My face was sprayed with the saliva of enthusiasm, and I decided that the next time I stood in the spotlight it would be wise to wear dark glasses. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hit pause as the camera closes in on Stella’s face, all her features coming alive in the glow of the spotlight. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

After the navy-robed singers settled into their tiered seats at the back of the stage, the crowd straightened as the pastor strutted into the spotlight. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The hat seemed to isolate Luster’s skull, in the beholder’s eye as a spotlight would, in all its individual planes and angles. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The word makes me feel jittery and nervous, like there’s suddenly a spotlight glaring down on me, announcing to the entire room that I’m not like everyone else. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Then she added a spotlight and a stage and lots of clapping to her imagination. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

There Carl stood in the Islander s spotlight, a big man in bib overalls poised in his boat’s bow, a kerosene lantern clutched in one hand and an air horn dangling from the other. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

His face was handsome, but also harsh—as difficult to look at as a spotlight. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

We sat side by side on a rickety bench that quivered under our weight, under the bright, buzzing glare of the spotlights. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Good call because my knees are trembling as I walk across the stage, spotlight in my eyes and a buzzing in my ears. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The moon was hoisted to the center of the sky as I ran, a big stage spotlight among the smaller bulbs of stars. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The dance spreads out below in a circle of spotlights; beyond it, the shadows of fields and mountains melt into darkness. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every so often my mother would call out Abbey’s name while Dad probed the shadows with the spotlight. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Among Africans, the PAC had captured the spotlight at Sharpeville in a way that far exceeded their influence as an organization. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth Cady Stanton had often stolen the spotlight when she and Anthony shared the stage. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

But they are driven by the humans pressing the buttons, asking for a tiny piece of the fractured spotlight. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He was standing on a fish-cleaning table, sweeping a portable spotlight across the basin. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Over by the spotlight was a bronze box with a bunch of gears and levers and a big Greek letter fita on the side, the mark of Hephaestus. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The spotlight changes to focus on the first wild-card player, and the music in the stadium shifts to a new song. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The mine was lit up, big spotlights playing around the grounds. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

After all, she’d been in the spotlight before, and while it had been exhilarating in some ways, it had been a nightmare in others. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Lightning flashed all around, hitting the sea like spotlights. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

When she stepped into the spotlight, she looked confident and radiant. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He was dressed in simple dark clothes that would normally conceal him well; but through the spyglass he showed up as if he were under a spotlight. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

A cool blue spotlight captures swirling dust like visible chords. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The long battering ram lay unguarded, conveniently spotlighted by the rats’ abandoned torches. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Our second night out, two hours before dawn, I was steering from the flying bridge when the head of a mule deer materialized in the spotlight's glare. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A spotlight hits center stage on a tall woman with a huge blond wig. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Now it was her turn to feel the spotlight. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

There were metal guards over the headlights and tail- lights, and four large spotlights attached to the crash bar. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

At night the billboards four cheerless electric spotlights bathe his apartment in a strange reflected glare. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Sunlight filtered through the canopy of large trees, spotlighting the forest. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

All their faces were so vivid that they seemed to stand before me beneath a spotlight. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I love watching my reflection, how my face gets shiny and sweaty like I’m under hot spotlights. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once they were gone, the blinding rainbow shut off like a spotlight. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

A spotlight shines directly on Hype, and the cheers start. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Alex strides out after them, waving into the white glow of the spotlight, shouting a jumble of languages into the noise. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I never do well in situations where I feel like I am in the spotlight of attention. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Now his works sell for tens of thousands of dollars because some rich person turned the media spotlight in his direction. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

From beneath the surface, undulating globes of gold-and-purple spotlights trail us. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

We stood on tiptoes and on one another’s shoulders, and through the door we saw spotlights open on tall singers afire with sequins. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Partly it was my reputation, and partly Laura’s ballet style of dancing that helped to turn the spotlight—and the crowd’s attention—to us. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I might not like spotlights, but Mom definitely does. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Agents turn to aim a spotlight straight at the island. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

