| 单词 | punching bag |
| 例句 | George had filled a meal sack with dirt and hung it to a limb of the tree for a punching bag. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z "Now, with them brothers, Needles and Noodles, who you think the punching bag is?" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Each day Brannon ran three miles, worked out on the punching bag in the gym, and boxed a few rounds with anyone he could insult or entice into the ring with him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind pummeled the balloon as if it were an inverted punching bag, then tore it to pieces and cast shreds of its nine thousand yards of silk as far as half a mile away. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z "Well, let me ask you this, let's pretend this punching bag is your father. What do you want to do to him?" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z "Exactly. But who ends up hurt for taking Needles, the punching bag, for granted?" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z For instance, one time I went to my garage and started to hit the punching bag with my head, then my fists. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I needed to remind myself that the mortal world was still out there, away from all the monsters using me as their personal punching bag. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z There was a dented punching bag with sand spilling from its ripped side. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “You’re not some animal that they can just hunt. You’re not some punching bag, some thing for them to beat on whenever they feel like it,” she said, slapping my sketchbook down. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I picture those hands as mine really are, large with slender fingers and calloused knuckles from hours at the punching bag. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He hated sitting in a room across from the slimeball creep he had used as a punching bag. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Hanging at three-foot intervals along one end of the room are faded black punching bags. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Though I went the other way. Started using all that fear as a punching bag. Nearly got myself killed on a daily basis.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z As the honks came closer we heard another sound, like a boxer working out a flabby punching bag. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z We’ve got to run across open air from one diving board to the other without getting knocked down by the punching bags. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “Sticking up for friends against guys that have used you as a punching bag for months. You whaled on them, didn’t you, Albert? You should get a medal or something.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z A few seconds later, a dozen gigantic punching bags descend from the ceiling. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z When I tried to describe it to Kate once, she said, “You can thank Dad for that. Maybe if he hadn’t used your head as a punching bag.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Four names a few different punches, demonstrating each one as he does, first against the air and then against the punching bag. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “If you don’t do something, eventually your kids will be the punching bags.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The punching bag stings my hands and feet, turning my skin red, and barely moves no matter how hard I hit it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z His hands are wrapped in white bandages, and as he continues his ferocious assault on the punching bag, I can see glimpses of blood staining the bandages over his knuckles. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I figured they’d been in my shoes before and couldn’t wait to see how Luke used me for a punching bag. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I stopped pummeling the small punching bag Dad had installed in my room and loosened the straps on my boxing gloves with my teeth. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z There are two sets of barbells, a burlap sack of sand, a jump rope with red wooden handles, and a pear-shaped leather punching bag nailed to the closet ceiling. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z That if Cap went to jail, I would be back in business as the number-one punching bag at C Average Middle School. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z His father taught him how to work a punching bag and made him a barbell from two lead-filled coffee cans welded to a pipe. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Many times in die old days I unleashed my anger and frustration on a punching bag rather than taking it out on a comrade or even a policeman. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dudleys favorite punching bag was Harry, but he couldn’t often catch him. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I needed to punch something, but there were no gloves, no punching bags nearby. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z By lunchtime, I feel like a dead punching bag. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z "Let me tell you, son, punching bags don't punch back. But sometimes, when you take them for granted, and you get cocky, you can really hurt yourself when you punch one." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z In the darkness, the players spent Saturday morning as punching bags for the coaches’ derisive comments. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There was an old-school punching bag in the garage, hanging way out of Park's reach. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I find myself standing in some sort of gym, equipped with large punching bags, racks of weights, mats, and long mirrors. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I turned toward the punching bag, opened my fist, and wrapped my arms around it. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Sorry, Denny, thought Alfred, my head's not a punching bag for you. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z But when they got there, Aru couldn’t see anything that looked like a punching bag. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z We boasted a single punching bag and a few pairs of boxing gloves. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Why make a fuss over a genre that’s often a punching bag for its light and fluffy nature? On screen, Asian Americans rarely get into Christmas spirit 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z She elevated misunderstandings and near misses into an art form, subtly demonstrating how to turn embarrassment into a funny story without making anyone a punching bag. Beverly Cleary Wrote About Real Life, and Her Readers Loved Her for It 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z But Deep Space Nine’s writers went beyond using Quark as a mere punching bag for Wall Street. Why Aliens Are So Important to 'Star Trek' 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z And as Virginia draws him out, pulling from him the story of being his father’s real-life punching bag, their conversation is as intimate, probing, sexual, as their sex. Punch-Drunk Love: Masters of Sex Moves Up a Weight Class 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z It’s a new, if not odd, sight inside some public pools in the District — people kicking submerged punching bags and jumping up and down on floating boards. Beyond aerobics: Aqua fitness branches out into spinning, kickboxing and more 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z "In the vast majority of their programming, sex workers are treated one of two ways: as punching bags or punchlines," Moore wrote. "The Ripper" is just another example of how true and scripted crime shows fail sex workers 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z Hell, Stewart was even able to wrangle the President of the United States for some words on his favorite punching bag, Donald Trump. Jon Stewart just announced his final three “Daily Show” guests — and things are about to get wild 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Jumbled scraps of burned paper provide the backdrop for a Robinson combine that includes several punching bags. Review | In the galleries: University of Maryland spotlights six former students 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z The Rev. Jamison, a literal and figurative punching bag of the show’s writers, gets a medical reprieve minutes before a car accident sends his devoted wife into a coma. 'The Leftovers' Recap: Looking Back 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Dennis, a stand-up comedian, and Ms. Skinner are fine as the parental punching bags, but the real find is Ramona Marquez, who was 6 when the show went on the air. Television Review: Two British Families Crack Jokes In Ways Familiar and Strange 2011-07-29T21:17:23Z It turned the audience into a happy punching bag. Music Review: It All Comes Through in the Mix, Even the Kazoos 2011-03-08T23:21:59Z Tyler Perry, a perennial Razzie punching bag, took home the worst actress raspberry for his popular drag character Madea in“Boo 2: A Medea Halloween.” 'Emoji Movie' swoons below Cruise, Gibson at 'worst in film' Razzies 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z Furnishings are few beyond the small bar, a pool table, a dart board and an incongruous punching bag, but the drinks are the main attraction anyway — mojitos, tequilas, absinthe and beer, including, of course, Guinness. 36 Hours in Lijiang, China 2012-11-29T17:58:36Z He and I had many phone conversations — “This is the punching bag I like; which do you like?” Meet the 24-Year-Old Director Bringing Kanye West’s Visions to Life 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Featuring HIIT-style sessions with three minutes of intensity followed by one minute of recovery, the workout is designed to be used with a punching bag. Your gym might be closed, but coronavirus doesn’t have to keep you from your workout 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z SNL regular Bennett appears alongside the athlete, but unfortunately for him, he becomes her punching bag, metaphorically and physically. Watch Ronda Rousey Take On Saturday Night Live 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z To settle accounts Shoji rents himself out as a punching bag for the yakuza's goons; while they pulverize him for cash, he tries to dream away his agony by thinking of favorite old movies. Postcards from Venice: 10 for the Show 2011-09-09T02:50:00Z Here are the times he served as a punch line — or punching bag — for presenters and in acceptance speeches. President Trump, Emmy Punching Bag 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z The camera pulls back and shows Charlie hitting an inflatable punching bag, showing patients in his anger-management group a way to redirect their rage. Television Review: Charlie Sheen in ‘Anger Management’ on FX 2012-06-27T22:29:26Z Don’t use your waiter as a punching bag or your busboy as, well, your whipping boy. Hoping to have a good dinner? Be a good diner. 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Jeffrey Gibson’s 2014 sculpture, “White Power,” turns the notion into a pun through a found vinyl punching bag adorned with white fringe, steel studs and plastic beads. Nick Cave, Ana Mendieta And Brendan Fernandes Shine In 'Between History And The Body' 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z How New York’s first Democratic mayor in 20 years came to be the city’s favorite punching bag is the particular tragedy of Bill de Blasio. Bill de Blasio’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z The Recording Academy is usually a punching bag for popular-music fans and artists, who have been frustrated by the show’s stodgy, rock-leaning sensibilities and the lack of diversity among its performers, nominees, and winners. The Grammys Want Us to Know That They’re Trying 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Queer Eye not only helped proliferate the genre of reality self-improvement programming but executed it generously, using its subjects as fodder but not as punching bags. As Queer Eye gets a reboot, television enjoys a wealth of gay perspectives 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Trump’s use of the mainstream media as his favorite punching bag is only going to increase. Journalists in the age of Trump: Lose the smugness, keep the mission. 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z The room is sparse and lined with simple fitness tools — a weight bench, a punching bag, resistance bands. Performing artists stay fit between auditions 2010-08-17T16:10:00Z When the teenage Tonya gets involved with the man she will marry, her life as a punching bag continues. Review: ‘I, Tonya.’ I, Punching Bag. I, Punch Line. 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z It also turned him into a punching bag. Stand-up guy: Mark Twain Prize recipient Jay Leno returns to his comedy roots As the months went along, the president’s punching bags became Dobbs’s punching bags. Hard-line views made Lou Dobbs a Fox powerhouse. Now he’s shaping Trump’s border policy. 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Visitors will be able to hit a punching bag and learn the Ali shuffle from a video tutorial by the boxer, who died in June 2016. Exhibits about Ali, nature, motorcycles opening at Graceland 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z He's likably befuddled throughout, and he earns belly laughs whenever Aaron stops stifling his outrage and treats his relatives the way they treat Aaron -- as a figurative or literal punching bag. "Death at a Funeral": Crude, dumb -- and hilarious 2010-04-16T13:01:00Z In one series, he attaches fringe skirts and colored beads to Everlast punching bags, lending them an almost human shape and undermining the male energy of the boxing gear with campy flair. MacArthur ‘genius’ grants launch winners from obscurity: ‘Now I feel like I’m working with a face’ 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Also, I realized that the closest I could get to understanding what I was seeing was to at least try it myself, even if that only meant learning to hit a punching bag. I flipped my “psycho switch”: The surprising rage and fury I felt in the cage with mixed martial arts champions 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z The artists portray those events with an assemblage of old-fashioned keys, 168 ceramic roses, a punching bag covered in doilies and a nightshirt imprinted with female prisoners’ names. In the galleries: Brick by brick, a dark history emerges 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Instead of Harrison Ford, it’s got Aaron Eckhart serving as president/hostage/punching bag down in the White House bunker. ‘Olympus Has Fallen’: a president-in-peril thriller with lots of punch(es) 2013-03-21T15:01:16Z Tyler Perry, a perennial Razzie punching bag, took home the worst actress raspberry for his popular drag character Madea in“Boo 2: A Medea Halloween.” 