“You are the actual least romantic person on earth.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Percy had taken his girlfriend on some romantic walks before. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But the romantic notions I had of the afternoon never materialized. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“It was one of the most romantic nights of my life.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Mum Olga wanted it to take place in our manor, but Father said the castle would be more romantic. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was sparkly like a diamond and had a little hole in back so you could thread a ribbon through it and wear it like a romantic lady’s choker necklace. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess it’s weird to think of him as the object of someone’s romantic interest.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Finally, Gale is here and maybe there is nothing romantic between us, but when he opens his arms I don't hesitate to go into them. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I stuck with him not only because we could work well together, but because our teamwork was so automatic that I was free to indulge my romantic fantasies at the same time. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My only American friend so far is an eighth-grade boy with a voice that's higher than mine, and he still keeps trying to move us into romantic territory. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Others are romantic comedies, a meet-cute ruined by mishaps and bad timing, finally leading to a kiss atop a tall building—the metropolis glimmering in the background, moon rising, love song playing over the credits. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I wondered what the outcome of my sister’s romantic adventures would be. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t sure—” “She was about to throw her life away! And you, my dear, you can save her from that. It’s so romantic!” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

In truth, the journey was not romantic but filled with misery. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The fate of the Greenland colony, medieval Europe’s most remote outpost, remains one of archaeology’s romantic mysteries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“So, Leah, you’re the one with all the romantic intrigue now,” Nick says, and it’s like someone smashing their fist on a piano. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Ruth tells him she doesn’t mind his parents’ disapproval, that she finds it romantic. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But before that, my grand romantic gesture would have totally gotten me laid.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

This was the culminating romantic event of the school year on campus, and it seemed to me in my fantasy mode to be the perfect vehicle for our reconciliation. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

It recounts splendid imaginary amorous adventures of a perfect English gentleman in an intensely romantic land, the scenery of which is very well described. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Perhaps real love was familial, somehow linked to blood, since love for children did not die as romantic love did. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Benji’s parents climbed into an elephant—his mom insisted they ride together, as if it was romantic. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Along with the idea of romantic love, she was introduced to an-other—physical beauty. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It seemed romantic—” She began scrubbing again as she talked. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never actually considered him as a romantic prospect, because of one fatal flaw. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He enjoyed listening to Nately, whose maudlin, bittersweet lamentations mirrored much of his own romantic desolation and never failed to evoke in him resurgent tides of longing for his wife and children. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Mrs. March shook her head, and did not take so romantic a view of the case, but looked grave, and repeated her opinion that for Laurie’s sake Jo should go away for a time. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

In books and movies, the stories always end when the two people finally have their romantic kiss. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her misunderstanding would have been comic had we read of it in a romantic fable. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

"It does not sound particularly romantic," said Victoria Forester. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Can’t say. But there’s no use in trying to pin disease names on this. Human disorders apply to robots only as romantic analogies. They’re no help to robotic engineering.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She looked out at the crick and the woods on the other side and said, “Isn’t this romantic?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

We’d think of romantic scenes from movies and try to play them out, climbing out on the roof to look at the stars. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Because he was a charmer. Because he was persistent. Because he was romantic and sent me flowers every day for two weeks after he met me.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a beautiful lady in a glittering dress onstage, belting out a romantic song. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not clear whether Elizabeth shared his romantic interest or if she loved him like a brother. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

A product of upper-tier English society, he was also an aesthete and idealist with decidedly romantic sensibilities. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

They were far too busy watching the Paul and Engel romantic comedy. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“I don’t agree. Land is a romantic idea. What makes a man rich is a good eye for business,” Ferula insisted. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, that was super nice of you. Women love free gifts on the most romantic holiday of the year.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Other times my parents would act out romantic dialogues while I followed along in the books. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The thought of our being together near the tree on that special day, listening to carols, really sparked romantic daydreams. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t think it was romantic at all. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was a moment of silence, and Matilda, who had never before heard great romantic poetry spoken aloud, was profoundly moved. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I felt dangerous, bold, older by years, inspired by all the Marianas and Sofías whose emotional ups and downs had fed my romantic fantasies. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She pictured romantic walks with him through the old city, sunset picnics on the parapets. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The nice part was that we could step away for a romantic evening the way we used to, years earlier, before his political life took over. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

My favorite was for a young man who had died more than a hundred years before, but to whom I had attached more than one of my romantic fantasies. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a fact—we had all compared notes—that our men got more romantic the longer they were in prison. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A romantic comedy or whatever they call it. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He was a Union officer and probably the most romantic guy ever. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

As long as the wretched Goodacre was well out of our lives, some degree of pining and sighing might be indulged in strictly as a romantic exercise. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“He’s not a romantic man,” she said scornfully. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They thought the idea was romantic but when they came to live there they realized the disadvantages and were only too glad to sell. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

I rushed home from school every day to sit by the radio for hours listening to the romantic tales of women with names like Mariana and Sofía, and men such as Armando and Ricardo. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Do you suppose,” I asked, as I poled the skiff, the focus of my romantic musings shifting from my own wedding day to Mr. Rice’s, “do you suppose her parents oppose the marriage?” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Francie thought her diary would be like that, but excepting for some romantic observations on Harold Clarence, actor, the entries were prosaic. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s sort of romantic,” Celia said, smiling a little, turning back to Dimple. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I picked red ’cause everybody says that’s the most romantic kind. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing romantic about geology, I assure you.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“People only think of romantic love, but that’s just one kind. Love can be anything. Since I was a little boy, staying here every summer, I’ve been in love with the ocean.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The case Madison had tried to make for the Potomac was simultaneously crafty and driven by romantic illusions about its prowess that were shared by Jefferson, Washington, and most members of the Virginia dynasty. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Actually, I’m what a romantic movie is to a profound thinker—a mere diversion, a comic interlude, something that is soon forgotten: not bad, but not particularly good either. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It was an exciting place of rows of lacquered bins and strange, romantic, exotic odors. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hopeless romantics feel it most acutely, but even for others, the only way to keep going is to see every person as a possibility. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

It was his idea of a romantic gesture. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Romantic was the category for who you felt romantic attraction to. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Before, when I was still myself, I used to dream of taking romantic train journeys with Tom. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Orpheus Fisher wanted to marry Marian, but she was too busy with her singing career to consider a serious romantic involvement. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

The marriage being an arranged match, romantic love was not part of it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was a warehouse, basically, and not the fancy, romantic sort of warehouse hipsters might one day turn into lofts. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I turned in the direction of the sound, and there, amongst the romantic hills, whose changes and aspect I had ceased to note an hour ago, I saw a hamlet and a spire. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

And then it hit me: I’d been trying to stage a romantic, daring scene and I’d almost passed out and had to be rescued by the object of my affections. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

At a time when many middle-class children and parents grow distant, apart, no longer speak, romantic solutions appeal. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How romantic of you,” Shae said, and she might have meant for her words to sound wry, but Con heard a thread of wistfulness in her voice. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Ben-Jamin and Hudsonien sneak out of Zen Castle late at night and wander into the Dark Woods for a romantic rendezvous. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The photograph was of a dark, imposing man with radioactive green eyes wielding a baseball bat at Rodin’s lovely romantic sculpture The Kiss. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Ishmael knew his father had come to logging with a romantic’s sense of grandeur, viewing it at first as grandly heroic, in keeping with the spirit of manifest destiny. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

"I didn't mean that, Crow, honest. Look up there at that moon. Isn't it romantic?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is disgustingly romantic,” he says, giving me a lopsided smile. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“How romantic, a last letter. And do you think he will honor it?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“The poster you set up for Ben sounds wonderful, by the way. I feel like I’m in the presence of romantic greatness.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The children were disappointed when they discovered that the romantic phrase simply meant that you threw a lump of iron attached to a rope overboard. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Entering the nave, visitors passed by a chapel on the right-hand side that contained the mummified body of Francisco Pizarro, the romantic, thuggish Spaniard who conquered Peru in the sixteenth century. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He's gotten the medicine -I don't know how, persuaded some gaggle of romantic fools to sell their jewels -and I can save Peeta! The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“He’s not bombastic like Brahms, or romantic like Chopin.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Aberdeen Lake” sounds romantic and mysterious, like it might be located somewhere in die Scottish Highlands, as opposed to an abandoned outpost at the edge of Death Valley. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I take it you are not a romantic,” Widget says, picking up the bottle to refill his glass. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But no one had ever used it to show the arc of romantic relationships. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

And she in answer, “Why, Mr. de Winter, it’s quite the most romantic thing I’ve ever heard.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Understandable. But it is kind of romantic. Like the island version of Walden Pond.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

In addition, her sister Tennessee began a romantic relationship with the wealthy widower. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Valentine had found WLS, and the DJ was in a romantic mood. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was the romantic type and instantly became enamored with his uncle's wife. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He read poems by the romantics William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge—“Where true Love burns Desire is Love’s pure flame....” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were a few old boats moored on the next pier, one that looked like a coal scow, but nothing even vaguely romantic. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

When it came to the latter, it was our job to translate the intricate plot twists and romantic entanglements. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I knew it was a romantic poem, but that day, it felt about us, our private mother-daughter thing. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

His letters to Laurens are almost as romantic as his letters to his wife. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Maybe every other generation, the ones he’d never known, had been full of brilliant adventurers and romantic dreamers, like himself. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Within Lydia’s taxonomy of crushes are innumerable subspecies, most of which contain no romantic element whatsoever. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t totally immune to the charms of the opposite sex, but I wasn’t one of those romantic, swoony girls who had pink fluffy daydreams about falling in love. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite my romantic deficiencies, I gradually adjusted to township life, and began to develop a sense of inner strength, a belief that I could do well outside the world in which I had grown up. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I may have buried the lead, but I need to give you twenty years of epically romantic context before we revisit the end of their marriage. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

It is a most noble ruin, of immense size, and full of beautiful and romantic bits; there is a legend that a white lady is seen in one of the windows. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

His favorite was the one called “Casanova of the Sea,” who kept a blog about his romantic conquests. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Grandpa told me that he’d never done anything romantic for Grandma, not even a love letter. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I wish I could say that love, ambition, jealousy, the quest for adventure, or any of the more romantic feelings were back of these two murders. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Entering the sparkling city of Budapest, Fischer checked into one of the most romantic and elegant hotels in the city, the Gellért, right on the Danube, and had lunch on the terrace. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

And they’re hardly ever romantic, unless the man and the woman are brushing their teeth before they face lick. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

One of the most romantic sculptures ever made: a man and a woman pressed together into one. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“You know—special occasions, the occasional Friday night. We have romantic dinners, and we go see movies....” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I had read the dramatic poetry of Wilfred Owen, who had been killed in the first world war, and took to filling pages with my own romantic poetry about the nurse, war, and heroic deaths. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

If a forager boy wanted to take a forager girl to a romantic spot, did the shade of a walnut tree suffice? Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some foolish, romantic part of me thought I would know her when I saw her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

At times, descending, it appeared Snuffy would slip and fall, sailing out between silent echoing walls, floating like a romantic, suicidal dreamer toward the green ribbon far below. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The most romantic day of the year. Don’t you love the balcony scene?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Genuine science and mathematical precision are more intriguing than are the “facts” published in supermarket tabloids or a romantic innumeracy which fosters credulity, stunts skepticism, and dulls one to real imponderables. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a platonic relationship,” Sasha said, “but with elements other people might consider romantic.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The elder Rantz must have seemed a romantic figure to her. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But when she thought back to the hand on Wash’s arm, it seemed to her that there had been a deliberateness that was not really romantic. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had read A Tale of Two Cities and found it up to my standards as a romantic novel. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said “friend" in English; the tame word parents used because they could not desecrate their tongues with “boyfriend," even though it was exactly what they meant: somebody romantic, a marriage prospect. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She was awful at dispensing romantic advice, being so inexperienced in the field herself. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

With the pale skin and dramatic dark eyes of a romantic heroine, Gabriela's face reminds Yolanda of the lover's clutch of hands over the breast. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“I feel like this is your starry-eyed romantic thing projecting onto me,” is what he decides to say, and she immediately withdraws her hand from his leg and returns to glaring at him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The Revolution in this romantic rendering became one magical moment of inspiration, leading inexorably to the foregone conclusion of American independence. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

However, they are not romantic and it came naturally to Hazel and Holly to consider the two Nuthanger does simply as breeding stock for the warren. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

You couldn’t even secretly have a romantic passion for an aunt. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was twenty-nine years old, and though there’d been a few brief liaisons, at no time had he experienced a meaningful romantic relationship. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

There's no grass, for one thing, and it isn’t dark enough for any of the flashing lights to seem quirky or romantic. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She did not behave in a romantic way toward her husband, and yet she had used the word to describe him. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

We were still crammed full of vague ideas which gave to life, and to the war also an ideal and almost romantic character. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He remained convinced that romantic behavior was basically monotonous and predictable, and that therefore one could write a fairly straightforward formula that would predict the collision course of any two people. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He is tall and very handsome and so romantic. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, you might even find people who think it’s romantic. You can go ‘Yeah, babe. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Your parents loved each other like that romantic movie kind of love. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

At first blush, it was anything but romantic. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

When the slow, romantic songs come on, the girls nestle their heads on the boys’ shoulders and my heart skips along with theirs. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think it’s meant to be romantic, but it seems pretty rapey to me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She resented, too, the romantic attention of other men. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I think he is neither a romantic nor a mystic. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I explain the first hint I found last night, about the audition for a role in a romantic comedy. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes it is a cave, but I like the version with the tree. Perhaps a tree is more romantic.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Love had transmogrified him into a romantic idiot, and they drove him away back into the bedroom to wrangle with his girl over Captain Black. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Jean de Satigny, who had not admitted defeat in his romantic siege, observed her closely. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was testimony to the romantic speculation he inspired that there were whispers about him from those who found little that it was necessary to whisper about in this world. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“You see,” she said, “you say you’re not slick, and yet, here we are, in this romantic little club surrounded by all your hot paintings. I think you might be slick, mister.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Some romantic evening, huh? No more bad things until the morning.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“The most romantic trip I’ve ever had in my life,” Marx later said. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Oh my God, this is like all those romantic comedies where the girl hires a male escort to pretend to be her wedding date and then falls in love with him for real.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“No, I'm writing a mathematical formula that predicts which of two people will end a romantic relationship and when,” he said. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Patrolman Mancuso inhaled the moldy scent of the oaks and thought, in a romantic aside, that St. Charles Avenue must be the loveliest place in the world. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

This lack of romantic possibility had created a vicious cycle. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Thanks to Mr. Freeman nine years before, I had had no pain of entry to endure, and because of the absence of romantic involvement neither of us felt much had happened. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not too late for you. I’m sure plenty of widows would be delighted to be wooed by such a romantic troglodyte.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She grabbed me when we went through, like it was romantic, and she had the front of my coat in her hands, and she pulled me right up to her and kissed me. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had brought romantic images of Mark Twain’s Mississippi River with me when I went to the Hudson, but it wasn’t to be. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

And I definitely can’t tell him the real reason for the suggestion: despite my romantic and sexual preferences, I want what he promised me so she won’t be able to have it. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

After all, in the very casualness of Gatsby's party there were romantic possibilities totally absent from her world. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

His mom and I would sit in the living room and watch cheesy romantic movies, like Safe Haven starring Julianne Hough. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Stupid romantic fantasies can get a girl killed.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

True enough, once the Specials got here, Shay’s romantic life would be the least of anyone’s worries. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I fancied myself the perfect lyricist—romantic, yet knowledgeable. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moms are technically human beings, and human beings are allowed to have romantic lives. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Oh, come on. You never wore anything like that before. I leave you alone for two weeks and you get all romantic?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

There was nothing romantic about her Africa, or rather, there was nothing romantic in the sense that I conceived of it. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

They had another romantic tour planned, but at the last moment Ellsberg found out he couldn’t get leave from work. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Sure, he liked military history, weapons, and biplanes, but he also loved old films, especially romantic comedies from the 1940s and ’50s. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, she loved to write short stories. Little romantic stories. She wouldn’t let anybody read them. But she’d always be scribbling in her notebook.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

It dawned on him—finally—that she wasn’t in a romantic mood and probably wouldn’t be for a while. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“No challenge in that. This was the most romantic place I could think of.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, I’m the only one in this whole county who knows where this spot is. It’s the most romantic place in Ravenel County.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Watching him stand there in his suit, I can picture him in a black-and-white Hollywood romantic comedy trading witty banter with his heroine. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

My aunt could not have been the lone romantic who gave up everything for sex. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was mythic and romantic, being an intimate witness to this turn in life’s cycle, but Mother had been right, I didn’t like it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I want to show Maya a good time, and so I chose Geja’s Café. It’s terribly romantic, but I fear that it might also be terribly messy—all that melted cheese.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She and Taryn giggled over the romantic drama, but Ivy couldn’t force out even one laugh. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Two of those hours were spent watching one of those corny, romantic, mushy-mushy movies with my mom. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“You know what you are, Mary Lou? You are a hopeless romantic.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Despite the wheel’s inherent romantic potential, however, rides at night never became popular. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I always thought it was the most romantic story I’d ever heard, but Mom didn’t like it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

To Minnie the little ceremony appeared to be legal and in its quiet way very romantic, but in fact no record of their union was entered into the marriage registry of Cook County, Illinois. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want a million dramatic, heart-stoppingly romantic moments—he wanted just one long, sustainable partnership. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It puzzled her, the ability of romantic love to mutate, how quickly a loved one could become a stranger. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Very romantic. You really know how to make a girl feel special, Finley,” she says, which makes me feel good because she smiles for a second. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who knows how much license these romantic johnnies took with their stabbing paintbrushes? A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s not sophisticated or romantic. Your trouble is that you think America is just feeding your grandmother’s chickens. There’s a lot more to America than that.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And this confession made his romantic gestures all the more ennobling. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

One way of keeping a woman was to keep her in bondage, especially if, like John Valentine, you were new to romantic liaisons. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The more romantic case for the Potomac entered the debate duringMadison’s initial speech against the Susquehanna site. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

They are super romantic about it—how they spent the summer putting on theater productions in the woods—so I’m kind of not allowed to say how much I hated it. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“The next day the young gentleman admitted the truth to the constable. He had made the whole story up because I had spurned his romantic advances.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“If by romantic you mean solitary and introspective,” I said, “I think romantics are frequently the best classicists.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

How could so elegant and romantic a bed smell so musty? From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Students were not permitted to form romantic attachments to each other—at least not officially, though Kaede had not been the only one to break the rules. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I’ll probably regret it, but for now, for a minute, I allow myself to be the character in the romantic movie. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

A soul mate, maybe, but not in the romantic sense. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He says they are too romantic, too emotional, too sloppy, too sentimental. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But real deep romantic love, the kind that twists you and wrings you out and makes you breathe through the nostrils of your beloved. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The war is far enough away now to be romantic, and he has been through it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sherpas remain an enigma to most foreigners, who tend to regard them through a romantic scrim. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The writing of Native Son was to me an exciting, enthralling, and even a romantic experience. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It would be so romantic and make everything perfect. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He could see nothing romantic in a death sentence. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

These drives fueled the American fascination with cowboys, but the work was hardly romantic. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

On this trip, he’s crossed the land and become a romantic hero, who would have guessed. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Was it romantic—the desire for something you could never have? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What a romantic! Meets a girl on the boat and marries her. No dowry.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The regent would not have known this, as parents rarely know the romantic side of their children’s lives. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like, parts of typical romantic relationships that made me anxious included 1. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He squeezed her hand, though Hazel sensed nothing romantic in the gesture. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Her “sweetie” felt condescending, not romantic, like a boy enduring his first biblical rainstorm couldn’t possibly understand her problems—whatever they were. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Andrés seems annoyed that I find it so funny, that I’m having a hard time believing in romantic love between two animals. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I sweep her into my arms, going for dramatic, romantic, larger-than-life. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like those hidden, precocious adolescents who have no real-life sexual experiences, I read a great deal of romantic fiction. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“God’s word, brought to you by a crew of romantic idealists in a harsh desert culture eons ago, followed by a chain of translators two thousand years long.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here is Bertrand Russell using it to explain the movement called romanticism: The romantic movement is characterized, as a whole, by the substitution of aesthetic for utilitarian standards. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

There’s no question that this Texas-of-the- mind fable is often synthetic, sometimes untruthful, and frequently romantic, but that in no way diminishes its strength as a symbol. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He consents without a murmur, all join in a joyful chorus, and the curtain falls upon the lovers kneeling to receive Don Pedro’s blessing in attitudes of the most romantic grace. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had no romantic thoughts about her then, but now widowed and grief-stricken, Kee unwittingly presents a romantic figure to Vincent. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I wanted to do something wonderfully romantic, to fulfill my idea of what I thought a writer should be like. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

All my brothers except for Sam Houston lamented that they had missed the heroics and the romantic glory. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I used to think it was romantic, but now I know coming to America was Mom’s one and only adventure. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

"These handmade candles are both practical and romantic," she said, peddling her wares from apartment door to apartment door to frightened tenants at seven in the morning. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed and called me a romantic when I asked him to write me notes instead of texting. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Awkward and hesitant around girls, I did not know or understand the romantic games that others seemed to play effortlessly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps a romantic poem I wrote ‘in the human style’ will help you understand,” says the vuvv. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was always a way to frame things, to put them into a romantic setting, that made you feel good. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a slow procession and the band played sad, romantic, military marches. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lovers’ apartment had one romantic wall which was all French doors. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But so romantic,” Mrs. Das said dreamily, breaking her extended silence. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I’m sure in my outlaw fantasies I would’ve been as defiant as Shea, but something about this situation had soured me on romantic rebellion. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

And it’s not the sort of unwanted of romantic comedies, where it means they’ll end up together in the end. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“We kept it secret and at first she understood—even said it was romantic and star-crossed. Yeah. Star-crossed. Then one day she said, ‘Let’s make a statement. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Besides, did guys even think things like this were romantic?? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Jinx was intrigued by the romantic scene developing before him, but was even more enamored with the catfish wriggling on the hook. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

My father put his arms around her and they smooched and it was all tremendously romantic, and I started to turn away, but my mother caught my arm. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

If Phil were here, flickering candles and dancing shadows might be romantic, but I struggle to picture this place as anything but menacing. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Two Wives Cleopatra was only too glad to resume her romantic alliance with Mark Antony and to form a political alliance as well. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The romantic comedies are right about this part. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Um, wow. Well, one, I can’t do tomorrow. I’m going to see my aunt. Two, I’m sure it will be really romantic considering how you just asked me out.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He spent his nights alone, wrote romantic poems in his journal, took pleasure in the grace and beauty of differential equations. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will not tolerate any romantic notions between the two of you, so banish the thought from your mind now. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“No, it wasn’t. It was a proper kiss. It was . . . romantic.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would imagine romantic camping trips into the White Mountains in New Hampshire. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, he was a satirist, so he left it that way, and my father was, I guess I realized too late, a romantic, so he ended it another way. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Sarah thinks they go out to romantic dinners and take ballroom dance lessons or see black-and-white foreign movies with subtitles and deep meanings. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Donald Byrne, the United States Open champion, said he was so on edge that he spent the entire day before the match trying not to think of chess, reading the romantic prose of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ethnic studies departments were founded on romantic hopes. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was a bit of a romantic. I wanted to get away from what I thought of as a very conventional small town and try my wings.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their itinerant, artistic lifestyle appealed to him: Moody was a romantic at heart. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There's never been anything romantic between Gale and me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

If Audrey’s plan worked out this year, I wanted a romantic boyfriend and a perfect first kiss. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

To her the country was a romantic idea—because she had never been inside a stable, as Ferula put it. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, my mom received a visa, and she and my dad finally got their own version of a romantic comedy of errors. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Everest has always been a magnet for kooks, publicity seekers, hopeless romantics, and others with a shaky hold on reality. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was romantic how at the school dance, he apologized and told her he loved her. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“It is super beautiful and romantic,” I said. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was not the sort of thing he would normally have said to her, these romantic words. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Because you read too much romantic fan fiction?” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Even if it was the most corrupt and ostentatious court in Erilea, it sounded dreadfully romantic. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Like the glass paperweight or Mr. Charrington’s half-remembered rhymes, it belonged to the vanished, romantic past, the olden time as he liked to call it in his secret thoughts. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s too soon. Tickets aren’t even on sale yet. We’re not even sure he likes me like that. Besides, it would be more romantic if he asked me.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

At that time Dunstan Thorn was eighteen, and he was not a romantic. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

A few months earlier, my art seemed romantic to her. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I'm tying out for a role in a major romantic comedy. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

According to the Austin paper, Kaira had given him a key to her room, and he had come up for a romantic rendezvous when he discovered she was under attack. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He and Lily had only been friends, though, none of the romantic stuff they got teased for sometimes at school. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I was at Berkeley in 1974 when the romantic sixties came to an end. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not that there was or would ever be anything romantic between us. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

That romantic phraseology came from Robert R. Wilson, whose preference for solitude sprang from his childhood on the Wyoming range. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Patients with the most acute form of the disease can trigger an episode by simply thinking about their romantic interest. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Doctorita making jokes and laughing at something and singing along with romantic songs on the radio and knitting her Baby Jesus dresses. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Making out with Bo next to a Dumpster felt more romantic than that date. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“You know, its okay to be kind of romantic,” she says. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I do my chores, dancing around with the stereo blasting romantic cumbias. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ben, I’m happy. That was amazing and romantic and perfect. You’re the King of Rebounds.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

And romantic stories: how Potter Palmer had been so in love with his wife, Bertha, that he had given her a luxurious hotel, the Palmer House, as a wedding present. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

"Woot! The second half's a lot darker, though. It's the romantic part. Okay okay okay okay, see you after!" he says, and then races off to congratulate, and probably chastise, his cast. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I'm sitting on the couch watching a dumb romantic comedy with my parents. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

But dancing on a basketball court to the blaring of the school band wasn’t particularly romantic, wasn’t really much better than dancing in the close, sweaty confines of the Chicken Coop back in Sequim. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Also preying on his mind were his failure to find romantic love, and his constant religious doubts. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I'm hoping for hours of uninterrupted romantic political discussion, but Didu thwarts that plan. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

No one said it was a romantic thing. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Because he was slowing down, I took this to mean that our first stop was the pagoda, which I thought was pretty romantic. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Other boys his age have begun to court girls already, asking them to go to the movies or the pizza parlor, but he cannot imagine saying, “Hi, it’s Gogol” under potentially romantic circumstances. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just the sort of way he’d think. He’s intensely romantic.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The reasons, to be a little simplistic, are poor education, psychological blocks, and romantic misconceptions about the nature of mathematics. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But how romantic their relationship was, to what extent they were just friends, I can’t say. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I didn’t realize it before now, but Bess leaving is what killed my belief in romantic love. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I didn't see this as a romantic idea. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Thus, for a few years, students could be lured by a romantic idea of their victimization. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That doesn’t mean I have to pursue a romantic relationship with you,” Stephanie fumed. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I played a tape of old, romantic music from the years when they were dating, the kind that always gave the Doctorita a far-off, dreamy look in her eyes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma peeked through the doorway as we cooed over the appliances, suggesting romantic uses for them: breakfasts in bed, candlelight dinners, and the like. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He was embarrassingly romantic; he insisted he never was until he met me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And what does a person with such a romantic temperament seek in the study of the classics?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Maybe invite her out to grab some seafood with her sister? So it seems less romantic?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“How could I not be? I never had a boy want to kill himself for me before. It’s like the most romantic thing.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The existence of this romantic tendency constitutes at least a small part of the emotional makeup of most mathematicians, and is perhaps surprising to those who think of mathematicians as cold rationalists. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe that’s land of perverted or maybe it’s just romantic and highly intelligent. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Niña, olvídate. Don’t worry yourself about this. We came out here to look at the beautiful stars, like young romantics.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I had noticed that Lula’s taste in literature had been tending away from the good old ripping yarns and toward the sticky romantic stuff. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I know people often say that when secretly looking for a romantic partner, but I meant it. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“It was very romantic and epic the way you came to my job and waited in line and talked to me. Everyone should follow your lead!” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

To his friends, though, Bobby denied that there was a romantic relationship with Miyoko, who was two years younger than him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I think she was trying to make an embarrassing romantic connection. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He never let her get set in an attitude, and he had properly read her interest in romantic situations. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Very romantic," he said, and then miserably to me: "If it's light enough after dinner I want to take you down to the stables." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

His old set of white sheets was stained in revealing places, not very romantic. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was a romantic, and I was not prepared to have anyone, even the regent, select a bride for me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knows she might like a more romantic sweeping off her feet. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It was a compliment that allowed the two men to coexist and even to collaborate on romantic matters in the months ahead. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

To me they were a steep come-down from the romantic days of the Zebra Room. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Nothing. Just, you know, I thought my romantic relationships were fugged up.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

They get their hair done once a week and read long, romantic novels like Gone With the Wind. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have the energy for romantic rebellion—the possibility of losing all control of my life was like a depthless black chasm that had suddenly opened up in front of me. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Herbie answered without hesitation, “I know the person you are referring to. She is his first cousin, and there is no romantic interest there, I assure you.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my God. I want my future life to be a cheesy romantic comedy.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I half expected to see the few remaining insects circling him and semaphoring their romantic intentions. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Are you giving me romantic advice? And is this for my sake or Dorian’s?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Going to the dance with Conner wouldn’t be as romantic as going with Gregor, but it would be fun, I was sure of that. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

It’s unbelievable how many black men and women have let the white man fool them into holding an almost romantic idea of what slave days were like. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed a biological rather than a romantic fury. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

For whatever reason, some guys developed an intense, focused interest in me and my life that I used to misunderstand as romantic interest. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Not very romantic, but he was tired of listening to me tell him how sorry I was in the morning when I didn’t even know w hat I was sorry for. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was, by any measure, savage, one of the great romantic eviscerations in modern pop. Critic’s Notebook: John Mayer’s New Album Is ‘Paradise Valley’ 2013-08-20T22:04:17Z

At one point we see the King and Gaveston entwined in a romantic embrace just before an audience arrives to see a play. Review: A Long-Awaited New Opera Is a Raucous Beauty 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z

Even the Lisbons’ grocery list, cadged from a delivery boy, takes on a romantic, gnomic quality. “The Virgin Suicides” Still Holds the Mysteries of Adolescence 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z

A few years ago there was a narrative film that wasn’t of interest to me personally, but the lead was a dark skinned black woman with locks who was a romantic lead. Another antidote to #OscarsSoWhite: The annual Black Star Film Fest starts this weekend 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z

But if you missed the first season or need a break from dark, devious politicians, here are some of the least romantic movies available to stream. 10 Movies to Watch on Valentine’s Day That Aren’t Romantic At all 2014-02-14T22:01:32Z

They would be each other’s comfort in an uncertain world, Bob says, making the depressing arrangement sound almost romantic. 'Mad Men' recap: Doing it their way 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z

In return, Man Ray refused to say he loved her, holding to the idea that “a romantic relationship was a kind of war.” More Than a Muse 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z

The series was one of Gandolfini's last on-screen roles, along with indie romantic comedy Enough Said which is due for UK release 18 October. De Niro to step into Gandolfini role 2013-09-26T09:40:47Z

No more dabbling into romantic or experimental styles, as happened when the label was in the creative hands of Raf Simons. Milan: Hemlines rise and fall for summer 2013 2012-09-22T22:01:04Z

The party manifestos might appear uninspiring or glib or unrealistic, depending on one's politics, but the one thing they aren't is romantic. We mean it, maaan!: the lost art of the pop manifesto 2010-04-29T20:30:00Z

It will be intriguing to hear Mendelssohn’s popular violin concerto, often performed with romantic swagger, interpreted by Edward Gardner and the Academy of Ancient Music with the violinist Alina Ibragimova as soloist on Sunday afternoon. Mostly Mozart’s Big Tent Embraces George Benjamin, Dai Fujikura and More 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z

Less common is a Hamlet who is tender and romantic and achingly vulnerable, like a petal falling from the head of a flower at the end of its bloom. Review: In a Powerful ‘Hamlet,’ a Fragile Prince Faces His Foes 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z

There was never any indication that he had romantic feelings for me even though he has always been very generous and kind. My lover, my client 2013-04-30T00:00:00Z

But he and I shared one thing: We pursued same-sex romantic partners who were deeply closeted. The year of the suicide 2012-12-31T15:30:00Z

Part of the idea of making this movie is to make something that’s truly romantic, which means being human. Joel Stein Talks with the Director and Stars of Before Midnight 2013-05-23T18:29:15Z

Seen from afar, his romantic compositions offer a cohesive whole, yet the secret to his genius is particularly visible when viewed up close. Lee F. Mindel takes a close-up tour of Jeremiah Goodman's luminous paintings of interiors 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z

The band’s self-titled debut, released in 2016, was alternatingly noisy and dissonant, melodic and romantic, and put them on the map. Flasher takes the lessons of D.C.’s punk past and charges into the future 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z

Before shooting the movie’s last scene, which begins with Phil and Rita waking up in bed after a romantic night, the star instigated a debate about what his character should be wearing. Going Back to ‘Groundhog Day.’ Again. 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z

At a time when romantic comedy has abandoned its tradition of witty dialogue in favor of either simpering or crudity, apparently it falls to a comic book spectacle to keep the screwball tradition alive. Movie Review: Superhero Sequel With Robert Downey Jr. and Mickey Rourke 2010-05-06T19:33:00Z

I thought I haven’t really seen a lot of romantic stuff with older performers, older people. Diablo Cody: ‘Thanks to me, you get to see Meryl Streep make out with Rick Springfield!’ 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z

