| 单词 | preternaturally |
| 例句 | I must have been preternaturally politically aware, because I have a dim memory of this, too. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z And somewhere in that happy humming hive of athletic, preternaturally normal teenagers is my brother. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Everywhere the woods were still and preternaturally quiet. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z An elderly, preternaturally tanned man—the mayor, somebody explains—waits with a white handkerchief in his big sailor’s hands, a barely perceptible shake showing in his wrists. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It is quite possible that she did not believe in any other tendencies in humans, for while she was preternaturally alert in some directions she was completely blind in others. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The light entering the room was preternaturally intense, carrying with it the surplus radiance of the lake and its frozen shore. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z And last year a taut, preternaturally youthful Ms. Shields modeled Calvin Klein lingerie in Social Life magazine. Nothing Comes Between Brooke Shields and Her New Line for QVC 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Likewise, despite his rebellious affectations — preternaturally black hair, a Dead Kennedys T-shirt, Doc Martens with red laces — Theroux comes across as highly disciplined. Justin Theroux is the main course in 'The Leftovers' 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z Even for a preternaturally sweet sitcom, the hourlong final episode tilted into treacly, a cascade of damp-eyed goodbyes. We’ll Always Have Pawnee 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Tie that implicit truth to a story of 9/11 set amid the preternaturally generous folk of a remote Canadian island, and the irresistible formula has been established for a powerful claim on the heart. Review | It’s been 18 years since 9/11, but ‘Come From Away’ will still bring you to tears 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z What sets Mr. Adams’s seething, shimmering, preternaturally patient sound forces apart is their absence of a definable human anchor. Musical Travel Companions for a Year of Going Nowhere 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z Although he retained a preternaturally youthful appearance for many years, Mr. Lewis had a series of serious illnesses in his later life, including prostate cancer, pulmonary fibrosis and two heart attacks. Jerry Lewis, Mercurial Comedian and Filmmaker, Dies at 91 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z Powell and Pressburger’s story of a preternaturally gifted dancer who must choose between Art and Love is a dance film that is also considered a cinematic benchmark. ‘The Red Shoes’ Takes the Stage 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z The actor and comedian, still preternaturally youthful at 75, is telling one of her all-time favorite stories. Lily Tomlin has led a singular comedic life. And that’s the truth. She is still, at 88, tireless, her vitality almost preternaturally undiminished. Q&A: Ellen Burstyn on her acting life, and never retiring 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Little and Mr. Vavrek maintain that focus, and in Lauren Worsham, a preternaturally girlish soprano, they have a self-possessed heroine who maintains dignity and charisma in spite of harrowing conditions. Music Review: ‘Dog Days,’ New Opera, at Peak Performances in Montclair 2012-10-03T20:58:42Z Bisected by a river and surrounded by peaks, Portland is nothing if not a very pretty and almost preternaturally pleasant town. 36 Hours in Portland, Ore. 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Walking around the market, appearing preternaturally cool in a ruffled and pleated skirt and blouse and flat Chanel gardenia sandals, she blended in easily with shoppers looking for vintage clutches or fanciful cake-pops. Up Close: An MTV Star?s Side Gig at the Hester Street Fair 2010-07-07T21:19:00Z By his reckoning, his fame wasn’t so much about raw ambition as much as it was with being preternaturally “alright, alright, alright” with everything, every step of the way. Review | Matthew McConaughey is ‘alright, alright, alright’ — and thinks you will be too 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z But all three create aesthetic realms that fuse with personal experiences and philosophical ideas in a sort of preternaturally precocious leap of abstraction. “An Elephant Sitting Still,” Reviewed: A Young Chinese Filmmaker’s Masterly Portrait of Political and Intimate Despair 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z The original in Silver Lake remains my favorite — deep arches and Spanish tiles, preternaturally talented baristas working behind the marble counter. | Los Angeles Coffee Crawl 2011-08-24T14:43:01Z Although Jones, 36, exhibits a personality preternaturally suited for publicity — always taking notes, smiling, talking, making new connections — her introduction to the literary world began with a more quiet endeavor: poetry. Kima Jones, the Founder of Jack Jones Literary Arts, Is Taking the Publishing Industry by Storm 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z First there are fields, preternaturally green, and then a good Chiltern wood, with beech trees and yellow birdsnest, bluebells, celandines and a few plucky primroses. Robert Macfarlane: 'Paths are human; they are the traces of our relationships' 2012-05-26T23:05:33Z Holding a single strawberry by the stem in one hand and a sprig with four more berries in the other, he gazes out at the viewer with a preternaturally calm expression, like a little Buddha. ‘A Shared Legacy,’ at the American Folk Art Museum 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z It is restless music, by musicians so preternaturally talented they get bored easily with fiddle tunes. ArtsBeat: Punch Brothers Talk About Music, the Lower East Side and Greg Maddux 2012-04-25T16:59:04Z On the surface the interlocking worlds of music festivals and arts philanthropy might seem as placid as the preternaturally transparent, swan-rich waters of Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. Donation for a Lucerne Opera House Is in Dispute 2011-04-28T21:05:39Z Then there is her preternaturally toned frame, honed by grueling workouts a reported six days a week and showed off in Versace ad campaigns. Growing Older With Madonna 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z She was one of those child actors who seemed preternaturally mature. Actress Mara Wilson has a memoir. She's not Matilda anymore. 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Here, as throughout, Sofer’s characters deliver such preternaturally complete and impassioned speeches, ones so full of aphorisms, that it would be tempting to take a line from any one as a thesis for the book. He Tried to Change the System, Then Became It 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z He came along at the right time, alongside the microphone and radio, fitting his voice to its confidential tone; onscreen, too, he seemed preternaturally present. 'Toy Story,' 'One Child,' Bing Crosby, Neil Armstrong and Handel 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z But he is also alopecia'd, epileptic and, as we later learn, preternaturally gifted with electronics, able to read radio transmitters by merely laying on of hands. Reif Larsen's 'I Am Radar' transmits narrative magic 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z Power possessed preternaturally good looks and charm to spare; women wanted to marry him, and men wanted to be his good friend. Tyrone Power had it all, but he wanted more 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z If it weren’t for some preternaturally clever mice, she’d still probably still be up there. Why Disney's New Cinderella Is the Anti-Frozen 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z The second monodrama, “A Life,” has the preternaturally charming Gyllenhaal narrating the intertwined stories of a baby’s birth and an old man’s death. Review | Jake Gyllenhaal is a stage animal for sure. But he needs more feral turf in ‘Sea Wall/A Life.’ 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Kigawa is always a poised guide through the most daunting music, as in his preternaturally unruffled evening-length survey of Pierre Boulez’s complete solo piano works. Review: Taka Kigawa Masters the Conflicting Rhythms of Ligeti 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z There is no music, only the sound of Mr. Ives’s preternaturally calm voice offering pacing instructions. Fitness: Rowing Revives in the Gym 2013-09-06T22:30:10Z In the film, interviewees repeatedly state that the FBI were hellbent on preventing the rise of a new ‘Black Messiah’, an impulse which ultimately accounted for the preternaturally commanding Fred Hampton. New Black Panthers documentary tells the story behind the berets 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z She is preternaturally incisive and humane, alert to the sorts of ingrained fears and long-standing insecurities that clog communication. Esther Perel Lets Us Listen In on Couples’ Secrets 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z The dough is preternaturally puffy but has almost no give, and the frostings are as subtle as giggles. Doughnuts in New York City from Carpe Donut NYC to Pies 'N' Thighs 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z He looked exhausted but also wild-eyed, preternaturally awake, with an “aha” look on his face that had nothing to do with homecoming or navigation. My long strange winter trip with John Perry Barlow, a legend in the making 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z For one thing, it’s a great deal of work, as the preternaturally ambitious Kris keeps reminding me. T Magazine: The Wild Bunch 2010-12-04T14:00:00Z But success has brought stress on Yams’s preternaturally relaxed shoulders. ASAP Yams, Partner to Hip-Hop’s ASAP Rocky 2013-01-25T13:00:00Z Instead, he did what most people of his generation are preternaturally adept at, which is parlaying connections made through social media. Tyler Mitchell: ‘Black Beauty Is an Act of Justice’ 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z This scene seems startling because we think of Obama as preternaturally imperturbable. A Take-No-Prisoners Biography of Barack Obama Examines His Early Love Life 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z Her twin sister Kimberly is preternaturally calm, a magician at calming children, with plans to be a teacher. ‘You buy a lot of flowers and tampons': things you only know when you have seven daughters 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z Other researchers have suggested that we are preternaturally wired to take risks, a quality that I tend to associate with entrepreneurial verve. Maybe Your Sleep Problem Isn’t a Problem 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z I don’t know if their notes also included “preternaturally wise” and “even cuter than both of us,” but what crawls out of the earth in the course of the night is definitely that. The Odd Life of Timothy Green: A Fairy Tale for the Infertile 2012-08-14T12:00:02Z I would have loved to have read this preternaturally smart human on masks, on madmen, on mail-in ballots, on manners and what are left of them. When Reading Had No End 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Every viewer seems to believe that only his or her preternaturally shrewd powers of observation have noticed that Durst is a veritable grab bag of tics, twitches, winks, shrugs and mouth-wipings. “Killed them all, of course”: The astonishing finale of HBO’s “The Jinx” redeems the true-crime series’ many weaknesses 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z And so the book is as much about how Horowitz adjusted to Quid as how Quid adjusted to the business of growing up, becoming “an exquisitely sensitive, preternaturally agile, sweet, loving creature,” Horowitz writes. Bringing Home Some ‘Hairy Joie de Vivre,’ and Taking Notes 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z Amir Nikravan's paintings occupy the preternaturally calm eye of a cerebral storm. Amir Nikravan paintings at home in intellectualized hall of mirrors 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z A Georgia-born Rabelais, Mr. Crews was renowned for darkly comic, bitingly satirical, grotesquely populated and almost preternaturally violent novels. Harry Crews, Writer of Dark Fiction, Is Dead at 76 2012-03-30T05:32:16Z A colossal wave breaking atop Finnegan gives off a sound "preternaturally low, a basso profundo of utter violence." William Finnegan surfs the meaning of his 'Barbarian Days' 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z It should be funny that such fervid words are being intoned by women who, if not starchy and stiff, look preternaturally placid. ‘Early Shaker Spirituals,’ Plain-Spoken Tribute 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z B. Sure!, a charismatic and preternaturally smooth R&B singer; Heavy D & the Boyz, a genial and approachable hip-hop outfit; Father MC, a loverman rapper. Andre Harrell, Executive Who Bridged Hip-Hop and R&B, Dies at 59 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z During conversations over two days last month — edited excerpts are below — he was preternaturally calm, consistently forthright, reflexively self-aware, and wryly funny. Frank Ocean Is Finally Free, Mystery Intact 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z In the final, haunting “Organ Grinder,” Mr. Drake produced a mystical sound underneath Mr. Finley’s preternaturally quiet lines, which he sang with a physical stillness so complete that his breathing became all but undetectable. Music Review: Gerald Finley and Julius Drake in the ‘Winterreise’ Cycle 2014-02-14T23:02:37Z The first thing you notice about the warehouse is that it’s preternaturally clean. The secret to making perfect Chinese fish balls 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z To the degree that Brierley comes across as preternaturally mellow, centered and self-confident, given all that he has been through, Patel was, by his own admission, a strange casting choice. In ‘Lion,’ Dev Patel brings the incredible true story of Saroo Brierley to life 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z She made it to the state finals, and felt preternaturally comfortable onstage. The Comedy-Destroying, Soul-Affirming Art of Hannah Gadsby 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z More often girls are positioned as victims of raging male hormones, or else they are styled as preternaturally mature, rising above the boys and their juvenile misadventures. The Lustful Middle School Girl Rises 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z That theme is best embodied by Elio’s preternaturally tolerant father, played by Michael Stuhlbarg, who is likely to receive an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor. Don’t believe everything you hear about ‘Call Me by Your Name’ 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z One of Noranbole’s suitors, Bernard, discovers that he is so preternaturally talented at flipping meat patties that people weep openly when they witness him in action. A Wild, Caustic Satire Packed With the Absurd 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z Was Scodelario the sort of preternaturally self-assured teenager she appeared to be? Kaya Scodelario: 'Nine times out of 10, my character is with a guy twice my age' 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z True, they’re both preternaturally pale with the long flowing hair of Pre-Raphaelite beauties. Movie Review: ‘Byzantium’ Draws on Caribbean Vampire Folklore 2013-06-27T21:44:42Z He is still an alluring protagonist, a brilliant man who makes self-destructive choices and, though almost preternaturally intuitive, doesn't always see what's right in front of him. 