'Emoji Movie' swoons below Cruise, Gibson at 'worst in film' Razzies 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z Once a critical punching bag, Toto has become an ingrained and even beloved part of pop culture, courtesy of songs such as “Rosanna,” “Hold The Line” and especially “Africa.” “I’m not ready for the dirt nap yet”: How Toto outlasted the haters, took back their career and won over a new generation 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Or just not turned into a punching bag in the right way. Review | Joshua Ferris pokes wicked fun at the suburban patriarch in ‘A Calling for Charlie Barnes’ 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z On the radio and on Twitter, he’s a reliable agitator, a punching bag that punches back, but little of his verve makes the cut. Television Review: ‘This Is Hot 97’ on VH1 Spoofs Reality Shows 2014-03-30T21:52:05Z Mr. Miles’s new punching bag has not yet arrived in New York. Ben Miles Takes on ‘Wolf Hall’ Onstage 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z It’s a punchline that turned Pickett into an unwitting punching bag. You had me at Merlot: I forgive you Rex Pickett 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z On CBS on Monday, Kat Dennings makes her debut as the sardonic star of “2 Broke Girls,” and her sidekick is sweet, soigné and a punching bag. Television Review: Three New Sitcoms Put the Focus on Young Single Women 2011-09-18T22:09:46Z High Maintenance is filled with culturally, economically and intellectually diverse characters: a homeless girl in high-fashion clothes; an asexual Jewish musician; a doorman who moonlights as the live punching bag in a self defense class. Budding Success 'High Maintenance' Is About More Than Drugs 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z The chattering classes had their punching bag, and die-hard Trump supporters had another hero. The ballad of Sean Spicer: He snagged the Washington dream job, but at a price. 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Amy, I’m not going to let them continue to use me as a punching bag for their emotional troubles. Ask Amy: Facebook ‘unfriending’ bewilders cousin This Good Marty/Bad Marty dynamic may prove more fruitful for the show in the long run than the well-worn punching bag that is corporate America. | 'House of Lies': ?House of Lies,? With Don Cheadle, on Showtime - Review 2012-01-07T00:39:31Z He's just Donnie, one of those kindhearted punching bags that his friends don't appreciate until his ashes are getting caught in someone's beard. The underrated genius of Steve Buscemi 2010-09-20T21:01:00Z And vent your rage alongside Phoebe Waller-Bridge in her punching bag of a comedy. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Rare: Creatures of the Photo Ark’ and ‘Fleabag’ 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z But “Dietland” uses Ms. Nash’s body as a provocation and not as a punch line or punching bag. ‘Dietland’ is Violent, Disruptive and Surreal. And Funny. 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z When her brother Viserys still lived, he treats her like a punching bag and sexual currency. Taking heed of the women on “Game of Thrones” 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Trump, in turn, gets something he loves: a new punching bag. John Bolton’s been a political brawler for decades, but his rumble with Donald Trump is extreme — even for him. 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z Buechner was unsparing in her description of becoming the “punching bag” at her elementary school, abuse that became so extreme that she was sent to a Quaker school. Two Pianists, Two Recitals, Two Deeply Personal Statements 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Anger Management" opens with the actor hitting a punching bag and shouting: "You can't fire me. Sheen winks at bad boy past in "Anger Management" 2012-06-26T20:27:36Z For decades his choreography has been an easy punching bag. Review: ‘Romeo + Juliet,’ a Movielike Ballet in Need of Better Direction 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z You expect him to be a comic punching bag, but for his sins poor Stewart is kidnapped, tortured and shot up with horse tranquilizer after his leg is broken. Movie Review | 'The Bounty Hunter': Aniston and Butler as Battling Exes 2010-03-18T23:14:00Z Do you allow yourself to think about the dark days of 2012, when you were something of an internet punching bag? Lana Del Rey on Trump, Kanye and the Right Time for a Protest Song 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z If you want to hate a community or want a political punching bag, go find a community that is dispossessed and struggling. Cliff Curtis on his "slow burn" Maori cop thriller "Muru" and how it's like "Avatar" 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z When Jade Anouka, the magnetic actor who played Hotspur, boasted that she could “pluck bright honor from the pale-faced moon,” she drilled a punching bag while a d.j. cued the start of Kanye West’s “Power.” Two Ways to Bring Shakespeare Into the Twenty-First Century 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z It’s not just the repetitive need to continue using certain actors as punching bags that’s grown tiring. Rotten fruit: why it's time to give up on the Razzies 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z In a 30-second spot for the special, which airs March 30 on the network, the pop star and pop culture punching bag gets hit with a slew of eggs in slow motion. Justin Bieber, Calvin Harris exploit themselves for our pleasure 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z They have been used as right-wing pawns and left-wing punching bags. Paula Jones, Reconsidered 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z He’s managed to endure two presidential elections and the emergence of pop-culture punching bags like Honey Boo Boo and Donald Trump, the latter of which is none too pleased. ‘SNL’s’ Seth Meyers brings his comedy to the stage of the Paramount 2013-01-24T23:18:29Z It may seem a trite ploy, the abused continuing a cycle of violence and two brothers using each other as punching bags, but nevertheless, this scene also breaks Bill wide open. 'Masters of Sex' Recap: I Will Fix You 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z The upcoming live-action remake of Disney’s 1992 animated film has been something of a critical punching bag since the first footage of Will Smith as the blue CGI Genie debuted in February. "Aladdin" footage of Will Smith’s singing Genie divides CinemaCon: "It is pure nightmare fuel" 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z Growing up in the sociocultural melting pot of Jackson Heights, Queens, he was quick to put up his dukes, even at the risk of turning himself into the neighborhood punching bag. A Day Out in the Boxing Gym With John Leguizamo 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z Also, in discussing the increasing corporate demands for upgrades, Oliver turned to a favorite punching bag, James Franco. John Oliver destroys “‘chicken-f*cker” lawmakers who let big companies drive farmers below the poverty line 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z The exercise, conceptually poetic, felt much better than hitting a punching bag. Want to Change Your Life? A New Exhibition Offers a Path. 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z “Indeed, Republicans may prefer that Stephanopoulos remain in place during the campaign to serve as a useful punching bag symbolizing what they view as liberal media bias.” Is the Stephanopoulos controversy like Bill O’Reilly’s or Brian Williams’s? 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z Let me be the punching bag for that idea. Jordan Klepper has a theory on comedy: It's "baby explosions of humanity" 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z These films make Hitler out to be a punching bag by playing up his well-known qualities of insecurity, impotent rage, and ineffectuality, though that’s hardly a foolproof strategy. From Charlie Chaplin to Jojo Rabbit: an unlikely history of Nazi comedies 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z In his comedy, Lewis is invariably his own punching bag: Richard Lewis is not as miserable as he appears. But he’s still miserable. 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z What she isn’t, in Ms. O’Hara’s interpretation, is a punching bag or a flirt. Review: A Fair Fight Makes ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ Lovable Again 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z So what is Pippa to do if she prefers not to be a punching bag for the British press? For Pippa Middleton, the Media’s Love Sours 2013-07-24T21:31:22Z The human punching bags he’s used to keep himself alive are suddenly withdrawn, leaving him increasingly confused and on the verge of collapse. Theater Review: In Will Eno’s ‘The Open House,’ Dysfunctional Dynamics 2014-03-04T03:00:03Z Trump has become the punching bag for the contemporary press, and while he deserves many of his beatings, Holzer offers evidence that Barack Obama treated the press as poorly, only differently. The Never-Ending War Between the White House and the Press 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z To teach precision and control, Booth enlisted two punching bags. Have at thee! Special Forces veteran revives medieval combat skills. 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z Were you ready to show she could be more than just a punching bag for Mary? ArtsBeat: Julian Fellowes on Viewer Criticism and ‘Downton Abbey’s’ Future 2014-02-24T03:30:09Z “I had been for years, for years, Johnny’s punching bag,” she added on Tuesday. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s Courtroom Face-Off: An Explainer 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Her character on “GLOW” is a metaphorical punching bag, but was Ms. Brie ready to try a real one? Alison Brie Swaps Her Wrestling Costume for Boxing Gloves 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z The exhibition also features Gibson’s punching bags, the form he is most known for. Jeffrey Gibson’s art, on view at SAM, knocks down boundaries with gentle taps and potent blows 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z She is dismissive, then cutting; he is a wellspring of optimism, and soon a punching bag. ‘The Wheel’ Review: Songs of Love and Hate 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z He's a violent alcoholic, and Ruth is his primary punching bag. Review: `Bent Road' is haunting family story 2011-03-31T20:17:13Z Look no further than critics’ punching bags Journey and Toto becoming cool or the way the Yacht Rock phenomenon has transformed overly earnest ’70s and ’80s soft rock into a beloved cult fascination. Year of the Monkees: How the once-maligned “Pre-fab Four” came out on top — and cemented their legacy 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z No such luck -- she just smiled cluelessly in a new setting while pretending to be angry at a Bruno-faced punching bag. "Dancing with the Stars": Kurt Warner lumbers on 2010-10-26T12:30:00Z One is left with the impression that he would play a punching bag if it served to keep him in the ring. Are You Over 35? ‘Wild in the Streets’ Should Scare You 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Not so long ago, airplane food was a punching bag cinched with a punchline. Steaks on a plane: Following your United Airlines meal from the kitchen to the clouds 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z And his re-creation of three-way fisticuffs, with Mr. Leguizamo as the punching bag in the middle, to demonstrate the value of loyalty among friends, which somehow relates to the fall of the Inca Empire. Review: John Leguizamo Turns Nutty Professor in ‘Latin History for Morons’ 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z “I will be calling the FBI to press charges against the ‘man’ who mistook me for a punching bag. American Airlines passenger claims man assaulted her by continuously punching seat 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z One of its recent productions was a revival of “Death of a Salesman” in which Happy, Willy Loman’s younger son, was played by a punching bag. An Experimental Troupe Can Unpack Its Bags 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z In “The Death of Stalin,” a farcical look at Soviet history, he plays Stalin’s punching bag of a son. Rupert Friend Is Tired of Killing 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z And “Barry” isn’t alone; as if theater weren’t already mocked enough for its hysteria and jazz hands, it now seems to be pop culture’s punching bag. Is Theater Ridiculous? Movies, TV and Books Seem to Think So 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z The show included a sculpture that stitched together seven painted drums, a recycled Army blanket strung on a flagpole and a bedazzled punching bag with hand-sewn beads. Jeffrey Gibson Will Be First Indigenous U.S. Artist at Venice Biennale 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z A punching bag that appears onstage in the first scene is outfitted with microphones and incorporated into the music as the young Orlando beats it with a bat. Review: An ‘Orlando’ Opera Is a Milestone, but No More, in Vienna 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Many are abstract—for example, what looks like an oversize rubber punching bag with a hole in it. The Psychology of Louise Bourgeois, at Cheim & Read 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z The early episodes play up the cousins’ conflicts; Chris, who’s recently returned from Idaho, is a frequent punching bag for being overly assimilated into white hipster culture. ‘Gentefied’ Review: A Rent Is Too Damn High Party 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Resident “West Wing” punching bag Jonah Ryan is moving up in the world. “Veep” punching bag Jonah on his new gig: “It’s so close to perfect for him, aside from the fact that he’s being molested” 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z As “an old lefty” and unabashed FDR Democrat, “he was the adored punching bag of every conservative columnist in America” who served as “the equivalent of the Internet then.” How we ended up vetting celebrities as carefully as politicians 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z At first glance, a new report from Pew Research looks devastating for President Trump’s favorite punching bag, the nation’s news media. Perspective | Are Americans moved by Trump’s media-as-enemy war cry? The opposite may be true. 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z Arnold Schwarzenegger, but by then the host network seemed like a deflated punching bag. 2010-01-18T05:46:00Z His style is aggressive and frequently accusatory, with a litany of digital idealists and organizations that he uses as punching bags. The Internet’s Verbal Contrarian 2013-08-14T22:21:17Z Similarly, The Daily Caller gleefully spins any news at the school as bad news, as if the school were a right-wing punching bag on par with Hillary Clinton. Why do conservatives hate Oberlin so much? 