But as a romantic vision, it was the quintessential Rodarte mix of innocent beauty with a disturbing undercurrent. Special Report: Fashion: Color Returns to the City 2011-02-16T17:42:22Z

But these romantic gestures mask the warning signs and deceptions piling up, and the protestations of Debra's children, portrayed as coddled adults who have witnessed their mother be blinded by bad choices in the past. Viral podcast “Dirty John” goes Bravo: It’s true crime, “Real Housewives”-style 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z

Caught between the harsh demands of a survival story and the emotional beats of a romantic drama, the director, Hany Abu-Assad, grabs hold of neither. Review: Love in a Cold Climate in ‘The Mountain Between Us’ 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z

“You’d hear these romantic lyrics all the time on the radio,” he says. Perspective | The tango is back. And it’s never felt more vital. 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z

That was the main thing, in terms of the performances and how it was shot, that it be romantic without being overly romantic. ‘Game of Thrones’ Director on Jon Snow’s Past and Tyrion’s Reaction 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z

Stroll the property’s 108 acres and get lost in romantic woodlands dotted with follies and grottos. | Room With a View 2013-05-10T22:52:03Z

Unabashedly romantic and set to Tchaikovsky, “Reveries” gives the world of figure skating a valuable and increasingly rare balletic touch. Critic’s Notebook: The Glories of Ice Shows Recalled, at Dance on Camera 2014-01-30T23:30:03Z

“Weathering With You” loses its way with a diffuse ending that leans heavily on pop songs and includes a fatalistic shrug and a romantic deluge of tears. ‘Weathering With You’ Review: Letting the Sun Shine In 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z

The rap battle and poetry slams take place in settings that are brightly lit and — a few tetchy spats between rivals romantic and artistic notwithstanding — relaxed. Review: In ‘Love Beats Rhymes,’ a Hip-Hop Artist Transformed by Poetry 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z

"A cynical romantic," he says finally, but he's not even sure about that. Jacques Audiard finds romance pulsing in steely 'Dheepan' 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

She's a contrast of Diana, who's still very much in this sort of this romantic mindset, but also never really had been encouraged to fulfill her potential in that way. Why the monarchy needed Diana: "She had to be a front-rank aristocrat, and she had to be a virgin" 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z

Mr. Mumford sings about soul-searching, pondering troubles that intertwine the romantic, the spiritual and the existential. 2010-02-15T01:32:00Z

It's called Olympus Has Fallen and, while that title makes it seem more like a lunkheaded action movie than a romantic comedy, I'm convinced that it represents Butler's big shot at romcom redemption. Olympus Has Fallen – but no one could fall for Gerard Butler in this 2013-01-31T13:10:32Z

The court said ABC said the scene was included to portray the awkwardness between a child and his parent's new romantic partner and their difficulties in adjusting to life together. Court: TV can't be fined for 'NYPD Blue' nude shot 2011-01-04T22:11:10Z

The sensation of sublime emptiness, of a sacred void, explains the enduring romantic appeal of a place like Death Valley, which I wrote about in last week’s issue. The Timbisha Shoshone of Death Valley and the Shadow of Trump 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z

With an opera singer’s theatricality, he held the stage in the romantic expansiveness of Owens’s “In time of silver rain” and ended the program’s first half with a victorious high C. Review: Lawrence Brownlee Makes Room for Black Composers 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z

“I gravitate towards things from Restoration Hardware, but I like that look with more romantic colors like pink and green,” Bargeron says. A small, turn-of-the-century co-op gets a big dose of girly glam 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z

The blackmailer’s aim is simple: He wants to gain a romantic advantage with one of Simon’s female friends, and while Simon is in a sense too smart for this nonsense, he reluctantly complies. Review: In ‘Love, Simon,’ a Glossy Teen Romance, the Hero Has a Secret 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z

Cosby’s legal team has said O’Neill should have recused himself because of alleged lingering resentments from that race and because O’Neill had allegedly had a romantic relationship with a woman in Castor’s office. Bill Cosby sentenced to 3 to 10 years in state prison 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z

Her romantic relationship with Allen began when she was 21, while Allen was still in a relationship with Farrow. Soon-Yi Previn gives rare interview to defend Woody Allen 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z

We learn how one character fell into a life of drug dealing after leaving her group home, how confronting homophobia shaped another’s life and the sad tale behind another’s romantic delusions. Why Men Should Watch Orange Is the New Black 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z

Just when it appeared the character was going to develop his own fully fleshed-out romantic subplot, he was abducted by Gareth and the remnants of the Terminus cannibals, his leg amputated for food. 'The Walking Dead' recap: Survivors taste good 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z

One is more romantic and reminiscent, which is great for this moment in the journey. Noah Galloway, Sharna Burgess look to 'Dancing With the Stars' semifinals 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z

A significant portion of the Netflix series examines Warhol’s romantic relationships. Warhol-mania: Why the Famed Pop Artist Is Everywhere Again 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z

“I had a very romantic notion of being a mother: that I’d love going to the playground, that I would be always loving and understanding.” ‘It's the breaking of a taboo’: the parents who regret having children 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z

But I meant in a more romantic sense. ArtsBeat: Jack White Still Knows How to Grab Attention 2011-03-16T21:25:53Z

The story of the restoration of a degree of the family fortunes unfolds in the same briskly beguiling voice and appeals to the romantic streak in every teenage heart. Best children's books: 12-years-old and over 2010-05-12T07:00:00Z

The topic helps her analyze potential romantic partners. Finding Love Without Alcohol 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z

While each romantic relationship moves at its own pace, Wyatt Fisher, a clinical psychologist in Boulder, Colo., recommends waiting about three months from when you first started dating to introduce your partner to family members. Tips for Meeting the Parents 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z

Deep in the South Side of Chicago, between the snow and the lakeshore, something romantic is stirring. ‘Paper Lantern’ and ‘Ecstatic Cahoots,’ by Stuart Dybek

Yet frothy romantic intensity is what you find in most ballet versions of the Shakespeare tale: layers of goop, thick and thin at the same time. In “Romeo and Juliet,” the Washington Ballet unleashes a star 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z

Henry seems mostly unconcerned about his mom's new romantic partner, but Beard uses a moment alone with the boy to impart some beardy wisdom, relevant to the child's life. Hey "Ted Lasso": The surprising soccer chant history of "Hey Jude" 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z

“It was almost like a romantic folk collection because of my muse and because of also my style,” he said backstage. London goes fur-free as its fashion week shows kick off 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z

Handler began by asking J.Lo about her romantic game plan, specifically if marriage was on the horizon. Jennifer Lopez tells Chelsea Handler she'd like to remarry 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z

Set in Stockholm in the 1980s, it builds a grim city that feels alive and chilling and is a great read for people looking for vampires that are more gross than romantic. Review | The perfect science fiction, fantasy and genre-bending tales for the chilly days ahead 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z

What they need is to see adults behaving in functional ways towards each other, despite the ups and downs of their romantic lives. My relationship with my daughter is now as bad as with my ex | Dear Mariella 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z

This is an act of selfless romantic daring, considering he’s never even eaten before. Review: Captain America: Civil War Is Blessedly Light on Its Feet 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z

This week's top five was completed by the latest Harry Potter film, Johnny Depp's romantic thriller The Tourist and family animation Megamind. Tron trumps Narnia at UK cinemas 2010-12-21T12:24:35Z

But the romantic or erotic energy is sublimated in the most impeccable cause of all – the war effort. Casablanca: No 2 2010-10-16T10:53:00Z

This is not the romantic gesture it may seem, but rather a salvo to call her bluff. "Tom Jones" finale highlights all the women he did wrong: "Actions have consequences" 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z

“Energy is the only life and is from the Body,” wrote the romantic poet and artist William Blake. Review | ABT’s David Hallberg and Natalia Osipova give ‘Giselle’ a sensual charge 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z

DC Jackson's romantic comedy hits Edinburgh before heading for Birmingham Rep, Sheffield Crucible and the Bush in London. This week's new theatre 2010-08-06T23:05:00Z

This romantic blather is both a bore and a clichéd encumbrance, and it pulls the movie down even when the animation lifts it up. ‘The Book of Life,’ Directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z

"Nothing says Valentine’s Day like a beautiful bouquet and a romantic dinner," the Lobster from Maine announcement said. Lobster tail bouquets are now a Valentine’s Day gift 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z

It's is a romantic comedy like "Back-Up Plan," but the baby plays a bigger role because the film chronicles a year of her life. Hollywood gripped by baby fever 2010-04-12T05:29:00Z

The sport cements relationships, both familial and romantic, and creates unshakable, unspoken bonds. Cleveland’s field of dreams: What hope means for long-suffering Indians fans 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z

Six months later, his relationship with Ms. Giannini became romantic, a development that was largely unknown outside the company until the two went public nearly two years later. At Gucci, a Messy Exit for One Designer Opens an Unlikely Door for Another 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the couple’s three children, who range in type and age from gawky teen to mildly depressive yuppie fledgling, bolster the main themes by jaunting and plodding throughout their own romantic lives. “Wanderlust,” Reviewed: Toni Collette in a Self-Help Soap Opera 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z

They’re selling their own comfortable rapport, not their characters’ romantic tension. ‘Ticket to Paradise’ Review: Yes, They Like Piña Coladas 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z

Perfectly understanding its target audience's infatuation with romantic tragedy, this plays its melodrama straight and faces its harsh realities fairly full on, even when mediated through the gauze of a Love Story-lite soft filter. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up 2013-01-27T00:06:05Z

Some romantics may not be completely pleased by season 2, which doesn't wrap up neatly in a bow like the empire waist on a Cressida Cowper dress. Dearest "Bridgerton" viewer, loosen your corset because this season smolders to the very end 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z

Ms. Thirlby, who has been a friend of Mr. Wein’s since she was in high school and received critical praise for her performances in “Juno” and “The Wackness,” played his alternate romantic interest. Film: Tiny-Budget Adventures of ?Breaking Upwards? 2010-03-26T20:40:00Z

The movie is by turns grim, grimly amusing and romantic, sometimes at once. Review: In ‘Cymbeline,’ a Drug Kingpin 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z

Men’s wear is much more exacting, much less romantic, than women’s wear; there is much less room to be creative. Joseph Abboud: ‘Trying to Get Boys to Dress Like Men’ 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z

With countless marks of colored pencil, Seattle artist Amanda Manitach outlines achingly candid, witty, or poetic phrases against romantic, filigreed backdrops. With colored pencils and confessional phrases, Amanda Manitach’s art speaks to many 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z

He removed the romantic excesses that the concerto has acquired over the years from dreamier guitarists, and presented Rodrigo without varnish. Dudamel plants seeds for the future with De Falla and flamenco 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z

While those were both love letters to romantic cities and characters, "Blue Jasmine" has undertones of a Greek tragedy. Woody Allen's 'Blue Jasmine:' portrait of a lady who loses it all 2013-07-26T01:31:45Z

That may be why some mystics, such as St. Teresa, describe their rapture with romantic or even sexual language.” 10 ways the brain dictates sex 2013-01-16T23:31:00Z

The Power of Six was an action-packed, addictive, romantic, amazing book with the most incredible characters and world. The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore - review 2012-07-27T08:00:00Z

“Girls” is an outright rejection of the romantic West of Puccini, of the hubris of Manifest Destiny, of all the rosy myths you’ve heard about the Golden State. Review: John Adams’s Newest Opera Returns to the Gold Mines 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z

The classic romantic comedy sticks to the theme that it develops; the modern one opens its theme up. “The Lovers” and the Limitations of the Modern Rom-Com 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z

There was more immediacy to the satire — the cackling winds that in this semi-autobiographical piece represent the voices of the composer’s critics — than to some of the bigger romantic effusions. Baltimore Symphony opens Sunday matinee series with a hearty menu of robust classics

Nearly 500 years later, De Beers’ standard-bearing “A diamond is forever” campaign, conceived in 1947, turned the archduke’s romantic gesture into a cultural imperative. Special Report: Jewelry: Modern Jewelers Bring New Twist to Bridal Designs of Old 2011-12-06T15:00:05Z

She was most recently in theaters with the romantic comedy "No Strings Attached." Natalie Portman gives birth to baby boy: report 2011-06-15T00:57:32Z

After the wreck, she never ages — a predicament that has kept her from maintaining long-term romantic relationships. Blake Lively balances baby, Preserve lifestyle site and 'Age of Adaline' 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

“In my own life, I had a lot of romantic drama,” she said. The Examined Life of Melanie Lynskey 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z

And Ms. Wasikowska, embracing the static, romantic conceit of her character, also transcends it — or rather grounds it in the habits and actions of a believably stubborn and capricious young woman. | ?Restless': ?Restless? With Mia Wasikowska - Review 2011-09-15T23:00:10Z

"I was supposed to tell people we had this great, romantic time and none of that was the truth," Wood added. Evan Rachel Wood alleges Marilyn Manson raped her on camera: "No one was looking after me" 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z

It’s an American soap opera that trades heavily in romantic storylines. Screen kisses: why actors are now snogging mannequins, mirrors and their own lovers on set 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z

It mixed the transparency of ethereal gauze with crisp piqué jacket or it married a romantic prettiness with tougher sport influences from parachute drawstrings, through shorts, to perforated corsets. Special Report: Fashion: Rodarte, Oscar de la Renta and Narciso Rodriguez continue refreshing the dress 2011-09-14T16:32:57Z

“I want it to be vigorous, romantic and rapturous,” he said of his approach. Perspective | How do you sell Shakespeare in 2020? The Englishman newly heading a storied D.C. theater has a playbook. 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z

Our attachment styles reveal themselves in romantic, emotionally intimate situations — for example, during a fight, a breakup, or that precarious, weird moment when a relationship goes from casual dating to a serious prospect. Are You Anxious, Avoidant or Secure? 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z

In her memoir, Mariel Hemingway detailed her role as Allen’s teenage love interest Tracy in his 1979 film “Manhattan,” and explained how Allen’s romantic attentions to her did not stop after the cameras stopped rolling. Soon-Yi Previn and Woody Allen’s strange charm offensive: An enigma wrapped in scandal 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z

While this contributes to a romantic “Romeo & Juliet” narrative, it also creates a clear motivation for Anna to do the right thing once Elsa is sidelined. How “Frozen 2” is like “Watchmen” 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z

Over their first dates he lightly salts his romantic gestures with a touch of the sinister, providing a bit too much detail about his made-up backstory in his conversations with Debra. Viral podcast “Dirty John” goes Bravo: It’s true crime, “Real Housewives”-style 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z

In so many ways, High Fidelity is the perfect Frears project: relatable, smart, romantic, funny and sad, building on British wit to create a Hollywood picture with an indie sensibility. Every Stephen Frears film – ranked! 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z

Adele’s new album, “30,” is about the dissolution of her marriage, and also the flickers of romantic renewal that have subsequently given her hope. Adele and Summer Walker: Our Season of Romantic Discontent 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z

We went to a movie once and again, he tried to get romantic. Protect the sacred lives of women: To be pro-life, you must change your life 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z

Putting its stamp on the odd-couple template, "Kelly & Cal" creates an unlikely romantic friendship between characters who are, in very different ways, caught between past and present. 'Kelly & Cal' a solid but overreaching tale of outsiders 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

While a couple is out on a romantic dinner date, the people searing their steaks and chopping their salads and shaking their martinis are working. While you were sleeping, someone was baking 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z

The subtle shimmer of silver adds romantic elegance to any setting. Relaxed Summer Table Setting 2010-05-26T17:49:00Z

I guess it was romantic in a “Barefoot in the Park” sort of way. Is Paris truly the City of Romance? It all depends on who you’re with. 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z

It’s an occupational hazard that any actress with marquee value will sometimes find herself in romantic schlock. Sheryl Crow’s tumor damage control 2012-06-06T15:40:00Z

It would be ironic if the ultimate legacy of "Legacy" were not as a notable sci-fi achievement but as the film that convinced middle-aged actors that they should again be considered for young romantic leads. 'Tron: Legacy' looks sharp in 3D, short on story 2010-12-04T00:13:00Z

Some advance publicity is describing “At Middleton” as a romantic comedy, but that is too simplistic a label for this delicate, restrained movie. Movie Review: ‘At Middleton’ Stars Vera Farmiga as a Confused Parent 2014-01-31T00:43:59Z

The romantics hoped he took his money, ran south to the islands and safe harbor on some postcard-perfect beach. The Margaritaville empire: Jimmy Buffet fans won’t stop looking for that lost shaker of salt 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z

If, as with Bridget Jones's Diary, there are romantic formulae it is bound to follow, there are plenty of unfettered laughs along the way. Holiday reading: The best books to pack this summer 2013-06-29T07:00:51Z

The dance was partly about brokenness — fractured narrative, romantic fulfillment thwarted. The Best Dance of 2015 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z

She thinks she can recapture her romantic innocence, and he flatters himself into believing that late capitalism craves its own poet laureate. How novels came to terms with the internet 2011-01-15T00:06:06Z

Except with Lady Edith, of course, whose role is to suffer in perpetual romantic limbo. Rewind TV: Downton Abbey; Restless; Loving Miss Hatto; The Girl; David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul – review 2012-12-30T00:06:04Z

So we decided to embark on a leisurely, romantic drive up the Mississippi River, ending in Chicago, then fly to Haiti. Along the Mississippi 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z

Despite all his subsequent success, my favorite Bruce is still the early bohemian romantic Bruce culminating with his breakthrough album "Born to Run." ‘Vinyl’ Season 1, Episode 9 Recap: Bats and Tennis Rackets 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z

The core concept of this quirky sci-fi tale about memory as romantic crypt, is fuzzy yet intriguing. In ‘Ed, Downloaded,’ love and memory go high-tech 2014-02-10T23:26:12Z

A native of Majorca, Mr. Barceló is the romantic embodiment of the modern artist: exuberant, confident, and not afraid get down and dirty in creating his art. Getting to Know Barcel? at Madrid Exhibition 2010-06-08T10:00:00Z

But maybe above all else, the movie stands out because it’s romantic. 25 years later, "When Harry Met Sally" is still the perfect rom-com 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z

But you grow up, and you shake off all that romantic delusion. REO Speedwagon will save us 2012-08-08T01:00:00Z

My girlfriend, Paulina, and I decided to have a romantic dinner to celebrate us having lived together for three years. Quarantined and Engaged: They Said ‘Yes!’ 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z

Two friends struggle to define their romantic relationships in the context of today’s uncertain world. Washington Post paperback bestsellers 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z

I had always imagined how incredibly romantic it must have been when my father proposed to my mother. The Proposals Were Awkward (but the Answers Were Yes) 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z

“The Summer Before the War” also is a delightful story about nontraditional romantic relationships, class snobbery and the everybody-knows-everybody complications of living in a small community. A novel to cure your ‘Downton Abbey’ withdrawal: ‘The Summer Before the War’ 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z

Many romantic songs fix on a loved one's particular item of clothing. Readers recommend: songs about clothes – results 2012-07-19T14:05:28Z

The wallpaper in the entrance hall struck a different, more romantic chord and provided important inspiration, too. Mariette Himes Gomez Decorates a Historic Washington, D.C. Home 2014-01-13T05:00:00Z

He might have chosen more modern cadenzas than the romantic ones by Fritz Kreisler, but he made them into moments for contemplation, a time to stop and think and listen. Beethoven sounds a defiant tone at the Bowl 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z

The East End location is perfect for a romantic meal, especially if you score a table on the covered front patio. 36 Hours in Provincetown, Mass. 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

Only Photo is a pre-wedding photography studio in an industrial park just out of Shanghai, with three floors of ‘old world’ romantic and fantasy sets. The fantasy world of pre-wedding photos: inside China's billion-dollar industry 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z

Rather than being part of a snack or game, however, the author notes that they were the "arbiters of fate" — a fate that was romantic. Halloween foods from history reveal the holiday’s surprising romantic side — and you can try them yo 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z

Unfortunately, Mr. Urban’s play is far hoarier than Mr. Lucas’s delicate, moving romantic fantasy. Theater Review: ‘The Correspondent,’ a New Play by Ken Urban 2014-02-18T22:15:19Z

Yet, it failed to match his last romantic comedy that opened ahead of a Valentine's Day weekend in the United States. Movie fans catch Bieber fever at box offices 2011-02-14T01:14:35Z

And the marker of success, the end of the romantic story, is riding off into the sunset with that person. In defense of single people 2012-07-09T01:00:00Z

But here I was in my one and only romantic lead and I thought, 'Actually, Anna, playing the straight girl, you weren't bad. 'My life was chaotic' 2011-08-20T23:05:34Z

But, the movie will leave you asking, is it actually appalling, or only appalling within the conventional wisdom of romantic drama? ‘Asako I & II’ Review: Double the Love (and the Heartbreak) 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z

“It is marvelously romantic, even though — or precisely because — it acknowledges the disappointment that shadows every genuine expression of romanticism,” A. O. Scott wrote in The New York Times in May. DVD: A Screwball, a Noir, a Courtroom Drama, All Unsung 2011-12-23T16:00:00Z

The clothes reflected the pattern of recent Galliano seasons — say, a gutsy suede coat or knitted jacket contrived to look careless and cool, with romantic fur, little checked shorts or knickers, and over-the-knee platform boots. | Fashion Review: In Paris, Ovations Where Merited 2011-03-05T00:36:15Z

Nor that he had shown in a powerful collection for Christian Dior just those chiffon dresses that usually bring a sweet, romantic lightness to his eponymous label. Special Report: Red Carpet Fading Away 2010-03-08T18:30:00Z

In a traditional romantic comedy, that guy, the one that calls her on her pretenses, would turn out to be the guy for Lola. Lola Versus: Alone and Adrift, In Need of a Smaller Screen 2012-06-07T10:45:10Z

The loft was like a gallery of romantic prospects for me, and living nearby seemed like a move in the right direction. Neighbor Bro Smashes My Romantic Fantasy 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z

I had rather romantic memories of it, but I thought it was a city which really showed its economic distress. Christopher Meyer: 'I wasn't nice to everyone' 2012-07-01T18:59:01Z

The fatal sin committed by Christian and his friends isn't that they think this romantic relationship isn't working — they're right about that. The real horror of the "Midsommar" ending 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z

Consider “Anna Karenina,” a novel that is, rightly, seen as groundbreaking in its insight into romantic relationships. The Ideal Marriage, According to Novels 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z

Fans seemed to understand the song as a romantic anthem. The Cute Little Devices Are Watching You 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z

BA The second series of this sitcom has intimations of a soap; despite being set in the world of espionage, this takes a back seat to day-to-day romantic and family intrigues. TV listings and previews: plan your week's viewing - 15-19 October 2012-10-15T07:00:00Z

The closing film will be the second feature by Lee, who made his name with the romantic drama God’s Own Country. London film festival to be 'most accessible yet' as lineup unveiled 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z

And in these Aldeburgh readings he was masterful, with an incisive brilliance and relentless focus that acknowledged how the music marries rigorous complexity with childlike innocence, unsentimental clinicism with romantic charm. Review: A Pianist Pays Homage to Birdsong 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z

It was the great American romantic city, the Paris of the West. How San Francisco broke America’s heart 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z

We may actually find them a bit romantic. Donald Trump in “La La Land”: Retro romance is seductive — and encourages a yearning for a less beautiful past 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z

Of course, this is a big-studio romantic comedy, so the ice between them will eventually crack and then melt away. How George Clooney and Julia Roberts Quietly Became the Tracy-Hepburn of Our Time 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z

In other moments, Ms. Alley portrayed Rebecca with a faux-bravado, and with an attitude of indifference to others romantic advances. Kirstie Alley, Emmy-Winning ‘Cheers’ Actress, Dies at 71 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z

“But we could feel it was working. We knew there was a magic, without sounding romantic about it.” Dylan Thomas biopic stars pay homage to the poet's favorite New York haunt 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z

Gross, the film consultant, noted that romantic comedies of all kinds have struggled at the box office in recent years. ‘Bros’ Fails at the Box Office, as ‘Smile’ Arrives at No. 1 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z

This was also, surprisingly, one of the more romantic episodes we’ve seen recently. Game of Thrones Director: George R.R. Martin Liked Last Night's Episode 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z

“All the news was state controlled. That stayed with me not as a romantic idea of what theater can be but an urgent mandate of what it should be.” With ‘Les Blancs,’ Yael Farber Resurrects a Rebuke of Colonialism 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z

A couple of weeks later, they had a romantic dinner at Wallsé, an Austrian restaurant in the West Village. Three Dates in Three Years, Then They Clicked 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z

And although the romantic in me rejoiced, the more primal part screamed in protest. For Me, He Was Willing to Face His Worst Fear 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z

It saw Bridget recount the minutiae of her life, weight changes and romantic pitfalls, as she vacillated between the men in her life, good but dull Mark Darcy, and wrong but romantic Daniel Cleaver. Bridget Jones on the edge of further adventures, says Helen Fielding 2012-11-09T11:13:30Z

Military Academy at West Point, utterly rejects this reductionist view of Grant as well as all the romantic hooey still surrounding Lee and the Confederacy. Review | Ulysses S. Grant, perennially misunderstood, gets a thorough re-examination 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z

Henry quickly discovers that Ford is whittling his life into a romantic film. 'The Dead Republic' concludes the saga of Irish revolutionary Henry Smart 2010-05-01T00:14:00Z

His other seminal movies include Out of Africa, Y Tu Mama Tambien and Von Trier's Dancer in the Dark and Breaking the Waves, "epically romantic films, tragic ones more than anything". Drake Doremus on Breathe In: 'I feel a mid-life crisis coming' 2013-07-18T14:20:20Z

And in this tiny, magnificent, deeply romantic detail, readers are reminded that we are never more ourselves than when we are connecting with others, no matter the medium. Perspective | Technology is transforming our love lives — and our romance novels 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z

"He's an incredibly brave and romantic figure, who is almost beyond classification. His story is quite unique," said Rhys. Madoc story 'a myth' singer claims 2014-05-09T14:13:08Z

Biopics have a tendency to run together; like romantic comedies, there are a few beats every one seems to hit. Scarecrow Video recommendations for 'J. Edgar' 2011-11-10T14:23:09Z

I wanted our relationship to be romantic, and he flat out didn’t feel that way about me. My high school boyfriend is marrying a man; that doesn’t mean our intimacy wasn’t real 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z

Without a conversation upfront, even romantic partners seem like faceless debt collectors. Perspective | So you want to split the check? How to send your date a Venmo request without being tacky. 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z

Season one mostly focuses on the fictional Stede's momentous and oddly romantic meeting with the infamous Blackbeard, told through absurd comedy that softens and makes light of the brutality of real piracy. Here's what "Our Flag Means Death" gets right about the Golden Age of Piracy 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z

It is hard, faced with a body of work so vividly devoted to the suffering body, the human become bewildered animal, not to resort to romantic or vitalist cliche. Triptych: Three Studies After Francis Bacon by Jonathan Littell – review 2013-07-20T11:01:01Z

It’s not simple music, but it maintains a lilting groove derived from the romantic Cuban dance music known as danzón. The Playlist: Justin Bieber Boosts a Friend, and 14 More New Songs 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z

While that novel is written in a more romantic tenor—a fling with a much-younger hunk—entrepreneurial independence is part of its happy ending. The Office Politics of Workplace Fiction by Women 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z

MURTEN, SWITZERLAND: The finest medieval ramparts in Switzerland surround the town of Murten, with breezy outdoor cafes, posh shops and a romantic castle overlooking Lake Murten and rolling vineyards in the distance. The great walled towns of Europe 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z

Asked if their connection was romantic, Ms. Hill said only: “There was a very intense relationship. I deeply cared for him.” I Was on That Plane With Prince: A Protégée Tells Her Story 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z

Decades before, in 1968, he entered into a forbidden romantic relationship with his nurse, Viola Turner, who is African American. Greg Iles concludes his spectacular Natchez Burning trilogy 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z

More Photos » A Paradise of Sin, Swank and Sinatra Even pickles are romantic and a little louche on “Magic City,” which begins by ringing in 1959 at a New Year’s Eve party. Television Review: ?Magic City? on Starz Is Set in Miami Beach, Circa 1959 2012-04-06T00:24:34Z

Actor Amanda Peterson, briefly a star name in Hollywood following her turn as an Arizona cheerleader in the 1980s romantic comedy Can’t Buy Me Love, has died at the age of 43. Amanda Peterson, star of Can’t Buy Me Love, dies aged 43 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z

Julianne and I had coffee, and she was talking about how a friend had left her husband in a great, romantic gesture and went off with somebody else who had children. ‘Maggie’s Plan’ director has created a comedy about our ‘contemporary confusion’ 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

Yet at the core of his social criticism was a romantic idea about finding and honoring what was true and good about the United States. Robert Frank Dies; Pivotal Documentary Photographer Was 94 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z

In fact, romantic abandonment is met with fierce independence and unexpected sangfroid. Recommended reading for April: New must-read books to liven up long shutdown days 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z

His first seduction scenes were a moment of genuine, romantic, sexual tension from a character who's supposed to be up for it the whole time. Torchwood: Miracle Day ? episode seven 2011-08-20T05:03:01Z

She envisions pop-ups wherever people want to declare romantic or platonic adoration. Vegas-Style Weddings Land in Brooklyn 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z

“He casts the minutiae of daily life as cosmic playthings of destiny and invests them with an extraordinary, bittersweet romantic energy.” Jacques Rozier, Last of the French New Wave Directors, Dies at 96 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z

There's plenty of heavy baggage in the romantic drama "9 Full Moons." '9 Full Moons' casts a harsh glow on romance 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z

The Heart Bandits, a “romantic events” company that handles marriage proposals, recently started receiving prom requests. Noted: The Prom ‘Ask’ Becomes a Big Production 2013-05-01T21:04:33Z

His range of Bs, Cs and Ds, with a romantic, gleaming timbre, was “one of those freaks of nature” that came along only once in a century, as one conductor told Time. Mr. Apple Pie, Ron Howard 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z

This is a deeply romantic and highly cinematic image, the solitary musician going into self-imposed retirement to master his craft. Why I give a hoot for competing dead jazz musician movies 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z

Julia Roberts plays his romantic interest - a jaded teacher at a local college. Tom Hanks launches new film at London premiere 2011-06-06T21:25:08Z

They sell romantic truth in an environment of contrivance. Critic?s Notebook: ?Ice Loves Coco? and ?Khlo? & Lamar? 2012-02-18T01:11:34Z

His discovery of Iceland, "most romantic of all deserts", was to give him a new stimulus that lasted all his life. Morris in Iceland 2010-03-27T00:09:00Z

We are not as valued as our lighter-skinned counterparts when seeking romantic partners, our dating pool constricted because of something as arbitrary as shoe size. Dark-skinned black girls don't get married 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z

I thought, Oh, of course—the funding is the true story and the true tension, and the romantic entanglements are peripheral, rather than the reverse. This Week in Fiction: Curtis Sittenfeld on Reluctantly Writing Fiction About an M.F.A. Writing Program 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z

A sepulchral gloom seems to have settled over interpretations of this romantic comedy, an emphasis on adversity rather than the potential sweetness of its uses. | 'As You Like It': Love?s Hard, Comic Work, on a Stage Most Worldly 2011-07-08T23:04:48Z

“His writings suggest he is one of the surviving romantic historians of an earlier, liberal school.” Hugh Thomas, Prodigious Author of Spanish History, Dies at 85 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z

Things start to go awry as night falls and these humble employees’ romantic notions, hopped up by too much time among vivid depictions of Annunciations and Madonnas, start to blur with reality. ‘Il Trovatore’ and ‘Fierrabras’ at Salzburg Festival 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

Despite this renewed interest in sex, I have no desire to meet another romantic partner. My life in sex: ‘At 70, I don’t think I’ve ever experienced such intense orgasms’ 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z

You are still allowed to be fat on TV, indeed, you are positively welcomed, should a romantic lead or a policeman need a slow-witted sidekick. Poor, capable and funny: the return of Roseanne, the sitcom that broke all the rules 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z

I'm talking about Hollywood romantic comedies, a genre so lackluster in recent years you wonder if anyone within shouting range of a movie studio ever fell in love, or ever said anything genuinely funny. 'Crazy, Stupid, Love.' is punctuated with all the right rom-com stuff 2011-07-28T03:09:46Z

This supernatural romantic thriller constantly shifts genres, but its slow burn approach keeps things intriguing. Six new films that could be Oscar contenders for Best Foreign Language Film 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z

But by that time, Frank Rich wrote in The Times, Zorba’s “grabby philosophy” felt tedious: “While it once seemed liberating and romantic, it now sounds juvenile.” Review: ‘Zorba!’ Starring John Turturro 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z

During romantic moments she brought melting radiance to the music, but could also summon a weightier sound with just a glint of steel. Review: An Ecstatic ‘Rosenkavalier’ Introduces a Conductor to Carnegie 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z

It became a tourist attraction in the 19th century as the romantic, Scott-inspired cult of Robin grew. Looking for Robin 2010-04-14T07:00:00Z

By which I think he means he was too handsome to play character roles and not pretty enough to be a romantic lead. Rufus Sewell: almost famous 2013-03-30T09:00:00Z

It also serves tasty no-frills French cuisine, but for a bit more choice, take a five-minute walk to romantic rue des Vignoles, which is lined with laid-back bars and restaurants. 10 of the coolest neighbourhoods in Europe 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z

It’s my job as an author of romantic comedy novels. We sent the wrong bachelor on this date. Was he Mr. Right after all? 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z