But I wanted my brother and my friends to know, since the spotlight was on me, that I was in. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The beam of the spotlight swung closer than it had before, throwing a glow onto Mom’s face. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Havana was his comeback in the world spotlight, and a poor showing would only have deepened Bobby’s disillusionment with himself, probably permanently. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

At a rehearsal, as another opening night draws near, he tells his cast, “You have become so good that every mistake you make has a spotlight on it.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was a new mall, with lots of spotlights swinging through the sky and rainbows going up a giant pyramid. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daniel Ellsberg would be in the spotlight a little longer, though. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Aim lower,” said Grace, spotlighting the pair of tunnels with her dusty beam. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t exactly being in the spotlight, but we pretended it was. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

My mom stands there in her little spotlight, not moving, like she’s got a stiff neck or something. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The moon shone on Grandpop like a spotlight, and he was slipping a finger behind his sunglasses and wiping his eyes. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I say to Frank, who is sitting up on the catwalk operating the spotlight, “Frank, that baby is smarter than half of my humanities class. Is this how things have always been?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

A tall, rectangular woman steps into the spotlight. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

There were illuminated stars on the tops of some of the oldest oil derricks, and across Main Street, spotlights shown on poinsettias placed on risers to spell “Merry Xmas!” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the evenings, a green spotlight shone upon the cross, and we could see it clearly from the stone stairs in front of the college. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Rachel Dare glowed in a green aura, as if hit by a soft emerald spotlight. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Please make yourself comfortable, Chaplain,” invited the colonel cordially, switching on a blinding spotlight and shooting it squarely into the chaplain’s face. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Freak is whistling and the cop car spotlight comes beaming around the pond until it settles on us. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay not to do something that you will find burdensome. You don’t have to push yourself into the spotlight to know your worth. You can shine from wherever you stand.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Fifty boxes was a lot of chocolates but he was glad to say yes and get out of the spotlight. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The night mist hovered on the water already, so he backed the throttle down and ran with his spotlight broadcasting over the waves. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I’m back in the spotlight of his gaze and having the same sense of vertigo I did in church. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Dozens of colored spotlights sweep back and forth across the space. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But one day, in the aftermath of a terrible tragedy, I’d woken up in the spotlight. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was like the third degree, only he was both interrogator and suspect, both tough cop and hounded prisoner, a cruel spotlight pinning him in a blinding circle of light. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it would be an event that took place on August 9, 2014, that would catapult the movement into the international spotlight. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

When we step off the elevator a spotlight in the ceiling shines down on us. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“If I could have everyone’s attention, it’s time for my speech!” said Nearly Headless Nick loudly, striding toward the podium and climbing into an icy blue spotlight. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Now there was a spotlight on the chair, and the overpoweringly bright blankness of the screen was replaced with a magnified image of the stage before it. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t the spotlight we needed before, but it threw enough light to catch the reflection of the dolphin’s eye. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sunlight filtered through the branches overhead, throwing spotlights on the path, and there was a certain distinctive, heady spring lightness in the air. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She shows me how to make a spotlight in the middle of the stage. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Ahead of me, the bank around the bridge was all awash in hot white spotlights. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I was uncomfortable in the spotlight, always had been. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The officers had a spotlight attached to their vehicle, and they directed it at me sitting in my car. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Even stoned, Fang seemed nervous, panicked almost, like he’d just been nailed by the phantom spotlight he’d been running from all his life. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He knows how to put a spotlight on the things kids worry most about themselves. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

The streetlights glow through the curtains, putting a soft spotlight on Sherlock, who is fast asleep on my bed. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, it was a big night for the roving-eye boys, and Lance was still in the spotlight for the next bit o’ news. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