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z As Edison and Sarnoff would attest, it’s someone else’s turn to be the punching bag. Television Review | 'Jerseylicious': The Style Network Sets Another Reality Show in New Jersey 2010-03-19T21:42:00Z As he began to work out — lifting weights and hitting a punching bag — he kept up the wry commentary between breaths. Book World editor Nora Krug: The Pat Conroy I met was determined to live well 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z The Canadian dollar, once our punching bag, is now nearly at par. Next Stop: In British Columbia, Little Big Resort 2013-12-19T19:58:31Z For the bouncy single “Side to Side,” the stage was transformed into a gym complete with a punching bag, rings and mirror. Ariana Grande grows up on ‘Dangerous Woman’ tour 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z The media was a recurring theme throughout the interview; every time a new subject came up, Harry found a way to return to his favorite punching bag. Here’s What We Learned From Prince Harry’s Interviews 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z “I would have thought there would at least be an old punching bag in the corner, or something,” he says. In California, Finding ‘Fat City’ With the Man Who Wrote It 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z It is also, increasingly, a political punching bag. The Former Youth TV Star on a Mission to Transform the BBC 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z We were a punching bag and a punch line. Stephen Colbert's love of gaming culture scores points with his viewers 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Includes free WiFi, wine-and-cheese happy hour, morning pastry basket, truffles at turndown, and an exercise room with a punching bag. At Fargo’s Hotel Donaldson, an introduction to the city’s artistic side 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z He is the host of a CNN show about the media, and his regular criticisms of Fox have made him a popular punching bag for Hannity and others. The Incestuous Relationship Between Donald Trump and Fox News 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z Anything that can take me out of my head and into the body — training with weights, the punching bag, Brazilian jiu-jitsu or yoga. When Andrew Koji Isn’t Fighting Onscreen, He’s Memorizing a Poem 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z But Ms. McCarthy isn’t looking to be a pioneer any more than she wishes to be a punching bag: What she wants from her comedy is the chance to play in a world without consequences. Melissa McCarthy Goes Over the Top 2013-06-13T12:00:01Z As a doctor tells Jude, the melodrama’s human punching bag of a protagonist, “Only you know how much pain you can tolerate.” ‘A Little Life’ Review: A Collage of Unrelenting Torment 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Beginners train with punching bags and pads to prepare for fight nights that occur a few times a year. Hybrid Sports for Your International Adventure Travel 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Guy Fieri — Food Network star, restaurateur, celebrity punching bag — will officially remove Flavor Town from Manhattan, focusing his efforts in smaller, perhaps more hospitable markets. Guy Fieri is pulling the plug on perhaps the most mocked restaurant in America 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z In that role, and as a candidate, Ramaswamy sidesteps that some of his own interests — he invested in Disney, a punching bag for conservatives — are leaders in DEI efforts. Vivek Ramaswamy’s approach in business and politics is the same: Confidence, no matter the scenario 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Candidates used their party’s poor performance in Tuesday’s elections as a punching bag at the start of the debate. Live: 5 Republican candidates spar at debate, while Trump holds a rally nearby. Follow live updates 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z "He's going to be a punching bag," said Brian Darling, a Republican strategist and former senior aide to U.S. In Trump's absence, DeSantis seen as 'punching bag' in first Republican debate 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Those like John Podesta, a clean energy adviser to Mr. Biden, say the IRA will someday be like Obamacare — a GOP political punching bag that is too popular to repeal. Inflation Reduction Act is tortuous politics for Democrats 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Climate policies are a familiar punching bag for the oil industry, which has spent many millions of dollars blocking progress at every turn. Don't let the oil industry gaslight us about high prices at the pump | Op-Ed 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z In another room, customers could take aim at an oversized punching bag stenciled with his face. It’s a War-Themed Restaurant, but There Is No Need to Pretend 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z Instead of St. George the Dragon Slayer, the reporter comes off as annoying and plays the role of a hapless punching bag with his helmet on backward, flailing away in all the wrong directions. Trump at his best when challenged 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z The Golden State has become one of DeSantis’ favorite punching bags as he tries to avoid a direct confrontation with his chief Republican presidential rival, Trump, and his escalating legal challenges. Inside the deepening rivalry between Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z The Golden State has become one of DeSantis’ favorite punching bags as he tries to avoid a direct confrontation with his chief Republican presidential rival, Trump, and the former president’s escalating legal challenges. Inside the deepening rivalry between Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z "He used my nose as a punching bag so many times that I could taste blood running down my throat when I sang," she wrote. Tina Turner: Music legend dies at 83 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z “Even after achieving their stated goal of driving me out of government and ending the board, they kept using me as a punching bag,” Ms. Jankowicz said in an interview on Wednesday. New Defamation Suit Against Fox Signals Continued Legal Threat 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z The season was only three days old, but Washington was already a punching bag for local scribes. The 1904 Senators set the bar for D.C. baseball futility 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z So, Garcia tricked out his garage in Porter Ranch to be his personal playpen — each inch packed with punching bags galore. Nobody pities the King: Inside Ryan Garcia's doomed fight for boxing credibility 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z In his op-ed about the cost of college education, George F. Will attacked one of the favorite punching bags of conservative Republicans — that is education, especially higher education. Opinion | Why students are not enrolling in higher education 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z “Don’t use our kids as punching bags and put them in danger.” House Passes Bill to Bar Transgender Athletes From Female Sports Teams 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Kong’s only relationship shown was with a punching bag in the corner of the women’s lounge. These Seattleites were on ‘Love is Blind.’ You never saw them 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z This is another GOP leader using D.C. as a proxy punching bag for anything urban, diverse or Democratic-led. Perspective | Virginia’s GOP AG says D.C.’s crime problem is Virginia’s problem. Duh. 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z But the man who was De La Hoya’s roommate at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, also saw a potential punching bag. Nobody pities the King: Inside Ryan Garcia's doomed fight for boxing credibility 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Surrounding the boxing rings and punching bags, the walls of the gym are filled with a kaleidoscope of motivational posters — photos of famous boxers past and present mingled with slogans like “BELIEVE” and “ACHIEVE.” Grassroots faith leaders navigate a Northern Ireland in flux 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z The United States is Earth’s punching bag for nasty weather. The US leads the world in weather catastrophes. Here’s why 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z In a fundraising e-mail Wednesday announcing his reelection bid, Gascón complained about national Republicans using him and other progressive prosecutors as “political punching bags.” L.A. D.A. Gascón's own prosecutors begin lining up to challenge him in 2024 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z In their own turn, defence lawyers said Ms Paltrow had been "pounded like a punching bag" by a man who "likes to be in the spotlight". Gwyneth Paltrow ski-crash jury deliberates over who crashed into whom 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z They live in gender-separated quarters that don’t appear to have beds but do have fuzzy blankets and a punching bag in the corner. ‘Love Is Blind: Season 4’ premiere recap: Seattle-style chaos 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z “TikTok’s hearing shows that the two parties can find common ground — as long as they have the CEO of a social media platform to serve as their punching bag,” read one popular comment on Weibo. In China, embattled TikTok chief seen as hero defying bullying U.S. 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Then she turned that padded table into her personal punching bag. Perspective | Shyanne Sellers is everything Maryland needs — and can’t do without 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Though Sandler’s movies have often doubled as punching bags for film critics, he has become one of Hollywood’s most successful actors, filmmakers and — with Happy Madison Productions, which he founded in 1999 — producers. At Twain tribute, Adam Sandler credits family for ‘weird confidence’ 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z The city shouldn’t allow itself to be reduced to a punching bag on Capitol Hill, at least not without a fight. Opinion | The GOP’s attacks on D.C. home rule are just getting started 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Bragg became a punching bag across cable news and on tabloid covers. The prosecutor, the ex-president and the ‘zombie’ case that came back to life 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Chew is expected to be a political punching bag as lawmakers from both parties sound the alarm about the perceived security risks presented by the app and increasingly call for a TikTok ban. Biden administration wants TikTok’s Chinese owners to divest 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Even though his earnings would provide most of his family's income, Blake said his father used him as "his punching bag." Factbox: Life and career of film and TV actor Robert Blake 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z La Nina seemed to treat Louisiana and the rest of the Southeast United States like a punching bag. Louisiana, Southeast were frequent victims in La Nina’s run 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Gibson’s work is part of a series in which he repurposed punching bags, covering them in items like glass beads, metal jingles and nylon fringe. How one Seattle Art Museum staffer adds a personal touch to museum-going 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Republicans are likely to keep making it a political punching bag. The Battle Over E.S.G. Heads to the White House 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z He signed with the Padres in 2019 when their uniforms were still a nondescript blue and white, and San Diego was best known for being the Dodgers’ punching bag. If Manny Machado reaches free agency again, is a Dodgers reunion possible? 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z He has denounced the agency “rotten” and “undemocratic” and made a punching bag out of its leader — a lawyer named Lorenzo Córdova — calling him “a fraud without principles.” Mexico Hobbles Election Agency That Helped End One-Party Rule 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z “They are becoming a punching bag for legislators trying to make a political point,” she said. A New Goal for Abortion Bills: Punish or Protect Doctors 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The plan released by Mr. Scott, a Republican, last year became a punching bag for Democrats who say it would put Medicare and Social Security on the chopping block. Mitch McConnell distances GOP from Rick Scott’s ‘sunset’ plan in continuing friction 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z And if they thought they had a punching bag in Biden, they were wrong. Opinion | Biden’s response to GOP heckling? Vigor, humor and command. 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Getting into Twitter fights with drag queens, who are the favorite punching bag of the authoritarian right. George Santos is the superstar MAGA deserves 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Democrats, at the same time, have been using Santos as a political punching bag and attempting to draw a direct link between his behavior and the rest of the Republican Party. George Santos dodges insults, jokes and snub to say ‘I love it’ 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z “Until that information is provided, we shouldn’t use a single company as a punching bag for anger against the Chinese Communist Party.” As states ban TikTok on government devices, evidence of harm is thin 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z President Biden and Democrats have found a new political punching bag in Republicans’ legislation to eliminate income taxes and the IRS in favor of a national sales tax. Democrats seize on GOP proposal to replace IRS, income taxes with national sales tax 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z One of his final votes of the last Congress was to oppose the bipartisan $1.7 trillion federal spending law that had become a punching bag on the right. Thom Tillis emerges as a bipartisan dealmaker as lawmakers fear dysfunction looms 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z "So, people that are overly mad at me, I shouldn't be your punching bag," she added. “People are mad at me”: MTG throws Trump under the bus after right-wing backlash over McCarthy 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Essentials like boxing gloves, punching bags and skipping ropes have long been hard to come by. Cuba: Women boxers allowed to compete after rule change 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z And soon I realized that this infamous punching bag of holiday fare was ripe for rehabilitation. This fruitcake on a cheese plate should become a holiday tradition 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z TikTok has become a prominent punching bag for Republicans in Washington, who claim without evidence that the company functions as a spy or propagandist for the Chinese government. Sweeping spending bill would ban TikTok on government devices 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z “The board and property managers tend to be a punching bag for homeowners that have a lot of different stresses and factors in their life bothering them,” Mr. Burdi added. Gunman in Canada Condo Killings Was Being Forced Out of Building 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Exactly what makes Big Business such a convenient punching bag depends on your ideological leanings. Opinion | The real scandal tainting the commerce secretary: Doing her job 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z He has eagerly encouraged his followers to weigh in with their views on the country’s culture wars and traded tweets with some of the right’s favorite punching bags, like Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. Critics Say Musk Has Revealed Himself as a Conservative. It’s Not So Simple. 