“I was provoked. So, do all force fields have a spot like that?” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Do not provoke them with food, and they will not bother you.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

But it also provoked a volley of new questions: If Moni’s illness was genetic, then why had his father and sister been spared? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The incident provoked her into doing what she had never done before—abandon her duties. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was fighting in his own country, hundreds of miles within his own benders, against an aggression which he had not provoked. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She addressed the emotions provoked by the artist's somber choice of colors, and her eyes glittered as she spoke. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The article provoked vigorous reaction, not all of the sort that its authors wished. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

His women, of course, knew it, and it provoked diem into murderous battles over him in die streets, brawling thick-thighed women with knives disturbed many a Friday night with their bloodletting and attracted whooping crowds. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Poillon, concerned that Berkeley’s broad patent claims might provoke a messy interinstitutional fight, pleaded with Lawrence to narrow his claims to avoid controversy. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It was just short of an accusation, obviously meant to provoke a reaction from Matthew. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Their whole purpose for being is to pick on you and provoke you. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This, of course, is the constructed or posed version that ought to provoke our immediate skepticism. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

What would Rinehart do about this, I thought, and knowing, determined not to let her provoke me to violence. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was not dreaming,” I said, with some warmth, for her brazen coolness provoked me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Gaston, her husband, took care not to antagonize her, although since that fatal noon when he got off the train he realized that his wife's determination had been provoked by a nostalgic mirage. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She may be selfish, stingy and underhanded, but she’ll readily back down as long as you don’t provoke her and make her unreasonable. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He seemed to ignore that settlers were provoking the Indigenous peoples, who were well aware of what the settlers intended. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean don’t provoke them. Don’t respond to anything, don’t do anything. Just...act like they’re talking about somebody else. Don’t be getting all on Tweeter or whatever, making comments.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, the artificial sights and sounds of the town did not provoke the Incorrigibles in quite the same way that the squirrels of the forest did. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t an emotion he had much experience with—it didn’t fit him—and he knew it wasn’t really Thyon who had provoked it, but his own powerlessness to save Sarai. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The more I thought about it, the more disoriented and provoked I became. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mr. Michael is baiting Coach, trying to provoke an unwise attack. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“It was only a suggestion,” Matt said, aghast at the reaction he’d provoked. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Better not to provoke it now by mentioning a harmless Quaker. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He had a peaceful, strong manner that did not provoke anger or invite fights. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How dare you! This is how you choose to repay me? Not only have you struck him, you have provoked his asthma!” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Even fear could not quench the rage his words provoked in me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

If anything, hiring outside lawyers seemed to provoke Monroe County officials even more. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The mention of Conococheague Creek provoked waves of sarcasm from incredulous congressmen: “Enquiries will be made,” observed one Massachusetts member, “where in the name of common sense is Connogochque?” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

This knowledge provoked another fit of coughing in Sarah Ruth, and she hunched over again. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

She fights the impulse to scream, to provoke the soldiers to just get it over with. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The attacks have killed hundreds of South Koreans, but they have yet to provoke the electorate into demanding that their government launch a major counterattack. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He was intentionally provoking the Greeks, hoping for battle. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

After years of threats and insane posturing, it’s Fox’s early cancellation of Bunker that provokes North Korea’s supreme leader to action. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

His claims provoked a widespread concern with the replication of his experiments precisely because the viability of Aristotelian orthodoxy was now at stake. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Did you see the way she went after my poor Ophelia? The child might be sulky, but she isn’t one to provoke.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Galileo published these results in 1612, and they provoked a brief flurry of debate, but they were unnoticed outside northern Italy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

In a move that must have provoked Cleopatra, Caesar agreed to spare Arsinoe’s life. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

One of the tasks of the Maneuver Loads Branch was to examine safety concerns provoked by increasingly crowded skies. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

"What did you do to provoke them? It takes two to tangle, you know." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

And certainly not one in years that provoked knife throwing. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said, “in any case I don’t propose to be wicked any longer. It is a king's business to prevent bloodshed if be can, not to provoke it.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though I provoked her by pleading, “Send me anywhere, somewhere, a rehab of some sort. Anywhere that isn’t here.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The countermanding of Lola’s casting decision, and the laughter in the boys it provoked, made for a shift in the balance of power. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Because his unexpected absence from the head of the line had a bearing on the day’s outcome, his decision to short-rope Pittman provoked criticism and bafflement after the fact. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Why was this young man choking you? You didn’t do something to provoke him, did you?” asked Mr. Eberhardt. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at me as if anxious about what sort of reaction the information might provoke. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

KLA soldiers had put sometimes violent pressure on fellow Albanians to flee Kacanik for refugee camps in Macedonia, with the aim of provoking sympathy from the international community and—they hoped—a military response. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

This difficulty, however, simply provoked the philosophers to think harder. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He amused himself by provoking much bigger boys into fights, calling his “Golden Glove brother” to the rescue, and laughing as they ran in terror. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prefects were responsible for preventing disputes, not provoking them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She refused to leave, but the men didn’t force the issue, concerned that if she was provoked and became violent, it would require “at least four strong men” to subdue her. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

You want to provoke your animal, but only so much. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her face showed she didn’t believe a word she said, but Amari knew she had to calm the child so as not to provoke Clay’s anger. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

His continued presence, even after Daenerys had given herself to another before the eyes of gods and men, would provoke any husband, and Quentyn no longer had the queen to shield him from Hizdahr’s wroth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Across the country, some equated the uniformed black soldiers with people who had stepped beyond their place, provoking slights and even violence against them. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

For some reason, this remark also provoked laughter and even the teacher joined in. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he woke up, after eating sixteen raw eggs, he went directly to Catarino's store, where his monumental size provoked a panic of curiosity among the women. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

What could Daniel Ellsberg possibly have done to provoke such wrath—to be seen as such a threat? Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

This struck us as a curious task, and we wondered what had provoked the change. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He is everything Nergal once was, and no longer is. I hoped to provoke Nergal, to attract him to me, and Daoud is very attractive." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

But it was Lola’s briskness, her obliviousness to anything beyond her own business, and Briony’s certainty that her own feelings would not even register, still less provoke guilt, which gave her the strength to resist. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She had a choice: either she could decide it was her presence that provoked the engineer to leave, or she could assume that the fellow had simply finished his work and moved on. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

But as he was taken up in the universities of medieval and Renaissance Europe his works became a textbook of acquired knowledge, not a project to provoke further enquiry. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“You are very cruel,” said her sister, “you will not let me smile, and are provoking me to it every moment.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

For a while Tyrion could still hear Benerro’s voice growing fainter at their back and the roars his words provoked, sudden as thunder. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In Quito, the visitors somehow provoked the locals and were chased out of town by a mob armed with stones. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

My sister then said that it was all her fault, that she was provoking him, but my dad said it was no excuse. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

This outburst provoked the wrath of both Professor Matthews and Chief Luthuli. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said that I had provoked her, had stirred up anger in her. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stonecrop held the paper out with both hands, mumbled a moment until he found the right place, and then began to sputter as though great Lucifer himself had provoked him. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The organizers of the parade understood that such a spectacle might provoke an air raid or attack on New York City, so extra precautions were taken. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

It was as if she were seeing how much it took to provoke a savage. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could kill easily if provoked to anger, but not by design, which explained why they could not “mob kill” anyone. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The threatening voice went on and on, daring him, ordering him, provoking him, rousing him for battle—but always keeping him off, prodding him back. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

"I've brought you dinner. It's the least I can do. I was angry earlier. Claudine provoked me. Forgive me, will you?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Finding her would mean exposure to unadulterated sunlight, and even the diminishing rays of early evening could provoke an attack. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His attempted poaching of Fermi succeeded only in provoking an outraged protest by Columbia to Bush, who forbade the move. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Ike and Felix had attacked him, and he hadn’t done anything to them to provoke it. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

She double-parked on busy cross streets as she dashed in and out of buildings, provoking an avalanche of honking ire from other drivers, while the rest of us sat helplessly in the car. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I just did my best not to provoke his ire. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

No piece in the series provoked more furious discussion. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Such speeches could provoke the enemy to crush the organization entirely while the enemy was strong and we were as yet still weak. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The recruits were to commit "minor sabotage of a nuisance nature," to prey on America's fear and provoke prejudice against any person possibly connected to Germany, Japan, and Italy. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

But this was not the moment to provoke an open quarrel. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Dazed by the blow and the completely unexpected reaction he had provoked, Ranofer could only stare. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

These disagreements provoked many heated debates between the board and Operation Breakthrough’s staff. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, the next day brought my piano lesson, and it was always a good idea to be rested and in top form so as not to provoke Miss Brown. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I remembered the day on the hill I had pelted Hassan with pomegranates and tried to provoke him. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But they made it plain how upset Bunny was, and how disagreeable he might make himself if provoked. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Lincoln's April 11 speech provoked more violent talk. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

His transfer of powers of self-determination to inmates provoked loud and repeated charges of coddling. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Remarkably, the phenomenon was proved in 1997 when physicists at the University of Geneva sent photons seven miles in opposite directions and demonstrated that interfering with one provoked an instantaneous response in the other. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

During his entire regime, Pol Pot had been provoking the Youns’ attack by sending his men to their borders and massacring Vietnamese villages. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Merely floating the possibility of the role to Lola might provoke a crisis, and could Briony really hold hands with her before the altar, while Jackson intoned from the Book of Common Prayer? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Along with the anxiety that the Russians’ accomplishment provoked, Christine felt a sense of wonder, even a thrill, to see the skies above open so wide. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

"I hope you didn't provoke him," Mama says sharply. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

One wrong word, an ill-considered look, an ill-timed laugh, any of them could provoke his lordship’s wroth and cost a man a strip of skin. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The event would provoke the worst crisis in the long partnership between Ernest and the University of California. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The recent proliferation on the slopes of Everest of latter-day Wilsons and Denmans—marginally qualified dreamers like some of my cohorts—is a phenomenon that has provoked strong criticism. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Facts can provoke disputes as well as settling them. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“And now we shall just miss them; too provoking!—I do not know when I have been so disappointed.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I’d given more information than necessary in my unwilling honesty, and I worried it would provoke the strange anger that flared whenever I slipped and revealed too clearly how obsessed I was. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I would speak the truth and not provoke him further. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The words are designed to provoke a reaction—and they do. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was a deliberate act, and it was harder to bear because I was the one who had provoked it. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Less conspiratorial voices pointed at the Stalwarts’ harsh criticisms of the president that had provoked a man like Guiteau. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I kept silent, sensing that Jarvas was provoking me into saying something that might give him an excuse to stab me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps some lord with honey on his tongue might have swayed the Lysene pirate prince, but Davos was an onion knight, and his words had only provoked Salla to fresh outrage. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t even have to provoke me, I use her as target practice. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Unless she was trying to provoke trouble between us? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie blinked, her brain searching for an answer that wouldn’t provoke the woman any further. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Word of his cruelty spread throughout the region, provoking jealous admiration among the men of his class. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The word of his death at sea provoked a colitis attack that kept Ernest bedridden for four days, until he roused himself and hobbled, ashen, into an East Bay church for Mills’s memorial service. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The shootings at Sharpeville provoked national turmoil and a government crisis. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had done nothing to provoke the chokehold; to the contrary, he had obeyed instructions and cooperated fully. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“They were provoked,” Penelope said in a cracking voice. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

But even though we supported Smuts’s position, his visit provoked much discussion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The political empowerment of the working class, Galton believed, would just provoke their genetic empowerment: they would produce bushels of children, dominate the gene pool, and drag the nation toward profound mediocrity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

This provoked further controversy, and the pressure of letters continued to build up urging the Society to declare more fully its membership criteria. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

One member of Tom’s company would seek out the most ruthless bad man in town and then provoke a fight, so he could kill him. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

This is exactly the sort of thing I wanted to know about, so I waved his comment away, hoping to provoke him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They invented sins that would satisfy teachers without provoking draconian punishment. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

If someone— man, woman, or child—provoked him, the cold, quiet man disappeared and the fire inside him flared up like a rag doused with kerosene, all flames and flying fists. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

This theory is bound to provoke a variety of reactions, ranging from disbelief to revulsion, and a variety of objections, ranging from the quotidian to the moral. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

That provoked more laughter from the bidders, and a scowl from the auctioneer, who was fingering his whip indecisively as he tried to puzzle out whether this would work to his benefit. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Like schoolyard bullies, they wanted to provoke us, and then they would beat us as punishment. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The moment the sow began to move Tyrion slid off her rump and landed on his own, provoking gales of laughter from the bidders. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He and Julie had an uneasy peace going, with neither of them saying very much for fear of provoking the other. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The suitors made wide eyes at one another and set to work provoking Telemakhos with jokes about his friends. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t provoke him. You will not sway his mind.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

An opposing counsel or a defendant might be rightfully wary that Baird could be a tough foe if provoked. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

From his brief readings, he knew they weren’t particularly aggressive by nature, but provoked...He looked to his co-candidates. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

There are many different types of crime, and violent crime tends to provoke the most visceral and punitive response. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“But there is a reason, isn’t there? Because it’s not like you lost control; it’s not like he did something to provoke you, so there has to be a reason!” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

My voice was now rising in exactly the way I wanted to avoid, but I was provoked by his attitude. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Jo March, you are perverse enough to provoke a saint! You don’t intend to make calls in that state, I hope,” cried Amy, surveying her with amazement. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The police were allowed to do whatever they wanted—tease, taunt, humiliate, shove, prod, provoke. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

The mere thought of the word provoked a shot of pain behind my jaws and a deluge of saliva in my mouth. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The thought provoked a strange feeling to rise within me, causing me to stand there hovering in the corridor for some moments. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was the government that provoked violence by employing violence to meet our nonviolent demands. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The publication of Baker’s memoir provoked a great public demand for Stanton to produce the diary. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

On that particular Holy Thursday, Severo was pacing up and down the drawing room worrying about the scandal his daughter had provoked at mass. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's a voice that provokes first irritation and then eagerness. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I see now that she provoked me in a good way, introducing me to the idea that not everyone needs to have their file folders labeled and alphabetized, or even to have files at all. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Nonetheless, the string of woes provoked a crisis of legitimacy. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Now they were men, and the terror they needed to provoke in others, if for no other reason than to feel it themselves, was rarer but not lighter. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oftentimes he studies us, copying our movements, and he seems to know which words will provoke us to laugh or talk back to him, or be shocked. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’ll try to provoke you. Don’t get angry. Focus only on his blade, and that unprotected side of his.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

His death provoked a national outcry and massive sympathy marches in cities across the North. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think if anyone was doing the provoking, it was Drew,” I said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She hassled me about everything, and sometimes I enjoyed provoking her. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Declaring himself might have provoked open rebellion: Remaining masked has created confusion, uncertainty, and fear.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Seeing her anywhere in the block besides the OIC office provoked comment, because Mama’s physical stature seemed to keep her from venturing very far. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I will; but mind you are a very good girl, and don’t be afraid of me. Don’t start when I chance to speak rather sharply; it’s so provoking.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

However, squatters ignored the treaty’s provisions and tried to provoke the Muscogees to war. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun had no idea what he had done to provoke the man. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

When your animal has been roused, work in all bad faith to provoke a border intrusion. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had half a mind to resent; but an instant’s observation convinced her that it was really said only to relieve his own feelings, and not meant to provoke; and therefore she let it pass. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“In fact, I believe they may have been provoked on purpose, although for what purpose I cannot say.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

One issue that provoked much discussion was circumcision. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This imbalance provoked criticism for its promotion of the belief that all chess players are seriously addled. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It acted on him like the jabs from the pointed stick, provoking him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Another time, when something provoked him to exclaim, “These Uncle Toms make me think about how the Prophet Jesus was criticized in his own country!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

We may never be able to answer the whys their act provoked. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This work held up over time, and the new discovery in his lab provoked by Bohr’s skepticism ultimately enhanced, not diminished, Lawrence’s claim to the Nobel. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Now comes the difficult part: you must provoke the animal that is afflicting you. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

We tried to explain that Billy had started it, that we’d been provoked and were defending ourselves and didn’t even aim to kill, but the cop wasn’t interested in the nuances of the situation. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll see whether that provokes something—an unnatural response, any kind of reaction. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I should grin and say, “Why no—it’s just nature,” or some other disarming remark to avoid provoking him. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I once owned a book designed to provoke the imagination and help bored children discover constructive ways to pass the time. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He had gotten good at predicting what people would do, how they would react, and when he couldn’t predict their behavior, he knew how to provoke it instead. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

His silence seemed to provoke the young man. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s remain peaceful and orderly. They’ll leave us alone if we don’t provoke them.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the beast backed away, she cursed and slashed at his snout, trying to provoke him ... and succeeding. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His glad-handing, varsity chumminess was totally alien and therefore suspect; then, too, he studied the classics, which are certainly harmless enough but which still provoke the raised eyebrow in some circles. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It occurs to him that there is something odd about that: the pride he takes in his horse; the nausea the woman provoked. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra always enjoyed the horse fair; as well as the chance of stealing a ride on a less-than-well-attended horse, there were endless opportunities for provoking warfare. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Back home, a national debate was raging over H-bomb testing, provoked by the fallout fiasco of the Bravo tests. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“How provoking you are! I don’t approve of cigars and I will only allow it on condition that you let me put you into my sketch. I need a figure.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or at least the media paid attention, which led fashion bloggers to pay attention, which seemed then to provoke all manner of commentary across the internet. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He had hoped, selfishly, that it might alienate her, provoke her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t have occasion to use my mean mouth on boys, since they don’t say provoking things to me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Who provoked this hysteria so that they might profit by it? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I poked a stick in the hole at the base of the rock trying to provoke him. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t see what had happened to provoke the punishment. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We even managed to fill the bucket all the way, but the warders had provoked us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was a big mistake—probably the very response that Ferdinand had been trying to provoke, so that he could represent the Protestants as unruly troublemakers. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The three of us sat downstairs at the kitchen table, spent and sullen now, our misery provoked all over again by the sight of the fourth empty chair. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The squirrel tells lies to both of them, and takes joy in provoking anger. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Meg drew her aside, under pretense of pinning up a loose braid, and said approvingly, “It was dreadfully provoking, but you kept your temper, and I’m so glad, Jo.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

But unlike the disorientation, anxiety, and fear that Sputnik provoked, the agency absorbed the blow. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Indeed, it used to be thought that Brunelleschi had produced his demonstration images around 1425 simply because scholars wanted to envisage these images as immediately provoking new art and new theories. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The prospect of losing Lawrence provoked panic on the science faculty. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He said it coolly, but he was clearly trying to provoke me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

"And that will be just as Lord Tywin desires. Even terror has its purpose, Cat. Lannister wants to provoke us to battle." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The wind is starting to provoke the water, and a big beefy cloud drifts toward us. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Lyra exulted in it, feeling with him as he flew, and urging him mentally to provoke the old tillerman’s cormorant daemon into a race. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to, but I was afraid that avoiding him might provoke him. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They provoked the Hitler Youth, often stealing flags from their camps. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Wagner followers gloried in the alarm his work often provoked among outsiders. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I wish so much that I’d had one last look at him in the lifeboat, that I’d provoked him a little, so that I was on his mind. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She showed him the bankbook then, and again the next day, and again a few days after that, trying to provoke a response. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew of too many cases where a favorable profile in the media had provoked an expedited execution date or retaliatory mistreatment that made things much worse. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t use it unless provoked, but then I open my mean mouth and short, devastating comments come out of it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently the school didn’t want to provoke Dana’s parents, in case they were considering a lawsuit. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” I say hollowly, “let’s provoke the woman who can force half of this compound to kill themselves. That sounds like a great idea.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, he then adds judiciously, these tactics could “merely provoke the bear.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It is not surprising that Descartes’ formulations provoked confusion and controversy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

This “achievement gap” is a phenomenon that has been observed over and over again, and it typically provokes one of two responses. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

My fear must have provoked a serious self-defense adrenaline surge, because I ended up pinning him. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

This provoked Tate, who unleashed a torrent of racial slurs and threats. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Richardson was playing every card he had, hollering in Woolf’s ear to try to distract him or provoke him into fouling himself out of the race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to provoke as little public outcry as possible at the outset.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Chaol just provoked her...though he had his good side, too. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The most radical shift of late in the conventional wisdom on parenting has been provoked by one simple question: how much do parents really matter? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“I seem to recall hearing rumors that you provoked that attack,” says Tobias. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Take charge of him. You speak his tongue. See that he is fed and find him a warm place by the fire. Stay with him. See that no one provokes him.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They had obviously been encouraged by the warders, who were hoping that the song would provoke us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This, I thought, was what my father had been envisioning all those years ago when words had failed him, not necessarily this scene, but something equally capable of provoking such wonder. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I don't even try to provoke Ma into speaking. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Few questions provoke such heated debate and provide so few satisfactory answers. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the food and drink provoked people into behavior that resembled nothing less than high drama. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The basic idea behind the possibles theory was simple, and didn’t provoke much dispute. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hadn't dealt with the police much around the Morrison murder and didn't have useful information pointing to their misconduct, aside from being able to show how they were provoked by her relationship with Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It may have been a protective stance, but it was also a gesture of weakness and submission which was bound to provoke greater violence. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

That was the period when divine good humor and the hidden forces of human nature acted with impunity to provoke a state of emergency and upheaval in the laws of physics and logic. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

This provoked the fury of most of the accused, and it was only Chief Luthuli’s restraining hand that kept a number of the defendants from being cited for contempt as well. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

News of the Reverend Smith’s death provoked a huge outcry in British newspapers and in Parliament. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Subsequent invitations to the research colloquia were not to be expected, and even the most casual questioning of Maurice would provoke the suspicion that we were at it again. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

It was always easier and quicker when she did the talking; a Middle Eastern accent would only provoke more questions. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Every word and gesture I made seemed to provoke hostility. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moreover, as you might appreciate, their implications were such as to provoke a certain degree of sorrow within me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Think about something you wouldn’t want anyone else to know. Those memories will provoke your strongest defenses.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He had a peaceful, strong manner that did not provoke anger or invite fights. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Richard had hurt his eyes by staring at the sun, which provoked the other kids on the block. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

At least that’s what provoked the attack I was seeing Schmidt about. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I had been spending insufficient time with my family and Makaziwe’s request provoked pangs of guilt. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It wasn’t supposed to go that way. I provoked him.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I asked a few questions, rightly sensing that he probably wouldn't offer anything unless provoked. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Enough to make me want to learn about this place,” he said, hoping to avoid provoking the temper he’d seen flare in this guy the day before. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Animosity between Afrikaner and Englishman was still sharp fifty years after the Anglo-Boer War; what would race relations be like between white and black if we provoked a civil war? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They drive around looking. Looking and hoping that someone will provoke them. Sooner or later, someone always obliges. Then the dogs feast and the day’s boredom is bro­ken at last and everyone says ‘Allah-u-akbar!’ The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“And with their one god Muslims are always causing troubles and provoking riots. The proof of how bad Islam is, is how uncivilized Muslims are,” pronounced the pandit. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Anger began to simmer in Dimple’s veins, even though she knew she’d provoked him. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Thomas was horrified by the whole affair—he couldn’t help feeling responsible even though he’d never done anything to provoke Ben. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I wish we did not need to hide it,” I said wistfully, though I knew that it was wisest not to provoke my father and the king by the revelation. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It rained so hard, so long and so incessantly that the thought of a period of no rain provoked a mild wonder. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew Snape was trying to provoke him; he had done this before. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

People gathered in private homes: no need to provoke the Germans. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Sisters,’ thought Athena, with that start of wonder which family resemblance provokes. Unheard Melodies: On Helen Garner’s “The Children’s Bach” 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z

With rising concerns over long-term chocolate production and bird flu provoked egg shortages, future Easters might look a little different. From chicken to chocolate: the fascinating history of the Easter egg 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z

Yet, because they are rewards – that is, because they provoke specific feelings of anticipation and pleasure in the brain – we grab them anyway. We are all addicts now 2013-05-11T23:00:00Z

The resulting book of photos, maps and brief histories provokes thinking about nationhood before we trot the globe. Photographer Roger Eberhard’s “Human Territoriality” is a rumination on human borders 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z

Numerous cases, which have also blown up in the wake of #MeToo, have provoked similar reckonings. 'He was a master manipulator’: Abducted in Plain Sight and the truth about abuse 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z

Clark, whose 1995 film Kids provoked similar concerns due to its explicit portrayal of teenage private lives, pointed out that much of his work had already been shown in France without any problems. Outcry as Paris bans under 18s from Larry Clark exhibition 2010-10-07T16:19:00Z

I said, “Oh, thanks so much,” but I want to be, like, “You’re provoking a violent response in me.” Stars and Creators of ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Talk Shop 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z

“The further she was drawn into her parents’ world, the more she provoked this great battle between Philip and Elizabeth over the state of her soul.” ‘The Americans’: Will Holly Taylor Inherit the Family Business? 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z

A hint: Visitors to the group's website are greeted with the message "We create ideas that provoke a reaction." Snowden, Assange top bill at SXSW in Austin 2014-03-10T15:58:39Z

Or they were exhausted by the suffocating attention that their tryst, and her ditching of Fisher, provoked in the gossip industry. Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79: Actress Defined Modern Fame 2011-04-14T08:35:00Z

"Nobody wanted us to dilute it. That actually provoked us." Refused announce new album, 'Freedom' 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z

But the first season ended in June without solving the crime, provoking protests from critics and fans alike. AMC apologizes over "The Killing" cliffhanger ending 2011-07-28T18:34:38Z

His limp wrist, which provokes a rebuke from the headmaster, belies an iron will. 'Choir Boy' melds music and message at Geffen 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z

They got big fast, they provoked and aroused millions, they were touched by drugs and eventually death. TV Tonight: Crossfire Hurricane 2012-11-15T13:34:42Z

An artist devoted to provocation can’t be surprised if his work provokes. The Parisian Sex Toy Christmas Tree Is the Latest Great Art Scandal 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z

The parody provoked ripples of laughter among ticket buyers and critics, and it soon was expanded into a full-length show at a bigger theater in London’s West End. Sandy Wilson, composer of ‘The Boy Friend,’ dies at 90

Clearly designed to provoke outrage, the film stars Matt Dillon as a serial killer. Fall Movies 2018: Dive Into an Ocean’s Worth of Offerings 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act in 1938 was partly provoked by a rash of injuries from depilatory creams. Hair-erasing 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

When Jill arrives from the Bronx to spend Thanksgiving at her brother’s gorgeous Los Angeles home, her presence provokes a steady barrage of rage and disgust. | 'Jack and Jill': Adam Sandler in ?Jack and Jill? - Review 2011-11-10T23:57:03Z

Bank of America then followed suit, issuing a statement via a spokesperson that “The Public Theater chose to present ‘Julius Caesar’ in a way that was intended to provoke and offend. Delta and Bank of America take brave stand against free Shakespeare 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z

It’s no academic question for America’s airlines, who continue to provoke passengers with new fees, surcharges and rules. Gripes about air travel have some people swearing off certain carriers 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z

In the show's most infamous moment, Gries provoked an African American contestant, Candice Stewart, by flipping over her mattress and taunting her with a stereotypical accent. 'Big Brother' returns for a new season in aftermath of cast turmoil 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z

Hong Kong’s most prominent dissident, Joshua Wong, weighed in, criticizing Beijing for “provoking groundless rage and division.” Korean boy band BTS faces uproar in China over war comments 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z

Each week these days, The Post’s Gene Park sends out an in-house memo citing “5 great WaPo headlines” that engage the audience and provoke curiosity. Style Invitational: Washington Post again seeks to mislead public! 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z

Judgment at Nuremberg provoked controversy at the time of its release, from cinematic and political critics alike. Judgment at Nuremberg – poetic justice for Holocaust perpetrators 2013-01-30T09:30:08Z

Rainbow-stuffed Oreos provoke protest: One cookie’s ignited a fight: “Rainbow filling? It’s always been white! Every child will turn gay!” Style Invitational Week 1410: Legends of the fall 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z

I started to ask questions about Williams’ reading, how it felt to read about and then watch the scene, what questions of race and masculinity it provoked. My trigger-warning disaster: “9 1/2 Weeks,” “The Wire” and how coddled young radicals got discomfort all wrong 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z

Testing the reaction they provoke is informative and fun. Here’s How to Deal With Men (Thwack!) 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z

One difficulty with diagnosing food sensitivities is that the food components that provoke them don’t exist in isolation. Perspective | Fructans, not gluten, might cause wheat sensitivity. Here’s what you need to know. 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z

Ugar, initially provoked by the kale comment, says she decided to target Antler because it’s in her neighborhood and she saw it as a viable opportunity for dialogue. Chef who butchered a deer leg in front of vegan protesters: 'We won't change' 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z

The aim of the play, according to the company, is to "to challenge the mindsets, provoke the audience to rethink and break the chains of prejudice and outdated values." Noises off: How Burqavaganza pitted theatre against conservative Pakistan 2010-07-07T14:47:00Z

Previous productions of “Fella,” which is often staged at opera houses, have provoked mild complaints of a disconnect between its exquisite lyrical passages and more conventional showstoppers. Theater Review: ‘The Most Happy Fella’ Is Revived at City Center 2014-04-03T23:17:30Z

And some of Sevigny’s recent projects seem designed to provoke likes and shares, such as a photo series in which she is nude save for a Proenza Schouler coat, jewelry and a lobster. Chloë Sevigny at Forty 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z

Due to concerns about the movie provoking violence, "Joker" was pulled from the Century 16 theater in Aurora, Colorado where a mass shooting previously occurred during a screening of "The Dark Knight Rises." Director Todd Phillips addresses all of those conflicting "Joker" reports 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z

The company's founder, Jonathon Weeks, told Time that the costume was designed to provoke a strong reaction. Bound and gagged Kardashian Halloween costume pulled 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z

But in this promising set, at least the 23-year-old edges towards some provoking points. Tom Rosenthal ? review 2011-08-17T17:44:23Z

“Exposed” is meant to provoke discussion on the tensions among the camera, art and society. Promising Exhibitions From Coast to Coast 2011-03-17T04:45:08Z

They were hippies in the South, at a time when long hair provoked catcalls and being part of an integrated band brought danger. The town that produced musical legends keeps staying in the groove 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z

Dozens of their photographs — which helped provoke international pressure to end the conflict — are on view at the Bronx Documentary Center. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z

Eventually he made it to graduate film school at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles, where his first film deliberately provoked the AFI’s sensible tastes. Midsommar director Ari Aster: 'I often cling to dead things' 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z

In Rebel Without a Cause, Hopper is the youngest and slightest member of the juvenile delinquent gang that provokes Dean. Dennis Hopper obituary 2010-05-29T18:51:00Z

The song’s lyrics contained the evening’s only mention of Freddie Gray, whose death last month from injuries sustained in police custody provoked waves of protests around the city and the country. Review: Prince, in Baltimore, Nods to Unrest 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z

Efforts to cull popular creatures such as hedgehogs and ducks to protect species that they threaten provoke howls of outrage. Animals United defeat themselves 2010-12-20T11:11:45Z

The latter mistake provoked apologies and systemic company change, including establishing a diversity and inclusion council. Before Sex, the Straitjacket? 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z

One of the common criticisms of the new "It" movie is that there were many moments of unintended comedy, of scenes that were meant to scare the audience but instead provoked laughter. The case for Tim Curry's Pennywise 2019-09-14T04:00:00Z

In fact, brutal measures wielded against dissidents only provoked increasingly extreme forms of dissent. Burning down their house 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z

These figures are also meant to be startling, provoking. Exhibition Review: ‘Body Worlds: Pulse’ at Discovery Times Square 2013-05-09T20:27:43Z

While making “Stromboli,” they began an affair that ended both of their marriages and provoked the highly selective moral outrage of the American press. Movie Review: Rossellini’s ‘Voyage to Italy,’ With Ingrid Bergman 2013-04-30T21:07:27Z

Elias provoked particular hostility because people lived on those lands and preferred being left alone. Explorer : Ice Climbing in an Alaskan Glacial Paradise 2014-04-23T16:25:57Z

The Hobbit Law provoked street protests back in 2010 when the then National-led government in effect made it illegal for film industry workers to collectively bargain. Amazon's Lord of the Rings TV show to be filmed in New Zealand 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z

This is what provokes the most despair for Muslims: At worst, Trump’s voters condoned this sordidness to varying degrees; at best, they were apathetic to it. Muslim in America under President Trump: We will endure this 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z

Satpathy finished by standing to look at “Carousel State,” as if the dance had been the reaction of her character to the art, the memories and emotions it provoked in her mind. Review: Breathing, Dancing Art at the Met Museum 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z

Mr. Sentsov, a native of the Crimean Peninsula, opposed the Russian annexation of his homeland and was arrested and convicted on terrorism charges, provoking an international outcry. In Meeting, Putin Vows to Protect Artistic Freedom in Russia 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z

Working out via virtual reality also may provoke an intense emotional response. Yoga can make people cry. Here’s why that’s okay. 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z

But for Ince himself, provoking the faithful is far less important than providing eclectic, original entertainment to a receptive and thoughtful audience. Comedy picks of the week 2010-03-27T00:36:00Z

How she would stand in the kitchen after the fights, making his favorite breakfast sandwiches, because she thought that if she had provoked the violence, then somehow she could also provoke the peace. Perspective | The slippery language around domestic violence 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z

It was a term Matt had used during our play scene when I tried to provoke him into using more rope and tying me tighter. My “50 Shades” sex party 2012-06-17T01:00:00Z

All of these actions have consequences; which in turn provoke obstacles that are commonly dubbed forces of antagonism – the sum total of all the obstacles that obstruct a character in the pursuit of their desires. John Yorke on why the best screenwriting works 2013-03-15T16:00:03Z