In turn, Smith put up with Howard’s love of the spotlight, the long stream of friends and reporters he brought to the barn, his need to be in the center of things. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first spotlighted game in the case was Howdy Doody’s TV Game. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

It’s still dim enough that these spotlights continue to follow us around, but a bit of light reaches us from all the great big rooms blocked off by dark red curtains. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The show continues, but I feel as if the spotlight is still on me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In one hand was the portable spotlight that he kept stowed on the skiff. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

A spotlight came up on another chair at the far end of the long room that had been hidden in shadows; one not as comfortable as theirs. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I am not the public figure that some other scythes choose to be. Some scythes prefer the spotlight, but to truly do the job right, it requires a level of anonymity.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I know she was famous, but you don’t catch the most dangerous magician of all time and not get famous. Maria was cool with giving Quinton the spotlight, though, letting him do all the interviews.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I can see Jess’s face now, more clearly than usual—it’s something to do with the light, which is very bright, shining directly on her like a spotlight. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

All around the room, vertical cases with shining spotlights display small sections of meteorites. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Was all his brightness really just a charade, a pose he had affected before the spotlight fell upon him and revealed how much of a nothing he really was? Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The girl who could’ve been more than a friend if he didn’t live in the spotlight. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The spotlight threw our pistoning shadows across the beach, ten feet tall and freakish. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t hear the third announcement because I’m too busy hearing the blood pulse through my ears and feeling like there is a hot direct spotlight on me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Even as I continue downloading information, I find myself distracted as the spotlights sweep over each team, hardly able to believe that I’m in the same space as them. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The sun was glistening on her head like a spotlight. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

And there was a burglar alarm prominently fixed to the front of the house, and a large spotlight at each corner; they’d never be able to get near it, let alone break in. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And what she wanted above all was to be at the center of things, in the spotlight, basking in applause. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Dominick yelled from the dark before running into the spotlight and turning to face us as he backflipped into the quarry. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The spotlight would be turning, pink, yellow, green, and blue, picking up the couples lindy-hopping as if they had gone mad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She concentrates on the dark spotlight above her. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Being famous is like eating the best flan in the world. It’s so good, you can never get enough of it. Trust me, you’re going to love being in the spotlight.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The bright glare of the spotlight made him turn away finally; the dripping water tap was louder and almost unbearably irritating. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I turned a corner and I beheld an astonishingly huge machine, spotlights bolted to its side, tearing at a wall of coal. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Actives and passives differ in which character gets to be the subject, and hence which starts out in the reader’s mental spotlight. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Henry doesn’t want the spotlight, and Pez naturally absorbs what Henry deflects. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I’m a fool for thinking that my little stunt last night would have attracted anything less than a spotlight. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The first soldier took Liyana into an office, shone a hot spotlight into her face, and photographed her. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

April rain falls slantwise through the billboard’s spotlights and Volkheimer’s television flickers blue and he ducks habitually as he passes through the doorway between his kitchen and the main room. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

When you care about other people, it takes the spotlight off your own drama. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Dad couldn’t get the spotlight working, so he started cussing and pounding on it with the heel of his hand. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The deft inverts the usual ordering: the new information is thrust into the spotlight early, and the given information, which serves as its background, comes at the end. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

An invisible humming engine shone a small spotlight onto one corner of her desk, to the upper right of the geometry text, and the triangles they were studying all looked like bread. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

There's light spilling in from the hallway, washing over me like a harsh spotlight. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It didn’t help that my sisters never talk about boys or dating, so it was like a huge spotlight on me. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it’s because no one is yelling for riie to get off the stage, but my thighs survive their moment in the spotlight. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The emergency light above that section of the back wall snapped back to full glare like a spotlight, illuminating the enormous black ψ painted there, along with a very clear message: GET OUT NOW. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He would remodel these places, then stage a big, gala reopening, with banners and a spotlight outside. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Below them is a dimmed arena of fifty thousand screaming fans, illuminated by sweeping spotlights of red and blue. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Like she has this glow, a secret spotlight that follows her around and makes her eyes light up. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I awoke with the feeling that a spotlight had been trained on me while I slept. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The setting sun cast a bright spotlight across my bedroom wall. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Tall windows were framed by pale yellow drapes, pulled back now so that sunshine flooded the chamber, throwing soft spotlights onto the blue carpet. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