'A Death in Summer': Benjamin Black's fourth mystery featuring his intuitive investigator Quirke 2011-07-13T22:01:05Z He was competent and smart enough to provoke deep anxiety in the preternaturally implacable Mr. Fring. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 6, Episode 8 Recap: Showdown 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Her photographs depict young women who appear preternaturally attentive. Influenced by Her Children, Laurie Simmons Exits Her Comfort Zone 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Ever since she burst into the concert world as a preternaturally gifted teenager, violinist Hilary Hahn has built a career by blazing her own trail. In a concert of old and new, Hilary Hahn enchants 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z The preternaturally cheeky Corden presided over a so-so opening salute to the obvious: that Broadway shows are presented live. Tony Awards 2019: ‘Hadestown’ wins best musical, and ‘The Ferryman’ snags best play 2019-06-09T04:00:00Z But Mallarico sees hints of himself in his grandson, a preternaturally talented artist. Review | Jhumpa Lahiri translates another Italian gem into English: Domenico Starnone’s ‘Trick’ 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z Coogler’s preternaturally mature sense of vast experience gained rapidly at almost unbearable cost is both the artistic power that he brings to the movie and its very subject. “Creed” Is a Knockout 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z By putting her naturally orderly character into action, she is, in effect, tainted—preternaturally clean in moral bearing and crisp couture, but soiled with the demands of power. “The Intern” Is a Very Strange Workplace Fantasy 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z There’s something preternaturally soothing about the voice of Gurrumul, an Australian aboriginal singer and songwriter who made his United States debut on Wednesday night at SubCulture. Review: Gurrumul, an Aboriginal Singer, Makes U.S. Debut 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z He’d been different from the other guys: almost preternaturally kind and, like me, overly intellectual. Interview With My Bully: The bully who asked me out 2012-05-22T00:00:00Z Even without the wigs and tarantula eyelashes of his performing alter ego, Arnold is a preternaturally heightened figure, only rarely without the battle gear of exaggeration and melodrama. Review: Lessons in Love From a Drama Queen in ‘Torch Song’ 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z In the play, the 26-year-old actress portrays a preternaturally talented young actress determined to land the lead in a new play. Nina Arianda heads back to Broadway in an old role 2011-06-28T16:05:08Z Her nails the other day were darkly lacquered, her face a little puffy and preternaturally lineless. Marianne Faithfull, as Years Go By 2011-12-23T21:47:23Z “Thank U, Next” establishes Grande as a savvy, astute, adult pop singer, more tapped in to the zeitgeist than almost any of her peers, and preternaturally comfortable with the choices she’s made. Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, Next,” Reviewed 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Think of it as sleep-away camp for the preternaturally directed set. They?re Called Intensives For a Reason 2011-07-22T15:29:54Z She's almost preternaturally poised: hands folded in her lap under the artfully draped folds of her black dress, she resembles nothing so much as a china figurine. Selena Gomez, tween queen 2011-07-21T21:13:00Z But Lim’s preternaturally poised and poetic, tautly exciting Rachmaninoff deserved the clicks. Review: Yunchan Lim, Teenage Piano Star, Arrives in New York 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z As demonstrated in Tiffany and Hoggett’s preternaturally fluid staging of the Tony-winning musical “Once” and their mesmerizing handling of Gregory Burke’s “Black Watch,” bodies in motion have a poetry all their own. 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' reminds us of the power of courage in the face of evil 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z Like the xx, the Coral were once the surprisingly young people making preternaturally evolved music. The xx; the Coral 2010-07-17T23:05:00Z From the battlefields of Europe, Ulysses returns to London’s East End, particularly to a shabby Georgian tavern called the Stoat and Parot, home to a preternaturally clever bird. Review | Sarah Winman’s ‘Still Life’ feels like a Saturday night among old friends 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z Hayley is one of those preternaturally talented solo operatives skilled in every endeavor, from her physical stamina to her administrative competence to her Jason Bourne-like cool in the face of near-death experiences. Four High-Octane New Thrillers 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Why would her visualization of pregnancy resemble the smooth-skinned, preternaturally glowing fetus that appears, 70 years later, in the pregnancy app on my iPhone? The Empty Spectacle of Marilyn Monroe’s Fantasy Fetus 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z When it comes to making comedies, the two almost seem almost preternaturally connected. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg like that Kim Jong Un doesn't get the joke In it, he plays the preternaturally pompous King George III. Jonathan Groff’s Life Imitates His Art 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z One of the most anticipated hip-hop albums of the year, "At Long Last ..." showcases a preternaturally skilled New York rapper exploring the edges of grief, drug use, fame and temptation. 'At Long Last ASAP Rocky' a psychedelic trip through grief 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z Instead, I marveled at the plush suites with their indoor and outdoor showers, the daily crepe happy hour, the preternaturally blue water, the cut-and-paste model of a tropical idyll. In Mauritius, Secluded Beaches, Verdant Hills and Harmony 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z He is either unaware or preternaturally forgiving of their uncharitable comments, of the small cruelties they commit just because they can. My streaming gem: why you should watch Happy as Lazzaro 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z Perhaps the most extreme example is the preternaturally talented Greyson Chance, who in less than a month has secured two A-list managers and motivated a major TV personality to launch a record label. Bieber-mania sparks search for next teen sensation 2010-05-29T04:17:00Z Polished, urbane and preternaturally prepared, Cornwell’s sometimes mischievous demeanor forms a kind of shadow narrative, a fascinating carapace that Morris’s interrogatory arrows fail to fully pierce. ‘The Pigeon Tunnel’ Review: Thinker, Player, Searcher, Spy 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z He was emerging as a preternaturally skilled organizer of architectural ideas, and he would later become a talented, successful architect himself. Philip Johnson, the Man Who Made Architecture Amoral 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z It’s almost as though we are preternaturally disposed to find beauty in scarcity. | Talking Blues 2014-05-01T17:00:39Z That means no ripped abs or fake breasts, no preternaturally white teeth. Mad Men' shares a lesson on beauty 2010-07-25T23:48:00Z The beach is feet away, but he is preternaturally pale, and entirely in black – exactly as he is in Confession of a Child of the Century, an experimental arthouse drama about a world-weary 19th-century roué. Pete Doherty: the challenge of making a film as a heroin addict 2012-05-24T20:00:02Z Here the focus is seafood — exemplified by the almost preternaturally fresh seaweed, invertebrates, mollusks and cephalopods served up with mini-lectures on the fishing culture and industry of our region. Take a bite out of local bounty with Caf? Nordo's seafood-themed adventure 2010-05-25T21:39:00Z It would be a pleasure to just look at his wry, preternaturally alert face. How Ursula K. Le Guin Fooled the Poet Robert Hass 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Cheerful and preternaturally poised, she spends her free time tending to the flower beds in her rooftop garden in Brooklyn and working on her rudimentary French. ‘Station Eleven’ Joins Fall’s Crop of Dystopian Novels 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z The Bagger first cornered the preternaturally glamorous Joan Collins, as the British actress was carefully ascending a small flight of stairs at the Fox party. At Golden Globes Afterparties, Stars Applaud Meryl Streep 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z In Meistersinger there are no preternaturally perfect Wagner heroes such as Siegfried and Parsifal, and no redemptive, sacrificial women such as Brünnhilde and Isolde. Mastering Die Meistersinger 2010-06-03T21:59:00Z More cozy nights out in the suburbs, a preternaturally quiet baby, Irish whiskey in paper cups… Lockhart with lasagna? 'Homeland' Recap: In the Finale, Carrie's Suburban Fantasy Is Dashed 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z Photograph: Karen Robinson for the Observer Alan Hollinghurst lives in a light and preternaturally quiet flat on Parliament Hill in north London. Alan Hollinghurst: 'The Booker can drive people mad' 2012-05-19T23:05:49Z On a flight to Hong Kong, he meets a preternaturally fetching mother and daughter bent on seducing him, not so much together as in gonzo tag-team mode. Review: In John Irving’s ‘Avenue of Mysteries,’ a Blur of Aphorisms and Magical Events 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Irby, after all, is a preternaturally gifted nature writer who happens to have focused on the Great Indoors. Some Personal News From Samantha Irby 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Ms. Gaitskill is such a preternaturally gifted writer that nearly every page of “The Mare” shimmers with exacting and sometimes hallucinatory observation. Review: In ‘The Mare,’ Mary Gaitskill Writes About a Girl Caught in a Domestic Swirl 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z As a preternaturally cheerful person, Bill seemed not to ever feel alone—after all, he had himself. Bill Cunningham Was So Alive 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Their focuses often converge upon predicaments of preternaturally smart, Jewish women. Review | Reading Nicole Krauss’s ‘To Be a Man’ feels like talking all night with a brilliant friend 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z Still, he is preternaturally mature for his age. A new age, a new outlook 2011-02-13T00:02:00Z But as Chu's film reveals through home movies from Bieber's small town outside Toronto, early YouTube clips and interviews with the people who discovered him, he's preternaturally gifted, freakishly poised and incessantly hardworking. Capsule reviews: 'Justin Bieber,' 'Cedar Rapids' 2011-02-11T12:37:23Z Among the most preternaturally gifted saxophonists working today, Irabagon puts few limits on his expression. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z The character’s look — peroxide-blond locks; preternaturally plump cheekbones — made the reference to Dr. Brandt unmistakable. Behind the Death of Dr. Fredric Brandt, Cosmetic Dermatologist to the Stars 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z A young woman with a jet-black beehive, a bold gash of red across her lips, and a prematurely, almost preternaturally wise and weathered voice? New band of the day ? No 1,069: Louise and the Pins 2011-07-25T16:26:02Z Nor, as the skeptics sometimes suggested, was Mr. Lorayne a mnemonic freak, endowed with a preternaturally good memory. Harry Lorayne, Dazzling Master of Total Recall, Is Dead at 96 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z At work, he is preternaturally kind and helpful, even in the face of unbearable situations. ‘Fourth of July Creek’ by Smith Henderson 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Burly and brusque, there is something coiled and preternaturally menacing in him. ‘The Sweeney’: Grim, glowering Ray Winstone a standout in cop drama 2013-02-28T23:25:41Z It was only the latest clash for an Austrian conductor who, at 54, is outwardly even-keeled and preternaturally boyish. Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra Head to Lincoln Center Festival 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z The usually preternaturally spunky Styles was curiously low energy throughout his performance of “As It Was” Sunday night, hardly selling himself as the sort of entertainer who sells out 15 nights at Madison Square Garden. Best and Worst Moments From the 2023 Grammys 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Nor is he preternaturally deliberate, as with Mark Elder. In a Wagnerian Whirlwind, One Conductor Breaks Through 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z Capra found something more obviously passionate in Stewart and Hitchcock was later to bring out darker tones in his performance but here he was the preternaturally good guy. Who is the best Oscar winning lead actor of all time? 