| 单词 | refreshingly |
| 例句 | He did not love the house itself; he thought it was rather ugly and looked neither charmingly old nor refreshingly new. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In reflecting on his game a while after it occurred, Bobby was refreshingly modest: “I just made the moves I thought were best. I was just lucky.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But for all the attention paid to such rituals, Buddhism as practiced by the Sherpas was a refreshingly supple and non- dogmatic religion. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Your approach to history is so vital, so contemporary, so refreshingly unorthodox.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A little later one of those songs from the sixties came on, refreshingly tinny, made in a day when not all studio sound was automatically reduced to perfect resonance. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But many of the "special effects" were refreshingly low-tech. 'The Magic Flute': Beautiful fun at Seattle Opera 2011-05-09T20:32:05Z Whichever way it is served, causa is always soothing — and refreshingly delicious. The Humble Potato Is Exalted in the Mountains of Peru 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z The concert began with a transparent and refreshingly crisp performance of Ravel’s “Tombeau de Couperin.” Critic?s Notebook: Alan Gilbert and New York Philharmonic?s 2012-13 Season 2012-03-04T23:06:44Z Hearing the tales of excess — filmed refreshingly without judgment — is like listening to once-deprived children reveling in a newly acquired pile of toys. Hip-hop was poised to conquer fashion. Why did it stop short? 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z After intermission, keeping to Dvorak, Mr. Hrusa offered refreshingly straightforward performances of three Slavonic Dances. Review: A Fast-Rising Czech Conductor Leads the Philharmonic 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z The inspiration is both personal and refreshingly simple. In Southern California, Hot Steaks With a Cool Vibe 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z But the most striking moments on this refreshingly warm LP are the others, the ones where she conveys weakness, vulnerability and self-awareness. Review: Kehlani’s ‘SweetSexySavage’ Gives Love an R&B Workout 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Long gone are the refreshingly cool flavors of summer — they are just so last season. The ultimate guide to stocking up (and organizing) your kitchen pantry this fall 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Acknowledging that he was echoing many others’ opinions, Arney remembered said narrator as “wickedly smart and so funny, and yet disarmingly and refreshingly down to earth.” Carrie Fisher's 'Wishful Drinking,' created at the Geffen, was a feat of 'incredible strength' 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z Served with almost no carbonation from a traditional hand pump, the beer was refreshingly bitter and just sweet enough to renew my energy. A Tasting Tour of Yorkshire’s Beers and Ales 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z He is refreshingly ready and willing to use it. 2018: The Year in Stuff 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z As my colleague Sonia Saraiya noted, the jokes were “bold, brash, and refreshingly on-the-nose,” arguably the only way of handling such a sensitive topic in the first ten minutes of a Hollywood awards show. Bill Cosby should never be off limits: How Tina Fey and Amy Poehler showed us how to tell a rape joke 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Pahud is refreshingly free of affectation and exudes consummate ease onstage. Review | Emmanuel Pahud dazzles at Kennedy Center 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z Now Burton is trying to revive “Reading Rainbow” via Kickstarter, and the campaign is, refreshingly, as straightforward and accessible as the aforementioned half-hour of television. LeVar Burton’s Kickstarter campaign is everything that made “Reading Rainbow” great 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Indian Accent As Indian menus go, the one drawn up by Manish Mehrotra, the chef at this elegantly subdued spot owned by a restaurant group based in India, is refreshingly brief. Estela Owners Branch Out With Café Altro Paradiso 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z The author is refreshingly, almost brutally, honest when he says about his grandfather: “I think I wanted to tell a story, and he was available.” Books of The Times: Poetry on His Mind, British Author Revisits His Grandfather?s War 2010-08-31T17:06:00Z “Spellbeamed,” though intricately planned, felt refreshingly spontaneous, with exciting tension between the notated passages and the improvised ones. Music Review: Zeena Parkins and Ne(x)tworks Ensemble w/ JACK Quartet 2012-09-11T21:56:55Z That kind of value, along with refreshingly drama-free winter weather, turns the idea of visiting into an imperative. T Magazine: Acropolis Now 2012-12-13T14:00:08Z In fact, last night’s episode was refreshingly girl power-fueled, almost enough to make us forget the sexist disaster that was last week’s premiere. 5 Reasons Amy Schumer should be the new host of “The Bachelorette” 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z First, for every ten terrible Leno or Letterman interview, there was one that refreshingly cut through the dross. Fallon’s fallacy: What we lose, and gain, as talk shows abandon the “talk” 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z It all takes place in the refreshingly cool, subterranean hall of the DiMenna Center for Classical Music in Hell’s Kitchen. At Time Spans Festival, New York Shows Off New Music 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z It clearly embarrasses her – she restores the broccoli look between songs – but it's a refreshingly unguarded moment. Janelle Mon?e: sister from another planet 2010-08-26T20:36:00Z Ferguson, refreshingly, saw a very different kind of police presence on Thursday, when the Missouri Highway Patrol took over and gave protestors plenty of room to operate. Race, violence in Ferguson, Mo., cop killing play out on Main Street 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z Below are the 10 best pieces — some basic, some inclement-weather specific, but all refreshingly new. | The Top 10 Items from Fall/Winter 2014 Men’s Trade Shows 2014-01-24T23:22:13Z Starting with a refreshingly widened account of opera’s origins, Ms. Abbate and Mr. Parker highlight key works that are not always the expected ones. Books of The Times: ‘A History of Opera,’ by Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker 2012-12-27T22:03:04Z Instead, White's tastes seem to be refreshingly skewed towards the feminine. Jack White, the champion of women musicians 2011-01-29T00:06:11Z Her embroidered Thom Browne black gown, with its white, off-the-shoulder neckline, was appropriately extravagant and refreshingly refined. Perspective | The Golden Globes red carpet showed it’s okay to delight in fashion rather than just tolerating it 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z These pieces are a regular part of their repertoire, but still managed to sound refreshingly original. Lau ? review 2010-12-05T22:31:00Z As a pleasant domestic comedy/action-adventure that, refreshingly, doesn't seem to hate its characters, "Date Night" is just fine. Tina Fey and Steve Carell save this "Date Night" 2010-04-09T11:01:00Z Elena Xanthoudakis seems to ignore conventional English diction but made this music her own, with a gorgeous, clarion soprano and refreshingly loose, wistful expression. RSNO/McGegan review 2011-01-05T21:46:00Z Leisurely and refreshingly nonjudgmental, this American independent film focuses on a series of minor but important transformations. Your guide to SIFF 2011 2011-05-18T20:00:54Z Mr. Gardiner’s style refreshingly let any greatness in the music speak for itself. This Is How to Do a Beethoven Symphony Cycle 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z David Robert Mitchell’s slick teenage horror film is both a homage to the genre’s tropes and a refreshingly original story full of haunting mystery. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘The Circus’ and ‘Radio Days’ 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z And she seems refreshingly unfocused on the idea of becoming a star herself. Actor Vicky Krieps: ‘I spent a whole day staring into greenery to avoid Daniel Day-Lewis’ 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z He’s also a gifted raconteur, as he makes clear in a rollicking, uninhibited and refreshingly raw memoir, aptly titled “Out Loud.” Review | Mark Morris bares his soul in a refreshingly raw and inspiring memoir 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z The admittedly simple premise — that El Libertador fought the good fight, for a worthy cause — is refreshingly escapist. 'The Liberator' is a compelling primer on Simón Bolivar 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z But refreshingly, they dive in as partners, not misfits yoked together by an umbilical cord. Review: Catastrophe Is Knocked Up, Grown Up 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Jack Johnson To The Sea Island Jack Johnson, Hawaii's only surf-folk superstar, is refreshingly realistic about his standing in the pop scheme of things. Jack Johnson: To the Sea 2010-05-27T22:55:00Z This is a refreshingly simple, clean-tasting and very quick way to keep fish moist, and to minimize its aromatic effect as it cooks in your kitchen. A foolproof way to cook fish: Bake it in a quick sauce 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z These digressions are refreshingly candid, although on occasion they may seem tiresome. 'Great Soul': Joseph Lelyveld tells Mahatma Gandhi's larger-than-life story 2011-04-06T22:21:04Z You mentioned that ego is refreshingly absent from this show’s vision of performance art; I’d submit that “Playlist” marks the lone exception. Marclay at the Whitney: Listening on the Couch 2010-07-15T16:15:00Z Which is to say, it's Jewish but it's also, well, Jew-ish — a refreshingly personal take on how traditional recipes fit into messy modern life. 12 questions about schmaltz with Jake Cohen 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z It feels retro, but the hero is refreshingly modern. Graphic Novels to Give Kids Chills and Thrills 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z And you don't have to be an artist to appreciate someone being refreshingly blunt. Rise of the celebrity stoner 2011-02-14T21:01:00Z Programs at the penthouse, with its skyline views, are refreshingly informal. Richard Goode Plays Bach and Schubert 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z She is also a refreshingly rare sort of sommelier in an industry long dominated by buttoned-up white males: a perky Asian-American woman who wears flip-flops and greeted me with a “Hey, girl.” Only Hours From Napa, But a World Away 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z As a cancer drama, “After Everything” is refreshingly mundane, focusing less on the high stakes of illness than on how two young people talk to each other in sickness and in health. Review: In ‘After Everything,’ a Young Love Blooms in Crisis 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Finally, Americans could have their voice heard in an election that refreshingly wasn’t rigged. American Idol: a final farewell to the 'Death Star' of reality TV 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Tempest is one of many groups offering refreshingly different approaches. Quitting alcohol: 'The joyless vision of sobriety couldn’t have been further from the truth' 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z Hoult is intriguing: a refreshingly raw talent in an industry that tends to homogenise and tightly control its young. Nicholas Hoult: 'The paparazzi don't care about me' 2013-01-26T23:00:00Z In an era of historical productions that romanticized wealth and, inadvertently, empire, “Mansfield Park” was refreshingly complex. How Not to Adapt “Anne of Green Gables” 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z An attractive little bodega set in the middle of the vines, it’s refreshingly low-key for a non-aficionado like me. Wining and dinosauring in San Juan, Argentina 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z I think the album is brilliant, and refreshingly different. Alt-J album claims Mercury Prize 2012-11-02T10:55:28Z But I also wound up having a high old time at “Mission Drift,” along with the mostly, refreshingly young audience that packed the place. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: The Empire Crumbles 2013-06-28T17:06:22Z What he didn’t do, refreshingly, is pose as a brave truth-teller or hype that his button-pushing jokes might get him canceled. Best Comedy of 2019 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Amazingly, and refreshingly, this is not a misery film, though. Welcome to Lagos 2010-04-16T05:45:00Z Well, it had been said that there wouldn’t be a lot of dialogue with him but I found him very forthcoming, incredibly frank, and really generous and refreshingly honest. “Refreshingly Honest”: Cate Blanchett on Working with Woody Allen 2013-07-18T16:16:38Z Writers may not get the freebies and refreshingly frank sexual encounters offered to sportspersons, actors, musicians and politicians, but we do get accommodation. I'm being patronised. It's wonderful 2010-09-16T11:50:00Z In person, Bradley is warm, refreshingly irreverent, unapologetic, and potty mouthed. Is Peter Bradley Ready for Round 2 in the Limelight? 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z The participants all seem earnest in their predilections, and by allowing them to tell their own tales, the production team presents them all in a refreshingly non-judgmental light. '7 Deadly Sins' review: Morgan Spurlock's latest goes to extremes 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Porter is also refreshingly candid on the allure of fame and industry accolades. Review | Billy Porter bares his soul in ‘Unprotected’ 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z But her optimistic outlook is refreshingly typical of the millennial generation, as is her commitment to social causes. Singer Kina Grannis: 300,000 jelly beans can't be wrong 2012-05-11T03:20:00Z Her point of view, as expressed in her latest solo show, is refreshingly apolitical. Art in Review: CHRISTINE HILL: ‘Small Business’ 2012-11-22T21:24:47Z The ad hoc tour Mr. McNeal took me on had been refreshingly frank. In Montgomery, a City Embedded With Pain, Finding Progress 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z But that means it's also refreshingly unsentimental: there are no Who Do You Think You Are? tears here. Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army; The Lost Submarine of WWI: a Time Team Special – TV review 2013-07-08T06:00:08Z Critics praised its blend of contemporary realism and village legend, with Ron Charles of the Washington Post highlighting its "refreshingly un-American" treatment of the subject of death. Obreht youngest winner of UK's Orange fiction prize 2011-06-08T18:17:33Z Speaking of Banana, Bates’ prodigal return was refreshingly anticlimactic in an episode devoted to understated drama. Downton Abbey Watch: Missing In Action 2012-01-23T14:00:44Z Mr. Daniels, who favors practice clothes and natural light, keeps his pieces refreshingly simple. Modern Dance, in Your Hand 2011-07-17T01:00:28Z Even more refreshingly, the 15-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, producer, entrepreneur and activist doesn’t play down her excitement over the success of her memoir, “More Myself.” Alicia Keys Moonlights as a Best-Selling Author 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z The energy generated between Alexander’s early works and new ones is urbane and uncanny, exceptionally sophisticated yet refreshingly unpretentious. The sculptures that help you to see (and feel) color in a new light 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z There's something refreshingly humble and ordinary about Holly Johnson that means he's not the focal "point" of the group. ZTT: 'Every record company panicked after Two Tribes' – a classic feature from the vaultsZTT: 'Every record company panicked after Two Tribes' 2013-01-01T11:00:00Z For the most part, this movie, a smart, compassionate, refreshingly unconventional biopic directed by Bill Pohlad, makes good on both promises, exploring the mental world and the artistic method of a great artist. Review: ‘Love & Mercy’ Gets Inside Brian Wilson’s Head 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Even as it deals with weighty, dark subjects like loss and grief, and the struggles of an immigrant family, Jacob’s novel is light and optimistic, unpretentious and refreshingly witty. ‘Sleepwalker’s Guide’ is a beautiful family saga 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z The music, offered as entertainment for friends, was refreshingly unfamiliar and accessible. An early Cinco de Mayo celebration with the New Orchestra of Washington 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z Alien etiquette apparently discourages harvesting your guide’s concepts, and the two are refreshingly forthright about their identities and intentions. Review: In ‘Before We Vanish,’ the Aliens Have a Lot of Questions 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z As a self-described “big grrrl” preaching unapologetic sex positivity and self-love, Lizzo, 34, is a refreshingly radical personality, on red carpets and on social media, where she is candid and outspoken. Lizzo’s Empowerment Pop Gets Stuck in the Same Groove 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z New Yorkers heard him — and how — this year leading a refreshingly lithe, transparent and colorful performance of Wagner’s “Ring” at the Metropolitan Opera. Review: At the Philharmonic, a Major Return Played Safe 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z But while honoring this time-tested formula, Mr. Baitz presents a refreshingly fluid and mutable family dynamic, in which no one occupies the moral high ground exclusively or for very long. | 'Other Desert Cities': Drowning in Domestic Denial in the Sands of Palm Springs 2011-01-14T03:00:00Z It’s an effective, organic way to capture the sense of a place, and it, refreshingly, requires resources of patience — from both the filmmaker and the audience. ‘At Berkeley’: You can learn a lot in four hours 2013-12-05T20:21:51Z Yet Montgomery remains sensitive to religious thought and refreshingly open to new approaches. 'The Rocks Don't Lie': looking at the evidence for a Noah-style flood 2012-08-15T19:03:03Z “I wanted to make a simple, men’s-like women’s shoe,” she says, looking around at the refreshingly no-frills styles on view around her, from a stripped-down open-toe slingback flat to an elfin oxford. 2010-02-08T17:57:00Z However, the real star – aside from the orchestra and its refreshingly enterprising and adventurous 2012/13 season – was Nézet-Seguin, whose extraordinary sense of movement and phrasing allowed the piece to find its precarious balance. Mørk/LPO/Nézet-Seguin – review 2012-11-22T17:44:12Z Linda Wallheim, Harrison's middle-aged sleuth, possessed a refreshingly independent streak at odds with her conservative faith, making her an insightful guide to the Mormon Church. A Mormon sleuth confronts an LGBT case in 'His Right Hand' 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Which pretty much sums up the refreshingly moldy spirit of this slice of nouveau music hall. Review: ‘Bears in Space,’ an Interstellar Romp Through Winsome Silliness 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z When Ms. Burns, who, refreshingly, does not wear a body microphone, melts into “What’ll I Do” or “It Must Be Christmas,” it’s easy to forget who is singing. Review: ‘Smart Blonde’ Revisits a Star of Old Hollywood 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Gaffigan took the symphony at face value, refreshingly cleansing it of guess work. Pianist Yundi adds some flair, but his Beethoven still lacks drama at Bowl 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z And his roaming is fueled by inquisitiveness and refreshingly short on preconceptions. Books of The Times: A Collector of Road Trips, Just Passing Through 2010-02-17T23:31:00Z It’s a democratized splintering of “America’s Got Talent,” inherently viral and refreshingly communal, that has turned everyday teen-agers into daytime-TV stars. The Beats Fuelling the Viral Dance Challenges 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Brockmire’s work in the booth is refreshingly outlandish — in one episode he incites a near riot by insulting the town the opposing team is from. Review: IFC’s Bawdy ‘Brockmire’ Cures the Baseball Yawn 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z On this night he led a clear, vibrant and refreshingly straightforward “Carmen.” Music Review: A Young Carmen, but Worldly Still 2011-01-06T21:02:34Z This holiday favorite “is refreshingly tart and lean, forgoing the usual schmaltz and syrup,” A. O. Scott wrote in The New York Times. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Tony Bennett Celebrates 90’ and ‘The Year: 2016’ 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z In person, she's refreshingly unpretentious, with an impish laugh, and a tendency to veer off into self-deprecating stories. Lyndsey Marshal: 'Clint? Such a sweet man' 2011-01-26T21:31:00Z Six acoustic strings become an orchestra in his hands; his last studio album, “Try and Stop Me” in 2004, was refreshingly serene. Pop & Rock Listings for March 7-13 2014-03-06T23:11:42Z The best of these stories are a likable mash-up of “Desperate Housewives” and “The Twilight Zone,” featuring refreshingly strong and rounded female characters. Newly Released: ‘Communion Town’ by Sam Thompson, and More 2013-12-25T20:57:22Z So many books these days offer kids social-emotional counsel; this one delivers down-to-earth ideas in a refreshingly direct yet fanciful package. It’s Party Time: Picture Books About Dancing, Drumming and Mischief-Making 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Mark Jones Displaying both erudition and a refreshingly homely presentational touch, Dr Joann Fletcher continues her exploration of ancient Egyptian culture, this week examining their attitude to the afterlife. TV highlights 29/03/2013 2013-03-29T07:00:04Z Montreal's Footprintz, however, are working to their own refreshingly incomprehensible agenda. This week's new singles 2011-03-26T00:07:05Z Strout’s portrait of a divorced couple united by worry for their two grown daughters illuminates a refreshingly unexplored angle of Covid. At 66, Elizabeth Strout Has Reached Maximum Productivity 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z Taking control of a space truck to harvest ore and save the family mining business from an unforgiving bank, the story's told in a refreshingly witty style. Space Miner: Space Ore Bust and Tekken 2010-04-17T23:10:00Z Butler, however, provides a refreshingly down-to-earth insight into the sport; she believes in it passionately yet rolls her eyes at its constant demands. Review | Netflix’s ‘Cheer’ is the documentary that hard-working cheerleaders have long deserved 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z “Love Me More” transcends the limitations of one-dimensional “empowerment pop” because it doesn’t downplay the intensity of Smith’s challenges and, refreshingly, suggests that self-love is an ongoing process. Sam Smith Seeks Self-Acceptance and Catharsis, and a Sound to Match 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Cooper seems humbled by all the attention, but also refreshingly frank when talking about his chances for possible Oscar glory in early 2012. Too early to talk Oscar? Not for Dominic Cooper 2011-08-04T19:05:35Z There is something refreshingly unselfconscious about Brodie, not least in his seeming lack of artistic ambition. Mike Brodie's freight train photographs: 'It's a romantic life, at least in the spring and summer' 2013-03-30T17:00:00Z And refreshingly, these films never dabble in obvious, self-congratulatory screeds about sexism — theirs is a magic much more potent and revelatory. When Women Filmmakers Get to Tell Their Origin Stories 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z As pantos across the land ramp up the contrast, volume and colour, the Christmas show at the Citz is refreshingly austere. Sleeping Beauty – review 2012-12-12T18:16:01Z The film shows Mo bringing a refreshingly human element to late 1990s New Labour, an era infamous for its obsession with political spin. Young arts critics competition 2010: the winning entries 2010-10-20T22:00:00Z And props to the likes of Cruise and Hardy for helping to usher in a big-budget action movie era that suddenly looks refreshingly unpredictable. All hail Tom Cruise and the era of the equal opportunity action movie 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z The fencing instructor was refreshingly brazen about the pretend violence involved. The gym class wars: Was I glorifying violence with these physical education games? 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Brill is a refreshingly unmannered Ali Hakim, and Ms. Testa is a splendid, wryly authoritative Aunt Eller. Review: A Smashing ‘Oklahoma!’ Is Reborn in the Land of Id 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Their sound – anthemic choruses and stadium-sized riffs – might have mined the guilty pleasures trove, but their love of their influences was refreshingly genuine. Hidden treasures: Palladium – The Way It's Not 2013-03-26T16:31:00Z Though a little precious and repetitive in spots, the show is more often refreshingly quirky, imaginative, dynamic. Oregon Shakespeare Fest, 2013: the Bard, and more 2013-07-24T22:08:57Z There’s something refreshingly democratic about this new ritual, but its indifference to our critical metabolism only reinforces the poptimistic consensus. Do you want poptimism? Or do you want the truth? 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z But one thing The Jinx hasn’t done, refreshingly, is to glamorize its subject. This Charmless Man: The Anti-Antihero of The Jinx 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z It’s a refreshingly earnest hit of culture in a place that’s always pretending to be something else. Chinatown Revisited 2014-01-24T21:02:02Z We’ve heard plenty about him from men over the years; refreshingly, The Guardian let some brilliant and fascinating women have their turn. Just Like a Woman: Female Artists Cover Bob Dylan 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z The Jesus we meet in the Gospels is refreshingly indifferent to those who claim to run the institutions of the world, both religious and secular. Pope Francis doesn’t represent all Catholics 2013-03-21T14:49:00Z She can also be refreshingly honest about her mother’s alcoholism, her own bulimia and her troubled first marriage to Roy Boulting, a film director 32 years her senior. Review | Hayley Mills became a Disney darling at 12. Her new memoir recalls how it went from there. 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Both were tasty and refreshingly distinct from what’s found at most Pacific Northwest breweries. A Hike and a Happy Hour: Climb high above Deception Pass, then savor a German-style beer 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z While the fashion seems nicely edited down, the housewares — from glassware and silverware to lighting, tables and chairs — are refreshingly wide-ranging. 2010-01-07T05:44:00Z A refreshingly direct and amusingly tactless interrogator, he neither sentimentalizes nor canonizes his feisty models, who handle their variously truncated limbs with casual practicality. | 'NoBody?s Perfect': The Devastating Legacy of Thalidomide 2010-04-16T00:54:00Z Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's work is one of the great achievements of American musical theater: a mash-up of classic fairy tales that's funny, tuneful and refreshingly honest about the impossibility of "happily ever after." 'In the Woods' leaps from musical theater to movie theaters 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z The conversation was, for broadcast primetime, refreshingly direct: not just “spanking,” but “beating” and “whipping.” black-ish Whips Up a Conversation About Spanking 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z If Pattinson is understandably guarded about his private life, he's refreshingly openhearted and humble about his anxieties as a young actor. As 'Twilight' fades, Pattinson tests himself 2012-08-16T19:58:08Z Ms. Driscoll is refreshingly frank in discussing how money influences artistic choices. Exploring the Space Between Performer and Audience 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z There are two refreshingly fun things about 7 Days in Hell that set it apart from the rest of the summer TV landscape. Summer TV catch-up: Mr Robot, Halt and Catch Fire and more hits you missed 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z It’s as delightfully eccentric as “Guernsey” yet refreshingly different. A sizzling summer story: ‘The Truth According to Us,’ by Annie Barrows 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Of this story of a refreshingly abnormal family, our reviewer wrote: “For Tyler, the quality of mercy is anything but strained. By her own admission, she’s a chronicler of sad failures and unhappy marriages.” 