She was warm and soft against my skin, my tongue in her mouth, and she was laughing, trying to teach me, make me better, promising to be continued. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Now Tyrion was promising to pay the bearer one thousand golden dragons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They considered it promising primarily because of the man who proposed it. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Some were simply standing, confused, others panicked and ran to the church, hoping to find shelter in the tall stone building or the huge iron wheel that hung there, promising them safety from demons. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“If you start out by promising what you don’t even have yet, you’ll lose your desire to work toward getting it.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He then quickly added, “But a promising one!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, I had no idea whether Irwin would invite me back to his apartment after dinner or not, but I thought his dismissal of the Slavic lady—another professor's wife—looked promising. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“We’re getting new operators in tomorrow—not nearly so clever as you, but promising. If I could put one in your care— let her work as a spare hand on one of your machines.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ahead, the pines towered up, promising long, cool pools of shade. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Given that recent history, and the promising look of some of the freshmen walking away from the shell house that evening, Ulbrickson had plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the upcoming season. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I was about to say, "Back to the asylum," but the man looked promising, so I changed my mind. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I scanned all the titles, looking for anything that might have information about the Amyr or the Chandrian, but nothing looked especially promising. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Like Virginia, a handful of other colleges are not only increasing financial aid but also promising to give weight to economic class in granting admissions. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I felt a slight, promising tug and then the line was unexpectedly light. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

A senator who had spoken earlier had come up to him after the rally and had enthusiastically shaken his hand, promising him his complete support. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Well, that sounds promising,” Dad says, full of enthusiasm. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

If any feature seemed promising, we investigated further. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He took Hall’s folder, promising to check into everything and get back to Hall very soon. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

What Lana had seen of the act so far was not promising, but Darlene said that the costuming would transform the performance into a thing of beauty. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without those tissues, we would have no tests for diseases like hepatitis and HIV; no vaccines for rabies, smallpox, measles; none of the promising new drugs for leukemia, breast cancer, colon cancer. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The images came rushing back into his mind: the men in dark uniforms, their guns raised, bursting into his room, dragging him out of his bed, promising to finish what they started with his father. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

In order to buy the dress, she had borrowed the money she had saved for Francie, promising to give her a check for it as soon as the ceremony was over. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He comes to a promising field, descends, locks up the bike: he is prudent enough within limits. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

On a more promising note, Seven had a new theory. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It came in a large crate with ventilation holes, always a promising sign in a gift. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

As Brian and I were shaking the snow off some promising branches, we heard a loud boom from the house. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The sky was heavy, promising even more rain, and the room was so cold that, in spite of the fire in the hearth, he was wearing his overcoat. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

There was a rumor that the Brooklyn’s had a hundred scouts roaming the streets of a Saturday afternoon watching lot games and spotting promising players. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since Elizebeth was tired of people talking about her looks, this wasn’t a promising start, but the interview got better from there. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

There was a slow pleasant movement in the air, scarcely a wind, promising a cool lovely day. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

All three had written long, abject articles in the Times, analyzing the reasons for their defection and promising to make amends. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He's got a sly look to him, like a fox promising to be good around the hens. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Although Pa didn’t intend for me to work hard, Big Ma had been promising to hand down the task of ironing Ma Charles’s bedsheets to me since the last time we came south. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

It helped him rally enough strength to stumble from the truck’s wreckage, pulling his arm from the woman’s grip—promising he was okay. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

For a moment it felt as if Pearl were simply one of Lexie’s friends, there to celebrate her marvelous daughter: a promising young woman Mrs. Richardson might mentor, and nurture, purely on potential. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Though what she was promising to look out for, she had no idea. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the emails are the same—planning when to meet, Olga complaining about his wife, Olga asking when he’s going to leave her, him promising that he will. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But starting in high school, she started struggling with grades, turned away from her promising swimming talent, and, just generally, caused Leila ceaseless worry. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I had a good life in California, pretty Victorian home with a peaked roof, a good marriage, a promising writing career, in-laws who loved me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

In private, though, Maestlin also explained the Copernican system to a select group of promising pupils, including Kepler. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

But I wasn’t really sure what I was promising, because what did she mean about being careful? Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Frieda and I exchanged glances, her eyes begging my restraint, mine promising nothing. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are not complacent about the average age of our contributors and are keen to publish promising young writers. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The air was thick with the cries of the stall owners promising the juiciest fish, the freshest fish, and fish fit for the King himself. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been promising to “do better” since the day he had been baptized. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I watch him, talking to the young men, the boys, promising much. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They have their own worries, Mr. Kleiman with his health and Bep with her engagement, which isn’t looking very promising at the moment. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The word “eradication” still came easily from the Department’s mimeograph machines; this time the press releases were promising the eradication of the fire ant. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He winked at her as if he were promising to keep her secret rather than commanding her to keep his. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I tried not to read too much into perhaps the most promising thing to happen to us in a very long time. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Alchemists promised it—had been promising it for centuries, and if they achieved purity and perfection in anything, it was the purity and perfection of their failure to produce it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

If you didn’t let yourself think what this place was, you could almost see it in a promising light. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m writing a feature about promising teen athletes whose careers were cut short. I’d like to talk to you about your son.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Invalids, retirees, and small businessmen were drawn to southern California by real estate ads promising a warm climate and a good life. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

“My pubescent nemesis. What a promising day this appears to be. I am apparently to be run over by a streetcar and robbed simultaneously, thereby setting a Paradise record. Get away, you depraved urchin.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mother collects coconuts from strangers, promising haircuts and manicures in exchange. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got voice mail then, bland and businesslike, promising to call me back at his earliest convenience. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Wednesday spotted an exit sign promising a gas station, and he gunned the engine. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The rumors were even more promising: International forces had supposedly come through and taken back Kinshasa. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

There are sweet-smelling soaps and bottled bathwater, love perfumes and potions promising money and luck. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

All different kinds, each promising it was the gentlest on your skin. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I subsequently met Potlako Leballo and said, “Man, you chaps keep promising me your material, but no one has given it to me.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grey light leaked through the shutters, promising another bleak cold day. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“There certainly doesn’t seem to be anything else very promising on the horizon.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slipped the freezing whisde into my pocket, promising myself that I would never use it, and I dashed off to find Annabeth. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

‘Don’t you go promising, Johnny/ she said. She was stroking Goblin’s face. ‘I think your horse is the most beautiful horse I ever saw. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, Grabarek, while not specifically promising to do anything to help blacks, did ask for the black vote in advertisements in the Carolina Times, a courtesy Carr did not extend. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The morning was still cool, but humidity was already creeping into the air, promising an uncomfortable day. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

They raised their voices, promising that it would not pass through. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Once there was only the letter J and my sister's hand wrapped around mine, guiding me, promising me infinity. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The cathedral schools are for the wealthiest and most promising boys in Christendom. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

And in the evening, the dead would crowd around the back porch while the girl spoke to them, taking notes and promising to carry out one last task for those who asked. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I had seventeen new messages, which looked promising. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ultrasonics had promising potential for physics, chemistry, and biology, ranging from the detection of underwater objects to the removal of diseased tissue, but the research required hugely expensive equipment. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I do a little painting, but my real vocation is teaching promising young people like Mr. Costello here.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She had told them about the place where they would stay, promising warmth and good food, holding these things out to them as an incentive to keep going. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, as the strain on White intensified, as each promising lead dead-ended, he would take his rifle and disappear into the countryside. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Every year, he dispatched his most promising graduate astronomers to the great European centers of scientific learning, such as Cambridge, Manchester, Paris, or Gottingen, Germany. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I'm going after the hard-to-reach places behind the radiator when the independent counsel arrives, promising that if I cooperate, I won't have to go to jail. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He fled with boatloads of loyalists to the Yucatan Peninsula, promising to return. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Doors were locked; promising leads ended up as dead ends. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Even the children were promising to bring home fo’ bits and six bits. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was from an upstanding, wealthy family; he had much to talk about, and he had a promising future. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I sensed she quickly tired of my stuttering replies to all her promising leading lines. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

King Pelles was promising a new cloak all round, on him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But my brothers begged and pleaded, promising we would cause no trouble, until finally Father brought some common reeds and cut them into thin spokes for us. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Her showdown with John Becker was the kind of gambit that the laboratory expected, encouraged, and valued in its promising male engineers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

One offers outlawed guns and bullets, promising overnight delivery for cases of thirty and up. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It seems that a new candidate is running for Mayor of New York promising to give everyone who votes for him a lap dance. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

As promising as that sounds, he wasn’t getting a lot of takers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Martha did wonder if, at fourteen, I was already too old to groom, but I guess she thought I was promising enough to at least evaluate me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I kept a list of businesses that said yes, promising to get back to them soon with more details. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Desperate to believe that luck can offer us a more promising fate. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

His father showing up with the cookies and promising to feed Prim . . . did Peeta put him up to that? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

And then I could hear a car passing on the street, and I was free, Charlie’s lawn stretched out in front of me, the house beckoning me, promising warmth and dry socks. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It ended with two of the Zeno-lovers talking her down in the back of the room along with Ms. Steck promising that the class wouldn’t hurt her GPA. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

It was less than two months ago Mr. Revere was promising something extra for his time. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spend the next 17 minutes answering questions and promising I will talk to a guidance counselor if I have any further issues. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

At the Rad Lab, every researcher claimed or was assigned an element from the periodic table as an experimental target, with the most senior staffers getting the most promising substances. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She was able to believe in this because she needed to; and, believing, was her own true, promising friend once more. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sparrow and Ruby threw snowballs at each other, their laughter a bit too sharp, their aim a bit too true, and Minya slipped away somewhere, promising to release the ghost, Ari-Eil, to his natural evanescence. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Despite the difficult weather and the erratic performance of boat number one, things were progressing very well; the time trials were promising for so early in the season. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have much information to give, and what I did have wasn’t promising. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Even if unconsciously, you decide which bush looks most promising, and whether it’s worth it at all. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The following season Fitzsimmons turned his attention to the promising Granville, readying him for a shot at the ’36 Kentucky Derby. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did I do the right thing by not promising him, by leaving him to worry about me every minute? The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The county had been promising Lark Creek a lunchroom for twenty years, but there never seemed to be enough money. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

With plaques drilled into them, from the days of the American Revolution, the one promising freedom and the right to pursue happiness. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s small and crammed with rows of metal shelves overflowing with plastic bottles promising that their secret formula is best for your hair, skin, etc. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

As if I believed all the vowing and promising I’d done the night before never to care about Charlie Kahn again, I just couldn’t cry. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Chief White Halfoat kept promising everyone that he was going to die of pneumonia, and I guess I’ll just have to be patient until the weather turns a little colder and damper.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Aristide walked away with 67 percent of the vote and wasted no time promising to deal with the vast inequalities of his country. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“Sounds promising,” Julia says, and I totally forgive her for sounding so sarcastic a minute ago. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

But the words are easy and soothing, promising tomorrow will be more hopeful than this awful piece of time we call today. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She was not spiritually promising, he had decided. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He was drifting into the great slipstream in which many promising jockeys are lost, their talents never tried for lack of the skilled trainer, the wise owner, the “big horse.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I told him about our progress, he flattered me by promising to come down to Cape Coalwood and have a look for himself. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The university had an interest in finding and nurturing promising “nontraditional” students, but it set very high standards as to who was sufficiently promising. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The handsome girl was nodding, promising these impossible things. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He still gets Malachy and me out of bed to stand in our shirts promising to die for Ireland. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

And that was promising, as far as I could see. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Now then, he smiled, when was I going to give him that paper comparing Marx and Wordsworth that sounded so promising? Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was cold, but perhaps just a trifle warmer than the day before, and a low dawn sun burning through the trees looked cautiously promising. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

That didn’t seem like a particularly promising outcome, either. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

My dad scoured the newspaper every day, searching the classifieds, calling any that sounded promising, and hanging up either in fury or in disappointment. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

My mother stayed behind in Brooklyn, promising to join him a few weeks later. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I was promising myself that I wouldn’t make it painful, whatever she told me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

There doesn’t seem to be water for anyone, and no one’s promising anything anymore. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps they will merely pick up and leave for Mars or Europa or Titan or, at last, as Robert Goddard envisioned, seek out an uninhabited planet in some young and promising planetary system. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Stonecrop finally left, promising to send Dr. Pelham’s bill the next morning, the house breathed slowly and quietly. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Finally, she said, “So that’s a good thing, right? Him promising to behave.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

But he did already rank as a successful researcher in a very promising new field. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Still, she decided, it was a promising enough place to start. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She decided to go left, toward a part of the jungle she had yet to see, promising herself that if it got too frightening, she would turn back. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He’d acted like he had no hard feelings about the Super Soaker incident, was all smiles when he fell in beside me, promising to turn me into the biggest thing to ever hit town. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She winked at him and Josiah pulled her close, promising himself he would never ask her what it was about the mountain that caused her to stop there. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

That seemed like a promising sign, but I began to worry that instead of pushing my front teeth in, the rubber band might be pulling my back teeth forward. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The bottle rattled in my hand, promising me a break from my headache. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Which is his way of promising to keep quiet and sort of mocking me at the same time. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Earlier in his life, Bell chose to end his promising basketball career rather than have surgery on his knee. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

The Trivium, who had discovered a mound of pebbles which needed counting, followed no more, but stood at the edge shaking his fist, shouting horrible threats, and promising to rouse every demon in the mountains. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a promising place to start a career in art dealing. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Papa tried to make me feel better by promising to get me another dog right away, but I wouldn’t have it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ship’s mates had been free men, but the widow of the waterfront had written them a binder, promising to stand their ransom in such a case as this. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

After that, he could turn west for the shortcut anywhere that looked promising. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She said people had been promising her information for decades and never delivering it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Over the next two months the eminent photographer encouraged the boy's uneven but promising efforts at painting and block printing, and permitted Ruess to hang around his studio with his own sons, Neil and Cole. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who knows how many quarrels, false accusations, unnecessary dismissals, how many promising careers cut short can be attributed to a butler's slovenliness at the stage of drawing up the staff plan? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He pacified his conscience by promising himself a compensatingly harder self-discipline, purifications the more complete and thorough. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept talking about how the designated hitter in baseball was bad and why basketball was a commercial success and what teams looked promising in college football. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

When longing squeezed, then tossed her before running off promising to return and bounce her again like an India-rubber ball? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun had not risen above the horizon, but it cast a bright glow into the heavens, promising a fair day. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Smallpox also ruined the British plan to raise an army of slaves and indentured servants by promising them freedom after the war—the disease killed off most of the “Ethiopian regiment” even as it assembled. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

A tip had come in that Cuddy found promising. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Berkeley attracted the most promising young graduate students, hosted the most eminent visiting lecturers, pocketed the largest contributions from research foundations and garnered the lion’s share of public interest and acclaim. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I just hunched over my workbook, promising myself that I would never use the Palmer method outside the classroom. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you promising, Charley? You promised me a cup of coffee.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But he begged me to let a doctor examine my foot, promising me a giant piece of sesame candy if I did. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

She hasn't moved once from the front window, promising she'll make us all leave immediately if she hears a noise coming from the study. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

"You," he said, putting his arms around her and promising himself that it wouldn't be the last time, "are the bravest person I know." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He took an oath promising to tell the truth. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The young people take off for the Avenida, promising to be home early. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The rock, exhibiting a dearth of holds and coated with six inches of crumbly rime, did not look promising, but just left of the main prow was a shallow comer glazed with frozen meltwater. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But again, after this promising start, nothing happened. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His most promising scheme had involved getting a book 011 munitions from the library, constructing a bomb, and mailing it in plain paper to Myrna. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In early March 1941, we piled our belongings onto a wagon we'd scrounged for the move and said good-bye to our apartment, the last tie to our once promising life in the big city. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

She did not come alone, but had brought her mother with her—promising what spectacle Gabriel could not imagine, nor could he imagine how she had escaped her young man of the evening. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I sit at the island, poking at my cereal and promising myself that when she comes downstairs, I’ll say it. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Instead, I sent him a short text message, promising to call as soon as I could. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Before following the men north into the jungle, she dug her hands into the earth and narrowed her eyes, promising herself that this time she would not fail. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

So she prepared draughts of barley water, lettuce juice, and poppy seeds and poured them in me, promising they would bring sleep and forgetfulness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Nope, my sister says, all of five years old now, and promising me infinity. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

But the people whose world Kenna was supposed to be changing, it seemed, couldn’t disagree more, and when the results of all of the consumer research came in, Kenna’s once promising career suddenly stalled. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Even Bing Crosby, owner of a promising colt named High Strike, began goading Howard. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a curly-haired kid at stroke in the freshman boat, Don Hume, who looked particularly promising. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger had to keep hauling him out of the undergrowth, away from all the promising scents that their human noses couldn't pick up. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

More than ever he had the air of a teacher taking pains with a wayward but promising child. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I was too hungry and vexed to read, although the first one, Great Expectations, looked promising. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Caesar scouted a promising spot and they climbed trees, sleeping like raccoons. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The corporation’s directors were empowered to fatten its portfolio with other promising inventions and use them the same way. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He offered that up like some promising, sugary treat. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Now he has become the young Hamlet’s protector, promising to educate him well. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

One day in the trading center, more than three hundred Gule Wamkulu appeared on the road carrying empty coffins, promising to fill them with anyone who didn’t support the Life President. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

She replied just a few minutes later, promising to be there. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Throughout the campaign, Barack had criticized the president's leadership frequently and in detail, promising voters he would fix the many things he viewed as mistakes. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

You could never convince a monkey to give you a banana by promising him limitless bananas after death in monkey heaven. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The weather forecaster was promising clear skies by afternoon. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The very strange situation was that by coming nearer and nearer to the solution,” reflected the promising young German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg, “the paradoxes became worse and worse.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Her promising singing career was all that interested her. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe the sun; maybe the clots of green showing in the hills promising so much; maybe the contrast between Shadrack’s doomy, gloomy bell glinting in all that sweet sunshine. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She kept promising she would come home soon. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I am vigorously carrying on the money-raising campaign, and things look very promising . . . I’ll keep at it until somehow we get the money.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The whole premise of Joe’s struggle to stay in school was the prospect of a more promising future afterward. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Unexplored rooms hovered around them, promising rich histories and secrets. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He’s been promising we’d start science labs since the first day of school, but it’s been weeks. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Tying them in place took her some minutes more, and once she’d secured herself, she chose what looked like the most promising branch, coiled her spare rope again, and set off. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

This touched Celia, and she wrote a special note to Irinita encouraging her to keep up her Spanish and promising to teach her how to swim. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I am promising never to do anything like that again and asking Please don’t let papou die and swearing It was Clementine’s fault. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Five minutes later, she finished and left, promising to check back later. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He is promising me gold and gems, always promising, but this gold I have not seen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Thus the Viking science teams selected candidate latitudes for which there was more than one promising site. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ramsey, who referred to the plot as “the state of the game,” eventually agreed, and he lured Roan down into the canyon, promising him whiskey. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Rajesh had once been the most promising of the brothers—the nimblest, the supplest, the most charismatic, the most energetic, the most beloved and idolized by my father and his family. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Her lips moved, promising death, but no words came out. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as Mrs. Dodds was sure poor little Nancy was okay, promising to get her a new shirt at the museum gift shop, etc., etc., The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

As a result of such attitudes, the brilliant and promising Ionian experimental method was largely abandoned for two thousand years. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But with loving parents to take care of him, his future, though maybe not as bright and promising as his brothers! seemed secure. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I draw a row of paper dolls severed in the middle and two friends promising to someday put them back together again. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Then Blair and his friends filed out of the store, promising to return the next day. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

But the new language Bodega had spoken about seemed promising. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Hugo and I read the notices on the board for secondhand Legos, kittens needing homes, good-as-new washing machines for £10 OBO, and ads promising you hundreds of extra pounds in your spare time. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The panel was not promising: it consisted of three white men, all with ties to the ruling party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went to Aeolus, the King of the Winds, who had tried to help Ulysses, and asked him to sink the Trojan ships, promising him in return her loveliest nymph for his wife. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

By mid-June, all of the city’s motels and nearly all restaurants had abandoned race restrictions, with most of the rest promising to follow suit. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Adina looked into Tiara’s trusting face and thought about Alan holding out his arms, waiting to catch her, promising he would. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He paused, and for a moment assumed again his air of a schoolmaster questioning a promising pupil: “How does one man assert his power over another, Winston?” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

They gulped down their breakfast, then set off upstairs, Kreacher bowing them out and promising to have a steak-and-kidney pie ready for them when they returned. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The light was warm, promising more temperate weather in the near future, but even the sight of robins scrabbling for worms couldn’t brighten Ophie’s mood. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Like him promising again to let me shoot that mystery pistol. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Hence they were in a position to take advantage of the most promising wild plants. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

No doubt one day this valet would be commanding an army or managing a prince’s domain somewhere, for only the most promising boys become valets for the king. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I was hardly the promising student who had left him sixteen years earlier. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For example, Hawaiian history was repeatedly punctuated by revolts against repressive chiefs, usually led by younger brothers promising less oppression. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Galileo was right: the moons of Jupiter were a promising way of measuring longitude. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Ah, but you didn’t know what you were promising. And no one here can prevent you.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Was giving everything over to you, keeping up the game, promising to marry Peeta enough? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He knew that the Greeks without Achilles were inferior to the Trojans, and he sent a lying dream to Agamemnon promising him victory if he attacked. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus, they were seldom overlooked by schoolmasters who recommended promising students for study abroad. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, that’s promising, you think, as your next guest saunters into the hospital room. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I know he’s just promising to stop me from asking again. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the enlisted women were demobilized, they had to sign a pledge promising they’d do just that—not say anything about what they’d done. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The fields stretch out before us, green and promising. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The three boys made a pact, promising one another that if one boy got caught, he would take all the blame and not implicate the other two. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

In any case, it was no more than moderately busy on a good, hot, blue-skied, gorgeously promising morning in late July. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Life in Athens was off to a promising start. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Britain and France send a stern warning to Hitler, promising to support Poland if Germany threatens to invade. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The signs from Fortuna were more than promising. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said this coldly, without emotion, neither threatening nor sympathetic, exactly the way one would say: “The weatherman’s promising rain for tomorrow.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But mostly it was a heartwarmingly plain, sincere machine, promising good fun and few breakdowns; the sort of car that, especially in soft yellow, looked like nothing so much as a bar of soap. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaz’s endorsement put Mary on the engineering track, essentially promising a promotion when she successfully completed a few core courses. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Great. This story was all promising with the beautiful girl who has a crush on me and the mystery and the intrigue, and then I get whacked.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Some took flyers, promising to spread the word. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The peerless laboratory facilities and distinguished faculty of New Haven, Connecticut, attracted an especially promising crop of young researchers. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Grudgingly, my dad agreed, promising that if I made the appointment, he would go. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He jumps out of the passenger seat and slips into the driver’s side, promising to be back before prayer. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Just the fact that the place had a tree as a mascot seemed so promising. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

It was not in his nature to grow critical or weary in the rich, promising world of camping equipment. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not a very promising situation for a young lawyer. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mustang left the comer in her car, burning rubber, promising to bring her new boyfriend back to kill Mike. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fascinated by the promising texture of a brand-new book. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not a promising sign to see him moving in the direction of more weirdness. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Beatrice’s cheeks were full, which Roy took as a promising sign. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Teller believed a promising option to fuel a Super bomb would be to use tritium, a superheavy isotope of hydrogen. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Outside, the stones of Blackcliff are gentled by the dawn, and the cool air warms quickly, promising a scorching day. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

However, she had overheard something that didn’t sound too promising. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He even gets Michael up and he’s only three but there he is singing and promising to die for Ireland at the first opportunity.That’s what Dad calls it, the first opportunity. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

By the time he enrolled in the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, in 1973, Waterman had established a reputation as one of the most promising young alpinists in North America. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He only had two dollars and forty-six cents left over, but he put it all on the counter, promising himself to stop by tomorrow and settle up. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Sissy left after promising that she would come back on the first of the month with the magazines. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I did the same with my spouse, and hung up, promising a return by the end of one week. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

After a day, Oliver left for London, promising to join Robbie and me in Ghana. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I may get a raise is more promising than I might get a raise. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found out later that their fruit was too small and bitter and full of worms to be eaten, but right then the trees filled the air with the sweet promising scent of blossoms. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had begged to go, promising I would get up early and stay up late to do my work, but Maa said school was a waste for girls. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

They like to fell out of the wagon promising, but I said let’s wait till we stop to eat. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The Horner girls were clever young women, well-read and educated, with promising intellectual futures. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He somehow wound up promising to take her to a play after the competition. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“No one asks that kind of question. Believe me, if they have the children, you can forget about them. But Matsika’s kids might—I’m not promising anything—still be with the She Elephant.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Jill was Guzzo’s cousin, and he kept promising he was going to put in a good word for me with her. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Dr. Darwin knew Charles was going to have his first book published, an account of his voyage on the Beagle, and it was clear that he had a promising scientific career. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was in good spirits, rounding up her children for kisses and hugs and promising a treat after dinner. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

This was actually a lie, but it brought a promising hint of frown to his brow. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Well!” she went on; “you have a promising career before you. Be good—deserve it—and abide by Mr. Jaggers’s instructions.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“A minute ago you were all about what a great connection we have. Now you’re promising to disappear?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

There were in fact about twenty-six or -seven of them, half Owsla and the rest promising youngsters recommended by their Mark officers. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The results are very promising,” the doctor said, and he smiled. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Constance stood high above on the hilltop, keeping a lookout—actually doing what she’d been asked to do, which was promising. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But while Washington attempted to transcend the ideological wars of the 1790s, Burr seemed disposed to tunnel beneath the warring camps, then pop up on the side promising him the bigger tribute. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

One of the JV boats—the one Bobby Moch was steering, the one that now and then left the all-sophomore boat in its wake—also contained a couple of promising surprises, also sophomores. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And then, with the instructor promising not to let him sink, he tried. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The Bulls had won the Piedmont League pennant a few years back, and while they hadn’t yet repeated that feat, several promising new players had been recruited that year. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I left: promising to enroll in a French class and then forgot that promise as soon my plane landed back in New York. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

And always there is someone offering sweeter drinks, someone promising to keep them on a silver string. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both men, in the course of their inquiries, had picked up “promising leads.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because it might turn out that the fellow across the aisle was the guy you’d nearly blindsided at the freeway exit yesterday in order to beat him to a promising garage sale. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Guard Dennehy says I’m too young yet to be an outlaw and a father but I have a promising future in both departments. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I spotted a promising ad and drove over to an address on North Broward Boulevard. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The ominous clouds had moved closer to the island, and a strong wind came up, blowing sand and promising rain. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The group took his application with them, promising to get back to him when their investigation was completed. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

As he left the warrens of their camps and entered the woods, there were many promising signs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

If both Lawrence and Oppenheimer resigned, there would be little to keep McMillan, Alvarez, and other promising young physicists in Berkeley. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

At any rate, we seemed to stop at every promising clump of trees. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

When a person accepts the pardon, it indicates he or she is promising not to repeat the crime. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Here was he promising a woman to a poor man, and once he had been a poor man come into these very courts for his woman. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

With Bo promising that this would never happen again and with me mortified by the thought of his hands touching my body. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The MIA members proposed many candidates, and Gray interviewed the most promising. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Every single solution rose up quickly, its hand in the air—promising to be the answer. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Those meetings introduced him to an even more promising pool of like-minded Christians, the New Canaan Group, a Friday morning prayer breakfast typically attended by more than a hundred investment bankers and other professionals. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

That fall, while in Argentina for a polo tournament, Lin had stumbled upon some promising racehorses. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Johnny finally gave in after promising that he would do all the janitor work until he got a steady job when they would move again. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The packers were promising security guards for protection on public transportation. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They were promising her a thousand unknown stories, a thousand doors into worlds she had never seen before. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Since high school, Caleb has had six jobs, none very promising. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

But before he hurled it Poseidon came begging him to spare them and promising to keep them in order. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lie allowed his innate optimism to shine through, however, promising Tuve that “it will not be long now before we will have this trouble licked and will be able to go ahead satisfactorily.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Several stories said he was the most promising teen running back they’d seen in decades. That he had a shot at going pro.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But even through the iron bars Meggie could see nothing promising except for tall rhododendron bushes and a broad gravel drive that soon disappeared between them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

My father rushed in, announcing the arrival of the ambassadors from Norway and promising, upon their departure, his own news of great importance concerning Hamlet’s recent disposition. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

An American author named Frank Scoblete once wrote that slot machines “sit there like young courtesans, promising pleasures undreamed of, your deepest desires fulfilled, all lusts satiated.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But the bottom line was that we were far from poor and our future was promising, maybe even more promising for the fact that it couldn’t easily be planned. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

At the sideshow, a scruffy carnival barker was shouting through a megaphone, promising glimpses of “the most shocking errors of nature allowed on view by law” for a trivial fee. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The delicate blooming skin, the golden hair, the wide-set, modest, and yet promising eyes, the little mouth full of sweetness, caught attention and held it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the morning he left, promising to return in the summer. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kleptocracies with little public support run the risk of being overthrown, either by downtrodden commoners or by upstart would-be replacement kleptocrats seeking public support by promising a higher ratio of services rendered to fruits stolen. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

A few spots looked promising, but in the growing darkness, she couldn’t be certain. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He was slumped down in the seat so that just the top of his green hunting cap appeared in the window, looking like the tip of a promising watermelon. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrion had done what he could to buy their continued loyalty, promising Bronn and a dozen of his best men lands and knighthoods when the battle was won. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We looked, and it seemed to beckon to us, promising food and shelter. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clinton gave the silver ball to Daniel Taylor, a young officer, promising that Taylor would be promoted if he got the message to Burgoyne. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The page looks like the day—wrinkled and empty no longer promising anyone anything. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

It is no longer possible to stockpile materials well in advance; what today may be the most promising of insecticidal chemicals may be the dismal failure of tomorrow. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It will be her face America sees reassuring the nation in time of crisis, promising vengeance on the shores of the ROC. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

It seemed promising, but anything could be faked these days with a PC and flatbed scanner. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Whispering to him, promising to erase his illness. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He was on a tear, promising the crowd if he got to be president, the government was going to come in and set everything right, even run things if it had to. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Lyon’s performance won her a 1963 Golden Globe as most promising female newcomer. Sue Lyon, Kubrick's Lolita, dies aged 73 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z

Mr Putin, she says, is trying to change the world, promising people paradise and Utopia, when “Utopias don’t work in reality.” Coast of Utopia 2014-05-01T04:00:00Z

With all of the noted harms, why would a promising college freshman choose this unhealthy pattern? Perspective | New concern on college campuses: ‘drunkorexia,’ a combination drinking and eating disorder 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

But in November, following news of the first promising vaccine results, she saw an uptick that has continued to grow. Celebratory ‘vaxications’ are giving the travel industry a boost as it tries to recover from a pandemic-induced slump 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z

Devi opened a yoga studio on the Sunset Strip and started to teach "a commonsense exercise and relaxation system, utterly practical and wholesome, promising transformative results without the grunting agony of other physical culture regimens." Michelle Goldberg's book 'The Goddess Pose' paints vivid picture of yoga pioneer Indra Devi 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

Not that he is promising any hints of his grand conclusion in the latest batch of episodes. Television: Matthew Weiner Is Silent on ?Mad Men? Season Premiere 2012-03-07T12:55:00Z

Be ready to bluff Just pop your head in somewhere promising – a gallery, university or charity, say – and see if there’s something on. The secret world of liggers: ‘Free booze is everywhere’ 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z

She felt an obligation to solve the case, and was devastated each time she developed a promising theory or zeroed in on a suspect but failed to find sufficient evidence. Hunting — and Haunted by — a Serial Killer 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z

Amenities The spa wasn’t yet finished at my visit in October, but the bones were promising, with vaulted ceilings and treatments using local oils and wine-based products. Check In: Hotel Review: Castello di Casole in Tuscany 2013-07-03T16:44:43Z

So what are all these promising names promising? What to See and Experience in New York City This Spring 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z

Davis’s recent track record is not the only aspect that is promising; her chosen collaborators for this date are, too. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z

The Postcards Festival of circus and new work looks very promising at Jackson's Lane. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2012-06-01T16:29:00Z

Tim Miller’s film is likely to triumph if the screenwriters can get Wilson’s one-liners right, and so far this looks promising. Deadpool trailer is rude, crude and dangerously entertaining 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z

We splashed in the turquoise water and considered a sign promising a resort on the site, which falls within a national park. Jamaica Kincaid’s Antigua 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z

If the possibility of leather pants, behind-the-scenes peeks into the music world and stories of found family sound promising, start with “Rock Addiction.” It’s binge-reading season. Here are the genre-bending romance series to fuel your addiction. 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z

He also filmed on a closed set and forced cast and crew to sign an agreement promising not to mention the ending to anyone. Secrets of the Psycho shower 2010-03-29T21:00:00Z

And during my time there, what was most promising was that except for me, the people walking through this exhibit were white. Pittsburgh’s Underground Railroad, Preserved and Not 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z

Nor did the premise for Christie's program seem promising. William Christie, with small Les Arts Florissants group, works magic 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z

For fans, the sight of Williams and White joking and laughing in the video offers a welcome reminder of the pair’s promising past, and perhaps a hint at their future. | All Is Not Lost for the Civil Wars 2013-08-19T21:00:37Z

