| 单词 | ruthless |
| 例句 | The city seemed coldhearted to her—merchants were ruthless in their dealings and masters callous to their servants, and all called her naive when she objected. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They’d stayed as close to the center of the building as possible, in the structure’s middle corridors, to protect themselves from the sun’s ruthless radiation. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “And who, exactly, am I to be, if not a ruthless killer?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I don’t win these fights: Stephen is bigger and more ruthless than I am, and I want to play with him more than he wants to play with me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “That the famous Aech, renowned gunter and the most feared and ruthless arena combatant in the entire OASIS, was, in reality, a...” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z And with all the good feelings that abounded, it was easy to forget what a ruthless butcher Goddard was. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Rather, the shrewd and ruthless dictator immediately grasped the implications of such a powerful weapon. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The ruthless engine of cotton required its fuel of African bodies. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The President appeared on television almost every night to denounce the ruthless war being waged by the opposition. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z His pursuit to win a state championship became a ruthless obsession, say those who worked for him, for he knew that any-thing less would not be enough. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Too well he remembered the lifeless eyes and livid faces of the Cauldron-Born, their ghastly silence and ruthless swords. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “The ends justifying the means is something a ruthless dictator might say, not a philosopher.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Even the chronology no longer seemed haphazard but was part of a ruthless plan. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z At the field a heavy silence prevailed, overpowering motion like a ruthless, insensate spell holding in thrall the only beings who might break it. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “But effective. Being angry at Kaz for being ruthless is like being angry at a stove for being hot. You know what he is.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “You wish to know if I feel you are ready to duel to the death a man ruthless enough to kill your father, rich enough to buy protection, older and more experienced, an acknowledged master.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z These were members of the Royal Family’s personal guard: ruthless, lightning-swift soldiers trained from birth to protect and kill. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The boy had snared a rabbit; he was good at setting traps and more ruthless than Dustfinger. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I often find that when a ruthless editor forces me to trim an article to fit into a certain number of column-inches, the quality of my prose improves as if by magic. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The night air is colder suddenly, and I remember the din and stench of Kauf Prison, where the Empire sends defectors to suffer at the hands of its most ruthless interrogators. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Here’s what’s so hard for us to understand today: The ruthless, paranoid Josef Stalin, by then the uncontested leader of the USSR, commanded a bizarre and absolute power over his people. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I learned that I can be ruthless when I need to, and I can be merciful when I’m able. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The mosquitoes are ruthless once we start to sweat. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Yet from time to time Arawn sends certain of them outside Annuvin to perform his most ruthless tasks. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I feel like I am looking at two different kinds of Dauntless— the honorable kind, and the ruthless kind. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Slowly, breathing softly through his mouth, he crawled toward the rocks shut away by greenery grown ruthless in sun and air. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The Housing Authority was headed by a former cotton mill executive named Carvie Oldham, who ran public housing with the same autocratic and ruthless style that had marked his tenure in the mill. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z And just like that, Jackson, the boy I once kissed in the moonlight, is gone, replaced by Red Jack the ruthless criminal. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Mary was braver and more ruthless than most. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The second lady stares at me like I’m a ruthless butterfly hunter. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z He said he was protesting the destruction of the oceans and rivers by “ruthless greedheads.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I just don’t want him to come out of this with that ruthless type of attitude. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The Day that killed my brother is a cruel, ruthless criminal. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z To my surprise, Falconer did not set upon him in the fierce and ruthless manner he had used to dispatch the band of outlaws. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z After twenty years of hard work and ruthless manipulation of small farmers, Marshall Turner had become the emperor of truck farming in one of the most fertile agricultural areas of the state. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z If Muhammad saw this, he’d go on and on about how ruthless Dad is. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Everyone knows that academics are the most ruthless cutthroats around. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Far away from home, his heart hardened and ruthless, he knew they were thinking of him. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “I dread them as much. They are ruthless as the Cauldron-Born, their strength even greater. They go afoot, yet they are swift, with much endurance. Fatigue, hunger, and thirst mean little to them.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I stepped in and said that this government was too strong and too ruthless to be brought down in such a manner. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She brightened as she saw the ruthless soldiers arrive, and they smiled back. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He could picture the fiery and malicious exhilaration with which they had made their wreckage, and their sanctimonious, ruthless sense of right and dedication. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It was a cruel, ruthless madness, and it made them shiver more than a bitter, endless winter. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z For me, there was no real element of surprise in this ruthless truth, and so it didn’t waylay me. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z In the earliest account of her, the Iliad, she is a fierce and ruthless battle-goddess, but elsewhere she is warlike only to defend the State and the home from outside enemies. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, it was no secret that Cleopatra had ruthless cunning and superior intelligence. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z It was between two strange and ruthless men, Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Sibling Treachery Closer to home, Cleopatra needed to be on guard for ruthless enemies within her own family. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In South Africa, everyone knows that colored gangsters are the most ruthless, the most savage. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “We need to be cautious and smart and ruthless if it comes to that.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I rose up suddenly, terror-struck at the solitude which so ruthless a judge haunted,—at the silence which so awful a voice filled. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “He has carved up a whole...cohort of...goblin guards...with spinning blades. He’s ruthless….Aren’t you? And a killer....Of bad people.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z She gave me the ruthless instinct and speed that make me the best student Blackcliff has seen in two decades. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The perfect combination of gentleman and ruthless killer, just like the main character in some frontier adventure. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z With his mocking, hostile attitude, Trueba managed to frighten off this man who had survived a concentration camp, overcome poverty and exile, and triumphed in the ruthless world of commerce. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The most ruthless of the murder addicts was Av’s sister Lois, then just back from teaching for a year in Karachi, and a firm proponent of the hypocrisy of Indian vegetable eaters. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “A ruthless tyrant who does not care who suffers for him? Never!” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z It was impossible to escape the ruthless business of sugarcane as slaves cut, pounded, boiled, and poured it into sticky barrels, bound for Europe. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But the side of him that wanted to survive at all costs—that had become ruthless over the last year—knew it was the truth. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z No one else in the cell knew what to make of us, the ruthless colored gangster and his menacing, Hulk-like friend. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Our only chance is clever bargaining. Cliff trolls are cunning and ruthless, but their avarice can be a weakness.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z On every hand there is evidence that those engaged in spraying operations exercise a ruthless power. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “This thief is way more ruthless than we thought.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “I know most gunters cling to the absurd notion that IOI is evil. And that the Sixers are ruthless corporate drones with no honor and no respect for the ‘true spirit’ of the contest. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “True. But you care for me. You would not have been ruthless. You would have said, ‘Excellent parry, Inigo, now that’s enough for one day; let’s have supper.’” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The Guard was efficient, calm, and utterly ruthless. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She wondered if there had been a fire, or an outbreak of a contagious disease, or if a band of ruthless highwaymen had been spotted nearby! The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The magistrate was harsh with his subordinates, ruthless to his enemies, and pitiless to his people. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Red Jack’s jaw is set, and there’s a ruthless glint to his eyes that makes me think he's got murder on the mind. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z And she saw Lord Nugent in a new light too: under that patrician charm and friendliness, he was ruthless. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The police had become more powerful, their methods more ruthless, their techniques more sophisticated. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The saloon keeper was a ruthless boss, beating and insulting the wayward slave at every turn, stealing wages and dignity, the hard image of northern white attitudes. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The monstrous boy from District 2 is a ruthless killing machine. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The simple truth was that I hated him because he had a ruthless temper. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Occasionally the heroes “rejoice in the delight of Ares’ battle,” but far oftener in having escaped “the fury of the ruthless god.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The female child in them, who had been me, stopped being a child and became something else, something threatening and ruthless, something that would consume them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He was intrigued by the propaganda potential of motion pictures and ruthless in suppressing any ideas, images, or themes in them that did not conform to the emerging Nazi mythos. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z When the matter was closed, when the sentence was passed and the congregation dispersed, a ruthless youthful forgetting, a willful erasing, protected her well into her teens. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z One member of Tom’s company would seek out the most ruthless bad man in town and then provoke a fight, so he could kill him. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I sensed, too, that the Southern scheme of oppression was but an appendage of a far vaster and in many respects more ruthless and impersonal commodity-profit machine. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Both of them looked strong, capable, ruthless, and proud. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The honor of Chicago’s leading men, who prided themselves on their unsentimental—some might say ruthless—pursuit of maximum profit, was in peril. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It would be ruthless, but a ruthlessness in the interest of Brotherhood, for we had only our minds and bodies, as against the other side's vast power. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The spectacle of his suffering does not make me compassionate, but ruthless. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Yin Lan-lan cut me off with a ruthless wave of her hand. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z James was as ruthless and brutal as any white man but he was the portrait of moderation compared to his younger brother. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z This is a statement about the way humans can be so ruthless, so cunning, so savage that we’re no better than wild animals when you get down to it. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “I can’t make sense of your . . . innocence. In a ruthless world I find innocence more a puzzle than evil.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The lesson they took away was not that we had legitimate grievances but that they needed to be far more ruthless. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Their ruthless comments shaped my personality and turned me into a shy, insecure, quiet girl. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Poetry and prayer put ideas in people’s heads that got them killed, distracting them from the ruthless mechanism of the world. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He was rich and ruthless, and he felt he owned them. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z This was the most powerful man in the world, and, some said, the most ruthless and intolerant. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Beneath his gentle exterior, Washington was a ruthless and jealous man who commanded a powerful network of supporters and spies, dubbed by the opposition the “Tuskegee machine.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Battle Tactics Caesar’s troops may have been vastly outnumbered, but Caesar fought back, using the daring and ruthless moves that made him famous. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z They tested their new bombers in the Spanish Civil War, which began in 1936, using aircraft for brutal and ruthless attacks on civilians as well as soldiers. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z To their south sprawled the Temple of the Feathered Serpent, where the empire’s rulers, as ruthless and preoccupied with national glory as so many Bismarcks, considered what to do with their soldiers. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Unsworth was a slim, elegant man whose gentle diffidence and dreaminess masked a steely, even ruthless dedication to his art, and the humanity, as well as the bleakness, of his moral vision. Barry Unsworth obituary 2012-06-08T17:14:33Z But Mantel paints a more complex picture, a man ruthless in his politics but tender to his son; clever, thoughtful, sometimes humorous. UK novelist Hilary Mantel numbers Cromwell's days 2012-06-06T18:23:36Z Her character is described as "ruthless," but Huppert's internal performance keeps viewers guessing until the very end. In the shrewd "Promises," Isabelle Huppert is a local politician dealing with truth and perception 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z It's an entertaining, but bleak, picture of politics in this country too, a world of bitter competitiveness and ruthless ambition that has very little to do with the interests of the country. The Politician's Husband – TV review 2013-04-26T06:00:11Z Faulkner: “The writer’s only responsibility is to his art. He will be completely ruthless if he is a good one.” Jean Stein, Who Chronicled Wealth, Fame and Influence, Dies at 83 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Some are successful: Milton Jones's loopy one-liners are dependably amusing; Joan Rivers retells the jokes she told here last month with no less ruthless gusto. We Are Most Amused – review 2012-11-29T17:54:18Z Taking rich, handsome, ruthless gangsters and surgically removing every ounce of their picaresque charisma might be a worthy pursuit, but it’s not much to look at. Sorry episodes: the most disappointing TV shows of 2018 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Taylor Swift has always been at her best when writing about Taylor Swift — she is diaristically pinpoint, a ruthless excavator of her own internal tugs of war. Taylor Swift, Caught Between Yesterday and Tomorrow on ‘Midnights’ 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Watching it now, as Zelenskyy is fighting for his people, his own life, and for the freedom of Ukraine against a ruthless and formidable invasion by Russia, feels uncanny. Why Zelenskyy's background in comedy really matters 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z Michael, the bullying twin to Richie Langdon, generates vast wealth and uses his ruthless charm to intimidate his brother, a congressman, and steal from his mother. ‘Golden Age’ review: Jane Smiley brings America into the age of terror 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z After only a few hours of hiking, though, I felt the desert’s ruthless effects. The Oregon Desert Trail is just that, complete with canyons and rattlesnakes 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z In its first handful of episodes, the show has set a high bar for drama, mixing in dead drops, invisible ink and some pretty ruthless martial arts. Spy vs. Spy: A Q&A with The Americans Creator Joe Weisberg 2013-03-12T15:02:25Z Mayweather is also a ruthless competitor, known for pummeling his opponents both in the ring and in the press. | Fight Club 2014-03-05T19:00:24Z The Rivers that we get to see is vulnerable, ruthless, ambitious, caring, bitter and relentlessly sharp. A new film presents a revealing portrait of the comedian Joan Rivers 2010-10-25T06:00:00Z Of four Navy SEALs sent on a reconnaissance mission in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan to hunt down a ruthless Taliban commander, only one survives. ‘Lone Survivor’: a true-life tale of a doomed SEALs mission 2014-01-09T00:28:49Z He’s just a ruthless gangster who exercises lethal power without being affected by it. ‘Narcos’ Season 2, Episode 2: The Legend vs. the Monster 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z And by “the devil” I mean Billy Butcher, the ruthless, potty-mouthed leader of the team of soldiers and assassins devoted to fighting, extorting, torturing and killing superheroes. The Antihero’s Last Gasp 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z In addition to starring in "The Expendables 3", Stallone wrote the story of a mercenary group that takes on a ruthless arms dealer. 'Turtles' tops again, beats 'Guardians' at North American box office 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z Virgil wrote the “Aeneid” in the first years of the Roman Empire, as Augustus attempted to reshape his image from that of a ruthless, warmongering autocrat to that of a beneficent leader. Looking at Epic Poetry Through 21st-Century Eyes 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z The contrast between the incipient freshness of new life and the ruthless finality of preserved death is jarring. Exhibition Review: ‘Body Worlds: Pulse’ at Discovery Times Square 2013-05-09T20:27:43Z Phil had been a little weird from the start; its founder, William Andrews Clark, Jr., the errant scion of a ruthless Montana copper king, also assembled a matchless collection of Oscar Wilde memorabilia. How the L.A. Phil Can Stay on Top of the Orchestra World 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z The workers are caught between the demands of ruthless contractors, snooty bureaucrats, animal rights activists and Hindus who hold monkeys sacred. Five International Movies to Stream Right Now 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Much of the Tudor luxe that recently delighted crowds at the Metropolitan Museum was created to make a ruthless colonial power-in-the-bud look fabulous. Can Art Ever Be Innocent? 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z The brisk clarity of the picture seems somehow ruthless. A chilling portrait of Germany's Weimar era emerges in 'New Objectivity' at LACMA 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z The series shows him as wielding ruthless power over them; in one episode he takes a role away from the dancer who turned down his advances the night before. Lies, drugs, cheating and all that jazz: Nicole Fosse opens up about her famous Broadway parents 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z On the ABC drama “Scandal,” Borgia-like conspiracies coil around every Washington operative, and even the president and the vice president are ruthless killers. Television Review: Kiefer Sutherland Returns in ‘24: Live Another Day’ 2014-05-02T22:21:07Z But Briscoe Hay’s arresting voice and the music’s ruthless structural economy have made Pylon more than durable. How Pop and Jazz Wrapped Up the Past in 16 Boxed Sets 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z The nonprofit In Defense of Animals describes SCI as “the most ruthless trophy hunting organization.” The true tragedy of Cecil the lion the media has overlooked 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Simmons, for his turn as a ruthless music teacher in “Whiplash,” captured the Screen Actors Guild Award on Sunday for best performance by a male actor in a supporting role. SAG Awards 2015: J.K. Simmons wins supporting actor for 'Whiplash' 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z As executive producer of “The Golden Bowl,” Nolte writes, Weinstein reduced the film “to shreds” in his ruthless post-production editing before it was salvaged by director Merchant Ivory, who bought back the film. Review | How weird is Nick Nolte? The actor bares his soul in a new memoir. 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Imagine if, instead of picking the affable but ruthless Eisenhower to deal with our British ally, he had dispatched the blustery, hot-blooded George Patton, who had seniority over Ike. Battlefields: Recent Books in Military History 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z When Rebecca Ryan's Jo and Lucy Black as her mother, Helen, are on stage together, they are as ruthless – and as alive – as George and Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? A Taste of Honey – review 2013-01-23T17:33:00Z Movies usually reflect the neuroses and submerged fears of society: that politicians are corrupt, that men are ruthless predators, that Madonna might make another movie. Invasion of the dumbasses 2011-08-11T20:32:01Z Set in a boarding school, the film’s story centers around a ruthless headmaster played by Paul Meurisse. ArtsBeat: Critics' Picks Video: 'Diabolique' 2011-07-11T21:34:01Z I think David Miscavige is a true believer, but he’s also ruthless. Alex Gibney interview: journey into the seductive world of Scientology 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z The ruthless cycle of obsolescence in hip-hop is all the more reason to marvel at this year’s great comeback album, “We Got It From Here ... Thank You 4 Your Service” by A Tribe Called Quest. In Jazz, Listen to the Timeless Elders 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z This was only exacerbated by concerns over Meghan's mental health, the blatant racism to which she and their son, Archie, were subject, and ruthless tabloid scrutiny. The 8 biggest bombshells from Oprah's Meghan & Harry interview, from racist royals to tabloid bias 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z Elizabeth and Philip are sympathetic in many ways–but we also soon realize that they are ruthless operatives who will do terrible things, even to innocent people, for their cause. TV Tonight: The Americans 2013-01-30T13:00:11Z Aunt Lydia is a mercurial assassin: a pious leader, a ruthless administrator, a deliciously acerbic confessor. Review | Praise be: Margaret Atwood has published a sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z In that production, the story was transplanted to a Las Vegas casino during the Rat Pack era, and the ruthless Duke of Mantua became the Chairman of the Board — a Frank Sinatra stand-in. A Fascist-era ‘Rigoletto’ returning to Seattle Opera 2013-12-31T23:10:37Z Given Mr Obama’s acquiescence in the ruthless bombing of Syrian rebels ordered by Vladimir Putin just as this book was sent to the publishers, it is not a far-fetched notion. The mistakes that made Islamic State 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z She was in awe of Burton – his class, his Welshness, his reading, his literary ambition, his ruthless, pessimistic candour, to say nothing of his exceptional instinct and nature as an actor. Elizabeth Taylor: let the story melt away and just gaze 2011-03-24T13:00:00Z But that same mantra is most often used, at least in this country, by management consultants, whose job is to bring a kind of ruthless intelligence to the task of streamlining companies. 'Provocations' pays tribute to designer Thomas Heatherwick 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Kattegat, the story’s center, is a Norse kingdom newly freed from the clutches of a ruthless leader, and in the earliest days of reestablishing its openness to trade and cultural exchange. "Vikings" kicks off its final season with its own "tender moment" in history 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z He is a ruthless killer with a sentimental streak and sees his club as a fulfillment of his father’s lost dreams. 50 Cent’s ‘Power,’ About a Drug Dealer, Debuts on Starz 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Other factors include "ruthless companies exploiting staff", cited by 42%, and banks "that rip customers off and refuse to fund companies properly" cited by 38%. Insecure Britain: poll shines light on nation's economic anxiety 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Bill Paxton, who plays a ruthless, southern CIA operative who pries information from suspects about the missing money through games of Russian roulette, described Washington as "a great comedic actor." Who knew? Denzel Washington reveals comedic flair in '2 Guns' 2013-07-31T18:39:05Z In the movie, Elizabeth Sloane is a ruthless conservative lobbyist who takes on the National Rifle Association and tries to get gun-control legislation passed. Jessica Chastain’s ‘Miss Sloane’ Echoes Campaign Rhetoric 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z “Strength of a Woman,” the new album from Mary J. Blige, moves like a forest fire: ruthless, wide-ranging, blunt. For Mary J. Blige, Pain Leads to Beauty 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z You're a starship captain charged with conveying vital data to the federation, under pursuit by some standard issue ruthless rebel scum. This week's new games 2012-10-05T23:05:23Z He’s not a ruthless person; he’s not an amoral operator the way his father is. ‘Succession’ Finale: Jeremy Strong on Kendall’s Struggles and What Comes Next 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z In his mind, he is not a reformer but a ruthless revolutionary — Robespierre, or Trotsky. ‘No Place to Hide,’ by Glenn Greenwald 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z “The industry has always been ruthless and brutal in the way it capitalises on vulnerability,” Stevenson says. The hair wellness industry: 'Men said they would rather have a small penis than go bald' 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z With his lips pressed hard, the sitter stares with ruthless determination, as if turning over in his mind fateful decisions. Auctions: Roman History Leaves a Trail, and Fascination Follows 2011-06-17T11:30:06Z Weaving in real-life celebrity names, Stein gives her ruthless romp through influencer culture an authenticity born from a genuine love of the internet. Brit Bennett's "The Vanishing Half" and 4 more must-read novels out in June 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z Reminding us of the burtality of the murdres, the harsh and ruthless invasion of victims' homes, he strips Manson of the facile mysteries. 