50 States, 50 Love Stories 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z Almost as populist, nearly as successful, but trying something refreshingly off-road. Only greater inclusivity will give South Africa full ownership of its cinema 2012-06-13T16:07:05Z What’s refreshingly missing are the images one might expect of a city in seasonal repose. Where ‘Block Party’ Has a Score of Meanings 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z My mom would also be refreshingly unashamed about turning to recipes from food manufacturers. My mom doesn’t cook ‘fancy,’ but she inspires me to do just that 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z He had solo shows at a couple of small Los Angeles galleries — Club Pro in 2017 and M+B gallery in 2019, with work that The Los Angeles Times called “refreshingly blunt.” He Likes ‘Staying Under the Radar,’ but His Art Is Getting Noticed 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z It’s a refreshingly low-tech matter of the bestowing of flowers, the laying on of friendly hands and urgent invocations to feel the love and agitate for peace. | 'Hair': Back When Even War Seemed a Bit Less Scary 2011-07-14T02:01:04Z Helmed by a quartet of Tel Aviv nightlife legends and set in the heart of the city's club-hopping core, this is a refreshingly grownup take on late-night revelry. Tel Aviv: What to Do When the Gallery Hopping Is Done 2012-10-21T15:00:00Z In his refreshingly frank memoir, neurosurgeon Henry Marsh shares his doubts and fears along with riveting case histories. Notable nonfiction of 2015 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z But most of the work is by refreshingly unfamiliar names. Abstraction at Manhattan Galleries 2010-08-05T22:14:00Z “Questioning Darwin,” a documentary on Monday night on HBO, starts out with a refreshingly unusual approach to a polarizing subject, then finds a way to deepen it. Television Review: In ‘Questioning Darwin,’ No Easy Answers 2014-02-09T20:21:21Z Indeed, according to Solomon, this book is “refreshingly free” of Coates’s “punishing though brilliant invective.” Does Race Matter? Who Gets to Ask That Question? 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z This “Così” is the latest offering from a festival that has been refreshingly reflective about interracial and international relations. Review: Mozart Reimagined in a Violent, Racist World 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z At first, Natasha’s antipathy toward parenthood feels refreshingly specific, with its focus on the mundane degradations that can haunt the imaginations of the happily childless. When Motherhood Is a Horror Show 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z The phrase applies equally to the works on view, which are refreshingly free of the critiques of socioeconomic conditions and commodities that often sprout at biennials and art fairs. Chinese Cultural Nomads Find an Oasis 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Otherwise, the village has made refreshingly little use of its most famous daughter to promote itself as a tourist destination. Colette’s Burgundy 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z The scene on a recent Saturday night was refreshingly eclectic. Bo?te: W.i.P., a Nightclub in SoHo 2011-12-14T19:04:59Z At a time when dance programming often takes cues from museum exhibitions, cohering around specific themes or provocations, there’s something refreshingly old school in the looser La MaMa Moves! approach. La MaMa Moves! Remains a Freewheeling Home for Dance 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z On the palate it was bright and lively, if a bit understated, with a refreshingly bitter punctuation setting up the next sip. When Thin and Bitter Are Welcome Wine Words 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z The result is a refreshingly different dish that is perfect, warm or at room temperature, as an accompaniment for roasted chicken or meat, or as part of a hummus plate. You’ve had radishes in salads and with bread and butter. Try them this way. 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z Cocktails include sophisticated riffs on the Spanish obsession “gintonic,” as well as a nutty, sugar-kissed but still refreshingly dry “Sherry Cobbler” served over crushed ice. Poise, great food fulfill chef’s passion at Aragona 2014-02-13T21:38:24Z It was, in fact, refreshingly the opposite of that disappointing feeling of rewatching an old favorite storyline and discovering that it has not aged well at all. Return to the Scene of the Crime: FNL Season 2, Reconsidered 2012-08-15T13:01:14Z Fincher's finely shaded visual design and sick sense of humor go a long way toward turning a tawdry story of sex, violence and deceit into something that feels refreshingly adult. 'Gone Girl' a refreshingly adult tale of sex, violence and deceit 2015-01-10T05:00:00Z Christian Bale’s performance was compelling, but the intention of the film-makers was also refreshingly clear. The minefield of fame: how accurate do biopics need to be? 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Gilbert conducted a sumptuous and refreshingly incisive account of Respighi’s colorful “Fountains of Rome,” composed in 1915-16. Music Review: Renée Fleming’s Perspectives Residency at Carnegie Hall 2013-04-28T20:58:38Z While a lot of actors are rather one dimensional off screen, he is refreshingly the opposite. Adrien Brody Prepares 'Houdini' Mini-Series 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z A man of little ego and big ideas, Dries Van Noten is one of fashion’s most interesting designers, seamlessly synthesizing shifting references into refreshingly wearable clothes or clothing collections. T Magazine: Fabric of Thought 2014-03-06T19:00:39Z For something with so much history, the pillows feel refreshingly contemporary. Peter Fasano Debuts Colorful and Painterly Pillows 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z It’s refreshingly free of the bombast and fatuousness that often come with the genre and features a winning performance by Alison Brie as an actress who finds work doing chokeslams and piledrivers. The Summer TV Lineup: 13 Series to Watch 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Though Mr. Donaldson himself seems to have been no worse than dull, that comes across as a refreshingly pertinent comment on her own marriage. Books of The Times: ?Smut: Stories? by Alan Bennett ? Review 2011-12-29T23:29:06Z This bottle, from a superb producer, is pure and refreshingly bitter, direct, honest and delicious. 20 Wines for Under $20: The Fall Edition 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Selingo, editor at large for the Chronicle of Higher Education, refreshingly keeps his focus off the Harvards and Yales of the academic world. ‘College Unbound’: shaking the foundations of higher ed 2013-06-19T23:13:08Z In an age of wall-to-wall eye candy, in which it often seems everybody aspires to a Vogue photo op, Ms. Shear refreshingly manages to be frumpy, dumpy and commandingly attractive. | 'Restoration': Claudia Shear at New York Theater Workshop 2010-05-20T02:25:00Z And, refreshingly, this is one family entertainment where you don’t have to root for either cats or dogs. Theater Review: ‘Skippyjon Jones,’ at Lucille Lortel Theater 2012-07-29T21:32:42Z It was a refreshingly light and speedy night that got a little manic at times. The TV Watch: Fast-Moving and Manic, and All the Better for It 2010-08-30T04:33:00Z It’s hauntingly written and full of unabashedly, refreshingly angry women who are hungry — both figuratively and literally — for things long denied them. Your Favorite Authors Recommend Their Favorite Books 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z This commonplace fruit offers a refreshingly sweet taste amidst a beautiful mesh of crisp and fleshy textures. Shut your pie hole! Seasonal desserts to bake with apples instead of pie 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z This was a reading of the lithe, refreshingly unpompous variety, along the lines familiar from conductors like Pierre Boulez, Igor Markevitch and Stravinsky himself, rather than the weightier manner of a Leonard Bernstein. Stravinsky, other Moderns at symphony 2011-09-30T20:42:03Z Mr. Hays, stationed beside a rocky outcrop, was playing a Wurlitzer electric piano — refreshingly, given the day’s preponderance of battery-powered synthesizers — with an introspective focus that bordered on the perverse. Music Review: 30 Bands Perform in Jazz & Colors at Central Park 2012-11-11T22:52:39Z “It was an elegant, refreshingly simple event,” she later said by email. L.A. Opera for the late-night cocktail crowd: Checking out the new 'After Hours' series 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z By today’s standards, the jokes are hokey, and sarcasm is refreshingly scarce. Theater Review: ‘The Henrietta,’ a Comedy Set in 1887, Resonates Today 2013-06-18T17:56:55Z Brzezinski’s wooden forms are refreshingly disconnected from the business and distraction of contemporary life. Sculpture shows by Emilie Brzezinski, Bernardi Roig diverge sharply in theme Most of the songs on Ego Death are about love and lust, and the fact that Syd’s singing to women on these tracks is refreshingly unremarkable. How a Band Called The Internet Became the Best Thing on the Internet 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z It is a refreshingly unpretentious album, with songs that take the shortest path from feeling to words while also deploying some alarmingly lovely turns of phrase. Zach Bryan Is Music’s Most Reluctant New Star 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z "Mrs. Maisel" has always taken a refreshingly different view of motherhood. "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" gives us a refreshing take on abortion, but how realistic is it 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Advertisement Advertisement Unlike many composers, Ms. Higdon has a refreshingly natural way with the dialogue portions of opera, something between speaking and full-blown singing. Review: ‘Cold Mountain,’ at Santa Fe Opera, Recounts a Separated Lover’s Arduous Journey 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Notwithstanding the assumed tech capabilities of the Glade's unseen string-pullers, "The Maze Runner" puts a refreshingly primitive slant on dystopia. Lost in the dystopian nightmare of 'The Maze Runner' 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z But, in terms of the stories that drove the most New Yorker subscriptions, the subject matter was refreshingly varied. The Top Twenty-Five New Yorker Stories of 2019 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z He whisks through the verse, refreshingly treating it as information rather than self-expression. Macbeth; Circle Mirror Transformation; The Paper Architect – review 2013-07-13T23:05:59Z There is much to do and witness in a ripped-from-the-history-books adventure that is refreshingly unwilling to ignore the unsavory aspects of America’s birth. Video Games: Little Inferno; Hitman; Assassin’s Creed III; Persona 4 Golden; Angry Birds Star Wars; My Little Pony 2012-12-05T05:04:45Z Ms. Lovell’s book shines by painting a refreshingly realistic picture of the design process. Design: How Dieter Rams Made Braun Look Cool 2011-06-06T10:51:36Z This chilly, efficient thriller is refreshingly difficult to classify. How to Be a Good Wife by Emma Chapman – review 2013-02-08T08:00:01Z For me, they were the basics done well and refreshingly free of any fancy adulterations like spices or tea blends. In Ireland, Milk Chocolate Reigns 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Such a focus allows the band’s personality to come through in a way that’s refreshingly unforced. Dude York’s personality shines through on new record 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z And is no doubt why it still sounds as refreshingly otherworldly as it did that night at the Station Inn. Hidden treasures: Leroy Troy – The Old Grey Mare 2013-01-31T11:36:12Z The book’s final third reconciles mysteries surrounding Sibel’s father, whose legacy ties these characters together; but it’s the living, with all their grievances and affection, who carry this humane and refreshingly astringent novel. From Blood and Phlegm to Alcohol and Defenestration, Novels of Heartache 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z She added, “Warm, affecting and refreshingly shtickless, he occupies center stage here through sheer, beguiling force of personality.” What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Nashville’ and ‘The Four’ 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z The comedian has become a hilarious and refreshingly theatrical presence whenever he deigns to visit the "Weekend Update" desk, and when he breaks out the costumes, you know it's going to be good. "The gay shall stay": "SNL" mocks Ron DeSantis' failed attempt to take Disney's Florida kingdom 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z Possessing just enough variation, and refreshingly sans cute devices, the group's tautness indicates that, with more songs in the vein of the persuasive "Fascinated," bigger things await. Pitchfork in review: Odd Future plays nice 2011-07-18T04:27:00Z Even the rousing stuff — “One Call Away,” “See You Again” — felt refreshingly smooth and smartly undersung. Review | Everything feels heavy in 2017, even the Jingle Ball 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z Here we found artists and artisans peddling their wares in mom-and-pop shops, friendly residents and a refreshingly unpretentious night life. Next Stop: Valladolid, Mexico, a City of Yucatán Cool 2012-11-30T20:09:44Z Unlike recent years and other commissions, where the Met roof felt like a playground or an obstacle course, Ms. Bhabha’s project is shockingly, refreshingly, simple. A Sci-Fi Showdown at the Met Museum’s Rooftop Garden 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Not that his anecdotes, refreshingly free of rose-colored distortion and self-important promotion, lacked vivid imagery or incisive analysis. Looking at, listening to 1967's London scene 2011-03-20T12:45:00Z Gay was equally — and refreshingly — forthcoming about her work habits. Roxane Gay and Randa Jarrar talk Twitter, 'Difficult Women' and kink in L.A. 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z In an age when the public demands more and more access to the inner lives of its stars, Statham is refreshingly old-school. The secret life of Jason Statham 2013-06-21T13:00:00Z The transition from him to Noah—a young, black South African—is as refreshingly bracing as anything could be. Trevor Noah first “Daily Show” was definitely strange — but it could be exactly what we need 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z Pacey was refreshingly straightforward, the character least likely to launch into a soliloquy on the state of his soul. Your next box set: Dawson's Creek 2011-01-21T07:59:00Z As we strove to match schedules, Rich’s rapid-fire texts were refreshingly self-deprecating. How My Worst Date Ever Became My Best 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z “People who don’t read poetry — we owe those people too,” she once said, and her work reflects that refreshingly expansive vision of her audience. Brenda Shaughnessy to discuss the ‘Life of a Poet’ at Hill Center 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z While those playwrights attempted a new muscular style, the Amoralists can seem, at least in the context of downtown, refreshingly retro. The Amoralists Ready a New Play, ?Amerissiah? 