T00:05:13Z Like her siblings, she has a preternatural responsibility. The Octomom Has Proved Us All Wrong 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z Rereading it this month, though, I was dazzled by its preternatural modernity. Perspective | Two centuries after her birth, Emily Brontë’s gifts keep giving 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z A commoner by birth, Cromwell relied on the shrewdness of his intellect and his preternatural ability to stay one step ahead of his disdainful, higher-born adversaries — at least for the span presented here. 'Wolf Hall' a thrilling high-stakes game in Henry VIII's court 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z But then Jackson possessed an almost preternatural gift for evoking uneasiness, that almost indefinable sense that something is badly out of kilter. New collection of Shirley Jackson writings is best left to devoted fans 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Friends recalled that he always displayed a preternatural orientation toward adulthood. Citizen Kushner 2011-06-24T21:35:16Z He may be older now, but that rascally smile of his remains intact, as does the preternatural confidence of a man who knows he can talk anyone into anything. ‘The Deuce’ Season 1, Episode 3: Making It and Faking It 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Yet when she isn’t mooning or abasing herself to win the attention of a handsome fellow intern, she shows off a preternatural self-possession, the girl with all the answers. Mamie Gummer Wants to Make a Name for Herself 2012-10-05T20:45:19Z She evades him thanks to her preternatural instinct for danger, but her police report carries little weight. A Memoir of Near-Death Experiences 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z While she highlights her subjects’ common traits — preternatural persistence, a surpassing intelligence, a gift for storytelling — it is the differences among them that are most interesting. The True Grit of Four American Presidents 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z He also praised Ms. Mulligan for her “preternatural wit.” What’s on TV Sunday: Shark Week and ‘An Education’ 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z The Group Leader is a man of preternatural calm. “Breaking Bad’s” hell on earth 2012-07-15T14:30:00Z “The metaphysical explanation,” he says, “is that Roger Federer is one of those rare, preternatural athletes who appear to be exempt, at least in part, from certain physical laws.” A David Foster Wallace Reading List for 'The End of the Tour' 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z For a five-year-old, Brandon displayed a preternatural self-assurance, as if long accustomed to being fussed over. A Portrait of My Ego as a Big Black Dog 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Secundus is the first person to recognize that there’s more to Boy than the hump between his shoulders — like preternatural agility and the apparent ability to communicate with animals. Fantasies for Young Readers, With an Eye on Today’s Fears and Divisions 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Set in turbulent, late 1960s Chicago, it braids vintage monster imagery with the preternatural curiosity of a 10-year-old named Karen Reyes, who fancies herself a wolf girl. First, Emil Ferris Was Paralyzed. Then Her Book Got Lost at Sea. 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z A seductive presence, he has that ineffable quality of stardom: a preternatural ability to connect. What Makes Katt Williams Great? It’s Not the Jokes, It’s the Performance 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Though still radiating preternatural cuteness, Witherspoon is no longer so attractive at the box office . Hail to the Chief: Denzel and Ryan Reynolds Win the Presidents' Day Weekend 2012-02-20T22:27:56Z But then he opens his mouth to sing, and out comes that incredible tenor, a gentle, soaring tone that bends and swoops with preternatural agility. Art Garfunkel’s greatest interview ever: “Paul and Artie can be very squirmy around each other” 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Throughout her solo career, she’s excelled at finding ways of folding songwriting and production avantists into her vision, demonstrating a preternatural understanding of how unexpected gestures can deepen an artist’s vision, not distract from it. What’s Beyoncé’s Definitive Album? 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z She in turn serves as vessel for their insecurities, lust and rage, and attends to their kinks with preternatural skill. A Lesbian Who’s Not a Lesbian Walks Into a Bar, and ... 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Brooke may have her own struggles, but she has an almost preternatural ability to understand her patients. ‘In Treatment’ Is Back. How Does That Make You Feel? 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z Writing in USA Today, he said: "Nigella, with a preternatural PR acumen that has made her a figure of international style and vivaciousness, has, handily, moved from drug abuser to heroic victim - of 'intimate terrorism'." Brand Nigella: Will court case affect her career? 2013-12-20T12:45:14Z Portraying female power as a preternatural gift is energizing, and certainly we all deserve some version of a power fantasy. Smart Watch: This week’s TV heroines who nevertheless persist 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z He’s an all-rounder, precise in his stance, specific in his gestures, flexible in his voice, slipping from one character to the next with preternatural ease. Review: In ‘Private Peaceful,’ a Night of Memories and a Death at Dawn 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z For all their preternatural skills, they were tethered to their jobs as, respectively, reporter and philanthropist: essentially working stiffs. The James Bond Films at 50: A Golden Franchise for the Ages 2012-10-05T12:00:58Z The family is wary, but soothed by his extreme politeness and preternatural ability to insinuate himself where he is most needed. ‘The Guest’ Stars Dan Stevens as a Sinister Interloper 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z Young has always exuded a preternatural confidence on screen – often when experienced observers have suggested he has little right to. 'Where I'm where I've always wanted to be' 2012-06-16T23:05:17Z But Smith, who teaches at Carleton College, is doing something preternatural here. Review | What was it like to live in a world both more formal and more brutal than our own? 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z From where did Ronald Reagan’s “preternatural talent for excising unpleasantness from his picture of reality” stem? Books of The Times: Ronald Reagan as Dad, a Sunny Stranger 2011-01-27T14:19:29Z Dice, who is 5, does not reproduce many words, but she remembers gestures with preternatural precision. Motherlode Blog: After Leukemia, New Year’s Lipstick-Marked Beginnings 2014-01-01T14:06:48Z Regret is rarely felt by these characters, who possess a preternatural ability to accept if not forgive, who keep seeking the other side of hurt. Debut Story Collections Full of Vulnerable People and Their Pain 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z I wanted someone who was sympathetic and human, rather than a superhero whose preternatural prowess the reader could only admire from afar. Perspective | How one writer shook up the Golden Age detective novel 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Francisco also had a preternatural gift of being able to read the tarot, something he only did free and when the spirit moved him. On an Island Hunt for Pieces of My History 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z She has the might of a full orchestra, and preternatural clarity despite the volatility of Beethoven’s score. Martha Memories: The Week’s 8 Best Classical Music Moments on YouTube 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Discovering a preternatural skill for drawing at a young age, his parents – who owned a lithograph printing company – wholeheartedly supported his craft, emboldening him to pursue a career in art. LA Originals: a Netflix documentary about an influential hip-hop duo 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Marianne Preger-Simon, on the other hand, writes the gentle “Dancing With Merce Cunningham” from a position of preternatural acceptance and love. Balanchine and Cunningham: The Titans of 20th-Century Dance 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z All you really need, though, is Bridges, and his preternatural ability to combine strength and delicacy, gruff force and flashes of biting humor. ‘The Old Man’ Review: Jeff Bridges Comes to TV and Goes on the Run 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z There is about Mr. Gosling an almost preternatural air of ease. the new season Film: Ryan Gosling and ?Ides of March? 2011-09-14T12:00:05Z Despite being weighed down by her faltering relationship with husband Kevin and continuing addictions, Jackie still somehow manages to retain her preternatural gift for character assessment. TV highlights 23/08/2011: Falling Skies 2011-08-22T21:59:01Z "The sound in early rock 'n' roll records, especially group harmony singles, often has a preternatural clarity at its heart," Marcus writes. Into the ether with Greil Marcus' ' History of Rock 'n' Roll' 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z Barnes always retained preternatural calm in the face of such stupidity, an ability he ascribes to a solid middle-class upbringing: his father was an officer in the Jamaican army. TV listings and previews: plan your week's viewing - 15-19 October 2012-10-15T07:00:00Z Mr. Marriott uses Ms. Osipova’s preternatural flexibility and dramatic intensity to fine effect, giving her striking pas de deux with both men as well as setting her between them. Alastair Marriott’s ‘Connectome’ opens in London 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z That preternatural sensitivity is what made us love Drake in the first place, along with his ability to chase his impeccable melodic instincts through dense heaps of words. Review | Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ is a lonely, predictable wail from the mountaintop 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Some of the campers and fringe oddballs are shown to have preternatural intelligence, sensitivity, or abilities. The “Wet Hot American Summer” Prequel 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z As we frame an activist like Thunberg as a kind of celebrity oracle, we transfer our own responsibilities onto a teenager with a preternatural command of dismal statistics. Apocalypse When? Global Warming’s Endless Scroll 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Yet what came across, in her two-decade movie and TV prime, was not sultry ostentation but a preternatural poise and a questioning intelligence. Honey from the Forbidden Planet: Remembering Anne Francis (1930-2011) 2011-01-08T14:05:00Z It is not just that he laughs at the world, but that he possesses a unique ability to see through it; a preternatural knack for understanding its hypocrisies and rank deceits. We don't need a prestige Joker movie, but "The Dark Knight" made one inevitable. 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z Because he is seen as a font of preternatural heroism and dignity, the movie Mandelas can come across as remote, flawless and superhuman, but too ethereal to be fully human. Mandela in the Movies: 10 Films About Apartheid 2013-12-06T21:21:59Z But Mr Hilmes is illuminating on the emergence—and continuance into old age—of Liszt’s preternatural gifts as a pianist. Piano man 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Hunter, still in his mid-30s, writes with preternatural insight into people of all ages and wildly differing circumstances, as he has in such other plays as “The Whale” and “Rest.” In 'Pocatello,' Americans struggle to smile through the heartbreak 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z With her preternatural technical and physical gifts, she easily could have been sleepwalking through the past 30 years. Nicole Kidman belongs in our pantheon of great actresses 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Like all great lovers of theater, Clinton is delighted by virtuosity, the alchemy of preternatural talent and unrelenting hard work. Why Hillary Clinton's next big stage should be at the Tony Awards 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z "He's defined by a psychopathic good cheer and a preternatural sense of inclusion," Ellroy says. James Ellroy talks up his new L.A. Quartet 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z She sings with preternatural theatricality and emotional heft, yet somehow maintains a youthful casualness. Everything But the Girl’s Long-Awaited Return, and 12 More New Songs 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Documenting a similar preternatural poise, “Primary” is less an image of history unfolding than it is the history of an image. J.F.K. at Dawn’s Early Light of Reality TV 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z James is a formidable woman stuck in the middle of nowhere because of the bonds of family and history, and Ms. Davis’s preternatural intelligence and tightly capped energy serve her well. Review: In ‘Mystery Road,’ Judy Davis Goes West 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z In conversation, she thrums with empathy and preternatural insight, accessing the same vulnerability she brings to her creative work. In ‘Nuclear Family,’ a Filmmaker Frames Herself 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z In this story, preternatural creatures are restricted from using their abilities. 