Serge considered romantic commitment "too foreign for a person living in the abstract world of sounds", conceiving of his life as another of his many games of chess, only caving when Lina herself conceived. The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev by Simon Morrison – review 2013-05-12T08:00:04Z

One impulse was romantic — Jane Eyre, I thought — the other punk. On the Runway Blog: Fashion Silhouettes, Sharply Drawn 2012-01-20T20:54:47Z

The 2003 film brought the ’70s disaster movie model—in which films like “The Towering Inferno” and “The Poseidon Adventure” amassed a litany of notable celebrities to narrowly avoid death—to the romantic comedy. Moms deserve better than this: The shameless pandering of “Mother’s Day” is an argument for the death of “hyperlink” films 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

He writes of how in the early days of the American colonies there was a “budding ‘Persophilia’ — a romantic idealization of Persian culture and Persian themes.” What Has Gone Wrong Between Iran and the United States? 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z

Now they were romantic outsiders and even heroes fighting their own natures for the love of others. Why the Vampire Myth Won’t Die 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z

Hello Hax: People always mention domestic violence when it comes to romantic relationships, but can domestic violence apply in family relationships? Perspective | Carolyn Hax: ‘Home’ is now an abusive dad, no car, not enough cash. Where to get help? 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z

Two happy young men sit together eating at a dining table, with wine and romantic candlelight, in a section of a Crate & Barrel catalog marked "Us & Always." Ads out of closet, into mainstream with gay themes 2013-03-06T18:15:09Z

After Lister’s death in 1840, she left behind diaries, some of it written in code, amounting to at least 4m words, which detailed her romantic affairs with women. From The Archers to HBO: how Sally Wainwright conquered TV 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z

This fight between the old and the new is at the viscid, romantic heart of Chazelle’s gooey, seductive film. Gotta Dance: Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone manage to live up to the hype in Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land” 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z

But “Call Me Madam” can’t support much political reflection, or any reflection, really, because its focus on know-nothing ambassadors and reflexive largess quickly becomes subservient to its dispiritingly dated romantic plot. Review: Without Ethel Merman, a Limp ‘Call Me Madam’ at Encores! 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z

Whether for a romantic getaway, a family vacation or a camping trip, escaping to an under-the-radar island right in the U.S. could save you the fuss of flying--and afford you more time to relax. America's Island Paradises 2010-07-12T22:00:00Z

Every romantic comedy depends on obstacles to the central couple’s ultimate happiness. Review: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Is a Party With a First-Rate Guest List 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z

With “Paper Towns,” her romantic life has become a matter of even more intense public scrutiny. Cara Delevingne, Ready to Conquer Hollywood, Immerses Herself in ‘Paper Towns’ 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

But unlike what you might find on PornHub, Fifty Shades does still have a romantic plot. The "Fifty Shades of Grey" Movie Won't Arouse You Like the Book Did, According to Science 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

"It's in the more romantic period of making movies and adventure films. And this film is even more of a melodrama than the others," Lucas continued. George Lucas: Critics of "Star Wars" prequel dialogue "don’t understand" the franchise 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z

Act 2 of “Live at Roseland” includes “4” in its entirety and therefore luxuriates in romantic fulfillment. Music: New Concert DVDs From Beyonc? and Adele 2011-11-27T05:03:07Z

A romantic work for four couples at a club, it used to look like a lazy update of Balanchine’s “Liebeslieder Walzer” for dancers who weren’t worthy of that far more intricate and eloquent masterpiece. Dance Review: First a Toast to the Past, Then the Frolics of a Bubbly Balanchine 2011-06-01T22:30:32Z

No sooner has Richard Curtis’s Love Actually reunion been announced than a rival emerges to its thermonuclear romantic charms. Pamela Anderson and Julian Assange: friends with vegan benefits 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z

And, indeed, these two sites in the southwest of England are epic and romantic, the stuff of myth and mystery. The Weird, Mystic Pull of Southwest England 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z

I remember going to see The English Patient when I was nine, and thinking: 'Oh man, that's so romantic!' Drake Doremus on Breathe In: 'I feel a mid-life crisis coming' 2013-07-18T14:20:20Z

There's a moment where the romantic leads' grandmothers realize they have a deeper connection than the plot contrivance of their respective deli behemoths, and I was, in spite of my better judgment, touched. Hallmark's latest Jewish offering: An order of "Hanukkah on Rye" piled high with racial pandering 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z

But in a polished and romantic show, the Belgian designer turned her skills of cut and texture to rich colors, including violet, orange and a peach that appeared as a deep-pile velvet suit. Camouflage and Fencing Wear on the Paris Men’s Runways 2012-06-29T18:43:20Z

Furthermore, there's lots more to "romantic" fare than just chocolate-covered strawberries ... even though those are always welcome at any party, too. Get cozy with our top 8 dessert recipes for Valentine's Day 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z

My parents met when my mother was 14, marrying when she was 19, a romantic timeline — and story — I hoped to repeat. A spy in the house of my first love 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z

There’s a romantic notion of what such a place is like, but the reality is it’s a very intense place to be. ‘I’m passionate about the ocean’: Céline Cousteau on diving off the Americas 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z

“All relationships are emotional, not just romantic ones,” she added. When Relationships Fail, This Museum Keeps the Stuff Left Behind 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z

These are ideas well known from romantic and existentialist philosophers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Disney Pixar’s Soul: how the moviemakers took Plato’s view of existence and added a modern twist 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z

Picture canoodling on a seemingly remote park bench during your romantic getaway and ending up on video. The Selfie-Drone: Invasion of the Vacation Snatchers 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z

And, if the film scene isn't enticing enough, Venice ranks high among travelers as a destination, encompassing history, culture and romantic charm. Travel Picks: World's top 10 film festivals 2012-01-13T11:41:01Z

If there’s not much romantic chemistry between them, it’s amusing to watch them sledge and sail and climb across Alexander V. Nichols’s multilevel stage. Review: Could a Long-Gone Antarctic Explorer Be Mr. Right? 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z

She, too, was unhappily married—to the director Vincente Minnelli, who had made “The Clock,” in which Garland had one of her first adult romantic lead roles and gave one of her best performances. Judy Garland’s Hollywood Unravelling, Through the Eyes of Her Husband and Producer Sid Luft 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z

She is funny and imaginative, and “Bookish” lands a step above run-of-the-mill romantic comedy fare. Review | In ‘The Bookish Life of Nina Hill,’ Abbi Waxman introduces a modern-day Elizabeth Bennet 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z

How romantic all this sounds, we might think. Book World: ‘The Train to Warsaw’ by Gwen Edelman

Heisenberg A chance encounter between two strangers in a London train station opens up a world of possibilities in Simon Stephens’ romantic fable, featuring Mary-Louise Parker and Denis Arndt reprising their Broadway roles. The week ahead in L.A. theater, July 2-9: 'Heisenberg' and more 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z

If you’re looking for romantic, sweeping Italian vistas, try “The Wine Show.” What You Should Watch: ‘The Profit’ and ‘Gomorrah’ 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z

Ask a comedian: Happiness isn’t funny, romantic happiness least of all. 2 TV Shows, 4 Books and 7 Viral Videos for Your Long Weekend 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z

Could she become a romantic comedy staple, a millennial Meg Ryan? Review: Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’ Tour Puts an Accent on Renewal 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

“Paper Lantern,” as a series of love stories, navigates the minefield of romantic melodrama and lust while still touching at heartache and soulful desire. ‘Paper Lantern’ and ‘Ecstatic Cahoots,’ by Stuart Dybek

It’s a scene of virtual and unrecorded selfies; it’s media-infused—even the romantic music accompanying the scene isn’t a score but the record that she has put on. What to Stream This Weekend: The Best Version of “A Star Is Born” 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z

It’s a nice morbidly romantic flourish but also a glorifying fantasy about Jack given that Ally’s talent had insured she moved past him long ago. In ‘A Star Is Born,’ Equality Is Deadly 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z

That’s why she packaged her novel as a romantic thriller — part street lit, part chic lit. This professor turned to erotic fiction to promote social change 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

The jejune romantic comedy “Wedding Season” marries elements from a couple of recent entries to the genre: “Plus One” and “7 Days.” ‘Wedding Season’ Review: Much ‘I Do’ About Nothing 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z

“He’s much more romantic and pays much more attention to me these days; he doesn’t just tell me how much he loves me, he shows me how much he loves me.” A Match Made in Hollywood (and Endorsed by Bill Clinton) 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z

Of course, this implies that celebrity relationships bear any resemblance to the clumsy, cackhanded romantic negotiations the rest of us undertake on a day-to-day basis. A Robert Pattinson–Kristen Stewart break-up may be good for #robsten fans 2012-07-26T11:50:17Z

Much action ensues, many surprising romantic fires are kindled, many more songs are sung. 'Strange Magic' casts a musical spell, but as a movie it misses 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

The gynaecologist love story is one of the smaller genres in the broad world of romantic fiction. Robin Ince's top 10 truly bad books 2010-07-05T13:23:00Z

Whether you're smitten by this romantic drama or not, like everything else in "Adaline," even the tears are lovely to look at. 'The Age of Adaline' a stylish affair of the heart and chance 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

What could be less romantic than a text message?” Novels about the Internet can still be compelling 2013-01-19T23:00:00Z

While it can be tempting to look to restaurants as the platonic ideal of romantic meals, keep in mind that there's often a full staff — from prep cooks to sauciers — behind your plate. I've got $50, and I'm not a great cook. What should I make for a Valentine's Day dinner at home? 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z

In counterpoint to this there was also a big run on romantic comedies, featuring Warsaw's three highest skyscrapers, newly built bridges, and the city's scruffy streets filled with nicely dressed extras. Poland's artists now speak to the world 2011-04-04T21:00:00Z

The narrator is Lillian, a depressed young woman approaching 30 without romantic or professional prospects. Review | Children burst into flames in Kevin Wilson’s ‘Nothing to See Here’ 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z

But, far from being on the wane, it’s possible that our romantic relationship with literature is bleeding over into other parts of cultural life. The History of “Loving” to Read 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z

Neither Teller nor Mr. Robbins believes in an afterlife, and this, after all, makes the idea of death something less than a romantic or spiritual proposition. I?m Not Really a Corpse. I Just Played One Onstage. 2011-03-04T00:24:08Z

Fleeting attention from Jake wasn’t going to fill the larger romantic void in my life. How I Survived Wedding Season in My First Year of Sobriety 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z

And as in many of the romantic tragicomedies of long ago, “Isolde” forces its heroine to choose between the pragmatist and the fantasist, between reality and escape. Theater Review: Richard Maxwell’s ‘Isolde’ Explores Primal Instincts 2014-04-13T22:03:33Z

"She had a very noble profile, like that of a medal ... what the romantic poets would have called a dove of ermine, snow and gold." 'Eccentricities of a Blond Haired Girl': A remarkable tale of tragic love 2010-07-22T21:49:00Z

Allen, beloved by the French, recruited Carla Bruni-Sarkozy last fall for what is said to be a small role in the romantic comedy which follows a family traveling in Paris for business. French first lady begins latest Allen flick 2010-07-28T12:03:00Z

There is no event in our lives – whether it is romantic or business-related, friendly or slightly antagonistic – that we do not celebrate in the presence of food and drink. Diner's Journal: Hey, Mr. Critic: Eat Your Way Down the L Line 2011-04-07T14:42:09Z

Do you feel any pressure to pick a “type,” to be a romantic guy or an action hero or a dramatic actor? James McAvoy: X-Men's Professor X Is "Mental" 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z

When men artists die young they are turned into romantic icons. Mystery of missing art of Pauline Boty 2013-04-27T11:58:30Z

The series is a romantic anthology that stars two women who are the last of their group of friends to get married, and brings in different stories each week. NBC will be new at 10 _ but it won't be Leno 2010-05-17T01:02:00Z

Just as the novels oscillate between the bright and the dark, the private and the public, they also exhibit both romantic and satiric writing. Jay McInerney on brightness, couples and catastrophe 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z

If judged solely as a minimalist, Mr. Simons might seem an odd fit for romantic Dior, but his Jil Sander collections are actually proof of a nimble mind that seeks a broader aesthetic expression. On the Runway Blog: More Talk about That Dior Job 2011-12-13T12:45:06Z

Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston certainly seemed like new romantics together on the beach by Swift’s Rhode Island house Tuesday. Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston Spotted Cuddling by the Sea 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z

"Cyrus," an offbeat romantic comedy written and directed by the filmmaking team of Mark and Jay Duplass, followed an unusual path. John C. Reilly talks about winging it in 'Cyrus' 2010-06-28T23:20:00Z

And courts acknowledge that there are many reasons that may motivate a person's decision to marry that aren't "romantic," such as a desire to file income jointly to gain tax exemptions. Friends are saying "I do" — but might not understand the legal risks of their platonic marriages 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z

Still, there's something quintessentially romantic and Bohemian about them. 2010-01-12T14:25:00Z

Aside from the romantic ballad with Hunter's lyrics, "Day by Day", the record's only song not written by the Grateful Dead is "Deep Elem Blues," which had a long run in the band's repertoire. Bluegrass legend puts out album of Grateful Dead music 2010-10-27T00:18:00Z

"The Adjustment Bureau" - Matt Damon and Emily Blunt fall in love and flee shadowy figures in this immensely stylish romantic thriller. Capsule reviews: 'Rango,' 'The Adjustment Bureau' 2011-03-03T20:03:25Z

The mostly young and little-known cast is a conglomeration of Feigean misfits engaged in sibling rivalry, romantic longings and institutional satire, with the added component of physics as farce. Q&A: Paul Feig on 'Other Space' and the comedy of close quarters 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z

In Act II his romantic nobility is picturesque, without tragic weight. Dance Review: Osipova, Vishneva and Cojocaru: 3 Giselles at Ballet Theater 2012-05-21T04:14:04Z

De Kooning's paintings are explosions of savage lines and romantic colour. Now you see them: the eternal allure of lost art 2012-07-01T18:31:01Z

He stars with Katie Holmes, Anna Paquin and Elijah Wood in "The Romantics," a romantic comedy slated to open this fall. "Scream 4" brings on more fresh blood 2010-07-01T05:14:00Z

But Buck and Lee got the idea through and the resulting film turns on a moment of familial, not romantic, love. ‘I must have watched it 50 times’: a Frozen dad prepares for the sequel 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z

Their story “Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley,” rehabilitates Mary, the nerdiest, least marriageable Bennet sister, as a romantic heroine in her own right. The 99-Seat Beat: Holiday theater to get you in the spirit, from Jane Austen to Chico's Angels 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z

One minute, it is a 20th-century romantic drama; the next, it goes back to the 1898 original, with reconstructed set pieces. Review: A Skilled Ballet Leader Creates a Messy ‘Raymonda’ 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z

"It seems so romantic and utopian now, but there is something hugely poignant about that." 'Manhattan' traces a culture of secrecy, nuclear anxiety 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z

This was Fellini’s first solo directing credit: a joyful romantic comedy that stars the veteran Roman actor Alberto Sordi as a bridegroom whose wife goes missing. All Federico Fellini's films – ranked! 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z

Chazelle's next movie will likely be "La La Land," a romantic musical set in Los Angeles, with Teller and Emma Watson attached to star. Director Damien Chazelle orbiting Neil Armstrong biopic 'First Man' 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z

“Sometimes my old heart is like a washing machine/It bounces around till my soul comes clean,” Mr. Prine sings in “Boundless Love,” a near-hymn of gratitude — perhaps romantic, perhaps spiritual — on the new album. John Prine Returns to Songwriting, Jaunty and Dark, on ‘The Tree of Forgiveness’ 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z

I would listen while riding my bike at nighttime and it was very romantic. Willis Earl Beal makes music out of loneliness 2012-04-03T17:09:00Z

The 41-year-old was speaking at last year's International Rome Film Festival, where his latest movie The Woman in the Fifth - a romantic drama shot in Paris - received its European premiere. Hawke: 'Hollywood films don't last' 2012-02-17T08:27:28Z

TIME’s Robert Hughes proclaimed Turner “the most profound romantic artist in 19th century Europe.” Review: Mr. Turner: A Sour Man With a Painterly Genius 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z

“You have to have optimism. How can you care about a country if you’re not a romantic?” he says. Chris Matthews is America’s greatest champion of ‘Love Actually.’ So we watched it with him. 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z

If the latter focuses on romantic, monogamous love, the former asks you to rethink how you prioritize relationships, be they romantic, platonic, familiar or of the self. Barbie has become an asexual icon, and we should all learn from her 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z

An ironically romantic sequence pitting Lupin against Germany’s own Kaiser Wilhelm in the run-up to the First World War only adds to the movie’s extravagant, ironic resonance. An Essential Retrospective of the French Filmmaker Jacques Becker at the Newly Renovated Film Forum 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z

A Cornish artists' colony is the setting for this true-life Edwardian romantic saga. Behind the Candelabra, Made Of Stone, After Earth: this week's new films 2013-06-08T05:00:09Z

Other traditional elements include explosive mayhem, exotic locations and more than one romantic encounter. Skyfall: A Bond aiming to please 2012-10-25T23:54:18Z

Videos with commentary: Craft Spells, Washed Out, Drake "Your Tomb" by Craft Spells, directed by Aaron Beckam In this dark and humorous video, the Beacon Hill romantic pop act goes on the date from hell. Videos with commentary: Craft Spells, Washed Out, Drake 2011-10-06T15:56:11Z

But finding the right match between an employer and a worker is, when you get right down to it, pretty much the same concept as finding the right romantic match. Can these two scientists create some romantic chemistry? 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z

Andre Breton famously wrote that “beauty will be convulsive or not at all” — but there is nothing romantic in Carrington’s lived experience of enforced convulsions and deranged senses. Leonora Carrington, the surrealist storytelling genius you've never heard of 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z

But Mr. Assayas, without fully embracing the romantic and dangerous naïveté of his characters, nonetheless spares them the condescension of hindsight. Movie Review: ‘Something in the Air,’ directed by Olivier Assayas 2013-05-02T23:51:05Z

The ratio of laughs to eye rolls runs about three to one in the whimsical romantic comedy “Love/Sick.” Review: John Cariani’s ‘Love/Sick’ at Royal Family 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z

The 19th-century bel canto repertory remained closest to his heart, with its romantic vision of lost time: Donizetti and Bellini playing with Tudors and Stuarts, Rossini and Verdi's torrid exoticism. Peter J Hall obituary 2010-06-24T18:00:00Z

It’s a romantic comedy now, and few great romantic comedies end with two-thirds of a love triangle dead. Why Is ‘Cyrano’ Still So Potent? Ask Anyone Who’s Loved at All. 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z

The images in the book are often deceptively simple, sometimes deceptively romantic: young women pick fruit from hedgerows; men till the land; a child in Amish dress gazes though the sun-dappled door of a barn. Lucas Foglia: the photographer in search of off-the-grid Americans 2012-07-13T16:13:18Z

Thus the film ends with another romantic promise – the start of a beautiful friendship, as the two men stroll off together. Casablanca: The story of a scene 2010-10-16T10:53:00Z

Wide eaves and exposed rafter beams overhang the front of the tan stucco facade, creating a romantic effect that is heightened by a set of stone steps shaded by lush, mature foliage. Listed: Early 20th-Century Hybrid In Northern California 2010-03-04T21:00:00Z

The story takes a romantic turn when Lisa begins earning a living by playing the piano at a hotel frequented by soldiers, and finds herself wooed by several. ‘The Pianist of Willesden Lane,’ a Jewish Girl’s War Story 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z

To some, the country house operas are not only steeped in the romantic history of upper-crust England, but, ironically, may also provide a glimpse of how opera may survive. A Key to Opera’s Future May Lie in England’s Past 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z

While its programming grows, the armory is undergoing $200 million in work that is a combination renovation and restoration, modernizing the building while maintaining its 1881 décor and romantic air of faded grandeur. The Park Avenue Armory, Indisputably Big 2011-12-21T21:04:21Z

He sought to break his son’s romantic notions by getting him an unpaid job at a local restaurant. Momofuku Seiobo Champions Caribbean Food With Australia’s Bounty 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z

He’s also a romantic, unafraid of wide emotions, and a gentle vocal presence, even on his toughest songs. Critic?s Notebook: Eric Church and Jason Aldean, Country Music Outlaws 2012-03-28T23:11:05Z

This weekend “‘For Scent-imental Reasons’ and Other Cartoons” will star — no surprise — that great romantic skunk, Pepé Le Pew, along with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and various others in assorted adventures. Spare Times for Children for Aug. 15-21 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

His shows are as constant as the tides, the stars and — to be slightly less romantic about the whole thing — the receipts at the end of each. A Conversation with Jimmy Buffett 2013-08-19T11:00:25Z

In Avatar's case, the film is in many ways closer to Titanic than Aliens or Terminator in its core conceits, and James Cameron's romantic tragedy is hardly a film with a niche audience. Scott Pilgrim Vs the World: le geek, toujours chic? 2010-08-19T15:36:00Z

"Before Midnight" - The final scene of 2004's "Before Sunset" was so romantic it drove moviegoers crazy - happily crazy - especially because it was so tantalizingly ambiguous. Capsule reviews of new movie releases 2013-05-22T20:03:14Z

Beyond the female lead whom they set their romantic sights on, and this means that some men cultivate a friendship with the women they aren't pursuing, yet another refreshing feature of the show. On “FBoy Island,” the feminist “Mansplain” puts an end to “bros before hoes” 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z

Of "The Bridges of Madison County," he says: "It's a deeply romantic piece in the fullest sense of the word." Songwriter Jason Robert Brown revisits tough times 2013-03-29T12:59:08Z

In fact, it was the demise of his most recent romantic entanglement that nudged him over the edge last autumn. John Grant 2010-06-19T23:05:00Z

Weldon herself wrote the pilot episode for the original series of Upstairs, Downstairs; since then the period has been worked over exhaustively by romantic novelists and glossy Sunday night dramas such as Downton Abbey. Habits of the House by Fay Weldon – review 2012-08-03T21:55:02Z

When you hear romantic music, it makes you want to take your girl out to dinner or buy her something or take her out in the moonlight or take her on a walk. R. Kelly on His Single Ladies Tour, Bedroom Ballads and the Future of Trapped 2012-10-15T15:01:51Z

Jason Wu, designer Jason Wu is no closet romantic. | How the Fashion Flock Says, 'Be Mine' 2011-02-07T22:16:44Z

And it may take a contrarian both cranky and romantic to fall in love with “The Newsroom.” Television Review: ‘The Newsroom,’ an HBO Series From Aaron Sorkin 2012-06-21T21:29:12Z

After years of Americans having romantic epiphanies onscreen in Paris, “I Love America” returns the favor by setting Sophie Marceau loose on Tinder in Los Angeles. ‘I Love America’ Review: The Gauche Rituals of Modern Romance 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z

And it’s not as if there aren’t any great romantic movies being made these days. Has Hollywood Abandoned the Old-Fashioned Romance Movie? 2013-02-14T16:31:33Z

In outline it is an absolutely standard meet-cute romantic comedy, with the usual obstacles on the way to the central couple’s triumphant kiss, which takes place against a backdrop of fireworks and cheering crowds. Movie Review: ?Tonight You?re Mine,? Directed by David Mackenzie 2012-05-10T23:01:42Z

Other jokesters, meanwhile, got a bit carried away in the romantic moment. Facebook users root for Virginia singles who met during 'stranger session' photo shoot 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z

Craig Lucas has a romantic comedy about a not so funny topic opening on Thursday at the Cherry Lane Theater. A Word With: Craig Lucas: The Theater of Faith and Doubt, Love and Pain 2014-02-25T22:07:04Z

They attempt to establish a romantic connection without knowledge of any of their dating partners’ craniofacial features, apart from eye color and, in some cases, general interior mouth appearance. What Is It About Dating Shows Where Contestants Can’t See Each Other? 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z

In the romantic drama shot in England's picturesque West Country, often referred to as "Hardy country," Bathsheba is a young woman without means whose life and fortunes change when she inherits her uncle's farm. Carey Mulligan takes on a Hardy heroine in 'Madding Crowd' 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

Perhaps for that reason national identity – a mainstay of European romantic music – is still working its way through the psyche of US composers. USB Soundscapes: Eclectica – John Adams; The Rest is Noise: LPO/Jurowski; Britten Sinfonia – review 2013-01-27T00:08:04Z

“Carol” is a gorgeous romantic drama about two women in an oppressive era. What You Should Watch This Weekend: ‘Carol’ and ‘The Durrells in Corfu’ 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

Her work ethic, confidence, intellect and medium-brown complexion were rare in a Hollywood that hardly ever cast African American women as romantic leads. ‘Boomerang’ at 30: Think of It as the Robin Givens Rom-Com 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z

“Mannheim is an industrial city, which is a little romantic in a way, and not touristy,” Sternberg said. In Germany, site of the ‘first bike tour in history’ has much to offer modern-day visitors 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z

Here, the spare formality of Adès's music expands to romantic fullness and the choreography mimics it with a melting folding anguish. Royal Ballet mixed bill - review 2010-10-17T20:31:00Z

Your energy now must be on how your baby’s needs will be best met, and those are practical, not romantic considerations. I’m having a baby with my ex – but long for us to be a family | Dear Mariella 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z

She is wary of the romantic notion of a link between great art and mental illness. Kristin Hersh: 'I hate music' 2011-08-22T20:31:01Z

It’s no spoiler to say that art wins over capitalism, the phoned-in romantic subplot is resolved and everyone’s happy in the end. ‘Free Guy’ Review: Don’t Hate the Player 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z

To understand how romantic love changes over our lifetime we read Steven Mitchell’s book Can Love Last? I <3 you: meet the NYU professor whose love course is becoming a phenomenon 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z

Carrie Mulligan’s gutsy Bathsheba gets swept off her feet like the best of her 19th century romantic peers, but without their usual histrionics—somewhere between Lean In and Wuthering Heights. Here Are the Best Movies of 2015 So Far 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z

The substance of the plot — the political machinations, the romantic entanglements — doesn’t seem to interest her. Making Shakespeare Their Own, Serious and Silly 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z

“Everyone knows about the meet cute. Everyone knows about the grand romantic gesture. Well, actually, not everyone,” Kelly said, looking pointedly at Chavez. How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Rom-Com? Three Comedians Try. 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z

There’s a sublime beauty there that captures the romantic view of the American West. Six of the best US national trails – chosen by experts 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z

It's a novel look for the young BFFs in Shakespeare's romantic comedy. 'As You Like It': Inconsistency slows this visit to the Forest of Arden 2012-06-08T20:27:04Z

But the story is about far more: the dissolution of his romantic relationship; depression and other private sorrows; and, ultimately, how meditation and writing inform one another. 13 New Books Coming in August 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z

He’s in his late 20s, unmarried, and full of angst: about his career, his romantic life and, most of all, his faith. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z

Now they’re grown and their lives have spun in varied directions, as lives tend to do, throwing into relief the differences in their financial, professional and romantic fortunes. The Lies That Bind, and Break, a Friendship 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z

Even “Watching the Detectives,” which inspired “The Long Honeymoon,” is about romantic angst. Elvis Costello at the Beacon: Misery and Splendor 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z

Mr. Michell, whose films include the romantic comedies “Notting Hill” and “Morning Glory,” and the rather sharper, bristling drama “The Mother,” keeps everything too buttoned-up in “My Cousin Rachel.” Review: In ‘My Cousin Rachel,’ It’s Kiss or Be Killed 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z

Having asserted the sanctity of romantic choice, she declares that she can't accept the hand of an officially nominated suitor because "I'm just not ready". Brave by name, bland by nature 2012-08-20T10:03:02Z

But he’s serious about dispelling misinformation about antidepressants and puncturing any romantic notions that artists must suffer to be creative. WATCH: Chris Gethard explains why you don’t have to be depressed to be funny 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z

For example, in one study, 70 percent of participants said that phubbing hurt their ability to interact with their romantic partners. Digital duds: Your smartphone is ruining your love life 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z

In recognition of the different feels one can feel, here are three mini-playlists to accommodate three kinds of feelings about romantic love: Love is the best, love is the worst and love is complicated. Salon’s musical guide to feeling your feelings this Valentine’s Day 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z

Since then he's starred in both serious dramas and romantic comedy. Colin Firth wins a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame 2011-01-14T11:27:08Z

The relentless combination of time and trickling water soaks the photographs with an aura of romantic decline. Josh Kline: Living in the Ruined World 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z

They have been deeply wounded by romantic encounters, possibly by each other. Lily Rabe in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ in Central Park 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z

I look at Cary Grant, who I think is one of the greatest actors we’ve ever had, but he just sort of played always this dashing, romantic guy. Peter Dinklage Is Still Punk Rock 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z

All the romantic moments staged as drably as possible? Review | Russell Thomas headlines bleak ‘Otello’ at WNO 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z

At the top of the mountain, I meet my husband for a romantic lunch at the new and swanky Corduroy Inn. W.Va.’s ‘island in the sky’ hosts pristine trails for skiing and snowboarding 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z

Do you think such bonds can be more enduring than romantic love? Kate Beckinsale: ‘Austen’s Lady Susan is like Emma on steroids’ 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z

That might be the most romantic time of his life. Danny DeVito on the Joys of Getting Down and Dirty 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z

The romantic reading of his story is that Tsiang courted this failure, and that his novels were grand, public acts of martyrdom. The Remarkable Forgotten Life of H. T. Tsiang 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z

"It's hard to keep your private life private because people are very prying and they have ideas of your romantic life or the kind of crazy lifestyle you live or whatever," she says. Scarlett Johansson tones down the sex as Maggie 2012-12-20T11:01:05Z

The sophistication of his artistry is splendidly on view in his 1997 melodrama, “Afterglow,” which exalts a cast of stars and not-quite-stars to an equally ardent pitch of romantic anguish and exaltation. What to Stream: “Afterglow,” a Melodramatic Spotlight for Julie Christie 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z

There is nothing romantic or picturesque about those experiences; they are frightening and chaotic. A New Version of ‘Les Misérables’ Has Less Singing, More Misery 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z

They were looking for a romantic interest for the character played by Sarah Hyland of “Modern Family.” How a ‘Hamilton’ Super Fan Got Cast in the Broadway Show 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z

Allen maintains that the same idea is expressed in “Magic in the Moonlight,” only by way of a “lighter, more romantic story. But the commercial message is the same in both movies.” ‘You know, I’m never happy’: Woody Allen discusses new ‘Magic in the Moonlight’

“Germany’s rebirth” is at first witnessed from the cloud-strewn heavens of the führer’s plane, as though he’s descending upon a romantic drama. “Dapper” and dangerous: The ugly history of glamorizing white nationalism 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z

For another, I discovered that all the time I spent talking to famous strangers had given me good skills for romantic socializing. Modern Love: How Hollywood Ruined Me for Romance 2014-01-23T19:38:45Z

But the rest of us, romantic or not, want the swimwear to enhance the swim, not to balloon around us or strangle the vital parts. | Float, Memory 2014-05-06T13:00:33Z

The medieval chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth claimed Merlin brought the stones from Ireland; the romantic artists Blake and Constable powerfully pictured this mystic place Stonehenge is a circle that shapes a landscape. Circle of light: how Stonehenge shapes a landscape 2012-07-16T16:09:21Z

There are the friends and roomies to bounce around jokes, introduce possible romantic tension and bolster said comedian’s questionable acting ability. Review: Mulaney Does Its Homework Too Well 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

“That song is about two people from different backgrounds in an entanglement, in a relationship, romantic or otherwise,” Mr. Sumney explained. Moses Sumney Does Not Sing Love Songs 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z

It encourages me to get out there and see what men have to offer, even if it is not a romantic relationship. I’m a lonely country girl 2013-06-05T00:00:00Z

What made him so was more than his unsparingly frank sensibility, more than his visual imagination, more than his ferociously anti-romantic romantic vision and his post-religious religious vision. The Rarely Seen Ingmar Bergman Thriller That Bergman Himself Rejected 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

Although Adam acknowledges that Megan “was always the first to like his Facebook updates,” he was involved with someone else and didn’t realize she had romantic feelings until nearly two years later. Perspective | The ultimate fantasy wedding: Wonder Woman weds Deadpool at Awesome Con 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z

But it also ceded what once had been very high ground, and dispensed with the most romantic notions about what fashion magazines can be. The Real Fashion Trend of Glenda Bailey’s Bazaar 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z

William Shakespeare's version of the saga, his romantic tragedy "Antony and Cleopatra," is having a rare local staging by Seattle Shakespeare Company at Intiman Playhouse. Local shows of note: 'Antony and Cleopatra,' Tom Lehrer tunes, Mexico City troupe 2012-11-02T14:31:04Z

We opted for a romantic barbecue outdoors in our own little walled compound, lit by scattered candles. A Carefree Getaway Just Off the Persian Gulf 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z

“The writing was so rough, but two-thirds through I got really choked up, and I’m the least romantic person on the planet,” she says. Nicholas Sparks hits a tear-soaked milestone: 20 years of sentimental love stories 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

The letters are written in cursive and feature the occasional cross-out, and the correspondence is often more cerebral in tone, rather than romantic. Obama Letters From 1980s Are Obtained by Emory University 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z

A singer and actor best known for 1950s romantic comedies including “Pillow Talk” and “Lover Come Back,” Day also starred in dramas, including Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Man Who Knew Too Much.” Doris Day’s animal charity honors late star with fundraiser 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z

We are supposed, in romantic fiction and in life generally, to admire those who let instinct guide them, who let their hearts rule their heads. Pride and Prejudice at 200: looking afresh at Austen's classic 2013-01-26T08:01:00Z

More importantly, though, he’s also the show’s romantic lead. The great gay subversion of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z