2010-06-05T02:03:00Z The show, which is fueled by the refreshingly flawed characters' lies and deceptions, has a bit of a "Friends" vibe with a tight-knit group of six pals, with a few more oddballs orbiting. Comfort TV: 9 comedies to binge as an escape from our nation's madness 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z From here, you can drink it as is for a refreshingly not-sweet non-alcoholic cocktail or mix it with liquor for a fall beverage. 21 best fall cocktails for fireside sipping 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z The best compliments I’ve received is that I’m “refreshingly smart” and “not what they expected,” both of which lack a certain … romance. John Mayer is still gross 2012-06-06T18:50:00Z In writing, Posey is refreshingly honest about the difficulties she has faced in an industry that didn’t know where to place her. Parker Posey: ‘I didn’t think I would work again – so I wrote a book’ 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z He was refreshingly free of dogmatism, as was reflected in the many religious affiliations in his music: Christian, Sufi, Buddhist, Hindu. Jonathan Harvey obituary 2012-12-05T21:16:32Z “But the picture, briskly directed by Seth Gordon from a snappy, many-authored script, is refreshingly tart and lean, forgoing the usual schmaltz and syrup.” What’s on TV This Week: Lots of Holiday Specials and ‘Yellowstone’ 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z It’s a novel of ideas, but one refreshingly devoid of windbaggery. What We’re Reading This Fall 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z Minaj’s jab provided a refreshingly vicious jolt in an event otherwise filled with earnestness. BET Awards 2014: Nicki Minaj provides a refreshingly vicious jolt 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z Savory and inviting, with focused, tangy, refreshingly bitter flavors of red fruit. Your Easy, No-Sweat Guide to Picking Wines for Thanksgiving 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z In a festival filled with monotonously overheated comedy — so many improv scenes move from violent anger to sexed-up desire back to anger again — Bassprov refreshingly has the feel of a quiet character study. Critic’s Notebook: Tightrope Comedy, on the Fly 2012-07-05T21:08:32Z Inquiring about a drink called Hashtag All the Grapes — a cognac-malbec cocktail with black peppercorn soda — our server was refreshingly honest: “Actually, I wouldn’t recommend that,” she said. Roofers Union review: ‘Top Chef’ puts the spotlight on Marjorie Meek-Bradley 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z The result, “The N.R.A.: The Unauthorized History,” is an earnest and refreshingly even-tempered, if not entirely thorough, account of the most feared lobbying force in America. How the N.R.A. Became ‘the Most Feared Lobbying Force in America’ 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z The personalities of the programmers are refreshingly idiosyncratic, playing against easy stereotypes. Movie Review: ‘Computer Chess’ Depicts Programmers in 1980 2013-07-16T22:06:36Z While still goofy, the rest of the cast are not mere background – this show is refreshingly equal opportunities about who gets the laughs. Tonight's TV highlights: The First Men In The Moon 2010-10-18T23:05:00Z The season arrives on the heels of “A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon,” which The New York Times contributor Jason Bailey said is “endlessly, refreshingly cheerful.” What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ and ‘Inside No. 9’ 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z It’s a complicated situation that Spielberg and Hanks approach in a manner both unfashionably devoid of irony and refreshingly suffused with moral clarity. Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg on Bridge of Spies, Racism in Hollywood and Star Wars 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Her character designs are skillfully consistent and refreshingly diverse, as is appropriate for a story set in New York City. Cat Girl? A Kinder, Gentler Superhero Comic 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z Just before Mr. Deacon began his refreshingly intimate and cathartic performance, Mr. Patrick took to the microphone to address a crowd frustrated but surprisingly unbowed by the festival’s myriad problems. Roughing It and Rocking It at a Mexico Festival 2010-03-23T21:28:00Z But I don’t believe for a second that she, so refreshingly candid about her competitiveness, wants the first line of her obituary to be “Katie Couric was a tireless advocate for cancer awareness and research.” In Katie Couric’s ‘Going There,’ There Includes Family Skeletons, Busting Into the Boys’ Club and More 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z I think Jane Eyre is so beloved because she was refreshingly independent and ahead of her times, but she was also part of her times. Patricia Park talks about her Korean American spin on Jane Eyre 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z And maybe most refreshingly, even as the show gave Pam and Jim a genuine, stirring romance, it also occasionally reminded you that their coworkers thought the lovebirds could be kind of irritating. Six Ways The Office Mattered 2013-05-16T09:45:58Z Occasionally, and refreshingly, girls also do bad things to other people. This Summer, Girls in Titles and Girls in Peril 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z The other half of the episode was devoted to Cole, and it was refreshingly low-key and straightforward. ‘The Affair’ Season 2 Episode 5: Never Read the Book 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z "But at the same time, they were refreshingly very enthusiastic and not jaded at all. It was fun to see how thrilled they were to be at the station." Band name Cherry Glazerr sounds good to KCRW anchor 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Michael Nathanson is refreshingly free of stereotypical cobwebs as her sometime fiancé, a concupiscent peddler. Review: There’s a Dark, Golden Haze in This Reclaimed ‘Oklahoma!’ 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z The cops investigating the motorcycle crash are particularly well drawn, and, refreshingly, they’re not cliched antiheroes. ‘Is Fat Bob Dead Yet?’ review: An antic story of scams and gangsters 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z La Colombe, which has 32 locations scattered across cities like New York, D.C. and Chicago, has a stellar selection of seasonal canned coffees, including this refreshingly minty, frothy winter wonder. Salon Food's 8 favorite drinks to sip this holiday season 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z But despite some tedious passages, “Heimat Is a Space in Time” takes an intriguing approach to history that remains refreshingly rooted in primary sources. ‘Heimat Is a Space in Time’ Review: All History Is Personal 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z “The Porter” has a refreshingly frank approach, and the performances are terrific across the board. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Handling: The steering and braking are refreshingly straightforward, with not-overly-cushy suspension. Test Drive: Mazda 6 2010-03-25T05:00:00Z London is more confident than a typical teen because she remembers her future self and her relationships with her friends and mother are refreshingly free of unnecessary angst. Lenore Appelhans's top 10 books featuring flashbacks 2013-01-17T12:35:11Z Silence positively sings in this refreshingly original play. In NYC This Weekend? Here Are 2 Art Shows, 2 Operas and 5 Plays 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z From fun dining and nightlife to incredible museums and a refreshingly un-fussy attitude, Glasgow is Scotland’s most underrated destination. Glasgow surprises with art, design and culture 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z “Real Life” was a shot of adrenaline, an electronic dance record that remixed music by the likes of Flying Lotus and took a refreshingly broad view of the string quartet form. 5 Classical Music Albums to Hear Right Now 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Though for once the actress bench is refreshingly deeper than usual, the acting prizes are a bit of an unknown, too — with the probable exception of best actor. Oscar Race Begins — Without Front-Runners for a Change 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z This is sleazy and ecstatic and damaged soul music, full of unexpected crevices and refreshingly free of sentimentality. From Retro Yuck to Foodie Rap 2011-12-17T03:03:14Z Steampunk, for example, is attractive precisely because it rejects the disembodied corporatism of the digital world; still, the vision of the future in the film “Snowpiercer” is both refreshingly analogue and brutally Dickensian. A Return to the Nostalgia of “The X-Files” 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z "Now that refreshingly compulsive ... candor is applied to his time as leader of the free world." Really tremendous: Trump mimic Alec Baldwin co-authors White House 'memoir' 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Let it first be said that in the accompanying photograph, the consciously uncoupled mother of two looks terrific, in a refreshingly un-Hollywood way. GOOP is “Jackass” for rich women: Gwyneth reveals “I’ve been stung by bees” — on purpose — like it’s no big deal 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z It's increasingly rare these days to find fantasy that isn't grounded in the familiar western myths, but Wilson refreshingly, and without condescension, uses Islamic folklore to tell a story of state oppression, resistance and hope. Science fiction and fantasy – reviews 2012-10-05T07:00:03Z Lightfoot is frank about sizing up that work — the movie opens with him expressing disdain for the sexism of his early hit “For Lovin’ Me” — and he’s refreshingly up-to-date in his perspectives about today’s music. ‘Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind’ Review: A Troubadour Looks Back 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z His style is refreshingly simple - the list-makers sit or stand alone before a gray background, their faces lit by soft light. HBO documentary shines light on Latino stars 2011-09-20T16:17:11Z Wilson was refreshingly blunt, zeroing in on a weak line after a student sang a few bars and questioning another’s assumptions about the musical “Anything Goes” by shooting back “You haven’t done your homework.” ‘The World Goes Away’ and Other Lessons From Online Acting Class 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z “UnREAL” is refreshingly, brilliantly cynical—about Hollywood, about dating, about American audiences. From the Duggars to the Bachelorettes, we’ve made our cynical TV beds — and this damning critique of our “reality” obsession couldn’t come at a better time 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z Bodinetz's production, jointly presented with English Touring Theatre, is refreshingly rococo – it's almost a novelty to witness a set of Molière characters corresponding through billet-doux rather than by text message. The Misanthrope – review 2013-02-21T17:43:00Z Its problems are intensely satisfying to solve and while none prove all that strenuous, many are refreshingly original. Unmechanical – review 2013-04-13T05:00:15Z It’s the “It’s alive!” moment of the show, when the thin wall between comedy and horror crumbles and what emerges is a perversely funny and refreshingly rare hybrid genre stitched together with wonderfully weird parts. ‘Hand to God’ Melds Gore and Giggles, Each Often Elicited by a Puppet 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z But this year some of these reassessments went refreshingly deeper, and they were long past due. Let’s Look Back on 2021, When We Couldn’t Stop Looking Back 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Rather than lean into the innocence latent in her beautifully airy tone, Morley played Pamina refreshingly against type, turning the princess into a worldlier foil for her new friend, Papageno. Review: Pulling Back the Curtain on ‘The Magic Flute’ at the Met 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z In a paragraph or two, I’m going to describe how much I admired, with a few reservations, the show’s acrid, ambiguous, unsettling last sequence, which was, refreshingly, the opposite of fan service. Goodbye to “The Good Wife” 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z The statements Boulez made were kind of refreshingly categorical. Musicians Discuss the Influence of Pierre Boulez 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Last year, a recording of the “Goldberg” Variations by the elegant French pianist Alexandre Tharaud was released on Erato, a refreshingly imaginative account. Glenn Gould’s Every Detail. But Why? 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z The menu is refreshingly brief, with eight “signature” dishes designated with hearts and several more that deserve hearts of their own. Plant Love House in Elmhurst, Queens 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z And there was Mac, still wearing his funny striped hat, a bit more outspoken, still refreshingly kind. Modern Love: Modern Love: A Family Fairy Tale, Twice Told 2012-03-22T22:09:06Z Music at the pools and restaurants is often, refreshingly, not at full volume. Checking In at Trump Hotels 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z The show is refreshingly willing to be about specific political parties and issues, like the troop drawdown in Afghanistan, rather than focus on process or invented issues. TV–Or Streaming Video–Tonight: Alpha House on Amazon 2013-11-15T13:30:44Z Just as blockbusters have made the hard turn towards fantasy heroes who solemnly go about their business in high-def-but-low-impact 3D cage matches, is an unapologetically goofy, surprisingly enigmatic, refreshingly self-deprecating deviation from the norm. Battleship: More Fun Than a Board Game Blockbuster Has Any Right to Be 2012-05-17T15:11:50Z The characters are young, but the perspective remains refreshingly mature. ‘Three Months’ Review: A Refreshing Film Treatment of H.I.V. 