There were sites for the spotlights and the dresses and the endoscopy kits, and she sent them in flurries. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only Chet didn’t want to share the spotlight when he captured the real snake. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I walked into the room, which had been converted from an office space into a fabulous nightclub for the evening, with pink spotlights, zebra-print sofas, palm trees, cocktails, and a delicious Indian buffet. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

‘Almost like I’ve been here -’ The green spotlight flashed directly below them, blinding Jason. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile the sun climbed in the sky, shining through the broken senate roof and giving Octavian a natural spotlight. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

When the announcer finishes introducing the wild cards, the spotlights sweep to the area of the stadium where the official teams are sitting. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The Navy didn’t want government code breaking anywhere near the spotlight. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I’m supposed to fall apart under a spotlight? Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I jump as the spotlight swings to me, and suddenly everything is blindingly bright. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was mud splattered all over the sides, all over the tinted windows, and even up on that center spotlight. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

By now it was dark, and the streetlights were like spotlights highlighting fire hydrants, and kids out after curfew. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The vault is a wide, dark space with little spotlights shining down on long rows of pedestals. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

My ability to direct it like a spotlight—this was new. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

And beyond the spotlight, her mission was changing. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The spotlight inches around the opposite end of the arena, the music changing with every player. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The cruiser's spotlight snapped on and swiveled toward him, shining directly into his eyes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

And when my mind took that experience and added a spotlight and the fact that I was only wearing a bathing suit, I panicked. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

When the spotlight zeros in on her and the song begins, it only takes one note before the whole bar loses it. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He resented Carter’s quick move into the spotlight, the way the guys had cheered Carter on. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had inched him up through back alleys and smaller races, bypassing the nationally spotlighted races in favor of slow cultivation and parochial seclusion. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though the heron is merely being observed by an unidentified birdwatcher at this point in the passage, the passive voice keeps it in the reader’s spotlight of attention. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

They offered something Nicole actually wanted — scholarship money — and it satisfied her mother’s craving for the spotlight. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He talks a bit about high school being a time of feeling things out, and after that I kinda block him out for a while because the spotlight is just so hot. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

She always seems to be watching me, and I don’t need a spotlight to know a snitch when I see one. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

If Alyssa and company had any sense, they would have run as soon as I took the spotlight off her, just as the blond kid’s “friends” had. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

For amusement he would occasionally zap us with the hot beam of his spotlight. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Only on the third day after the death—the day of the funeral—did he have to share the spotlight. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one spotlight, I saw Joey in his red robe and trunks. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then it was brighter and I could see a spotlight blazing the smoky haze. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaira, under a single spotlight, seemed especially alone and vulnerable as she half sang, half whispered the very last words. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I needed some magic potion, some pick-me-up to bring me back into the spotlight. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When she turned down the road to the marina, Dad leaned out the passenger window and began shining the spotlight through the mangroves, in case Abbey was hiding there. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

They’re anxious, irritated, and their irritation is turning on me like a spotlight. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I feel like I am standing beneath a spotlight and everyone is watching me, waiting for me to move, speak, something. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Joe clambered back into the spotlight and spread his arms, demanding silence. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were statues and pots and paintings all over the place, with spotlights shining down on them like in a museum. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Ladybird Hope was not enjoying this moment in the spotlight. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Some of you haven’t played before, been in the spotlight,” said assistant coach Tam Hollingshead in those waning hours before Permian would take the field against El Paso Austin. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ground feels extra solid beneath my feet, and a slow smile comes across my face as I bring a spotlight up on Tanasia, who is walking toward the microphone with a guitar. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Lester placed the spotlight at the base of a tree nearby. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