The royal wedding appeals to romantics, to fans of all things English, to people-watchers and to aficionados of fine clothes and uniforms, yes. The mind-numbing stupidity of the Royal Wedding 2011-04-29T13:30:00Z

And so it begins: the talk of subways, chocolate éclairs and a first kiss on a romantic bridge. Erin Entrada Kelly on the Stranger Within 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z

Not in a gritty, real sense, but in a passionate, romantic, ethereal way. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inducts Guns N? Roses, Beastie Boys and Red Hot Chili Peppers 2012-04-15T06:36:46Z

Snow, also, is so abundant in the romantic world of this production, at the Kennedy Center Opera House through Dec. 9, that it’s an accessory — the waltzing Snowflakes carry snowball nosegays. Review | Ballet West’s historic, sumptuous ‘Nutcracker’ delights at the Kennedy Center 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

All the details - the wedding dress, her hair, their titles, the romantic kiss on the balcony, the honeymoon - were finally being answered. History in the making: Kate, William are wed 2011-04-29T11:43:13Z

Frederick Ashton is the most romantic of choreographers. Royal Ballet: Ashton Mixed Bill – review 2013-02-13T17:50:49Z

But it was her more intimate 2000 romantic comedy, “Love & Basketball,” that received the most mentions. Readers Would Add These African-American Directors to the Criterion Collection 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z

Issa loses the boyfriend, leaves the job, and meanders between possibilities while Molly continues to excel professionally and stall out in her romantic life. The "Insecure" BFF breakup was inevitable – and what makes this season so great 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z

The romantic tension between Troy and the film's heroine Bathsheba culminates when Stamp impresses his suitor with a private fencing display deep in the Dorset countryside. Terence Stamp: five best moments 2013-02-22T12:11:28Z

It is a gripping romantic mystery with superb performances from Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier — and an influence, incidentally, on Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film Phantom Thread. What is the best Oscar-winning film of all time? 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z

In that production, both setting and choreography are faithful to the pre-revolutionary Russia in which the poem is set, a narrative landscape of bored provincial families, glittering Petersburg society, radical students and romantic duels. This week's new theatre and dance 2012-08-10T23:05:36Z

The more I hear it, the more it sounds completely logical, but it pushes against every romantic bone in my body. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Single-mom sister teaches her kids a cynical view of love. Is she wrong? 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z

Being in love with a man on his deathbed is not romantic in the traditional sense, but I was more in love with Ben then than at any other time. He was behaving differently. He had lost something. I was the only one who noticed. 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z

"It's not a 'hood film or romantic comedy or Tyler Perry," says Famuyiwa, 41, the son of Nigerian immigrants who grew up in Inglewood. The comedy-drama 'Dope' defies 'black film' expectations 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z

It is possible, at a time like this, to get romantic or nostalgic. Goodbye to Gate 35X, cursed portal to the rest of America 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z

Written as mamelige in Yiddish, and mămăligă in Romanian, the dish inspires an almost romantic yearning, particularly among Ashkenazi and Romanian Jews. Why this classic Romanian-Jewish dish is nearly impossible to find 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z

This year’s top contenders also lean decidedly toward the traditional and the romantic — making for a decidedly restrained list. Low-key pop dominates Latin Grammy nominations with four nods each for Jesse & Joy, Fonseca and Djavan 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z

“Even in my apartment right now, I’m like, Marie Kondo-ing it, getting rid of everything with dark energy, and just clearing it all out for this romantic comedy to come down the aisle.” 'I wish I had her cheeks': Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges on their family affair 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z

The second project, "Mister Right," is a romantic comedy starring Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick. California sees record level of film tax credit applications 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z

There was even a 2006 romantic comedy called “Something New” that featured an interracial relationship between characters played by African-American actress Sanaa Lathan and Australian actor Simon Baker, who is white. Newsweek’s “Bachelorette” fiasco: Twitter leads online attack against black reporter for writing about interracial dating 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z

He was a romantic, whose view of his hometown was tinged with nostalgia. My Sister, My Daughter: Behind the Scenes of a Great American Film 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z

Will it be a romantic Italian dinner complete with spaghetti and red wine with Zayn? Pick Your Dream Date in the New One Direction Video 'Night Changes' 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z

That idea has morphed significantly over the course of a year in which she met her romantic partner at a conference of queer and transgender Korean-Americans. It’s a Sex-Positive Party, Not a Play 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z

Universal’s “Last Christmas,” a romantic comedy directed by Paul Feig that pairs the “Crazy Rich Asians” breakout Henry Golding and the “Game of Thrones” star Emilia Clarke, opened in fourth place with $11.6 million. ‘Midway’ Is a Surprise Winner at the Box Office 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z

For the various comedians we spoke to this Valentine’s Day about the romantic failures they won’t forget, this was often the case. It's not me, it's you: six comedians on their best and worst love stories 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z

The vignettes intermingle historical and romantic tropes, a series of other games, if you will, that disturb our complacent preconceptions. Review | You’ve never seen a play quite like Woolly Mammoth’s ‘Underground Railroad Game.’ 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z

But Leigh, with his famously intricate process of crafting a screenplay through elaborate improvisation, is interested in creating something like life, and life doesn't always work out like a romantic comedy. 'Another Year': Life happens in Mike Leigh's fascinating tale 2011-01-27T22:32:00Z

It does seem like more opportunities are coming your way: Tantoo with these voice roles and Wes in romantic parts and comedy. In ‘Spirit Rangers,’ Elders Playing Elders 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z

“The lyrics are very romantic and if you pay attention to the chord structure, it’s cyclical. The ending is also the beginning, it’s very clever.” A Beatles Tour in England? You Know That Can’t be Bad 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z

The weekend's only new wide release, Gerard Butler's romantic comedy "Playing for Keeps," flopped with just $6 million, coming in at No. 6. 'Skyfall,' 'Guardians' duel for box-office win 2012-12-09T21:09:08Z

The Seattle Art Museum will present a sneak preview of the romantic comedy “Words and Pictures,” starring Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche, at 7:30 p.m. ‘Navajo Weekend,’ ‘Easy Rider,’ ‘Dryland’ rev up the week 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

Matthew was going one way, then suddenly he did a string of romantic comedies, and so did Jennifer, so it was their flashpoint. Hollywood Jack-of-all-Trades Adam Shankman on His New YA Novel 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z

It charts the fortunes of a World War II-era nurse who finds herself transported to 18th-century Scotland, where she encounters both political and romantic turmoil in the Highlands. Exploring Scotland’s Past and Present 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z

"Imaginary evil is romantic and varied; real evil is gloomy, monotonous, barren, boring," said Simone Weil. Arbitrage's villain takes advantage – why do we love it? 2013-03-04T13:07:12Z

Beyond the cathartic romantic narrative, the characters understood their crime as having a symbolic, anti-social component. Bad times make great art: The AIDS crisis and the New Queer Cinema 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z

If you took a census of today’s romantic leads, you’d find a demographic shift from the heyday of Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. The Rise of Rom-Coms for Senior Citizens 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z

In fact, they are intensely romantic, although the romance is articulated as skeptically as possible—as an absence of romance, a yearning for romance. The Coming-of-Age Tale That Inspired Mayor Pete to Learn Norwegian 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z

Last summer, the promise of an Amy Schumer-penned film about sex and dating gave romantic comedy fans a reason to get excited. Why How to Be Single is more casually progressive than Trainwreck 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z

But Hollywood can bring extra temptations in the form of beautiful men and women and the intimacy that can spring from long hours on film sets, especially in romantic scenes. The "Oscar curse," real or Hollywood invention? 2010-03-19T00:07:00Z

For all its radical intent, Playboy was designed, Hefner notes, as "a romantic reflection of earlier times". Hugh Hefner in six volumes 2010-07-16T23:05:00Z

This 2003 classic comprises at least 10 different romantic comedies tied up in a nice Christmas bow. Here's Where to Watch Your Favorite Christmas Movies 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z

Both works use a motif of a “romantic vintage song playing on a record player inside the laboratory”, the suit says. Playwright's family sues The Shape of Water film-makers over works' similarities 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z

This was my romantic version of the first train: that it was populated by inhabitants of this Baudelairean secret London. John Lanchester rides the London Underground 2013-03-02T08:30:35Z

Ms. Friedman’s installation “PLAY,” meanwhile, completed during a recent residency at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, consists of 17 brief episodes that both flaunt and sabotage romantic chemistry. Art in Review: Alex Katz / Dara Friedman 2014-02-13T23:04:00Z

Each wrung mileage out of its principal characters' romantic pairings, mainly with a parade of other conventionally hot and mostly white guest stars. Hulu's "How I Met Your Father" is the sad cover version of a show that's best left forgotten 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z

My first Christmas wasn’t romantic per se, but there were Christians everywhere, mingling. Jews dig Christmas too 2012-12-25T21:00:00Z

Unlike many romantic comedies, “While You Were Sleeping” doesn’t give its heroine a dramatic makeover and eschewed trendy outfits for more practical winter looks. ‘While You Were Sleeping’ turns 25: An oral history of the Sandra Bullock rom-com favorite 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z

“Don’t Break My Heart” is soaringly sad, framing romantic desperation as an unescapable sonic maze. The Endless Pop Shimmers of the Weeknd 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z

The coveted managerial positions—the ne plus ultra of workplace striving—come with the expectation of hours that are fundamentally inimical to the sustenance of health, romantic love, or the raising of children. The Office Politics of Workplace Fiction by Women 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z

But everything seems glossy and muted, like a romantic novel without romance and Rabe's tragically forlorn and unappreciated existence after the war is not shown. Film review: City of War: The Story of John Rabe 2010-04-01T22:15:00Z

Like the 2001 film on which it is based, it is a romantic comedy about an altruistic waitress in Paris. Phillipa Soo to Leave ‘Hamilton’; Eliza Will Become Amélie 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z

Telling an effective story — especially in romantic suspense — demands a similar skill set. How Stacey Abrams turned heartbreak into a career plan — and romance novels 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z

It’s far from obvious given that there’s no romantic tension in the movie. 'King's Speech' may be recut for lower rating 2011-01-26T02:43:16Z

Straplessness represented loveliness, fashion, independence – normality, social skills, a bright romantic future. Once upon a life: Rhoda Janzen 2010-12-26T00:04:01Z

Producers have called the production a "truthful, uplifting parable for anyone who's ever been in love, in trouble, or in high school" and said the tale is both "darkly funny, romantic and moving". Heathers musical to open in New York 2013-12-11T12:27:41Z

Here to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary, they continue a legacy of visits initiated by so many British romantics and Victorians, including the eponymous queen herself. Paradise found: Lago Maggiore, the ‘Eden of Italy‘ 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z

He was serious, hilarious, sensitively romantic, filthy and absolutely honest. James Joyce by Carol Birch 2011-07-29T21:55:03Z

Now to news – perhaps not entirely unexpected – of the romantic status of movie legend Al Pacino. The more dysfunctional the royals are, the more their fans love them 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

Ms. Wang’s darkly romantic wedding gowns would be equally at home at an important awards show. Black Wedding Gowns From the Runway to the Aisle 2011-10-24T17:17:38Z

And yet the same two women were paragons of touchingly romantic old-world femininity in “Vienna Waltzes” on Sunday. For City Ballet, a Balanchine Season of Renewal 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z

There’s no reason the two secret agents at the center of “Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation,” Ethan Hunt, played by Tom Cruise, and Ilsa Faust, played by Rebecca Ferguson, must have a romantic connection. The Vacuum-Sealed Efficiency of “Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation” 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z

Director Tom DiCillo is relatively incurious about the bands' mundane professional and romantic lives, perhaps for fear of importing an injurious Spinal Tap irony. Film review: When You're Strange: A Film About the Doors 2010-07-01T22:25:00Z

Instead Alan gets to be the character stuck in a loop of romantic regret — a guy who, sadly, begins each of his highly structured impeccably-timed do-overs stuck with an engagement ring. Tardy to the "Russian Doll" party? Welcome, sweet birthday babies! 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z

What looks as if it might prove an affectionate treatment of female empowerment turns into a ferocious assertion of romantic, familial and genetic traditional correctness. The Switch betrays women with an eye on their biological clock 2010-09-06T11:07:00Z

This was certainly not the romantic imagery with which I intended to kick off the night. Fart is a four-letter word: The adolescent language fixation which shaped our love lives 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z

Often dismissed by outsiders, the romantic comedy was a hidden gem whose goofiness only added to its charm. From groundbreaking to nearly in the ground: The CW’s days of defying expectations are over 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z

His chief wrestling, dancing and romantic partner here is the assaultive, tireless technology of the physical production. Review: An Electrifying Bryan Cranston Is All the Rage in ‘Network’ 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z

Mr. Allen said he was a romantic, raised on Hollywood movies. In Cannes, Woody Allen Is Asked About Everything but Accusations 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z

On the way to a romantic interlude in a later episode, she grabs the hand of the cameraman, not Zach, to lead him to the bedroom. Television Review: ‘Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous,’ With Bo Burnham on MTV 2013-05-01T22:08:15Z

On “Over Now,” he laments the end of a romantic relationship with keen self-awareness. Cisco Swank ‘Is Black Music. All of It.’ 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z

“Drinking Buddies” is funny and sweet enough to qualify as a romantic comedy, except that the phrase implies a structure as well as an attitude. Movie Review: In Joe Swanberg’s ‘Drinking Buddies,’ Couples Face Tests 2013-08-22T20:54:18Z

“She digs into the gothic core of family and romantic entanglements.” Times Critics’ Top Books of 2021 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z

How do you keep your romantic love, your tender love, when your marriage has changed out of all recognition? I had an affair while my husband had dementia 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z

It all sounds so noir and romantic that you’d never know you were chatting about pure white canvasses and steel boxes. How to talk about art 2012-07-14T00:00:00Z

No doubt her working-class and mixed-race background, her bad brothers, were exotic and romantic for him, too. This Week in Fiction: Tessa Hadley on Fiction as Anthropology 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z

But discouraging touch doesn’t mean discouraging romantic pursuits. Perspective | 10 socially distant date ideas that aren’t just a walk or a video chat 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z

Theirs isn’t an easy match, partly because it verges on a romantic meet cute that strains narrative credulity and your tolerance for stacked decks. ‘The Mustang’ Review: Where the Wild Things Roam. And Sometimes Break Out. 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z

“We smelled really bad after a day of work, but it was very romantic,” Ms. Geberovich said. 3 Weddings, 4 Dozen Rabbis and 1,400 Cupcakes 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z

Should it be left as it is, and merely shored up: the "romantic" solution? Men from the Ministry by Simon Thurley – review 2013-06-20T10:01:01Z

“When two people come together, in the romantic realm, they function as a mirror for each other. I’m convinced of that.” Lonely? It’s time to brush up your intimacy skills 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z

But the dashed romantic hopes and bloodletting don’t inspire any great measure of feeling. Theater Review: In ?The Broken Heart,? Tainted Love, Onstage at the Duke 2012-02-14T23:28:52Z

The ensemble’s sound was wholly modern, reflecting neither period authenticity nor romantic exaggerations. Emerson String Quartet at Baird Auditorium masters the ‘Art of Fugue’ 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z

The book also describes Mr. Braithwaite’s growing romantic attachment to a white teacher. E.R. Braithwaite, author of ‘To Sir, With Love,’ dies at 104 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z

David M. Frost, a psychologist and assistant professor at Columbia University who studies long-term romantic relationships, warns that these trips are often quixotic and can easily backfire. The Hail-Mary-Moon 2013-08-01T00:59:19Z

“Dancing is romantic anyway,” she said, “and under the stars it’s magical.” Midsummer Night Swing Is Still Going Strong at 25 2013-07-05T22:21:04Z

He had become a celebrity by being Josh Groban, the euphonious romantic; would he now be willing to become Pierre? For Josh Groban, a Boot Camp for Broadway 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z

Downtown “is a brand new place, and it’s great to see,” said Jason Wilson, who won national acclaim with his romantic New American restaurant, Crush, in a remodeled home near Madison Valley. Downtown Seattle is hot spot again for new restaurants 2013-12-29T01:24:48Z

Hopefully people will see that any kind of romantic feeling, which couldn’t exist, vanishes into thin air. ‘The Rings of Power’: Charlie Vickers on That Monster Revelation 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z

The dress, for Friday evening’s Nordic state dinner, was romantic in tone and with only a hint of color. Michelle Obama skips Nordic fashion in favor of her go-to designer Naeem Khan 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z

But as her character is modeled on a cartoon, it's hard to get too invested in the outcome of her romantic bind. 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' at La Jolla has identity crisis 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

To Freud, the second great enemy of idealism, romantic passion simply isn’t worth the suffering. ‘Self and Soul’: Mark Edmundson’s biting critique of modern complacency 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z

The forest girls wear layers of thin cottony dresses, thick tights and boots, unpretentious makeup and cloth tote bags, the intention being to resemble a handmade doll from some romantic, Black Forest setting. 2010-02-08T20:50:00Z

It is so easy to confuse spiritual longing with a craving for romantic love. Life Without Longing 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z

Growing up in New England, I’d known about her life, or the romantic version of it — how she was a recluse, how she dressed in white — for years. My Hero, Emily Dickinson, Outlaw of Amherst 2010-05-13T14:38:00Z

The leading light of British new romantic pop gets involved in the whole silly caper, at one stage rather impressively kicking a door down. Pop stars who pop up as actors 2012-07-20T12:29:10Z

The attractive co-stars were promoting their romantic film, “One Day,” based on the best-selling novel of the same title by the English author David Nicholls, on Monday night. Scene City: One Night Heralds ?One Day? 2011-08-10T21:43:07Z

But I wasn't a fan of the romantic bits. Legend by Marie Lu – review 2013-04-07T08:00:00Z

In the popular narratives of the history of stand-up, Lenny Bruce is often positioned as the founding father, and his fight for free speech is a great romantic story to build on. There’s No Dave Chappelle or Hannah Gadsby Without Mort Sahl 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z

A romantic comedy drama directed by Fred Schepisi, who seemed to be on the side of art when he did “Six Degrees of Separation.” Summer Movie Release Schedule 2014-05-02T22:02:27Z

When the fireworks die down, however, that artificiality works against the romantic tragedy, and the characters are too flat to really stir any great emotions. The Great Gatsby, Beware Of Mr Baker, Fast And Furious 6: this week's new films 2013-05-18T05:00:09Z

When trains go over it late at night, I hear their long, low horn, a very romantic, pleasing, urban sound. The East River Waterfront Dazzles. Take a Virtual Tour. 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z

“Green Light” turned romantic frustrations into a cathartic confetti party, before “Team” served as a soothing coda to a three-song encore. Lorde’s pop music coup hits Seattle’s KeyArena with exuberant ‘Melodrama’ tour stop 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z

For many of us, especially women, perhaps, narrative is strangely crucial, whether romantic or sexual or both, and offers pleasures of its own. The Audio App That’s Transforming Erotica 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z

It seems long ago, but there was a time when the gothic empress of British film was a mainstay of romantic epics. No more Mr Nice Guy: the actors who revived their careers with extreme makeovers 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z

In 1998, there was still a way for that to seem romantic instead of nuts, I guess. 5 TV plot lines that smartphones would completely ruin 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z

Opera eight years ago in "Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny," said she has always enjoyed playing second banana to the romantic lead because of the artistic freedom that often comes with it. L.A. Opera goes for the epic with 'The Ghosts of Versailles' 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z

“I don’t like the kind of writing with a kiss at the end. But I do like romantic comedies. So I wrote one of those after I watched a few Hallmark movies.” His movie scripts were rejected for 40 years. His Christmas film just aired on Lifetime. 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z

Or wanted to be her — or one of the sardonic Cinderellas she conjured in irresistible romantic film comedies like “Sleepless in Seattle” and “You’ve Got Mail.” ‘The MOST of Nora Ephron:’ everything for the Ephron fan 2013-12-18T23:03:05Z

Though “Trainwreck” is a robust comedy, ranging from genial to zingy to uproarious, it’s essentially a romantic melodrama of self-abasement, self-deception, and self-discovery. Everyone Is a "Trainwreck" 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z

Grand romantic gestures go awry, good intentions fail — and yet all these stories eventually resolve in just the way we're hoping. 'Crazy, Stupid, Love.' is punctuated with all the right rom-com stuff 2011-07-28T03:09:46Z

After three fast and furious back-to-back runway shows, it was the young American designer Corrie Nielsen who caught Mr. Galliano’s eye with her asymmetrical and oversize romantic style, inspired by 18th-century illustrations. Special Report: Spreading That '70s Vibe 2010-09-19T11:56:00Z

That in itself is perhaps not very romantic and something I perhaps should not have mentioned to the fourth guy. 'My romantic holiday’: the good, the bad and the calamitous 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z

After a promising start, he wrote, Waugh abandoned his usual comic motif for a “mere romantic fantasy,” shot through with “shameless and rampant” snobbery and characters both “implausible and tiresome.” ?Brideshead Revisited,? 30 Years Later 2011-12-30T17:00:00Z

“The romantic idea for the Line, going back to its initial creation is it would be a gathering place for the community,” said Andrew Zobler, chief executive officer at Sydell. In Los Angeles, Hotel Hipness Makes a Grand Return 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z

William Jackson Harper already occupied a spot in our hearts before he knocked us head over heels again in two very projects, each casting him as a romantic hero. These MVPs of television delivered greatness in a year that almost broke us 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z

The magazine eventually retracted the story, but the sentiment got out, bleeding into romantic comedies for years to come. We need gender equality to make a rom-com work 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z

I don’t know about romantic chemistry just yet. Date Lab: Can two avid cooks make something together? 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z

Independent Shakespeare Company concludes its summer season with an agreeably quirky, riotously funny take on the Bard’s evergreen romantic comedy. A spirited postwar 'Much Ado' in Griffith Park 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z

There’s definitely more going on in “You’re the Worst” than clever put-downs and romantic sentimentality, though. Review: ‘You’re the Worst’ Heads Toward Happily Ever After. Maybe. 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z

It was “too romantic” for him, Ms. Moore said. Givenchy’s Riccardo Tisci Is the King of Fashion Week 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z

In many ways, the endings of these decade-spanning friendships haunt us more than the romantic ones. ‘Insecure’ Season 1, Episode 7: Who’s Daniel? 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z

“Moth Smoke” used the tale of a romantic triangle to explore the divisions racking Pakistan. Review: ‘Discontent and Its Civilizations’: Mohsin Hamid at Home in Three Lands 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z

For her part, Talia said she wasn’t quite sure what she was looking for in a romantic partner and is also at a transient point in her life, so was also happy to move on. Can these two scientists create some romantic chemistry? 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z

There was something romantic about two kids pursuing their dreams in Tinseltown. So many men are miserable jerks. I should know — I used to be one too 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z

After appearing with Jack Jackson's band at the Mayfair hotel, he took a part in Franz Lehár's romantic operetta The Land of Smiles. Bernard Hunter 2012-10-07T13:17:00Z

Years before he sold the screenplay for the beloved romantic comedy “Brown Sugar,” Michael Elliot used to sit in movie theaters and count the number of trailers without any black people. Is love lost on the black romantic comedy? 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z

Heading for my first “friend” date felt more nerve-racking than going on a romantic one, but, after that initial margarita, we were soon swapping single-life adventure stories. ‘My first “date” felt more nerve-racking than a romantic one’: how to make new friends as a grownup 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z

You get to learn about romantic feelings without the pressure of the rest of your life. My Relationship Guru Is a 14-Year-Old Girl 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z

Splitting but Not Leaving A wistful romantic comedy about love, marriage and never wanting to say you’re sorry, “Celeste and Jesse Forever” doesn’t try to rock the world — just gently nudge it. Movie Review: ‘Celeste and Jesse Forever’ Stars Rashida Jones 2012-08-02T21:33:44Z

“He has this wonderful way where he can have just the silliest, most absurd joke next to the most touching, romantic sentiment,” said Fischer. What follows 'Bright Star'? For Steve Martin, it's 'Meteor Shower' 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z

The story's themes of discrimination are wrapped up in a romantic drama. Weinstein goes back to Neverland 2012-09-14T05:24:13Z

But I'm not sure it truly represents the best romantic writing of the last half century. Call this romance? 2010-09-16T10:52:00Z

Liberated, she wanders, dances and finds her romantic foil, in a series of scenes that could either be a figment of imagination or as real as it gets. The Playlist: Barack Obama’s Summery Playlists and Green Day’s Fiery Return 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z

The women unlucky enough to garner his romantic attention are disposable, with no existence except in relation to him; even their names are replaced with numbers. Inside a House in Queens, a Dark Side of the Immigrant Story 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z

Undaunted, she responded with a form of sexual consciousness raising; vital to her message was a full-on repudiation of romantic love. You Are Your Safest Sex Partner. Betty Dodson Wants to Help. 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z

Calling your romantic comedy “When Harry Tries to Marry” is a no-win proposition. | 'When Harry Tries to Marry': Longing for Marriage 2011-04-22T05:05:15Z

Daniel Camargo, in his second Met season with the company, continues to be a necessary, ardent romantic lead. American Ballet Theater Steadies Itself for Its Next Act 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z

Instead, it’s part of Knox’s romantic progress and progress as a Romantic. The “Dead Poets Society” takeover of America: How memes ate our politics 2014-02-26T23:59:00Z

She didn’t have romantic notions about what life could bring her. Books of The Times: ?Mrs. Nixon: A Novelist Imagines a Life,? by Ann Beattie - Review 2011-12-12T22:55:42Z

And there was no catalyst to motivate Andrew, anyway: He said the date lacked a romantic spark. She was just glad that he showed up for their date 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z

For Ricciotti, aged 60, is a showman, presenting beneath a mop of greying hair the mournful world-weariness of a disillusioned romantic. Museum of the Civilisations of Europe and the Mediterranean (MuCEM) – review 2013-06-08T23:05:15Z

He later maligned one of the alleged victims in the case, saying she had had a romantic relationship with Weinstein before and after allegedly committing sexual misconduct. Harvey Weinstein will not testify before New York grand jury 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z

It’s Knausgaard’s account of his late adolescence, when he is tackling his first job, trying to become a writer, staying functionally drunk and searching for a romantic encounter that lasts longer than 10 seconds. ‘My Struggle’: Book four of Karl Ove Knausgaard’s monumental memoir 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z

The 48-year-old singer-songwriter's 12th studio album, "Night of Hunters," is a darkly romantic, sweeping song cycle based on themes by Chopin, Schubert, Satie and Debussy. Tori Amos communes with classical, other pasts 2011-12-08T21:43:05Z

She’s the real pioneer in the town, an independent businesswoman who quiets her romantic desires to be a maternal presence and model of decency for the miners. Review: A Good-Enough ‘La Fanciulla del West’ at New York City Opera 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z

That selfless act of devotion with no regard for a result may be the most romantic thing that will ever happen to me! I want to end my relationship but I can’t, because I love him 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z

“So yeah, father stuff, relationships, the nuances of intimacy — love, I guess, whether that’s romantic love or just love for another human being. Exploring that sort of thing is what gets me out of bed.” Zahn McClarnon Sets His Thousand-Yard Stare on the Lead 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z

But romantic movie fans would be nuts to wager their time on any movie casting him as an object of desire. Has Ben Affleck's"Deep Water" left you asking why? Look back at "Gigli" 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z

Weir has also written novels about various women in the Tudor era, no doubt aspiring to the success of Philippa Gregory, whose romantic historical novels routinely land on the New York Times Bestseller List. “Game of Thrones’” overstuffed finale 2012-06-04T15:26:00Z

She pauses, not happy, then adds, beaming, "Oh, Can't Help Falling in Love, because I'm a bit of an incurable romantic." Fans of The Archers should prepare for a shock, says Vanessa Whitburn 2010-12-13T07:03:00Z

If France provided a home away from home for Whitney, Spain’s romantic allure fueled her imagination. Retracing the Spanish Path of My Ancestor, the Founder of the Whitney 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z

That crush continued, but as she got older, Ms. Benton noticed that African-American women rarely appeared in the musicals and romantic comedies she loved. Denée Benton, Tony Nominee, Embraces Her Inner Natasha 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z

But for the most part Rakitin seems like a disinterested bystander at the destruction of the fragile romantic equilibrium he’s spent years establishing with Natalya. Taylor Schilling and Peter Dinklage in ‘A Month in the Country’ 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

At one point, Zack Smith, a friend and climbing companion of Ozturk, explains that his romantic partner has left him because she could no longer stand his dangerous vocation. ‘The Sanctity of Space’ Review: Such Great Heights 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z

Spain is also a very romantic country — perfect for a honeymoon. What a Trip: Honeymooning in Spain 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z

He was romantic and nostalgic about his youth. Matthew Modine on America's love affair with guns & what people get wrong about "Full Metal Jacket" 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z

The duo is probably best known for crafting 2009’s 500 Days of Summer, an honest dramedy that presents romantic realisms instead of romantic clichés. Here’s How to Make a Breakup Less Painful 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z

The feature directorial debut of Dante Ariola from a screenplay by Becky Johnston, it is a road movie, a romantic comedy and a speculative contemplation of identity scrambled into a bland salmagundi. Movie Review: ‘Arthur Newman,’ Starring Colin Firth and Emily Blunt 2013-04-26T00:31:05Z

Their achingly romantic kiss, both a first and, it seems, a farewell, establishes a tone of terrible finality even before Angela is cornered by imposing figures, their faces obscured. ‘Mr. Robot’ Season 2, Episode 10: Anatomy of a Murder 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z

Mystery could also be at the core of Britten’s history in France, a country long known for its love of romantic opera. A British Opera, Still Gathering Fans, Arrives in Paris 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z

Young adult romantic drama “Midnight Sun” stars Bella Thorne as a teen who has been sheltered at home since childhood due to a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight. 'Pacific Rim Uprising' conquers 'Black Panther' at weekend box office 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z

It seems hopelessly romantic to say that it lacks their spiritual connection to nature, although that may be an issue. Art Review: ?Kindred Spirits? at Peter Blum Gallery in SoHo 2011-12-22T23:13:25Z

We get paid to call people up and ask them to sit with us, so it’s not like a romantic suitorship. Megyn Kelly on Donald Trump: ‘I have done my level best to not make this story about me.’ 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z

"This book is as much about him as it is me," Hook writes of Curtis, who struggled through medical, financial and romantic upheaval throughout Joy Division's lifespan. Joy Division bassist delivers 'Pleasure'-able read 2013-02-04T17:28:09Z

The show’s creators cut out most of Bonnie’s romantic plot arcs and made her a much less sympathetic character than she is in the books. The new 007 is a black woman – don't make her a Bond girl 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z

As his paper put it mildly, “Dating and romantic relationships are issues over which both adolescents and parents claim decision-making jurisdiction.” Studied: Why Teenagers Don?t Talk to Parents About Sex 2010-06-11T19:17:00Z

If you’re giving someone a present this Valentine’s Day, consider over the top or out of the ordinary, which will only make your romantic gesture even more grand. Over the Top, Out of the Ordinary, Valentine’s Day Gifts 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z

Now, you can have a romantic dessert for two without having to spend the entire night in the kitchen, thanks to this Instant Pot-friendly recipe. We are totally and completely in love with these Valentine's Day cakes 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

They're much more likely to confide in us about their work life, their financial life, their romantic life. Parenting a teen is as intense as a baby, but very different. Why don't we talk about it more? 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z

It was one of the most romantic, adorable moments on TV this year. The Most Memorable TV Episodes of 2018 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z

Gayle’s study is romantic and feminine with silk roman shades and touches of soft pink. 2010-02-08T16:40:00Z

Certainly, characters don't have to have romantic love to be fulfilled, yet in a show where the two other leads do constantly, it feels like a lack. Is Meryl Streep an "Only Murders in the Building" love interest? It's Oliver's time 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z

He described the collection as “not Dallas cheerleader,” but “the West of the Mexican border in the time of the Civil War, a more romantic Texas fantasy.” Karl Lagerfeld Presides Over a Chanel Rodeo in Dallas 2013-12-14T00:35:04Z

For days he held a solitary vigil, nursing heavy thoughts about his romantic and professional lives, in both of which he felt at a crossroads. Musical Travel Companions for a Year of Going Nowhere 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z

Pairing food and wine is one of the great culinary pleasures, whether you are opening a bottle for a romantic dinner by candlelight or having a glass with a bag of potato chips. How to Pair Food and Wine 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z

Though a bit too brightly lit for a romantic date night, Copperleaf is a perfect venue for wooing a client or a prospective new hire, as well as an ideal respite for the travel-weary. Copperleaf Restaurant: Top-flight dining near Sea-Tac airport 2010-11-19T05:01:00Z

“I’m the only true romantic left in this building,” Ginger announces at one point. Review: Lonely in Los Angeles, Until ‘Ray Meets Helen’ 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

The same week the film was released, censors also banned Love, Simon, an American romantic comedy about two teenage boys who fall in love. From vibrators to gay kisses, how Bollywood embraced the taboo 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z

The swift, romantic story follows the threads of these two teens’ lives and those they intersect with over the course of a day. The 10 most important books of 2016 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z

At a time when marriage itself was becoming more romantic, a long-term commitment to a novel and its author began to feel like a kind of virtuous loyalty. The History of “Loving” to Read 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z

And in the grand tradition of romantic heroines, Lou can’t walk into a room without knocking over everything in her path. We like women better when they fall: “Me Before You” stumbles into the same old “relatable” trap 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z

I was an extremely romantic person, very pure and full of dreams. ‘Before Sunrise’: The Making of an Indie Classic 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z