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z And while overhead drone shots are becoming a too-easy convention in contemporary film, their use here is refreshingly different, capturing almost surrealistically colorful landscapes. ‘The Burial of Kojo’ Review: A Dazzling Modern Fable 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z But the film holds your interest nonetheless, and, refreshingly, it doesn’t turn into yet another plea to restart a lunar program. Review: ‘The Last Man on the Moon’ Is the Story of Just That 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z So have overseas visitors — debut charter flights from China, South Korea, and Thailand arrived in 2015, with direct Singapore flights under discussion — drawn by the promise of a refreshingly different Vietnam experience. 52 Places to Go in 2016 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z With Gen-Z characters and inclusions of relevant 21st-century teen drama, this show makes a successful effort to be refreshingly modern and diverse. "Godzilla vs. Kong" and a Tina Turner doc highlight what's new on HBO Max in March 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z And, refreshingly, the narrator doesn’t make this one about himself. This Is Parenthood — and Not Just the Charming, Photogenic Parts 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z I mean, we all found him hilarious, and refreshingly raw, and uncompromising as the creator of a daring show plopped into a turbid sea of sitcom mediocrity. Salon’s Sexiest Men of 2012 2012-11-14T13:22:00Z It’s always been refreshingly willing to admit that its characters are pieces of work, yet their affection is as genuine as the insults. Review: The World Changed. NBC’s ‘Will & Grace’ Hasn’t. 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z The show refreshingly avoids the trap of bullying its own audiences with heavy moralizing. Spare Times for Children for April 24-30 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z A refreshingly straight-talking 19-year-old, Lena was little known even at home before she managed to enthrall Germany and all of Europe with a magical performance in Oslo. Germany's Lena wants 2nd Eurovision Song Contest win 2011-05-13T12:00:06Z She also voiced her appreciation for the refreshingly un-patriarchal universe of The Hunger Games and Interstellar. Game of Thrones Should Have More Male Nudity, Natalie Dormer Says 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z That’s a refreshingly unexpected tack, and it results in the most sophisticated and austere verses of Wale’s career — even though the album’s conceptual thrust doesn’t always move in the same direction as the music. At top of charts, Wale feels underrated — not that there’s anything wrong with that 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z For the last movement the players threw off any reverential scruples, bringing a refreshingly rough, outdoorsy energy to the finale. Music Review: Escher String Quartet Plays Britten at Lincoln Center 2012-10-28T21:26:29Z Hope is old-fashioned in a way: virtuosic but refreshingly less polished than most soloists let themselves be. BBCSSO/Volkov - review 2011-01-31T18:04:33Z In both, her acting is refreshingly natural, her eyes alert and intelligent, and her voice husky and laconic. Last Chance: Barbara Stanwyck Festival at Film Forum 2013-12-26T21:36:07Z It is refreshingly free of easy ideological points. ‘The Source,’ an Oratorio About Chelsea Manning’s Leaks 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z This refreshingly quirky, 17-year-old pop/jazz/soul group takes its name from a beloved local nightlife district in its hometown of Minneapolis. A new Seattle jazz joint emerges, while two of the hottest jazz acts come to town 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z His personal taste as a dance musician is refreshingly far from the “rockist,” Led Zeppelin-worshiping tendencies of so many pop historians. ‘Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!: The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyoncé,’ by Bob Stanley You could position Killing Eve in this schlockily entertaining lineage – but, refreshingly, the erotic frisson between Eve and sociopathic assassin Villanelle has nothing to do with guys. Sequins, eyeliner and loos: how female friendships on screen got real 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z The film’s breakout star Sasha Lane is also a good bet for the best actress award, which is refreshingly the most competitive of all the prizes tonight. Cannes 2016: follow the ceremony as the winners are announced - live! 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z I found it to be refreshingly conservative, with a small c, and I think Ben Drew is probably a Tory and doesn't know it. iLL Manors – reviews 2012-05-26T23:03:05Z Kureishi isn’t interested in pieties, and neither, refreshingly, is Smith, as anyone who has read her essays in Harper’s, The New Yorker and The New York Review of Books knows. From Justin Bieber to Martin Buber, Zadie Smith’s Essays Showcase Her Exuberance and Range 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z When the conversation veered into politics, it was refreshingly brief — just enough to comfort Ilana that they were more or less on the same page. ‘I’m really good at not having bad dates’ 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z On the whole, they are sweet and refreshingly tame — and yet, the phenomenon is causing a great deal of finger-wagging. Stop publicly shaming the #aftersex selfie-takers 2014-04-17T23:00:00Z They are refreshingly modest and understated, yet exquisite. From 2018, Indelible Messages From the Past 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z It was a nonsmoking boat, but the aroma of pot lingered for the 20 minutes of our refreshingly blissful ride. No Subway. No Buses. No Uber. No Problem. 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Yet the film is refreshingly perverse, refusing neat moral or narrative explanations. Five International Movies to Stream Now 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Funny and refreshingly honest, Hsu understands that nothing is guaranteed this awards season, and many may see her as an underdog. Is Stephanie Hsu the ‘Dark Horse’ of Award Season? 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z According to Fast Company, the film — which was refreshingly not released as part of a Pride Month campaign — was accompanied by a $500,000 donation to PFLAG. "I do not like gay cookies": Conservatives vow to boycott Oreo over new ad 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z His doctor is refreshingly earnest and supportive -- he always tells her she’s beautiful, makes an effort to get to know her dad and even prioritizes her pleasure over his own in the bedroom. SXSW 2015: At riotous 'Trainwreck' premiere, Amy Schumer gets real 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Either way, her sound is a refreshingly ambitious experiment with genre-defying results. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, there’s an unusually, and refreshingly, abrasive aspect to “Christopher Robin” that raises it above the usual run of children’s movies, and it’s matched by the abraded surfaces that the movie presents onscreen. “Christopher Robin,” Reviewed: Disney’s Pleasantly Abrasive New Spin on Winnie-the-Pooh 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Drinks and Wine Cocktails are refreshingly not weird; wines are refreshingly well priced. Restaurant Review: Houseman in Hudson Square 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z And now, in a new vision of that world that gives millions of moviegoers a chance to fetishize their childhood obsessions, he’s still a grownup, his dignity refreshingly intact. The Problem With That Major Force Awakens Scene 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z He also tends toward static, fixed camera shots, which refreshingly counters the ubiquitous, hand-held style of today’s generation of filmmakers. T Magazine: Video With Elia Suleiman 2011-01-07T19:30:58Z However, none of them released a film in 2016, and so this year the Top Ten is refreshingly original and diverse, hinting at a shift toward a rejuvenated independent culture. Glimpsing Cinema’s Northern Lights at Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z But aside from the usual head-scratching, the Golden Globes offered a refreshingly diverse crop of nominees. A Golden Globes victory for women: There’s life and prestige after 40 for actresses, after all 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Mr. Oswalt went on to win an Emmy for his 2016 special, “Talking for Clapping,” a refreshingly honest hour and a half of jokes on parenting, drugs and politics. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Patton Oswalt: Annihilation’ and ‘Hit the Road’ 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Invest more time, and you'll see plots and relationships unfurling slowly and organically, balanced storylines and a refreshingly grown-up and morally ambiguous take on the cases of the week. The Good Wife: a grown-up affair 2011-01-06T12:27:10Z The refreshingly unorthodox format made T wonder what the chef was thinking. | Pascal Barbot 2012-12-20T19:53:26Z To Ms. Thomas, the prospect of contributing to a solidarity economy is a refreshingly tangible expression of her values, compared to the abstraction of accumulating portfolio returns. The Rich Kids Who Want to Tear Down Capitalism 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z He also gained credibility with arts groups by being refreshingly honest, she said. Music changed life of Seattle's new arts director 2011-05-28T22:06:04Z There are also some refreshingly humorous moments, as when Simon bursts into effulgent lyricism because of a beautifully laundered shirt. Music: Opera on Lake Constance: Love, Death and Fate 2011-07-26T11:00:06Z And given the city’s notorious lack of zoning laws, it probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that restaurateurs are setting up shop in refreshingly unusual spaces. 2010-02-06T04:46:00Z Young led the orchestra with decisive urgency and refreshingly little over-the-top physical extroversion. Review: The Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason Makes an Entrance 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z And it’s not just teenaged girls who stand to benefit from such a refreshingly honest take on a subject that pertains directly to them. Why 'The Diary of a Teenage Girl' Should Be Required Viewing 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z Its relationship to the music and poetry of the past — recorded, inherited, memorized — is refreshingly unneurotic. Music Review: Kronos Quartet at Carnegie Hall 2013-05-06T20:08:04Z The artists nominated in the top categories were refreshingly democratic, in terms of genre and age, but Batiste and Silk Sonic bested them all. At the Grammys, the Young Succeed Most When They Seem Old 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Here, refreshingly, being gay is not shorthand for being perverted, repellent and villainous. Review | The quiet allure of Charles Cumming’s ‘A Divided Spy’ 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z Yet Mr Isserlis is refreshingly ready to slaughter the avant-garde’s sacred cows, dismissing the late Pierre Boulez—the biggest such beast—as having had a deleterious effect on musical life. String fellow 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Shows often indulge in special vacation episodes, but the way "Atlanta" uses its trip abroad is refreshingly unique, which isn't surprising. The return of "Atlanta" is perfectly timed, delivering its sharp honesty when we need it most 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Writer/director Tobias Lindholm’s tense, refreshingly realistic thriller follows the hijacking of a Danish cargo ship in the Indian Ocean by Somali pirates. A&E highlights: Seafood in Ballard? Ya, sure; bikes in Redmond? You betcha 2013-07-05T16:50:31Z On the contrary, it's a refreshingly understated return to long-ago form by one of hip-hop's most venerated groups. Beastie Boys cut nostalgia with beats, humor 2011-04-29T16:25:21Z If summer is the time for anything, it’s the time for refreshingly unprogressive comedies like Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates. Review: Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates May Not Be Progressive—Is It Still OK to Laugh? 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z The men, refreshingly, were looking out for her. Perspective | ‘The Queen’s Gambit,’ a period drama that erases sexism from 1960, is the best fantasy show of the year 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z It’s also refreshingly grounded in a sense of place: during a soulfully polyrhythmic track called “She Knew,” you hear some spirited crowd chatter. The Playlist: Jay Z Sips Lemonade and Adele Divides and Conquers 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Ms. Greene is elegant and delivers refreshingly cheerful propaganda, including the hilarious “Comrade’s Lament,” about falling out of love with Stalin. Boxed Sets of CDs and DVDs for 2012; Critics’ Picks 2012-11-22T21:24:13Z Daniela Valenciano plays Isabel with an unassuming sense of mystery, never making her inner turmoil too obvious or predictable; refreshingly, her husband, though oblivious, is not made into a villain either. Stream These Five International Films Now 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z But by and large, and certainly in the context of period dramas, it was refreshingly brilliant. Rewind TV: The Village; Jonathan Creek; Game of Thrones – review 2013-04-06T21:45:01Z Its first readers praised the poem in varying, even opposing ways—where one heard Anglo-Saxon grit, another heard refreshingly plain speech; where one found heartfelt expression, another found allusive mastery. The Improbable Life and Prescient Poetry of Basil Bunting 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z “The preaching, self-righteousness, the condescension, the shameless lying, the strange mixture of guilt and aggression — it probably all felt refreshingly familiar to you,” Carlson said. A different view of the Democrats on Fox News prime time 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z It’s also unapologetically human and refreshingly relatable, which is what captured Mr. Glass’s attention. ‘Three Acts’ Stars Ira Glass and Monica Bill Barnes 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z As if in salute to , who died last week, two refreshingly smart romantic comedies directed by women arrive on our screens. Friends with Kids; Your Sister's Sister – review 2012-06-30T23:05:33Z Always a bold writer, she observes the world with a refreshingly skewed intelligence, and her well-known darkness, sometimes verging on morbidity, is always leavened with wit and humour. The Blue Book by AL Kennedy ? review 2011-08-12T21:55:06Z Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap Basically a flick through Ice-T's personal address book, this doc was funny and refreshingly free of self-importance. Trailer trash 2012-12-30T00:06:06Z The exhibition begins with an instructive and refreshingly deep dip into the historical precedents for this kind of experimentation. 