Let’s put aside how eminent domain proceedings ended up provoking a settlement that cost taxpayers more than $90 million for a truck rental lot on a decrepit industrial site. Price Tag on a Brooklyn Park Reaches $225 Million, and That’s Only the Beginning 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z

Without that outlet to provoke, he began to change his own appearance. Thierry Mugler, a Designer Transformed 2010-04-30T20:00:00Z

I have no idea if my intervention had any impact, but I know I felt justified in the moment because of the public conversation that this scandal has provoked. The Jian Ghomeshi effect: I plan to speak up now 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z

The opening of this song sounds like UK Decay found a werewolf, provoked it and then recorded it. Scary and fun: Ghost Stories creators on 'Scun' 2010-06-25T23:06:00Z

He is provoking his spectators, absolutely, but to what end? A Bold Concert of Songs and a Potent Play Leave Audiences Abuzz 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z

It’s a film that walks a tightrope, provoking and challenging our preconceptions. Paul Verhoeven on Elle: 'It is not a rape comedy' 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z

Nothing Hillary says or does — and little that Bill says or does — provokes much fruitful thought about how their private personas may differ from the public ones. Beyond the Trump Show? Two Political Plays in Chicago Give It a Try 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z

But his Backstrom is more a prod than a person, built to provoke reactions from his co-stars and the audience. Review: Playing House; or, The Repeat Offenses of Backstrom 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

Study # 3 certainly provokes a typically Forsythean mix of exhilaration and alienation. The Forsythe Company – review 2013-06-19T12:35:07Z

What sticks with me about this description is not Shade’s—or Nabokov’s—impressive artistry but all of the slippage and combination, which provokes, in my head, a vague uneasiness. Susan Choi’s “Trust Exercise” and the Question of Appropriating Other People’s Lives as Fiction 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z

There may have been another reasonable response to all of this – in other eras, for instance, some of these things may have provoked outrage or morally focused scorn. Letterman’s ironic legacy: The bemused cool that shaped a generation, from Buzzfeed’s lists to smug Ted Cruz 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z

If all those shots of frilly-knickered backsides doomed The Two Ronnies to a necessary period in purdah, that brand of comedy provokes less fury these days. The Two Ronnies: the double act's popularity is still booming 2010-12-23T10:30:00Z

“And that’s an interesting case because, unlike so many other words, it was not provoked either by the event or by a newsmaker or the coverage.” For many people, the search for meaning in the coronavirus pandemic starts with the dictionary 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z

A novel shouldn’t be a political statement, of course, but a good one necessarily provokes political reflection. Perspective | Feeling discouraged about the state of the world? Drop in on a book club. 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z

Baldessari’s deadpan videos, paintings, photographs and assemblages, which he adapts from existing imagery, provoke laughter, puzzlement and admiration, often all at once. 2010-01-28T13:21:00Z

But seeking to revise his “public image” may also provoke the kind of public shaming to which you allude, and at which this guy likely excels. Is It Too Late to Confront My Abusive Ex? 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z

Until the shooting last year, however, and the national conversation it provoked about the persistent Southern celebration of confederate heroes and icons, the occasional complaints hadn’t gotten much traction. We want Robert E. Lee’s name off our school — and in return, we were greeted with hateful Internet trolling 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z

In it he aims to reflect the intensity of the 1913 Ballets Russes premiere, when Stravinsky’s music and Nijinsky’s modern, aggressive choreography provoked a near riot in Paris. ‘The Rite of Spring,’ Basil Twist’s Spin on Stravinsky 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

Today's grandstanding cable news pundits may provoke nostalgia for the Cronkite days – and the Baxter days – but nostalgia has a way of blurring over all the unpleasant details. Ted Baxter pursued fame over journalism – but unlike today’s pundits, he didn't corrupt the news 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z

But when they asked where we were going and how long we planned to stay, I responded with just enough Mexican slang to arouse suspicion and provoke more inspections. Ignoring the Warnings for a Honeymoon in Mexico 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z

Of course, she writes her columns to provoke. On the Runway Blog: A Grab Bag of Fashion News 2012-04-06T18:33:41Z

But leaving it to an industry that profits from provoking outrage just makes the whole thing slimier. Halloween: America’s No. 1 holiday for wasting money on garbage 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

Often, some story I couldn’t understand provoked fits of laughter. Amazon Awakening 2010-10-15T18:24:00Z

The trick in a movie like this one is to appear daring while playing it safe, to act provocative while not actually provoking anyone. Review: ‘Get Hard,’ With Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z

She is so far from the neat and constructed image of Hollywood stars of the time that, when the film was released in America, it provoked outrage on a continental scale. Brigitte Bardot at 80: still outrageous, outspoken and controversial 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z

But it is to say that cable news — as a genre, a gestalt, an environment to spend hours a day in — is by nature agitating and provoking. Trump Isn’t Watching Too Much TV. He’s Watching the Wrong Kind. 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z

Questioning, teasing and often provoking, there’s an obvious link between the world Henry and Glover have created and the real one they inhabit. Atlanta star Brian Tyree Henry: if Trump gets elected 'it's going to be Mad Max' 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z

But from 1971, when a period of intense introspection provoked by the Vietnam War resulted in “Sonic Meditations,” Ms. Oliveros has moved decisively into ritualistic improvisation and communal experiences that can involve nonspecialist participants. The Composer Pauline Oliveros Stays Busy at 80 2012-08-11T22:02:08Z

This method may provoke squeamishness, but regardless of whether it catches on, it is symptomatic of male contraceptive research. Pills, gels, customised jockstraps: are we any closer to a male contraceptive? 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Focus Features The announcement that a hugely successful book is to become a film often provokes dismay. One Day: a waste of a good tome 2011-08-24T09:51:15Z

What I am deeply troubled by is the way her rhetoric, meant to provoke, ends up obscuring whatever value her critique might offer and clouds the issue.  Sexual melodrama on campus: The real story about college assault that David Brooks and Laura Kipnis don’t understand 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z

His books are very thought provoking in the digital age. Summer reading: Guardian US journalists share their tips 2013-07-03T19:14:59Z

The disintermediation provoked an immediate reaction from Random House, which publishes a number of the authors featured in Odyssey Editions in physical form. Publishers rage against Wylie's ebook deal with Amazon 2010-07-23T10:30:00Z

Vicky Frost's episode five blog Before the titles: Deep breath: Vaughn's demands for a meeting provoke Lucas into a tantrum, but he goes anyway. Spooks: series nine, episode six 2010-10-25T21:00:00Z

They claim to want to make everyone remember “the event,” but by the time we reach the finale, they seem to just want to provoke the town so much that they will all be killed. The Leftovers season finale: how much more gloom and grief can we take? 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z

That provoked early interest that kept building — to the delight of theater owners who just last week were fretting about the summer box office. Universal Pictures is poised for record profit after its string of hits 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z

I like this work because although it was staged, it provoked real emotions from people and even though it took place 15 years ago, it still resonates today. Carrie Brownstein, Carly Rae Jepsen and Others on First-Time Cultural Experiences 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z

“Removing music from the world in that kind of autonomous sense has provoked almost two centuries of misguided ideology.” How Do You Teach People to Love Difficult Music? 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z

The truest way the season could be spoiled is if everyone just watched it alone and then moved on without all the sorts of engagement the best of TV can provoke. Orange Is The New Black Has A Spoiler Problem 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z

Motion said judges were confident the books would "entertain and provoke." Booker longlist 2010-07-27T18:06:00Z

Her motives certainly provoke compassion but she pushes the limits of empathy each episode. Kirsten Dunst: 'Awards are pretty much all bullshit' 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z

Phillips wishes to enjoy the notoriety of a button-pusher without taking the heat, to make a movie about morality without discussion of morals, to be provocative without answering the question of what’s being provoked. Why so stupid: how Joker is too juvenile to be provocative 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z

“We didn’t go to provoke a reaction, but to talk about the issue,” Mr. Parenti said. 2 Pussy Riot Members Say They Have Been Arrested 2014-02-18T10:47:08Z

Accept the satisfying shivers the moment provokes, sit back and get ready to enjoy the most perfectly distilled 50 minutes or so of classic Shepard you’re ever likely to see. Review: Ethan Hawke and Paul Dano Go Mano a Mano in the Riveting ‘True West’ 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z

Much of that implosion, by the way, was provoked by these same culture-loving Silicon Valley geniuses. Silicon Valley moguls aren’t going to save the arts: The ugly truths of patronage go back centuries 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

That turnout provoked criticism, with viewers chiding Mrs. Romney as insensitive to the economic struggles of ordinary Americans and, for that matter, to the prickly issue of her husband’s personal wealth. Ann Romney Is Writing Her Own Dress Code 2012-06-13T21:02:43Z

Williams’s book is a revelation — she has her great-great grandmother’s slave contract — and it always provokes intense, but non-knee-jerk class discussions. Amy Chua: By the Book 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z

The work provoked angry criticism from conservative Catholics, but politicians like President François Hollande defended the artist’s right to artistic freedom. Kapoor Sculpture Vandalized at Versailles 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

Every one of these fonts was created to provoke contemplation, and initiate conversation. The Fuse box 2012-06-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Wardle relates that story smoothly and persuasively, but his telling sometimes provokes more questions than it answers. Review: The Surreal, Heartbreaking Case of ‘Three Identical Strangers’ 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z

Wherever Korine's name is found in print, some variation on the word "provoke" is not far off, as often as not in the company of charlatan, fraud and poseur. The most hated man in art-house cinema 2010-05-07T20:15:00Z

If the Bush years didn’t provoke scorching and popular protest songs, he asks, what could? Books of The Times: Sing It Loud: Changing the World With a Song 2011-04-28T16:23:27Z

“My pulpit is a pen. It is meant to provoke and to question, but it does not depend on tithes and diplomacy and butts in pews.” Review | In ‘Shaking the Gates of Hell,’ a preacher’s son examines his church’s culture of silence on civil rights 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z

President Donald Trump, who provoked an international uproar by announcing that he was suspending entry to the United States by citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations, saying that this year's line-up was "protest enough". Hungarian love story wins top prize at Berlin Film Festival 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z

Many of the ongoing conversations about representation in popular culture that provoke whines of so-called woke tyranny from right-wing propagandists neglect to acknowledge the repression pervasive throughout major industries only a few decades ago. How Robbie Robertson's hidden Indigenous and Jewish heritage influenced The Band's mournful songs 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z

Mr. Letts was superb, though, and his performance offered me new and provoking insights into George. ArtsBeat: Brantley, Isherwood Answer Readers’ Questions About the Theater Season 2013-05-02T17:29:09Z

She needled and provoked; he responded with hushed fury or a terrifying burst of violence. What really goes on in the rehearsal room? 2011-01-14T14:58:38Z

The Ukrainian duo’s argument, assembled as they investigate, is that the increasingly apparent failure of the Duga led to officials’ decision to provoke the Chernobyl disaster. Sundance 2015: As war escalates at home, two Ukrainians take on Putin 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z

The midday speaker, Samantha Power, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, provoked an unscheduled practice class. At RiseUp summit, Code Pink protesters give a real-time lesson in activism

Popular though Instant Pots are — ­Amazon sold enough during the holidays for 9 million bowls of chili — they provoke a lot of questions. Instant Pot vs. Dutch oven: Which makes better food? 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z

Reading Pacific Time’s menu — or, for that matter, merely focusing on its name — provokes some cognitive dissonance, in that the restaurant looks to countries on the big ocean that Miami is nowhere near. 2009-12-31T18:01:00Z

Nor does Ms. Ziegler argue that Amber’s cluelessness — she suggests that Tom’s race was “a great way” to get into a good school — provokes him. Review: In ‘Actually,’ a Case of She Said, He Said and They Said 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z

Yet a photograph's ability to provoke desire remains true today and can be found each week in Jonathan Lovekin's images, which accompany Nigel Slater's recipes. Five decades of the Observer Magazine 2011-07-30T23:05:00Z

But this is an audience-friendly film, not meant to scandalize and provoke but to comfort and amuse while evoking a warm nostalgia for a recent past. DVDs: Clair?s ?Italian Straw Hat? ? Farce With Eye on Past 2010-04-09T03:57:00Z

But one provoked the usual apologies and promises to do better while the other was celebrated anew as being a bold exemplar of diversity — though it ultimately presents a set of more complex concerns. ‘Hamilton,’ ‘The Simpsons’ and the Problem With Colorblind Casting 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z

“I do think we’re losing this species of column … that isn’t just there to provoke you, but to interpret for you, and to sometimes calm you down,” she said. A legendary Chicago newspaper columnist bids farewell — and wonders who will be left to tell her city’s tale 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z

In the end, Eat Pray Love provokes a heretical thought. Eat Pray Love yourself 2010-09-27T09:56:00Z

But his killing didn’t provoke me anywhere as much as Tormund’s near-death experience. “Game of Thrones” recap: “Beyond the Wall,” an adventure into thin air 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z

What’s more likely to provoke thought: “What do you think of this?” or “What idiot doesn’t get this yet?” Carolyn Hax: How do you remedy your own passive-aggressive behavior? 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z

The decision will provoke nail-biting, thanks to both a recent scandal and the Vatican’s debut earlier this year on a US State Department roll call of money-laundering centers. 50 marathons in 50 days 2012-06-06T22:24:00Z

Sharing my frustration with my very best friend, who had heard it all before, many times, I provoked her into venting. Was She Just Another Nicely Packaged Pain Delivery System? 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z

“There is a lot of humor in his buildings, and his color tablet provokes a warmth and sense of light and joy,” Moran said. A tribute to architect Michael Graves and the small-town life he embraced 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Paul Kingston/North News & Pictures News of a government drive to encourage learning poetry by heart provoked Keatsian trills of verse on the books desk. What poems do you know by heart? 2013-01-08T17:14:34Z

Careful thought was put into the renovations, Ms. Cramsey said, down to the colors of the walls; no classrooms were painted red, she said, because the color red provokes anger. TV?s Solution to Schools? Tough Reality 2010-10-15T17:55:00Z

I suspect what provokes Cameron is not just the endless barrage from the benches opposite but the galling sense that, with a double-dip recession, Balls is on a roll. Is it unparliamentary to call someone a 'muttering idiot'? 2012-05-26T17:19:01Z

A lot happened in that time, not least the political awakening that provoked shifts in both consciousness and standards of what it meant to be a woman and play like a man. Athletes Redefine Feminine Beauty Ideals 2010-04-05T18:48:00Z

“The Long Farewell” provoked such outrage from censors that Muratova, then a new voice in cinema, was stripped of her film degree and prohibited from filmmaking for years. ‘Brief Encounters’ and ‘The Long Farewell’ Review: Soulful Soviet Dramas 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z

Her victory provoked think pieces about the “bold choice.” The New Booker Prize Winner Who May Never Write Again 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z

Tickets to see Tate Britain's exhibition of his work cost £16.50, provoking much comment in the thread under Adrian Searle's review. Are 'free' museums overcharging us? 2013-06-26T13:40:15Z

In doing so, the series provokes the viewer into questioning sacred cows of our culture, including some of the sacred cows of feminism itself. Nobody has to “man up” here: Feminist shows “Jessica Jones” and “Transparent” are also a win for men 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z

If the staging by Yuval Sharon, one of the most creative opera directors at work today, provokes a thought or two — well, that is only to be expected by now. Nico Muhly Modernizes Monteverdi With ‘Irreverent Veneration’ 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z

But he provoked scrutiny of psychiatric methods, and opened a rich seam of thinking about our civilisation's discontents to boot. Unthinkable? Rehabilitating RD Laing 2011-08-26T22:06:42Z

A man and woman next to me also stood up, and at once provoked the blind, spitting fury of a well-dressed couple behind them who had remained seated. How a standing ovation led to stage rage | Mark Brown 2010-03-18T16:19:00Z

His novel provoked a strong reaction in Israel. David Grossman: 'I cannot afford the luxury of despair' 2010-08-28T23:03:00Z

The Edwardses claimed that Susan’s mother had shot her husband and that Susan, who hated her abusive parents, had been provoked into shooting her mother — a crime of passion followed by years’ of guilt-ridden cover-up. Review: ‘Landscapers’ Is Not Your Typical True-Crime Love Story 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z

The possibilities feel endless, and provoke a certain mysticism in the mycologically minded: “The more you talk about mushrooms, the more you want to talk about mushrooms,” said Mr. Carter, of Smallhold, grinning a little. The Mushrooms Will Survive Us 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z

The restoration has revealed a faint red sheen in the Spanish beauty’s black lace dress, a portrait that provoked gossip that Goya was in love with his muse. Spanish Treasures Overlooked in New York Find Love in Madrid 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z

Rowling’s comments have provoked backlash against her books and the works based off them, including the “Hogwarts Legacy” video game released this year. Judy Blume clarifies support for trans people after J.K. Rowling comments 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z

"I wanted to provoke a response," he said. Fox's Geraldo Rivera: I'm sorry for hoodie comment 2012-03-27T22:42:10Z

Personally, I found some scenes in worrisome and upsetting, but I respect the film for provoking such uncomfortable responses. The Killer Inside Me: can the violence be justified? 2010-06-12T23:06:00Z

Others provoke specific emotions, like the unease he felt standing inside the Vent Haven Ventriloquist Museum, in Fort Mitchell, Ky. Kirby describes it as "the most disturbing place to be locked in after hours." Weird Roadside Attractions 2010-11-23T19:00:00Z

He is content to be a provocateur: “You’re useless as a columnist,” he opines, “if you’re not provoking some kind of strong reaction in your readers.” The Key to Winning a Pulitzer? Don't Take Time To Think! 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z

It might be coincidence, but it feels more like an act of showbusiness designed to provoke a response. Stonehenge: a new dawn 2012-08-19T19:00:04Z

In a questions and answers session after the performance, the subject of laughter provokes heated discussion. Dementia drama 2011-02-22T06:59:01Z

By the early 1990s, though Hoxha was by then dead, Kadare had provoked enough ire within the regime to have to flee to Paris. Ismail Kadare Attributes His Writer’s Gift to His Mother 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z

It was the families of fallen soldiers who provoked developer Danger Close's decision to pull the playable Taliban from Medal of Honor. Modern games struggle with modern warfare 2010-10-06T00:58:00Z

But the reverse is also true, and Ms. Greenfield’s real achievement is to disarm the reflex of superiority that the spectacle of her subject’s way of life may provoke in some viewers. Review: ‘The Queen of Versailles’ by Lauren Greenfield 2012-07-19T16:06:31Z

The season begins when the public catches on to a series of scammers of a particularly appealing sort—the kind who provoke both Schadenfreude and admiration. The Fiends and the Folk Heroes of Grifter Season 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z

An assertion that being “touched up on the metro” should be a “non event” also provoked fury. Catherine Deneuve's claim of #MeToo witch-hunt sparks backlash 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z

These are some of the incidents of “cultural appropriation,” as some would call them, that have provoked important questions: Who owns culture? Cultural appropriation: It's about more than pho and sombreros 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z

Heino has staged an improbable comeback with an hit album of cover versions, but his far-right comments have provoked controversy. German far-right singer Heino stages controversial comeback 2013-02-24T13:34:30Z

At Bard, of course — where programming is invariably thought provoking. 50 Essential Summer Festivals 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z

Mr. Pressman thinks that the Wall Street sequel will provoke even more excitement than the original. Hollywood Stalwarts Return to the War Zone That Is Wall Street 2010-05-13T11:30:00Z

Lars has been pushing us all, provoking us all, for so many years, and without doubt it has made us the film-makers we are now. Trailer trash 2011-08-27T23:06:49Z

News of the movie, and a trailer on YouTube translated into Arabic, provoked demonstrations across the Muslim world. Fighting dirty: could Michael Bay’s Benghazi movie take down Hillary Clinton? 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z

Nor can the emotions that this knowledge provokes. Do we need photos of violence to galvanize support for change? 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z

They break into runs, jump and shout, helping to provoke confrontation. Meet the anarchists who plan to wreak havoc during the World Cup 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z

But there is a better reason for asking seemingly dumb questions: they often provoke really interesting, unexpected and enjoyable answers. The Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize 2013 launches 2013-03-06T07:00:19Z

Sometimes I think it’s a compliment that people are engaged or interested, that it must feel true because it provokes this feeling of wanting to know where something came from. Noah Baumbach Knows What You’re Thinking 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z

A march on parliament by the protesters to demand Yanukovich's ouster provokes battles with police and shortly afterwards riot police move in to clear the square. Ukraine protest film in Cannes has cast of thousands 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

The disapproving glares and hissed shushing his behaviour invariably provokes leave the boys' mother, Rebecca Brooks, feeling hurt and angry. Small talk at the movies: cinemas let autistic children make some noise 2011-08-08T11:13:38Z

So call these, in chronological order, my 10-ish favorite opera and vocal performances of the year — the most joyful, moving, provoking. The Best Classical Music Performances of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

In this climate when we're doing this kind of critical analysis it's going to provoke a response. Professor targeted by right wing attack speaks out: “It was a blitzkrieg” 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

The purpose of such blunt observations, however, is neither to titillate nor provoke. Jenny Hval’s lyrics will grab your attention at Kremwerk 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z

A biting, whip-smart satire on the thorny subject of organized religion, the Bollywood musical "PK" enlightens and provokes through outrageous slapstick. Bollywood musical 'PK' a radical film in extraterrestrial guise 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z

The moves are sure to provoke criticism in certain corners of Hollywood, where executives have seen the Oscars as a final bastion of honoring quality in the face of endless superhero movies. Oscars to Trim Some Awards From Telecast, Add a ‘Popular Film’ Category 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z

Blatant contradiction of the two insults aside, the segment provoked national ire, even eliciting a reassuring phone call from President Obama. If the “C-Word” fits, let’s embrace it: Women don’t need to be sheltered from this one powerful insult 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z

Sexual satiety provoked his return to the world of men, where shame impelled him to seek salvation by undertaking a self-mortifying journey to Rome to beg absolution from the Pope. Wagner's Tannh?user 2010-12-11T00:06:00Z

The fewer expectations you bring to it, the more unanswered questions it provokes, the better. The most hated man in art-house cinema 2010-05-07T20:15:00Z

And yet how suggestive – maybe all food and drink, if they're worth eating, should provoke conversation rather than be excuses for not speaking. A quiet word about silence at breakfast 2013-01-08T16:30:02Z

More than three decades later, it provokes several different variations on the philosophical question, “How did this get made?” Even Billy Joel Mocked ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire.’ I Loved It. 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z

A documentarian of youth culture, Mr. Clark first provoked controversy in 1971 when he published “Tulsa,” a harrowing photography book revealing sex, violence and drug use in his Oklahoma hometown. ‘Kids,’ Then and Now 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z

Ansar said he was "ashamed at what has happened has happened – and it was provoked by people who call themselves Muslims, like me". Mali music ban by Islamists 'crushing culture' 2013-01-15T21:10:07Z

He ate and drank for three, had a terrible temper when provoked, defied the king when he thought it musically necessary, but loved his fellow composers and performers. Handel and me 2012-11-30T22:55:12Z

Except that here the orchestra keeps trying to play a sinewy, discursive line, and the feisty piano keeps intervening, provoking and sometimes discombobulating the orchestra. An Appraisal: Elliott Carter, Composer and Master of ‘Gear Shifting’ 2012-11-06T22:51:30Z

The group shots, the men caged and contained, provoke in me a fear for the subjects and also a fear of them. Angola Prison and the Shadow of Slavery 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z

It can often seem that he lives to provoke outrage. Jake Paul Promised Them Fame. Was It Worth the Price? 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z

More subtle instances may provoke hedging and justification. Riff: How to Read a Racist Book to Your Kids 2012-06-16T04:00:05Z

If a behavior provokes no response, it typically dies away. What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z

Grim enough to begin with, when provoked by boredom they "passed beyond mere words and began to introduce the vegetable motive". The balm of Blandings 2013-01-12T09:00:04Z

Host David Mitchell often provokes these with his curious commentary, which nestles happily between the ludicrous claims. The Unbelievable Truth | Radio review 2010-03-30T05:45:00Z

And yet the traditional taxidermy tale, the form that Vuong invokes and Arnett turns inside out, tends to provoke horror, not sadness. Taxidermy Is a Metaphor for Our Time 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

Still, when they appear, they cause confusion and, for me, provoke disbelief. ‘Getting to Us’ Review: The Saints of the Sidelines 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z

But if you wish to engage on a deeper level, the question it aims to provoke is somewhat subtler: Where do we draw the line between our devices and ourselves? Karen, an App That Knows You All Too Well 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

Khrustalyov, My Car!, the only one of his works that was not banned, provoked a mass walkout by critics at the 1998 Cannes film festival. Aleksei German obituary 2013-02-26T18:17:01Z

As a billionaire tries to provoke And calls foes he’s debating “a joke,” Two gazillionaires shelling Out millions are telling The rest: Things go better with Koch. Style Invitational Week 1140: Give us a bad name 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z

SALZBURG, Austria — What’s a summer at the Salzburg Festival without at least one opera production that provokes vociferous booing on its opening night? Review: A Divisive ‘Fidelio’ Draws Boos at Salzburg 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z

He seems to have been trying to preemptively whip up support for an eventual firing of the special counsel investigating him for possible obstruction of justice, something that would likely provoke a Constitutional crisis. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: I spent a week evading current events. Here’s what I learned. 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z

All this suggests that “Random Acts of Flyness” isn’t simply out to provoke or shock. Review: ‘Random Acts of Flyness’ Is a Striking Dream Vision of Race 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z

And it makes sense that the image of a seemingly battered woman would provoke a strong and potentially pained response. Do a "Glee" star's photos glamorize domestic abuse? 2011-09-06T15:07:00Z

During a 1976 lecture at Harvard University, the conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein said, “A work of art does not answer questions, it provokes them.” Venice Film Festival: All Your Questions About Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ Answered 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z

But it looms large among Beckettians; her close affiliation to him provokes a natural call and response. Beckett's Not I: how I became the ultimate motormouth 2013-05-08T18:30:01Z

High point: "Having the serendipity to meet a peer group of people I admire, and who stimulate and provoke me." Portrait of the artist: Douglas Gordon, artist 2010-05-17T21:20:00Z

It was kind of provoked by the collapse of everything, which seems to me a loss of innocence. On the Runway: Q & A: Philip-Lorca Di Corcia 2011-02-11T15:44:28Z

Then adds, if provoked, "she'd kill you like that" as he snaps his fingers. 'Sarah Palin': The one who put Wasilla on map 2011-10-06T21:00:13Z

We knew we were provoking people, which was very fun. Isabelle Huppert Doesn’t Watch Her Past Films, but She Will Discuss Them 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z

We are there to inspire, to provoke, to mobilize, to bring hope to our people.” Two Iranian Artists and the Revolution 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z

No matter how seriously provoked, she never takes the bait. Movie Review: Catherine Deneuve in ‘On My Way,’ a French Road Movie 2014-03-14T00:39:29Z

Other words have no automatic associations, but can sometimes provoke a taste too, as they allow my mind to wander. Experience: I taste people’s names 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z

The company I lose is made up for by finding new meaning in songs that used to provoke wanderlust that hurt like a stitch in my side. My generation, living on the road 2014-04-20T23:59:00Z

The issues provoked blistering attacks from authors online, with some going so far as to withdraw their membership of the organisation. Science fiction authors attack sexism amid row over SFWA magazine 2013-06-12T13:24:18Z

I wanted to work with words and language in the piece to provoke questioning of the familiar landscape around us. Sign spinners as performance art: Doug Aitken's 'happening' Saturday 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

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

Last month, a new production of Adams' opera, "The Death of Klinghoffer", provoked demonstrations outside the Metropolitan Opera by New Yorkers angry at what they believed to be the sympathetic portrayal of terrorism. Exclusive look at 'Other Mary' opera 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

But her three years on the show have provoked and politicized her. ‘Daily Show’s’ Jessica Williams says it’s a ‘good time to be a person of color’ 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z

Great art, he says, provokes you to discover yourself. Ojai Music Festival celebrates icon Pierre Boulez's 90th birthday 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

It provoked essays claiming its powers of social criticism and others knocking it as a fashion show. Why we loved the men and women of “Mad Men”: “They’re the only characters in television history who are 100 percent consistent in their behavior” 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z

This is a rich and multifaceted book, but it is perhaps the politics of fog that provokes most thought. Grey and dreichy 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z

Either they must allow dissenters to organise online, or – by cutting off a resource that's crucial to their daily lives – provoke them to greater fury. SXSW 2011: The internet is over 2011-03-15T08:00:03Z

That’s the hope, anyway — that “Countryside,” whatever criticism it provokes, ignites debate, gets people to think about developments and places that demand attention because city and country, urban and rural, are ultimately not separate issues. Why Rem Koolhaas Brought a Tractor to the Guggenheim 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

Plain-clothed "blade runner" police swarmed, subjecting audience members to a series of surreal questions – "at a dinner party, your host serves raw blowfish; what do you do?" – to provoke an emotional response. Secret Cinema 2010-06-23T20:45:00Z

Now that CGI effects have become so ingeniously deceptive, it’s odd to remember the astonishment that Star Wars provoked in 1977. The return of Star Wars: an evil empire in Jedi clothing? 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z

Murder provokes grief, rage, pain, and suffering—and often incites more, often misdirected. “Game of Thrones”: The Things We Do for Love 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z

Because I would just say, 'No, no, no, I don't provoke.' Carl Andre: 'I'm a hopeless drawer – and a terrible painter' 2013-01-23T19:00:01Z

For Mr. Virilio, the bunkers’ interior environment was troubling because of the vertigo its tilted walls and sloping floors provoked. Claude Parent, Visionary Architect of the Oblique, Dies at 93 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z

With unemployment nudging 35%, and at least a third of the population living below the poverty line, the scheme has provoked violent protests and grassroots opposition. Alexander the Great or a warrior on a horse? 2011-08-14T13:50:56Z

The unplumbed dynamic between the young man and his peculiarly angry parents is much more unsettling than the horned entity that provokes his crisis. Review: A Paranormal Sleuth Investigates Three ‘Ghost Stories’ 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z

You can even say the things that they're worried about saying in a way that would provoke real humor and real empathy and a kind of balance. "I've done my share of bombing": Marc Maron talks about navigating failure, grief and embarrassment 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z

It, as you say, is this addictive show, it is so fun and it is so thought provoking and you will learn a lot. "People don't know this history": Shannon Lee on the Chinatown Tong Wars in Bruce Lee's "Warrior" 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z

Saturday morning's press preview of Allen's new movie, "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger," provoked a near-panicked mob scene at the gates of the Grand Théâtre Lumière, the largest Cannes theater. Cannes: Woody Allen's "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger" 2010-05-15T23:01:00Z

How is a reflexive, unthinking response like what Padma Lakshmi provoked? Style Invitational Week 1467: The Year in Redo, Part 1 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z

“I hope it provokes a really honest conversation,” she said, noting the sizable number of white people in the crowd. Ta-Nehisi Coates’s ‘Visceral’ Take on Being Black in America 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z

As in “Dead Behind These Eyes,” there’s insecurity about how far to provoke the audience. Genet Interpreted Anew in ‘The Maids’ The Maids’ 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z

The models' poses, though subtle, provoke ideas about desire and the idealized body. Lens Blog: A Look at Gordon Parks's Fashion Photography 2012-11-30T10:00:13Z

I don’t know how this scene, this feeling it provoked, got into my head and hibernated there, appearing now and then, often when some seemingly hopeless environmental battle is on the verge of being lost. The Shuttered Lincoln Plaza Cinemas Is a Cultural Crime Scene 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

Men are normally not the object of attraction; they are the ones who are provoked. Uganda proposes ban on miniskirts in move against women's rights 2013-04-05T16:35:19Z

But often, in Trump’s world, women provoke such attacks simply because their appearance changes over time. Trump didn’t make Miss Universe degrading: Beauty pageants have been harmful to women since they began 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z

And for once, the commonality rings true, because who knows better the power of words and images to provoke unreasoning rage, even if most of the time that rage isn’t homicidal? The war on laughter: What the Charlie Hebdo attacks reveal about our thorny relationship with satire 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z

That has provoked a furious debate, with opposition politicians accusing the governing Social Democrats of treating art treasures as merchandise. Seeing a Cash Cow in Museums’ Precious Art 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z

Their unkempt attire, wild-eyed aspect, tattoo-like markings and eccentric haircuts provoke a shiver of recognition. The Eagle bears the standard Scottish stereotype 2011-03-28T09:55:28Z

The question, then, is how we are to approach a work that has gone from avant-garde to classic, far removed from the ability truly to provoke. Music Review: Schoenberg?s ?Pierrot Lunaire? by Chicago Symphony 2012-02-26T21:30:51Z

Finally, was he surprised at the often outraged reactions Less Américains provoked online? 'It was like a journey into the unknown': self-publishing photographers 2013-04-13T23:05:25Z

Before the show began, Sanchez reminded the musicians that their upcoming performance was a “musical disinfection” that might provoke in them and their audience a range of emotions. Mobile orchestra tries to bring cheer to Venezuelan streets 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z

They were generally peaceful folk, though quick to respond when provoked, and they had some bizarre rituals. ‘Encounters at the Heart of the World’: the Mandans’ lost story 2014-04-09T22:31:39Z

Some argued that publishers have become too fearful of provoking controversy or becoming targets of critical social-media campaigns, and have pulled back from publishing provocative or polarizing authors. Was Norman Mailer Canceled? His Publishers Say No. 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z

This is a rich and genuinely thought-provoking book; but some of the thoughts it provokes are critical ones. Critical eye: book reviews roundup 2012-08-11T21:55:01Z