But there are promising factors pushing the highly deserving Amy towards it. Amy Winehouse Doc Ranks Among Highest-Earning Specialty Pictures In Years 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z

To many they represent not only their biggest financial liability but also a once promising investment gone sour. Learning to Love Your Home Loan 2011-01-26T23:00:00Z

She comes across an article about an e-reading start-up promising “to bring a revolution to book publishing” — one of several proposed “Netflix for books” projects that have thankfully failed to achieve Netflix-level success. A Tech Insider Stylishly Chronicles Her Industry’s ‘Uncanny Valley’ 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z

But to fully live up to where we are today, the "Gossip Girl" reboot should feature queer identity and relationships beyond the tangential — which its writers are already promising they'll deliver. Sex and the City and Gossip Girl must learn from mistakes in reboots 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z

I studied their theories and drew up a short list of promising suspects to inspect in person. My Quest for Atlantis 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z

One of the most promising methods is based on the attachment theory of parenting: good relationships are built on secure attachments, ones that are engaged and emotionally responsive. Couples Therapists Confront the Stresses of Their Field 2012-03-02T23:38:39Z

Six years earlier, Scalise had brought redfish from the Gulf of Mexico to Washington, promising to cook it for his roommates. For this politician, leaving Congress for good means saying goodbye to old roommates 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z

This new show, which will be released by Audible, plants its feet on either side of the political divide, promising to pummel liberals and conservatives alike. 13 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z

For their promising rise since then, the designers cite the help they’ve gotten from all over the fashion world, including fellow designers like Prabal Gurung, who has mentored them and wears their clothes, too. Fast-rising design duo uses the big city as a muse 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

Still, Crispian ultimately tries to win her over with money, promising her a vacation in Paris. I Know Where You Lived Last Summer 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z

Many show promising antibiotic activity, he told the Observer. Could ants be the solution to antibiotic crisis? 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z

Both "Thor" and last weekend's champ "Fast Five" are making for a promising start to summer after a lengthy downturn at the domestic box office. "Thor" set for thunderous debut at box office 2011-05-06T00:14:44Z

Smith himself wasn't immune to the trappings of rap success, and tells of how drug-taking and laziness put paid to his promising music career. This week's new live comedy 2012-06-01T23:06:09Z

He also shared the most promising playwright prize for his debut play The Herd, at London's Bush Theatre, about tensions at a family gathering. Henry honoured at theatre awards 2014-01-28T13:57:42Z

Months later a retired cop gets a letter from a man identifying himself as the culprit and promising much bigger mayhem, and the race to find him begins. Spring brings bounty of new titles for book lovers 2014-04-16T21:15:04Z

About that… At 6:30 Friday evening I closed my computer, after promising you guys that I would report back on Monday morning. Motherlode: Please Don't Say "Break a Leg" 2011-03-07T14:44:06Z

Still, this was a promising opener to a show with fascinating questions about love, loyalty and family at its heart. The Americans recap: Season one, episode one: Pilot 2013-05-27T23:20:26Z

Also using a large ensemble, it begins with promising, dreamlike opacity as a scattering of men and women, both topless in white briefs, move in unpredictable clusters. Dance Review: Parade of Bodies and Tame Exoticism 2011-05-16T21:30:09Z

The honorees emphasized the need to continue investing in the arts as the country begins to move beyond the pandemic, with Allen promising to “keep my hands on the plow with our young people.” The Toasts Are Mimed, but the Kennedy Center Honors Return 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z

Otherwise, “if he or anyone else has a night where they may have some flexibility, you can always try to walk in,” with 5 p.m. being the most promising entry time. Review | Why do restaurants ask for a credit card to hold a reservation? A few bad apples. 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z

So she left home, promising her father that she would mail him every other paycheck to save. What Is Former Wonder Woman Lynda Carter Doing These Days? 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z

He was told that if he would write Acheson a letter promising to abstain from political statements he would get his career back. Singer Robeson's granddaughter recalls fight against racism 2014-05-07T01:23:34Z

Bryan Jacobs, a Coca-Cola engineer who worked on this transition, told me in an interview that early on, refrigeration technicians in Europe recommended another promising path instead. Coca-Cola’s biggest challenge in greening its operations is its own global marketing strategy 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z

To be honest, I still have trouble reconciling this identity with some pre-existing idea of myself — resisting the concept of victimhood, perhaps; still wanting to think of myself as successful and promising rather than damaged. Surviving vs. thriving: How "I May Destroy You" is helping to shatter my shame 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z

Latkes might not seem like the most promising candidates to turn into cookies, but leave it to Food Editor Emma Laperruque to work her magic and do just that. 13 holiday classics turned into cookies 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z

But the industry’s publicity and marketing machine is promising a number of technologically and aesthetically pioneering novelties, along with offerings to reinforce companies’ reputations for craftsmanship and heritage. Special Report: Watches: Lots of Novelties Heading to Geneva Show 2012-01-16T13:09:03Z

That term suggests a promising talent from whom we will expect greater things later. Books of The Times: ‘In Times of Fading Light’ Spans Generations in Germany 2013-08-13T19:37:43Z

A game show asks questions about African American history, promising 40 acres and a mule as the prize. Review | Daring idea, but flawed e xecution, in ‘Day of Absence’ 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z

Agents and bookers took to frequenting the club, looking for promising talent and sometimes signing up newcomers on the spot. Rick Newman, Whose Comedy Club Made Careers, Dies at 81 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z

To encourage passengers to bring smaller bags, easyJet recently introduced a “cabin bag guarantee,” promising that any bag that was no bigger than 50 by 40 by 20 centimeters would fly in the cabin. The Getaway: Beware the Fees on Europe’s Budget Airlines 2013-07-03T16:44:13Z

Street Station by China Miéville China Miéville, poster boy for the so-called "new weird", is one of the most interesting and promising writers to appear in the last few years in any genre. Carlos Ruiz Zaf?n's top 10 20th-century gothic novels 2010-06-02T09:17:00Z

“I was a promising young drunk,” he tells us, “bad with women and an easy vomiter.” Review: With ‘The Correspondence,’ a New Contender in the Ring 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z

The main emotion that “SOUNDspace” produced was excitement: excitement about sounds, and about the development of this talented choreographer, the most promising one in tap right now. Dance Review: Michelle Dorrance and Dorrance Dance at St. Mark’s Church 2013-01-22T21:49:07Z

In the morning, the Rev. Al Sharpton gave a fiery Oscar-related sermon at the First African Methodist Episcopal Church here, promising wrath on advertisers if they continued to support a monoracial Academy Awards telecast. Oscars 2016: Doubts Swirl on Viewers and Chris Rock’s Approach as Host 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z

It is also, as it does biennially, promising that the Olympics will be a great launch platform to promote its midseason shows. Upfronts Watch: NBC Tries to Turn Around Its Turnaround 2013-05-13T18:04:02Z

The movie begins with a promising, characteristically energetic Miller-esque whoosh of swooping cameras, brisk editing, pops of colors and a sense of urgency. ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ Review: Desire, Once Upon a Time 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z

The watersports guide sent us off by promising an “amazing time” around sunset on the May River. Close to Nature (and a Nice Pool) in South Carolina 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z

Four years ago, on the back of promising to restore the baths, the Lib Dems ousted Labour from office in Camden for the first time in years. Making a splash: newly restored Kentish Town baths reopen 2010-07-26T17:50:00Z

He once told a crowd to beat up a guy who was heckling him, promising to pay the legal fees for anyone delivering a knuckle sandwich. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: What is Trump’s eternal fate? The Legions of Darkness have some thoughts. 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z

The Hollywood star's foray into the literary world may be met with cynicism in some quarters, but this is a promising debut from a most unlikely source. Palo Alto by James Franco ? review 2011-01-02T00:05:12Z

Upon Mary’s premature death, her Protestant half sister Elizabeth assumed the throne, promising a more tolerant attitude toward religious differences. Review | Ken Follett returns once again to Kingsbridge in ‘A Column of Fire’ 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z

“What started as something not very promising due to our different backgrounds became so much more,” says Sunil. How we met: 'He was very sexy but also very honest and good' 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z

If you scrape away the bluster, what is President Trump promising? If Donald Trump’s America is Hell, who is Satan? 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z

It also pointed the way toward a promising third season in which the show might become even more ambitious. "Justified": A poignant end to a bloody season 2011-05-05T12:06:00Z

Two years later, some promising results have come into view. A Musician’s Turn to Improvisation Bears Fruit 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z

But DeVito keeps fluffing his short line, promising the circus audience “advancements” instead of “amazements”. On the set of Dumbo with Tim Burton: ‘Like meeting up with your teenage boyfriend’ 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z

It was promising work, except that she wanted the actors to be puppets, not people. Gerry Anderson, 83, Dies; Made Futuristic Puppets 2012-12-28T06:47:23Z

Some of the most promising projects on show in Milan this week will wrestle with those challenges. Design: Furniture Designers Are Shifting Focus 2010-04-11T14:52:00Z

Many public health experts in the UK believe they are witnessing an unnecessary tragedy, and that failure to promote the most promising method of helping people quit smoking is endangering the lives of millions. The great vape debate: are e-cigarettes saving smokers or creating new addicts? 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z

“I won’t force them; I’m just going to have a lot of angry customers,” she says, promising refunds if the cats don’t cooperate. Inside D.C.’s first cat cafe, where you can cuddle by the hour 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z

The greatest challenge for designers may be the unintended consequences of promising ideas. Design That’s Got Users in Mind 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z

Not easily daunted, Mr. Rich is adamant that beauty is the style world’s next frontier, a promising arena for giddy theatrics and nervy self-invention. Richie Rich, the ’90s Club Kid, Goes Virtual for Beauty 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z

Investigative stories such as this past Sunday’s exposé of abuses at Colorado’s “sober-living homes” — which already has the state legislature promising reform — will become even more important in the pecking order. Perspective | Is this strip-mining or journalism? ‘Sobs, gasps, expletives’ over latest Denver Post layoffs. 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z

Charles Isherwood The spring season on Broadway has a few promising productions with first-rate actors, perhaps most appealingly a second helping of the great Mark Rylance in the London import “Jerusalem.” The Week Ahead: Jan. 9 ? 15 2011-01-07T17:43:18Z

But Shu-Yi Chou, one of the founders of the promising all-male company “Horse,” seen last year at the Joyce Theater, doesn’t convincingly evoke a coherent theatrical universe from these activities. Dance Review: Leafy Carpets of Laughter, Hints of Wartime and a Quirky Coltrane Score 2010-10-04T21:11:00Z

“We wish Keith nothing but the best and trust that his skill and ability will lead him to another promising endeavor.” Keith Olbermann and ESPN are parting ways again 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z

At the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, two documentaries debuted about famously prickly pop-cultural figures, but despite that promising first scene, “Val” would rather recontextualize the actor as a misunderstood softy. Cannes Film Festival: ‘Val,’ ‘The Velvet Underground’ and Famous Jerks 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z

She has watched promising romances wither around it. The Coaches’ Game Plan: Beat Cancer, Get Married 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z

We are also learning that the reason many promising young actresses disappear is because they have been blacklisted or even terrorized out of the movie business. Louis C.K. and Hollywood’s Canon of Creeps 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z

His daughter from his first marriage is said to be a promising young doctor. Review: ‘Brief Candle in the Dark,’ by Richard Dawkins, Puts Intellect Over Intimacy 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z

The series follows the promising young players and their coaches following the team’s expulsion from their private school league for being “too good.” What’s on TV This Week: ‘Industry’ and ‘Transhood’ 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z

Sookie suggests he quit reminiscing and get into his coffin so she can kill him already, promising that she’ll never forget him. RECAP: True Blood Series Finale: All's Well That Ends 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z

“I’ve changed,” he said, promising to try and be nicer than in previous years. Watch Ricky Gervais Roast Caitlyn Jenner at the Golden Globes 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z

Tom Cruise stars as the aggrieved former U.S. military officer in sequel "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back", promising "a level of unique brutality" in the new film based on Lee Childs' books. Tom Cruise promises 'unique brutality' in 'Jack Reacher' sequel 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z

Researchers at institutions like New York University and Johns Hopkins have yielded promising results administering psilocybin to cancer patients to relieve anxiety, combat obsessive-compulsive disorder and even treat addiction to other drugs. How LSD ‘Microdosing’ Saved Ayelet Waldman’s Marriage 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z

Later, in the late 1980s, while visiting Vermont with his wife to scope out promising American styles, he looked up Carhartt in a phone book, called the company on a whim and secured an appointment. When the Heart Belongs to Carhartt 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z

Pushkin, however, is himself similarly tantalizing, since many of his most promising stories exist only as fragments. Capturing the essence of Pushkin, the revered poet killed in a duel at 37 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z

Nothing is packaged or shipped with a colorful collection of labels promising that the product is "bio" or "organic." The culinary traditions of mainland Europe’s only indigenous people 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z

I wasn’t just upset that a promising relationship might be ending. Perspective | Ghosting is normal now. That’s completely bonkers. 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z

As we left, we passed a man leading a friend by the arm and promising, “Wait till you see Fremont Street . . . woo-hoo!” Instead of wandering the seamy Vegas Strip, seek out these two oases of calm 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z

The scholarship, based at the University of Pennsylvania, invests in promising artists to help them begin their careers. Final Round of Annenberg Fellowships Announced 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports Summerfest issued a statement early Friday promising “a thorough investigation.” Lizzo says security guard manhandled 2 staffers in Milwaukee 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z

By the final afternoon, I was promising myself that if I’d just get in this last run without getting hurt, I’d be done. Generation B: It?s All Downhill From Here 2010-03-25T23:02:00Z

A flapperish, mouse-colored tunic like the one Rachel modeled seemed promising but, on consideration, better suited to the daughters of my friends. | AllSaints Spitalfields: The Rugged Charm of Jack the Ripper?s London 2010-06-09T01:28:00Z

Now, again, with services like iCloud, the tech industry is promising us all the space we need. It’s Almost 2019. Do You Know Where Your Photos Are? 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z

He won the Clarence Derwent Award, given to promising newcomers, for the Broadway work in Graham Greene's comedy "The Complaisant Lover." Comic performer Gene Wilder kept his serious side off camera 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z

The combination of cast and circumstance sounded like a promising recipe for a Molotov cocktail. Theater Review: ‘Orphans,’ With Alec Baldwin, at the Schoenfeld Theater 2013-04-19T02:00:01Z

Dukelsky, “one of the most promising new talents of contemporary Brazilian literature,” was the enigmatic ringleader who brought them all together in the late 1990s to write for his pioneering webzine, Orangutan. Novels From Around the World Examine Kinship and Conflict 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z

He then performed Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire, promising to celebrate the 75th anniversary of his singing career in 2012. Andy Williams dies aged 84 2012-09-26T14:36:07Z

This year’s promising season marks a rare ray of light in an otherwise gloomy outlook for Lebanon’s economy which is struggling with massive public debt after years of low growth. Back on the map: Lebanon hopes for best tourist season in years 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z

No doubt the nostalgia research unit at Southampton University will be a project to follow, and the website already lists a number of promising publications and academic collaborations. The lost promise of nostalgia: What modern pop culture gets wrong 2014-03-16T20:00:00Z

On that happy note, we’ll catch you up on some of our more promising dates of 2015, which left in their wake a little disappointment, a life lesson and a glimmer of hope. Date Lab year in review: More fizzle than bedazzle, but a lot of fun was had 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z

This year’s grab bag, like those of years past, is a mixed one, of award winners, nonwinners, promising shorts and meh shorts. Sundance Short Film Festival Review: Bite-Size Samplings From Park City 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z

It happened again Friday morning when the Republican presidential candidate held the media hostage for nearly an hour after promising a major news announcement. It’s time for TV news to stop playing the stooge for Donald Trump 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z

It's a promising enough conceit - a stressed, untrustworthy but inherently decent guy trying to play the role model - but the day takes awkward, implausible turns, jumping from violence to stone-skipping in the harbor. Capsule reviews of new movies 2013-01-16T20:59:09Z

BERKELEY, Calif. — A vain politician runs for the presidency, short on specifics but long on bluster, inveighing against a religious minority and promising to make America prosperous again. A Play Timed to Trump’s Candidacy Asks What If 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z

Though flawed and rowdy, Malaysia’s democracy is preferable to the nanny authoritarian state of neighboring Singapore, and it has lately thrown up some promising young politicians. T Magazine: Beyond the Melting Pot 2011-05-16T19:45:36Z

But it is, at least, an initial roundup of what looks promising. Edinburgh fringe frenzy 2010-06-10T12:27:00Z

The most promising was Feels, a new Los Angeles quartet formerly known as Raw Geronimo. Sold-out Burger a-Go-Go Fest celebrates girl punk in Santa Ana 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z

They are the men next door, promising undying affection and emotional stability — a cliché, perhaps, but one more appealing than the last. In Country Music, Nice Guys Finish First (for Now) 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z

But with new and promising friendships developing throughout, we’re reminded that if we take the time to forgive others — and ourselves — moving on can be a hopeful journey, too. 6 Y.A. Novels That Showcase the Power of Teenage Friendship 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z

Scheeren is a promising young architect, but the documentary does him no favours. Memo to Venice Architecture Biennale: architecture before architect, per favore 2012-08-29T13:13:06Z

On Thursday, after pushing Ms. Taymor aside, the producers were no longer promising that the shoe number would survive. A Broadway Superlative for All the Wrong Reasons 2011-03-13T23:28:26Z

“She has a promising future as an actor in television or movies.” The Breakout Stars of 2020 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z

The first disc to emerge from the partnership with the Swedish orchestra for Sony is hugely promising. Schumann: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 2010-07-15T20:59:00Z

Nevertheless, the pair's future seems promising after they exchange numbers at a party. "Sex Lives" stars on how their characters are "more powerful" in their sexuality this year 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z

Hollywood is left right where it was 12 months ago, finishing the year quietly and looking ahead to a promising lineup to turn its fortunes around next year. Movie crowds dip to 16-year low as apathy lingers 2011-12-28T20:32:11Z

With its vastly increased area, near-invisible structure, and strategic reuse of what is already there, the Tiger Territory at least points a promising way forward. London Zoo's new Tiger Territory: built for the animals first, and visitors second 2013-03-20T18:32:11Z

To not be late, Jeremiah had his staff whisk him to dinner directly from the park, where he’d drawn cheers for promising to “dismantle” the department. Americans want justice for George Floyd. Keith Ellison is in charge of getting it. 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z

When the president’s unmarried adult daughter discovers she is pregnant after a one-night stand, her loved ones are shocked, let down, and worried about her promising future. Television Review: ‘1600 Penn,’ on NBC, With Pullman, Gad and Elfman 2013-01-09T18:12:03Z

Much enamoured, Jack posted a link on his Facebook wall, promising a personal live appearance and "absolute vibe marathon" at the house of anyone who would buy the fox. Clubs picks of the week 2013-02-16T06:00:10Z

Last September she appeared before the Communities and Local Government select committee after Bill Grimsey, the former boss of Wickes and Iceland, criticised the Portas pilot scheme for "promising the earth but delivering little". Mary Portas: 'I'm one of the best in the world at retail' 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z

And at least writing brought her a windfall: the £30,000 Evening Standard award for most promising playwright. Nina Raine: a great ear for anger 2010-10-11T21:00:00Z

“Everyone and everything had a song to sing” in La Paz until the mayor is fired and Don Pepe, the candidate promising silence, is voted into office. The perfect children’s book for kids who won’t be quiet 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z

When the parcel arrived, containing, according to the blurb, something by "one of our finest science writers", promising to blend "science, art, literature, the everyday" – well, to me, that sounded like Christmas had arrived early. Anatomies by Hugh Aldersey-Williams; Extremes by Kevin Fong – review 2013-02-24T00:07:13Z

"Don't be. This is so promising. Let's help make it better." For Maya Sloan, ghostwriting Jenners' YA book just part of fiction fun 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z

Still, it was a promising night at the opera, in more ways than one. A younger audience for a classic opera at the Kennedy Center 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z

I was uplifted, smiling when I set off for home, my hand on my heart, promising to return. Paul Theroux’s Mexican Journey 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z

After last year’s marathon-length, overtly political ceremony became a ratings disaster, the academy attempted to retool its format — promising a shorter, more accessible show. Oscars 2019: ‘Green Book’ wins best picture, bringing some controversy to an otherwise surprisingly smooth show 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z

But in most cases the hands here are less genuinely magical than searching and promising. Art in Review: ‘I Am the Magic Hand’ and Antony: ‘The Cut’ 2013-06-27T20:04:50Z

For a more thrilling experience, board the Thunder Jet promising 30 minutes of splashes, stunts and 360-degree spins. Tour Sydney like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: How to relax, eat and explore like a royal 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z

He must have also been among the least promising. Last night's TV 2010-05-25T07:00:00Z

When Ms. Rowland wasn’t promising delights or giving bedroom instructions, she was singing about relationships under stress from divided loyalties, jealousy, broken promises and outright abuse. Music Review: Kelly Rowland and The-Dream at the Best Buy Theater 2013-05-31T22:04:52Z

The music is always heading somewhere promising; the guitars ping, swoop, peal and buzz. Playlist: Younger Folk, Older Folk, Noises Tempered and Psychedelic 2010-10-15T16:58:00Z

The company is promising customers who order the runway items — outerwear, makeup and accessories — that they will receive them within seven weeks, versus the normal four- to six-month lag between the runway and the rack. Watching the Catwalk, and Clicking ?Add to Cart? 2010-09-13T23:42:00Z

At the podium, she thanks Julianne first, calls the film a "labor of love," and thanks her husband Warren Beatty, who won a Golden Globe for "most promising newcomer" in 1962. Live-blogging the Golden Globe ceremony: Melissa Leo 2011-01-17T03:00:07Z

It's an impressive debut for a promising playwright. 'American Falls' at Atwater Village Theatre grapples with damage from the implosion of the American dream 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z

As protests spread across the country, they have been accompanied by open letters calling for — and promising — change at white-dominated institutions across the arts and academia. Artists and Writers Warn of an ‘Intolerant Climate.’ Reaction Is Swift. 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z

It's gentle, subtly played, often funny and quite promising. Whites, Harry and Paul and The Born Free Legacy 2010-09-29T07:00:00Z

While it’s promising to see an acclaimed series tackle this type of difficult subject matter so deftly, attitudes about what constitutes “women’s entertainment” may also end up limiting the cultural impact. War at home: how Big Little Lies deftly dissects domestic violence 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z

The duo last played in the UK at Wireless festival in 2007, but the chances of new live shows are not promising. Daft Punk to release studio album after signing deal with Columbia 2013-01-28T10:38:46Z

A bitter small-town gymnast clinging to her third-place Olympics win a decade earlier is persuaded to coach a promising local talent but isn't too keen on having her thunder stolen. Summer Sneaks 2015: The List 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

A Christian ceremony followed, with Shaina and Frank saying their own vows, both promising to share the last dark chocolate peanut butter cup. On Love: Shaina Vinayek and Frank DiGiovanni 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

“Infiltration” is the busiest and most surreal episode of this season so far, but it also sets up some promising disasters. ‘UnREAL’ Season 2, Episode 5: Somebody Do Something 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z

Sundance also wants to maintain a good relationship with filmmakers and stars it thinks are promising, so it tries to cooperate with requests. The Carpetbagger: Sundance: The Politics of Picking an Opening-Night Film 2014-01-17T18:27:19Z

Walk into the self-help section of any bookstore, and you’ll be confronted with titles by gurus of every stripe, promising to help you overhaul your life. 6 Podcasts to Help You Get Organized 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z

This year, there are many more promising film adaptations of novels that our critics have enjoyed, which means it’s time to get reading. These eight movie adaptations are headed our way. But first you should pick up the book. 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z

The developer Bioware is promising better combat and - hurrah! - more varied and meaningful side missions... Infinity Blade ? review 2010-12-19T00:06:23Z

Episode-opening images don’t get more promising than this: the sight of Don Eladio, the backslapping Mexican drug lord, diving blissfully into his backyard pool. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 3, Episode 4: Chicken vs. Ice Cream 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z

For many promising young designers showing at New York Fashion Week, their most important potential client won’t be in the front rows at Lincoln Center, but perhaps at home in the White House. Michelle Obama, Wooing The First Dresser 2012-02-11T00:13:20Z

My first stop did not initially seem promising. Pursuits: 5 Stops on a California Cheese Trail 2013-05-29T16:36:55Z

After several years of contests that were panned by critics and many viewers, the producers are promising more input from professional music producers, more entertaining performances by contestants and fewer distractions from surprise guests. Smug?s Out, Talent?s in at ?Idol? 2011-01-19T00:13:12Z

But, Tim said, it was hard to cultivate a promising dynamic when Molly seemed so bluntly opposed to the things that got him excited. Date Lab: He expressed his likes. She expressed her dislike. 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z

Because in light of some promising industry trends, there may be more travel opportunities in 2017 than you think. The 2017 travel forecast: Reduced demand could result in vacation bargains 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z

Training the body’s immune system to fight disease now offers the most promising developments in the effort to battle cancer. 8 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

Beneath nearly every product on these shelves was a label promising a deal: buy one, get one free; 10 for $10. What’s New in the Supermarket? A Lot, and Not All of It Good 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z

I joined the line with a National Hockey League scout for the New Jersey Devils on his way to a tournament to look at promising teenage skaters. Where Trails Are for Skating, Not Hiking 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z

The aftermath was unpleasant: family upheaval, a mother’s tears and a promising career cut short. Ozawa: A pioneer who dedicated his life to Western music 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z

Conservatives select a promising young woman, Margaret Thatcher, as their candidate for Finchley. David Kynaston’s ‘Modernity Britain: 1957-1962’ 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z

Three hundred acres’ worth, some 60 miles outside the District, a place reputed to have a more promising deer-to-hunter ratio, and we were invited to hunt it. I shot a deer for Thanksgiving. Here’s why. 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z

Rev looks quite promising, in a gentle kind of way. Rev and The Interceptors 2010-06-29T07:00:00Z

Well it sounds pretty promising, with a few notable exceptions. Should the Avatar universe expand? 2010-08-12T15:22:00Z

About a year after promising to be life partners, when both were single and 18, they unexpectedly became pregnant with a boy. If We’re 40 and Single, Let’s Get Married. Deal? 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z

And in June this year, still low season in Kanas, hotels were already full, a promising sign for several more still under construction in villages such as Hom. Myth and majesty in China’s Xinjiang ‘lake district’ 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z

“We told him so, in no uncertain terms, and he apologized – promising not to repeat his errors.” Woman 'horrified' by gym's body-shaming promotional email for former customers 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z

IS wants to do away with “false idols”, promising instead an Islamic caliphate that threatens to be as extreme as it is thuggish. Stones that speak 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

Though fond of switching up angles and adding hand-held camerawork into the mix, Mr. Ahluwalia seems to resist indulging the many promising characters that populate this sub rosa scene. ‘Miss Lovely,’ About Indian Exploitation Films 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z

Now independent since 2006, the Adriatic nation sandwiched between Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Albania is quickly enticing Western travelers with a promising mix of history, beauty and culture. Next Stop: Uncovering Charms in Montenegro’s Capital 2013-09-05T13:01:37Z

Scandinavia seems more promising, but getting there is expensive and dangerous, and requires some agonizing choices. ‘Flee’ Review: From Kabul to Copenhagen 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z

"Hancock" is filled with promising moments, delivers on none, and cravenly introduces an origin story built on interracial love and racist violence only to drop it without further comment. Superheroes suck! 2010-05-06T11:01:00Z

He’s a big-mouthed bully who channels his rabid fans’ ugliest emotions of anger and fear while promising to “reignite the torch of American genius and greatness.” Review: In ‘The Innocent Have Nothing to Fear,’ the Future Looks Like Now 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z

But there are promising trends in public education. Parents want elementary pupils to learn foreign languages -- but where?

His “very liberal” sisters are his business partners and he convinces them to submit a proposal by promising they’d use local help from both sides of the border. What Is the Status of Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Wall’? 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

There's a sense of missed opportunity, with a promising situation thinly developed. The Aftermath by Rhidian Brook – review 2013-06-03T07:30:01Z

She was cast in a promising drama – Away We Go, directed by Sam Mendes from Dave Eggers’ script – that ultimately disappointed. Maya Rudolph: ‘I'm not a woman in comedy. I'm a comedian' 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z

It’s not a promising sign when Romeo and Juliet lock eyes across a crowded ballroom and their expressions read as, “Hey.” Review: Joffrey Ballet Returns With a Muddled ‘Romeo’ 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z

First takes on the show were promising – Caprica drew praise from the Guardian, the Onion AV Club and the Chicago Tribune after its initial episode. Has Caprica lived up to the promise? 2010-03-31T10:05:00Z

Exhibitors pack their booths with work by promising newcomers and talk them up relentlessly, hoping they will break through with the collectors and critics who wander the aisles. A Century of Mexican Creativity at Art Basel Hong Kong 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z

It harks back to the electronic austerity of her 2004 debut CD, “Goodies,” which may be why Ciara starts the album promising that she’s “back on my job, and back up in my track.” Critics? Choice: New Cds: Just Glad to Grab the Mike 2011-01-04T01:07:08Z

When I resume my walk, I see a promising tree and carefully step down the steep slope for a look. Rochester, N.Y., blooming with appeal

Her “The Help” costar Viola Davis headlines ABC’s heavily hyped “How to Get Away With Murder,” while Halle Berry was at the center of the promising but ultimately unfulfilling “Extant” this past summer on CBS. Octavia Spencer’s strange teen soap: Is this really the best role TV could give her? 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z

These paintings form an impressive demonstration of headlong development, but they suggest an artist still in transition, moving toward a promising future, which is exactly where Mr. Ofili, at 46, should be right now. ‘Chris Ofili: Night and Day,’ a Survey at the New Museum 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z

Theatre Deli is also offering space to promising young theatremakers in exchange for a few shifts on reception. Theatre Delicatessen: the pick-and-mix performers 2012-07-31T13:09:21Z

Sandwiched between the music of Joni Mitchell and Jackson Browne on the car radio was a promising new voice whose sound fit right in with theirs. Rita Wilson at Café Carlyle 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

Armed with a marker, she would scrutinize TV scheduling grids and entertainment magazines, highlighting promising new shows and old favorites as she often built her evenings around the network's schedule. The programming schedule remains an important part of TV 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z

After dozens of public meetings and presentations, the Smithsonian altered the plan, restoring the entry pavilions and promising the Haupt garden would be retained. Smithsonian abandons $2 billion expansion plan unveiled in 2014 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z

Then we experienced the usual showbiz games -- people promising the moon, deals falling through. 'Mike's Place' tells the true story of terror in a Tel Aviv blues bar 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z

Just this month, Forbes reported that he still owned shares in a shipping fund despite promising to divest last year. Don’t sleep on Wilbur Ross 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z

There are promising moments of affecting sentiment at the conclusion of Muldoon’s score, in ballads that seem to offer unlikely resolution, before Francie yanks it away with a still indeterminate rage. Review: In ‘The Butcher Boy,’ an Anti-Coming of Age Story 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z

There are aisles in garden centres promising ever-greener sward, with no moss and weeds. Why you should turn your lawn into a meadow 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z

Marketing Time in a Bottle Pays Off THE beauty industry, long promising to stop or at least stave off time, is finding a way to market it. Skin Deep: Time-Release Products Prove Popular—Skin Deep 2012-08-08T19:07:22Z

Rodarte used to be promising, but it was more art than clothing.  | Rodarte Wins! 2011-02-17T01:31:52Z

Like any sampler of new work, the American Tap Dance Foundation’s “Rhythm in Motion” showcase needs only to introduce a promising voice or an intriguing experiment to count as worthwhile. Review: ‘Rhythm in Motion,’ a Tap Dance Showcase, at Theater at the 14th Street Y 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z

And the signals from audiences are not promising so far. Small Clubs Are Where Rock History Is Made. How Many Will Survive? 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z

Key wrote that verse because the British were promising the Black enslaved people freedom if they fought alongside them in the Revolutionary War. Black people who celebrate the Fourth of July should totally pay these penalties 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z

Vancouver Art Gallery will open two exhibitions on June 28 that look extremely promising: “Painted Past: A History of Canadian Painting,” and “On Stage: Recent Acquisitions.” Going to B.C.? 2 art exhibits to see 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z

The title of Levan Koguashvili’s promising debut feature, “Street Days,” is a reference to the difficult period in his native Georgia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. | 'Street Days': Addicted and Adrift in Post-Soviet World 2011-01-19T22:44:25Z

He knew it was a long shot, but he tore out an order form anyway, and mailed it with a note promising to pay the watchmaker once he was freed. In History?s Lost and Found, One Soldier?s Watch 2011-06-22T20:38:52Z

When we were discharged I had to sign a piece of paper promising I wouldn’t use a kettle for 24 hours. Four years, 40 negative tests: why being young and infertile sucks 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z

With national reach, they’re also promising to expand a restaurant’s footprint and brand recognition beyond the immediate neighborhood. As Food Deliveries Boom, So Do Ghost Kitchens 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z

I try to think of it – shelving a promising career for your much-loved spouse’s ambitions – and I get a little sad. Why I love… Michelle Obama 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z

But it was the promising start of a trilogy that now resumes with “Finders Keepers,” which feels very much like a middle volume. Review: Stephen King Leaps Through Time in ‘Finders Keepers’ 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z