'Light, Paper, Process' an inventive subversion of photography 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z It’s a complicated situation Spielberg and Hanks approach in a manner both unfashionably devoid of irony and refreshingly suffused with moral clarity. Bridge of Spies Paints History in Black and White 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z The exchange is the cherry on top of this episode's refreshingly nuanced glimpse into the ways we perceive and wield what's often called "identity politics" in the modern era. On “The Morning Show,” bisexuality is ground zero for the “identity politics” debate 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z Ballet Theater’s two-week fall season kicks off on Wednesday with a gala performance comprising, refreshingly, works by three female choreographers. 9 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z To a public skeptical of experts, he seemed refreshingly average: just a curious guy asking questions impulsively. Larry King, Breezy Interviewer of the Famous and Infamous, Dies at 87 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z But it would be a shame for such a refreshingly honest, outspoken voice to learn the wrong lessons from this mini-controversy. Don’t apologize, Noah Galvin: Let’s applaud celebrities who dare to speak their mind, not tear them down 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z If Trump addressed the nation sleepless and gray-faced, saying how this was the hardest decision he’s ever made, it would be refreshingly human. If Donald Trump’s America is Hell, who is Satan? 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z In “Attention Servicemember,” he is frank about his disillusionment with the war and refreshingly clear-eyed about the nature of his involvement in it. “Relentless Absurdity”: An Army Photographer’s Censored Images 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z Moreover, Howard, a mother of toddler twins, is refreshingly honest about her life and its struggles. Vivian Howard lives ‘A Chef’s Life,’ her attempt to show the real North Carolina The result is a refreshingly contemporary space that’s just the right amount of irreverent, perfect for an eager Manhattan clientele. Design Within Reach Debuts a Sleek New Manhattan Store 2014-02-26T05:00:00Z The intersection of theater and technology felt refreshingly new and inventive. Your Vacation Mission? Find This Stolen Horse 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z You’ll finish this book knowing whodunit and why but with a refreshingly unresolved sense of how Caroline’s own story will end. The thriller ‘The Bullet’ stars a Georgetown professor with a secret 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z The pace of Santa Catalina was, refreshingly, dictated not by the backpackers passing through, but by those who are from here. Stop #2 on a Yearlong Journey, a Spot in Panama That Takes It Slow 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Karjel’s Nordic-noir thriller refreshingly shifts the action from bleak Scandinavia to Djibouti, at the Horn of Africa, where spies and kidnappers converge and Swedish special forces confront the region’s jihadists. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Mike Leigh's refreshingly original movie revolves around a contented husband and wife — and the malcontents in their orbit. The Week Ahead: Ozzy Osbourne, Itzhak Perlman, author Jamie Ford 2011-01-27T00:45:05Z In a refreshingly unfamiliar cast, the most familiar member — apart from Weaving — is an unrecognizable Stephen Lang, as what can only be called an undead cyborg. ‘Mortal Engines’ Review: London Becomes a Death Star on Wheels 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z The new one, the fourth, is a little different, as Ms. Atkinson has been refreshingly willing to admit. Books of The Times: Mystery Is a Thing With Paradoxes 2011-03-16T22:00:09Z But his phrasing reminds me of the odd standard often applied to marginalized voices: in this case, there was something refreshingly noteworthy about a Chinese poet writing about non-Chinese things. When White Poets Pretend to Be Asian 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z It refreshingly centers the Native perspective, and beckons audiences onto its wavelength by tapping into something more intuitive, the stuff of dreams. ‘Malni — Towards the Ocean, Towards the Shore’ Review: Embracing Our Ghosts 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z It is a year when a bold solo waltz, unattached to any grand theatrical conventions, can seem not only refreshingly of the moment but also exhilarating once again. Dancing by Herself: When the Waltz Went Solo 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z The extravagantly odd Holly Burn is a some-time sketch performer, some-time character comedian, but in truth her refreshingly peculiar material defies easy categorisation. This week's new live comedy 2013-06-08T05:00:14Z A 10-minute episode once a week seems absolutely the right dosage for this refreshingly lighthearted regimen. Review | Round House Theatre’s sweet and funny new Web series serves up covid-19-era life in 10-minute slices 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z Bridging science and the humanities, Kandel, a Nobel laureate in medicine, offers a refreshingly holistic look at mental illness. New in Paperback: ‘The Disordered Mind’ and ‘In the Garden of the Fugitives’ 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z But it’s a highly entertaining one, with a refreshingly casual attitude. Art Review: All Nooks, Crannies, Bedrooms and Trees Are Backdrops for Art 2011-08-07T21:55:23Z Plus, it’s got one of the great movie bromances in Redford and Newman, one refreshingly free of machismo and manly bluster. My favourite best picture Oscar winner: The Sting 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z Lucy Crehan’s book is refreshingly fair-minded and makes a case that there is a lot to learn about how other countries learn. High fliers 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Despite some committed performances, particularly from a refreshingly natural Maika Monroe, “Villains” is a hackneyed farce rich in gimmicks and poor in substance. ‘Villains’ Review: Blundering Robbers Meet Their Match 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z The obverse of that, though, is that you get albums that skip unconcernedly across genres, refreshingly free of the need to meet expectations. Ducktails: The Flower Lane – review 2013-01-24T22:15:01Z Her family is, refreshingly, presented with utter casualness — they are, in nearly all respects, just like any other family, and probably happier than most. 'The Kids Are All Right': Acting highlights dramedy about gay couple's family 2010-07-15T20:52:00Z Despite Mr. Browning’s reserved persona onstage, in person he can be refreshingly blunt. New York?s Pioneering World Music Impresario Announces His Retirement 2011-04-10T21:53:59Z Together Issa and Molly make enough mistakes to keep “Insecure” spicy, fun and refreshingly real. Smart Watch: “Insecure,” “Disenchantment,” and more top TV picks for this week 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z With her approachable video presence, Comen offers the encouraging, refreshingly radical message that it's normal to care about your body image and your sexual satisfaction. Cancer patients deserve good sex: "It's totally life-affirming" 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z I want to admire his refreshingly modern view of gender. Dance Review: Random Dance Company Presents ‘Atomos,’ a Premiere 2014-03-19T21:47:05Z “Game On!” refreshingly emphasizes women as both artists and athletes. Review: In ‘Game On!’ the Stuff of Sports Becomes the Stuff of Art 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z And, refreshingly, by the fact that its plot isn't centered around Americans' perspective of the Vietnam War. Let Netflix's "A Tourist's Guide to Love" soundtrack take you on vacation to Vietnam 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z His style is refreshingly accessible and reveals a talent for artful wordplay, notwithstanding a few too many turns of the phrase "to be, or not to be." Hamlet goes back to school in 'Wittenberg' 2011-03-21T22:17:18Z It’s an oft-told love triangle but this is a fierce, frightening film about dominance and obsession that feels refreshingly untold. No sequels allowed: the 12 best alternative movies to watch this summer 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z And, once again, the list is refreshingly varied. The Twenty-Five Most-Read New Yorker Stories of 2018 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z It's also refreshingly down to earth, as Fizell tells of the challenges, difficulties and mess. Food as art: it looks almost too good to eat 2012-08-03T22:00:40Z It’s far from the album’s best song, but here its wistfulness presented a refreshingly different angle for Ms. Lambert, a way of opening up without letting down her guard. Miranda Lambert, Rowdy in the Catskills 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z “An opportunity to look to another culture for something intuitively familiar yet refreshingly new.” Wintering the Danish Way: Learning About Hygge 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z Sparkling wines also tend to be refreshingly acidic. What does it mean for a wine to be ‘food-friendly’? Here’s what to look for. 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z There is, refreshingly, no mention of how much the items in question are worth. Marie Kondo led the urge to purge. Now "Repair Shop" on Netflix suggests fixing what's broken 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z It begins with tap-dancing and takes a refreshingly jazz-syncopated approach to many of the dances it fits to the famous numbers. Critic?s Notebook: The Smallest Dancers Steal Their Own Show 2010-12-22T23:06:19Z But even with a little bit of Hollywood stardust sprinkled on, Hazel and Gus’s relationship feels refreshingly forward-leaning: As friendship first and foremost, it ultimately blossoms into something more passionate. Critic’s Notebook: The sisters of summer The philosophical conversations about God, heaven, hell, death and morality were refreshingly plainspoken. After seven seasons, "Rescue Me" ends with a cough and a smile 2011-09-08T02:01:00Z Conductor Bertrand de Billy's interpretation of this Verdi opera was refreshingly lean and free of musical verbiage. La Traviata in Vienna shines but staging weak 2011-10-10T13:33:08Z “Queen & Slim” refreshingly exposes Queen’s complexities without villainizing her or making her out to be a saint. What ‘Queen & Slim’ Gets Right About Black Women 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z They are refreshingly international in scope — we visit Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Japan, Korea, China, India and Qatar, among other places — and explore topics such as algorithm bias, deepfakes, self-driving vehicles and automation-induced mass unemployment. Memory, That Unreliable Narrator: New Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z The Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips finds the new "Cinderella" to be "refreshingly free of all snark" and declares costume designer Sandy Powell "the real star of this project." 'Cinderella' remake offers some of that old Disney magic, reviews say 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z It's refreshingly honest fare; candid, ballsy, and unashamedly entertaining, with the traditional hint of preachiness demanded by this familiar hymn sheet. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up – review 2012-11-25T00:05:26Z And a drama often presented as something monumental, to be approached with awe and piety, becomes refreshingly accessible. Theater Review: ‘Raisin in the Sun’ Brings Denzel Washington Back to Broadway 2014-04-04T02:00:14Z The Bach is, of course, gorgeous, but at the close of a challenging, complex afternoon it felt a little pat, an overly consolatory ending to an exciting, refreshingly unsentimental concert. Music Review: East Coast Chamber Orchestra at Tishman Auditorium 2012-02-07T23:35:30Z Yet unlike the bulk of literature dedicated to the pathos of creative partnerships, the artists at the center of Whitaker’s narrative are, refreshingly, women. Review | Can a friendship between two cartoonists survive their own success? 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z In a refreshingly open Oscar field, the surprises outweighed the snubs among the varied nominees announced Tuesday. More surprises than snubs in open Oscar field 2012-01-24T17:28:15Z For all the accolades and recent ubiquity — or claims, in some circles, that she takes advantage of the very system she critiques — Ms. Steyerl is refreshingly humble. Hito Steyerl Is an Artist With Power. She Uses It for Change. 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Gay issues are very much on the agenda – and pupils are refreshingly honest about their prejudices. McKellen takes gay tour to schools 2011-04-12T06:45:00Z It was a refreshingly different approach that seems to emanate from the same everyday thoughtfulness as his films. NYFCC: Five things we learned about awards contenders at this year's show 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z Their overview — a century of history in a few hundred pages — emerges ornate in detail yet refreshingly concise. 'A Narco History' explores Mexico's drug violence — and U.S. culpability 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Walsh is a deep reader of Debussy’s music with an uncommon ability to translate complex details into words that are precise yet evocative and that are refreshingly free of academic jargon. John Adams on Debussy, the First Modernist 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z But in our age of serialized, bingeable entertainment, with twist following twist in a bid to hold our waning attention spans, there’s something refreshingly bold and optimistic about a show made up only of beginnings. Esther Perel Lets Us Listen In on Couples’ Secrets 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z The two composers featured on this program showed Yarn/Wire’s refreshingly broad taste in associates. Music Review: Yarn/Wire Plays Percussion and Piano at Issue Project Room 2012-03-25T21:49:50Z The pop star is refreshingly down to earth and adventurous, and she succeeds and flubs the dishes with equal enthusiasm. "Love in the Time of Corona" is not a drama worth catching 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z Ms. Arbus, whose earlier work for Theater for a New Audience includes “Othello” and “Macbeth” with Mr. Thompson, is a refreshingly levelheaded director. Review: Domestic Doom, Fiercely Conveyed, in Ibsen and Strindberg Plays 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z A quarter-century ago, he broke the late-night color barrier, but in many ways his show was refreshingly color-blind. Arsenio fulfills his dream with late-night return 2013-09-05T13:44:32Z Golden, aromas of malt and hops, balanced and refreshingly bitter. Beer Review: American Lagers 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z The dialogue of Miss Lee’s refreshingly varied characters is a constant delight in its authenticity and swift revelation of personality. 