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z At first sight, McRae is conventionally dreamy; yet once he's dancing with Cojocaru, he is as preternaturally fast and light as her. Royal Ballet – review 2012-05-22T16:50:36Z Mr. McDuffie devised the series to address a long-overlooked but perennially nagging question: Who cleans up the comic-book universe after the preternaturally messy battles between the forces of good and evil? Dwayne McDuffie, Comic-Book Writer, Dies at 49 2011-02-24T06:45:04Z At twenty-five, he is trim, suspendered, and preternaturally grave, with a perfect Harvey Comics nose. “The Wizard of Oz,” the Last Munchkin, and the Little People Left Behind 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Kingston is often characterised, and cast, as preternaturally strong, a warrior woman, but she says the truth is more mixed. Alex Kingston: 'Lady Macbeth freaked me out' 2013-06-19T18:30:05Z “Respect” traces Franklin’s life from age 10, as a preternaturally talented singer whom her father, pastor C.L. Jennifer Hudson plays her idol Aretha Franklin in ‘Respect’ 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z His reputation rests in part on preternaturally polished images that owe a debt to Helmut Newton, whose models were often trussed in prostheses, as animated as blowup dolls. The Photographer and Auteur Steven Klein Loves to Shock, but Surreptitiously 2011-11-24T10:45:04Z Halsey, who is preternaturally self-possessed and becomes gleeful in moments of defiance, slips into music-business-speak with the same ease with which she curses or describes her favorite websites. Halsey, With ‘Badlands,’ Is Moving Fast to Share a Secret Language 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z The preternaturally self-conscious Woosters deliver the Trojans with a nimbus of uncertainty around every aspect of the production. Coriolan/us; Troilus and Cressida – review 2012-08-11T23:06:04Z Hermetically sealed for millennia after a landslide buried the entrance, they are in preternaturally perfect condition, and all the more spectacular for being encased in staggeringly beautiful rock formations. Cave of Forgotten Dreams delves deep into cinema's foundations 2011-02-14T17:57:57Z The visual result is a gestural canvas of great vigor, but one that also seems preternaturally stable. James Hayward's monochromatic installation delivers contemplative bliss 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z He appears from day to day preternaturally unhappy. Our disgruntled dictator 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z As the thane who would be king, Mr. Branagh is forever scanning the shadows, eyes alternately narrowed and preternaturally wide, for evidence of things seeable and otherwise. Critic’s Notebook: Something Wicked This Way Runs 2013-07-08T21:17:36Z Wearing cargo shorts and Converse sneakers, the preternaturally youthful and rumpled Mr. Crowe, 58, jumped in the air, pumping his arms in celebration of one take. With ‘Roadies,’ Cameron Crowe Takes His Good Mood to TV 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z Despite what may be an early weekend hour for the teenage actress, she was preternaturally polished in a monochromatic knit ensemble and black felt fedora. A Face in the Crowd: Hailee Steinfeld at Prabal Gurung 2014-02-09T22:12:25Z I didn’t encounter any bad manners on my visits, though on one Sunday the restaurant was so packed — with preternaturally beautiful people, no less — that the phrase “fire hazard’’ took on new meaning. Buffalo Wings, Milan Style 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Small, compact, with dark hair and preternaturally bright eyes, Masha makes a bold, visible contrast with the ethereally pale Beanpole — her very being seems molded from other, stronger material. ‘Beanpole’ Review: The War Has Ended. Their Fight Is Endless. 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Those sequences, and the unpredictable incursion of preternaturally fast and savage monsters here and there, are not this story's primary magnets. Have hope for "The Last of Us," a drama about enduring at the end of the world, not just surviving 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z There is something preternaturally soothing about Kelli O’Hara’s presence, and that is a quality we very much crave these days. Theater to Stream: Cabaret Lives Online and Zombies Walk the Stage 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z LeeBrian is a nimble, flexible vocalist — sometimes agitated, sometimes preternaturally relaxed, and often toggling between both, like on the whimsical “Goku Sin El Ki.” 10 Artists to Watch in 2019 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z He specialized in playing characters who found themselves more often than not contending with confounding or preternaturally intelligent animals. Dean Jones, Star of Disney’s ‘The Love Bug,’ Dies at 84 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z He is taciturn, focused and preternaturally good at shooting guns. ‘The Dark Tower’: What Worked and What Didn’t 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z As with many addicts in recovery, she is both preternaturally driven and utterly disorganized. The Three-Decade Wild Ride of Supermodel Naomi Campbell Isn’t Slowing Down 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Ms. Kilner, who is preternaturally calm, would help soothe tensions in the aftermath of any given blowup. He Built, Then Nearly Broke, a Successful Beauty Start-Up. Can It Go on Without Him? 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z People hearing Mr. Scott for the first time were invariably startled by his striking and preternaturally high singing voice, which was the range of a high alto but with a masculine strength. Jimmy Scott, hard-luck singer with a haunting voice, dies at 88 As an artist and preternaturally optimistic person, Rachel wanted me to use my sadness and tentative joy in the work I meant to do, and that Rachel wanted me to do. Hilton Als: How Rachel Weisz Helped Save My Life 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Ms. Vega portrays McCullers musing on her turbulent past and the novels that brought her fame at a preternaturally young age. | 'Carson McCullers Talks About Love': The Alienated Souls Whisperer 2011-05-06T05:00:07Z In common with other Abrams heroines, she is preternaturally talented, with an eidetic, or photographic, memory, a brilliant analytical mind and a knack for attracting and escaping danger. Stacey Abrams Contains Multitudes 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z The marvel is in the profusion of those ideas through the years and the Necks’ preternaturally patient attention to detail as they materialize. The Playlist: Nicki Minaj Flips Mannequins Into Barbies 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z At 53, his face remains preternaturally youthful, and his tone is similarly unlined. Review: On Thanksgiving, Gratitude for a Dependable Violin 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z Mr. Sorey, 37, who is about to release his sixth album, is a preternaturally talented multi-instrumentalist who has built a career in the territory between standard definitions. Is It Jazz? Improvisation? Tyshawn Sorey Is Obliterating the Lines 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z It’s just a painting with a preternaturally suggestive texture. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Already a legendary performer, this pop titan has had a preternaturally large presence in New York this year, thanks to a biographical musical, “The Cher Show,” which ran on Broadway through August. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z She sounds so preternaturally adjusted that I wonder if anything makes her anxious, at all? Dakota Fanning: ‘There was an expectation – to fail, to succeed’ 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z Sipping water in a theater district hotel before a recent performance, in a braid and Doc Marten lace-up boots, Lester did come across as preternaturally comfortable in her own — admittedly callow — skin. Julia Lester on Her ‘More Knowing’ Little Red Riding Hood 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z A preternaturally wry man with thick spectacles, his early course load included “Optical Collusion,” a build-your-own telescope class; Scents & Sensibility, an introduction to perfume; and “Meat!” which was about different cuts of meat. Brooklyn Brainery Offers Popular Courses 2012-04-04T21:47:16Z Of special beauty was Christopher Cerrone's "Hoyt-Schermerhorn," a brilliantly solemn intoning of pianistic bells by the composer of the opera "Invisible Cities," evoking a preternaturally transformed Brooklyn subway stop. Putting art to music, with wondrous results 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z He, the preternaturally athletically gifted, the baseball star unrivaled in town, who showed up to practice in a clean white uniform, even during the Pause. Review | ‘The Last Romantics’ is a sweeping family saga with a poetic streak 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z But the preternaturally busy digital native is also at a crossroads when it comes to how to best use her time. Tavi Gevinson Finds Comfort in Legal Pads, Canned Fish and Rumi 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Xenakis's music – and its preternaturally brilliant performers - allows its listeners to witness seismic events close at hand, to be at the middle of a musical happening of cosmic intensity. A guide to Iannis Xenakis's music 2013-04-23T16:57:59Z This is music that seems to animate a mythic power that is both primeval and preternaturally sophisticated. A Guide to James Dillon's music 2013-02-04T15:50:00Z But Boston has acquired a preternaturally talented musician. At the Boston Symphony, Andris Nelsons Embraces Tradition but Looks Ahead 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z The real hand beneath it must be preternaturally small. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Who’s a bigger baddie: Snidely Whiplash or President Trump? 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z A preternaturally gifted logger, he works and he suffers. Review: Annie Proulx’s ‘Barkskins’ Is an Epic Tale of Logging and Doom 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z To correct their unseemly behaviour, the wayward babes get their heads preternaturally battered against walls and floorboards. Nanny McPhee speaks softly but carries a big stick | David Cox 2010-03-29T09:44:00Z But if Ms. Caruso is preternaturally mature, she is also very much a teenager with a teenager’s sarcasm and sensitivity to phoniness. She’s 17, Sardonic and Ready to Sing in ‘Beetlejuice’ 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z The shower cap, for rain-swept outdoor events, let her keep her preternaturally blond pageboy dry. Obituaries: Jane Scott Is Dead at 92; Veteran Rock Music Critic 2011-07-06T04:11:38Z On camera, Williams was preternaturally gifted, cutting a handsome figure with a serious but easygoing manner. ‘Brian being Brian’: A unique storytelling ability connected Brian Williams with viewers, but it also led to his downfall 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z The vampire trio is also preternaturally tireless, which is essential to putting up with other people. Who would have guessed that "What We Do In the Shadows" would provide a clear model of polyamory? 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Now happy, settled and extraordinarily busy, Cumming suspects that not really getting to be a child when he was young might be what keeps him so preternaturally youthful now. Alan Cumming's Life Was No Cabaret 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Since Block possesses an almost preternaturally engaging voice on the page, these pieces make for ideal hammock or beach-blanket reading. Summer’s hidden gems, selected by Michael Dirda 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Yet these elegant pages are so preternaturally gripping that they countenance no interruption. Family tensions simmer in Tessa Hadley’s exquisite novel ‘The Past’ 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z But the young woman who spent her formative years in the boisterous landscape of fabulists that was the Chelsea Hotel did so more as an amused observer — preternaturally wise and self-deprecating — than an egocentric performer. Childhood Tales From the Chelsea Hotel 2016-07-16T04:00:00Z A working actress since she graduated from theater school, she has carved a busy, fruitful career in Hollywood’s second tier, for which she is preternaturally grateful. Judy Greer, Hollywood’s Favorite Co-Star, Turns Filmmaker 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z It’s October, and she looks preternaturally relaxed for someone who, in a few days, is scheduled to deliver a speech at one of the movie industry’s most exclusive events. At the Oscars, Geena Davis will get a humanitarian award for making Hollywood see women as fully human 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z This was not just a see-how-tough-you-are experience calibrated for preternaturally robust Canadians. Napping Away Winter in Montreal’s Nordic Spas 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z The preternaturally good-looking progeny — who are both the spitting image of their mother, down to the chiseled cheekbones — both signed contracts with IMG Models over the last year. Cindy Crawford's Kids Are, Naturally, Models Just Like Mom 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Cat litter is a preternaturally absorptive substance, apparently designed to expand to roughly 60,000 times its original volume in some horrible malignant process like cancer, only worse. Perspective | So that’s what happens when you flush cat litter down the toilet 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z And in a preternaturally chilling role, he played a depraved building manager who is tried for kidnapping and killing a little boy in a 2015 episode of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Tom Sizemore, Intense Actor With a Troubled Life, Dies at 61 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Her colleagues and family describe a preternaturally poised and diligent performer. She’s 17, Sardonic and Ready to Sing in ‘Beetlejuice’ 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Martín was a dancer at the Royal Ballet who, while not preternaturally technically skilled, was a performer of great wit and elan who knew exactly how to play an audience. The Nutcracker – review 2012-12-23T00:06:43Z The White who emerges from these pages is the man as he seems to have understood himself: preternaturally gifted, courageous and self-made. Antagonist, Activist, Operator, Survivor 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z The film’s most haunting image, strangely enough, is of the broken Hawk Sidney – once preternaturally expressive, now appalled beyond words as his ghastly rival walks away into a soulless future. My streaming gem: why you should watch Pit Stop 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z Fair enough – much is said of Kardashian’s predilection for documenting her own preternaturally beautiful face and figure, but we often overlook that she is also committed to documenting and elevating others. A-list in our hearts? How Kim Kardashian finally gained our respect 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z It helps that “Mr. Nobody,” as he is called in the news media, is handsome and sensitive and preternaturally empathetic, even though he doesn’t say anything for half the book. Four High-Octane New Thrillers 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Traditional entertainers now feel in direct competition with internet stars, who are preternaturally skilled at performing one-sided conversations to unfeeling camera lenses, then riding waves of online reactions that spin off in unexpected directions. The Shows Must Go On. But They Aren’t the Same Without You. 