Listen for yourself below, and see whether you’re feeling like a romantic or a pessimist. Listen to Anthony D'Amato's New Track "Good and Ready": Premiere 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z

Here is black-and-white photography with the brooding power of sublime romantic art. Sebastião Salgado shows us ends of the Earth as Child With a Dove takes flight 2013-04-12T13:12:58Z

How do you see your characters in “Boy Erased,” “The Favourite,” and “Mary Queen of Scots”? They are driven by romantic desires and passions. Joe Alwyn gets into three (very different) characters 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z

Directed by Shelley Butler, this funny, deftly unsettling piece displays the absurd and destructive sides of romantic relationships. Review | Anxious men and other world-builders at CATF 2019 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z

It’s disturbing to see Levine glamorized in this video as some kind of hopeless romantic, because all his psychopathic behaviors are recast as attractive qualities. New Adam Levine Video Confuses Violence and Love 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

The book followed a 2006 memoir with the less romantic title, Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins. The importance of being Oscar: how Rupert Everett found a cause 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z

It’s not a romantic love, it’s what I am. Craig Ferguson breaks down Donald Trump’s old tricks and why comedians need to “just f**ing deal with” p.c. criticism 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z

At least on the surface, she has nothing in common with the magical, moody Justine, a character she describes as a “romantic depressive, maybe even from another planet.” T Magazine: Kirsten Dunst: '60s Going on 30 2011-10-14T02:17:29Z

I asked friends with whom we socialized if they thought Sara might have a romantic interest in me. Was She Just Another Nicely Packaged Pain Delivery System? 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z

At the entrance to the exhibition, the romantic vision is of the young man as Apollo — the original sun god — surrounded by nymphs in a marble grotto sculpture by François Girardon and Thomas Regnaudin. When Branding Was Fit for a King 2009-12-15T22:06:58Z

Though she has a romantic relationship with Steve Trevor—a man who accidentally washes ashore on said island—some storylines over her 75 year history have implied she’s also had relationships with women. Wonder Woman Is Queer, According to Her Comic Book Writer 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

Like September’s Bachelorette, which also featured Caplan as a bit of a screw-up, Save the Date is romantic comedy with aspirations to do something new. Save the Date: Everyone Loves Lizzy Caplan (Including Us) 2012-12-13T17:29:09Z

Five years after the romantic drama "Last Chance Harvey," British filmmaker Joel Hopkins reteams with Emma Thompson for a caper set on the Côte d'Azur. 'The Love Punch' not a direct comedy hit 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z

The singer's proposal was "very sweet and romantic," an insider told Us Weekly. Usher reportedly engaged to manager Grace Miguel 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

In a style marked by humor, frankness, and empathy, Perel’s talks and books take a counterintuitive approach to answering provocative questions: How did the romantic couple become the primary unit of organization in society? Love Is Not a Permanent State of Enthusiasm: An Interview with Esther Perel 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z

In the book, Andrea and Dale have a completely believable romantic liaison, despite their age difference. The Walking Dead 'Consumed' Recap: Sexual Tension 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z

Basking in their affection and repartee is “one of the most beautiful evenings of my unpromising existence,” and proves to him how hollow his own romantic relationship has been. Review: New Books by Anna Gavalda, Daniel Sada, George Singleton and Others 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z

It's an interesting idea to use romantic attraction as the way to examine the downsides of eternal youth. 'The Age of Adaline' a stylish affair of the heart and chance 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

Their romantic relationship also resulted in the birth of her only child. Liv Ullmann has given out many Oscars. Now she gets her own. 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z

“I like to do very romantic, sentimental type of work,” Marshall told The Times in 1990, following the release of “Pretty Woman.” What’s on TV Tuesday: A ‘Kimmy Schmidt’ Special and ‘Cinema Paradiso’ 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z

“It may seem like a leap to make, that a scent can evoke a romantic response,” said Shaan K. Hathiramani, a founder with his brother, Raj K. Hathiramani, of Harvey Prince. Skin Deep: Pumpkin Pie: Provocative or Just Tasty? 2011-07-14T01:11:47Z

How to describe our romantic life with the delicacy a family publication requires? I Was Misinformed: The Time She Tried Viagra 2012-11-14T11:24:57Z

Ah, yes, nothing more romantic than the age-old gesture of drowning your beloved in cheap sparkling wine. Couple's 'botched' engagement photos go viral on social media: 'Put those on the wedding invites' 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z

She understands that, for all that the members of this demographic profess to value intellectual companionship in a romantic partner, that model doesn’t work for everybody. Books of The Times: In ‘Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.,’ Women Flummox a Writer 2013-08-04T17:47:50Z

The misty Mosel is what some visitors hope the Rhine will be — peaceful, sleepy, romantic villages slipped between steep vineyards and the river. Finding ‘back doors’ in today’s Europe 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z

“I look back on that as one of the most romantic periods in my life,” he said. At the Opera, a Losing Battle Against Romance 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z

Mr. Boulez kept his private life resolutely private, with no acknowledged romantic relationship of any sort. Pierre Boulez, conductor of bracing clarity, dies at 90 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z

But such is history, especially romantic history, especially the versions published in magazines or on screen. Perspective | Don’t blame MeToo for ruining the most iconic kiss in history. The photo was never romantic. 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z

I don’t just shine for you/you don’t just shine for me” she warns her romantic interest. The New Face of Rap: Young, Female and Ready to Blog 2012-05-30T10:45:30Z

Once a romantic hero, then an existential one — blond, narrow-hipped, unsmiling behind sunglasses — Mr. Walker no longer has a stage persona. ‘Soused,’ Scott Walker’s Unusual New Album With Sunn O))) 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z

This big-hearted and bare-chested romantic comedy centers two best friends determined to have a summer vacation for the record books on the legendary queer haven hamlet in New York. The best new movies to watch at home soon, from "Everything Everywhere All at Once" to "Fire Island" 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z

He was the soulful, romantic lover in the pre-revolutionary age, for the movie version of Pasternak’s 1958 novel whose forbidden status was still a hot-button topic in both the US and the USSR. Omar Sharif: an exquisite actor whose charisma baffled Hollywood 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

Twelfth Night The U.K.’s Filter Theatre puts a rock ’n’ roll twist on Shakespeare’s romantic comedy about twins separated by a shipwreck. L.A. theater openings, March 12-19: 'The Cruise' and more 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z

In the golden age of the romantic comedy—from the nineties to the early two-thousands—these experiences could not be found onscreen. What “Always Be My Maybe” Gets About Making an Asian-American Rom-Com 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z

But none of this was meant to signal romantic interest, Lou told me when we talked three days later. Date Lab: If he wasn’t interested, why did he ask for her number? 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z

And what better way to celebrate after gift-giving — or throwing a Singles Appreciation party or eating a pint of Häagen-Dazs alone in bed — than by watching a romantic film? Ranking: Valentine’s Day Films From Worst to Best 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

A musical version of the romantic epic Doctor Zhivago is heading to Broadway in March, the Hollywood Reporter says. Doctor Zhivago Is Heading to Broadway This Spring 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z

"Reminiscent of only her mother Melanie Griffith's best characteristics, Johnson's Ana squeezes believability out of one of the more silly romantic entanglements in recent popular culture," he said. Fifty Shades film 'better than book' 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

On the romantic Peanuts, Staples was lighter than air – happy, even – and when he whipped out a harmonica, the whole thing turned into a celebration of love's uncanny way of making even miserablists succumb. Tindersticks | Pop review 2010-03-26T22:30:00Z

“This is a beautiful park, particularly for couples, it’s very romantic,” said Flora Werner, a 28-year-old Londoner visiting with her boyfriend. Retiro park: Madrid's green lung 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z

The service, the amenities, the comfortable beds, the food and its romantic setting, along with the dedicated, hands-on staff, assure a memorable stay. Check In/Check Out : Hotel Review: La Maison Blanche on Shelter Island, N.Y. 2011-07-29T19:33:41Z

Later Wednesday, Alberta Ferretti presented a collection that reached way back into the annals of fashion to the days of romantic maidens. Traditional trumps trendy for the summer 2011 2010-09-22T20:30:00Z

Bartlett’s deceivingly simple premise explores the vagaries of romantic attraction, and the director David Muse makes good use of a split screen to overcome the actors’ need to maintain their distance. Theater to Stream: ‘Broadway Backwards’ and Starry Readings 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z

I say this, by the way, as a fan of big personalities, yentas, hopeless romantics, barnyard stand-ins and anyone else who shoots a bright thread through the tapestry of life. Carolyn Hax: Disapproving of wife’s alcohol addiction, but unwilling to walk away

He follows her to Paris, with designs both romantic and homicidal. Review: ‘Anastasia,’ a Russian Princess With an Identity Crisis 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z

That’s why romantic comedy concentrates on the pursuit of happiness, not its fulfillment. The TV Watch: ‘The Mindy Project’ and ‘Ben and Kate,’ New Fox Series 2012-09-24T21:56:50Z

Janet moved through a series of government jobs, made a few friends and even developed the occasional romantic relationship. An incurable disease covered her face in tumors. She had to learn to like herself. 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z

Their centerpiece track “What Else Is There?” sets a tone of romantic apocalypse, with images of “Flashlights, nightmare, sudden explosions” at a menacing disco pace. Robyn and Royksopp leave the Bowl dancing, and far from alone 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z

Jones has an eye for the melancholic resonance of outmoded craftwork and over-indulgent decoration, for romantic escapism betrayed by needlepoint sentimentality. This week's new exhibitions 2011-01-22T00:06:54Z

“You could be surprised how much people could talk to each other and not be romantic,” she said. A Call to Duty, Camaraderie and Love 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z

She and I were in a romantic relationship, which had just ended. Perspective | Ask Amy: Former flame worries about loan repayment 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z

You’ve probably been to a hundred like it, if not in real life then at least in romantic comedies. ‘Palm Springs’ Review: Déjà Vu All Over Again 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z

Both are spoiled but kindhearted, initially reckless but grow to be mature and love a ridiculously expensive romantic gesture. Let's Talk About That 'Gilmore Girls' Ending 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z

Everything about it was incredible, from the characters to the writing style, the battle scenes to the sweet romantic ones. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore - review 2012-07-27T08:00:00Z

The fairytale romance of "Christmas Ever After" doesn't just begin and end with its romantic plotline, but in creating a world free of accessibility concerns. "Christmas Ever After": Ali Stroker hopes to give disabled girls a romantic heroine 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z

“Erasmo is more hard edged, with rock ’n’ roll pulsing in his veins, while Roberto tends to be softer, more romantic.” Roberto Carlos, Brazil?s Pop Giant, Visits Radio City 2010-04-15T22:17:00Z

Trelawny of the Wells, a romantic comedy revolving around a theatre company in north London, runs from 15 February to 13 April. All-female Caesar set for Donmar 2012-09-03T13:50:56Z

Willis has been quipping his way out of moral ambiguity since the romantic comedy TV series Moonlighting three decades ago. Non-stop action: why Hollywood’s ageing heroes won’t give up 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z

“Seven Minutes” is about the young, but its sturdy romantic dynamic is as old as can be. | 'Seven Minutes in Heaven': At Here Arts, Steven Levenson?s Play About Teen Desire 2010-06-13T21:49:00Z

A romantic drama about a poor, gay Guatemalan teenager seems quite removed from your background. Li Cheng on making "José," an epic gay love story set in Guatemala 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z

Despite three divorces and three major flings, she seems to be a romantic idealist at heart. Jennifer Lopez tells Chelsea Handler she'd like to remarry 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z

Their messages were by turns romantic, topical, admonitory and devout, while the music was hypnotically danceable. William Onyeabor, Reclusive African Electro-Funk Pioneer, Dies at 70 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

“Fossora,” derived from the Latin for “digger,” prizes earthiness: the fleshy physicality of life and death, pleasure and suffering, romantic and parental love. On ‘Fossora,’ Björk Is a Daughter, a Mother and a Universe 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z

“I didn’t understand why Hector liked me because he was older, serious and quiet, while I was bubbly, talkative and a romantic,” Ms. Martin said. Three Decades Later, The Face He Painted Became His Bride 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z

Yes, it has a romantic heart, but it's also a Western, making it OK to celebrate among critics, the bulk of whom are still white and male. Netflix's lush "Self Made" deftly glams up an underexposed history 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z

Are you worried about being typecast as the romantic hero? A Minute With: Sam Claflin on horror, heroes and 'Hunger Games' 2014-04-23T21:41:59Z

Most convincing evidence that the romantic comedy is, indeed, dead: “The To-Do List,” “The Big Wedding.” Film tradition continues with ‘Dubious Achievements’ 2013 2014-01-02T22:59:42Z

With “Blurred Lines,” he has finally scored a No. 1 hit, after 20 years of writing romantic R&B songs that did well with black audiences, especially women, but never crossed over to pop radio. Robin Thicke, a Romantic, Has a Naughty Hit 2013-07-21T16:14:52Z

While many of the season’s sequels continue to struggle, the healthy debut of the romantic drama “Me Before You” proved that there is room for more than superheroes in the summer. ‘Turtles’ sequel underwhelms, women drive ‘Me Before You’ 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z

But then deep down “Laura Bush Killed a Guy” is not a political satire but a romantic comedy about mutual redemption: “I’m the girl that sadness made,” Mrs. Bush concludes. Review: ‘Laura Bush Killed a Guy’ Plumbs a First Lady’s Mysteries 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z

More recently she also won critical plaudits in an episode of director and writer Dominic Savage's improvised, gritty romantic television dramas, True Love. Billie Piper: how to conquer the world before you're 30 2012-11-10T15:55:00Z

Conversely, she says, both romantic and platonic relationships are hugely beneficial. Risky relationships: why women are more likely to die of a broken heart 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z

He falls in love with a young woman in the town, and that's where the romantic comedy comes in. Kyra Sedgwick knows we're obsessed with her marriage to Kevin Bacon: "I totally feel pressure" 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z

They’re given the job of tracking down Bonnie and Clyde, the infamous criminals who were turned into romantic outsiders — a reputation cemented by the landmark 1967 film named for them. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Hanna’ and ‘The Highwaymen’ 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

She said that all romantic comedies were essentially mashups of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" and Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," but she injected the formula with a somewhat sentimental flavor. Writer, filmmaker Nora Ephron of Sleepless in Seattle' dies at 71 2012-06-27T12:48:22Z

For the musical to inspire excitement, or even affection, we need to feel that the romantic fate of a young woman of vibrant heart and spirit hangs in the balance. Vanessa Hudgens in a Squeaky Clean ‘Gigi’ on Broadway 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z

Levy’s personal fortunes have been worse, involving a terrible string of losses — both parents and her romantic partner, quite rapidly — even before the spinal surgery in December that unexpectedly left her re-learning to walk. After Levy, what next for Theatre Washington and the Hayes Awards? 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

"Until You Were Gone" captures the rude awakening about a romantic parting: "I didn't know about silence/Until you were gone." John Fullbright aims to connect, uplift with 'Songs' 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z

In Mr. Hazanavicius’s view, the film echoes the romantic comedies of the 1930s, when people were looking for a refuge from the Great Depression. Film: Paying Tribute to a Silent Hollywood 2011-10-18T13:00:19Z

Tom nor Violet are demonized or do anything idiotic, which is a refreshing change from most romantic comedies. The Five-Year Engagement Feels That Long 2012-04-26T10:45:58Z

Popping the question early, says Eric Ziebold, chef-owner of the romantic Kinship and Métier in Washington, avoids the jitters of waiting through multiple courses; holding off until later allows for some anticipation to build. How to make the most out of Valentine’s Day dinner at a restaurant 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z

“We started playing tennis together shortly after we met. A few months later, things turned romantic.” Slowing Down Sped Up Their Relationship 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z

It’s not helpful to any of you that you’re so immersed in their romantic wrangles, and curtailing your exposure seems the best way to restore civility and sense to proceedings. I think my dad’s girlfriend takes advantage of him. How can I get over my anger at her? 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z

"Up Here," which will be directed by Alex Timbers, is a romantic comedy musical about an awkward man with an overactive subconscious life. 'Frozen' songwriters to debut new musical 'Up Here' in La Jolla 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z

Always vague when asked about his romantic attachments, Mr. McKuen never married. Rod McKuen dies at 81; poetry and songs sold millions and drew critical scorn in the 1960s and ’70s 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z

She said that all romantic comedies were essentially mash-ups of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" and Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," but Ephron injected the formula with a populist, somewhat sentimental flavor. 'Sleepless in Seattle' writer Nora Ephron dies at 71 2012-06-27T01:41:54Z

A bad one, on the other hand, is like an unsuccessful romantic setup: This is what you think I’m into? The Lonely Librarian, the Color of Melancholy, and Tangerines 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z

Yes, the script makes its concessions to romantic conventions. Review: In ‘Photograph 51,’ Nicole Kidman Is a Steely DNA Scientist 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z

That will change with “Past Lives,” a romantic drama due later this year, in which Ms. Lee plays a first-generation immigrant who reconnects with a childhood sweetheart. Greta Lee Is Still a Pool Shark 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z

The romantic view is that couples want to work at things and see if they can learn to fall in love again. Kasey Edwards: I love being married, but am I the exception? 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z

On the West Coast he started working with Mr. Hockney, the noted artist and stage designer, and was his romantic partner for a time. Ian Falconer, Creator of Olivia, the Energetic Piglet, Dies at 63 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z

Another month in Nashville, another contribution to the ocean full of white-collar/blue-collar romantic square-off songs. The Playlist: Iggy Pop’s Jazzy Whimsy, and 12 More New Songs 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z

And they’re not really focused on human dramas or romantic comedies or courtroom dramas. Q&A: Rob Reiner on ‘When Harry Met Sally’s’ 30th anniversary 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z

Their typical narrative seems ripe for a romantic comedy: A 20-something woman who was unhappy in her conventional career quits to travel the world alone. That Solo Travel Blogger? She Just Wants a Vacation 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z

Crimson Peak” works hard to supply the kind of gothic, romantic, creepy-erotic mood that is not quite the staple of popular culture that it used to be. ‘Crimson Peak,’ a Guillermo del Toro Gothic Romance in High Bloody Style 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z

The other two new movies in wide release were both romantic comedies. 2010-01-10T22:45:00Z

It may not be as glittery or romantic, but saving for a house together or putting money aside to cover future parental-leave shortfall does signify a deeper level of commitment than the traditional diamond ring. Why marrying millennials are giving the finger to diamond rings 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z

His choice sounded so romantic, so like him. Please Stop Merchandising Mental Illness 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z

Who would take issue right now with a teen-focused romantic comedy that affirms cross-cultural experiences, subverts some stereotypes about immigrants and acknowledges a spectrum of desire in adolescent girls? Review | Mindy Kaling’s ‘Never Have I Ever’ is breezy, cheerful and not as good as it ought to be 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z

“There was the romantic appeal looking back to his mother and the belle époque, but there was also a constant evolution in shape, changing proportions and the ideas connected to the World War were revolutionary.” Dior Turns to Raf Simons 2012-04-09T16:27:12Z

“I’m not romantic, and I don’t like Christmas,” she said. Paula Hawkins’s Journey to ‘The Girl on the Train’ 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z

But actors and directors are all about interpretation, and the characters have wandered into a company that wants to put a playful, romantic twist on their domestic horrors. ‘Six Characters in Search of an Author’ at BAM 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z

She takes the leap, clutching an “Eat, Pray, Love” paperback, her imagination full of romantic visions that are, to put it mildly, not to be met. ‘Spin Me Round,’ ‘Small Town Crime’ and More Streaming Gems 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z

Warhol, often billed as a hardhearted cynic, was actually, or also, a true romantic who almost never found the love he craved. At Auction, Unknown Warhol Sculpture That Was Gift to Boyfriend 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z

That is “love’s true kiss”: not romantic love, the thunderbolt, but a steady, daily love. Love's True Kiss: 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z

“It was a romantic thing for young people in the ’60s and ’70s,” said Reid, whose research for “Roadside Americans” took him deep into a century’s worth of newspaper clippings and hitchhiking memoirs. Thumbs up for three new books that capture hitchhiking’s adventurous spirit 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z

If the titles don’t dovetail precisely – the earlier title is a bit lurid, the final title quite romantic – they are at least fraternal twins. You can judge a book by its title 2013-04-01T18:27:00Z

A Rainy Day in New York, Woody Allen’s romantic comedy dropped by distributor Amazon in the wake of the #MeToo movement, is to open the Deauville American film festival next month. Woody Allen's Rainy Day in New York to open Deauville film festival 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

Fortunately, it is saved by two fleet-footed leads who have mastered the two steps forward, one step back dance at the heart of romantic comedy. ‘The Perfect Find’ Review: The Actors Put the Spark in This Film 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z

"Remind Me," performed here as a virtual duet with Carrie Underwood, demonstrated his soulful, romantic side. Plenty of beer -- and a bit of fear -- from Brad Paisley at the Bowl 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z

There was no other player who could have so credibly inhabited the role of Rick Blaine, expatriate, misanthrope, habitual drinker, and, ultimately, the most self-sacrificing, most romantic Hollywood hero of the war years. Books of The Times: Talent Is What Made Him Dangerous 2011-02-14T23:29:12Z

Putting questions about your romantic life aside, isn’t it typical of the perversity of human nature that you should be fixating on your loss rather then celebrating the friendship you’ve enjoyed? I’m 26, a virgin and attracted to a woman twice my age 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z

Two and a half decades later, it’s still the quintessential romantic comedy. 25 years later, "When Harry Met Sally" is still the perfect rom-com 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z

The series was dealt a major blow in its third season, when actor Dan Stevens, who played romantic lead Matthew Crawley, decided not to return. 'Right time' to end 'Downton Abbey' next season, series creator says 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

“All these images that were meant to be beautiful and romantic were now harrowing and triggering in the midst of a rom-com that was intended to make you laugh, not traumatize you.” The Twin Towers After September 11: A Tribute or a Painful Reminder? 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z

By the end of the movie, we may suspect that one character has found an entirely novel and effective way of resetting a romantic relationship. ‘Yourself and Yours’ Review: Romance, Alcohol and a Puzzle 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z

On the puppyish “Solo,” he’s as close to content as he gets here; mostly, he labors over romantic scenarios that leave him vexed, or worse. Frank Ocean Ends His Long Silence With a Variety of Works 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z

There was something romantic about the way she regarded the clothes nobody wanted, calling them “beautiful and unique and impossible to recreate.” The Designer Turning Two Used T-Shirts Into High Fashion 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z

Opened last December at the Peaks Resort & Spa in Mountain Village, the glass-walled restaurant has dazzling fire features and romantic valley views. 36 Hours in Telluride, Colo. 2010-02-27T04:28:00Z

Her desire to take things in a romantic direction with Ms. Hardy did not wane. Finding Each Other in the Place They Had Always Been 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

Sandor is, in other words, the classic cynic who is a romantic at heart. Major "Game of Thrones" prediction: The Cleganebowl is coming — finally 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z

But only the hardest of hearts could resist an alfresco showing of the timelessly romantic Roman Holiday, starring Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn. This week's new film events 2011-08-05T23:12:02Z

“Gone With the Wind” was already controversial in the Black community for its placid and romantic depiction of slavery. The New Definitive Biography of Martin Luther King Jr. 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z

To get a romantic comedy was the dream. ‘While You Were Sleeping’ turns 25: An oral history of the Sandra Bullock rom-com favorite 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z

That was enough to suggest a little bit of romantic nostalgia, the kind that usually describes Mr. Som's dreamy floral prints. | On the Runway Blog: At Peter Som's Show, Birds Suddenly Appear 2012-09-07T16:56:43Z

“I planned a romantic getaway, but all I hear is geology, geology, geology,” she laughs. Driving Iceland’s Overlooked North 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z

Other notable nominees include Cameron Diaz, who is cited for her roles in romantic comedies The Other Woman and Sex Tape as well as worst supporting actress in the remake of Annie. Transformers tops Razzie nominations 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z

George Young, a 14-year-old newcomer to theater who plays Romeo, said he knew little about romantic love before performing in the show and had only skimmed the original play. The World Takes On Shakespeare at London Festival 2012-07-04T21:37:11Z

The plot climaxes in horrific bloodshed, a lacerating irony for characters forever idealizing their romantic quest. 'Penelope' an audacious reimagining of Homer 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z

Posy Simmonds’s graphic novel, on which it is closely based, is a loose and whimsical adaptation of “Far From the Madding Crowd,” Hardy’s 1874 novel about the romantic travails of Bathsheba Everdene. | 'Tamara Drewe': More Sex, Please, We?re British Rustics 2010-10-07T23:18:00Z

As his romantic tastes shifts from known quantities — like Hepburn, Rogers and Gardner — to powerless unknowns, “Seduction” reveals the root of Hughes’s interest in women: a desire to exert total control, rather than true affection. Review | How Howard Hughes manipulated aspiring starlets — and kept it a secret 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z

“The Artist,” a most romantic homage to 1920s Hollywood, is a French film. France Cheers Oscars for ?The Artist? and Jean Dujardin 2012-02-28T14:07:36Z

But the three most romantic novels of the last 50 years? Call this romance? 2010-09-16T10:52:00Z

“Bent” is a romantic comedy about a womanizing, surfer dude contractor and his beautiful, no-nonsense, type-A client, who work together to remodel each other’s lives as they renovate her Venice, California home. Human Beings Rejoice! Community Returns to NBC March 15 2012-02-21T20:57:43Z

Both the music and the recreated choreography convey the jarring impact of this invasion of disruptive sound and movement on a polite haute-bourgeois culture accustomed to Tchaikovsky’s romantic ballets. | 'Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky': Jan Kounen?s Tale of Artists in Love 2010-06-10T23:28:00Z

But there is something more than a little ghoulish about building a sweet, hipsterish romantic comedy on the grave of a dead sibling, and “The Pretty One” wavers queasily between macabre humor and wide-eyed sincerity. Movie Review: Zoe Kazan Plays Disparate Twins in ‘The Pretty One’ 2014-02-07T00:05:05Z

But she was also drowning: in debt, ennui, romantic misfires and self-doubt about the freelance writing career that had produced one too many bylines on mascara articles. Review | Is there such a thing as too much self-care? One woman found out. 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z

You don’t really want the neoliberal business intrigue or the imperialist guilt trip or the by-the-book romantic comedy, and it’s not clear Mr. Crowe does either. Review: ‘Aloha,’ a Hangout Movie With Bradley Cooper and Emma Stone in Hawaii 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

She moves back to her childhood home and takes in three 20-something men as boarders, and romantic entanglements ensue. Kitchens and Their Evolving Personalities 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z

Yet they are a long way from romantic stalemate – in fact, their closeness, their similarities and their sheer meant-for-each-other-ness are what makes this sadly overlooked BBC3 comedy so heartwarming, knocking any notion that opposites attract. Him and Her: box set review 2013-02-21T17:09:36Z

Predictably, Emily at one point tells him, “You are the biggest romantic I know.” Movie Review: ‘The Trouble With the Truth’ 2012-09-14T05:15:23Z

It's a dramatic cliché familiar to fans of Bollywood, whose over-the-top romantic arcs typically start with a scene like this. Beyond brown shame: Refreshing "India Sweets and Spices" moves past struggles of hyphenated identity 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z

But in spoofing romantic comedies, Wain has made a film that can be both hailed and derided for its nonstop cleverness. Review: ‘They Came Together’ a parody party 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z

Young people’s romantic relationships may be more vaguely defined than they were in the days of chaperones and ritualistic courtship, but that doesn’t mean that movies about those relationships are well served by being vague. Movie Review: ‘Brightest Star,’ a Story About 20-Something Relationships 2014-01-31T01:01:07Z

In “The Heist,” Silva delivers his typical brand of hard-boiled dialogue, romantic intrigue and culture-packed references, from Mozart to Bruckner, Caravaggio to van Gogh. Daniel Silva is the best-selling author of the Gabriel Allon series. Meet his secret adviser 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

Ms. Smith’s parents met more than 30 years ago when they played the romantic leads, Harold and Marian, in a production of “The Music Man” in Springfield, Mo. An Onstage Wedding Brings a Broadway Happy Ending to Life 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z

Two spectacular outings for the romantic comedy queen, Carole Lombard, are also here. Streaming Your Valentine’s Day 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z

This romantic subscription service can be ordered once for $41.95 or for three, six or 12 dates that’ll be shipped out on a monthly basis. 10 gifts for newlyweds or longtime couples that will arrive before Christmas 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z

It’s hamstrung by a division between a David versus Goliath story — of the little folk fighting against the faceless forces of the global economy — and a romantic love triangle. ‘The Last Ship,’ With Songs by Sting, Opens on Broadway 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z

She is always looking for a new one because she is, above all else, a romantic. Alice Waters on Sex, Drugs and Sustainable Agriculture 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z

This is the stuff of what is known as the romantic sublime and is often associated with weather that engulfs us and obscures topographical objectivity. Exhibitionist: The week's art shows in pictures 2012-11-22T12:00:00Z

For the romantic scene in the stairway, I wanted the music to be very cinematic, something you would associate with a love scene in a film, and not from a specific time period. "She feels things deeply": How "A Radiant Girl" slowly realizes the persecution of the Holocaust 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z

For much of the show, she drifts in and out of a romantic relationship with Will Gardner, one of the partners at her law firm. The Season Finale of 'The Good Wife' 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z

“I’m the perfect demo for liking that song in terms of I like a lot of electronic music and I’m also a totally emotional, romantic dude,” Taccone said in an interview. The Long Tail of Aphex Twin’s ‘Avril 14th’ 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z

To All the Boys … is set to debut on Netflix and is about Lara Jean, a teen romantic who discovers her private love letters have been mailed to their recipients. 'We're part of a greater movement': Hollywood finally gives Asian stories a spotlight 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z

I felt powerful for the first time in a romantic relationship. The year I was venomous 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z

The musical follows two plotlines -- the growing labor unrest among the town's shipbuilders, and a romantic conflict between Gideon and his former girlfriend. Sting musical 'The Last Ship' opens on Broadway to mixed reviews 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z

As the British audience knows, he has been around a long time as an industrious, inventive supporting actor who did not have the look or presence for romantic lead roles. Andy Serkis 2011-08-11T22:00:01Z

The images are lush and somewhat romantic: Butler’s figure appears ghost-like among the roses while snippets of her writing wind their way through the leaves. What to see in L.A. galleries: An ode to a black sci-fi trailblazer and Lari Pittman 'Mood Books' 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z

Pianist Sylvie Courvoisier roams through jazz and romantic music on the keyboard, but also plucks, bangs and scrapes every surface of her instrument. Israel Galván – review 2013-03-26T18:11:27Z

Their warmth and electricity was the stuff of romantic legend; it outlived him, and now her, because it seemed the perfect, sexual and intellectual match. How Lauren Bacall Got to Dine with President Clinton at a TIME Gala 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z

Cash in for a bit and make dreck like “The Wedding Planner”? It’s all good: “I enjoyed being able to give people a ninety-minute breezy romantic getaway from the stress of their lives.” Review | Matthew McConaughey is ‘alright, alright, alright’ — and thinks you will be too 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z

It may be, as Sunday's episode "Doomcoming" shows us, a sort of mushroom-induced romantic frenzy that gets the group into cannibalism in the first place, like the worst performance of "A Midsummer's Night Dream" ever. "Yellowjackets" unapologetically follows YA logic, from the Big Dance to bitter betrayals 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z

In 2016 though, with even presidential candidates espousing conspiracy theories of their own, there’s nothing rebelliously romantic here. ‘The X-Files’ Season 10 Premiere: A Crazier Mulder Than Usual 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z

Jolie, 41, filed for divorce from Pitt, her husband of two years and romantic partner since 2005, citing irreconcilable differences and seeking full physical custody of their children, ages 8 to 15. Brad Pitt cleared by FBI for airplane incident, will not face charges 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z

Of course, Devi is not the only onscreen protagonist to have ever been torn between two romantic interests. From "Twilight" to "Never Have I Ever," here's what makes the greatest love triangles so potent 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z

But boys' lack of romantic interest in me breaks my heart. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: If you play the coquette, everyone loses 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z

They are clearly fascinated by each other; there is romantic tension in their banter, some of it charged with a grim humor. A Young Poet, a Mysterious Stranger and an El Salvador on the Brink of War 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z

The brother is recovering from a brain injury, the sister from a dubious choice of romantic partner. This Week in Fiction: Thomas Pierce 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z

There the audience members are, seated demurely in their rows of chairs, while on stage the dancers and musicians, dressed to the glittery nines, evoke sultry encounters in romantic, far-flung locales. Dance Review: Sensual Spanish Accent Arrives by Way of Quebec 2011-05-01T21:00:29Z

She smoked three packs of Gauloise a day, spoke in a booming bluster to the accompaniment of “lava, stones and thunder,” and was a hopeless romantic in the crumbling mold of 19th-century Russian novels. Underneath Romain Gary’s Many Masks 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z

The Penwith peninsula's fertile mix of fishermen, farmers, tin miners and smugglers, with incoming drifters and artists, fed Pip's romantic imagination. Pip Benveniste obituary 2010-09-16T18:15:00Z

And in The Habit of Art Bennett showed that WH Auden relied on the mechanical services of rent-boys and that Britten's art was inseparable from his romantic, if unconsummated, attachment to boys. Alan Bennett: a quiet radical 2012-10-12T09:38:00Z

Regardless of the romantic spell they cast, houses with historic good looks can be stifling to decorate. Bruce Budd Redecorates Houston Mansion 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z

Both were romantics, but Waters’s idealism faced forward, while Tower’s nostalgia sent him ceaselessly back to the grandeur of the past. Jeremiah Tower, a Forgotten Father of the American Food Revolution 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z