'Mockingbird' Reviews From 1960 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z I tried the cucumber mojito, honey ginger lemon and the blood orange mint, which was my favourite – sour but refreshingly so. Thirsty work in San Diego, the craft brewing capital of America 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z The break with ordinary life promises to be refreshingly complete. Sinister Doings at a Luxury Spa? Must Be a New Liane Moriarty Novel 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Gene Wilder's frank, charming memoir, "Kiss Me Like a Stranger," is refreshingly free from the two major sins of show-biz autobiographies: self-aggrandizement and score-settling. A charming, witty introduction to a 'Stranger' a la Gene Wilder 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z So does the fact that he is ultimately insouciant about the art world, a refreshingly unpretentious person in a relentlessly pretentious scene. Meet Alexander Gilkes, Co-Founder of Paddle8, an Online Auction House 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z Steelink anchors an exhibition that frequently relates to Indigenous knowledge and history in a refreshingly contemporary manner. 5 Artists to Watch at the California Biennial 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z The house remains a long, refreshingly plain building based in a working past. Ferruccio Ferragamo 2009-11-01T00:00:00Z In the Apple TV+ reboot, which is refreshingly faithful to the original's look and spirit, the Trash Heap is a little quieter. We are all the “Fraggle Rock” Trash Heap now 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z “Teen Spirit,” Max Minghella’s sweet and touching directing debut, is both proudly clichéd and refreshingly different. ‘Teen Spirit’ Review: Elle Fanning Can Sing. Who Knew? 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Its meticulous visuals do frequently tip into preciousness, yet this cuteness is offset by the movie’s refreshingly direct take on depression and despair. ‘H Is for Happiness’ Review: Using Fuss to Fight Off a Funk 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z But Temple's film is refreshingly free of cliché. London: The Modern Babylon – review 2012-08-02T19:00:01Z A nice twist, and after all the genre-bending craziness I had witnessed before it, refreshingly quaint. Frugal Traveler: In Europe, a Few Coins for a Wealth of Culture 2013-06-21T18:25:25Z The film’s breakout star Sasha Lane is also a good bet for the best actress award, which is refreshingly the most competitive of all the prizes tonight. Cannes 2016: follow the ceremony as the winners are announced - live! 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z He is refreshingly candid about his growing physical limitations even as he moves about the world, visiting family and friends, fishing, swimming and staying active daily. A very real take on turning 60, written with wit and verve 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Cliburn’s playing is rhapsodic, yet also refreshingly direct and clearheaded, offering a young American’s take on an iconic Russian work. When Coronavirus Cancels Concerts, Critics Put on Headphones 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z Yet, incongruously, this potentially lethal landscape shared space with an immense lake full of crystal-clear, and refreshingly cold, drinkable water. The Azores: An untamed island paradise only a few hours by air from North America 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Don Draper, too, spends a lot of time rethinking his life choices, their consequences and—refreshingly, given that he’s a dude—what it means to have it at all. 'Mad Men' Recap: 'Severance' 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z But more memorable than those imperfections was van Zweden’s refreshingly measured treatment of the orchestra, particularly in its support for the vocal soloists. Review: The Philharmonic’s ‘Passion’ Is a Surprising Achievement 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Proudly and refreshingly politically incorrect, Haslam won’t go along to get along: A good listener and relentless tease, he asserts that he is pretty much always upbeat. T Magazine: The Importance of Being Nicky 2014-04-10T16:46:16Z The alcohol level is a whopping 14.5%, thanks to south-facing vineyards that soak in the Tuscan sun, but the wine remains refreshingly acidic despite its weight and intensity. What is Chianti, really? Chianti Classico and the black rooster, explained 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z Like the headgear, their music is not for everybody, but N-Dubz are a pop phenomenon and refreshingly honest. N-Dubz 2010-04-08T20:30:00Z But Mr. Hadelich, refreshingly, brought some magisterial restraint to his searching performance. New York String Orchestra Performs at Carnegie Hall 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z The overall effect is to frame the practice of Ms. Rama, who was self-taught, in a refreshingly different way. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Though vastly different in setting, both films offer refreshingly rare protagonists, yielding spirited — if occasionally middling — results. ‘Madres’ and ‘The Manor’ Review: Maligned Women Uncover the Truth 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z On Sunday two vibrant young ensembles offer programs typical of the eclectic fare served at Le Poisson Rouge, the refreshingly informal Village space. The Week Ahead: June 12 ? 18 2011-06-10T14:14:07Z Ms Crehan is refreshingly fair-minded, acknowledges the limits of research and does not idolise highly stressful school systems. Learning from the world’s swottiest countries 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z In Wednesday sale, contemporary art looked refreshingly different in its early stages from the Sotheby’s offerings two days earlier. Novelty Sets Cheerful Tone for Christie's Contemporary Auction 2010-07-01T17:00:00Z At times it plays like an extended skit on “The Daily Show”; yet its disorder also makes its insights — like how strongly the church’s training sessions resemble acting classes — feel refreshingly organic. Review: ‘My Scientology Movie,’ an Offbeat Inquiry 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z On “The Big C” Ms. Linney’s Cathy is almost refreshingly ordinary — a Minneapolis schoolteacher with a husband and child and a dull but comfortable life. Television Review: Laura Linney in Showtime?s Cancer Comedy 2010-08-15T22:05:00Z “Nice because it’s the right thing for a socially conscious broadcaster to commission, but also just nice because it makes for some refreshingly original entertainment.” What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Baghdad Central’ and a Sketch Comedy Show 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z According to the majority of reviews, "Dawn" is a refreshingly smart summer sequel — one in which the simians are the most compelling characters on screen. 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' is a simian success, reviews say 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z To conclude, Ms. Malkki drew a refreshingly transparent and probing performance of Strauss’s sumptuous tone poem, and she certainly delivered during moments when the piece is supposed to wallop you with a fortissimo din. Review: Susanna Malkki Returns to the New York Philharmonic 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z They are honest-to-God bigwigs, yet — in a city bursting with egos — these decades-long friends are refreshingly down-to-earth. Three audacious women before audacious was in 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z It’s a very funny movie — and an endlessly, refreshingly cheerful one, which is just as rare. ‘Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon’ Review: Sci-Fi With a Dash of Chaplin 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z The new accounts of the E flat and G minor symphonies are refreshingly fresh of mannerisms, with only a few details that might raise purist hackles. Mozart: Symphonies Nos 39 & 40 | CD Review 2010-03-25T22:15:00Z Her contributors often sound quite nostalgic about the turmoil they have lived through, and can be refreshingly honest. Our Cheating Hearts: Love & Loyalty, Lust & Lies by Kate Figes – review 2013-05-16T07:01:01Z There’s plenty of space here for sunbathing or playing in the sand, and the water is refreshingly cold. Maine’s Cushing Island delivers a whole lot of wonderful nothing 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Though in need of a more ruthless editor than the intriguingly named Walter Montague Urch, Mr. Prior mines ghoulish humor in refreshingly novel ways. Movie Review: ‘The Revenant,’ Horror-Comedy Directed by Kerry Prior 2012-08-23T23:44:35Z But these sites are geared for fashion and, more refreshingly, are largely free of the snark or harsh judgments that plague earlier crowd-sourcing sites. Fashion Sites Offer Public Feedback on Your Clothes 2010-07-07T21:35:00Z Even when I chafed at its hypocrisies, it somehow always seemed sure, a nation that knew what it was doing, refreshingly free of that anything-can-happen existential uncertainty so familiar to developing nations. Now Is the Time to Talk About What We Are Actually Talking About 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Trichotomy are a band with character – and, refreshingly, they refuse to stick to the same one. Trichotomy – review 2013-02-08T15:19:57Z What is here conveys refreshingly different ideas about originality, discipline and self-awareness. 5 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Lee could be refreshingly no-nonsense: “When a curator comes back and says he discovered an important art work, he really means a dealer discovered it.” How Asian art came to America: ‘The China Collectors’ 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z That said, the dialogue is remarkably spontaneous and the performances, especially that of Harry Chase, a real-life voice-over artist playing an eccentric version of himself, refreshingly natural. | 'Hello Lonesome': Among Lonelyhearts, a Meeting of Minds 2011-05-26T21:01:44Z As the recording commenced, stress levels remained refreshingly low. How the Fleet Foxes Frontman Got Out to Get Back In 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z The threesome consists of two brothers and the obligatory attractive woman, but, refreshingly, here the woman is in charge. Review: ‘Killjoys’ on Syfy Has Bounty Hunters on Space’s Frontier 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z From Carney’s inexplicably weird Instagram presence and strong takes on Spotify to the group’s new Danger Mouse–produced album “Turn Blue,” it’s a famous band refreshingly unencumbered by PR handlers or outside expectations. Your week in Seattle music: The Black Keys, B.o.B. and more 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z The supporting cast, a refreshingly motley crew, doesn't "play" French. 'Amélie's' magical bread crumbs lead to storybook ending in musical's Berkeley premiere 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Joe resembles an Old Testament prophet, and has a refreshingly accepting view of Bigfoot and other monsters.• Top 10 roadside attractions in Texas and New Mexico 2013-06-21T23:10:00Z But it is engrossing throughout and refreshingly non-judgmental about its cast of rogues, royal or otherwise. London Theater Journal: A Double Double Bill 2010-07-28T15:51:00Z Boulez inevitably has something observant to say, in prose that’s refreshingly free of academic jargon. John Adams on Boulez, a Composer Worth Wrestling With 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z So perhaps this lesson was most diplomatically and refreshingly conveyed by the slayer of all red carpets: Billy Porter. Perspective | The Golden Globes red carpet showed it’s okay to delight in fashion rather than just tolerating it 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z While bartenders elsewhere have become insufferable bores on the subjects of ice and proper shaking techniques, the ones at Javelina are refreshingly free of such pretension. Restaurant Review: Javelina in Gramercy Park 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Her report was refreshingly free of the sorts of scandalizing details that typically pervade writing about teens, replaced, instead, by a set of heartening and counterintuitive insights. A Smartphone Game That Captures the Futility of “Work-Life Balance” 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z The day after the ceremony, we took a long walk on Miami Beach, which was refreshingly breezy and unpixelated. Feeling Lonely? Wearing Cat Ears May Help 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Her delivery is refreshingly unfussy and her voice voluptuous and grainy, which complemented the Sixteen's silvery violins perfectly in The Fairest Isle. King Arthur – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-29T09:08:59Z Much of the art itself, though, is refreshingly far from grand. Jerusalem as a Place of Desire and Death, at the Metropolitan Museum 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z The result was a taut but fluid composition so refreshingly removed from traditional woodblock technique that it has had a deep influence on the medium ever since. Helen Frankenthaler, Abstract Painter, Dies at 83 2011-12-27T15:27:38Z The salty soy sauce balances the refreshingly bitter edge in some of the wines, as an orange twist does for a Negroni, while the five-spice powder suits the wines’ subtle licorice notes. From Greece, Surprisingly Tannic Reds of Energy and Balance 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z He also took some refreshingly bold jabs at the rising leadership in his own party. Rand Paul zings Trump administration in annual Festivus rant: “Haven’t seen this many billionaires in 1 place since I staked out Bilderbergs w/ Alex Jones” 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z And, refreshingly, Kubrick is not above moments of Grand Guignol: the elevator doors spilling blood, the axe on the chest, the Grady twins bathed in blood or the old undead crone festering in the bathtub. Arts & Leisure: What Spooks the Masters of Horror? 