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z If they are fakes, who are these preternaturally talented forgers who have been able to confound experts? Arts & Leisure: Authenticity of Trove of Pollocks and Rothkos Goes to Court 2012-02-22T13:00:00Z And the owner of that preternaturally perfect Boston terrier, who looked and sounded as self-possessed as his dog, had concerns as well. Ruff Club Brings Exclusivity to the Pet World 2013-01-02T21:02:22Z A Georgia Rabelais, Mr. Crews was renowned for his darkly comic, bitingly satirical, freakishly populated and almost preternaturally violent novels. ArtsBeat: Harry Crews, A Darkly Comic Novelist, Dies at 76 2012-03-29T20:28:13Z Pinter, like Beckett, was preternaturally skilled at the art of compression, stripping his writing so that it was all lean muscle, no flab. Remembering theater director and Royal Shakespeare founder Peter Hall, who turned language into life 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z It happens that this Friday sees the opening of two documentaries on similar subjects: strong, controversial, preternaturally chatty women, both onetime beauty queens, with a screen fascination equaled only by their all-American sex appeal. The Undefeated: Her Holiness Sarah Palin 2011-07-15T08:55:00Z If pregnancy represents horror in a man, it is meant to signal the opposite in a woman — she must be nurturing, preternaturally understanding, good. Pregnant Men Were a Movie Punchline. Now They’re Horror Villains. 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Ms. Baker says that despite his formidable caffeine intake, Mr. Gold is preternaturally serene. Awkwardness as the Avenue to Success 2010-10-03T02:00:00Z The essays were invariably coupled with a portrait in which the author appeared preternaturally composed. One Year of #MeToo: We Need a More Inclusive Language of Abuse and Victimhood 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z Shocked, she realizes she has been counting on her own preternaturally youthful appearance to not only endure, but to gain an advantage. A Warning to Women of a Certain Age: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Nightdress 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Agamemnon, son of Atreus, has become Ezra Mannon, the patriarch of a haunted, preternaturally dysfunctional clan. Marvin David Levy, Opera Composer Who Became a Felon, Is Dead at 82 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z I can’t help it – I’m preternaturally drawn to TV that makes me alternately shout “aaaargh” and whisper “oh, my God” to myself. 'Downton Abbey is ludicrous': the biggest TV hits we've never seen – until now 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z Words were early playthings — he delighted in street signs — and he was serious, preternaturally private and dignified, even as a child. ‘Pessoa’ Is the Definitive and Sublime Life of a Genius and His Many Alternate Selves 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z Yet when it comes to his career — which will veer into uncharted territory when the eighth and final “Harry Potter” film is released in July — Mr. Radcliffe is deeply, preternaturally serious. Now Just a Muggle, With Song and Dance 2011-03-02T22:59:08Z These people attract attention not because they are preternaturally attractive gurus but because they have figured out how to hack the attention economy and are craven enough to exploit people who feel lost. Nxivm Had a Cult Leader Made for the Internet 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z It’s a tradition she’s continued since she was a little girl in 1950s England; now a preternaturally youthful 72, her enthusiasm shows no sign of waning. How Margaret Howell, Master of British Fashion, Became a Beachcomber 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z The wall text notes that prominent in each portrait “are the girls’ preternaturally large, sparkling eyes, which stare out at the visitor with an uncanny, alien gaze.” Doll’s Play 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z There is preternaturally apathetic intern April, and Mark, a jaded city planner with a penchant for co-eds with misspelled tribal back tattoos. Parks And Recreation is comedy at its sweetest 2013-03-02T06:00:00Z She had a reputation as an accomplished, preternaturally professional actress — winning an Academy Award at the age of 11, as Ms. Paquin did for “The Piano,” will do that — but sought something different. Television: One Sanguine Star 2011-06-16T19:49:29Z Paying attention is a good word for what Lonergan, 55, has done so preternaturally well throughout his career. Kenneth Lonergan makes a triumphant return with ‘Manchester by the Sea’ 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Posed before a calming gray backdrop, the 57-year-old Shields seems preternaturally well-adjusted and is an enthusiastic chronicler of her own career. ‘Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields’ Review: Girlhood, Interrupted 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Noemí’s snooping about the Doyles turns up some startling revelations, including their reliance on a special strain of mushroom that helps keep them healthy, strong and preternaturally powerful. Are Mushrooms Our Friends? 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z She delivers a worldly, wise, live-wire-alert performance as a terribly conflicted yet preternaturally graceful manager who bends the rules to help the young women who work for her until the conflicts become irreconcilable. What to Stream This Weekend: Regina Hall’s Vital Performance in “Support the Girls” 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Mathilde, serenely acted by Ms. de Laâge, is a beautiful, preternaturally wise and compassionate young woman: a modern heroine undaunted by the horrors of the world. Review: In ‘The Innocents,’ Not Even Nuns Are Spared War Horrors 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z The United States is preternaturally supportive of Israel. The 9/11 comparison is wrong — and Biden should know better 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Not as preternaturally gifted as some of his counterparts, he’s compensated by pouring himself into his work. Steelers’ Pickett began his rookie season avoiding spotlight. Entering Year 2, it’s shining on him. 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z And they arrive preternaturally immediately upon the pushing of the button. Dinner at a Movie: ‘Cocaine Bear’ is best paired with cocktails at Redmond’s posh IPIC 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Even though Johnson wrote “Glass Onion” well before Elon Musk’s shambolic Twitter takeover, the movie’s release seemed almost preternaturally timed to coincide with it. When Hollywood needs a movie villain, the tech bro answers 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Most childhood memoirs depict the author as an adult in child’s clothing, possessing preternaturally sophisticated observations and skepticisms. Review | A memoir about a godlike father and the literary scene he ruled over 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z But clever authors are still preferable to preternaturally unrealistically clever children or talking animals, who are deeply irksome in novels — along with disabled characters who exist only to provide treacly inspiration. Perspective | What readers hate most in books — from dreams to italics 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z It wasn’t what she was wearing or what she was saying, according to essayist Jennifer Weiner; it was her “preternaturally smooth and extravagantly sculpted face.” Paulina Porizkova defends Madonna's new look: 'I respect her for paving her own road' 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z The rewards for Apple, and its preternaturally calm CEO, Tim Cook, in staying close to China are considerable. Opinion | Apple cannot abandon China now even if it wanted to 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z But like most of Panahi’s movies, it is preternaturally attuned to the systemic realities — misogyny, rigid traditionalism, religious fundamentalism — that set this and other Iranian protest movements in motion. Review: ‘No Bears,’ the best movie of 2022, has arrived in theaters 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Long admired for her beauty, preternaturally slim figure and elaborate hairstyles, Elisabeth is facing the unwelcome reality that her currency is now in free fall. Review | ‘Corsage’: A self-aware woman, trapped by the confines of a crown 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z Still, his Mully is so preternaturally capable for his young age, you half expect him to deliver a baby rather than just help tend to one. Review: Unfortunately, 'Joyride' with Olivia Colman is no such thing 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z He was a young artist, preternaturally gifted, and already making his mark in the French capital. Perspective | John Singer Sargent’s enigmatic masterpiece, explained But he is also full of longing and preternaturally sensitive to the fact that everything beautiful must end. Perspective | A superstar of contemporary art presents new work in New York 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Later she’d sing in the aisles of Walmart after her parents would stop fellow shoppers to show off their gifted daughter with the preternaturally soulful voice. How Lainey Wilson, an '11-year overnight sensation,' became country music's brightest new star 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Morell and Spritz were both wearing blue shirts, and in the morning light, they looked preternaturally crisp against the intense blue Provençal sky. Van Gogh through a pinhole From their athleticism and shot-making, to their on- and off-court demeanors, to the teams that surround them — both work with a sports psychologist, for example — they are preternaturally mature. Federer, Serena retire; tennis moves on to Alcaraz, Swiatek 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Another one of my favorite stand-up comedians, one who is so preternaturally self-aware that it can be painful to watch, is Maria Bamford. Commentary: The best comedy lesson Robin Williams taught me was learning to laugh at myself 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z In interviews and campaign videos, Ms Fitch looks preternaturally poised. US Supreme Court: The woman who could end Roe v Wade 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z The chef adopts this almost preternaturally calm demeanor, as if he were trying to do nothing more than save a dish, not potentially save lives. Review | ‘We Feed People’ spotlights the relief efforts of chef José Andrés 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Nézet-Séguin was also especially skilled at, and interested in, creating striking relief around Verdi’s more preternaturally modern moments. Review | In the Met’s rarely staged, five-act ‘Don Carlos,’ one of history’s darkest periods echoes still 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z It begins by pumping up expectations about athletes to impossible heights — which was easy to do with the preternaturally talented Shiffrin. Opinion | Mikaela Shiffrin’s Olympic heartbreak offers an important message to viewers: You are not alone 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z The preternaturally poised Hanyu, skating well before Chen, was seconds into his program when he set up for the first of two planned quads. Chen delivers record short program to begin Olympic pursuit 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z To his fans, Fernández sometimes seemed ageless — his thin mustache and long sideburns remaining preternaturally black — but he was keenly aware of time. Vicente 'Chente' Fernandez, the King of Mexican song who saluted working-class heroes, has died 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z She is never impatient or unloving with her daughter, a preternaturally placid preschooler. Hollywood Loves a Monstrous Mommy. Can It Do Her Justice? 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z That wasn’t really the case at Cal, where he was the school’s first quarterback to be the Day 1 starter as a true freshman and always seemed like a preternaturally talented kid. Jared Goff gets fresh start with Lions, but patience is needed 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z “I think purging is one of the more pernicious undertakings, and I say this as somebody who is preternaturally neat,” Mr. Patrick said. How a Defunct Federal Provision Helped Pave the Way for New Voting Restrictions 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z After two previous performances in the role, in the 2016 “Squad” and in 2020’s “Birds of Prey,” she’s now completely comfortable in the part, saucy, preening, preternaturally cheery and utterly demented. ‘The Suicide Squad’ review: New supervillains add to the bloody-minded fun 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z He credited his preternaturally calm on-court demeanor to his mother and his sister Nelly, who is just two years older and his closest ally — as well as the world’s top-ranked golfer. Sebastian Korda caps a great week for his family’s sports dynasty with another win at Wimbledon 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z By the end of the campaign, Mr. Yang’s camp had shifted yet again — the preternaturally upbeat Mr. Yang turned negative. How Andrew Yang Went From Front-Runner to Fourth Place 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z The story follows Virgin’s lead test pilot, Mark Stucky, a preternaturally gifted aviator who left the Marines to pursue spaceflight. Review | What’s driving the pilots that will fly paying customers into space? 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z The next goals are consistency, longevity and health for a preternaturally talented athlete who has only been held back by injury. Shohei Ohtani making history with 2-way success for Angels 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z As the end of the first hundred days of the Biden administration approaches, analyses weighing his nascent record against the preternaturally active hundred days that opened the Roosevelt era will become even more common. Column: Is Biden the next FDR? That depends on what you think about the New Deal 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z There was a push and pull, clearly — a driven father, a preternaturally gifted child — and it’s impossible at this distance to know which of them predominated. Sports Meant So Much to Me. Why Wouldn’t My Son Play? 