And next to it is a floor lamp, a long black pole with three oval spotlights attached like the broad leaves of a rubber plant. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I search for him—but the spotlight lands on an empty seat. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The tipple area of the mine seemed to be strangely lit—a big spotlight directed at the man-hoist—as my ride carried me past it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Indigenous women cook and clean and work in fields and take care of children; they don’t sing in the spotlight on TV to thousands of fans. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whether or not museums chose to change the wall labels next to some of Vermeer’s paintings, the public had done an amazing job of spotlighting any possible fraud. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

They tied their boats together in the fog, underneath the Islander’s spotlight. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I brought the newspaper close up to my eyes to get a better view of George Pollucci's face, spotlighted lie a three-quarter moon against a vague background of brick and black sky. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

It would do so again tonight, and as the helicopter lifted him into the sky, its spotlight would cut across the campus. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, they opened the suitcase they’d delivered earlier and took out tools: camera and film, spotlights, rope, and a roll of black plastic. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

They ran offstage together the moment the spotlights went off. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I excused myself, glad to be out of the spotlight. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The spotlight is on me, and the church grows quiet. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

For some reason, the thought of a helicopter’s spotlight slicing through the campus at night spooked me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Jule was small beneath it but felt as if a spotlight shone on her from above. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Benji was shooting hoops in the driveway under a giant spotlight. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

A spotlight shines from the ceiling, its source unknown, and standing in the center of its circle of light are my mother, my father, and my brother. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Maybe even end up on that stage in Convention Hall and have my moment in the spotlight. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The room was dimly lighted, almost dark, but at the far end of the aisle Linda’s white casket was illuminated by a row of spotlights up in the ceiling. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose since I was the greatest offender, my pain and loss and humiliation should be in the brightest spotlight. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

And Chess could only watch in frozen horror as the beam from the portable spotlight in the guards’ arms swung closer and closer. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The little taxi rocked on tall waves, and the boys were temporarily blinded by a Gold spotlight shining through the raindrops. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

For an eternity of silence the mother stood there in the spotlight, drawing her head back on her neck in fear and puzzlement. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is just what I was afraid of—having the same “outsider” spotlight shining down over me as I had back at Jefferson Academy. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

All Em needed was a microphone, a stand, and a spotlight. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

If I force the good Anne into the spotlight for even fifteen minutes, she shuts up like a clam the moment she’s called upon to speak, and lets Anne number one do the talking. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I found that I was staring at him, the narrow beam of my lamp focused on his face like a spotlight on an actor. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The spotlight is almost blinding when he walks out, but he knows something. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Through the bedraggled roof a ray of sun fell like God’s spotlight across his right shoulder. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though I embraced my simultaneous roles as athlete and activist, there were times at the games when I craved time outside of the spotlight. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The spotlights follow us and people crane their heads and murmur, “Look, how beautiful.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her white gown glittered under the spotlight, her face had that coppery, Indianish look, and her hair was in that trademark ponytail. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that instant the dinghy lit up like a movie stage— Luno had found us with his spotlight. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Dylan steps into the spotlight of a pedestal. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Its walls stretched out gray and ominous for miles, and its spotlights beamed even into the Atlantic. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shoes are arranged on a Lucite pedestal, glowing under a spotlight, the gladiator-style straps festooned with rhinestones. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Since the light beams from Lester’s spotlight didn’t shine directly down into the water, the quarry seemed black, with unending depth. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