With Farah about to enter medical school, Hayet frets that her promising future will be derailed if she continues provoking authority. Review: In ‘As I Open My Eyes,’ Feeling a Revolution Coming 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z

As a subject for ballet — better suited to the evocation of fluid emotional states than historical fact — it sounds promising. Review: ‘Anastasia,’ a Grand Duchess or a Great Pretender? 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z

I know what got mine, having spent my final hour in Edinburgh at The 100 Greatest Beekeepers in Switzerland, Ever, a free fringe show promising a mix of both genres. Poet, comedian, or both? 2010-08-27T16:10:00Z

"The Red Shoes," too, is about transformation; a promising dancer becomes a great artist, and a woman who cared only about dance finds herself changed — albeit doomed — by love. 'Black Swan' director Darren Aronofsky ushers a 'wereswan' onto the screen 2010-12-02T21:56:00Z

He also bought promising URLs, including Mail.com, which he built into an email portal business and eventually sold at a profit. You Don’t Know Much About Jay Penske. And He’s Fine With That. 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z

ITV1's factual lineup features Mugged, a documentary from director Brian Hill promising to take a "fresh look" at the petty crime by focusing on the human stories behind the statistics. ITV1 to launch Perspectives arts strand 2011-03-31T12:45:48Z

I think you’re good to be so thoughtful, and it’s a promising sign both that he’s sharing gradually and that you’ve chosen to be respectful of his timetable. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: How to talk to your boyfriend about the daughter he lost 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z

And from the looks of her debut effort, this promising pupil gets a gold star. T Magazine: A New Jewel in Town 2011-10-21T19:45:25Z

Some series improve with time, but these pilots aren’t very promising: For all their cinematic prowess, they lack the mystique that inspires a leap of faith. Television Review: New TV Fantasies: ABC’s ‘Resurrection’ and NBC’s ‘Believe’ 2014-03-07T00:03:48Z

And right now, in what seems like a promising turn, a range of responses to it — individual, artistic and institutional — feels, at long last, audible. That sound you’re hearing is classical music’s long overdue reckoning with racism 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z

Each of its three nights features a different choreographer-curator, an intriguing title and a promising lineup of less established dance makers. The Week Ahead: Oct. 16 ? 22 2011-10-14T16:46:11Z

Billy attempts suicide as well, and is institutionalized for a decade before he returns to town, a sorrowful shell of the promising boy he once was. Critic?s Notebook: ?The Boy Detective Fails? and ?The Hollow? at Signature Theater 2011-09-30T23:30:21Z

Given that Mr. Fain is an eloquent performer even without all these trappings, the project seems promising. The Week Ahead: Sept. 18 ? Sept. 24 2011-09-16T17:55:53Z

Haim: One of the most promising bands to come out of Los Angeles in years, the three sisters of Haim burst into America’s consciousness in 2013 on the wings of their infectious guitar pop. Coachella music fest: 10 picks out of 166 acts 2014-04-09T17:36:48Z

By the time the dust settled, CBS News was promising that the initial announcement was only the beginning of their still-growing team. Perspective | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is freaking out the news media. And it’s working for her. 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z

Despite promising movie roles early on, Mr. Wallach was gradually reduced to supporting parts, but he often made the most of limited screen time. Eli Wallach dies: Character actor known for ‘The Magnificent Seven’ was 98

Dead Gaze, from Mississippi, delivered a winning mix of sludge, grunge, and forthright pop.. it was a refreshing, chaotic surprise, marking Dead Gaze as a deeply promising band. ArtsBeat: In Williamsburg, CMJ Kicks Off in a Warehouse 2010-10-20T09:19:00Z

Spencer will be remembered for the scathing attack he launched on the House of Windsor at his sister's funeral, promising William and Harry would not be stifled by the royals. Prince William pays tribute to Diana at wedding 2011-04-29T12:26:58Z

They don’t actually get together — not yet, at least — but she has a pretty steamy dream, and things look promising for next week’s episode. ‘Jane the Virgin’ Season 2, Episode 10: Jane Swipes Right 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

Buffalo Bill advertised Cody in a Wild West show program, promising air that was “so pure, so sweet and so bracing” that it would act as an intoxicant to city-clogged lungs. Kanye, Out West 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z

Have you spotted any promising new bands coming through Vantage Point or Pekfabriek recently? dEUS's Tom Barman: 'I was fed up with singing about myself' 2012-07-04T11:41:37Z

But after a promising start, he never flourished, and was dropped after only a few games, his final innings closing thanks to a poor umpiring decision. Luck by Ed Smith – review 2013-04-23T09:00:01Z

"Bridgerton" is equal parts promising and frustrating, in that it shows a type of period piece traditionally presented as entirely white and places Black nobility in a central role. From "The Bachelor" to "Bridgerton," examining the fraught dynamics of interracial romance on TV 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z

Mr. Ward is best known as a sculptor, but the show’s most promising work is a short video in the back gallery. Amar Kanwar at Marian Goodman, Lyle Ashton Harris at CRG 2010-04-01T22:40:00Z

Despite promising to deliver on the fantastical idea of falling in love — sight unseen — through a wall in a pod, it seems like even the people on "Love Is Blind" aren't even getting married anymore. A disastrous "Love is Blind" season asks: Does Gen Z really believe in marriage? 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z

“Demon” was directed and partly written by Marcin Wrona, a highly promising Polish auteur who hanged himself on the eve of the film’s premiere in his native country. ‘Demon,’ a Supernatural Satire From Poland 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z

Less than a week ago Ms. Mathis was just another promising writer whose debut novel about a troubled family, “The Twelve Tribes of Hattie,” was generating buzz in book circles. Buzz Over Ayana Mathis’s ‘Twelve Tribes of Hattie’ 2012-12-10T22:42:33Z

Loving Captivity is part of a promising new wave of work from young creators who understand how to tell stories about our lives online. Loving Captivity: a sweet, tech-savvy web series about love and dating in quarantine 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z

I reckon it's a very promising and civilised use of the latest technology. Will Iran shoot itself in the foot with a video game about Rushdie? 2012-06-30T23:05:50Z

They are partway through recording an album together: a promising project, indeed. Music Review: Henry Butler With Steve Bernstein at the Jazz Standard 2014-01-02T22:31:14Z

Ms. Keegan, a promising journalist and playwright, died in a car wreck days after graduating from Yale in May. Theater Review: ‘Independents,’ by Marina Keegan, at SoHo Playhouse 2012-09-11T20:40:08Z

This highly promising production, which concluded its run on Wednesday night, is beautifully structured, with an impressive blend of poignancy and humor, nicely distinct performances, and respectfully playful direction by Audrey Alford. ArtsBeat: New York Fringe Festival Report: ‘Like Poetry’ 2013-08-15T20:10:08Z

West led the heart jack, promising no higher honor. Bridge: At a New Zealand Event, Distracting the Defense 2010-06-18T21:29:00Z

These promising beginnings, which suggest a quirky meditation on the primal urge toward parenthood, are quickly tossed aside, unfortunately, when the couple go in search of their newly acquired offspring in a peculiar fantasy world. Critic?s Notebook: Nothing Left to Lose, or Too Dark to Contemplate 2010-09-07T22:17:00Z

“It should be possible to say,” he said, “ ‘Here’s a promising young scholar who did a really impressive project. Alice Goffman’s Heralded Book on Crime Disputed 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z

Taxing food and other drinks that are high in saturated fats, trans fats, free sugars and salt “appears promising”, it goes on, because there is evidence that higher prices reduce consumption. World Health Organisation urges all countries to tax sugary drinks 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z

With promising projects at hand, Reid took advantage of necessity and immersed herself in her music. A composition that captures the ‘trapped repetition’ of the pandemic? Seattle Symphony debuts that and more 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z

Despite some promising signs of progress, like “Heavy Metal and Reflective,” the record became more of a joke with each passing day. Azealia Banks Just Beyoncé'd Her Long-Awaited Album 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z

Lohan found fame at age 11 in a remake of "The Parent Trap," and her subsequent work in "Freaky Friday" and "Mean Girls" established her credentials as one of Hollywood's most promising actresses. Lindsay Lohan released from jail into rehab 2010-08-03T07:04:00Z

Judging by a tacky video promotion for the exhibition on the group’s Web site, 4heads.org, this does not look promising. Times Critics Discuss Direction of Arts at Governors Island 2010-08-16T22:43:00Z

Behind the stunt was something more promising and risky, an ambition not to follow a composer’s structures but to rearrange them into a structure of his own. Dance Review: Emanuel Gat and Ballet Gen?ve at the Joyce Theater 2012-02-29T22:36:31Z

He gets suckered into babysitting for her friends the Pedullas because their sitter cancelled on them, threatening plans to introduce his mom to a promising single man. The Sitter: Guns, Cocaine and Jonah Hill's Adventures in Babysitting 2011-12-08T11:58:50Z

Closer to reality are such homegrown products as opening drama Made In Belfast, the multi-ethnic Belfast thriller Faraway and promising teen short Spoof Or Die. This week's new film events 2013-04-06T05:00:08Z

The network is promising a “wide-ranging” interview between the first lady and Tom Llamas, the weekend “World News Tonight” anchor who traveled with her on the Africa trip. Melania Trump wraps first solo international trip in Egypt with comments on Kavanaugh and Ford 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z

His reputation grew quickly enough that by the time of his first full-scale New York Fashion Week show in 2001, a reviewer for Vogue called him “one of New York’s most promising young talents.” Death of a Downtown Icon: Remembering Benjamin Cho 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z

What “Mentor” is really about, though, is the slow-motion derailment of Mr. Grimes’s own once promising literary career, a process that took his pride before it took his sanity. Books of The Times: In ?Mentor,? Tom Grimes Shows a Writer?s Rise and Fall 2010-08-03T19:30:00Z

That sounds more promising than what transpires in the movie, a busy, noisy clutter of action sequences, pop-cultural allusions, life lessons and cute critters. ‘The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part’ Review: Everything Is Not Awesome. Everything Is an Ad. 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z

But next time, the promising Mr. Chi might bring a similar polish to his narrative. Review: ‘Tentacle 8’ Ensnares a Security Analyst in a Maze of Secrets 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z

Selling coconuts is his livelihood, and Mr. Steele, 21, says it is a good one, though neither as promising, lucrative or downright implausible as his other. Jamaica Puts a Different Face on the Runways 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z

Lohan, whose promising career has been derailed by drug and criminal problems, was touted as a possibility to play Victoria Gotti, the wife of Gotti's namesake son. Lindsay Lohan out of Gotti movie: report 2011-04-20T20:10:06Z

When Chrysler emerged from bankruptcy in 2009 with Fiat SpA holding the keys he bypassed next-in-line bosses in favor of an obscure set of promising young turks to help him lead the turnaround. Sergio's Star Turn 2011-08-24T22:00:00Z

Christopher Trapani’s “Waterlines: Five Songs About Storms and Floods” proved to be the most promising piece on the lineup, called “Written for Talea” and conducted by James Baker. James Baker Leads the Talea Ensemble at Roulette 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z

Drugs that officials called promising in 1985 had still not been tested five years later. The AIDS crisis in America... 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

This past week, Marquez and other Royal Ballet dancers and teachers shared their knowledge and advice with promising artists during a symposium put on by the company and Afro Reggae. Young Brazilian dancers wow visiting Royal Ballet 2013-03-03T00:16:03Z

"Charmed" is coming back as well, with the "Jane the Virgin" team promising strongly feminist narratives. At New York Comic Con, horror TV shows strength and stamina 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z

Even though this documentary is about two promising young boxers, it’s not about boxing qua boxing but instead about fathers and sons and philosophies of parenting and manhood. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z

So Israeli officials are promising better tax breaks, terror attack insurance and handouts of up to $400,000 to lure international movie producers to the holy city of Jerusalem. Israel lures Hollywood to film in the Holy Land 2011-08-29T11:21:10Z

Even more promising is the fact that a movie probably budgeted in the hundreds of millions has been informed by Afrofuturist styles. Will Black Panther be Marvel's biggest blockbuster yet? 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z

Still, it’s a cool idea, and one of a handful of similar sites that are springing up, promising to help with the ever-difficult friend search. Why It's So Hard to Make New Friends 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z

“Some are proving to be not as effective at scale, while others, like Munchery, are yielding really promising results.” A Baker’s Crusade: Rescuing the Famed French Boulangerie 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z

Sheeran's a promising writer, even if he hasn't fully determined what separates tepid from vivid metaphor. Ed Sheeran multiplies his star quotient 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z

And the now fully hatched fitness industrial complex offered me a cornucopia of resources promising to help me achieve this goal. Exercising to Slim Down? Try Getting Bigger. 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z

“Lights On” is more straightforward, with Mr. Mendes’s pre-emptively identifying as a gentleman before promising to “love you with the lights on/keep you up all night long.” Shawn Mendes, Pop Idol, Is Not Banking on a Gimmick 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z

Glistening water dispensers hold teardrop-shaped vials filled with gems, promising qualities such as “Love,” “Fitness,” and “Forever Young.” Hotel Review: Hotel Joaquin, Laguna Beach, Calif. 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z

But, Heap added, the antibiotic is promising, not least because it has a very unusual structure. New class of antibiotic raises hopes for urgently-needed gonorrhoea drug 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z

West now produced a surprise attack — he led the heart ten, promising the jack and perhaps a higher nontouching honor. Bridge: Open Trials for the Bermuda Bowl 2013-06-14T21:08:24Z

He writes tenderly, for example, of his two mentally ill uncles: Rajesh, once “the most promising” of the brothers, and Jagu, who “resembled a Bengali Jim Morrison”. Mix and match 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

So credit the commission, a typically opaque body with a history of mission creep, for backing off from the plan, instead promising hearings and an expedited review. Big Risks as Landmarks Preservation Commission Moves to Prune Proposed Gems 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z

In February, things were already starting to look promising for July’s annual Summer Festival of the Seattle Chamber Music Society. No need to leave home to enjoy chamber music this summer as festivals go virtual 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z

She taught and employed countless promising theater artists. Meryl Streep, Diane Lane and Others on the Legacy of Elizabeth Swados 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z

There are a handful of experimental drug and vaccine candidates for Ebola and while some have had promising results in animals including monkeys, none has been rigorously tested in humans. W. Africa Ebola outbreak tops 700 deaths 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

But after two promising seasons back at the Met, he seemed to take a turn for the worse in the autumn. Amid Tension, Met and James Levine Mull Last Bow 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z

Another is that there is a proven market for people promising the dramatic, imminent doom of the administration. Review: Tom Arnold’s ‘Trump Tapes’ Blows Smoke With No Smoking Gun 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z

Daily Dose: Entertainment journalist Nikki Finke, who founded Deadline Hollywood before exiting last year, is promising a return to the trenches next week. Media execs among highest-paid CEOs. Exhibitor stocks rise. 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z

This promising solo show absolutely inflicts Bangs' ethos on us. 'How to Be a Rock Critic': The manic, riveting return of Lester Bangs 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z

From Aberystwyth, they seem to be firing off on many different, extremely promising tangents. Music picks of the week 2010-04-09T23:07:00Z

Sharing members and an unabashedly earnest approach to their music, Drew Grow and the Head and the Heart emerged as the most promising new talent at the festival, if not the entire Northwest. Review: Doe Bay Music Festival lives up to its reputation as one of the best of its kind in the Northwest 2010-08-16T21:40:00Z

In fairness, a synopsis of the book may not sound too promising. Annabel Pitcher: 'Nobody wants to write about a perfect family' 2011-08-19T10:56:01Z

“Time and time again, promising careers end prematurely.” At Essence Lunch, a Lesson in Diversity Off-Camera 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z

To grow from the inside, these girls use step to become powerful women with promising futures. “Step”: Baltimore black-girl magic seeds an Oscar contender 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z

It was a prosaic, not obviously promising thrum and mess of machinery and columns. Moynihan Train Hall: It’s Stunning. And, a First Step. 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z

The Mariinsky Orchestra’s Mahler series at got off to a promising start last Sunday afternoon, when Mr. Gergiev conducted a raw, dark-hued, sometimes rough, yet exhilarating account of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony. Music Review: Finding the Right Pace (and Support Crew) for a Marathon 2010-10-22T22:44:00Z

Lee’s Cannes Grand Prix winning crime drama, which debuted on the first anniversary of the deadly Charlottesville rally, has maintained enthusiasm with a promising 97 percent Rotten Tomatoes rating and A- CinemaScore. 'The Meg' bites off strong $44.5 million debut 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z

There seems to be consensus that the experiment tried out for the last few Mostly Mozart Festivals, which involved extending the stage on a platform into the hall, has been very promising. Critic?s Notebook: A Citadel of Culture Shows a Friendlier Face 2010-12-31T22:50:05Z

And we also meet two of Evangeline's friends and colleagues in an investigative agency, who will doubtless figure in upcoming books in this promising new "Ladies of Lantern Street" series. 'Crystal Gardens': Action-packed start to new Amanda Quick series 2012-04-18T22:55:09Z

Warner worked to win approval from independents by promising those groups the opportunity to buy “a significant portion” of the Parlophone assets. Warner Music Gains Approval to Buy Parlophone, a Last Piece of EMI 2013-05-15T16:42:44Z

As I pull up in front of Madison Inn Antiques, the place doesn’t look promising. On the search for antiques in small Upstate New York towns

The TV network is also preparing to turn four locations and sets into visitor attractions, promising a “scale and scope bigger than anything the public has ever seen”. Tourism is coming... Northern Ireland turns into a Game of Thrones hotspot 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

In fact, the opening was rather promising, especially Roger Moore’s all-in-one yellow ski suit and that entire incredibly enjoyable sequence – even if Moore’s stunt double looks endearingly nothing like him. I've never seen … any James Bond film | Hadley Freeman 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z

After burning Atlanta 150 years ago, in November 1864, Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman blazed a path southeast to Savannah in his March to the Sea, promising to “make Georgia howl.” The Ga. towns that Sherman spared in his March to the Sea

In the midst of the revolution, banners in Tahrir Square, he said, “were asking tourists not to leave, and promising that they will be protected, which tells you to what extent Egyptians value tourism.” Update: Tourism in Alexandria After Arab Spring 2011-11-02T14:25:08Z

If it were part of that crowd, it would be on everyone’s lists of the most promising new shows. Review: In ‘Sneaky Pete’ and ‘Casanova,’ a Fast Talker and a Smooth Talker 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z

Over and over again, characters misinterpret prophecies, often in ironic fashion, causing their own dooms in their bids to either fulfill promising prophecies or prevent distressing ones. Arya Stark's big move is proof that "Game of Thrones" prophecies are never what they seem 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z

The nominations are led by Kendrick Lamar, Drake and a crop of female artists — a promising shift after years of complaints about a lack of diversity at the music industry’s big night. For Innovation at the Grammys, Look at the Best Music Video Category 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z

Reese got ensnared in a tangled web of promising leads and dead ends — as does King’s book, which can get bogged down in the morass of Lake County’s unrelenting racism and squalid corruption. A True-Crime Mystery From the 1950s, Fueled by Racism and Corruption 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z

He had a manager from the age of 11, then another, then another, each promising him that he would become very famous very soon. The Tear-Stained Confessions of Sam Smith 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z

Was this a promising sign, or was he just being a mensch? When It’s Either Your Ex, or Nobody, for Months 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z

And Winfrey's acknowledgment that she is going to adjust the conversation not just to encompass the plot of "American Dirt" but its context in a publishing industry that is overwhelmingly white is promising. Has Oprah lost her touch? 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z

I usually invite a friend over after explaining the situation to them and promising free dinner and drinks. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: She extended an invitation. Her guest extended it waaaaay further. 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z

What sheen she once enjoyed as a promising writer vanishes with her contract. "I May Destroy You" ends with a revolutionary "ego death" because the other options would be a lie 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z

Last summer he published a promising report comparing production systems in almonds. Making sense of regenerative labels 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z

Grossman, who reads the last sentence himself, enticed readers to contribute by promising that they'd appear in the trailer with famous authors. Lev Grossman's crowd-sourced book trailer (with Neil Gaiman) 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z

What looks pretty and promising, all orange and plump, is all too often mealy or hard, tasteless or mushy. Canning Class: Apricots in Syrup

It shows the airline promising two checks within five business days. Alitalia promised to cover my lost luggage, but the check never arrived 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z

The two incidents come during a rough week for the former child star, once one of the most promising young actresses in Hollywood. Lohan arrested in NY, charged also for California car smash 2012-11-29T21:30:34Z

It acknowledged that the sort of cross-pollinated cultural engineering Mr. Abloh naturally excelled at was indeed the most promising path forward, even for a company as steeped in tradition as LVMH. Virgil Abloh, Ambassador and Infiltrator 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z

These are some of the ones that appear the most promising this season. Richard Brody: Summer Movies 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z

Sanrio research determined that a dog would make the most promising animal character, but Tsuji didn't want to compete with Snoopy. Hello Kitty exhibition in L.A. will be catnip for fans 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z

Do you see a promising future for print magazines? Arianna Huffington Binge-Watches TV on the Treadmill 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z

North Korea issued a statement promising a “decisive and merciless countermeasure,” so Time asked Park the obvious question. In The Interview, Playing the Heavy Gets Dangerous 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

Despite its landmark designation, the space has deteriorated over the years, but a renewed interest in repairs and restoration appears promising. Inside 13 of New York City’s Stunning Landmarks 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z

NBCUniversal is promising to provide that and more as part of coverage of the Winter Olympics from Beijing on its TV platforms. New this week: ‘Pam & Tommy,’ Olympics and the doc ‘Torn’ 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z

My first teenage attempts at sex were not promising. The magic number: how many people have you slept with? 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z

In the first episode we see him meet with his exasperated ex, Claire, promising that he is going to change. Lupin: introducing anglophone audiences to a more socially conscious gentleman thief 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z

It's all promising stuff with an ingenious ending. Unknown ? review 2011-03-03T23:03:00Z

Using probiotics to reduce cholesterol is an upcoming area of interest and the research is promising. How can I lower my cholesterol? Do supplements work? How about psyllium or probiotics? 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z

As a junior at the Bronx High School of Science, he ran for class vice president with a rapped platform promising freshly squeezed juices for all. A New Role for Madhur Jaffrey: Rap Grandma 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z

If anything, I’m promising to do what I did before, with some caveats. Mike Daisey returns to Seattle, 2 new shows in tow 2013-05-01T01:45:26Z

But the latest and most important phase, a renovation of the central and north plazas that will be unveiled on Friday, doesn’t measure up to that promising start. Architecture Review: The Greening of Lincoln Center 2010-05-20T22:17:00Z

Still too low, but the number is moving in a promising direction. The Christian right has been wrong on the question of virginity all along 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z

This being an “X-Men” movie—the ninth in the series, if you count spinoffs—the gifted youths in Xavier’s care are not merely math wonks or promising linguists. Apocalypse Now: Bryan Singer’s New “X-Men” Movie 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z

The brash downhill gold medalist Bill Johnson is a promising subject for a film, and Anthony Edwards is a solid actor. On Silver Screen, a Bit of Gold 2014-02-04T23:04:55Z

Donald Trump, master of punchy catchphrases, had spent his campaign and the early days of his presidency promising to do the same thing: “Drain that swamp.” Drain the swamp? Not if this guy can help it. 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z

Lydia E. Pinkham, famous for her “Vegetable Compound and Uterine Tonic,” disdained gynecologists and urged women customers to write her, promising complete anonymity, for any help needed and to “let the doctors alone.” Mike Huckabee’s worst nightmare: Meet the radical sisters who revolutionized 19th century America 2014-03-09T15:00:00Z

They were considering many sites throughout the Persian Gulf, but finally one of them found some extremely promising data about Burgan Field, and insisted, “Just Kuwait, when we dig in, just Kuwait.” Style Invitational Week 1383: Questionable Journalism 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z

For God so loved his villains that He raised them all to positions of murderous power, while promising the suffering masses He’d send the bullies to Hell when they were dead. This Week in Fiction: Robert Coover on How Real Events Can Color Fiction 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z

The clips are accessed by searching their transcripts for keywords; you fire off a search term, study the results, and follow whichever clues seem most promising. The Best Video Games of 2019 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z

One of Jackson’s most promising followers is Kelela, a singer raised here in Washington whose forthcoming debut album, “Take Me Apart,” promises to be one of the most exquisite R&B releases of the year. Janet Jackson hits the road — fourth time’s a charm? 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z

Mr. Goldstein, 40, won the prize for the most promising musical theater librettist. Musical-Theater Writers Awarded Kleban Prizes 1453-08-13T05:00:00Z

Consider, too, that outside Señor Frog’s I had passed a sign promising that “Drinks go in, fun comes out!” At Señor Frog’s in Times Square, It’s Spring Break Forever 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z

He launches a promising entrepreneurial and residential facility for recovering drug addicts in London, a social question much closer to his own biography. Russell Brand’s impossible revolution: How a drugged-out comedian reinvented himself as radical apostle 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z

Granted, the flayed deer that hangs over David Zinn’s contemporary living room set before the show begins does strike a promising note of bizarreness. Review: Plunging Into Polyamory With ‘How to Transcend a Happy Marriage’ 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z

"We are in for very much a long haul with this," she said, speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, promising that her network would become more of a "playground for artists and writers". Radio 4 set to refocus on arts and culture, says controller 2012-05-31T14:40:21Z

Fifteen years later, America is a different, less promising place. Glenn Ligon Rethinks the Color Line in the Show ‘Blue Black’ 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z

The venture got off to a promising start, fueled by the involvement of art world luminaries like the former Whitney Museum director David Ross and well-regarded curators who recruited emerging artists from around the world. They Pooled Their Art to Create a Nest Egg. They Say It Was a Mistake. 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z

Early in the night, the promising young country singer Kacey Musgraves played a short, tough set that fell largely on deaf ears. ArtsBeat: What CMJ? 2012-10-19T19:14:00Z

Food might be advertised as delicious and decadent or wholesome and healthy, but either way, it's about promising a personalized experience for the consumer. With deep-fried fake chicken, can Beyond break the link between health food and vegetarianism? 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z

Trust and confidence are the motifs here, in a play that cautions against bankers promising "wealth without end". Caledonia 2010-08-22T14:41:00Z

Cast your ballot for favorite returning shows and promising new ones. TV Picks: ‘The Pitch,’ U.S. Open Tennis and ‘Mysteries at the Museum’ 2013-08-28T22:34:56Z

In the spring of 2018, the episode was featured in a Gimlet promotional video, narrated by Mr. Blumberg, promising “New shows new worlds new voices.” What Really Happened at ‘Reply All’? 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z

It has been 40 years since Burger King became the proto DIY restaurant by promising customers they could have it their way. Chipotle wannabes find D.C. the perfect place for have-it-your-way cuisine

After Frank coaxes Bill to admit that he has never acted on his attraction to men, they slip into bed together, with Frank promising, “I’m going to start with the simple things.” ‘The Last of Us’ Season 1, Episode 3: One More Good Day 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z

"Crude", "uneven", "dangerous signs of repeating himself", "amoral overtones", "rather superficial" made him sound promising. Opera Holland Park: Francesca da Rimini, Fantastic Mr Fox; BBC Proms 24 & 25 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z

There’s something very interesting about world leaders promising hope and then carrying through on that. Television/The Web: An Arthur Worthy of the Modern Ages 2011-02-20T02:00:56Z

For viewers, the end result is something unmissable, and for a promising new generation of actors such as Harrison and Russell, it’s something worth writing home about. How Waves unpicks the pressures of ‘black excellence’ 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z

Once, ad campaigns could unite an audience not just by returning to the past but by promising a glittering future. At the Super Bowl, Nostalgia’s the Only Game 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z

Below, critics and writers for The New York Times catalog some of the more promising options for forgetting. Songs and Laughs for the New Year’s Eve Countdown 2012-12-27T23:59:25Z

They added this caution: “For every Smartmatic case lauded as a promising defense against disinformation, there are also outcomes like ours.” Perspective | The problem with cheering for the Dominion lawsuit against Fox News 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z

But it offered enough Tarantino style to seem promising, and also reminded that, for all the will-he-or-won't-he drama, this movie will be in theaters in no more than seven months. Cannes 2015: Weinstein Company makes a 'Hateful Eight' push 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z

Mr. Santos was elected senior class president after promising to get cushions for the concrete benches in the library. From a Hawaiian Island to a New York Island, and Back 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z

Monday’s premiere was promising, but the challenge for this morning show isn’t just to be more spirited; it should also be smarter. The TV Watch: ‘New Day,’ a Revamped Morning Show, Makes Its Debut 2013-06-17T22:08:43Z

Other antibiotics followed, promising to cure diseases from typhus to tuberculosis. Three Books That Track Diseases, Drugs and the World They Made 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z

Constellation Theatre Company’s current staging figured to be the most promising, riding the momentum from its seven Helen Hayes Awards last spring for its first musical foray, “Avenue Q.” ’Tis the (campaign) season for ‘Urinetown’ 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z

Mr. Sachs’s forthcoming show at the Park Avenue Armory, which opens in May, sounds more promising. Art in Review: TOM SACHS: ?Work? 2011-11-10T22:55:07Z

I talked to my darling, promising to finish his last two books, cursing him for leaving me, asking him how I would ever breathe again without him. My heartbreaking journey to Gitmo: A widow, a military prison & the enigma of human compassion 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z

The award recognizes outstanding work from promising African American fiction writers while honoring Gaines’ contribution to the literary world. Houston writer Bryan Washington to receive Gaines award 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z

Taken together they make for a fascinating museum experience — not without flaws, certainly, but charged with a promising spirit of inclusiveness and flexibility and dotted with unfamiliar works and juxtapositions. Art Review: Museum of Modern Art?s Painting and Sculpture Galleries 2011-09-01T22:46:53Z

Unfortunately, as he has learned, even the most promising approaches to the most disturbing problems can be difficult to implement. Texas police have rescued 341 children after anti-trafficking training. They hope it goes nationwide. 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z

After all Inception and Cloverfield were both wildly popular, and the snippets of the film do look promising. Is Super 8 leaving it too late? 2011-02-10T10:52:00Z

Interestingly, for lovers of showbiz Christmas cracker trivia, both were promising young footballers forced by injury to become international TV stars. Rewind TV: Doctor Who; The Nativity; Poirot: Murder on the Orient Express; Come Fly With Me 2010-12-26T00:05:17Z

There are some promising glints here and there, flashes of mordant wit and obvious ambition. ‘Ultrasound’ Review: Trapped in a Murky Mystery 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z

Mr. Napoleon also led many of his own trios and quartets on the nightclub and jazz festival circuits, and he played with many promising younger players, such as trumpeter Bria Skonberg. Marty Napoleon, vivacious jazz pianist for Louis Armstrong, dies at 93 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z

Early today, stories began popping up on Twitter and other social-networking sites hinting at the actor's demise, with links promising "breaking news" on the event. Once bitten: Charlie Sheen's death rumor still a computer virus 2011-07-13T20:30:00Z

So their collaboration — Mr. Mangieri is the pizza guy, of course, while his new partners handle appetizers, desserts and drinks — might not be doomed, but it isn’t exactly off to a promising start. A New Kind of Pie Fight: This Pizzeria Is at War With Itself 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z

It may seem odd that some girls would look to PEDs to achieve this “perfect” body, but a quick internet search reveals thousands of advertisements for steroids promising weight loss specifically for women. Why Teens Are Turning to Human Growth Hormones for the 'Perfect' Body 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z

Which isn’t to say that “Prelude” lacks promising moments — solos near the end, in which the reversal idea shows some life. Review: Brian Brooks and the Endless Spiral 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z

As any modern day detective tackling a mystery would do, Ms. de Sturler took the case to the internet, posting about the card on her blog, but online sleuths failed to produce any promising leads. A Child’s Drawing Tucked in an Agatha Christie Book Is Its Own Mystery 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z

The best and funniest scene in the film is Ms. Hill’s, a first date that looks promising until the conversation turns to the relative merits of “Star Trek: Voyager.” | 'Clear Blue Tuesday': A Post-9/11 Pop Musical 2010-09-02T22:15:00Z

His willingness to substitute for Mehta on short notice is a promising sign. Bruckner as a holiday treat? The L.A. Phil thinks so 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z

A publicist for Mr. Threatin who said her name was Charlotte Haynes responded to an email promising to arrange an interview with the musician. The Story of Threatin, a Most Puzzling Hoax Even for 2018 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z

Carvel's promising psychopathic tremor does not so much develop as explode. This House; Scenes from an Execution; Damned by Despair – review 2012-10-13T23:06:27Z

Friday night at a sold-out Black Cat backstage, the local quartet did what most promising young rock groups do: play with vigor and contagious enthusiasm. Review | Bad Moves band’s shared vocals rock the Black Cat 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z

The literal clears of the throat come from the narrator, Ron Howard, whose gentle coughs make a promising opening for the first episode, winking, in that distinctively Arrested Development way, at the audience. Arrested Development recap: season four, episodes 1-5 2013-05-26T15:37:26Z

It's early days, but the first of three 90-minute movies, A Study In Pink, is brilliantly promising. Sherlock makes Sunday night TV sexy 2010-07-23T14:22:00Z

It is executive produced by Steven Spielberg, which is promising. Extant series premiere: Halle Berry's space conception is not immaculate 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z