“It is entertaining, but the real aim is to provoke discussion about the shared connection between the arts and cooking,” said Mr. Frébourg. In Transit Blog: In Paris, Examining the Art of Cuisine 2012-01-23T11:00:55Z

He constantly assured his opposite number in Vienna that whatever Austria-Hungary decided to do to tame Serbia and pacify the Balkans would have Germany’s unstinting support no matter the risk of provoking Russia, Serbia’s ally. A toxic monarch 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z

Eurydice's refusal to sanction the burial of the defeated warlord, Polynices, provokes violence quickly fomented by the militaristic opposition leader, Tydeus. Welcome to Thebes 2010-06-22T23:43:00Z

But A&E's move against Robertson provoked a flood of support from those who share his views and others who defended his freedom of speech. A&E reverses decision on 'Duck Dynasty' patriarch 2013-12-27T23:31:58Z

His signature obsession is the thorny connection between good intentions and the bad actions they so often provoke. In ‘The White Lotus,’ Mike White Takes You on Vacation 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z

Language of guilt provokes the questions What are the sins of the fathers? The case for open borders 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z

The inciting incident provokes the question "What will happen?" John Yorke on why the best screenwriting works 2013-03-15T16:00:03Z

But television is done with being dismissed as a banal house-trained purveyor of predictable entertainment; increasingly its stories are not there to soothe but to startle and provoke. TV's alleged 'rape glut' may just be a more reflective reality 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z

She took the drug misoprostol, used for chemically induced abortions in many Western countries, to provoke a miscarriage. A better border is possible 2012-05-26T22:00:00Z

The hardest thing about making political art, says Edel Rodriguez, isn’t technique but judgment: knowing just where to stick the “tip of the knife” so that audiences feel provoked without crying foul. Edel Rodriguez Isn’t Afraid to Live With the Consequences 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z

Against a backdrop that takes the breath away, a cast of actors play out a storyline that provokes base and powerful emotions. Westworld recap: episode one – a rootin' tootin' welcome to a sordid sci-fi fantasy 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z

JN: Is it not the case that every shift in our communications environment has provoked "overload anxiety"? James Gleick: 'Information poses as many challenges as opportunities' 2011-04-09T23:05:59Z

The City wants to protect its citizens from words that might provoke anger or lead to questions and fighting. New play explores a world in which everyone must watch what they say 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z

For someone of my generation, the nostalgia that the 8-bit animation provokes adds another layer of consciousness about the passing of time. Jason Rohrer and the Art of the Video Game 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z

"I am provoking right now. Not necessarily Orban, but the whole country and its intellectuals." Hungarians snap up Warhol-like paintings of leader Orban 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

Those two also rarely passed up an opportunity to provoke their audiences, a tendency that once lived on in Farrell and Jane's Addiction but now appears dormant. Looking forward, looking back at Sunset Strip Music Festival 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z

These moments, Manohla Dargis wrote in The Times, are “inventive enough that they awaken wonder, provoking that delicious question: How did they do that?” What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘House of Cards’ and ‘The Americans’ 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z

The drink is least popular in the UK, where many still keenly remember the violence and deaths provoked by the decades-long nationalist conflict between Northern Ireland and England. The Irish Car Bomb: the controversial drink with a split reputation 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z

“Silence for her is a force of nature, awe provoking, like lightning, capable of electrocuting us and of illuminating the night.” 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z

The piece — both the Adele-dubbed version and the real one — provokes a mix of responses, but that hasn’t deterred her. Indonesia’s Maverick Performance Artist 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z

So he briskly moves on, telling us that we’re going to learn how works of art “opened our eyes, provoked us to think and moved our emotions.” Review: Anodyne ‘Civilizations’ 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z

When the news media provokes us with overwhelming amounts of information, Epictetus, another Roman philosopher, cuts through the noise: “If you wish to improve, be content to appear clueless or stupid in extraneous matters.” How would the Stoics cope today? | Ryan Holiday 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z

Bad Religion, the veteran Los Angeles punk band, used the platform to provoke instead, flashing giant crosses with bars through them on video screens between songs. Coachella Festival's epic factor plays out in the music, good and bad 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z

"They want to generate discussion about false morality and provoke debate and we firmly believe and support the freedom of expression of the artists." Gallery removes Chapmans sculpture 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z

It's the first sign of pregnancy, to be followed by first-trimester fatigue and then an energy surge provoked by her own, baby-producing hormones. 'Making Babies': into the unknown country of motherhood 2012-05-09T21:13:05Z

And as a new mother, your son is provoking feelings in you that need to be unpacked. Perspective | A 2-year-old is acting like a 2-year old. But for this parent, it feels more complicated. 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z

Nearly 50 years later, I still do, though I understand why it provokes exasperation. Is ‘Mass’ Leonard Bernstein’s Best Work, or His Worst? 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z

The Guardian was more conservative: "Annie remake: casting of black lead provokes negative Twitter posts" it peeped. Bet your bottom dollar that NBC's "Annie Live!" will usher in a new inclusive era for an old classic 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z

They don't provoke, confront or annoy with their lyrics, nor do they seek out new sounds. New band of the day: Joey Bada$$ (No 1,302) 2012-07-05T15:50:28Z

The event has provoked outrage, grief and anger, much of it directed at authorities, and a fierce debate on the wave of sexual violence in the country. Indian rapper's new year gig cancelled in wake of Delhi bus rape 2012-12-31T19:03:45Z

In its thought- provoking final moments, we in the audience are swept up into this brooding dynamic. ‘Grounded’ at Studio Theatre: A new view of drone warfare

It looks at the obscenity charges leveled by the British government against Oz, an underground journal that provoked outrage when it had 20 teenagers edit a special “School Kids Issue.” Was 1971 the Year ‘Music Changed Everything’? 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z

One of the purposes of art is to provoke. Sugarland plays Comcast Arena 2011-07-13T22:50:05Z

The mere mention of his name on the bill of a concert or festival can provoke an influx of fans and scenes of near-hysteria, despite his well-documented habit of cancelling at the last minute. Pete Doherty to star in film in France, his new spiritual home 2010-12-12T00:08:00Z

In doing so, it “provokes a far-reaching and unresolved conversation about what freedom might really mean.” 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z

Amis, who has reveled in and brandished his coolness since boyhood, is blind to the resentment his kind of derision can provoke. In His New Collection, ‘The Rub of Time,’ Martin Amis Takes On Everyone From Travolta to Trump 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z

Then the company built a system so poor it provoked a series of cholera epidemics. When Manhattan Was Mannahatta: A Stroll Through the Centuries 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z

In short, however Madonna looks, she looks that way on purpose, and she looks that way to provoke us into deeper thought. Perspective | The unacceptable look on Madonna’s face 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z

That same gift for turning reading instantly into imaginative writing provoked what many will regard as his masterpiece: the best-seller “Cultural Amnesia,” from 2007, a kind of encyclopedia of significant modern figures. Clive James Got It Right 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z

If Internet-speak usually provokes in you a nasty Pavlovian response, akin to being shocked by a small electric cattle prod, you are not alone. “Tinted meatball Donald Trump”: How the “celebrithet” took over the internet 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

There’s always the risk of a major international actor — Russia, for example, or maybe China — engaging in some kind of activity that provokes conflict, interstate conflict. Susan Rice looks back on her time with the Obama administration 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z

Mr. Resnais then added that his interest in imagination was not nostalgia, “it’s simply the astonishment over everything that our imaginary can provoke.” Film: Alain Resnais Explores Desire in ?Wild Grass? 2010-06-19T06:53:00Z

He intends to provoke thought, and if there’s a laugh in it, all the better. You’ve Got the Wrong Idea About Martin McDonagh 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z

But often this would turn into a pile-on I didn’t intend, or even worse, merely serve to encourage the trolls who were only looking to provoke a reaction. Trolls and clapbacks: Are they the trolls, or am I? 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z

The original proposal, for a store positioned not only within sight of the dreaming spires, but on a flood plain on the outskirts of Oxford, provoked furious opposition from conservationists and environmental campaigners. Bodleian Library sets up in Swindon 2010-10-07T09:38:00Z

But while the paper set out to provoke the Labour leader, the public dispute with Clooney stems from the Mail Online site. George Clooney row with Daily Mail boils over as actor shuns apology 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z

The poems are often full of seeming paradox and contradiction, a feature which can wrong-foot just as it provokes and delights. Selected Poems by Don Paterson ? review 2012-05-18T21:45:03Z

The Atlas has provoked debate in the White House and Congress about tying Medicare payments more closely to benchmarks of efficiency. First Respo 2011-11-16T23:00:00Z

Ali Catterall Watching Scary, Sporty, Ginger, Baby and Posh jostling for attention in the Wannabe video is enough to provoke goosebumps among pop addicts of a certain age, and this documentary brings it all back. TV highlights Christmas Eve 2012-12-21T12:40:28Z

Suicide is an intensely private act that provokes an immense public reaction. To be or not to be: Playwrights on the complex issue of suicide 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z

“I wanted something that was so made out of whole cloth that it would provoke debate,” he said. How Young Singers Get Used to ‘Dust’ in Their Mouths 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z

Today, the idea that great paintings in art galleries were created to provoke desire may seem cheap or demeaning, but I agree with Leonardo that it is a key to their power, danger and risk. Dirty old masters: should the EU ban pornographic paintings? 2013-03-11T13:22:36Z

It seems that music is here to placate now, rather than provoke. Suede brushes up 2010-10-21T20:30:00Z

Also, if you’re expecting to be provoked, Pillemer advises interior rehearsal, where you run through the difficult interaction in your mind and practice a defusing response. Traveling with the in-laws? Five tips for easing the tension. 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z

Brown posits that Nekrasova is “provoking people to misunderstand her” to highlight “the fact that you can’t understand someone based on who she decides to interview.” How Dasha Nekrasova Is Calling the Shots 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z

In the last scene Mr. Obama’s victory speech provokes a cynical tirade from Cogan, who scoffs, in a carefully nonpartisan fashion, at the president-elect’s idealism. Movie Review: ‘Killing Them Softly,’ With Brad Pitt, From Andrew Dominik 2012-11-29T16:13:01Z

A sensationalist of the first rank, Russell designed his movies and TV films to provoke strong reaction, and did they ever. The Master of Cinematic Vulgarity: Ken Russell (1927-2011) 2011-11-28T20:17:50Z

Every song on my album aims to provoke an extreme emotion. Stars In Our Eyes: This Season's New Music Talent 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z

Cronenberg wonders if the film’s violence has provoked comment because it was achieved practically rather than with pixels. Brandon Cronenberg on gougings, knifings and pokerings: 'CGI is too floaty and unreal' 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z

The result is both thought-provoking and readable, though Willis Aronowitz's frankness has provoked a lot of discomfited responses. Can women be saved from bad sex? "Finding your desires is a conscious process," says author 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z

He was competent and smart enough to provoke deep anxiety in the preternaturally implacable Mr. Fring. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 6, Episode 8 Recap: Showdown 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z

“For me, it was an opportunity to provoke a little ‘Oh, yeah,’ moment in someone’s head, which in our oversaturated culture is valuable.” Cultural Studies: Missed the Author?s Tour? See the Video 2010-07-09T18:01:00Z

I suppressed an occasional laugh in the face of Smith’s somberness: as with the Catholic priests of my childhood, her piety provokes my irreverence. The Theology of Patti Smith 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z

He also implied that the movie would provoke violence, and after the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, Universal Pictures decided to cancel its release at the time. "The Hunt" is pro-Trump propaganda 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z

During the hearings, Mr. Depp’s team claimed that Ms. Heard was actually the abuser, provoking arguments and, in one case in an argument in Australia, throwing a vodka bottle at him, severing his fingertip. Johnny Depp Loses Court Case Against Newspaper That Called Him a ‘Wife Beater’ 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z

He pretty clearly meant to provoke strong reactions and he has. Omer Fast’s Chinatown Installation Is a Misfire 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z

Then the duo swing into Karma Police, provoking a delighted audience singalong that continues long after the song ends: eventually Yorke joins back in. Glastonbury 2010: the sounds of success 2010-06-27T19:30:00Z

While Venmo can make splitting bills easier, it also has the potential to provoke pettiness. Perspective | So you want to split the check? How to send your date a Venmo request without being tacky. 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z

Provocative “jokes” provoke you to not think; they reassure you that the world is exactly as you already believed it to be. Perspective | Elon Musk’s Twitter is a safe space for bros who think they’re funny 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z

An old photograph of a city, like the Albert Kahn images of Paris, is at once old enough to provoke longing and sufficiently familiar to reinforce a sense of continuity, grounding the viewer in history. Our old-timey addiction: Why we can’t get enough of century-old images 2013-12-14T23:00:00Z

The demands are unlikely to provoke the controversy seen last year. Drop Salman Rushdie supporters, Jaipur literary festival told 2013-01-21T17:48:28Z

Striding around in circles, a woman fulminates silently at something unseen, clapping imploringly at the audience before wandering upstage, looking back as if to provoke, or in shame. ‘On Behalf of Nature,’ Meredith Monk’s Wild Side 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

Kimmel provoked ire on social media when he joked about the ethnic names of some tourists who were led into the ceremony, apparently thinking they were entering Madame Tussaud’s wax museum. Moonlight wins Oscar for best picture … two minutes after La La Land 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z

The work prompts Michael to tell the story of how the interaction between the artist and gallerist at a dinner provoked his interest in the contemporary art world. Buy What You Love: The Art of Michael and Susan Hort 2012-05-14T16:02:42Z

Mrs Norbury is successfully provoked, and in a last-ditch attempt to prove her spontaneity, fires a gun in the direction of Sherlock, but Mary jumps to take the bullet. Sherlock recap: series four, episode one – The Six Thatchers 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z

The 1992 presidential race provoked a lot of discussion about working women, single mothers, traditional family structures, and other social issues. The family values sham: Research shows that most of these ’90s fears were nonsense 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z

He was provocative but not for provoking’s sake. ‘Prince Was Our True Artist’: Readers Share Their Memories 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z

What feelings or emotions were you trying to provoke in the audience? "Captive State" director Rupert Wyatt on sci-fi, commercial failure and the age of Trum 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z

“Thank you to my husband, who’s everything to me,” she said, provoking loud cheers from the audience. Blake Lively Praises 'Girl Power' in People's Choice Speech 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

Incredibly, the two games provoke that confusion in almost exactly opposite ways. Video Game Review: Final Fantasy XIII-2 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 2012-02-03T23:25:27Z

Her habit of continually tweaking her role as Miss Marmelstein, the overworked secretary in “Wholesale,” provoked its director, Arthur Laurents, into criticism that stings her to this day. Barbra Streisand Sets the Record Straight 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z

It’s like a set of postcards from a Martian lured to America by a cable news ticker and by rumors of how easily flattered and provoked we are. Does ‘Three Billboards’ Say Anything About America? Well … 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z

The bile this provoked from women everywhere was unbelievable. Readers' reviews 2011-08-25T21:44:01Z

I don’t think I ever intend to provoke outrage, but I don’t mind being provocative in content. Larry Wilmore on his WHCA dinner speech: ‘I know I lost the room early’ 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z

The death penalty remark that is frequently used against him he blames on an interviewer from the Guardian, who, he claims, provoked him. Homage to Harold Pinter 2011-08-07T20:31:01Z

It’s also, much of the time, quite pleasurable and thought provoking. In defense of Katie Roiphe 2012-09-04T19:52:00Z

Gone With the Wind: The movie’s omission from the original all-TIME 100 provoked the highest reader dudgeon. Secrets of the New All-TIME 100 Movies List 2012-05-17T10:00:44Z

The critic Hilton Kramer complained that his brand of Marxism was not about real political problems but about provoking “social guilt among the comfortable, cultivated consumers of high culture.” John Berger, Provocative Art Critic, Dies at 90 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z

Thanks for keeping up with the recaps and I'm looking forward to more thought provoking stuff. ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Season 2, Episode 8: The Zombie Code 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z

Named after the Hindu festival Diwali, the episode used the celebration as a plot point and provoked strong reactions to a faux pas that is now being called sari-gate. Saris, Lehengas and Why Carrie Bradshaw Should Know the Difference 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z

It puts forward the idea that Earth is a globular allium and "pain and fear" are the lachrymatory agents that provoke all the tears. Readers recommend songs about vegetables: The results 2010-09-30T22:30:00Z

Soon after, he provoked another social storm when he pushed to build a large dock adjoining his home, prompting what seemed like the entire community to rally against him. Tommy Mottola Stirs Hamptons Art Crowd 2011-08-31T22:07:58Z

But the book did more than descriptively investigate the political and social landscape of race in America, it provoked me to see myself through a profoundly different lens. Literary Idol: Bryan Stevenson on Ralph Ellison 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z

The main objective of all of my podcasts is to challenge and provoke my friends and the co-stars on the show. "Beef" controversy explained: Costar David Choe's past claims of "rapey" behavior resurface 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z

They may use the language of hate speak but, for Odd Future, these words are designed to upset and provoke an older generation but little more – the lyrical equivalent of Sid Vicious's swastika shirt. Frank Ocean and the courage to come out 2012-07-04T17:03:00Z

For three decades, her records have moved freely between R&B, hip-hop, rock and jazz, provoking and challenging listeners with experimental forms and overt politics. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z

Although the activists were overwhelmingly peaceful and well organized, stray acts of vandalism provoked the police, who were unprepared and badly outnumbered. A novelist’s soul-searching rewind to the 1999 eruption on Seattle’s streets 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z

Trolls thrive off provoking a response from their targets. The Rise of the Internet Fan Bully 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z

Visitors aren’t expected to find every work alluring; the museum warns that its mission is to provoke the eye, not just please it. The Culture 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z

Though this is very much a mainstream network comedy, provoking more wry smiles than guffaws, the creators have a clear-eyed take on comic conventions, and a nice line in subversion. Your next box set: Northern Exposure 2010-10-22T07:00:00Z

And through his presence, he has provoked the ire of Scottsdale and neighboring Paradise Valley’s retirees and vacationers, some of who have been complaining about their famous neighbor on social media. Where’s Harvey? 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z

His remarks to Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper will fuel speculation over what provoked the attack outside his Moscow apartment building as he returned home on Thursday night. Bolshoi Ballet director says asked for protection after threats 2013-01-22T22:08:34Z

Like real-life violence–see the debate over watching terrorist beheading videos–the outrage that a fictional atrocity provokes makes people want to react morally one way or another. Suffer the Children: Saying "No Thanks" to TV's Child-in-Peril Stories 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z

That lack of emotional intelligence was one of the flaws that eventually provoked key members of her cabinet to regicidal revolt. Margaret Thatcher: The Authorised Biography, Volume One: Not for Turning by Charles Moore – review 2013-04-27T13:00:11Z

Instead, the new series, called “Confederate,” has provoked a passionate outcry from potential viewers who are calling out HBO and the creators over how they will handle this volatile mixture of race, politics and history. ‘Confederate’ Poses Test Over Race for ‘Game of Thrones’ Creators and HBO 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z

“I really applaud Brian and David for being able to provoke questions about these larger issues in the world while spending most of their energy just putting on a great, fun show.” In ‘Super Pumped,’ the Uber Founder Disrupts His Own Rise 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z

Even low-hanging fruit like “The Bachelor” provokes interesting observations as Klein fanta­sizes, in detail, about an alternate dating show for “Jewish girls with glasses who went to liberal arts colleges.” This Book of Essays by the Head Writer of ‘Inside Amy Schumer’ Is Hilarious 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z

It’s engaging and provokes sensations that are very creative. | Q&A: Q&A With Brian Clarke, Stained Glass Artist 2013-01-17T00:23:56Z

And there may still be time to provoke opponents with a yet-to-be-discovered picture or two before the election.. Hollywood Revs Up Partisan Films a Year Ahead of Election 2011-10-19T22:54:25Z

His realism and regionalism provoked feelings of pride and pain; his art gave expression to the contradiction of the ordinary life in all of its glory, tragedy and, on most days, tedium. Who owns patriotism, the left or the right? American artists know the answer 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z

The critical hysteria it provoked was expected, but not the mainstream recognition – at least in Australia, where it won an Aria, the equivalent of a Brit. Robert Forster: me and my bridge 2010-07-14T20:31:00Z

The aftermath has provoked a long-neglected debate about mental health and suicide. Suicide and silence: why depressed men are dying for somebody to talk to 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z

The DH Lawrence revival, The Daughter-in-Law, is at Sheffield Crucible, while in the studio you can catch the entertaining and provoking Money: the Gameshow. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2013-03-15T16:55:48Z

His gleeful disobedience reminded me of how I routinely provoked my mother, who—to me—seemed rather uptight and in need of some ruffling. Making sense of a senseless world: How children's books can mitigate the horror around us 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z

In the pursuit of the chills this notion provokes, Herzog doesn’t so much tweak the formula as exploit it. Amy Herzog’s ‘Belleville’ is strong on atmosphere but short on plot

There is plenty of drama in "Orange," and the laughter it provokes is often rueful, in recognition of shared pain and the dreadful absurdity of the personal choices that so often cause it. 'Orange Is the New Black' Emmy nods a win for women 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z

Mr. Minghella’s use of a puppet to represent Butterfly’s son provoked controversy, and I had mixed feelings myself. Music Review: From Wily House Cat to Lord of the Manor 2010-10-03T22:17:00Z

"Netflix is trying to provoke confusion by spreading false and deceptive facts that the origin of the Egyptian civilization is Black." Netflix accused of "Blackwashing" docudrama "Queen Cleopatra" 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z

A notebook from the early 1980s, when his practice established an unusually morality-driven constitution, reads "wealth like power corrupts and provokes greed + envy = no real community can be formed". Richard Rogers: the world as it could be 2013-07-15T17:45:01Z

And, as Ms. Allora explained, “there’s tension about being on a plane, and this is meant to provoke that same kind of anxiety.” War Machines (With Gymnasts) 2011-05-13T21:23:27Z

When he sang, he used a provoking falsetto that was half-taunt, half enticement. Live: Arca unsettles and re-invents at Hollywood Forever 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

The legal tug-of-war started anew after Dr. Meyer sought to change the agreement and permanently keep the painting in France, provoking courtroom clashes about its future this month in Paris and the U.S. Will a Looted Pissarro End Up in Oklahoma, or France? 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z

Nevertheless, Mr. Ailes and his approach to broadcasting provoked a long-standing and deep rift within the Murdoch clan over the politics and direction of Fox. Roger Ailes, architect of conservative TV juggernaut Fox News, is dead at 77 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z

“Whiplash” has already provoked some controversy and may spark more. “Whiplash” examines the line between education and abuse 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z

But, just as in Angels in America Kushner managed to humanise the reptilian Roy Cohn, so here another piece provokes an unexpected understanding of Richard Nixon. Tiny Kushner 2010-09-06T14:53:00Z

Málaga’s evocations of Picasso provoked an embarrassing dispute last month, when one of the temporary exhibitions at the Museo Picasso Málaga opened. Art: A City Steeped in Picasso's Lore 2011-07-19T11:00:05Z

The news of her departure has not sent the industry into the tailspin of “what now?!” navel-gazing that even the rumor of her rival Anna Wintour’s retirement provoked more than a year ago. The Real Fashion Trend of Glenda Bailey’s Bazaar 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z

Obvious grabs for cash that fail to provoke, inspire or merely entertain. The 10 Most Disappointing Movies of 2016 So Far 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z

While tough conversations — with the intent to inform and provoke change — might be new among friends and colleagues, they are not foreign to interracial romantic relationships, where support and advocacy aren’t just bonuses. For Interracial Couples, Advocacy Is a Love Language 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

"From the intellectual point of view, it's very outrageous and very thought provoking." 2010-02-12T23:50:00Z

“Challenge Within” was the set’s most outwardly dazzling number, and it provoked some of its strongest improvisations. | Antonio Sanchez Quartet: Paths Converging on a Rhythmic Base 2010-09-22T22:00:00Z

These qualities are good because they provoke you to look closer, think and read the image. Car photography competition winner 2011-03-24T12:12:00Z

And the feeling that unexpected discrimination provokes is powerful. Getting a laugh out of disability 2010-04-28T12:00:00Z

A random comment I made in response to a broadcaster provoked a very unpleasant tirade from him. Ask Amy: Brother-in-law’s growls intimidate visitor 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z

In the work of some photographers this uniformity might provoke tedium; in Strand’s there is the powerful sense of an artist striving to bring reality into harmony with the purity of his vision. Paul Strand’s Sense of Things 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z

Provocative speech provokes and what emerges can be ugly and dangerous, but in most cases the ugliness and danger were existing preconditions. The first rule of satire in the U.S.: Do not offend 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z

From a fairytale Japanese teahouse on stilts to a pavilion made of geometric acrylic panels in the guise of a computer-imagined tree, here are miniature buildings designed to provoke and delight the imagination. Best of the London Festival of Architecture 2010-06-16T11:56:00Z

The tremors the experience provoke still remain with me today. I was the victim of police brutality: How I survived my brush with death 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z

That’s not to say Dreijer has blunted their signature power to provoke, though: The song is hard-hitting and unpredictable in its structure, full of warping synthesizers and eerie, helium-pitched backing vocals. Bruce Springsteen’s Exuberant Soul Cover, and 10 More New Songs 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z

I’m thinking, as an example, of the work of Hannah Gadsby, whose comedy specials have made an art of being provocative in the truest sense: They provoke thinking and reflection. Perspective | Elon Musk’s Twitter is a safe space for bros who think they’re funny 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z

Recordings of wartime speeches can still provoke goose bumps. Is This the Best One-Volume Biography of Churchill Yet Written? 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z

Somehow, you asked for it, or provoked it. "She Will" star Alice Krige is haunted and haunting: "There must be something a bit odd about me" 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z

The ’50s rural setting is idyllic and the family generous and good-hearted, but Pop’s sketchy business dealings provoke village gossip. New this week: Roddy Ricch, ‘Swan Song’ and ‘The Larkins’ 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z

His order penalizing anyone who harbored Quakers provoked 31 residents of Flushing on Long Island — none of them Quakers themselves — to sign a remonstrance, a collective appeal to redress their grievance. Document That Inspired Bill of Rights Goes on Display in Manhattan 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z

A similar thought was provoked a week earlier at a performance of “Come From Away” in Washington. Ripping tragedies from headlines and making them sing 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z

The strongest pathos that this “Lear” provokes is the feeling that she deserves better. Review: A ‘Lear’ With Hops, Spins and Posturing 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

The Los Angeles police have not released any information about Mr. Lee’s motive for the attack on Mr. Chappelle, whose comedy has provoked controversy in the past. After Attacks, Comedians Wonder: Can People Still Take a Joke? 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z

Once used to provoke tabloid furor, the onstage kiss has become the newest stunt to cope with a controversy or exhibit a certain level of gender-bending cultural cool. Noticed: Celebrity Kissing: What Does It Mean? 2010-06-18T18:41:00Z

It’s hard though, not to embrace the rage they so badly want to provoke. Who will go to Fred Phelps’ funeral? 2014-03-17T14:12:00Z

I disliked the feeling of alarmed detachment that freaky online images provoked in me, but I craved it, too. How We Came to Live in “Cursed” Times 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z

The book’s first chapter opens with Ruggles returning to Manhattan by train from an abolitionist meeting in Pittsburgh and provoking his white fellow passengers to think about their complicity in Southern slavery. Enslaved, Terrorized, Disenfranchised: Black Americans Still Found Ways to Change America 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z

The geographic spread seems unlikely to provoke regional protests: 26 are from the West and Southwest; 27 from the Midwest; 25 from Texas and the South; and 24 from the East Coast. Crystal Bridges Lines Up Emerging Artists for American Show 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

They, like the A24-released movie they also co-wrote, make an instant impression, are unafraid to provoke, and summon deep laughs from unexpected places. "Dicks: The Musical" puts two narcissist bros under a joyous, filthy spotlight 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z

There is the generalised and widespread "evil" that provokes God into releasing the flood waters. The Book of Genesis, part 4: The problem and the answer 2011-01-03T10:00:02Z

“Why provoke him? But you know, I’m a judo master.” Oliver Stone on Vladimir Putin: ‘The Russian people have never been better off’ 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z

It is not clear which of Madonna's photos provoked the ire of Instagram's monitors. Madonna posts Instagram threat to shut down her account 2013-02-25T10:59:29Z

It is startling that paintings can work on the same level as dirty photographs – that fine art can so provoke and disgust some beholders. The disturbing power of the nude 2011-04-07T11:11:40Z

If it’s rare to see a person over a certain age wearing a topknot, it’s because it conveys a certain uncouth youthfulness, a sense of unseriousness, a need to provoke. The Enduring Power of a Low Bun 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z

Boardman is not alone in finding that helmet use provokes strong and strange reactions. The big bike helmet debate: 'You don’t make it safe by forcing cyclists to dress for urban warfare' 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z

Men aren’t the only ones who provoke mayhem, but they flaunt their willingness to live by their fists. The Harlem Renaissance Through Zora Neale Hurston’s Eyes 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z

Bly’s most celebrated stunt was her trip around the world, provoked by the journey made by Jules Verne’s fictional hero in “Around the World in Eighty Days.” Nellie Bly's Lessons in Writing What You Want To 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

Vaccines have provoked hesitation and skepticism since scientists began experimenting with the first inoculations in the 1800s. 'God knows how I’m alive': how a teen defied his parents to get vaccinated 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z

The Museum of Ice Cream — the hugely popular, “imagination provoking” art-slash-Instagram-ready arcade featuring all things confectionery, with existing outposts in San Francisco and Los Angeles — will introduce its newest edition during Miami Art Week. A Fashion Guide to Miami Art Week 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

He is committed, he has written, to an “art that celebrates doubt and destabilization,” and in this “Pelléas” he is content to query, never to provoke for provocation’s sake. Review: Debussy’s ‘Pelléas,’ but This Time All Boxed In 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z

Photograph: PA 's new music video will provoke even more screams than usual. is a special guest in the boyband's forthcoming single, which is a fundraiser for Comic Relief. David Cameron to join One Direction … for charity single 2013-02-18T10:41:19Z

Cathy Come Home, starring Carol White and Ray Brooks as the couple enduring a string of disasters, provoked widespread debate and a national house-building programme. Tony Imi obituary 2010-04-26T17:30:00Z

“The Politician” announces its intention to provoke from the jump, with a trigger warning alerting persons of sensitive mental health that some distress may follow. Ryan Murphy’s “The Politician” Is a Funhouse-Mirror Reflection of the So-Called Meritocracy 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z

But wouldn't it be wonderful if fringe theatre provoked less lavishly lit but infinitely more electric musicals in the future? Pint-sized powerhouses: do big musicals work better in smaller spaces? 2011-08-18T12:31:56Z

She was tightfisted with tradesmen, and fears that England was being overrun by foreigners provoked a small-minded racism that was particularly unattractive. Olivia Manning: A Woman at War by Deirdre David - review 2013-02-16T08:01:01Z

Her post provoked an inevitable number of dropped jaws, and she soon edited it, then deleted it, then apologized on Twitter, then briefly ghosted on social media entirely. That’s not how racism works: Newscaster fired for racist remarks claims she’s the victim of racism 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z

For example, Robert E. Lee’s death in 1870 provoked a controversy about whether the flag of the United States should be lowered to honor a man who had waged war against the nation. How We Remember the Civil War 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z

But while the show’s first season was mostly a success, the second slipped a bit, seeing its audience decline by about 14 percent on average and provoking widespread backlash from viewers and critics alike. What Is ‘Westworld’ Without Westworld? 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z

It's opinionated, like a naughty adolescent trying to get away with provoking people. Bafta TV special: Jo Brand, Charlie Higson and Rebecca Front 2012-05-19T23:05:19Z

That does seem to provoke inordinately, but it's not clear that Muslims couldn't take a few jokes about their creed. The Infidel is not Islam's Life of Brian 2010-04-12T09:50:00Z

She persuaded by hitting sweet falsetto and provoked with intense interjections, changing her timbre at will. Tune-Yards thrill sold-out Lincoln Hall 2011-05-11T14:16:00Z

Nor is Turkington out to provoke confrontations like the one depicted in “Entertainment,” in which an unsatisfied customer physically attacks the Comedian — though the scene is not far from reality. What’s it like to live as one of the ‘worst’ comics in the world? Gregg Turkington is finally talking about it. 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

If there is such a charged atmosphere in the UK vis a vis Islam, why "provoke" people by projecting this message even more loudly? Is Channel 4 right to broadcast the Muslim call to prayer during Ramadan? 2013-07-02T13:30:00Z

The piece provoked a largely hostile response everywhere from local newspapers to national morning chat shows. Sports teams are finally scrapping Native American mascots – on both sides of the Atlantic 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z

Over the centuries, human yogis provoked similarly ambivalent reactions. Art Review: ‘Yoga: The Art of Transformation’ at Sackler Gallery 2014-01-02T22:01:19Z

For Kuang — who at 26 has built a devoted following for her deeply researched and thought provoking fantasy novels — publishing a scorched-earth satirical takedown of the publishing industry was creatively and professionally risky. She Wrote a Blistering Satire About Publishing. The Publishing Industry Loves It. 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z

At the screening I attended this provoked some laughter, some of it intentional and fond, some of it less so. 'Potter' closes out franchise with a bang 2011-07-13T15:24:00Z

Inevitably, such departures provoke chatter on the Web. Front Row: Ann Curry?s Look on ?Today? 2011-12-28T20:30:39Z

Just having them around might provoke a thought, an idea, a new beginning. Rachel Whiteread: Through the eyes of a child 2010-09-06T20:31:00Z

Now, 10 years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers provoked a global financial panic and led to what Greenspan refers to as “the great stagnation,” the self-congratulation seems to have been premature. Alan Greenspan’s Ode to Creative Destruction 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z