13 can't-miss TV shows coming in August: What stands out in a hot and crowded month 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z His collaborators described him as a musician of preternatural talent who was always looking to improve. André Watts, Pioneering Piano Virtuoso, Dies at 77 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Bland is part of the appeal — that constant yet authentic attempt to loosen up while admitting one’s preternatural stiffness. Review | Buttigieg charms his way to another good grade while guest-hosting Kimmel’s show 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z The victims are werewolves, and the two suspect that someone is targeting the preternatural. Local books: the story of bread; werewolves in Boston 2012-03-19T21:37:07Z By the end, the commentary focused instead on the child’s preternatural state of grace set against the rivetingly and irrevocably fractured array of adults that Ms. Raine puts on view. Adultery With a Difference on the London Stage 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Archival footage reveals a patient, withdrawn child whose preternatural way with numbers made him a genius at chess and a pariah in school. Review: ‘Magnus’ Delves Into the Life of a ‘Mozart of Chess’ 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Platt displayed in this regard a preternatural capacity for what you might call tuneful purging. Review | The new Evan of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ proves to be a worthy standard-bearer 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z He reveals, to the community group but also to Michelle, a preternatural genius at grasping interests and motives, at seeking common cause, and at recognizing—and acting upon—the human factor. The Authentic Joy of “Southside with You” 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z But the original secret weapon of "A Gentleman's Guide" was Jefferson Mays, who portrayed with preternatural nimbleness the show's gallery of snooty eccentrics. 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder' kills it at the Ahmanson 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z A preternatural degree of confidence, focus and ambition propelled him from the forest village of Thal to triumph in bodybuilding, Hollywood and US politics. He'll be back: why old age can't keep Arnold Schwarzenegger down 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z The preternatural precision of Degas’ drawing style is worthy of Ingres, although it gets steadily more casual in the figures’ poses and the touch of the artist’s hand as he gains control. First full Edgar Degas retrospective in nearly 30 years shows an artist who liked to be in control 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z It is monstrous to expect preternatural calm from a teen in order that he not get shot. Facing a moment of anguish — and hope — before ‘The Talk’ 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z Bursting with preternatural abilities but deprived of teachers, Superman must learn to fly like any orphan duckling — and, more important, to harness his powers. Man of Steel: Superman… or Human God? 2013-06-12T15:35:35Z Since Mr. Cohen, for all his preternatural eloquence, never writes about himself straightforwardly, Ms. Simmons is an uncommonly valuable interpreter of his behavior. Rock ’n’ Roll and Write 2012-11-22T21:38:44Z A mad scientist breaking beats down to their molecular level, seamlessly stitching loops and reshaping them into something with preternatural groove. Prediction: Madlib + Kanye West = OMG 2010-06-28T23:16:00Z To extend the album’s multimedia reach, Jackson toured for 16 months in 15 countries, 123 shows that displayed his preternatural showmanship and supernatural footwork. Bad 25: Spike Lee's Thrilling Tribute to the Michael Jackson Album 2012-08-31T18:02:26Z He should be very tired — or at least his voice should be — but he is maintaining preternatural enthusiasm and energy, both onstage and off. Jeremy Pope Says Goodbye to ‘Choir Boy,’ and Hello to the Temptations 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Imbued with some kind of preternatural maturity that belies her young age, Marling's astute and searingly honest lyricism has become a hallmark of her music. Mercury Prize 2013: The nominees 2013-09-11T17:04:21Z Lipton, Friedman and others say that Spears matched the range and commitment of professional dancers, with a preternatural knack for picking up choreography on the fly. Britney Spears Has Always Fought Back. By Dancing. 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z It's strange to see Victor, whose eeriness has much to do with his preternatural calmness, so flustered; later we see him suffer a panic attack in the enclosed space of Julie's toilet. The Returned recap: series one, episode four – Victor 2013-06-30T21:10:00Z When Condola came in to audition, she had a preternatural understanding of acting. Condola Rashad Shows Star Qualities in ?Stick Fly? 2012-01-04T22:54:01Z Rather than exude preternatural cool, in a recent interview Gosling spoke more with the uncertain, self-critical grasping of a still-developing actor trying to find his foothold in an illusory profession. Gosling at ease in every role except movie star 2013-03-20T16:53:12Z Taken in one big lump, though, it’s tough to suss out where preternatural wisdom stops and paranoid fantasy begins. Critics? Choice: New CDs From Stone Temple Pilots and Steve Lacy 2010-05-30T21:14:00Z “I try to stay away from it,” she tells the Times, with preternatural poise and a smile that won’t break, “but vegan cupcakes is probably a real threat on the trail.” A number of Democrats running for president are kind of weird about food 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z Carrados, a blind man, possesses prodigious deductive powers and preternatural acuity in his remaining senses. The best new audiobooks for your summer vacation 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z With preternatural lucidity, it depicts a pair of big fat goldfish in a spherical glass bowl whose surface reflects in miniature an outdoor street scene. Four Rewarding Shows in Philadelphia 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z These thoroughly postmodern vampires augment their preternatural powers with mobile phones, laptops and Internet access. Lestat returns: In her new novel, Anne Rice revives a much-loved vampire He possesses an almost preternatural poise, yet some of his movements are so fast you can hear the whiplash displacement of air. Israel Galván – review 2013-03-26T18:11:27Z But for all these preternatural gifts, and the unprecedented pop-cultural influence that accompanies them, he still seems to view himself as a mere David battling against a legion of Goliaths. LeBron James, underdog: How an NBA legend became a humble, hungry hero of the downtrodden Rust Belt 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z In a palette of chartreuse, ocher, cinnamon and gamboge, Ito overlaid uncommon shapes, such as a rectangle rounded and pinched at the top like a loaf of Wonder Bread, into compositions of preternatural calm. 10 Galleries to Visit Now Around SoHo and TriBeCa 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z In general, however, The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares provides further confirmation of a unique writer's restless, preternatural brilliance. The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares by Joyce Carol Oates – review 2012-12-27T05:59:01Z Harris notes “Nick’s desire to understand and convey the interior lives of his subjects,” which explains why many of his images “burn with such preternatural intensity and eloquence.” Nick Nichols’s Arresting Intimacy with the Wild World 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z Her twists, steps and leaps are dazzling, utterly preternatural — until all her skill vanishes after she grows physically too big to use the little rope she learned on. Review | From the author of ‘Morning Has Broken,’ magical tales perfect for Valentine’s Day 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z It can feel like he just has a preternatural propensity for getting himself into awkwardly comic situations. How the ‘Succession’ Star Nicholas Braun Elevates Cousin Greg 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z The “Jeopardy!” lectern grants every host an omniscient perspective, a preternatural awareness of the question to every answer. What Should the New ‘Jeopardy!’ Be? Guest Hosts Provide the Clues. 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z But even his preternatural musical ability was only one part of a lifelong performance or presentation or work of art, that of being David Bowie. Rebel, alien, cynic, dreamer: David Bowie’s chimerical genius, and cultural importance, go way beyond pop music 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z She disarmed busybodies and browbeaters with preternatural self-confidence and an innate survival instinct that could turn ferocious. Jackie Shane, a Transgender Soul Pioneer, Re-emerges After Four Decades 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z In the world within Harkness's book, witches, vampires and preternatural geniuses called daemons live secretly among humans. 'A Discovery of Witches': at Oxford University, unrest among the supernatural set 2011-02-17T21:27:04Z Spies, meanwhile, is almost preternatural: He first appears to Myshkin by swimming across a river, “as unlikely as a penguin or a giraffe.” Review | Decades after his mother’s disappearance, a man searches the past for clues 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z This month, Fantano posted a video on Twitter that seemed to prove his point, showing a child reviewing a new album by the rapper 6ix9ine with a preternatural bluster obviously modeled on his own. The Only Music Critic Who Matters (if You’re Under 25) 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Spend even a short amount of time with Bailey and it becomes abundantly clear that his preternatural calm is a key to his success. Toronto film fest boss stays cool under pressure 2010-09-03T03:05:00Z In an unnamed country, a trio of homeless children of unspecified nationalities negotiates the vicissitudes of their imperiled circumstance with a mix of innocence, preternatural canniness and an empathy that transcends the limits of language. A Trove of Continental Fiction Explores Loss 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z Chanda’s silence is unnerving, as is the absence of tears, and while her calm conveys a preternatural strength of character it also suggests a lifetime of pain. | 'Life, Above All': Burdened in a Ravaged South Africa 2011-07-14T21:45:54Z Or maybe that preternatural ability to mark time is actually an attempt at reshaping it altogether. Review | For Halloween, Chief Keef went as his own rogue planet 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Sheen’s voice truly contains multitudes, capturing the nature of each character with brio and passing from speaker to speaker with preternatural limberness. Review | ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ may be a dud movie, but it’s a fantastic audiobook 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z Ibeyi is a pair of young, French-Cuban twins whose music is an ecstatic whirl of Yoruba chants, French and English purrs, sparse electronic beats, Cajon drums and no shortage of preternatural tenacity. Pop & Rock Listings for June 19-25 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z The show was curated by Donna De Salvo, who has a preternatural talent for dismantling the received ideas of the contemporary canon and reconstructing history without breaking your spirit. The Year in Art 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Yet it’s always salutary to be reminded of her work’s preternatural assurance. Review | Dozens of great photographers you’ve probably never heard of — all of them women — light up this revelatory show 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z But the film’s preternatural smoothness raises interesting questions about what can happen when art and the idea of "legacy" collide. We will (almost) rock you: Rami Malek is marvelous in “Bohemian Rhapsody”; it’s not quite e... 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z In a fine program of Beethoven, Bartok, Ravel and Waxman — difficult music, in a range of styles and impeccably rendered — Waarts showed an uncommon, preternatural sense of tonal color and lyrical beauty on the instrument. Teen violinist Stephen Waarts offers imaginative take on classics in local debut 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z At the same time, for someone with Batiste’s preternatural musical fluency, the very act of feeling his fingers on those keys, playing those piano notes with that meaning behind them moves him to another place. How making music became an act of survival for Jon Batiste 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Now the entire sports world is getting a glimpse of Carroll’s ability to block out distractions and play with a preternatural calmness, no matter the gravity of the event. Corbin Carroll’s ascent to top of baseball world ‘started in Seattle’ 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z He won the job only after 15 agonized and embarrassing rounds of voting that laid bare House Republicans’ penchant for anarchy and McCarthy’s preternatural tolerance for humiliation. Column: McCarthy's fall was sudden, but a long time coming 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Those rights, coupled with his preternatural abilities, earned Onyeagoro a four-star ranking in his debut season, and attention from college scouts across the country. King/Drew's Chinedu Onyeagoro makes successful jump to football 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z The kid’s freestyling with preternatural poise and style, never missing a syllable, roasting a dude in the circle who knows he’s been beaten. 