Splice, Vincenzo Natali's latest offering, has received a promising initial reception "If it can be imagined, it can be filmed," is a quote often attributed to Stanley Kubrick. Is William Gibson's Neuromancer too vast for the big screen? 2010-05-14T14:45:00Z

“Joe’s big struggle is to be taken seriously,” he said, promising a climactic “‘Glengarry Glen Ross,’ rally-the-troops speech” by his character. Rob Corddry on ‘Ballers’ and the End of ‘Childrens Hospital’ 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z

When a mysterious duchess tasks Elizabeth to find her missing brother, promising enough money to secure her freedom, how can she say no? Best new science fiction and steampunk

On Monday, it returns with a two-hour Season 2 premiere, as lavish and well acted as ever and promising more intricate intrigues. Fighting a War In the Shadows 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z

Essential oils are seemingly everywhere — fitness studios, nail salons, juice bars, home stores, big-box pharmacies and even recipe blogs — promising benefits such as sounder sleep, deeper focus and improved well-being. Essential oils are potent, risky and promising. Here’s what you need to know. 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z

Documentaries and visual artworks are shown in a new cinema room, while a second-floor gallery regularly showcases works from promising Norwegian artists. 36 Hours in Oslo 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z

But these sharply contrasting pieces, played with typical Nash polish and intelligence, show there was no shared Theresienstadt style – just a collection of promising creative careers never allowed to reach fulfilment. Krása: Brundibár Suite; Ullmann: String Quartet No 3; Haas: String Quartet No 2; Klein: String Trio – review 2013-01-24T23:29:01Z

On 44th Street, the actors’ stubbled faces brood from the marquee, promising intimate encounters with handsome leading men. Men Who Aren’t Afraid of Tears 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z

Universal is promising a red carpet event to unveil the park on Wednesday night with some of the film's stars but is not saying which ones. Universal to unveil second Harry Potter attraction 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization force issued a terse statement confirming casualties and promising a full investigation by U.S. and Afghan authorities. Shooting raises questions about war's course 2012-03-12T05:00:00Z

Photograph: Mark Mainz/Getty He was named one of Variety's 10 most promising screenwriters in 2006, but since then it has all gone rather quiet on the film front for Nick Cave. Nick Cave penning remake of The Crow 2010-07-27T11:02:00Z

That sounds promising, too, even if these dates have not yet led to romance. I can never get that second date. What should I do? 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z

Though it engages powerful ideas in a format too weak to handle them, that’s a much more promising problem than the other way around. Review: Downtown Renewal Means Trouble in ‘Paradise Blue’ 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z

The science behind lab-grown meat developed out of the stem cell research that began to mature in the 1990s, promising of a new era of regenerative medicine to treat injury and disease in humans. Fake burgers will save us all! 2013-12-08T22:00:00Z

We chatted with them in Spanish, promising to buy a shell or shark’s-tooth bracelet or two after an afternoon guided burro ride. On Mexico’s Sea of Cortez, a voyage of discovery 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z

It's hard to say at this early stage whether it will fill that terrifying gaping void to its brim, but things certainly look promising, and weekends suddenly less bleak. The weekend's TV: Spiral 2011-04-04T07:00:05Z

Mr. Guerra helped persuade Arizona growers like BKW Farms to give it a chance by promising to buy part of the harvest for Barrio Bread. One Baker’s Quest to Make Bread That Blurs Borders 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z

Empire is still at a stage when most industry insiders would say it’s too early to bet the farm on the drama, yet the first two weeks were hugely promising. Fox Renews Its New Shows 'Gotham' and 'Empire' 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z

Patinkin's storyline, and Bingwa's, are promising results of that switch, each of which contributes in its way to the consistent, wry humor woven throughout every episode. "The Good Fight" is as gripping as ever as it tackles Jan. 6, race and ethics in 2021 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z

Trained in both neurology and psychiatry, Heath left a promising career at Columbia University for the delights of Louisiana at the end of the 1940s, before topectomies proved disastrously ineffective. ‘The Pleasure Shock’ Review: This Is Your Brain On Batteries 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z

A series of quid pro quos culminates in her promising the creature her firstborn child, but she ultimately escapes the bargain by correctly guessing Rumpelstiltskin’s name. 4 New Y.A. Fantasy Novels Full of Dark, Enchanting Twists 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z

New works are almost always promising, at least before they happen, and it’s exciting that the company is taking a risk on Mr. Volpi. The Week Ahead: Nov. 6 ? 12 2011-11-04T15:13:30Z

Adair enters when the docuseries is well into exposing the sinister twist of Twin Flames Universe, a specious “school” promising to guide people to their spiritual soul mate. What "Escaping Twin Flames" teaches us about the anti-trans nature of a supposedly loving cult 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z

This movie tells the true story of Louis Zamperini, a promising Olympic runner who joined the U.S. Forget the winter chills with a movie 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z

The film marches us around the United Kingdom and, goodness, what a promising place it looks. A British fleet with no aircraft carrier. Unthinkable! 2010-10-23T06:00:00Z

After it’s over, you half expect a statement to appear on the screen promising, “No humans were traumatized during the making of this film.” | 'A Good Old Fashioned Orgy': ?A Good Old Fashioned Orgy? - Review 2011-09-01T21:49:26Z

He did all that in 45 minutes — a promising start — before strolling offstage for an unannounced intermission. Music Review: After Hints Of Genius, A Muse Is Expelled 2011-01-17T22:30:26Z

It’s a promising setup, but the show doesn’t build on it after the opening episode. Review: A New Godfather, in Harlem This Time 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z

He wasn’t a big enough name last summer to earn an invitation to the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, an annual showcase for established comics and promising up-and-comers alike. Making Them Laugh, and Swoon 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z

So, for sleaze appeal, they added a blue banner high up on the cover promising the low-down on “Sinatra and His ‘Rat Pack.’ ” Art Review: ?Warhol: Headlines? at National Gallery of Art - Review 2011-10-20T22:00:37Z

As for the violence, but Patton says it’s more “hilarious” than offensive or disturbing, promising it stops at “‘Monty Python level.’” New this week: Chrissie Hynde, loads of zombies & M.O.D.O.K 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z

The backup flatters Ms. Elson’s voice, which shows the wavering concentration of a promising amateur. Critics? Choice: CDs by Karen Elson, Crystal Castles, Keith Jarrett 2010-05-23T22:36:00Z

Baez is promising the book will be about what happened off the record, and it will describe who the real Anthony is. Jose Baez to write book on Casey Anthony trial 2012-05-08T22:04:08Z

The hugely talented Blanche McIntyre, who last year won the Critics Circle most promising newcomer award, is 32 and has dozens of credits to her name; but the best is surely yet to come. Is theatre ageist? 2013-02-13T15:44:00Z

But first, prodded by his parents, he took an overnight train to meet the 22-year-old beanpole of a girl with a promising horoscope and a thick braid of jet-black hair running down her back. They never wanted an arranged marriage. But they said ‘I do’ to its best parts. 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z

But so far, that gamble is producing some of the most promising public housing I’ve seen in a while. New York Has a Public Housing Problem. Does London Have an Answer? 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is promising to release his tax returns and hand over whatever financial details the courts require. 5 Things to Know in Florida for May 16 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

The next few months don’t seem very promising. Of course Trump didn’t wear a mask on camera: How the president subverts the ritual of the political photo op 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z

A handful of new songs sound promising, too. Frank Ocean – review 2013-07-10T18:34:00Z

Competing drugs include one developed by the biotech firm Biogen, which reported promising results in August and which also targets the plaques. Alzheimer's treatment within reach after successful drug trial 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z

Closure may be missing, but at least glimpses of promising Canadian performers are in abundant supply. Review: Layabouts Behind a Wedding Lens in ‘Sundowners’ 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z

Chinese Democracy became of the great sagas of popular culture, as Rose spent a decade promising the record even as the band's lineup dissolved around him. Guns N' Roses guitarist says new album is nearly complete 2013-05-08T11:44:00Z

The movie was released by News Corp's 20th Century Fox, which said the opening was "pretty promising." "Little Fockers" underperforms at box office 2010-12-26T17:39:32Z

He moved through the ballads and midtempo jams that made him one of the most promising artists to arrive on the late 1990s R&B scene.  BET 2014: Maxwell, Jill Scott offer love and desire at Staples Center 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z

So each performance will be different, and future iterations might feature more promising prompts than “outdoor activities” and “sales.” Blasts from the past? ‘Decades’ falls short on opening night but has its bright spots

When James Doohan, who played Scotty, received a letter from a suicidal fan, he called her immediately, promising to see her at his next convention. We lived long and prospered! How Star Trek saved fans' lives 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z

The boy’s inability to find a real-world equivalent to the synthetic love he experiences watching sitcoms seems to have driven him mad, a promising idea the film never fully develops. DVDs: Jim Carrey as the Id Unleashed a Bit Before Its Time 2011-02-25T20:14:20Z

There isn't an official trailer available yet, but this series sounds extremely promising for anime fans craving something new. Anna Kendrick in space! Idris Elba on a horse! Here's what new on Netflix in April 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z

Sure, that’s what the comedian Alex Edelman’s publicists said would happen when his solo show, “Just for Us,” abruptly cut short its run there in December, promising a Jan. 24 return. Review: ‘Just for Us’ Reaches Across the Chasm 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z

You were wide awake mere minutes ago, and the protagonist just uncovered a promising new lead in the case. The reason reading makes you sleepy 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z

The rebound of moviegoing and box office success will depend on movie schedules, which look promising for the months ahead, and time will need to be counted in years, not months, according to Gross. For one day this summer, most U.S. movie theaters will sell $3 tickets 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z

Baldwin began his Trump routine promising "I'm going to be so good tonight," before issuing a perfunctory response on jobs and economics. Live from New York, it's a Trump-Clinton rematch - of sorts 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z

The play moves back in time to explore a promising life that was cut so cruelly short. Critic’s Notebook: Varied New Works at 38th Annual Humana Festival 2014-04-02T18:26:14Z

The game show posted a video Thursday on Twitter showing the 79-year-old host back on set and promising “a good year” ahead. Alex Trebek, saying he’s on the mend, back at ‘Jeopardy!’ 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z

Fans and press were attracted by cryptic screeds, esoteric websites, and a handful of promising lo-fi MP3s, described as "heavy pop". Wu Lyf frontman Ellery Roberts quits 2012-11-26T11:13:25Z

“The World of Tomorrow” is an appealing if uneven debut by a promising writer. ‘The World of Tomorrow’ captures swirling New York in 1939 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z

Still, another draft or two certainly wouldn’t hurt this diverting, promising work in progress. Rostand gets the mob treatment in 'Serrano the Musical' 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z

For Ms. Grey, angst, melody and a hip-hop backbone are a promising combination. New Music: Skylar Grey, Okkyung Lee and Geoffrey Keezer on New Releases 2013-07-08T21:37:49Z

But these days she is also immersed in a project that focuses not on boldface names but on promising, lesser-known ones. | Long Island: Cynthia Daniels Bringing Home a Well-Rounded Music Career 2013-04-27T01:14:53Z

For rock fans, the Friday lineup looks most promising. Drake, AC/DC and Jack White Headline Coachella 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z

The buzz: "One of the UK's most promising young bands." New band of the day: Eliza and the Bear (No 1,447) 2013-02-07T17:15:19Z

Eight of the old-fashioned ships known as windjammers offer overnight trips off Maine’s mid-coast, from Boothbay Harbor to Bar Harbor, all promising convivial company, beautiful scenery and good food. On a Maine windjammer, feasts of food, scenery and conversation

Yet if you really want to drink better, so many other paths are more promising. Should Wine Be Among Your Health Resolutions? 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z

His collection fell into the hands of the novelist Richard Powers, who championed Yu to be named one of the National Book Foundation’s Five Under 35 most promising writers in America in 2007. With His Fourth Book, Charles Yu Finally Feels Like a Writer 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z

Perhaps this promising new Seattle writer’s next effort will produce something more deserving of literary immortality. Science fiction that tests the limits of life and death 2013-08-14T23:04:06Z

For others, it's a chance to test promising new digital technologies and artificial intelligence advances. The strange quest to crack the Voynich code 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z

And though the concept is promising, and some moments are tender, one wishes the film had delved deeper into the chupacabra myth and the characters’ stories to make for a more satisfying watch. ‘Chupa’ Review: A Terrifying Myth Made Cuddly 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z

And it’s hard to imagine that the publication’s leadership could survive without promising it would never happen again. What If the New York Times Experimented on You Like Facebook? 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z

Commercial tanks have cropped up all over the country, promising an easier path to meditation and a new experience for people looking for another way to inner peace. Suffer from anxiety? Try a sensory deprivation tank 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z

This more conventional production is a fine showcase for ENB's promising depth of talent, from Ivanov's mass moonlit choreography for the corps de ballet of swans to the double ballerina role of Odette/Odile. This week's new theatre & dance 2012-07-27T23:05:00Z

She left the company in 2002, and though she made forays into the industry again, she never fully recovered her promising trajectory as a music tastemaker. Music Executive L.A. Reid Is Accused of Sexual Assault in Lawsuit 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z

West led the club queen, Rusinow, promising the king as well. Bridge: Two Overcalls: One Worked, One Didn?t 2011-05-25T22:35:04Z

In recent years, one of the most promising areas of research on age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, has been the accumulation of harmful proteins in the brain. Intermittent fasting could help protect the brain from age-related diseases like Alzheimer’s 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z

The purpose of the contests is to encourage new talent and add promising singers to the roster at The Met. Burien soprano makes it to Metropolitan Opera competition finals 2011-03-12T01:32:04Z

Lohan was once one of the most promising young actresses in Hollywood with hits like "Freaky Friday" and "Mean Girls". Lindsay Lohan hopes to regain trust of Hollywood 2011-03-01T22:11:43Z

As a result, newspaper reports in the build-up to both the opening and closing ceremonies proved hopelessly wrong; promising, for example, live performances by Kate Bush and David Bowie. Shhhh! How keeping secrets became cool 2013-04-23T15:29:58Z

The area just south of Kyoto Station doesn’t look promising. To truly see Kyoto, walk, bike or take a train through the historic Japanese city 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z

The debut identified Mr. Tranströmer, not yet 24, as one of his country’s most promising poets. Tomas Tranströmer, Swedish poet and Nobel laureate, dies at 83 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z

Wheeler diverts some cool-microclimate vineyard blocks to the bubbly, and that part of his production is one of his most promising contributions to Virginia wine. Trump wines are actually pretty good. But I can’t put them on restaurant menus. 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z

But in Seattle writer West's promising conceit, we view the journey from the perspective of capable black porters — who are, alas, still second-class citizens. 'Pullman Porter Blues' carries pungent blues and heavy melodrama 2012-10-05T20:06:04Z

Our Belgian endive row looked lush and healthy, promising a good fall crop for winter eating — except for one plant, whose broad, strap-like leaves had withered. Dealing with furry, unwelcome visitors in your garden

Each year the organization offers a concert at Carnegie Hall showcasing its most promising students and alumni. Classical & Opera Listings for Oct. 9-15 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z

Jonathan Nichols-Pethick, a professor of media studies at DePauw University who has studied cop shows, said that “East New York” sounded promising but that its ultimate jury would be viewers. The Cop Show Enters the ‘Defund’ Era 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z

Even at 39 cents apiece, he says, the book’s fast success helped establish publishing as a promising revenue stream for “Sesame Street.” 50 years later, ‘The Monster at the End of This Book’ is still selling — and inspiring authors 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z

It has energy and vim and the set-up, with the duo living in housing association flats next to well-heeled neighbours in posh Clifton, is promising, but there aren't enough decent one-liners to carry the day. Stanley Park 2010-06-10T07:04:00Z

For him, Ms. Smith’s November 2017 poke seemed more interesting than promising. ‘She’s My Friend, but I Really Want to Kiss Her Now’ 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z

Here money acts as an important early career lubricant, allowing the privileged to manoeuvre into more promising career tracks, resist exploitative employment and take risky opportunities – all of which increase their chances of long-term success. The class pay gap: why it pays to be privileged 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z

I responded with a stumbling but heartfelt speech in return, promising to send copies of the photos I’d taken. Frugal Traveler Blog: In Auckland, Exploring the South Seas Without Setting Sail 2012-04-10T19:43:38Z

“I see a renaissance,” he said, promising to “move forward and build the next generation at Hot.” Hot 97, a Hip-Hop Pioneer on Radio, Reaches a Crossroads 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z

They have not stopped Cameron promising an "in-out" referendum on Europe, while in health, education, welfare and home affairs, Conservative politicians and conservative priorities have dominated. 5 Days in May: The Coalition and Beyond by Andrew Adonis – review 2013-05-13T07:00:03Z

Erin, a 36-year-old in Ottawa who works for the Canadian government, attended a party that seemed promising. Enjoy these tales of awkwardness and mortification from Zoom holiday office party season 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z

Iksanov has sought to ease tensions in the ranks, promising last week that Dmitrichenko would keep his job pending the outcome of the criminal case. Battle for control over Bolshoi escalates 2013-03-20T14:18:31Z

Tom Wells deservedly walked off with the 2012 George Devine Award for most promising playwright after his Bush Theatre hit, The Kitchen Sink, a wonderfully funny and touching story about families and plumbing. This week's new theatre 2013-03-30T06:00:21Z

The promising rapper will perform some of the songs with his band, Cosmos, at Central Saloon next week. Cosmos’ driven emcee Campana emerging as one of Seattle’s most versatile rappers 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z

The young actors here are promising performers, and they deliver their dialogue with confidence and personality. ‘Selah and the Spades’ Review: This Isn’t Your Average Teen Drama 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z

Which can be a bad thing, when he keeps promising fans a film, but never delivers. Development, arrested 2011-07-28T20:29:00Z

While it’s somewhat demoralizing to realize how reluctant we are to walk a few steps, even given a tempting incentive, these results suggest a simple and promising method of calorie control. America’s obesity cure: Laziness? 2014-02-26T12:50:00Z

No matter that we read the Eagle comic and won our badges in the cubs, promising to do our best for God and the Queen, our village had not been Brigadoon. Yes, the men of my father's generation were better at being men 2013-05-17T19:01:02Z

I e-mailed everyone promising a Christmas Eve surprise. Modern Love: Modern Love - Building Christmas on Presence, Not Presents 2012-12-20T17:50:57Z

And that’s all the more unfortunate, as the two are evenly matched early on in the film and the outcome of their efforts appears, at first, promising. “Alita: Battle Angel,” Reviewed: A Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron Robot Film with Too Much “Titanic” in Its DNA 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z

Following the advice of a childhood acquaintance, he spends all of his severance money on the transfer rights to a promising young forward named Mario Pittilanga. Eduardo Sacheri's 'Papers in the Wind' 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z

It’s a sure bet that you will be reading more about Ms. Marling, a promising new talent and fashion-magazine-ready beauty who stars in and, with the director Mike Cahill, helped write “Another Earth.” Critic?s Notebook: Turns Out Sundance Thrives on More Than Just Money 2011-01-27T22:58:17Z

As he whisper-sings to ask, “Will you be there when I come around,” joined by Julien Baker sounding delicate and fond, the band rolls through three rising chords again and again, promising nothing but reassurance. Romeo Santos and Justin Timberlake’s Team-Up, and 10 More New Songs 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z

Taken in themselves, the pilots are at about the same quality: uneven, with very promising set pieces, and probably the two best sitcom pilots in a not-fantastic fall for new sitcoms. TV Tonight: The Mindy Project, Ben and Kate 2012-09-25T12:00:33Z

All of which leaves it ill-equipped to navigate a time in which black performers are among its most successful and promising. Nashville Embraces Kane Brown and Jimmie Allen, Black Singers Upholding Genre Traditions 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z

He loved the job until the men at the top did something odd: They traveled to Washington to seek research funding for a promising new treatment, then changed their minds — collectively, unequivocally and overnight. ‘Second Opinion,’ on the Dispute Over Laetrile 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z

January finds a striking coincidence between two promising music experiences in Seattle. Sister acts: Musical siblings share the spotlight at Seattle Opera, Meany Theater 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z

This offers the most promising possibilities going forward, as well as the primary venue for Ana Gasteyer’s essential performance as Maria’s divinely foul-mouthed agent. Review: Netflix’s ‘Lady Dynamite’ Finds Itself in a Happier Place 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z

Theater World cited her as among “the most promising personalities of the stage”; the others that year included Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. Jacqueline Brookes, Actress, Dies at 82 2013-05-12T15:33:46Z

The Latin Recording Academy issued a statement saluting “a promising young singer/songwriter,” calling her “the voice of a new generation of sertaneja,” Brazil’s country music. Tens of thousands mourn Brazilian country music singer 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z

Yet the trailer for “I Want Your Money” has grabbed more than two million views since it was first posted in early August, promising attention to a film that stands unabashedly to the right. Politics on Film, but This Time Leaning Right 2010-09-07T22:28:00Z

All their tracks are pretty promising, and they're not all identikit Pumped Up Kicks, either. New band of the day ? No 783: Foster the People 2010-05-11T14:44:00Z

Its publisher, who bought it for a six-figure sum in a heated auction, is promising it will be "irresistible, brilliantly observed and wickedly funny". 2013 books preview: Jane Austen gets tough, The Shining revisited and Boyd takes on Bond 2012-12-30T20:37:01Z

Others negotiated at length over roses without ever promising anything. ‘The Bachelor’ Goes International. Will Bachelor Nation Follow? 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z

Charles Simon Clermont-Ganneau, a swashbuckling French archaeologist and longtime nemesis of Shapira’s, had been granted a few minutes with several of the fragments, after promising to hold his judgment until the museum issued its report. Is a Long-Dismissed Forgery Actually the Oldest Known Biblical Manuscript? 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z

Mr. Cane declined to comment on specifics, promising that “we will be filing our response soon.” A Beatles Tribute Show Seeks Half the Revenues of Another 2013-07-15T21:49:58Z

Slim was born Otis Dewey Whitman in Tampa, Florida, and as a teenager was a promising baseball player, who returned to the game after service in the second world war. Slim Whitman dies aged 89 2013-06-19T15:18:34Z

Pantyhose, on the face of it, don’t seem like promising sculptural materials. Artist Senga Nengudi uses pantyhose in surprising ways 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z

But still, tonight’s results show looks far more promising. The X Factor live blog: sixth results show 2012-11-11T19:36:27Z

The National Book Foundation, which administers the National Book Awards, has also announced the winners of its annual 5 Under 35 honors, which recognize five especially promising debut fiction writers under the age of 35. Reader’s Guide to This Fall’s Big Book Awards 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z

The Shelleys departed for England on Aug. 29, with Byron promising to support the child. Lake Geneva as Shelley and Byron Knew It 2011-05-27T19:00:27Z

Luckily, when the French do something, it tends to be more promising. Fresh tarragon and its 9 best uses 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z

Her wish for erotic transport settles on her boss, the enigmatic Peregrine Gibbons, who eventually invites her on a promising excursion to the country. A Novel of World War II Espionage With an Unlikely Heroine 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z

But the newer film’s picture of neglect and denial, with flashes of connection and empathy, is promising, if tough to inhabit. ‘I’m the Same I’m an Other,’ the 2nd Part of a Trilogy 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z

The other is finding promising young singers likely to build successful careers. Music Review: They?re Young, Even if They Aren?t Beginners 2010-10-20T21:28:00Z

Three promising locations have been found, and yet another interstellar expedition is being mounted to check them out. 'Interstellar' explores outer and inner spaces 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z

He agreed to require potential clients to sign a contract promising to respect the values the Statue of Liberty represents. Lady Liberty Extends Her Family Tree 2011-06-09T22:04:15Z

Many said, essentially, that he was unformed but promising. Ornette Coleman, Jazz Innovator, Dies at 85 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

The “Shiver” books were meant to be a trilogy, she explained, and she even put a note into the third one promising never to come back to the story. J.K. Rowling Just Can’t Let Harry Potter Go 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z

On TV Land promising new original sitcom “Younger,” the lovely, flawlessly cast Sutton Foster plays a mother of a teenage daughter who’s thrust back into the workforce by a sudden and ugly divorce. “Younger” is a different kind of time-travel adventure 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z

And the facility in New York City is already being used to train promising players. Can John McEnroe's Tennis Academy Lift U.S. Talent? 2010-08-30T09:00:00Z

The year is 1984, "Thriller" is everywhere, and the kid's long-absent father turns up promising to take the boy to see Jackson in a live performance. 'Boy': a charming moonwalk through young New Zealander's life 2012-03-22T20:03:05Z

One day, Hutsuliak introduced himself and asked if he could practice his English, promising that Kehinde could try out his Ukrainian in return. Undaunted by Air Raids, a Ukrainian Duo Gets Ready for Eurovision 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z

Even Saadiyat’s beach dunes, home to nesting hawksbill turtles, have been protected, promising visitors an enlightened experience that goes far beyond art and architecture. 52 Places to Go in 2016 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

After a promising start, he wrote, Waugh abandoned his usual comic motif for a “mere romantic fantasy,” shot through with “shameless and rampant” snobbery and characters both “implausible and tiresome.” ?Brideshead Revisited,? 30 Years Later 2011-12-30T17:00:00Z

Instead, experts say new research has “promising” implications for the potential of mouthwash to help infected individuals reduce their risk of spreading the deadly virus. What those studies on mouthwash and coronaviruses actually mean 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z

Here reconfigured fragments of Bach’s chaconne flit through the solo violin opening, sometimes promising to coalesce into fully formed passages, sometimes finding spaces of their own. Music Review: Gidon Kremer at White Light Festival at Tully Hall - Review 2011-10-24T21:15:05Z

And then there are promising innovations like the gasoline-powered Scuderi engine, whose developer is reporting massive leaps in fuel economy, at least in laboratory tests. Alt.Fuel.Car 2011-06-08T22:00:00Z

The chain paid $54 million to settle the class action suit and signed a consent decree promising “to improve its treatment of blacks,” according to the Times. Forget Stephen Miller and Sarah Sanders, dining-while-black is the real test of civility in America 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z

Before leaving the stage, Fleetwood delivered an impassioned message to fans, thanking them for years of support, urging them to take care of one another and promising many more shows to come. Fleetwood Mac with Christine McVie like a ‘family reunion' | Concert review 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z

“I’ll turn my thoughts to the grave later,” she tells Dodd, promising the throne to him later if he concedes it now. ‘Fargo’ Season 2, Episode 2: Crime Isn’t for Amateurs 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z

Only "The Troubles" finds the band exploring some promising new geography, with Danger Mouse conjuring the Morricone-inspired atmosphere of his "Rome" project. U2 invades your iTunes, get the eviction notice ready

These studies have shown promising results using MDMA, psilocybin and other psychedelics in controlled clinical settings under close medical supervision, even as abuse of drugs sold on the street as psychedelics continues to claim victims. ‘Acid Test’: The case for using psychedelics to treat PTSD, depression

If this is a promising premise, what can you do with it in just 22 minutes? ‘Breathe’ Review: A Pandemic Musical That Strains to Surprise 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z

Reply after reply poured in from users cheering on the restaurant and promising to stop in and buy a meal. A longtime Baltimore restaurant beefed with PETA over crabs. Who won? 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z

The narrator observes the beauty of these promising young people but can’t help but intone, “Oh my God, you thought, how life will take them apart.” Kathleen Collins’s ‘Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?’ 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

The young men enjoyed a promising beginning by winning a 1988 talent competition in Denmark and writing English-language songs that secured them a recording contract in the United States. Danish pop band marks 20 years of fame in Asia 2011-04-26T08:01:04Z

There’s a cynicism, which I’m sure you’ve encountered, that universities are waiting to announce, promising that there will be some in-person classes because they don’t want people to not enroll. As U-Va. prepares to open online amid pandemic, university president says: ‘If things change with the virus, we’re going to have to change’ 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z

It doesn't sound too promising but there are plenty of riches in this open–hearted drama: the performances, the tension–breaking humour and the refreshing frankness about all things physical. This week's new films 2013-01-19T06:00:09Z

He told us about how he self-destructed a promising comedy career to end up here, teaching comedy at the Clown Palace. Adventures at the Clown Palace: Stand-up comedy helped me confront my depression and cultural taboos 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z

Or that the prolix Gaev — a man as likely to apostrophize a piece of furniture as the stars above — keeps promising he’ll be quiet. | 'The Cherry Orchard': ?Cherry Orchard? With Turturro at Classic Stage - Review 2011-12-05T03:01:07Z

A promising stop, perhaps, but I kept my expectations low. In Chile, Where Pablo Neruda Lived and Loved 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z

The performance formed part of a promising partnership, now entering its second year, between the Jewish Museum and the new-music collective Bang on a Can. Review: Todd Reynolds, Live and Recorded, at the Jewish Museum 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

"Fresh Off the Boat," the new family comedy on ABC, set out on its voyage with a relatively promising forecast. A bumpy maiden voyage for 'Fresh Off the Boat' 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

I assured him, promising to eat well -- and I did -- in his absence. I remember Paris and I'm not alone. Share your 2-euros? 2011-02-07T17:21:04Z

It’s a promising relationship with a bit of an edge you can feel in the familiar rhythms and unsteady pauses Kyd and Ring bring to the couple’s bright talk. Review | ‘She Rode Horses’ gallops through the housing collapse 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z

David Seaman, a New York City blogger who publishes personal finance advice at CreditCardOutlaw.com, clicked on a link at an e-mail portal in March promising “Last-minute Las Vegas deals: 4-star hotels from only $39!” Practical Traveler: Online Deals: Scams or Steals? 2010-05-25T20:48:00Z

The segment opened with a voice-over promising a replay of the debate, “even though Tuesday feels like 100 days ago.” Jim Carrey Plays Joe Biden in ‘S.N.L.’ Season Premiere 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z

Thus, in an instant, can a promising life unravel. Theater Review: Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman Star in ‘Annapurna’ 2014-04-22T02:00:03Z

"Who are they, these rock stars?" ran the blurb on the original Granada paperback, promising the reader that his or her "idols will never seem the same". Ian Hunter's diary of Mott the Hoople 2010-06-25T22:59:00Z

We kept promising ourselves that we’d get together and go someplace special again — someplace awe-inspiring that would jolt us out of the stress of endless to-do lists and into a state of wonder. Topping off a resort vacation on Oregon’s Smith Rock 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z

The story has some finely drawn characters and lots of promising material: This is, after all, politics the Chicago way. Television Review: ?Boss,? With Kelsey Grammer on Starz - Review 2011-10-20T20:03:50Z

But finding a promising opportunity is one thing – securing it is quite another! How to Land Your Dream Internship 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z

There were plenty of other laundromats nearby, and yet I spent more than a few days that spring wearing bikini bottoms under jeans, promising to develop a new washing routine tomorrow. I Quit My On-Demand Laundry Service 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z

Records, which released an uneven but promising album of the same name, in October of 2015, followed by last year’s “Everybody.” Chris Janson’s “Drunk Girl” and the Ever-Dropping Bar for Male Behavior 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z

He has threatened to repeal Obama’s executive orders, while promising to appoint justices that would overturn the Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling on marriage equality. Gay and voting for Donald Trump? It’s not as crazy as it seems 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z

The painted glass bottle was promising, but only if it was made with the right paint. Italy’s Treasured Olive Oil, at the Source 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z

Notarianni's exterior may have brashed up over the years but inside there's a beautiful original art deco counter and signage promising cones and 99s , wafer shells with marshmallow pearls, and a taste of your childhood. The wonder of seaside cafes: neon, nougat and knickerbocker glories 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z

"That neighborhood is so promising and it needs help," Tracey Bartlett said. Lawndale religious icon set for demolition 2011-12-23T02:22:00Z

An impeccably dressed cat whose voice was as smooth as his demeanor and who rubbed elbows with the biggest stars in music and the most promising up-and-comers. Cornelius' legacy lives on in Chicago 2012-02-02T10:31:04Z

The trailer opens with our Hobbity hero promising to remember the dead, before descending into scenes of Lake-town's devastation and the coming battle for the Lonely Mountain. Comic-Con trailer paradise for Hollywood's 2014 movie blockbusters 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z

For the winter skin doldrums, the Greek skin care company Korres is promising a facial in a jar for all skin types. For Tired Faces, Korres Has a Cream, and Equinox Has Strawberries and Chocolate 2012-02-29T22:59:56Z

This season looks to be promising, with “Twelve of ‘em,” a premiere by Mark Morris for the ballet dancer David Hallberg. Dance Listings for the Fall Season and Beyond 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the networks highlighted their most promising new series for the fall season. What happened to that ‘Blackish’ episode? This week, TV networks faced uncomfortable questions 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z

Yes, I think a promising relationship with a girl ends because he shoots some larks with his slingshot on her parents’ estate and cooks them. “We’ve become a food culture” 2012-11-19T12:45:00Z

It’s an ingenious setup for a novel, promising the reader the perfect vantage point for a panoramic view of society’s crosscurrents at a moment primed for revelatory confession. A Novelist-Turned-Cabby Hates His Life. Thanks to Uber, It’s About to Get Worse. 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z

Corti has an affinity with Puccini and a good track record of interesting concert performances in Scotland, so it was surprising that Fanciulla didn't get off to the most promising start. La Fanciulla del West 2010-08-25T21:15:00Z

The network is promising shots of sunset and sunrise, as well as city lights, lightning and shooting stars. TV special will take viewers out of this world 2014-01-09T19:52:01Z

