| 单词 | self-aggrandizing |
| 例句 | If not, he might have been remembered as a self-aggrandizing windbag with an old-fashioned speaking style and a love of the sound of his own voice. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z It was a practical expression of the self-aggrandizing impulse that inspired other megastructures in the new Hellenistic kingdoms, such as the renovated Temple of Apollo at Didyma, or the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Mr. Seger’s sin is hardly an original one; bartenders have been telling self-aggrandizing tales since there have been bars to tend. That Historic Cocktail? Turns Out It’s a Fake 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z And Politico’s Jack Shafer, then at Slate, mocked it as the “Taj Mahal of journalism” and suggested boycotting its opening, considering the museum self-aggrandizing. Perspective | The Newseum opened as the journalism industry tanked. No wonder it’s in deep trouble. 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z This self-aggrandizing is getting me down as I am a very self-effacing person. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: It’s not bragging if you can back it up, but alas, she cannot 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Nick Helm with his high-energy and self-aggrandizing show, James Acaster whose sketch centres on wanting to marry Yoko Ono, and feminist comic Bridget Christie's rampage against men's magazines and misogynists. On the brink of making it big in comedy at Edinburgh Fringe 2013-08-23T13:30:17Z As Jake, Huston brings a coruscating, cruel, self-aggrandizing and self-deprecating irony along with the coiled, angry ferocity of a wounded lion. “The Other Side of the Wind,” Reviewed: A Belated Orson Welles Masterpiece 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z The Oscars can be absurdly glamorous, abundantly self-aggrandizing and achingly stodgy. The top 10 tweets during the Academy Awards 2012-02-27T05:48:08Z His closing rant felt true to the night’s mood, a characteristically tortured and self-aggrandizing spiel. ArtsBeat: Kanye West Turns Melodious and Moody at MoMA 2011-05-11T09:25:59Z The families of criminals are the ones who write most shyly, and who say — not to sound self-aggrandizing — that I’m the only one who has told their story. How Andrew Solomon’s memoir of coming out became a completely different story 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Reluctant Referee: In my big town, making demands on your time for the purpose of keeping you away from someone else isn’t “sweet”; it’s “manipulative,” “controlling,” “self-aggrandizing” and “obnoxious.” Be careful when letting others set your priorities 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z In a smart sendup of choreographic clichés and ethnic stereotyping, Mr. Kogan, as the self-aggrandizing creator, is trapped by the very misconceptions he supposedly wants to dispel. Review: The Joyce Unleashed Series, With a Middle Eastern Flavor 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z On the page, that voice is at once imperiously self-aggrandizing and unconsciously preposterous, with di Benedetto’s ironic detachment reverberating in each of Zama’s utterances. Review: In ‘Zama,’ Trying to Say Goodbye (Cruel) New World 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z He added, "At least he didn't leave himself vulnerable with a premature, self-aggrandizing photo op." Jon Stewart was born to bash Obama 2010-06-22T18:25:00Z Eloquent and self-aggrandizing, Falstaff proudly identifies with his stature. Review: Verdi’s Falstaff Is Back at the Met, Enlarging His Kingdom 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z I’m seeing a lot of self-aggrandizing and self-congratulations on the part of our white allies. Kehinde Wiley on Protests’ Results: ‘I’m Not Impressed Yet’ 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z This is not to diminish Williams’ responsibility in telling, and retelling a false and patently self-aggrandizing version of his 2003 experience. Brian Williams: Personal branding got in the way of the news 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z But the idea that you control the very mention of her grandchild’s existence is a little self-aggrandizing, on par with Donald Trump. Social Q?s: No Bringing Up Baby on Facebook 2011-07-28T21:59:04Z But its grandeur was hard to maintain as fortunes waned for the self-aggrandizing, nonroyal coal magnates who called it home: the Dukes of Hamilton. Reassembling Hamilton Palace, Room by Room, All 150 of Them 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z The portrait of Clinton as a “malevolent, power-mad, self-aggrandizing shrew” has been “mystifying,” she wrote. From press paranoia to affairs: A Hillary confidante’s letters reveal a window into her friend’s life 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z “It’s like ‘My Way,’ if that song weren’t so self-aggrandizing.” After Four Decades, the Swamp-Pop Singer Tommy McLain Rises Again 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Dorothy Gale’s canine friend Toto knew what we all sometimes need to be reminded of: Right behind the big, scary bully there’s often a single, self-aggrandizing blowhard. One Million Moms overreaches again 2012-07-25T17:05:00Z Say something, and supporters will accuse a faceless company of speaking out too late, while detractors will object to a self-aggrandizing move designed to fan sales and exploit the situation. Strange Fruit: Skittles, Trayvon Martin and Corporate Responsibility 2013-07-18T08:00:49Z Reluctant Referee: In my big town, making demands on your time for the purpose of keeping you away from someone else isn’t “sweet,” it’s “manipulative,” “controlling,” “self-aggrandizing” and “obnoxious.” Perspective | Carolyn Hax: His girlfriend and friend don’t see eye to eye (and he has blinders on) 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Each man embodies a version of Hollywood's self-aggrandizing pompousness. Fifteen years later "Tropic Thunder" is a flawed comedy that we're still trying to agree on 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z He memorializes the contributions of others in a self-aggrandizing way, advertising the vastness of his own reach, the scope of his own psychic arena. New and unimproved: the spectacle of Julian Schnabel 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z In seasons past, there was more of a horse race, more surprises and upsets, more of a musical mix in this cheese-erific, self-aggrandizing contest. Will 'Idol' viewers stay or stray? 2011-05-25T01:32:04Z But his calligraphic accomplishments are of no use when he is drafted, at the last minute, to take the minutes at an important meeting in which the mayor announces a self-aggrandizing archeological initiative. DVD: A Version of Gogol?s Short Story ?The Overcoat? on DVD 2012-01-13T18:02:55Z But Ibsen, Mr. Rem said, “makes it impossible to sympathize with Stockmann completely,” because he is self-aggrandizing and elitist. Ibsen Wrote ‘An Enemy of the People’ in 1882. Trump Has Made It Popular Again. 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z The effect can be dazzling or grating, depending on your taste, or perhaps both at once, in the case of the self-aggrandizing, self-effacing “All That Jazz,” starring Roy Scheider as a Fosse-like choreographer. 4 Film Series to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Bondy was far from a self-aggrandizing extravaganza creator or provocateur. Luc Bondy, Swiss-Born Theater and Opera Director, Dies at 67 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Badgley’s charm, and the disconnect between his self-aggrandizing, judgmental inner narrative and his actions, achieves that all on its own. Dangers of dating in the Tinder age: “If you called someone you’d probably get labeled a psyc... 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Before the banishment of the legacy verification system, most users decided they wouldn't be handing over $8 a month to a self-aggrandizing bigot. "What a sad, muddled place this has become": The madness of Twitter's blue checkpocalypse 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z She doesn’t overuse close-ups or indulge in irritating contemporary habits: The camera doesn’t hover pointlessly, there are no self-aggrandizing crane shots. ‘Call Jane’ Review: Abortion History That’s Being Repeated Now 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z I spent much of the pandemic watching, in real time, the necessary dissolution of the nation’s self-aggrandizing and innocent sense of its history and purpose. Perspective | Rekindling the wonder of Natural Bridge, once a testament to American grandeur 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z It also manages the currently popular ploy of being at once critical and self-aggrandizing. Frieze New York, a Visual Circus Under the Big Top 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z The volume never varies, but the tone grows increasingly dark — patronizing, self-aggrandizing, condescending, biting. 'Winter Sleep' haunting portrait of one man's crumbling world 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z You write that there’s been a “long and undistinguished history of people getting excited about investigating Salinger — they always sound like self-aggrandizing burglars.” 