'Helter Skelter' by Vincent Bugliosi: Read the 1974 L.A. Times book review 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z In that sense, these absorbing productions might have been assembled under Cromwell’s own ruthless supervision. Theater Review: Royal Shakespeare Company Adapts 2 Hilary Mantel Novels 2014-01-22T22:33:43Z His elegant book seems like a ruthless and skeptical analysis of something Paul Bowles wrote in “The Sheltering Sky,” his famous novel about Morocco. Books of The Times: ‘The Forgiven,’ by Lawrence Osborne 2012-09-25T21:17:10Z Your version of Lear is a ruthless Canadian media mogul. Edward St. Aubyn on the Challenge of Reimagining Shakespeare 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z In the movies — a medium that loves youth and is ruthless to age — beautiful women have two choices: grow old out of the public's sight, as Greta Garbo did, or grow old in it. Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79: Actress Defined Modern Fame 2011-04-14T08:35:00Z Her work on Clotho, fearful anthem to ruthless Fate, exhausts her mental state completely”; “In his work of sacrifice, the sculptor wins the eternal life of an artist, bound with his muse for eternity.” Dance Review: Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg at City Center 2012-03-11T21:20:48Z In its depiction of ruthless men who will stop at nothing to serve their own ends, one might also discern a nod to Mr. Mamet. Review: In ‘Red Speedo,’ a Swimmer Faces a Moral Quandary 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z But as Kalanick’s ruthless tactics came to light, scrappy images of conquest were increasingly replaced by those of cabdriver suicides and price gouging. In ‘Super Pumped,’ the Uber Founder Disrupts His Own Rise 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z His magnetic stage presence and booming, burnished tone bring to life a character who is more than just a ruthless barbarian. 'Maometto' takes Santa Fe Opera by storm 2012-08-05T16:44:09Z In the thousands of fictional retellings of Henry’s reign — most of them focused on his ambitious second wife, Anne Boleyn — Cromwell is typically depicted as a ruthless schemer. “Tubes”: What the Internet is made of 2012-05-28T00:30:00Z In response he used the full breadth of his connections, money and ruthless self-interest, to try to quash them. ‘His reputation will never recover’: the rape trial that took down Harvey Weinstein 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z The ruthless hunt to expunge families like Raami's parallels the chaotic reversal of Cambodian society where in the end, "only the deaf, the dumb, and the mute would survive". In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner – review 2012-09-29T21:55:01Z Both depict ruthless, power-hungry, rule-breaking individuals, but the latter finds those individuals beset on hedonism and debauchery, while the former focuses on acclaim and achievement. Everything you’ve heard about millennials is wrong 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z "I felt really alienated from that person, so it was about this old man looking at this young person and examining him with ruthless clarity but also finding some sympathy for that person." Daniel Clowes is looking for a role model in comics (sort of) 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z Meanwhile in the cities, vast immigrant armies were mobilized by ruthless and often violent “robber baron” capitalists to build vast industries that made things: steel, railroads, ships, cars, skyscrapers. Farmers? sand-frac nightmare 2012-05-21T16:31:00Z "These are ruthless, terrible people," Carpenter-McMillan ironically says of the Clinton team, "but they are not going to win. They have no idea how hard it's about to get for him." From Monica Lewinsky to Paula Jones, "Impeachment" shows how testimonies are used to humiliate 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z Straub-Huillet, as the duo came to be known, practiced a rigorously difficult kind of filmmaking, whose visual austerity, resolute slowness and refusal of conventional narrative were meant to advance a ruthless critique of capitalist aesthetics. Dystopia, Apocalypse, Culture War: 2018 or 1968? 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Presumed dead after attempting to absorb the power of the Noor Stones, he in fact passes through space and time, before resuming human form as a ruthless businessman intent on finding the stones. Meet the Islamic superheroes 2010-10-23T23:03:00Z They’re soon pitted against a ruthless tycoon who forces them to bet big and put everything on the line, including their marriage. Watch Trailers for ABC's New Dramas and Comedies 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Young women are abducted to serve as sex slaves under the same ruthless code. Susan Minot’s ‘Thirty Girls’: surviving suffering in Uganda 2014-03-26T19:50:24Z Elisabeth Moss, Tiffany Haddish, and Melissa McCarthy said they approached the roles with humility to play ruthless women who, despite a common goal, are motivated by different experiences. ‘The Kitchen’ stars find humility in mobsters’ ruthlessness 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z One of my favorite characters was the ruthless business entrepreneur Dominique Deveraux on “Dynasty.” Diahann Carroll, Indelible Fixture of My Childhood 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z The in-demand actor chatted with Salon about “Write When You Get Work,” his work ethic, and why he can’t be ruthless. Finn Wittrock: “Maybe I hurt my career by not being ruthless” 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Maybe I hurt my career by not being ruthless when I could have been. Finn Wittrock: “Maybe I hurt my career by not being ruthless” 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z In essence, they are forced to become ruthless or are driven mad, driven to violence. Dark Academia and debt: University thrillers are the literary subgenre of the student loan crisis 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z It’s a ruthless dictatorship, but it would make a lovely Pinterest board. Review: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Creates a Chilling Man’s World 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Regardless, she's portrayed to be a rather ruthless player but also wily; she's one of only two characters shown to be smart enough to figure out how to smuggle in contraband into the competition. “Squid Game” missed an opportunity to show capitalism & patriarchy are one 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z To get along and get ahead in this new competitive age, you had to be ambitious, ruthless, relentless. 'It was quasi-religious': the great self-esteem con 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z A protege of T.I. and beneficiary of internet hype thanks to a series of smart, humorous mixtapes, Bobby Ray Simmons Jr now finds himself fronting a ruthless conspiracy to seize the wallets of teenage America. B.o.B.: B.o.B. Presents the Adventures of Bobby Ray 2010-05-27T22:45:00Z If there was ever an example of an organisation run with an iron fist, singlehandedly, by a ruthless individual, it’s Scientology. Alex Gibney interview: journey into the seductive world of Scientology 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z He has won two supporting actor Emmys for playing the gullible but foul-mouthed former student to actor Bryan Cranston's mild chemistry teacher turned ruthless drug kingpin. Aaron Paul trades drugs for alcohol addiction in "Smashed" 2012-10-10T19:01:51Z The teen years are ruthless without the additional pressure of attempting to infiltrate a corporate ecosystem not at all designed for you. Taylor Swift’s Diary Entries Are a Must-Read Companion to ‘Lover’ 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z And without me saying another word he starts to tell the story of Lyndon Johnson, which is a very different story, of a very ruthless young man, that’s in my book. Robert Caro Reflects on Robert Moses, L.B.J., and His Own Career in Nonfiction 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Holmes sang as though he were conducting a ruthless self-examination in a mirror. Music Review: Clint Holmes Tribute to Bobby Short at Carlyle - Review 2011-10-17T22:19:30Z The demagogic Wisconsin Republican was reimagined as Zoning Commissioner Carstairs, a ruthless opponent to building permits that would undermine the way of life in bucolic Skunk Haven, Long Island. Bob Elliott, one half of a crack team of pop-culture satirists, dies at 92 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z Isn’t the greatness of great nations directly proportionate to their ability to be ruthless, genocidal? Edward Snowden meets Arundhati Roy and John Cusack: ‘He was small and lithe, like a house cat’ 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z Through one lens, this can be seen simply as the marketplace at its most ruthless and impersonal: No one is automatically entitled to a platform for their work. Perspective | Movies have become their own form of justice, even when they don’t make it to the screen 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z “Orchidelirium,” which opens on Saturday, evokes this heady time, when imperial ambition and ruthless acquisitiveness coexisted with the high-minded thirst for knowledge epitomized by naturalists like Charles Darwin, himself no stranger to orchid fever. ‘Orchidelirium’ Explodes With Color at New York Botanical Garden 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z He plays Joe Coughlin, a corrupt policeman’s son who runs with the bad boys in 1920s Prohibition Boston and falls for the girlfriend of his ruthless boss. Ben Affleck: ‘My wildest dreams have come true, but at a price’ 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z O’Connor’s sentences, as ruthless as Stephen Crane’s but less literary, always more objective than Hemingway’s at his would-be toughest, measured like a rule, and came down flat. Review: ‘The Complete Stories,’ by Flannery O’Connor 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z “My sense was that he was tough enough, ruthless enough, ambitious enough and skilled enough to become a big star.” Jake Gyllenhaal: ‘I’m fascinated by my own anger’ 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z Soul excelled at everything he did — DJing, B-boying and graffiti art — and was a famously ruthless critic who pushed everyone around him to better their craft through constant clowning, friends say. The legacy of Soul One, a steward of Seattle hip-hop culture, lives on 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z However, Haneke reminds us that the current Austrian cinema comes from a place diametrically opposed to Hollywood values – and the latter's ruthless pursuit of emotional affect. Austrian cinema: a province shaped by past masters of pessimism 2013-06-19T09:57:23Z Bump makes his novel debut with hilarious yet ruthless insight. 7 must-read novels to transport you in February 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z Paul’s powers of observation are keen and often ruthless, but she never resorts to the language of self-pity — even when a reader might expect her to. ‘I Am My Own Subject’: Celia Paul on Lucian Freud, Motherhood and a Life in Art 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z Unlike Perkins, he wasn’t ruthless, and his talent had its limitations. Tab Hunter’s Secrets 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z The connection was cemented by 1980 film The Long Good Friday, in which he played a ruthless London gangster with dreams of redeveloping the Docklands. Obituary: Bob Hoskins 2014-04-30T13:56:01Z Amid a ruthless pandemic, malls have managed to still stay in business. While the mall food court struggles to survive, Costco thrives 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z In intertwining her father's story with her own, Bechdel is conscious of being as ruthless as her father was in "his monomaniacal restoration of our old house". Andre Gerard's top 10 father memoirs 2013-06-12T15:11:54Z "We loved him because he was so ruthless," said Quinones, of Albuquerque, N.M. Tourists visit Southfork to remember Larry Hagman 2012-11-24T22:53:08Z Fox’s concern then turned to extensive promotions for an upcoming series, “The Following,” which deals with a police officer’s hunt of a ruthless serial killer who recruits an army of followers. Newtown Massacre Changes Plans at Movie and TV Studios 2012-12-19T14:16:35Z These hybrids are immune to the plague, and are pursued by the ruthless human survivors for their secret. Comics: 'Young Justice' mixes teen sidekicks in cartoon, book 2011-08-09T21:33:04Z She added, “He was ruthless about detail and language.” Playwrights Shuttle to TV and Back 2010-11-19T20:43:00Z Pit Stop, originally titled The Winner, might just be Hill’s best work, a blistering study of the ruthless, soul-shredding pursuit of excellence in the dark art of vehicular carnage. My streaming gem: why you should watch Pit Stop 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z Iris can be sardonic and ruthless in her observations, especially about her simple and ineffectual ex-husband. In ‘My Name Is Iris,’ a Mother Learns the Limits of Protectiveness 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z He embarks on a ruthless journey for answers and revenge. 'Oldboy' serves up gritty revenge for Thanksgiving audience 2013-11-28T00:33:26Z Surprisingly cute in his youth, more intelligent than his peers, he eventually grew into a ruthless, bloodthirsty wrecker who made you want to run for your life. T. Rex Like You Haven’t Seen Him: With Feathers 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Crispin is ruthless in dissecting this brand of feminism. The Case Against Contemporary Feminism 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z But the quarantine is ruthless: One symptomatic man, in the middle of hosting a dinner party, is tied to a chair with cellophane, and his house is set on fire. In ‘Sweet Tooth,’ a Taste of Fantasy Rooted in Reality 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z And yet, she is married a very powerful man who has assembled a ruthless machine around him to protect his interests. Sympathy for Melania? 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z On Monday, he was ruthless about Mr. Trump’s claim that President Barack Obama had his “wires tapped,” and about his Twitter post Monday misrepresenting intelligence agencies’ position on Russian interference with the election. Stephen Colbert (That Other One) Returns 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z His drawings of solitary figures and couples in the Marlborough Gallery exhibition are ruthless in their scrutiny, as well as compassionate. Quentin Blake at 80: the illustrator's magical art 2012-12-14T22:55:10Z I am all about ruthless efficiency, in other words. 11 best air fryer recipes that we're obsessed with 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z This triggers a series of escalating events that strip bare the superficiality of their lives and end in ruthless murder. Val McDermid's top 10 Oxford novels 2010-09-24T09:37:00Z “We earned our reps as tough, strong, ruthless and fair rulers, administering rough justice with tempered mercy. “That’s what a king does. Don Winslow’s summer blockbuster, ‘The Force,’ is ready-made for Hollywood 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z “He was completely ruthless in a gentlemanly sort of way,” said the stuntman George Leech. Sean Connery: From Tentative Secret Agent to Suave Bond 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z When Ambassador Roemer inquired about sending envoys to Beijing again, The Dalai Lama needed some positive sign from the PRC that it was prepared for substantive dialogue because Tibetans currently felt China preferred "ruthless oppression." US embassy cables: Dalai Lama says prioritise climate change over politics in Tibet 2010-12-16T21:30:22Z But while “The Social Network” implies that Zuckerberg was brought low by the dizzying stakes of the start-up scene, these shows suggest that some people are drawn to that scene because they are ruthless egomaniacs. Hollywood Bets Big on the Bad Entrepreneur 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z Inconveniently, its ruthless 18th-century builder General Wade used a lot of wall stone to make it. Britain's best views: Hadrian's Wall 2010-04-06T13:21:00Z Deposed by his ruthless son, Aurangzeb, he spent his last years imprisoned in the nearby Agra fort, with a view of the Taj. The real magic of the Taj Mahal 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z But its black-mustard-seed-and-chili-pepper bite is ruthless, even if the pain is softened by a clove sweetness. For Aladdin, a move in the right direction 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Tywin is clearly King Edward I, a tall, ruthless warlord whose pursuit of dynastic dominance brought misery to the small folk across Britain. "Game of Thrones" in real life: Actual history, just as epic as George R.R. Martin's tales 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z Her appeal arises from a combination of vulnerability and ruthless competence. | 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo': ?The Girl With Dragon Tattoo? ? Movie Review 2011-12-19T18:19:04Z Scorsese himself introduces "The Brothers Rico," an obscure but ruthless and absorbing late-'50s Mafia flick. DVDs you should have seen -- but didn't 2010-07-24T15:01:00Z Nicole was ambitious but there was nothing ruthless about her ambition. Nicole Kidman on Lee Daniels’s ‘Paperboy’ 2012-09-09T15:30:32Z In “Another Hundred People” she abandons that voice, the better to interpret psychologically knotty Sondheim lyrics with a ruthless honesty. Review: ‘Another Hundred People’ Digs Into Stephen Sondheim’s Catalog 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z And yet, it seemed we hadn’t been ruthless enough. Michael Cunningham Thinks Most People Misunderstand ‘Lolita’ 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z But as the years and conflicts pass and Pang becomes increasingly ruthless, the bandits begin to question his idealism and distrust his motives. 'The Warlords': big battles, small personal drama in 19th-century China 2010-04-15T20:45:00Z If this sequence worked, one might call it ruthless. Four Lions 2010-05-08T23:08:00Z Still, there's no denying Houndmouth's ruthless precision in recreating their favourite brand of ragged country blues, complete with all the period details and genre signifiers you could want. New band of the day – No 1,303: Houndmouth 2012-07-06T08:00:00Z In the telling aftermath, the ruthless Persian commander is more or less recast as a woman scorned, ultimately leaving Greece, and everyone’s machismo, mostly intact. Movie Review: In ‘300: Rise of an Empire,’ Greeks Under Siege Again 2014-03-07T01:38:02Z If your happiness is all that matters, anybody who stands in the way becomes detritus in the ruthless pursuit of individual perfection.” The Return of Werner Erhard, Father of Self-Help 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z The meetings can be full of ruthless — and helpful — self-flagellation. Should doctors withhold bad news? 2012-06-07T15:20:00Z The daily grind will grind you to dust if you’re not clever or ruthless enough to scale the company ladder. Office lol-itics: the evolution of the workplace sitcom 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z “Very ruthless, Broadway. People do devour people. I think we had about three or four directors.” Glenda Jackson on Quitting Parliament, Playing Lear and Returning to Broadway 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z And it’s about indulging in the little things in life — which many of us have taken for granted amid a ruthless pandemic. Christian Girl Autumn was once a joke and has now become a seasonal inspiration of coziness 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z Ruling coalitions are slim, fragile and challenged almost weekly, and the battle to stay in office can turn as conspiratorial and ruthless as any Borgia power struggle. The TV Watch: ‘Borgen,’ a Danish Political Drama Series, on Link TV 2012-10-11T22:07:07Z As the action moves from Ybor City to a startling denouement in the cane fields of Cuba, Lehane gives us an intimate look at a world governed by greed, fear and ruthless self-interest. Adventures from Dennis Lehane and Lene Kaaberbol 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z Lucy is ruthless about money, a fact nicely illustrated by her stealing all her sister's petty cash from her before eloping with Robert Ferrars. Ten questions on Jane Austen 2012-05-18T21:45:05Z There, he's a ruthless murderer whose weapon of choice is his sugary yet deadly milkshake. It's the great shake-down: A look inside TikTok's ongoing Grimace Shake and "Barbie" shake trends 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z However, others took Ramsay’s message in a metaphorical sense, seeing it as a sign that Sansa’s ruthless side — while once seemingly nonexistent — has now been permanently awakened. What Ramsay's Last Words to Sansa May Have Meant on Game of Thrones 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z "His unrelenting examination of blackness, whiteness and everything in between is handled with ruthless candor and riotous humor." Mat Johnson's satire of race in America, 'Loving Day,' is picked up by Showtime 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z This theme is not overt, although figures and architectural details are nearly recognizable within the mostly abstract compositions: A ruthless developer prowls in “Wolf,” while “Back Door” hints at a porch. Review | In the galleries: Erika Cleveland’s ‘Healing Dolls’ are playful in their duality 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z He wants to shinny up the greasy pole, but I don’t know how ruthless he is. In ‘Succession,’ Tom and Greg Were Never Playing the Long Game 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z He writes Mandel was, “brilliant, funny, charming, ruthless, inventive, playful, cruel.” Is Online Community Real, 'Virtual' Or Something Else? 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z Masks were not mandated, but Copeland was ruthless about the need to “eliminate the sneezers, coughers and spitters” from the audience. ‘Gotham Refuses to Get Scared’: In 1918, Theaters Stayed Open 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z But her motives prove deceptive, and her methods ruthless. Review: ‘Ratched’ Flies Out of the Cuckoo’s Nest and Into the Mire 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z For a movie knee-deep in ruthless individual ambition, it was truly a collective enterprise. There's a Sweet Smell of Success about The Social Network 2011-02-18T14:52:38Z But he changed his mind along the way and shot four short films that present the back story of Lucrezia and the ruthless Borgia family. Music Review: O, Unsmiling Villainess! 2011-02-20T22:50:12Z As Rasenberger shows, he was the archetype of the ruthless arms dealer — but not, at first, a successful one. Guns, Gunfights and the Legends of the Wild West 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z He’s as ruthless a father as he is a rancher. This Land Is His Land 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Denigrated for not sticking to the script of boyhood, he becomes a ruthless enforcer of rules once he's invested with authority. 'Choir Boy' melds music and message at Geffen 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z If the classic-era actors were raw human power, the classic studios were perfection machines, fantasy factories of a ruthless industrial precision. Classic Hollywood Photos That Reveal Who Movie Stars Are 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z Winslow is skeptical that Guzman -- whom he calls "a brilliant, ruthless billionaire businessman whose business happens to be drugs" -- escaped without the cooperation of authorities, from guards to high officials. The 'El Chapo' escape: When real life mimics fiction 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z And for those who have never seen a bear, this unjustly perpetuates the idea that bears must all be ruthless killing machines. Cultural taxidermy, not appropriation: the trophies in sports no one wants to talk about 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z The Aes Sedai, for instance, are high-minded but ruthless, riven by internal politics and not to be trusted even by one another. Review: This ‘Wheel of Time’ Goes Nowhere Fast 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z I love this show because Red is such a drama queen, ruthless, righteous and resolute, and Spader is having So Much Fun with him. TV Picks: 'Better Call Saul,' 'The Blacklist,' 'The Jinx' 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z “Millions of human beings, most of them Jews, are being gathered up with ruthless efficiency and murdered.” Ken Burns Explores America’s Inaction During the Holocaust 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z A survivor who happens also to be a ruthless tactician, he moves like a shark whose fin is spotted by a swimmer only as teeth are clamping down on his leg. 'Wolf Hall' a thrilling high-stakes game in Henry VIII's court 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z He’s a modern figure, the terrorist, the freedom fighter, restless but capable of staying perfectly still, ruthless and — somehow — sad. The Rebel, the Policeman and a Chase Through Britain and Beyond 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z “I know you did this,” Margaery snarls, aware that Cersei empowered the fanatical Sparrows as part of her ruthless gambit to regain control of the Iron Throne. 'Game of Thrones' recap: Jorah's reunion with Dany turns nasty 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z My sister was beautiful and clever — and ruthless. June Havoc, Vaudeville Star, Dies 2010-03-29T15:33:00Z “Their minds are not large enough, their souls insufficiently ruthless.” Theater Review: ‘Golden Child,’ at the Signature Center 2012-11-14T03:00:00Z Strange, considering how much "Gang Related" owes to the various "Godfather" films, with their loyalty issues, ambient scenes of family gatherings and ruthless but "loving" patriarchs. The body count and stereotypes pile up on 'Gang Related' 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z But who will be playing the ruthless young matriarch Livia Soprano? Dune, Bond and Top Gun returns: Films to look out for in 2021 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z Once she arrived, she was ruthless, combative and divisive. Riff: Riff: The Iron Lady as Anti-Muse 2011-09-25T04:33:02Z "I don't know" and "maybe" are not exactly comforting answers, but Cuesta is too honest, or too ruthless, to offer much more than that. Tribeca: "Roadie" escapes Blue Oyster Cult 2011-04-25T01:25:00Z What was set up to be a tense wait for a ruthless attack akin to “Zulu,” ended up being mostly a shrug — clever writing, but not exactly thrilling television. ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Season 2 Finale: All Thumbs 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z Yet, even at the start, the Bond girl was as clever, efficient and often ruthless in combat as she was in bed — a Jane Bond, if you will. The James Bond Films at 50: A Golden Franchise for the Ages 2012-10-05T12:00:58Z But there has to be another side of you that’s quite ruthless. ‘I Don’t Take a Single Second for Granted’: Asian and Asian American Nominees on the Oscars 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z He has to distribute the roles fairly while giving opportunities to those below, and he can’t afford to wield the ruthless favoritism of a Balanchine. Critic?s Notebook: At City Ballet This Winter, You Could Sometimes See the Music 2011-02-28T23:15:07Z Aya, meanwhile, was totally ruthless and deadly, but just wanted to be in control of her own life, rather than just being used by men. Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr - review 2013-04-04T14:00:00Z And there's something about whether our mutual friend is working for a ruthless killer. The Bounty Hunter: Jennifer Aniston gets a Glasgow kiss 2010-08-03T14:38:00Z In nearly every instance, the least likely suspect, anyone with an unassailable alibi or the person with no apparent motive would turn out be the ruthless killer. Review | Who is the greatest fictional detective? A new book reminds us why it’s Poirot. 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Imagine a man like this, who cuts a ruthless path to power by violating the bodies of women, and who incites others to violence on his behalf, heedless of any consequence but his own elevation. The First Great Theatrical Work of the Trump Era 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z Until Hitler’s ruthless persecution of the Jews begins and begins to reveal his true evil ambitions. Good (Non-Business, Non-Best-Seller) Books for the Summer 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z It was part of an impressionistic sequence that illustrated Carol’s struggle to reconnect to her humanity, the walkers shifting between their pre- and post-death selves as riders wielded swords with ruthless grace. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7, Episode 2: Greetings from the Kingdom 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z It’s the more successful of the two narratives — compact, ruthless, governed by a persuasive sense of dread. Novellas of Tokyo’s Lost Generation, Newly Translated 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z “Looking like Father Christmas may only enable Saul Zaentz to be a more lucid, and even ruthless, dealer,” David Thomson wrote in A Biographical Dictionary of Film. Saul Zaentz: What Does a Producer Do, Anyway? 