It was a promising start to what one hopes will be a great new beginning.  NSO’s future music director stops in for a big evening 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

Where the sitcom shines — and, like early “Parks,” shows a promising upward trajectory — is in fleshing out the Minishonka community. ‘Girls5Eva,’ ‘Rutherford Falls’ and the Nostalgia Trap 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z

Perry holds up postcard and asks audience to check a box promising to “make a donation,” “host a house party” or “join a coalition.” The zombie apocalypse has arrived, and it’s in Iowa with Rick Perry 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z

Yet "promising" is an odd word to use when describing a writer who is as established as Ruhl. Noises off: Problems of recognition 2010-05-21T14:58:00Z

This promising young ensemble isn’t there yet, but it’s well on its way. Recording review: Dover Quartet’s homage to its mentors 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z

Between his first date with Ms. Palmer and the birth of his first son, Mr. Lewis had met Dean Martin, a promising young crooner from Steubenville, Ohio. Jerry Lewis, Mercurial Comedian and Filmmaker, Dies at 91 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z

And last fall, a regional investor bought the town’s 1935 minor-league ballpark, promising nearly $4 million in improvements in time for the New York Yankees’ Appalachian League affiliate to take the field in June. Can rural America be saved? A new national ‘challenge’ tries to see. 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z

A lively life of a colourful British historian who was best known for his work on the Crusades, by a promising young author. High fliers 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

This book was rather disappointing, despite a promising front cover, it failed to provide the jam-packed story I had hoped for. The Fire Chronicle by John Stephens 2013-01-18T09:00:00Z

And Pride’s duet partner, Allen, is a promising young pop-country talent and one of a handful of Black singers with recent hits. What Country Music Asked of Charley Pride 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z

In other promising signs, Mr. Brooks said that about 45 percent of Christie’s new e-commerce buyers were under 45 years old. Christie’s 2015 Sales at $7.4 Billion, a 5 Percent Drop 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z

Even that promising first scene is inhibited by the obligatory dropping of a plotline—Emily’s impending trip to Ecuador with her rocker boyfriend. Amy Schumer’s Comedy Deserves Better Than “Snatched” 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z

I always try to eat at the most promising new restaurants, but I have a few nostalgic stops I make. Where Should You Eat in New York? Go to These Favorite Spots 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z

That much is clear from “Sharon Hayes: There’s so much I want to say to you,” her promising, stimulating but uneven solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Art Review: Sharon Hayes Solo Show at the Whitney 2012-06-28T22:07:34Z

The Young Artists Program offers promising singers musical coaching and instruction in language, acting and the business side of being an opera singer. Seattle Opera Young Artists Program presents 'Don Pasquale' 2012-03-27T21:35:05Z

American updated its customer contract, promising it wouldn’t “involuntarily remove” a revenue passenger who has already boarded to make room for another passenger. What all the recent United Airlines headlines may mean for travelers 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z

The successes are promising, but I am going to wait until the numbers improve before I celebrate. Audiences Are Finding Diversity at Summer Movies 2012-08-08T12:06:02Z

Despite this promising foundation, a few issues in the novel’s writing hinder its ability to be truly transporting. A Novel of the West Spans Decades and Genres 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z

Though he is not yet a major star, he is still a promising and in-demand songwriter. Frank Ocean Draws Praise for Declaring His Homosexuality 2012-07-06T23:47:45Z

A New York Times review of the show, which premiered in New York last year, called Franco's work "a confusing mix of the clueless and the halfway promising". The many lives of James Franco 2011-02-20T21:29:01Z

They will pose Twitter challenges, promising to send a music video or photo of their favorite artist if a tweet receives a certain number of likes or retweets. How AirDrop requests have become Gen Z’s version of passing notes 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z

Now cut to a scene early in the second act when Wheeler, on a date in a restaurant, ends a promising relationship with a brusque, simple sentence that lands like a lethal karate chop. ‘Linda Vista’ Review: A Womanizer Who Devastates as He Charms 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z

Local restaurants, hotels and businesses are trying to capitalize on the sudden craze by luring tourists with photos of Pikachu and other monsters in their backyard and promising free gifts to the Pokemon "trainers." Possible glitch sends Pokemon Go players to S. Korean city 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z

In the hatchet job from hell, the Daily Mail suggested that Lumley had misled the Gurkhas into leaving Nepal, promising them a life of riches. Joanna Lumley: 'I'm a happy person. But injustice I loathe' 2010-04-02T23:12:00Z

He wants to begin attracting African-American travelers, which I thought was a very promising idea. Getting to the Heart of Suriname 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z

Their neighbor — the one-legged, man-crazy and quarrelsome Fatima — virulently objects to the noise, and the ensuing dispute ends with Fatima setting herself on fire after promising to “put you in a trap.” The poor: America?s piggy bank 2012-05-17T14:31:00Z

He started branching out almost immediately, quitting his job and scouring for more promising Amazon subcategories in kitchenware, supplements and coffee gear. The Great Amazon Flip-a-Thon 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z

Low point: Despite promising reviews, her adaption of Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved flopped at the box office. Oprah Winfrey: from poverty to America's first black billionaire … to #Oprah2020? 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z

Fox hasn't yet confirmed the story, but the usually reliable iesb.com is promising that it has reliable sources. Is the world ready for an Independence Day sequel? | Ben Child 2010-03-31T11:17:00Z

Which is not to say it ends with a snappy resolution, only that it is a smart, bracing production brimming with clever wisecracks, some thought-provoking observations on sexual identity and one very promising newcomer. Review: ‘Straight’ Glides Between Sexual Assumptions 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z

A promising beginning as the Apple Records heir-apparent to the Beatles resulted in a spate of hit singles, including "Come and Get It," "No Matter What," "Baby Blue" and "Day after Day." Badfinger's Pete Ham: "Misunderstood" 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z

Since adolescence I’ve been promising to learn how to cook jollof rice yet on a weekly basis, I have been sheepishly procuring it from a local takeaway, drowning out the imagined admonishment of my mother. My pandemic epiphany: I'll always spend all of my money on takeout 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

Though the idea seems promising, the concept remains as open-ended as the intro riffs on War Pigs. Brian May and Tony Iommi plan 'riffs album' 2013-02-15T11:46:24Z

The promising situations fizzle out in half-baked jokes. Watchlist: Mishaps in Politicking, Single-Parenthood and Finding a Partner 2011-01-14T20:17:09Z

My housemates announced they were ready to live on their own; a promising relationship unceremoniously imploded; I found myself riding the growth spurt of a freelance business I’d never intended to start. My generation, living on the road 2014-04-20T23:59:00Z

Mission accomplished: “Wilder Gone,” the second of three productions in Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks festival this year, is a funny, strange and provocative new play by Angela Hanks, a living — and promising — young playwright from Dallas. Review: In ‘Wilder Gone,’ the Pull of Soil, Soul and Preacher Sex 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z

And Castello, 43, underlined the rarity of the cube as an art object by displaying it for only a single day, and by promising that it wouldn’t be sold. It’s Gold, Baby. But Niclas Castello’s Cube Is Nothing New in Art. 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z

She was a promising young designer, but one who was frustrated by having to work for someone else’s company, not her own. Death at Soho House 2011-02-04T23:13:13Z

David Hare, all of 38 when he won for Pravda, was presented with the editor's award, and Lolita Chakrabarti, 43, was named most promising playwright for Red Velvet at the Tricycle theatre. Evening Standard theatre awards honour Danny Boyle's Olympics ceremony 2012-11-26T13:11:00Z

She is still promising policy solutions both bold and vague enough for an Iowa stump speech. Stripped of bikinis, Miss America teeters on. For now, anyway. 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

She presents Blood Orange Glazed Tofu in the Christmas chapter, promising “Technicolor” drama and sweet, “zingy” flavor. A glaze that can make tofu taste like the holidays 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z

"I don't know who we'll get but promising talks have been had with all three parties." Channel 4's 10 O'Clock Live: where satire becomes serious, and politicians can keep their credibility 2011-01-17T07:00:05Z

The Blacklist, though, seems to be setting itself up to be largely a bad-guy-of-the-week show, and the pilot’s first caper is not too promising in that respect. The Blacklist: America’s Next Top Wicked Genius 2013-09-23T09:45:36Z

Nevertheless, this is an atmospheric and hugely promising work, at its best when it explores the churning depths beneath the calm surface of the mind. Amphibians ? review 2011-01-11T22:30:00Z

She is a bit obsequious, promising to do her best, and Philip ridicules her: “Your best? What is this, your first assignment?” ArtsBeat: ‘The Americans’ Recap: Philip, the Platinum Spy 2014-03-27T03:00:55Z

But here, every crisis feels earned with its own potent stakes; they all seem to build toward a promising and fiery conflict between two sympathetic characters. ‘Designated Survivor’ Season 1, Episode 7: Whac-a-Mole 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z

One sequence juxtaposes a spiritualist soiree in a luxurious apartment with the opening of the Petit Casino, a cabaret promising “all that pleases is allowed.” An Evil Doctor Who Casts a Spell on Subjects and Viewers Alike 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z

Aidala said a promising offer in discussion involves Charlie Palmer, the chef whose company operates several restaurants across the country, including in Times Square. After Decades of Drinks and Laughs, Is It Last Call at the Friars Club? 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z

It's a promising return, and if the dialogue gets to you, you can always imagine they're speaking Danish. TV review: DCI Banks; Great British Food Revival 2012-10-10T21:00:01Z

He heard a promising young Kansas City jazzman named Charlie Parker in a local club. Lessons on Living a Better Life From a 109-year-old Man 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z

The King's Speech," Screen Actors Guild "To the 1962 winner of the Golden Globe for most promising actor, my husband, Warren Beatty ... What our writers love this week 2011-02-24T00:19:03Z

With her help, he beguiles a series of lonely women, promising marriage while borrowing substantial sums of money. Japan Cuts Features Melancholy Films at Japan Society 2013-07-13T00:01:00Z

That same year he signed with Columbia Records, promising to deliver two albums a year, and built a house in Oakland. Dave Brubeck, Jazz Musician, Dies at 91 2012-12-05T18:31:41Z

Alan Gilbert, the Philharmonic’s music director, felt compelled to respond, distancing himself from the cancellation and promising the concerts’ return. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Concert in Prospect Park 2012-07-12T22:23:49Z

“There was no urging them to smile, no promising, ‘You’re going to look great.’ Pirelli’s Reality Check: Portraying Beauty at Any Age 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z

If last Sunday’s Golden Globes non-ceremony was any indication, this year’s Oscar race is promising to be as shapeless as water. Perspective | Awards season this year is already a nothingburger. And that’s okay. 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z

Warner Bros. started its roll out internationally to promising returns this weekend and in limited screenings in the U.S., where theaters are open, before rolling out wider Thursday. What’s bigger than an event film? ‘Tenet’ might just be 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z

If it’s casual and frank, it is usually a promising sign. Is glossy Netflix hit Dating Around the best dating show on TV? 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z

This revival, as encountered in “Here Lies Love,” remains tentative and unpolished, promising if still vague. Admit One: ‘Here Lies Love’ and the Era of Audience Participation 2013-07-11T21:22:46Z

It’s a promising start: Here is Firth, in regal, oriental garb and long mustache, disparaging autographs as “for mental defectives.” Review: Allen casts a limp spell in ‘Magic’ 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z

And yet, perhaps all is not lost: Williams, now 80, continues to work on his latest project, promising that “it’s unlike anything anybody’s done.” ‘Persistence of Vision’: Documenting mystery of unfinished masterpiece 2013-08-15T19:25:55Z

Presidential candidates are always promising to bring about change; with Mr. Ramsay in the cabinet, change will be radical, constant and possibly baffling. Critic’s Notebook: Reality TV and the Presidential Cabinet 2012-11-05T19:27:21Z

Then the restoration team tested the most promising eight strains behind the altar, on a small rectangle palette spotted with rows of squares like a tiny marble bingo board. Send in the Bugs. The Michelangelos Need Cleaning. 2021-05-30T04:00:00Z

But the path from promising ideas to a finished opera staging is a long and tortuous one, as we are reminded by Mr. Baumgarten’s jumbled staging. Opera Review: At Bayreuth, a Fight Between Love and Order in Radical 'Tannh?user' 2011-08-23T11:00:07Z

It's always an exciting moment when a promising comedian truly finds their voice. This week's new live comedy 2013-07-13T05:00:00Z

Both born in Soweto in 1991, these photographers are two of the most promising young talents in South Africa, where together they direct the Johannesburg project space Zulu Republik. 5 Artists to Follow on Instagram Now 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z

The seed of the musical was planted three years ago, when Mr. McCollum and Fox announced a partnership to develop for the stage promising titles from the studio’s 4,500-film catalog. ‘Wimpy’ or Not, This Kid Might Make It to Broadway 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z

It does not, at first, seem the most promising of premises. Pianomania: the little film that struck a major chord 2010-08-16T21:00:00Z

The most promising trails typically emerged from those who had been bloggers or radio hosts before joining the administration. Said something you’d like to forget? CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski won’t let it go. 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z

Certainly the opening scenes are less than promising, what with their fussy symmetry, popping colors and absence of shadows as well as flashes of unappealing, poorly processed visuals. ‘Emma’ Review: Back on the Manor, but Still Clueless 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

The primary focus in the light comedy-drama “Don’t Worry Baby” — the promising feature debut of the writer-director Julian Branciforte — may be its millennial actors, but it’s the older players who bring the weight. Review: ‘Don’t Worry Baby’ and a Case of Uncertain Paternity 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z

Like its predecessor, “Only the River” draws us in at once with the quiet authority of its voice, promising to guide us with clarity and care. Review | Anne Raeff’s ‘Only the River’ travels the globe and spans decades to explore one family’s secrets 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z

One of the many cushy lounges offering swag at Coachella next month is promising CBD oils, along with yoga and vegan food, for all its guests. CBD is cannabis that won’t get you high. So why are so many people using it? 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z

The character's only solace comes from a promising student played by Brie Larson, the young actress who gained attention last year for her role as a troubled youth counselor in "Short Term 12." 'The Gambler' comes up short by failing to go all in 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z

They were the words of Louis X, who had been Malcolm's most promising disciple. Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable ? review 2011-04-10T05:00:01Z

Hudson Companies, the developer, is promising affordable units offsite, a red flag. Plans for Brooklyn Branches Have Merit 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z

There was one we thought looked the most promising, so we designed a lot of DNA markers to work out what sequence varied in that gene. Is this the protein plant of the future? New study finds "sweetness gene" that makes lupins tastier 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z

He came across as subservient in his newspaper ads, promising that commissions “will be thankfully received and punctually attended to.” Antiques: Search for de Soto in Southeast Georgia 2010-05-20T22:44:00Z

Others, like “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “A Star Is Born,” debuted earlier but expanded to more screens after snagging promising awards and nominations. How to Watch ‘Black Panther’ Free and Other Oscar Movie Tips 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z

On CBS' promising "We Are Men," three divorced men bond and offer dating advice to a young pal who was left at the altar by his betrothed. Look out: A fall harvest of new broadcast TV shows 2013-08-27T18:36:32Z

Years earlier, a murder occurred at a country club but no promising suspects emerged. Review: `Crime of Privilege' misses the mark 2013-06-17T16:49:07Z

I mean, people were promising to execute folks and put children in prisons and do all of these other extreme things because they thought voters would reward them for that. The author of ‘Just Mercy’ says we’ve made talking about race political — and that has to change 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z

Berlioz, giving a Paris address, wrote to an unknown person, promising to send him a new work of his, dating the letter Thursday 23 June. Jacques Barzun obituary 2012-10-29T18:27:35Z

At just over an hour, this scaled-down production takes telling, if not the fullest, advantage of a congenial and promising venue. Seattle Opera’s ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’ takes advantage of more intimate venue 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z

Growing up in California, Samaha and his cousins didn’t have to live in a gilded bubble of fear; they could play football, get college degrees and embark on promising careers. A Powerful Story of Coming to America, Finding Promise and Paradox 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z

Just before his retreat, signs about his well-being seemed promising. David Berman Made Us Feel Less Alone 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z

With their promising second-year guard, Derrick Rose, at the point, and big man Joakim Noah acting as enforcer, the Bulls were built to win — if they could only add James. NBA: Derrick Rose Helps Make the Bulls a Title Favorite 2011-04-15T09:20:00Z

Yet her promising start – she topped the BBC Sound of 2009 poll and her debut album went top 5 – was followed by a swift fade. Little Boots: Nocturnes – review 2013-05-02T20:15:01Z

Home warranty companies run ads promising to save you thousands of dollars when something goes wrong with your refrigerator, furnace, plumbing, and other appliances and systems. Will a home warranty bring you peace of mind? Maybe not. 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z

Broad City is not the next Louie yet, nor should it try to be, but it’s a promising version of itself. Two Broke Girls: The Income-Inequality Comedy of Broad City 2014-01-22T10:30:54Z

Nashville The most promising eclipse event is the Music City Solar Eclipse Festival & Viewing Party at the Adventure Science Center, a popular children’s science museum. Where and How to See the Total Eclipse This Summer in the U.S. 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z

First, I found a hotel nearby that looked promising — clean, affordable, well situated — so I checked in, barely noticing that every other room on my floor was set up to host mah-jongg players. Lost in China 2010-12-24T19:55:00Z

Although Putin has derided the demonstrators as Western stooges, he has also sought to soothe public anger by promising to relax his grip on the political scene. Gorbachev to Putin: Leave power peacefully 2011-12-24T17:27:00Z

Still, “Savages” is a ribald, intelligent and promising new work. 'The Sexual Life of Savages' at the Beverly Hills Playhouse 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z

Given the site-specific nature of Amacher’s own approach to performance, this seems as promising as any method that might be used to channel her aesthetic. Reviving the Ghostly Sounds of Maryanne Amacher 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z

“There is no room for God here,” claims one of the survivors of Singapore’s 1997 financial crisis in writer-director Anthony Chen’s promising debut film, “Ilo Ilo.” ‘Ilo Ilo’: Rebel child stands out in Singapore family drama 2014-04-10T21:07:35Z

After her promising start in “Jamaica Inn” and “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” her contract was sold to RKO studios when Laughton’s production company folded. Maureen O’Hara, smoldering Irish beauty of movie fame, dies at 95 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z

In the patriarchal Christian Democratic Party itself, a group of promising young men formed a secret pact in the early 1990s to try to impede her. The Inexorable Rise of Angela Merkel 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z

Of course, an increase in theatre funding could change this, but with every party promising cuts after the election, what hope is there of that? Noises off: Theatre of the exploited 2010-04-15T15:00:00Z

Luke is willing to pursue Nina even at the cost of his promising career: “He was halfway mad. It was a delicious disorder.” ‘Fallout,’ by Sadie Jones, and More 2014-04-23T22:15:31Z

After the article appeared, the Wadsworth issued a statement, promising to “review our accession process and make every effort to ensure that art we acquire is what it purports to be.” ‘I Cheated,’ Says Woodworker Who Fooled the Antiques Experts 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z

Judging by this program at least, his work there does not look promising. Dance Review: Sydney Dance Company Visits the Joyce - Review 2011-11-09T23:16:01Z

This year, for the first time, The Folk Awards and The Young Folk Award, which is Radio 2's annual search for the most promising young artist in the UK, are being combined. Lifetime folk award for Donovan 2011-01-18T11:29:14Z

Then again, he makes a show out of promising next-to-nothing, which is what he generally brought. Review | At the Golden Globes, Gervais’s sharpest barb poked Hollywood’s piety. Nobody cared. 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z

All of the troupe members but one are getting together this weekend and next, and they're promising to "destroy their hometown" with an all-new show. 2 weekends only: Seattle comedy troupe The Habit 2011-09-07T21:11:09Z

Or you could be strutting into your “Reputation” era, as in Taylor Swift’s album: daring any man to wrong you; promising vengeance to guys foolhardy enough to cheat, lie or leave; wearing dark lipstick. Down and out and extremely online? No problem: Just enter a new ‘era.’ 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z

Soon, gleaming Chinese characters, sleek dragons and suggestive figures populated the night sky of Hong Kong, promising all kinds of amusements to the visitors of the “Pearl of Orient”. Hong Kong’s fight to save its neon shimmer – a photo essay 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z

As if promising an end to the franchise, Zeus declares that “There will be no more sacrifices, no more gods.” Wrath of the Titans: The God-Fathers, Part II 2012-03-29T15:11:23Z

There are two strands for which the channel is promising generous amounts of cash. TV arts channel offers funding for new projects 2011-04-07T18:00:00Z

But as these two players show in this highly promising first installment of their Beethoven perusal, temperament is not measured in volume. Classical Playlist: Christiane Karg, Alan Feinberg and More 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z

Are there any promising vaccines in development for the Ebola virus? Is an Ebola vaccine on the horizon? 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

There is a more promising way to put pressure on, or even shut down, conversion programs: existing state laws that forbid businesses and professionals to engage in deceptive practices. Consumer protection laws may be next frontier in fight against “gay conversion” therapy 2014-02-13T15:45:00Z

It was promising that the queer tearjerker, "Spoiler Alert," opened to respectable box office. Why aren't cinephiles taking the Oscar bait? Salon conducted an unscientific survey 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z

My dad, one of the few people in my extended family with a college degree, was 11 years into a promising but as-yet unexceptional career as a finance manager at General Electric. Reckoning With Memories of Budapest 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z

Mr. Williams ends the show on a very promising note. ‘The Forever Now,’ a Survey of Contemporary Painting at MoMA 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z

A spate of recent films with sci-fi premises, District 9, Monsters and Another Earth have also posed less than promising outcomes for earthlings. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World: Love in the Ruins 2012-06-21T10:45:56Z

On Tuesday, police appealed to the public to help them spot any potential troublemakers, while promising that they would not tolerate any attempt to disrupt the event. William and Kate in final royal wedding rehearsals 2011-04-27T09:48:49Z

Brad Grey of Paramount ultimately beat the competition by paying $9 million for the movie, in addition to promising to fund two other films. More Movies at Sundance Are Sidestepping the Big Screen 2014-01-13T00:51:34Z

The only clue Mr. Weiner would offer now was his remembrance of how he first pitched “Mad Men” to AMC, promising a series that would tell the story of how a decade changed people’s lives. Television: Matthew Weiner Is Silent on ?Mad Men? Season Premiere 2012-03-07T12:55:00Z

Diet gurus peddle similar claims, promising that vitamin B12 shots will produce rapid weight loss. When it comes to vitamin supplements, more isn’t always better 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z

On Wednesday evening, SoulCycle posted on Instagram a lengthy letter from its interim chief executive, Sunder Reddy, promising to honor the company’s commitment to the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. On the Latest Boutique Fitness Playlist: Black Lives Matter 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z

We've developed a shorthand code to consult one another before promising a child that continued misbehavior means we'll leave the party or skip the afternoon's plans. Motherlode Blog: The Best Parenting Advice I Ever Got 2012-10-11T12:00:25Z

Last year, there were Time’s Up pins affixed to black dresses on the red carpet and Oprah Winfrey’s bracing oration, promising that a new day had dawned. The 2019 Golden Globes Recap: A Thankful Sandra Oh and a Mighty Glenn Close 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z

This is an easy enough thing to believe: Science writers often report on early-stage research promising to make plants use less water, photosynthesize more efficiently or even solve nutrient deficiencies. Escalating U.S.-Mexico debate over corn forces questions about GMOs, food sovereignty 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Chris Christie is plunging into what amounts to a cross-country revival tour, looking to recover from a clumsy political scandal and reclaim his place as a promising Republican presidential prospect. AP-NJ—NJ Coverage Advisory, NJ 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z

For Belle and Sebastian's last show of the year – in their hometown of Glasgow – the band are promising a few festive surprises. Watch Belle and Sebastian's Christmas show, live in Glasgow 2010-12-21T13:12:40Z

But here, despite some promising moments, it never receives its choreographic due. Mariinsky Ballet in ‘Cinderella,’ Under Alexei Ratmansky 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z

And who can forget when Davy Jones guested in The Brady Bunch, making the dreams of Brady daughter Marcia come true and promising to sing at her prom? Pop stars who pop up as actors 2012-07-20T12:29:10Z

After a promising audition for “Glee,” he turned down a screen test to stick with “Next to Normal” and the gestating “Catch Me.” He?s Not an Impostor; He Plays One Onstage 2011-03-20T02:26:58Z

There are sly references to the debate in the first scene of “Kanata — Episode 1 — The Controversy,” but the first half of the production sets up promising characters. Review: In Robert Lepage’s ‘Kanata,’ the Director, Too, Plays the Victim 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z

And many of this year’s most promising new shows, like Empire, Scandal and Master of None before them, feature ample minority representation, on- and offscreen. There's No Such Thing as 'Too Much Diversity' on TV 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z

First, she goes into Marks & Spencer and finds a pack of prepared fruit for £2, promising one of her five a day – even though at 260g it actually comprises more than three portions. The five-a-day disaster: why the numbers don't add up 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z

In between are flashbacks to the death of the “brother” she adopted at Vee’s house, and a distraught Vee, promising that she will protect Taystee, that she will die before she loses another child. 'Orange Is the New Black' Recap: Taystee Gets Her Moment 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z

In the big picture, one constant in dance is that while there are promising choreographers or good works from year to year, sustained talent is rare. ArtsBeat: A Critics Conversation: Modern Dance Madness 2012-04-03T14:14:19Z

Dotting the walls are the promising, generally expressionistic paintings of Cassandra MacLeod, Mr. Fischer’s partner, as well as four drawings by their daughter, Loti. Art in Review: URS FISCHER AND CASSANDRA MACLEOD 2011-11-03T21:39:48Z

On Wednesday, the Switzerland-based International Union for Conservation of Nature updated mountain gorillas’ status from “critically endangered” to “endangered,” a more promising designation. Rare conservation win as mountain gorilla population slowly grows 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z

A quirky electro outfit with heavy 1980s and ’90s R&B influences, it’s one of the most thoughtful, and promising, young bands of the last couple of years. Music Review: Javelin Celebrates New Album at Santos Party House 2010-04-23T22:41:00Z

He makes moves on Katherine without her verbal consent, cajoles her to undress in front of him even after she says no, touches her breasts after promising not to, calls her a tease. Perspective | As a kid, I loved Judy Blume’s books. As an adult, I wonder: How do they read today? 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z

The agency invited researchers to submit proposals outlining how they’d create steerable insect cyborgs and promised to fund the most promising projects. Science-fiction turns real: Genetically engineering animals for war 2013-03-23T19:00:00Z

Early pioneers in the 1930s were discouraged and their promising efforts derided. Paralysed with Fear: The Story of Polio by Gareth Williams – review 2013-07-17T15:02:02Z

But the city, a crucible of green against the white walls of the Himalayas, seemed so promising. Assessing a Quake-Shattered Nepal 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z

As she schools him in the ways of women, promising to “cure” Orlando of his ailment, Ms. Stephens’s increasingly passionate Rosalind reveals how invested her own heart has become in these pedagogical games. | 'As You Like It': Love?s Hard, Comic Work, on a Stage Most Worldly 2011-07-08T23:04:48Z

Washington Performing Arts, rechristened and rebranded, opened its new season Saturday afternoon in impressive fashion with the promising D.C. debut of Taiwanese American pianist Steven Lin at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Pianist Steven Lin sets bar high for Washington Performing Arts’ new season

His characters’ relationships sour; their promising careers don’t soar as they approach middle age, and neither do their bank accounts. The anxious, disappointing world of Jeffrey Eugenides 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z

Busch, who has won six Truck Series races at Charlotte but never a Sprint Cup race, crashed in the second segment of the All-Star race to end what started off as a promising night. Busch’s All-Star struggles continue at Charlotte 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z

Targeting the smaller parks yields more promising results: Groupon, for example, offers discounted tickets to the Raging Waters park in Los Angeles. How to Save on Your Trip to a Theme Park 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z

The couple responded with a terse statement promising to live a life of service — a move many in the U.K. saw as disrespectful to the queen, as she usually has the final word. No winners: UK waits for Harry, Meghan’s take on royal split 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z

While promoting his new show Time Crashers – where celebs tackle dirty work worthy of Baldrick – Robinson implied promising discussions had taken place among the key Blackadder talent. A cunning plan: if Blackadder returns, where and when should it be set? 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z

I’m not promising too much by claiming that Sarah Winman’s “Still Life” is a tonic for wanderlust and a cure for loneliness. Review | Sarah Winman’s ‘Still Life’ feels like a Saturday night among old friends 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z

“But really we make clothes to sell,” said Mr. Chalayan, promising a runway show for next season. Special Report: Fashion: A Fresh Breeze of Change 2011-03-02T19:46:33Z

Some of them are recorded, and some of them are half-recorded, and I keep promising myself that I'm gonna find a collaborator and put them together in some kind of coherent form ... Pink Floyd reunion thwarted by David Gilmour, claims Roger Waters 2010-05-04T10:35:00Z

It sparked a wild amount of attention for a programme that was largely about hormones, genetics and careful scientific trials with promising, but uncertain, results. Is this a golden age for science on TV? 2013-07-25T12:50:51Z

A graduate of the Royal Court Young Writers Programme, Wade's first play for the Royal Court in 2005, Breathing Corpses, won her the Critics' Circle theatre award for most promising playwright. Posh play gets political makeover 2012-05-24T11:35:36Z

The promising format, which at least keeps the work of playwrights and actors in front of the public while in-person performance is impossible, ought to be widely embraced as a stopgap measure. Hoping for a Theater Bailout? Better Head to London 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z

For now, here are tips on three promising films we saw there and which have been exported from the Italian to the Canadian festival. The Venice-Toronto Express: Three Films at Two Festivals 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z

Our last full day on the Magic was our most promising. On a Disney Cruise, It’s a Stressful World (After All) 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z

How did so many promising men in government wind up dead before their time, by such variously violent means? ‘Secret City,’ an Epic Narrative History of the Closet in the Capital 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z

This is a promising setup, thematically; you want to soak in the brine as if it were a Marianne Faithfull album. Tove Ditlevsen’s Fiction Is Bleak and Claustrophobic — Mostly in a Good Way 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z

What other restaurant is promising its staff a sauna? Sea snail broth and kelp ice cream: The new Noma tastes like the future 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z

And that wouldn't besmirch my opinion of Michael Cera, promising young actor, if he hadn't brought himself to the brink of self-parody with his choice of roles. Michael Cera v the world. I'm with the world 2010-08-27T10:31:00Z

Phoenix was considered one of the most promising performers of his generation before he died suddenly of a suspected drug overdose aged 23, 10 days before shooting on "Dark Blood" was scheduled to finish. River Phoenix rises again as final movie finished 2013-02-14T16:13:49Z

Despite this promising start, my next publication didn’t happen until 2009, when the Irish Times accepted a nonfiction article about au pairs. This Week in Fiction: Danielle McLaughlin 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z

For filmmakers in the Gulf region, these are promising times. Promising Times for Filmmakers in the Gulf 2010-12-08T19:00:00Z

Adding to the frisson, it was to be performed by a starry cast on New Year’s Eve in 2011, thus promising sparkle and gaiety. Opera Review: ‘The Enchanted Island’ Returns to Met Opera 2014-02-28T21:08:04Z

Adherents disagree, but they admit that so far, laboratory testing, while promising, is inconclusive. Can Liquor Have a Local Taste? They’re Banking on It 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z

But the trustees wanted him and closed the deal by promising to help with “City” and “Roden Crater.” Michael Govan: A museum director who goes beyond the gallery walls 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

In the part of the interview that invites candidates to outline their ideal first season, Rickson could score highly by promising Scott Thomas and Knightley, along with a new play by Butterworth. Hytner's National Theatre: who should run it next? 2013-04-11T10:39:49Z

Things are less promising for the couple confronting cheating. Esther Perel Lets Us Listen In on Couples’ Secrets 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z

Now, number six lurches along, promising a return to form. Resident Evil 6 – review 2012-10-06T23:05:37Z

A few trompe-l’oeil Little Trees air fresheners, cast in bronze but painted to look as if they were just stolen from a taxi cab, add an entertaining accent to a promising debut. TriBeCa Gallery Guide: New York’s Most Vibrant Art Scene 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z

I knew all of that when she told me about a promising drug trial recruiting new patients, just one floor up from us at Sloan-Kettering. I was the new Nobel Prize winner’s lab rat 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z

It is not at all unusual for tenure-track search committees, composed primarily of tenure-track professors, to ignore their own accomplished adjuncts and to hire “promising” young professors with few accomplishments. The Wal-Mart-ization of higher education: How young professors are getting screwed 2014-02-16T11:59:00Z

This promising start-up may have just stopped, but we will always treasure the many ways its founders tried to define it. ‘Succession’ Season 4 Premiere Recap: Many Happy Returns 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z

Canada's Arcade Fire, who close the first night of the festival, are also promising a party. What's it like to headline Glastonbury? 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z

How much went to grassroots efforts to identify promising students and how much to top-down ones. Challenging the whiteness of American architecture, in the 1960s and today 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

Plus, trying to win their approval sounds about as promising as any other effort to be liked — as in, not very, but with high risk of undermining the self-worth of the person trying. Carolyn Hax: A younger stepmom getsfrozen out by the 40-somethings 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z

Helping to shape the work of a promising newcomer is Mr. Hinterhäuser’s job, and he seems to have left Ms. Neshat in the lurch. 10 Days at the Salzburg Festival, Music’s Disneyland 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z