'The Escape Artist': Thomas Beller Talks About J. D. Salinger 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z And he’s a character — self-aggrandizing and self-loathing, mischievous, salty and wry. Critic’s Notebook: Ratking’s EP ‘Wiki93’ Is Thoroughly New York 2012-11-06T22:30:05Z The self-aggrandizing speeches given at art openings and galas — often cringe-worthy performances in themselves — have become another of Ms. Fraser’s specialties. Review: In Goya’s Shadow, Andrea Fraser’s Videos Skewer Social Institutions 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z It turns out that the self-aggrandizing war criminal harbors not a speck of remorse. In ‘My War Criminal,’ the Bad Guy Controls the Conversation 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Soon Parveen discovers that Crane’s book is a self-aggrandizing fabric of lies. Review | The best new audiobooks for your Thanksgiving drive 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z Many critics at the Venice Film Festival last week were scornful: a grandiose, self-aggrandizing statement like this makes for an easy target. At the Telluride Film Festival, ‘Women Talking’ and Other Topics of Conversation 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z Maybe there is even an impassioned, self-aggrandizing story on the back of the box describing how I came to be. From Harvard to webcam girl 2014-02-10T01:00:00Z “Book One” was more self-aggrandizing; “Book Two” is more thoughtful. A Decade in Book Design 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z But the contents are surprisingly puerile and self-aggrandizing. Masterpiece Theater: A Tale of Dueling Art Books for Kids 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z Much depends on your tolerance for excitable personalities like Sergio who eagerly turn life into self-aggrandizing drama, as if living their personal truth entails punctuating every sigh and statement with exclamation points. Review: ‘Duck Butter’ and the 24-Hour ‘for Real’ Relationship 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z In Aurora, Trucks played many guitar solos that stretched the limits of the instrument, causing the capacity crowd to scream and stand in awe, but his playing never veered into the territory of self-aggrandizing exhibition. The inspiring poetics of Tedeschi Trucks Band 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z Is it cynical and self-aggrandizing and designed solely to make more money and grab more attention for the world’s richest man? As Shatner heads toward the stars, visions of space collide 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z He did voice one of the title characters in the animated “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” but that was a collective rather than self-aggrandizing endeavor. ‘The Contractor’ Review: The Pine Identity 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z In two lines you have a portrait of Milligan as a self-aggrandizing grasper and Burger as the justifiably confident voice of authority. ‘Perry Mason’ Season 2 Finale: Case Closed 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z The Independent, a more centrist player in British media, was less savage, but not exactly admiring, calling the series both “self-aggrandizing” and “wildly entertaining.” ‘Harry & Meghan’: What People Are Saying about the Netflix Series 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z We see her give a self-aggrandizing speech to her staff about how she charmed the President of Brazil at a private dinner party, and about how Theranos’ enemies are simply jealous of their progress. The Vexing Inscrutability of Elizabeth Holmes 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z You're not writing about yourself in this pseudo self-deprecating way that's actually self-aggrandizing or meant to be charming, but truly brutally honest. "Survival Math" author Mitchell Jackson reckons with his "All-American" life 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z They do their jobs without fanfare; they do not turn their work into self-aggrandizing performance art. Does an Intellectual History of the Trump Era Exist? It Does Now 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Here’s how Sterling K. Brown, her co-star in the 2019 movie “Waves” put it: “She is one of the most talented people I’ve ever met and she could not be less self-aggrandizing.” A ‘Hamilton’ Star Discovers Lunatic Comedy With ‘Girls5eva’ 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z But he lacked an important trait: that certain self-motivating, self-aggrandizing quality to sell oneself as a full-time comic. Paid by the laugh 2011-06-14T21:20:00Z Never mind that Stewart had the dual luxury and ponderous task of overhauling "The Daily Show" after the self-aggrandizing bro who came before left. Trevor Noah made "The Daily Show" his own — and better 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z The three agreed that many usages were self-aggrandizing, and often frivolous; they rarely correlated with an act requiring considerable contemplation. Everyone’s a Curator Now 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z The Trump that emerges in “Rage” is impetuous and self-aggrandizing — in other words, immediately recognizable to anyone paying even the minimal amount of attention. In Bob Woodward’s ‘Rage,’ a Reporter and a President From Different Universes 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z He found the humor in Lancelot’s self-aggrandizing anthem “C’est Moi,” in which that preening knight describes himself as “a French Prometheus unbound.” Music Review: Operatic Slugger Drives Some Pop 2011-04-03T21:11:49Z They're returning from the successful premiere of a film directed by Washington's Malcolm, and from his self-aggrandizing speech and dance around the living room, much of it filmed from outside, he knows he's killed it. Even Zendaya can't save the stylish "Malcolm & Marie," a tantrum in search of a reason to exist 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z After 16 scenes over two hours, McAlary emerges as a complex figure, both self-aggrandizing and yet also someone who genuinely seems to want to "right wrongs." Review: Tom Hanks shines in messy 'Lucky Guy' 2013-04-02T02:16:03Z When he’s in this self-aggrandizing mode, YoungBoy Never Broke Again is rowdy, clipping his words into terse bursts. The Gut-Level Emotions of YoungBoy Never Broke Again 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z I don’t want to sound self-aggrandizing, but as a child I always felt I was here for a purpose. ‘Everyone wants a place where they feel safe,’ says Joy Harjo, the first Native American U.S. poet laureate 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z Inclined to believe today’s young ’uns are blindingly self-aggrandizing and entitled? Studied: College Students Are Found to Have Less Empathy 2010-06-25T17:50:00Z People who indulge in fretting that is arguably disingenuous or self-aggrandizing are not the problem here and so giving them even justified, poetically executed side-eye is not going to solve anything. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Friends fear another covid lockdown — yet barely locked down for the first 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z It seemed unseemly and self-aggrandizing to her; she couldn’t imagine actually suggesting it. Perspective | History has a massive gender bias. We’ll settle for fixing Wikipedia. 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z Here, Lichtenstein is lampooning the self-aggrandizing art world, not the woman. Masters of Surface 2012-07-26T20:00:00Z He writes, “There is a long and undistinguished history of people getting excited about investigating Salinger—they always sound like self-aggrandizing burglars.” Books to Watch Out For: June 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z What most gets on my nerves about the show’s philosophy about pop music, though, is that on some level it does feel like a self-aggrandizing commercial for the Weeknd. ‘The Idol’ Is Ending Sunday. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing. 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z These people promise to lead their followers to some revelatory truth bomb, but dozens of tweets later, they have produced only a fog of conventional wisdom, conspiracy theory and self-aggrandizing personal branding. Nxivm Had a Cult Leader Made for the Internet 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z Historians see irony in the fact that Brutus, who had admonished Caesar before the murder for the self-aggrandizing act of putting his face on Roman coinage, wound up doing the same with his own coins. Rare Coin, Minted by Brutus to Mark Caesar’s Death, Is Returned to Greece 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z It looked so self-aggrandizing — like I was trying to make myself better known. Table For Three: A Conversation With Liz Smith, Gossip Columnist and Jess Cagle, Editorial Director of People Magazine 2014-04-25T22:08:35Z Must be some kind of legal requirement in this type of self-aggrandizing movie. Movie Review: Eric Schaeffer Directs and Stars in ?After Fall, Winter? 2012-01-26T23:50:43Z It was a majestically funny, self-aggrandizing performance, full of seething hostility and blithe boasts. 6ix9ine, also known as Tekashi69, danced to “Bad Boys,” the theme from “Cops,” while swinging a pair of handcuffs. 6ix9ine, the Chaos Agent 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Fator’s, while just as self-aggrandizing, emanated gratitude and good will. Critic’s Notebook: Terry Fator’s Comic Style Successfully Plays to the Middle 2013-07-28T20:50:43Z At least when Macklemore gave a similarly sanctimonious and self-aggrandizing performance at the Grammys with “Same Love,” the song was actually about gay people. Here Are the Best and Worst Moments of the 2016 Grammys 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z I don’t want to sound self-aggrandizing, but for points of reference, you look at "Hamlet" or "King Lear" — there’s not much redemption. Todd Solondz, patron saint of pessimism 2010-07-23T19:01:00Z Defenders of the opera, such as the musicologist Robert Fink, say it shows the humble, loving Klinghoffers to be the moral compass of the work, while the four Palestinians are portrayed as tawdry, self-aggrandizing murderers. New York's Met Opera braces for 'Death of Klinghoffer' protests 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z Due to my self-aggrandizing tendency to brand my own writings with #urk, a sobriquet derived from my last name, I began to build an audience on this former isle in the Flevoland province. How an unusual hashtag led to a personalized visit to an obscure area of the Netherlands 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z The story of this film’s creation is told in Rosenbaum’s somewhat self-aggrandizing treatise, “When the Shooting Stops, the Cutting Begins.” The kids are all wrong 2012-05-29T15:20:00Z As a member of the NYFCC, the nation’s oldest and most aggressively self-aggrandizing critics group, I’m sworn not to reveal any details about our deliberations or our voting process. New York critics pile the love on “Carol” — but wait, “Mad Max” is now an Oscar contender, too 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z Or perhaps, Clay has mellowed a bit while America, its cultural threshold for self-aggrandizing brazenness rising daily, has caught up with his brand of audacity. Andrew Dice Clay enjoys another roll, with help from Woody Allen 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Patton Oswalt, who initially called the woman “self-aggrandizing” and “idiotic” on Twitter, has since issued individual responses to many of his fans who criticized his remarks. Male comics: Stop enabling rape culture 2012-07-13T15:25:00Z I've always found von Trier's movies pretentious and misanthropic in a self-aggrandizing way, as if he were looking down on his audience and pronouncing them unworthy as human beings. 