50 years, 50 game-changing moments: How hip-hop took over the world 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Floral explosions in Barbie pink, preternatural purple, wedding dress white and sunrise yellow drift from branches above every block. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z He has a preternatural knowledge of actors’ whereabouts and shooting schedules. Tuned in to the frequency of the stars 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z But she took up racing after her fellow club members noticed her preternatural speed and endurance. Eileen Sheridan, Who Dominated Cycling in Postwar Britain, Dies at 99 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z A preternatural tenacity has kept California’s longest-serving senator going during a political career that has spanned more than half a century, with fate occasionally stepping in to give it a push. Opinion | As Dianne Feinstein prepares to step aside, don’t forget what she has meant 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z As “The Story of a Life” attests, he had preternatural good luck at a time when one was fortunate to die of natural causes. Review | A reissued Russian epic offers a front-row seat to history 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Cali Bellini finds that the word “preternatural” is “overused, abused and never necessary.” Perspective | What readers hate most in books — from dreams to italics 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z The title of “Close” starts out as an adjective, describing Léo and Rémi’s preternatural bond; eventually, it becomes a noun, as one chapter ends and another begins. Review | ‘Close’: A story of friendship, told in a fresh and urgently new way 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Allen has enough preternatural ability and too high of a work rate to expect him to struggle for long. Analysis | Josh Allen is slumping, and there might be an overlooked explanation 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z You can never quite count the idiot out: His survival instincts are preternatural and his ability to con is uncanny. We won't get fooled again — I think. Trump's back, but let's hope it's a brief visit 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z He singled in the fifth and then showed off his preternatural bat-to-ball skills in the seventh, slashing at a fastball thrown forehead-high for another single. Altuve breaks out with 3 hits as Astros even World Series 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z I’ve been watching videos of him freestyling and he had a level of preternatural talent that just underlines the tragedy of everything. You think Jaboukie Young-White's stand-up is funny? Check out his filthy new single 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Those two, along with Bill Barr, seem to have preternatural survival instincts. It's a scary time in America — but know this: Donald Trump is finished 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z And unlike the queen, who showed preternatural discipline in public, the king is prone to the occasional outburst, royal experts said. Despite a Life of Preparation, Charles Faces Growing Pains as King 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z The combination of those responsibilities would later give him an almost preternatural feel for the passing game. How Jordan Addison's cornerback experience sets him apart as USC's top receiver 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z His preternatural ability to read lips is a mystery. A Sports Media Empire Runs on ‘Good Vibes Only’ 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Still, give Ms. Truss credit for a preternatural work ethic, a feature she shares with her late idol, Thatcher. Opinion | Liz Truss needs to succeed — for Britain and for the world 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z The attorney general, for all his preternatural caution, doesn’t sound inclined to shrink from the implications of the evidence. Should Trump be indicted? It's still too soon to say 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Here, as if gifted with a bird’s preternatural vision, he imposed his special brand of hallucinatory clarity from above. Perspective | It’s beyond time to see Andrew Wyeth with fresh eyes Ultimately, though, in the months following Tokyo, his preternatural urge to win kicked into gear. Jakob Ingebrigtsen's finger-wagging showmanship driven by his 'bad' urge to win 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z This idea suggests a preternatural gift and either a subconscious understanding of it or its eventual, inevitable release. The Enduring Appeal of the Self-Taught Artist 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z She was understandably nervous — TV cameras from all directions beamed her every move to millions — but she had a preternatural poise. Opinion | Cassidy Hutchinson could read the ketchup on the wall 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z And there are the games with color, the white fabrics that are never white, yet seem to blaze with the preternatural whiteness of sheets bleached and dried in the southern sun. Review | In Chicago, there’s no unseeing the world Cézanne left us 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z She also has an almost preternatural ability to anticipate where the other player is likely to hit the ball. No American Has Ever Been No. 1 in Squash. Amanda Sobhy Can Change That. 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z “When you’re 12, being anywhere near a teenager seems like such a big difference,” she said with preternatural wisdom. With a 'Marvelous' star turn, 15-year-old Miya Cech steps into the spotlight 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z So I find his additional “I am a very special boy” modifier in the form of his preternatural connection to the show’s mysterious artifact a little annoying. The Halo show is nothing like the games, and that’s why it’s good 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z But his most important role after Henry is Philip, son of Emanuel, who is a prodigy of business, possessed of a preternatural talent for identifying opportunities everyone else is too distracted to notice. Review: A stunningly staged 'Lehman Trilogy’ critiques and romanticizes American capitalism 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Last year, though, her stellar sophomore season was overshadowed by the prolific scoring and preternatural talent of Connecticut’s Paige Bueckers, whose national player of the year awards as a freshman were unprecedented. N.C.A.A. Tournament: South Carolina Is Locked at No. 1 Ahead of Shuffling 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z For now, at the worst possible moment and for the second time in three days, that preternatural balance has disappeared. Mikaela Shiffrin, Always Steady on Her Skis, Has Lost Her Footing 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z She spoke in crisp paragraphs, with a preternatural ability to hit all her marks. Your DNA Test Could Send a Relative to Jail 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z And in each role she plays, the Liverpool-born Comer, 28, is deft with her preternatural ability to elicit sympathy — but not pity — for her damaged but still defiant characters. Jodie Comer gives voice and strength to her 14th century rape victim in 'The Last Duel' 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z It’s a clever way to illustrate her comedic brilliance and preternatural understanding of the art form. How miscast is Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball? Digging into the highs and lows of 'Being the Ricardos' 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z With Young, it’s a preternatural calm that succeeds. Bryce Young wins Heisman Trophy, becoming second straight Alabama player to claim the award 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z But second chances aren’t always promised, even for those with preternatural talent. Michael Vick found a future on TV, but his past is still chasing 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z Although Oshie eventually moved to Minnesota for high school, his preternatural hockey talent made him stand out at a young age. From mites to peewees, T.J. Oshie left a mark on Seattle hockey. Seattle hasn’t forgotten. 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z Therefore, his ridiculous walk total — higher than any player this century not named Barry Bonds — was more the result of sound strategy than his preternatural understanding of the strike zone. Perspective | NL MVP Bryce Harper is worth the money. Juan Soto will be, too. 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z An activist conservative and preternatural salesman, he drew national attention for his work on health care and welfare policy. Wisconsin: The incubator for America’s tribal politics 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Kwong’s magic is less impressive than his preternatural mathematical and verbal gifts. 'The Enigmatist' creates a magical sense of togetherness at the Geffen Playhouse 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Only then did Augustus start to realize the kind of change her preternatural abilities on the court might enable her to push for off it. Seimone Augustus Found Her Voice Long Before Coaching 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z And yet as we talked on the tarmac, Federer, with his long-horizon perspective and preternatural ability to compartmentalize, seemed well equipped to cope with the letdown. Roger Federer’s Biggest Legacy? It Might Be His Billion-Dollar Brand. 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z But I am no Cassandra and do not possessed any preternatural gifts. Trumpists live in an alternate reality — but they believe in it, and that's terrifying 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Inti discovers that her preternatural empathy is not enough to help her convince a scattered community of Scottish sheep farmers that wolves pose no threat to their flocks or their children. Review: As species vanish, a new novel asks: Can 're-wilding' help civilize humans? 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z With preternatural skills that belied his age, he shot through the minor leagues and was the top prospect in baseball by 19. Less Is (Considerably) More for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z As played by Leo Marks, Dr. Miller is figure of preternatural erudition, wit and compassion. Review: When Maurice Ravel, a painter and an UCSF neurologist connected on Zoom 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z Then came Coe, whose view of the political landscape was as preternatural as Corona, although she saw a far darker scenario before her. Column: The California roots of the fight over the term 'illegal alien' 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z Just look at his preternatural reticence in the face of Trump’s and other Republicans’ postelection provocations. Opinion | Biden’s Withering Olive Branch 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z Sit impossibly deep, dig holes in the turf and hide, pull the roof in on the Anderson shelter; then attack with a preternatural precision. Liverpool's Curtis Jones enjoys the midfield battle and comes of age | Barney Ronay 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z Fans shared their favorite clips on social media of his preternatural athletic abilities. Diego Maradona became a global celebrity as a soccer player. But the world remembers him as more. 