This is, after all, only a first date — but a very promising one. At ACT Theatre: A 'First Date' that really clicks 2012-03-30T22:08:04Z

“Relevance” is filled with ideas, many of them promising. Review: In ‘Relevance,’ a Titan of Feminism Confronts a New Generation 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z

"The guy on stage is a lot brasher, more arrogant, more confident than me," he said before promising more of the same at the Globes. Gervais promises jokes told "my way" at Globes 2012-01-06T17:44:31Z

Mr. Landesman wrote back promising “professionalism in the future,” according to the suit. Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Knight Landesman and Artforum Magazine 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z

That doesn’t mean that the show can’t go slack over time or veer into campy “Twin Peaks” territory, but it at least has a promising start. ‘The Leftovers,’ on HBO, a Tale of Mysterious Disappearances 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z

Still, the show is a confusing mix of the clueless and the halfway promising. Art Review: James Franco?s ?Dangerous Book? of Art 2010-08-19T22:00:00Z

After dispensing one, Maggie goes off to Columbia University to earn an M.B.A., parking her family in Cambridge, Mass., and promising to visit on weekends. Review: ‘Infinitely Polar Bear’ Traces a Dad’s Ups and Downs 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

Don’t hold me accountable, but here are 10 shows that look the most promising, at least in September. Broadway’s New Season: 10 Shows to See 2012-09-18T12:00:28Z

What is perhaps most promising about the proposal is the potential to use it in other locations — the extent to which, as Maltzan puts it, it is “expandable to other freeways.” How to remake the L.A. freeway for a new era? A daring proposal from architect Michael Maltzan 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z

The vitrine of Trump University material, with someone’s real diploma amid the workbooks and videos promising wealth through trading in foreclosures, is haunting: the human pain and exploitation intrudes here. Andres Serrano Lets Objects Do the Talking 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z

Wonder Woman’s off to a cracking start, but many promising franchises, after a successful maiden voyage, have capsized second time around. How Planet of the Apes became a truly modern movie franchise 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z

Banfi's promising fusion of folk and grunge that is crying out not to be termed "grolk" or "funge" is a reflection, he says, of the complicated nature of existence and the human experience. New band of the day - Joe Banfi (No 1,426) 2013-01-08T16:10:44Z

Scott is also returning as a producer on the imminent Blade Runner 2049, which at this stage looks rather more promising. Never go back: why the Terminator reunion may be a recipe for failure 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z

This is where the techniques and ideologies of big data make another appearance, promising that a greater, deeper analysis of data about past crimes, combined with sophisticated algorithms, can predict – and prevent – future ones. How Facebook could get you arrested 2013-03-09T19:20:01Z

The band told fans who had booked travel and accomodation to see them on the cancelled shows to contact them, with copies of receipts, promising to reimburse any non-refundable charges. The Civil Wars cancel UK tour dates owing to 'irreconcilable differences' 2012-11-07T10:54:54Z

In the end, it was just another example of Trump promising big things and under delivering. The Four Seasons Total Landscaping fiasco gave us a reason to laugh at 2020 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z

After Ms. Messner and Mr. Cemper took turns promising to fill each other’s hearts and feed each other’s souls, they read handwritten vows. In Love and Out of Debt 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z

The majority of players on the 32 participating national teams — including, most likely, the promising but unusually young United States squad, which has qualified for the first time since 2014 — stand little chance of winning. What to Read During the World Cup 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z

And the promising young artist Asli Cavusoglu, one of the best participants in this year’s New Museum triennial in New York, impresses again here with delicate, beguiling paintings on paper. Review: Making Connections at Istanbul’s Biennial 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z

It definitely did what it was promising to do. From phone sex to webcamming: Capturing the evolution of sex 2014-01-05T01:00:00Z

When Hawkins came to town, looking for a drummer, Helms signed on, but only after promising his parents he would finish high school. Levon Helm, key member of The Band, dead at age 71 2012-04-20T02:31:04Z

Further, he might add, it represents a promising moment of urban otherness that, despite its clear financial motives and its popular, if not critical, appeal, remains somehow unseen in plain sight. 'Sidewalking' author David Ulin jumps feet first into trying to understand Los Angeles 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z

It's character-driven and original, a promising new addition to the Irish drama canon. 'Corktown '57' at the Odyssey: The IRA and a family at war 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

While initial findings on exercise-based food labels seem promising, research is still needed in real-world settings and over longer periods of time if it's going to inform future public health policy. Why food labels showing the exercise needed to burn off calories won’t work for everyone 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z

In the 1980s, a number of promising young Chinese composers immigrated to the U.S. in the wake of China’s Cultural Revolution. Chinese opera 'Dream of the Red Chamber' opens in San Francisco with much ambition, too little nerve 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z

The film – whose trailer has been described as “preposterous”, “outrageous” and “completely crazy” – is already promising to be quotable. Big Shark: Tommy Wiseau releases 'preposterous' trailer for follow-up to 'worst movie ever' 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z

She headlines this festival, which also features the atomic electro-rock outfit Sleigh Bells, whose album “Treats” — released on M.I.A.’s label — is one of this year’s most promising debuts. Pop Critics? Choices for Summer Concerts 2010-07-01T22:43:00Z

But after a promising start the script lets him down, and the film turns into a predictable midlife-crisis yarn. Review: ‘Ordinary World’ Puts Billie Joe Armstrong in the Bland Lane 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

That’s unlikely to be the takeaway for spectators, though the first section seems promising. Review: A Cast of 87 Sounds a Climate Change Alarm 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z

She even demands that some sign a contract promising they will not pick at their skin. Skin Deep: Skin Care Coaches Fill a Niche 2012-11-21T16:30:46Z

Some networks are promising normal schedules while others are pushing back new shows to 2021 at the earliest. 15 Summer TV Shows We’re Looking Forward To 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z

Then he cut to 2008 footage of then-candidate Obama promising to "set an example that the law is not subject to the whims of sudden rulers, and that justice is not arbitrary." Jon Stewart was born to bash Obama 2010-06-22T18:25:00Z

But her most promising songs are the ones in which she is less bound to any genre. Tash Sultana: A Bedroom Busker Leaves Her Nest 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z

I went on a date with one man that seemed pretty promising. A Frank Talk About Fat 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z

You don’t want to end up like Black Flag where you end up apologizing to your fans for your lousy album and promising to do better. Nikki Sixx Says Goodbye for Good: Inside the End of Motley Crüe 2014-02-05T15:00:47Z

His brand, Qasimi, was one of the most promising up-and-coming women’s wear collections in London before he began presenting menswear in Paris this year. Special Report: Fashion: By Royal Design 2010-09-29T03:15:00Z

He went on to release an album and establish a promising career. Adam Lambert denies punching photographer 2010-09-17T21:44:00Z

After a promising career in medicine and law, she experiences burnout, starts drinking and gets a cat. Claws out! Why pop culture clings to the crazy cat lady 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z

Two songs released last week prove that chillwave is one of the most promising movements in music this year. McGee on music: The Osmonds were vocal harmony greats 2010-04-27T10:55:00Z

The producers are promising a nostalgic production full of Mr. Manilow's greatest hits. ArtsBeat: Barry Manilow Returns to Broadway 2013-01-09T17:52:31Z

The mind part of the health equation is equally promising. The healing powers of the earth 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z

The lift is not all it could be, but the movie is still a promising one for both director and actor. ‘Mickey and the Bear’ Review: Trapped in a Small Town, With Dad 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z

The dicey quality of that last instalment might explain the substantial wait for their latest, but everything about The Rewrite looks promising. The films to watch in autumn 2014: from Gone Girl to Mr Turner 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z

To get some data promising that nothing bad will happen to your career? This new mom has a choice: Go back to work or stay at home 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z

“I finished last season on a promising note by laying my cards on the table — at least to Sansa,” Gillen says. Littlefinger Answered Your Most Pressing 'Game of Thrones' Question 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z

A heaping slab of power country from Kane Brown, one of Nashville’s most promising young stars and also one of its most flexible. The Playlist: Kanye West’s Breakout Star 070 Shake, and 10 More New Songs 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z

Last year, news of the chain’s northern expansion to Toronto caused controversy on Twitter, with social media users promising that they would protest and boycott any Canadian branches of the chain. Chick-fil-A's Toronto opening stormed by protesters: 'Cluck off' 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z

Did he think that the Oscars were getting more diverse, as they kept promising? Self-flagellation and stuffed goodie bags: my night at the tacky, endearing Oscars 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z

Calling this Cuban touring group “Kings of Salsa” is marketing hyperbole, but many of the show’s elements were promising. Dance Review: Roclan Gonz?lez Chavez in ?Kings of Salsa? - Review 2011-10-18T20:50:41Z

Outside race seasons, Keeneland holds thoroughbred auctions that draw global billionaires and resource-pooling syndicates eager to gamble on a promising foal. In Lexington, Selfies With American Pharoah, Then ‘Bourbon and Branch’ 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z

They made their mark personifying youthful vigor in blockbuster hits; now they are starring in TV and YouTube infomercials promising to help seniors overcome the debilitating challenges of old age. New Career for Aging Celebrities: TV Pitchman 2012-03-07T23:30:00Z

Strangely, U2 won the night the same way that Donald Trump won the presidency: by promising to improve tomorrow by making it feel more like yesterday. Review | U2 goes MAGA at FedEx Field 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z

As I recall, there were four possible choices, only one of which seemed at all promising: a Louis Untermeyer anthology of modern British and American poetry. John Ashbery: By the Book 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z

Salerno has been promising to make headlines ever since announcing the biography and film shortly after Salinger's death. New biography claims more Salinger books due out 2013-08-25T17:08:53Z

Of those three shows, “Runways” would have seemed to be the least promising candidate for successful revival. Review: Homeless Teenagers, Strutting and Seething in ‘Runaways’ 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z

This results in an exhausting number of chase scenes that ultimately lead the movie to a laughably improbable finish after a promising start. Movie Listings for June 5-11 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

Many show descriptions nowadays, especially on the outer limits where Exponential dwells, tend to read like grant applications promising the excavation of Big Subjects. At the Exponential Festival, Case Studies in Category Busting 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z

“War on Poverty” promises largely failed to improve inner-city conditions, while the most promising bottom-up Community Action Program was co-opted by a top-down Model Cities Act. It's 1967 all over again: The roots of our current divide go back 50 years 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z

Asking you when you’re returning while promising nothing is hardly a tantalising offer. Even though the guy I’m seeing has a girlfriend, he’s very attached to me | Mariella Frostrup 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z

As a result, companies are hawking a growing array of products promising to help, including disposable face masks, antiseptic spritzers, airline seat covers and portable air purifiers. Practical Traveler: How Not to Get Sick From a Flight 2011-03-02T11:00:00Z

Things get much more interesting with the contribution from Banerjee, who is arguably the most promising contemporary filmmaker working in commercial Hindi cinema. ‘Ghost Stories’ Review: Bollywood Aims for Frights 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z

In fact, the third season has shown Dreyfus demonstrating the kind of form that has transformed a promising, if at times patchy, series into one of the funniest comedies of the year. Veep: Julia Louis-Dreyfus leads the sitcom's third season to glory 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z

The answer: yes, I hope so, all signs are promising. Waiting for "Inception" 2010-07-09T21:31:00Z

In those semiprivate Green Room Sessions run by Keep Music Live, and other virtual fundraisers, Mix serves as charismatic host, prompting would-be donors to open their wallets by promising to match their donations. When COVID-19 closed Seattle music venues, Sir Mix-A-Lot rolled up his sleeves (and opened his wallet) 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z

“The Turn of the Screw” made all those points anew on Saturday night in a one-off staging by Opera Moderne, a promising fledgling company, at Symphony Space. Music Review: ‘The Turn of the Screw,’ by Opera Moderne, at Symphony Space 2012-05-28T22:04:32Z

Mbatha-Raw, 31, is also up for most promising newcomer for her turn as a Caribbean slave's daughter who was raised as an aristocrat in 18th Century England. Cumberbatch and Spall vie for award 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z

And the days are long gone when a major department store might advance a promising designer a hefty percentage of projected earnings to finance production. 2010-02-13T02:22:00Z

It’s almost impossible to find a hotel that hasn’t introduced a new sanitation program, promising its rooms are squeaky clean and coronavirus-free. As coronavirus travel restrictions loosen, how do you know if your hotel room is really clean? | Travel Troubleshooter 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z

Mr. Baitz was still in his “promising” phase, which — to be honest — he seemed to inhabit for the succeeding decade and a half. | 'Three Hotels': Marital Bankruptcy Filed in Faraway Places 2011-07-03T19:09:30Z

The government yesterday maintained its stake in 's two-part fantasy epic by promising to rewrite the country's labour laws and offering a $25m tax break to the Hollywood studio Warner Bros. Hobbit deal costs New Zealand changes in labour laws and $25m tax break 2010-10-27T16:06:00Z

We say bring it: Jordan is one of the most promising young actors to come around in years, and his casting could usher in a new generation of fans to the Star Wars universe. The Han Solo spin-off movie: 10 actors who could play the young scalawag 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z

They are like migrant laborers, who “watch the weather, hoping that the next growing season looks promising, and wondering whether it’s time to move along themselves.” The Professor and the Adjunct 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z

Ten months later Mumford & Sons has a Grammy nomination and sold-out American tour behind it and a promising future ahead with its unique blend of folk, rock 'n' roll and country. 9 of the year's best overlooked albums 2011-01-07T22:04:04Z

Sky Atlantic is promising a remake of BBC4's excellent Scandi-crime drama The Bridge, with the initial grisly discovery taking place in the Channel Tunnel. Populist: Items of interest this week 2012-05-18T23:05:00Z

He was a promising student, he said, until the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 left him traumatized and full of doubt about “everything.” On Kawara, Conceptual Artist Who Found Elegance in Every Day, Dies at 81 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

She was named most promising newcomer for her Royal Court debut Spur of the Moment. Teen drama 2010-12-22T08:36:06Z

The show is promising from the start, in the lobby, which is festooned with 10 opulently embroidered and appliquéd banners by Cauleen Smith, a Chicago artist whose work is also in the film program. Why the Whitney’s Humanist, Pro-Diversity Biennial Is a Revelation 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z

“This is a promising start, but efficacy data will be key followed by an ability to scale in a manner that provides global access should this vaccine be successful.” First human trial results raise hopes for coronavirus vaccine 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z

Arena wasn’t the only obesity-drug company to be blocked after promising trial results. Two Ideas That Will Turbocharge the FDA, Part I 2011-11-09T13:21:40Z

When the promising Christian rapper Lecrae arrives on “Awake My Soul,” declaiming from Scripture, the vividness of the language, and of the delivery, is an unintended rebuke to what surrounds it. New Music: JOE LOVANO US FIVE 2013-01-08T00:19:05Z

The couple also pushed President Trump to release a statement Tuesday night promising that the Oval Office was “determined to protect the rights of all Americans.” Most Americans don’t want “religious freedom” laws that allow anti-LGBT discrimination 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z

Even the tiny roles tended to be cast sensibly, with Matthew Klauser particularly promising as one of the two revolutionary commissioners who trouble the sisters. Music Review: ‘Dialogues des Carmélites,’ by Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble 2012-08-26T21:03:45Z

Another part of valuing truth and knowledge is accepting that it is difficult to determine, in fields outside one’s specialty, whether a particular line of research is promising. What makes the ideal university? Six values that power higher education at its best 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z

Read them, but don’t ignore these promising books, which include fiction, memoir, biography and more. Review | The 10 books to read in September 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z

The Twitter account run by the tennis championship posted the announcement first thing Monday morning, promising that puppies would be joining tournament staff. US Open's puppy-themed April Fools' Day announcement disappoints fans 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z

My least favourite Day-Lewis performance is the one which is most quoted: his Hawkeye in Michael Mann’s The Last Of The Mohicans, resonantly promising, “I will find you!” Daniel Day-Lewis: an extraordinary career of acting artistry – is it really all over? 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z

Friday’s area debut by the Verona Quartet, presented at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater by Washington Performing Arts, showcased a very promising group. Review | Fledgling Verona string quartet is fast off the mark at Kennedy Center 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z

If you were speaking about "AJ and the Queen," the new Netflix sitcom anchored by RuPaul Charles, in generalities, it sounds like one of the most promising comedy series of the new year. RuPaul made his sitcom-starring debut with "AJ and the Queen," and we are not amused 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z

Both releases established her as a promising figure in Brooklyn’s independent music landscape. How Xenia Rubinos Freed Herself on a New Album, ‘Una Rosa’ 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z

But museum officials are promising a more ambitious presentation next summer, when the Argentine artist Tomas Saraceno will create a roof installation. ArtsBeat: Met Roof's to Be Tamer This Season 2011-04-08T00:00:44Z

The object is to navigate a promising expanse of water until you spot a specific fish or group of fish, the way you would traverse the woods in search of deer or elk. Off Belize, a Hunt for Saltwater Fly-Fishing’s Top Prizes 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z

To be precise, it's the action comedy the summer of 2010 has been promising for nearly four months but waited till Labor Day weekend to deliver. Machete Review: Sharp, Bloody Fun 2010-09-03T10:25:00Z

Amid hundreds of testosterone-fueled fitness podcasts promising to get you shredded and rewire your microbiome — but only if you follow a specific, restrictive regime to the letter — Shawn Stevenson’s evenhanded offering stands out. 7 Podcasts for a Healthier Mind and Body 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z

Fortunately, there is a simpler solution that does not require poring over tomes that daunt you with complexity, or pamphlets that mislead you by promising easy expertise. Want to Pick Better Bottles? Repeat After Me: Wine Is Food 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z

“We will not turn our back on you,” he writes, promising not only that the company will return to live performance in the fall but also that its digital programming will continue. Review: Christopher Wheeldon Creates a Memorable Realm 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z

There, he fell in with a group of promising songwriters that included King. Gerry Goffin, lyricist who co-wrote seminal ’60s hits, dies at 75

The initial episodes I watched for review, in June, were promising. The Disappointing, Emmy-Baiting Finale of “Big Little Lies” Season 2 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z

What blinds Pip to the source of his fortune are the other, more promising connections he has forged. Counting Down Dickens' Greatest Novels. Number 2: Great Expectations 2012-02-06T13:00:14Z

Times theater critic Charles McNulty's picks for promising spring productions, compiled by Matt Cooper. Theatrical works to see in spring: From 'A Gentleman's Guide' to John Leguizamo to 'Shakespeare 400' 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z

His promising choreography, not surprisingly, reads partly as an extension of these delicious qualities. Dance Review: Burr Johnson at Danspace Project 2012-06-03T21:30:53Z

Good guys and villains are always promising to "stop his clock" or "punch his clock." 'Spy Kids: All the Time in the World' smells a little like desperation 2011-08-19T20:51:05Z

Though not quite the profusion that bloomed last fall, the new crop looks promising. Six new restaurants vie for your attention this spring 2012-04-26T20:08:04Z

It's a promising and well-finished work, but in its retrospective character highlights a tendency of Rambert choreographers to stay rather too close to the nest. Rambert New Choreography 2012 – review 2012-06-02T23:05:56Z

Or is it a worse betrayal to renege after promising salvation? Movie Review: ?Detachment,? Starring Adrien Brody, Directed by Tony Kaye 2012-03-15T22:50:47Z

Hyde talks of a “journey as honest and relatable as it is cathartic and promising”. A museum devoted to the wreckage of lost love 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z

His undramatic name is Arnold Beckoff, though he also goes by the more promising moniker of Virginia Ham. Review: Lessons in Love From a Drama Queen in ‘Torch Song’ 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z

Of these, none is more promising than Nines, whose recent album “One Foot Out” is one of this year’s most incisive in any genre. Grime Sets Today’s Music Agenda in Britain, and Tomorrow’s 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z

After frisking me for snacks, and finding none, they deserted me for a promising vanload of sunburned Britons. My Quest for Atlantis 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z

America’s secretary of state threatened to “wrap the whole world in flames”, promising total war on any state that dared aid the Confederacy. The whole family of man 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

“I Was There Too” is a behind-the-scenes look at a movie’s creation, and “The Black List Table Reads” features a promising script that hasn’t yet been bought. Those movie nerds behind the video-store counter are back — and they’re doing podcasts 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z

This was in the ’70s when, after a hugely promising start as a novelist, he went to Hollywood. Back at the Ranch, Thomas McGuane Has a New Novel 2010-10-20T16:23:00Z

He believes it is essential for those with promising drugs or vaccines to be ready to go. Ebola rages in Africa as west agonises over ethics of vaccine and drug testing 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

I had suffered through so many sleepless nights detoxing, promising myself never again. From dominatrix to professor: ‘I didn’t want my students to imagine me tying men up’ 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z

Some restaurants are promising "royal" goodies such as raspberry scones, crustless cucumber sandwiches and aromatic teas in honor of the couple. Royal wedding fever hits some in UK Caribbean 2011-04-27T08:16:04Z

After a few promising films, directors get promoted to the majors on the Côte d’Azur. The Past: After the Oscar-Winning A Separation Comes the Divorce 2013-05-17T19:50:10Z

You can hear the Louisiana seeping through “Behold,” the impressive holiday album by Lauren Daigle, her generation’s most promising singer of contemporary Christian music. Are You Listenin’? New Holiday Albums From Sarah McLachlan and Others 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z

“I find it very exciting and very promising,” Elizabeth Merritt, director of the Center for the Future of Museums of the American Alliance of Museums, said of the trend. Museums With Ideas, Goals and Sometimes Art. But Walls? No. 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z

This is eSe’s first full play production, and it gets this evolving Latino company off to a promising start. In eSe Teatro production, ‘Oedipus’ gets an L.A. makeover | Theater review 2012-12-10T22:17:46Z

And this year, I am most thankful for Missy’s safety and her promising future. Here's What Rand Paul Is Thankful For 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

The nonprofit has given promising artists an opportunity to expand their craft — and their canvasses — under its 22-foot ceilings. These Artists’ Hunt for Studio Space Ended at the World Trade Center 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z

But at the end, an unexpected tragedy is presented in a light tone that risks trivializing the deeper questions raised by this promising play. Class, race and motherhood in 'Samsara' 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

Mr. Laird, one of Nashville’s most promising young songwriters, hasn’t written any of the most notable crossover records, but hip-hop is embedded into his songwriting process in a different way. Country Music Opens Its Ears 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z

And it bears repeating, again and again and again, that the real victim here isn’t a promising football player. NAACP leader blames Steubenville victim 2013-03-28T15:12:00Z

Then Jax hops on his father’s bike and rides off, promising his club that he’s “got this.” Sons of Anarchy Watch: Out With A Bang 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z

MDMA-assisted psychotherapy is so promising, primarily focused on vets for PTSD. Salon gets Goopy to delve into the wacky, vulva-friendly world of Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle brand 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z

The multiple stems were green, promising new growth. After the harsh winter, a spring undertaking

He was posted to the Fleet Air Arm to train as a pilot at the end of the war and was regarded as one of the most promising trainees on his course. David Tod Boyd obituary 2012-11-15T15:25:29Z

It’s a promising start, but there’s no finishing kick. Album review: Damon Albarn, 'Dr. Dee' 2012-05-07T15:28:00Z

Not only did she claim to have been “racially profiled” at Heathrow recently – she was asked to remove her scarf – but she has posted a headscarved photo of herself promising a “new fashion line”. Diet Woke: how Pepsi’s ad backfired for Kendall Jenner 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

White allies thanking me and promising to “do the work.” Accepting Applications for a Black Boyfriend 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

Douglas stars as Sandy Kominsky, an acting coach of minor renown whose promising career as a performer never quite panned out. Review: On Netflix, Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin Are Aging Bros 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z

Some younger, promising reporters have received offers in excess of $150,000 a year, far more than they would have commanded just a few years ago, he said. 2016 campaigns are beefing up staffs. So are the media who will cover them. 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z

Here’s our rundown of some of the most promising. 5 vitamins and minerals that are actually worth taking 2014-02-18T00:00:00Z

It’s not often that an emerging style of music becomes indistinguishable from a wellness product—one with excessive claims promising listeners reduced anxiety, altered biorhythms, and the soothing of inflamed prostates. The Case for New Age Music as American Folk Art 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z

The fictional workshop ends in predictable disaster; the comedy career looks promising. Kieran and the Joes ? review 2011-08-24T11:24:21Z

Noah said he was grateful for anyone who had contributed to the success of the show, promising he wasn’t leaving just yet. Watch Trevor Noah’s ‘Daily Show’ Highlights 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z

In addition to promising fans they'll hear the hits, it also details exactly what hits they mean. Sting ? with strings! ? at Auburn's White River Amphitheatre 2010-06-03T20:13:00Z

Soon after that collection appeared, the National Book Foundation named Yoon one of its 5 Under 35, an annual award for promising young writers that’s as much speculation as recognition. Review | In Paul Yoon’s ‘Run Me to Earth,’ three orphans struggle to survive in the deadliest place on earth 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z

But the pairing of Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey as partners chasing a serial killer in the first season of the anthology series “True Detective,” beginning on Jan. 12, feels particularly promising. New York Times Critics on What They Want to See 2013-12-31T23:10:26Z

Robert Gates is the epitome of the blob and he recommends a policy revolution at once radical and practical, a promising approach to strategy that any future administration could adopt. How Can the U.S. Fix Its Foreign Policy? 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z

And Joyce spends as much time as possible at friends’ houses, scrutinizing their framed family photos with the zeal of a detective on the trail of a promising lead. How Does a Family Change After Losing a Child? 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z

The field has grown so vast — and its diversity better acknowledged — that the show’s vocation is better understood as identifying promising directions with aesthetic and civic relevance. From the Border, the Whitney Biennial Asks What American Art Can Be 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z

This summer, the Cape Cod Theater Project pivoted to live readings and rustled up a dynamic lineup that ends with a pair of promising new pieces. Theater Streams See Stars Pop Up in Unexpected Places 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z

The play follows Silver from his initially promising relationship with the young American editor who shepherded the diaries into print through all the explosive scenes of recrimination, legal and otherwise, that ensued. | 'Compulsion': The Young Girl Pulls the Strings in This Relationship 2011-02-18T03:01:01Z

And TAG Heuer will have its Connected Smart Watch, promising audio streaming over WiFi and all manner of fitness tracking. Still ticking: The improbable survival of the luxury watch business | Simon Garfield 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z

She would rather save her critical energy for the work of more promising students. When the Aftermath of a Shooting Is as Devastating as the Crime 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z

Surely this sounds, even to those of us who revere Twain and admire the Steads, like a less than perfectly promising platform for a satisfying book. A Mark Twain Tale, Brought Back From the Dead 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z

Today he scouts talent for a philanthropist friend who gives grants to promising young musicians, and he hosts a weekly classical music show on Radio Shalom Romania. ‘God Was on Vacation’: A Visit With a Long-Lost Cousin in Romania Is a Holocaust Lesson 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z

So far, CBD is the most promising compound from both a marketing and a medical perspective. What is CBD? The 'miracle' cannabis compound that doesn't get you high 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z

Each day, Kanjuro tries a new trick, such as swallowing a red and a black goldfish and promising to regurgitate the one chosen by the little prince. New York Asian Film Festival: A Scalding Wind from the East 2012-07-06T23:42:38Z

That the creators were fellow Tar Heels felt promising. A Not-So-Merry Mix: Shakespeare, Bluegrass and Randy Quaid 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z

In 1956 he won a special Hugo award as the most promising young talent in science fiction. Robert Silverberg: The Philip Roth of the science fiction world 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z

A promising story about a madman and his puppet fast becomes a trite tale of a father and son as the combustible Mr. Gibson is tamped down, and Walter is brought back into the fold. | 'The Beaver': Leave It to the Beaver to Do All the Talking 2011-05-06T07:53:01Z

“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” grossed a studio-estimated $4.1 million in ticket sales in the United States on Thursday night, marking a promising start to the hoped-for summer blockbuster. 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' grosses $4.1 million Thursday night 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z

Directions to Park aren’t promising: Walk into a downbeat concrete parking garage, take the graffiti-stained elevator to the top floor, and trudge up the ramp to the roof. What to Do in Lisbon 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z

The opening of the season didn’t look promising. Homeland Got Better By Getting Smaller 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z

People occasionally make clever big-picture pronouncements in “The Future Is Not What It Was,” a dark and promising comedy at Walkerspace that is the Kindling Theater Company’s inaugural production. Theater Review: ‘The Future Is Not What It Was,’ at Walkerspace 2013-01-25T23:02:48Z

For a night promising an unabashed celebration of the power ballad, it wasn't populated by longhairs exercising their ironic eyebrows. Clubs picks of the week 2011-02-05T00:05:39Z

We will explore how both individuals and institutions are doing in the wake of the pandemic; track where relief money is going; and look at promising solutions to challenges facing our arts community. Here’s how badly the pandemic hurt Washington arts — and some ways the sector can recover 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z

They’re obsessed in part because it’s bizarre watching someone so promising fall so far, and seeing talent spent on such ugliness. Perspective | Tucker Carlson’s attacks on Sen. Tammy Duckworth are as disgusting as they are predictable 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z

Another 86-year-old might have arranged those words more hopefully, with a concluding scene promising a better and fairer future for her grandchildren. Adrienne Kennedy, Playwright: Still Quiet, Still Bold, Still Furious 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z

The record is a beguiling and promising introduction. Pop & Rock Listings for June 13-19 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z

Others grew up like he did: the child of poor crack and opioid addicts, ripe to be ensnared by a world promising brotherhood, loyalty and respect. Dangerous, growing, yet unnoticed: the rise of America's white gangs 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z

It includes a former Turner Prize winner; an internationally acclaimed abstract painter; and the winner of the Silver Lion for most promising newcomer at the 2013 Venice Biennale. Inside Art: Steve McQueen Among 6 Hugo Boss Prize Finalists 2013-12-13T17:27:32Z

In high-profile auctions, the houses frequently offer guarantees, promising the seller a certain price no matter where the bidding ends. What to Watch in New York’s Fall Art Auctions 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z

But, when powers that be in Atlantis threaten Tom and Arthur, Atlanna heads back to the deep, promising to return when it’s safe. The Superhero Movie as Secular Religion in “Aquaman,” “Bumblebee,” and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z

But the fantastical elements in “Blindspotting” hint at the promising ways film and television artists can take a subject that has now become familiar to further creative heights. Fictional Police Brutality, Real Emotional Toll 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z

As for the revelation about the identities of these master thieves, Kurkjian’s detective work yields promising claims, but the FBI seems uninterested when he delivers his findings. A new look at a legendary art heist in ‘Master Thieves’ by Stephen Kurkjian 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z

"Certainly one of my most exciting experiences," he wrote, asking to see the working drawings and promising to attend Segal's lecture the following day. Richard Rogers: the world as it could be 2013-07-15T17:45:01Z

Byrd’s vineyard near Mount Airy, once a promising site for cabernet sauvignon, became a housing development. A taste test of old Maryland wines 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z

Groucho and Eliot had been promising to visit each other for three years before Groucho finally came for dinner at the Eliots, in June of 1964. The Fraught Friendship of T. S. Eliot and Groucho Marx 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z

It started filming a Second Chance Tournament, a series that invites back promising contestants, as well as a retooled Tournament of Champions. Celebrities Are Just the Start of the Expanding ‘Jeopardy!’-verse 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z

The half-dozen here are promising, including the dreamlike animated Tumbleaf, aimed at younger kids. It’s Not TV, It’s Amazon; What Do the Site’s New Pilots Offer That the Networks Don’t? 2013-04-26T12:00:22Z

It showed, on a supposedly dissolute strip, derelicts swigging maple syrup and louche emporiums promising such forbidden pleasures as “live, hatless girls.” Bruce McCall, Satirical Artist Who Conjured a ‘Retrofuture,’ Dies at 87 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z

Aker had a promising subject in a woman who is deeply ambivalent about her life’s calling, and, by extension, herself. ‘Hound Dog’ Review: A Soul-Searching Journey Strays Off Course 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z

The film was intended to launch a franchise, and its worldwide gross of $389.3 million was a promising enough start. Stewart's role uncertain in 'Snow White' plans 2012-08-15T20:16:14Z

As long as you are not promising miracles and swapping carnelian for childhood vaccines, organising your inner life around crystals doesn’t seem much different than organising it around “bullet journalling”. 'Gwyneth glows like a radioactive swan' – my day at the Goop festival 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z

They started late, but the equipment they were setting up looked promising, so I stuck around. SXSW Music 2015: Sometimes a Band's Equipment Can Make You Stick Around 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z

A Stoke Newington performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream in a graveyard sounds promising. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2011-07-15T16:05:12Z

“The promising reports about two early covid-19 vaccines are music to travelers’ ears,” says Lisa Lee, a research professor in Virginia Tech’s Department of Population Health Sciences and a former CDC official. Perspective | How will the covid-19 vaccines affect your travel? 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z

But, also like cancer, one of the most promising current approaches to a cure enlists our body’s own defences, using the immune system to ward off the disease by means of immunotherapy. Does our immune system hold the key to beating Alzheimer’s disease? 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z

Here are a few of the most promising options. Metal, Christian Rock, Dubstep: What?s the Next Grunge? 2012-01-01T05:01:14Z

The “New Dances” concert at Juilliard gives students at the prestigious school a chance to create works with top choreographers while audiences get to see some promising talent flex their performance muscles. 8 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z