2009-12-28T01:20:00Z “I’ve always admired that he is uniquely his own in that way. Less bombastic, more thoughtful. Less self-aggrandizing, more humble. Less Trump. More Eric.” Eric and Don have the Trump name, the money, the genes. Here’s what makes them different. 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z He finds the images striking and admires a man he calls the “opposite of self-aggrandizing.” 50 years after Woodstock, photos by overlooked shooter shown 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Often boring, typically clichéd and frequently self-aggrandizing, commencement speeches form their own subgenre of fatuous prose. 7 most loathsome commencement speeches 2013-05-31T14:00:00Z And in the category of political speeches, the worst weren’t self-aggrandizing as much as they were messy. Why the Golden Globes and host Ricky Gervais felt particularly pointless 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z This disgraceful, self-aggrandizing political play is just one more Trump fraud. Ban Trump’s sad view of America 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z He can be offensive and rude and self-aggrandizing. Cliff Huxtable Was Bill Cosby’s Sickest Joke 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z The title “Some of Our Stallions,” parodies, one presumes, the self-aggrandizing language certain American males apply to themselves. ‘Some of Our Stallions’ Review: At Least They Don’t Shoot Horses 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z In their typical self-aggrandizing style, a Trump campaign member told Semafor they plan on "dropping napalm after napalm on his head reminding the public of his very liberal views." Trump has reason to worry about RFK Jr. 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Trump took his self-aggrandizing, corrupt inclinations with him into the presidency and, despite twice being impeached for nefarious deeds, the man evaded real punishment for his malefactions. In dubious company | Horsey cartoon 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z The filmmaker mocks the machismo of uniformed service professions via his explicitly gay scenarios and laughs at the self-aggrandizing upper classes with a strenuous flatulence. Review: Nothing's sacred in João Pedro Rodrigues' erotically whimsical 'Will-o'-the-Wisp' 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Why would anyone attempt to pander to the voting masses with self-aggrandizing puff pieces? She'd never admit it, but the success of her series might just make Wednesday Addams happy 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z “We aren’t going to allow them to enjoy this summit tailor-made for self-aggrandizing without a reminder of the cost Americans and citizens of the world are paying for their woke policies,” Mr. Hild said. Conservatives target ‘ESG elites’ ascending on Washington for energy summit 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z For detractors, it was another show of the couple's over-the-top, publicity-seeking and self-aggrandizing behaviour. Paparazzi chase over Harry and Meghan polarizes public 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z He is a dishonest businessman who has been found in court to have run a scam university and a self-aggrandizing charity. CNN hands Trump a bullhorn | Horsey cartoon 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z The defense lawyer initially assigned to her case is well-meaning, but frightened and ineffective; the hard-driving prosecutor who demands the death penalty for an abused 15-year-old is self-aggrandizing but, in his own way, idealistic. Review | The story of Paula Cooper, who was put on death row at age 16 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Critics in Britain and the United States have panned “Harry & Meghan” as vacuous, self-aggrandizing and narcissistic, but it’s clear that viewers are lapping it up. Harry Takes Aim at William in New Episodes of Netflix Documentary 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z An Iranian author whose bestselling comic novel, “My Uncle Napoleon,” lampooned Persian culture’s self-aggrandizing and paranoid behavior as the country entered the modern era. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2022 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z “I will go on the record saying that all public behavior from Silicon Valley is deeply self-aggrandizing and kind of cringe,” said Ryan Broderick, who covers digital culture in his Substack newsletter, “Garbage Day.” Saluting in solidarity 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z It’s not a coincidence that Queen, one of the most oddly secretive and unknowable bands in British rock history, gave themselves their self-aggrandizing name. The Sex Pistols sneered she wasn't human. But for many artists, the queen was more cipher than enemy 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z His memoir is a litany of petty fights, a constant takedown of enemies and a cascade of self-aggrandizing prattle. Review | Jared Kushner’s memoir is only inadvertently revealing 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z At the top of his website, a self-aggrandizing mantra remains under his name: “If I rest, I rust.” Perspective | Plácido Domingo’s days as a performer should be over 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z And he chose a course different, and far more uncontrollable, than the self-aggrandizing scenario Powell suggested. Opinion | Trump, and Trump alone, turned Jan. 6 into a debacle for our democracy 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z What he left out of his self-aggrandizing was the reality for his employees. Opinion | When Elon Musk Dreams, His Employees Have Nightmares 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z "Turkey's aggressive foreign policy, its self-aggrandizing perception has left it excluded," Baskan said, adding that economic conditions necessitated a change of approach. Analysis: Hobbled by economy, Erdogan heads to Saudi to mend ties after Khashoggi U-turn 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Kreidler must directly address this dysfunction with actions, not just self-aggrandizing public statements. WA insurance commissioner Mike Kreidler’s apology for racist slurs is inadequate 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z It feels very self-aggrandizing and very much like a way for them to avoid tough questions and transparency. Donald Glover's self-interview backfires on social media: 'He is so cringe' 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z The real Neumann is enough of a self-aggrandizing character that it’s easy to imagine versions of this series that focused solely on him. WeCrashed is the podcast-to-TV-show pipeline’s weirdest one yet 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z While the routine can be illuminating, or at least self-aggrandizing, for the senators, it can be disorienting for the nominee shuttling from office to office for hours on end. For Jackson, path to the Supreme Court is paved with smiles and small talk 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Despite massive amounts of self-aggrandizing hype and a fairly large, nearly all-white rally in Hagerstown, Maryland on Friday, the trolling truckers chickened out at the last minute when it came to actually entering Washington D.C. The "People's Convoy," like Trump's new social media platform, is another right-wing grift gone bust 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z Both have distinctive hoarse voices, great hair and a flair for self-aggrandizing themselves as the saviors of their profession. Column: George Gascón and Todd Spitzer are more alike than you think. Hubris unites them 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z Repeated self-assertions of rebellion from these figures does not change the basic fact that they are, in reality, the opposite of freethinkers, rebels, or any of the other self-aggrandizing terms they may apply to themselves. The problem with the populists "free thinkers" — they are just lazy 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z “The truth is that humor has an enormous power, especially when facing a brutal, self-aggrandizing and extremely serious authoritarian regime like Russia,” the account added. Ukraine’s showdown with Russia plays out one meme at a time 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z The tone and tenor of the occasion were so hyperbolic and self-aggrandizing, creating exactly the sort of conditions that will further radicalize ordinary Republicans and stoke more right-wing violence. Insurrection by other means: The far right is using anti-vaxx sentiment to radicalize Republicans 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z The bearded Herzfeld has a forceful energy that can be seen, depending on the viewer, as either prophetic or self-aggrandizing, or at times both. Yeshivas are mostly places where Orthodox men study the Torah. A D.C. rabbi wants to change that. 