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z But his preternatural ability to get the ball to do his bidding did, and at 10, he began performing soccer tricks at halftime of local professional matches. Diego Maradona, mesmerizing soccer star and Argentine legend, dies at 60 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z The public often associates chess with intelligence — and chess champions with preternatural brilliance. Perspective | Five myths about chess 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z Butkus’s image was a metaphor for what pro football players had become over 50 years: preternatural creatures, cold, insensible to hurt. Perspective | Gale Sayers was artistry in motion, but his vulnerability was just as powerful 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z While the prime minister has himself shown a preternatural ability to escape sustained political damage, rivals have sensed the fallout from the WE charity scandal could be different. Trudeau bets on strength of his Covid response in gamble to stay in power 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z She said it with a tone much like her mother’s: not accusatory, but with a serenity that was almost preternatural. Column: One family’s COVID-19 nightmare shows the pandemic's unjust burden on Latinos in California 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z Since Greco-Roman antiquity, heroic statuary has famously sported faces of almost preternatural calm. The banality of evocation: Remembering a feminist movement that hasn’t ended 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z But it was the former Blue Devils alto player Buster Smith, a natural teacher, who mentored Charlie Parker’s preternatural talent through those all-night jams. Opinion | Middle America cannot be forgotten unless it first forgets itself 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z Washington glides through the film with charisma and preternatural smoothness but his character’s inner life goes unexplored. Review: In ‘Tenet,’ a time-bending thriller for bended times 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z We know full well that the angry Black woman label is an attempt to neutralize a preternatural superpower to speak truth to power and tell it is like it is. Opinion | Michelle Obama turned the ‘angry Black woman’ trope upside down 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z He was tall and strong, had preternatural balance and was lethal in the air. The forgotten story of … Jimmy Hasty, Irish football's one-armed wonder 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z If you saw her in “Vox Lux” or “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” you might recall her presence more than anything else, her watchful intelligence and eerie, preternatural calm. Review: Creepy cult drama 'The Other Lamb' spins a beautiful but murky parable of female revenge 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z An almost preternatural aerobic capacity most likely aided him, the researchers found when they tested his physiology. Learning From a Father-Son Marathon Team 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z He had a preternatural gift for drawing, and now he’d learn how things were cut, and what to do with the scraps. The Designer Changing How We Think About Fashion and Race in America 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Something more meaningful than a preternatural prescience that the former vice-president would implode. Goodbye, Pete Buttigieg. You were always more of a symptom than a cure | Richard Wolffe 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z But for all his precociousness, Soto’s most preternatural ability is his selectivity. Perspective | Juan Soto’s power made him a household name. His plate discipline could make him an all-timer. 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z What saves Deems is a quick head turn, just before the older man pulls the trigger; for Sportscoat, it’s an almost preternatural ability to deflect death. Review: Once upon a time in ... South Brooklyn 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z There is a certain charisma that comes from preternatural talent. Opinion | By any measure, Buttigieg is Trump’s proven superior 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z Both seem to have a preternatural ability to come through in the clutch. Djokovic, the ‘King of Australia,’ faces Thiem in Open final 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Mr. Bryant first became a national figure when he was in high school, a preternatural talent whose speed, shooting prowess and seeming ability to jump out of the gymnasium made him destined for superstardom. Kobe Bryant, Transformational Star of the N.B.A., Dies in Helicopter Crash 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z From the beginning, he had a preternatural talent for making his followers fall in love not only with his teachings, but with his online persona. My journey into the dark, hypnotic world of a millennial guru 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z “I was born with a mind that is compromised by preternatural unhappiness, and I might have died very young or done very little. Instead, I made a career out of my emotions.” Elizabeth Wurtzel, journalist and author of Prozac Nation, dead at 52 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z The friends — witnesses to an unsolved murder in the caves, 14 years prior to the novel’s action — put their preternatural abilities to work in their Seattle private-investigation firm. Seattle’s Jayne Ann Krentz plots a supernatural new world in the Pacific Northwest with ‘The Vanishing’ 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Likewise, Buttigieg’s preternatural calm, talk of unifying the country and sober foreign-policy views provide an antidote to an irrational, ignorant, unhinged president. Opinion | How impeachment has changed the Democratic primary 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z In a development that only someone of his preternatural self-awareness can have seen coming, Prince Andrew’s family has decided he needs to spend less time with their brand. How badly must you do your job for your own mother to fire you? Ask Prince Andrew | Marina Hyde 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z Nothing can prevent his father’s death, and Ray has his own preternatural instincts when it comes to communicating with food. Review: For the Korean family in 'Aubergine' at South Coast Repertory, food is love, and loss 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z That’s a preternatural ability to learn and adjust from pitch to pitch, and he has carried that to the majors. Perspective | Juan Soto, a generational talent well-known to D.C., takes a shine to national stage 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Right now, we’re in an era in which it is torturing some of its preternatural signal callers. Perspective | Patrick Mahomes shouldn’t try to rush back 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z From the outset, Perkins’ film acknowledges the preternatural connection twins often share, granting them access to the same feelings and premonitions, and binding them in ways that seem to exist beyond the reach of logic. Review: Twin brothers Alex and Marcus Lewis tell their hauntingly strange story in 'Tell Me Who I Am' 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z A tall, rangy man with weary eyes and a surgeon’s preternatural calm, Lefrak was there for that heart. A terrible crime, a patient waiting for a transplant: The tragic, redemptive journey of one heart. 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z Beneath his genially impudent manner lurked a suggestion of preternatural self-assurance and even menace. How Derren Brown Remade Mind Reading for Skeptics 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z When Katherine’s preternatural talent takes her to Germany, she begins to see the outlines of how she might resolve the puzzles presented by her life and her work. Briefly Noted Book Reviews 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Quite frankly, he can’t, as the role requires a preternatural calmness that manifests empathy. Why Tom Hanks' portrayal of Mister Rogers is more than just one nice guy playing another 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z In terms of game experience, Mahomes was as raw as it gets, which combined with the eye test suggests he might have an unparalleled level of preternatural talent. Perspective | Patrick Mahomes was uniquely great last season. That doesn’t mean he won’t get even better. 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z Where other quarterbacks were forced to adjust to the Air Raid’s simplicity, Slovis’ grasp felt preternatural. Slovis not the guy yet but not an afterthought either 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z We look back now and it seems like Sega had preternatural confidence in its vision but in fact, as is often the case in the games industry, it was winging it. Sega Genesis at 30: the console that made the modern games industry 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z One of the things that set Armstrong apart as a pilot even as early as his stint flying in the Korean War was an almost preternatural unflappability, a coolness under pressure that became legendary. Review: ‘Armstrong’ examines the man behind the moon landing 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z More than anything, her cakes embody that elusive quality that separates the talented home baker from the bona fide baking celebrity: a sense of preternatural originality. L.A. baker-designer Alana Jones-Mann and her wildly colorful shag-rug cakes 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z They’re both about larger-than-life figures, each gay icons, with a preternatural talent for hooks and spectacle. Review: Egerton glitters in glossy, conventional ‘Rocketman’ 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z The lay crowd, unable to decide whether the magic is a preternatural feat of memory or a comparatively banal sleight of hand, must surrender to amazement. Review: Helder Guimarães brings his philosophical magic to the Geffen 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z In Comey's reckoning, this is all about Trump's preternatural ability to get people to do things they wouldn't ordinarily do. Jim Comey has it wrong: Trump is a monster, all right — but the GOP created him 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z But Brady’s influence was dwarfed by the N.R.A.’s single-issue voters, millions of dollars in political spending and preternatural ability to mobilize. Newtown Wasn’t an End for Gun Control. It Was a Beginning. 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z They credit Laurence, who turned 11 during the shoot, with a preternatural talent for slipping effortlessly into her character’s sinister side. ‘Pet Sematary’ spoilers: How could they kill [redacted]?! Reboot directors explain their ending and that twist 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z No candidate is likely to match Trump’s preternatural ability to see the traitor lurking within every friend while never, ever holding himself accountable. Opinion | How contagious is Trumpism? 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z The most common refrain when talking to baseball people about why he succeeded — at 19, after just eight games above Class A — is his preternatural patience. Perspective | So what does Juan Soto need to do to hit better this season? Not much. 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z “My heart is on fire,” he said quietly at his modest farmhouse in the Kenyan highlands, receiving a stream of mourners with almost preternatural grace. ‘My Heart Is on Fire’: Ethiopian Airlines Victims Embodied Kenya’s Ambitions 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z The episode crystallized the economic limitations that N.C.A.A. amateurism and N.B.A. rules impose on Williamson, a preternatural talent, and the unique ways that they limit the income of a unique player. Zion Williamson Will Be Fine, but His Teammates Might Not Be 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z It’s easy to forget how spontaneous it was, written from a place of raw emotion and delivered with urgency by someone with a preternatural rhetorical talent. From Parkland to Sunrise: A Year of Extraordinary Youth Activism 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z But her broad defense of high marginal rates for multimillionaires, floated during a “60 Minutes” profile, kick-started the current debate — and demonstrated her preternatural ability, at age 29, to shift the bounds of policy talk. For Democrats Aiming Taxes at the Superrich, ‘the Moment Belongs to the Bold’ 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z To their credit, they did so following a live-streamed event where she demonstrated her preternatural mouse skills for all to see. Opinion | ‘Ellie’ Was a Rising Star in the Gaming World. Or Was She? 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z His preternatural arm strength makes impossible passes probable. How Offense Took Over the N.F.L. 