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z “I felt like a human punching bag, receiving continuous blows from the rioters and being pinned up against the wall,” one of those officers said in a statement to the court. 3 men who fought police and lit up during Jan. 6 riot sentenced 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z “That was sort of the point of the film, to have some kind of punching bag for people to be able to fiercely express their feelings about things,” said Field. Why are the end credits at the beginning of 'Tár?' Todd Field explains. 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z At its core, the problem reflects authorities' failure to prioritise the interests of consumers, who are often the punching bag in China's investment-driven economy. Analysis: China's great reopening may come too late for many businesses 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z While understandably unknown to most people outside Pennsylvania, Krasner has become a favorite punching bag in right-wing media, for his anti-racist and progressive views on fighting crime. Republicans learned nothing from the midterms: The impeachment of Philly's prosecutor proves it 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z She won notoriety as one of Trump’s favorite punching bags during the pandemic, and, terrifyingly, as the target of a kidnapping effort by a right-wing paramilitary group. Opinion | Forget DeSantis. Whitmer and Shapiro are defining the future. 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z That raises a question: How many teachers have left the profession because they got tired of politicians using them as a punching bag? Opinion | Glenn Youngkin’s ‘tip line’ was a partisan puff of hot air 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z The assault on the Democratic leader’s husband that was intended as violence against her should have been an opportunity for cheap grace in a GOP whose advertising makes Pelosi a favored punching bag. Opinion | In the midterms, GOP extremism is the ghoul in the room 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z At the gym, she hits a punching bag with a precise rhythm; at home, she moves like a self-important guest, all too aware of her status. ‘Tár’ review: Cate Blanchett enthralls in this remarkable character study 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z At the very least, the division is no longer a punching bag. The best division in football might be the NFC East. No, don’t laugh. 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z In Montreal, the multicultural and ethnically diverse city that has sometimes been a punching bag for Mr. Legault’s allies, his party was expected to come in second place behind the Liberal Party. Embracing Nationalism, a Canadian Provincial Leader Wins Re-election 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Marin was something of a paradox to mainstream Democrats, and often a punching bag. Once Known for Vaccine Skeptics, Marin Now Tells Them ‘You’re Not Welcome’ 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z Jackson-area lawmakers say the troubled water system is one example of Jackson’s status as a political punching bag for Republican officials, who control the Legislature and the state Bond Commission. Jackson’s water system at the mercy of spending rhetoric 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Whether he’s throwing hooks into a punching bag, pushing a weighted sled or doing drum rolls with battle ropes, he’s forced to focus on the present moment. Rehab gave a reality TV producer tools that saved his life. Now he’s giving back 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z The Justice Department is not a punching bag. Former federal prosecutor: A "day of reckoning" is coming for Trump — but he's not going to jail 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z And because Silver has largely avoided becoming a punching bag and has appeared to be a decent human being rather than a soulless propagandist, his errors stand out that much more. Perspective | Adam Silver was the ‘good’ commissioner. Why waste that defending bad guys? 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z In the process, USC has become a punching bag, a bludgeon and a running thread in an increasingly acrimonious mayoral race. USC scandals assume starring role in L.A. mayor's race, with Bass, Caruso pointing fingers 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z He acknowledged he thinks Wentz can be a “punching bag” because the quarterback isn’t the type to respond. ‘You want to have control:’ How Carson Wentz is learning to ignore his instincts and let go 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z “California for decades has been a punching bag for the right, so this helps DeSantis too.” Voters dissatisfied about direction of California but still back Newsom, poll shows 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Matar had little boxing experience — “two left feet,” Boyle said — and made limited progress during the 27 sessions he attended in the brick-lined workout space filled with punching bags that hang from the ceiling. ‘I’m done with him’: A mother’s anger over Rushdie attack 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Make no mistake: Social Security security has been a perennial punching bag for the Republican Party for decades. Blake Masters, a mini Trump, has a plan to privatize (almost) everything everywhere 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z The film’s title is taken from the advice of Kya’s big brother, Cody, who, as he leaves home, tells his 9-year-old sister where to hide when Pa comes looking for a punching bag. Review | ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’: ‘Blue Lagoon’ meets ‘Murder, She Wrote’ 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Its focus is Critical Race Theory, a concept that historical patterns of racism are ingrained in society, which has become a punching bag for conservative politicians. Why Musk May Be Stuck 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Dylan, desperate for approval even if it comes at the cost of being Eric’s punching bag, glows when Eric praises the story he’s written about a vengeful killing spree. Review: 'The Beautiful People' is an uncomfortable look at combustible male rage 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z County’s homelessness issue is the fault of nonprofits, a favorite Gonzalez punching bag. Column: From activist to troll. What happened to the L.A. County sheriff's campaign manager? 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Transgender women are the "current punching bag" in society and are the targets of "the culture war", says cyclist Emily Bridges. Transgender women the 'punching bag' - Bridges 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z He then went on to deny much of the defense’s case, claiming Heard was abusive toward both him and her sister, Whitney, whom he described as a “punching bag or a dart board” for Heard. Kate Moss, Johnny Depp testify as trial winds down 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z The Republican Party has been brazen about using the city as a political punching bag. Opinion | The Post endorses Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District’s first line of defense 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z All because Disney is the latest punching bag for a Republican party whose rabid homophobia would not look out of place in 1909. Josh Hawley wants to punish Disney by taking copyright law back to 1909 and that sucks 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Disney parted ways with its most senior communications and government relations executive on Friday after a tumultuous two-month period in which Disney became a political punching bag, particularly for Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida. Disney’s top communications executive is out after less than four months. 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z "We're the current punching bag populist movements like to go for. We are, at the moment, who the culture war is against," said Bridges. Transgender women the 'punching bag' - Bridges 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z But Democrats then had a punching bag in Mr. Trump’s policy of separating migrant families at the border, which sparked international outcry. G.O.P. Concocts Fake Threat: Voter Fraud by Undocumented Immigrants 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z “It’s like everyone is taking advantage of the situation — and we as small-business owners, we are basically the punching bag of the supply-and-demand world,” she said. U.S. Economy Shrank in First Quarter, but Underlying Measures Were Solid 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Emmert had become a punching bag for politicians on both sides of the aisle while pleading for a federal law to regulate athlete compensation. As college sports evolve, what will be NCAA president’s job? 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Buoying Mr. McCarthy was the fact that most GOP lawmakers expressed distrust at the media, especially the New York Times — a favorite punching bag of Mr. Trump. Headline: GOP stands behind embattled McCarthy after leaked Jan. 6 comments 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z I put industrial furniture and a heavy punching bag in it. Crime novelist Don Winslow imagines Trump behind bars — but will it happen? 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z The parks department also did not like that he was hanging punching bags from trees and that he kept his dog, a Yorkshire terrier called Chase, off leash. His Gym Made a Harlem Park Special. City Officials Tore It Down. 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z This time, their white-collar crimes come in the form of tax-preparer fraud, in which they take advantage of elderly clients — making them the perfect target for Jimmy and an infuriating punching bag for Kim. How 'Better Call Saul' turned Kim's 'scammy side' into an indelible turning point 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z They beat the captives until some asked for death; two Beatles would hold a captive in the middle of the room while the third used him like a punching bag. A harrowing account of life and death in ISIS captivity 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z McCarthy no doubt gets this, as he's a regular punching bag for Trump. Madison Cawthorn’s cocaine-and-orgies brouhaha blows up the GOP's QAnon plan 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z In one of the city’s bars hangs a well-used punching bag bearing the face of Russian President Vladimir Putin. AP PHOTOS: Day 27: Ukraine war forces more unwanted goodbyes 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z It’s possible that other candidates may take shots at Bass, though the telegenic billionaire will likely be the preferred punching bag. The 5 leading candidates for L.A. mayor finally meet. Here's what to watch for 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z They did not want my fate to become their own, especially after I was booed off a commencement stage in Rockford, Illinois, for delivering an antiwar speech and became a punching bag for right-wing media. In war, there are no "worthy" or "unworthy" victims: That's how we justify our crimes 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z “I think I became a very convenient punching bag.” 'The Real Housewives' integrated its casts. Then racism allegations ignited a crisis 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z The suggestion has acted as a punching bag for Senate Republicans, who accuse Democrats of political gamesmanship, trying to provide cover for vulnerable members ahead of a tough election. Rising gas prices and tax-holiday proposal put Biden, Democrats in a bind 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Because if the House is captured by the GOP, D.C.’s city hall will be reduced to a punching bag, with residents helplessly looking on. Opinion | The midterms pose a dangerous threat to D.C. self-government 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Mosby countered in a letter to Hogan, saying his own national ambitions drove him to use Baltimore City as a “punching bag” to “score political points with your conservative base.” Baltimore’s chief prosecutor Marilyn Mosby indicted, accused of perjury and making false loan applications 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Anderson also takes time to humanize King, whom too many of us sadly remember as a punchline all because he was a punching bag for dirty cops. Column: Almost 30 years later, a podcast remembers when L.A. seethed — and burned 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Instead, she said, “it’s clear that you would much rather attack, disparage, and continue to use the City of Baltimore as your punching bag, in order to score political points with your conservative base.” Baltimore’s Mosby accuses Hogan of racially charged ‘dog-whistling’ 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z He also acknowledged the ball could be used as “a good punching bag.” Inside look at how pieces of cowhide are transformed into NBA game balls 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z Carl Ladd, executive director of the New Hampshire School Administrators Association, wrote that the website is turning schools into the “commissioner’s political punching bags.” N.H. governor slams conservative group’s $500 reward for reporting critical race teachings: ‘Wholly inappropriate’ 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Verdict: Pray the Jets beat the Dolphins twice so you’ll at least have a punching bag. Bills End Mike White’s Jets Fairy Tale 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z He had a coach and had purchased gear, even setting up a punching bag in the backyard. ‘It doesn’t make sense’: Relatives of 4 killed in Tacoma shooting seek answers, justice 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z “I didn’t sign up to be someone’s punching bag,” said the officer who was choked, a 34-year-old single mother who has continued to work since recovering from Covid-19 at the start of the pandemic. Sexual Assaults Are Worsening a Crisis at Rikers, Jail Officers Say 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z Before Game 4, Astros pitchers had been serving as Boston’s punching bags. With Houston on the Rise, the Red Sox Are on the Ropes — Again 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z The ugly truth is that trans people, because they're a small and misunderstood minority, just feel like an easy punching bag for these insecure men to take their gender anxieties out on. Tucker Carlson, Joe Rogan and the Proud Boys: How the fragility of the male ego fuels the far-right 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z This sentiment might be of some comfort to the actor Ben Platt, who has lately served as a punching bag in certain districts of the internet. Do the Memes Help the Movies? 