I would have loved to do romantic comedies. 'Nightcrawler' actress Rene Russo is a reluctant star 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z

Baked in a 6-inch heart-shaped pan, it’s the perfect recipe for a romantic Valentine’s Day. 2010-02-08T16:40:00Z

“He recognized her instantly as an adversary,” Gianopoulos began, priming the audience from the first sentence for a romantic rivalry. Presenting his debut collection, Panio Gianopoulos is funny and disarming at Skylight Books 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z

“I remember her well,” she said, “Back then, this place was only little roads, just a romantic spot where she could drive around in her old cars. It’s tragic what happened to her.” Exploring the France That Josephine Baker Loved 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z

The romantic comedy was going to be a major feature film, with a reported budget of $30 million; its inspiration, the best-selling novel by Kevin Kwan, had already sold millions of copies. ‘Crazy Rich Asians’: Why Did It Take So Long to See a Cast Like This? 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z

Last time I checked, a romantic union is sustained on the basis of mutual trust and desire. I can’t come to terms with my boyfriend’s female friendships | Dear Mariella 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z

In the neighbouring peninsula of Dingle, the local tourist industry is still benefiting from the publicity surrounding David Lean’s epic 1970 romantic drama, Ryan’s Daughter, which was was shot in the area. This is not the island you're looking for, Irish wildlife groups tell Star Wars 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z

Someday, he’ll star in a great romantic comedy, when he finds the right script — but his hair’s already there. ‘Playing for Keeps’: Gerard Butler’s hair scores, film falls flat | Movie review 2012-12-06T22:08:43Z

Dear Carolyn: I'm not in a romantic relationship and I'm fine with that — maybe too fine. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Want to criticize a friend’s parenting? Put that idea in timeout. 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z

Any romantic illusions I had about being an actor disappeared over the next few hours, as I experienced the tedium of film-making. Nirpal Dhaliwal: My Bollywood bit part 2011-02-10T21:59:00Z

However, leaving aside the romantic idea of riding the rails into the American heartland, rail travel has its disappointments. Skipping the airport, saving the planet: My 19-hour carbon-saving jaunt across America 2014-02-18T23:59:00Z

In the various versions of “A Star Is Born,” the husband assumes this victim role, a figure that Cooper — who also directed — exalts by turning a romantic melodrama into a male weepie. In ‘A Star Is Born,’ Equality Is Deadly 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z

Her screenwriting credits included "Heartburn," the nuclear power drama "Silkwood" and the romantic comedy "When Harry Met Sally ..." Nora Ephron, writer-filmmaker, dies at 71 2012-06-27T03:28:11Z

Praising Allen’s nuanced portrayal of women given his romantic past is bound to draw ire. Ronan and Mia Farrow Slam Woody Allen During Golden Globes 2014-01-13T13:04:57Z

Its six tableaus depict the “changing fortunes of romantic love.” Review: John Zorn’s Spirit of Restless Invention Flows Forth 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z

She was better than some of the film-makers she espoused – smarter, more giddily romantic and more insistent that they do good work. The warrior critic: in praise of Pauline Kael 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z

It is the most romantic, lovely park in Britain. Raymond Blanc: ‘A head chef threw a copper pan in my face and broke my jaw’ 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z

Fassbender, the imperiously romantic Rochester of Jane Eyre, tamps down his usual steely sensuality to make flesh of the conflicts a principled man feels for a troubled Circe. Odd Couples at Venice: Freud & Jung, Wallis & Edward, Cronenberg & Madonna 2011-09-02T09:15:00Z

Instead, they let their relationships flow whither the current takes them, relinquishing themselves to the whorls and eddies that change all romantic partnerships over time. All you need is loves: the truth about polyamory 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z

He is a tall, broad-shouldered man who looks like he could handle himself in the jailyard, but he is also a self-professed “romantic.” Steve Earle’s outlaw heart 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z

The trial documented their romantic odyssey and the birth of a baby Stern once thought was his. No prison time sought in Anna Nicole Smith case 2011-01-05T18:56:08Z

All kinds of people have messed with “The Comedy of Errors,” a farce to begin with, but “Much Ado,” a multiplotted romantic comedy, is a trickier beast. Theater: Shakespeare gets all funked up 2011-01-27T17:55:00Z

And in Gordon’s telling, she seems to have preferred to carry on her romantic life by correspondence, exchanging effusive notes with her art teacher, her former French beau, and even her former husband. Clark collection tells the story of a privileged and peculiar life

I was taken by its mystery: An expat surgeon returns to Budapest for a romantic assignation with a man who insists they’ve never met. We Watched Fall Film Festivals From Home. Here’s How It Went. 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z

It is very easy to lean into the first 45 minutes of this classic romantic drama set in the music industry, like the 1976 version featuring Barbra Streisand. “A Star Is Born,” fails to thrive: Bradley Cooper’s vanity project is more corny than compe... 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z

It might be more romantic, I thought, to propose on the beach in this rain. Beach holiday tragedy 2011-08-05T22:01:58Z

It was as romantic revolt rather than social critique that situationism survived in this country. The Beach Beneath the Street by McKenzie Wark ? review 2011-08-18T09:00:01Z

Passion for the work overtook the urge to resuscitate her romantic life, especially with the memory of her former partner’s arrest still lingering. After Two Dating Apps and 98 First Dates, Something Was Different About the 99th 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z

Still, that wasn’t enough to net it a best picture win; it lost to Woody Allen’s romantic comedy Annie Hall. Why Star Wars: The Force Awakens won't sweep the Oscars 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z

Not surprisingly, Hershey's Kisses are a common entry for the romantic holiday. Valentine's Day candy study reveals what each state prefers – and what it doesn’t 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z

All Jeremiah knows of the West are the romantic myths that he has learned from tattered dime novels, some of which feature fictionalized tales right out of Lefty’s past. Review: The Sidekick as Hero in ‘The Ballad of Lefty Brown’ 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z

Many consider Siesta Key the Sunshine State's most romantic getaway. Winter Coastal Escapes 2010-02-17T21:30:00Z

Drama, Uninvited, Is in the Wedding Party The first sign of trouble in the romantic comedy “Love Is All You Need” is the clichéd and incessant use of “That’s Amore.” Movie Review: ‘Love Is All You Need,’ Starring Pierce Brosnan 2013-05-02T23:44:26Z

The former home of the American romantic composer Edward MacDowell was the first artists retreat in the US. Stephen Sondheim honoured in US 2013-08-12T09:39:51Z

The Escher also offered a committed performance of Berg’s “Lyric Suite,” which meshes a modernist, 12-tone idiom with lyrical and romantic gestures. Music Review: A Violinist and Novelist, and, Yes, Composer 2011-02-04T22:32:02Z

By turns charming, shamelessly exuberant, romantic, enigmatic, bright and dark: a spectrum of views emerged during the course of four ballets, all of which were choreographed by George Balanchine between 1954 and 1970. Dance Review: New York City Ballet’s Spring Opener Features Balanchine 2013-05-01T22:03:21Z

Whatever Mort may think, at no point does Jo, 30 years his junior, regard him even remotely as a viable romantic option. ‘Rifkin’s Festival’ Review: Woody Allen Travels to Movie Memory Lane 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z

And men carry this same dynamic into their romantic relationships, often leading with the “good provider” story. It’s why we pay for dinner on the first date. Why men have so much trouble making friends 2014-04-12T16:00:00Z

Rarely are romantic comedies titled more desperately than “Marry Me.” ‘Marry Me’ Review: Putting ‘I Do’ on the To-Do List 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z

And Pella, despite her avowals to avoid another complicated romantic entanglement, falls for the woebegone Mike, who’s despairing over his future. Books of The Times: ?The Art of Fielding? by Chad Harbach - Review 2011-09-05T22:32:00Z

The New York Times praised the nostalgic piece as "a pleasingly understated and optimistic romantic story, without an ounce of cynicism." A sleigh full of holiday shows 2011-11-24T23:56:38Z

"It takes characters that could be considered childish and gives them a romantic new take, making them so grand that kids can believe in them again without feeling childish." Few family films among Hollywood's holiday movies 2012-11-14T13:08:33Z

After starring in a string of romantic comedies such as "Just Go With It," Aniston may be turning her sights to more serious fare. Jennifer Aniston plans non-comedy movie projects 2011-03-10T19:18:54Z

Your feelings for your high school flame seem to be frozen in the first flush of romantic excitement. Social Q’s: Live and Love for Today 2014-04-17T20:01:03Z

Much of the menace is masked by a romantic subplot, while Horikoshi's work on the Zero comes off as a noble effort by a man in love with planes and flight. Anime master Miyazaki's new film sounds a warning for Japan 2013-08-06T06:50:35Z

No longer romantic partners, we had become pandemic partners. When It’s Either Your Ex, or Nobody, for Months 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z

Following romantic tradition, the victims of these acts would suffer silently, or in the age of Freud, they could work through their suffering with their therapists. Is Woody Allen a Great Filmmaker? Discuss 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z

But when he waxed romantic about mechanical projectors, the manager, Tom Fink, reminded him of how much maintenance the old dogs required. Resort Towns Face a Last Picture Show 2012-08-24T22:27:29Z

Gregor is a psychopath and a brute with no honor at all, and so his status as a knight disillusioned young Sandor, who had once really believed in the romantic ideal of chivalry. Major "Game of Thrones" prediction: The Cleganebowl is coming — finally 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z

On “Betty,” she delivers teenage romantic regret with the icy, knowing vocal shiver she deploys in her most felt moments, with faint echoes of the wistful “Tim McGraw,” her 2006 debut single. Taylor Swift, a Pop Star Done With Pop 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z

You know the drill, but the casting is a romantic dream team. This week's new films 2012-02-11T00:05:00Z

Noah Baumbach’s last film, Frances Ha, concerned itself with the romantic and professional frustrations of a young woman in her 20s. Watch the Trailer for "While We’re Young" with Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z

Of course she will: this is romantic fiction. Three Northwest authors tell stories with a local setting 2014-02-26T20:14:33Z

Each had their own romantic attachments living there. ‘The First Lady’ re-created over 100 years of White House interiors 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z

Li says a new movie “Beijing Meets Seattle” is updating our city’s romantic image for a new generation in her home country. Romance from movie wooing Chinese tourists to Seattle 2014-01-31T04:56:14Z

If he were, he would regard it as no more important than non-intimate friendships, because relationship anarchists treat romantic and non-romantic relationships the same. All you need is loves: the truth about polyamory 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z

His fellow tourists include the Trevellyn sisters, one of whom, Mary, provides the plot's romantic interest. Poem of the week: Amours de Voyage by Arthur Hugh Clough 2011-08-29T12:49:42Z

Prince Charming is potentially the dullest of characters, a romantic sap in white tights, but Côté made him a hero through the quality of his on-stage chemistry with Rojo. Cinderella ? review 2010-12-15T22:20:00Z

De Waal’s naughty wink had grown more flamboyant, and the cast reveled in the extravagance of her expletive-laden song about the dress Diana wore to show up her romantic rival. In Defense of ‘Diana,’ the Show We Didn’t Deserve 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z

This backdrop is part of the film, but it more properly takes place in the romantic world of film noir and the elevated realm of myth. In highlights of Cannes, a hush falls over the festival 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z

Adding to the complexity of the assignment, Henry and Celia, were in a romantic relationship back in Vienna, where they both worked during the hijacking. Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton heat up Amazon's sleepy thriller "All the Old Knives" 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z

And mom and dad rediscovering each other in a romantic location is ideal. Room for Debate: Are Family Vacations Worth It? 2012-07-01T21:00:30Z

Which is good news for “A Wedding Invitation,” a Pan-Asian romantic melodrama that virtually pokes you in the eye with its fakery. Movie Review: ‘A Wedding Invitation,’ Directed by Oh Ki-hwan 2013-05-23T23:33:05Z

Best known for her polemical stances on feminist issues, Roiphe here turns her gaze on her romantic relationships, noting moments when she has ceded power to men or even endured their abuse. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z

As any romantic knows, a love song always carries the minuscule threat of disappointment and devastation. The Extreme Highs and Lows of Cuco’s Début Album, “Para Mí” 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z

They celebrated the friendship, extolled it, announced it; they even attended weddings together, making the point that friendships are just as important as romantic or family bonds. Keep Your Friends Close, and Keep Holding Them Closer 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z

I thought in solidarity as I dealt with my own romantic ups and downs. Our celebrity rom-com fixation: What’s really so fascinating about the one who (almost) got away 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z

For a romantic drama, "The Fault in Our Stars" is on track for a big opening weekend if Fandango pre-sales are any indication. Fandango says 'Fault' is its biggest pre-selling romantic drama 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z

Coolly romantic and in black and white like Muybridge or Atget photographs, the pictures invert how most of us see the city. Voyages: How to See a Tree 2012-02-10T16:53:39Z

Singing songs from “Oklahoma!” and “Carousel,” she conveyed the naïve romantic optimism of those shows’ dated archetypes. Music Review: Dream Girl of Musicals Dreams On 2011-03-16T21:57:22Z

A twentysomething adrift in New York City, Mary has no romantic entanglements, a dead-end job and a debilitating, undiagnosable illness. In her inventive novel 'The Answers,' Catherine Lacey experiments with the components of love 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z

After the loss of her beloved husband and sister, the romantic comedy writer finds love and simultaneously receives her own dire diagnosis. Washington Post hardcover bestsellers 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z

Most of “To Hell With It” is about this sort of romantic anxiety, the sort that often exists in your head to fill the space left behind by a failed love. PinkPantheress’s Slivers of Dance-Pop Play With Memory Like a Toy 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z

The romantic comedy "Losing Control," an audience favorite at last year's Tacoma Film Festival, returns for a week's run at the Grand Cinemas. Marx Brothers, Cary Grant, Hitchcock classics to screen 2012-04-12T20:15:18Z

Amber may have levied the accusation, but she also pursued Tom avidly into bed and entertains romantic fantasies about him even at the disciplinary hearing. Sex, consent, gender, race: A potent cocktail in 'Actually' 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z

Marguerite Carré was the queen of quality control, a dictator of the workrooms and terror of the petits mains who churned out Dior’s romantic confections. Once Upon a Time 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

That album included the W. C. Handy classic “St. Louis Blues” and the sweetly hopeful romantic ballad “Baubles, Bangles and Beads,” from “Kismet.” Johnny Mann, Leader of Easy-Listening Singers, Dies at 85 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z

But a D.C. physician has alleged that her husband maintained a romantic relationship with Omar. Ilhan Omar files for divorce, citing an ‘irretrievable breakdown’ in her marriage 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z

They could just as easily be my suppressed cries of agony at having to endure one of the worst films to sport the label “romantic comedy.” Review: ‘Some Kind of Beautiful’ Stars Pierce Brosnan as a Serial Seducer 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z

A classic bit of YouTube silliness— a trailer for a romantic comedy called “The Shining”—illustrates the same principle. Composing for Hollywood 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z

We agreed that there was no romantic spark, but that we would grab a drink when this is published. Blind date: ‘There were lentils caked into my trousers’ 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z

The romantic comedy "The Performers," about two guys who reconnect at the Adult Film Awards in Las Vegas, will open in November starring Winkler and Jackson, likely with plenty of sex puns. Big-name actors, writers take the stage for new Broadway season 2012-08-30T18:37:04Z

I suggest that The West Wing now seems like a romantic fantasy of political life, a quaint portrait of idealism and duty. Robin Wright: 'Trump – he took all House of Cards' good ideas!' 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z

Sebastian Faulks, best known for his romantic wartime novels “Birdsong” and “Charlotte Gray,” once again calls upon the horrors of war and doomed love in “Where My Heart Used to Beat,” his 13th novel. ‘Where My Heart Used to Beat’: Sebastian Faulks’s latest foray into war 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

It’s my romantic side, but the concept is very gothic and very dark. Special Report: Haute Couture: Skeletons, Family and Religion 2010-07-06T17:38:00Z

After this dark and stormy night of the soul, the evening progresses, suggestively and mysteriously, and with many distractions and diversions, toward a romantic conclusion. ‘Queen of the Night’ Opens at the New Diamond Horseshoe Club 2013-12-26T21:42:17Z

But this abrupt exit led her to Vicky and to their romantic rendezvous in the rundown motel, which feels like a real turning point for Maura and her acceptance of her new body at last. ‘Transparent’ Season 2 Finale: It’s a Boy 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z

In that intimate and somewhat romantic setting, I made a stab at relationship talk. Was She Just Another Nicely Packaged Pain Delivery System? 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z

He writes beautiful, romantic letters to Roxane, the girl he loves. Middle school texting story inspired by century-old letter writer 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z

Zimmer's many credits include "The Lion King," "Batman Begins," "Inception" and "How Do You Know," a romantic comedy being released this month. Composer Hans Zimmer gets star on Walk of Fame 2010-12-08T22:49:00Z

But what if two actual best friends – no sex or even romantic feelings involved – just decided to get married? Friends are saying "I do" — but might not understand the legal risks of their platonic marriages 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z

The outing is a bittersweet romantic idyll whose outcome is a question that hangs in the air. At the Tribeca Film Festival, Movies for Every Taste 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z

Like every other mainstream teen romantic comedy, it’s fluffy and predictable – it just happened to center on a gay teenager and his coming out. Teenage stream: how Netflix resurrected the high school movie 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z

One musical compromised in the process is “Camelot,” a romantic retelling of Arthurian legend that opened on Broadway in 1960. When ‘A Little Touch of Star Quality’ Is a Little Too Much 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z

The very fact that they couldn't keep away from each other, couldn't keep their hands off each other, made them the most gloriously romantic couple in the world. Elizabeth Taylor: born to be Cleopatra 2011-03-23T19:59:58Z

But the next line — “Will you help me write it?” — soon completes the sentiment, revealing Ms. Cosmos as a small-time romantic who knows how to craft a surprising couplet. Pop & Rock Listings for Aug. 5-11 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z

It’s a triangle of sexual tension, one of romantic comedy’s most deliciously tormented shapes. ‘Twelfth Night’ Review: A Shot of Joy Under a Darkening Sky 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z

For another, she perfectly matched his rather formal list of essential romantic partner qualities. Brought Together by Fate, and Three Finicky Cats 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z

The story is based on his first serious romantic relationship, which happened to end shortly before filming began. Keep the Change: actors with autism get the chance to shine in romcom 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z

The songs progress through a spectral, mystical, and romantic dimension, the soundscape itself becoming fluid and associative. The Accidental Perfection of the Beatles’ White Album 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z

A gushing romantic soul to the end, our Tom. 'Downton Abbey' Recap: Rumble With Lord G! 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z

The sad, romantic theme that Burwell wrote for the Coens’ “Miller’s Crossing” is one of the most beautiful pieces of film music ever written. Is the success of a movie score measured only on screen? 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z

If you asked me the same question two years ago I would have said, I love doing romantic comedies because those are the movies I tend to only watch. Katherine Heigl goes for "Money" in new caper film 2012-01-27T18:33:23Z

Fluent in ancient Greek, my romantic dad-in-law has been reading “The Odyssey” in that original language with a group of friends for about 40 years. In the Greek islands, a ‘slow travel’ sailing odyssey to the far Ionians 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z

After they run away, Sam and Suzy share a romantic moment, and a dance, on a beach. The Carpetbagger: 'Moonrise Kingdom's' Magical, Nerve-Wracking Moment 2012-12-20T17:11:58Z

They only tend to remember the romantic comedies. Shakespeare could have been filmmaker, Fiennes says 2011-02-14T17:14:46Z

Returning to moviemaking, do you ever dream of returning to less serious fare, like a romantic comedy? Angelina Jolie Pitt Is Behind Closed Doors in ‘By the Sea’ 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z

When asked about her current romantic life, she formed two zeros with her tiny hands and held them to her eyes. Up Close: With a Style of Her Own Making - Up Close 2011-12-20T22:22:55Z

They met while working on the 1994 dark romantic comedy “The New Age.” The Design Team Roman & Williams Gets Around 2012-12-05T22:44:46Z

That show’s rat-tat-tat dialogue, pop culture savvy and unabashed sentimentality are all over this unconventional romantic comedy. The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z

As an author of theatrical hits on both sides of the Atlantic, he made assorted fortunes and lost them reliably, while his romantic life was the stuff of drama, and occasionally farce. Review: ‘The Streets of New York’ Is a Good Old Melodrama 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z

Their friendship continued to deepen, though Mr. Wang had hoped instead for them to turn a romantic corner. Eventually They Fell in Love (Their Cats, Not So Much) 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z

The studios know this, just like they know a loud, dumb action movie is a much easier sell than most romantic comedies – even ones toplined by major names like, let say . The promotion for "Bros" was botched. But its ordinary rom-com trappings may also be to blame 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z

Forget the romantic perception that the requiem on which he was working when he died was a personal farewell. Dudamel, Mozart and the hope and joy of 1791 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z

“I was so adamant about, this is not a romantic comedy, this is a comedy-comedy,” she added. Aubrey Plaza Is Dangerously Funny 2013-07-11T17:02:12Z

Because a book club at Huxley’s house held the romantic promise of somehow connecting to the author more deeply, we were looking for him everywhere. Reading 'Brave New World' in Aldous Huxley's former home 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z

Rice's vampires are a reconfiguration in themselves, romantic beings who stride across history like gods, watching human ages rise and fall while remaining steadfastly apart from it. Changing "Interview with the Vampire" made it more alluring while staying true to its spirit 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z

This is one of a few places on the album where D.R.A.M. uses technology as metaphor, or at least narrative device — perpetual digital connection is inspiration for D.R.A.M.’s stories about romantic connection. Review: ‘Big Baby D.R.A.M.’ Finds a Rapper-Singer in Whimsy Mode 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z

The further contrast of quintessentially romantic Liszt followed two attractive world premieres. Review: At SSO, music both new and attractive 2011-06-03T18:20:54Z

It's an intelligent, romantic and very thought-provoking story. The Fault In Our Stars by John Green - review 2013-06-06T11:00:00Z

They are utterly gripping, populated by decidedly strange characters that, more often than not, seem to be undergoing some sort of romantic, yet profound, mental collapse. The upside-down world of Avi Buffalo 2010-04-01T21:40:00Z

“It’s a sort of romantic sci-fi feeling I like,” Mr. Mars said of the lyrics. Phoenix’s New Album Arrives in a Darker World, but the Beat Goes On 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z

Her father was a chemistry professor who perfected a method of rustproofing; her mother, she said, was a romantic who read to her daughters during summer boating idylls. Nancy Willard, Prolific Children’s Book Author, Dies at 80 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z

We all tend to have this picture that sex has to be spontaneous and romantic. Sex: 'Whatever you're doing, double it' 2012-11-10T00:05:13Z

There’s a doomed, romantic quality to the relationship between F. Scott Fitzgerald and The New Yorker; they were perfect for each other but never quite got together. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Imperfect Romance with The New Yorker 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z

We simply couldn’t be a romantic love match, and things between us had to end. My high school boyfriend is marrying a man; that doesn’t mean our intimacy wasn’t real 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z

He’s seen briefly, early on, living alone in a messy trailer, and then isn’t seen at home again, nor is he seen to have any family life or romantic relationships. The Airbrushed Racing History of “Ford v Ferrari” 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z

These sorts of romantic complications are hardly confined to North Carolina, an academically rigorous school where most students spend more time studying than socializing. 2010-02-06T03:40:00Z

While Jenko frolics with Zook, Schmidt plays the spurned partner, a setup that allows the movie simultaneously to mock and exploit the conventions of both the traditional romantic comedy and the bromance. ’22 Jump Street’ Puts Cops on Campus 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z

And also not every show has to have a romantic relationship. After a dystopian "mandemic," the wacky "Creamerie" pokes at the remaining "inequities among women" 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z

She left the conversation feeling they finally understood their differences, but also felt Chris’s romantic attraction to her break. Sex in Silicon Valley: are millennials better at free love? 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z

He didn't conform to the romantic stereotype of a ship owner. Burrell: The art of shipping 2013-05-28T23:26:55Z

I recall something more romantic: a restless twitch, a yearning to be torn thousands of miles from where I belonged and begin exploring. Budget cruise from Bellingham to Alaska: one man’s account of his ferry deck adventure 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z

“As I gaze upon the sea! All the old romantic legends, all my dreams, come back to me.” 'Boardwalk Empire' Finale Recap: Golden Memories 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z

It’s more romantic and exciting to be an outsider, which I am, following no rules, doing anything that occurs to me. Peter Saul Doesn’t Want Any Advice 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z

For her part, Michelle described her dream date as a “romantic.” Date Lab: She kicked things off with a kiss on the cheek 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z

In the movies the romantic gesture works, but it failed me in real life. Modern Love: Uh, Honey, That’s Not Your Line 2013-07-26T16:03:16Z

“I can’t confirm nor deny that there will be a romantic relationship with her.” Jessica Lange Will Not Return to 'American Horror Story' 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z

A largely unknown cast play the young romantics caught up in the heyday of disco, rap and punk, with assistance from Jimmy Smits and Giancarlo Esposito as elder statesmen of the Bronx. 15 TV Shows to Watch This Summer 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

“That’s why I got the romantic package rather than the mile high.” The Mile High Club, complete with membership cards 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z

“He brought out the romantic in me. If you liked Johnny Mathis, you knew there was hope around the corner.” Johnny Mathis, the voice of the ’50s, was always ahead of his time. Now he’s ready to talk about it. 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z

The third song, “Who Ever Loves Me,” is a sweet romantic ballad set to the theme music of “Soap.” CeeLo’s Strange New TV-Theme-Song Album 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z

Last time we met, he was wishing that someone would cast him as the lead in a romantic comedy. Michael Peña: 'I'm not funny. I just point out what's funny in others' 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z

The play, which had its Broadway premiere in 1996 with Michael Gambon and Lia Williams, is a pas de deux between characters who share a complicated romantic history yet who are worlds apart ideologically. Elisabeth Moss, Carey Mulligan share a sensibility on separate stages 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z

A selfless and self-sacrificing man, I might add, known for his sense of humor, who deeply loved his country while remaining a hopeless romantic when it came to socialism. | Abroad: Take My Bulgarian Joke Book. Please. 2010-10-27T17:57:00Z

Owen is deft at shifting Marcus through various highs and lows, moving easily through dialogue laced with literary allusions, self-deprecating romantic gestures and destructive alcoholic rages. A battle of 'Words and Pictures' at Maine prep school 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

Adept with Porter’s quick and clever lyrics, she also delivers a mournful rendition of “My Heart Belongs to Daddy” and a yearning, romantic “Wunderbar.” Theater Review: In ‘Love, Linda,’ Stevie Holland Imagines Mrs. Cole Porter 2013-12-18T15:38:23Z

And of course both movies featured the theme of time and its slow creep, an ingredient that separated it from a hundred similarly oriented, and less worthy, romantic comedies and coming-of-age movies. Richard Linklater: A slow-cook director eyes the microwave 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z

The tremulous The Fire & the Flames recalls time with his daughter during illness and the romantic Catch steals up atmospherically to strings and piano, while the duet Just As Scared is a jaunty interlude. James Yorkston: I Was a Cat from a Book – review 2012-08-04T23:05:51Z

The place is a vibrant paradise of stunning architecture, ringing church bells and cooing pigeons; the scented, sun-drenched atmosphere overflows with romantic promise. | 'Certified Copy': On the Road, Packing Querulous Erudition 2011-03-11T01:14:48Z

This structure puts much more focus than usual on Eurydice, the conjunction of these romantic and familial strands. Review: The Met Opera’s ‘Eurydice’ Tries to Raise the Dead 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z

In either configuration, the both-sides-now romantic drama is a lesson in watching — particularly in the variations, major and minor, that Benson finds between two tellings of an incident or conversation. 'Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby' plays better as 'Her,' 'Him' 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z

It goes for broke with gauzy death scenes, outsize romantic ballads, leering villainy vs. angelic goodness, and the like. A revolutionary, refreshed 'Le Miserables' plays with fire, fervor 2011-08-12T20:27:04Z

“While romantic, it has a more playful feel to it.” How ‘Some Like It Hot’ Tunes In to the Jazz Age 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z

It charts a really romantic time in Hollywood in the ’70s when young filmmakers were taking power into their own hands and just making stuff. Jason Segel: By the Book 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z

Barfi is a romantic comedy about a mute and deaf man and his relationship with two women. Bollywood's Barfi wins at Indian film awards in Macau 2013-07-07T06:49:28Z

The most romantic aspect of any relationship is mutual respect and equality, something Lopez has struggled with in the past. What’s in a name? A lot, Jennifer Lopez proves as she takes Ben Affleck’s 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z

We still expect her to drop everything and come running when Mark reveals that he's gathered her whole family for their "romantic" dinner, but this news makes Peggy even less interested in showing up. "Mad Men" recap: Welcome home 2010-09-06T13:43:00Z

She’s from Arizona, which authorizes a few cactus jokes and also the conceit of a romantic weekend during which Gatsby will show her the hometown sights: A suite at the Pierre. ‘A Rainy Day in New York’ Review: How to Ruin Your Weekend 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z

I even saw “Glitter,” quietly defending my Mariah while also appreciating the over-the-top melodrama of the romantic musical drama. 'Tis the season to love or hate on Mariah Carey 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z

The album mines many of the wistful and romantic themes Mr. Hansard wrote about on the soundtrack to “Once” and on “Strict Joy,” a follow-up album he did with Ms. Irglova in 2009. Pop: Glen Hansard, Touring Behind His ‘Rhythm and Repose’ 2012-06-22T16:00:01Z

Enjoy award-winning wines, walk the vineyards and treat yourself to one of the most romantic hideaways in the Pacific Northwest. Wine and romance: Here’s where to go to get up close and personal 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z

The 24 year-old star of the films "Mean Girls" and "Freaky Friday" said in court papers last month that Cocordan believed he was in a romantic relationship with her. Lindsay Lohan wins restraining order against man 2011-06-09T05:43:53Z

They even came up with guidelines for my dating behavior, each designed to address a specific issue from my romantic past. He Showed Me His Tiles, So I Showed Him Mine 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z

Perhaps the most admirable trait about Mindy is her commitment to take charge of her own life, whether that means being incredibly determined in her professional pursuits or gleefully frivolous in her romantic endeavors. 9 TV shows that center on South Asian desire, from "Mismatched" to "Starstruck" 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z

That Bertolucci, who died Monday, couched an essentially humanist critique within a movie consumed with romantic desire was also very much in keeping with an oeuvre that proved as confounding as it was essential. Perspective | More than anyone, Bernardo Bertolucci exemplified the pain and pleasure of the male gaze 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z

Now he’s relocated himself to the garden studio, where he struggles for relevance, trying not to smother romantic and professional opportunities with desperation. If You Lived Here, You’d Be Home Now — Sort Of 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z

To make sense of it all, he wrote a romantic comedy novel about his experience, entitled My Little Soldiers. The male infertility crisis: ‘My failure at fatherhood ate away at my very being’ 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z

So I like the idea of making the flashbacks almost like pieces you’re putting together in your mind — hand-held, romantic, impressionistic. Reed Morano on Directing the First Three Episodes of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z

On Dec. 31, 2013, she married her romantic and writing partner of more than 40 years, Jane Wagner, in a friend's backyard with wedding rings made of denim and beads. Lily Tomlin finds renewed life in showbiz universe 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z

Over the last year, our relationship has become romantic. Ask Amy: Inmate worries about romance with distant cousin

This song dazzled me with its romantic image of the girl with the green-eyed horse and the singer who's destined to leave her. Family life 2013-02-16T07:14:01Z

While romantic drama fuels much of the theatrical repertoire, what happens after a catastrophic breakup isn’t nearly as easy to translate onstage. Review: In ‘With No Fanfare,’ Things Fall Apart 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z

But even so, the romantic in him won't, or can't, dispense with the idea of the bond between his characters and their land. We long for a sense of belonging that village life offers 2013-03-31T00:06:27Z

Tibet enjoys a romantic reputation in the West as the embodiment of spiritual ideals, but that isn’t the whole story. Art Review: A Glow From Within and on the Surface 2011-05-12T16:07:05Z

William Penn already, in the 1650’s or something, said sincerity goes father than capacity, which is a super quote, and really motivated a lot of romantic art for a while. What binds Palin and Stewart? 2012-07-23T01:00:00Z

In 1969 he comes and visits before riding into a romantic sunset. Reading group: Truest grit 2012-12-06T11:09:52Z

The man she was meeting told her to “wear a black dress” and that he planned on surprising her, which she found romantic. Woman says man brought her to grandmother's funeral on first date 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z

During this phase, in 1978, he visited New York and decided to stay, mainly because he found a cheap room in a crumbling, and to him romantic, transient hotel near the South Street seaport. Martin Wong, an Urban Visionary With a Hungry Eye 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z

A commercial romantic comedy might have overplayed the contrasts between Donna and Max, treating them as members of opposing tribes rather than as people who pursued different majors at equally expensive colleges. Jenny Slate Considers Abortion in ‘Obvious Child’ 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

All we can do is adapt the way we view this condition, not as a crime or a romantic affectation but as a disease that will kill. Russell Brand on Amy Winehouse: 'We have lost a beautiful, talented woman' 2011-07-24T22:14:47Z

More significantly it cemented Fiennes ability as romantic lead, not merely smartest guy in the room. Aero Theatre presenting film tribute to Ralph Fiennes' acting 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z

An Italian cultural icon and former La Scala prima ballerina renowned for romantic roles alongside such greats as Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z

In Todd Rundgren's romantic I Saw the Light, the protagonist jettisons his earlier belief that he "couldn't ever love no one". Readers recommend: songs about a change of mind ? results 2011-08-04T14:27:52Z