2014-01-09T17:04:41Z Far more dangerous, however, is the emergence of Bane, a masked terrorist whose ruthless plans for Gotham drive Bruce out of his self-imposed exile. The Dark Knight Rises: will Blake be the new Batman? 2012-07-06T15:47:21Z The film is a pioneering exploration of the corrupting influence of television in the wrong hands, and Griffith is riveting as a ruthless TV guru. A few ways to enjoy and celebrate Andy Griffith 2012-07-03T20:17:11Z But now, with over a month to binge its 29 episodes, “Thrones” fans might find in it a new source of upscale action and sex, of sneering drama and ruthless political gamesmanship. Stream These 7 Movies and Shows Before They Leave Netflix in January 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z It is the charismatic, ruthless Rebecca herself — the vanished first wife, with her beautiful face and boyish body — who obsesses the narrator, and the reader. In Praise of Daphne du Maurier 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z Though she tries her hardest to live as if were otherwise, Hester intuits that destiny will be ruthless with her. Review: ‘In the Blood’ and the Singular Talent of Suzan-Lori Parks 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z “The Good Lord Bird” has some dull patches in its later episodes, which probably could have been avoided if someone had been more ruthless and inventive in remaking the story for the screen. ‘The Good Lord Bird’ Review: The Necessity of John Brown 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Mark Evans, who played bass for AC/DC in the nineteen-seventies, once wrote that Malcolm was “the driven one … the planner, the schemer, the ‘behind the scenes guy,’ ruthless and astute.” The Brothers Who Built AC/DC 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z They aren’t as ruthless about profit margins as their larger competitors. Why does a strawberry grown down the road cost more than one grown in California? 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z The small triumphs and enormous miseries of poor life in a ruthless city. Women’s Work 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z Obama's team tagged Romney as a ruthless corporate raider with a flood of negative advertising in the early stages of the general election. Political ads bombard viewers, but to what effect? 2012-10-15T11:01:04Z To ask for evidence is a ruthless slur. If you want my opinion, what we need are experts, not windbags 2013-02-24T00:05:40Z Cut off from the rest of the country, threatened by corrupt politicians and ruthless American mercenaries, a harmonious, indigenous community bands together to preserve their identity and protect what’s theirs. From Panic Room to Cabin Fever: films about isolation, to watch in self-isolation 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z “Jersey Shore” labor is 24-hour labor, both on and off camera, and the show improves in proportion to the toll that ruthless schedule takes on the protagonists. Critic?s Notebook: ?Jersey Shore? Has Its Day at University of Chicago 2011-10-30T22:32:05Z Of Johnson’s domestic program, he writes, “This crude, coarse, ruthless, often cruel man, who all his life had made a mantra of pragmatism” had now undertaken a “crusade for a noble end.” Critic’s Notebook: At the LBJ Presidential Library, Giving Nuance to History 2014-04-08T22:44:54Z The Groveland case had a memorable one in McCall, a ruthless, brutal man who conducted a one-man reign of terror in Lake County. Gilbert King on His Pulitzer-Winning ‘Devil in the Grove’ 2013-04-24T21:49:56Z An art historian, Clark was charming, socially ruthless, terrifying in his confidence and, as one observer put it, “supernaturally debonair.” ‘Kenneth Clark’ Paints a Portrait of a Cultural Titan 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Indeed, that contradiction is to some degree the subject of “We Come as Friends,” right down to the ruthless historical irony of its title. Africa’s great awakening: Amid capitalist plunder and environmental catastrophe, a new consciousness rises 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z The son of a silversmith, he grew up in Britain with an appreciation for materials and for ruthless simplicity. For Better and Worse, We Live in Jony Ive’s World 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z I'd done a lot of research about the Apache Indians in the 1880s and they seemed like ruthless individuals out to raise hell, which fascinated me. Obituary: Elmore Leonard 2013-08-20T16:58:10Z Kennedy asked him to be perfectly ruthless in his comments. ArtsBeat: Schlesinger Letters Will Be Collected in New Book 2011-04-27T13:17:16Z His style is courteous but ruthless, that of one used to getting his own way. Memories at Ground Zero 2011-07-30T23:03:01Z These men are ruthless at best, mass murderers at worst; one joins in the spirit of their merriment reluctantly, even though the film’s satiric intent is abundantly clear. ‘The Death of Stalin’ Review: Laughing in the Graveyard of History 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Ambitious, ruthless Kit, who goes out as a stretcher-bearer, thinks of war as "a painting opportunity". Toby's Room by Pat Barker – review 2012-08-10T21:55:02Z “Television audiences are ruthless — look what happened to ‘The Killing,’ ” he said, referring to the AMC drama that alienated many viewers with an ambiguous season-ending episode. Arts & Leisure: Damian Lewis of ?Homeland? on Showtime 2011-12-09T21:13:41Z The "Game of Thrones" actress, known for playing ruthless matriarch Cersei Lannister, revealed the arrival of her second child in a tweet on Friday. Lena Headey falls in 'unconditional heartbreaking divine love' with baby girl 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Much like every role McKean plays, Chuck is a study in complexity and nuance — a ruthless legal powerhouse and a mentally ill shut-in, a sympathetic figure and a cruel betrayer. Michael McKean: “Better Call Saul” is about “the American escape hatch instead of the American dream” 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z "They cannot lie because the camera is ruthless," says Van Hove. Antonioni Project: the great big movie mash-up 2011-01-09T22:00:00Z He had this reputation as being this ruthless guy. Watergate felon Charles Colson dies at 80 2012-04-21T21:06:00Z In 2016 he ticked off parts in the Marvel Universe, as the ruthless sorcerer in "Doctor Strange," and as Galen Erso, the tragic scientist forced to design the Death Star in "Rogue One." The magical magnetism of Mads Mikkelsen 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z Over the years, 30 Rock has been both ruthless and ruth-filled about TV. Dead Tree Alert: 30 Rock–It Peacocks TV So Much 2013-01-25T14:22:48Z Soon, though, Quinn starts being harassed by a ruthless demon fighting to transport the teen to the series' ghastly otherworld, the Further. 'Insidious 3' holds its own with mayhem and levity 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Thus my advice to pals heading to South Asia is to appraise the itinerary with a ruthless eye and then, long before heading to the airport, strike something off. India in One, Two or Three Weeks 2012-03-23T18:57:13Z Rick is saying that history’s highest-status human leaders are not ruthless strongmen like Hitler, Stalin and Mao. Twenty-one was “the perfect wolf”: He was a legend — he never lost a fight, and he never killed a vanquished rival 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z Most of the members grew up playing under the tutelage of a ruthless relative. This checkers club is competing against the Internet and gentrification. Can it stay alive? 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Carlos is always revealing the side of him that fits the place and works for him in that moment, whether the spoiled but charming rich kid or the ruthless mercenary.” A Sweeping Tale of a Terrorist and His Time 2010-10-09T17:04:00Z Looking on the bright side, at least The Bull is safe from Matt, Ambridge's very own ruthless tycoon, who wanted to turn it into flats. Nancy Banks-Smith on The Archers 2011-03-09T08:00:04Z Belton recounts the emergence of what she calls “K.G.B. capitalism” — a form of ruthless wealth accumulation designed to serve the interests of a Russian state that is “relentless in its reach.” Times Critics’ Top Books of 2020 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z Others have met the border on its own terms, tapping its power as both a ruthless market for people and drugs and a ruthless battlefield for racism and fear. This Season’s Breakout Star: The Border 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z It is also a tale of parental anguish and ruthless media coverage. Review | Best audiobooks to get you to winter’s end 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Her husband, Stephen Miller, the architect of Trump’s ruthless immigration policies, was by her side. The last day of Donald 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z The writing is mellifluous and intoxicating and depicts the thrilling story of the ruthless Thomas Sutpen and his determined Southern settlement. The Great American Novelist tournament 2013-01-22T12:51:05Z Each has previously been the subject of big biographies, but in this account they are interviewed along with scores of PayPal personnel — sometimes known as “the PayPal mafia” for their ruthless insularity. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z The heat is ruthless and consoling at once, a small, steady flame that settles low in the chest. Winter Salvation, Fresh From the Dumpling Steamer, in Queens 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z Tom Wilkinson is fine as Joseph P. Kennedy, capturing the family patriarch's ruthless drive and harsh authority, while Barry Pepper is credible as Robert F. Kennedy, Jack's sensitive and fiercely loyal sidekick. 'The Kennedys' paints a flattering portrait 2011-03-31T11:15:09Z In a short time, the more ruthless and intelligent creatures – naturally enough the pigs – have the other animals under their dictatorship and are living like aristocrats. Where's Lenin? 2010-04-16T23:08:00Z The term for him was “ruthless,” and rarely, if ever, has a single word attached itself to anyone so tenaciously. Book excerpt: The untold story of MLK and RFK 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z “I’m a ruthless performer of likability,” she writes at one point. In ‘Stray,’ Stephanie Danler Asks How a Victim Becomes a Perpetrator 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z This amalgam of a classic pop-country sound and ruthless self-analysis evokes a cosmic jukebox that collapses styles and eras. The Artistry Is Apparent, So Where?s the Audience? 2011-02-06T22:52:21Z The first film had the benefit of being new — new-ish, given the familiarity of movies about kids getting hazed by ruthless adults — in picturing Tris’ emergence through those worlds into her own unique entity. REVIEW: There's Nothing Urgent About "Insurgent" 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z Andrew Johnson, Lincoln's immediate successor, is described as an "honest and honorable man" outsmarted by "Radical Republicans in Congress, brilliantly led and ruthless in their tactics." Historians question White House presidential bios 2011-04-05T13:26:27Z You're getting very stressed out, so you hire these ruthless henchmen, and yet you’re related to Howard and so there's that dichotomy. Eric Bogosian breaks down "Uncut Gems" and Adam Sandler's "amazing" performance 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Following the lives of teenagers recruited to protect famous children in a covert young bodyguard squad – Connor 'faces a dangerous mix of secret service distrust, an unruly principal and a ruthless terrorist cell'. Reader reviews roundup 2013-06-03T11:00:00Z But Cohen's ruthless streak, hidden behind an affable exterior, drew the wrath of several of his charges. Herb Cohen obituary 2010-04-01T17:46:00Z You were a heel — a deliberate bad guy — during your time as a professional wrestler, in an era when the league was embracing ruthless men, sexed-up women and obscene language. Dwayne Johnson Is Ready to Embrace the Heel Again in ‘Black Adam’ 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z To indicate that the rebel highlanders could be ruthless and brutal, Mr. Curran has them rally in the climactic scene of Act I, holding flame crosses as they denounce a king they consider tyrannical. Review: A ‘La Donna del Lago’ With Melting Tenderness at the Met 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Revolutionaries get indignant about police abuse or ruthless capitalism, and then forgive, in the name of the revolution, every injustice they had otherwise denounced. Mass Murder Relies on People Like Us: An Interview With Thierry Cruvellier 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z No feminist herself, Ms. Frankenthaler was often defined by her romantic relationship with formalism’s ruthless arbiter, Clement Greenberg, and her later marriage to the painter Robert Motherwell, another polemicist of high modernism. Berkshire Tour: Formalism Relaxes, Handcraft Goes Digital 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Many of Abbott’s recent novels find her exploring the lives of so-called “mean girls” — the seemingly ruthless and mean young women made famous by the 2004 movie of the same name. Megan Abbott writes bestsellers about bad people. Look out, she's coming to L.A. 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Simmons won for male actor in a supporting role as a ruthless music teacher in “Whiplash.” SAG Awards 2015: Debbie Reynolds honored for life achievement 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z However, it also means that if their pen isn’t mighty enough to impress the excitable, often ruthless audience, there’s not much else they can do to win them over. The Fierce, Flourishing World of Battle Rap 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z While Malamadre is a ruthless gang leader, proud of his ability to dominate prison life, Juan Oliver plays on his paternal instincts and wins nearly everyone over with tall tales about a criminal past. 'Cell 211': Guard becomes locked in a web of lies in powerful prison drama 2010-09-30T20:43:00Z This Sparks adaptation is more ruthless but far less effective, shamelessly piggy-backing on 9/11, autism, cancer and war. Dear John: Film review 2010-04-15T21:30:00Z Stanwyck plays Lily Powers, a young woman who takes revenge on a cruel world by hustling to the top of New York society using raw sex appeal and a ruthless, Nietzschean philosophy. From femme fatale to cattle rancher: how Barbara Stanwyck bucked convention 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z "Succession" revolves around a ruthless media titan unwilling to cede an inch of his power, who cares nothing about the well-being of any of the working class "pygmies" he sucks dry for profit. Emmys Politics 101: Why HBO dominates, "Dragon" overpowers "Rings" and some actors make history 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Be stealthy and cunning and ruthless and keep at it and you will get this novel published the way you want it published and you and your agent and your publisher will all be happy. I did not write a YA novel! 2013-03-28T00:00:00Z She played a ruthless entrepreneur realising that bhangra means big bucks in what Michael Billington described as a "blood transfusion" for the British musical. Sophiya Haque 2013-01-18T13:33:01Z Created by the Mad Ones’ ensemble members and its director, Lila Neugebauer, “Miles for Mary” is both a happy product of and a ruthless portrait of the collaborative process. Review: A Master Class in Passive Aggression in ‘Miles for Mary’ 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z It’s almost touching to discover that Hollywood’s most ruthless salesman, all on his own, is trying to launch the “national conversation” about media violence that President Obama promised we would have after Sandy Hook. Weinstein, Tarantino and the standoff over movie violence 2014-02-01T19:30:00Z New York is the best training ground for comics honing ruthless jokes that work for the widest array of audiences. Jokes + Exasperation + Subtext = a New York Club Comic on the Rise 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z After reading this ruthless satire of their behavior, they probably can’t sue for slander, but they might want to beg for mercy. Review | Christina McDowell’s satire ‘The Cave Dwellers’ belongs among the essential books about Washington 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z Bong’s sense of class solidarity, which threads through every one of his movies, doesn’t involve romanticizing the people on the losing end of an increasingly ruthless economic competition. It’s Bong Joon Ho’s Dystopia. We Just Live in It. 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z "Citizen Kane", a 1941 drama about the ruthless pursuit of power, which Welles also directed and starred in, regularly tops U.S. and British lists of the greatest film of all time. Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane" Oscar returns to auction 2011-12-12T19:44:09Z Nora proposes that artistic success requires becoming "a ruthless person", in a world where girls are taught self-abnegation. The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud – review 2013-05-17T09:00:02Z “It waged war on Native nations but rarely enforced the law on white civilians who trespassed on Native lands,” Hyde writes, explaining how the ruthless expansion of American power presented mixed-descent families with terrible choices. An Immersive History of Mixed-Descent Native Families 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z The Russian president is a ruthless, calculating tyrant who ran rings around the previous American administration. Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny Deliver a Page-Turner Part Sly, Part Sweet 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z But for decades, The Sun was ruthless in defending the images, as former Labour minister Clare Short found when she spoke out against them in 2003. UK's Sun drops topless 'Page Three girls' after campaign 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z The same ruthless rewriting process was employed in Upton's version of The White Guard earlier this year. Lost in translation: why have we declared war on foreign dramatists? 2010-09-01T11:32:00Z And it was most often at its best when Headey was on screen and radiating cold calculation and ruthless intrigue. Lena Headey: ‘I wanted a better death for Cersei’ 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z There will be an episode of “The Blacklist” that is just fun and another that is very intense and then another that is rather ruthless and brutal. James Spader Still Lives for the Surprise of ‘The Blacklist’ 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z As the winter darkness descends, mother and son enter an inferno of grieving parents, sexual predators, ruthless dealers and hollowed-out users. ‘Ben Is Back’ Review: A Mother and Son Face the Horrors of Addiction 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z Once the Internet took hold, TV turned almost as lawless as the Black Hills, a gold-rush medium of ruthless prospectors, few rules and infinite potential. Revisiting ‘Deadwood,’ a Lawless Prelude to TV’s New Golden Age 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Then there was the urbane Mr. Stewart as the ruthless club owner of a graffiti-covered skinhead hangout. In ‘Green Room,’ This Band Could Be Their Death 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Rodgers’s harmless kiss-off to a rude date transformed into a gangster’s ruthless desecration of his relationship. The strange journey of ‘cancel,’ from a Black-culture punchline to a White-grievance watchword 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Her magic spells call for real staging magic that never happens, and Armida’s ruthless ambition seldom comes through. Music Review: Rossini?s ?Armida? Has Its Premiere at the Met 2010-04-13T20:20:00Z It's ruthless, claustrophobic and rather less fun than the 1959 version of Journey to the Centre of the Earth. Sanctum 3D ? review 2011-02-06T00:05:48Z In it, law enforcement officers recount their undercover sting operations that have caught vengeful ex-spouses, disgruntled former co-workers and ruthless criminals seeking out hits. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Austin City Limits’ and ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z On the contrary, he demonstrated that writing well and thinking clearly are manifestations of commitment, and that irony, skepticism and a ruthless critical spirit are necessary tools for effective moral and political action. Review: ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ Will Make You Rethink Race 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z It examines the devotion of CBS reporters and the blithely ruthless way politicians divert attention from Bush and onto the integrity of questionable documents. The Truth About a Network Anchor Dropped Overboard 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z It's too busy going down fighting, though, to acknowledge the quiet interloper there at the start: the camera itself, as Even the Rain knows, is part of the apparatus of the ruthless modern world. Shock of the new: cinema's fascination with indigenous peoples 2012-06-27T08:57:10Z It's also such an iconic standard that any new recording or performance of it is subject to ruthless inspection. Review: In Itzhak Perlman's hands, Mendelssohn steals the show 2011-01-31T22:00:07Z Field, whose chilly, psychologically charged style evokes Roman Polanski and Stanley Kubrick — he had a small, memorable role in Kubrick’s “Eyes Wide Shut” — records it all with ruthless detachment and fanatical control. ‘Tár’ Review: A Maestro Faces the Music 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z The evening started with Barber’s “Knoxville: Summer of 1915,” in a potent, nuanced rendition that confirmed Ms. Fleming’s enduring gifts, even under the ruthless scrutiny of microphones required for the telecast. Music Review: Ren?e Fleming With Orpheus Chamber Orchestra 2012-04-08T21:51:26Z The real George Hearst was a hard case and a ruthless businessman, but there is no evidence that he commanded thugs to murder his enemies. Before the profane delights of "Deadwood," silver-tongued "Tombstone" rode in 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z The more she and Jimmy are kicked around, the closer she shifts to Jimmy's way of viewing the world as a place that rewards corner-cutters and ruthless scammers. In breaking up with Kim Wexler, "Better Call Saul" maps a noble end to a stellar portrait of a lady 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z Here, Winslow turns his ruthless gaze from drug cartels — the subject of his past two books — to law enforcement in New York. Don Winslow’s summer blockbuster, ‘The Force,’ is ready-made for Hollywood 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z He was a ruthless man, but no more so than other politicians of his era. Hilary Mantel talks about her Cromwell saga coming to screen and stage 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z This timeless tale of ruthless political ambition is one of Shakespeare's most action-packed tragedies. Review: 'Macbeth,' 'Tempest' among plays staged for free at parks around the Sound 2011-07-19T04:48:06Z In “Her,” she was the silken voice of a computer’s operating system; in “Under the Skin” she played a quietly ruthless alien bent on devouring human prey. ‘Lucy’ shows the dark side of being superhuman 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z She isn’t just sitting on the sidelines looking frontally but askance at the ruthless and violent people in her midst; she is one of them. Watching “The Irishman” on Netflix Is the Best Way to See It 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Daisey is not subtle about blaming companies like Apple, and by extension gadget-mad American consumers, for our "complicity" in the ruthless exploitation of cheap foreign labor. Review: One-man show describes falling in and out of love with Steve Jobs' Apple gadgetry 2011-04-28T00:40:34Z This time, he faces up to a new, much more ruthless and uncompromising enemy. A peek at the diary of Liam Neeson’s agent: 'He's Started a Really Important Conversation' 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Most painfully, her best friend has dropped her to join a clique of ruthless popular girls whom Cindy refers to as “predators.” Get a Job, Kid 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z The possibility that Elizabeth could have been a shrewd and ruthless political player in her own right — a Machiavellian prince rather than a cursed fairy tale princess — is ruled out. ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ Review: Sexy, Spirited and Almost Convincing 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z He doesn't realize Spike has a connection to a ruthless crime syndicate that's under the impression he's long done. "Cowboy Bebop" is an off-key adaptation that captures the jazzy color but not soul of the original 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z As Neville tells Eric, his new home is a ruthless place where making a murder look like suicide is child's play. 'Starred Up' is a savage journey toward anger management 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Photograph: AP Female susceptibilities have often been presented as a brake on the ruthless use of righteous force. Oscars 2013: what the nominations say about America 2013-02-21T16:00:00Z I argue that the language evangelicals used to defend their support for Trump suggests that they were not betraying their values, rather that Trump embodied well the rugged and even ruthless ideal of evangelical masculinity. From Donald Trump to John Wayne: How to become a hero of the Christian Right 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z The chapter headings, such as "Move to Where the Money Is", borrow from Chengyu – Chinese idioms of parental advice – that have been hijacked within contemporary culture to serve a ruthless self-advancement. Tash Aw: a life in writing 2013-03-15T08:00:27Z As Claudius, Steven Anthony Jones accentuates the ceremonial bombast of a ruthless political operator. An actor transcends age: John Douglas Thompson melts away the years to play Hamlet at A.C.T. 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Oliver described some prosecutors as ruthless, cruel and unwilling to give any leeway to the accused in a system of justice that upholds innocence until guilt is proven. John Oliver blasts the misconduct of prosecutors 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z Abbasi seems enamored by the contradictions of Hanaei, who was at once an upstanding Muslim, a family man, a pervert and a ruthless killer. ‘Holy Spider’ Review: Brutality Tale 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z But for decades, he has presented himself among his fellow philosophers as a ruthless slayer of metaphysical fancy. Daniel Dennett, Author of ‘Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking’ 2013-04-29T21:49:23Z “Bang Bang,” the first single from “Revolution Radio,” has all the snarl and pep you could want, mobilizing classic punk strategies with ruthless pop efficiency. The Playlist: Barack Obama’s Summery Playlists and Green Day’s Fiery Return 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z The title of Wilder’s film is taken from stud poker and refers to Tatum’s search for the competitive edge in the ruthless game of selling news to the public. Kirk Douglas: why his finest role was as a cynical newspaper hack 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z The second novel in James’s Dark Star trilogy recasts the first through the eyes of Sogolon, who escapes horrific abuse to become the ruthless avenger the Moon Witch. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z He talks easily and unselfconsciously, is never defensive but always relaxed and engaged, and seems as unlike the spooky manipulator we see on TV as the ruthless self-critic in his book. Derren Brown: 'I'm being honest about my dishonesty' 2010-10-18T06:59:00Z Daenerys has shown a ruthless side ever since the moment she unflinchingly watched her brother's skull melt. 'Game of Thrones' writers on season finale and why 'All Men Must Die' 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z In June Murray and his coal company sued Oliver for “ruthless character assassination” following a “Last Week Tonight” episode about the coal mining industry that specifically targeted Murray. West Virginia ACLU files super salty amicus brief defending of John Oliver 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z The grief was relentless; the debt collectors, ruthless. Can’t a capitalist be moral? 2012-06-17T22:00:00Z "It feels like we had this strange renaissance this season," says Margulies, whose character has grown increasingly independent, perhaps even ruthless, than ever over the past 21 episodes. 