But Sookie, having totally forgotten about Bill and Eric for the time being, decides to help her brother out by promising not to shoot him in the head if/when he morphs. "True Blood" recap 4x6: Into the woods 2011-08-01T06:01:00Z

One protagonist is a promising teenager who lands in the Nickel school after being accused of a crime he didn’t commit. An eventful year for Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z

Blink and there’s a new app — or six — promising to help you deal with kids’ art, minimize junk email, organize photos, keep a to-do list. Perspective | Digital clutter can be just as bad as the physical stuff. Here’s how to get organized. 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z

This shocking, irrational threat — a violinist promising to sever himself from his art — gives the story a queasy momentum. ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ Review: Giving Your Friend the Finger 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z

Since the Uvalde news broke, he had been doing his best to recruit a promising cast and rewrite familiar scenes in hopes of giving that script a new ending. Chris Murphy’s gun-control crusade has arrived back where it began 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z

In Anna Moench’s promising, frustrating “In Quietness,” produced by Dutch Kills at Walkerspace, a high-flying consultant leaves her job, her friends and her urban life to follow her husband to a seminary. Review: In ‘In Quietness,’ a High-Powered Wife Makes Sacrifices for Her Husband’s Religious Zeal 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z

But as I look into July and August, a few high-profile offerings look promising. A great weekend of movies -- and a look at what's coming 2010-06-17T17:57:00Z

The final seconds of this show are arguably its most promising. 'Better Call Saul' Recap: In the Premiere, Plenty Of Nods to 'Breaking Bad' 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z

Chipperfield is by no means the first person to bemoan such matters, but next thing you know, on Wednesday Nick Clegg is promising a "massive capital investment" in state-backed projects including infrastructure and, yes, housing. Constructive criticism: the week in architecture 2012-05-25T14:35:10Z

Lohan's once promising Hollywood career has been derailed because of drug and alcohol addiction and repeated run-ins with the law. Judge bans parties while Lindsay Lohan on house arrest 2011-06-24T14:21:21Z

After promising his co-stars, he stayed off drugs for the second film, "but I was more out of control in other ways." Steve-O's next trick: Sobriety 2010-10-11T23:25:00Z

Eisenberg seems incapable of perceiving the difference between a moderately promising setup and a fully executed comic performance. Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘Bream Gives Me Hiccups’ is no masterpiece 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z

It’s a highly promising work, but it needs a properly scaled frame, and the Eisenhower isn’t it. Review | Camille A. Brown’s “ink”: Beautiful etchings in space 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z

It's not quite that good, but it's promising. New band of the day ? No 777: Sunday Girl 2010-04-30T14:48:00Z

It was a history chapter that Atlanta hoped to forget — an event associated with traffic jams, violence and the degradation of women — but that T-Pain believed was a promising target for satire. The Spirit of Freaknik Comes to TV 2010-03-05T23:55:00Z

Ms. Mann’s hyperkinetic vibe and slightly bonkers smile are promising, but both are in service to a movie that insists on just nice ’n’ naughty. Review: The Kids Are All Right in ‘Blockers.’ The Parents Are Dopes. 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z

“Luck” began as one of the most promising television collaborations in ages: the brainy, off-kilter writing of Mr. Milch, the creator of “Deadwood,” matched with Mr. Mann’s vivid and viscerally cinematic producing style. | 'Luck': ?Luck,? Starring Dustin Hoffman on HBO 2012-01-27T12:00:00Z

There’s promising research that patient education may relieve pain symptoms or improve physical functioning. Chronic pain is a huge problem nationwide. It’s time for fresh approaches. 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z

I was a doctoral student at Harvard when the young Prof. Timothy Leary was engaged in his highly promising research with psychedelics. Letters to the Editor 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z

Snohomish’s promising Americana crew comes into its own on its magnificently tender sophomore album — the second of the pandemic from Hillary Grace Fretland and her namesake band. 15 of the best Seattle albums of 2021 (so far) 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z

"In the Pit of the Stomach," released in October on FatCat Recordings, finds the Glasgow, Scotland, quartet building on its promising 2009 debut, "These Four Walls." Promising band jets into Seattle 2011-11-10T22:22:08Z

This weekend features performances on Friday and Saturday night, and every set looks promising. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z

Yulia van Doren, a promising soprano, sang Galatea with lovely, creamy tones, though greater attention to words would have been welcome. Opera Review: East Meets West at Macao Festival 2011-10-25T11:30:08Z

It was around this time that I first noticed the vans with a slogan promising clean underwear on demand. I Quit My On-Demand Laundry Service 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z

Earlier this month, it appeared as if the promising 19-year-old Florida rapper Kodak Black was set to be released from jail, his latest stint behind bars in a short career frustratingly pockmarked with them. The Playlist: Thundercat Unplugs, Young M.A. Gets Remixed 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z

For his part, Milo has gone full crystal-tipped King Lear, promising the cancellation will provoke “a class-action lawsuit on behalf of my fans”. Could Milo Yiannopoulos treat Australia like a lucrative panto gig? Oh, no he couldn’t! 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

“In promising hope to women at a very desperate time, we are concerned that, aside from providing no real benefit, these drips may be causing real damage to women’s emotional wellbeing.” Is this the end of wellness? 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z

When your satire confuses people, it can be a promising sign that it is smart, creative and subtle. Is political comedy dead now? 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z

“Jane the Virgin” has already been cited as one of the most promising new shows of the fall season by the Television Critics Association, USA Today and The Associated Press. ‘Jane the Virgin’ Aims Beyond Its Latin Ethnicity 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z

It was a fully realized and promising show that just didn’t find an audience. Bill Cosby and Many Others Hit the New York Comedy Festival 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z

That enmity stemmed from having a promising career derailed. Out of Obscurity, Lynne Drexler’s Abstract Paintings Fetch Millions 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z

For those who were coldbloodedly watching numbers, even in 1969, Woodstock simply identified a big, promising segment of the youth market, ready for the commercial exploitation that would ensue almost immediately. Woodstock’s Contradictions, 50 Years Later 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z

Don’t worry about promising things or giving long speeches. Perspective | Separating parents want what’s best for their 2-year-old. What is that? 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z

Well, half of it is by a young writer, though the play is definitely promising. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Big Ideas in Small Spaces 2012-01-31T16:09:34Z

Are there any promising drugs in the pipeline at all? Why 'big pharma' stopped searching for the next Prozac 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z

The year before, he won a Golden Globe as most promising newcomer. James Shigeta, an actor mindful of his Asian American roles, dies at 85

And as promising as Ernie and Joe’s program may seem, there is no insight into whether the nation’s law enforcement agencies are prioritizing these humane methods. ‘Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops’ Review: Keeping Calm Is Their Secret Weapon 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z

Righttocomplain’s purpose has just ended, though, hence the funeral: It is Nov. 4, 2008, and Barack Obama has been elected president, ushering in a promising new era for Black Americans. ‘Ain’t No Mo’’ Review: After Great Tribulation, an Exodus of Black Citizens 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z

This empty shop, with its sprouting mushrooms and hanging ceiling tiles, doesn't seem the most promising of theatre venues. Dreamthinkspeak: Chekhov at the Co-op 2010-05-04T21:00:00Z

It’s early in the restaurant’s life, but this much is already true: Kith and Kin represents a promising development in an evolving slice of town and a compelling new chapter for its chef. Review | With Kith and Kin, Kwame Onwuachi’s second act delivers promise 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z

“I’m still kind of processing what happened,” Mr. Rock said, while promising to discuss the episode in greater depth later. Will Smith Resigns From Academy After Slapping Chris Rock at Oscars 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z

The Vassar programs were canceled, but some of this season’s most promising productions emerged from the disaster. Where Do Theater Artists Go to Ask Questions? Poughkeepsie. 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z

The owner, who also faced foreclosure in 2007, entered into a compliance agreement with the city several months later, promising to pay $1,000 in fines and keep the building in shape, according to records. Charges in blaze where 2 firefighters died 2011-12-21T12:19:00Z

I have voted Democrat all my life, until I started listening to what Obama was promising and started wondering how the hell will this utopian dream-land be paid for? Moe Tucker: 'Anyone who thinks I'm crazy about Sarah Palin has made a presumption' 2010-10-20T11:53:00Z

That these biographies have the same title is not a promising start. Margaret Thatcher by Charles Moore; Not for Turning by Robin Harris – review 2013-04-24T12:57:02Z

So far, the signs in Britain look promising. Lady Antebellum Tries to Expand Its Base Overseas 2010-06-11T22:48:00Z

Among a number of promising small oil paintings is Ryan Browning’s “Hair,” in which a black bowl cut that looks borrowed from a Nancy and Sluggo comic is halfway abstracted into a faux-somber mood study. Summer Art Trek: Gallery Hopping in the Hudson Valley 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z

Denver acquired the collection in stiff competition by promising to build a facility for the paintings and sculptures. Police: Woman attacked Clyfford Still painting 2012-01-05T22:01:09Z

At the one in Washington, D.C., representatives and senators took turns from the podium, promising to fight for reproductive choice. Perspective | It can be awkward for men to speak out on abortion rights. But we need them to try. 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z

Their access to a promising empty field was threatened by a solar-energy company’s plans, and magpies kept carrying away the Roman coins they found there. The Best TV Shows of 2018 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z

Then art critics, gallery owners and art collectors were interviewed to narrow the field of gallerists who represented promising artists or had an interesting take on contemporary art. Young Gallerists Are Transforming New York?s Art Scene 2011-09-30T21:57:32Z

He enticed hesitant attendees to sit up front by promising a $10 Amazon gift card to one person in the front row. Stand-Up Comedy Beyond the Brick Wall 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

She pushed back a lock of brown hair, adjusted her knee brace and guided the tiller into a more promising position. ‘A way to find the peace I lost’: This Maryland nonprofit is teaching people with disabilities how to sail boats 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z

Terms of the deal were not disclosed at Wednesday's hearing -- the latest in a series of trips to court that have halted Lohan's once promising movie career. Judge tells Lindsay Lohan guilty plea means jail 2011-02-24T00:55:29Z

Somebody, please give this promising star a better script and director. Movie Listings for April 11-17 2014-04-10T22:40:37Z

Instead, here is a handful of events that sound promising, even if their main speaker is not likely to be featured prominently in People magazine: Humanities Festival preview: Journey off the beaten path 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z

The CBS take on a modern-day Sherlock Holmes, played by Jonny Lee Miller, returned Thursday with all manner of promising plot developments. TV Picks: 'Olive Kitteridge,' 'Elementary,' 'Death Comes to Pemberley' 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

That "Eclipsed" is the Gurira play that made it to Broadway isn't just history — it's a promising sign of the future. Danai Gurira's 'Eclipsed' — a harrowing tale of women and war in Africa — is a promising sign of Broadway's future 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z

Once assembled, Hidalgo urged them, too, to join his rebellion, promising an end to taxes, plus modest rewards — a peso daily for those who came on horseback and half that for those on foot. Three Cities on the Mexican Independence Trail 2010-08-20T17:51:00Z

Her once promising Hollywood career has been derailed because of repeated run-ins with the law and trips to rehabilitation to deal with drug and alcohol problems. Lindsay Lohan ends home detention after 35 days 2011-06-29T18:33:42Z

An “English oak, fruitwood and mother-of-pearl inlaid cupboard, late 19th century” hardly looked promising. Auctions: Art Buying Spree at a British Estate 2011-09-16T13:30:07Z

They require journalists to sign an agreement promising not to reveal their last names, initials, ages or places of birth. Mirror Images in the D.J. Booth 2011-01-05T23:22:41Z

Cannes organizers caught criticism last year for a lackluster lineup, but they have made up for it this time with a promising schedule of 20 films competing for the top prize, the Palme d'Or. Film party: Everybody comes to Cannes, or wants to 2011-05-10T09:46:04Z

Once she spent $5 in a thrift store and came away with a bag of knickknacks, including faux-Hawaiian leis, promising herself that she’d find ways to include it all in a painting. With Big, Bold Art, Sarah Cain Redefines Seriousness in Painting 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z

As recently as a year ago, the future for Balagan looked promising. Balagan Theater in Seattle Closes 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z

Screened at the New York Film Festival in 1994, it introduced American audiences to a promising talent who became one of France’s leading filmmakers. A Fiery Tale of Teenage Despair, as Fresh as When It Debuted in 1994 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z

This movie is an ambitious, ambiguous paean to that state, and a promising first feature. ‘End of the Century’ Review: A Vacation Veers Into Existential States 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z

If this impressive book sometimes makes the sound of a writer still figuring it all out, Ms. Antopol’s soulfulness and wit make even holding actions memorable and promising. Books of The Times: Molly Antopol Looks to Old World in ‘UnAmericans’ 2014-03-18T19:56:45Z

The prizes are meant to reward both established and promising writers, and Mr. Windham, who never went to college himself, specifically requested that writers with no academic affiliation be considered. A Writer?s Estate to Yield $150,000 Literary Prizes 2011-06-17T22:55:21Z

I enjoy bringing pop-culture moments and events to an audience, introducing the country to a promising new act or sitting down with an artist who has had a big hit. Ryan Seacrest: 'Rockin' in another year on ABC 2012-12-29T16:45:10Z

The Andes julep features promising ingredients — chocolate mint, mole bitters, cinnamon — but the results are a bit muddy and unremarkable. In Houston, Food and Drink Elevated by Two Local Stars 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z

Antler's Where the White Stops, about a tragic obsession with the unknown, sounds promising and won the IdeasTap Underbelly award. Edinburgh fringe 2013: my top tips 2013-06-06T15:18:28Z

Some promising works to read and watch for this fall, including a pleasant discovery at UC Davis: From UC Davis to the National Mall: Key architecture projects this fall 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

You don’t have to have a PhD in dot-connecting to figure out why talented journalists like Julianna Goldman feel forced to bow out of promising careers at major TV networks. Perspective | Amid misogyny and alleged abuse, it’s a constant struggle for women in network TV 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

Appearing even more confident than at a promising show at Metro last September, Cosentino displayed a flexible vocal range that spanned falsetto highs and wistful, wordless coos. Wavves, Best Coast turn up the heat at Lincoln Hall 2011-02-09T16:28:38Z

Once considered among the most promising young actresses in Hollywood, Lohan's movie career has come to a virtual halt. Lindsay Lohan out of jail after rollercoaster day 2011-04-23T06:09:44Z

The writer and director Hong Khaou has alighted on some promising themes in “Lilting,” including the barriers created and demolished by language. ‘Lilting,’ About a Divide Between Bereaved Strangers 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

At the time of his death Browder was a promising young student at Bronx Community College, who classmates said wanted to be defined by more than the time he spent unjustly held in jail. Kalief Browder: Spike TV series examines a 'broken' criminal justice system 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z

Sometimes a promising lead turns into a dead end, but more often than not a quickening of the heartbeat is reason enough to pay attention. Amid the pandemic, a writer finds inspiration in century-old travel stories 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z

More promising developments emerge in early detection, and in “soft intervention” techniques that combine therapy, family support and minimal medication. Good Looks Ran in the Family. So Did Schizophrenia. 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z

What we said: It grew in confidence and stature, from a promising but shaky start, into something excellent ... but knowing when to knock something on the head, comedy especially, is important. The best TV of 2016 so far 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z

Sounds promising, particularly the part about not showing TV commercials. Sundance Cinema taking over the Metro 2012-04-10T23:11:30Z

Whatever the future holds for the promising rapper, don’t expect him to lose his drive anytime soon. Cosmos’ driven emcee Campana emerging as one of Seattle’s most versatile rappers 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z

But Levine, who had pressed his button well before the others, won Douglas with honesty, noting her nervousness and promising to help her overcome it. 'The Voice' recap: Blind auditions are now twice as nice 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z

I remember standing in the kitchen at 12 years old, promising myself I would never divorce. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: You haven’t become your parents. You’re still the kid they traumatized. 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z

There was always something slightly condescending in the way White talked about Meg, praising her drumming the way you might encourage a promising 5-year-old. Jack White Is the Coolest, Weirdest, Savviest Rock Star of Our Time 2012-04-07T00:27:22Z

Gilead Sciences was one of the top gainers on the S&P 500, up 11.3 percent to $54.88 a day after announcing promising early results from a trial of a hepatitis C drug. Nasdaq at 11-year high after jobs report 2012-02-03T20:19:02Z

The “Strib” is now by far the better, stronger newspaper with a promising new digital strategy. Heath Freeman is the hedge fund guy who says he wants to save local news. Somehow, no one’s buying it. 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z

Sheeran is not the only artist to book a spot on Wembley's turf, with AC/DC and Foo Fighters promising to rock the big white arch next summer. Music in 2015: A look-ahead 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z

Big Fat Gypsy Weddings is back on TV next week, promising vast dresses, glitter and another look into the "secretive" life of Gypsies and Travellers. The conversation: Does Big Fat Gypsy Weddings tell the truth about Travellers? 2012-02-10T21:30:01Z

After nearly steering a promising music career into a ditch, Pete Doherty, the British rocker, is trying to reinvent himself as a visual artist. ArtsBeat: British Rocker Tries to Reinvent Himself as a Painter 2012-02-27T17:24:06Z

That isn’t promising as Democrats head into midterm elections next year. Jill Biden has become the premier vaccine ambassador from a worried White House 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z

While some see the future of Afrikaans as promising, its past is contested. With rap and poetry, Cape Town tries to bridge racial divides 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z

On Sunday at the Phillips Collection, the 30-year-old Austrian made his Washington debut with a promising, but uneven, recital displaying his robust and ambitious musicianship. Pianist Ingolf Wunder gets carried away with his fearless approach 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z

In the dramatic intensity and psychological and vocal nuances Ms. Richter brought to this study of a guilt-tormented soul at night, there were bright flashes of a promising operatic talent in the making. Anna Lucia Richter Sings Hugo Wolf’s Lieder 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z

And, before the acting began, he was a very promising rugby player in Spain, which, as he explained, is a little like being a bullfighter in Japan. Javier Bardem: is he the best ever Bond baddie? 2012-10-27T23:21:00Z

The boost from the e-commerce giant launched a promising book into the stratosphere. Celeste Ng Is More Than a Novelist 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z

The Life book reveals that during production, Gable had also protested when he learned there were segregated toilets on one of the sets, promising not to return if they were still there the next day. 75 years later, 'Gone With the Wind' never left 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z

The study is promising in finding solutions to dealing with weight gain and obesity. Cold temperatures, vitamin A can help the body burn more fat, study shows 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z

It’s nice to see La Jolla Playhouse nurturing these rising talents, though this premiere of “The Last Tiger in Haiti” still seems at the workshop-level phase — promising but blurry. At La Jolla Playhouse, 'Last Tiger in Haiti' still finding its footing 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z

He also emphasised that the research, although promising, is still at an early stage. Motor neurone disease researchers find link to microbes in gut 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z

A couple of friends have ended promising relationships with night owls because they prefer being in bed by 9pm. Forget cat ladies: the real tribes of modern dating, from fantasists to routiners 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z

For the first few years, Reprise’s economics did not match its artistic efforts, in part because of Sinatra’s ban on signing any of the promising new rock ’n’ roll acts. Mo Ostin, Music Powerhouse Who Put Artists First, Dies at 95 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z

Elsewhere, the long simmering tensions between the women who “built ballroom” and the male MCs and their “glaring eyes” finally come to a head, while Angel’s promising modeling career is abruptly torpedoed when she’s outed. "Pose" and the home of the brave 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

You were a promising footballer at the time, weren't you? My East End: Tinchy Stryder, musician 2012-07-07T19:22:44Z

Apart from some promising moments in which the dancers explore their body weight by leaning onto one another’s arms, “Dear Washing Machine” never really evolves. Stuart Shugg and Anna Azrieli in the DoublePlus Series 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z

They won her a Critics' Circle award for most promising playwright and an Olivier award nomination. Laura Wade's posh | Interview 2010-04-03T23:07:00Z

Later, in a recreation of their first romantic encounter, Sookie runs through the graveyard to Bill’s house, promising that she won’t leave him. [RECAP] True Blood Watch: 'May Be The Last Time' 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z

To his superiors, Rumbold outlined how the German leader planned to pick off countries one by one, all the while promising that his latest victim would be his last. Neville Chamberlain: A Failed Leader in a Time of Crisis 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z

As a teen, Taylor moved with her family to Louisville from Michigan and, years later after the start of a promising career, my city failed her. In the name of the movement: Black Lives Matter Plaza, Breonna Taylor and the long road to justice 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z

They are not a promising crew, to be sure, but their amateurish princess-rescuing gives rise to merriment. Funny Genre-Bending Fiction From the Creators of ‘Dragons Love Tacos’ and the ‘Spy School’ Series 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z

While once again promising controversy and offended celebrities, Gervais told me that no matter how the gig goes this year, it wouldn’t impact his career because it “isn’t part of what I do.” Ricky Gervais Would Like to Non-Apologize 2012-01-11T15:17:22Z

And they’re perfectly edible, according to the package — and surely I wouldn’t think twice about doubting the safety advice printed on the shrink wrap of an item promising to “Amaze Your Friends!” Style Invitational Week 1313: Dead Letters — our obit poem contest 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z

Their idea is a nerve-stimulating helmet called the “Bliss-Mini,” promising happiness and good vibes with the “soothing effects of placebo technology,” Ezra jokes, belying his contempt for the sort of customer who’d fall for it. Bunkmates Turned Scam Artists Take Silicon Valley for a Ride 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z

Most generous, however, is a note on the back of their menu promising a 10 percent discount to all the neighbors who live within a mile of their still-struggling east side community. In Detroit, Revitalizing Taste by Taste 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

Something fundamental about video games — the way they feel like alternate universes, promising an “extra life” — brings existential questions to the fore. The Talos Principle Prompts Thinking Beyond Virtual World 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z

Whether or not that happens, they’ve certainly given Diamond Horseshoe a promising a second act. The Diamond Horseshoe Club Reopens in New York’s Paramount Hotel 2014-01-08T05:00:00Z

It didn’t look very promising, put it that way. The Buggles’ Song Launched MTV. After 45 Years, They’re Going on Tour. 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z

He recently reiterated those views to Fox News’ Chris Wallace, promising that, if elected, he would appoint Supreme Court justices who would overturn the 2015 ruling on marriage equality. With friends like these: More reasons why LGBT people should fear a Donald Trump presidency 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z

That always seems like a promising premise for a show to me. We treat the Constitution like a religious text, with women’s bodies on the line 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z

Here are some of the most promising upcoming games for the early part of the year. The biggest gaming releases of 2013 2013-01-05T00:06:07Z

They all pale, necessarily, to Bean and Bashor, who round out this flawed but promising material with as much comedy, tragedy, sweetness and pain as they can muster. ‘Beaches,’ in pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago, is overwhelmed by its score 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

They cut them down and proceeded on, promising the community they would eventually return to replace them. Artist Heizer's big rock rolls to Calif. museum 2012-03-10T13:08:11Z

He said the format seemed promising, but he wondered about the breadth of the appeal of some of the winning ideas, like an ankle bracelet that sends distress signals for an overboard yachter. Enough Wallowing, Reality TV Is Ready for Entrepreneurship 2011-03-28T01:29:28Z

“Collecting Biennials” includes a number of works that must have looked promising in their day but now seem not particularly representative of their moment. Art Review | Collecting Biennials: After the Annuals and Biennials, the Perennials 2010-02-25T22:21:00Z

The program, now in its ninth year, is designed to focus attention on promising writers. National Book Foundation names its 5 under 35 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z

Willenbring says that, in his view, the most promising place to look for an addiction advance is in drugs that affect stress-response systems. Can we trust addiction medication? 2012-10-04T22:09:00Z

It’s promising, too, given Freud’s writings on the uncanny, the return of the repressed and what he called our “our unmistakable tendency to push death aside.” Review: In ‘Therapy for a Vampire,’ the Count Really Wants to Change 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

Over the years, Elena’s KGB handler moved her from one promising man to another until she finally caught the eye of an egotistical car manufacturer named Anthony Craig. Review | In the era of countless Trump exposés, do we really need a new ‘Primary Colors’? 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z

To boost tourism and Saudi Arabia’s image, the kingdom is promising quick electronic visas for international visitors who want to attend. Hip-hop star Nicki Minaj to perform in Saudi Arabia 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z

Like much of this noir-ish mystery, it has yet to be unravelled – though the mayor of Beverly Hills is promising to get to the bottom of it all. Moronic irrigation: LA’s new turf war against its sprinkler-happy celebrities 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z

But there's always the danger of crushing a promising career under the burden of expectation and hype. Royal Ballet: Triple Bill 2010-05-07T21:20:00Z

“I told him it was for the book,” he said — but as far as promising not to publish in real time, or signing such an agreement, “I don’t do that.” Perspective | Should Bob Woodward have reported Trump’s virus revelations sooner? Here’s how he defends his decision. 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z

The bit doesn't reveal anything about any future Marvel movies, but if you wait until the end, "Spider-Man will return" flashes on the screen, promising a sequel. Explaining Those Two Post-Credit Scenes in Spider-Man: Homecoming 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z

Moreover, physicians had become excited by the study of hysteria, a promising and newly fashionable disorder. The lost promise of nostalgia: What modern pop culture gets wrong 2014-03-16T20:00:00Z

After Lee and Pinkett Smith announced their boycotts, Boone Isaacs – the first African American to hold the role of president, and the third woman – issued a statement promising big changes. Oscars 'unlikely to change' despite race protest, insiders suggest 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z

The show seems promising as the lights rise on Daniel Ettinger’s art gallery set of empty frames on a gray wall, but then so very little happens. Review | Three plays from the Women’s Voices buffet 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z

Professional organizer Andrew J. Mellen methodically, logically and humorously walks the reader through a complete reorganization, promising "you will never again find yourself drowning in stuff." `Unstuff Your Life' shows way to organized life 2010-08-16T04:01:00Z

“They were talking to me about a hammer price in excess of $10 million but one party flaked,” he said, before promising that profits where nevertheless on the way. The Talented Mr. Philbrick 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z

That said, a model agency might be a promising setting for a sitcom, or at least more promising than a suburban family home on a Friday night. Rewind TV: South Riding; The Model Agency; Friday Night Dinner; Silk 2011-02-27T00:05:40Z

Alexander Prior was 16 when he travelled the world to find the most promising young players to perform a concerto he would write for them. Alexander Prior: Velesslavitsa 2010-06-05T23:05:00Z

The show’s style fills the promising black-box space at Dance Loft on 14. Review | Women’s Voices notes: An exotic ‘Imogen’ and a down-home ‘Hound’ 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z

Dear Amy: “Sad” told a story about her father promising her large sums of money and never delivering it. Ask Amy: Former friend gives gifts to get invitations 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z

Mr. Riesco acknowledged that he didn’t know what he would have done if Steven Spielberg had called, promising to make him a star. Armando Riesco Reflects on His Role in the Elliot Trilogy 2014-03-11T21:42:42Z

We took everything we hated about superhero comics – and flipped the script," he said, promising "no heroines running in stupid heels. Comic-book superheroine Cat aims to see off gender stereotypes 2013-02-18T15:18:05Z

Here are the 10 best and worst, ranked from most promising to least. The Best and Worst Movie Trailers From Comic-Con 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z

A new whitening system offered exclusively at Walmart is promising to brighten teeth without the pain. Trial Run: A Tooth Whitener Promises Gain Without Pain - Trial Run 2011-12-05T21:59:13Z

It’s a tactic that’s almost as deceptive as promising a free ticket. Understanding dynamic pricing for airfare | Travel Troubleshooter 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z

Later this month, New York’s Gotham Awards will bestow a special jury prize for ensemble performance, a promising harbinger given that most Motion Picture Academy voters are actors. Dee Rees wanted to make ‘an old-fashioned movie’ and ended up with an Oscar contender 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z

It’s about time, and a promising hint that things really may be a-changin’. The Best and Worst Moments of the 2022 Oscars 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z

Future projects looked promising, including sequels to the James Bond and the Pink Panther franchises. MGM studio relives past as binding offers are due 2010-03-18T21:01:00Z

What is needed, in short, are more citizens, prepared to lead our leaders toward a more promising land. How Martin Luther King Persuaded John Kennedy to Support the Civil Rights Cause 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z

The concert allowed Andrey Boreyko to demonstrate why he figures among the more promising young Russian conductors by leading a shrewdly judged performance of Shostakovich’s enigmatic yet strangely inviting Symphony No.15. Review: A Globe-Spanning Musical Feast 2010-08-24T16:30:00Z

Actor Michael Jai White will voice the titular avenging-tough-guy-kung-fu-revolutionary-black-brother-sex-machine he plays in the live action film and he and director Scott Sanders are promising sex, violence and hilarity. Trailer trash 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z

The YouTube Music Awards would lead me to think this will be very promising! The Carpetbagger: ‘12 Years a Slave,’ ‘American Hustle’ Take Top Honors at the 2014 Golden Globes 2014-01-13T05:14:45Z

Part of the marathon, for those who paid $295 to $495 to register, was a convention held at , with panel discussions promising advice on surviving in the music business. Critic?s Notebook: Bands Dream Globally, Play Locally 2010-10-24T23:00:00Z

"Flying on Titan should be easy and by following its winds, we should be able to sail round it in a couple of weeks, looking for promising places to land and investigate," says Zarnecki. Welcome to a new Eden ? two billion miles from Earth 2010-05-08T23:06:00Z

The series focuses on the men who run the Chicago White Sox, a promising team that was written off after stumbling through the first two months of this season. | 'The Club': The MLB Network Follows the Chicago White Sox 2010-07-16T22:52:00Z

That theme became a burden, reduced to a cacophony of “I Love the ’90s” effluvia, but “Hindsight” invigorates it in promising, unflashy ways. ‘Hindsight’ Is a New VH1 Series 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z

When they first announced themselves, the Knights hung more than 40 banners, or narcomantas, across the state with a message promising security. A better border is possible 2012-05-26T22:00:00Z

Like the far grander MGM, or the Rank Organisation's "charm school" in the UK, Universal had a policy of training promising talent. Tony Curtis obituary 2010-09-30T13:06:00Z

And will she, as she’s now promising, not hesitate the next time? 'iZombie' recap: Going mad for Max Rager in 'Mr. Berserk' 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z

On stage with me, he discussed sharing directing and writing duties – with the extremely promising talents of Tom Harper and Jack Thorne – as well as his commitment to the characters. Trailer Trash 2010-08-28T23:06:00Z

But wash your hands afterward -- and I'm not promising you'll still like yourself in the morning. "Middle Men": Heroes of the Internet-porn revolution 2010-08-05T15:01:00Z

Stancil, a lawyer and researcher, is working from home to remedy long-term racial inequality in schools and housing — as President Trump is now promising to essentially segregate the suburbs. November may be the darkest month Americans have seen in a long time 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z

At first she does small parts in undistinguished celluloid nonsense, but eventually she gains some traction and finds herself a promising actress running with the West Coast party set. Woody Allen Reviews a Graphic Tale of a Scandalous Starlet 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

“It’s promising,” Dr. Schäfer said, “because there has been some quite rapid development in this area. The key challenge is the high cost.” Could Air Someday Power Your Flight? Airlines Are Betting on It. 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z

Its 19-day total stands at $1.68 million — a number that won’t threaten The Dark Knight Rises, or even Ice Age 4, but is very promising for a first feature with no professional actors. Ice Age 4 Wins a Chilly Weekend Before The Dark Knight Rises 2012-07-15T21:16:03Z

Her prejudice isn’t lost on Dean, but, his voice-over notes, she also singles out some promising Black students, including him, for praise and extra attention. Can ‘The Wonder Years’ Break Through the White Noise of Nostalgia? 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z

Confronted with television decimating the movie audience of the early ’50s, the studios tried to pry the viewers loose from their home screens by promising something they couldn’t get in the living room. ?Classic 3-D,? Straight From ?50s, at Film Forum 2010-08-12T22:45:00Z

Despite affording glimpses of promising dancers like Colby Parsons, Brittany DeGrofft and Calvin Royal III, it seems stuck in the past. Dance Review: Ailey II, ABT II and Taylor 2 at Joyce?s 1.2.3. Festival 2010-04-18T21:55:00Z

After the incident made headlines, Harry Belafonte stepped in, promising to pay for Ms. Conrad’s music education anywhere in the world if she chose to leave Texas. With a Voice and a Spirit, Triumphing Over Racism 2011-02-07T23:23:33Z

Unfortunately, Preston Max Allen’s meandering show is a textbook example of how to squander a promising concept. Review: One Cheer for ‘We Are the Tigers’ 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z

It was a promising early success for a painter, and in 1972, Ms. Jaramillo was featured in the Whitney Museum of American Art’s annual show, the precursor to the Biennial. A Painter Who Puts It All on the Line 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z

It's a promising debut, for Riepler's compositions as much as the accomplished playing. Hannes Riepler: The Brave – review 2012-07-05T21:23:01Z

The song is a promising preview of her debut album “Before Sunrise,” which will be out in February on Andrew Savage of Parquet Courts’ label Dull Tools. A Bittersweet Juice WRLD Team-Up, and 13 More New Songs 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z

The third work, the film “The Eye of Dubai,” is more promising. Art In Review: CHRISTIAN JANKOWSKI: ‘Discourse News’ 2012-07-19T21:34:43Z