As always, Sharp takes on potentially sentimental subjects with a tone which is almost shockingly unsentimental; never has the trope of a Victorian drawing master romancing his sheltered female pupil been rendered less romantic. In Praise of Margery Sharp 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z

Mr. Castorf’s deeper fault, it seems, was to cynically undercut the musical drama during some of the most romantic, poignant and heroic scenes. At Bayreuth, Boos and Dropped Jaws 2013-08-01T10:42:00Z

Acrobatics are sometimes part of the rehearsal process; Greig says it taxed her physically during “Twelfth Night” but also generated insights into her frustrated character’s romantic side. Shakespeare Theatre Company names U.K.’s Simon Godwin to succeed Kahn 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z

But because of DramaFever’s prevailing ethos, you’re going to find more romantic comedies than noteworthy Korean genre movies like the horror thriller “The Wailing.” The Addictive Charms of South Korean Drama 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z

This book takes seriously the question of romantic compatibility — of why we end up with one person and not another — and foregrounds the question of whether it’s a subject even worth paying attention to. Books of The Times: In ‘Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.,’ Women Flummox a Writer 2013-08-04T17:47:50Z

On their albums, romantic love — the subject of a majority of popular standards — was explored from an adult perspective. Frank Sinatra: A Hundred Years On, the Voice Resonates Still 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z

It was only a matter of time before they would be sharing romantic troubles and recommending bargain bars like natives. The Beauty of Frugal Rome: Some of the Best Things are Free 2012-09-28T19:09:16Z

It was behavior straight out of a romantic comedy but warped enough to hint at something more extreme. Losing Her Mind: “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” Ends with Hope 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z

Tyler knew those lines were sometimes delivered sarcastically, but she’s found another way to preserve Kate’s dignity while serving up a sweetly romantic ending. Anne Tyler loathes Shakespeare. So she decided to rewrite one of his plays. 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z

I rationalized that I didn’t have to, since nothing romantic had happened between us. Modern Love: Broken, Not Bound, by an Intimate Tie 2014-03-27T21:54:34Z

Their rendition of the swooningly romantic “Helpless” stamps it as an instant pop classic. History as you’ve never heard it before 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z

Verdi’s “La traviata” is one of the most popular operas of all time, filled with all the vital ingredients of a classic: beautiful arias, a romantic story line, a doomed heroine and a passionate hero. At Seattle Opera, a much different look at ‘La traviata’’ 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z

Ever a romantic fantasist, Don only likes “the beginnings of things,” as Faye Miller once said. 'Mad Men' Recap: Misplaced Nostalgia 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z

“For a long time, it was kind of a difficult experience, because I believed that my romantic heart was what led me to this in the first place.” The Officiant Finally Becomes the Bride 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z

Liszt's gigantic orchestral paean to his romantic alter ego in his Faust Symphony receives a blazing, improvisatory performance from Ivan Fischer and his Budapest Festival Orchestra. The hot Liszt 2010-12-27T21:30:01Z

I'm always thinking that it's very cheap to make a romantic picture at a lake in a forest. "Undine" is an exquisite, romantic reimagining of an underwater myth using a phallic CGI catfish 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z

She likens it to a neurological block in which she can’t form romantic and sexual connections in the “normal” way. No lust at first sight: why thousands are now identifying as ‘demisexual’ 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z

But even they often only project their wishful thinking, their romantic idealism, onto the thing they have fundamentally failed to grasp. Perspective | A portrait of Vincent van Gogh as a tormented soul 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z

Mumford and Sons, meanwhile, deliver every song as though experiencing a spiritual or romantic epiphany. Mumford & Sons and friends 2010-07-12T21:15:00Z

The novel is structured as a series of interviews, from Vita’s perspective and from those of her previous romantic entanglements. 12 New Books Coming in April 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z

In a nod to Valentine’s Day, I asked the Washington Department of Health if they’d share a rather romantic statistic with me: Their most up-to-date numbers on same-sex marriage. Same-sex couples account for 1 in 6 Washington weddings 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z

And once again, Guadagnino concentrates on exploring the range of colors to be found in romantic tension, anxiety and bliss. Review: Tilda Swinton Dazzles in the Sunshine of 'A Bigger Splash' 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z

Two years ago, on the strength of her hauntingly romantic "Chasing Pavements," she took home the Grammy for best new artist and best female pop performance. The rise of Adele, new gay icon 2011-02-25T21:40:00Z

“No one suffers watching this play. It’s funny and romantic and sad. It’s a proper night out.” Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy Prepare ‘Skylight’ for Broadway 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z

David, in contrast, has a crisp British accent and an acquaintance with human culture that extends to Wagner and Michelangelo but is a bit wobbly on romantic poetry. Review: In ‘Alien: Covenant,’ Everybody’s Favorite Predator Returns 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z

Their marriage survived that because they put in the work to recover from his misstep and create new romantic sparks. The tragedy of Steve on "And Just Like That" is that he's a lot like the rest of us 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z

And that created a bitterness inside of me that I carried into many of my romantic relationships. My grief made me cynical about men 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z

In Journey, cooking is culture; in the romantic comedy What If, a gigantic sandwich stands in for a relationship — a messy dish for messy love. Meals as Metaphors: Two New Movies Provide Food for Thought 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z

As romantic as “Outlander” can be, it’s always been most fascinated by who people become when they’re suffering. ‘Outlander’ Season 3, Episode 1: All That Was Me Is Gone 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z

But that's Brooks for you: creating characters who, almost uniquely in modern romantic comedy, try to make themselves better people. How Do You Know: Well, I Like It 2010-12-17T09:15:00Z

As host of “American Top 40,” Kasem introduced a romantic segment called Long Distance Dedications. Top 10 things you might not know about Casey Kasem 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z

Around 40 pages in, a series of excursions into the men’s pasts starts to fill us in on their intimately linked criminal and romantic histories. One Part Gangster, One Part Philosophical Clown 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z

Gray also has an austere streak, doling out starkly realistic stories that chart romantic disintegration or static grief. Review | Amelia Gray captures the mind of Isadora Duncan, the mother of modern dance 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z

But not much, actually, because there was absolutely no chemistry, romantic or otherwise, between Pan and Wendy, or Pan and Hook, or Pan and Tink. 'Peter Pan Live': Neither mess nor magic, but some vintage Walken 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z

Large-scale, romantic landscape painting lasted a bit longer, into the early 20th century, but it, too, supposedly faltered as an art form more than a century ago. Perspective | America needs an epic narrative right now. Painters are working on it. 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z

And he has a beautiful, romantic vision of London too. Pete Doherty and Carl Barât: 'The Libertines were an accident at birth' 2012-10-12T11:57:56Z

It can’t be much, considering that the show makes marriage between cousins, and an engagement between two sixteen-year-olds, look quotidian, even romantic. Seeing Inside the Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Community on the Netflix Series “Shtisel” 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z

“Balthus was a loner,” James insisted, a lordly, romantic loner “who thought of the artist as a heroic, mythic figure.” Street of the Iron Po(e)t, Part XII 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z

But their encounter inspires one of the show’s greatest songs, “Lay Down Your Head,” a romantic lullaby that Ms. Sutton delivers with plain-spoken tenderness. Theater Review: Sutton Foster in ‘Violet’ at City Center 2013-07-18T21:33:34Z

It's also the story of a woman falling head over heels with the myth of great romantic love. The Thrill of Love – review 2013-02-27T18:06:27Z

In "Sleepless in Seattle," a child meddles in his widower-dad's romantic life to literally force him to meet with a woman he shouldn't have had to be forced to meet. What our love for widower rom-coms says about our flawed search for love 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z

You don’t see that in most romantic leads, that softness. Abubakr Ali Gets a Boost From Whale-Watching and Eid Fashions 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z

There is a wildness to Jessie: In one episode we see her dancing through the streets after a one-night stand, and in another, she wades into a pond in an ill-considered romantic gesture. How Rose Matafeo Shaped the Romance in ‘Starstruck’ 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z

And it is this part of the show's sophomore reset that transforms it from an enjoyable, frothy romantic comedy into an engaging piece of societal analysis. "Love Life" resets the rom-com by presenting a Black man's perspective on what it's like "out there" 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z

His gift for movement is all over the production, directed by Fisher Stevens, which chronicles Mr. Leguizamo’s career and romantic travails . James Brown and Al Pacino, Salsa Added 2011-04-10T00:51:52Z

It is easy enough to poke holes in his romantic view of himself and the world, but it’s also hard to deny the infectious humanism that drove him. Review: In ‘Gabriel and the Mountain,’ Recalling a Tragic Adventure 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z

Much of Will’s modus operandi mirrors a version of romance so many people have been conditioned to follow, whether by way of literature or romantic movies. New year, new "You": Netflix's stalker drama seeks romantic nirvana in a twisted Season 2 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

He’s a classic romantic, and time and again during this show, he appeared as if he might burst. ArtsBeat Blog: Fort Lean Is Already a Standout at CMJ 2011-10-21T00:33:39Z

Middleton and Spinney address Chaplin’s romantic scandals but sympathetically dwell on his persecution by anti-Communists in the United States. ‘The Real Charlie Chaplin’ Review: Not Enough Funny Business 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z

But he's looking at a transformation of his own: from a bumbling romantic failure to someone who will, some day, reach "the settlement, the calm plateau" of a life unfettered by disorder. 'Solar': Ian McEwan's novel of a scientist seeking the light 2010-03-31T21:18:00Z

In press materials, "The Words" is described as a romantic drama, but it actually belongs to a little-known genre far more rare: the literary thriller. 'The Words': Several pages short of literary-thriller glory 2012-09-05T18:50:07Z

Sure, there may be romantic attraction there, but, it is undeniable that he is also an extension of her special interest: the human world. My neurodivergent reading of "The Little Mermaid": Ariel is autistic, and Eric has ADHD 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z

He “cures” her, they confess romantic feelings for each other, and they move in together. Review: ‘Double Lover’ Is a Knotty Delight of a Thriller 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z

It's tough enough to nail that Leonard vibe -- relaxed yet precise, cool with a buried romantic streak -- without seeming affected. "Justified": A poignant end to a bloody season 2011-05-05T12:06:00Z

In "Kiss Land," the R&B slow jams typically associated with sex and seduction are transformed into background music for deeply jaded romantics. New wave of neo-soul 2013-10-11T15:13:21Z

Like the romantic comedy, it superficially offers adventure and sexual independence, but ends up asserting monogamy and heterosexual marriage as the natural order of things. "The Change-Up": Bateman, Reynolds buddy comedy gives us the willies 2011-08-05T23:01:00Z

Spielberg does stick fully to one line running through all the Tintin cartoons: the movie has no romantic interest whatsoever. Spielberg's Tintin gets seal of approval 2011-10-13T15:12:53Z

Q: Meaning the romantic muscle and the political muscle? Director-writer Amma Asante finds her groove in the political love story. 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z

The maudlin nature of “A Whole New World” has been parodied to death over the years, but it’s still one of the most unabashedly breathtaking and romantic sequences Disney’s ever put together. Ranking: The Disney Renaissance From Worst to Best 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z

The NoMad, for instance, is romantic, with velvet in the lobby and claw-foot bathtubs in the rooms. Andrew Zobler, Line Hotel's Boutique Warrior 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

Asked if their connection was romantic, Hill said only: “There was a very intense relationship. I deeply cared for him.” On plane with Prince: Protégée shares her story 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z

Robert Spano is one of those eminently successful maestros who seems to do better with music in romantic and 20th-century styles than with the Viennese classics. Review: Spano and SSO skillfully serve 20th-century classics 2010-04-30T17:05:00Z

A group of tourists from Moscow sang romantic Russian songs with guitar accompaniment partway up the stairs. ‘Joker’ Stairs Become a Bronx Tourist Draw. Hope You’re in Shape. 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z

Talking about classics of romantic literature, he added, “Part of the appeal is that the language still has a rich, sometimes poetic phrasing that a modern film has a tough time matching.” Another Hike on the Moors for ?Jane Eyre? 2011-03-05T04:23:01Z

From South Korea, a comedy of romantic manners in which a director gets to town a day early for a festival, meets and spends the day with a young painter and falls in love. Summer Movie Release Schedule 2016 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

So in a stimulating way, the Rachmaninoff emerged sounding almost more modern than the committedly romantic Adams piece. Review: Spano and SSO skillfully serve 20th-century classics 2010-04-30T17:05:00Z

PD James: I never read romantic novels, ever; I didn't enjoy them. On writing: authors reveal the secrets of their craft 2011-03-26T00:05:44Z

They were there to dance the forró, a rustic country dance from northeastern Brazil that has fired the romantic imaginations of Parisians young and old, at a weekly gathering devoted to the dance. 2010-02-12T07:14:00Z

“I think he’d love to do a romantic comedy,” said the actor Patrick Wilson. James Wan, a Craftsman of Creepfests, Returns With ‘The Conjuring 2’ 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

In fact, research has shown that once people enter into exclusive, monogamous relationships, social media has a harmful and negative effect and can place romantic unions in jeopardy. 8 ways to have a relationship in the digital age without going insane 2014-04-24T12:00:00Z

And the blooming of Michael’s love for Apollonia in Sicily is accompanied by a full-blooded romantic melody. “The Godfather” at the Philharmonic 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z

After the second one, he told me our conversations were a great foundation for a romantic relationship. Social Q?s: When Mom?s Weight Loss Leaves Floppy Skin 2012-04-05T21:39:57Z

Researchers who study stigma have found it often leads to depression and anxiety, as well as decreased access to employment, friendship, romantic opportunities and a sense that one is not welcome in the wider culture. Diet advice and tiny seats: how to avoid 10 forms of fatphobia 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z

The top 10 boasted one other newcomer, the optimistically titled Drew Barrymore romantic comedy "Going the Distance," which stalled at the outset. Clooney outdraws "Machete" at holiday box office 2010-09-06T16:45:00Z

When Levine came across attachment theory as a student, no one seemed to have applied it to adult romantic relationships but he immediately saw the relevance to his own heartbreak. The attachment secret: are you a secure, avoidant or anxious partner? 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z

Her concern is that hookup culture is limiting and doesn’t allow young people enough romantic and sexual choices. Beyond hooking up 2013-04-04T00:00:00Z

But within his story of a shifting romantic triangle he develops both a teeming, harshly emotional web of relationships and an overwhelming, rapturous variety of visual experience. “Song to Song”: Terrence Malick’s Romantic Idealism 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z

Hopeless romantics know that Cupid’s arrow can strike at any time – even during the pandemic. Coronavirus lockdown is escalating 'turbo relationships,' study suggests 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z

As in any Hornby novel, the mood stays breezy and the conventional romantic seeds are planted. Nick Hornby’s ‘Funny Girl,’ About a 1960s BBC Sitcom Star 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z

Two earlier works derive much of their power from the romantic Italian landscape, cleverly edited by Ms. Islam. Art Review: The Magic of Movies, Born From a Single Snapshot 2011-08-18T22:24:34Z

The soundtrack for the romantic comedy, co-written by Oscar winner Emma Thompson, features 12 Michael solo songs and three Wham! tunes. Late pop idol George Michael returns with new song 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z

He recalls a reading he gave years ago alongside an author of romantic fiction, and remembers "looking down my nose at her". Mick Jackson: 'Taking pity on the reader' 2010-04-08T09:41:00Z

Written in 2008, it is an appealing melding of the romantic and the contemporary, unself-conscious and unpretentious, and Rubinstein played it with admirable clarity and transparency. Pianist David Rubinstein offers wide-ranging program 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z

“The big screen, and people going to the cinema – it became a romantic notion, but it didn’t start like that.” Gus Van Sant: 'We are living in a wilder time than anything we could imagine' 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z

Photograph: Getty Images He is a stalwart of Indian cinema who once played Gandhi on the small screen, while she is a former Miss best known for her romantic comedy roles. Bollywood to make Hitler film 2010-06-08T14:08:00Z

Also starring Gemma Whelan and Gemma Jones, the series explores Lister’s pushback against gender norms as well as her romantic relationships. From Gentleman Jack to Killing Eve: who are TV's greatest lesbian icons? 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z

Also opening are the romantic comedy "Life As We Know It"; an Iranian drama, "Heiran"; a unique documentary, "Sleep Furiously"; the relationship drama "The Freebie" and yet another horror film, " My Soul to Keep." Films opening Friday include Woody Allen's 'You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger' 2010-10-06T20:37:00Z

Advertisement Advertisement Brendan Dowling, a dynamite physical comic especially nimble at romantic female roles, is much quicker to earn big laughs. The Improvised Shakespeare Company’s Couplets Off the Cuff 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z

His hopelessly romantic outlook is still mostly intact, affording him some of the show's most dramatic exits. Michael Showalter on the Mature Side of Wet Hot American Summer 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z

Please keep those dirty hands away!” posted Wang Zhonglei, president of studio Huayi Brothers, whose romantic drama Tale of Three Cities appeared to suffer after opening on the same day as The Hundred Regiments Offensive. China accused of fraud over patriotic epic which shot down Terminator 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z

Harris’s pulsing, restless chamber concerto exudes spunky vitality and romantic fervor. Copland, Thomson and Others in a Fantasy Music Festival 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z

If I were to attempt an answer in broad strokes, though, it would be that the difference is in the romantic narrative. Manny Pacquiao loses his crown 2012-05-16T18:50:00Z

Ever the romantic, his second marriage just four years later in 2002 to British ex-model Heather Mills took observers by surprise. Paul McCartney to wed for third time 2011-05-07T01:52:33Z

And he allowed his romantic attachment to this gargoyle to do great damage to the very dearly bought coalition of forces that was evolving to oppose Nazism and appeasement. Why The King's speech is a gross falsification 2011-01-31T20:30:02Z

He renders every complication and contradiction in broad strokes, rushing ahead to a swift and unsatisfying conclusion, as though too taken in by his own romantic telling to disrupt it. How Did a $2 Billion Trove of Art End Up in a Random Attic in France? 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z

Music is a medium in which they can express their romantic vision. A predicament right out of a melodramatic opera 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

Perhaps this makes “The Visit” sound cozily romantic. The Indomitable Chita Rivera, Back on Broadway in ‘The Visit’ 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z

The ever-optimistic Wildhorn is predictably romantic about the looming reviews from New York and prefers to focus his attention on several new projects. Composer Frank Wildhorn bridges pop and Broadway 2013-04-11T12:18:09Z

But the best way to understand this new skepticism about comedy is as a corrective to the wildly romantic and expansive view that has been ascendant for decades but is, historically, an anomaly. If Comedy Is Making You Feel Bad, You’re Not Paying Attention 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z

Franz Schubert is the archetypal bohemian artist, the romantic's romantic. 'Schubert writes something from another planet' 2011-01-09T00:05:16Z

What begins as a moody portrait of tragedy turns into a narrative that resembles a lovely, if somewhat mundane, romantic comedy. Review: Netflix’s Tig Notaro Documentary, ‘Tig,’ Recalls a Time of Uncomfortable Laughs 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

"It will be nice to hear about a big, romantic wedding like that," said Smith, who plans to listen to a broadcast of the ceremony on the radio. Royal wedding fever hits some in UK Caribbean 2011-04-27T08:16:04Z

This is an artistic love story, not a romantic one. Sam Gold and Annie Baker Are an Artistic Pairing Destined to Succeed 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

The bond between them was enormous — and ultimately romantic and sexual, as well as fraternal and comradely. True Hollywood story: The producer and the Black Panther 2012-06-09T19:00:00Z

Marsalis burrows ferociously into his own, rhythmically challenging "Endymion" then rises to romantic heights on the standard "My Ideal," suggesting an unbroken line back to Coleman Hawkins. 3 vinyl albums that may lure you to shop on Record Store Day 2012-04-20T17:02:03Z

This isn’t a traditional romantic comedy — that is, it doesn’t end in marriage — but it’s wonderfully romantic and, for a time, comic. Kent Haruf’s posthumous novel offers a tender look at love in the twilight 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z

His new movie "Flipped" is a coming-of-age romantic comedy that opens in major U.S. cites on Friday. A Minute With: Rob Reiner "Flipped" over love 2010-08-05T16:18:00Z

It's the change from this old 19th century romantic, glamorous, quiet, slow world of opium to the quick, brutal, modern, degrading world of cheap heroin. Book Talk: Booker nominee Thayil offers bleak Bombay portrait 2012-10-11T09:01:42Z

It was more romantic Icelandic strings and the beats on this album are distorted, they sound like volcanoes. Björk Is Your Tour Guide: Her Stories About the MOMA Exhibit 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

For us, the meaning was that we were the flowers of a more romantic era. 'Catalyst bands': What do you mean, you've never heard of them? 2011-07-21T21:01:01Z

The tangy Norwegian comedy "Happy, Happy" is a romantic lark about optimism and infidelity that begins each of its many-chaptered stories with four Norwegian guys singing gospel tunes. Not all is 'Happy, Happy' for these two couples 2011-09-29T20:02:03Z

Overall ticket sales for the top 12 movies slumped to $81.4 million from $95.6 million last year when the North American box offices got a jolt from romantic comedy "Couples Retreat." "Social Network" tops box office for second week 2010-10-11T03:35:00Z

“It’s the whole romantic Cinderella fairy tale that makes this wedding so much fun,” Mrs. Hall said. Field Notes: The Royal Wedding : Tossing the Royal Bouquet, One Generation to the Next 2011-04-22T19:35:15Z

“Book Club” is a romantic comedy about four older women who decide they’re not ready to go gentle into that good night. Perspective | Don’t be so quick to dismiss ‘Book Club’ — or fans of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z

Not to spoil anything, but she does and also gets a romantic subplot of her own, with a tongue-tied crooner played by Ben Platt. Review: ‘Pitch Perfect 2,’ With Anna Kendrick and More Fat Amy 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z

She liked romantic restaurant dinners near their Broward County homes, while he preferred to dine in. After Months of Obstacles, a Happy Ending 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z

In the Bohemian art world of postwar New York, appetites for self-indulgence tended to be large, and sexual mores loose, with relationships and romantic partners ever shifting. Mimi Kilgore, Arts Patron and de Kooning Muse, Dies at 87 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z

It is her classic role, which she immortalised at the age of 35 and which won her the best actress Oscar: imperious, haughty, vulnerable, unworldly, romantic, intellectual and with a distinctive hold over men. Maggie Smith's 20 best films – ranked! 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z

The film is set during a bitter but deeply romantic New York winter. A Late Quartet – review 2013-04-06T23:06:19Z

He added, “The whole point of it was that it wasn’t supposed to feel like every other contemporary romantic comedy. So we leaned into that difference with the distinctive sets and the built-in artificiality.” ‘Down With Love’ 20 Years Later: Celebrating the Phoniness of Rom-Coms 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z

In moments, individual dancers captured the silly, romantic spirit of “Le Corsaire,” but as a whole, the production was disconnected: It was the sort of performance that held you captive only in parts. Dance Review: ‘Le Corsaire’: American Ballet Theater With Natalia Osipova 2012-07-06T21:22:16Z

She says the two had a sexual and romantic relationship, which Baldwin denied on the witness stand. Alleged Alec Baldwin Stalker Found In Contempt 2013-11-13T19:19:18Z

Do you agree with Christopher Orr that romantic comedies are pretty much dead? Have romantic comedies fallen on hard times? Tell us your best and worst 2013-03-05T18:46:14Z

Still, he is most insightful when dissecting the romantic allure, for a certain kind of left-leaning Westerner, of a third world country whose social reality seems more black and white, the solutions simpler. Step 1: Move to Peru. Step 2: Join the Marxist Struggle. 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z

Claire Denis' moody romantic thriller, "Stars at Noon," which won the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival this year, features copious sex and shadowy politics. "They are both lying": Claire Denis on creating ambiguous tension between her "Stars at Noon" lovers 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z

Writing in Variety, Owen Gleiberman called it “delirious and romantic,” an “incandescent ode to the life force of pop music.” Finding Salvation in Springsteen From a London Suburb 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z

This week's new releases include romantic comedy The Five-Year Engagement and horror spoof Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Prometheus remains UK number one 2012-06-20T16:32:26Z

Though other studios struggled to make headway against the Disney machine, “Anastasia” was a success for good reason, spinning history into an attractive romantic adventure. Angela Lansbury’s Greatest Roles: A Streaming Guide 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z

I certainly fit his description of being "rejection-sensitive", and as a younger man made a string of romantic relationships toxic with jealous paranoia. Gimme gimme gimme: how to increase your willpower 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z

They found that the women from wealthier backgrounds were much more likely to hook up, more interested in postponing adult responsibilities and warier of serious romantic commitment than their less-affluent classmates. Sex on Campus: She Can Play That Game, Too 2013-07-12T20:23:14Z

Perhaps no subsection of romance straddles the lines of the genre more than romantic suspense. Sarah MacLean picks the best romance novels for March 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z

The romantic alpinists who climbed mountains such as the Matterhorn and Wetterhorn gave way to larger expeditions; the British using their global status to overpower assorted peaks in Asia, Africa and South America. Shipton and Tilman by Jim Perrin – review 2013-03-27T11:00:01Z

Nick Cave had a remarkable series of albums in the 1990s — I could easily have put “Henry’s Dream,” “Let Love In” or, especially, the rapturously romantic “The Boatman’s Call” on this list. The 12 greatest albums of the ’90s 2014-05-10T15:00:00Z

"Crazy, Stupid, Love" showed last year that good romantic comedy isn't impossible; I'm still waiting, heart in hand, for the next one. 'This Means War': Rom-com's appealing cast fights losing battle 2012-02-14T20:29:04Z

Geeta adds that arranged marriage is much more romantic than many outsiders think. How a Real-Life Rom-Com About Arranged Marriage Redefines Love in America 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z

After 13 years with someone, isn’t the romantic love gone anyway? Psychic change or con job? 2012-11-13T01:00:00Z

The acting is sumptuous, whether these sturdy-voiced actors are biting off words in anger or letting fly with romantic, melancholy speeches. To Moscow! Kennedy Center showcases an expert Russian ‘Three Sisters.’ 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z

A staff writer for The New Yorker, she continues to report from this territory, where political or romantic ideals battle it out with shabby realities, and her investigations are frequently sparked by fiction. An Unassuming Heroine Envies Her Harvard Classmates the Confidence of Their Convictions 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z

Her romantic dance scene with screen boyfriend Rolfe in a gazebo during a thunderstorm while singing "Sixteen Going On Seventeen" was considered one of the movie's most charming scenes. Charmian Carr, who played 'Sound of Music's Liesl, dies at age 73 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z

The romantic comedy Two Can Play That Game demonstrated “black love, how we love each other” and featured African American characters whose wealth was unconnected to drugs or crime. Vivica A Fox: 'Black Lives Matter is going to be Trump's demise' 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z

She couldn’t tell if there were romantic vibes. Date Lab: They were both animated about astrology. Would their stars align? 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z

In retrospect, that movement — or tendency, or school, or film-critic fantasy, or whatever it was — served as an R&D lab for the reinvention of the romantic comedy. Review: ‘Results’ Tracks Exertions in Matters of the Cardio 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

The romantic side of the first train is harder to define. John Lanchester rides the London Underground 2013-03-02T08:30:35Z

In addition to “The Birds,” his 1963 films included “The V.I.P.s,” with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, and “Sunday in New York,” a romantic comedy in which he starred opposite Jane Fonda. Rod Taylor, Star of ‘The Birds’ and ‘The Time Machine,’ Dies at 84 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z

Growing up, this was confusing, because we’re taught that romantic adult relationships automatically lead to sex – which I’ve always been scared by. My life in sex: 'I like hugging, holding hands and kissing, but don't feel sexual attraction' 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z

Flare Path Terence Rattigan’s drama about a romantic triangle between a British airman, his American wife and a fading movie star during WWII. L.A. theater openings, Nov. 16-23: 'FDR' and more 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

The suggestive Belgian drama “Lost Persons Area” harbors crosscurrents of family tensions, romantic urges and the unpredictable energies of childhood. ‘Lost Persons Area,’ a Drama From Belgium 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z

The first was the effortlessly romantic look, which featured a beautiful color palette of white, neutral, champagne, blush and pink. Here are the hottest looks from the Oscars champagne carpet, from Rihanna to the Daniels 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z

An early example was his collaboration with Irene Higginbotham on “Good Morning Heartache,” a song about persistent romantic gloom that features the lyrics: Ervin Drake, songwriter of ‘It Was a Very Good Year,’ dies at 95 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

It is a deeply romantic film with no real romance at its center, a love letter to a city that is depicted, at times, as anything but lovable. Greta Gerwig in Noah Baumbach’s ‘Frances Ha’ 2013-05-08T16:00:02Z

But it is also, at heart, very romantic. Simon Pegg: ‘I find it very hard to write for women’ 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

The dancers seem to be flying apart; tango steps are fragmented and finally evaporate altogether in a moving central duet, which felt like air, like the breeze outside on the marble terrace, romantic and soft. Chamber Dance Project sweeps in like a cool breeze

Short and chronically overweight, he once fought a duel and was considered one of Europe’s most dashing ladies’ men, with four marriages and a long list of romantic liaisons. He fought a duel, fled Nazi Austria and became Britain’s leading publisher 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z

At a low moment in Bechtel’s romantic life, Penelope came to him, inspiring music that developed into a concept album. Reeling From Heartbreak, and Then ‘Penelope’ Showed Up 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z

Spike Jonze won the best original screenplay award for "Her," a tale set in the near future about a man in a romantic relationship with a lifelike computer operating system. 'Her' and 'Captain Phillips' take top Writers Guild Awards 2014-02-02T05:22:37Z

We had reached a spot he thought was clean enough and he got down on one knee, began his romantic proposal but was promptly interrupted by a goose attack. The Proposals Were Awkward (but the Answers Were Yes) 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z

Conversely, there is something like love, or at least romantic fascination, within Mr. Shawn’s blatant hostility. | 'Marie and Bruce': There?s Room for Everyone Aboard a Marital Misery Tour 2011-04-06T03:00:05Z

And, the first book is the story of the rise of a young, romantic troubadour and the second book is really a book about power. The peak of Sinatra’s power: “Every Sinatra performance was acting. His greatest performance was as himself” 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z

He absorbed the romantic sturm und drang of Caspar David Friedrich's landscapes and skyscapes, and delved deep into Wagner's music and his place in German culture. A life in art: Anselm Kiefer 2011-03-21T08:00:00Z

He doesn’t classify his behavior as abuse and he blames my sister for much of his anger, despite the fact that his family and romantic relationships have all been characterized by the same behavior. My sister’s husband yells 2012-08-20T00:00:00Z

It’s a romantic place, it really pulls you in. “Detropia”: Can Detroit be saved? 2012-09-07T17:45:00Z

Forbes compiled the list by looking at the top-grossing romantic films in the United States in the past three years as classified by Box Office Mojo. Stewart, Pattinson crowned top earning romantic film couple 2013-01-17T21:14:51Z

Some of the exchanges with Madikizela-Mandela are romantic, tender and full of yearning. Nelson Mandela anguished over family's suffering, says book 2010-10-11T11:04:00Z

In romantic comedies, there’s a perfect woman for every man, and they always manage to find each other. Modern Love: How Hollywood Ruined Me for Romance 2014-01-23T19:38:45Z

If you're looking to recreate their romantic/dysfunctional getaway, you may need to plan ahead. "The White Lotus": Here are the real hotels featured on the show, but can you afford them? 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z

Before long, their friendship evolved into something more romantic. For Two Fraternity Brothers, an Even Stronger Bond 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z

These feelings motivate us to want to learn more about winemaking, though these sentiments are dismissed sometimes as romantic, or unworthy. Port’s Dilemma: ‘Before Dinner Is Too Early; After Too Late’ 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z

In the 2018 romantic comedy “Crazy Rich Asians,” the camera zooms in on the male lead, played by Henry Golding, as he pleats a dumpling. Why ‘Kim’s Convenience’ Is ‘Quietly Revolutionary’ 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z

The perky-reflective songs are played by a small combo of piano, keyboards, guitar, bass, cello and percussion, so the music can be driving or mellow, depending on the state of romantic confusion. Review | The hippies are back in Shaina Taub’s musical ‘As You Like It’ 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z

Director Rob Reiner makes the first of his two appearances on this list with this great romantic comedy starring Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal. Comfort films to watch while self-isolating – ranked! 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z

Dandelion flowers and dragonflies decorated the romantic dresses. The grace of Beccaria's nymphs at Milan's second day of fashion 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z

Mapplethorpe found the style that could match his intensely romantic nature, and deployed it with great courage. Robert Mapplethorpe: sexual terrorist 2010-09-21T21:00:00Z

Hipsters, artists and 20- and 30-somethings flock to the romantic space — huge windows, mismatched armchairs, gilded mirrors and framed antlers on the walls — to sip red wine and dance the night away. 36 Hours in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2014-05-08T17:13:04Z

In the deposition, Cosby describes trying to woo Constand at his suburban Philadelphia home by setting “a romantic atmosphere. . . . Fireplace, food, conversation, dim lights.” Bill Cosby’s own words provide scandalous details of his hidden life 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

One of the things I'm working on is a Christmas romantic thing, which I would love to get made. "I wrote endless drafts": "Sanditon" boss on the pressures of giving Jane Austen fans closure 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z

Because such characters abound in romantic media, she added, their behavior “becomes our equivalent idea of romance.” What Is ‘Love Bombing’? 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z

Allen's romantic fantasy "Midnight in Paris" stars Wilson as a Hollywood screenwriter and wannabe novelist who pines nostalgically for the 1920s Paris of Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Allen's `Midnight,' De Niro's jury open Cannes 2011-05-11T12:21:13Z