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z Nakajima’s preternaturally sunny disposition and outgoing personality belie his culinary drive, but the curious combination got him on “Iron Chef Gauntlet” in 2017. From closing a restaurant forever to ‘Top Chef’ — an extraordinary pandemic year in the life of Seattle’s Shota Nakajima 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z I confess to early uncertainty about Hogg, who was preternaturally adept at media management and public speaking, suddenly materializing from the fog of horror. Opinion | The GOP isn’t doomed. It’s dead. 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z After that opening sequence that veers so precariously on the edge of histrionics, Kirby turns on a dime, becoming preternaturally still, watchful and opaque. Review | ‘Pieces of a Woman’ is an acting showcase, but not much of a movie 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z This study also focused on Norwegians, who tend to be preternaturally healthy, and most of us, perhaps regrettably, are not Norwegians. The Secret to Longevity? 4-Minute Bursts of Intense Exercise May Help 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z Jones was a preternaturally gifted athlete who dominated his weight classes while still pursuing his passion for basketball. 50-something Mike Tyson, Roy Jones Jr. hungry to fight again 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z Brooke is a crime-solving genius — knowledgeable, preternaturally perceptive, skilled at undercover work and versed in the minutiae of invisible ink. A forgotten female Sherlock Holmes gets her due in this audio play (with physical clues) 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z During our hours on the phone while he was imprisoned, he seemed to me preternaturally composed. Arrested, Tortured, Imprisoned: The U.S. Contractors Abandoned in Kuwait 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Unlike with our rosier movies, hope does not reside in a preternaturally gifted member of an oppressed class. The ‘Purge’ Films Reveal the Ugly Truth About America 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z Some people familiar with Trump’s thinking said the president is preternaturally averse to difficult challenges that don’t produce immediate results. The lost days of summer: How Trump fell short in containing the virus 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z Lewis’s preternaturally calm demeanor, southern drawl and genuine humility lulled opponents and even friends into underestimating him. John Lewis knew civil rights did not end with voting rights or Barack Obama | Peniel E Joseph 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z I think of someone like Enrique Olvera, the celebrated Mexico City chef, whose cooking is pre-Columbian and preternaturally delicious, but modern in every possible way. Review | With a beautiful line of Italian-Indian pizzas, Bella does fusion right 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z Standing inside the provincial legislature’s press gallery, the preternaturally calm top doctor of Canada’s westernmost province declared a public health emergency. The Top Doctor Who Aced the Coronavirus Test 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z The Wall Street fiction that certain financial executives were preternaturally gifted supermen who deserved every penny of their staggering paychecks and bonuses was firmly ingrained in Treasury’s psyche.” Column: The failures of the last bailout should alarm us about the coronavirus bailout 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Churchill was a preternaturally gifted writer, orator and student of history. Can Our Political Leaders Still Reassure Us? 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z Of course, it’s possible that administration officials are just cockeyed optimists, preternaturally disposed to minimize mortal threats. Opinion | This is the YOLO presidency 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z She is working on some novel concepts independently involving research on zebrafish, something that intrigues the preternaturally inquisitive Hoffmann. There's no stopping Morgan Hoffmann in his fight against muscular dystrophy - Golf Digest 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Many Warren admirers remain almost preternaturally calm about her electoral position, deciding after a year of semi-permanent meta-punditry from voters that this is not the time to overreact to disappointing news. Elizabeth Warren Is Running Her Race. The Real One May Be Passing Her By. 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Federer is the pleaser, preternaturally elegant on the move or at rest. For Novak Djokovic, the Goal Is Still Titles, but ‘More Than That’ 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z Or maybe, Frankel could have left that all behind and instead written about the special demands of being a speechwriter for a president as preternaturally eloquent as Obama. Review | The Holocaust, mental illness and a family’s secrets 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Goff will receive even more scrutiny when his salary cap hit skyrockets next season, but the preternaturally even-keeled quarterback seems uninterested in pressure or self-analysis. Goff’s thumb bruise heals before redemption chance vs 49ers 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z He was preternaturally calm, a child of the Navajo northlands. A Season on the Rez 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Ronan has been preternaturally mature since she was a girl, earning an Academy Award nod at 13 for one of her first movie roles in 2007’s period drama “Atonement.” How 'Little Women' stars Saoirse Ronan and Florence Pugh give Greta Gerwig's vision life 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Baker’s predecessor in the job was Jacob Rees-Mogg, a tall, preternaturally posh former backbencher who is now the Leader of the House of Commons. How Brexit Will End 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z In speeches and writings, he can appear almost preternaturally convinced of his capacity to sort right from wrong, and to be recognized for having done so eventually. James Comey Would Like to Help 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z Personally, it made me like and trust this strong, cool-headed, preternaturally rational woman even more. It was gutsy of Hillary Clinton to stand by Bill. But it made political sense too | Barbara Ellen 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z What makes these stories, preserved from ancient times, especially readable today is the preternaturally postmodern form they are given in Hearn’s deeply idiosyncratic telling. Why Lafcadio Hearn’s Ghost Stories Still Haunt Us 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z DiCaprio, a preternaturally self-possessed actor himself, captures the whole arc beautifully. Review: In Tarantino’s latest, a radiant Hollywood fable 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z But Cordae, dressed in lightly bleached braids and a military-style vest, was as preternaturally friendly and chill as if he were ordering brunch. Meet YBN Cordae, hip-hop’s next great MC 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z “I’ve been so lucky that fans have been taking photos of me eating since I was 15, so I’m a little bit numb to it,” he says, his tone rarely deviating from preternaturally calm. Shawn Mendes: ‘I’m 20. I want to have fun’ 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z Franklin says virtually nothing throughout, appearing preternaturally calm in between songs. Review: How sweet the sound is in Aretha doc ‘Amazing Grace’ 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z He seems to believe that he is preternaturally capable despite never having done much of anything aside from running a vanity newspaper and nearly running his family's real estate empire into the ground. Jared and Ivanka: Moderates? Forget it. These vacuous looters epitomize the Trump presidency 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z What is preternaturally eerie about these prophesies is that, in every single case, Trump was wrong. Opinion | Trump is a prophet! 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z These days, he is bald, twinkly, and preternaturally cool. Buddy Guy Is Keeping the Blues Alive 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z Unlike other corporate executives who laid off even more employees, the preternaturally confident Dunlap unapologetically boasted that the brutal efficiency of his methods was critical to saving the jobs that were not axed. Al Dunlap, tough executive known as Chainsaw Al, dies at 81 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z In Ovid’s telling of Narcissus, he is a preternaturally handsome young man who is predicted to live a long life so long as he never catches sight of himself. Archaeologists in Pompeii Find Fresco of Narcissus in ‘Extraordinary’ Condition 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z And her haircut alone – as preternaturally unruffled and impenetrable up close as it looks in photographs – is recognisable from space. Anna Wintour: a rare face-to-face with the most important woman in fashion 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z But most of the film rests on the preternaturally mature shoulders of 13-year-old “A Quiet Place” actor Noah Jupe, who turns in a stunningly sensitive lead performance as the young preteen Otis. Sundance: Shia LaBeouf confronts his demons in autobiographical ‘Honey Boy’ — ‘I was falling apart’ 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z His voice is flat and preternaturally calm, as though all emotion has been pummeled out of him. Trapped in a hoax: survivors of conspiracy theories speak out 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Of course, there are the heavyweight prestige dishes, the famous $98 whole roasted chicken padded with a foie gras-laced brioche, a simple feat of culinary engineering that yields a preternaturally juicy chicken breast. Review: NoMad plants its flag in downtown Los Angeles 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z If the young Celeste was preternaturally mature, this later model is youthfully brattish, like a parody of a spoiled adolescent. “Vox Lux” Bends to the Temper of the Times 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z The Frick gathers twenty of the late-Renaissance painter’s preternaturally lifelike images of real sitters and sacred subjects in “Moroni: The Riches of Renaissance Portraiture.” Winter Art Preview: Twentieth-Century Rebels and Polynesian Gods 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Here’s what I believe: Americans are preternaturally good at neglecting certain emotions, especially as they pertain to the hidden things that bind us to each other. Why Europe succeeds where America fails in the Ryder Cup - Golf Digest 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Williams may be preternaturally gifted but she has put in relentless hours to become the pinnacle of black excellence. Serena Williams has to rise above stereotypes whether she’s right or wrong 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z “Cat litter is a preternaturally absorptive substance, apparently designed to expand to roughly 60,000 times its original volume in some horrible malignant process like cancer, only worse,” he wrote. Should I Flush It? Most Often, the Answer Is No 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z Serena drubbed her sister Venus on Friday night, 6–1, 6–2, because her toss was preternaturally consistent and spectacularly functional. How Serena Williams Used the Most Beautiful Service Toss in Tennis to Beat Her Sister Venus at the U.S. Open 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z A preternaturally intelligent girl who is sensitive and socially awkward, obsessed with dark literature and music and television, overdoses on sleeping pills, and we thought she’d turn it around? Opinion | Advice I Never Wanted to Give 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z Our whole selves, Emily says, are welcome at this table; she’s a calming presence, a preternaturally good host with a sense of humor too. With Make America Dinner Again, politics gets a place at the table 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z The preternaturally great bad-ball hitter spoke for a few minutes in Spanish, thanking Mike Scioscia, the Angels’ manager, and noting that Sunday was Father’s Day in the Dominican Republic. Newest Hall of Famers carry memories and records into Cooperstown 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z What sort of outsider knows the rules so preternaturally well? Erotic Exploration in “Immigrant, Montana” 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z Her work grows out of encounters in the world that she is both preternaturally open to and busily engineers. Young Jean Lee’s Unsafe Spaces 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z It involved, Hofstadter wrote in 1964, a belief in “the existence of a vast, insidious, preternaturally effective international conspiratorial network designed to perpetrate acts of the most fiendish character.” John Stormer, whose ‘None Dare Call It Treason’ was a landmark of conspiracy literature, dies at 90 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Photos from that time depict a scrawny kid; his hair is dark and full, his glare preternaturally confident. The Fast and Furious Michael Avenatti 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z Not only was Gold preternaturally intelligent, but he was aware of his superiority to others, namely his mother, whom he once attempted to placate by telling her, “It’s okay. Mommy’s brain is slow.” A feral California childhood is revealed in Glen David Gold's 'I Will Be Complete' 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z If the children of immigrants are often preternaturally driven, a phenomenon known as “second-generation advantage,” the grandchildren of immigrants usually experience “third-generation decline.” Opinion | The Last of the Tiger Parents 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z On his most thrilling songs, such as “Let’s Go Crazy,” from 1984, or “Sign o’ the Times,” from 1987, he sounds preternaturally relaxed, as if his musicianship was as innate to him as breathing. Paisley Park, Prince’s Lonely Palace 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z For the most part, the succession of plates had ranged between very pleasant and preternaturally delicious. Koks, the World’s Most Remote Foodie Destination 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Margery was recently widowed — her tight, forced smiles and preternaturally chipper manner hint at deeply repressed grief. ‘Hand to God’ at Seattle Public Theater: a gut-wrenching (and lewd) tragicomedy — with puppets 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z While the family members of other victims had sobbed or screamed or wished cancer and death and hell on Ridgway, Rule was preternaturally composed as he faced his daughter’s killer. Why does it seem like serial killers all wear the same glasses? 