Seth Frank was named the most promising young poet for his poem “Black Mythology.” Former US poet laureate Rita Dove wins $100,000 prize 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z

The most promising newcomer has been Leslie Jones, who joined the staff as a writer last year but was added this fall as a featured player. ‘Saturday Night Live’ Gears Up for an Anniversary 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z

Elder not only promotes promising young conductors, he shares the platform with them as well. Hall?/Mark Elder/Andrew Gourlay ? review 2010-12-05T22:01:00Z

In 1964, the year after his debut with Mr. Bernstein, Mr. Watts won a Grammy Award for most promising new classical recording artist. André Watts, Pioneering Piano Virtuoso, Dies at 77 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z

He was having dinner with a fellow engineer, who was bemoaning how superficial dating apps felt, and how he didn’t have time to sift through all of the profiles to find a promising match. A New Dating App Asks: Do Our Stars Align? 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z

Almost 20 years ago, a new company came on the scene promising to revolutionize the tedious and often frustrating chore of securing a restaurant reservation. OpenTable Began a Revolution. Now It’s a Power Under Siege. 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z

But officials are promising exclusive content about the wedding, including that most coveted detail of all - details about Middleton's gown when they are made public. Royal officials launch website for April wedding 2011-03-02T12:23:08Z

If you can somehow manage to forget that, “Long Time Coming” looks much more promising. Homeland Watch: Mother's Day 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

For over 30 years, scripts have floated around Hollywood promising to tell the story of Montgomery Clift, one of the most innovative and handsome actors in history. Montgomery Clift: the untold story of Hollywood's misunderstood star 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z

Some attractions on the horizon, though, look promising for teenagers and adults. Inside Disney’s New Fantasyland 2012-12-21T16:55:27Z

If the current science of consciousness frequently strikes us as counterintuitive, if not outright crazy, it’s because even the most promising theories often fail to account for how we actually experience our interior lives. Do We Have Minds of Our Own? 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z

Nicky is not kept on a pedestal, as we might imagine, but remembered as less remarkable, less talented and less promising than he was, even by his mother. Chasing Down a Decades-Old Family Tragedy 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z

After a promising opening night at the David H. Koch Theater on Tuesday, Wednesday’s program plunged into the deep. Review: City Ballet Celebrates Balanchine and Heeds Mother Nature 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z

Word of warning Despite taking the lofty position of promising a platform for relationships rather than encounters, Bumble still exists for the same purpose, no matter what your matches may tell you. Newly single? A beginner’s guide to the best dating apps 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z

There are some vaccines in development which look promising. Ebola rages in Africa as west agonises over ethics of vaccine and drug testing 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

He is so intent on shielding kids from the tennis burnout that has eaten up many promising careers that the program will also have the kids playing soccer and other nonracket sports. Can John McEnroe's Tennis Academy Lift U.S. Talent? 2010-08-30T09:00:00Z

For all its debts to Glass, Reich and Bartok, “Mutations” held promising mysteries of its own. Vijay Iyer Performs at BAM Harvey Theater 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z

Photograph: Bloomberg New Contemporaries Images Who can tell what is good and promising in brand new art? Kate Middleton's snaps and the new Young British Artists – the week in art 2012-11-23T10:42:38Z

It also establishes Vaughn as "one of the edgier and more underrated genre voices of the moment," Firth as an unlikely action hero and Egerton as a promising newcomer with "eye-opening charisma." 'Kingsman: The Secret Service' shakes up spy genre, reviews say 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z

Looking ahead, Pennsylvania is, for Santorum, the most promising of the states holding the next round of primaries on April 24. Romney edges closer to GOP nomination 2012-04-04T03:02:00Z

On the surface, it's about the creation of a website; could anything sound less promising? Oscar countdown: "The Social Network" 2011-02-22T18:12:04Z

It was a promising start in keeping the Ferrè brand alive. Special Report: Fashion: Giorgio Armani Sends Out a Shimmering Collection 2011-09-26T17:07:04Z

At 30, he’d been a promising history scholar, on faculty at a major university and traveling the world. Are literary classics obsolete? 2012-05-31T00:00:00Z

But overall it’s a promising personal and political thriller that uses its ’80s setting for much more than easy nostalgia. TV Tonight: The Americans 2013-01-30T13:00:11Z

In the face of general public dismay, the company deploys “adaptation”: a performance of contrition, apologizing for regrettable mishaps and promising improvements. How Big Tech Built the Iron Cage 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z

Shorter had initially intrigued her with promising teases about the myth of Iphigenia — its young heroine, its blur of the comic and tragic, its poetic depths. Perspective | New opera by Esperanza Spalding and Wayne Shorter remakes myth without sacrificing music 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z

It was a promising start, particularly in its narrative reach – Ocean pulled the strings of his songs' characters with easy artfulness. Best albums of 2012, No 1: Frank Ocean – Channel Orange 2012-12-14T00:00:00Z

When Watkins meets a promising young student, she wants to both help her and caution her. The Infantilizing Ways We Talk About Women’s Ambition 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

Richmond also isn't too principled to pretty much try and bribe Ruth into not abandoning his campaign by promising her husband, a plumber, a contract for an enormous number of loos. The Killing US: episode three 2011-07-14T21:02:01Z

Tony Blair's "A Journey" is published Wednesday, promising to give readers behind-the-curtain insights into major world events from the death of Princess Diana to the Sept. Blair memoir excites booksellers, riles critics 2010-08-31T15:55:00Z

In a duet consisting of eerily consonant intervals, they tell him the story of the man they loved together, Yukihira, who left their village long ago, promising to return. Haunting Unpredictability 2011-08-07T02:00:07Z

This large rift gives way to a beautiful moment of a father cradling his frustrated son, promising he’ll never let him go. Review: Seattle Opera’s ‘Blue’ explores the effects of police violence 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z

In some new works, Ms. Crowner fragments her found shapes for greater complexity, a promising development. 10 Galleries to Visit in Chelsea 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

They exchanged mix tapes and a weepy goodbye at the airport where they had first met and went their separate ways, promising to stay in touch. On Love: Michelle L’Archeveque and Adam Jones

Most promising of all is the continued grooming of Andre Lyon to become the show’s Big Bad. ‘Empire’ Season 3, Episode 9: The Enemy Within 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z

After a morning spent in the library with the Encyclopaedia Britannica — it’s 1954 — he decides that California is the more promising place. Amor Towles’s New Novel Takes You on an American Road Trip 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z

Maker, a yo-yo-size gadget promising “6 awful sounds!” including “nervous,” “up tight” and “ripper.” Style Invitational Week 1424: We Bee back — a neologism contest 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z

If you’re looking for a start, here are a few promising options. 5 Shows to Catch at the New York Comedy Festival 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z

Gymnema is being studied for its potential as a drug for treating diabetes and other metabolic disorders, and preliminary results are promising. Perspective | There’s some science behind claims that gymnema can curb sugar cravings 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z

Now a new site, HotelSlash, joins the quest, promising discounted hotel rates to members and a tracking service that monitors reservations for price dips. Looking for the Cheapest Room Rate? HotelSlash Wants to Help. 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z

IN THE 1990s, when the Balkans were at war, Noel Malcolm was best known as a journalist and polemicist, though he was already a promising academic. Coasts and coalitions 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

Herrmann narrates the ad in a dignified, upmarket tone, promising "Stability, integrity, pride" — just before Scorsese cuts to a scene of unruly traders heaving dwarfs at a velcro target. Edward Herrmann dies: Five notable film roles 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z

And within a year, he was one of Atlanta’s most promising prospects. 21 Savage, American Rapper 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z

It has evolved into something equally old-fashioned: a huge gathering for the book industry to talk up titles, showcase high-profile authors and try to build elusive buzz for promising books. BookExpo America Draws 20,000 to Javits Center 2013-05-31T22:00:22Z

When he arrives in prison a beaten, feral man-child, he is the very opposite of promising. T Magazine: Changing of the Avant-Garde 2011-02-25T20:22:41Z

It would be nice if, moving forward, the writers and producers chose as well to keep an eye on these sorts of promising moments of cultural variety and — dare I say it? — color in Westeros. “Snow White and the Huntsman”: A would-be fantasy classic 2012-05-30T23:00:00Z

It was promising that Kate replied to my email saying she wanted to talk, but I‌ remember‌ ‌pacing‌ my bedroom during our call. My Father’s Death, an Envelope of Cash, a Legacy in Music 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z

Thanks to everyone for the recommendations for good anchovies AND for the interesting substitutes - miso sounds especially promising. A Dressing (or Dip) That’s Easy to Love 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z

The "most vibrant and essential" works by 29 of the UK's most promising art students and recent graduates have been chosen for this year's Bloomberg New Contemporaries exhibition. In pictures: New Contemporaries 2012 2012-09-13T07:24:12Z

Directed by William Brent Bill, who wrote the script with Matthew Peterman, “The Devil Inside” opens with the promising laugh line that “the Vatican did not endorse this film nor aid in its completion.” | 'The Devil Inside': ?The Devil Inside,? A Fake Documentary - Review 2012-01-06T20:26:38Z

The lawsuit also argued that the potential exposure of Harris’s confidential sources could prevent her from “credibly promising confidentiality to future sources” and could expose her to threats or attacks, both in-person and online. Photographer who shot Proud Boys photos files suit to block House Jan. 6 committee subpoena 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z

After the dance, seeing that Kemble was still on the warpath, he took her outside, promising a wonderful view over the cliffs. Life Between the Lines: A Memoir by John Izbicki – review 2013-02-02T08:00:47Z

But despite the promising start, the audience steadily declined. Robin Williams: 'The Crazy Ones' was his last hurrah 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z

Some of the most promising ventures, such as the statewide Texas Tribune, eschew the for-profit model entirely and rely on foundation funding and reader contributions. The city that never sleeps finds that it’s running out of reporters to report 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z

There is a blog called NeuroLogica labeling the whole business “gimmicky schemes promising easy answers,” and headlining it “Your Baby Can Read—Not!” Can babies read? 2012-09-12T16:08:00Z

Chris Moyer, the executive chef for Perdue, placed the skins high on his list of most promising chicken products and likes them in place of croutons in salads or as toupées for roasts. How Will We Eat in 2023? Here Are 10 Predictions. 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z

By graduation her work earned her a most promising actress prize. Imelda Staunton on Return to Musicals With Sondheim Roles 2012-08-10T01:35:08Z

Doran said: "Hilary Mantel has been working alongside us to find a genuine theatrical language for these plays, even promising to include material she left out of the books in order to do so." David Tennant leads new RSC season as Richard II 2013-01-23T09:55:38Z

I thought the three wines I chose all showed the promising side of the grape and place. In Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, the Gifts of Simplicity 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z

Yet the year ahead is looking a far more promising proposition, spearheaded by the return of three blockbuster properties that are confidently expected to shatter existing box office records. Film in 2015: A look-ahead 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

The New York Times called it a “promising underachiever,” but soon, the shop was drawing raves. D.C.’s new Momofuku and Milk Bar attract a cloud of hype, and a really long line 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z

After a promising start, the site's luster began to fade and advertisers, along with users, flocked to Facebook. 'New MySpace' narrows focus to entertainment 2010-10-27T18:09:00Z

The ubiquity of services promising to increase your Twitter followers. 10 years of Twitter fail: Where Donald Trump’s “Sad!” thoughts flourish and Kim Kardashian has more followers than the Pope 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z

In his speeches Stuyvesant talks out of both corners of his mouth, promising all things to all people, unless of course they disagree with him. Music Review: In Refrains, Echoes of Political Strife 2011-01-26T23:09:51Z

Yes, it’s true that the British colonial governor of Virginia threatened to sabotage the growing independence movement by promising freedom to those enslaved by “rebels” who fled their masters to join the British Army. A Landmark Reckoning With America’s Racial Past and Present 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z

“I think the fact that Shani is a young, eager, compelling live performer who will bring something new and exciting and maybe win a new audience for the Israel Philharmonic — that’s a promising sign.” Tough act to follow: Young maestro leads Israel Philharmonic 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z

Here are our picks for some of November’s most promising new titles. The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in November 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z

But he then dons his "hood rat gear," promising Mulaney he'll "give the people what they want" and "act real stupid." Pete Davidson has a puzzling yet undeniable charisma, but is he ready to be a movie star? 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z

“It’d be hard to know if even within a lifetime of friendship some of these topics on the questionnaire would be tackled,” Feist wrote in an email, promising discretion. Feist Wants to Ask You Some Questions About Sadness 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z

Lonergan’s history with Hollywood began, oddly enough, when, as a promising but unknown playwright, he made a very cleareyed, even craven, business decision — which wound up paying off very well. Kenneth Lonergan’s Thwarted Masterpiece 2012-06-19T19:43:37Z

A range of new treatments is promising to move psychopharmacology beyond SSRIs. Mental illness: is there really a global epidemic? 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z

The most promising musical exchanges of the last couple of years have been among Africa, Europe and North America, and no album made that clearer than this one. The Best Albums of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

Rather than build on the early successes, the Bee Gees almost threw away the promising career they had worked so hard to achieve. Singer Robin Gibb, Bee Gees co-founder, dies at 62 2012-05-21T00:47:22Z

Ms. Kowal’s agent, Jennifer Jackson, is taking part in her own way, promising to respond to at least one query from a prospective client every day. ArtsBeat: Notable Authors Give Snail Mail a Boost 2012-02-03T17:39:13Z

Cora sits with the body, promising to look after Tom and the baby. Downton Abbey Watch: The Good, The Bad and The Absolutely Terrible 2013-01-28T10:45:57Z

It was a promising moment, and it was a reminder that Clay has come a long way. GWU alum Cautious Clay returns to town for a mixed show at the 9:30 Club 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z

The death of the Palmers' infant daughter was followed by that of their elder son, a promising boy of whom much was expected. Mysterious Wisdom: The Life and Work of Samuel Palmer by Rachel Campbell-Johnston - review 2011-07-15T21:55:04Z

After at least one false start, it sold the violin to an anonymous buyer who agreed to lend it to a promising young violinist. A Stolen Stradivarius Is Recovered, and Lent to a Student 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z

While not quite promising to agree to his timing, Ms. Gutierrez pledged to “show up to everything, whether it’s our daily conversations or our biggest hard decisions, in a way that counts.” Why Wait? When You Know, You Know. 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z

But late Monday, another group of organizers, which includes original Woodstock promoter Michael Lang, issued their own statement promising to bring in new partners. Woodstock 50 is canceled — or is it? Mystery surrounds effort to commemorate legendary festival. 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z

But iconic roles begun as teenagers can choke promising acting careers. Young Hollywood stars strike out on own at Cannes 2012-05-23T09:01:06Z

Ms. Lohan, who was a child prodigy of an actress in “Parent Trap” and promising as a teenager in “Mean Girls,” really hasn’t done much since those films except be arrested. Television Review: ‘Liz & Dick,’ Starring Lindsay Lohan, on Lifetime 2012-11-23T21:58:09Z

“I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.” The Architect’s Eye: Wheels of Fortune 2013-12-16T05:00:00Z

The Klondike Visitors Association expressed its sadness over Stevenson’s death last week, promising to “toest” to his memory. Inventor of 'Sourtoe Cocktail' passes away at 89, leaves his toes to the bar 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z

It sounded promising — and made for a wildly positive business decision. Perspective | Canceling ‘Roseanne’ has everything to do with race and media in Trump-era America 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z

The Fed, which meets Tuesday, has some smaller moves it also could make to ease the crisis, including promising to keep short-term interest rates near zero perhaps for years, analysts said. Stocks take a beating worldwide 2011-08-05T02:12:00Z

They moved the boxes to their own storage unit in their Brooklyn building, promising to go through them soon. Family History, Uncovered in Quarantine 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z

And with the situation with my teeth only promising to get more multidirectional with time, I decided recently that it’s now or never. "You want a rich lady mouth": Could fixing my teeth fix my life? 2019-09-15T04:00:00Z

Cry Baby, a new semi-permanent mascara application process, is promising curled, lengthened and darkened lashes. Skin Deep: Beauty Spots 2011-06-29T20:01:02Z

They are two of the most promising American teenagers in competitive table tennis. Two Maryland middle-schoolers are rising stars in table tennis 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z

The first half of the program was less promising on paper and more engaging in practice. Review | Looking for the District’s orchestra highlight? Go to Maryland. 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z

Back in 2010, I interviewed her for the release of One, her debut single for Parlophone and the start of what was meant to be a promising career. New music: Sky Ferreira – Red Lips 2012-06-14T06:00:00Z

The cast’s skillful handling of the language — particularly knotted in some passages — gives promising proof that Mr. Edelstein’s leadership of the Public’s Shakespeare Initiative is bearing fruit. | 'Timon of Athens': A Dinner of Water and Stones for Those Friends Who Don?t Come Through 2011-03-02T03:01:04Z

The latest results appear to be particularly promising. The 'elite controllers' who can naturally suppress HIV 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z

And it’s promising to sell the stuff at the same prices it sells nonorganic food. Wal-Mart Promises Organic Food for Everyone 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z

When his sperm prove inadequate, the couple decide to gather the few men they know for a party and assess whether any of them might be promising donors. “The L Word” Reboot Seeks to Absolve the Original’s Sins 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z

There is a promising rise of farmed aquaculture on the bay, which adds to the number of oysters in it and is a sustainable choice for diners looking for a “best responsible” choice. For two Chesapeake watermen, there’s just one way to harvest wild oysters: Dive for them. 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z

I could have filled nearly half this list with boxed wines, a promising sign that consumers are increasingly receptive to this eco-friendly format and wineries are listening and offering better quality wines. A complex $12 red blend from Portugal tops our list of the 12 best bargain wines of 2021 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z

Designed to be shorter than many of its competitors’ tours, Apple offers a five-night Havana Getaway for the time-pressed, promising a comprehensive city tour, musical performances, cigar rolling demonstration and authentic Cuban food. Wednesday’s Travel News and Tips 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z

As a calling card for potential readers, the photographs are both nostalgic and alluring, promising an eventful story tinged with glamour. ‘Sweet Caress’ review: A portrait of a photographer’s tumultuous career 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z

The title alone seemed promising enough; the novel turns out to be fascinating. The 1914 Y.A. Novel That Provides a Fascinating Look at the Movie Industry 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z

Many young violinists with the talent and discipline for a promising career lack only one thing: a truly fine instrument. Review: At 20, In Mo Yang Makes His New York Recital Debut 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z

Deloume Road is a promising debut by a talented writer who would have received hardly any publicity in the UK in the normal run of things. Not the Booker prize: and the winners are ... 2010-10-12T11:31:00Z

In Moseley Bog it is tempting to imagine links to Tolkien's works, like seeing faces in the trees Into the bog itself and the audio's claim to help me "get lost" seems all too promising. Joining Tolkien's childhood walk 2013-06-18T07:37:30Z

I stepped out into a promising March afternoon, the wind strong as ever, the sun high. David Foster Wallace’s Peaceful Prairie 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

The promising debut of Lance Hammer, a writer-director from California, Ballast centres on a group of black people in a desolate corner of the flat, depressed Mississippi delta. Ballast ? review 2011-03-20T00:05:16Z

The documentary’s narration leans toward the cheesy, hyperbolic house style Marvel is known for — it ends by promising viewers that in the exhibit “you might just find the hero within!” MoPOP’s ‘MARVEL: Universe of Super Heroes’ is super fun for comics nerds and novices alike 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z

From our experience observing Boston's approach close up, we believe its model of community-driven food forests is promising. Food forests are bringing shade and sustenance to US cities, one parcel of land at a time 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z

Arguably, so is this wry observation by Mr. Smith: “Many artists delude themselves into believing that they are promising, productive artists when they would live much more fulfilled and useful lives engaged in proper employment.” ‘Bob and Roberta Smith: Art Amnesty,’ at MoMA PS1 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z

The book concludes on his last night, with Trevor Noah, his promising replacement, as part of the crowd staging an all-star send-off. Review: ‘The Daily Show (The Book)’ Reveals How Jon Stewart Made News 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

“I dressed to provoke love, tugging my neckline lower, settling a wistful stare on my face whenever I went out in public that implied many deep and promising thoughts, should anybody happen to glance over.” ‘The Girls,’ by Emma Cline: Charles Manson, reimagined 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z

The notion of elves as intermediaries between the natural and human realms seemed like a promising fictional premise. For Muriel Barbery, It’s Elves Who Are Elegant Now 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z

Oliver went on to show clips of then-candidate Trump galvanizing voters at campaign rallies by promising to bring back coal industry jobs, putting on a hard hat, and doing a mining gesture on stage. John Oliver on the coal industry: 'Trump needs to stop lying to miners' 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z

There are, however, promising signs that the agency’s ossified culture may be shifting. Can the Chicago River be saved? 2013-02-24T15:00:00Z

The script, besides being full of bad-guy clichés, doesn’t give the actors enough opportunities to work up a buddy rapport, though the glimmers of it that they are permitted are promising. Review: Vengeance, Thy Name Is Travolta, in ‘I Am Wrath’ 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

I strong-armed my partner into watching press screeners of the show with me; when he winced at scenes of abuse and suffering, I kept promising that the feminist revolution was coming. We Live in the Reproductive Dystopia of “The Handmaid’s Tale” 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z

Two peepholes — one outside the gallery, one inside — look more promising. Art in Review: JEPPE HEIN 2011-02-03T22:05:07Z

Hungry Heart gets a nod after Springsteen notices a sign requesting it and promising souvlaki in return. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – review 2013-06-16T10:39:05Z

And then there’s been Earl Sweatshirt, the most promising rapper in the crew, who was nowhere to be seen, the gaping wound at the center of the body. ArtsBeat: Earl Sweatshirt Returns With Odd Future at the Hammerstein Ballroom 2012-03-21T09:30:35Z

Detraining on Amtrak, people had been continuing the mellow train vibe, exchanging email addresses, sharing tips of what to see in Chicago, promising to stay in touch. Skipping the airport, saving the planet: My 19-hour carbon-saving jaunt across America 2014-02-18T23:59:00Z

Ms. Brumbach is speaking guardedly until the financing is in place, but the prospects are promising. ‘Einstein on the Beach’ Revival at BAM Raises Questions 2012-08-31T14:06:50Z

I turn on the news on mute, see that the government is promising more tests "soon." Marriage in the time of coronavirus: Sheltering in place, together, in the U.S. outbreak epicenter 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z

Praise seems to be even stronger for “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” which holds a promising 86 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Box Office: 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' Marches to $76 Million Launch 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z

PG: Reading your novel alongside Tatum’s memoir, your central character is a lot like your grandmother: a promising young actress turned raging alcoholic. A Family Drama in Three Acts 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z

Readings, petitions and campaign speeches are the staple, with many using music and fun activities for children, promising a celebratory atmosphere to focus on how popular local libraries are within their communities. Protests across the UK expected for Save Our Libraries Day 2011-02-04T11:19:02Z

Unsettling and moving, Jackie’s sad look at a promising presidency curtailed cuts even deeper today as dreams of change and progress in America give way to an unsettling fear of the future. The 50 best films of 2016 in the US: No 5 Jackie 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z

Perhaps most promising is the growing mainstream appeal of curvy models. Why Does the Beauty Industry Ignore Curvy Models? 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z

He also teased an interview, scheduled for Monday, with Mr. Adams, promising it would feature “a very special guest on the phone.” Ryan Adams Confirms Release of Taylor Swift Cover Album 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z

The Kindle Single is not a promising name. Critic's Notebook: Kindle Singles, Genre Between Magazine Articles and Books 2012-03-06T13:00:00Z

A routine bust, it seems, except one of the smugglers was "the youngest and most promising lieutenant" on the Seattle police force at the time: Roy Olmstead. PBS' 'Prohibition' features Seattle bootlegger 2011-09-28T23:45:05Z

In 1976, eight years after her first big hit, she was voted “most promising female vocalist” by the Academy of Country Music. Billie Jo Spears, Country Singer, Dies at 73 2011-12-17T06:13:37Z

He was even promising to move, going on an aggressive house hunt for secluded quarters on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Is Jake Paul a Social Media Genius or a Jerk? 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z

This new development is promising for fans of his other cult hit Party Down, which cast member Megan Mullally confirmed is happening. Veronica Mars movie halfway to $2m goal on Kickstarter after half a day 2013-03-13T18:56:00Z

Behind the buffoonery, Williams is always making a serious point, as the Guardian's Adrian Searle pointed out when selecting him as one of Britain's most promising artists in 2004. Bedwyr Williams: why I'm taking a space observatory to Venice 2013-04-14T17:00:01Z

I couldn’t leave town without at least talking to Dotty, so I called in the morning, and she sounded so much like herself that, despite some misgivings, I found myself promising to come see her. Death and Taxes: Remembering an Old Friend from the Copydesk 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z

The Oscar-winner’s surprise appearance teased to a competition promising fans The Ultimate Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Experience. Affleck Shares Behind-The-Scenes 'Batman v Superman' Photos 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z

Ms. Elliott, 42, who won for most promising musical theater librettist, also lives in New York. ArtsBeat: Adam Gwon and Michelle Elliott Win Musical-Theater Writing Prizes 2011-05-13T18:26:20Z

Not a promising sign for his album of the year chances. Grammys Snubs and Surprises: Bad Bunny, Rosalía, Zach Bryan and Abba 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z

Now breathing classes and retreats have reached Britain, too: the Transformational Breath Foundation UK lists events all over the country, promising that “you’ll access the full potential of your breathing system”. 'You’ve had what we call a cosmic orgasm': the rise of conscious breathing 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z

A promising songwriter, whose lyrics form one of several nostalgic leitmotifs, might have made a full getaway but for heroin. Review | ‘Ohio’ explains how America got into this dark mess of alienation and frustration 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z

She was released on Nov. 20 after promising to stay away from gambling establishments. A Ballet School Rehired an Embezzler. Then $1.5 Million Vanished. 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z

But my father arrived first — the whole Lannister army at his back — promising to defend the city against the rebels. How Jaime Lannister Could Play a Major Role in Game of Thrones' War Against the Dead 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z

Last December, in Pennsylvania, an online puppy scammer from Cameroon was arrested for catfishing lonely Americans out of thousands of dollars, promising perfectly miniature Chihuahuas and dachshunds. The changing face of “America’s dog” — and what it says about us 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z

That opening is promising — quick, textured, with a sense of place and a reliably prickly performance from Mr. Thornton. Review: In ‘Goliath,’ Billy Bob Thornton Plays a Down-and-Out David 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

Although the 75-year-old said last year he saw "no signs of giving up", promising "another 10 years" at Glastonbury's helm, the festival may no longer be around by the time he is ready to quit. Michael Eavis: 'Glastonbury is on the way out' 2011-07-11T09:17:39Z

All in all, the creation of high-risk pools is a promising idea that, I believe, is not yet ready for prime-time. Report: Obamacare's High-Risk Pool Spending Doubles Government Estimates 2012-02-26T01:05:16Z

The overall vintage picture in Champagne was looking promising at the end of picking, thanks to a warm spring and good September weather. How Organic Champagne Growers Survived the Bad Summer 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

As promising as this paradigm shift is, it’s still mostly predicated on recycled music. Cultural Studies: The Glee Generation 2010-06-11T19:20:00Z

But this is another instance where the show seems content to be merely promising, rather than truly accomplished. "V": How to fix ABC's struggling alien invasion series 2011-02-22T15:40:00Z

His Plan B is to start a Web site for people seeking advice about getting out of debt, and he’s stocking up on self-help books promising that “if you follow your passions, you’re halfway there.” Theater Review: ‘Detroit,’ With Amy Ryan and David Schwimmer 2012-09-19T02:00:20Z

It was a definitive close to a promising first season. Review | Noseda ends his NSO season with 3 B’s, and a bang 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z

It sounds as if this play has a darker edge, promising more secrets revealed than acid-tongued zingers. The Week Ahead 2012-03-03T22:06:02Z

Casting directors pay close attention, looking for promising talent. Meet the 19-Year-Old ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ Actor Who’s Charming Broadway 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z

There’s little need to wait for two of 2012’s most promising events. | The Year Ahead: Pop Music in 2012 2011-12-29T22:47:40Z

"Marriage: it's like promising to stand on one leg for the rest of your life, isn't it?" The real Larkin 2010-06-26T23:04:00Z

Nerves were further set on edge by the board’s ominous email to state directors promising “no immediate license termination” for the 22 petition-signers. It’s not just about bikinis: Inside the battle for the future of Miss America 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z

The Mercury Lounge showcase included five other groups, mostly offering Spanish translations of Anglo styles; two were promising. Ana Tijoux and Danay Suárez at Latin Alternative Music Conference 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z

There's a big shout-out for mindfulness therapy, a soulful gloss on the more standard cognitive-behavioural approach, which is beginning to find a promising take-up in various bits of the country. Underneath the Lemon Tree: A Memoir of Depression and Recovery by Mark Rice-Oxley – review 2012-06-08T21:55:12Z

Despite a promising start, MySpace quickly degenerated into a cardboard jungle of garage bands hustling each other for compliments. Stop predicting music’s future: The next Pixies, White Stripes or Adele will come from the indie ranks 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z

The ladies return to France for a year of mourning, promising the lords they will accept their tenders of affection if they undergo a 12-month period of penance for their gibing spirits.” Shakespeare's 'Love's Labor's Lost': Kathleen Marshall directs a winner at the Old Globe 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z

He made his first attempts at choreography aged 16 but, despite a promising career at the Opéra, it became clear that the regulated and hierarchical atmosphere of that company was not for him. Roland Petit obituary 2011-07-11T12:42:20Z

The sixth series kicked off promising many similarly wonderful lost hours ahead over coming weeks. Rewind TV: Mad Men; Thatcher coverage; Off Their Rockers – review 2013-04-13T21:45:01Z

Through trial and error, the scientists homed in on a promising region of the beetle brain nestled at the base of the optic lobes. Science-fiction turns real: Genetically engineering animals for war 2013-03-23T19:00:00Z

The baritone Benjamin Appl’s hat trick of Schubert recitals at the Park Avenue Armory in 2019 was one of the most promising New York debuts in recent years. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z

He continued, saying he did not recall promising any modeling gigs to the men. Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO accused of exploiting young men for sex. Here’s what we know 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z

You’ve been promising an album for quite a while and have put out songs including “Most Girls,” “Starving” and now “Back to Life” from “Bumblebee.” Hailee Steinfeld Transforms Into an Action Hero 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z

For home cooks, this is promising territory, a rich if head-spinning new world of ingredients to experiment with. Vegan Ice Cream Enters a Golden Age 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z

After the music world banded together last summer, promising to hold itself accountable for racial inequities, there needed to be action. Despite Rebukes, Morgan Wallen Earns a Sixth Week at No. 1 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z

It was a promising start, and King’s immediate invocation of the Derek Chauvin verdict earlier in the week felt right for a ceremony with an unprecedented number of artists of color among its nominees. The Covid-19 Oscars: Not Masked but Still Muffled 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z

And in local news: Several Seattle-area writers have promising new books out. Africa is setting for three new mysteries 2013-05-08T21:09:14Z

Harvard Medical School psychologist Ronald Slaby, who also is serving on Cartoon Network's advisory panel, said the "bystander strategy" is considered the most promising approach to curtailing bullying. Cartoon Network plans major anti-bullying campaign 2010-05-25T19:04:00Z

This resonance, together with the arresting material that surfaces in the final minutes of “Gait City,” suggests that Anderson has hit on the seeds of a promising tale. Dancing some pleasing duets at the Contemporary American Theater Festival

That there was no cause for outrage may have been slight cause for disappointment but also maybe a promising sign of scary times. Green Umbrella titles the concert 'Outrageous,' but is it? 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z

Both times I ordered cards, they arrived more than a week later, despite the message I received from Postagram promising delivery in three to five business days. Apptitude: Postagram doesn’t do postcards justice

Bel has a promising career and a stunted social life; she keeps having affairs with unavailable men. | ?The Hour?: Espionage in the Government and Shenanigans at Work 2011-08-16T12:00:00Z

Like Smith, the Lawrences have drawn attention since then and are seen as one of electronic music’s most promising acts. Bonnaroo features mini-British Invasion in 2014 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z

A tender, determined song about romantic dedication from the promising young country singer Kane Brown, drawn from the recently released deluxe edition of his major label debut album. The Playlist: Mavis Staples Warns of Deadly Force, and 9 More New Songs 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z

Rihanna is set to perform on the finale, with Fox promising other "surprise guests" and a reunion of this season's top 12 finalists. Songbird, guitarman vie for 'American Idol' crown 2012-05-23T19:07:12Z

As a reward for his promising talent, he is hazed, manipulated, spectacularly insulted and relentlessly driven by his perfectionist instructor. Miles Teller Looks Beyond ‘Whiplash’ 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

The Saturday finals held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion capped off the splashy annual event, which gathers some of the most promising young opera singers from the world. Placido Domingo says Operalia prizes 'went to the right people' 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z

Though athletic scholarships are generally allotted to the most promising recruits, who are counted on to be key contributors to the team’s success, an array of other factors can affect selection of non-scholarship players. The Unseen Student Victims of the “Varsity Blues” College-Admissions Scandal 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z

But for a change, the plans look promising. Plans for Brooklyn Branches Have Merit 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z

As usual, Gervais played the ultimate bad sport, revelling in his insolence and promising more mischief than he delivered. The 2020 Golden Globes Recap: Michelle Williams for President 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z