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z “The 28‐year‐old West German was a dangerous punching bag who hit back,” wrote the great Michael Katz in The New York Times. LOVERRO: A pattern emerges — and for Chase Young and Co., it’s not a pretty one 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z Nina Ichikawa, executive director of the Berkeley Food Institute, thinks Newsom’s meal at the French Laundry has become an “easy punching bag,” nothing more. Climate change, inequality and a recall vote: How the French Laundry embodies California 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Except that Newsom encouraged it — perhaps to elevate Elder as a punching bag. Column: Larry Elder joining the recall race was the best thing that could've happened to Newsom 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Ms. Swift, a Republican, was a punching bag for the news media, among other reasons for asking aides to babysit and using a state helicopter to get home to western Massachusetts. After the 9/11 Attacks, Boston Found a Focus for Its Anger 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z It has turned the conference into a punching bag for the rest of major college football. AP Top 25 Takeaways: Ducks make statement for Pac-12 at OSU 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z For a long time, the law has served as a punching bag for those who believe it unfairly stymies development while others believe it’s been essential in protecting the state’s natural beauty. 'Gimme Shelter': How recall candidates say they'd fix California housing problems 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z The Seahawks’ line has been a perennial punching bag, taking hits from every corner of Seahawks fandom at virtually every turn over the past decade. Six questions, six answers: A Seahawks Q&A with beat writers Bob Condotta and Adam Jude 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Goldberg, 38, is now a careful and ambitious business operator, but he was once a Gawker punching bag, portrayed as a bro-y tycoon overly eager to be part of a scene. If Gawker Is Nice, Is It Still Gawker? 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z I don’t purport to know all the solutions, but I am willing to be the punching bag, so to speak, for people. Rafia Zakaria's 'Against White Feminism' is 'not a scolding but an invitation' 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Katie and the other flight attendants practiced their new techniques on the air marshals, punching bags and B.O.B.s, or “Body Opponent Bags,” life-size dummies. Flight attendants are learning to fight back against unruly passengers — just in case 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z The GOP commentator’s many verbal scraps with her more liberal co-hosts, most notably Goldberg and Behar, have made her a viral star, as well as its inevitable converse: an Internet punching bag. Perspective | Meghan McCain was the wild card that made ‘The View’ an unpredictable — and exhausting — rollercoaster 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z Mainstream Democrats, Mr. Jeffries said, are not “going to act like punching bags for the extreme left.” In String of Wins, ‘Biden Democrats’ See a Reality Check for the Left 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z Strickland pummeled the Middleweight fighter on Saturday night and reduced him to a punching bag with arms en route to a win via unanimous decision. UFC fighter says he wants to literally kill an opponent in the octagon 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z The low-key Middleton became a punching bag for fans who wondered whether he was dynamic enough to be the second-best player on a title team. Analysis | Schlitz over glitz: Giannis Antetokounmpo’s loyalty to Milwaukee lands Bucks in NBA Finals 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z As a lifelong Californian, he said it pained him to see his state fall from a destination where everyone wished they could be to a punching bag for critics of liberal policies. 'Real Housewives' star Vicki Gunvalson's fiancé announces run for California governor 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z The city has been America’s punching bag my entire life. Barry Sanders says Detroit is a football town 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z Instead, Floyd’s death has been used as a "prop, a pawn, and a punching bag." George Floyd statues are 'racist,' used by Biden, Dems as Marxist ploy to 'denigrate' Black men: Whitlock 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z One guy built a mini-gym with weights and a punching bag. Trash, needles and fire. He's watching homelessness destroy the Ballona Wetlands 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z Top aides to Trump even suggested this week that Fauci is the GOP's new Hillary Clinton: someone reviled by the Republican base that Trump will continue to use as a punching bag at rallies. Fauci fights back as right-wing attacks enter new, more dangerous phase: “It’s all nonsense” 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z “It’s always unfortunate when science becomes a punching bag for politics,” Vetterli laments. Swiss scientists fear becoming ‘collateral damage’ in breakdown of EU treaty talks 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z Jasmin, 27, said she was dominated by a boyfriend who used her as a punching bag, broke her nose and pushed her in front of a moving vehicle. Column: Homeless and addicted, they hit bottom. Now they're on the verge of breaking free 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z “There’s a guy that’s turned into a punching bag every year,” said Jordan Reid, a former college quarterback and analyst for the Draft Network who ranks Fields second among quarterbacks. Justin Fields’s path from college star to ‘punching bag’ embodies NFL’s draft season 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z The thump of fist to punching bag reverberates around the inside of Nugent’s garage. Los Alamitos' Sophia Nugent flourishing after escaping a 'mental funk' 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z He’s a struggling mixed martial arts fighter - really a “human punching bag” - who gets beat up for $200 a bout but has a super nice, well-adjusted family. Review: You wanted lots of blood? ‘Mortal Kombat’ listened 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z "I truly am so sorry for being so inconsiderate and just talking trying to get a reaction and putting him as my punching bag really," said the dancer. 'Dancing with the Stars' pro Cheryl Burke apologizes to Ian Ziering for past 'nasty' comments 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z “China has also become a bipartisan punching bag.” Olympic leaders struggle to deal with China’s history of human rights abuses 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z Instead of taking it out on a punching bag, I find myself mixing everything by hand, working it out with the dough. With a flaky crust and delicate filling, Chinese egg tarts evoke sweet memories and a fusion cuisine 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z “Junior bankers can expect to work very hard, but they are often misled into believing times have changed and they won’t be treated like a disposable number cruncher and punching bag.” Wall Street’s Sleepless Nights 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z The punching bags, though, are the most fun, the cousins said. Sterling enthusiast opens boxing club in his garage 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z Chris recounted finding Dylan crying and hitting a punching bag in their home. Failing our children: Parents who lost kids to suicide during pandemic speak out on 'The Story' 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Denim - the favourite punching bag of Indian patriarchs who routinely blame the fabric for the moral degradation of youth - is back in the news. Why India is talking about ripped jeans and knees 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z We’ll match Florida’s experience against California’s, since California is among the more frequent punching bags for DeSantis and his fan base. Column: No, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' record on COVID-19 isn't a success 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Under President Donald Trump, the agency had become a political punching bag and frequent target of the president’s ire, while Trump appointees had interfered with CDC guidance for schools. ‘An essential service’: Inside Biden’s struggle to meet his school reopening promises 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z Former President Donald J. Trump spent nearly a year using the agency as a punching bag, regularly accusing it, without evidence, of regulatory mischief. Who Will Be the Next F.D.A. Chief? 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z The Brussels-based body is a frequent punching bag for national politicians across the EU. Beam me up? Bavarian governor eyes top job after Merkel 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z California, the nation’s most populous state, was often an easy punching bag for Trump. Newsom sets new tone for California, White House partnership 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Amid a fractured federal response, the usually invisible army of workers charged with preventing the spread of infectious diseases has become a public punching bag. Pandemic backlash jeopardizes public health powers, leaders 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z If Gingrich laid the blueprint for the ACA, how did the law become a punching bag for right-wing politicians and their appointees in the courts? Conservatives backed the ideas behind Obamacare, so how did they come to hate it? 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z And they beat me like a punching bag for not buying Trump’s view of things. Column: 'I hope you die a miserable death' and other words of encouragement from my readers 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z In 2018, a White sophomore told a Black freshman during “Hell Week” that he would “lynch” his body and use his “dead corpse as a punching bag.” A Black man will lead VMI for the first time in history, amid racism investigation 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Trump’s premature declaration of victory early Wednesday became a punching bag for Russian commentators. Russia gloated over U.S. election disarray. Now, it faces Biden’s tougher line. 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z “I was the school punching bag,” he says. 'There's something to scream about': Bring Me the Horizon's pandemic political awakening 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z In 2018, a White sophomore told a Black freshman during Hell Week he would “lynch” his body and use his “dead corpse as a punching bag.” VMI votes to remove Stonewall Jackson statue amid racism accusations by Black cadets 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z As a student, Mr. Trotman said, he witnessed a sophomore threatening to lynch a Black freshman and use his body as a punching bag. Head of Virginia Military Institute Resigns Amid Review of Racism on Campus 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z The rest of us are only useful to him as punching bags and targets for his screechy, obscene, misspelled tweets and, more recently, his fascist police force. Time to dump the presidential dilettante — he's a cruel and incompetent failure 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z “If he wants to have a punching bag that plays with the rest of the country, New York City is the perfect target,” he said. Why Trump Is Calling New York a Lawless ‘Ghost Town’ 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z In 2018, a White sophomore who told a Black freshman during Hell Week he would “lynch” his body and use his “dead corpse as a punching bag” was suspended, not expelled. VMI superintendent resigns after Black cadets describe relentless racism 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z Many Black students expressed horror when they learned that a White student told a Black freshman cadet in 2018 that he’d “lynch” his body and use his “dead corpse as a punching bag.” VMI official to Northam: ‘Systemic racism does not exist here’ 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Even after Trump stops hitting his favorite punching bag, California will feel the impact of his immigration restrictions. Healthcare for millions of Californians is on the line in the election 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Other Black students said they were outraged in 2018 when a White sophomore told a Black freshman during Hell Week that he’d “lynch” his body and use his “dead corpse as a punching bag.” Northam calls for VMI investigation after Black cadets describe relentless racism 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z If you push back, you will let her know you are not going to be her punching bag. My Boss’s Drinking Is Getting Worse. How Do We Intervene? 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z In 2018, a White sophomore told a Black freshman during Hell Week that he’d “lynch” his body and use his “dead corpse as a punching bag” — but was suspended instead of expelled. At VMI, Black cadets endure lynching threats, Klan memories and Confederacy veneration 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z And it’s not because of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a perpetual tech policy punching bag for Republicans and Democrats alike. Fifteen important things to say about Facebook, Twitter, and the New York Post’s Hunter Biden story 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z For nearly four years, California has been among Trump’s favorite punching bags, in large part due to clashes over his central 2016 campaign promise: to restrict immigration. Trump's immigration changes will affect California long after he's gone 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z "I'm not going to be a punching bag for anybody," she said. Ayanna Pressley challenger in Massachusetts says she was attacked at local Trump rally, suffered broken tibia 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z He added that he had had “enough of some Western European politicians using us as a punching bag.” Breaking Impasse, E.U. Imposes Sanctions on Belarus 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Later that summer, he got his first big case: the White sophomore who told a Black freshman that he’d “lynch” him and “use his dead corpse as a punching bag.” At VMI, Black cadets endure lynching threats, Klan memories and Confederacy veneration 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z When police searched the apartment, they reported finding two broken broom handles and two belts plus a punching bag. Mesa woman accused of child abuse after young daughter dies 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump found in New York a useful punching bag with which to whip up the dark fantasies of his far-right base. Opinion | Trump’s Messy Divorce From New York 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z Disney has long argued that its infractions are unfairly magnified because its brand provides a convenient punching bag. Disney Wanted to Make a Splash in China With ‘Mulan.’ It Stumbled Instead. 