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z Compared with the frenzy of the rest of New York Comic Con, the lower level of the Javits Center was almost preternaturally still. Want an autograph by ‘Star Wars’ Mark Hamill? Bring the right marker and $295 in cash. 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z So many other young pop and country acts spent most of their time attempting to pass themselves off as preternaturally mature, often singing of experiences well beyond their years. Taylor Swift's talent remains intact on 'Reputation,' her most focused, most cohesive album yet – LA Times 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Hothoused by his father and preternaturally accomplished, he saw that even if all his “objects in life were realised”, still he would not be content—and had a nervous breakdown. The consolations of philosophy for the middle-aged 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z But they immediately reveal three things: He was a preternaturally talented draftsman from the start; he was always wickedly funny; and he has always had an engineer’s passion for the built world. Claes Oldenburg Is (Still) Changing What Art Looks Like 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z As with many other places I have visited that are steeped in unimaginable death, Little Bighorn today is eerily peaceful and preternaturally quiet. TRAVEL: Wyoming, Montana wonders Devils Tower, Little Bighorn bear history of U.S., American Indians 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z The city of Terrassa, an old textile manufacturing center just outside Barcelona, seemed preternaturally calm last week, the sidewalk cafes full and a yearly theater festival underway. Catalans, Elated but Fearful, Brace for Independence Vote 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z It’s a fiendishly perfect vehicle for Cruise that returns him to the cockpit, 31 years after “Top Gun,” and it simultaneously reminds us of his preternaturally winning movie-star charisma while subtly deconstructing it. Review: In ‘American Made,’ a new (but the same) Tom Cruise 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z Upon closer inspection, the vision was revealed to be a female reticulated giraffe — tall, majestic and preternaturally white — and she was accompanied by a smaller apparition: a pale baby giraffe. null 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Although one scene in “School Life” depicts a homesick child being comforted, the Headfort students seem almost preternaturally happy — not to mention a bit wild. Review | ‘School Life’ goes behind the scenes at an eccentric Irish boarding school 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z “She was preternaturally shy. Still, she inspired generations of girls and women who read her words, heard her words and understood her words.” Kate Millett, Influential Feminist Writer, Is Dead at 82 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Movies take years to make, but many of this fall’s films may feel almost preternaturally programmed for the President Trump era. Fall Movie Preview: Hollywood confronts the Trump era 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Jane Goodall is seen interacting almost preternaturally with her favored chimpanzees. Michael Nichols ‘Wild’ photography exhibit shows at Philadelphia Museum of Art 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z And he is preternaturally inclined to dance with the ones who brought him. Trump’s rhetorical ricochet on Charlottesville highlights basic truths about the president 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Falco makes every minute of her small screen time sizzle and Quinn has great skill as a preternaturally mature teen. Review: ‘Landline,’ a rom-com with love crumbling everywhere 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z The preternaturally tanned Trump Jr, with black hair slicked back and bushy eyebrows, wore a pink shirt and spotted tie. Hannity vs Trump Jr: Fox host fires blanks in friendly chat about Russian meeting 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z Both were preternaturally strong, rawboned men and immensely long drivers. From the archive: Roberto De Vicenzo: ‘The choice I made’ - Golf Digest 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z It was a rare misstep from a preternaturally poised actress and unlikely to be repeated in the near future. Elisabeth Moss: the actress whose very presence is a guarantee of quality | Observer profile 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z By all accounts, the president is impatient with process and study, preternaturally confident in his own knowledge and instincts, and indifferent to, and perhaps contemptuous of, the institutions of government designed to help him succeed. Opinion | Former CIA director: Trump proves he’s Russia’s ‘useful fool’ 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z But Zuckerberg, who had recently returned from his 700-acre estate on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, is preternaturally unable to look anything other than excited about the future. Can Facebook Fix Its Own Worst Bug? 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z Cooper Burbank is the youngest Chinle player, a preternaturally calm and talented freshman who deals with his own dislocation. For Navajo Team, a Season of Change and Challenge 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Clymer is preternaturally calm and sumptuously bearded, a self-described “old soul,” who ticks as reliably as a chronometer granted the all-important Geneva Seal. Confessions of a Watch Geek 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Krein is precocious in a way that makes him seem not preternaturally old but preternaturally young: Politico recently called him a whiz kid, even though he is thirty-one years old. A New Trumpist Magazine Débuts at the Harvard Club 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z Lowell has a bit of Bruce Springsteen in him — preternaturally confident in his writing and singing, but also quick to defer to his bandmates on the things that make a song move. Building a mystery: L.A. electronic band Lo Moon seemingly came out of nowhere 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z By that measurement, “The New Edition Story,” a vibrant, fiercely committed three-night miniseries that begins Tuesday on BET, is overflowing with love — a jubilant celebration of a group that was preternaturally talented and rivetingly tortured. Review: New Edition back on center stage in BET miniseries 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z A few other recurring terms, obligatory in Obama legacy writing: “pragmatic,” “preternaturally calm”and, of course, “cool,” or as D’Antonio writes of the president, “an even cooler level of cool.” The early drafts of the Obama legacy are in — and they’re way over the top 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z The preternaturally cautious prime minister is allergic to anything that might weaken her focus on the impending Brexit talks, as a war with the unions surely would. A series of planned strikes over Christmas puts Britain’s trade unions back on the agenda 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z For eight years, we have been represented by an elegant, well-spoken, funny, highly educated, moderate, morally upright, preternaturally calm black man. Obama's legacy: Lorrie Moore, Richard Ford, Marilynne Robinson and others look back 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z Dr. Mazen Rahmoun, a city health official in a neat brown suit, moved gingerly through the chaos with the preternaturally calm stare of a man long ago traumatized into numbness. ‘I Saw My Father Dying’: A View From Aleppo’s Government-Held Side 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z That is too bad because Google’s Home is otherwise a preternaturally smarter speaker than its closest rival, Amazon’s Echo. Google Home vs. Amazon Echo: A Face-Off of Smart Speakers 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Suspicious, watchful, preternaturally quiet and withdrawn, he comes off like someone from a different planet. Barry Jenkins' magical, majestic 'Moonlight' is a stunning portrait of young, black gay life 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z On Wednesday night, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump’s preternaturally poised elder daughter, sat in the audience listening to her father as he overthrew the pledge she’d made on his behalf earlier that day. Ivanka Trump and Her Father 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Their bedrooms lie dormant and preternaturally tidy as if on display for a real-estate open house. The emotional tug when children leave for college 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Having a former president at the helm proved particularly productive, with foreign leaders and business people opening their doors — and their wallets — to the preternaturally sociable Mr. Clinton. Foundation Ties Bedevil Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Campaign 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z Or that he’s looked preternaturally cool and composed as a rookie. It’s Possibly Sunny in Philadelphia 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z In short, he fits to a T what Spike Lee termed “the Magical Negro”: a preternaturally wise and forbearing black man who imparts important life lessons to the story’s white characters. ‘Mr. Church’ cooks up a tear-jerker with Eddie Murphy 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z If there was any question that Anna isn’t a normal kid, that preternaturally equitable answer lays it to rest. Emma Donoghue’s Art of Starvation 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z What saves the show - for those willing to invest in a three-to-four episode payoff - is Justice Smith's preternaturally brilliant performance as Zeke. Baz Luhrmann hip-hop drama The Get Down is a 'hot mess' - BBC News 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z The Final Five, as the group named itself, also accomplished another remarkable feat: making the preternaturally stoic national team coordinator Martha Karolyi cry. U.S. Women Defend Olympic Gymnastics Title in Rio 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z The preternaturally youthful anchor has launched his 11th gig as night-time host, dating to when his coat lapels were so large that “you could land a small aircraft” on them, he recalled. Do almost 7,000 hours of Olympic coverage seem excessive to anyone? 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Unlike BoJack—but like many golden retrievers—he’s preternaturally enthusiastic, full of silly show-biz ideas but also happy just to sit at home watching “Bones,” his tongue lolling. The Bleakness and Joy of “BoJack Horseman” 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z So what happens if we have a president who is incapable of inaction, preternaturally irascible and fixated on payback? Presidents need to be able to do nothing. Donald Trump can’t do it. 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Their commander was Mohammed Ahmed, a preternaturally calm man who, in T-shirt and flip-flops, seemed dressed more for the beach than a front line. A Slow, Steady Siege on an ISIS Stronghold in Libya 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z His temperament is suited to the high drama of childbirth: He is preternaturally calm, deliberate and gentle in his movements. He Survived Ebola. Now He’s Fighting to Keep It From Spreading. 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z There was also a high-tech incursion: a special opening disco number that let viewers get virtually close to the preternaturally gorgeous pros. 'Dancing With the Stars' recap: Kim Fields, Von Miller axed on 'Icon Night' 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z The outfield grass is a cow’s or pro golfer’s dream– lush, smooth, preternaturally green, with crisscross stripes laid down by artisanal mowings. American exceptionalism: the great game and the noble way 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Arriving on Palm Sunday with the preternaturally prolific Tyler Perry as host, it was certainly ambitious. Review: ‘The Passion’: A rousing night for true believers 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z At this point it seems only a preternaturally gifted dealmaker could save the situation. American crossroads: Reagan, Trump and the devil down south 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z The most innocuous interpretation of the Swimsuit issue is that it's all about making beautiful people in beautiful places look more preternaturally beautiful than usual. The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue is now in virtual reality 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Then Mr. Rubin asked the students if they were always so preternaturally serious. Centerview Benefits From Wall St.’s Pivot to Smaller Banks 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Not surprisingly, the fey, boyishly handsome British actor becomes a preternaturally beautiful woman. Movie review: ‘The Danish Girl’ is a pretty picture about a transgender pioneer 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z To be a successful N.F.L. player, it helps to be large, fast, and preternaturally coördinated, like Jones. Julio Jones, Aspiring Robot 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Today, humid and dripping, ribbons of mist in the air despite the sunshine, the place is both preternaturally green and weirdly muffled. Ellsworth Kelly: ‘I want to live another 15 years’ 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z Hay stars as Claire Robbins, a preternaturally gifted dancer who flees a traumatic home life in Pittsburgh to pursue her dreams in New York. To capture dark world of dance, 'Flesh and Bone' used pro dancers and a 'Breaking Bad' writer 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z And it’s the novelty of seeing it in a Call of Duty game that defines its