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z In interviews, supporters of Rabbi Goldschmidt described Rabbi Schneier as a self-aggrandizing nonagenarian who is unwilling to cede the spotlight or to allow Park East members to participate in the governance of the synagogue. A Synagogue Feud Spills Into Public View: ‘Only Room for One Rabbi’ 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Furious Democratic attacks that he was a Trumpian wolf in suburban-dad fleece never quite stuck because, in both biography and manner, Mr. Youngkin did not fit the former president’s bullying, self-aggrandizing profile. Glenn Youngkin’s Journey From the Heights of Finance to the Top Tier of G.O.P. Politics 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z On the stump, he came off as less bombastic and less self-aggrandizing than the former president, helping him to win back voters that ditched the party. Youngkin’s win rewrites Trump campaign playbook for Republicans, Democrats 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z The volunteers were able to achieve these demands, Alloush explained, because they were not perceived by combatants as acting out of self-aggrandizing motives. Humanitarians Push to Vaccinate in Conflict Zones 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z He always tells the truth, which starkly contrasts with Bundy’s twisted, self-aggrandizing personal rhetoric. Review: Impeccably crafted 'No Man of God' seeks the truth behind Ted Bundy 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z There’s something not quite right in assigning “humiliation” to America — something selfish and ultimately self-aggrandizing. Perspective | America’s humiliation is more American hubris 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z I generally agree with Miles O’Brien’s July 20 Tuesday Opinion essay, “The rich-man space race matters”: Rich men building and flying rockets are an overall positive for science and humanity, despite their self-aggrandizing posture. Opinion | The rich men’s space race 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z In a statement to Fox News, he called the move a "self-aggrandizing stunt" on the part of Villanueva. Los Angeles County deputies move into LAPD territory to address Venice Beach homelessness crisis 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z In Pennsylvania and elsewhere, the pandemic has exacerbated government’s self-aggrandizing reflexes. Opinion | Pennsylvanians can begin a national reckoning of executive overreach 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z Then there’s all the eye rolling over what a self-aggrandizing showboat Cheney is being. Opinion | Is Liz Cheney a Martyr — or Just a Hack in Holy Drag? 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z It seems remarkably willing to buy subjects’ self-aggrandizing stories, so when a detail does seem weird and alarming, it’s hard to separate that from the hype. HBO’s QAnon documentary is a megaphone for extremists — and it’s unbelievably boring 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z “Tiger,” wrote the Boston Globe’s Bob Ryan, “cease these self-aggrandizing Ben Hogan references immediately.” Tiger Woods' car accident a reminder of what Ben Hogan achieved after near-fatal crash 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z That might be a good skill for a spokesman, especially in a country that tends to value the self-effacing over the self-aggrandizing. Analysis | Japanese leader Suga tried to soften his image with talk of pancakes and sit-ups. Polls say it hasn’t worked. 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z Ellis has a long and well-documented history of just making self-aggrandizing claims. QAnon and evangelicals: Republicans baptized in crazy 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z If Congress purged all its self-aggrandizing showboats, it would be the loneliest of seas. Opinion | Is Liz Cheney a Martyr — or Just a Hack in Holy Drag? 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z Trump violates his oath to defend the Constitution every time he undermines the electoral process with a self-aggrandizing lie. Restore order after a shameful day in American history 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Inside the aura of self-destruction Snyder has presided over for two decades, the executives and players who have the owner’s ear often seem to suffer from a particular brand of self-aggrandizing delusional thinking. LOVERRO: Connection to the owner wasn’t enough to save Haskins 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z That does require us to admit, cringe-inducing though it may be, that Trump is an artist — albeit a tacky, shallow and transparently self-aggrandizing one. Trump the fascist artist: How the MAGA crowd is motivated by aesthetics, not ideas 2020-12-05T05:00:00Z The National Committee of Asian American Republicans even switched sides to endorse Biden, blasting Trump’s rhetoric as discriminatory and self-aggrandizing. Record Asian American turnout helped Biden win Georgia. Can it help flip the Senate? 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z Like Trump, Amlo frequently badmouths the press, describes himself in self-aggrandizing terms, indulges conspiracies and wallows in self-pity. Mexicans for Trump? Amlo supporters have unlikely pick in US election 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z The real Donald Trump acts as if he’s doing an impression of some normal-looking, occasionally self-aggrandizing president we don’t know about. How President Trump Ruined Political Comedy 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z Pence slipped the first shiv into Biden for "plagiarizing" from the Trump plan, and later worked in "radical" and other would-be pejoratives, before going on to paper over shortcomings in policy with a self-aggrandizing explanation. The Veeps played better than their bosses, but that's not saying much 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z Narcissism makes us part ways with reason, truth and reality itself, and instead create self-aggrandizing myths about our existence. Will Trump's illness break his hold over his followers? Mental health experts say probably not 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z It gets a little more self-aggrandizing from there — “Democracy needs its own PR team and creative agency. We are it” — but the basic point stands. How a fake "Real Oversight Board" is putting pressure on Facebook 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z It is self-aggrandizing for the well-informed, though, to declare that gullibility is innate and that proponents of misinformation are just dumb. How is arguing with Trump voters working out for you? 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z How does a guy casually tackle one icon after another — Black men whose pioneering achievements reshaped the predominantly white worlds of professional sports, popular music, American government and Marvel superheroics — without seeming smug or self-aggrandizing? Appreciation: Chadwick Boseman held the screen with power and unerring purpose 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z “These Americans are overly self-confident and self-aggrandizing. They think they can change other countries — and as soon as it doesn’t fit their ideals, they change faces and want to suppress you.” News Analysis: How bad could U.S.-China relations get? 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z The juxtaposition of fiction and reality doesn’t feel jarring or, worse, self-aggrandizing; it’s shockingly seamless. Thirty-one years later, the power of Spike Lee's 'Do the Right Thing' endures 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z President Trump will celebrate American independence Friday in his signature self-aggrandizing style, staging a fireworks show that frames him before a granite mountain carved with four of the nation’s most celebrated presidents. Trump’s “I alone can fix it” campaign collides with a changed public mood 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z He was, without a doubt, a self-aggrandizing, narcissistic, self-absorbed monster of a man and -- to give him full credit -- he never made the slightest secret of who he was. A graduation speech for our age of collapse 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z We’ve now seen what happens when a know-nothing president ignores facts and expertise to pursue self-aggrandizing and divisive policies driven by political expediency. Perspective | The end of life as we know it? Get real. 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z But a judge on Saturday denied Shkreli’s request for early release, noting that probation officials viewed his claim as the type of “delusional self-aggrandizing behavior” that led to his conviction, according to reports. 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli denied prison release to research coronavirus cure 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z He’s turning these briefings into a self-aggrandizing, self-justifying, overly defensive, politically partisan, almost like a rally to him – almost like what’s more important is winning the election in November. Coronavirus US live: cases near 800,000 as Trump hypes 'praise' from Cuomo 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z Complicating the task of parsing the president’s intentions, he often appears to float striking and self-aggrandizing ideas off the cuff, causing consternation before he drops them. Trump’s Claim of Total Authority in Crisis Is Rejected Across Ideological Lines 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z At a time when accurate information could save lives and disinformation could kill, Donald Trump continues to tell self-aggrandizing lies and political journalists continue to put them in their headlines. There's a public health crisis: Time for journalists to tune out our ignorant president 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Missing too are the ingredients of the usual self-aggrandizing memoir or glossy restaurant tie-in. Cooking without a map 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z The Iowa caucuses were a mess that motivated some candidates to press self-aggrandizing grievances, and there are concerns that the Nevada caucuses are headed for the same fate. Opinion | Why Democrats Are Bound for Disaster 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z He calls you by your first name and prefers to be more self-effacing than self-aggrandizing despite his accomplished resume. Joe Gibbs' unique place among NASCAR team owners fueled by his work ethic 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z In some ways, therefore, the party’s handling of the Wuhan virus exemplifies its tendency to produce huge, self-aggrandizing projects that have little positive impact on the ground. Opinion | Warning: Chinese authoritarianism is hazardous to your health 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z He lost to Broderick Crawford, who played a self-made, self-aggrandizing populist politician modeled on Louisiana’s Huey Long in “All the King’s Men.” Kirk Douglas, whose masculine energy powered scores of film roles, dies at 103 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z "Sure, the gang are deeply bitter, selfish and self-aggrandizing people," Ingraham said. Laura Ingraham rips Senate impeachment trial's losers: 'Trump has beaten them at their own game' 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z Trump has inflicted his own crude, self-aggrandizing pathologies on the nation, and he brought along a revolving cadre of sycophants and criminals to enable his delusional ambitions. Opinion | Thanks to Trump, we are living in a world of sleaze 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z The voice on the page was smart, swerving, prickly, sometimes coy and self-aggrandizing, but undismissable. How one book changed the way we talk about depression | Meghan O'Rourke 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z On the day after taking office, he shocked CIA employees by giving a campaign-style, self-aggrandizing speech in front of a display of carved stars honoring dead CIA officers. Opinion | Trump’s slurs against the FBI endanger agents, former employee says 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Rather, he hoped to turn this into a spectacle, an insult to him personally, another opportunity to play the self-aggrandizing victim. I Worked for Alex Jones. I Regret It. 