2011-08-19T13:45:42Z The performance was, refreshingly, neither comfortable nor comforting, without the folksy joviality that many ensembles bring to the fourth-movement Finale. Music Review: Emerson String Quartet at Alice Tully Hall 2012-03-22T20:42:33Z Cool off with this refreshingly tangy soup made with Persian cucumbers, lemon juice, and a small bunch of dill or mint. 16 best spring soup recipes starring the season's brightest and lightest produce 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z As Alessandra Stanley writes in Monday’s New York Times, the Emmys telecast yielded “a refreshingly light and speedy night that got a little manic at times.” Comedy Skits From a Manic Emmy Awards 2010-08-30T13:18:00Z Addressed to their fans, the words are simple, functional to the point of banality, but are refreshingly direct. The best No 1 records: the Beatles – From Me To You 2012-05-31T20:50:00Z But his use of rubato was tasteful and his playing refreshingly direct. Music Review: Three Rising Stars Perform in Young Concert Artists Gala 2014-05-08T22:04:37Z The difficulty of balancing his private and literary lives erupts in scenes that have a refreshingly absurdist edge. What’s More Appealing: Eight Seasons of ‘Suits’ or Six Volumes of Karl Ove Knausgaard? 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z But even those who undertake the journey for the first time will be captivated by a richly detailed and refreshingly diverse world inhabited by individuals who, for all their magical talents, are resonantly human. Review | Leigh Bardugo returns to the Grishaverse with ‘King of Scars’ 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z Photography, when it came along, exerted a refreshingly destabilizing force: The Civil War soldiers photographed by Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner weren’t captured as daring men of action, but as inert, chasteningly lifeless corpses. Perspective | As statues topple, movies are becoming monuments, and a way to create public memory 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z What Reynoso desires is refreshingly unusual for such a story: the rights to the traditional Cuban music he and other elderly composers wrote before the revolution. 'Havana Requiem' is a legal thriller with spice 2012-05-08T13:50:08Z There you get refreshingly blunt takes from both sides of this debate. What triggered Boebert's sexy adventure 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z “Bottoms” is both disturbingly and refreshingly frank in how it addresses the casual, normalized violence to which young women and girls are inured. Review: Fiercely funny, 'Bottoms' reimagines a familiar place for female rage, high school 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z He also offered a refreshingly unvarnished take on the motives of those who continue to deny that human use of fossil fuels is the primary culprit behind climate change today. As nature ignites, wildfires are becoming more common. Here's how we must adapt to our fiery future 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Though TV critics initially gave it a lukewarm reception, viewers immediately embraced “Jury Duty’s” refreshingly uncynical tone, tightrope premise and endlessly post-able clips. How to direct a totally ad-libbed show -- and keep the improv a secret from its star 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Most refreshingly, a willingness to speak truth to power. The Seattle Times editorial board recommends: Ben Gitenstein for Seattle School Board District 3 | Editorial 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z The collection culminated with a refreshingly hopeful declaration: “Know Future.” Sacai caps Paris Fashion Week with a collision of punk, workwear and inventive silhouettes 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z Some, like the 2021 “People’s Guide to Los Angeles,” another UC Press project, refreshingly tout landmarks of ethnic minorities and labor activism. A guide to the guidebooks that told the world Los Angeles was a paradise 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z The menu is refreshingly straightforward at Soups and Empanadas in Bellevue. Hungry for lunch in Bellevue? Here are two great spots 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z The former levelling-up secretary said he felt "very sorry" for the mayor and described him as "knowledgeable, passionate about the North East and refreshingly non-partisan". Labour: Jamie Driscoll blocked from North East mayoral list 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Once in power Claudius proved himself a competent and refreshingly sane emperor, ending the waves of terror Caligula had unleashed. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z She was refreshingly without pretense: I showed up 15 minutes early for the interview. Jodie Comer knows how to slay. She had to learn how to bow. 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z The lesson is refreshingly practical: There is no need to appeal to misty mystifications to account for a trend that is easily explained by economic hardship and social isolation. Review | In defense of the childless 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The biggest question likely on many minds is, what happened after that Vulture article, the one in which Porkalob gave, in my opinion, a refreshingly honest interview about her experience in “1776.” Seattle’s Sara Porkalob returns from Broadway, even more confident in her values 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z It leads to the film’s last, refreshingly necessary, ethical conversation: When it comes to art, storytelling and empowerment, how does one reconcile the private and the public? Review: 'Cinema Sabaya' deftly captures exchanges of art, storytelling and empowerment 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z He was refreshingly open about his grisly anti-social fantasies in a way that validated their own. Trump is preparing for more American carnage 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Interestingly, my friends who don’t dedicate an inordinate amount of their lives to wine were refreshingly sanguine about the question, enjoying chocolate with whatever wine happens to be on hand. Perspective | How to pair wine with chocolate, nevermind the wine snobs 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z “Responsibility” is a refreshingly unadorned play about Syrian and other asylum seekers stopped by guards and held in limbo on the Belarus-Poland border. Theater at the edge of war: Laughs, brutal truths and a Zelensky spoof 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z He was refreshingly candid, from discussing bad officiating to his distaste for disco music. The world needs more characters like Mike Leach 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z “I’m a workhorse, not a show horse,” replies the elder Pelosi, a statement that’s validated many times over in this refreshingly personal account of a life spent in politics. A new doc by her daughter reveals private side of iron-willed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z Jusu’s fantastically self-assured debut feature, which garnered her a Sundance jury prize this year, refreshingly approaches horror more as a dramatic prism than a genre template. Review: Nikyata Jusu’s 'Nanny' artfully centers an immigrant's terror in a palpable nightmare 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z In laying the groundwork, Crane and Stewart’s script is refreshingly restrained: It shows the characters in natural conversation as they work together and avoids clunky exposition. Review: 'Devotion' stirringly tells the story of the Navy's first Black aviator 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z In laying the groundwork, the script is refreshingly restrained: It shows us the characters in natural conversation as they work together and avoids telling us everything with clunky exposition. New movies in Seattle-area theaters this week: ‘Glass Onion,’ ‘Strange World’ 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z The gallery’s wall configuration, which has been fixed for quite some time, has now been opened up in refreshingly spacious ways that allow a viewer to visually cross-reference paintings. Review: The peculiar appeal of Rebecca Morris' paintings, on view in L.A. 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z Genome sequencing of 6,000-year-old seeds from a watermelon relative suggests the fruit was prized for these nutritious seeds, not for its flesh—which was bitter, unlike today’s refreshingly sweet varieties. News Briefs from around the World: November 2022 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z She is also refreshingly clear-eyed about what Hollywood demands of its stars — and how it can be survived. The 15 best nonfiction books for fans of advice, memoirs and histories 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Such an admission would have been unfashionable in some of the past rock movements that echo through Enumclaw’s music, but in the contemporary indie rock world, a little healthy bravado feels refreshingly honest. Breakout rockers Enumclaw are ready to be everyone’s new favorite band 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z When Berman did get around the reading the book, he found it “gripping and original,” “Marxist in a refreshingly archaic way.” The key to Mike Davis' brilliance: He never fit in 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z “It is refreshingly free both of collegiate sentiment and — in John Updike’s memorable phrase — the dim rumble of hobbyhorses being ridden back and forth across the floor,” Washington Post book reviewer L.J. John Jay Osborn Jr., author of ‘The Paper Chase,’ dies at age 77 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z It was a refreshingly candid acknowledgment by an election pollster. The polls were way off in 2020. Have pollsters learned their lesson ahead of 2022 midterms? 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z As with Amirpour’s earlier films, “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon” is refreshingly unpredictable, as though the filmmaker herself had no idea what was going to happen when she started writing the screenplay. Review: Scandal strikes an Irish town in 'God's Creatures' 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Greene’s approach is refreshingly free from blame and the focus on behavior, and instead meets the child where they are while slowly and steadily finding workable solutions that meet both the parent’s and child’s needs. Advice | A painful past clouds how this parent sees their young child’s behavior 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Seigel’s screenplay rather refreshingly doesn’t bother explaining why the sisters are the way they are, simply granting us access to their interior world without much psychological explanation. Review: Let us celebrate the odd, heartfelt gem that is 'The Silent Twins' 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z The governors are offering a helpful and refreshingly clear reality check here. Advice from voters to politicians: Leave office by age 70 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z After testing it out, I’m happy to report that the frozen yogurt bark lived up to the hype as a simple-to-make, beautifully eye-catching, refreshingly tasty and healthful treat. Frozen yogurt bark with fruit is a refreshing, no-cook treat 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z The high gore factor — the carnage is never gratuitous, but it is matter-of-fact — made “Bones and All” a refreshingly offbeat choice for Telluride, not a festival known for programming Grand Guignol spectacles. With 'Bones and All,' 'The Wonder' and 'Lady Chatterley's Lover,' Telluride feeds the hunger 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z At a time when people were accustomed to flowery but empty official pronouncements, when portraits of leaders were dutifully hung from every wall, when conformity suffocated public discussion, Mr. Gorbachev’s style was refreshingly direct. Mikhail Gorbachev, last leader of the Soviet Union, dies at 91 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z For a Republican, he’s starting to seem refreshingly rational and reasonable. Column: Remember when we thought George W. Bush was the worst president ever? 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z It is everything I had hoped it would be, an exciting new take on the classic combo, refreshingly frosty, but still able to elicit those warm-fuzzies. Cool off with this frosty, refreshing cantaloupe smoothie bowl 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z “Prey” has a refreshingly compact running time, and unlike a lot of modern action movies, much of it takes place in the well-lighted, colorful daytime rather than in the visually bland, murky night. Review: Catch this 'Prey' on Hulu. 'Lightyear,' 'Luck' and more in our new streaming movies roundup 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z People can be refreshingly honest about their circumstances, and the answers might surprise you. Millennial Money: This year’s summer travel FOMO is real 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z “Brzezinski’s wooden forms are refreshingly disconnected from the business and distraction of contemporary life.” Emilie Brzezinski, artist who socialized among political elites, dies at 90 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z And throughout, Shephard is refreshingly honest about how seductive internet fame can be. Review: 'Not Okay' tackles the seductiveness of internet celebrity, plus more weekend movies 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Each bite of mango-y ice feels substantial until it hits your tongue, melting instantly into a refreshingly sweet elixir. Beyond ice cream: 3 Seattle spots offer other frozen treats to stay cool this summer 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Despite these restraints, “Call the Midwife” is refreshingly, even radically matter-of-fact about the reality of inhabiting a reproductive body. TV rarely gets childbirth right. After Roe, the gory truth matters more than ever 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z That may sound like a small twist or even a gimmick, but in reality, the shift in perspective makes Stray feel refreshingly new. Stray improves adventure games by turning you into a cat 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z The current atmosphere toggles between seeming refreshingly liberating, particularly for athletes who had been abused and exploited by old practices, and regrettably catastrophic. 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