appeal, fully encapsulated within the series’ preternaturally honed and hyperreal aim-and-pop controls. Black Ops 3 Is the Best Call of Duty in Years 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Her preternaturally expressive face conveys volumes in just one baleful look. The moving historical drama ‘Suffragette’ rings all too true today 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Temperamentally, too: He is a preternaturally calm, self-effacing figure, moderate ideologically but not averse to thinking creatively — even adventurously — when circumstances required it. Right Fed chief at the right time 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z But all eyes will be on Russell, the point guard with preternaturally good court vision and tantalizing all-around talent. Russell, Kobe team up for new future with downtrodden Lakers 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z A father's aspiration became the ambition of his daughter, a preternaturally gifted child who spoke with disarming poetry and conviction and posted an online diary about life under extremism. Youngest Nobel winner Malala Yousafzai adds screen star to legend 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z The boys seem preternaturally in tune with one another, even by the uncanny standards of identical twins. The masterful ‘Goodnight Mommy’ casts a haunting spell 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z The two men have much in common, starting, of course, with their tawny manes and preternaturally bronzed complexions. Donald vs. Arnold: Comparing the once and future 'Celebrity Apprentice' hosts 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z If they acquire the power to remake themselves, the result will be a proliferation of the types of human being that are currently fashionable - today, the super-smart and the preternaturally thin. A Point of View: Is it ever right to try to create a superior human being? - BBC News 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z She’s still just 19, preternaturally poised and girlishly goofy at the same time. US OPEN 2015: Back on court, Duval still a winner in NYC 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z She is preternaturally focused and driven and capable of masterfully handling an enormous set of expectations. Ronda Rousey knocks out Bethe Correia in 34 seconds 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z But they answered most often not to the understandable urge to vengeance but to the call of a preternaturally elevated form of justice and mercy. Mercy and a Manifesto in Charleston 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z Some preternaturally optimistic analysts concluded that humans would always find their way out of tough spots. The Unrealized Horrors of Population Explosion 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z Despite the long hours, scheduling calculus and personality juggling act, Imison seems preternaturally upbeat. Nick Imison Is Tennis’s Workaholic Diplomat 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z He remains a preternaturally fast and retentive reader. Goodbye, fMRI 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Other than that, the preternaturally poised teen actor was happy to share: Kiernan Shipka Talks Life After 'Mad Men' At Bentonville Film Festival 'Fan Girl' Screening 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z A New York Times critic at Wednesday night's gig said there was something "preternaturally soothing" about his voice. Australian singer Gurrumul sells out debut US show - BBC News 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Paul Bettany, previously the voice of Iron Man’s computer, J.A.R.V.I.S., arrives late as the Vision, a preternaturally poised floating hero resembling a red Powder. Review: ‘Age of Ultron’ is an Avengers overdose 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z As a candidate, Walker has a history of being blandly genial and preternaturally vague. Scott Walker: Bold in Office, Meek on the Trail 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Or basically, any sweet, highly-processed snack food that contains a preternaturally high amount of fiber along the lines of 40 to 70 percent of the daily recommended intake per small serving. The Fiber Bar: a Food That Deludes 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Although he is always preternaturally placid, Mike Pence today exemplifies a Republican conundrum. Why Indiana’s Mike Pence deserves the trust of conservatives 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z The Nazis seem determined to stop the spread of an underground film called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, which shows a world where America wins the war in preternaturally realistic detail. The Man in the High Castle never lets us believe its nightmare 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Though the performers were legion, any clashes — with hotel guests, or even preternaturally peeved New Yorkers — seemed mitigated by the students’ cheery charm. A Teenage Invasion for the Thanksgiving Parade 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z On Monday evening, Mr. Zarif sounded preternaturally optimistic, as if the failure to meet the deadline had been a learning experience for all rather than a warning sign. Nuclear Deal Again Eludes U.S. and Iran 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z He was a good choice—sufficiently senior and preternaturally discreet. Why Did North Korea Release Kenneth Bae and Matthew Todd Miller? 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z They see him more as a man preternaturally obsessed with his political survival — “a no-vision small-timer,” as Goldberg puts it, whose primary focus is placating his right-wing political coalition. “He’s a chickens**t”: Obama administration officials unload on Benjamin Netanyahu 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z An au pair, as imagined by public policy and popular culture, was a cross between a preternaturally helpful teenage daughter and a foreign exchange student. Au pairs on a pittance: the young women minding kids for £2 an hour 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z That is, if you not only earned top-of-your-class grades, but also did so while taking preternaturally difficult college-level courses, there’s an overarching positive score for that. Superhuman High School Transcripts Are Key To Ivy League Admission. Is That Such A Bad Thing? 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Clementine does seem to be preternaturally good at killing zombies, but she is a fast learner in a dangerous world. 'The Walking Dead: Season 2' Review: No Going Back 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z The image is a brownstone on a preternaturally clean city street. Marijuana milestones keep piling up. Now the first ad 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z This near-perfect volume appears with almost preternaturally perfect timing around the centenary of the beginning of World War I and, with that, the end of the classical gold standard. Signs Of The Gold Standard Emerging From Great Britain? 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z It’s not exactly clear if anybody outside a preternaturally lazy press corps and close family members are really pushing for a fourth showdown between the Clintons and the Bushes. A 2016 Bush-Clinton Match-Up Would Be a Lose-Lose for Millenials 2014-05-07T04:01:46Z Each year, People produces a list of the most beautiful people—an arbitrary assortment of famous people with preternaturally good looks, beaming out at you from glossy magazine pages. SNL’s Leslie Jones Uses Slavery to Make a Point About Being Black and Beautiful 2014-05-05T17:58:42Z Moreover, I still can’t tell how Lumosity clearly distinguishes between a bona fide undergrad and a preternaturally smart young janitor like Will Hunting. The 20 Colleges With The Smartest Students 2013-12-28T23:26:00Z Despite her laurels, Dr. Rowley by all accounts remained almost preternaturally modest. Janet D. Rowley, Who Discovered That Cancer Can Be Genetic, Dies at 88 2013-12-21T02:55:29Z "Malema et al are preternaturally good at identifying issues to maximize mobilization and are excellent at 'flying picket' type organization," Borain said. Radical reds upset South Africa's political color balance 2013-11-08T05:23:35Z While many consider Mr. Cohen a preternaturally gifted trader, skeptics have long questioned the legitimacy of his returns. DealBook: Many Paths Remain for a Case Against SAC Capital Advisors 2013-07-08T01:28:13Z He had to find an edge somewhere if he wanted to compete against preternaturally talented players like Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott, the top three in the rankings. Snedeker Seeks a Major Breakthrough 2013-06-12T22:51:55Z Welcome to the rest of your life, preternaturally intelligent and emotionally perceptive young child! Little kids react with joy, existential dread to Grumpy Cat 2013-03-25T20:57:00Z Those of a suspicious disposition suggest the Kremlin was preternaturally well prepared over the weekend to respond to Berezovsky's sudden demise. Boris Berezovsky and the dangers of being a Russian exile in the UK 2013-03-25T18:56:13Z But, of course, Congress was preternaturally incapable of keeping its paws off the Postal Service, essentially insisting on maintaining ultimate political control over all important decisions of postal policy. Congress — not email — destroyed the Postal Service 2013-02-06T23:32:00Z Throughout it all she appeared both resolutely chipper and preternaturally calm, smiling and waving after each success as if genuinely enjoying every sunlit second. SPOTY: Why Jessica Ennis should win 2012-12-09T06:58:45Z Intelligent, decisive, outspoken, and yet almost preternaturally calm, he saw the Bank through its toughest time since the Great Depression. Canada to the Rescue! 2012-11-28T09:45:00Z Guys with preternaturally strong arms and unyielding courage in the pocket are built for late fourth-quarter magic. The Fifth Down: N.F.L. Week 1 Quick Hits: Escape of the Eagles 2012-09-10T12:30:47Z Its unassailability, its right to be preternaturally aggressive, is built into its share price. Apple's rot starts with its Samsung lawsuit win 2012-08-28T20:05:05Z It’s not for nothing that our son’s nickname is “Mr. Safety” due to his preternaturally cautious approach to everyday situations. Stranger Danger: Are Parents Too Paranoid About Safety? 2012-06-11T22:05:42Z As curious bystanders and ogling fans gather, he smiles for the television crews, camera lights illuminating the 61-year-old’s preternaturally white teeth and uncannily yellow mane. ?The guy who brought you the Sex Pistols coudl sort out your pension, too.? 2012-04-08T02:22:10Z In the middle ground is a crystal fountain of glass, near which sheep, preternaturally white, and made of real wool and cotton wool, are feeding, tended by figures of shepherds carved in wood. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z We strolled hither and thither through its preternaturally quiet streets which are lined with two-storied white or pinkish houses. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z His mind became preternaturally awake; his memory flashed back across the chasm of years. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z Pulse very often not above the natural rate; often preternaturally frequent or infrequent. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z And their names were rudely carved upon the crosses; but again my sight, though in some respects preternaturally sharpened, refused to satisfy my curiosity. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z Hails or voices from them sounded preternaturally loud and distinct, as also did the noise of oars in fog-bewildered boats. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z When we seek one who is the cause of wit in other men we pass by the jovial Falstaff and come to the preternaturally serious Don Quixote. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z Every nerve was tingling, every sense preternaturally awake. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z In the comatose form the surface is preternaturally warm, of a muddy, semi-jaundiced hue, and the pulse and temperature both indicate the feverish rather than the algid state. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z On one side things were going crooked, no doubt, but on the other they were preternaturally straight. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Shanghai, where the Communiqué was signed, was just emerging from the worst excesses of the Cultural Revolution and it was a preternaturally hushed place back then. Xi Visits Washingon: What the U.S. Can Expect from China's Next Leader 2012-02-14T12:06:45Z Her mind was preternaturally clear--she could see with prophetic vision, and grapple with contingencies. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z The will of a wicked man could keep them beyond the moat, but their voices, preternaturally clear with words from beyond the grave, floated over bolts and barriers. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z A preternaturally slow and compressible pulse implies danger, and so does coolness of the skin, especially if it grows purplish from a diffusion of blood beneath it or even from venous stasis. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z All which traits are delightful to the preternaturally sharp Londoner, whose nerves occupy the most important place in his being. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z His slow-moving mind was made preternaturally acute by long dwelling on the one interminable subject. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z Her robust figure loomed preternaturally large, her laughter was low and muffled. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z The President is preternaturally confident that he will be able to render Romney unacceptable to voters by hammering at that record. Romney's Killer Instinct: How Mitt's Winning and Why Obama Should Take Note 2012-01-12T10:30:00Z A race at an end, the jockeys, carrying their saddles, trooped to the judges' stand to be weighed, and I was shocked by their wizened, preternaturally cunning faces. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z Our babies are preternaturally sharp, and highly independent from the cradle. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z Or, volition may be profoundly asleep, while the senses are preternaturally excited, as in the abnormal mesmeric state. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z The lady was preternaturally solemn, but the gentleman was tortured by a desire to smile. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z The Sailor was performing miracles in every match, and Ginger, his mentor, was going about with a permanent expression of, "What did I tell yer?" upon a preternaturally sharp and freckled countenance. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z Let us suppose that our student of English is wary as well as wise, preternaturally wary, and leaves all complementary subjects to private reading—for which he has no time. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z Her complexion grew transparent, her eye preternaturally bright. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z The revolt seemed to reflect a discontent that lurks among the often preternaturally cheerful barista corps. Starbucks Mutiny Exposes New York?s Reliance on Chain?s Toilets 2011-11-23T00:30:07Z 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 He greeted Mr. Ambrose less as a client than as a rather irresponsible nephew received by a preternaturally wise yet jovial uncle. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z Is it so obvious that I find it difficult to take a real interest in things? or has he a preternaturally keen sense of perception? Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z Through their rose-coloured spectacles every girl they met in these narrow white streets seemed "preternaturally pretty." Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z My companion, whose name I discovered later was Walworth, was kneeling beside me with a preternaturally grave expression upon his usually stolid face. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z The others appeared conversationally extinct; Beatrice—he hardly dared look toward her—trying to recover her composure; James preternaturally grave and silent, for some unknown reason. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z Try tramping the moors for eight hours after a pack of preternaturally old birds that know better than let you get within half a mile of their tails. Mr. Punch in the Highlands 2011-11-01T02:00:23.677Z Yet, she rarely seemed publicly perturbed and never looked back, only forward, preternaturally optimistic that things would work out in the end. ?No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington? by Condoleezza Rice 2011-10-25T00:25:00Z “We asked you first,” exclaimed Belle, in a preternaturally quiet tone of voice. The Motor Maids' School Days 2011-09-17T02:00:33.303Z They were odd and interesting—boyish pictures which the spectacles made appear preternaturally old. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z I should not have thought so, your face looks so flushed, and your eyes so preternaturally dark. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z Individual items are blurred out of recognition; my general sense of the period is that I pretended to be preternaturally young, and was punished by being made to feel prematurely old. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z It may be that the intricate course of crime and bloodshed, he had seen displayed upon the stage, had preternaturally excited him; had caused him to think of such things. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z He stole a glance at the other witnesses; they were as preternaturally grave as he. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z “Lots,” said Bill, grinning with delight, and then becoming preternaturally serious; “I felt it to be my dooty to tell Ant’ny, and I have.” The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z Nay, as I blink about the streets Of this befogged and miry city, Why, almost every girl one meets Seems preternaturally pretty! Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z The wolves howled in dreadful concord with the morbid efforts of his preternaturally distorted faculties, as the noble and panting animal first struck the shore with his forefeet. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z “Yes, I shall,” cried the farmer gruffly, for his hearing seemed to have become preternaturally sharpened. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z And now, sir, ’ere’s a bit of queer human natur’,” went on the gossip, sinking his voice and looking preternaturally wise. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z Rolling and sparkling in a field of white, were eyes preternaturally large, and wickedly expressive, above a nose and mouth of the strongest African type. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z The morning was as pellucid as a dew-drop and the dunes looked preternaturally clear and distinct, the hollows being filled with amber-tinted shadow. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z The other was a trim, prim, middle-aged gentleman, tightly buttoned-up in a spotless frock coat, and looking preternaturally grave and severe. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z A young mother, baby in arms, a child at her skirts, preternaturally bent and worn, had summonsed her husband into court on grounds of non-support, accusing him of intoxication. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z We had been too preternaturally goody-goody, and the escape valve must be opened. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z There are minutes, rare in the longest lives, when life becomes so intensified that vision clears almost preternaturally, sees through telescopic lenses, so to speak. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z The history of the Troubadour Count whose wicked manhood leads to a preternaturally pious old age, corresponds to every requirement of the peasant play-goer. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z "But one cannot continue to wear a veil; and why should one try to look preternaturally well just for five minutes?" A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z The transformation was completed just as our train was called, and with preternaturally solemn countenances we trooped through the gate, the handmade dress of the baby hanging over Dee's arm in a most life-like manner. Back at School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-14T02:00:10.887Z Her features were sharpened, and the eyes seemed preternaturally large above dark, deep shadows worn by suffering. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z His figure appeared preternaturally tall, the sober gray of his coat looked like the pall of an avenging ghost. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z She was so preternaturally intelligent that there is nothing unlikely in the supposition that she realized what was her chief want as a writer of imaginative prose. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z At the same moment Mona's quicker eyes, now preternaturally quick, caught sight of a boat clearing the west coast of the Castle Rock, and sailing fast toward the Lockjaw. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z Their faces were paste coloured and preternaturally solemn. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z Both teams are led by preternaturally calm and poised men whose on-field manner is calculated to discourage lumpen nationalism. A googly for the jingoists 2011-04-02T06:29:01Z Thursday Night.—Been remarked of late, in quarter behind Front Opposition Bench, that Theobald has appeared preternaturally preoccupied. Punch 1893.07.29 2011-04-01T02:00:37.493Z The game seems almost preternaturally easy for Haden, especially considering that he began his collegiate career as a quarterback before moving to wideout and, in the end, corner. The Fifth Down: 2010 Browns: What the Film Revealed 2011-03-31T10:00:15Z Virginia understood him not, but supposed that his mind was again wandering, but it was not so; his mental perceptions were preternaturally clear, as they sometimes are after painful cerebral excitements. The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion 2011-03-23T02:00:21.287Z My eyes, preternaturally sharpened by my intense gaze, still saw it, working its way round the corner, as assuredly no shadow in the real sense of the word ever did nor could do. Uncanny Tales 2011-03-22T02:00:16.307Z Tyson lives less than half an hour from the raucous, 24-hour universe of the Las Vegas Strip, but it was preternaturally quiet in his house. Magazine Preview: The Suburbanization of Mike Tyson 2011-03-16T19:52:52Z As a rule it always is late, except when it is preternaturally early; sometimes it comes at half-past ten, sometimes with the hot water. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z The next morning my eldest boy, a lad of fourteen then, sat perfectly still after breakfast, and looked preternaturally solemn. Friends I Have Made 2011-02-25T03:01:14.587Z Virginia sat as one without life or motion, her face deadly pale, and her eye preternaturally clear and glassy, but without a tear. The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion 2011-03-23T02:00:21.287Z His anxious eyes became preternaturally acute, and seemed to take cognizance both of fact and cause—effect and principle at the same glance. Tom Clark and His Wife Their Double Dreams, And the Curious Things that Befell Them Therein; Being the Rosicrucian's Story 2011-02-25T03:01:12.293Z The air was preternaturally clear and cold, and the sky beginning to glow faintly with the coming day. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z Thus Doatie, looking preternaturally wise, but faintly puzzled at her own view of the question. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z We were shown into a room on the second floor, after some delay, where, in a great padded chair, an old, old woman sat, thin and wrinkled, but with eyes preternaturally bright. That Affair at Elizabeth 2011-02-14T03:00:36.587Z One female mite in a dingy tattered frock sat in an orange box, surveying the bustling scene with a preternaturally grave expression, and realising literally Esther's early conception of the theatre. The Grandchildren of the Ghetto 2011-02-12T03:00:35.663Z A preternaturally tall young lady, with eyes like sloes and a very superior figure, attracts him most. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z The elderly young ladies smiled the whole time, while their boy partners looked preternaturally grave and solemn. A Lame Dog's Diary 2011-02-04T03:00:23.707Z They stimulate it preternaturally; it puts forth its strength, and dies in some memorable act. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z The sheriff’s eyes twinkled in a preternaturally grave face. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z The five looked preternaturally solemn, and Belinda wrestled triumphantly with her mirth. Concerning Belinda 2011-01-21T03:00:12.087Z Even their own footsteps on the stones seemed, to the hearers, preternaturally loud. Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z Jaurez, Mexico, Apr. 3.—After the hysterical outbursts last night that greeted the news of the fall of Torreon, this city was preternaturally calm to-day.... The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z Sometimes it is a horse, which is seen on a dark night looking in at the window, its eyes preternaturally large. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Another preternaturally cool playoff neophyte was Buster Posey, the rookie catcher who sparked the Giants’ resurgence in July. Giants 1, Braves 0: With Lincecum Pitching, a Lead Feels Insurmountable 2010-10-08T04:56:00Z Baker, who has preternaturally white teeth, green eyes, soft brown hair and a friendly way that she’s the first to describe as “country,” was on her once-a-month, weeklong road trip. The Music-Copyright Enforcers 2010-08-06T14:31:00Z It is not that people feel sympathy for the preternaturally gifted multi-millionaire with the private jet but that they feel empathy. The Open 2010: Foes and fans harbour major soft spot for Ernie Els 2010-07-09T21:00:00Z I knew already that this perfectly reasonable, preternaturally kind fifty-two-year-old would not make the cut. Gary Shteyngart: “Kokiri.” 2010-06-07T04:00:00Z An only child raised with a mixture of indulgence and neglect, I was a latchkey kid, precious and preternaturally cynical. Our trashy Las Vegas wedding 2010-03-27T00:10:00Z Then, on Nov. 30, Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown's preternaturally gifted freshman, was named the Big East rookie of the week. Freshman Sugar Rodgers has led Georgetown women to new heights 2010-03-07T05:00:00Z His eyes are preternaturally big, and gaze coolly at you as though they would pierce you through. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands "I wonder if you and Mr Angel could manage a duet?" said Lady Hammergallow to the Curate from Iping Hanger, who was looking preternaturally gloomy. The Wonderful Visit The air was very clear, and to the long sight with which Sophia was seeing, seemed preternaturally so, as though everything were set in a vast crystal which made visible each pebble and grass-blade. Beggars on Horseback In contrast with the deep silence that is really an eternal part of the mountains, the sound seemed preternaturally loud. The Voice of the Pack Her petticoats were usually chequered or uniform red, preternaturally bright in contrast with the blackness of the exterior apparel. Sinister Street, vol. 1 You have heard of those strange practical jokes which Nature sometimes—not often, only when she is preternaturally cruel—plays on men. The Key to Yesterday But his preternaturally solemn face at length brightened. The Tempering The Major obeyed, whereupon she shook critical head: "'Twas much like a grimace caused by an extreme anguish, but 'twill serve for one so preternaturally grave as Major d'Arcy." Our Admirable Betty A Romance He looked bravely into the carriage; but his face was still preternaturally red. The Gambler A Novel Mary's ears were preternaturally keen, too; Mary had acquired a way of standing erect and poising every time sounds came from that door. In And Out As lovers of the open air and of the life of the open air, every sense was preternaturally quickened. The Vagabond in Literature Then she touches the ponies lightly, and disappears up the road and round the corner, with Bill, as preternaturally grave as usual, sitting bolt upright beside her. Faith and Unfaith Miss Ann's hearing, as we have already remarked, was preternaturally sharp. Through the Postern Gate A Romance in Seven Days In the dull light from the three long windows the large, placid face of Molyneaux looked preternaturally long and solemn. The Gambler A Novel They are, as a rule, preternaturally wise, circumspect, and apt to resemble Mr. Edgeworth. Maria Edgeworth She looked down, and, ah! the blood was running at her preternaturally fast along the snow. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 The son of Mars retired, stumbling over everything in his way, as though he were blind; his neck was swollen, his Adam's apple preternaturally prominent, his heart boiling over with indignation and wrath. Maximina |
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