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z He is blissfully ignorant of tradition, history, constitutional principles, the rule of law and the absolute need to limit the power of any president to avoid a slide into arbitrary, self-aggrandizing, one-man rule. Keeping Trump’s ambitions in check 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z She did so in the most self-aggrandizing way, of course. Of course Ivanka would compare Donald Trump to Thomas Jefferson — that's her job 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z People have dismissed Robert and his impact because he has a reputation for being a bit self-aggrandizing or perhaps being the hero of his own narrative. Director Brett Morgen on Robert Evans' legacy and the '#MeToo moment' that never was 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Universities are much more interested in accepting humble, hardworking students than self-aggrandizing egomaniacs. Cliches to avoid when writing your college admissions essay | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Still, she insists her public presence isn’t self-aggrandizing. The journalist as influencer: how we sell ourselves on social media 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Next door was a less self-aggrandizing effort, in a large hangar where a consortium of local charities and businesses were running relief operations. A Haphazard Recovery in the Bahamas 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z There was a consistent through-line in these self-aggrandizing lyrics: a strong desire to open up doors for other female rappers to be proper stars, and not sidekicks or novelty acts. Did we make Nicki Minaj retire – or is she pulling the biggest troll of 2019? 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Bob, for all of his self-aggrandizing, had an ability to empathize that was greater than anyone I have ever known. Director Brett Morgen on Robert Evans' legacy and the '#MeToo moment' that never was 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Statements of ownership too often read as self-aggrandizing, he believed. The Book of Prince 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z They described his views as conspiratorial and self-aggrandizing. ‘No one just goes hiking in Afghanistan’: American woman gave birth as a Taliban hostage. Now she seeks to end her mystery. 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z “Being a racist monster isn’t a mental illness – in fact, you can be one and be a very stable genius,” Bee said, in reference to one of Trump’s most famous self-aggrandizing tweets. Samantha Bee: 'Being a racist monster isn't a mental illness' 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Consider listening to dozens of interrogators, half of whom were self-aggrandizing and seeking to belittle the enormous work of the special counsel’s report on efforts to destroy our democracy. Opinion | Robert Mueller was plenty sharp 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z “Such serious-minded discussions support a self-aggrandizing vision of the totalizing power of the algorithm,” he writes. Was the Automotive Era a Terrible Mistake? 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Legitimacy rests on free and fair elections, not by organizing a self-aggrandizing Fourth of July celebration. Opinion | Trump is stealing the Fourth of July from the American people 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z The post on the ministry’s website added that along with foreign names, names that are “weird, repetitive, or self-aggrandizing” should also be changed. Chinese crackdown on foreign names draws protest 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z The self-aggrandizing myth of the New Yorker as a private-sector genius was shattered. The myth of Donald Trump's success in business is shattered 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z Hnath also draws on the audience’s preconceptions about Disney’s self-aggrandizing mind. Lucas Hnath Lets Actors Fight It Out Onstage 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump surrounds himself with self-aggrandizing magazine covers; by contrast, Mr. McConnell’s office in Louisville is decorated with political cartoons depicting him as, among other things, a turtle. Mitch McConnell, Never a Grandstander, Learns to Play by Trump’s Rules 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z It didn’t occur to Trump to provide context: he simply saw the news and reacted reflexively, with the latest in a series of self-indulgent, self-aggrandizing missives. Why Trump should avoid conversations about electrical workers 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z But his populist policies, self-aggrandizing style and efforts to exert authority over the security services made him a bogeyman for Thailand’s conservative establishment, which saw his rise as a threat to the monarchy. ‘Everything is already decided’: Thailand’s army is set to cement power with an election 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Just as Beijing effectively revived the 1455 doctrine of mare clausum, so its diplomacy will be infused with the self-aggrandizing spirit of the 1885 Berlin conference that once partitioned Africa. What does it take to destroy a world order? 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z But his brand of self-aggrandizing hyperpartisanship proved exactly wrong as a corrective. Opinion | Speaker Pelosi Returns 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z He chafes at the quick, self-aggrandizing solutions hawked by the people who speak at ideas conferences. Faux saviors: an insider calls out the 'charade' of elite do-gooding 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Maybe his words are simply strategic — a bid for sympathy, lenience and redemption — and maybe he has swapped one set of self-aggrandizing delusions for another. Opinion | Michael Cohen Got Wise. Will America? 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z And, although he wants to increase public spending on a public problem, he repeats the self-aggrandizing mantra of business people as the best stewards of the public good, more capable of solving problems than government. The Battle of the Big-Tech Titans Over San Francisco’s Tax for the Homeless 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z The few how-was-this-written jam sessions we get are fairly bland: That irresistibly self-aggrandizing anthem “We Will Rock You” is explained away with some mealymouthed blather about audience participation. Review: Rami Malek makes a fab Freddie, but 'Bohemian Rhapsody' will not rock you - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Don’t just look at their self-aggrandizing website, ask their clients and especially any former clients what their experience was like. A letter to NBA rookies: beware sharks, hazing and your own arrogance 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Rather, Arizona’s judge-retention election will decide whether judges should be vulnerable to punishment if their punctilious application of a law annoys a self-aggrandizing interest group. Opinion | Arizona voters can save their judiciary from its spiral into politics 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z His instinct for self-aggrandizing rhetoric really is a sight to behold. Tuesday's Mini-Report, 10.16.18 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z After years of complaining that this country is the world’s laughingstock, the president finally demonstrated the truth of that claim when a recent self-aggrandizing speech of his provoked laughter at the U.N. All eyes on Nevada: A chance to swing the Senate 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z But it’s hard not to wonder if the president sees every storm through a historical lens as a way to justify a self-aggrandizing posture. Trump keeps looking at hurricanes through a historical lens 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z We’re seeing a woman who refuses to wear either a scarlet letter or a superwoman cape, and she stands in sharp contrast to a self-aggrandizing president who may face serious consequences once this all unspools. Opinion | Stormy Daniels, Feminist Hero 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Other researchers had been discredited for either unethical or self-aggrandizing use of psychedelics, or both. Do LSD, MDMA and mushrooms have legitimate promise in medical science? 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z Trump’s habit of bypassing the media - so he can present his actions in any self-aggrandizing light he chooses to, without comment, context or criticism - is also being copied. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z It is possible the malestrom of self-aggrandizing, success-celebrating posts on social media sites creates a grass-is-greener mindset, which positions consumers to fiendishly pursue far more goals, and far more difficult goals, than is possible. As social media culture becomes normalized, setting goals becomes psychologically distressing 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z But the movie is slightly ahead of the curve in branding Assange as a self-aggrandizing hustler. Why The Fifth Estate is the perfect thing to stream this weekend 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z In Mr. Trump’s case, it looks more like empty and self-aggrandizing bluster. Opinion | Trump’s bet on a North Korea summit is looking riskier than ever 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z I miss Obama’s crew of competent advisers and his Cabinet, which was filled with members who knew how to do their jobs — unlike President Trump’s pretentious, self-aggrandizing Cabinet members living high on the public’s dime. Opinion | I don’t just miss Obama. I even miss Ronald Reagan. 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Its leaders are tired of being a punching bag for self-aggrandizing ideologues, especially after investing $30 billion in Seattle. Seattle should reject head tax on jobs 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z But Kelly went on to accuse Frederica Wilson, a Florida congresswoman who knew the widow and listened to Trump’s phone call with her, of making self-aggrandizing remarks years earlier. How Long Can John Kelly Hang On? 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z His self-aggrandizing return vlog runs the gamut from a hard push to buy his merch to a diatribe about how the media twists things. Logan Paul learned nothing 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z This is part of an amazing self-aggrandizing pattern: Trump touts 'letters' from 'anchors' that don't appear to exist 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z First, Trump issued a remarkable personal statement denouncing Steve Bannon, his one-time confidant, who he castigated as self-aggrandizing and not a critical figure in his presidency. Trump lawyers try to halt book's release as White House fights to contain firestorm 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z The abject kneeling to authoritarian, self-righteous, self-aggrandizing men, and in this case a woman. A Sheriff, a Mystery Check and a Blogger Who Cried Foul 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Helmed by Anderson, a reporter whose investigative prowess was matched by a reputation as an unrepentant, self-aggrandizing showman, the syndicated column reached tens of millions of readers. Les Whitten, investigative reporter arrested by FBI and spied on by CIA, dies at 89 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z But frankly I can forgive anyone who gets a little self-aggrandizing with her meringue. Set Your Ice Cream Cake on Fire 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, we are left with no tangible benefits, re increased pressure exerted on that country, arising from Trump's recent visit to China and self-aggrandizing about his great relationship with President Xi. Trump Returns North Korea to List of State Sponsors of Terrorism 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z Or shall we say that the speeches and the statements that they have made are brave, and point out the cruelty and boorishness of a man as devious and self-aggrandizing as they come? Sen. Flake: Courage 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z Then he goes back to choppy, self-aggrandizing pronouncements. The Impossible Burden of Playing Donald Trump 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z There’s the president’s self-aggrandizing posturing about how great he is at interacting with fallen soldiers’ loved ones. Confronted with evidence, White House won't acknowledge falsehood 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z We need real solutions to problems from the left...not more self-aggrandizing moralizing which frankly never accomplishes much. Opinion | Hugh Hefner Was My Enemy 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z Perhaps the American president should’ve kept those self-aggrandizing claims on the shelf a bit longer. Despite Trump's boasts, North Korea raises tensions with missile test 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Potential to change the world Silicon Valley businesses can often seem smug and self-aggrandizing, however they do have a record of producing things that have been culturally and socially transformative on a global scale. Tesla’s Model 3 and Apple’s iPhone have a few things in common 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z It’s readily apparent that by effectively relinquishing his constitutional responsibilities for decision-making, Mr. Trump is explicitly acknowledging that he doesn’t really believe his self-aggrandizing extraordinary bombast. Opinion | It appears Trump doesn’t know more than the generals after all 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z They don’t get self-aggrandizing video, but they can do their jobs — if they want to. White House reporters have become pack of milquetoast moaners who need to man up 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z Far from the boastful, self-aggrandizing videos of the past, the group is now urging fighters to resist and not run away from the battlefield. IS propaganda hard hit by killings, battlefield setbacks 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z With his self-aggrandizing behavior, this is not a difficult notion to grasp, but it’s the far-right that doesn’t meaningfully understand this point. Donald Trump is not blameless when white supremacists slaughter people | Moustafa Bayoumi 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z “I wanted to send a message very clearly that while I was performing the duties of the governor, I wasn’t interested in any kind of a self-aggrandizing display,” he said. Is nation’s only lieutenant governor mansion worth its cost? 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z This might not surprise you if you are familiar with O’Reilly’s self-aggrandizing temper, his fondness for the phrase “shut up” when he’s speaking to or about people he deems insufficiently patriotic or submissive. Bill O’Reilly’s Self-Aggrandizing Sense of Persecution 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z “The days of Arizona being a place where people are humiliated or abused or ridiculed for the self-aggrandizing of others are over,” said Mr. Woods, a former attorney general for Arizona. Outdoor Jail, a Vestige of Joe Arpaio’s Tenure, Is Closing 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Still, I wondered how she could support someone so greedy and self-aggrandizing, so profane and offensive to women and minorities, someone who seemed so “un-Christian.” Does the 'Cyrus prophecy' help explain evangelical support for Donald Trump? | James S Gordon 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z There was also former New York mayor and Trump adviser Rudy Giuliani’s self-aggrandizing claim that he and others put together the order to accomplish a “Muslim ban” legally. In Trump vs. acting AG Yates, the Constitution wins 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z It matters that the most powerful man in the world insists on “facts” that are nothing but self-aggrandizing fantasy. Opinion | We ignore Trump at our peril 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z He is also self-aggrandizing and has a reputation for indiscretion, spilling campaign finance secrets on Twitter and posting backstage pictures of luminaries on Facebook at the 2012 GOP convention. Meet Donald Trump’s emissary to the super-rich: Anthony Scaramucci tells the Davos elite his boss is on their side 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z The Times examined a week of his falsehoods and found a clear pattern: Almost all bolstered a self-aggrandizing narrative that depicted him as a heroic savior for a troubled country. The 2016 Presidential Race, Explained 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z But this they do know: Mr. Trump will thoroughly reimagine the tone, standards and expectations of the presidency, molding it in his own self-aggrandizing image. Donald Trump Is Elected President in Stunning Repudiation of the Establishment 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z Couple this with term limits and real campaign finance reform and we will see prosperity for all and an end to the corrupt Congress which is populated by an entrenched, self-aggrandizing elite political class. The Big Companies That Avoid Taxes 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z He lacks curiosity, knowledge, wisdom, and the ability to be other than completely self-absorbed, self-aggrandizing, and self-dealing. Can Hillary Clinton Keep You Safe? 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Putin’s so-called success is therefore a reflection of his ruthless disregard for anything other than his own self-aggrandizing aims. Putin succeeded in Syria because he acted ruthlessly 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z Using the surgical kit of New Journalism, Wolfe flays Darwin and Chomsky as imperious, self-aggrandizing snobs, each humiliated by a lower-class “clueless outsider who crashes the party of the big thinkers.” His white suit unsullied by research, Tom Wolfe tries to take down Charles Darwin and Noam Chomsky 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z “Of course,” Streisand said — precisely the type of earnest yet self-aggrandizing comment for which the singer, who said she’s writing a memoir, is known. Review: At Staples Center, Barbra Streisand is a down-to-earth diva with Donald Trump on her mind 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z The manuscript that Random House published was, depending on your perspective, either entertainingly insightful or shamelessly self-aggrandizing. Donald Trump’s Ghostwriter Tells All 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z My children learned to admire the "good" and the "fair" rather than the showy and self-aggrandizing from watching Tim Duncan and the Spurs. A Long Goodbye for Tim Duncan? ‘That Wouldn’t Be Him’ 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z His characters — like his put-upon den-mother vampire Viago in What We Do In The Shadows — tend to be hilarious but impotent, and they’re endlessly self-aggrandizing, without realizing how foolish they sound. Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi on working with Marvel: 'These people don't act like a studio' 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z She’s not entitled and endlessly self-aggrandizing; she is on a mission for her country: Keep That Man Out of the White House. Hillary’s Gift and Britain’s Choice 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z The survey was conducted before Sunday’s deadly attack on a nightclub in Orlando—and thus before his tweeted response to the massacre, which was widely criticized for being insensitive and self-aggrandizing. Poll: Donald Trump is Wildly Unpopular Among Americans 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z He tore into Trump's self-aggrandizing and inflammatory verbiage. Failing the Orlando Rorschach Test 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z But today the event was made that much worse by a Presidential candidate who seeks to lead the country in complicated times and in its darker moments with self-aggrandizing tweets and hollow words. Donald Trump’s Exploitation of Orlando 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z This age-old device is a clever way to claim a mandate without sounding self-aggrandizing. 9 Times Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Seemed to Have the Same Speechwriter 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Some called him a voice for the voiceless, a phrase he might have rejected as self-aggrandizing. A Voice for the Bronx’s Powerless Falls Silent 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z Media coverage can leave out his self-aggrandizing statements, but it still raises his profile. George Zimmerman's gun auction is why you shouldn't troll a troll 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z A self-aggrandizing pitcher played by Juston Street — who provides the film with some of its strongest, and strangest, comic relief — faces off against the team's star and leader, played by Tyler Hoechlin. Richard Linklater's 'Everybody Wants Some!!' is bigger than it looks and deeper than it seems 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z Trump returned to his scorched-earth rhetoric by saying he will aggressively confront and thwart the incompetents and self-aggrandizing policy makers in government, and arguing that career politicians are too cozy with special interests. The Verdict Is In 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z At the event, a hastily arranged veterans fundraiser to counterprogram the Fox debate, Trump – after one of his signature self-aggrandizing monologues – called on Santorum to speak. Contemplating oblivion with Santorum, 2016's saddest candidate 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, it looks as though Republicans may get what they deserve — a bombastic, bellicose, self-aggrandizing, mean-streaked, golf-cheating, bullying narcissist without plans or policies beyond his own, no doubt fickle, fantasies. With Trump and Palin, Republicans get what they deserve 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z I’ve Been Known” is a self-aggrandizing and self-pitying ode to introspection, and “Live It While You Got It” is a gently ribbing take on male-female courtship and the importance of seizing the here and now. Josh Abbott Band to appear at D.C.’s 9:30 Club Jan. 28 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z But their public relations strategy has repeatedly suffered from bizarre self-aggrandizing videos that rogue militiamen continue to post to their followers. The Oregon militia's bizarre PR tactics – from dildos to Facebook videos 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z "To call him self-aggrandizing is to say that the Titanic was a sailboat," Eisenberg said. A 'super-scary' Jesse Eisenberg? Meet the new Lex Luthor (with hair) in 'Batman v Superman' 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Pretty much any Hollywood awards show can be categorized as a self-aggrandizing display of narcissism, but nothing lives up to that description quite like the Golden Globes. Nomineering, Week 1: The Golden Globes are bullshit, but they're interesting bullshit 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump, currently the GOP front-runner, is well known for his self-aggrandizing persona, shoot-from-the-hip style of speaking and, of course, his enormous fortune. Donald Trump inspired ‘Back to the Future’ bully Biff Tannen 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Like today’s preppers, he valued self-sufficiency for reasons that were simultaneously self-aggrandizing and suspicious: he did not believe that he needed anything from other people, and he did not trust other people to provide it. Henry David Thoreau, Hypocrite 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z In fact, his version of the story is anything but self-aggrandizing. We Still Don't Know How the Great Chicago Fire Started 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z It recasts our Veep political landscape as self-aggrandizing and weak sauce. Listen to Hamilton, the hip-hop musical that will make you feel better about America 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Behind the brash, self-aggrandizing, and occasionally obnoxious exterior that Donald Trump presents to the world lurks a not entirely inconsequential level of intelligence and self-awareness. Donald Trump’s Nose Is Growing Longer and Longer 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump is a veritable factory of boorish put-downs, laugh-out-loud exaggerations and self-aggrandizing declarations. Donald Trump Likens His Schooling to Military Service in Book 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z It’s also very funny, if you’re into Colbert’s brand of self-aggrandizing humor. Stephen Colbert Just Released A Game Called 'Escape From The Man-Sized Cabinet' 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Like all political documents, this one is self-aggrandizing, meant to explain the origins of Cruz’s brand of conservatism as well as underscore his commitment to principle in the face of adversity. Ted Cruz Picks a Winning Book Fight With New York Times 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z We acknowledge the rough edges, the lingering imperfections—the lying cops, racist jurors, lazy investigators, corrupt judges, biased witnesses, and self-aggrandizing lawyers—that threaten to unbalance our scales of justice. Irrationality Continues to Plague the Justice System [Excerpt] 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Critics savaged the movie: “Pure cinematic excrement” wrote the London Guardian, “cringe-worthy, self-aggrandizing” said the Hollywood Reporter. Depardieu intervened for widely panned FIFA movie 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Critics savaged the movie: "Pure cinematic excrement" wrote the London Guardian, "cringe-worthy, self-aggrandizing" said the Hollywood Reporter. Depardieu intervened for widely panned FIFA movie 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z We don’t have to look hard to find a prime example of the self-aggrandizing pointlessness of what’s in store for us. “Morning Joe’s” Nazi freakout: Joe Scarborough is a bullying egomaniac (pt. 134) 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z Together, the statements opened Mr. Walker to criticism that he was simplifying Reagan’s strategies for fighting Communism, and in a way that was self-serving, if not self-aggrandizing. Scott Walker, Feeling Kinship With Ronald Reagan, Claims His Legacy 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z The implosion of the deal showed that “Don Draper’s not dead,” Mr. Sorrell told a Bloomberg News reporter at the time, a reference to the arrogant, self-aggrandizing protagonist of AMC’s “Mad Men.” ‘Mad Men’ and the Era that Changed Advertising 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z But his self-aggrandizing antics tarnished the appeal of entrepreneurship for a number of years. A subculture of entrepreneurship hatches in Japan 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z After listing every blowhard, self-aggrandizing position that each and every speaker will take, Cruz added: “But when have you stood up and fought?” LIVE FROM CPAC: Ted Cruz’s highly dubious ’16 pitch: I’m a fighter, not a talker 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z But in spite of ISIS’ self-aggrandizing rhetoric, experts say the best solution is the formation of a unified Libyan government rather than international intervention. ISIS Set Their Sights on Europe in Latest Beheading Video 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Sunday night, on the eve of when Judge Granade said the state should begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, Moore applied his activism, self-aggrandizing and failed ideology for maximum impact. Alabama editorial roundup 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z At the last GOP convention, he garnered accolades and howls for a self-aggrandizing speech focused on his accomplishments and his tough persona. A quieter Chris Christie emerges in Iowa, hoping to find a path to 2016 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z In the past, we often conceptualized an effective leader as a rugged, wily individualist who powerfully works his will based on some ego-centric, self-aggrandizing inner voice compelling him to act. Go Tell It On The Mountain: Davos Leadership Rx 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z So Romney and his people are spreading to political reporters another, more subtly self-aggrandizing rationale: that Jeb Bush, that other titan who’s looking to close down the big-business establishment slot, wouldn’t survive a general election. Mitt’s bizarre logic: I should run because Jeb Bush is too much like Mitt Romney to win 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z The easy answer is that the killer is violent, self-aggrandizing, depraved. Why People Kill People Over Satire 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z The cast has wonderful chemistry, the dialogue is clever without being overly self-aggrandizing, and the action is both enjoyable and completely coherent. 