As a result, it has provoked a fresh conversation about the indefinite confinement of large intelligent mammals. Free Lolita! The remarkable story of a remarkable whale held captive for four decades 2014-04-06T10:58:00Z

Rap puts too much weight on entertainment, he argues, where poetry provokes thought. George the Poet: 'Rappers have so much power to do good and they squander it' 2013-02-03T06:30:01Z

"It's a film with lots of nuance, that provokes thought." Mother of baby born in captivity seeks to bar film 2013-01-30T19:01:04Z

But what the book makes clear, by its end, is that as each once-radical process normalizes, as we grow more comfortable with something that initially provokes alarm or horror, the public debate dies away. Siddhartha Mukherjee Weaves History and Biology to Tell the Story of Us 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z

They have been tenacious in pursuing this and have achieved what so many other exhibitions fail to find: an objectivity that may placate no one but will provoke actual thoughtfulness. Review | The American Indian museum comes of age by tackling this country’s lies 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z

Anxious Anniversary: Your letter provoked much discussion in my household, as I’m sure it will in many others. Perspective | Ask Amy: Husband forgets anniversary, but who is to blame? 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z

So, news of a rerelease to mark the 25th anniversary of the first film's UK premiere has provoked real excitement. A quarter of a century for Back in the Future 2010-09-16T20:30:00Z

Kurmangazy — as he is referred to — later drew on the mixed feelings provoked by that stinging matriarchal slap to write one of his more famous pieces, titled after his mother. Diaspora: ‘Flow’ at IDB Cultural Center; Kazakh music at the Kennedy Center

The great playwrights provoke us not for provocation’s sake, but to wake us up. In defense of anger: A critic's appeal to playwrights to let their tempers fly 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z

The conversation it provokes insists we ask the most fundamental questions: Who are we? In 'Wide Awake,' Suzanne Lummis gathers the poets of Los Angeles 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z

Let’s tread carefully, lest we provoke something like Mike Bloomberg’s dismissive assessment of Warren in his final presidential debate: “The trouble is with this senator, enough is never enough.” Perspective | Biden’s promise of a female vice president was a good thing. So why does it feel so lame? 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z

The play is stripped down to its barest essentials — Ibsen’s story, and the emotions it provokes in the actors and audience. Jessica Chastain Returns to the Stage With Nothing to Prove 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z

I was struck last week by how flowers provoked just as much melancholy in musicians as they did ecstasy, and I hope we have an A list that reflects that dichotomy. Readers recommend: Songs about the weekend 2010-06-10T23:01:00Z

There’s an overwhelming amount of breaking news to keep up with, much of it bad or at least anxiety provoking. 6 Podcasts That Go Deeper on the Headlines 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z

Predictably, the film provoked what an arts blog described as “big fireworks” when it was shown last fall at the New York Film Festival. Film: Requiem for a Jumble of Artworks 2010-02-19T22:41:00Z

It will explore — colorfully, musically, artistically — how circumstances provoked and inspired connections to be forged between and within Peru’s various expressions of diversity. Coca leaves and a llama fetus: How the Folklife Festival ensures authenticity 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

In other cases, a black director downplaying the role of a white character has provoked controversy. Atticus Finch a racist? There goes the ideal 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

The rapper and five members of his entourage were arrested, leading immigration officials to claim his presence in the UK risked provoking violent crime and refuse him a visa for a tour. Glastonbury 2010: Snoop Dogg, U2 and Stevie Wonder lead the field 2010-04-14T21:05:00Z

The N.R.A.’s tweet provoked an unprecedented response from the medical profession. Why Doctors Should Organize 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z

That a movie so well known can provoke such divergent responses after so many years is a sign that it’s still alive. Who’s Your Wingman Now? Pushing the Envelope With ‘Top Gun’ 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z

Knowledge of others so bred in the bone doesn’t, in real life, provoke a lot of dramatic revelation. The Kennedy Center sets an inviting table for ‘The Gabriels’ 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z

There was more work, and more statements, of an overtly political nature -- work that was explicitly designed to provoke discussions, maybe even start fights. Looking back at the cultural impact of 9/11 2011-09-02T23:30:00Z

She’s at least right that this series of events, which differs drastically from the book, will provoke discomfort and even outrage. Spanking on “Outlander”: The outrage and the turn-on of the “bodice-ripper” tradition 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z

The despair provoked wry amusement in some quarters. Furor Prompts Another Auction of Margaret Thatcher's Clothes 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z

Because when i listened to the album, that’s exactly what I thought: You guys are totally provoking your past, your music and any sort of expectations people might have had for you guys. “Most musicians have nothing to say. They’re not very interesting, and they’re not very smart”: Refused’s raw, radical politics return for the Bernie Sanders generation 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

Mock, who also directed two episodes of "Hollywood," offered this in response to my initial reaction to the series, which fascinated me as much as it provoked my inner cynic. Ryan Murphy on "Hollywood": "I wanted to give a happy ending to so many people who didn't have it" 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z

Being contrarian is easy, but provoking the like-minded is a heavy gift. How Ayelet Waldman Found a Calmer Life on Tiny Doses of LSD 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z

But does the book stimulate, provoke and engage the reader the way Shondaland shows do? Shonda Rhimes' 'Year of Yes' puts positive spin on simplistic self-help solution 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z

Macklemore became better known for the often insightful debates that his success provoked about privilege and culture than for his music. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z

I’m not going to say who, but a Wolverine that is certain to provoke reactions. Marvel Comics To Launch a New Generation of Super Heroes 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

The unfamiliar photos didn’t provoke the same reaction. Science proves that you love your dog like a baby 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z

"The recommendations should be thought-provoking and/or entertaining," @AdvancedDriver requested, though experience of sitting my pair in front of a movie suggests that if it's not entertaining, then no thoughts will be provoked. Commission us: a library of kids' films 2010-10-11T13:50:00Z

The tower was originally perceived as a foolhardy venture, which provoked national debates and class tensions. ‘Eiffel’ Review: Paris is for Lovers 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z

Russell’s music provokes a sense of discovery in part because he was such an explorer himself. The Word-of-Mouth Resurgence of Arthur Russell 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z

His work is about provoking strong feelings, whether a laugh or a cry or a scare. ‘Horace and Pete,’ Keeping You on the Edge of Your Seat, Right Up to Last Call 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z

Fifty years from now, which films released in 2010 are likely to provoke the question among mid-21st century Oscar geeks: "That wasn't nominated for best picture?" Oscars: That didn't get nominated? 2011-02-18T16:49:00Z

When greater presidential abuses provoked despair, I returned to Nabokov’s chapter on butterflies. How I found solace in Nabokov’s Speak, Memory during the pandemic 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z

Apart from remaining unresponsive, Lasdun seems to have done nothing to provoke her; she might just as well have focused on any other writer, any other person. Give Me Everything You Have: On Being Stalked by James Lasdun – review 2013-02-16T14:00:01Z

When people talk about the miracle of Christmas, they may be referring to the lowering of critical standards the holidays seem to provoke. Review: ‘Ruben & Clay’ Reunites ‘Idol’ Rivals for Christmas Fun 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z

Each day, we pinned on our sheriff badges, which provoked a conversation everywhere we went. A girls’ getaway to Nashville, where no one is a stranger 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

Political shows, designed to provoke and foment discontent, are to feature on a scale not seen since before Tony Blair's premiership. The fringe turns angry as shows plan to deliver a political punch 2013-07-20T11:30:29Z

Among Hollywood's old guard, all this has provoked a certain amount of disquiet. Why Hollywood kowtows to China 2013-03-11T14:24:26Z

Ms. Weymouth’s penchant for showing off her athletic figure — she arrived for a photo shoot in a crisp white sleeveless sheath and four-inch lime green Jimmy Choos — provokes titters in the newsroom. Katharine Weymouth Takes Charge at the Washington Post 2013-08-02T20:48:16Z

The column provoked a firestorm, which spread along racial and generational fault lines. As Historians Gather, No Truce in the History Wars 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z

He points out that the most significant difference between the spread of inspirational quotes and the spread of fake news is that quotes generally make users feel good, while fake news provokes anger or fear. What does 'living fully' mean? Welcome to the age of pseudo-profound nonsense 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z

“It’s as if they were trying to provoke him to leave.” Why Did Jerry Lewis Leave the Telethon? 2012-08-16T13:00:30Z

Tottering icebergs, crumbling Carrara marble quarries, the sprawl of a Bernini fountain: these were some of the associations provoked by her thousands of white boxes, arranged to tower over visitors. The Tate Modern at 10 2010-05-04T07:00:00Z

“Scaffold” was definitely a life-changing experience and certainly provoked a real reflective period for me. With a Drone on the High Line, an Artist Re-emerges From Controversy 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z

If it doesn’t provoke belly laughs, it elicits many affectionate chuckles. | 'The Muppets': ?The Muppets,? With Jason Segel and Amy Adams - Review 2011-11-22T13:00:00Z

One of my favorite things about “Serenity” was how provoked I felt by it both in my mind and in the pit of my stomach. Anne Hathaway Dares You Not to Look Away 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z

Are they out to provoke him or something? Style Invitational Week 1388: Turning around a business 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z

“To provoke myself and to provoke people. That’s part of art — to provoke.” Calle 13 Prepares New Album, ‘Multi_Viral’ 2014-02-21T17:00:01Z

The gallery states that the work is meant to “provoke an examination of one’s own insecurities, thus turning them into subversive ‘thinking sculptures.’” Erwin Wurm Brings ‘One Minute Sculptures’ to Lehmann Maupin 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z

Are we really so weak and scared that any opinion that differs from the consensus must be muted, lest it provoke death threats against not only those voicing it, but their children as well? Israel’s Other War 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z

Schneider's three adult daughters show up, and it's hard to say what provokes more ribaldry: That the first two are impossibly gorgeous fantasy babes, or that the third is butt-fugly. "Grown Ups": It's time to kill the midlife dude flick 2010-06-25T00:23:00Z

You could, of course, say it was appropriate to “The Rite of Spring,” which famously provoked a near-riot at its 1913 premiere, with supporters calling for silence and detractors booing and catcalling. Review | Conductor plays ‘Rite of Spring’ at a club — and then berates the audience for acting like they’re at a club 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z

All of these statements are intended to provoke thought, of the political or spiritual kind, but they’re simultaneously too unshaped and too obvious. Review: Superheroes Duke It Out in 'Batman v Superman' 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z

The flashback shows how brutally Jones was forced to “punish herself” whenever her obedience flagged, and the scene that provokes it is exceptionally rare. Jessica Jones: shattering exploration of rape, addiction and control 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z

The subsequent verdict provoked an array of online reactions, from Depp fanatics expressing their utmost support to impassioned feminists declaring the death of #MeToo. #TheView: Relax, #MeToo is fine after the Depp verdict 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z

The disclosure in July that phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World had stretched from celebrities to murder victims provoked a national outcry that led to the closure of the newspaper. British tabloids out of control, inquiry told 2011-11-21T18:08:51Z

So why did Twilight provoke its own specific brand of ire? Twilight forever: how superfans kept the vampire critics at bay 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z

The exercise of trying to make the idiom work in English, to provoke precisely the same emotion, brought my native language to life for me. “Marriage is an uncut watermelon”: How translation brought my native language to life 2014-03-21T22:58:00Z

Most people I know have complained about memory problems, provoked by difficult times and traumatic events, and compounded by the redactions and distortions of social media. Memory, That Unreliable Narrator: New Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z

Especially because it eschews the complicated issue of legal innocence or guilt, the exhibition provokes serious, empathetic thought. Prison Art, a Dark Place Where the Muse Never Leaves 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

She portrays whiteness, not blackness, as the “other,” and refuses to see the revolution as more violent than the regime that provokes it. Review: ‘Les Blancs’ Is an Anguished Play for an Anguished Moment 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z

He wonders if people generally need to find a similar acceptance: not of violence, but the darkness within humanity that provokes it, which can never be satisfactorily punished or understood. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: David Greig on making a musical to rival Matilda 2013-06-18T07:00:00Z

“They’ll be able to sit at home and, in the privacy of their living room, give into their curiosity and maybe be provoked to think critically about what they believe and where they stand.” Come Sunday: how one of America's biggest preachers became a pariah 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z

It was still a way to express support of the president, his policies and his orientation toward the world, but its power to provoke grew alongside the power of its best-known wearer. What Does the MAGA Hat Mean Now? 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z

At the time of its publication, King said that he wrote the piece to “provoke constructive debate.” “Time to ban assault weapons”: Stephen King weighs in on the gun control debate 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z

The Express's rightwing jerk editor Lord Beaverbrook sold a lot of papers calling Crowley a satanist, with headlines like "The man we want to hang", to provoke people to murder him. How we made: Kenneth Anger on Lucifer Rising 2013-07-22T17:55:00Z

That, to me, is the best opera can do: Not to provide answers, but to provoke questions. The Composer Huang Ruo on Illusion and Betrayal in ‘M. Butterfly’ 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z

In 2010, Jennifer Senior wrote a cover story for New York magazine, “Why Parents Hate Parenting.” which provoked a collective howl of outrage — a data rebellion. Motherlode Blog: New Research: Having Children Makes You (Relatively) Happier. The Parents Are Alright. 2012-05-17T14:28:52Z

But icons also provoke iconoclasm, a determined attempt to break through to what lies beyond the image. The blur between acting, fakery 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z

The scene has provoked strong reactions in the media and social media, and now tenor Plácido Domingo has become the latest prominent voice to weigh in on the controversy. 'William Tell' controversy over rape scene draws response from Placido Domingo 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z

Like “Constitution,” it was an unusually provoking show for Broadway. How Theater Stepped Up to Meet the Trump Era 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z

Hebb, a struggling songwriter, had written the song several years earlier, and its lyric provoked speculation. Bobby Hebb obituary 2010-08-05T17:13:00Z

The study provoked strong reactions, including from Sherman Lee, director of the Cleveland Museum of Art, who told The New York Times, “We believe what it says on our labels.” Oscar White Muscarella, Museum ‘Voice of Conscience,’ Dies at 91 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z

But he’s not provoking anymore; he’s delivering a position. Morrissey Releases ‘World Peace Is None of Your Business’ 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z

While that curious performance is likely to provoke later conversations over coffee about the kinship between these two pieces, Balakrishnan has a more sheepish explanation. Turtle Island Quartet brings its eclectic tastes and passion for discovery to Seattle 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z

The book reveals a number of important things — Trump sees himself as a maverick, values personal loyalty, prefers informality, finds Japanese people strange, and learned early on the value of provoking critics. Donald Trump’s nastiest political beefs have always been personal: “Bullies may act tough, but they’re really closet cowards” 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z

But it interesting in two ways: in the discussion it provokes; and as a rough-and-ready indicator of prevailing musical tastes and aesthetic fashions. The top 10 composers of all time 2011-01-24T14:09:45Z

The feelings it provokes are, accordingly, less specific—and thus less useful for artistic purposes. Songs of the Time: Richard Linklater on the Music of Boyhood 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z

The clip was watched and shared by millions, pushing the conversation to an even wider audience and provoking discussion. Beaten, raped and forced to work: why I'm exposing the scandal of Nigeria’s house girls 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z

“The things Trump says and does encourage the worst instincts in people, but they also provoke change.” Jason Isaacs: ‘I want to punch walls’ 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z

When Reynders appeared in blackface, the costume provoked more anger internationally than it did in Belgium. An Unsettling Visit to “Kongo” 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z

When one is modern or ahead of their time, inevitably one provokes or creates scandals because society insists that we conform or be conformists. Catherine Breillat, legendary provocateur, on her sexual manifesto on film and why she hates porn 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

The conversation may provoke judgment, but it also promotes change. Motherlode Blog: Going Back to Work is Frequently a Challenge for Parents Who've Been at Home With Young Children 2012-10-18T13:36:15Z

This provoked jokes on the yard about twerking and “the skinny jean crew.” Can a Dance Class Free Men’s Bodies in a Place Meant to Contain Them? 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z

Reports have stated that the scene provoked loud booing, heckling and walkouts when the production debuted in late June. 'William Tell' controversy over rape scene draws response from Placido Domingo 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z

He says on his website: "If this helps provoke constructive debate, I've done my job." Stephen King writes post-Newtown essay on guns 2013-01-25T21:49:13Z

For others, the masks provoke anxiety, he said. The New Face of Restaurant Hospitality Wears a Mask 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z

Artists can only work with their materials, to give an impression of their emotional landscape and perhaps provoke a sympathetic response in ours. Tracey Emin and Edvard Munch, Leaning Into Pain 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z

The most immediate response provoked by movies is the result of acting, and it was also through performance that both Godard and Cassavetes revolutionized the cinema. A Cassavetes/Rowlands Series at Metrograph 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z

She also hoped that her study would provoke more discussion among music industry performers, she said. Celebrities 'mainly plug nutrient-poor, high-sugar products' 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z

We can accept that the late-Victorian era had far more tolerance for middle-aged bachelors gamboling with children, but we can’t entirely quash the uneasiness the phenomenon provokes. In 'Finding Neverland' at the Pantages, pirates and pixie dust obscure the show's secret weapon: Sorrow 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z

Like many works of counterfactual history, this nightmarish fictional world provokes a sense of relief mixed with horror: it didn’t happen here, but it all too easily could have. Philip K. Dick’s Intellectual Vision for Living in a Fascist America 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z

The LRB has been called "the leading journal in the west edited by a woman", and it can't be pure coincidence that Beard, Enright and Mantel have provoked the biggest rows. Hilary Mantel: not the first LRB controversy 2013-02-20T14:42:46Z

But he has other affinities, as he shows in a pair of spontaneous inventions provoked by the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., which claimed the daughter of a friend and sometime band mate. New Music: Albums From Zac Brown Band and George Colligan 2013-12-23T22:34:00Z

"At best, it still provokes thought and ideas." Spray-paint revolution: 'OutsideIn' street art exhibition opens at Art Center in Pasadena 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z

But if “As You Like It” and “Hamlet,” the opening productions by the new artistic director, Michelle Terry, are any gauge, the Globe looks poised to continue provoking — albeit in new ways. Blind to Race, Gender and Disability, Shakespeare’s Globe Goes a New Way 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z

What was the upshot of my year in reading — the ideas, the through lines that most stirred or provoked me in 2014? 2014 in Review: David L. Ulin looks at the year in books 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z

Watching portrayals of sexual violence can also provoke a wide range of reactions associated with trauma. Following the news can be triggering for sexual assault survivors. Here’s how to manage it. 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z

Milton is keen to get some of Hershel's story into his pathetically thin history book: asking to see his stump provoked tonight's funniest line – "I just met you, at least buy me a drink first." The Walking Dead: season three, episode 13 2013-03-15T23:00:00Z

Both works are better at stoking anticipation of surprise than at provoking it. ‘Partituur,’ a Romp by Ivana Müller in Crossing the Line 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z

It seems possible that the flames on the shirt combusted when the dramatic pattern contrast provoked a violent chemical reaction. The Prada Flame Shirt Is Performance Art 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z

THE occasion of taking out my cellphone has provoked considerable mockery in the last 18 months or so. A Hardy Group Holds Out on Smartphones 2012-03-23T20:45:14Z

In her strongest piece, “Hunger,” Kendall writes, “Hunger, real hunger, provokes desperation and leads to choices that might otherwise be unfathomable.” Review | ‘Hood Feminism’ makes a convincing — and urgent — case about how race and class divide women 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z

It provoked a shocked stare from Jane Fonda. Chris Rock’s Oscar night is coming: Let’s hope he tells the Academy exactly what he thinks 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

How did a church with just forty members manage to gain such outsize influence, provoking the media, politicians, and even the U.S. My day at Westboro Baptist: “Yes, Jesus hates you” 2013-03-24T11:00:00Z

But with each listen, it got a little easier, until it provoked hardly any concern – with the added bonus that her plane remained aloft. I've spent years taming the OCD monster. Coronavirus has ruined everything 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z

It provoked much internet discussion when the series began, as fans tried to identify it, before discovering that it was written for him specially by the sound editor, Lee Crichlow. Why we can't get enough of Wallander 2012-07-23T11:47:16Z

It is a heady cocktail of materials and techniques, which might provoke some gaudy nightmares. Pull up a chair: inside the V&A's brilliant new furniture gallery 2012-11-27T19:15:01Z

But it probably won’t provoke the complex, shaded, sometimes contradictory personal reactions that many works of art do. At In Situ in San Francisco, Originality in Careful Copies 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z

She has an instinctive access to the ways music can both provoke and fortify. The Revival of the Great Lucia Berlin Continues Apace 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z

You need to begin to soothe his jangly nervous system, and you can’t do that if you keep provoking it. A fearful first-grader refuses to be alone, and that means his single mom has no privacy 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z

Whether it uses the term "toxic masculinity" or not, any criticism of the ugly things some men do, or of dominant norms of manhood, will provoke defensive and hostile reactions among some men. "Toxic masculinity": what does it mean, where did it come from — and is the term useful or harmful? 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z

Anything that threatens him with social shame provokes an irrational severity. James Lasdun reviews The Scientists: A Family Romance by Marco Roth 2013-02-16T09:01:01Z

“The people from Customs probably thought I was crazy,” he said with a laugh, adding that his unusual travel souvenirs often provoke such responses from airport security. Hugo McCloud: Artist by Design 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z

The prospect of a Trump at one of these elite universities has provoked curiosity, envy and debate on law school blogs and forums. Elite law schools are really tough to get into. But what if you’re Tiffany Trump? 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z

Later, the rightwing policeman who has been a constant thorn in Ben's side mocks him over the unattainable Irene in an attempt to provoke him into an act of violence. The Secret in Their Eyes 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z

Isi is a privileged billionaire's daughter who makes a mutually beneficial arrangement with a working-class boxer, Ossi to date long enough to provoke her parents to her to pursue her dreams to become a chef. What's new on Netflix in February, from "Altered Carbon" to "Narcos: Mexico" 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z

David Mamet’s “Oleanna,” which provoked heated discourse about gender politics and student/professor power imbalances in the 1990s, is an obvious precedent. Sex, consent, gender, race: A potent cocktail in 'Actually' 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z

He says that when he confronted the group, “they started laughing at him,” provoking him to take a swing at the boy. “Moonrise Kingdom”: Wes Anderson’s mid-’60s love story 2012-05-23T19:55:00Z

Visiting the scores of small museums in Lower Manhattan makes us think they were planned to provoke a debate over who created New York City. Things to Do in New York: History, Funk and the Queens Night Market 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z

Except that the performance was “Sleep,” Max Richter’s eight-hour soundtrack engineered, with the help of scientific consultants, to provoke a relaxing night. On the Mattress for ‘Sleep,’ an 8-Hour Lullaby 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z

"But ultimately we focused on a love story and trying to provoke some kind of sentiment in your average Nigerian viewer." Boko Haram gets Nollywood treatment as Nigerian films imitate life 2013-07-04T15:58:08Z

Bannon provoked Rebekah Mercer’s ire by making critical comments about Trump and his family to author Michael Wolff in a book, “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” published last week. Stephen K. Bannon leaves Breitbart after blowup over comments in Trump book 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z

Mrs. Clinton was cautious-spoken, less effective than at the first debate at getting Mr. Trump to take bait and provoking him into outbursts. Was That a Debate? Or Were the Candidates Just Trying to Go Viral? 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z

Arguably the biggest question about his return, though, is why a pop singer releasing a pop song should have provoked such a response. David Bowie: the most forward-looking of singers returns to his past 2013-01-08T14:03:23Z

It is also likely to provoke thinking that is altogether more abstract, about movies and what happens when we watch them. The Film That Yields Nothing on a Second Viewing—or a First 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z

But it is Ms. Lang’s extemporaneous patter, which changes from night to night, that can provoke gasps. Tammy Faye Starlite, Inverted Country-Star Cliché, Strides Back 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z

Chartkov becomes a lucrative society portraitist, until awareness of wasted talents and compromised integrity provokes a psychological implosion. The Portrait - review 2011-02-03T16:56:25Z

If Streep’s broadside at the Golden Globes was any guide, the Oscars will crackle with more denunciations, which will in turn provoke reactions from the new president and his supporters. Trump v Hollywood? Don't expect to see the culture war play out on screen 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z

"For more than 50 years Philip Roth's books have stimulated, provoked and amused an enormous, and still expanding, audience," said Rick Gekoski, chairman of the three-member judges panel. Philip Roth wins Man Booker International Prize 2011-05-18T10:46:04Z

By turns Dickensian, Marxist and dystopian, it's a movie as deliriously unclassifiable as it is expertly focused in its desire to provoke and entertain. 'White God' gives the child-dog fable a thrilling twist 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

In Calhoun’s portrayal, her father continuously provokes her, apparently without awareness. A Daughter, Her Father and the Long-Gone Poet Who Brought Them Together 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z

But in France, where he began spending time after being banned by a British court from living anywhere with a London postcode, it will not have provoked such surprise. Pete Doherty to star in film in France, his new spiritual home 2010-12-12T00:08:00Z

“Most chapters delight or provoke in some way,” our reviewer, Jennifer Senior, writes. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z

Today's list, more than any other in our series of seven guides to the 25 best films in each genre, is guaranteed to ruffle feathers and provoke punch-ups, even of the online kind. Our arthouse and drama top 25: which omissions leave you breathless? 2010-10-20T11:02:00Z

At the Blue Note, she dashed about the stage, provoking and encouraging and testing her audience. Dee Dee Bridgewater Throws Herself a Memphis Soul Party 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z

I asked him about painting the Queen and he described how he'd try to provoke her. A date with Lucian Freud 2011-07-22T17:49:37Z

This book calls out for respectful but ruthless vetting on all counts, and what it doesn’t need, and shouldn’t provoke, is ideological condemnations or quotations of brilliant passages by revered authorities. Why Are We in the West So Weird? A Theory 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z

That show provoked anger, again, from opposite camps — conservative critics who charged her with abandoning taste in favor of racialized politics, and African Americans who wanted more uplifting images of black men. At the Studio Museum in Harlem, a curator who loves art ‘on a cellular level’ 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z

I was neither entertained, shocked or provoked, just a bit bored. Reader reviews: what you thought of The Book of Mormon 2013-03-25T15:12:51Z

And, like those other shocking deaths, Lennon's provoked its share of conspiracy theories. John Lennon: the last day in the life 2010-12-05T00:07:00Z

The overall effect is less thought provoking than alienating. Review: In ‘At the Table,’ a Menu of Identity-Based Arguments 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z

Street Spirit and Karma Police provoke a singalong. Radiohead fill the Glastonbury festival rumour slot 2010-06-26T00:34:00Z

Through the angles and edges, through their overwhelming hush, they provoke the fantastic. Georgia O’Keeffe’s urban side 2012-07-25T16:42:00Z

But the series also explores other hot-button topics such as gender and cultural bias in the workplace, as well as intraracial tension the case provoked within the African-American community. “It’s not a guilty pleasure”: “American Crime Story” faces the complexities of the O.J. trial head-on 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z

I mention the two young men put away for four years each, after trying to provoke rioting through their Facebook pages. Ken Loach: 'the ruling class are cracking the whip' 2011-08-28T18:00:02Z

A few days later, Love said she was sorry for provoking Corgan's ire. Billy Corgan launches Twitter tirade at Courtney Love 2010-04-27T09:06:00Z

And if, by some miracle, they do, the reaction provoked is rarely extreme envy or intense lust, but more commonly mild irritation. I'm in a Rock'n'Roll Band 2010-05-03T07:00:00Z

As those men get older, their predisposition to rap fades — save Hamilton, who can summon that young-man’s vigor when provoked, like an old dog who will still rear up when poked.  The emotional hooks of 'Hamilton': Why the soundtrack makes me cry every single time 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

They concentrated their defence on the grounds that Fri had acted in self-defence and been provoked to a loss of control. ‘Intimate terrorism’: how an abusive relationship led a young woman to kill her partner 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z

Super fan Wilkes takes him home to nurse him back to health, but soon discovers the author has killed off her favourite romantic heroine in his new book - provoking an angry response. Bruce Willis joins Broadway's Misery 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

The Independent's Michael Coveney wrote in his four-star review: "As a schooldays play about hierarchies, sex, suicide and loneliness, the piece hasn't dated, while Mitchell's elegant, incisive writing still pleases and provokes in equal measure." Cambridge spies play pleases critics 2014-04-04T12:15:58Z

Both men delight in being provocative, on the page and off, yet feign shock that anyone has ever been provoked. Books of The Times: Throwing Mud and Calling It Beautiful 2011-01-11T22:06:40Z

"I'm drawn to things which provoke human emotion," he says, always ready with a snappy soundbite. 'I had an early lesson in manipulation' 2010-12-23T22:33:00Z

A publicist named Marty Sklar, for instance, devised the key insight that Disney didn’t have carnival rides so much as it had “stories” that provoked intellectual free play. Dreaming Up Disneyland 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z

It is also closely connected with “white fragility” — “the belief that even the slightest pressure is seen by white folk as battering, as intolerable, and can provoke anger, fear, and, yes, even guilt.” “You can’t coddle white brothers and sisters”: The fiery racial gospel of Michael Eric Dyson 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z

As extra insurance, a superstitious gardener might provoke a shower by ordering a complicated drip irrigation system. How gardeners can prepare for the hot season ahead 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z

Lots of other music has cropped up as a soundtrack to the student protest movement, but none of it provoked a reaction like this soundsystem. Pow!: anthem for kettled youth 2011-02-03T21:30:00Z

His pieces are heady, thought provoking, visually arresting theatrical experiences. The Week Ahead: Oct. 10 ? 16 2010-10-08T13:44:00Z

Directors, Maxim Pozdorovkin and Mike Lerner, said they wanted to make a "thought provoking film" about the group. VIDEO: Pussy Riot film Sundance premiere 2013-01-23T11:13:46Z

The families who did consent to filming “had a shared sense of purpose with us as film-makers that there’s real value in provoking a conversation about death and end of life and choices”, said O’Neill. Alternate Endings: how the funeral business is being 'disrupted' 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z

Wrong: it's a new film called Armadillo, by young Danish director Janus Metz, that has provoked a furious debate in Denmark since its premiere in Cannes last week. Armadillo: the Afghanistan war documentary that shocked Denmark 2010-06-03T20:45:00Z

Even blandess can offend those who believe art's job is to provoke, cajole or inspire. What is the most offensive album of all time? 2010-10-21T22:00:00Z

Those are significant issues that provoke strong feelings on both sides, to be sure, but I believe they are symbols or symptoms of division rather than its underlying causes. Hey, liberals: You haven’t won the culture war 2012-11-10T20:00:00Z

For all our sakes, Brad, don't provoke it. Meet Watson, the computer set to beat Jeopardy's champions 2011-02-06T00:05:33Z

Birk wants to provoke discussions, not riots, and while “American Qur’an” will likely strike many as controversial, his paintings reveal a welcome depth and seriousness lacking in so much of our national discourse about Islam. Provoking discussion, not riots: Sandow Birk’s “American Qur’an” is quietly transgressive, eschewing the satirical depictions of the Prophet Muhammad that grab headlines 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z

But then it is a strange novel to provoke raucous applause in any age. Stoner by John Williams – review 2013-06-22T16:00:01Z

Hollywood unleashed a noisy barrage of monsters, mutants and superheroes this summer, blowing up the world several times, but the roster of blockbusters did not quite provoke the reaction expected: America yawned. Hollywood's summer of monster movies makes audience yawn 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z

“He has an urge to push the boundaries and to provoke a response from the audience,” said Merchant, who helped Gervais with last year’s Golden Globes routine. Ricky Gervais Would Like to Non-Apologize 2012-01-11T15:17:22Z

Yet the global and the local are ceaselessly interacting, and provoking each other in countless literary transactions. Apocalypse now? No, but we've lost our cultural way 2010-07-12T10:25:00Z

Or, Roggeveen said, just to provoke people to “start wondering more about life. That’s what I really like to do myself.” The Screening Room: “(Otto)” 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z

Despite all of that and his emotional agony about provoking Glenn’s murder, Daryl was not willing to subjugate himself to the Saviors. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7, Episode 3: The Ballad of Daryl and Dwight 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z

But then you wouldn’t get to experience the dozen or so explosive laughs that “Medieval Play” provokes. Theater Review: Kenneth Lonergan’s ‘Medieval Play’ at Signature 2012-06-08T02:05:00Z

"It really is the most tragic of love stories ... she is always egging him on and provoking him." Why is there so much movie violence against women? 2010-06-03T21:45:00Z

The show, on network television rather than cable, has also provoked unease because of its graphic violence. Kevin Bacon finds his TV niche in "The Following" 2013-01-22T03:32:41Z

And put simply: the play keeps provoking me to think about it days after I saw it. The Author: Edinburgh's most talked about play 2010-08-12T11:21:00Z

Seeing this for the first time – and second, and third – provoked a bizarre somatic reaction landing somewhere between absolute hilarity and horror. As "PEN15" draws to a close, we're left in the hell of seventh grade, exactly as it should be 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z

“These are ancient historical nests — they should provoke an emotion. They are not supposed to be beautiful.” An Ancient Corner of Italy Finds the World on Its Doorstep 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z

This time, she said, she provoked the wrath of purists in the German new-music scene. Unsuk Chin Talks About Her Music and Influences 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z

And, as a policeman warns Norman one morning, after Paul has been jailed overnight for provoking a fight, it’s unwise to get in debt at that high-stakes game in out-of-the-way Lolo. A Father’s Love, Whether He Says Too Much or Not Enough 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z

Social aspiration provokes conflicting emotions in the middle classes, and is at the heart of so many of our societal schisms. My wealthy daughter-in-law always treats us very rudely 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z