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z Her job is to break that spell, and the job of the movie, unsurprisingly, is to prove her wrong, by showing the guys’ preternatural powers at work. “Glass,” the Last Piece of M. Night Shyamalan’s Superhero Puzzle 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z Still, Pence, whose aides say he has a preternatural calm, shifted and became a salesman for the president’s position and worked to lay the groundwork for possible executive action. ‘In the White House waiting’: Inside Trump’s defiance on the longest shutdown ever 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z He’s become known for big-budget action franchises and indeed has a preternatural talent for creating tension in that setting. Tom Holkenborg's journey from dance floors to Hollywood royalty 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z Now, as in Little League, Davis seems to possess a preternatural calm and poise on the court and the playing field. For Mo’ne Davis, a Social Awakening and a Commitment to Hampton 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Thus, it was ultimately Obama’s preternatural calm-in-a-crisis and wisdom beyond his years that were his key qualities by Election Day. Opinion | A crowded road to 2020 will yield the best Democrat 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z Like all the recent greats, he has learned from the lines generated by supercomputers, but he is better known for his preternatural intuition, his feel for the board. Magnus Carlsen Won the Chess World Championship Again, but Something Has Changed 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Rania developed a preternatural ability to keep the line moving while catching mistakes almost as soon as they happened. Egyptian Women and the Fight for the Right to Work 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z But in talking about the way Allen and Payne had arrived with preternatural maturity and understanding of complex schemes, Gruden suddenly realized he was talking about Alabama. Alabama players have brought toughness — and Nick Saban-isms — to the Redskins 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z The latest example of the president’s preternatural boastfulness was his announcement of a new treaty to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Just as important were his son’s preternatural marketing skills and always-be-closing competitive hustle. Trump engaged in suspect tax schemes as he reaped riches from father 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Mendes’s trust in his instincts and his preternatural self-assurance still allow him to cheerfully seek out new challenges. Sam Mendes’s Directorial Discoveries 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z If nothing else, I’d send the thing to my sister-in-law, the mindfulness crusader, who’s been at me for years to do something about my preternatural angst. Blissed out: the 13 steps to becoming happy 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z She is at the forefront of the next generation in women’s tennis, someone possessing quite a mixture of powerful serve and strokes, enviable court speed and a preternatural calm. From Osaka to umpires, what we learned during wild US Open 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z In Anna’s case, all that we have to go on is her word, plus the preternatural calm of her demeanor. Ethan Hawke’s Country-Music Elegy 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z “I can’t remember names,” he told me, yet his recall for the spoken word is preternatural. The Mystery of People Who Speak Dozens of Languages 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Eyre wrote in his diary afterward, “What it is is a very astute mind, a preternatural self-confidence, and a willingness to learn by observing other people.” Sam Mendes’s Directorial Discoveries 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z He said she had a preternatural ability to connect with students. Jahana Hayes Was Told She ‘Had No Chance.’ She, and Voters, Beg to Differ. 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z He says he owes his preternatural poise to his brother: Having followed Mischa around on the tour all those years made him feel like a veteran when he started playing as a pro himself. Brotherly love: Alexander and Mischa Zverev set for first head-to-head match at Citi Open 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z I once went to an internist twice, complaining of preternatural exhaustion, only to be told that I was depressed and sent home. How Goop’s Haters Made Gwyneth Paltrow’s Company Worth $250 Million 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z She turned out to be a “genius director,” Wellman said: She had a preternatural understanding of the stage, how to use it, how to talk to actors. Young Jean Lee’s Unsafe Spaces 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z Colossal resentment is the result, and Trump, with his preternatural skills as a TV-trained populist demagogue on the right, was able to build a movement on it. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Historic Win and the Future of the Democratic Party 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z But her preternatural intelligence and subtlety as an actress is wasted on a character who never stops shouting her hang-ups from the rooftops. 'Boundaries' takes the road all too quirkily traveled 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z And that’s exactly what Lynch always does in his art: He takes things we know and re-imbues them with their preternatural strangeness — finding the mystery and madness hidden in the normal. David Lynch's memoir-slash-biography is, yes, strange — and deeply American 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z She had a preternatural ability to know where I was heading. Tim Minchin: ‘These days I’m a hypocritical philosophical vegetarian’ 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z Angel is the story of a teenage girl with a preternatural taste for melodrama who ends up writing a bestseller whose success baffles even her publishers. Top 10 lost women's classics 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z But Las Vegas has a preternatural ability to regenerate itself. How the Hockey Team in Las Vegas Won Despite Losing 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z To see game 1 unravel as a result of a blunder by one of his teammates, when victory was within their grasp as a primary result James' preternatural play, was downright Shakespearean. LeBron James: The Strange Thrill of a One-Man Show 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Kuznetsov was a young centerman with a preternatural ability to get the puck and hold it, skating, skating, skating until precisely the right moment — and then releasing. Evgeny Kuznetsov’s transition to borderline NHL superstar 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Each is a preternatural talent at finding the mesh point between the human and the machine-driven in music, and both bring out the best in one another's skills. With Wajatta, Reggie Watts and John Tejada put a fresh spin on L.A. techno 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z "What we are seeing is a preternatural effort by the administration to identify itself with the state of Israel and this government of Israel." Trump administration support for Israel goes beyond its predecessors and isolates U.S. internationally 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z The surgical suite ran with unobstructed, preternatural smoothness. Surgical Checklists Save Lives — but Once in a While, They Don’t. Why? 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z If Ball takes significant strides as a scorer, he would quickly become one of the NBA’s most dynamic young guards with his preternatural court vision and rebounding ability. Lakers’ big summer looms after 5 straight losing seasons 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z If PSG needed a crackle of life they got it now and then from Mbappé, a player able to veer and shift direction with preternatural poise. Cristiano Ronaldo ensures Real Madrid ease past PSG into last eight 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z But she had a preternatural ability to manage Trump’s whims and appetites and soothe his mood swings. Trump aide Hope Hicks to resign amid personal tumult and Russia probe 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z No one knew what was going to happen, and when he landed that last jump, going beyond natural expectations into the preternatural, I screamed. Shaun White’s Bumpy Ride Back to the Top 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z But all of his preternatural abilities would be wasted were it not for the work ethic that his parents instilled in him. 'It's a little bit cosmic': Nathan Chen and the inevitability of greatness 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Triumph of the Will is of course a loftier, more high-stakes case study than the ones at hand; Hollywood has so far stopped short of casting a preternatural beauty to play Hitler. Just another pretty face: should Hollywood stop giving bad guys a face-lift? 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Tiger was ethereal, he was flawless, he was colossal, he was preternatural. Tiger Fatigue Syndrome, or Why I Want Woods' Comeback to Fail - Golf Digest 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z The nanny they hire is Louise, who sets about lightening the atmosphere of the Massés’ home with all the preternatural sweetness of a supermarket air-freshener. “The Perfect Nanny” exploits working mothers’ fears 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z He has no explanation for his – and the city’s – preternatural calm. Is New York's preternatural calm a sign of resilience or is terror the new normal? 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z I was able to observe this poker-player’s preternatural self-assurance in person earlier this month, when I saw him briefly once again at the Frankfurt Book Fair, where France was the guest of honour. Orbiting Jupiter: my week with Emmanuel Macron 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z To be sure, Mr. Wexner made his fortune with a preternatural ability to see retail’s future. An Alternate Universe of Shopping, in Ohio 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z No two were alike, but what they had in common--a preternatural ease with technology, an appetite for collaboration and impatience with reflexive partisanship--offer hints of a future they are eager to shape. 'We Can Do it Better.' Meet the Millennials Taking Over City Hall 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Even in high school, the 6-foot-9 Johnson was known for his preternatural court vision and charismatic demeanor — a combination that could transform a college program. Jud Heathcote, 90, Dies; Coached Michigan State to Basketball Title 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z It is hard to say whether Abugali is directing Lazer, or simply responding to the training and preternatural instincts of his horse. I’ll get my goat: Kazakhstan's ancient sport for modern times 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Wielding a preternatural command of the game in front of an appreciative crowd, he seemed to move further away from his status as a rising star of tennis’s next generation and closer to plain-old “star.” Alexander Zverev rolls past Kevin Anderson to win Citi Open men’s title 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z Born of a tennis family — both his parents are coaches — Thiem counts among his more distinguishing attributes a preternatural calm, grace on the court and a one-handed backhand taught by his lifelong coach, Gunter Bresnik. Dominic Thiem: An heir to tennis’s throne during an age of royalty 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z The left always think it’s the only movement that is subject to feelings of weakness and political hopelessness, that the right is possessed of some preternatural confidence in its right and ability to rule. If the Republicans lose the healthcare fight, it's the beginning of the end | Corey Robin 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Early on, the movie introduces a surrogate daughter for Cade — a scrappy little girl who’s lost her family and has a preternatural knack for robot repair. Transformers: The Last Knight is Michael Bay’s usual visually stunning, soulless mess 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z He too shouted and showed a preternatural gift for knowing when the red lights had clicked on and the cameras were rolling. Mayweather-McGregor will display one aspect of excellence: self-promotion 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z In truth, Cash has a lot in common with contemporaries such as Lil Peep and Yung Lean – artists with a preternatural understanding of how art works in a hyper-connected digital world. 'Is this for real?' Meet Tommy Cash, the surreal, post-Soviet rap sensation 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z Like Harper, Greene has the requisite combination of generational talent, preternatural charisma and indefinable star power to become an iconic player of his era. Young, black and ridiculously good: Hunter Greene may be just what MLB needs 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z It was as though she were unaware of the occasion, unaware of her opponent’s preternatural ability to avoid mistakes, unaware of her own mounting errors. At the French Open, Fearlessness Wins 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Yet he’s thrived anyway thanks to a preternatural sense of timing and a hockey I.Q. gleaned from a lifetime around the game. Jake Guentzel, Penguins Rookie, Rides a Playoff Hot Streak 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Roberts credited Urias for a preternatural ability to evade danger. Dodgers comeback late to beat Pirates in extras 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z But like that 15th club, it also illustrates preternatural maturity. Perspective | Jon Rahm, a preternaturally mature Masters rookie, takes the long view 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z She can also vouch for his “emotional intelligence,” “capacious mind,” “elephantine memory,” “preternatural aesthetic sense,” “talent as a consummate diplomat,” and “independent spirit.” Where Prince Charles Went Wrong 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z Brunson, the sophomore point guard, led the offense and displayed a preternatural sense of where he was, using his body and left-handedness for crafty drives and finishes. Wisconsin, the Giant Killer, Takes Down Another by Beating Villanova 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z Gabbiadini and his almost preternatural nose for a goal is sure to feature strongly if Saints are to climb the Premier League table from their current position of 13th. Soccer: Bruised Saints take solace from Gabbiadini's star turn 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z And yet there’s more to the film than the messy, preternatural bond between these two multitalented women. ‘Bright Lights’ review: HBO film profiles the complex bond between Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z And yet there’s more to the film than the messy, preternatural bond between these two multitalented women. Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher shine in 'Bright Lights' 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z And yet Prescott has shown preternatural composure on the field and as well as in the hothouse. My (Nonexistent) MVP Vote: Dak Prescott 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z He is 6 feet 1 and rawboned, with a preternatural ease on the court. In Navajo Nation, a Basketball Elder Earns Respect 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z With preternatural poise, she served as a bulwark of decorum and order against the chaos of the times. Review: In ‘Jackie,’ a fractured Kennedy fable 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z McGregor also stars in the film as Seymour Levov, the son of a Newark glove manufacturer whose blond hair, blue eyes and preternatural athletic prowess earn him the nickname “Swede,” even though he’s Jewish. ‘American Pastoral’ is a respectable but dull adaptation of Philip Roth’s novel 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, once again demonstrated her preternatural poise and command of the issues — and, yes, also her ability to get under Trump’s exceedingly thin skin. Donald Trump, spoiled brat in chief 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z This perhaps accounts for the preternatural good nature of the crowd at AT&T Park. Cubs Lose, but It’s Too Early for Ghosts to Rise 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Pugh is her own discovery, at just 19 offering a preternatural knack for both empowerment and scheming, all with a kind of black comedy. Toronto: Is a repressive 19th century drama from a newbie director the most radical movie of the season? 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z In Room 901 of New Scotland Yard, the police had assembled half a dozen officers who shared an unusual talent: they all had a preternatural ability to recognize human faces. The Detectives Who Never Forget a Face 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z This version of Rodriguez is brightly handsome, fluid and flawless, a preternatural talent and a sponsor’s fantasy. The Evolution of Alex Rodriguez 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z All Sherlock knows is that "something is coming," and he'll have to use his preternatural detective skills to figure out just what kind of something it is. Comic-Con trailer roundup: Marvel and DC battle it out in San Diego 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Aides and critics alike have marveled at Mr. Bratton’s preternatural skill as a leader. Bratton, Who Shaped an Era in Policing, Tries to Navigate a Racial Divide 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z One former president with a preternatural need for people and another soon-to-be former president who might rather be by himself. Ready for prime time: The Barack, Bill, Hillary and Bernie show 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z He made a hasty leap from “cannot be explained except by special psychic or preternatural ability” to “demonic possession.” The self-possessed psychiatrist Richard Gallagher should exorcise his delusions 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z It’s remarkable how little the gamble and oddments of the gamble rely on the qualities that anchor Frahm’s other collaborative work: the delicate melodic ideas, the preternatural grasp on space and pace. nonkeen's new music captures the joy of lifelong friendship 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z But Ali may have been even more preternatural as a personality. Another Muhammad Ali? Probably Never 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z And the preternatural confidence was there from the start. The Outsized Life of Muhammad Ali 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Larsen’s “Earth” is romantically colorful and, as if viewed from space, its main theme, the hymn “For the Beauty of the Earth,” glows in a gorgeous, almost preternatural, mist. ‘Water Concerto’ splashes eloquently onto the BSO stage 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Hardy arranged for Ramanujan to travel to England and became his mentor, striving to convince others of the young man’s preternatural gifts. Sex, Food, Rock and Roll 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z With one record, he could touch on so much in culture with almost preternatural ease. Dearly beloved: The Verge staff reflects on Prince's life and music 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z It means radiating a preternatural calmness that permeates the locker room. Penguins Understudy Matt Murray Stonewalls Rangers 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z That was embarrassing: Mr Trump’s gassy claim to be a preternatural “winner” makes him look silly in defeat. March of the titans 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z The reality, though, is this: Kyle Schwarber, a preternatural power hitter, collided with Cubs center fielder Dexter Fowler Thursday night in Arizona. Kyle Schwarber’s knee injury is devastating, but all is not lost for the Cubs 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z No player on earth, at the moment, has that kind of preternatural composure. At Augusta National, golf’s elite feel demons hovering over every shot 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z The veterans on the Dodgers see in him a preternatural calm. The Dodgers' Corey Seager doesn't act like baseball's top prospect 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Afterward, teammates and coaches alike were again raving about Kuznetsov’s preternatural vision, even if he didn’t want to acknowledge all the fuss. Evgeny Kuznetsov powers Capitals past Predators, 4-1 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z For that, she more than compensates with preternatural endowments of energy, grit and determination. Joseline Peña-Melnyk for Congress 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z Reagan’s strength was reflected in his preternatural cheerfulness, which flowed from his marriage. Then along came Nancy 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z For a man whose career was built in significant part on his preternatural capacity for making quick decisions, Peyton Manning sure took his time over the last one. Everyman and superman: Sundays won't be the same without Peyton Manning 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z Her debut album, "Sprained Ankle," released last year, earned praise for her preternatural poise and intelligence as a songwriter, tackling dark themes without guile or poses. Live review: Julien Baker is young and miserable yet transfixing in Eagle Rock 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Only 24 guests here with natural – and the preternatural – settings all to themselves. Travel bucket list for 2016 and beyond 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z He has a preternatural gift for melody, and, at twenty-one, he is still capable of reaching clear, high notes. Justin Bieber’s Redemption Song 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z Nagbe credits his technical ability to his time in Europe playing pick-up ball, confirming something Porter had mentioned to me earlier: that his skill is preternatural. Darlington Nagbe, soccer enigma 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z As a subject, Yousafzai possesses that irresistible combination: extreme courage in the face of violent hatred and preternatural oratorical presence. 'He Named Me Malala' filmmaker wanted to go beyond the headlines and get a message to girls 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Up until this weekend, one of the most remarkable aspects of the Ben Carson candidacy was his preternatural ability to stay calm in the face of harsh questioning. Ben Carson is about to crack: He thinks his biography is the Bible — immune to fact-checking 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z None of these pitchers throw less than 95 miles per hour, and their command of curves and sliders and changeups speak to good tutors and to a preternatural pitching maturity. Mets’ Autumn of Joy Ends With a Pile of Miscues 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Patrick Kane skates with grace, a raw-boned little man with a preternatural feel for the game and an asp’s bite of a backhand shot. Patrick Kane’s Status Is Shrouded in Silence 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z "I'm ready, it's my time," he says, but despite Fischer's preternatural skill, the obstacles to achieving his dream are many. 'Pawn Sacrifice' ably follows chess master Bobby Fischer's unraveling, move by move 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Here is a solemn-faced, solitary boy gazing about a jam-packed train station with preternatural wariness and calm. Young migrants making perilous trek to Europe without parents 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z David Bruck once told the Times that Clarke is a preternatural listener: “Even people who are quite mentally ill can identify someone who is real and who wants to protect them.” The Lawyer Who Defended Dzhokhar Tsarnaev 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z They see instinctive racers with preternatural feel for the car, fierce competitors who border on moody. The Throwback Star of Ultramodern Formula One 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z Damon said his character grips people because we "mere mortals" are amazed by those who maintain "preternatural calm in high-stress situations ... keep their sense of humor and think logically through one step at a time." Why NASA scientists are excited about Matt Damon film 'The Martian' 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z No longer was he simply a precocious, preternatural talent. On His 40th Birthday, Alex Rodriguez Blows It Out With a Swing 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z While their attractiveness was preternatural – almost outlandish – the way they related to one another as brother and sister felt familiar to me, especially their little insults, blanks, for the most part more funny than mean. Original short story: Calypso, by David Sedaris 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z He showed a preternatural clearheadedness and emotional maturity in winning the Masters and surviving a strange and frustrating course at Chambers Bay for the U.S. Jordan Spieth’s British Open quest: Young man versus Old Course 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Federer plays from a place of almost preternatural calm, a perennial crowd favorite for his implacable grace. Djokovic-Federer rivalry awaits latest chapter in Wimbledon final 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z But, all the same, Borg knew his way around the net -- a fact mostly overlooked because his baseline play was so preternatural. Back to the future as moribund tactic is revived 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z They use splashes from his preternatural powers to water their limited skill sets and watch them grow. DERON SNYDER: LeBron James makes sure NBA Finals far from over 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z With only two extant, confirmed photos of Johnson, the musician whose legend says he won preternatural talent in a bargain with the devil, a third would be extraordinarily valuable. 'Robert Johnson' photo does not show the blues legend, music experts say 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z Kristol brought his preternatural ability to always be wrong about everything to Twitter this week, arguing that when Bush/Cheney left office, Iraq was “calm.” Put Iraq blame where it's due 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z But what we’re seeing now, in word and deed, is preternatural development – whether he hits three home runs in a game or not. Even before three home run day, Bryce Harper was a better hitter 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z But attributing his preternatural vigor to genes alone seems unduly modest. Hank Greenberg Still in the Ring, Battling A.I.G. Charges 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Dekker walked away from the shot with a preternatural calm while the Wisconsin fan section erupted. Arizona falls short of Final Four again on Dekker’s Dagger 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z Archival footage Timoner employs reveals Brand in his younger days as being addicted to attention, but having an almost preternatural charisma to match his hyper-smart mouth and penchant for over-the-top antics. Russell Brand is a messiah in this documentary, but it's complex 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z Wolownick says she thinks her son was born with a preternatural capacity for single-minded focus — so much so that Honnold does not remember much of his childhood. The Heart-Stopping Climbs of Alex Honnold 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Back when Tom Cotton was running for Senate against Mark Pryor, he demonstrated a preternatural talent for speaking only in talking points. Tom Cotton’s dopey talking points: Getting it wrong on Iran, over and over 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z He combined boundless optimism with a preternatural tolerance for risk. Silicon Valley evangelist Tim Draper eager to spread tech word 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z There isn't a golfer in history who hasn't eventually succumbed to them, and it's easy to surrender to them once they have displaced a player's preternatural confidence. A positive Padraig Harrington says he's 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z For all his preternatural ability, Ford is up against the proven. The Apprentice v The Master 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z There is the character, preternatural yet visible from the moment he began playing in England's age-group teams ahead of his time. Further progress, but more to come 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z Perhaps its the gloomy skies of Norfolk, not far from the English Channel, that cause Lotus suspension engineers to manifest a preternatural sensitivity to the lessons every university student must grasp studying vector dynamics. Road Testing Lotus Evora: What To Expect At The Geneva Auto Show 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z “He had a preternatural affinity for machines,” Mr. Fitch recalled. Val Fitch, Who Discovered Universe to Be Out of Balance, Is Dead at 91 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Through all of the think pieces on the snub and enflamed social media channels, Ms. DuVernay handled it all, as writer Stacia L. Brown noted, “with grace, aplomb and preternatural calm.” Four Brand-Building Lessons From Ava DuVernay 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z And this is another aspect of their preternatural success. We Love Them Yeah, Yeah, Yeah and Yeah! 