'Spider-Man 2,' 'Transformers 4,' And The Underrated Films Of 2014 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z But somehow the word “it” cut through the delusional, self-aggrandizing dramatics and showed the problem at the heart of their encounter: To Wilson, Mike Brown wasn’t human. Ferguson nightmare widens: Rudy Giuliani, the NFL and cops doubling down on their “right” to kill 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z They’re not as catchy as Vanilla Ice’s self-aggrandizing single, nor as funky as the pioneering blues of Muddy Waters. Listen to a Glacier, Forecast a Flood 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z But anyone who watches the Lakers now can see him as the spoiled, arrogant, self-aggrandizing ball hog that he has always been. Letters: Dodgers' chain of command might fence them in 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Eventually, sugar was replaced by porcelain, to the same self-aggrandizing end. Tempest in a Teacup 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z “He was self-aggrandizing, narcissistic, unremorseful,” Sam Roberts, a New York Times reporter who wrote the book “The Brother,” told The Associated Press on Tuesday. David Greenglass, Rosenberg spy case witness, dies 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z "He was self-aggrandizing, narcissistic, unremorseful," Sam Roberts, a New York Times reporter who wrote the book "The Brother," told The Associated Press on Tuesday. David Greenglass, Rosenberg spy case witness, dies 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z He infuriated critics, not least the police unions, who found his manner self-aggrandizing and divisive. Sharpton adapts adversarial style to de Blasio's New York 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z It would be easy to dismiss sharing economy hype as just more of the self-aggrandizing, self-righteous nonsense for which liberal pockets are well-known. The Sharing Economy Boom Is About to Bust 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z They will smile at the sight of Leonard, 22, shouting not as a self-aggrandizing showman, only out of astonishment, while receiving the most valuable player trophy from Bill Russell. Spurs Repurpose the Pain: Respect, Revenge and a 5th Title 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Critics are skeptical of the company’s self-aggrandizing promises of privacy protection. Unlocking Secrets, if Not Its Own Value 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z It was especially well suited for the modernizing nation that emerged after the Civil War: quotable, photogenic, endlessly self-aggrandizing. It would flourish in the first age of mass media, live perpetually in the public eye. How Mark Twain became Mark Twain: The amazing story of the lectures that made him a superstar 2014-03-22T20:00:00Z This isn’t the first time that the governor has been accused of self-aggrandizing based partly on how many times he strayed into first-person singular territory. Don't Over-Analyze Christie's Apology 2014-01-15T21:50:21Z The toxic leader would be shamed, ridiculed, excluded, or even executed for his self-aggrandizing ways. Toxic Leaders and the Social Environments that Breed Them 2014-01-10T12:00:00Z If he says too much, it looks defensive and self-aggrandizing; too little, it comes across as evasive. Mariners’ Raul Ibanez defying time 2013-07-15T04:40:58Z His instrument is the trumpet, though he is not self-aggrandizing about his talent. An Ageless Music Man and His Makeshift Ensemble 2013-07-12T22:00:13Z When you look at what the students write, you see that they are generally not boosting their egos or self-aggrandizing. Narrowing the Achievement Gap with a Psychological Intervention 2013-04-15T18:45:03.620Z After all, what better way to simplify your life than registering for any of the thousands of mailing lists by self-aggrandizing happiness gurus and “lifehackers”? Addicted to E-mail? 12 Truly Terrible Cures (humor) 2013-03-16T15:36:40Z In general, self-aggrandizing behaviors of all sorts are expected from an evolutionary perspective. Toxic Leaders and the Social Environments that Breed Them 2014-01-10T12:00:00Z But dissent is springing up and detractors are becoming quicker to call out such bloggers on content that they believe is less instructional and more self-aggrandizing and narcissistic. Is Social Media Destroying Your Self-Esteem? 2012-07-11T14:18:42Z Many physicists loathe the term, fretting that it makes their discipline seem self-aggrandizing. Best evidence yet found for "God particle:" U.S. physicists 2012-07-03T04:53:24Z But the self-aggrandizing, the need to get online and read news stories about yourself—that fits the mass-murder profile better. Accused ‘Cannibal Killer’ Caught 2012-06-05T02:42:00Z And it’s clear that, whatever you thought of him — I found him egregiously self-aggrandizing and vulgar — the Yankees in the post-George era are a little dull. On Baseball: Yankees Fan Looks Ahead, but It?s Not the Same 2012-03-31T18:38:08Z Also, they oscillate between feelings of grandiosity and worthlessness, and the sexual attention helps keep them in the self-aggrandizing region of self-esteem.” Findings: A Refined Formula to Predict Doom in Celebrity Marriages 2012-03-12T23:11:14Z Vain, self-aggrandizing and hypocritical politicians are, of course, as old as politics, even in Egypt. Egyptian Lawmaker Resigns Amid Scandal Over Nose Job 2012-03-05T14:47:32Z His relentless and comic self-aggrandizing only added to his celebrity. A Leading Critic of South Korea?s President Is Jailed 2011-12-26T12:22:33Z Romney, 64, said today that “self-aggrandizing statements about polls are not going to win elections.” Gingrich Says Rise Is ‘Disorienting’ as He Steps Up Iowa Bid 2011-12-02T18:45:05Z With regard to spending and the economy, everybody knew that Obama's bluff had been called long before Cantor's self-aggrandizing tale. Obama's dopey rope-a-dope strategy 2011-09-01T00:01:00Z There is also plenty of massive self-aggrandizing, the purest stuff of madmen and megalomaniacs. Anders Behring Breivik: Why He Wants You to Look at Him 2011-08-05T04:20:00Z The press is aiding in the reputation-rehabilitation of an unstable, manic, self-aggrandizing right-wing provocateur with a history of botched attack jobs and a fungible personal interpretation of "truth," because they love a comeback story. Media ready to embrace Andrew Breitbart again 2011-06-07T15:40:00Z In other words, without involving any self-aggrandizing or demanding any particular accomplishment, this feeling occurs when we have an accurate sense of our value in society and our self-esteem matches that estimation. Why I'm Not Proud of Being Gay 2011-06-07T02:15:05.570Z The decision, as in choice, to leave Cleveland for Miami isn’t what bothered many as much as “The Decision,” the self-aggrandizing way he went about revealing it. Winning solves all? Time will tell for LeBron 2011-05-30T21:44:27Z Of the senior commanders to emerge from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, General Dempsey is known as among the least self-aggrandizing. Army Leader Is Reported Pick for Top Chiefs Job 2011-05-28T20:30:05Z But if your child’s a more adventurous and self-aggrandizing Web pioneer, and you read this and it sounds familiar, it may be time to start doing some serious drawing. Parenting Tips From 'The Most Hated Girl on the Internet' 2011-04-21T17:33:26Z Critics call him a self-aggrandizing sellout who is lending credibility to a phony revolution still guided by members of by R.C.D. members who were close to Mr. Ben Ali. Tunisia?s Inner Workings Emerge Online 2011-01-22T21:06:52Z He is an extraordinary figure: brilliant, indefatigable, self-aggrandizing, always the hero of his own narratives. Turkey?s Rules 2011-01-21T02:25:53Z That is the sort of self-aggrandizing announcement that criminal lunatics and terrorists send to public officials and media offices, warning of forthcoming crimes or attacks. Yes, Julian Assange actually is a criminal 2010-12-22T18:01:00Z These arrogant, sanctimonious, and self-aggrandizing nincompoops think they’re above the law and can do as they please. City Room: State Senator Guilty of Misdemeanor 2010-12-07T19:15:00Z Iran's moral standing depends on what it does, not on his self-aggrandizing words. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials 2010-09-22T16:29:00Z His ill-considered comment about Pataki spoke to a larger problem: a perception that Cuomo was too brash, too arrogant, too self-aggrandizing. The Making of Andrew Cuomo 2010-08-13T19:47:00Z There's nothing self-aggrandizing in this work; in an extraordinarily captivating performance, Maurizio Nardi hinted at a factory worker's repetitions, the monotonous ticking away of his life, the silent anguish inside. The politics of dancing: Real-life worries distilled onstage 2010-06-10T18:33:00Z The 38th parallel is also where most of the self-aggrandizing exchange between the two countries takes place. South Korean Propaganda Blasts 2010-06-07T07:00:00Z But candor is rarely rewarded in politics, especially when it is self-aggrandizing. The Price of Opportunism: Arlen Specter's Tough Fight 2010-05-13T08:55:00Z Formerly reasonable people become White House Correspondents and rather suddenly become moody, thin-skinned and self-aggrandizing. D.C. press corps, spurned by Obama, invites Justin Bieber to prom 2010-04-29T20:20:00Z Campaigning for the job now doesn't help anyone -- not Durbin, whose chief claim on the post might be loyalty to Reid, or Schumer, whose chief liability may be a reputation for being too self-aggrandizing. Schumer and Durbin: Roommates to rivals? 2010-04-23T11:01:00Z When people embellish their conversation with a glitter of titles, and drag into it self-aggrandizing anecdotes, though I laugh at this peacock vein in them, I do not harshly condemn it. More Trivia This command, he gravely says, "is not against money, nor against the making of money, but against the loving it for its own sake and the dedicating of it to self-aggrandizing uses." The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 Of course, the Bolshevik leaders sought this power for no sordid, self-aggrandizing ends; they are not self-seeking adventurers, as many would have us believe. Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy But his decision to declare a "Republic" was pre-mature, self-aggrandizing and in vacuo. Terrorists and Freedom Fighters |
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