But that means that replacement tissue would still provoke the recipient's immune system. Look, no embryos! The future of ethical stem cells 2011-03-13T00:05:26Z

One thing was certain: the piece was intended to provoke thought and questions. Art Review: In the Beginning Was the Word 2011-02-16T13:00:07Z

But these changes, and attempts by governments to recognize them, continue to provoke backlashes too. Social Media Gossip Fuels Bigotry Amid U.K. Sex Abuse Investigations 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z

The mostly uncharted area and its exploratory bounty provoke this eccentric, witty and chummy group — experts in archaeology, marine biology, geology and the visual arts — to philosophize on evolution and humankind's impact. Science, art at play in 'Expedition to the End of the World' 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

Some of the most prosaic questions from fans provoked the best responses from stars. Geek out!: Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson and the lure of Comic-Con 2011 2011-07-25T20:30:00Z

Every time he appears in France his concerts provoke frenzied adoration. Pete Doherty to star in film in France, his new spiritual home 2010-12-12T00:08:00Z

His presence in this official brochure provoked such a furore that the minister of culture eventually backed down and removed Céline. What they're reading in France 2011-03-21T08:00:02Z

And even as the film provokes outrage at the sloppiness and corner-cutting of the oil company functionaries, it also induces a sense of awe. Review: In ‘Deepwater Horizon,’ Oil, Fire and Greed 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

But I just think trying to get good stories out there and provoke thought and conversation and reflection, that’s the goal. Oscar Nominee Michael Fassbender on the Problem With Picking Winners in the Arts 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z

Noé doesn't just use cinema to provoke an emotional response, he wants a physiological one too. Gaspar No?: 'What's the problem?' 2010-09-16T21:29:00Z

Unlike tattoos, piercings or fashionable clothing, jewelry still provokes deeply ambivalent feelings among men. Jewelry for Men Is Back in Vogue 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z

This provoked widespread debate about the role of intellectual property and earned Land the sobriquet “Champion of Patents”. Land of hope and glory 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z

These twin poles anchor the series in the two crucial elements of the modern cinema—the director’s onscreen counterpart, and the director him- or herself—provoking a tension that seems to crackle with explosive potential. “Twin Peaks: The Return” Episodes 3 and 4: David Lynch Is Back 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z

Bruckner’s music provokes heated debate over which recordings are ideal. A Long Party of Concerts to Celebrate Anton Bruckner 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z

It’s why “Our Short History” provokes so much emotion. What can a dying mother leave her young son? 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z

He would provoke me and always make me laugh. Sea Cruz: Pirate Penelope finds Depp a jolly mate 2011-05-11T15:01:06Z

A giant, yes, but also a familiar, provoking, somehow approachable writer. Good Night, Sweet Prince 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z

Chisholm deploys an array of devices — scenes that reset and repeat, a light-up laugh sign — that disrupt the narrative rhythm and provoke indirect associations. ‘Hooded; or Being Black for Dummies’ Review: A Tragic Pageantry 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z

"For more than 50 years Philip Roth's books have stimulated, provoked and amused an enormous, and still expanding, audience," he said. Booker Prize win for Philip Roth 2011-05-18T08:00:01Z

Their appeal lies not only in the comic and unsettling combination of human and animal traits, but also in the way they provoke other characters to reveal themselves through their reactions to them. Cornelius Medvei's top 10 talking animals in literature 2011-01-06T11:32:27Z

There’s almost nobody who knows how to provoke discomfort the way you do. Todd Solondz: I’m Judd Apatow’s dark side 2012-06-06T00:00:00Z

I love art’s ability to elicit a wide variety of opinions and provoke thought. Obama Portraits Blend Paint and Politics, and Fact and Fiction 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z

She says that at the time she felt this was an “aberration” that she had provoked by deliberately ripping a manuscript of his. Sylvia Plath’s Last Letters Show Her Struggling to Imagine Life Without Ted Hughes 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z

Mr. Arnby emphasizes Marie’s dread and confusion — her panic at her own feelings and her growing distrust of the people around her — rather than the fear she provokes. Review: In ‘When Animals Dream’ a Teenager’s Secret Is a Revelation Even to Her 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z

They are creators of the image who risk the image, creators of experience who provoke the very notion of experience, creators of worlds who fill them with divergences rather than unities, questions rather than verities. The Best Movies of 2014 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z

The following is our conversation about the book, and the reactions it might provoke. Not the Harvey Pekar graphic novel you’d expect 2012-07-13T13:39:00Z

If there is a redeeming feature to this sorry episode, it is the quality of protest it has provoked. India must move beyond book-burning 2010-10-21T14:10:00Z

But it might provoke nostalgia of a different kind, being a substantial entry in a genre, the microcosmic portrait of an age, at which English novelists used to thrive. In Times of Fading Light by Eugen Ruge – review 2013-07-06T08:01:07Z

"They are provoking us. And I think we should put in place laws to curb that." Kenyans march against attacks on women over mini-skirts 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z

Its aim is to increase the power of the literate class and further limit literacy, without provoking war with the U.S.S.R. or alienating the rising powers — China and the Latin American block. Science fiction’s 2012 2012-08-05T16:00:00Z

The show, which originated on Britain's Channel 4, has provoked outrage from cultural conservative groups. 'Sex Box' reality show sparks controversy 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z

That of course provokes Brydon to his very funny Al Pacino impression – we get to hear a great deal of that one, maybe too much – and as we say these days, it’s on. “The Trip to Italy”: A deceptively genius road-trip romp 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

A government undersecretary further provoked protests when she said she was sure "all Italian parents hope to have heterosexual children." Lady Gaga sings 'Born This Way' at Rome gay rally 2011-06-11T22:47:10Z

Different and thought provoking he was, yes, but never political. Don Berwick, Martyr for Socialized Medicine 2011-11-29T15:27:12Z

Hugely enjoyable, “The Clock” also provokes thought about time in our own lives and about the suspension of time that we seek in cinema. Art: Venice Biennale Thrives Despite Tough Economic Times 2011-06-06T12:30:05Z

Having provoked uncomfortable laughter, she swivels into seriousness. An Account of Surviving Assault Mixes Horror and Humor 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z

“Part of the university’s mission is to provoke thought and debate,” Mr. Robbins said. Staging the Politics of Abortion 2011-04-13T22:20:09Z

They’re inventive enough that they awaken wonder, provoking that delicious question: How did they do that? Review: ‘Doctor Strange’ and His Most Excellent Adventure 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

But the sale is also provoking an outcry among cultural-world denizens in Ireland and some members of the foundation’s board who believe the public should not lose access to the art. Sale of Old Masters Sets Off an Outcry in Ireland 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z

Such lists are a fun parlor game, if one that tends to provoke weary sighs from scholars, including some of the 91 who participated in the poll. What Makes a President Great? Clipping? Sipping? Slashing? 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z

Obviously in season four there was a very specific moment where Littlefinger kissed Sansa, but that was as much to provoke a reaction from Lysa as anything else; it was a very particular play. “Game of Thrones” star Aidan Gillen on Littlefinger’s weakness for Sansa Stark: “She’s playing him as much as he’s playing her” 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z

On a visit to a remote mountain village she casually holds a camera up to a woman and capturing her powerful gaze provokes the thought she could have an exhibition. The Mountain by Drusilla Modjeska – review by Lloyd Jones 2013-06-13T06:12:13Z

Whatever the reasons for its cancellation, the surviving manuscripts suggest that the work might have provoked controversy had it made it to opening night. A Lost Edith Wharton Play Emerges from Scholarly Sleuthing 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z

This provoked “a feeling of extreme insecurity,” von Neumann said, making him and his fellow Martians believe that they needed “to produce the unusual or face extinction.” ‘The Man From the Future’ Recounts the Life of a Restless Genius 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z

I doubt it was O’Neill’s intention to provoke the robust laughter that erupts regularly among the audience for Mr. Godwin’s production. London Stages, Full of Cheating Hearts 2013-07-18T12:00:01Z

Last week, he accepted a Russian passport, provoking even fiercer charges that he had abandoned his homeland. Depardieu skips French court to prep for Strauss-Kahn role 2013-01-08T13:16:24Z

To provoke, to shake us up, to challenge orthodoxies: this is a valid, and indeed essential, aesthetic point of view. Author Michel Houellebecq makes provocation an art 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z

In her hands a painting could turn into wallpaper, which could serve as the backdrop for a performance; a beaded handbag and a geometric abstraction could provoke in equal measure. Seeking Historical Exhibits That Speak to the Here and Now 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z

If a task feels especially overwhelming or provokes significant anxiety, it’s often easiest to avoid it. Why do we procrastinate, and how can we stop? Experts have answers. 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z

The 2013 PEN survey of American writers provoked some comment that writers’ fears were overblown, and there was little evidence that the American government took particular interest in the communications of writers. Writers Say They Feel Censored by Surveillance 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z

After one such frenzy provoked by a photograph of Bruni with a slightly bloated stomach she joked: "I must stop drinking beer." Carla Bruni hoping to become model mother to Nicolas Sarkozy's child 2011-01-03T18:18:00Z

The national tour has also provoked some cynical mutterings. 50 years of 'Cabaret': How the 1966 musical keeps sharpening its edges for modern times 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z

My marketer in America backed down on marketing it – he said the very sight of the poster provokes too much strong feeling. Boko Haram gets Nollywood treatment as Nigerian films imitate life 2013-07-04T15:58:08Z

It certainly provoked the ire of some of my Facebook followers. Civilities: ‘When two lesbians marry why does one wear a dress, and the other pants?’ 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

After an ill-advised and illegal car trip that risks provoking the anger of a nation, should you choose survival or greed? Ill-advised car journeys on film – ranked! 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z

By now, he is familiar with the range of reactions his transgender status and physical transition provoke in this corner of the District — mostly positive, he said. This D.C. barbershop and art gallery offers insight into the LGBTQ community alongside free haircuts 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z

The piece has provoked controversy since its world premiere in 1991. John Adams decries cancellation of 'Klinghoffer' cinema broadcast 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z

This song was custom made to inspire and provoke celebration. "American Idol" recap: Final performances 2010-05-26T13:27:00Z

Dixon did a fair job of analysing psychological triggers but it seems the answer was as I've always suspected: nothing provokes more tears than self-pity – everything else is an extension of that. Margaret, Are You Grieving? A Cultural History of Weeping; Spotify radio: radio review 2013-01-31T17:45:01Z

There were dozens of ways he didn’t remind me of my father, but sometimes his presence provoked memories. Love in the Time of Low Expectations 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z

Lowe also is still wanted in Las Vegas — another no-show in court this summer provoked a Nevada judge to issue four bench warrants. ‘Tiger King’: Where Are They Now? 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z

Instead the festival got a blend of hedonism and confrontation, with Farrell and Ice-T teaming up to swap taunts and punch-lines on a Sly Stone song designed to provoke a conversation on race. Lollapalooza at 20: Highlights, lowlights, revolution and evolution 2011-07-29T05:34:00Z

Part of the problem, one attendee says, is that we expect ourselves to be perfect – which provokes nods all around. Motherlode Blog: How She Does It in Britain 2011-10-03T17:57:46Z

The genre’s family resemblance to shooting games sometimes provokes controversy. Video Games Where Hearts, Not Guns, Drive the Action 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z

She didn’t mention that her team had given Jimmy Eat World a piece of the songwriting, likely provoking this laid-back reaction. The Chainsmokers’ “Closer” and the Familiar Feeling of Pop 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z

Channel, demanding our love while provoking our hatred  – and it’s maddening to watch. Is Kanye West the next John Lennon? 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

Within the company, dancers closely collaborated on the choreography, visuals and staging of the production; the narrative directed at the audience is introspective, meant to provoke self-reflection. Choreographer-dancer Claudia Lavista explores shifting identities at UCLA 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z

I want to provoke interaction and debate, with the site becoming a professional resource for the sector. In art as in life, interpretation matters 2013-05-08T09:24:57Z

The book might provoke comparisons to Nabokov’s classic lectures on Russian literature, first delivered at Cornell. George Saunders Conducts a Cheery Class on Fiction’s Possibilities 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z

If Mr. Constant’s state of semi-undress did provoke some perplexity among passers-by, he himself was fully nonchalant. Shirtless Goes the City 2013-08-01T00:28:41Z

Her new show provokes laughter, admiration and something more. Sarah Lucas: tights, melons and concrete pies 2012-07-18T17:30:03Z

“But that’s what art, theatre and what we do is all about. It’s actually provoking that debate and that discussion. It will be really interesting to see how that unfolds at the festival.” Donald Trump Takes Center Stage at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z

Israel airstrikes on Gaza this spring provoked Anonymous’s #OpIsrael retaliation, a coordinated attack on Israeli government websites, bank accounts, and social media accounts. Julian Assange’s latest wake-up call 2013-04-30T17:42:00Z

The videos seem destined to provoke lively conversations, which is exactly what the creators want. At Michigan State, Bold Statements About Big Issues 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z

Not unless you want to risk the accidental checking of work email, the whirring thoughts, the cascade of emotional reactions that social media provokes. Is it normal for couples to swap sides? How to share a bed and be happy 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z

“Catalans are not afraid of new ideas, and we love the sparks that provoke innovation.” Frugal Traveler: In Europe, a Few Coins for a Wealth of Culture 2013-06-21T18:25:25Z

Wojnarowicz’s insistence that the Reagan administration was practically gleeful in ignoring the disease while simultaneously stigmatizing its victims provoked a number of controversies, over arts funding and more. ‘Wojnarowicz’ Review: A Revolutionary Provocateur 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z

“We want to provoke them to think about something in ways they haven’t thought of before and, most importantly, try to capture what it was like for people to live through events in real time.” Monica Lewinsky on Slow Burn: the thrilling hit podcast rips into the scandal 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z

Looking at the stars is a good way to provoke a primal reaction. Stuart Clark's top 10 approachable astronomy books 2010-08-18T09:22:00Z

“It’s an actor’s responsibility,” she says, to work on things that “help the culture to evolve, and provoke conversations.” Gugu Mbatha-Raw: ‘It’s an actor’s duty to help the culture to evolve’ 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z

Now, if you think those are bad things in themselves, then "Buck" may well provoke a severe allergic reaction and you should stay away. Pick of the week: Tales of the real-life horse whisperer 2011-06-17T12:01:00Z

He thinks Fishman was trying to provoke him by telling him to go get his mother and then asking me if he was the security. ‘Do they really think I'm his mother?’: life with a younger, hotter boyfriend 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z

The eminent Lord Foster has helped him with a feasibility study, free of charge, yet the plan has provoked uproar. Can Foster and Acosta rescue Cuba's lost temple to ballet? 2012-11-25T00:05:43Z

A glamorous Margaret Thatcher in London, 1974: ‘Her lack of emotional intelligence was one of the flaws that eventually provoked key members of her cabinet to regicidal revolt.’ Margaret Thatcher: The Authorised Biography, Volume One: Not for Turning by Charles Moore – review 2013-04-27T13:00:11Z

Just as drawings bring us close to an artist’s thoughts, feelings and touch with an intimacy that sometimes seems metabolic, they provoke spontaneous responses that can show us new sides of ourselves. Drawing, a Cure for the January Blahs 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z

Daring to dance provoked taunts from other inmates, but where before he might have responded with violence, now he laughed it off. Can a Dance Class Free Men’s Bodies in a Place Meant to Contain Them? 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z

The immateriality is in the chatter it provokes, the jokes, the pleasure some will take in seeing the president humiliated, and resulting insiders’ discourse about contemporary art and irony. Perspective | An art critic explains what the Guggenheim was really saying when it offered Trump a golden toilet 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z

"They suggested he was provoked – they were saying things on the blogs like: 'Rihanna must have done something to deserve it.'" The redemption of Chris Brown 2011-03-10T23:10:01Z

Although she writes powerfully of her Jewishness and her experience of motherhood, this aspect of her identity — of being the exceptional woman, of being establishment-approved — provokes her most fluent and furious prose. ‘Essential Essays’ Show Adrienne Rich’s Vulnerable, Conflicted Sides 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z

My honest response — that I quite enjoyed it — would provoke shock. White flight from reality: Inside the racist panic that fueled Donald Trump’s victory 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z

The question was provoked by the lack of music in most of the program’s four selections. Review: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane’s ‘Body Against Body,’ Through a Fresh Lens 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z

If Mercier is in evocative mood, he also intends to provoke. Made in Heaven; Cruising, Clubbing, Fucking: An Elegy – review 2012-06-30T23:05:46Z

The piece comes fully assembled to titillate audiences, if not provoke debate, about the lengths that people will go for success. The Week Ahead: Sept. 4 ? Sept. 10 2011-09-02T17:58:40Z

Mr. Sims is a sinewy show-off whether scuffing sand like a drummer with brushes or tossing off flashy tap steps; he both provokes the other guys and promotes them. Tap Dance, and the Hard Work of Making It All Look Easy 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z

Should provocateurs be given demonstration permits when their objective is to provoke? Tested by Tragedy, Two Politicians Review Their Records — Mistakes Included 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z

Of course, this policy immediately provoked detractors, as exemplified in this Tweet: Time off for cramps: Can we make period workplace policies that are fair to women? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z

The mailer provoked mutterings from some recipients who complained, anonymously, to trade papers about the stereotypical ethnic reference to industry big shots living in the posh West LA neighborhood. Make 'em laugh: Emmy marketing campaigns try humor 2012-06-15T02:06:38Z

Bayley became a singular evil that stirred our anger, and provoked a backlash so violent that it mirrored the society from which he emerged. The monster myth: What I learned from seeing my wife’s killer in court 2014-04-28T23:00:00Z

The dynamic has provoked debate about parental choice, the lack of resources for government schools and the dangers of rivalries. ‘Progress is painfully uneven’: Baltimore, 15 years after The Wire 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z

These, with their heart-wrenching moments and striking imagery, are certain to provoke questions, especially for young readers unfamiliar with the harsh realities of today’s refugees and migrants. Picture Books Tell Children the Harsh Stories of Migrants and Refugees 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z

Los Angeles is rediscovering its sense of civic ambition even as Trump seems ready to turn the country inward and exploit, if not provoke, tensions with foreign powers. Building Type: Introducing a weekly column on architecture 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z

Screens are pulled away again and again and someone who seems simple to judge – and Rowling's characters provoke judgment – becomes more complex. The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling – review 2012-09-29T23:05:13Z

The film provoked protests from those who worked with Hitchcock when it was broadcast and these objections have intensified in response to Hedren’s new memoir. Hitchcock experts rush to defend director over Tippi Hedren’s claims of sexual harassment 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z

It provokes honest, instinctive reaction, be that laughter, revulsion or simply a man blurting out "oiled". Sanderson Jones offers us a picture of ourselves offended 2010-08-16T16:55:00Z

But if this strategy frustrates, it also provokes, refusing to supply the aestheticized reflections upon trauma that readers may expect, even crave. A Troubled Artist’s Death Proves as Unknowable as Her Life 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z

August 9, 2010, 3:21 pm How I Bargain on Hotel Rates Last week’s column provoked a number of comments about my practice of seeking discounts on hotel rooms. How I Bargain on Hotel Rates 2010-08-09T19:21:00Z

A lot of futuristic storytellers mix and match eras and designs to good effect, but the sort-of-steampunk, sort-of-Action Comics, sort-of-spy-thriller world of “Electric City” is more distracting than it is thought provoking. Watch List: ‘Electric City’ by Tom Hanks to Make Debut on Yahoo! Screen 2012-07-16T21:54:39Z

“The Monster Builder” isn’t likely to make anyone’s list of comedy classics but the laughter provoked by this entertainingly screwy play is welcome right now. And you thought your contractor was bad. Meet 'The Monster Builder' at South Coast Rep 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z

I felt like a god the first time I got another post banned by provoking him to break the rules – a pathetic, metal-mouthed, pimply-faced, oily-skinned god but a god none the less. I was a troll on the white dude-bro Internet: The dark side of gaming, libertarianism, and guns 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z

But some paintings provoked a lot: memories of his experiences in Trinidad, and thoughts about writers who occupy him—Beckett, or Brodsky, who was one of his great friends. A Trinidadian Friendship: Derek Walcott and Peter Doig 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z

It’s the kind of makeup that spurs conversation, creates fandom online, where people are recreating the look, and provokes some strong reactions, as it did to Ms. Fox’s look. Smudgy Eye Makeup Makes a Comeback 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z

Last September, I devoted much of my time to covering Michael Brown’s death, the resulting protests in Ferguson, Mo. as well as the nasty media coverage that both events provoked. “With the right amount of $ I can hunt down anyone”: Chuck Johnson’s sick, sad reckoning 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z

There's nothing going to see thought provoking pieces - but at least Death of a Salesman and Disgraced have a set! ‘Constellations,’ With Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson, Opens on Broadway 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z

With “Rain,” it was the advent of sound in Hollywood movies that provoked the film’s central, plot-propelling conflict. ‘The Band Wagon’ Stars Brian Stokes Mitchell 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z

Full of complex ideas, “ Da 5 Bloods ” is guaranteed to enlighten and provoke. New this week: Spike Lee flick, ‘Artemis Fowl,’ Norah Jones 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z

“Actually,” I said, the phone shaking in my hand from the stress of the distant quasi-confrontation I seemed determined to provoke, “my family died in Germany.” Adam Mansbach: My year on the bestseller list 2012-12-12T01:00:00Z

The flashing billboard –#COWARDS — applies to them, but not to us, and that keeps us from asking questions that a more rigorous understanding of cowardice provokes. Boston Marathon bombing, one year later: Were the Tsarnaevs really cowards? 2014-04-14T23:00:00Z

The recent revival of 1980s fashion seems to provoke one of two reactions: intense dislike or out-and-out celebration. How to Be a Poolside Pinup 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z

And simply by his presence Wednesday night -- and the ire he provoked -- he proved the power of words before he even opened his mouth.  Why the right hates Common 2011-05-12T15:47:00Z

And thank Ms. Maddow for picking this and every other fight that “Drift” provokes. Books of The Times: ?Drift? by Rachel Maddow of MSNBC Traces American Militarism 2012-03-28T22:36:04Z

The comment provoked some fans to wonder if Mr. Grohl intended to break up the band.  ArtsBeat: Foo Fighters to Go on Hiatus 2012-10-02T19:19:04Z

For a police officer, the words “officer down” provoke an almost Pavlovian response: They hear it, they go. “He shouldn’t be up there with Martin Luther King”: A mural of Freddie Gray with the civil rights leader provokes disgust, on my ride-along with the Baltimore Police 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z

“The deep instinct was not to do anything to provoke the men who had taken her captive.” ‘The Killing Lessons’ review: A thriller for abnormal psychologists 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z

Mr. Sorkin said on Monday that he had intended the plotline to be thought provoking, as he did with much of his work. HBO’s ‘The Newsroom’ Draws Backlash Over Rape Plot 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z

However, like the A-list authors in Harold Bloom’s “The Western Canon,” Burke’s intellectual peerage will probably provoke arguments over who’s in and who isn’t. Review | My nightstand runneth over: A proud nerd recommends new intellectual and cultural histories 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z

Musician Kid Rock testified Thursday that he exchanged some tough words with another customer before a 2007 fight at a Waffle House restaurant but didn't start fighting until provoked. Kid Rock says he didn't fight until provoked 2010-09-16T17:31:00Z

Some of Lancashire's close-ups in this show – especially her bloodied face after nearly being beaten to death by her daughter's nemesis – have provoked complaints to newspapers and the TV regulator, Ofcom. Happy Valley TV review – Sarah Lancashire gives her best performance 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z

But Dorn’s efforts to preach friendship between the two countries had provoked anger among some Ukrainians, including repeated criticism from nationalists, according to Ukrainian news reports. A Pop Star Tried to Reconcile Russia and Ukraine. War Ruined That. 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z

A lot of people read her for the pleasure of disagreement, and the resentment she was able to provoke — in critical targets and rival critics — is surely evidence of power. Pauline Kael and Her Legacy 2011-10-15T22:17:20Z

Unless minor trauma has provoked an outsize erasure and blotted out bad memories, my frustration and even rage hardly burst into argument. Rosh Hashanah with Miles Davis 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z

Lindsay may suffer from what his decrepit Aunt Nancy describes as “an anger thingy,” but it’s his thing for Aunt Nancy that provokes the film’s most disgusting scene. Movie Review: ‘100 Bloody Acres’ Offers Campy Horror and a Secret Recipe 2013-06-28T03:09:57Z

Sharon provokes a tension of perception, with the eye and ear unsure of whether to focus on the singers or the screen. America’s Most Interesting Opera Destination? The Midwest 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z

It's an amusing shtick, which Wehn pulled off tonight with Teutonic efficiency – until interrupted by an abusive heckle, which provoked an "aaawww" of sympathy from others in the crowd. Henning Wehn ? review 2011-03-04T18:06:05Z

It's an interesting exercise, and sure to provoke discussion. Revisiting the Oscars -- 20 years later 2010-03-15T19:46:00Z

The offer has instead provoked a wave of protests and has been removed from the Expo website after Rebellion, which publishes 2000AD comic and owns the rights to Halo Jones, expressed concerns over the image. Halo Jones row is 'storm in a D-cup' says Ian Gibson 2013-03-21T18:02:56Z

But the show ended abruptly following outrage provoked by a series of jokes about Paralympic athletes on Twitter in August last year. Frankie Boyle may make BBC comeback 2013-03-25T07:49:18Z

If voters are drawn to something more contemporary, A24 is releasing “Waves,” a tragic family drama that’s vigorously directed by Trey Edward Shults and provoked comparisons to “Moonlight” at Telluride and Toronto. After Toronto, Is Tarantino Still the Oscar Favorite? 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z

The first line in particular, where he talked about his year and his nightmare, has provoked real anger, they said. Harvey Weinstein Makes an Email Plea: ‘I’ve Had One Hell of a Year’ 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

What transpires when unknown external forces, like a sleep virus, provoke these separations? An Ominous Sleeping Sickness Paralyzes a Small California Town in ‘The Dreamers’ 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z

The antithesis of a benign nature lover, Kate is an angry and easily provoked woman. Movie Review: Halle Berry in ?Dark Tide? 2012-03-29T23:00:09Z

It pushes up against the boundaries of possibility to provoke reassessment of our own reality. Hugo awards 2010: the shortlist 2010-04-06T09:36:00Z

The photographs provoked a loud public debate about domestic violence here, with discussions in the House of Lords and even a stray intervention from deputy prime minister Nick Clegg. Nigella Lawson: Another Star Chef Becomes a Cause 2013-07-05T20:08:27Z

Appropriately named “Reflexions,” the series takes on imagery from its environment, provoking the sitter to reflect upon the surrounding design, old and new. Artful Furnishings by Objets Publics Are Installed at Paris’s Musée des Arts Décoratifs 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z

“People die,” she sings in “Surviving You,” the song that has the best chance to provoke traditional emotions. Gerald Albright and Karen Mantler Release Albums 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z

Looking back on the films released theatrically in 2016, these dozen features provoked strong reactions, anger, laughter, and compassion, that will infect viewers for days, weeks, even months later. Best films: The 10, OK 12, greatest films of 2016 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z

I would love some guidance on how to negotiate situations if you’re with someone you don’t know very well, when you’re afraid of hurting feelings or provoking ire. Dating after #MeToo: I've had a lot of sex out of politeness. How do I say no? 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z

He simply kinda sorta stands there, after apologizing to Jeevan, while a man who breaks into their apartment stabs him after Frank mildly provokes the stranger on purpose. Frank deserves better than "Station Eleven." So do disabled stories 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z

It says so right on the website of the Tate museum, which administers the award: “The Turner Prize provokes debate about art.” Perspective | The real Turner art prize is the aesthetic riddle we pondered along the way 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z

He has had many brushes with film censors but tells Mishal Husain that he hadn't set out to deliberately provoke them. VIDEO: Eric Khoo's brushes with film censors 2012-08-10T08:45:46Z

Few things I can say in public provoke more logic-defying fury than when I mention that because I was conceived out of wedlock before Roe v. Why mothers defend Roe v. Wade: Abortion is a fact of life for parents, too 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z

The wrath of King Albert II was provoked when his youngest son, the 47-year-old Prince Laurent visited Congo, Belgium's former colony, last month against the wishes of both his father and the Belgian government. It's King vs Prince in Belgium's battle royale 2011-04-05T12:27:12Z

All the characters speak in the same droning, matter-of-fact tone until they are provoked to violent rage. Review: Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman and ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’ 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z

I learned to dodge it, and when I couldn’t, to spin artful answers to cover up the awkwardness it might provoke. That awkward conversation about my stripping 2014-03-04T00:00:00Z

Nonetheless, the debate that the "other team" campaign provoked opens up interesting questions concerning nationalism and patriotism. Why many soccer fans in the U.S. will be cheering on another team (probably Mexico) 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z

This is how Bachelder’s novel, which takes place over the two-day reënactment, functions as a whole: unremarkable events become, in the minds of his protagonists, fraught with symbolism, and provoke outsized passions and consequences. Two Novels About Frustrated White Men, Thirty-five Years Apart 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z

But other than its misogyny, the movie, stacked with try-hard hedonism, fails to provoke more than mild annoyance. ‘Rising High’ Review: From Rags to Riches, Without a Conscience 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z

Set in a college classroom during a campus shooting, “Good Friday” is activist theater, and it’s meant to unsettle and provoke. Review: In ‘Good Friday,’ an Unblinking Look at Rape Culture 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z

Poland's chief rabbi, Michael Schudrich, said he was consulted on the installation's placement but did not oppose it because it conveyed a strong moral question by provoking the audience. Controversy over Adolf Hitler statue in Warsaw ghetto 2012-12-28T22:18:32Z

In 2005, a stroll through a garden island on the Nile provoked him to create the Hermès scent Un Jardin Sur le Nil. Books of Style: Two Books on Perfume ? Review 2011-11-16T17:06:02Z

There is something deep and dark in this material for Burr, and it’s not surprising that it provokes strong and divergent responses from his audience. Is Social Media Ruining Comedy? 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z

As for M Night Shyamalan, hyped as “The Next Spielberg” on the cover of Newsweek after The Sixth Sense, he’s finally accepted the Spielberg’s populist template never fit an egotist who prefers to provoke. Magnolia to The Matrix: was 1999 the greatest year in modern cinema? 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z

“Stop provoking people and businesses, you little b----. Your family must be embarrassed to death,” one wrote. NYC bar responds to Trump supporter's accusations that he was 'kicked out' of bar for MAGA visor 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z

The clip, entitled The First Time, provoked outrage from conservative commentators, who described as 'tasteless' and 'disgusting'. Buffy creator switches allegiance to Mitt Romney in spoof video 2012-10-29T01:41:00Z

In retrospect, it shouldn’t be surprising that a movie about Don Shirley would provoke wildly differing responses. The Music of Don Shirley Is More Resilient Than Any “Green Book” Cliché 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z

Real Champagne tends to provoke sticker shock in cash-strapped young people hoping to drink their way through New Year’s Eve. Opera Review: Die Fledermaus at the Met, via Douglas Carter Beane 2014-01-01T16:04:50Z

The debate, it seems, has been won by the troll, because she provoked an emotional reaction — she triggered the liberal. "Mrs. America" captures the birth of the modern day right-wing troll 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z

In this way, Ms. Story’s unconventional approach provokes responses that a traditional facts-and-figures discussion might not. Review: ‘The Prison in Twelve Landscapes’ Reveals the Invisible Tentacles of Mass Incarceration 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

In spite of its generic title, “A Serbian Film,” directed by Srdjan Spasojevic, has already provoked scandal on the festival circuit and fascination from devotees of extreme cinema. | 'A Serbian Film': Torture or Porn? No Need to Choose 2011-05-12T22:28:36Z

Nothing has been overtly awful but films like A United Kingdom, Beirut, Hostiles and Entebbe have just sort of existed, provoking little more than shrugs. And the nominees aren't: the Oscarbait films that failed in 2019 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z

I do not swear much – unless provoked – and wouldn't normally swear at an audience at all, unless I was giving a reading and there were Bad Words on the page in front of me. The language of verbal restraint 2010-07-20T14:11:00Z

Tom Jones's Delilah was one of my favourite karaoke turns, until someone pointed out it was about a man who kills his girlfriend because she has "provoked" him by having an affair. Glastonbury 2010: I love Snoop Dogg the artist ? but despise him as a man 2010-06-27T18:59:00Z

“The pressure cooker I see women who are my peers going through is so intense that I couldn’t help reading ‘A Doll’s House’ and being provoked,” Raffo says. For a story of an ISIS refugee, Raffo’s ‘Noura’ turns to ‘A Doll’s House’ 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z

Eventually he returned to resume the interview, but it was too late: The video of his remarks spread widely on the Internet, provoking accusations of arrogance. Helsinki Divided on Plan for a Guggenheim Satellite 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z

Rampant recreational drug abuse in the ’60s provoked government restrictions on research, but a small group of scientists persisted in the belief that psychedelic drugs were too potentially valuable to be discarded. ‘Acid Test’: The case for using psychedelics to treat PTSD, depression

The verb “to troll,” for example, initially meant “to provoke someone online purely for amusement’s sake”; now it means “to write anything that can possibly be taken the wrong way.” RIP “mansplaining”: How the Internet killed one of our most useful words 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z

The potential to provoke such conversations was key to selecting the exhibition’s art, which comes from 60 books, nonfiction and fiction. Viewing the Civil Rights Movement Through Children’s Books 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z

But Mr. Moore tends to tripwire his own sermons in ways guaranteed to provoke thought, laughter and red-blooded rage. Must-See Shows if You’re in New York This Month 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z