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z “That makes it quite a useful punching bag for old, mainly white, men who want to make a point by punching it.” BBC Lost a Battle Over British Songs, and the War Is Far From Over 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z However, industry analysts and executives said the left-leaning entertainment industry is a convenient punching bag for politicians. Hollywood 'kowtowing' to China takes heat from Washington. But why now? 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z Donald Trump and his regime are using the rule of law and democracy as their personal punching bags. ACLU's David Cole: "If Trump seeks to stay in power after losing the election," we'll be ready 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z Saunders posted on social media in March a video of himself using a punching bag to advise men how to hit their female partners if they argue during the coronavirus lockdown. British boxer’s suspension lifted after ‘silly’ video 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Fairfax County found itself a punching bag for critics in the national debate over school reopening. Fairfax schools backtrack on in-person reopening option 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z Since then, he’s repeatedly served as a public punching bag for Trump. Trump’s a major factor in Tuesday’s primaries, as ex-AG Sessions fights for political life in Alabama 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z The two fighters trade punches at will into the late rounds when Marciano wears down Charles, who Marciano uses as a punching bag until the bell rings at the end of Round 15. This day in sports: Kate Ziegler shatters 1,500-meter freestyle record 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z It was too cold when he was trying to shed pounds ahead of his weigh-in, he said, and the punching bag was the type “you give your 3-year-old son.” We Went Inside a Sports ‘Bubble.’ Here’s What We Saw. 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z “It becomes an easy punching bag for politicians, both Republicans and Democrats,” he said in an interview. Faced With Crisis and Re-election, Senate Republicans Blame China 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z But the hearing room soon became a combustible environment, with Rosenstein used as a punching bag for lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Cruz slams Rosenstein on Russia probe, says he was 'complicit' or 'grossly negligent’ 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z Indoor active play: Consider lowering the wreckage factor here: foam balls, an inflatable punching bag, juggling balls, an over-the-door basketball hoop, pull-up bar, balance board, floor mats or interlocking foam tiles, mini trampoline. How to Host Your Family’s Own Personal Summer Camp 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z Denzel reportedly took him into the backyard of their house and made him hit a punching bag repeatedly to get over his contact hesitation. Denzel Washington's son reveals his dad used to give speeches from his movies at his youth football games 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z The NFL commissioner, the punching bag that everyone can justify thwacking, made a tough decision that could have been disastrous when he resisted pleas to postpone the draft. Perspective | Give Roger Goodell credit: Going forward with NFL draft was the right move 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z To put it more bluntly, he has often been a punching bag, with Bulls players chafing at his demanding practices and outside observers mocking his tendency toward motivational cliches and platitudes. Analysis | Directionless Bulls launch front-office search as glory days fade further into the past 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z “However, it’s important not to allow yourself to be a punching bag, and if people are being negative without being constructive, don’t be afraid to remove them from the space.” Why community managers are a crucial connection between players and developers 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z It has dumbbells, a bench and a punching bag left by a previous tenant. April 1, rent’s due: Many struggle to pay in virus outbreak 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z He then proceeded to throw a wicked right hand at the punching bag. Boxing champ suspended over video instructing how men should deal with women during coronavirus quarantine 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z He said Hayek would flog prisoners with a whip and “turn detainees into a punching bag, and beat and kick them.” Former member of Israel-backed militia killed in Lebanon 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z The Washington Post and the New York Times mentioned Trump in connection with Ebola only six times in four months that year, always as either a punching bag or a punchline. Perspective | From Ebola to coronavirus, Trump always sees disease as a foreign threat 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z The gym’s punching bags, shields and mats help the actor sharpen and maintain his skills. Actor Will Yun Lee reflects on the many meanings of his studio 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z He awakes to a muscleman’s dream, lifting enormous barbells and trading a punching bag for a concrete pillar. Review: Vin Diesel in the bruising ‘Bloodshot’ 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z It is the GOP’s favorite punching bag, derided by the president on Twitter as a “dangerous & disgusting Slum” and home to his nemesis, “Nervous Nancy Pelosi.” The many faces of San Francisco Democrats, from ‘Team Pete’ to Bernie backers 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Sitcom stalwart and “Hollywood Squares” star Paul Lynde created a persona with a “punching bag” aspect, “Broad City’s” Ilana Glazer notes. LGBTQ visibility on TV is at an all-time high. A new doc shows why the fight goes on 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Hunter Biden has become a punching bag for the White House and Trump's closest allies. Peter Doocy reflects on his contentious exchanges with Joe Biden during 2020 campaign 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z “This problem of making the cops a political punching bag, this is almost exclusively a problem with the radical left,” Bongino said. Dan Bongino on attacks on NYPD officers in the Bronx: 'I have never seen anything like this' 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z “They use Pakistan as a punching bag, and they want to escalate,” he said. EXCLUSIVE: U.S. forced to negotiate with Taliban despite attacks, envoy says 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z The preponderance of such framing is a favorite punching bag for many media critics, who see it, variously, as trivial, unfair and unreliable. The Iowa caucus is a reminder that 'horserace' journalism is still the norm | Jon Allsop 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee continually called for testimony from Hunter Biden at the impeachment hearings last fall, using the younger Biden as a punching bag in their questioning of witnesses throughout the hearings. Joe and Hunter Biden should call Trump's bluff — and offer to testify 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z The council became a public punching bag in recent years, as constituents upset over problems ranging from homeless camping and property crime to gentrification directed much of their ire at the city’s longest-serving politicians. 6 political stories to watch as a revamped Seattle City Council begins 2020 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Any infrastructure project of the scale Mr. Hogan is proposing — estimates of its price run from $9 billion to $11 billion — will inevitably become a political punching bag. Opinion | Why are so many lawmakers fighting Larry Hogan’s I-270 plan? 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z He also been a favorite punching bag for House Republicans. Factbox: After impeachment, who might argue the case against Trump in the Senate? 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Liberal celebrities are reliable punching bags in rightwing media, and they too were accused of unseemly glee. This is actually good for Trump: how rightwing media reacted to the impeachment | Jason Wilson 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Why make a fuss over a genre that’s often a punching bag for its light and fluffy nature? On screen, Asian Americans rarely get into Christmas spirit 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Then there are all the Congressional hearings to come, with Pichai likely to be cast in the role of punching bag for lawmakers concerned about data privacy, competition, algorithmic bias, and other thorny issues. Why Alphabet’s days could be numbered under its new CEO 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump made Mr. Smith into a favorite punching bag, taunting him as Fox News’s “lowest-rated anchor” and routinely complaining about his coverage of the White House. Shepard Smith, Late of Fox News, Gives $500,000 to a Free Press Group 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Wall Street is a popular punching bag for politicians in an election season. Wall Street feuds with Warren, much to her apparent delight 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z While Mueller allowed himself to become a punching bag — remaining silent for two years as Trump relentlessly delegitimized his investigation as a “witch hunt” — Schiff has no qualms about hitting back. Inside Adam Schiff’s Impeachment Game Plan 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z One of the most interesting home workout products on the market, Fightcamp includes a free-standing punching bag, boxing gloves, and a workout mat. 7 fitness gadgets to get you in shape for winter 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Rep. Matt Gaetz, one of Trump’s most vocal supporters and a favorite punching bag for liberal Democrats, said Fried brings “more energy and enthusiasm” to the party. Florida’s lone statewide elected Democrat takes on Trump 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z He replayed the general election fight with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, still one of his favorite punching bags. On Day 1,001, Trump Made It Clear: Being ‘Presidential’ Is Boring 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z What's true is that Hunter has become a punching bag for the White House and Trump's closest allies. Hunter Biden's questionable past and business dealings could undo dad's bid for White House 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z “It was like somebody slugging a punching bag,” a Sunnyvale schoolteacher told The Times at the time. Newsletter: In meltdown mode 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Bernie Sanders is already using the platform, but the president’s move is more notable given that Twitch is owned by Amazon, a reliable punching bag for Trump. Facebook’s decision to allow lies in political ads is coming back to haunt it 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z In 2015, it was the peak of Europe’s migrant crisis, and it was those refugees who became Law and Justice’s punching bags. Poland’s right wing secures decisive win in parliamentary elections, exit polls show 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z An obvious starting point is to treat North American neighbors as partners, not punching bags. Opinion | The foreign policy Americans really want 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z “The message since 2018 is that Japan was kind of the punching bag,” said Ankit Panda, an adjunct senior fellow at the Federation of American Scientists, based in Washington. North Korean Missile Delivers a Message: There’s Little Japan Can Do 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Trump's comments on Wednesday helped solidify the company as a punching bag for his allies in the right-wing media. In call to Ukraine’s president, Trump revived a favorite conspiracy theory about the DNC hack 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z It’s the difference between giving a punching bag a shove and loading up to try to knock it off the chain. Scott McCarron made his swing more efficient to gain distance. You can, too - Golf Digest 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z And here’s our magazine piece about his journey from progressive hope to punching bag. Bill de Blasio Bows Out, Elizabeth Warren’s Big Speech: This Week in the 2020 Race 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z Just seven punching bags, an outdated sit-up machine and literal holes in the wall that double as a storage unit. Jaime Munguia and Erik Morales combine to form Team Tijuana 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z A triple threat thanks to his passionate announcing, impressive golf ability, and being the public's favorite punching bag for more than a decade as Cowboys QB, Romo stays in the news all year. Touchdowns, meltdowns, and trash talk: Ranking the NFL's Content Kings - Golf Digest 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z In an interview with The Times, Lee’s daughter, Shannon Lee, criticized the movie for turning her father into an “arrogant, egotistical punching bag.” Quentin Tarantino says 'Bruce Lee was kind of an arrogant guy' 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z “Pakistan as a punching bag sells in India,” Mr. Khan said. Pakistan’s Envoy Suggests Kashmir Crisis Could Affect Afghan Peace Talks 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z There were no parents to help you in the chaos of the punching bags. From ball pits to water slides: the designer who changed children’s playgrounds for ever 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z At the same time, it has become a punch line and a punching bag for tech workers and engineers who see it as a locus of hubris, myopia, and exclusivity. The Lonely Work of Moderating Hacker News 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z The fundraisers are the latest sign that Trump is embracing the world of wealthy contributors who served as punching bags in his 2016 campaign. Trump scheduled to headline fundraisers in the Hamptons, where tickets run as high as $250,000 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z Political pressure will likely only increase with the 2020 US presidential election, in which “big tech” is certain to be a partisan punching bag. Alphabet: Google parent's profits hit $9bn amid increased scrutiny 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z Congress has proved to be a useful punching bag, and Trump’s take is that the Democratic House of Representatives can again play that part. Trump wants to run against the Squad. Democrats must stay united | Lloyd Green 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z As part of its fake routine of being "fair and balanced," Fox News loves to bring on the liberal punching bag of the day. Media expert: How Tucker Carlson and Fox News have mainstreamed "unfettered white nationalism" 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z PORTSMOUTH, N.H — Former vice president Joe Biden became a punching bag in the first debate a few weeks ago, which took some of the luster off his candidacy. Analysis | Is Biden ready to fight back against his rivals? 