Directors of old Hollywood romantic comedies had an advantage over contemporary filmmakers, because they didn’t need to build their stories from the ground up. “The Lovers” and the Limitations of the Modern Rom-Com 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z

Other changes are more pointed, like the rendering of Albus and Scorpius’s relationship as explicitly romantic, which has a knock-on effect of flattening the father-son conflict. Review: ‘Harry Potter’ Back Onstage, Streamlined and Still Magical 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z

Indeed, the trailer highlights the challenge Universal Pictures faces in balancing the movie's romantic and carnal elements. 'Fifty Shades of Grey' trailer aims to steam up the screen 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

As he is also a prince, he is known as a romantic solitary. Hamlet; Passion; Beautiful Burnout; Wanderlust 2010-09-25T23:06:00Z

The romantic dilemma that ensues is one of many to unfold over 10 episodes. 'No one gets beheaded!' – Nathalie Emmanuel on life after Game of Thrones 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z

Electronic bleeps and Wurlitzer organ noises get blown away by sax blasts, and wistfully romantic ballad themes develop over soft synth strings, before scuttling guitar improvisations wrestle with free-tenor eruptions. Shatner's Bassoon: Aquatic Ape Privilege – review 2013-02-07T23:45:01Z

Following the success of Bridesmaids, other similar romantic comedies have sought the limelight. How chick-flicks are breaking the conventions of wedded bliss 2012-06-01T15:30:00Z

I hope Morlot will reconsider his reseating of the orchestra when he comes to conduct the major classical and romantic works that really need the violin sections split left and right. Morlot debuts with charisma, substance 2011-09-18T18:59:45Z

A snowy day with a book: Doesn’t that sound romantic? The perfect snowstorm book for every reader 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z

Rue is usually able to suppress her distress, but she is overwhelmed by it in the season finale, which includes grief after her father's death and a romantic breakup. How "Euphoria" challenges viewers’ expectations of what a television show should be 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z

Ms. Hanover’s own experience with manners and romantic reconciliation were far more salubrious, and suggest that the manners of reunion with an ex are sometimes good ones. How to Get Over That Ex 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z

Just as often, he was a deep romantic. Books of The Times: Roberto Bolaño’s ‘Unknown University’ Collects His Poems 2013-07-09T18:50:31Z

With rather more meager credentials, the comedian Steve Harvey published a book of romantic advice for women called Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Intimacy, and Commitment. Think Like a Man: Men and Women Behaving Bedly 2012-04-19T17:07:29Z

The romantic reverberations of her excellent last album, “This Is My Hand,” share a similar levity while ruminating on intimacy and confidence. Pop & Rock Listings for Jan. 15-21 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

Titled “February 14th,” the poem sounds like something from a bad romantic comedy. The Bizarre Trial of a Poet in Myanmar 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z

The stalemate between West Bank and Israeli adversaries is akin to a dysfunctional romantic relationship — with both parties fiercely laying claim to the same Meatpacking District loft. 'Dirty Story': combative couplings in Intiman festival's opener 2012-07-12T15:38:04Z

"I'm not really known for my romantic writing," he said. Romantic novel of the year shortlists announced 2012-02-13T13:35:05Z

Setting the play in an office so dreary it seems fit only for workplace homicide grounds Fitzgerald's endlessly romantic narration in the ordinary, where the only escape is a daydream or a novel. Stage Marathon: Is Seven Hours of The Great Gatsby Too Much? 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z

These penniless years are the film’s most romantic, shot with rose-colored nostalgia. ‘Tigertail’ Review: A Taiwanese Man’s American Dream 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z

Still, he thought that “You” had something to say about the tropes of romantic love and the queasy nexus of desire, power and abuse. Penn Badgley Flexes New Dance Moves 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z

So the poem gives truth and solidity to what the outsider might misread as "romantic Ireland". Poem of the week: Legacies by Peter Sirr 2012-07-16T10:02:27Z

They can establish character, set up a romantic scene, introduce a plot twist, ignite a gag. Hollywood and Booze: An Enduring Marriage 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z

Through kinship, we piece together patchworks of family, neighborhood elders, adopted siblings and life partners that aren’t always spouses or romantic counterparts. Queering Appalachia — finding chosen families online in an unforgiving landscape 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z

There's this idea that is compelling both in television, but also in terms of our romantic vision of love, of the ability for love to repair that which seems to be irrevocably broken. "You" star Penn Badgley thinks his killer Joe has "too many sides .. and he needs to die" 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z

‘I used to be romantic about him,’ said Athena. Unheard Melodies: On Helen Garner’s “The Children’s Bach” 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z

There is a sweetness, Jones suggests, to romantic playacting, to the masks we wear while we hunt for love. Saeed Jones’s Striking Memoir About Race, Sex, and Self-Invention 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z

Instead, expect all sorts of nighttime soap intrigue and romantic complications. Monday TV Picks: 'The Lying Game' on ABC Family 2011-08-26T22:08:06Z

The second season is a bittersweet romantic comedy about intimacy-impaired but decent people, with foxes and “Kneel!” I Love Top Ten Lists 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z

I'm from the punk generation, but I make romantic, soft soul music. Mick Hucknall: 'I feel a bit like the antichrist' 2010-12-02T21:30:00Z

A few miles outside Manchester is Chantecleer, a rooster-themed restaurant in a former dairy barn that is equal parts romantic and rustic. 36 Hours in Manchester, Vt. 2014-01-31T18:48:20Z

Anyway, technology will change “and maybe Tinder will seem really quaint and romantic”, she says, with a laugh. Why childhood sweethearts no longer measure up – and six other ways dating has changed 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z

To celebrate the film’s 25th anniversary, the original cast reunited on Today to reminisce about the days of the cassette Walkman and filming this Garry Marshall romantic comedy. 12 Fascinating Facts on 25th Anniversary of 'Pretty Woman' 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z

Each half of the work features text in sans-serif block capitals, in the manner of Barbara Kruger, but instead of spooky aphorisms about power, we get cheese-ball romantic comedy dialogue superimposed on pink fireworks: Making Way for the Tried and True at Cut by Wolfgang Puck 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z

It's a very convincing early romantic symphony that's well worth a place in the repertoire, while the overture is striking enough to suggest that the whole of the opera would be well worth investigating. Dobrzyński: Overture to Monbar; Piano Concerto; Symphony No 2 – review 2013-07-11T16:58:46Z

In genre terms she is a western hero, an action hero, a romantic heroine and a tween idol. Arts & Leisure: Katniss Everdeen, a New Type of Woman Warrior 2012-04-04T12:00:00Z

Early on, she describes her show, dryly, as a romantic comedy. Hannah Gadsby’s ‘Douglas’ Doubles Down on the Comedy of Contradiction 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z

Off-Center production of Andrew Lippa’s musical “The Wild Party,” a tale of debauchery and violent romantic entanglements in the Roaring Twenties. Sonya Tayeh Strides Into New York’s Dance World With ‘The Wild Party’ 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

For all its beauty, the Hudson River Valley has its share of pollution, far more than anyone might guess while gazing at the romantic fall foliage and the idyllic, magisterial river. Joyce Carol Oates on Catastrophizing and Environmental Collapse 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z

There is a small part of me that misses that stupid, 14-year-old romantic kid. Mark Duplass: The First Time I Fell in Love 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z

The strait on its southern shore is the Dardanelles—or, to use the old romantic term, the Hellespont, as it was called when Byron swam across it, in 1810. Why Do We Remember Gallipoli? 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z

The strongest piece of writing about him is still the one in Canto XI of Dante’s “Paradiso,” which describes the saint in romantic pursuit of Lady Poverty: . Looking for St. Francis 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

Such a formulation applied less and less to Adams’s mature work, whose heroines are certainly concerned with their own happiness, romantic and otherwise, but tend to be unhappy each in her own lonely way. The Decorous Surfaces and Fraught Subtexts of Alice Adams’s Life and Work 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z

By contrast, post-Scott the Highlands were seen as "picturesque, romantic, loyal and a hive of industry and inventiveness," said Kelly. Scotland's image-maker Sir Walter Scott 'invented English legends' 2010-08-16T16:21:00Z

The first meeting has beautiful lighting, and it is gentle and romantic. "What's Love Got to Do With It?" director on dating today, from apps to setups: "Love is a mystery" 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z

Sweeney sings from the perspective of a mistress who catches sight of her lover and his wife at a romantic dinner. How Sunny Sweeney became a country star via New York 2011-03-24T22:24:01Z

Because every corner exudes a soft, dim romantic glow. Richmond’s Jefferson Hotel, return of a grandiose grand dame

Jeff isn’t the obvious Neanderthal on the team — naturally called the Romans — but rather the sensitive sidekick, and Grace maintains romantic ideas about him even after the crime. Review: Sexual Assault as Both History Lesson and Satire 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z

Of course romantic comedy could come back, and it undoubtedly will. "Going the Distance": Can Drew Barrymore save the rom-com? 2010-09-03T11:01:00Z

If the film is part enquiry and part love letter, it is Ozturk who brings a lot of the visual rapture, underpinned with a soaring, deeply romantic score from the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Mountain: a movie that reaches new peaks of cinematography 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z

He also moved from Disney comics to a romantic genre produced by DC Comics, from which he adapted a line of close-up images of the faces of lovelorn, emoting young women. Art Review: ‘Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective,’ at the National Gallery of Art 2012-10-18T17:25:34Z

That is to emphasise the "romantic" side of Churchill's nature, in other matters too. Young Titan: The Making of Winston Churchill by Michael Shelden – review 2013-03-15T12:02:59Z

"Now You Know" stung with venomous condescension and scathing accusation, Dulli turning the idea of a romantic kiss into an everlasting reminder of betrayal. Afghan Whigs uncompromising at Metro 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z

I am a hopeless romantic and hope their relationship is mended next season, but not sure that's realistic given the ending. ‘Insecure’ Season 1 Finale: Great Expectations 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z

Television history is littered with shows that lost their mojo once their romantic leads completed their will-they-or-won’t-they dance. ArtsBeat: Julian Fellowes Overcomes His Scruples and Looks Back at Season 2 of 'Downton Abbey' 2012-02-20T04:47:01Z

But I wasn’t looking to chronicle my romantic escapades. Modern Love: Yes, I Really Am Bisexual. Deal With It. 2013-04-25T21:31:09Z

Anyway, Andrea Arnold's "Wuthering Heights" is neither sunny nor cheery or romantic -- in other words, it's wonderfully true to Emily Bronte's book, which is not about romance but about dark, dangerous passion. At TIFF: "Wuthering Heights," "The Artist," and the wrong red carpet 2011-09-10T03:40:06Z

The romantic ideal in politics is essentially the notion, increasingly shared by ordinary people, that you must trust your self, that your self is the ultimate truth. Justin Cartwright: 'Blair makes it clear that he found Brown dull and slow' 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z

“But it wasn’t like I hired him because I thought he was cute — I mean, I did think he was cute! But I was not interested in anything romantic at that point, with anyone.” They Have No Reservations (About Each Other) 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z

But when the two meet again on a train bound for California, he doesn’t take long to reveal his romantic side. Movie Listings for Aug. 12-18 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z

This is the subject of all romantic stories—the enchantment of the world is killed, and the characters of all the myths and legends have to stay somewhere. "Undine" is an exquisite, romantic reimagining of an underwater myth using a phallic CGI catfish 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z

I am indeed the male-bodied version of myself, the same romantic, tattooed guy. Trans, but not like you think 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

While falling asleep one night, I thought about a particularly romantic scene from a Netflix show. Having coronavirus nightmares? Here’s what you can do about those bad dreams. 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z

That inventive romantic streak warping into something more sinister. Behind the scenes of Comic Relief’s Love Actually: Andrew Lincoln’s creepy cards return 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z

Yet despite its surrealist tone, the show is grounded in emotional realism and the all-too-familiar experience of navigating today’s fraught, technologically mediated romantic landscape. Simon Rich on “SNL,” “Black Mirror,” and dressing Bill Hader as Hitler 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z

Love Jones — The Musical Stage adaptation of the 1997 romantic comedy about African American singles in Chicago; contains mature themes and language. L.A. theater openings, Oct. 30-Nov. 6: 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' and more 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z

Georgette Heyer, one of the most popular and influential romance authors of all time, was not a romantic when it came to her work. ‘You Can’t Hide It’: Georgette Heyer and the Perils of Posthumous Revision 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z

It quickly became apparent, however, that a romantic spark wasn’t there for Aubrey, despite Luke’s best efforts. When she didn’t feel a spark, her date wasn’t bitter. In fact, he played matchmaker. 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

He still mourns his dead movie star wife, and we’re supposed to be interested in the push-and-pull between his need to fill the romantic void and his temptation merely to live for his work. Review: Amazon’s ‘Last Tycoon’ Is Slick but Short on Passion 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z

Dolly’s younger sister, Kitty, asks in the throes of girlish romantic disappointment. Movie Review: ‘Anna Karenina,’ From Joe Wright, With Keira Knightley 2012-11-15T20:25:23Z

Hmm, I would also say it’s a romantic episode — romantic on many levels. Zooey Deschanel on 'romantic' 'New Girl' finale, saving '(500) Days' site 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z

On the surface, “The Tsar’s Bride” is a tragedy-tinged romantic drama, a twisted story of intrigue, love triangles, potions and a revenge killing, with a lyrically sumptuous and glittering but unadventurous score. Bolshoi Opera Brings ‘The Tsar’s Bride’ to Lincoln Center 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z

It is filled with a romantic longing for the past: the Irish past, the mythic past and also Yeats’s own. In Ireland, Chasing the Wandering Soul of Yeats 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z

Do romantic weekends make you feel really unromantic and panicked? How to have sex with the same person for the rest of your life 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z

And above all, a luminous star of physical prowess and palpable romantic presence. A ‘Robin Hood’ of Swords, Swagger and Spectacle at Film Forum 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z

Both earned the respect of the Dothraki and Wildlings respectively, in part because the romantic relationship made they appear more empathetic. 10 Reasons Jon Snow and Daenerys Might End Up Together on Game of Thrones Even Though It’s Kind of Weird 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z

What I’d add to that astonishment is the way this movie almost never loses its moral, romantic, aesthetic and ethical priorities, how it needs them bound together. It Took Me 40 Years to Watch the Movie ‘Diva.’ It Was Worth the Wait. 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z

We loved the genre, but we we've been thinking about romantic comedies over the past decade or so and how the bar feels like it's set really low. Dave Franco shares your Airbnb anxieties in new horror flick "The Rental," starring wife Alison Brie 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z

It's supposed to be romantic, so I now stopped all of that. Khloe Kardashian on 'active' sex life, Dallas move 2012-02-18T19:53:09Z

While watching “Waiting for Forever,” I felt tentative stirrings of admiration for an indie movie that so aggressively flouts the hard-shelled conventions of romantic comedy. | 'Waiting for Forever': Undying Love in the Time of Arrested Development 2011-02-04T00:35:04Z

The hotel imposes on the inmates a bland collective culture of banal romantic pop songs and didactic playlets that dramatize the virtues of couplehood. The Petty Laments of Yorgos Lanthimos’s “The Lobster” 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z

His social life was frenetic—as Tomaline points out, “He entirely lacked the romantic writer’s need to be alone.” Charles Dickens: An Author of Demonic Energy 2011-10-19T10:00:49Z

But Bedford’s busy social and romantic life nearly always took priority. A World-Class Writer and a World-Class Freeloader 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z

He also develops romantic feelings for another teacher, who, like the students, is white. E. R. Braithwaite, Author of ‘To Sir, With Love,’ Dies at 104 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z

Mr. Krauss, who was also a social worker at Harlem Village Academies East Middle School in Manhattan, turned a romantic corner with Ms. Young in November 2018, when they were still members of Sweet Cash. They Needed a Place to Marry. Suddenly Their Ship Came In. 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z

For our study, we looked exactly at this split and surveyed 485 people who self-identified as being on the asexual spectrum and were currently in a romantic relationship. How asexuals navigate romantic relationships 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z

Contrary to that tragic description, the piece is a romantic comedy, at least by opera standards. Dead 400 Years, but Still Very Much Alive 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z

On these second-act hits, Tucker was no longer the wild and wise child; she was a full-grown romantic, who managed to be, at the same time, hard as nails. Tanya Tucker’s New Album Might Be the Best of Her Long, Underrated Career 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z

These couples’ romantic foibles are depicted in language that’s sharply contemporary and brashly funny, and often brazenly slaps the subtext of Chekhov’s original right onto the surface. Review: ‘Stupid _____ Bird’ Is Chekhov for the 21st Century 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z

“I so wanted to be part of the cool group of kids who made excellent romantic comedies,” director Jon Turteltaub said. ‘While You Were Sleeping’ turns 25: An oral history of the Sandra Bullock rom-com favorite 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z

The 21-year-old grew up fascinated by Disney's romantic soundtracks in a house filled with Stevie Wonder songs and small-time Manchester musicians who were friends with her mum. Singer Ren Harvieu's second chance 2012-05-14T00:52:15Z

Gosling's only mainstream Hollywood movie hit was "The Notebook," a romantic drama based on the Nicholas Sparks novel that took in a surprising $81 million at U.S. and Canadian box offices. Ryan Gosling gives fans another acting "Valentine" 2010-12-27T21:01:57Z

Hollywood has a lot to answer for: what romantic comedy doesn’t teach us that the swiftest route to true love is with someone who treats you with indifference and cruelty? I'm a gay French man looking for love – but app users just want sex 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z

There is a very funny moment, though, when Davis says to her horrified daughter, in a tone of romantic nostalgia, “Your first wedding is the one you remember the most!” ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Episode 7 Recap: Feminism 101 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z

Mr. Bryant took out the real ring, along with his phone, on which he had written a romantic proposal. A Sound Engineer, a Props Guy and Their ‘Beautiful’ Wedding 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z

After a bad night out, she was coming around to the certainty that her defining romantic relationship was irretrievably over. Issa Rae’s Breakthrough in “Insecure” Season 3, Episode 4 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z

Two: you shoot me a sympathetic glance when something romantic happens and tell me how tired you are of wedding planning. What I’m really thinking: the twentysomething divorcee 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z

As a teenager in the eighties, I lived through raging debates over what, exactly, that sound was, and what made a band punk or synth or new romantic or power pop or new wave. The most totally new wave music videos of all time 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z

My general advice to stay out of other people’s romantic relationships never argued for silence in the face of your roommate’s girlfriend hitting on you. Must I Keep Reminding My Adult Son About Family Birthdays? 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z

‘Kiss the Girl’ when you’re 9 is the most romantic thing in your life,” he added. Lin-Manuel Miranda on ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ and Movie Musicals 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z

Growing up watching Bollywood movies might have primed me for romantic stories about people who look and sound like me. New & Noteworthy, From Vivian Gornick’s Essays to No-Recipe Recipes 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z

They were very different, but yet they both had this romantic notion. Richard Linklater on the enduring appeal of Jesse and Celine 2013-06-15T05:00:00Z

“I knew there was something romantic there,” he said. Manhattan-Centric No More, at Least Online 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z

There's nothing romantic about alcoholic self-destruction, as Here Comes Everybody makes clear, but a song as beautiful as "A Pair of Brown Eyes" can make you believe there is – at least while it's playing. Here Comes Everybody by James Fearnley – review 2012-06-14T07:00:01Z

No, it’s not romantic, but rather a little sad that you can only express how you feel to her father and in charming but empty gestures like lip-synching Otis Redding’s “Try a Little Tenderness.” The trouble with Duckie: How “Pretty in Pink’s” most lovable character gave a generation of teenage boys the wrong idea 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z

But for some aspiring authors, the revelations are also fodder for a virtual world where Tsarnaev has a parallel identity as a flawed romantic leading man ripe for saving. Inside the Wild and Addictive World of Celebrity Fan Fiction 2013-08-26T09:45:08Z

It was edgier than his usual romantic historicism and more interesting for it. London Fashion Comes Back to Life 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z

Neither is this a shock to any white person who enjoys a strong friendship, romantic bond or close, trusting relationship with a person of color. "Tiger King" and the schadenfreude of seeing privileged insanity run wild 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z

But competition is strong for the best comedy or musical statuette, with historical romp “The Favourite,” romantic comedy “Crazy Rich Asians,” 1960s road trip “Green Book” and “Mary Poppins Returns” all vying for honors. Hollywood ready to party in (possibly) Trump-free Golden Globes 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z

Though Ravi is a born joker, making for a glib tour guide to his own romantic ups and downs, it’s his parents who steal the show, with their natural sense of humor. ‘Meet the Patels’: Family-style moviemaking 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z

Is Daniel a huge romantic or are his actions motivated by something more sinister? ‘Private Desert’ Review: Into the Valley of Repression 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z

You have a tendency to be romantic, and can be an idealist. Will this personality test make you insane? 2011-04-07T22:08:00Z

"I didn't experience gang fighting or anything like that," he says, refusing to indulge in the romantic biographical licence which many young actors allow themselves. Conor McCarron: 'I'd gladly audition for a comedy role' 2010-12-26T00:05:08Z

And in this Pulitzer prize-winning play, first produced on Broadway in 1920, he offers us a classic fraternal opposition between the romantic dreamer, Robert, and the earthy pragmatist, Andrew. Beyond the Horizon / Spring Storm 2010-04-08T10:21:00Z

Ms. Callaway used to specialize in ballads of romantic longing and heartbreak. Review: Ann Hampton Callaway Honors Her Predecessors at Feinstein’s/54 Below 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z

In fact, although known as a ferocious rock band, their most enduring hits tend to scan as romantic soft-pop — couching fiery, passionate lyrics in gauzy keyboards, honeyed guitars and soothing grooves. Why Fleetwood Mac's music resonated so deeply in 2020 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z

The selection of the Inn — the romantic, over-the-top creation of chef Patrick O’Connell set in bucolic Washington, Va. — was a surprise bonbon. What Michelin gets wrong about D.C.’s dining scene — starting with Rasika 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

It takes only a moment to contaminate your cutting board, but romantic fantasies are best nursed over time. Social Q’s: Everyones a Skeptic 2013-08-22T22:54:44Z

The reckless romantics traveled by jet ski from the Isle of Whithorn, in Scotland, to the Isle of Man. Man arrested for jet skiing across Irish Sea breaks up with girlfriend who inspired the trip: report 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z

What followed were surging tides of accusations and recriminations, romantic overtures and hesitant withdrawals, heated rejections and a feverish, graphic recollection of a physical liaison. | 'Drawn and Quartered': A Palette of Wine, Blood and Sex 2011-06-16T21:36:16Z

He helped them look like their most romantic vision of themselves. Robin Givhan on Oscar de la Renta: With style, he wooed women of all stripes

I hadn't yet realized that romantic entanglements with men aren't inherently dangerous. A feminist reckoning for six Beyoncé songs 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z

And it seems like others just find something romantic about travelling the world with nothing, living on your wits … Young, entitled and over there: the rise of the begpacker 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z

Bright and glamorous and exciting, Georgio is romantic fantasy on fast-forward, the kind of man who offers clanging sex in a restaurant kitchen and “I love you” before a second date. Review: In ‘My King,’ Blindly Falling Fast and Furious 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z

“A birthday doesn’t exactly constitute essential travel so we both knew that this would be flouting lockdown rules,” Alex, a student, explains, “but the illegality made it seem like more of a romantic gesture.” ‘We were sexually frustrated’: did it work out for people who texted an ex in lockdown? 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z

And, although his music grapples with difficult subjects—death, isolation, hopelessness, drug abuse, romantic torment—his songwriting instincts were decidedly pop. Lil Peep and the Dilemma of the Posthumous Album 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z

I always think that all romantic comedies can be traced to The Taming of the Shrew or Pride and Prejudice. Nora Ephron – a career in clips 2012-06-27T10:08:00Z

A principled, outspoken, young and gifted Black man, Asim often finds himself either misunderstood or reprimanded by teachers, co-workers, friends, family, bandmates and romantic interests. Review | In ‘Boyz n the Void,’ a ‘malcontent with an allergy to authority’ finds freedom — and confusion — in the punk rock scene 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z

But some of the romantic sparkle and high style are missing. Review: 'Arms and the Man' is trove of Shaw's verbal volleys 2011-05-26T22:53:40Z

The reason, I’ve realized, has a lot to do with the appeal of the impostor romantic comedy, a genre that includes the likes of “Roman Holiday” and “Tootsie.” Perspective | ‘Working Girl,’ and why we love the impostor rom-com 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z

In my own country, I’ve done a lot of romantic comedies. 'Game of Thrones' Star Talks Playing Bart's Love Interest on 'The Simpsons' 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

One show is elegant and nostalgic, powered by eye-popping ballet sequences and romantic Gershwin tunes. Tony Nominations 2015: ‘An American in Paris’ and ‘Fun Home’ Emerge as Favorites 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z

Filtered through Rhimes' romantic treatment, they are champions of integration whose burning love for each elevates members of London's Black elite to the status of nobility. She is very brown: "Queen Charlotte" explains how the integrated ton was won, but what is left out? 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z

But Clare de Boer, who will open her first solo restaurant, Stissing House, on Thursday, knows this isn’t some romantic endeavor. A Manhattan Chef Heads Upstate. A Country Tavern Follows. 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z

The novels tell the tragic story of Bobby and Alicia Western, siblings who are haunted by their physicist father’s role in the development of the atom bomb, and by their romantic longing for each other. In His New Books, Cormac McCarthy Gets Real 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z

Q: I assume it’s called the “King and Queen of Hearts Tour” for romantic reasons. Maxwell keeps making his music his way, with inspiration from Prince 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

Give us 2022 Lohan with her hair long and red, and her smile wide, standing in a plaid scarf next to a romantic lead in some fake snow in a fake small town, please. From Britney Spears to Lindsay Lohan, starlets reclaiming their lives is my favorite 2021 trend 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z

She declared herself — and her fans — ”hopeless romantics,” but her cool, systematic ambition was just as clearly on display. Music Review: Her Fans, Squealing, Won?t Hold Their Peace 2011-07-21T22:00:06Z

It was not, most of the time, a romantic love story. 30 Rock Finale: I Lizzed, I Cried 2013-02-01T02:01:45Z

So the romantic in me wants to see it work out. Lucy Hale Gets "Raw and Real" on Debut Album Road Between: Q&A 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z

Hinge, which started in Washington before moving its offices to New York, relies on your personal connections to make a romantic link. Apptitude: Tired of Match.com and OkCupid? Here are apps that offer a different way to rate a potential date 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z

In more than 400 films over 60 years, he played many roles, even romantic leads on occasion, but it was as a villain that he excelled. In praise of … Pran Sikand 2013-07-17T22:00:34Z

Yes, the picture is full of intimations of age and death, but these rural romantics care nothing for that. This Valentine's Day: art with a heart 2013-02-14T12:17:47Z

He also appeared in romantic comedies, including three in 1963: “The Thrill of It All” and “Move Over, Darling,” both with Doris Day, and “The Wheeler Dealers,” opposite Lee Remick. James Garner, Witty, Handsome Leading Man, Dies at 86 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z

In person, I’m typically so shy in romantic situations that I can barely make eye contact with someone I’ve just met. Words With (I Wish We Were More Than) Friends 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z

A nighttime train robbery, for example, becomes an almost romantic ballet of light and shadow. 5 examples of cinematographer Deakins' best work 2012-11-08T21:23:14Z

The Chopin “Barcarolle” and Haydn Sonata she also performed displayed only the slightest reining-in of her romantic energy. Mayron Tsong puts on a full and lively piano concert in just an hour

Don consults Rachel Menken, whom he has romantic designs on, for advice. ‘Mad Men’ and Its Love Affair With ’60s Pop Culture 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z

She has no romantic or sexual interest in him; it’s purely a cagey move for survival. Save yourself! Leave Los Angeles now: TV’s prestige comedies say living in the City of Angels will destroy you 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z

It would be a dream come true, an old-fashioned, three-week bridal tour through the most romantic country in the world. A Honeymoon Through Italy 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

But what undercuts the film’s romantic notion of Bernadette as a misunderstood artist is how she is similarly defined, like Elgin in his corporate tech world, by her output. “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” and the False Dream That Art Will Fulfill You 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z

Not only was Mr. Galliano seriously gifted, with technical skills and a romantic sensibility that suited Dior’s femininity, he brought to Dior a spot-on sense of vision. Paris Fashion Week: John Galliano Exits the Way That He Entered 2011-03-02T22:09:23Z

In the meantime, it has helped resuscitate a form that Hollywood has otherwise written off in recent years: the romantic comedy. Perspective | This summer showed us that all kinds of movies can become hits on their own terms 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z

Not surprisingly, the soundtrack from the 1954 American romantic comedy "Three Coins in the Fountain" was played in the background at the presentation in Rome's city hall. Rome Trevi Fountain, symbol of Dolce Vita, to get big facelift 2013-01-28T19:09:31Z

I chose Pulp's song because it seemed to sit a degree removed from the romantics. Readers recommend songs about pubs and bars: the results 2010-05-20T22:15:00Z

"Nice Work If You Can Get It" is a screwball romantic comedy that takes place in the 1920s and tells the story of a female bootlegger who meets a wealthy, often-drunken playboy. Matthew Broderick stays; Kelli O'Hara goes 2013-02-20T23:00:13Z

This romantic comedy and musical follows four sisters, including one played by Judy Garland, in the year leading up to the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition World’s Fair. What’s on TV This Week: Lots of Holiday Specials and ‘Yellowstone’ 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z

Luxury consumers are drawn by romantic visions of skilled artisans at work over handmade oxfords. Luxury fashion brands are going green. But why are they keeping it a secret? 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z

Yet rarely does a stage production of this perennial romantic tragedy capture the full, blushing innocence, the exuberance and naiveté of lovers so young — and so rash, and doomed. Intiman's 'Romeo and Juliet' paints full picture of young love, loss 2012-07-16T23:24:04Z

It’s called “Beer in the Headlights,” and it’s about a familiar kind of romantic infatuation. Critic’s Notebook: Luke Bryan, the Leading Gentleman of Country 2013-08-16T22:08:47Z

But it also captures the romantic, ecstatic longing that unites the musicians with one another and with their admirers. Movie Review: ?Tonight You?re Mine,? Directed by David Mackenzie 2012-05-10T23:01:42Z

It’s a place that is candlelit and romantic, but also down to earth and not too pricey. Review | A nod to a red-sauce mama, at Trattoria da Lina 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z

It was risky of the writers to get rid of Brody, even though the character outlived his plausible usefulness as a spy and as a romantic hero. The TV Watch: Shock but No Awe in ‘Homeland’ Season’s End 2013-12-16T23:02:44Z

The film's nearest competitor was the romantic comedy "It's Complicated," which debuted at No. 2 on the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert sales chart but sold fewer than 25 percent as many copies as "Avatar." "Avatar" stays atop home video sales charts 2010-05-06T01:59:00Z

Harley Quinn is an obsessive beast, which means Ivy's grateful reaction to her romantic scheme isn't enough – she wants to give Ivy the best! The Harley Quinn twisted Valentine's special brings the raunch and romance to our Hallmark holiday 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z

And second, I had to turn over every aspect of my romantic and sexual life to him and the group. He Showed Me His Tiles, So I Showed Him Mine 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z

In theory, this album is a contemporary update on trip-hop, but in practice it’s brutal romantic theater with just the faintest musical glue to hold things together. The Best Albums of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

But she also has star power as a romantic lead in the film, yearning for an unattainable Isabel, who also can't seem to resist the earnest charms that Edibiri brings to the role. Why is Ayo Edibiri everywhere these days? Because we need her awkward sincerity more than ever 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z

To that end “Blue Valentine” refrains from offering anything like a solution to its romantic mysteries. Film: A Marriage?s Death, and Post-Mortem 2010-12-26T02:23:54Z

The show is, at heart, about relationships, and this being a teenage-centered series, some of them are romantic. ‘Switched at Birth,’ a Series Illuminating a World Without Words 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z

The first 200 pages of Jamison’s sprawling new memoir, “The Recovering,” follow the romantic formula of life as a literary alcoholic. Can Sobriety Be as Interesting as Addiction? A Writer Wonders 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z

This goes for his songs – the best of them being swooning, self-dramatising tales of his chemical and romantic indulgences – and also for his current activity. This week's new live music 2011-07-15T23:06:53Z

The romantic comedy as it existed 15 years ago just isn’t viable. Reese Witherspoon Knows Rom-Coms Need an Image Makeover 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z

“I’m a pretty decent reader of people and their emotions in these romantic sexual things, whatever you want to call them,” he testified. Bill Cosby’s own words provide scandalous details of his hidden life 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

In the end the show struggles to reconcile its own contradictions: gushing and detached, glib and deeply romantic, a play of ideas that rejects deep thought. 2010-02-16T22:39:00Z

We were great pals and there was a mutual romantic attraction. Burt Reynolds: ‘I dumped a load of manure on the National Enquirer' 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z

Based on their answers, the contestant chose one of them to be her date on a romantic getaway, furnished by the show. Jim Lange, Genial Host of ‘Dating Game,’ Dies at 81 2014-02-28T04:17:53Z

But Reuters spoke to two local insiders who described the romantic escape. Beneath a baobab, Prince Harry and Meghan's love blossomed in Botswana 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z

But summer’s end seems right for tasting an Anderson work of an entirely different flavor: his 2002 romantic bonbon, “Punch-Drunk Love,” at the Nitehawk Cinema next Saturday. ‘Punch-Drunk Love’ Plays at Nitehawk Cinema 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z