Benefits Street provoked controversy when it aired earlier this year. Benefits Street follow-up in pipeline 2014-04-16T09:23:31Z

Mr. Tarantino’s film, for its part, has yet to contend with a boycott provoked by his remarks condemning police violence. Golden Globe Nods Go to DiCaprio, Iñárritu for ‘Revenant’ 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z

But what was extraordinary about the unorthodox presentation was the complex, shifting range of responses it provoked. Music Review: John Cage and Pierre Boulez Juxtaposed at Miller Theater 2012-09-21T22:10:17Z

The point, though, isn’t to build another Guggenheim; it’s to create an artist-run museum, activated “by the unexpected actions of the small group congregating in it, and the rumors they provoked.” Art in Review: MARIO GARCIA TORRES: ?Cover Letter? 2011-04-28T20:54:34Z

This is a question that can have no definitive answers, but it's the one that provokes the most heated responses. L.A.'s theater community resumes discussion of wages and fiscal health 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z

Emin, who grew up in the seaside town of Margate, said the artwork had provoked different reactions around the world. Emin 'hopes' bed will go to museum 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

But the move has provoked a tumultuous row about the way it has handled its own past. Ruskin archive: dust-up 2012-10-28T23:24:13Z

I am easily provoked into overexcitability, but after 40 minutes of so of uninterrupted novelty – oh it's the sound of washing up! Readers recommend: songs with sound effects ? the results 2010-03-25T22:00:00Z

But at least those of us with children can be happy with this round of research findings — though they make provoke protest in others corners. Motherlode Blog: New Research: Having Children Makes You (Relatively) Happier. The Parents Are Alright. 2012-05-17T14:28:52Z

So pure was Judas’ faith that he persuaded Jesus to provoke the Roman authorities into crucifying him. Amos Oz on His Novel ‘Judas,’ Which Challenges Views of a Traitor 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z

Just as dancers, actors and musicians amuse, provoke or otherwise move their public, the public moves them. Perspective | ‘You’re gonna cough during the entire performance?’ What dancers hear, see and sense from the stage. 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z

There will, I suggest, be people who argue that torture is such a black-and-white issue that to provoke sympathy for those engaged in it is in itself a reprehensible act. Kathryn Bigelow: under fire 2013-01-12T00:01:00Z

“It’s good to provoke a conversation, and it’s important for us all to sort of look inward and look at ourselves and try and do better.” ‘Pam & Tommy’ recaps sex tape drama through a #MeToo lens 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z

It was such a successful event," Stubbs says, "and Tom really made it interactive with the audience, getting them to ask us questions, provoke us to do this or that. At 'Structured Impulse,' expect the unpredictable 2012-02-02T21:16:07Z

He does nothing to provoke any of this. This Week in Fiction: Paul Theroux 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z

When you look at "Pan's Labyrinth," which is so delicate and so provoking ... for me, it was being able to work with a master filmmaker like him. A Minute With: Idris Elba on 'Pacific Rim' and playing Mandela 2013-07-10T14:22:45Z

After declaring back home that he cannot be cured “of whatever disease you think afflicts me,” Dinu provokes his father’s wrath but lives defiantly on his own terms. Books by David Nicholls and Edward St. Aubyn 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z

But it's there, and we hope it provokes people to learn more about it. In "The Infiltrators," immigrant activists get willingly detained for a "jail break in reverse" 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z

The routine featured many riffs on nominated shows and slayed in the room, even as many of their nuances went over the heads, or provoked annoyance, from those following on TV and social media. Tony Awards: Big winners, surprise losers and what it all means for the theater 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z

Papandreou provoked uproar on Monday by announcing a referendum on the bailout, which demands yet more austerity to be imposed on the long-suffering Greek population, plunging his country into political as well as economic crisis. Europe turns up heat on Greeks 2011-11-06T17:20:00Z

The comment provoked an angry response among Kurds, who said it was evidence of Arab racism towards them. Kurdish singer sparks identity debate on Arab talent show 2013-04-25T08:19:03Z

James Richardson is a smart and funny poet who provokes you into quoting him over and over and over. Books of The Times: Poems of Pain, the Raw and the Remembered 2011-02-09T23:57:30Z

Any article about the #MeToo movement is bound to provoke a response, and, indeed, an essay I recently wrote for The Washington Post Magazine on the subject received more than 1,000 comments. A reader said good men have nothing to fear from #MeToo. I think it’s more complicated. 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z

Just as in Derek Mahon's "The Snow Party", there is something provoking in the juxtaposition of timeless natural beauty with hints at absolutist politics. The Glacial Stairway by Peter Riley ? review 2011-08-05T21:55:11Z

Yet the Emmys fail to provoke popular passion. The 2018 Emmy Nominations: There Is a Lot of Television to Watch 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

Japan and South Korea are home to some of the bigger digital exchanges, with investors piling in as growth in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies soared last year, provoking regulators’ concerns. Japanese pop group chants cryptocurrency choruses 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z

A true friend is a genuine one, and that means you can voice your concerns — when asked, or at least when provoked. Perspective | When saying ‘you’re making a big mistake’ is a big mistake 2017-03-26T04:00:00Z

And as Cheyne, my date, and I settled into place two weeks ago and introduced ourselves to the countess and the others, my name in particular provoked a quiet gasp. An Entrance to High Society Courtesy of a Doppelgänger 2014-02-14T20:38:53Z

In the process, she’s provoking a breakup with Ali and Mari, flaunting her stardom, boasting of her fame, insulting their obscurity. “Her Smell,” Reviewed: Alex Ross Perry’s Furious Portrait of an Unravelling Rock Star 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z

But groups are amorphous, too abstract to provoke feeling. Review: ‘Wrestling Jerusalem,’ a Solo Show and Act of Faith 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z

This provokes the need for new words, like “endsickness,” a kind of vertigo that Rush and others experience when confronted by weird climate phenomena like warmer waters intruding in the Gulf of Maine. Searching for Language to Capture How Climate Change Has Altered Our World 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z

But when Chia and the club posted a clip from the April 7 set to TikTok and Instagram this week, it provoked a heated backlash. Comedian’s Malaysia Joke Prompts Threats and a Diplomatic Incident 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z

“I have no authority; these aren’t rules. But if I can provoke better thinking, I will.” Should Straight Actors Play Gay Roles? A Star TV Writer Says No 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z

The original Twitter thread, laden with exclamation points and smileys, aimed to provoke amazement and incredulity. ‘Zola’ Review: Twitter? I Hardly Know Her! 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z

Any show that continues to provoke such passionate debate is clearly doing something right. The diehards of doom! Why Doctor Who is the show fans love to hate 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z

It just so happens that, to further tantalize a Shakespeare Theatre Company audience, the crisis enveloping the Crown and its subjects is a constitutional one, provoked by the idiosyncratic man who’s about to wear it. Review | Is there a crown in Charles’s future? ‘King Charles III’ looks into the crystal ball. 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z

How far she can push back against that outer world without provoking forces arrayed against her generates much of the novel’s suspense. Review | In Lauren Groff’s hands, the tale of a medieval nunnery is must-read fiction 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z

But instead, each new revelation provokes public reactions that are not only misguided but dangerous. Social Media Gossip Fuels Bigotry Amid U.K. Sex Abuse Investigations 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z

The cause of his failure, his long exhalation of potential, becomes the undertow of Victor’s confession, provoked for reasons he doesn’t entirely understand by Fitzgerald’s persistent questions about their school days. Roddy Doyle was determined to write a novel that shocked — and succeeded 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z

You wouldn’t want to pass up a chance to watch the Abbey Theatre perform “The Plough and the Stars,” the Sean O’Casey play that provoked riots when the Dublin troupe debuted it in 1926. Abbey Theatre charges through KenCen with ‘The Plough and the Stars’ 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

So what was the offending carol that provoked that furious letter? King's College choir: meet the choirmaster 2012-12-19T19:30:01Z

It's his method of asking and answering them that is both highly aestheticized and likely to provoke controversy. Cannes: Brad Pitt and Terrence Malick's crazy religious allegory 2011-05-16T16:45:00Z

But I was moved and provoked by it, and I always looked forward to picking it up again. A Survivor Recalls the Charlie Hebdo Massacre and a Long Road to Recovery 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z

And that pretty much sums up how enlightening this show is, flailing to provoke us and getting our attention, then fumbling for anything to say once it gets it. TV Tonight: Bristol Palin: Life’s a Tripp 2012-06-19T14:33:44Z

When “The Lottery” was published in The New Yorker in 1948, it provoked more letters than any piece of fiction in the history of the magazine. ‘Shirley’ Review: A Writer as Scary as Her Stories 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z

James L. King Jr., coordinator for Olympia-based Citizens for Parks & Recreation, a loosely knit organization of parks supporters, predicted that approval of hunting in state parks would provoke significant anti-hunting sentiment among park users. Hunting could be allowed at 4 state parks 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z

Brand's brand of pop-spirituality, philanthropy and towering self-regard provoked considerable comment below the line, including this diagnosis from bobkennedy: His psychological makeup is no different from a cult leader. Comedians get chance to fall flat on TV, and Eddie Izzard sets sights on politics 2013-02-05T16:36:20Z

“I deliberately chose a dense, imagistic style to provoke resistance on the part of readers. I didn’t want the readers to have a transparent relationship to the story.” He Writes Unreliable Narrators Because He Is One, Too 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z

Bartlett, as was revealed in Studio’s 2013 mounting of “Contractions,” his taut drama about office politics, is specially attuned to the scalding language provoked by sexual jealousy. A bristling three-way tussle over ambivalent sexual identity

Their vicious argument, made all the more injurious because they love each other, articulates the confusing interplay of grief, affection and self-righteousness that only death can provoke. Review | Honoring the dead? Nathan Englander’s ‘kaddish.com’ imagines there’s an app for that. 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z

But given the truncated rehearsal period for Bowl musicals, the cast should be congratulated for provoking a steady stream of giggling. 'Spamalot' a summer treat at Hollywood Bowl 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z

Apart from a run-in with the regimental chaplain, who was provoked at one point by my aggressive humour into the un-Christian act of imitating me, there was little friction. Philip French: my life as a stammerer 2010-12-26T00:05:05Z

This provoked the last of my great creative writing epiphanies: that there is no majority, no safe path, and in the end we all travel alone. What a creative writing course taught me 2013-01-18T10:58:24Z

For a debut film, Plan B has taken a lot of risks, and I hope they pay off and it provokes a lot of discussion. iLL Manors – reviews 2012-05-26T23:03:05Z

Unlike his brother, he wasn't concerned with peddling an intellectual agenda, or with provoking more than fleeting deep thought in his audience. Tony Scott: a career in clips 2012-08-20T11:31:18Z

"Mapping Fictions" at the Good Luck Gallery is one of those great, double-strength shows whose work is as fresh and memorable as the larger, lingering ideas and questions it provokes. The art of the developmentally disabled on its own terms, minus the lens of sympathy 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z

Cannabis specimens do have different smells and can seem to provoke different sensations, but the sativa/indica distinction is imprecise, more like a horoscope than a medical diagnosis. Dream catchers, succulents and joints: a visit to an LA cannabis shop 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z

And because Fern replaced Come Dine with Me in the schedules, this provoked an inevitable wave of ire on the internet. Fern: chatting for Britton 2011-03-29T09:53:44Z

It is part of fashion’s job to provoke; to challenge conventional wisdom and forms of identity; to give physical expression to emotional ideas. Before Sex, the Straitjacket? 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z

The taciturn slickness of this show provokes an uncomfortable reaction: Is there no feeling here? What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in June 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z

He said there wasn’t one particular incident that provoked the letter. Artists and Writers Warn of an ‘Intolerant Climate.’ Reaction Is Swift. 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z

Lee’s storytelling, while sometimes controversial, never fails to be thought provoking. Watch: Spike Lee Talks Red Hook Summer and the 4 Million Stories He Has Left To Tell 2012-08-10T12:00:22Z

For 25 years Ellis has provoked wildly mixed reviews – on balance more bad than good – and has never won a major literary prize. Psycho, genius ... fraud? 2010-07-26T07:00:00Z

Kate, a registered nurse, is not the same regular gal with the weird haircut who first provoked America's weird fascination. Kate Gosselin is "freaked" about unemployment 2011-09-07T22:08:00Z

If “Women Talking” is about the power of the collective, “Tár” investigates the church of Western individualism, provoking us to confront our tendency to worship at its altar. Breaking Out of the #MeToo Movie Formula 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z

This vision of the unconscious also describes a certain type of novelist—one who deploys elision and enigma in his storytelling to provoke and challenge readers. Cormac McCarthy Explains the Unconscious 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z

Much like its young protagonist, the movie feels clumsy when trying too hard to provoke: one such sequence alternates rather arbitrarily between Lucas’s conversation with a priest and an anonymous hookup he has in Paris. ‘Winter Boy’ Review: Lost and Found 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z

The post provoked questions as to how it was possible that the trip was a surprise, given that people had been asked to quarantine. A meme is born as Kim Kardashian West tweets about private island birthday party 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z

Primarily, though, it is the representation of torture — and, more important, the assertion that such abuse produced information that led to Bin Laden — that has provoked outrage in some quarters. Movie Review: Jessica Chastain in ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ 2012-12-17T23:06:45Z

The Walker Art Center has delayed the opening of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden by a week as the museum’s executives plan the removal of a sculpture that has provoked a public outcry. Walker Art Center Delays Opening of Sculpture Garden Following Controversy 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z

Scott manages, as few filmmakers have, to capture the feeling of helplessness that armed conflict can provoke and the camaraderie that becomes the foot soldier’s last hope. The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z

He said refurbishment projects were often cheaper, more environmentally friendly and provoked fewer objections than new buildings. Stirling prize shortlist reflects new austerity in architecture 2011-07-20T23:01:03Z

From Laurel and Hardy to Seinfeld, a toupee falling off could provoke instant laughs. The Year’s Best Movie Hair, American Hustle, and the History of the Toupee 2013-12-16T22:19:23Z

“I love to provoke, because part of the purpose of art is provocation,” he said. With a New ‘Sin City’ Film, Frank Miller Extends His Craft 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z

Anyhow, on to Foreman’s challenge, which may or may not be provoked by Seagal’s recent outburst on Good Morning Britain. George Foreman fighting Steven Seagal in Vegas? It’s the least we deserve 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z

Oppenheimer isn't an easy biographical subject: the complexity, the contradictions, and the cultural breadth provoke interest in the man, while for the biographer they constitute massive practical problems. Inside the Centre: The Life of J Robert Oppenheimer by Ray Monk – review 2012-11-16T10:06:01Z

But the widespread, visceral responses to familiar songs and stories intrigued me: Why does Paul McCartney provoke such deep sentimentality? Everyone loves Paul McCartney: The secrets of one Beatle’s eternal appeal 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z

The music video in which the sculpture was featured provoked mixed reactions for its portrayals of the naked celebrities in June. An L.A. Gallery Showed Kanye West's 'Famous' Sculpture 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

Biographer Amanda Foreman, who chairs the five-member judging panel, said the books had "provoked intense discussion and, at times, passionate debate, challenging our expectations of what a novel is and can be." J.M. Coetzee, Elizabeth Strout on Man Booker Prize list 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z

Gross-out comedy provokes explosive laughs, in part, because it exercises parts of the sense of humor that were abandoned when we grew up. Eww, That’s Gross. And We Like It That Way. 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z

Almost as vivid is Pita's dramatisation of the Samsa household, as they mutate from shock to denial, provoking Gregor to his last spasm of suicidal self-disgust. The week's new dance 2013-03-16T06:00:15Z

“When we would go to tournaments, we would have to be all uniformed the same, so that would provoke — not anger, but the sensation of not being who I wanted to be,” Di Mondo said. Di Mondo May Be the Most-Photographed Man in New York 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z

In real life: Brown spoke frequently of his desire to provoke just such a conflict, though it didn’t play out as he had envisioned. How Accurate Was ‘The Good Lord Bird’? 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z

This is an earnest picture, and often a thoughtful one—though a thoughtful movie isn’t always the same as one that provokes thought. Review: 'Free State of Jones' Is Earnest and Sometimes Exhilarating, But Packs Too Much In 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z

Much of the hour-long special is devoted to itemizing the ravages that pregnancy and childbirth take on the female body and psyche, in ways that are intended to provoke discomfort and recognition. Ali Wong’s Comedy, Ivanka Trump’s Instagram, and the Rights of Mothers 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z

She is like a quiet storm: she provokes and goes against the grain, without us completely noticing it. Mali's magical music 2013-01-18T07:00:00Z

One recent lip lock did provoke an outcry from fans. Noticed: Celebrity Kissing: What Does It Mean? 2010-06-18T18:41:00Z

Whether a work continues to shock, provoke or inspire depends largely, of course, on its performers. Music Review: ‘Pierrot Lunaire,’ at Merkin Concert Hall 2013-06-09T21:17:20Z

I think about what moves me, and what makes me laugh, what provokes, what excites me. Todd Solondz’s comedy of despair: “I am always trying to navigate a line that is not too far, and not too soft” 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z

But none of this is explicit, and if there are moments in the piece intended to provoke feelings of spiritual transcendence, others are deliberately earthy, delivered by Monk with a cheerful, cheeky grin. Songs of Ascension 2010-08-31T20:30:00Z

There are maverick performers and then there's Claudia O'Doherty, a comedian whose off-the-wall shows will leave you amused, baffled, provoked and delighted. This week's new live comedy 2012-08-17T23:05:31Z

The pain produced by spicy food can provoke the body to release endorphins and dopamine. Spicy food might burn in the moment, but it likely won’t harm your health in the long term 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z

The remarks provoked criticism from groups that claim "Shoot the Boer" fuels hostility to South Africa's white minority. Bono rebel song row takes centre stage in South Africa 2011-02-13T21:14:03Z

Fendi’s intent is to provoke spectators by using recognizable images, music and spoken word in an unexpected fashion. In Transit Blog: In Rome, Art Meets Astronomy 2012-04-18T21:05:49Z

The same with our scene, which was actually provoking — thought-provoking. Nikolaj Colder-Waldau Hints at a ‘Very Significant Shift’ in Game of Thrones Season 7 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z

But to provoke — in the good sense — is the performer’s role. 2010-01-08T21:25:00Z

The entire experience was captivating and thought provoking. Review: ‘Skeleton Crew,’ a Tale of Autoworkers in Hard-Hit Detroit 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z

The entire experience was captivating and thought provoking. Review: ‘Skeleton Crew,’ a Tale of Autoworkers in Hard-Hit Detroit 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z

"Men" takes a very simple story and contorts it in ways that provoke and disturb. Alex Garland on birth as horror in "Men" 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z

These explanations are convenient ways to hide their fear of eating high calorie foods or foods prepared by others which provokes anxiety.” Orthorexia: when healthy eating turns against you 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z

The documents were only returned to the appropriate family members last year and have done “more to stir controversy than provoke reconciliation,” according to Minder. 3 Books That Explore Catalonia’s Fight for Independence 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z

He was very anarchic, nonconformist, he provoked me a little. Fernando Campana, Provocateur of Furniture Design, Is Dead at 61 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z

Her threat provokes a savage verbal assault on her from Riggan, an invective that by its very heat, expresses a conflicted desire for her benediction. ‘Birdman’ Stars Michael Keaton and Emma Stone 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z

The British sense of intimacy with the real Queen has largely been built through television – ever since her coronation provoked a rush on TVs in 1953. Queen Olivia Colman, an epic budget and a cast of thousands: a year behind the scenes on The Crown 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z

Interestingly though Wednesday’s rejection of Mr World doesn’t provoke a fight but a rejoinder. American Gods recap: season one, episode five – David Bowie rules the world 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z

It’s worth remembering that bidders competing at one of those auctions for an early Warhol self-portrait provoked boos and hisses when they moved in atypically low increments of $100,000. Art Review: Spendable Art That?s Not for Sale 2011-06-02T21:33:14Z

The self-effacing direction perfectly evokes the story by provoking the audience's imaginations. The Borrowers; The Mouse and His Child; Robin and His Merry Mam!; Dial M for Murgatroyd 2012-12-23T00:04:15Z

Imagine the terror it must provoke in those who are so deeply invested in the corrupt status quo. Perspective | The right-wing sliming of Douglas High students can’t be ignored. It’s too disgusting for that. 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z

Is it meant to provoke disgust or envy? Movie Review: DiCaprio Stars in Scorsese’s ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ 2013-12-24T20:02:17Z

And when a subtitle claims, “I was tormented by adverse reactions to my appearance,” even as you watch her deliberately provoking responses, the contradiction seems designed to underline the deceptiveness of the medium. Gillian Wearing Is Spilling Your Secrets 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z

“And I just flew off the handle, saying, ‘You’re just trying to provoke me.’ He Likes Trump. She Doesn’t. Can This Marriage Be Saved? 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z

Unless they’re provoked, in which case they would totally harm several flies, household objects and people. The 10 Absolute Best Stranger Things References 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z

It is by now a hackneyed observation that photography provokes distance: it yanks us out of the present moment, it conceals the real behind a smudge of images. How Larry Sultan Made His Father a Metaphor for Dashed American Dreams 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z

She added: “The ability to simultaneously provoke a sense of fascination and awe before the unknown gives this art its multidimensional character.” A Flood, a Boxcutter and a Son’s Pursuit to Keep His Father’s Legacy 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z

This book is entertaining, funny, sad and definitely thought provoking. Jasmine Skies by Sita Brahmachari - review 2012-09-29T08:00:00Z

The conflict that arose between the two cities’ cinematic preoccupations provoked a major crisis in Vogel’s life. The Limits of American Cinephilia 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z

Episode two's tall, hoodie-wearing, villainous vicar, Darren, who endeavours to take over Adam's church, is a nasty piece of work who provoked in me intense feelings of dislike. Rev: The vicars' verdict 2010-08-02T10:00:00Z

There are quarrels that are certain to be provoked by Chris Kenneally’s new documentary, “Side by Side,” which explores the impact of digital technology on 21st-century moviemaking, but one thing is beyond argument. Movie Review: ‘Side by Side’ With Keanu Reeves Charts Filmmaking Advances 2012-08-30T22:01:06Z

Japan and South Korea are home to some of the bigger digital exchanges, with investors piling in as growth in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies soared last year, provoking regulators’ concerns. Japanese pop group chants cryptocurrency choruses 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z

But then these artists, as artists are wont to do, provoke further bafflement from the straight-and-narrow tourists by installing a variety of deliberately out-of-scale projects. Exhibitions picks of the week 2010-04-30T23:19:00Z

“I never forget myself,” he tells the ambassador from the Holy Roman Empire at a moment when his temper has been sorely provoked. “Tubes”: What the Internet is made of 2012-05-28T00:30:00Z

In recent decades the early-music movement has provoked a radical shift in performance styles throughout much of the music world. Early Music Is Enjoying Its Moment 2011-03-06T01:45:27Z

They ask so much of players at once that they risk failing to please or provoke by numbing them with an endless list of menial, if optional, tasks. In Fantasy Life and Other Games, Jobs and To-Do Lists 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z

Outraged by the rise of Geert Wilders and his far-right Freedom Party in the Netherlands, Riemen wrote an acidic pamphlet, “The Eternal Return of Fascism,” in 2010 that provoked alarm and sparked debate across Europe. The Sickness of Our Time: Is It Populism or Fascism? 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z

Her death provoked an outpouring of grief from fans. Dolores O’Riordan of the Cranberries Died Accidentally, Coroner Finds 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

One of the few tools we have capable of provoking such change is using public policy to alter markets and the mass incentives they create. ‘Girls’ still racist 2012-06-22T16:56:00Z

None of the similar stories that I and other reporters wrote later on provoked any outrage, except among that minority with the field of vision to see what was happening. Essay: Should We Have War Crime Trials? 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

We must be cursed, one would think, to spend so much of our day walking around with our eyes glued to a device that provokes bad feelings. How We Came to Live in “Cursed” Times 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z

The decision provoked widespread criticism on social media Wednesday evening, with the hashtag #FreeSimmons quickly becoming the top trending subject on Twitter. #FreeSimmons: Twitter rallies behind Bill Simmons after ESPN suspension 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z

“And I think hipsterdom is marked by extended adolescence.” Unbaby.me has provoked some predictable backlash among parents. Noted: Unbaby.me Keeps Baby Pictures Off Facebook 2012-08-08T21:23:44Z

He proves a more hated tyrant than his cousin Constantius and thereby provokes the Christians into advancing their cause. The best theatre for spring 2011 2011-04-05T19:00:02Z

"For half a century people have been asking me why my grandfather allowed himself to be provoked by that card," says Holland. Wilde's grandson's stage scandal 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z

As early as 1950, he wore his hair to his shoulders and played offbeat solos that provoked confusion and dismay in listeners. Ornette Coleman, innovative force in jazz and modern music, dies at 85 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

“Achingly realistic teenage rom-com” provoked a collective cultural yawn, so he reworked that into “super-scary and surprisingly well-made horror flick,” and the difference is obvious. “It Follows”: An instant horror classic about the dark side of teen sex 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z

My theory is that this is the moment your friends are trying to provoke. Perspective | Ask Amy: Cancer treatment brings on odd requests 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z

The result, while largely insane, does provoke an emotional response in the reader and for that reason alone might be judged a success. Sean Penn: ‘Some of my best laughs have come out of the worst reviews’ 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z

For non parents, a crying child on a plane will provoke feelings of rage. What the Toddler-Hating Diner Owner Teaches Us About Parenting 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

While he does not suggest "everyone go out and write plays supporting the Republicans", he does think that for work to have real value it needs to find a way of genuinely provoking its audience. Noises off: Playing politics can still be seriously dramatic 2010-09-08T15:22:00Z

Streep is also fascinated by the venom Thatcher provoked, and the film gently asks viewers to consider whether the fact that she is a woman played a part in the strong responses. Meryl Streep on becoming 'The Iron Lady' 2012-01-10T18:45:04Z

“It’s the nuance of the privilege” as it was portrayed, she added, “that really provoked people.” Natasha Rothwell Used to Be Paid in Beer 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z

People in these films don’t talk to advance the story, but rather to provoke and manipulate one another, to fill the silence and pass the time. BAMcinemaFest Showcases Indie Films 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z

They also know that it will provoke strong, equally colorful responses, which help them amplify their message that the world revels in its sin. My day at Westboro Baptist: “Yes, Jesus hates you” 2013-03-24T11:00:00Z

When bribery failed, she grabbed a gun and tried to force her way past the soldiers, thus provoking the fatal gunshot. 'Boardwalk Empire' recap: Uprising in Cuba turns deadly 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z

I feared that I wouldn't be believed, and even if I was, there would be some way to spin the narrative to make it seem like I had done something egregious to provoke the guests. I’m not going back to work in restaurants — but only because I have a choice 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z

But when the music turns more ominous, the gaiety shifts, provoking a question: Are they just friends hitting musical marks — or more? Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents ‘Debonair’ 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z

I said something deliberately provocative – that people hate vegans because they’re better than everyone else – and was surprised when people were provoked. People hate my video about vegans... is this what it feels like to be Piers Morgan? 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z

Like its progenitors, however, it’s poised and positioned to provoke. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z

The remaining holdings in his Union Square Hospitality Group are polite restaurants where polite people are in very little danger of being challenged or provoked. Restaurant Review: Untitled at the Whitney in the Meatpacking District 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z

Simply by sticking to its original text, the remake may still have the power to provoke. ‘Rocky Horror’ Remake: Is It Time to Go Back to Camp? 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z

Butler also resisted the idea that the reaction to “Everything Now” provoked any extended contemplation about the band’s identity. How Arcade Fire Found a Way Back 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z

A recent proposal for an adult channel on a digital TV channel provoked fierce opposition. South Africa gets first all-black porn film 2010-10-14T11:22:00Z

And the Act 2 opening -- enhanced by a shrewdly ambivalent setting from Leigh Breslau that seems both comfortingly regal and hellishly garish -- also provokes more than a few shivers. Exploring life's prickly truths 2011-01-24T00:13:06Z

The line provokes a bewildering range of emotion, from pity to contempt. Review | Salvatore Scibona’s second novel trots the globe yet misses nothing 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z

They do this to avoid the distressing emotions — helplessness and grief, especially — that awareness of suffering provokes. Do we need photos of violence to galvanize support for change? 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z

In Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: How We Got to Be So Hated, Vidal argues that both the Oklahoma bombings and 9/11 attacks were provoked by "our government's reckless assaults upon other societies". The A-Z of Gore Vidal 2012-08-01T19:00:06Z

Revelations about Savile, who died last year, provoked outrage across Britain where he had been a household name since the 1960s. Late BBC star Savile suspected of 199 crimes: UK police 2012-12-12T19:16:34Z

At one point, another disembodied voice provokes a song that dramatizes an argument between the forever-battling left and right sides of his brain. On Comedy: Bo Burnham Releases His Comedy Special 2013-12-25T22:24:40Z

And despite warnings from opponents, legalization has not provoked a crisis of stoned driving or led to more use by teenagers. Blazing a trail: as legal cannabis goes global, will Britain be next? 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z

It also provokes learning so that in the future we avoid the circumstances leading to the injury. The science of suffering: Why chronic pain is so difficult to treat 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z

Some edible performances are using eating to encourage intimacy or provoke interaction. Have you got the guts for an edible performance? 2011-01-31T18:29:33Z

His depiction of Hindu goddesses in the nude also provoked anger among some Hindus, especially because Husain is a Muslim. India's most prominent painter, M.F. Husain, dies 2011-06-09T12:16:08Z

But at least this Oscar's batch has vibrancy, with films that have provoked audiences. Oscar movies are hits, too, for a change 2013-02-18T08:46:04Z

My hyperbole in the "Secretariat" review was supposed to be funny, and also to provoke a response. Ebert attacks my "Secretariat" review -- it's on! 2010-10-08T14:58:00Z

Adventurism abroad brought tactical gains, but provoked long-term strategic losses. Nosebags 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

Why they should be so easily provoked by trolls and charlatans is an interesting question, but also one that might get in the way of an appreciation of their creator’s strengths. ‘Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths’ Review: It’s a Stressful Afterlife 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z

This analogy with black history provokes a question which Ms Lee, a professor at the University of Minnesota, prefers to avoid. Tiger ancestors 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z

The enormity of the tragedy, the utter senselessness, provoked an outpouring of elegiac verse, often straining to be commensurate with the magnitude of our grief. ‘Map: Collected and Last Poems,’ by Wislawa Szymborska 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z

Emotional explosions are only a provoking cough, yawn or misfired joke away. | 'Uncle Vanya': ‘Uncle Vanya’ With Cate Blanchett at City Center 2012-07-22T18:31:05Z

And, because everybody eats and everybody has opinions about it, that conversation also provokes strong reactions. My year of cooking quick and dirty: How I lowered the bar and set myself free 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z

Director Oskar Eustis sounded as though he was after something similar to what Sellars was up to with Handel and Mozart, using Shakespeare’s tragedy as a mirror to nature, often revealing “disturbing, upsetting, provoking things.” Mozart in Trump Tower, and the art of getting political onstage 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z

His will provoked controversy by donating 60 paintings from his collection to museums of the French government. Gustave Caillebotte's role in Impressionist history illuminated in 'Painter's Eye' 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

Tracing key turning points in the development of conservation biology, Nijhuis shows that the growing threat of extinction provoked an intellectual revolution in the way scientists think about the very meaning of species. The Long History of Those Who Fought to Save the Animals 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z

"The paparazzi provoked and caused the altercation that occurred with Louis," he said in a statement to the British newspaper The Telegraph. One Direction singer arrested at LAX after altercation with paparazzi 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z

Sometimes I only realise it when I've done so for long enough to provoke a fit of explosive coughing – difficult to combine with graceful piano playing. Listen to Britain 2010-03-20T00:05:00Z

Henry was given to taking a lot of advice and procrastinating; then suddenly something would provoke him and he would decide on a course of action from which he never deviated. Anne Boleyn and the theatre of reformation 2011-07-08T21:55:13Z

There certainly isn't anything there destined to cause the kind of controversy provoked by the appearance of Jay-Z or Beyoncé in previous years. Glastonbury 2013 lineup proves: you can always get what you want 2013-03-27T21:00:03Z

Talk of the world’s fourth-most populous country, as Elizabeth Pisani notes in her new book, tends to provoke “a mildly panicked look in people’s eyes…at drinks parties in London or New York”. The road ahead 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z

Cat Ommanney moans about the Obamas’ failure to reply to her wedding invitation, and provokes an uproar by calling George W. Bush a gentleman. Air-Kisses and Sniping on the Real Housewives of D.C. 2010-06-18T19:20:00Z

Courtesy of Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Opulence, bling and luxury provoke powerful responses in an age of austerity, from wistful envy to righteous disgust. The lap of luxury 2011-07-29T22:55:02Z

He framed a pair of portraits of himself with the typical responses his body often provoked, rendered in a bold typeface: “You’re so exotic! May I take your photograph?” Loren Cameron, 63, Dies; His Camera Brought Transgender Men to Light 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z

His claim that he was seriously ill provoked her abortive return to the motherland; that too lasted less than two years. What was it like to be 'Stalin's Daughter'? 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

We respected his request and tried not to provoke the pachyderm. In Chicago, the tourist experience is a mix of the familiar and the foreign 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z

Daniel, pale and skinny with long hair, is in many ways the opposite of his father and his sister, whose strength is badly misjudged by those who provoke her. ‘Elmet’ Backs a Brawny Man Into a Dangerous Corner 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z

"There is much," he sneers, "that is solid, much that is well-known, much that is entertaining, but there isn't one big thing that stands out, and practically nothing that really provokes." Has French theatre lost its va-va-voom? 2011-03-23T15:02:34Z