'The Good Wife' cast wraps Season 5 in a triumphant mood 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z This is the real face of the ruling class – very nuanced, very urbane, very smooth, and we shall see how very ruthless they are. Ken Loach returns with an angry look at Iraq 2010-05-19T21:25:00Z Sexton’s first novel is set in New Orleans from the mid-1940s to the city’s ruthless real estate makeover years after Katrina. ‘The Ministry of Utmost Happiness’ is one of the best new audiobooks of the month 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Lindsey Stirling is a pop violinist, a classical crossover artist, a ruthless and often gauche blender of styles and aesthetics and a second-place finisher on the most recent season of “Dancing With the Stars.” Holiday Hits, Christmas Comebacks and Some Jingle Bell Schlock 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z Sudden wealth makes a family ruthless in this crisply plotted novella, translated from Kannada, a spiky, scary story of moral decline and a parable of rising India. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z He was ruthless, a manipulator, and very smart and very progressive.” Ernest Fleischmann, Impresario of Los Angeles, Dies at 85 2010-06-16T05:24:00Z This view became orthodoxy as a small group of scholars retained almost ruthless control over many scrolls for almost 40 years. Exhibition Review: ?The Dead Sea Scrolls? at Discovery Times Square - Review 2011-10-28T22:51:17Z A group of well-dressed, ruthless and highly polished robbers knocks over a bank. | 'Takers': Taking a Long, Cool Look at Both Sides of the Law 2010-08-26T23:36:00Z But his ruthless optimism, while it has helped to make him an enormously successful showman, is also crucial to his identity as an artist, and is more complicated than many of his detractors realize. | 'War Horse': ?War Horse,? Directed by Steven Spielberg - Review 2011-12-22T13:00:00Z Your depiction goes against the prevalent image of Cromwell as a ruthless despot. Hilary Mantel talks about her Cromwell saga coming to screen and stage 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Yet, there Brody is, transforming himself into a ruthless killer who hunts down aliens. Adrien Brody flexes muscles in "Predators" 2010-07-10T00:44:00Z It offers a grim picture of the ruthless pecking order at an investment bank whose leaders don’t understand the destructive financial instruments they wield with a callous disregard for everyone but themselves. 2011 Films: ?Melancholia,? ?Tree of Life,? ?Moneyball? 2011-12-17T02:03:03Z Trimmed and performed in English translation, this tale of sexual intrigue and ruthless ambition proved a great fit. When a Critic Put on the ‘Best of All American Operas’ 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Admittedly the climax lacks the ruthless logic of the Brechtian prototype. Review 2010-04-22T23:18:00Z “She was completely ruthless in her choice of murderer. Just because someone is likable or pleasant or good-looking, you couldn’t depend that they’re not the murderer.” Shedunnit – how Agatha Christie became cinema hot property 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z I want to argue that there are important lessons to be mined historically regarding how we examine Trump’s connections to a number of ruthless dictators and political demagogues. Are the politics of “incivility” paving the road to an American fascism? Part 2 of 2 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z Through both ruthless dealing and visionary philanthropy, he came to personify American capitalism. Crocodile of the Yangzi 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z It has been his mission since the pandemic started, and he says it’s in response to some ruthless bullying he experienced. A Maryland 7-year-old was bullied. He responded by opening a food pantry. 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z He then marries his victim’s grieving widow, and becomes a ruthless ruler also. In eSe Teatro production, ‘Oedipus’ gets an L.A. makeover | Theater review 2012-12-10T22:17:46Z These numbers — how many people liked something, or commented on something, or re-shared something, or followed someone — were a biased, ruthless and explicit value system. What if Instagram Got Rid of Likes? 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Also one must be ruthless with those who ask, “What is the most expensive book you’ve got here?” Love the Smell of Old Books? This Bookseller Would Like You to Leave. 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z "Was I trying too hard to be good when I should have been ruthless?" On its final run, "The Expanse" serves a last supper for we who continue to for our humanity 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z Like with her inner life and writing: she could be zingy and ruthless but never sloppy. Remembering Mary McCarthy’s Style 2012-10-19T22:52:01Z By contrast, "Macbeth," with its ruthless velocity and diabolical intrigue, seems like a theatrical slam-dunk. 'Macbeth' succeeds in avoiding its onstage curse when it's on-screen 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z To rediscover Diva, especially at a time when reggaeton has come booming back into the mainstream, is to celebrate Queen’s ruthless ascent in a genre dominated by men. Perspective | The best old albums that we discovered in 2017 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Evelyn, on the other hand, is victimized by her desire to be accepted by a dwindling and ruthless sliver of society, for reasons that are hard to embrace. Review: ‘Everybody Rise,’ Stephanie Clifford’s Debut Novel, Features That Old-Money Scent 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z Dennis sees a burgeoning warrior in Jason and entices him to help free the islands from ruthless criminals. Review: Sand, surf, blood in thrilling 'Far Cry 3' 2012-12-05T14:22:09Z Reminding us of the brutality of the murders, the harsh and ruthless invasion of victim’s homes, he strips Manson of the facile mysteries. The famous Manson true crime book, 'Helter Skelter,' reviewed in 1974 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Those are mostly intended for parents who have small children and don’t want to endure the ruthless negotiating of 4-year-olds with visions of Sour Patch Kids in their heads. Candy: The next battle in America’s health war? More than an amazing, almost Streisand-level singer, her acting is endearing and accessible, which is no easy feat, since she plays an annoying character: self-serving, narcissistic and occasionally ruthless. "Glee's" mysteriously shrinking Rachel 2010-10-08T17:30:00Z His tone typified the ruthless contempt for the Reagans that came from the gay community in particular. On drugs, Nancy Reagan just said no. On AIDS, she said nothing. 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Each culminates with Sam calling out these misguided Lotharios in lengthy, ruthless monologues that end with summaries as simple as, “You are a bummer. BOO on YOU,” followed by semi-orgasmic heaving breathing. Pamela Adlon on the insistent satisfaction of "Better Things" 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z For an instructive comparison, viewers should watch not just any entertaining daytime soap, but even a relatively sharp and setting-specific nighttime serial like “Gossip Girl”; the ruthless efficiency of “Empire” is unparalleled. ‘Empire’ Season 3 Premiere: The Fall 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Some corporations even create cultures that foster leadership that is quietly ruthless and devious. 8 common traits of horrible bosses 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z And it's true that Dalton's 007, so ruthless and intense – although less so here than in his second outing, Licence to Kill – is probably the darkest of the lot. My favourite Bond film: The Living Daylights 2012-10-05T09:48:12Z Burr Steers’s corrosively sarcastic comedy “maintains a ruthless emotional honesty,” Stephen Holden wrote in The New York Times. What’s on TV Monday 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Like Anton Chekhov, Hopper was both a realist and a ruthless editor. Review | This Edward Hopper exhibition on hotels is worth an extended stay 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z The language is no accident: For decades the Los Angeles Police Department followed a military model that made it a paradigm of ruthless efficiency in which police violence, particularly against minorities, was tolerated. | 'Rampart': ?Rampart,? Starring Woody Harrelson - Review 2011-11-23T00:13:07Z They were a formidable combination, the ultimate ruthless mogul and the shrewd creative brain who provided the model for Monroe Stahr in Fitzgerald's The Last Tycoon, the greatest novel about Hollywood's golden age. MGM gets sucked into a black hole of debt 2010-04-24T23:08:00Z Literally; when this lovely, ruthless, masterfully restrained two-night, four-hour contemplation of love, marriage, parenthood, mental illness and identity came to an end, I stood up. Deceptively simple 'Olive Kitteridge' unfolds as work of art 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z “Mr. Turner” is a rich, ruthless and profoundly compassionate study of life and love and art, for those who find themselves on its wavelength, but it also presents itself as a challenge. “Mr. Turner”: This gorgeous story of a wounded misanthrope genius will surprise you 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z It might seem ruthless, but imagine the misery and wasted time and money that could have been spared if this practice were applied outside of X Factor acts. X-terminated 2010-03-16T16:14:00Z But there is a dark side to the ruthless Hunsecker, a man who counts J Edgar Hoover among his pals. Sweet Smell of Success – review 2012-11-15T17:51:58Z Grouchy and not overtly religious, Madea is as proud of her limitations as she is ruthless about others'. Madea's Big Happy Family: Tyler Perry's Drag Ball 2011-04-24T14:05:00Z A meeting with a medicine man to cure a ruthless case of Delhi Belly was arranged on the fly. Journeys: In India, Luxury Arrives in a Himalayan Haven 2011-01-21T19:55:00Z It was, like the betrayal itself, ruthless and efficient and left no doubt about the finality or ugliness of the crime. Game of Thrones Watch: So Close. So Far. 2013-06-03T04:30:17Z In the real world, meanwhile, he soon realizes that he is being pursued by ruthless people whose motives are not immediately clear. Review: In ‘Beyond,’ a Man Awakens From Coma. Has Superpowers. Eh. 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z The brilliance of Lucian Freud was not exactly a secret before this ruthless painter's death in 2011 at the age of 88. Best art exhibitions of 2012, No 1 – Lucian Freud Portraits 2012-12-21T11:01:27Z The women are noble but ruthless when needed; the Witcher is a big silent softy who agonizes over the monsters he dispatches. Review: Netflix Sends ‘The Witcher’ Into the Fantasy Fray 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z First, though, the movie has to kill off Ella’s loving parents, with the ruthless efficiency that Disney perfected in such early features as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Bambi. Cinderella Review: Disney Rekindles Old Magic 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Treacherous, ruthless, greedy and cursed with an uncontrollable temper, he vents his pent-up rage by viciously beating Rosie with a bull hook. | 'Water for Elephants': Love Triangle Sideshow, a Circus?s Main Attraction 2011-04-21T23:29:36Z Except, that is, for the portrayal of Sheeran as a ruthless and frequent hit man who pumps two bullets into Hoffa. ‘The Irishman’ tells us who killed Jimmy Hoffa. A lawyer with a secret trove of documents says the movie got it wrong. 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z This gift draws international attention once more to this ruthless, exhilarating experiment in seeing. Leonard Lauder's $1bn gift to Met gives new lease of life to cubism 2013-04-10T15:08:08Z Her over-the-top performance perfectly suits this story of ruthless campaigns for money and power, the two key ingredients, according to Janet — a.k.a. Review | Hear it to believe it: The audio version of Tana French ‘Faithful Place’ is perfect 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Brown, a longtime contributor to Private Eye magazine, is capable of witty concision, as when he characterizes the Queen Mother’s “ruthless contentment.” Mad, Bad and Difficult to Know: The Life of a Rebel Aristocrat 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z All the additional material completely overrides Wire’s original mandate of ruthless self-editing, but so what? Complete Eric B. & Rakim, a Fresh Look at Wire and a Whole Lotta Guns N’ Roses 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z From cutthroat competition to “compost cookies,” the pastry chef and Milk Bar founder follows the bread crumbs back through her life in the ruthless male-dominated world of food. Newly Published, From ‘Star Trek’ to Ferdinand Magellan 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z True artists, in other words, are ruthless and amoral. Reel dilemma: are we condoning the conduct of Hollywood's tyrants by watching their films? 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z Freya kidnaps children from the lands she conquers and raises them to be ruthless warriors. Review: ‘The Huntsman,’ a Study in Hollywood’s Overstuffed Playbook 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z He worked with a strong line, sharp edges and ruthless stylisation. The Arabian Nights: a thousand and one illustrations 2011-03-12T00:06:32Z Since the scarce goods weren't rationed out by ability to pay, they were doled out in proportion to clout, influence, connections, ruthless calculations of mutual advantage. Red star rising 2010-08-06T23:04:00Z “You won’t see this all together ever again. It’s a lifetime of collecting the best of the best,” said Christopher Spitzmiller, a designer of lamps and accessories, who expected “vicious and ruthless” bidding to occur. Design royalty is all atwitter about the Prince of Chintz auction 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Initially Frank’s attempts to right the world’s wrongs using only his fists and ungainly body are ludicrous, foolhardy exercises that end in cuts and bruises at the hands of stronger and more ruthless foes. | 'Super': You Don?t Need Superpowers if You Have a Pipe Wrench (and Anger Issues) 2011-03-31T23:05:03Z Like many artistic creators, he was ruthless in looking after number one. William Walton obituary 2010-03-24T18:21:00Z The best two jokes, both ruthless, both involving death, occur in the first couple of minutes. The Hangover Part III – review 2013-05-25T23:04:00Z By the time it’s over, there’s no question that this is one ruthless, loathsome child with whom the boyfriend will not be forming any kind of family bond. ‘Hall of Small Mammals,’ Short Stories by Thomas Pierce 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z The result is a fast and ruthless reimagining leached of all color, shot not in wide-screen but in a claustrophobic 4:3 aspect ratio rarely used since the 1950s. This Movie Season, It’s a Black-and-White Boom 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z The Cimino Man is strong-willed and ruthless in his quest for power, which he puts in the service of those who don’t have power and are the victims of the powerful. Postscript: Michael Cimino, 1939–2016 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z "Hanna" is almost a terrific movie, or a partly terrific one, but all its giddy, improvised wonder resolves into nothing more than a ruthless, symmetrical story about a murderous monster. "Hanna": A ruthless, arty "Sucker Punch" 2011-04-07T20:03:00Z Though these guys are drop-dead amusing, the film never lets us forget that they can and will be completely ruthless if the situation calls for it. 'Life of Crime' is true to mayhem and humor of Elmore Leonard 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Set partly in Vietnam and partly in California, "Dog Soldiers" is "a ruthless diagnosis of the Vietnamization of the homeland," Jonathan Lethem wrote, calling it "a great American masterpiece." Author Robert Stone has died at 77 2015-01-10T05:00:00Z They also find characters who, though based on real people, seem lifted from a how-to-tell-a-frontier-story handbook — Mr. Shepard plays a saintly priest, Mr. Roth a ruthless rich man, Ms. Cornish a tough-talking proto-feminist. Television Review: ‘Klondike’ Brings Law and Drama to the Frozen North 2014-01-19T22:01:07Z By the time Hill released “Miseducation,” she was already known for her work with the Fugees, in which she staked her claim as a consummate vocalist and a ruthless emcee. Expressing Complicated Love for Lauryn Hill as an Iconic Album Turns 20 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z He will be completely ruthless if he is a good one. Nora Ephron, David Foster Wallace and others: ‘The Last Interview’ series 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z Sofer’s second novel traces a man’s path from “baffled revolutionary” in Iran to complicit actor in a ruthless regime sure he can undermine the system from inside. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Jude’s Law is one thing, but all children are accidents, really, born from chaos; every successful sperm the ruthless winner of a wild race against millions. Sophie Heawood: Jude Law and the accidental babies 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z Philip is understandably paranoid, since the real power in his realm is the ruthless Grand Inquisitor. Opera Review: A Winning, Cautious, ?Don Carlo? at the Met 2010-11-23T12:39:00Z In fact, James represents an evolution of the trans male character beyond hero, saint or martyr to someone allowed to be ruthless and deceitful. The Trans Actors Challenging Outmoded Ideas of Masculinity 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z Lucy herself is seen neither as pitiable victim nor heroic coper: she is a liar, self-deceiver and ruthless exploiter of her mother's private wealth but also someone whose recovery hinges on a confrontation with truth. Review 2011-03-18T00:46:40Z As in the film, there is also a sense of ruthless competition. Movie fiction mirrors fact for L.A.'s real-life 'nightcrawlers' 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z Reflecting the onscreen heroism portrayed by men like Gibson and Wayne, this masculine ideal condoned violence in the pursuit of righteousness and justified a vigorous, even ruthless assertion of power. From Donald Trump to John Wayne: How to become a hero of the Christian Right 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z One of the many shocking revelations around the Weinstein scandal was how punitive and ruthless the industry appeared to be for those who did not stick to its murky rules. Jessica Chastain: ‘It’s about dividing women and I’m not going to be a part of that’ 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Like Kang’s widely acclaimed novel “The Vegetarian,” the first of her works to be translated from Korean by Deborah Smith, “Human Acts” is ruthless in its refusal to look away from atrocity. Han Kang’s ‘Human Acts’ explores the long shadow of a South Korean massacre 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z The Macbeths may be ruthless political schemers, but there is a tenderness between them that is disarming, and that makes them more vivid, more interesting, than the more cautious and diligent politicians who surround them. ‘Tragedy of Macbeth’ Review: The Thane, Insane, Slays Mainly in Dunsinane 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z “Paul’s powers of observation are keen and often ruthless,” our critic Jennifer Szalai writes, “but she never resorts to the language of self-pity — even when a reader might expect her to.” 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z In the snowy winter of 1893, he’s drawn into a doozy when young employed women around London start to vanish, or — worse, in a way — have their souls stolen by ruthless spiritualists. Review | Five new thrillers offer guilt-free distraction 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z Promises of “being your own boss” come with ruthless terms and conditions for delivery driver Ricky, while his care-worker wife contends with exploitative employers, difficult patients and long bus journeys. Beyond Ken Loach: where have the social-realists in cinema gone? 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Like a racer, Reed carefully husbands his resources in this ruthless little sports novel. Pedaling Uphill, on a Bike and in a Marriage 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Amid a ruthless pandemic, it became incredibly difficult to simply exist as a person. How old is too old to trick-or-treat? The Halloween custom should be reserved just for the kids 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z Mandelson has plumped for a shadowy historical portrait of the celebrated, but ruthless, Queen Elizabeth I by an unknown artist, while Boateng has chosen Peas are the New Beans by Bob and Roberta Smith. Government Art Collection to go under public scrutiny for first time 2010-12-03T01:01:00Z But his decision entangles him with ruthless and divided men. 'Fishing Without Nets' takes an authentic look at Somali pirates' life 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Oh well, not everyone can be a hollowed-out, ruthless bundle of aggression and fear. 'The Walking Dead' recap: The storylines get 'Crossed' 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z There were two story lines that I thought would dominate this season: the possibility that Walt and Skyler would get divorced, and the ruthless efforts of the Cousins to kill Walt. Breaking Down the 'Breaking Bad' Finale With Vince Gilligan 2010-06-14T12:23:00Z In one scene, after Neni learns that her family’s existence in America has been threatened, her ruthless gambit to protect them is awe-inspiring. New Books by Imbolo Mbue, Krys Lee, Gonzalo Torné and Lisa McInerney 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z He looks like Spike, in the classic blue suit and signature hair, but more important, he has the attitude down: sarcastic, witty, moody and occasionally ruthless. The Good, the Bad and the Jazzy: What ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Gets Right and Wrong 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z As miraculous as this transformation may seem, it takes hard work, ruthless editing and a spark of genius to make a miracle on Broadway. Review: ‘The Color Purple’ on Broadway, Stripped to Its Essence 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Think of it as a campaign of ruthless humanizing, of both of you. The problem isn’t really her belly, it’s her spleen 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z The story of the Modern, art aside, is one of those classic, ruthless New York real estate tales. With a $450 Million Expansion, MoMA Is Bigger. Is That Better? 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z "We must try to imagine how desperate these people must be, when their only alternative is to risk death at sea and put their lives in the hands of ruthless smugglers." Jolie appears at UN refugee agency awards 2011-10-03T20:21:07Z Hard-nosed, cruel, imaginative, kind, frustrated, generous, ruthless: Theodora is, in Duffy's hands, a richly paradoxical character from whom the light of life shines brightly. The Purple Shroud by Stella Duffy - review 2012-07-20T21:55:01Z We had the hindsight of a deep breath and the ability to kind of be ruthless with our own work. ‘The Addams Family’ Musical Was Panned. Then It Became a Hit. 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Finally, you'd be well advised leave the room for FYR Macedonia's song, unless you really want to see Nancy Dell'Olio doing a bad Bonnie Tyler impression while dressed up as a ruthless lady undertaker. Eurovision 2012: who shone brightest in the second semi-final? 2012-05-25T10:37:13Z In Horowitz’s new book, “Never Say Die,” Alex gets caught several times by ruthless villains, but his cool spyware helps him to escape. Alex Rider author was a spy who never got caught 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z The capacity to become a ruthless, cold, calculating, violent person is the measure not only of masculinity but of femininity as well. "Game of Thrones" isn't "just fantasy": Westeros is a reflection of our terrible realities 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z They weren’t the only ones, the ruthless Iowa voters ready to ask the hard questions didn’t show up either. Wow, Stephen Colbert is so over the Democratic primary, too 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Billed as a comedy, the play means in part to gibe the ruthless self-absorption of successful artists, but this lopsided production manages that only intermittently. Theater Review: ‘The Shape of Something Squashed’ Takes a Poke at Actors 2014-03-05T18:04:22Z When he's threatened with exposure, a ruthless cop who's undercover in the London drug world is forced to shift loyalties and sell out allies to stay alive. Summer Sneaks 2015: The List 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Old Joe knows Cid as the Rainmaker — the ruthless, all-powerful kingpin of the future who is in the process of closing loops when his crew kills Joe’s wife. Looper Debrief: Come for the Time Travel, Stay for the Creepy (Brilliant) Devil Boy 2012-10-01T12:00:36Z With ruthless efficiency and a dreamlike stillness, Stanfield took over corner after corner. Jamie Hector Wants That Black Belt 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z He is also the most ruthless politician I have ever met, and I have met a few. The Wit and Wisdom of Boris Johnson, introduced and edited by Harry Mount – review 2013-05-22T13:00:01Z There are a few old-school villainesses on prime time, notably Madeleine Stowe as Victoria, an alluring, ruthless socialite on the soapy ABC drama “Revenge.” Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Prime Time’s Other Women in Power 2014-05-02T12:00:01Z Or was he impressed that his son had finally become as ruthless as him? 'They're damaged': Succession’s Jeremy Strong on sibling hell – and that cringey rap 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z He knows how ruthless the enemy can be, which is why his scrappy bunch trains inside a tetanus-trap of a warehouse. Making "Cobra Kai" great again: The series returns with a parable about the peril of bipartisanship 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z In both strata, only the most ambitious and ruthless young people need apply. ‘Snabba Cash’ Depicts a Sweden Flowing with Money and Blood 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z FISHERS, Ind. — The drama unfolding here on the outskirts of Indianapolis involves a dashing, Kentucky-born guerilla fighter, ruthless in plunder and genteel in manners. Theme Park Review: Where Park Visitors Answer a Call to Battle 2011-06-21T17:14:18Z But it is happening, and, because of both directors’ ruthless adherence to their real-time approach, because of their embrace of imperfection, it feels real. The Power of the One-Take Film 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z She was a determined and ruthless businesswoman with a successful fragrance, Shocking. Fact-laden Schiaparelli biography gives little shape to the woman or her designs She manages at once to be ruthless and vulnerable, icy and amiable, backstabber and benefactor, to keep us on our toes. Damages 2010-05-28T07:00:00Z Dane Cook is hopelessly miscast as Grizzly Lake High School's ruthless principal. This unfunny teen slasher comedy should be put in 'Detention' 2012-04-12T20:08:11Z Their show explored the Sunni-Shia divide, the ruthless beginnings of the banana industry, the invention of race — the kinds of compelling but knotty stories that have fueled a booming market for podcasting among younger listeners. Why your favorite new NPR show might sound a lot like a podcast 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z As ruthless as the mafia minders who kneecap their victims with power drills is the MI6 spymaster Christopher Lawson, who regards all agents as dispensable. Audiobook review roundup 2010-08-20T23:06:00Z Yet unlike Studio 54, whose ruthless door policy excluded more people than ever made it past the door, Flipper’s was “always an inclusive place,” Mr. Rodgers said. Sex, Drugs and Roller Skates 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z More important: No one alive makes a better argument for the aesthetic of New York club comedy, with its tussling crowd work, quick setups and ruthless punch lines that go for the gut. Dave Attell Is Our Greatest Club Comic (Says the Writer He Made Fun Of) 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z You have to be somewhat ruthless with your work. Todd Haynes: ‘She said, there’s a frock film coming up, with Cate attached … It sounded right up my alley’ 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z A reason for the frequent comparisons to Alfred Hitchcock and Steven Spielberg is the ruthless precision of his technique. It’s Bong Joon Ho’s Dystopia. We Just Live in It. 