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z He has a preternatural talent for appearing blunt and insistent when he is being cute and obfuscating. Chris Christie Is Back 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z But the crispy pork spring rolls, with their preternatural crunch, are a sublime opener when wrapped in fragrant leaves. $20 Diner: Four Sisters Grill, a streamlined version of Vietnamese cooking He left too soon, but not before reminding us of his preternatural talent. The Nationals Lost But Bryce Harper Reminded Of What Is To Come 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z Ebola is not a preternatural miasma; it’s a fluid-borne virus that can be stopped. Ebola and the New Isolationsism 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z The Fed started pulling back the curtain on its operations during this period of preternatural calm. Are the Federal Reserve’s naysayers on the wrong side of history? But then Moorehead, just a few months removed from being hired by Virginia Tech, got his first glimpse at Phillips’s preternatural footwork. Freshmen WRs Isaiah Ford, Cam Phillips are off to fast start with Hokies football team To be fair, there’s no star-studded event that shuns glowing skin, but a rise in preternatural radiance is always something to be celebrated, no? Beauty Recap: 10 Highlights From The 2014 Emmy Awards Red Carpet 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z It’s “very dramatic and even preternatural,” says David Quammen, a journalist and author of Spillover, a book documenting the impact of zoonotic diseases like Ebola. The 20-Year-Old Ebola Treatment That Could Save Kent Brantly The answer is revealing about Bouchard, whose maturity is preternatural and almost a bit terrifying. Eugenie Bouchard keeps calm after ‘odd’ Simona Halep victory 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z Part of that preternatural determination came from insecurity. The hunger of Steven Gerrard 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Rendon possesses a preternatural ability to club the middle of the ball with the barrel of his bat. Nationals vs. Dodgers: Nats defeat Los Angeles, 4-0, after lengthy rain delay 2014-05-07T05:37:00Z One scheduled speaker was the Rev. Chad Ripperger, who reportedly lectured on “how to distinguish” between the “psychological” and the “preternatural” when performing a “diagnostic.” Exorcism is back! Meet the mavericks who will teach you how to cure demonic possession 2014-05-04T19:30:00Z She appears, at 18, a preternatural combination of realistic and ambitious. Mikaela Shiffrin finishes fifth in Olympic debut, behind giant slalom gold medalist Tina Maze 2014-02-18T13:32:00Z What caused the preternatural calm in the markets? Strategies: A Great Ride, but Reality Is Returning 2013-12-21T17:26:25Z He has navigated back to his 15-year-old self, again rejecting the idea that he is the “other,” an immigrant with a preternatural hostility to Danish values. The Repentant Radical 2013-09-17T09:45:00Z That he could struggle superficially and still get results was a testament to his preternatural stuff, his coaches said. Mets 4, Marlins 2 (10 innings): Mets Find Their Footing After the Marlins End Wheeler’s No-Hit Bid 2013-07-31T03:05:39Z Politicians along with actors obviously have a preternatural need for attention, but, at the same time, they lead a public life of the greatest insincerity that is insupportable. Anthony Weiner: America can tolerate a lot, but apparently not a 'wanker mayor' 2013-07-29T14:22:00Z The boy not only dressed like a pro, with primary-color pants hand-sewn by his mother, but he also had the preternatural calm of a tour veteran. Golf in China Is Younger Than Tiger Woods, but Growing Up Fast 2013-07-11T09:00:19Z Born with an almost preternatural desire to create or build, these young prodigies allow their ambitions and visions to blossom into businesses. Teenage Millionaire Entrepreneurs 2013-06-07T18:56:49Z For my part, perhaps because of my own thin skin, I find Tim Cook's preternatural calm admirable. Cook plays it cool at D11 conference 2013-06-03T09:50:52Z A cursed city of painful promises and preternatural peril. 'Path Of Exile' Enters Open Beta, Act 3 Launches January 23rd 2013-01-12T14:49:08Z And there, Mr. Cohen, a trader with an almost preternatural knack for reading fear and greed in the marketplace, prowls relentlessly for an edge over everyone else. Steven Cohen of SAC Is Fascinating to Investigators, Too 2012-12-22T22:42:28Z Imo, oddly preternatural, was on the left side of the curve…twice. The Rising Silver Tide: Aging as Counter Current to Innovation 2012-12-19T21:42:17Z Over three days in November, the man known for his preternatural cool won re-election and cried twice in public. Person of the Year: Barack Obama, Architect of the New America 2012-12-19T13:05:34Z The youngest Olympic show jumper in U.S. history, Kessler is a preternatural talent atop a horse and the champion of a new generation of equestrian talents. Reed Kessler, 18, has a following with the Washington International Horse Show in town 2012-10-28T01:00:00Z The temptation is to dismiss Mr. Lewis, 73, as a crank, except he once ruled as an eccentric genius of arbitrage, with a preternatural feel for the tectonic movements of the markets. The Lonely Redemption of Sandy Lewis, Wall Street Provocateur 2012-09-15T15:33:41Z Having played tight end at Central Michigan before transferring to Wisconsin, he also has preternatural nimbleness for his build. The Fifth Down: Houston Texans, 2012 N.F.L. Season Preview 2012-08-30T10:00:27Z Armstrong was a man of almost preternatural imperturbability. Remembering Neil Armstrong, A Man of Profound Skill and Preternatural Calm 2012-08-26T00:35:27Z The name should convey her stoical confidence and preternatural composure, and her liveliness, too. Gabby Douglas, by any nickname, is the star of London Games 2012-08-03T23:08:00Z The moment required all of Robert Griffin III’s many intangible skills – his impeccable sense of timing, his penchant for the dramatic, his preternatural confidence, his heart-melting charm. Becoming a Redskin: Robert Griffin III's journey from Texas to Washington 2012-07-20T16:29:00Z James was just 15 years old — a man-child with preternatural talents — when Sports Illustrated put him on its cover under the headline, “Chosen One.” Heat 121, Thunder 106: LeBron James Leads Heat Past Thunder for N.B.A. Title 2012-06-22T04:33:36Z Holtby, 22, has earned a reputation for preternatural calm this spring. Slap Shot: Pregame Chatter: Preparing for Game 7 2012-05-12T19:32:02Z His preternatural ability extends to his feel for the game, to the nuance required to be a major league hitter. Bryce Harper has a plan in the batter?s box 2012-05-01T18:01:57Z With this avidity for material extension was joined a preternatural and morbid sensibility. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 2012-04-25T02:01:12.830Z He does so with a feeling of highest confidence in the accuracy of his results; and in these processes we find nothing preternatural or transcendent. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z Perhaps most of all for Richards, there was Hagelin’s preternatural poise. Rangers? Hagelin Wastes No Time in Playoff Debut 2012-04-14T02:50:48Z His figures are not cast in the supernatural mould of those of Michael Angelo at the Sistine, they are not shaped in his sculptural way, or foreshortened in his preternatural manner. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z Every servant in the hotel watches him, and he, as a consequence, seldom speaks without a preternatural deliberation and an air of decisive finality. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z So absorbed were we all in the preternatural war of the fiercely contending elements that we forgot our guns, our game and ourselves. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z But now that he's devoted himself to pitching, Walker is fully in phenom mode, a 19-year-old right-hander with preternatural poise on the fast track to the majors, just like Gooden nearly 30 years ago. Mariners have high hopes for pitching prospects Danny Hultzen, James Paxton and Taijuan Walker 2012-04-01T02:55:26Z I saw in it no evidences of preternatural energy or skill. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z The preternatural darkness was exhibited on the stage, and the most agonizing and heartfelt sorrow manifested by the weeping audience. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; a ghost; a specter; a phantom. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z This is occasioned by an inflammation of the mucous or inner coat of the larger intestines, causing a preternatural increase in their secretions, and a morbid alteration in their character. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z Those of the Talmudists who knew Clara were trying to imagine her as something weird, preternatural, and when her familiar face came back to them they uttered subdued exclamations of amazement. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z The inflammation at first produces preternatural dryness, and this is followed by a viscid secretion. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z The preternatural light vanished, and the two men were left staring at the empty space between them. The pi that wasn't round 2012-03-14T18:20:46.017Z A soft, pulsating, hollow tumor, containing blood, arising from the preternatural dilation or rupture of the coats of an artery. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Reason, therefore, prompts us to reject the idea of dreams being preternatural suggestions. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Matthew, content with his genealogy, speaks but in few words of the preternatural manner wherein Jesus was formed in the womb of his mother. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z The English hunters killed all they found, rapidly exterminating an animal which the Indian believed to be possessed of preternatural sagacity. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Children's interests, varied as they seem, center in the marvelous and the preternatural; in the natural world; and in human life, especially child life and the romantic and heroic aspects of mature life. The Land of Song, Book II For lower grammar grades 2012-02-16T03:00:03.167Z The wild preternatural spirit which breathes through all his tales forms but a subservient part. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z The experiments of Jacobi seem to confirm this opinion, since he was able to produce preternatural fecundation in the eggs of fishes. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Her high school teammates, many of whom Franklin has known for years, keep a close watch on her, looking for any signs of cracks in her preternatural composure. Olympic Hopeful Missy Franklin Loves Her High School Team 2012-02-09T20:29:15Z It was as though a preternatural horror claimed a preternatural expression. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z The more danger they encounter, and the earlier they manifest a precocious or preternatural smartness, the more like Gods. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z His mental persistence and deliberation were almost preternatural. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z When there are preternatural excesses in formation, it is probable that twins were intended: thus we see fœtuses with double heads, or with two bodies. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z I may say at once that there is nothing preternatural about the dream, nor anything, I think, that Freudian analysts will revel in. The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z I am uneasy, and perhaps in some instances my Sylph would solve my doubts; not that I think him endued with a preternatural knowledge; yet I hardly know what to think neither. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z "It is remarkable," says a writer, "what a host of respectable authorities vouch for an acknowledged fable—the preternatural darkness which followed C�sar's death." The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z Not my wife, whom multitudinous cares enthrall; nor yet myself, whom a couple of months' enforced idleness now constrains to a preternatural activity, lest the world fail of salvation. Notes of a Son and Brother 2011-12-29T03:00:14.087Z We have lately seen the Siamese twins, and such a preternatural formation is by no means uncommon. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z The tales are of various complexions, but all imbued with the 'pobbiness' of new-made corpses that it so useful an element in making effective preternatural narratives... By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z I began to smile to myself at the remembrance of her preternatural gravity, and Ta-ta put her forepaws on my knees and wagged her tail for sympathy. A Witch of the Hills, v. 1-2 2011-12-15T03:00:15.700Z With an air of preternatural solemnity the Duke took two letters from the breast-pocket of his coat. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z He wondered what the stranger was doing; silence continued for what seemed to him to be a preternatural length of time. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z The idle tales of Cyclopes are also to be sought in such accidental preternatural appearances, and several instances are recorded of children born with a single eye in the forehead. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z In Mrs. Lamb's voice, on the other hand, there was a suggestion of preternatural gravity. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z But the old tales would lead to the inference that Luga had some preternatural foreknowledge of the battle. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z It was impossible to exaggerate their preternatural idiocy. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z Last season, he played on the wide side of the field in mostly zone coverage, taking advantage of his preternatural instincts to pick off opposing quarterbacks seemingly at will. Virginia Tech CB Jayron Hosley remains confident despite uncharacteristic rough patch 2011-11-16T22:53:00Z A few noisy fowls in a preternatural state of activity promenaded the yard; a lazy dog, preternaturally lazy, too lazy even to bark, lay curled in a corner. Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire 2011-11-15T03:00:23.507Z By these terms are implied a preternatural or morbid detention and hardening of the excrement; a disease to which all animals are subject, unless proper attention be paid to their management. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z When two sisters discourse like this before a guest, there creeps into their voices a note of preternatural sweetness, a restraint and simplicity of utterance that speak volumes to the trained ear. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z In the ’70s heyday of TV films Matheson wrote some classics of preternatural dread, including Steven Spielberg’s debut feature Duel and The Night Stalker, that tart cocktail of vampire, cynical journalist and Las Vegas. Happy Halloween: TIME's 25 Scariest Horror Movies 2011-10-31T21:35:13Z This preternatural interference was not pleasant, for I had hoped in the event of another visit from my friend, if friend he was, that he would bring no uncanny or ghostly manifestation to disturb me. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z Dy-na-mo!” reverberated through the mostly empty arena, infused by a seemingly preternatural vocal force that defied the size of the crowd. Growing Pains as Russia Tries to Revive Elite Hockey 2011-10-15T19:54:18Z This should be effected, in general, by opening the outlets of the body, inducing perspiration; to produce which a preternatural degree of heat or inflammation must be excited by internal remedies. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z And that preternatural beings were supposed to frequent a certain tree, I learn from an author of the twelfth century, quoted by Hamdallah Cozvini. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z The Jewish historian gives a serious account of the preternatural portents which warned the Jews of the approaching fall of Jerusalem, and he laments the infatuation of the people, who disregarded these Divine denunciations. Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:33.183Z The contrast between the preternatural shapes from among whom he sprung and himself was as between a demon and an angel. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z I—” He was loping down the path already, his long legs making preternatural shadows on the snow in the moonlight. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z But his reaction time is preternatural, something ESPN’s “Sports Science” tried to quantify earlier this month when it flew Hosley out to California for a taping of the show. Virginia Tech?s Jayron Hosley has family to thank for sudden burst 2011-08-26T18:35:00Z There was a preternatural energy of horror in Barton's face, as, with its damp and death-like lineaments turned towards his companion, he thus delivered himself. In a Glass Darkly, v. 1/3 2011-08-25T02:00:34.247Z When Thomas was old enough to skate, he was already showing preternatural talent. Tim Thomas Makes a Jubilant Return Home 2011-08-25T01:39:13Z For, the matter is ordinary, being neither preternatural, nor supernatural, but just and necessary. A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z Something preternatural and therefore dreadful, appeared to hang about the lives so wondrously restored. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z It is true, he is a preternatural agent, but the evil effect he does is brought about by natural causes. The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; 2011-08-14T02:00:22.973Z Supreme accuracy and deft pocket mobility are enough to make Brees a star; preternatural abilities to diagnose a defense and race through progressions are what propel him to superstar status. The Fifth Down: 2011 New Orleans Saints Season Preview 2011-08-07T10:00:52Z But we had to report it, nevertheless, and Stuart seemed from that time to have an almost preternatural advance perception of the enemy’s movements. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z Under the sway of occult forces we partake of preternatural insights, having access to sources of information unopened to us in our wakeful hours. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z Something preternatural and strange mingled with his discourse; as if a fire was consuming the roots of his life, and reducing the whole to a frightful desert. The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity 2011-07-19T02:00:18.297Z His look was bold and daring, while a preternatural brilliancy shot from his proud eye, as the president of the court, with an assumed calmness, pronounced upon him the sentence of death. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z No longer the prodigy, he is instantly the icon of golf, the new George Best in a land with a preternatural gift for bequeathing virtuosity. Made in Holywood: Rory McIlroy a global phenomenon aware of his roots 2011-07-09T21:50:01Z In all these endeavors, however, the Brothers Shea exhibit a preternatural ability to whip up buzz. The World-Class Eaters Are Getting Full ... Pockets 2011-07-01T01:00:14Z I listened, and at once recognised the voice as Jeremy's, though I could not hear what he was saying nor explain to myself the preternatural solemnity of the tone. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z Her features were as pale as death; her limbs rigid and motionless; but her eyes blazed with preternatural light. Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z His manner of reading his own poetry is particularly imposing, and in his favourite passages his eye beams with preternatural lustre, and the meaning labours slowly up from his swelling breast. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z "I'll kill you first," said Burgh setting his teeth, and, exhausted as he was, he struggled with preternatural strength. The Mandarin's Fan 2011-06-09T02:00:17.540Z A being unendowed with preternatural attributes could gain the information which this man possessed, only by the exertion of his senses. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z The unfortunate man looked down at Dot, finally having discovered her whereabouts, with preternatural gravity. The Corner House Girls on a Tour Where they went, what they saw, and what they found 2011-05-31T02:00:33.267Z On the contrary, he seemed endowed with preternatural strength. Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z The clearness, the vivacity of this man’s mind were something almost preternatural. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z Astral soon discovered this preternatural interest in the child and contented himself with watching Erma while she watched the child. Overshadowed A Novel 2011-05-07T02:00:24.483Z The candle was flickering, and in its spasmodic light the eyes of the Quich� holy bird had a preternatural, sinister glitter. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z The landlady, in the days of my youth, was a French, coloured dame of enormous size, but also of almost preternatural activity. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z He's 28 now and speaks with the classic Silicon Valley blend of preternatural self-assurance and save-the-worldism, especially when he gets going on tech's hottest properties. Will Social Networks Pop? 2011-04-14T21:00:03Z To days of dazzling brilliancy there succeeded nights of tropical splendour, with stars of almost preternatural magnitude streaking the calm lake with long lines of light. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z The extraordinary mixture, in the hypnotic trance, of preternatural refinement of discrimination with the grossest insensibility, is one of the most remarkable features of the condition. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science 2011-04-14T02:00:40.453Z In crucial hours, when some crisis wrecks plans, landmarks, life-long aims, the brain works with preternatural clearness and celerity. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z A farmer undertook to drag them from their hiding-place, a matter of no small difficulty, for they were protected by preternatural power. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z "For ——" he repeated in the queerest German I ever heard—was it German? or did I discover his meaning by some preternatural cleverness of my own? Uncanny Tales 2011-03-22T02:00:16.307Z On the contrary, the preternatural wakefulness which had been with her all last night is with her still. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z A slight fever caused a hectic flush in his sunken, close-shaven cheeks, and lent a preternatural brilliancy to his eyes. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-09T03:00:44.777Z His performance of the next flight was less artistic, for he rolled from top to bottom, when, by an almost preternatural effort, he made his escape into the street. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z They preferred to do their own work without preternatural agency, and accordingly resolved to do their best to drive him from their haunts. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z If any are missing, the almost preternatural intelligence of the collie is invoked to discover the hollow in which the lost ones are reposing helplessly on their backs. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z Christie, it turns out, has a preternatural gift for making the complex seem deceptively simple. How Chris Christie Did His Homework 2011-02-24T17:57:37Z Forms of Implicit Invocation.—Divination in which there is only implicit invocation of evil spirits is manifold, just as the natural causes from which preternatural knowledge is expected are manifold. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z Ah, when I call to mind what preternatural and impossible enterprises I then heard, I am still ready to vomit at it. Mysteries of the Rosie Cross Or, the History of that Curious Sect of the Middle Ages, Known as the Rosicrucians; with Examples of their Pretensions and Claims as Set Forth in the Writings of Their Leaders and Disciples 2011-02-23T03:00:32.190Z Most of these stories have preternatural or supernatural elements, and even such as have no such elements have still the atmosphere of wonder, and those fanciful or fantastic interpretations characteristic of the folk-imagination. Literature in the Elementary School 2011-02-23T03:00:31.073Z Here the speaker bestowed a wink of preternatural subtlety upon a good-humoured looking, middle-aged man who occupied the chair at the head of the table. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z And only a select few have witnessed her preternatural resilience. The Neediest Cases: In High School and Alone in a Homeless Shelter 2011-01-27T00:57:45Z Weber defined the "charismatic leader" as one whose influence stems from almost preternatural insights and imagination, and who inspires devotional loyalty from his followers—which adds up to an uncanny description of Steve Jobs. Apple, With or Without Steve Jobs 2011-01-20T04:01:41Z All the while, her preternatural calmness sometimes seems only made to cover the intensest struggle in her bosom. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z They may or may not exhibit the supernatural or preternatural elements; in some of them animals are among the actors. Literature in the Elementary School 2011-02-23T03:00:31.073Z "You want too much money for her, McCarthy," returned Miss Sally, with her little air of preternatural wisdom. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z Partly perhaps owing to its comparative isolation and detachment at home, the Irish clergy was fired with a marvellous and almost preternatural zeal for the propagation of the Gospel abroad. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z |
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