All of those people and things provoke or embody big, visceral reactions: shock, outrage, disgust, amazement. Jack Abramoff, Eliot Spitzer: A tale of two swindlers 2010-05-06T16:01:00Z

The best give you that shiver of strangeness and originality; all of them amused, provoked and moved us. The Polari prize takes a vada at gay writing today 2011-07-05T15:06:24Z

It exhorts readers to confront the worst and ugliest, pleads for progress and peace, and provokes admiration for its resilient, activist author. In ‘Reckoning,’ Eve Ensler Unveils a New Name but Familiar Targets 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z

This is one of Ms. Blamey’s skills, provoking tastes that play on the palate longer than you expect. Finally, at Mena, Victoria Blamey Gets a Restaurant That Fits Her Talent 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z

Muhammad cartoon provokes fury Twelve caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad published in 2005 had a , with riots in many Muslim countries causing deaths and destruction the following year. Cartoons that courted controversy 2013-01-29T13:04:18Z

Reforms, when they came, often provoked a backlash. Why the Right to Vote Is Not a Right 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

This has provoked criticism from some conservatives who favor an aggressive approach and largely oppose what is known as “inculturation,” or adapting Church teachings to local culture. Pope urges Thais not to see Christianity as 'foreign' 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z

But whether or not I'm on the same page with Maher about a given issue, I  enjoy watching him provoke audiences. Bill Maher's despicable brilliance 2011-01-13T15:35:00Z

Did you want to provoke people by playing around with such a famous character? Gerard Way Talks About His Comeback Album, ‘Hesitant Alien.’ 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z

In Washington DC, a local newspaper wondered whether it might actually provoke a new wave of lynchings. Strange Fruit: the first great protest song 2011-02-16T08:00:05Z

This can be intentional and direct in the form of political art that aims to provoke and inspire resistance while telling dangerous truths about the powerful. "We in America have actual fascists marching in the streets": Ed Brubaker on releasing art right now 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z

These things have all combined to provoke a new surge of interest in the dark chapter of history the 24-year-old museum explores. These are complicated times for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z

Competition with irregulars no longer provoked the same anxiety and financial peril, even if it seemingly did little to blunt professional handwringing over irregular practice. The battle for medicine’s soul: A century of alternative remedies 2014-01-19T19:00:00Z

Hammond's remark last week that "Mexican cars are just going to be lazy, feckless, flatulent, overweight, leaning against a fence asleep looking at a cactus," provoked a storm of criticism. Steve Coogan attacks Top Gear's 'ignorant' stars 2011-02-05T21:32:50Z

"Science fiction is really tricky, and it's fun to do things that are thought provoking," she said. Source Code sci-fi thriller premieres at SXSW 2011-03-12T02:25:10Z

The award has come to be known as the “genius” grant, a term that tends to provoke annoyance at the foundation. MacArthur Foundation Announces 2016 ‘Genius’ Grant Winners 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z

Harlan was accused of crimes against humanity for directing an inflammatory film that slandered Jewry and therefore provoked pogroms. The 'Nazi Marilyn Monroe': Goebbels had very nice eyes – but he was a devil! 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z

Philip McGinley's indolent Luther frequently pulls off the feat of provoking contempt and sympathy with consecutive statements. The Daughter-in-Law – review 2013-03-05T18:18:23Z

Both religious and civic spaces crowd the horizon and command the upward gaze, provoking respect for institutions by making viewers feel small. We spend so much time staring at our phones. What do we miss when we don't look up? | Mel Campbell 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z

Buckel’s death succeeded in provoking a brief flurry of press coverage. The Site of an Environmentalist’s Deadly Act of Protest 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z

Wearing an oversize motorcycle cap and black spangled shorts, Ms. Oberlin suggested a saucy Madonna acolyte determined to provoke. Music Review: Karen Oberlin at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency 2012-07-27T21:19:08Z

A student's decision to become a nun provokes spiritual and personal angst. Films out this week 2010-04-23T23:36:00Z

In the pitch darkness, a malevolent “spirit” hissed, muttered and swept around the group, provoking hysterical shrieks as it brushed against our backs. Regilding the Gilded Age in New York 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z

“Monsters and Men” provokes audiences to ask similar questions of themselves. Police violence film 'Monsters and Men' shakes up actor Washington 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z

It painted the area as a war zone, with corrupt police provoking rather than protecting a community mired in drug violence and left to fend for itself by the Reagan administration. John Singleton: 'The crack epidemic gave me something to write about – but I had to survive it first' 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z

They used small amounts of water, not gallons at a time, to provoke the desired sensation that a detainee was drowning. Oh, the suffering of the CIA: In Showtime’s “The Spymasters,” America’s chief spooks bare their souls on the pain of the terror war 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z

This year’s New York Comedy Festival is underway, and one of its shows wants to do more than simply provoke laughter. In ‘The New Negroes,’ Unpacking the Politics Behind a Word 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z

The artist is supposed to provoke and push things forward. Artists in the age of Trump 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z

“Part of our mission is to provoke and promote curiosity on a variety of issues.” Ed Bereal Brings Edgy to Bellingham 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z

Each author uses these scenarios to vent their spleen, showing the glaring inequalities, subjugations and abuses of power that they provoke. What's happened to political fiction? 2010-05-06T09:57:00Z

Roberts, for instance, only gently questioned aspects of Smollett's story that have provoked intense scrutiny, such as his refusal to hand over his phone. Morning TV confessionals: From Nick Sandmann to Jussie Smollett, these interviews fail us 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z

It’s also very conscious of explaining to you how and why it arrests, disorients and provokes. Review: ‘I Love Dick’ Sketches an Artistic Love Triangle 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z

It’s up to you to work out what would provoke change, physically, of course, but especially emotionally. I’ve faked every one of my orgasms over the past four years | Dear Mariella 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z

The often bloody, violent film provoked a number of walkouts at its premiere at the . Dominic Cooper leaves Mamma Mia! far behind to play Saddam's son 2011-02-11T19:36:54Z

The same impudent fantasy provoked Austen to scribble marriage banns for herself and a variety of imaginary husbands in the register of her father's church. The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things by Paula Byrne – review 2013-01-17T11:03:01Z

Ms. Crist’s acidity provoked the director Billy Wilder to say, “Inviting her to review one of your pictures is like inviting the Boston Strangler to massage your neck.” Judith Crist, Film Critic, Dies at 90 2012-08-07T16:35:14Z

“That was enough to provoke us to get on the phone and call people and remind them if they haven’t voted, get out and vote,” he says. A Black senator from Georgia 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z

She would probably have remained a salonnière but for two provoking events. Art Review: Mrs. Whitney?s All-American Salon 2011-04-28T22:23:32Z

To be known as a person of faith, especially of the Christian, Catholic variety, I noticed, was to cause a kind of allergic reaction, to provoke suspicion and distrust. Is Any Topic Off Limits When You Write for Teenagers? Maybe Just One 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z

Disappearance stories always provoke strong reactions and reliable media and public fascination — there’s a longing to unravel them and find some kind of conclusion, even if it’s a painful one. The Malaysia mystery isn’t an episode of “Lost” 2014-03-18T18:28:00Z

My goal wasn't, "Hey, at this moment, I hope to provoke people to get up and leave the movie." Ti West on anyone walking out of his slasher film "X": "What did you think you were signing up for?" 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z

Along with relying on the favorite function as a bookmark, she used it to keep a record of some of the nasty and obnoxious comments her reporting, TV commentary and bons mots provoked. Twitter Fans Speak Out Against the Heart 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z

But he never mentions the explosion of debt that occurred under Obama's predecessor, Republican George W. Bush, nor the 2008 global financial crisis that provoked a shock to the U.S. economy. FACT CHECK: Anti-Obama film muddy on facts 2012-08-28T12:22:16Z

The appearance now of an expanded version of the project in book form is sure to provoke yet more assaults. A Landmark Reckoning With America’s Racial Past and Present 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z

The film's central conceit, that the middle-aged would be welcome at Google, might also provoke some laughter in the Bay area. The Internship: how cinema sold its soul – but didn't get paid 2013-07-01T14:45:37Z

The fact that Rama provoked me to think about such logistical issues shows how strong a grip it exerted on my imagination. Back to the Hugos: Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C Clarke 2011-02-10T15:32:31Z

Some of his stagings, even ones that remain in the libretto’s period, have provoked fierce backlashes. Hollywood? Nope. The Met Will Do for David McVicar. 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z

Its biggest failure is imparting topics that might otherwise provoke debate or awareness with a style and structure that's more akin to "Beavis and Butt-Head" or "The Young Ones" than edgy indie cinema. 'The Taqwacores': An 'Animal House' of Muslim punk rockers 2011-02-10T20:49:05Z

The bloody images antiabortion protesters used to characterize abortion care, misleading or dishonest as they were, tended to provoke a reaction that was visceral. Perspective | Let’s talk about maternal gore 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z

The five we settled on are guaranteed to provoke second-guessing. The City So Nice They Can’t Stop Making Movies About It 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z

“I’m hoping that people are going to experience a different visceral reaction that will maybe change their thoughts about the matter into provoking them into action,” WhIsBe said. Tiny bulletproof vests centerpiece of New York art exhibit on... 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z

The lack of a film directed by a woman on the list of 22 in contention this year has provoked fiery debate across France. Cannes 2012: Why have no female film directors been nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes? 2012-05-19T23:06:41Z

“But that momentum is provoking an equal and opposite reaction on the right.” The Perils and Possibilities of the Never-Ending Protest 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z

While it’s not entirely kid-friendly, this portrait of an artist is both enchanting and thought provoking. Review: In ‘Miss Hokusai,’ an Apprentice to the Artistic Life 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

In its day, Ms. Gross said, Ms. Angelli’s gown provoked heated debate “about what you can and can’t show in public.” Woke or Not, the Caftan Is Sexy 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z

The inch-high studs in the main entrance to the deluxe privately owned apartments in Southwark Bridge Road have provoked outrage as homelessness charities slammed the "inhumane" practice. Council urged to act over 'inhumane' use of spikes to deter homeless 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z

As for presenting the different sides to his story, Mr. Layton said that early screenings of “The Imposter” had provoked such consistently conflicting opinions that it suggested he “got the balance about right.” ‘The Imposter’ and a Sense of Balance 2012-07-06T14:30:00Z

Without getting too much into that, I did want to manipulate the response these two characters would provoke. This Week in Fiction: Jensen Beach 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z

Mr. Merchant’s comedy routine is gentler, less spiky and less meant to provoke or spread uneasiness than that of his prickly, controversialist friend. Stephen Merchant Moves From Gervais?s Shadow to Stand-Up 2011-12-14T17:41:07Z

But Labaki is not just trying to please her audience; she has the ambition to provoke and stir emotion. Where Do We Go Now?: Women in Black 2012-05-10T10:45:57Z

But images of dance also provoked a viewer to participate in a “virtual” experience of a community. How the dead danced with the living in medieval society 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z

Serpell engaged this lineage not to provoke, she said, but to find a way into the porousness, and contradiction, of human longing. A Sibling Disappears, and the Mystery Repeats Itself 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z

This isn’t offensive, exactly — the spirit of the movie is too warm and the filmmaking intelligence too invigorating to provoke a strong objection — but it is a little disappointing. ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Review: The Third Reich Wasn’t All Fun and Games 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z

I’m constantly amazed and provoked by how little it takes to upend a life, how easily self-sabotage comes for some people, and how pointless the best defenses prove to be. This Week in Fiction: Joshua Ferris on the Ease of Self-Sabotage 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z

Just as in 2016, the way the graphic twitched and swerved throughout the evening once again was capable of provoking a heart attack or, depending on your politics, nausea. Perspective | We still don’t know much about this election — except that the media and pollsters blew it again 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z

Each of these films provoked a reaction that London Has Fallen denies you – queasiness about seeing a great city attacked on film. London Has Fallen: can city siege movies survive the age of terror? 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z

He writes about how he was easily provoked to self-righteous anger. Ready to try an old approach to a New Year’s resolution? Saint Ignatius may provide some guidance 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z

The experience, she explains, provoked a physical reaction, not disgust so much as anticipation — or more accurately, anticipation unfulfilled. Poet Claudia Rankine ruminates on the body politic in 'Citizen' 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z

But it allows me to work in many different ways—music, writing, performance, film, electronics, and painting—without provoking the art police, who love to tell artists to get back into their category. Bringing Guantánamo to Park Avenue 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z

There is a conclusion to the sideways story, but it’s one that we feel will provoke discussion. Television: The Men Who Made ABC?s ?Lost? Last 2010-05-14T01:15:00Z

Mr. Linenthal, Dr. Galea and Mr. Bray cautioned that it can be impossible to predict what reactions an exhibition might provoke. Sept. 11 Memorial Museum Conversation 2012-06-05T16:40:23Z

We parked the minivan and Marceau, provoked by the winds whipping our curls around in every direction, entertained himself by trying to clasp his tiny hands around a breeze that seemed tangible. On an Island Hunt for Pieces of My History 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z

But as much as admiration, Gala provoked a mix of fear and fascination. Gala Dalí’s Life Wasn’t Quite Surreal, but It Was Pretty Strange 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z

That year was tumultuous in California because of the passage of Proposition 187, a measure that denied government services to undocumented immigrants and provoked tensions among Latinos and native-born white Californians. Alejandra Campoverdi is running for Congress. And facing down the threat of cancer. 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z

No, he doesn’t provoke sexual anxieties like Lena Dunham or Jane Fonda, or racial anxieties, like the long string of rappers that O’Reilly likes to abuse do. Quentin Tarantino is Fox News’ piñata: The real reason why Bill O’Reilly and the police hate him 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z

Bush's racially-coded ridicule shows that the supposedly "decent" forebears of Donald Trump were not innocent on the charges of using bigotry to provoke white hostility in the favor of reactionary politics. Joan Didion exposed political stories America is still telling itself in order to live 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z

Facebook finally suspended his account when that rally provoked a deadly riot at the U.S. Perspective | Facebook’s oversight board whiffed. Trump deserves a permanent exile. 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z

It is provoking strong reaction, including condemnation from those who see it as a racially divisive tool that exploits white liberal guilt.  Artist launches Reparations website and 'social experiment' on white privilege 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z

I come not to bury the word, not today, but to observe its travels and its odd, nagging magnetism — the new hive of capacious thinking it has provoked. Yes, No, Maybe So: A Generation of Thinkers Grapples With Notions of Consent 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z

The story, like many stories these days, provoked anxiety, dread, and a kind of awe at the foolishness of fellow human beings. Keanu Reeves Is Too Good for This World 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z

Fiddler Jimmy De Martini says the reaction was a tribute to Daniels, but the band's crossover version is white-hot and provoked a visceral reaction from country stars like Kris Kristofferson, Reba and scores of others. Zac Brown Band scores fans with sizzling live show 2010-06-11T14:45:00Z

In the same interview, Mr. Houellebecq was asked if he still believed that Islam was the world’s “stupidest religion,” as he had said in 2001, provoking an outcry and a lawsuit that he later won. Houellebecq Speaks Out About Novel on Heels of Charlie Hebdo Attack 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z

As with any good wordless picture book, “I Got It!” should provoke many discussions — not just about doubt and perseverance, but also about creative visual storytelling. If Graphic Novels Are Hip for Adults, Why Not Picture Books? 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z

So it’s been strange – provoking a mix of frustration and gratitude – to see journalists doing something similar. Trump jolts pundits: Better late than never 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z

And don’t bother reaching for the original meanings: To aggravate is to weigh something down; to irritate is “to rouse or provoke a person to action.” In ‘Bad English,’ language scholar Ammon Shea sticks it to the sticklers

It also provoked strong reactions from members of the public, some of whom were tempted to alter Emin's dissolute arrangement of bed sheets and pillows, according to a Times report from 1999. Tracey Emin's provocative 'My Bed' sells for more than $4 million 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z

The anger provoked by the production had been visceral and swift as artists of all stripes asked why Mr. Lepage hadn’t bothered to hire more black actors and singers. Protests Shutter a Show That Cast White Singers as Black Slaves 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z

By itself, this movie is fascinating — a puzzle and a marvel, eliciting wonder and provoking questions. ‘Tell It Like It Is,’ a Chapter of New York From 1968 to ’86 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

The tales he adapted and invented can still astonish, delight and provoke. ‘Will’ on TNT: A Punk-Rock Shakespeare, Striving and Stage-Diving in the Big City 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z

The issue provokes both weariness and hostility from many in Britain; some find it convenient to conflate asylum seekers with economic migrants, and adopt a less than welcoming approach. Please help us help child refugees survive the winter 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z

The behavior of a woman who appears on the public stage can be counted on to provoke a contentious referendum on the state of women in general. The Carpetbagger: Box Office Heroines 2012-12-07T15:00:34Z

The killing itself provoked violent protests, and a grand jury’s decision in November not to indict Wilson unleashed another wave of unrest. One year after Michael Brown’s death, the lessons of Ferguson still haunt us: Even when police violence is caught on video, “most of the nation still doesn’t really care” 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z

There’s a moment in which, in her first flush of success, Ally provokes Jack, calling him “jealous.” Review: The Real Subject of Bradley Cooper’s “A Star Is Born” Is the Star Power of Bradley Cooper 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z

I've read things he did and said, even aside from the Jewish issue – the way he treated friends, for instance – that provoke abhorrence. With Siegfried at last 2011-07-15T21:54:02Z

No wonder it provokes a child off-camera into gurgles of delight. The Fun Stuff and Other Essays by James Wood – review 2013-03-01T08:00:01Z

At the moment the lanes are disjointed, often slapdash and hardly policed, provoking antipathy and occasional chaos in the streets. Critic?s Notebook: A Bike-Lane Perch for the Urban Show 2011-11-07T19:50:40Z

But the book's frank and often unflattering portrayal of the inner lives of Katherine, her ex-boyfriend Daniel and their friend Nathan, recently discharged from a mental health unit, also provoke humour, sympathy and unexpected insight. Debut author: Sam Byers 2013-04-21T14:00:01Z

The intervening century of stylistic revolutions and taboo-busting provocations now provokes its own question: Can art still genuinely shock? Art vs. Blasphemy 2012-09-18T14:57:34Z

The show attracted big audiences in New York and in the four other cities that it toured, and provoked much commentary by critics and journalists. Art Review: ?Luminous Modernism? at Scandinavia House - Review 2011-12-01T22:55:09Z

When I posted my plea for “no more,” I didn’t specify what had provoked it, and apparently I didn’t need to. No More Gang Rape Scenes in Ballets, Please 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z

Dutton’s work, like James’s and like Keene’s, serves to emphasize the ambiguities of archival proof, restoring historical narratives to what they have perhaps always already been: provoking and serious fantasies, convincing reconstructions, true fictions. How Archival Fiction Upends Our View of History 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z

It was so weird in its context that it provoked a spate of news stories from other outlets. Perspective | Defensive, caravan-fixated and Trump-obsessed, the media blow it again. Just not as badly. 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z

Remember, however, that this column is intended to guide/entertain/provoke everyone who reads it, not just the individuals who write in. Perspective | Ask Amy: Reader worries about post-pandemic relating 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z

It is therefore my hunch that she would have loved the most recent cover of the book that has provoked such indignation. Sylvia Plath: reflections on her legacy 2013-02-08T18:00:02Z

Immediately recognizable for his walrus mustache and heavily-lidded eyes, Mr. Grass maintained his celebrity and continued to provoke outrage well into his 80s. Günter Grass, German author and Nobel laureate, dies at 87 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z

Maybe in 1948 — and in some parts of the world today — seeing a man spank a woman so enthusiastically that she couldn’t sit down would provoke riotous delight. 'Kiss Me, Kate' an ingenious adaptation at Pasadena Playhouse 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z

Exhibitionism provokes an inquiry inescapable for those who, like me, spend countless hours sitting in front of a stereo: Is there a rock ‘n’ roll aesthetic? The art of rock ‘n’ roll belongs to the Rolling Stones 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z

It's that, rather than an adult use of childlike thought processes to control her, that disturbs and provokes disgust. Tiger, Tiger by Margaux Fragoso ? review 2011-04-10T05:30:01Z

Adolescents, according to Levenson, often do things to provoke strong emotion as a way of learning how to develop eventual control over their emotional lives. 'The Fault in Our Stars' adds new power to films' 'tear-jerker' label 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z

It is a worthy, ambitious effort, but ultimately fails to incite the extreme passions either for or against a figure who was so incendiary in his time that he provoked his own execution. Theater Review: ‘The Republic, or My Dinner With Socrates,’ at La MaMa 2013-12-09T22:33:28Z

It was not well-received at the time and provoked a lot of immediate social media backlash from people like actor Constance Wu and basketball player Jeremy Lin. Oscar slate holds “firsts” for Asian actors, filmmakers 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z

British Airways provoked the ire of Egyptian ministries in July when it suspended flights to Cairo for a week, citing unnamed security concerns. A glimpse behind the scenes of Giza’s Grand Egyptian Museum 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z

If a child in the back seat of her old Wagoneer were being intentionally provoked by a sibling, she’d tell them to “ignore it.” ‘Makes going to work look easy’: Decades before she was House speaker, Nancy Pelosi had an even harder job 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z

“We’re of the belief that the more there are of events that provoke innovation and discussion in the city of Chicago, the better it is for all of us,” he said. Chicago News Cooperative: Two Festivals for Thinkers Vie for the Minds of Chicago 2011-10-09T04:17:05Z

I would have been happier if “Bridges” had been a two-person show, with Mr. Pasquale provoking Ms. O’Hara into ever greater, exploratory heights of song. Theater Review: ‘Bridges of Madison County’ Brings Iowa to Broadway 2014-02-21T03:00:02Z

The laughter each writer provokes catches in your throat. The Pleasures of a Writer Who Was ‘Richard Pryor on Paper’ 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z

Intricately mimicking the action of waves and the behavior of sea life, the ensemble swells and crests, provoking more admiration than delight. Review: ‘Climate Control,’ Where Hot and Cold Mix It Up in a Pas de Deux 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z

This story provoked an immediate and predictable media sensation that, alas, quickly petered away, because, to be honest, the story seemed a bit of a glib, cheap shot. Perspective | President Trump: The new Mae West? Let us explain. 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z

Amalia Pica’s exhibition at Marc Foxx pays tribute to the Provos, a counterculture movement in 1960s Amsterdam that used nonviolent happenings to provoke violence from police, whom the movement saw as unwitting “co-happeners.” Amalia Pica's protest art screams its message with whispers of white 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

"The play might not leave you feeling warm and fuzzy, but it will leave you with a crucial and thought provoking message that needs to be heard." When Disenfranchised Lives and American Ideals Collide Onstage 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z

She's the child of a single mother with a luscious Southern drawl built to provoke snobbery, particularly in tony New England. "Ginny & Georgia" isn't "Gilmore Girls" redux – it's darker, riskier and far more fun 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z

And Combs, embodying a character with both a girl’s and a woman’s needs, does a first-rate job keeping us guessing as to whether Catherine is aware of the feelings she provokes in Eddie. The 1955 play topical as ever: ‘View From the Bridge’ revival storms into D.C. 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z

There is now discussion underway about changing the metal pergola facing a garden and public space that provoked neighborhood criticism. Picasso Museum to Reopen at Last, With New Leader 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z

Often it’s the unseen terrors that provoke the imagination. What Can We Learn From the Art of Pandemics Past? 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z

“The jiggery-pokery Theroux and Dower attempted in provoking Scientologists – and were called out for in real time as I witnessed it – was legion.” Subject of Scientology film: Louis Theroux used 'morally bankrupt tactics' 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z

He comes to see a spectacle, which will neither provoke nor disturb, whose worth cannot be questioned. David Mamet and the battle for Broadway 2010-04-11T20:30:00Z

The man dances with one woman and steals a kiss, rousing the jealously of the other, until he switches partners, almost provoking the first woman to leave. Radical Music: Sometimes Shocking, Sometimes Subtle 2012-09-18T17:43:03Z

We hope to steer those debates toward more radical solutions and provoke questions about the value and perception of music as a work of art in today’s world. ArtsBeat: Wu-Tang Clan Plans to Sell Just One Copy of a New Album 2014-03-27T16:03:08Z

Hall’s honest accounting — and the painful discussions it is sure to provoke — may help heal the wound. Perspective | A black man was lynched in 1932. An author wants the community to finally deal with it. 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z

Like most group shows, this one provokes that curious reflex that causes you to pine for the conspicuous omissions. Monolith Mania Comes to Chelsea 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z

The scandal, which dominated the political agenda for much of last year, exposed the close ties between the upper echelons of Britain's establishment and provoked a wave of public anger. Murdoch 'never asked a UK prime minister for anything' 2012-04-25T12:48:00Z

In 2019, the producers of a Broadway adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird” provoked outrage by seeking to prevent a group of small theaters around the country from staging an earlier dramatization of the novel. Courtroom Drama: New Legal Battle Over ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z

"This video, nobody knows under which conditions it was made, if Mr Galliano was provoked or insulted before, nobody knows the context," Stephane Zerbib said in an interview on France's Canal Plus channel. Galliano faces trial, Dior keeps the show going 2011-03-03T13:33:06Z

All of these, especially Perry’s “circuit” plays have provoked contentious debates among black people about access, representation, caricature, which are all big parts of the metalanguage of Mr. Jackson’s play. ‘Fairview’: Watching a Play in Black and White 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z

But lately the vanishing mother has provoked a fresh response: respect. Mommy Is Going Away for a While 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z

My hope is that Theatre Uncut will continue to inspire collaboration, and provoke debate, thought and creativity. Theatre Uncut is set for a grand finale, but the anger that inspired it will linger 2011-03-17T17:55:49Z

When the play was first staged in Dublin it provoked riots. Niamh Cusack: 'Widow Quinn is an outsider. There's something incredibly anarchic about her' 2011-08-27T23:06:30Z

This is not asked to provoke an argument but instead to investigate what is happening in her mind. This fed-up aunt wants to cut off the holiday gift train 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z

AndrewAndrew are sometimes called performance artists, but they see themselves as mere catalysts, provoking onlookers to literally look twice. Mirror Images in the D.J. Booth 2011-01-05T23:22:41Z

Throughout the years, the artwork has confounded, provoked and inspired employees, some of whom eagerly acknowledge their engagement. Inside Rand Corp.'s impressive art collection 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z

Perhaps sitting in on a new session of “Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist” might calm your nerves, provoke some hearty laughter or at least grant you a respite from everything that’s going on. 7 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z

A great many things provoke the "healthy jealousy" you speak of, though I prefer to think of it as "honest envy." Blogging "City Island": My movie's a hit! Why am I up all night? 2010-04-19T16:30:00Z

“Something that could provoke questions, could provoke curiosity, but also a play on words for the shop itself being a fish and chip shop.” Fish and chips shop in Australia sparks heated debate over 'disgusting' 'inappropriate' name 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z

One antiwar cover, in December 1967, provoked the government’s ire by showing the hands of four men burning their draft cards. Dugald Stermer, Illustrator and Ramparts Art Director, Dies at 74 2011-12-08T04:57:38Z

Law-enforcement officials were accusing demonstrators of throwing rocks at officers, and Poor People’s Campaign leaders were arguing about alleged police brutality and saying riot forces were provoking camp residents by lobbing tear gas canisters. The forgotten dream of Martin Luther King Jr. 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z

She hopes that the photograph will provoke thought and conversation about what makes us human. Do Androids Dream of Being Featured in Portrait Competitions? 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z

EDT Sunday, recounts the debate the case provoked in the legal and mental health fields about the legitimacy of such memories. New this week: Documentaries on Bieber, Fauci and ‘Buried’ 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z

The premiere in Paris’ Théatre du Chatelet provoked a riot, which was wilder, if less notorious, than the one four years earlier in Paris at the premiere of Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring.” Music Walk in Carlsbad and a 'Parade' at the Hammer 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

The museum says it hopes they provoke discussion about how objects are changing the way we live. Posters, Banners, Boarding Passes: Museums Try to Get a Head Start on History 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z

Fury is a Christian and sometimes talks about his faith in a way that seems designed to provoke. Knockouts in the Concussion Age 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z

They are designed to comfort rather than to provoke, to confirm rather than to understand. What the Movies Miss About Trump’s America 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

The novel isn't particularly thought provoking, and it offers little in the way of the social commentary and specificity of place that put Nordic noir on the map. Revenge and corruption plays a part in Jo Nesbo's thriller 'The Son' 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z

All this work is provoking reconsideration of the Copernicus Principle, which holds, as Scharf puts it, that “we are not the center of all existence; we are not ‘special.’” The probability of human existence, calculated 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z

Understandably little seen in cinemas, Trust deserves to find a wider audience on DVD, where it may well provoke constructive discussion. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up 2011-08-27T23:05:46Z

This is one of those contemporary, seemingly non sequitur objects placed to provoke questions about how one thing is like or unlike its neighbors. Three years and $56 million later, Seattle Asian Art Museum is reinvented and set to reopen 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z

There, you could hear what was lacking in “Perú Negro”: ambiguous exuberance, Janus-faced passages that misdirect and provoke, both inviting and impenetrable, forever irreconcilable. Review: The Rising Star of Conducting Arrives in New York 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z

There are lines in Episode 2 that might provoke unintended giggles. Review: In ‘American Gothic,’ Another Rich Family With Secrets 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z

But it’s lost between fevered descriptions designed, seemingly, to provoke the kind of hysteria about Ebola that might work well for the film thriller Preston seems to have in mind. Can You Make a Page-Turning Thriller Out of the Ebola Crisis? 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z

Sunday was only partly for those of us who grew up with “Grease,” and for whom the opening theme, performed by Jessie J in this version, provokes spine tingles. The Power of “Grease” 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

But say his desire to avoid making enemies led to overlooking corruption in his administration, helping provoke the 2000 uprising. Documentary looks at life of Palestinian leader Arafat 2011-12-12T12:11:49Z

“What surprises me most about filmmaking is to constantly rediscover that all the director does is to put things in motion, to provoke,” Mr. Laxe said. Oliver Laxe?s Morocco Film ?You All Are Captains? 2011-10-16T04:10:13Z

After all, everything we do, think, and experience provokes such changes. This is your brain on religion: Uncovering the science of belief 2014-01-04T19:00:00Z

It provokes men in Afghanistan to see strong women. Afghanistan women's lives in exhibition at Newcastle 2012-08-22T16:27:00Z

Cannabis could yet provoke an acute public health crisis. Blazing a trail: as legal cannabis goes global, will Britain be next? 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z

Michael Winner provoked great passions among those who knew him. Obituary: Michael Winner 2013-01-21T15:27:33Z

David Foster Wallace once suggested a curious binary: “Entertainment provides relief. Art provokes engagement.” Lady Gaga’s All-American Super Bowl Halftime Show 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z

But by breaking taboos and constantly provoking does he not fear for his life? Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef will not let his humour be silenced 2013-06-11T13:05:45Z

Rhodes’s popularity immediately collapses once his followers hear what he really thinks of them; Trump, however, so far has weathered any backlash provoked by his outbursts. The movie that foretold the rise of Donald Trump 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z

They were every bit as provoking and personal, and it was great to read the exciting bits aloud. Are plays proper literature? 2010-05-27T14:13:00Z

To hear Noé tell it, he was put on this earth to provoke. He Lives to Provoke. What Happens When His Film Isn’t Hated? 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z

This is where the novel elevates, becoming more than just a story but rather a meditation on everything the narrative provokes. Haruki Murakami's 'Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki' paints haunting picture 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z

Her crowd claps loudly at jokes, especially provocative ones, and the lowest common denominator feels provoked to respond, begetting further jokes at their expense. Patricia Lockwood's Crowd-Pleasing Poetry 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

For kids, the choice of pets can provoke a near-existential quandary, one that can reverberate through life. Are You a Dog Person or a Cat Person? Or Hamster, or Turtle, or ... 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z

In Europe, where “Agora” was released last year and became the box office champion of 2009 in Spain, that portrayal of Christian zealotry has provoked controversy. Film: Hypatia: Martyr to Christian Zealots 2010-05-22T07:01:00Z

I don’t think any topic is more anxiety provoking, or more genuinely interesting to everyday people, than free will But then philosophers replace the interesting issues with technical, metaphysical issues. The truth about free will: Does it actually exist? 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z

But they are at least as interesting for the reactions they have provoked. Art Review: ‘African Presence in Renaissance Europe,’ at Walters Museum 2012-11-08T20:30:57Z

Every structure provokes a certain type of comportment.” | Tunisia Moderne 2011-03-16T17:58:19Z

“Instead of provoking rage, these encounters seem to provoke something like complexity.” Carolyn Hax: You don’t see eye to eye, but you can talk without going toe to toe 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

Not long after 9/11, Don DeLillo wrote: “Language is inseparable from the world that provokes it.” Locked Down With Friends, Lovers and Rivals, in Gary Shteyngart’s New Novel 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z

These are the immigrants who got talked about during the Brexit campaign, and the ones who have provoked the most public resentment in recent years. On Brexit, the 2016 Euro Championship, and Trump 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z

And his high-profile criticism of Trump since leaving the agency, along with the backlash that has provoked, has only added to his consequential public life. Inside the C.I.A. 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z

“I’ve used that countless times. It’s lazy, but it does provoke an emotional response – and it’s only a cliche when people start noticing.” Where there's a horse, there's a neigh: why must we hear animals on screen? 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z

Grandiose bluster is demanded of effective warrior propaganda that seeks to provoke. The Mosul Museum video from Islamic State could be a staged drama 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z

If the BBC wants to provoke a strike over such small numbers it would be shameful. BBC journalists vote for action 2011-07-06T09:02:11Z

The play among the a work’s title, caption and material presence provokes connections that are mostly grim and occasionally benign. In Cameron Rowland’s ‘91020000,’ Disquieting Sculptures 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