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z It needs a ruthless editor, but there’s much to collectively chomp on as we await the outcome of this terrifying election. Trump as theater: Mike Daisey's one-man show, 'The Trump Card,' delves into the Donald phenomenon 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z But it isn’t the more or less ruthless suburban satire that makes Solondz, in my view, an underappreciated genius of American film. Todd Solondz: I’m Judd Apatow’s dark side 2012-06-06T00:00:00Z This is the type of character Lipsyte excels at portraying — equal parts pathetic and ruthless — and the novel is at its best when it focuses on Fraz’s struggles, including his conflicted relationship with Hark. Review | In ‘Hark,’ a lifestyle guru isn’t even buying his own shtick 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z It’s about time those ruthless atheists were taken to task! Starbucks doesn’t hate Jesus: The malignant narcissism of the new “war on Christmas” crusaders gets the backlash it deserves 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Instead of being a sympathetic medical investigator he has to become a ruthless real-life detective as his professional reputation is brought into question and malevolent forces threaten to destroy his world. Side Effects – review 2013-03-10T00:06:26Z And how those ostensibly cozy tales offer ruthless road maps for what lies ahead in life. Theater Review: ‘Into the Woods,’ at the McCarter Theater in Princeton 2013-05-14T21:08:58Z That's the closest thing to tenderness Georgy finds in this land of endless stupidity and evil, where any human impulses seem to have been overrun by the most ruthless and Darwinian kind of struggle. "My Joy": Nightmare voyage into the Russian heartland 2011-09-30T22:01:00Z She was known for her cool and ruthless dissection of culture and politics, from hippies to presidential campaigns to the kidnapping of Patty Hearst. Joan Didion, peerless prose stylist, dies at 87 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z The world it portrays is a ruthless arena of winners and losers. Review: ‘The Gift,’ a Stalker Thriller That Isn’t What It Seems 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Next up is the world premiere of "Breaking Through," which tells the story of a young singer/songwriter trying to hold her own in the notoriously ruthless music business. Pasadena Playhouse 2015-16 season has 'Real Women,' cultural diversity 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z She is the sinister and ruthless weather presenter on local cable TV who is desperate to become a star at all costs. Nicole Kidman’s top 10 films - ranked! 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Mr. Jacobs returns with “Terri,” the story of an orphan whose unlikely friendship with a vice principal helps him overcome ruthless teasing. Conspicuously Sparse in Sundance Competition Lineup: Movie Stars 2010-12-01T22:41:00Z The men continually ribbed one another — about masculinity and looks, mostly — though their teasing was nowhere near as ruthless as it is in "Whiplash." 'Whiplash' director, stars march to a friendly beat — off-screen 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z But he feels more like an avatar of a bleak and ruthless world than a conscious individual who has internalized that world’s cruelty. Review: All the World’s a Grave in the Druid ‘Richard III’ 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z The ruthless efficiency of the killing is the handiwork of Israel’s counterterroism agency, Shin Bet. ‘The Gatekeepers’: Israel’s former security chiefs open up 2013-03-14T20:57:24Z She called Gaga a "ruthless recycler of other people's work", and suggested there was an "essential depressiveness and spiritual paralysis" about her. Feminist icon? 2010-09-17T07:00:00Z A ruthless calculation to be nothing less than great, powered by a conviction that greatness can exist and be redeeming. Richard Ford Reviews Bruce Springsteen’s Memoir 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Take those cute fluffballs, fast forward six months, and you have ruthless, beady-eyed little dinosaurs. Perspective | 7 tips for raising backyard chickens, from picking a breed to having an exit strategy 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z Mainstream rock is the least ruthless of all genres, less encouraging of innovation than even mainstream country. Maroon 5 and Counting Crows Offer New Albums 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Stranger Things season 2 introduced ruthless, hungry Demogorgon youths that killed countless great guys. Our Biggest Questions After the 'Stranger Things' Season 2 Finale 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z Check out Dougray Scott's O'Connor preparing to meet his estranged son, stretching and tensing his hands like a wild west gunslinger, or the ruthless determination conveyed by Ian Hart's turn as copper Conroy. Stanley Park 2010-06-10T07:04:00Z His fluency in both spin and policy, his true-believer passion, his ruthless intelligence — all of these are likely reasons that the Clintons haven’t blocked his e-mail address. Sidney Blumenthal just wanted to stay in the conversation. Now he’s once again the topic. 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z It was an antiseptic, ruthless system that pitted the workers against one another. ‘Kochland’ Measures the Reach of a Politically Influential Corporate Giant 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Work can be an arena of scheming and back-stabbing, of ruthless competition and jockeying for power. Even Superheroes Punch the Clock 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Like Weaver's character, the ruthless Quaritch appeared to die in "Avatar," taking two oversized arrows to the chest. Sigourney Weaver to play different character in 'Avatar' sequels 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z And for extra clammy creepiness, there are those witches spurring Macbeth on to ruthless ambition. Grisly shows stalk Seattle stages: 'The Lieutenant of Inishmore,' 'Macbeth,' 'Evil Dead: The Musical' 2010-10-14T23:51:00Z Apparently forgetting that ruthless self-promotion remains the No. 1 way to get ahead in Hollywood, he declined to provide his name. Side Road to Success Wins Matthew McConaughey Admiration 2014-02-28T22:56:24Z “Even ‘New Jack City,’ quiet as it’s kept, was designed as a platform for the music,” said a half-joking Snipes, who modeled his ruthless crack kingpin character after a Fortune 500 CEO. ‘Boyz n the Hood’ at 25: A look back at 1991’s black film renaissance 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z The book doubles as a biography of the ruthless striver Adolph "Creepy" Zukor, an orphaned Hungarian immigrant with a 10th-grade education who developed a handful of penny arcades into the empire of Paramount Pictures. How Hollywood scandal was born 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Contemporary horror films, often ruthless in their eagerness to deliver the ostensible scary goods, frequently decline to adhere to their own internal logic. ‘The Gallows Act II’ Review: The Play’s the Thing (That Kills) 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Through it all, Paul Giamatti spits bilious fury as a ruthless king with a mile-wide mean streak and an army of Danish mercenaries. 'Ironclad': Paul Giamatti leads a fine cast into bloody battle 2011-07-07T19:25:07Z Michael Douglas is back as ruthless corporate raider Gordon Gekko, but this time taking the blame for financial chicanery are the major money center banks and those who run them. "Money Never Sleeps" faces hard time on Wall Street 2010-09-22T12:33:00Z We caught up with Gibney by phone to discuss the film’s prismatic portrait of a brilliant and cruel — at times even ruthless — man, and our endless fascination with him. Filmmaker Alex Gibney on Steve Jobs, storyteller 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Think of the transcendent power of his sentences, the ruthless honesty, the unexpected turns. Denis Johnson had ruthless honesty and transcendent power 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z The main characters in aren't the overburdened cops, spiralling addicts, ruthless dealers, struggling dockworkers, corrupt politicians or compromised journalists of The Wire. Katrina and all that jazz 2010-05-01T23:07:00Z But the work’s social commentary is more satirical and world-weary than ruthless or crushing. Review: An Opera Updates Oedipus, With Peroxide-Blond Hair 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Faced with taunts and dares, she marches into a barbershop, gets a bob and overnight is transformed into a ruthless, avenging, slash-and-burn Jazz Age vamp. Bye to ‘Real Housewife’ Hair 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Ordinarily, the wrecking ball symbolises the ruthless flow of capital, but this time it only served to illustrate just how abruptly that flow had stopped. Is it design, or is it ... art? 2010-05-04T14:49:00Z Between deliberate wage suppression, deregulation, unfair tax polices, and austerity measures, Jamie, like so many Americans, may find herself at the mercy of ruthless corporate practices. 5 ways American policies make us lonely, anxious and antisocial 2014-04-22T11:50:00Z None of the four sections meet the specification of a thriller, but "The Hit" comes closest with dangerous Russian mobsters, relentless federal investigators, and a ruthless killer closing in on his prey. Richard House's 'The Kills' challenges what a thriller can be 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z The Danish toymaker is ruthless in its pursuit of mass entertainment. Lego: the building blocks of the imagination 2012-12-28T08:00:04Z Nor does he capture his daring, existential fear or ruthless, even dangerous commitment to confessional comedy. ‘Dark Meat on a Funny Mind’ Examines Richard Pryor 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z They are ruthless in the early phases of the “event,” as they call it, but soften as participants quit, which they do, in droves. Igniting Resistance, or Smashing It, on TV 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z In the exquisitely offbeat crime caper "Laugh Killer Laugh," William Forsythe plays Frank Stone, a ruthless jewel thief known for offing his accomplices. 'Laugh Killer Laugh' pulls off an offbeat crime caper 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z It’s going to be set in Hong Kong, and it’s about the most powerful and ruthless family there. ‘This Story Transcends Race’: Kevin Kwan on the Appeal of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z "Pieta" follows a young debt collector he goes about his business maiming debtors until his ruthless course is interrupted by a stranger who claims to be his mother. South Korean film 'Pieta' wins Venice top prize 2012-09-08T22:16:04Z Fonda plays Gloria, apparently the most cynical and ruthless contestant in the running, but dealing with an inner hurt. Jane Fonda's 10 best films – ranked! 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Their real power lies in the fact that we look at them even as we want to look away, and in doing so we too are implicated in his dark, ruthless vision. Enrique Metinides: photographing the dead for Mexico's 'bloody news' 2012-11-21T14:26:53Z Now that we’ve secured all of Ireland and I’ve straightened out our succession through my ruthless assassinations it’s time to take back Spain. Video Game Review: Crusader Kings II by Paradox Interactive 2012-03-30T22:47:44Z What made her performance special, though, was the dusky warmth and lyrical subtlety of her singing, qualities you do not typically associate with this ruthless character. Music Review: Mozart for the Little Ones, Where the Special Effects Are Always 3-D 2010-12-22T15:42:41Z Of course, the most important thing to remember about automatic gratuities is that they are a necessity for service workers, who have been hit especially hard amid a ruthless pandemic. Are forced gratuities legal or not? The answer may disappoint stingy diners 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z Are they just wimpy beach-bums, rightly disdained by their bolder, smarter and more ruthless eastern cousins? Gangster Squad reflects the west coast's fear of the east 2013-01-07T17:25:58Z "Citizen Kane," a 1942 drama about the ruthless pursuit of power, which Welles also directed and starred in, regularly tops U.S. and British lists of the greatest film of all time. Welles's "Citizen Kane" Oscar sells for $861,542 2011-12-21T10:16:34Z Though both conceded infidelity, public opinion sided with Diana, generally viewed as an innocent devoured by the ruthless royal "Firm." After jubilee success, monarchy faces the future 2012-06-05T19:08:17Z In “Counterpart,” he stars as both a low-level office cog at a Berlin-based spy agency and his ruthless carbon copy from another dimension that opened up during the Cold War. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Counterpart’ and ‘The Resident’ 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z This book calls out for respectful but ruthless vetting on all counts, and what it doesn’t need, and shouldn’t provoke, is ideological condemnations or quotations of brilliant passages by revered authorities. Why Are We in the West So Weird? A Theory 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z Or is he the ruthless capitalist, with eyes firmly fixed on the bottom line? ‘Billions’ Season 2, Episode 7: Greed Is Good. Except When It’s Not. 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z We explained that book lovers who live in small spaces must be ruthless. How I Rebuilt My Childhood Library, Book by Book 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z It aims for the transition point where that ruthless critique bears fruit, where the old is sloughed off for the new, with artists leading. Berlin Biennale Wrestles With Big Issues (and Itself) 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z A good assassin is quick, patient, ruthless and invisible. In This Debut Novel, a Chinese American Assassin Roams the West 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Drawing on new sources from Vietnam and recent studies of Hanoi’s decision-making, he condemns America’s adversaries as ruthless ideologues willing to spill any amount of blood to conquer the South. The Disaster That Was the Vietnam War 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z "With 'Breaking Bad,' you have a lead character who is a mousy high school chemistry teacher and also a ruthless drug dealer," he says. Emmy's actor race a (mostly) level playing field 2010-08-04T03:51:00Z His prose was dense but not difficult, erudite but not pretentious; as an observer of human behavior he was both ruthless and generous, acknowledging characters’ finer attributes but homing in on their foibles. Richard G. Stern, a Writers’ Writer, Is Dead at 84 2013-01-25T03:25:06Z I was meant to be a Casanova, an emotional rock, impenetrable and ruthless; women were a prize. Why I quit having sex for a year 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z During the Cold War, American movies and television often portrayed Russian spies as far more ruthless and efficient than real K.G.B. agents could ever be. Hope Davis Stars in ‘Allegiance’ on NBC 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z The “depiction of Seymour Durst as a ruthless, greedy, criminally implicated” man was, Mr. Emery added, “similarly false.” Film: That?s Me on Screen, but I Still Didn?t Do It 2010-11-24T19:49:00Z This ruthless, morally unhinged inheritance is at the core of the Russian director Lev Dodin’s spare and subdued adaptation of “Love and Intrigue” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Harvey Theater. Review: Pulled Apart by ‘Love and Intrigue’ 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Season 4 Carrie can be ruthless and callous, she can go too far and rationalize it, but we never lose the sense that she knows what she’s doing. Homeland Got Better By Getting Smaller 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z There had been fears that Daniel Craig, a more ruthless and cold-blooded Bond than portrayed by Pierce Brosnan, would walk away because of the uncertainty. Bond is back 2011-01-12T08:46:30Z His unrelenting examination of blackness, whiteness and everything in between is handled with ruthless candor and riotous humor. 'Loving Day's' examination of race is handled with candor, wit 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z You have to be manipulative and politically savvy and you have to be ruthless. Cleopatra reborn 2011-02-24T10:41:18Z Industry colleagues and co-workers often sing her praises for offering opportunities in what’s perceived as a ruthless industry. Issa Rae gives new creatives a hand, talks ending ‘Insecure’ 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z In El Chapo, it is clear that the state and politicians are as ruthless as the cartels. El Chapo: Netflix's gruesome, gripping answer to The Wire 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z The green bar on the SVN producers’ monitors that tracks purchasing jumps up whenever she says the word “cancer,” and Pat’s ruthless pursuit of profit pushes Joanna into increasingly public fabrications. ‘I Love That for You’ Review: The Art of the Sellout 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Frey insists the portrait of him as a ruthless exploiter of youthful talent is wrong on several counts. James Frey forced to defend literary ethics 2010-11-21T19:29:00Z A ruthless professional climber who will do anything to gain respect? Movie Review: Orlando Bloom, in ‘The Good Doctor,’ Sends Danger Signals 2012-08-30T23:43:23Z And “Kingdom” is a ruthless aria of cyclical violence, with gospel underpinnings that can’t help but call Mr. West’s “Jesus Walks” to mind. New Music: Common Has a New Album and Audra MacDonald as ‘Lady Day’ 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z What sets her above, and apart from, most Broadway pop-blues shouters is her ruthless honesty and self-awareness, which lend her theatrical showboating an aura of personal confession. Music Review: Lillias White Is Performing at 54 Below 2014-05-02T21:29:43Z In April, Alan Sepinwall wrote of the embarrassment-of-riches problem of having more good TV to watch than it is physically possible to consume in a week, making triage more essential and ruthless. Is There Too Much Great TV or Too Little? 2013-11-13T15:28:27Z From the show's sex-crazed director to its ruthless stunt challenges, here are six of the most shocking revelations from the docuseries: The 6 most shocking “American Gladiators” revelations from Netflix’s “Muscles & Mayhem” doc 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Is Kanye saying the same part of his personality that makes him a great artistic decision-maker also makes him a ruthless evaluator of interpersonal relationships? Inconvenient truth in Kanye West's "Runaway" 2010-10-05T18:50:00Z But David, ruthless Jacobin turned imperial flatterer, can offer young artists especially a more profound view of the fraught relationship of painting and politics. 21 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z He can be devastatingly frank and even ruthless in his treatment of his characters. Profile: Philip Roth 2011-03-30T13:53:28Z But as the series progressed he became leaner and smoother, a true professional, clinical, disinterested, ruthless, a man to see the job done and get away clean. Partners in crime fiction 2011-07-22T08:00:02Z He is a quick study and ruthless assimilator. The ‘Drake vs. Lil Wayne’ Tour Headlines Two Hip-Hop Stars 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z A borderline genuinely ruthless character who is prepared to do whatever is necessary to reach his end. Eoin Colfer's top ten villains 2013-05-23T11:09:56Z To this ruling elite, in Bennett’s view, poverty is simply a “moral failing,” and he strongly seconds a commentator who reviles the Tories as “tribal and ruthless.” The voice of Winnie the Pooh is something of a teddy bear himself (with claws) 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Or be seen as ruthless and try to expand and do something different? Paul Weller: the upsetter 2010-08-26T20:30:00Z “En Brazos de un Asesino” derives its many pleasures by having the sizzling Levy swaggering through the film, dispatching bad guys with ruthless efficiency in nimble action scenes. William Levy defied convention to make his own Spanish-language assassin flick 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z What we get is a ruthless dissection of the family's snobbery, hypocrisy and, in the case of Laura's sister Kathleen, unrelieved vindictiveness. Before the Party – review 2013-03-29T17:37:17Z There once was a time when the name Bryan Cranston didn’t bring to mind a modern portrait of ruthless, brilliant, money-hungry evil. Breaking Bad vs. Malcolm in the Middle: A Visual Analysis 2013-09-27T16:45:04Z The actor once described Carrington as "ruthless, powerful, cruel, selfish, kind, loving, tender, passionate." John Forsythe, urbane star of 'Dynasty' 2010-04-03T00:27:00Z It is the land where developments seem so large, so numerous, so ruthless, so inexorable and indifferent to European scruples of taste, scale or propriety that the latter begin to look like futile luxuries. Wang Shu: the architect challenging China's obsession with scale 2012-12-16T00:05:23Z Through the ruthless manipulation of his employer's weaknesses, the valet succeeds in erasing the class differences between them and, eventually, in completely inverting their relationship. Matthew Bourne's Play Without Words; Dance GB: The Olympic Project – review 2012-07-14T23:05:34Z “The Americans are getting more ruthless by the day,” he says, telling Fred that Americans intentionally planted flawed designs, which they stole, leading to a devastating accident on a Soviet submarine. ArtsBeat: ‘The Americans’ Recap: the Oliver North Story 2014-04-24T03:16:08Z After all, Lady Macbeth is arguably the more ruthless of the pair: she encourages Macbeth to murder the king. How Female Playwrights Are Adapting, and Revamping, ‘Macbeth’ 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Slowly but surely, the team's once-binding sisterhood turns into desperation in a ruthless game of predator and prey. “Yellowjackets” soundtrack: Listen to this nostalgic playlist from Showtime’s brutal thriller 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z When families can’t make ends meet because of sluggish wage growth, ruthless benefits cuts and a rising cost of living, children suffer. Why aren’t we outraged by child poverty in Britain and the US? | Mary O’Hara 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z The book depicts Mr. Bowie as charming but calculating and ruthless — a man who made few close friends and cared mostly about tending to what the author calls “Brand Bowie.” Books of The Times: David Bowie, the Cool Chameleon From Mars 2011-07-21T22:10:17Z That she somehow manages to rattle her ruthless interrogator — and contrive a sentimental out for Reem — takes the sting out of the film’s critique. ‘Huda’s Salon’ Review: The Services Are Not What You’d Expect. 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z This band of “slow horses” is presided over by Jackson Lamb, a flatulent, chain-smoking former field agent who alternates between lethargy, insults and flashes of ruthless brilliance. Writer Mick Herron’s ‘Slow Horses’ are spies for our times 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Henry A. Kissinger, who knows whereof he speaks on such matters, once referred to Mr. Rumsfeld as “the most ruthless man I ever met.” ‘The Unknown Known’ Explores How Rumsfeld Sees Himself 2014-03-28T17:00:01Z They regularly go through fond but ruthless checklists of what makes their nephew so unprepossessing, which includes not just his gnarled body but his face, his eyes and his personality. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Daniel Radcliffe as Cripple Billy 2013-06-27T17:08:49Z Dederer sparkles when introspection is ruthless — the result reads true and funny. 'Poser': Yoga as metaphor for earnest young parents seeking to do right 2010-12-29T23:02:04Z In the 1990s, Havoc and Prodigy’s heyday, they were ruthless and unflinching, making only the barest of concessions to the genre rapidly changing around them, and in many ways past them. Music Review: Rap Duo Heads Back to the Stage, Granting No Compromises (or Smiles) 2011-05-13T22:45:09Z In scenes in which Patti did little more than scribble a few words on a pad, Dowd made her a study in contradiction, wise and insane, loving and ruthless, tranquil and furious, and utterly distraught. Actress Ann Dowd is a revelation away from the ensemble pack 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z Zuckerberg's antagonists, Harvard classmates who accuse him of intellectual theft, and his allies, exemplified by a predatory venture capitalist, sometimes seem more entitled and ruthless than he is. True Grit: Rooster to the rescue 2011-02-06T21:31:00Z Giamatti, 46, spoke to Reuters about playing a man wrestling with the decision to sell the JFK footage and the difficulties of making ruthless slave trading look like acceptable behavior. Minute With: Paul Giamatti on films about JFK assassination and slave trading 2013-10-02T11:27:05Z It has also been the year of Donald Trump, a figure who could no doubt hold his own in one of Shakespeare’s ruthless history plays. Notes on a truly Shakespearean year: An enlightened boldness brings out the best in the Bard 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z "Hangover II" substitutes Bangkok for Las Vegas, and otherwise follows the templates laid out by director Todd Phillips in the original with a ruthless lack of creativity. 'Hangover 2': Yep, we're waking up here. Again. 2011-05-25T13:10:00Z Despite crusader victories, the Cathar heresy lingered subversively for about a century, eluding the most ruthless efforts of the Inquisition. Languedoc, France: Brutal History and Beautiful Setting 2010-05-07T18:37:00Z Taken together, the writings form an episodic account of a complex persona under construction, the public face of a man who was at once a ruthless opportunist and a creative misfit. We’re Still Talking About Gauguin 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Yet the evidence is that Putin is ruthless in his determination to hang on to power and destroy those he perceives as enemies of Russia, a large group. Are We Traveling the ‘Road to Unfreedom’? 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z In a recent interview, Stone spoke about his decision to make a sequel, the ways Wall Street has become even more ruthless since the first film, and whether Gekko is a hero. Oliver Stone returns to "more complex" "Wall Street" 2010-10-14T03:30:00Z In “Peerless,” ruthless competition and the toxicity of the model minority myth are among the issues addressed. How Female Playwrights Are Adapting, and Revamping, ‘Macbeth’ 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z The premise of the series, which returns on Sunday, following Walter White’s transformation from a decent man in desperate circumstances into a ruthless drug lord, always seemed made for a short run. Television: Shattering All Vestiges of Innocence 2011-07-15T12:00:00Z And Edith Wharton’s “Age of Innocence” is evoked when a tight-knit community finds a quiet, polite but ruthless way to deal with outsiders and restore the status quo. | 'As It Is in Heaven': A Striking, Gentle Portrait of a Shaker Community 2011-05-29T22:19:02Z Q. All the major characters have clearly changed in some way or another, but Carol seems to have made a complete transformation, from passive domestic violence victim to ruthless and strategic survivor. Scott M. Gimple on ‘The Walking Dead’ and What Those Zombies Are Really Eating 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Hard times produce hard men, and although Roberts hints at a gentler side to the general the existential threat of war made him ruthless. Stalin's General: The Life of Georgy Zhukov by Geoffrey Roberts – review 2013-06-28T16:40:00Z If you’ve watched a few horror movies, you’ll recognize this scene: The cute teenager runs up the stairs instead of out the house to escape a ruthless killer. ‘Not Much Scares Me.’ Then She Entered the Haunted House. 