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z President Trump is facing growing pressure to step in and halt his favorite corporate punching bag, Amazon, from securing a historic, $10 billion contract to lead the Pentagon’s 21st century cloud computing efforts. Lawmakers urge Trump to take reigns of massive Pentagon-Amazon cloud computing deal 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Now age-old fitness devices such as rowing machines, treadmills, weight machines and even punching bags are being infused with technology that provides built-in coaches, workout buddies and competitors. Old-style rowing machines and punching bags gain a new edge 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z “Los Angeles was for the longest time the punching bag of the world,” he said. For Louis Vuitton’s CEO, L.A. is ‘the culture capital of the world’ 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z Trump might be used to starting fights from the safe distance of his Twitter account, but he isn’t used to watching a cable TV loop where he is everyone’s punching bag. 'What's been missing is courage': Elizabeth Warren throws down the gauntlet | Richard Wolffe 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z But you also expect them to treat baseball’s punching bags as such. Nationals avoid all the drama for once as Max Scherzer shuts down the Marlins 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z The DNC, nonetheless, remains a favorite political punching bag for fellow Democrats. As first debate nears, Democratic National Committee is still wrestling with demons of 2016 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z "They used Sarah Sanders as a punching bag because they often couldn't get to the president of the United States," he said. Howard Kurtz: Sarah Sanders had a 'no-win' job,' attacks by media pundits 'graceless' 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z Same goes for Buck, though he's kind of gotten used to being everyone's punching bag, so much so that he's embraced it. Brooks Koepka daggers Joe Buck in clearly staged yet still hilarious video from Pebble Beach range - Golf Digest 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z A huge punching bag hung from the ceiling beside his red Mercury Cougar, the bonnet of which was always propped open. 'I wouldn't be the refugee, I'd be the girl who kicked ass': how taekwondo made me 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z H Unit’s dining hall sits at the end of the recreation yard, past weedy patches bare of asphalt, a locked and fenced-off garden within which lush roses bloom, and punching bags twirling lazily from chains. In San Quentin, prison inmates are cooking up gnocchi and brighter futures 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z For now, though, shares of these companies seem like investors’ favorite trade-war punching bag. Chip Makers Are Punished as the Trade War Drags On 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Visitors will be able to hit a punching bag and learn the Ali shuffle from a video tutorial by the boxer, who died in June 2016. Exhibits about Ali, nature, motorcycles opening at Graceland 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z The plan is a punching bag for Republicans trying to tag Democrats as “socialists.” ‘Medicare for All’s‘ rich benefits ‘leapfrog’ other nations 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z One image on the center’s Instagram account features a boxer with a punching bag. Can You Prevent Pregnancy with the Pullout Method? 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z The Whitney Biennial has always been the punching bag of all biennials. Whitney Biennial 2019: why is this year's show so safe? 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Instead, the Angels turned the Twins’ ace into a punching bag. Homers by Shohei Ohtani and Tommy La Stella lift Angels over Twins 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z They’re just there to be punching bags for other characters and the movie. Review: ‘Poms’ is too embarrassed of itself to be empowering 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z A vegan café in Australia that levied a tax on male customers is to close after becoming the "punching bag of the internet". ‘Man tax’ vegan café to close 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z “Once again, the Trump administration is using the immigrant community as a punching bag to distract his base from his own political troubles,” he said. HUD Moves to Limit Public Housing Aid for Undocumented Immigrants 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z So he turned to a familiar punching bag: California. Trump, Cher and the debate over dumping immigrants in sanctuary cities 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z He said Barr is being used as a “punching bag for something he didn’t do.” Sen. Kennedy to Dems: ‘Leave Bill Barr alone. Let him do his job’ 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z “He was constantly overcoming, always bouncing back, like one of those toy punching bags.” The Masters champion who couldn't read or write - Golf Digest 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z The bank and its leader are almost certain to remain popular political punching bags, especially as Democrats jostle for publicity in the run-up to the 2020 presidential primaries. Wells Fargo C.E.O. Could Be Banking’s Worst Job. It’s Open. 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Her tart reaction was a rare public display of pique after she once again had been served up as a punching bag for the administration. After Trump Casts Blame for a Special Olympics Cut, Betsy DeVos Flashes Pique 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Weld says, “I’m not going to sit there and be a punching bag.” Weld still thinking of challenging Trump post-Mueller report 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Pence has found himself thrust unwittingly into the center of the 2020 presidential debate, becoming a square-jawed punching bag for Democrats and, at times, even some in his own party. ‘An easy target’: Pence takes barbs from both sides as he promotes Trump 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z The shift in balance would almost certainly diminish Spence’s trademark power and Spence’s defensive shortcomings could turn him into a punching bag. Mikey Garcia has to overcome more than just his weight to beat Errol Spence Jr. 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z Germany, one of Trump’s favorite punching bags, did not budge. NATO members increase defense spending for fourth year in row following Trump pressure 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z No longer a punching bag, the Browns are punching back. OMG, OBJ: Beckham’s arrival makes Browns instant contenders 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z But it is also making Mr. Friedrich’s organization into a punching bag. This Animal Activist Used to Get in Your Face. Now He’s Going After Your Palate. 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z The comedian posted an Instagram video of himself boxing with a punching bag during the ceremony, with ABC playing on a TV conspicuously in the background. Kevin Hart boxes during Oscars after stepping down as host over alleged homophobic remarks 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z He runs on exactitude and resilience; 12-hour writing days, a punching bag in his office and a view of a roadside sign that reads: “1 cord oak $300.” 'The Border' is Don Winslow's final chapter in a chilling, timely and seminal drug war trilogy 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z They are tired of being punching bags and busy creating new business models and hiring tens of thousands of people. Amazon’s New York HQ2 pullback offers opportunity, lessons for Puget Sound region 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Then came a star for the prosecution — and a key punching bag for the defense — Vicente Zambada, the most senior cartel member to testify at trial. Mexican drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman found guilty in U.S. trial 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z "Fox & Friends" continues to raise hysteria over the "so far left" and "socialist" policies of one of Fox News' favorite punching bags: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. Fox News star Tomi Lahren says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not "successful in real life" 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Jeff Bezos is a quirky libertarian, and his Washington Post has been a scrappy counter to a president who has made a punching bag out of the Constitution. Opinion | Crazy Rich Progressives 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z After that opening meditation, attendees perused stations set up for tarot readings, punching bag sessions and affirmation writing. Women Breaking Plates throws a party with a purpose: Smash self-doubt and make some noise 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z The M.T.A. has become a punching bag over the last two weeks. Cuomo Swooped in as L-Train Savior, but M.T.A. Rejected Similar Approach Over Safety Concerns 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z During that time, the Clippers underwent a dramatic makeover, turning from punching bag to pugilists, from jokers to contenders, helping rewrite decades of narrative about the organization. Clippers fans applaud Blake Griffin in return; he deserves much more recognition But as Trump fights for his political life in 2019, his favorite punching bag — the reality-based press — will get more of a pounding. 2019: The Year in Preview 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z The Federal Reserve has become a punching bag for Trump as the stock market has tumbled. Stock market woes raise a nagging fear: Is a recession near? 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z A: The Federal Reserve has become a punching bag for Trump as the stock market has tumbled. Stock market woes raise a nagging fear: Is a recession near? 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z But Trump’s treatment of their country as his “punching bag,” as another German diplomat put it, may well have little to do with bad personal chemistry with Merkel. How Trump Made War on Angela Merkel and Europe 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z President Trump took a jab Sunday at one of his favorite punching bags, former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who he blames for the special counsel investigation. Trump hits Jeff Sessions on letting ‘Russian Witch Hunt Hoax’ to start 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z His exhibition at the African American Museum features fight posters, a video installation and a gym’s worth of his equipment: gloves, headgear, a duct-taped punching bag. The must-sees on the National Mall 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z So in case you were wondering, things could and have gotten much worse, as Ottawa continues to be the NHL's punching bag. Montreal's Max Domi unleashes savage burn on Ottawa's Zack Smith, Sens' season-from-hell continues - Golf Digest 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z It’s hard to empathize with someone invisible: rather than a feeling person with a family and loved ones, online, a faceless individual becomes an inanimate punching bag of ideologies. Why comments sections must die 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z I’ve been spending a lot of time in Whole Foods Markets lately, and not because of the distant-cousin relationship between my employer and America’s favorite organic punching bag. Review | The five best takeout dishes at Whole Foods stores, ranked 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z “They are the country’s punching bag and a laughing stock.” Florida recount: Fury at Broward, Palm Beach, for making rest of state look like 'laughing stocklook bad 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z The centerpiece of the movie is the exploration of the internet, and the film has a tremendous amount of fun using it as a playground and occasionally a punching bag. Ralph Breaks the Internet is The Lego Movie of Disney films 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Four months later, Trump’s blueprint is largely wishful thinking and Pfizer, for one, is tired of being a presidential punching bag. Drug giant Pfizer says it will return to 'business as normal,' which means price hikes - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Representative Maxine Waters, Democrat of California and a frequent rally punching bag, also received one. Trump, at Charlotte Rally, Tries to Rebuild Political ‘Momentum’ by Reviving Old Attacks 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z For as long as the market falls, or there is other bad economic news, djt will go after his new punching bag. Trump’s M.O., now trained on the Fed: Bully, demean, undermine 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z He did return to his favorite punching bag — the media. A short-lived call for unity shelved for political barbs 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z By shifting the blame onto the media, one of Trump’s favorite punching bags, the president has implicitly legitimized this domestic terrorist’s actions as a valid expression of anger. Mail bombing is a generational form of American terrorism 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z She told him she was uncomfortable with his behavior more than a dozen times between 2013 and 2016, the report said, which led to verbal abuse that made her feel like a “punching bag.” Investigation finds former UC Riverside vice chancellor sexually harassed two women - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z “I know he’s the punching bag right now, but a lot of guys need to play better right now. It’s not just him.” The Eli in the Room: Collapsing Giants Look to a Future Without Manning 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z “I’m a punching bag for everything that he goes through internally,” Bristol said, adding that she’s never sure whether his anger is the anxiety or just him being cruel. Bristol Palin’s first episode of ‘Teen Mom OG’ had a very disturbing scene 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z The Venezuelan government has been a consistent punching bag for Mr. Trump. 