The picture of a green frog on the internet does not have to necessarily provoke a response, but now it does. Donald Trump’s “chaos magic”: Author Gary Lachman on the far right’s links to occult phil... 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z

There are precious few of those anyway, and even they provoke debate over their merits. "The Good Place" comes to a worthy end, where it finds the bittersweet joy of what makes us human 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z

The decision provoked such public outrage that she then backpedaled, allowing the BBC to broadcast the early stages of the ceremony, though not her anointing. It’s the Ultimate TV Prize: An Unscripted Queen Elizabeth 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z

But for years in many households, it provoked endless dinnertime debate. A Blundering Churchill, a Farsighted Roosevelt 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z

Each time he pops up he provokes Behari into being stronger, but not without infuriating him first. Rosewater review – Jon Stewart's Iran-interrogation drama creaks at the edges 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z

But the film’s ability to provoke such strong negative sentiments and at the same time — even within the same viewer — equally strong feelings of sympathy, solidarity and identification is testament to Mr. Dolan’s talent. Xavier Dolan’s ‘Mommy’ Depicts a Clashing Mother and Son 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

Still others, like FX's "Shogun" and The CW's resurrection of "Kung Fu," may provoke discussions about the value of resurrecting orientalist stories from the 1970s and 1980s in the modern era. "Fresh Off the Boat" didn't transform the sitcom as we know it, but that's why it mattered 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z

So when she came back to the U.S. for high school and some knucklehead peer tried to provoke her, she blissfully had no idea what the kid was talking about. Trust Me on This: “Abbey Road” 2012-06-08T00:00:00Z

They are almost always wrong, yet nonetheless valuable in provoking discussions. Finding the Heart of Zinfandel 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z

We seek to provoke reactions in the spectator’s personal world view. In Transit Blog: Experimental Film the Focus at Madrid Festival 2011-09-07T10:00:53Z

These anti-abortion groups are sneaky and disruptive and they fully count on provoking an emotional response and playing victim when they get one. Why you should never engage with an abortion protester 2014-03-14T14:11:00Z

Often, this reaction is provoked by images of the body itself: The Phantom of the Opera’s disfigured half-face; the flesh of Frankenstein’s monster fixed together with nails; the extreme anaemia of Dracula. Midsommar's ableism resurrects the dark history of eugenics-inspired horror 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z

Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s chief executive officer, provoked ridicule in December when he tweeted a thread about his time at a meditation retreat in Myanmar. The Seductiveness of Insta-Nostalgia 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z

Over the past year, I’ve written a number of columns that have provoked such allegations, notably when writing about language or why words matter. Civilities: The current rage about ‘political correctness’ is both wrong and rude 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z

Thus begins a verbal sparring match that replicates the way certain friends like to provoke each other, and chase each other, quarreling one minute and giggling the next. What’s So Funny, Kid? 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z

In a profession that marks the end of each performance with applause, there is neatness, too, in the performer's end provoking a final round. The final curtain: how best to bid farewell to much-loved actors? 2013-04-08T14:07:11Z

Donskoy said he wanted to provoke emotions in people passing by the paintings and see their reactions. Russian artist unveils Putin 'superhero' paintings in Istanbul 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z

When your son flouts a well-worn standard, ask him what provoked his thinking. Perspective | A parent of a teenage boy wonders: What happened to my kind kid? 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z

Playing the work of German composers — particularly Wagner — could still provoke extreme emotional reactions. Jascha Heifetz in the Case of the Violinist and the Fanatical Doorman 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z

Works of art are like people: to hate either, one must be accorded a glimpse of their personality first, and a failure to exhibit personality provokes a muffled, low-risk indifference. Captain America: Civil War – how I was bludgeoned by a blockbuster 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

A native of Kassel, he hoped to provoke Germans with forms of international modern art after the stifling Nazi era. In a first, German art exhibition documenta opens in Athens 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

Another, Peterson, gets badly beaten in an unfair fight that Waters provokes. Review: In ‘A Soldier’s Play,’ an Endless War Against Black Men 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z

Founded early this year, the Assembly markets itself as a “godless congregation,” which meets monthly “to solace worries, provoke kindness and inject a bit more whizziness into the everyday.” Don’t stop believin’: Do atheists need a church? 2013-04-28T16:00:00Z

These observations are provoked by some very sniffy and patronising reactions to the calculatedly provocative film Ted. Ted – review 2012-08-04T23:05:27Z

The drinker is easily provoked, the family tiptoes around. Carolyn Hax: A needy friend on top of dad’s alcoholism is taking a toll 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

Now, I don't sit down in the morning at my computer screen to search for a headline that will provoke a storm of poetic outrage. Poet Martín Espada: "The imagination is absolutely critical to political activism" 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z

The film provoked debate about its handling of race and violence in America. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Call Me By Your Name’ and ‘Flavors of Youth’ 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z

He said he was provoked by a crowd shouting derogatory remarks about his beef with 50 Cent. Rapper Ja Rule pleads guilty in '07 NY weapon case 2010-12-14T00:31:05Z

“These people are inventing new forms, combining disciplines, provoking thought and experimenting with a variety of cultural traditions.” REDCAT champions cultural ambition and exchange with fall lineup 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z

We made the movie to provoke that conversation. "It's America's genre": Thandiwe Newton defends her land in "God's Country," a modern-day western 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z

It was designed to entertain, delight, provoke, surprise and occasionally horrify, reflecting its founder’s infinite curiosity about society, appreciation for vivid storytelling and deep love of troublemaking. Ben Bradlee: His sense of Style brought a new sensibility to features

The changes in the drinking laws and alcohol prices are likely to provoke a strong reaction from the drinks companies. Coalition agreement - the full deal at a glance 2010-05-20T14:13:00Z

The view of the sheer drop from the jagged cliffs to the Mediterranean below invariably provokes a sea change in mood. A Writing Retreat by Rail, From Paris to the Côte d’Azur 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z

Goh wrote “Islanders” in part to provoke broader questions about social acceptance in America, she said. The Lost Poetry of the Angel Island Detention Center 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z

“He dramatized stories from his country’s past to study the transfer of power and to entertain and move and provoke people, and that got me thinking about our own country’s history.” Oregon Shakespeare Festival Explores Americana 2010-08-12T22:27:00Z

The idea of my going on a week-long cruise provoked a seemingly endless series of smirks and scoffs from everyone I told beforehand. I went on a freaking cruise 2012-12-09T13:00:00Z

Remember, Trump was provoking violence at his rallies. Hillary Clinton and America Ferrera on Pain and Progress (and Hiking) 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z

Far from proclaiming their presence or provoking visual confrontation with my fellow pedestrians, the long-tailed shirt, dark turtleneck and belted overcoat with softly sloping shoulders skewed toward anonymity. One Man, Five Designers 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z

Its sentences both provoke and obscure, often resisting a single interpretation. If You Could Add One Book to the High School Curriculum, What Would It Be? 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z

Fincher is aware of how his movie might provoke strong reactions. 'Gone Girl' powers up with formidable women taking lead 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

He’d provoked a world where taunting, lying, and stealing was how everybody got by. Anonymous strikes back 2012-06-03T13:00:00Z

Frida’s scraped knee provokes alarm from a village mother, who hustles her bewildered daughter away from the blood, and mild incidents of callousness toward little Anna reveal Frida’s uncertainty about where she fits in. Review: A Young Orphan Finds a New Home in ‘Summer 1993’ 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z

I want to subvert expectations; to be provoking in a way that I like to be provoked when I go to the movies—which is to experience the world anew, afresh in some way. Todd Solondz’s comedy of despair: “I am always trying to navigate a line that is not too far, and not too soft” 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z

His thumping rhythms seem almost genetically programmed to provoke curious dancing from presumably very wild women. Seth Lakeman 2010-07-11T20:46:00Z

Dogs’ emotional range, based simply on their neurology, unquestionably includes fear and anxiety: uncontrollable, stressful situations are exactly what provokes those emotions. What was Seamus thinking? 2012-11-05T15:00:00Z

Many members of Hong Kong’s art community describe a growing feeling of “nervousness,” especially among Hong Kong government officials, about art and a fear of provoking Beijing. In Hong Kong, Fears for an Art Museum 2015-12-25T05:00:00Z

With their unlikely combinations of beauty, science, organic material and occasional living things, Anicka Yi’s works rarely fail to intrigue, provoke and delight. The Beauty of Bacteria: Anicka Yi’s ‘Life Is Cheap’ 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z

He seemed to relish the ticklish conversations his work was provoking. Scarlett Johansson Spills Secret to Her ‘Marriage Story’ 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z

Instead, he provokes a far-reaching and unresolved conversation about what freedom might really mean. What Trained Bears Can Teach Us About Formerly Authoritarian Countries 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

In the end, the host reveals that the print is actually from IKEA, which provokes laughter from most of the visitors.  Inexpensive IKEA art print fools visitors to museum in the Netherlands 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

On screen, Dillon’s character embarks on a lengthy discourse about wine – and, for some reason, this scene provokes a mass exodus of its own. Does Lars von Trier’s ‘vomitive’ new film spell the end for provocative cinema? 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z

The president stared directly into the eclipse last Monday which, of course, sent the internet into a frenzy and provoked some hilarious reactions. Bill Maher: Ivanka Trump is the “greatest disappointment” of Trump’s presidency 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z

In addition to the plaques, the lobbying, the signage, and the bumper stickers, Levees.org organizes the bike tours, the ones that provoke Campanella’s disdain. Don’t Call It Katrina 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z

"The aesthetic of the film is to raise troubling questions and to provoke further inquiry. It's not to present the definitive truth. I've never made a film that presents such a multiplicity of viewpoints." Whitey Bulger: An American crime drama 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z

You tell jokes that are designed to provoke, but then everyone is offended all the time. "We're going to be canceled for a joke": Judy Gold on how "safe spaces" in comedy ignore reality 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z

I think writing The Bell Jar provoked that … And all that traumatic material that came up in Ariel. Interview: Olwyn Hughes, Sylvia Plath's literary executor 2013-01-18T17:12:15Z

This provokes the second-loudest cheers of the night – the loudest are reserved for Will.i.am, who sidles in to duet on 3 Words. Cheryl Cole – review 2012-10-08T11:21:12Z

Spirityouall has a smartly tailored aesthetic, but Mr. McFerrin complicates and provokes it — sounding shots of vocal percussion, modulating the flow, coaxing kinetics out of languor. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in NYC This Weekend 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z

Indeed, seeing acts of moral virtue or beauty have been suggested to provoke feelings of elevation and can touch, move and inspire us. Adele "30": The psychology of why sad songs make us feel good 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z

There are moments throughout “Vera Stark,” directed by Jo Bonney, that provoke hearty laughter and troubling thoughts at the same time. | 'By the Way, Meet Vera Stark': A Black Actress Trying to Rise Above a Maid 2011-05-10T02:24:41Z

As in that first killing we witnessed in season one at the restaurant table in Miami, he needs to be provoked. 'Justified' Series Finale Recap: We Are Gonna End This 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z

Marcus’s behavior provokes a rant from his father against “the prevailing discourse” that emphasizes identity over individuality. ‘Both Sides of the Blade’ Review: Who Do You Love? 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z

For Ms. Sachs “art is an expression,” and the goal is to provoke a reaction, good or bad. A Young Curator From a Storied Art World Family 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z

For people with a recent memory of parenting, that same crying child will provoke feelings of sympathy for the parent—and perhaps a little relief that it isn’t their problem this time. What the Toddler-Hating Diner Owner Teaches Us About Parenting 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

She is also young enough to be his daughter, though Ms. Kelley argued that at 33 she is past an age that could provoke eye rolls. A ‘Dynasty’ for Generation ‘Gossip Girl’ (Mom Can Watch, Too) 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z

Dealing with injury also creates stress that may provoke mental health issues for some kids. Tommy John’s son wants to help kids avoid sports surgeries like the one named for his dad 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z

It is the museum’s role to help us mark and commemorate events and accept that such memorials may provoke a range of human reactions. Sept. 11 Memorial Museum Conversation 2012-06-05T16:40:23Z

The results echoed conventional wisdom, but provoked new debate about whether the Oscars still mattered to an increasingly diverse America, let alone a global audience. ?The Artist? Wins Best Film at the Academy Awards 2012-02-27T05:27:18Z

Steward says initial screenings of the film provoked a strong emotional reaction from the audience. What does Hair Love’s Oscar success say about diversity in Hollywood? 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z

Who says the city no longer produces artists who challenge, provoke and even, on occasion, dare to disgust? ‘Rock Bottom,’ Bridget Everett’s Unbridled Show at Joe’s Pub 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z

As with any exhibition that might provoke political debate, the show went through many layers of approval. Wounded in Crossfire of a Capital Culture War 2011-03-30T11:57:54Z

Why isn’t Hollywood also making movies that grapple with the issues that are provoking filmmakers elsewhere? Film: Hollywood Ignores East-West Exchange 2011-03-18T20:48:41Z

The author admits her views are controversial even with her own husband, and unsurprisingly, her book has provoked an outcry. Tiger Mother's book makes case for ultra-strict Chinese parenting 2011-01-12T13:28:01Z

Gunter Grass was right Topics: Germany, , Poetry With his controversial poem on Israel and Iran, Günter Grass has irritated, provoked and outraged people everywhere. Make kids memorize poetry 2012-06-13T02:00:00Z

Asked whether they also had in mind Jasper Johns’s famous “White Flag” painting from 1955, whose enigmatic message has provoked its own speculation, Mr. Leinkauf answered this way: German Artists Say They Put White Flags on Brooklyn Bridge 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

In Atlanta, the couple ceased shaking hands because theirs were mauled, provoking resentful threats. The first celebrity first lady: Frances Cleveland

Any dessert, really, subsists on the strength of the anticipation that it provokes. Bread Pudding and the Comforts of Queer Baking 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z

In a place where inciting protest is a crime, they were sent to jail for “provoking trouble” and remained under surveillance. Ten feminist protests that would make great films - and what we can learn from them 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z

Sometimes he was provoking, sometimes he believed what he was saying. "Martin Eden" star Luca Marinelli on the struggle of the artist as individualist 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z

No answers are forthcoming, and those are far from the only questions this film provokes. ‘The Image Book’ Review: Godard Looks at Violence, and Movies 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z

There was speculation that the post's deletion was due to the angry responses the article provoked in the comment section. Jezebel removes video of Knut's final moments 2011-03-21T18:22:00Z

Life is too short to set out to provoke. Antonioni Project: the great big movie mash-up 2011-01-09T22:00:00Z

The documentary begins with Kelley saying: "This is going to provoke you, and it's going to make you surrender." Netflix's pole dance therapy film "Strip Down, Rise Up" exploits trauma & is fixated on male gaze 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z

Moreover, he notes, it “deposed the secular socialist Saddam, whom bin Laden had long despised,” ignited “Sunni and Shia fundamentalist fervor in Iraq” and provoked “a ‘defensive’ jihad that galvanized jihadi-minded Muslims around the world.” Books of The Times: Al Qaeda And the U.S., Still Battling 2011-01-17T22:29:14Z

He was finally provoked into making the jump in order to survive when he temporarily lost the right to the name of his group. George Clinton: 'Even now the music scares us sometimes' - a classic interview from the vaults 2012-06-26T17:00:00Z

Miley Cyrus's recent escapades into hip-hop culture have provoked outrage in circles that you might not expect to have been following the Hannah Montana star's pop career. Miley Cyrus has gone hip-hop. What's the problem? 2013-07-05T15:04:32Z

Tiffany and Burke take care not to blame the enlisted men for what governments provoke, and to honor their sacrifices. Staging war, in the gritty, eloquent “Black Watch” 2013-04-27T00:41:05Z

"Ah, so the plot didn't land," he said, provoking scattered laughter, although to be honest most of us sank a little deeper into our seats. Sundance film festival 2013: Upstream Color – first look review 2013-01-23T12:05:00Z

So an author who takes a nice long time between books can provoke special affection and attention. In ‘The Kingdoms of Savannah,’ Oddballs Circle Around a Murder Mystery 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z

Coster-Waldau went on to say that he was surprised at the outrage the scene provoked, and suggests that viewers felt “a sense of betrayal” at Jaime’s transition away from his newfound nice guy persona. “Game of Thrones” stars defend Cersei and Jaime’s disturbing sex scene: “It wasn’t rape” 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

Even ignoring all the other stuff, Victor's vicious look at Pierre – after he twigged that he was one of the burglars complicit in his demise – is enough to provoke a week's worth of nightmares. The Returned recap: series one, episode four – Victor 2013-06-30T21:10:00Z

And the anger it provokes has been palpable — if not always well-aimed. “Shoot your local rapist” — Brock Turner’s avengers get ugly 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z

The actor who plays Vizzini the Sicilian evil genius in "The Princess Bride" also penned the provoking play, later a screenplay, "The Designated Mourner." Wallace Shawn juggles acting jobs, play writing 2011-02-01T01:39:58Z

“Maybe this challenge provokes ideas about creation, and this is interesting for directors.” Coming Soon to a Stage Near You: Yesteryear’s Movies 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z

At its heart, “After the War” is the story of the divisions a left-wing artist has provoked within his own family as a result of his fervid advocacy of conciliation toward the Arabs. A playwright who wants to change society, not merely observe it 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z

Others, noting that other equally popular tunes have not provoked killings, point to the song itself. 2010-02-07T10:21:00Z

The most enigmatic dadaist, Marcel Duchamp, was at that time little-known and had officially retired from making art, but his works and ideas provoked intense creativity in these Americans. Duchamp and Lichtenstein ride again – the week in art 2013-02-15T13:01:35Z

Prosecutors allege the suspects were motivated partly by vigilantism, and wanted to frighten and provoke the Roma community into acts of reprisal. Hungarian Roma killings movie premieres in Berlin 2012-02-16T13:21:15Z

Yet Mr. van Hove’s interpretive leap is not very surprising or thought provoking. | 'Teorema': ?Teorema? Goes From Film to Stage at Lincoln Center 2010-07-16T22:36:00Z

On Sunday, Swift provoked a storm by breaking her silence on political matters and announcing she would vote for two Democrats in Tennessee in the U.S. congressional midterm elections in November. Taylor Swift leaves politics to others at American Music Awards 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z

Despite provoking boos on its premiere in Venice, it’s a sensitively told, almost magical tale in which Kidman sells every emotion effortlessly. Nicole Kidman: five best moments 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z

Reading her book when it came out in 2019 was a complicated experience for me, provoking an odd mixture of grief, awe, and recognition — even, for a brief time, envy. Surviving vs. thriving: How "I May Destroy You" is helping to shatter my shame 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z

“Opera is the most beautiful and total of art forms, and it sparks every fiber of your being as well as provokes all of your thoughts and fantasies,” he said. Risking Boos, the Met Opera Puts Present-Day America Onstage 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z

The school gave her the opportunity to put a “no contact” rule in place with the student, but she declined out of fear that it would provoke him. Rape in the storage room. Groping at the bar. Why is the restaurant industry so terrible for women? 2017-11-17T05:00:00Z

Whether in music or attire, it wanted to provoke and offend, disrupt and incite. Art Review: ‘Punk: Chaos to Couture,’ at the Metropolitan Museum 2013-05-09T20:07:09Z

Quirky, cool and thought provoking - a fab read. Cathy Cassidy's top 10 feel good books 2012-07-19T11:18:35Z

With little more than the superficial psychology of shallow characters to guide the movie’s squeamish images, “Like Me” irritates, but it proves unable to provoke more than mild gut reactions. Review: In ‘Like Me,’ Armed With a Camera and Queasifying Pranks 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z

Even more his performance at the TV show "Apostrophes" - he provoked as much as he could and George-Narc Benamou and his friends beat him straight after the show. World literature tour: France 2011-03-28T11:30:33Z

As the lucky few learned in high school, cosmic popularity has its pitfalls, and Facebook friendship can provoke internecine battles. When Facebook Says: You Have Too Many Friends 2010-05-28T22:46:00Z

To black America, and especially black Twitter, Dash’s appearance couldn’t have provoked an angrier reaction than if Jamie Foxx came on stage to say black Oscar hopefuls needed to #actbetter for a fair shot. OscarsSoWhite: Chris Rock exposed the depths of the industry's race problem 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z

The song provoked the show’s biggest singalong: “Fear leads to panic, panic leads to pain, pain leads to anger, anger leads to hate.” Idles Are Throwing a Post-Punk Revolution, and Everyone’s Invited 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z

The casting of a Black actress to play Hermione Granger in the play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” provoked howls from many fans, but the character’s whiteness never had any bearing on her brilliance. ‘Hamilton,’ ‘The Simpsons’ and the Problem With Colorblind Casting 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z

The Supreme Court prides itself on being apolitical, but this case has already provoked deep partisan feelings. How the Census Changed America 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z

This column by a legal academic, published in a relatively obscure trade journal, so enraged admirers of Atticus Finch that this newspaper published an article about the column and the impassioned responses it provoked. Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z

Mo is unprepared for the furor generated by his selection and the questions of faith it provokes within him. 'The Submission': the lingering tragedy of 9/11 2012-04-27T19:57:04Z

Almada asks — even as she shows us drone shots of oceans and highways that provoke undeniable awe. ‘Users’ Review: Brave New World 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z

Its publication comes at a moment when the Chinese Communist Party has jailed Ilham Tohti, a prominent Uighur scholar who is critical both of Chinese policy and the violent response it has provoked in Xinjiang. ‘The Emperor Far Away: Travels at the Edge of China’ 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z

What they do not often provoke, however, is clothes. At Prada: Airbrushing and the Woman 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z

The effective resolution provoked audible sniffles and moist eyes on opening night. East West Players finds the laughter behind the tears in 'Criers for Hire' 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z

But few of those are likely to provoke more talk than “Nightcrawler,” which is set for release by Open Road Films on Oct. 'Nightcrawler' With Jake Gyllenhaal, Epitomizes Toronto Film Festival Fare 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z

He was one of a generation of New Zealand artists who challenged the conservatism of their homeland, initially provoking derision from the press, in the years after the second world war. Don Peebles obituary 2010-05-02T17:23:00Z

After Paone Levy unloaded the two granola bars, her husband tweeted with astonishment about the exchange — a post that provoked other people to share their own observations about Buy Nothing’s bizarro economy. Buy Nothing is everything 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z

The event provokes varied responses from his relations and servants, and a magistrate rules that he is dead and orders the distribution of his estate. David Lang’s ‘Difficulty of Crossing a Field’ at Roulette 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z

I don't mind what people call it, it's meant to provoke. Guardian First Film award: The Arbor 2011-01-27T21:59:00Z

Around the same time that Facebook and Twitter were wringing their hands over what to do with naughty Alex, I'd written two stories back to back that provoked anger from some insecure, creepy individuals. Life after social media: What I discovered after deleting all of my accounts 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z

Shortly after that article appeared I read a short Me And My Spoon-type interview with Cullum in London's Metro newspaper in which he seemed cheerily bemused as to what he'd done to provoke such fury. Charlie Brooker: Why I'm calling time on Screen Burn 2010-10-15T13:54:00Z

It is in the nature of art to provoke disagreement. What ‘The Death of Klinghoffer’ Could Have Accomplished 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z

French writer Salmon here treats us to the useful spectacle of a relentless polemic against a ubiquitous idea widely held to provoke only positive feelings. Et cetera: Steven Poole's non-fiction choice 2010-03-27T00:07:00Z

The series is likely to provoke most viewers in some way, and Peck admits it’s a work that demands active participation. ‘Sometimes, it’s shocking’: Raoul Peck on his bold new colonialism series 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z

Some writers sought to provoke ever more “elevated” feelings in their readers: Victorian sentimentalists wrote tear-inducing scenes, often centered on the death of a child, in an effort to inspire social and political reform. The Meaning of Writerly Tears 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z

In other words, all the obscured nudity was a way to score some cheap laughs at some unfortunate person’s expense, not to provoke or titillate. Is There an Epidemic of Nudity on Primetime TV? 2013-06-10T17:18:38Z

Nine activists were killed in the raids, which provoked an international outcry that forced Israel to ease its Gaza blockade. Crime writer Mankell to join new Gaza aid convoy 2011-05-25T13:17:10Z

No doubt this book will divide opinion powerfully: but it provokes strong emotions—and lingers long in the mind. In ancient times 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z

The posthumous release of “The Spirit of Science Fiction” in Spain, 13 years after Bolaño’s death, provoked controversy among the author’s loyalists, but there is no disloyalty in bringing this work to light. A Bolaño Novel About Young Poets in Mexico City, Hungry for Fame, Sex and Adventure. No, Not That One. 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z

Observers and participants in the ritual are provoked by the ritual to reflect upon the true nature of evil. Lil Nas X’s dance with the devil evokes tradition of resisting, mocking religious demonization 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z

"The Public Theater chose to present Julius Caesar in such a way that was intended to provoke and offend," Bank of America wrote in a statement posted on Twitter. Sponsors Turn Their Back on Trump-Style 'Julius Caesar' Play 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z

Several mothers I know decided never to go to court to try to get support, not having the money for a lawyer as well as not wanting to provoke ex-husbands into violence. "Sweet Magnolias" is full of single moms – too bad it misses what solo parenting is really like 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z

Jennifer Lopez called off a controversial birthday show in the breakaway north of Cyprus, provoking celebrations Friday by Greek Cypriots while Turkish Cypriots denounced the move. J-Lo cancels controversial north Cyprus show 2010-07-09T12:15:00Z

Ten years later, it is even clearer that 9/11 has not provoked a seismic change in the arts. The 9/11 Decade: Outdone by Reality 2011-09-01T16:55:45Z

It is a book driven by his desire to look death squarely in the face and provoked by detractors who were certain he would turn to religion when confronted with mortality. 'Mortality' and 'Winter Journal' face aging and death head-on 2012-09-14T23:09:03Z

But the conversations that Johnson’s letter has provoked go beyond Wheeler and Montclair State. A Rift Over Art and Activism Ripples Through the Performance World 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z

And in the opposition it provoked, the movie indirectly led to the birth of an independent African American cinema. Madea Meets the Ku Klux Klan 2011-11-17T15:13:07Z

The new format was a disaster, with Ted's offensive "good-time" banter provoking angry telegrams. Ted Baxter pursued fame over journalism – but unlike today’s pundits, he didn't corrupt the news 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z

The case has provoked outrage and anger, coming against a background of rising violence to women in India. India gang rape outcry provokes fierce debate on attitudes to women 2013-01-15T12:45:18Z

We might as easily call it daring, or radical empathy, or resistance to over-scrupulosity — is applied to another person’s story, it provokes a different set of questions. Mingling Fact and Fiction, Jo Ann Beard Bares Her Subjects’ Souls 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z

Mr. Granger’s attempts to provoke did not always hit the mark. The ‘Esquire Man’ Is Dead. Long Live the ‘Esquire Man.’ 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z

They’re about undependable ideas often intended to provoke rather than reaffirm. Steal this album: What happens if no one pays for music? 2012-06-20T11:45:00Z

But Mercuriadis has drawn a backlash from the establishment he has provoked. This Man Is Betting $1.7 Billion on the Rights to Your Favorite Songs 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z

Most victims are already known to their rapists, debunking the theory that it’s a random act provoked by a piece of clothing. 10 myths that blame women for sexism 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

Compounding this complication: Deb and Quinn, who have been circling each for a while, have finally started something provoked by Deb’s extreme stress over Rita’s killing. 'Dexter' Watch: A Dark Return 2010-09-27T15:23:00Z

"It will provoke a new way of looking at our collection," he said. Art lovers challenged to find 'fake' 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z

Right now, though, I want to talk about a different subset of books, those that are not only thought provoking but inspirational to the appetite. Books to Inspire Hunger and Thirst 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z

The coconuts have provoked no desire in him to go Baroque. Possessed: Christian Liaigre Is a Minimalist With a Taste for Ornate Coconuts 2012-10-19T23:12:24Z

For all the wild fandom it provokes, “Game of Thrones” started out like all those other gigs over the years: as a call from a friend of a friend. Peter Dinklage Was Smart to Say No 2012-03-31T23:17:15Z

That history is also what makes the cut empowering and provoking all at once. Shaved Heads Have People Buzzing 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z

But it was this year’s hit comedy-horror Get Out, the casting of which provoked the ire of Samuel L Jackson, that made him massive. Kaya Scodelario: 'Nine times out of 10, my character is with a guy twice my age' 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z

These three mostly serve as a foil to the earnest fourth, though they’re also on hand to provoke, and then sucker punch, the audience’s class prejudices. ‘Get Duked!’ Review: The Kids Are All Fight (and Jokes) 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z

Le Guin's description of the cold, hunger and frustrations of Genly and Estraven's painfully slow march across the ice provokes shivers, and the book could easily stand up as a good, old-fashioned adventure. Back to the Hugos: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin 2010-03-25T11:33:00Z

Sully score: 1/10 Vanessa: Stars in Spring Breakers, directed by Harmony Korine, who once shot footage of himself provoking strangers into beating him up. Sleazy now? 2013-04-01T14:32:37Z

Those gathered, including the judge and lawyers on both sides, raised the possibility that Ms. Spears’s boyfriend was provoking her discontent. Britney Spears Quietly Pushed for Years to End Her Conservatorship 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z

It was almost like they were trying to provoke a riot. Book excerpt: The untold story of MLK and RFK 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z

DM: What ignited your passion, and what provoked you to make an entire documentary about it? The new documentary “Trapped” takes viewers to the bloodiest battlefield in the American “war on women” 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z

He also provoked many theatrical companies — notably the Salzburg Festival. At the Salzburg Festival, Bertolt Brecht Will Keep Confronting Chaos 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z

He's already fighting back and the group's stance has provoked concerns that an effort to silence someone for objectionable talk is in itself objectionable. Radio campaign next step against Rush Limbaugh 2012-03-22T11:55:12Z

In any case, disagreement and dissent should energize art, not paralyze it, and provoke responses to match. ‘Hamilton’ Duel: Addressing the President-Elect on His Own Blunt Terms 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z

For the rest of the track, the trio-mates sit back heavily in their saddles, jostling and provoking each other and savoring the marriage of backbeat and melody. The Playlist: Ashley McBryde’s Loner’s Lament, and 10 More New Songs 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z

It was Zarqawi who deliberately transformed the conflict into a sectarian war against Shias to provoke a violent response that would, in turn, rally the Sunni world. Rolling into town 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

Ms. Brown’s, about a former actress who commits a terrible wrong, is far more absorbing, though it stops just when the moral questions it provokes become most compelling. Review: ‘Hit the Body Alarm’ Finds Satan in a Jumpsuit 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z

The author's clear eye and stark language provoke not just admiration for his skills but empathy for his characters. Richard Yates and Easter's rising despair 2010-04-01T13:00:00Z

Ginsberg's era-defining poem is tackled from many angles – animation, reconstruction, a staged interview and the obscenity trial it provoked – in a hard-working collage movie. This week's new films 2011-02-26T00:07:42Z

In this bouquet of new works, each opera was skilful, provoking laughter as well as sorrow and, at an average duration of 10 minutes, never a moment too long. NI Opera Shorts – review 2012-07-07T23:05:46Z

In the end I shut my eyes and the vivid music provoked a fine DVD version in the head. Tosca; La rondine; Arensky Chamber Orchestra ? review 2011-07-16T23:07:14Z

Except that one provokes fear, the other laughter. Simon Pegg and Crispian Mills: 'Musicians throw TVs. Actors just disappear' 2012-06-07T20:00:01Z

The beauty and profundity of that special bottle may provoke discussions and a sense of wonder. In Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, the Gifts of Simplicity 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z

Certain details can provoke amazement or, on occasion, irritation. Review: ‘Group f.64,’ by Mary Street Alinder celebrates photography’s revolutionaries 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

Thursday's highly creative display, which teetered from the figurative to the outright abstract was a good example of this, and will no doubt provoke myriad interpretations among fashion insiders. Kim Kardashian stuns at Balmain show at Paris Fashion Week 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

In a well-known early poem, “The Great Bear,” a children’s outing to gaze at the night sky provokes an inquiry into meaning and chaos. John Hollander, Poet Known for His Range, Dies at 83 2013-08-18T22:06:10Z

The structure has provoked varied artistic reactions over the years. At Venice Biennale, Germany Makes a Case for Welcoming Refugees 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

But, like almost every other industrial town, it suffers from lost business and jobs and empty spaces of the kind that provoke a persistent political itch. Scale Lane bridge, Hull – review 2013-07-27T23:05:13Z

The recent Van Cliburn International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs held in Fort Worth provokes questions not only about the kinds of artistry competitions reward but also about changing notions of what defines quality. Hail the Amateur, Loved by the Crowd 2011-06-10T14:21:36Z

On one level, this provokes in Madeleine a suspicion that the careworn volumes she keeps in her bedroom are just another class-specific way of fashioning an identity. Riff: ?Why Write Novels at All?? 2012-01-13T22:19:00Z

Chance encounters provoke murder and mischief, starting with Malvo’s accidental descent on this town. ArtsBeat: ‘Fargo’ Recap: Making Way for Marge and Lester 2014-04-16T16:19:16Z

Julia Raeside A secret party at which a bombshell is dropped provokes emotional confusion among the girls and ambivalent attitudes towards commitment. TV highlights 10/12/12 2012-12-09T20:00:02Z

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

Daniel Bye's fantastic and provoking The Price of Everything is at Harrogate theatre where End to End charts the journey of three women from one end of the country to the other. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2013-05-17T14:35:33Z

It’s not something I want to create or provoke, but I recognize it in the footage. YouTubers at the mercy of the algorithm: “The idea is to post content, not have an interesting... 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z