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z We are shown that Cromwell is ruthless — there’s passing mention of hangings in Ireland, among other things — but we also know that he is loyal. “Tubes”: What the Internet is made of 2012-05-28T00:30:00Z They are wordless, shapeless vapors that stop time and thought in a mind-deafening buzz of fear; they are ruthless in their attack and unpredictable in their arrival. I swallow my fear 2013-04-04T00:00:00Z Their gestures and decisions were as swift and sure as the click of a ball falling into a slot on the roulette wheel; their killings as mechanically ruthless as the spinning fruit on one-arm bandits. Museum Review: Mob Museum Opens in Las Vegas 2012-02-14T00:58:51Z Writers, directors, cooks, choreographers and designers all need a ruthless eye — internal or external — for their work to find its form; the sculpture within the block of stone. Review: Boris Charmatz Unveils a Different Tanztheater Wuppertal 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z A black comedy riff on “Macbeth,” with a side of fries, it tells the story of Mac, a 1970s fast-food worker, and his ruthless wife, Pat. Ten Years Later, Adam Gwon Is Looking to Kill 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Daily life is deteriorating as theft and looting gather momentum, despite ruthless punishment by the authorities. Prussia goes west 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Everyone in Luther may be hard as hell but they are also ruthless eco-warriors. Luther; The Fairytale Castles of King Ludwig II – TV review 2013-07-03T05:00:05Z A blizzard hits and nature becomes the ruthless slayer that she is, picking off climbers one by one and sending them down into “the horror of all that silent blue dark.” A Dark Cavalcade of New Horror Fiction 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Even though Louis is weak, vain and petulant, and the Cardinal is powerful, ruthless and conniving, the actors hint at an underlying love-hate relationship that is a little surprising and almost touching. A New Version of ‘The Musketeers,’ on BBC America 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z Her Carrie is both frighteningly erratic and highly capable, ruthless and vulnerable. Claire Danes profile: ‘She has intensity and immersion in the character’ 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z On the evidence of — stocked with enough celebrity gossip to make it the perfect gift for all your gay friends — Langella can love and hate with the same ruthless passion. Robot & Frank: An Endearing Showcase for Langella's Star Turn 2012-08-16T14:29:17Z So it makes sense why dressing up for the movies has been so appealing lately, especially after a ruthless pandemic temporarily shut down and even closed many local theaters for months. From #GentleMinions to Barbiecore, here's why we should be dressing up for the movies more often 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z A ruthless leader whose name sounds like a mispronunciation of a popular French Canadian dish. Update Ukraine: Safe to Travel? Yes. No matter how many shabby has-beens he goes on to play, he will forever be associated with his ruthless portrayal of Gordon Gekko, the unapologetic capitalist of Oliver Stone’s “Wall Street.” Michael Douglas Refuses to Age Gracefully in ‘The Kominsky Method’ 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Another scent from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, "Medea," describes her as "the embodiment of ruthless power, indomitable will and furious vengeance." Smells like witch spirit: How the ancient world’s scented sorceresses influence ideas about magic 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z The Kennedys A ruthless, tyrannical striver grasps for power, promoting his sons to establish his rule and cement his legacy. Television Review: The Power Brokers: Fathers, Sons, Dynasties 2011-03-31T20:00:05Z Dylan is a ruthless editor of his own work. Bob Dylan’s “electric trilogy” masterpieces: I played all 18 discs and 357 tracks. Here’s why you should 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z He probably did have a tough upbringing, but I don’t think everyone who does turns out to be as ruthless as he was. The dark arts of Fox News’ Roger Ailes: “If Trump didn’t exist, Roger Ailes would have crea... 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Flamboyant and ruthless met flamboyant and ruthless when Mr. Cohn collided with a young builder named Donald Trump at Le Club sometime in the ’70s. Matt Tyrnauer: Chronicler of Trump’s Mentor Roy Cohn 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z Crucially, it's scarier – with some proper creepy moments in a dark museum, and the ominous threat of ruthless Chinese gang culture hanging over the whole thing. TV review: Sherlock, Alan Titchmarsh's Walks of Fame and Come Dine with Me Down Under 2010-08-01T22:00:00Z Here, though, interviewed along with scores of PayPal personnel — sometimes known as “the PayPal mafia” for their ruthless insularity — they are just two moneyed young men trying to lasso the moon, and often missing. Ambitions and Emotions Run Hot in ‘The Founders,’ a History of PayPal 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z “That is something that he is both resentful of, and also takes ruthless advantage of.” The Greatest Trick Ed Sheeran Ever Pulled Was Convincing the World He’s an Underdog 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z His professional life sees him using his natural arrogance as a headhunter for multinational concerns, selecting those as greedy and ruthless as himself for top level jobs. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2012-08-10T23:05:24Z The movie’s wide-screen framing, ruthless plot reversals and say-what-you-mean writing sometimes recall a master of socially conscious cinema from another era, Sam Fuller. Review: ‘Chapter & Verse’ Tells of Prison and Redemption 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z The difference between “Mad Men” and “Girls” is simply that “Mad Men” sees its characters with a combination of compassionate objectivity and ruthless historical perspective. Is aggression genetic? 2012-05-28T22:00:00Z Her mother's ruthless ambition and the demanding two-show-a-day performance schedule, with more on the weekends, and traveling to cities from coast to coast, prevented the girls from ever being enrolled in school. 'American Rose': Baring the dark side of the dazzling life of Gypsy Rose Lee 2011-01-27T20:59:06Z ‘Nature” and “loveliness” are two words not immediately associated with the art of Ellsworth Kelly, marked as it is by spare, almost ruthless, color-soaked abstraction. ‘Ellsworth Kelly in the Hamptons’ Review: Beyond the Beach 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z The room, however, was a well-equipped recording studio — creating what were then state-of-the-art four-track master tapes — and for all their joking around, the Beatles were also pushing themselves to evolve while applying ruthless quality control. ‘Revolver,’ Newly Expanded, Shows the Beatles at a Creative Peak 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Complaint: You are greedy and ruthless and heartless as a businessman, and care little for the people whose money you depend on. Gene Weingarten: Taking a page from Dan Snyder’s playbook 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z And through ruthless business savvy, the narrative goes, Microsoft strong-armed the market despite a middling product, terrible customer service, and ruthless cost cutting. When Apple took over 2012-10-14T15:00:00Z It followed the depressed mafia boss Tony Soprano balancing his ruthless illegal business with raising a family. ‘The Sopranos’ creators look back at a TV show that slayed 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z She too has something to prove, namely that she isn’t just riding on nepotism, and she’s as ruthless in her own way as Graham is. Review: In Crackle’s ‘The Art of More,’ the White Gloves Come Off 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Trotsky wrote, worrying that his people back home were trapped by a dead-end “fanaticism of ideas, ruthless self-limitation and self-demarcation, distrust and suspicion and vigilant watching over their own purity.” Vienna is cited as the world’s most livable city. Most exciting? Not so much. 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Movie assassins tend to move through the world like chic land sharks: sleek, ruthless, undetectable until it’s too late. Making a Murderer, David Fincher Style 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z A disillusioned former black-ops agent looking to put his dark past behind him comes out of retirement to save a young girl from ruthless Russian gangsters. The Fall Movie Preview list of films 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Prost was a calculating technician who pursued championships with ruthless efficiency, while the taller Senna, with his aquiline good looks and reserved demeanor, was an aficionado of "pure racing." "Senna": Meet the Elvis of racing drivers 2011-08-12T00:30:00Z There are Islamic radicals who are fearsome, ruthless, and there are secularists who are also fearsome, ruthless. Museums: In Turkey?s Museums, Sacred and Secular Interweave 2010-05-25T22:26:00Z Finding out that some ruthless god had hit the reset button on my husband’s sexual history was a cruel joke. My husband had to learn sex again, and I had to become one tenacious bitch 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z More characteristic, including of Costello himself at his best, was a critical intensity, a ruthless and creative anatomy of problems, individual and collective, coupled with skepticism about the possibility of solutions. Riff: Riff: The Iron Lady as Anti-Muse 2011-09-25T04:33:02Z The prosecutor assigned to her case was said to be one of the most ruthless around, so Desirée held her breath when the woman asked for a 15-minute break. Desirée Venn Frederic went from jail cell to style-setter 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z But it also provides a humanizing rationale for why Regina, regarded as an alluring nuisance by her brothers, must be even more ruthless than the men. Marg Helgenberger and company give Lillian Hellman her due in ‘The Little Foxes’ 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z These scenes from the corners of his mind are meant to alert us to what motivates Lucious, the street kid now mogul and his insatiable yet ruthless hunger for control and power. Empire recap: season two, episode eight – My Bad Parts 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Requiring no corset, the dress implies freedom; in its starched purity, it suggests a challenge—to maintain a ruthless honesty with herself and with the world. Cynthia Nixon’s “Emily Thing” 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z Did he have a good relationship with Warner, the ruthless Warner Brothers mogul? The Carpetbagger: De Niro and Samuel L. Jackson Are Supporting Actor Hopefuls 2012-12-19T23:28:11Z Our self-made man is yoked to unreliable partners, harassed by ruthless competitors and constantly beset by supply-chain problems. Cross Cuts: How Walter White Found His Inner Sociopath 2013-07-24T14:48:26Z Goodwin sees complexity, too, in the beguiling Franklin Roosevelt, who, for all his cheerfulness, possessed a fierce, even ruthless ambition. The True Grit of Four American Presidents 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Carnegie, then the richest man in the world, was criticised in his day for distributing his unprecedented largesse because his fortune was built on ruthless tactics such as cutting the wages of his steel-workers. How philanthropy benefits the super-rich 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z Uplifting kitty Hitler news of the day: Despite looking like one of history's most ruthless dictators reincarnated as a cat, Kitler has found a home. Five pop culture items we missed 2011-08-01T22:45:00Z In The Ladykillers, one of the best-loved British films of the 1950s, Lom played a member of a ruthless crime gang fatally outsmarted by a mild-mannered old lady. Pink Panther Actor Herbert Lom Dead at 95 2012-09-27T16:17:21Z A human voice appears to pierce through the gelatin on “Winter Wonderland/Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” but it’s Tori Kelly, a guest, not one of the group’s ruthless bots bent on destruction. For New Holiday Albums, It Takes All Kinds 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z In books and articles for the newspaper Novaya Gazeta, she described, with ruthless objectivity and an acute sense of moral complexity, the clash between the Russian government and the Chechen rebels that opposed it. ‘Who Will Remember Her, Once She Is Buried?’ 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z And in the second episode, there’s a lot of details about how ruthless these bureaucracies are. “They basically stole Phil Dick’s pitch”: Why Amazon’s “Man In the High Castle” might not please die-hard Philip K. Dick fans 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z It is imperative that those of us fortunate enough to earn a living in the embattled arts and culture sector of the ruthless U.S. economy do more than advocate for our professional survival. Embattled and emboldened: Arts and culture in the age of Trump 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z The whole kerfuffle showed that Madison and her troupe are far better prepared – and ruthless – than the others. Fear the Walking Dead recap: season two, episode five – Captive 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z That's the closest thing to tenderness Georgy finds in this land of stupidity and evil, where any human impulses seem to have been overrun by the most ruthless and Darwinian kind of struggle. Best of Cannes: Russian horror movie "My Joy" 2010-05-22T16:30:00Z Film people can be quite ruthless and tough. 'It's a hustle': Jon Ronson on how he made it into movies with the help of Okja the giant pig 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z And it's not because I want to shock people, or because I am — as one morning show host once put it — "ruthless." I killed the beloved hero of my books, and reader reactions were intense. Would I do it again? 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z They are beginning to study and question the contradictions of a system of ruthless oppression that has taken away so much. Love in the time of layoffs 2012-08-03T20:12:00Z At this point, everyone has someone's blood on their hands — Daenerys has grown a bit more ruthless, Arya loves to kill in a way that is a bit upsetting. 'Game of Thrones' writers on season finale and why 'All Men Must Die' 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Then again, as long as there are men like Jean, ambitious, smart and ruthless enough to get their way no matter the cost, the current oligarchs may just be replaced by new ones. Review: ‘Miss Julie’ Resets a Celebrated Drama in Putin’s Russia 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Most of Ukraine’s ravaged cultural sites are like the shelled Reims Cathedral: perhaps not directly targeted, but destroyed with ruthless unconcern. When Cultural Heritage Becomes a Battlefront 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z But there’s also a chilling scene in which Richard turns ruthless when his probity is called into question. In ‘Our New Girl,’ a Household Is Under Stress 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z The home has been ransacked and the Kettlemans are presumed victims of ruthless kidnappers. 'Better Call Saul' recap: Free a gangster from jail -- or else! 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z A ruthless warrior race obsessed with battle and honor, the Klingons originally served as a two-dimensional foil for Kirk and company. Why Aliens Are So Important to 'Star Trek' 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Years ago, these ruthless nocturnal predators were famed for their wisdom. The British summer would be far more tolerable without sunshine 2013-07-13T23:05:42Z As a ruthless senior investment banker who will stop at nothing to get to the top, she’s sensational. And the Oscar might go to: the sure bets and underdogs critics have already seen 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z In Equity, Anna Gunn embodies a ruthless senior investment banker who bears no resemblance to Skyler White, the long-suffering matriarch she played to perfection on five seasons of Breaking Bad. Oscars 2017: 11 female performances too good to be overlooked 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z It is clear that she can be ruthless in defense of her family’s interests, but she is also limited by the patriarchal codes of her milieu. 'A Most Violent Year,’ With Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z Seen from the perspective of Henry’s chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, the ruthless maneuverings of the court move swiftly to the inevitable executions. 10 Best Books of 2012 2012-11-30T16:00:09Z In June, Michael Brooks will present an exposé of fraud, suppressed evidence and unethical PR games in the "highly competitive and ruthless" world of science in the book Free Radicals: The Secret Anarchy of Science. Tiger Mother's book makes case for ultra-strict Chinese parenting 2011-01-12T13:28:01Z Almost, but not really, because Jeremy Irons plays the ruthless head of the Borgia clan with almost campy relish. Television Review: The Power Brokers: Fathers, Sons, Dynasties 2011-03-31T20:00:05Z As Mantel painted him, Cromwell is a classic 21st-century TV antihero 500 years before his time: both ruthless and thoughtful, conniving yet loyal, he’s a little Frank Underwood, a little Olivia Pope, a little Littlefinger. Review: Wolf Hall Gives Us an Antihero for All Seasons 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z As alcoholics are habitually in denial about their habits, you would think they'd be ill-equipped for the ruthless truth-telling required in autobiography. Why do writers drink? 2013-07-20T07:00:14Z And Mr. Reed did, sitting on the studio couch and helping her make ruthless, don’t-look-back decisions. Laurie Anderson?s Heart, Politics and Processors 2010-06-25T16:17:00Z Brook may have been too ruthless in his editing, paring the politics along with a good deal of plot, but Lester’s sensitivity added density and light. Who is Hamlet? Three actors make their case 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z But it's clear which one employs the most ruthless PR. As You Like It ? review 2011-07-07T16:15:01Z A disease worse than cancer, it's ruthless, always ready to stab you in the back ... Making His'story: a streetwise film shot by British boys in the hood 2010-10-22T16:00:00Z In her portrayal of Julia Child, the posture, the voice, the bubbly blend of ruthless drive and irrepressible joie de vivre are almost uncanny. Film: That Unmistakable Streepness 2010-02-20T04:19:00Z His incompetent guides, all mafia, happen to be ruthless, fish-killing caviar harvesters. Bob Shacochis travels the world in 'Kingdoms in the Air,' but doesn't always enjoy it 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Not as a ruthless Italian mafioso from New Jersey, but as a ruthless CIA boss who is only referred to as "the director". Zero Dark Thirty: a bluffer's guide 2013-01-21T12:04:50Z Nandor, a ruthless conqueror of nations when he was alive, is now a stickler for household etiquette. "What We Do In the Shadows" was a vampire comedy. Now it's a feel-good show about quarantine life 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z Seductive, ruthless and ultimitely tragic - the legend of Cleopatra has inspired numerous artists, dramatists and film-makers down the ages, from Shakespeare to Hollywood. Cleopatra reborn 2011-02-24T10:41:18Z On the evidence of Mr. Sherman’s work, so many people remain so afraid of Mr. Ailes’ reprisals but so aware of his ruthless, pioneering accomplishments that there may be a lot left to say. Books of The Times: ‘The Loudest Voice in the Room’ Is a Look at Roger Ailes 2014-01-19T22:43:42Z As the youngest and most ruthless of a group of bank robbers on the lam, he’s a tight bundle of angry, nervous energy — you spend the picture waiting for him to explode. Mifune’s Transcendent Films, With and Without Kurosawa 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z "I wanted to be soft like Rothko and ruthless like Ad Reinhardt." Jenny Holzer: drawn to the dark side 2012-06-04T17:36:01Z Numerous theaters nationwide were hit hard amid a ruthless pandemic that forced them to completely shut their doors to the public. “Barbenheimer” was America’s big return to the movies. But will themed concessions keep them there? 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z Ki-woo is also fond of identifying events in the real world as “metaphorical,” with the studied blankness of a young person raised on social media to be both sharply observant and entirely ruthless. "Parasite": A prickly, disturbing class-war thriller — and a signature film of 2019 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z That includes his 1991 Congressional testimony about a Treasury auction bidding scandal at Salomon Brothers, where he was interim chairman, and vowed to be "ruthless" toward people who harm their employer's reputation. Investor Warren Buffett's life is chronicled in HBO movie 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Bands of ruthless bandits and criminals are waiting to pounce the moment you set foot in their country. TV review: The Secret Tourist and The Hotel Inspector 2010-07-30T07:00:00Z Because they’re largely helpless against the far more ruthless predators who are reading this. ‘Jaws’ Is Fiction. This Show Presents Sharks as Embattled Heroes. 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z The women on the Netflix hit “House of Cards” are as corruptible and ruthless as any man, and the women on the Amazon show “Alpha House” are almost as foolish. ‘Madam Secretary,’ ‘State of Affairs’ and Other Series Channel Hillary Rodham Clinton 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Their tactics were often ruthless; their enemies, presumably, legion. | 'Unauthorized: The Harvey Weinstein Project': ?Unauthorized: The Harvey Weinstein Project? ? Review 2011-10-09T21:49:19Z But, like Hurley, his equivalent in Lost, Tarly provides dramatic counterpoint to the ruthless others who know how to master themselves in adversity. Game of Thrones; Jonathan Creek – TV review 2013-04-02T06:00:03Z Stretches of naturalism fare better; Dale Soules, as the woman’s pious, emotionally ruthless aunt, slows things down by sheer force of will, mining genuine laughs. Review: In ‘Woman and Scarecrow,’ Female Fury Doesn’t Get Its Due 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Kennedy has taken an occasionally ruthless approach to the saga, hiring and firing at will in order to ensure it stays on course. Will Kevin Feige's Star Wars film spell the end for the George Lucas era? 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Jaws would arrive the following summer, its hungry shark heralding the arrival of a ruthless new Hollywood machine. I’ve never seen … Chinatown 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Fleeting attempts at self-reflection are scrapped for strategies for surviving in the ruthless corridors of high capitalism. "Mad Men" finale: Hello darkness, my old friend 2010-10-18T12:38:00Z Temple went on to cast Bowie in Absolute Beginners as the ruthless, amoral ad-man Vendice Partners, who dances on a giant typewriter. David Bowie: loving the thespian 2012-08-27T13:53:51Z She’s a victim of the ruthless hierarchy and patriarchy of Gilded Age New York. Review: ‘Everybody Rise,’ Stephanie Clifford’s Debut Novel, Features That Old-Money Scent 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z Because he can’t do anything quite right, he’s admirably out of step with the ruthless and racist world he has been thrust into. Review | Two Australian boys seek revenge for their parents’ murder in this blood-soaked tale 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Little KVIIIlyn’s parents’ play on words failed to shield them from ruthless criticism. Couple mocked for unusual baby name: 'KVIIIlyn’ 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z A famous example of this phenomenon is the 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, in which college students inhabiting a mock-prison gradually began to act like actual prisoners and guards, the former rebellious and the latter ruthless. Make kids memorize poetry 2012-06-13T02:00:00Z The implication that things would be so much better now in Iraq if it had been left in the hands of the ruthless Saddam Hussein and his cronies seems a tad optimistic. In ‘Frankenstein in Baghdad,’ a Fantastical Manifestation of War’s Cruelties 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z But she doesn’t hide behind them; she’s still ruthless and unsparing, particularly about herself. 11 Things Our Critics Are Looking Forward to in 2021 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Now the money is missing, and Frank is trying to recoup the losses by reverting to his ruthless gangster ways. 'True Detective' recap: Carnage erupts as homicide probe deepens 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z You have to be ruthless, otherwise they'll walk all over you. 'Philadelphia was the party with a tormented soul' 2011-03-03T22:41:00Z In episode five, the simmering tension between incumbent powerbroker Al and ruthless incomer Hearst – a mining bigwig with designs on Deadwood’s rich seams – exploded on to the main thoroughfare. How Deadwood went from eye-popping TV to a parade of old hams 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z A system of ruthless oppression that takes away so much from us as human beings is not our inevitable fate. 5 ways American policies make us lonely, anxious and antisocial 2014-04-22T11:50:00Z And unsurprisingly, Nuttall-Smith’s most celebrated piece was perhaps his most ruthless. ‘The chef started crying’: the Toronto critic who can make or break a restaurant 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z But there is profit — for those ruthless enough to get it. ‘Mother Courage’ Review: Selling Her Wares Amid the Havoc of War 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Alan had spent a few decades with bikes, then bounced around between a dozen or so other stints, consulting, helping companies compete through ruthless efficiency, robots, lean manufacturing, that kind of thing. A Hologram for the King – extract 2013-01-26T21:00:02Z Time and again we exonerated the ruthless protagonist Vic Mackey on the basis of his charm and occasional displays of largess. Television Review: Stirring Chicago?s Corruption Stockpot 2011-02-06T20:30:11Z In the face of such fecundity, I am ruthless. Perspective | Hunting for herbs that add flavor in the kitchen and beauty in the garden 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z And Val, shrewd and ruthless but with an unexpectedly sentimental streak, may soon be paroled ... and may discover that Heloise was the one who turned him in. 'And When She Was Good': Laura Lippman at 'top of her game' 2012-08-16T20:53:04Z In your book, you describe Lucas and his friend Steven Spielberg as “ruthless perfectionists who managed to stubbornly retain a childlike sense of wonder.” The Crazy History of “Star Wars” 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z The show’s format presents songwriters as tertiary to the pop stars and producers who will record the songs; everything is done in ruthless service of the star and the hit. How “Songland” Tries and Fails to Honor the Songwriter 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z The set pieces are energetic, the makeup effects are convincing, and the storytelling is ruthless. The Best Movies on Amazon Prime Video Right Now 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z Ciro is about as anti as TV antiheroes get, and in Season 2, he’s even more ruthless and violent. ‘Fortitude,’ ‘Bosch,’ ‘Gomorrah’: TV Crime Never Sleeps 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Kim and Jimmy enjoy inspired, ruthless good times, the kind that doesn't generally end well. In breaking up with Kim Wexler, "Better Call Saul" maps a noble end to a stellar portrait of a lady 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z Oliver’s efforts to save Manny require the kind of ruthless cunning he learned earlier from the rottenest of rotten cops. Review | Walter Mosley is back with a whole new character to love 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z A couple of early scenes show him making mincemeat in the courtroom, smacking down peers, practically cackling - an alpha male easily as ruthless and ambitious as mid-period Paul Robinson. The Judge review: jury in, gavel out on Robert Downey Jr courtroom drama 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z “House of Lies,” which stars Don Cheadle and Kristen Bell as ruthless management consultants, drew more than 1 million viewers for its Jan. 8 debut, surpassing the premiere episode of Showtime’s acclaimed new drama “Homeland.” ArtsBeat: Showtime Renews 'House of Lies,' 'Shameless' and 'Californication' 2012-02-01T19:15:39Z It’s a first-rate catchphrase for a ruthless assassin, but it doesn’t make me feel any better about her soul. ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7, Episode 1: A Tale of Two Maps 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z In hip-hop that’s simultaneously grimy and cerebral, upholding a New York City legacy, the prolific Billy Woods raps about colonialism, poverty, personal memories and ruthless historical forces. Best Albums of 2022 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z When that scene aired, it was a revelation; a ruthless, unvarnished distillation of race relations. How “Scandal” became great again: By replacing Olivia’s white hat with a crown 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z He plays a ruthless kidnapper, dragging an eight-year-boy between cheap motels with the authorities in hot pursuit. Michael Shannon: ‘Actors are just models nowadays. Going to the Oscars is like going to the prom’ 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Her character — a ruthless foot soldier — shared her real name. How Michael K. Williams Made Omar Little His Own on ‘The Wire’ 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Stalin was already a ruthless and canny militant in the 1890s when Hitler was still a toddler. Stalin, Hitler and the Temptations of Totalitarianism 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z He's ruthless and unemotional, a patriarchal force to be reckoned with, as much as the rugged western land and its elements. From "1923" to "Shrinking," Harrison Ford's grandpa renaissance 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z In the badger chapter he is sensuous yet ruthless. Animal instinct 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Every time Jessup attempts some modest act of resistance, he is met with the ruthless repression of the state. Reading the Classic Novel That Predicted Trump 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z The “greatest mercy,” in other words, “might be the bloodiest” — a perspective that is ruthless and ethical at once. George Saunders' novel 'Lincoln in the Bardo' is remarkable 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Nonetheless, just as James Moriarty, an obviously harmless professor of mathematics, is actually a ruthless criminal mastermind, so Mycroft Holmes turns out to be rather more than a minor government clerk. Review | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar returns to his other passion: Sherlock Holmes 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z In the caustic satire “Swimming With Sharks,” Kevin Spacey played Buddy Ackerman, a perversely ruthless mogul who personified Hollywood’s most legendary belligerent jerks. Perspective | Scott Rudin’s bad behavior was just another Hollywood cliche until a new generation said time’s up 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z But this was also a man with a reputation for being "ruthless, deceitful and cruel behind the scenes," Gibney notes. SXSW 2015: After Scientology documentary, Alex Gibney aims at Steve Jobs 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z Ordinary people — many of them his friends and intimates — stared wide-eyed from the canvas, vulnerable to the artist’s ruthless inspection. Lucian Freud, Adept Portraiture Artist, Dies at 88 2011-07-21T19:28:45Z Later, when West sees what the work has become in the hands of his ruthless property developer client, he echoes Roark: "It's not what I designed." Building an audience for architecture 2011-01-20T21:45:01Z There, Indiewire described de Leon’s performance as “bold and heartsick,” while Screen Daily praised her for “playing it canny and ruthless.” The Power Player of ‘Triangle of Sadness’: Dolly de Leon 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Called Shindy Mike, Regan builds himself into a ruthless shipping magnate and real estate baron who is despised and feared. Theater Review: ‘The Boss,’ at Metropolitan Playhouse 2012-11-27T23:13:08Z Early evidence suggests King Nerd is every bit as ruthless, every bit as despotic as the odious he-men who once gave him wedgies in gym class. When the alpha nerds kicked ass 2010-12-16T22:01:00Z Now, having conquered the capital, with a ruthless army still intact and her dragon seemingly unstoppable, she has everything she once wanted, except Westeros’ love. Fire, ice and fate: Endgames arrive for ‘Game of Thrones’ 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z A drama about globalised corporate danger made by two international broadcasting behemoths, starring a now-established Hollywood actor as a ruthless and glamorous English spy. Hunted: created by the brains behind The X Files and starring a Summer Bay legend 2012-09-28T14:00:00Z This rather ruthless drive to get her own way and feel needed prevails in her adult years when she tampers with Natalie's car in order to offer to carpool for a forced girls' roadtrip. Chicken wings with a side of human flesh: A look at the meaty food cravings on “Yellowjackets” 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z Few writer-directors have been as consistent and ruthless at capturing the moment as Mike Judge, although he never actually intends to do so. People opened up because I'm the Beavis and Butt-head guy': Mike Judge on his new funk direction 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z She is a haunted, hunted creature who possesses the quick and ruthless means of defending herself—the Goth girl as action heroine. David Fincher's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: Thanks Very Much, But You Really Didn't Have To 2011-12-20T15:00:53Z “Survivor” added a psychological element to the shut-in factor, not only forcing strangers to live together but exposing them to the elements and stepping back to watch just how ruthless they’d become. Why "Temptation Island" is back and "90 Day Fiancé" is having a moment 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z The Suicide Squad are ruthless incarcerated villains who work for the government in high-risk missions. DC superheroes, Lego and Harry Potter spin-off get new Warner Bros. films 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z It is a philosophy learned decades ago from his mentor, the ruthless lawyer Roy Cohn. Perspective | Trump’s vicious attack on the media shows one thing clearly: He’s running scared 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z Her husband, Rod Nugent Sr., made a fortune as an independent oilman, a ruthless operator. How My Aunt Marge Ended Up in the Deep Freeze . . . 2012-04-14T20:06:48Z Suu’s presence causes discomfort for the ruthless, paranoid and superstitious generals who rule the country. Movie Review: ?The Lady? by Luc Besson, Set in Myanmar, Stars Michelle Yeoh 2012-04-10T22:15:52Z Mags, the brains behind a drug-dealing family, could turn on the charm, but she could also be cold, calculating and ruthless. The Top 10 TV shows of 2011 2011-12-30T19:25:06Z He was also a ruthless workaholic, writing music at a pace that outstripped pretty much any composer before or since. Bach in business 2010-07-29T20:45:00Z “But I also knew, because I would hear from my parents, that she was ruthless, and I think it was clear the power she had.” Growing up in the Wild Wild Country cult: ‘You heard people having sex all the time, like baboons’ 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z At one point, I call him ruthless, which he doesn't appreciate, but he reconsiders and admits that he's always been single-minded. Paul Weller: National treasure 2010-03-28T00:05:00Z The first woman to rule the French kingdom, she was shrewd and sometimes ruthless, arranging political alliances and warding off threats to the monarchy. Medieval city on the sea is a repository of French history — and unexpected U.S. connections 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z It is clear that he is a man of violence with a keen, ruthless survival instinct, but also that he harbors deep reservoirs of sorrow and compassion. Movie Review: Liam Neeson in Joe Carnahan?s Thriller ?The Grey? 2012-01-26T22:19:02Z Too ruthless, as his later career has born out, with classics that would have transformed his ’80s albums being killed off, deliberately, perversely. Bob Dylan’s “electric trilogy” masterpieces: I played all 18 discs and 357 tracks. Here’s why you should 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z “Possessor” is a shocking work that moves from disquieting to stressful with ruthless dispatch. ‘Possessor’ Review: It’s by a Cronenberg, but Not the One You Think 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z I’m pretty ruthless about discarding things from a book that will not work cinematically. ArtsBeat: Cannes Film Festival: David Cronenberg on Adapting Unadaptable Books 2012-05-27T15:32:28Z He was a really ruthless agent, he had a reputation that, if anything, has been to my detriment. Jack Whitehall: a class act 2012-10-05T21:59:00Z To survive unsupported for so long in the rough waters of the music business, you need to be resilient and a bit ruthless, and Rumer clearly knows how to get what she wants. Rumer: 'If Burt Bacharach says you're good, it's time to start believing in yourself' 2010-08-28T23:05:00Z Ms. Hammer’s gauzier sequences notwithstanding, the film’s most commanding image is the housekeeper’s description of the ruthless monasticism Bishop maintained and the compulsive writing she practiced in her studio. Review: ‘Welcome to This House,’ the Private Life of a Poet 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z The mayor has a secret: a degenerative neurological disease that he hides with the same ruthless guile he uses to cover up all the bribery and patronage paving his airport expansion project. Television Review: ?Boss,? With Kelsey Grammer on Starz - Review 2011-10-20T20:03:50Z The bleak, rigorous cynicism of the script is matched perfectly by Mr. Edgerton’s ruthless cinematic discipline. | 'The Square': Sin and Comeuppance in Film Noir From Down Under 2010-04-09T01:45:00Z Suddenly, an alternate history of Beyoncé is available, one that de-emphasizes her exceptional voice and ruthless perfectionism and underscores her persistent unease with love. Review: On ‘Formation’ World Tour, Beyoncé Through ‘Lemonade’-Tinted Glasses 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Budding romance, temperamental outbursts, ruthless judges, bestiality – what more could you ask for in one show? "Top Chef" just improves with age 2010-07-15T13:10:00Z His campaign tactics may have been ruthless, but in person he was unfailingly decent and courteous, commanding remarkable levels of loyalty. Review: In ‘Destiny and Power,’ George H.W. Bush Epitomizes a Vanishing G.O.P. 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Union-crushing, deliberate wage suppression, deregulation, unfair tax polices, and austerity measures have done their terrible work and left ordinary Americans at the mercy of a ruthless corporate power-grab. Love in the time of layoffs 2012-08-03T20:12:00Z Ms. Hsu said the teardrop and hearts were meant to tether the ruthless Jobu to Joy, who, despite her constant conflicts with her mother, still wants the best for her family. Dressing for the Multiverse 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z He was the eyes and ears of Elizabeth I, the loyal spymaster and ruthless counterterror chief: Sir Francis Walsingham was the man who knew everything. X-rays reveal hidden secrets of Tudor portraits 2013-01-03T17:44:00Z Rick is a wartime leader, trained by dark experience to be ever vigilant, ruthless toward outsiders and trustful of almost no one. 'The Walking Dead' Recap: Has Rick Lost His Hold on the Group? 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z From what I’ve gathered, the “Red Wedding” and “someone’s head on a stick” were both key signs that this show is ruthless about killing its darlings, its villains, and everyone else. Ed Sheeran? Incest? Ice dragons? How Game of Thrones might end 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z This passage shows Bernstein at her narrative best: reportorial, pointed and unsparing, while reinforcing her theme that the Trumps and the Kushners are ruthless, cold, power hungry and endlessly ambitious. The Union of the Kushners and the Trumps Seems Like Kismet 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Even before Sarah reveals herself as emotionally unstable, with a ruthless, vengeful side, you fear for Charlie, a.k.a. Review: ‘Breathe,’ the Story of a Scary Teenage Romance 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z These mysteries deepen as the investigation continues and Costello’s ruthless employer circles. What’s on TV Monday: ‘Le Samouraï’ and ‘The Silence of Others’ 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z It turns out that Hunter Thompson was just about what you might expect as a father, “always brilliant, often monstrous, sometimes tender and funny,” and essentially ruthless in his self-absorption and drive. ‘Stories I Tell Myself: Growing Up With Hunter S. Thompson’ review 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z He has played Dr. Walter Bishop as an addled old man, a misguided genius, a ruthless technocrat and a combination of all three - plus a younger version of himselves. In the end, `Fringe' was all about identity 2013-01-17T17:16:04Z With some ruthless editing, this production could still realise its rich Indian potential. Much Ado About Nothing – review 2012-08-02T10:52:23Z I don’t remember any ballerina taking so naturally to the ruthless scamp side of the character. Critic?s Notebook: Morning Feast On the Bolshoi (Popcorn, Too) 2011-05-30T21:28:00Z She was handpicked by the company’s ruthless director at the time, Lucia Chase, only to see her contract not be renewed right before an international tour. Closing Up, but Not Sitting Down 2010-12-11T17:18:00Z No wonder the lobby is borrowing Trump’s moves, learned at the knee of Roy Cohn, his ruthless mentor and legal adviser: Always punch back harder than you got hit. Perspective | The NRA is using Trump’s playbook to attack the news media. It must be getting desperate. 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z I bonded with her brother over spoonfuls of Nutella and ruthless make-believe gossip about our fellow passengers. Modern Love: A Free Spirit Who Couldn?t Be Tethered 2010-07-29T21:55:00Z Lord Benton, played with deliciously ruthless haughtiness by Alun Armstrong, crosses the ocean to try to restore the company’s dominance. Review: A Frothy Look at the Fur Trade in Netflix’s ‘Frontier’ 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Underneath it all, however, was the creaking foundation of a Soviet empire whose nuclear program was governed by a combination of “ruthless expedience” and a perpetual fear of humiliation. An Enthralling and Terrifying History of the Nuclear Meltdown at Chernobyl 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z But it also was quite ruthless, considering that die-hard fans of the sport bashed Jake for being a fraud and accused him of ruining the art of boxing. “Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child”: The 6 most eye-opening revelations from Netflix’s doc 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Though in need of a more ruthless editor than the intriguingly named Walter Montague Urch, Mr. Prior mines ghoulish humor in refreshingly novel ways. Movie Review: ‘The Revenant,’ Horror-Comedy Directed by Kerry Prior 2012-08-23T23:44:35Z It reminded me that those who would insist on different rights for people with different genders, skin, beliefs or culture are still powerful and in some cases ruthless. Motherlode Blog: What Will You Do in the Name of Malala? 2012-10-10T16:33:02Z Armies of faceless, mindless clone troopers, modified to make them both automatically obedient and ruthless, maraud through the later films. The return of Star Wars: an evil empire in Jedi clothing? 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Villanelle, the anti heroine, is a ruthless, blood-lusty assassin, who revels in the act of murder. From Jack the Ripper to Ted Bundy, why are dead women’s bodies still being used as entertainment? 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z Isn’t the greatness of great nations directly proportionate to their ability to be ruthless, genocidal? Edward Snowden meets Arundhati Roy and John Cusack: ‘He was small and lithe, like a house cat’ 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z Ushers are known for their ruthless shaming techniques, like making them delete the photo as the show continues and then glaring at them a while more for added effect. Lost in the Magic of London’s Theaters 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z The title character of this ruthless, very funny Argentine literary satire is vying for an important award at a conference in Sweden. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z And much of the evidence laid out before Bezos, who owns The Washington Post, speaks to ruthless business practices. Perspective | Tech titans gave their House testimony virtually. But it was the congressmen who departed from reality. 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z In the “Empire” pilot, the Lucious character is presented as ruthless, vain, vulgar and ashamed of his gay son, while Cookie uses a slur for gay people. The Cast and Director of ‘Empire’ Discuss Their New Show 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z But that's presented within a mix of folks who concede the bold ruthless of Murdoch's business acumen even if they disagree with despise how he plays the game. With “The Murdochs: Empire of Influence," CNN has its "Succession" 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z He’s nearly as ruthless with the outside world as he is with himself. Bo Burnham made a movie to work out his anxiety. It ended up explaining our Instagram age. 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z But when Lucy says she has become ruthless — as those who first knew she wanted to be a writer advised her she would have to be — we believe her. ‘Lucy Barton’ Review: Laura Linney Finds Her Perfect Match 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z Alleged pirates were to receive warning letters some time this year, before more ruthless measures would be applied in the form of traffic throttling and finally the great cut-off. This half-baked, half-hearted, slow-motion anti-piracy strategy does music no favours 2011-08-07T20:19:00Z Batiatus embarks on a ruthless plan to increase his social standing and get "justice" by using his only resources, his gladiators. Tonight's TV highlights 2011-03-28T07:00:02Z “When the switch came,” Mr. Iannucci said, “from this personable charmer to this rather ruthless and cold, frighteningly still person, I thought, ‘My God, that’s quite a trick you can pull off there.’ ” Peter Capaldi Goes From ‘Doctor Who’ Fan to Its Star 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z So she didn’t mind when Trump yelled at people or called her ruthless. Has Donald Trump lost even the ‘Apprentice’ vote? 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Bodies lie in the streets of Libya's cities as a ruthless Muammar Gaddafi tries to cling to power. Ban Ki-moon takes climate change to Hollywood 2011-02-22T16:33:19Z With no real emotions, he becomes the perfect hit man for a corporation that will do anything to ensure order in a dystopian future where people are under constant surveillance and ruthless capitalism reigns. Three sci-fi books to rattle your October Wareing is a new version of the hemmed-in Loach figure: a recruitment agent ruthless to those below, a victim of those above, with none of the security net of old-style employment. Ken Loach – all his films ranked! 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z The history of all that happened between these two tragically intertwined peoples in the early 20th century fills in the background to Putin’s ruthless desire to gain influence or control over Ukraine once again. Stalinist Crimes in Ukraine That Resonate Today 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Warrior Maddek captures Yvenne, physically weak but intellectually ruthless, and their resulting political marriage allows both of them the most bloodthirsty revenge. Best romance novels of 2020 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z That first run made certain critics think of ruthless politicians of the then-recent past, like Margaret Thatcher and the Clintons. Review: The Met Opera Is Handel’s House in ‘Agrippina’ 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z All is not well on the island of Shiv and Tom, after a season in which Shiv’s ruthless attempt to ascend Waystar Royco has been largely despite, not alongside, her husband. Succession season two finale – battle of the backstabbers: discuss with spoilers 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z As she hits if not rock bottom then Brooklyn-asphalt bottom, Undine sheds her carapace of ruthless ambition and, haltingly, regains her soul. Review | Lynn Nottage’s comic ‘Fabulation’ maps a slide down the social ladder 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z Among deeds weighing heavily on Butler in his later years was how he helped create domestic praetorian “guardias nacionales” in countries including Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic later used by ruthless strongmen as shock troops. Review: An imperialist repents in ‘Gangsters of Capitalism’ 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Putting the audience in the middle of it forces them to be complicit in the character’s “ruthless and reckless decisions” and asks them to confront their own feelings about money in 2019, he explained. In This ‘Wolf of Wall Street,’ You’re Part of the Debauchery 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z The U.K. media grew increasingly ruthless and specifically targeted Meghan's mother, whie her father's side of the family was actively tarnishing her reputation. "Harry & Meghan": The 6 biggest takeaways from the first part of Netflix's docuseries 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z A fiery populist, a devotee of white linen suits and ruthless politics, Long was also that state’s senator from 1932 until he was assassinated in Baton Rouge in 1935, at 42. ‘All the King’s Men,’ Now 70, Has a Touch of 2016 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z That ruthless edit, Timony said, is a credit to Jordan’s maturity. High school’s done. Now comes indie rock stardom for Snail Mail. 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z It features visionary, ruthless figures such as Carnegie, Ford and JP Morgan, but also casts a light on their millions of workers. TV highlights 01/04/2013 2013-04-01T05:59:02Z And although she is usually ruthless about leaving her characters behind, she has found that Frances and Lilian, the characters in “The Paying Guests,” have stuck with her more than usual. ‘The Paying Guests,’ by Sarah Waters, Looks at 1920s Britain 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z But what Stephens and Chancellor bring out perfectly is the couple's childish egotism and the strangely androgynous nature of a relationship in which Elyot's sulks and flounces are met by Amanda's ruthless body-blows. Private Lives – review 2012-09-30T16:45:01Z While keeping her identity a secret, our favorite informant intends to be ruthless when it comes to her barbed wit. On "Bridgerton," Lady Whistledown intends to take aim and not miss this season – watch 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z It was an ugly, tumultuous age of French history, with economic growth and vast inequality, colonial expansion, a cholera epidemic and, more than anything else, a corrupt government dominated by ruthless self-dealers and profiteers. Perspective | I returned to the National Gallery seeking comfort. But art no longer feels like an escape. 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z And a slack, overlong middle section inside Voight’s mansion — itself an intricately designed puzzle — cries out for a more ruthless editor. ‘Hellraiser’ Review: Hurt Me, Please 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z He has been particularly ruthless in attacking the autonomy of Turkey’s universities. Are the politics of “incivility” paving the road to an American fascism? Part 2 of 2 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z There were four things that I wanted short-listed and I got three of them, someone more ruthless would have got all four. Judging the jury 2013-05-15T07:12:05Z Irwin likens the tale’s ruthless protagonist to Medea, but a better comparison might be Milady of “The Three Musketeers,” whose sexual power is so great that she can bend any man to her will. In these medieval Arab tales, a heavy dollop of spice 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Jay-Z, the reformed gangster turned music-industry mogul, has long been a model of ruthless efficiency at turning his linguistic genius into dollars. Jay-Z and Kanye West ? review 2012-05-20T16:24:58Z Casting the outlandish Republican front-runner in the quintessential typecast of a ruthless African dictator, Noah claims Trump could actually be running as America’s African president. Africa is not a country — and it’s not all misery and poverty, either: What America can learn from Trevor Noah 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z To discourage this illicit trade, the Spanish retaliated by organizing offshore patrols for ruthless search-and-seizure operations. Review | If you like action-packed historical novels, ‘The War of Jenkins’ Ear’ is just the book for you 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Defending herself against charges that she is a ruthless femme fatale, Lulu says, for once seeming truly reflective, that she has never pretended to be “anything but what men see in me.” Review: A Masterful ‘Lulu’ at the Met 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Maggot Moon tells the story of a dyslexic schoolboy, Standish Treadwell, who lives in an alternative 1950s Britain ruled by a ruthless regime. Sally Gardner on Maggot Moon 2013-06-20T06:53:27Z He is a savage marauder, after all, and she a ruthless striver — both claimed power through shocking acts of violence. ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7, Episode 3: The Queen’s Justice 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z Further, she added: “He doesn’t want a quiet goodbye. He is a ruthless negotiator to the end.” In the New Hollywood, Sumner Redstone Is a Man Out of Time 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z Like the Coen brothers’ “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” Fish teased out what was lingering all along in the lore of the American frontier—namely violence, patriarchy, and a ruthless coverup. The Best Theatre of 2018 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z The Mother has some pretty ruthless interrogation techniques, which include waterboarding. J.Lo takes charge in Netflix's gruesome action-thriller "The Mother" 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z In “Wolf Hall” it is More, the great imaginer of utopia, who is the ruthless tormentor of English Protestants, using the rack and the ax to set the “quaking world” aright. Review: ‘Wolf Hall,’ by Hilary Mantel 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z I’d be merciful, yet ruthless — a benevolent dictator of sorts, keeping obedient villages safe but crushing those late to pay their tributes with an iron fist. My crushing student debt 2013-05-18T23:00:00Z Near the end of her life, Mary reflects on Degas’ “savage vitality, his mirthless savoir-faire, his ruthless devotion to principles no one else believed in.” ‘I Always Loved You’: the flames of an artistic passion 2014-01-29T23:40:36Z There is a puritanical lesson to Walt’s life: he becomes a master criminal and ruthless killer with very little to show for it. The Tv Watch: High Bar Has Been Set for the Finale of ‘Breaking Bad’ 2013-08-12T02:00:11Z The Howards, arrogant and ruthless, are the target of poisonous anti-Catholic sentiments inflamed by the attempted assassination of the king and his ministers four years earlier. Review | ‘A Net for Small Fishes’ is dark, entertaining historical fiction 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Both in Haiti, where I was born during a ruthless dictatorship, and in New York, where I migrated to a working-class, predominantly African-American and Caribbean neighborhood in Brooklyn at the age of twelve. Michael Brown, Abner Louima, and the Anguish of Police Brutality 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z It’s all here again: the botched planning, lack of coordination and cooperation among various forces, the ruthless deployment of men and their powerlessness against their superior commanders’ coldbloodedness, miscalculation, negligence and outright stupidity. ‘Where My Heart Used to Beat’: Sebastian Faulks’s latest foray into war 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Contrary to the ruthless one-liners and occasional violence you see on Mob Wives each week, the entire cast is actually a very kind and gracious bunch. Why Big Ang from Mob Wives was the most gif-worthy reality star ever 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z She sings this demanding role with plush sound and emotional intensity and brings her star power, in the best sense, to a riveting portrayal of the ruthless character. Opera & Classical Music Listings for Oct. 3-9 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z “The Big Year” follows three men who are drawn into a vortex of competition, driven to outdo one another in a ruthless yearlong quest for supremacy in a difficult, all-consuming enterprise. | 'The Big Year': ?The Big Year,? With Owen Wilson and Steve Martin - Review 2011-10-13T21:45:11Z She is at turns ruthless and clueless, but always learning and not afraid to be unlikable in order to ensure the project is a success. 'Orange is the New Black' Season 3 Finale Recap: Wash Away the Sins 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Regina Giddens, the ruthless Alabama schemer of Lillian Hellman’s scalding family drama, “The Little Foxes,” is the mountain Helgenberger is scaling. Marg Helgenberger, theater lover, gets the big break she’s been waiting for 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Theirs was a ruthless Cinema of Cruelty; this is whimsy with a coating of corrosion. The Three Stooges: When Slapstick Meets Sentiment 2012-04-12T17:00:17Z Relentless ultraviolence can only entertain for so long, and without Ellis' snark it's hard to sympathize with these ruthless, remorseless killers. Comics: "Red" movie characters star in own miniseries 2010-10-19T21:20:00Z The Zetas are, accordingly, a brand new form of cartel – paramilitary, insurgent, ruthless and, unlike Guzmán, at war with the state rather than ready to do business with it. Mexico: How arrest of the last don heralds ruthless new drugs era 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z The soldiers will help her only if she spies for them, going undercover as a slave for a ruthless warlord. Sabaa Tahir, author of ‘A Torch in the Night,’ drew from her day job and upbringing 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z A ruthless businessman, Blackett takes the stringencies of making a profit as natural law and is astounded as his workforce abandons him. Review | The sordid tale of the Borgias and other great audiobooks for your playlist 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z The healthy ideal of unification, however, quickly became a ruthless drive toward uniformity. Review | Bauhaus designers changed the way the world looks. But did they make it better? 