5 Takeaways on President Trump’s Foreign Policy From the U.N. General Assembly 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z In his speech, McConnell referenced the reluctance of the New York Times – a frequent punching bag for President Trump and conservative lawmakers – to print Ramirez’s allegations. McConnell says Kavanaugh will get up-or-down vote; blasts Senate Dems for 'smear campaign' 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z After studying the emotional responses of people using punching bags to exorcise their rage, he concluded that “doing nothing at all was more effective.” Perspective | Five myths about anger 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z The antagonist she identifies in her latest gambit to win legitimacy is what she calls “ideological homogeneity,” specifically the “intellectual sectarianism” of France’s cultural elite, the usual punching bag of the populist right. A scion of France’s Le Pen family opens a training academy for a new far-right elite 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Around the same time, some NFL teams began turning to MVP Drive robotic tackling dummies, which are basically remote-controlled punching bags on wheels. NFL helmet manufacturers hope to reduce concussions, save game 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z "For President Trump, the federal workforce is just a punching bag." Trump cancels pay raises for most federal workers set to begin in January, citing budget constraints 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z And indeed, Richard Nixon turned the court into a punching bag in his 1968 campaign for president. When the Supreme Court Lurches Right 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z It also involved a worker for the DMV — a favorite public punching bag, with few equals other than the IRS, for people complaining about government bureaucracy, tedium and red tape. Why we love stories of people sleeping on the job | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt is more interested in using the Saints as a measuring stick for evaluating a deep, but unproven wide receiving group rather than as a punching bag. Chargers expect no fights in joint practices with Saints 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z “This is not Chinese investment but a settlement,” Mr. Mahathir said during the election campaign, using Forest City as a frequent punching bag. ‘We Cannot Afford This’: Malaysia Pushes Back Against China’s Vision 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z His lawyer, Warren A. Brown, said his client was used as a “punching bag” and treated at a hospital for injuries. Baltimore Officer Resigns After Video Shows Him Punching a Man 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Donald Trump has reaped incalculable political benefit by exploiting the apprehension that white people have become societal punching bags. Sarah Jeong and the Question of “Context” 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Lawmakers from Russia’s ruling party accused U.S. politicians of treating the country like a punching bag in their partisan infighting and in midterm campaigning. U.S. Sanctions Put Russia on Edge 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z And she’s a former mixed martial arts fighter who introduced herself to fellow Democrats with a video showing her in the ring and landing solid kicks to a large punching bag. Democrats pick gay, Native American nominee in Kansas 3rd 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z This story also involved a worker for the DMV — a favorite public punching bag, with few equals other than the Internal Revenue Service, for people complaining about government bureaucracy, tedium and red tape. Analysis | Why we love stories about workers who sleep on the job 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z President Trump’s favorite corporate punching bag is on the verge of landing a breakthrough 10-year, $10 billion Pentagon contract that would transform how the military shares information. Amazon vies for Pentagon $10 billion cloud data contract 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z The attorney told confidants that he was tired of being a punching bag and wanted to try to seize control of the story. Audio recording steps up feud between Trump, former ‘fixer’ 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z “We were not going to let Michael become a punching bag.” Transcript of Cohen tape suggests Trump knew about model’s deal to sell story of alleged affair 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z A punching bag swung from the ceiling, a jump rope dangled from a nail. Puff, Puff, Hire 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z When he’s not being ignored for a smart phone, he’s either a punching bag or a source of embarrassment for his too-cool daughter. Bo Burnham explores the awkwardness of ‘Eighth Grade’ 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z As McAllen prepared for its massive annual Fourth of July parade and fireworks display of patriotism, this city found itself feeling like a punching bag in the furious national immigration debate. ‘An all-American city that speaks Spanish’: Immigration isn’t a problem for this Texas town — it’s a way of life 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z Moments after sending that message, Trump corrected another Tuesday posting critical of his favorite political punching bag — the press. Trump says his awkwardly capitalized tweets are no mistake 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z He will "not be a punching bag as part of anyone's defence strategy", he warned. Lawyer Cohen 'loyal to US' before Trump 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z By now, he was worked up — and headed toward his favorite punching bag: the Ivy League-educated numbers wonks who never played the game. An Exiled Old-Timer, Goose Gossage Still Won’t Back Down 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z That’s just a bad memory now, with the Nats firmly established in Washington and once again ready to take on the Yankees as equals, not punching bags. The Yankees-Nats rivalry was once so fierce it required a police riot squad 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z After a visit from Stanford on Nov. 3, the Huskies finish with a bye, Oregon State and the Apple Cup against their favorite punching bag. Analysis: Ranking the Pac-12 schedules, and why Washington got screwed (again) 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z In a recent ad, Mr. Rokita sports boxing gloves and slugs punching bags with the faces of Mr. Braun and Mr. Messer superimposed on them. Indiana Republican Senate candidates trading punches to very end 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z And behind home plate, they emerged sweat-drenched and smiling from a clustered gauntlet of punching bags, jogged through the finish line and had medals placed around their necks. Obstacle course racing chases mainstream, including Olympics 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Its leaders are tired of being a punching bag for self-aggrandizing ideologues, especially after investing $30 billion in Seattle. Seattle should reject head tax on jobs 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z But for the past few months, the president has been a punching bag for Stormy Daniels and her lawyer, Michael Avenatti, and held his tongue. Trump dismisses Stormy Daniels sketch 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z “Some climate scientists basically have had enough of being punching bags,” Dr. Oppenheimer said. Climate Change Denialists Say Polar Bears Are Fine. Scientists Are Pushing Back. 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z Please, someone, install a punching bag in the White House basement to divert his aggression. Opinion | A U.S.-China trade war will cost Americans plenty 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z Women, you definitely have every right to view most men with a high degree of apprehension, because far too men still view of you as their personal punching bag. Stormy Daniels Says She Stayed Silent on Trump Out of Fear 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z More than a year since he left office, in times of trouble, conservatives are still using Obama as their most reliable punching bag. Cambridge Analytica sets quandary for right: hate Facebook, love Trump 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z In fact, House Republicans are trying to draw connections between the Kremlin’s influence campaign and Ms. Clinton, always a convenient GOP punching bag, deflecting awkward questions about Russia’s clear affinity for Mr. Trump in 2016. Opinion | History won’t be kind, Republicans 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Attorney J. Tony Serra accused Mr. Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions of using his client as a political punching bag and said their words suggest that Mr. Garcia-Zarate is being unjustly prosecuted. Kate Steinle death: Illegal immigrant accuses federal government of ‘vindictive’ prosecution 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z The inside of Champions Training Center on Montgomery Street in Savannah isn’t much to look at - just two small rooms that barely fit a grappling mat, a caged ring and a few punching bags. Award-winning Georgia MMA gym churns out talent 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Canada and Mexico would be in a position to return to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the important trade agreement and counterweight against China that became a political punching bag in the 2016 election. Shortsighted tariffs imperil Washington industries 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z His position as a key player promoting tariffs has made him a convenient punching bag for White House officials who disagree with the president's trade moves, a former administration official said. A "Pit Bull" for Climate Could Soon Sit Next to Trump 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z But Trump doesn’t know how to do that, which makes everyone suspicious; other governments don’t like to be punching bags, the only role he appears to envision for them. Perspective | Trump is so obsessed with winning that he might make America lose 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z “We seem to be the cyber punching bag of the world, and it’s common knowledge.” Paul Nakasone, Donald Trump’s nominee for NSA director, warns foreign hackers don’t fear retaliation 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z Trump’s statements are considered offensive and outright racist by many Mexicans, who accuse the U.S. president of using their country as a punching bag to motivate his most fervent supporters. After testy call with Trump over border wall, Mexican president shelves plan to visit White House 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z Starting over for Polly is shedding the roles of punching bag, wife and mother, most recently by taking up a job waitressing at the High-Ho and renting an apartment over an abandoned dime store. Turning classic noir inside-out: Laura Lippman's 'Sunburn' 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z “The business community is the punching bag,” he said. Seattle panel closing in on plan to fund homeless aid with a business ‘head tax’ 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z That ping you hear when your shot sails in under the crossbar is as satisfying as any whap from a punching bag. An Ice-Hockey Pilgrimage to Montreal: A Traveler’s Guide 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Yesterday, after serving for months as a Trump punching bag, McCabe stepped down from his post at the FBI. Trump's fight with the FBI's McCabe comes into sharper focus 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z The deputy director of the FBI, after becoming a Donald Trump punching bag, was forced from his post. House Republicans accused of pro-Trump 'cover up' 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z That doesn't mean she has to be a public punching bag for him. Opinion | The Quiet Radicalism of Melania Trump 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z In a 24-hour period this week, Nadiya Hussain, who won the Great British Bake Off, wrote: “I’m Muslim, Brown, working class and a woman! I may as well have punching bag written on my torso.” I’ve had enough of white people who try to deny my experience | Afua Hirsch 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Schumer quickly became a punching bag for the right and left. Schumer’s ‘cave’? Shutdown deal puts spotlight on Dem leader 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z The president’s comments about the news media on Wednesday also extended to one of his favorite punching bags: network news. Trump Renews Pledge to ‘Take a Strong Look’ at Libel Laws 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z In debates on the progressive left, Lilla has therefore become a kind of shorthand, or meta-concept – a punching bag whose invocation is understood to stand in for smug bourgeois centrism. Mark Lilla: the liberal who counts more enemies on the left than the right 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Still, Morgan would love to see Turk get more depth than just a lovable punching bag. Meet the guy who gets beat up in all of Marvel’s Netflix superhero shows 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Trump’s tweet likely reflects the big bank, which declined to comment, will remain a political punching bag for some time. Trump says Wells Fargo’s penalties for ‘bad acts’ could be ‘substantially increased’ 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z One room is filled with punching bags and boxing gloves painted with feminist slogans. Janelle Monae explores surveillance in her 1st art exhibit 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z “On the inside, it’s like, why are we still a punching bag and nobody is counter-punching? A word of comfort or of calm or a sign of leadership would be appreciated at this time.” FBI director heads to Hill after Trump’s attacks on agency 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Through no real fault of his own, Orpik has been the poster boy and punching bag for those bigger-picture questions since he signed his contract. The Capitals are tired of Brooks Orpik being an advanced-stats punching bag 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z When Daredevil or Luke Cage are looking for information on shady deals, they often make a slap-filled visit to everyone’s favorite punching bag. Meet the guy who gets beat up in all of Marvel’s Netflix superhero shows 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z “Sometimes you have to be the punching bag, and right now I’m the punching bag. That goes with the territory. I have thick skin and I can handle it.” Raiders cling onto playoff hopes heading into game vs Giants 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z There, the boys would lift weights, hit a punching bag, perform calisthenics and agility drills and hang out and play video games. Rams' Tavon Austin can trace road to NFL to childhood competitions 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z If he loses, he says, he’ll leave the sport, committed to the idea that he’ll never be reduced to being a “punching bag.” Rejuvenated Georges St-Pierre returns to UFC seeking middleweight belt 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z By the end, the floating butterfly was “a punching bag with legs”. A new biography of Muhammad Ali 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Medicaid is an easy punching bag because of its sheer size. Analysis: Booming Medicaid growth a GOP target in Louisiana 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z And politically, Trump’s speech helps the same hard-liners America’s president says he wants to target, offering them a convenient punching bag as many Iranians took his words as a personal insult. AP Analysis: Iran angered by Trump, but needs nuclear deal 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z |
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