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z McBride loves his characters and the South in the complex, sometimes ruthless way of familial love. Danny McBride Keeps It Righteous 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Hattersley's rollicking history illuminates a dynasty marked by all the contradictions of aristocratic entitlement – of both public service and ruthless pragmatism, of complacent noblesse oblige and an appetite for the new. The Devonshires by Roy Hattersley – review 2013-05-18T14:00:02Z This is ruthless writing, sharp and piercing, a story that pivots on its final sentence, revealing that friendships we thought were substantial are really just a set of shallow roots. Edith Pearlman has a fine eye for the intimate in 'Honeydew' 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z "It also shows what D.C. would be like with clever, connected, ruthless as well as amoral politicians," said Hamill. A romantic night awaits 'House of Cards' binge-watching couples 2014-02-14T22:00:08Z Spacey currently stars as a charismatic and ruthless politician in Netflix' political drama series "House of Cards," which he also produces. Award-winning actor Kevin Spacey to be honored by NY museum 2014-01-28T21:23:10Z But Michele is ruthless, a woman who will stop at nothing, no matter how unethical or cruel, to get what she wants. A New Movie About Female Power Might Explain the Election 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z Hall plays Jordan Sanders, the brittle, ruthless, self-made boss of a successful tech firm, who, thanks to some actual black girl magic, becomes her own 13-year-old self, played by Martin. Issa Rae: ‘I’ve not started writing season four of Insecure yet’ 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z It is true that retail is a Darwinian world, one in which only the ruthless and omni-channel-adept survive. New York’s Lost Department Stores 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z Serena not only takes to the woods, but she also pushes her husband to commit more and more ruthless acts. Jolie, Aronofsky eyeing "Serena" adaptation 2010-03-01T05:18:00Z That game, set in central Africa, aimed to turn its players into the ruthless Mr. Kurtz by placing them in a bleak environment and then persuading them to take increasingly murderous actions. Video Game Review: Spec Ops: The Line, From 2K Games, Makes Killing Personal 2012-06-25T16:34:27Z As far as she is concerned, the FBI were ruthless puppet masters, able to turn good men into cold-blooded killers through the power of suggestion. Black power’s coolest radicals (but also a gang of ruthless killers) 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z We aren't ruthless enough to emulate Diogenes and cast away our possessions. Less is more: the age of minimalism 2011-02-11T07:59:01Z He’s also an Exeter and Harvard grad, a gourmand, a tanning enthusiast and a ruthless fashion critic. In Hindsight, an ‘American Psycho’ Looks a Lot Like Us 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Together, they form a satirical narrative, “Poor Richard,” that pokes fun at Nixon’s ruthless ambition, dishonesty and hypocrisy. Everything old is new again: Philip Guston’s cartoons of Dick Nixon on display at Hauser & Wirth gallery give cold comfort 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z What they don’t have is a ruthless appetite for getting belly laughs or winning an argument. Trevor Noah’s Optimism Set His Version of ‘The Daily Show’ Apart 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Shiv’s makeover has generated a lot of Internet commentary in the “step on my face” vein, and I can see why: turtleneck sweaters and high-waisted slacks have rarely looked so ruthless. Let’s Talk About the Clothes on “Succession” 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z I see a Stalin-Trotsky relationship here - Arnold was the well-intentioned guy, but Ford was the ruthless one who won out. ‘Westworld’ Season 1, Episode 9: You Broke My Mind 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z In this scene Mr. Cumming plays the ruthless Lady Macbeth asking the spirits to “unsex me here.” ArtsBeat: In Performance: Alan Cumming of ‘Macbeth’ 2013-05-07T12:00:40Z As he accepted his shiny black prize from Oscar-winner Jared Leto, he explained how his long-gone days of ping-pong were ruthless, brutally competitive and a complete waste of time. Hollywood Film Awards: Eddie Redmayne can't always believe his success 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z As an example of a peculiar kind of English upper-middle class dynamic in which ruthless ambition is coupled with emotional ineptitude, this, as Chapman points out, takes some beating. Syd Barrett: A Very Irregular Head by Rob Chapman 2010-04-24T23:09:00Z You can try to be one more, but beware, just like comedy, the competition for our time is brutal and ruthless. On His New HBO Show, Wyatt Cenac Addresses His ‘Problem Areas’ 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z He's a lot of things -- clever, ruthless, mordantly funny, surprisingly charming -- but there isn't a spark of Scorsesean or David Chase-ean spiritual torment anywhere in him. The plot-crazy spectacle of "Boardwalk Empire" 2011-09-26T01:26:00Z “American Gangster” portrays Frank as ruthless, building a drug empire driven by greed and power, unconcerned that he is also poisoning his community. The 10 most watchable films with “American” in the title 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z Success in Silicon Valley beckons a ruthless new era. HBO’s “Silicon Valley”: The Gayest Straight Show on TV 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z The character Prop Joe was a highly intelligent and ruthless yet polite and diplomatic Baltimore drug lord. Robert Chew, actor on 'The Wire' dies at 52 2013-01-19T00:04:46Z He chose you because there’s something in you that he wants to see, and he will be quite ruthless about seeing that. Alan Rickman Directs Strindberg?s ?Creditors? at BAM 2010-04-10T03:49:00Z When she felt the government was betraying them she intervened briefly, to ruthless effect, and then returned to her day job. Beware the jolly journalists who add a splash of mischief to their interviews 2011-03-20T00:05:20Z As Midge Kelly, a ruthless young prizefighter, he presented a chilling portrait of ambition run wild and earned his first Oscar nomination. Kirk Douglas, a Star of Hollywood’s Golden Age, Dies at 103 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z “There will be an episode of ‘The Blacklist’ that is just fun and another that is very intense and then another that is rather ruthless and brutal,” Spader told The New York Times last year. What’s on TV Friday: ‘The Blacklist’ and ‘Raising Dion’ 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z The rest of the cast in this ruthless tale, which makes “House of Cards” look like a game of Go Fish, is exemplary. PBS adaptation of ‘Wolf Hall’ fit for a king 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z I appreciated the filmmaking part where he had this dream and was ruthless in pursuing it. “A Grey State”: A right-wing conspiracy theorist films his own deadly descent into madness 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z In its second season, “House of Cards” is just like its main character: clever, ruthless, a bit too self-satisfied and surprisingly powerful. ‘House of Cards’ Season 2: More delicious ruthlessness 2014-02-11T21:21:09Z Throughout his career, Mr. Ramis made irreverent comedies that were ruthless about getting laughs, yet had a soft-spoken sweetness. An Appraisal: Remaking Film Comedy With a Straight Face 2014-02-25T05:00:10Z While Soderbergh aimed for ruthless authenticity in depicting the horrors of late Victorian-era surgery, he and the writers were careful not to be too fussy about language or strict verisimilitude. 'The Knick' is a new twist on the TV doctor show 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Editor's note: This story has been corrected to say that a popular belief that Asian people are ruthless competitors was one basis for the model minority myth, not the only basis. Stop calling Asians "robotic" please 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z In a post-apocalyptic desert wasteland, a loner haunted by his past gets swept up in a battle against a ruthless warlord. Summer Sneaks 2015: The List 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Huston sets up a world of global defense contractors, all ruthless but some smarter than others. Books of The Times: Charlie Huston’s ‘Skinner,’ a Thriller With a Troubled Hero 2013-07-14T21:41:57Z But they are also engaged in lifelong rebellions against her: Olga with her materialism and Prieto via his role in what his mother sees and deplores as a ruthless colonialist government. The Daughter of a Revolutionary Becomes a Wedding Planner. Drama Ensues. 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z As ruthless as the Russians could be in Germany, we could be more ruthless. Oliver Stone: how America went wrong 2013-04-15T17:07:33Z The seeds for this ruthless partitioning of the kids' pop market were sown in the 60s. Bubblegum pop: all the young dudes 2010-12-02T22:00:00Z What the novel lacks in plot it makes up for with grotesque, ruthless details, following an aging dictator as he terrorizes his unnamed Caribbean country. The Essential Gabriel García Márquez 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z But mostly the ruthless black humour is sustained, and occasionally some genuine emotion can creep in and touch our hearts. Seven Psychopaths – review 2012-12-09T00:05:57Z To get ahead in the 1980s, you had to be ruthless, relentless. 'It was quasi-religious': the great self-esteem con 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Those ruthless Mexicans, who it turns out weren’t entirely happy with his decision to torch the club and casino, two properties that they had just agreed to deal drugs in. True Detective: season two, episode eight recap – Omega Station 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z She and Rick seem to be egging each other on with their paranoia and ruthless desire to do what they see as right. 'The Walking Dead' recap: Rick wears the scarlet letter 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z It's taken a while for women to join those ranks, but now the airwaves are fairly teeming with female characters as ruthless, ambitious and manipulative as any man. 'Murder's' Annalise and other TV women leap darkly into antihero scene 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Death stalks them in the form of sickness, hunger and thirst, a brutal sandstorm, a maritime squall and ruthless human traffickers. Pasta and Kafka at the Italian Embassy 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z She is ruthless but in a generous way. Amy Poehler memoir 'Yes Please' is smart, funny, a little messy 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Clan loyalty contends with ruthless self-advancement; expediency with tenderness; ambition with gullibility. Cannes 2013: The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz – review 2013-05-24T11:27:24Z His ruthless dissection of free-market injustice took root 15 years ago in the subsoil of tax archives and mathematical formulas. Cultural Studies: Thomas Piketty, the Economist Behind ‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’ Is the Latest Overnight Intellectual Sensation 2014-04-25T23:51:03Z Photograph: Merrick Morton In the Oscar-tipped film he is depicted as a ruthless young man who founded Facebook to increase his chances with girls and allow him entry into elite Ivy League institutions. Mark Zuckerberg rejects his portrayal in The Social Network 2010-10-20T09:50:00Z The ideas may have been second hand, but she owned them, and she demanded reverence.That unmistakably ruthless sense of pop hegemony vanished with Hard Candy. Readers' panel: What we think about Madonna 2012-02-10T15:51:39Z But Bullock employed her flip-the-script scheme to land the role of a ruthless political consultant in Our Brand Is Crisis—a part to which one of the film’s producers, George Clooney, was once attached. Sandra Bullock Is Glad Hollywood 'Got a Spanking' Over Gender Pay Gap 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z “Black Edge,” which at times reads like a thriller, is a fascinating look at Cohen, whom Kolhatkar portrays as an obsessive and ruthless investor. An Insider-Trading Tale That Reads Like a Thriller 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z There were four things that I wanted shortlisted and I got three of them, someone more ruthless would have got all four. Judging the jury 2013-05-15T07:12:05Z The vice president is ambitious, vengeful and ruthless, and so is his chic, understated wife. The TV Watch: ‘The Americans’ Returns, With New Secrets, on FX 2014-02-25T22:39:11Z He professionalized the band’s entourage, with clear work assignments, and was ruthless against scalpers and scheming promoters. Rupert Loewenstein, financial adviser who helped create Rolling Stones’ empire, dies at 80 "It was often said he was ruthless, but that's not the right word," says maritime historian Martin Bellamy, Head of Research at Glasgow Museums. Burrell: The art of shipping 2013-05-28T23:26:55Z He pushes Roman, the ruthless troublemaker, into chasing down a last-ditch investment opportunity in Turkey, placing him in what quickly turns into a deadly hostage situation. "Succession" ends its second season with a killer instinct 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z Daniel Craig had to face a lot of internet bickering when he was cast, but he blew everyone away with a performance that was just right: cool, cruel, ruthless, yet sardonic. James Bond on film – ranked! 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Olive is a character of ruthless beauty, stubborn and steadfast, a woman who values intelligence over happiness and is saved from real meanness by an essentially kind heart and a dry wit. TV Picks: 'Olive Kitteridge,' 'Elementary,' 'Death Comes to Pemberley' 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z She had to cut out a lot of things she loved, including an autopsy scene, but as she said several times, “we are ruthless people, writers.” The Muggles Take Manhattan: J.K. Rowling Live at Lincoln Center 2012-10-17T15:46:30Z He notes, too, that Katharine Hepburn and Susan Sontag shared “the same ruthless determination, the same sense of privilege, the same get-out-of-my-way stride.” ‘Avid Reader’: Robert Gottlieb’s candid look inside the golden era of publishing 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z His protagonists tend to see women as ruthless money-grabbers who exchange sexual favours for shopping trips. Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) ? review 2010-11-19T12:35:00Z Mr. Markovits, the son of two law professors, enjoyed what he describes as a version of the kinder, gentler 1980s middle-American meritocratic childhood that has been wiped out by today’s ruthless competition. The Meritocrat Who Wants to Unwind the Meritocracy 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z The ruthless slicing wasn't of flesh, but of film: 70 shots in 45 seconds, a perfect marriage of montage and murder. After 'Psycho,' a shower of violence in movies 2012-11-23T14:04:10Z Behind all her photographs lies the force of her huge, contradictory personality: romantic, ruthless, tender, tenacious, heartfelt, hubristic. Review | Sally Mann: A great artist who loves tumbling into trouble 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z I was ruthless in my victory, getting well into the mid-teens. Sunday with Alan Cumming: ‘You will sing whether you like it or not’ 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Huston’s premise, in “Skinner,” is that this was a very effective way to create a ruthless, unstoppable hit man who has a backlog of psychic pain but a limited understanding of human emotions. Books of The Times: Charlie Huston’s ‘Skinner,’ a Thriller With a Troubled Hero 2013-07-14T21:41:57Z Aayan reluctantly decides to stay put, knowing the viral video he recorded of the airstrike makes him a target of both the CIA and Pakistan’s ruthless Inter-Services Intelligence agency. 'Homeland' recap: Carrie moves fast to win over young asset 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Explain brain maturation to your kid so that when you say “no, not yet,” you’re a scientist, not a ruthless dictator. The Myth of the Silent, Sulky, Horny Teenage Boy 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z For a different kind of ruthless obsession, see David Fincher’s thriller about a team of San Francisco journalists who hunted the infamous California serial murderer known as the Zodiac killer. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Baskets’ and ‘Drunk History’ 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Short, who has also written biographies of Mao and Pol Pot, draws on hundreds of interviews for this portrait, charting Putin’s transformation into a ruthless autocrat. 12 New Books Coming in July 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Collette plays the straight woman to her ruthless relatives, and the contrast between her moral dismay and Faris’s mercenary willpower drives some of the film’s best laughs. ‘The Estate’ Review: No Good Will 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Donald Sutherland plays true to type as the South African surgeon who heads the Belgium diamond cartel with ruthless precision. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Undercover’ and ‘Polar Bear Town’ 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z On the other, it suggests a spirit of ruthless, uncomfortable, naked examination. The art of making "vagina movies" 2010-04-29T17:55:00Z Written by The West Wing's Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network tells the story of the site's founding, centering on ruthless young CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Trent Reznor to score Facebook movie 2010-07-05T09:53:00Z A cop show set in 2048, Almost Human starred Karl Urban – complete with synthetic leg – paired up with a ruthless android partner. Firefly to Futurama: the cancelled TV shows you are still angry about 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Its ruthless female rivalries, maudlin dialogue and tawdry show-business abuses are catnip for any devotee of camp. Theater Review: ‘Showgirls! The Musical!’ at XL Nightclub 2013-05-29T20:55:17Z He and Ms. Huston talked off camera about the playwright Tom Stoppard, then shot a scene in which Mr. Azenberg was more ruthless than he actually is. Television: ?Smash? on NBC, About Broadway, With Katharine McPhee 2012-01-19T17:14:32Z It was in drama, then, that his career began: a gangster in Sundance-selected Strays, the voice in The Iron Giant, a ruthless stockbroker in Boiler Room. Vin Diesel on Guardians of the Galaxy: 'I didn't realise how much I love trees' 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Still, Mr. Nordstrom appeared sanguine in the days leading up to his stores’ reopening announcement, as if accustomed to his industry’s constant and ruthless change. Will Shopping Ever Be the Same? 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Instead of pious statements about poverty, or portentous mutterings on the importance of American leadership, Mr Sharma sees the world from the ruthless and restless perspective of an investor. The long road 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z The scenario of a ruthless man captivating people in a remote location for his science or sport recalls both H.G. Ex Machina: Can Two Wily Men Outsmart a Gorgeous Robot? 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z That’s because Ms. Perry is a pop star without ideology — not a provocateur, or a ruthless powergrabber, or a vocal powerhouse. Review: Katy Perry, Queen of Froth, Stars in a Carnival of Her Own 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Brecht always intended his satire about the ruthless ascension of a Chicago mobster to be performed on an American stage. 25 Great Books by Refugees in America 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z In contrast to Tony Soprano, Nucky is no ruthless gang boss, but a man who preaches caution yet contemplates taking an extraordinary risk. Empire state of mind 2011-01-20T07:57:00Z It takes two cellphones, a bejeweled Pippo Italia wristwatch, a spreadsheet and a ruthless sense of efficiency to get it all done. Scene Stealers: Robin Leach Rolls on in Las Vegas 2014-04-18T19:22:28Z The ruthless manipulation of detail and design is essential to Moore's achievement, but it runs the risk of becoming oppressively formulaic, or even claustrophobic. The Pre-War House and Other Stories by Alison Moore – review 2013-05-17T13:01:01Z To get these things, however, neither sticks to overt coercion alone — being as charming to those they need as they are ruthless to those who cross them. "The Sandman" and the American Dream: Donald Trump is the Corinthian 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z From any distance, on any occasion, Django can shoot with ruthless accuracy and verve, and afterwards permits himself a grin of pleasure. Django Unchained – review 2013-01-17T15:29:01Z The CPS, however, seemed ruthless in their pursuit of a conviction. Extreme porn trial: well, thank you for that interesting anatomical lesson 2012-08-09T12:39:47Z Among his patients are victims of a ruthless warlord whose fighters slash the bellies of pregnant women with machetes. | 'In a Better World': A Do-Gooder Vision Clouded by Blind Spots 2011-03-31T22:22:34Z Sayers’s women are ruthless enough to be trusted with real work. An Overlooked Novel from 1935 by the Godmother of Feminist Detective Fiction 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z He is prim, charming and ultrafastidious; he is vain but considerate, sharp but deferential, faultless about manners and etiquette but, when it is time to issue a verdict, thoroughly ruthless. What Makes a Good Hercule Poirot? (It’s More Than the Little Gray Cells.) 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z This quality, uncommon in a politician, hardly guarantees that its holder will reach the desired destination, but it made Thatcher at once ruthless and earnest to an almost unworldly degree. Seeing Margaret Thatcher Whole 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z But even here, Bidart’s seething intellect and ruthless gaze register grace and wisdom: Five Decades of Frank Bidart’s Verse, From Masks to Self-Mythology 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z Monteverdi’s Poppea, a fiercely ambitious Roman noblewoman, uses sexual allure and ruthless power plays to become empress. At Salzburg, an Unlikely Operatic Trio of Women Finding Their Way 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z The sole freedom Diaghilev offered – and, being easily bored and often ruthless, he never offered it for long – was creative freedom: his artistic serfs forgave him again and again because of that. Nijinsky by Lucy Moore – review 2013-05-01T13:00:01Z On one hand, he offers a cool and clinical portrait of a society based on ruthless deception and division, where the moneyed classes barely recognize their servants as human beings. Pick of the week: Rapturous 19th-century soap "Mysteries of Lisbon" 2011-08-05T01:01:00Z The bigger problem, though, is that Mr. Smith, who also directed, hasn’t been a ruthless enough editor. | 'Juan and John': 40 Years Later, and Still Feeling the Sting From a Smack in the Batter?s Box 2009-12-17T06:01:00Z But despite the radically different context, it's definitely the same story, with the same quadrangle of ruthless characters, the same missing gun, ransacked safe and troublingly undead corpse. "A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop": "Blood Simple," Hunan-style 2010-09-03T19:31:00Z To some, “Macbeth” describes the psychosexual pathology behind a ruthless quest for power; to others, the pandemiclike wasteland left in its wake. It’s Time to Turn the Page on the Trump-Shakespeare Comparisons 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z It is more a question of ruthless, greedy, stupid people who get themselves into a progressively worsening, violent mess. Killing Them Softly 2012-05-22T11:22:25Z In the former, a charismatic black man wanders into a miserable community, unites the races in their fight against their common enemy – ruthless capitalists and crooked politicians – and then rides off into the sunset. Mel Brooks: ‘Donald Trump doesn't scare me. He's a song-and-dance man' 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z A charismatic, ruthless patriarch fighting to hang on to his kingdom. Waiting for Murdoch 2011-07-22T18:00:01Z She spends a lot of money and is ruthless with that. "It's very complicated": Salvador Dalí biopic delves into odd and kinky relationship with wife Gala 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z At the same time, he says that the paralyzing grief felt by some Jobs devotees left him “mystified”—especially since Jobs himself could be so routinely “ruthless, deceitful, and cruel.” Review: Alex Gibney's Documentary Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine Pulls Back the Curtain 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z The ruthless Godunov may recall Macbeth, but it may be Shakespeare's history plays that spring to mind in a tale of political machinations and revenge. This week's new theatre 2012-11-10T00:06:26Z He’s currently promoting a film about the ruthless efficiency with which white industries dilute, reproduce, and commodify black excellence. Boots Riley: how the outspoken musician is taking on Hollywood 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z He was loving to his friends, but he could also be ruthless when he felt it served him. With "Belushi," R.J. Cutler finds the soul behind the comedy legend's chaos 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z Socha is played by Robert Wieckiewicz in a film which depicts the former sewage worker and petty criminal's transformation from ruthless profiteer to selfless protector. Poland's Oscar hopeful revives ghosts of Holocaust 2012-01-18T13:12:50Z Mr. Barsotti filled his frames with seekers and worriers, the witty and the ruthless, out of context but perfectly placed. Charles Barsotti, Cartoonist With Humor Both Simple and Absurd, Dies at 80 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z His shot at Primo point blank mid sentence was not protective but ruthless and brutal and easy. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 6, Episode 13: Carol the Killer 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z Richard, though, can’t fathom the worth of his own ideas, and he’s shocked when the industry’s most ruthless billionaires start bidding for his work. ‘Silicon Valley,’ Mike Judge’s New Series, Debuts on HBO 2014-04-02T16:55:21Z Okuno dishes out the heebie-jeebies with ruthless precision — watching is like being on a roller-coaster incline and seeing the tracks ahead splinter. Five Horror Movies to Stream Now 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Django Unchained continues the theme of vengeance wreaked against historical villains, telling the story of a former slave in America's Deep South who attempts to free his wife from a ruthless plantation owner. Rome Film Festival chief hints at Tarantino "surprise" 2012-10-10T21:34:54Z To demonstrate what we are with an effort at autonomy requires that we maintain a ruthless vigilance over ourselves. ‘Even today, after a century of feminism, we can’t fully be ourselves’ | Elena Ferrante 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z What Hattersley calls Cavendish's "ruthless ambition and flexible principles" and his wife Bess's similarly powerful dynastic aspirations and massive acquisition of land and property laid the foundations of a dynasty. The Devonshires by Roy Hattersley – review 2013-05-18T14:00:02Z Human players are a lot more ruthless than CPU players. The best kids video games of 2018 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Still others contend that the defections speak more to the perennially ruthless nature of the industry than to any particular issues with CAA or its relationship with TPG. Wall Street investors to Hollywood talent agencies: 'Show us the money' 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z In the United States there has been a popular belief that Asian people are ruthless competitors obsessed with technical achievement, whether as classical pianists, spelling bee champs or math whizzes. Stop calling Asians "robotic" please 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z Mercifully, we receive little back story; it’s enough that she is an ambitious woman, choked by ruthless double standards surrounding sex and autonomy. ‘A Balance’ Review: Critical Distance 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z He opens this book with a scene in which he watches “Terminator 2” and suddenly realizes that he used to be as ruthless, frightening and tough as the Arnold Schwarzenegger character. Reflections of a Former Hollywood Power Broker 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z Gone are the tsarist-era costumes favoured by most who put on Boris Godunov, the 19th century opera by Modest Mussorgsky about a ruthless tsar who takes the throne after murdering the rightful heir. Protests against 'tsar' Vladimir Putin reach new operatic stage 2012-05-31T17:38:59Z But Paul is a ruthless taskmaster and he may not allow it. Readers recommend: songs about assassination 2010-08-19T23:01:00Z Now she's been out of the industry for 15 years, spending the time between then and today recovering from punishing work schedules and ruthless bouts of being strung along by, among other things, sewing. TV writer talks "Breaking Bad," writers strike and the toxicity of the "auteur genius showrunner" 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Simmons was named top supporting actor as a ruthless music teacher in "Whiplash." 'Boyhood' wins BAFTA for best film; acting honors to Redmayne, Moore 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z |
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