And I saw lights in the ghetto, spotlights blazing, leaving the other places inky in the dark. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The bright lights spotlight me, and people crane their necks to get a peek. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Before today, it was safe to say that my mom was not comfortable in the spotlight. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The spotlight hits me, just like it did all those weeks ago. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Lester’s spotlight blazed from the top of a small, flat rock, but cast only a small arc over the ledge of the quarry, out into the water. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the space, a single spotlight illuminated a curved sword, its blade bare and supported by two silk-covered wedges. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Sun slanted through the clouds above, as if a spotlight were aimed on the bird. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The spotlight moves to his face and he's no longer hunched. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He was fourteen years old then, still brand-new to the spotlight. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I walk out onstage into the spotlight, my boots clicking against the floor. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Finally, it was Nemur s turn to speak—to sum it all up as the head of the project—to take the spotlight as the author of a brilliant experiment. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

One of the guards dropped the portable spotlight, and all the man needed to do was pick it up again. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Julie always wants the spotlight and tends to sing extremely loudly. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The management, sensing a good moment, gave her a spotlight, and the guitarist came forward, strumming a popular American tune with a Spanish flair. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

If I can fling it and loop it around one of the spotlights along the bridge, I can pull myself up fast enough to get there first. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The white spotlight of wonder follows me as I make my way to Hilly. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Even after seeing him play in such magnificent spaces so many times, I still got excited for his moments in the spotlight. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Pretend you’re a spotlight, Obie told himself, a spotlight sweeping the place, stopping here and there, and lingering at other places, picking up the highlights of the thing, this momentous occasion. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We get a table, but it’s near the entrance, so it already feels like we're under a spotlight. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

But Farmer likes being grounded in the kind of obscurity, away from the media and spotlight, that refreshes his passion and authority; doctoring to the poor is his ultimate source of power. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

She rises from the bed and the spotlight follows her as she moves. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Barack had to make a difficult call, phoning the pastor and asking whether he'd be willing to step back from the spotlight, giving us a private backstage blessing instead. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It's hard to see in the glare of the spotlight, but Freak tells me that Blade and his punks are running away. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was only a matter of minutes before they’d be climbing the stairs, only a matter of minutes before the spotlight would shine on them and Mom together. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Let’s just drive,” Dad said glumly, fiddling with the switch on his spotlight. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Everyone’s going to ooh and aah once they see it dramatically lit up with spotlights. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Arthur's truck has a big spotlight mounted on top, at the center of the windshield, so he can go mud running at night. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

One eye on the binnacle, the other on the spotlighted water before his bow, Kabuo inched forward on blind faith. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want the others to think I was trying to steal the spotlight, but once I had spoken out of turn, “integrated turkey” became the theme. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her sequins flash in the spotlight like thousands of little mirrors. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In doing so, she turned a spotlight on a shadowy criminal outfit. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Far away, at the edge of the room, was a high wooden stage, empty and bare, a dim spotlight shining onto it from high above. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

And in the very center of the gallery, a spotlight falls through the ceiling onto a pedestal; there, inside a glass cube, glows a small blue stone . All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Dylan has hijacked the spotlight as he regales his “tale of a young man who flipped off Death” to Ethan and Arthur and gives them tips on how they can also “escape Death’s clutches.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Daddy is shaking as he walks me to the center spotlight. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Outside, I kept expecting to hear a cop’s siren wailing away in the distance, racing toward us, flipping on its spotlight and calling for us to “Freeze!” over their loudspeaker. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

But the Inspectors’ cars were forever snooping and spotlighting those dark streets, taking from poor men their one privacy, the night. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Zach walks to the front of the stage, alone in the spotlight, in khakis and a blue blazer with a St. Joseph’s Prep coat of arms affixed to the left pocket. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

After getting off the interstate, he drove some ten or fifteen miles before coming upon a wooden sign illuminated only by a single spotlight secured to the ground below it. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Each tower had a catwalk around it, with spotlights affixed to the railing, and the feeling inside was of a cozy bungalow. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"What are you doing in there?" he called out with a rasping voice when the spotlight stopped on Victor. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

A sliver of sun broke through like a spotlight and traveled slowly across the yard, forming a giant rainbow. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The first-class seat cushion absorbs my weight as the plane takes off, bound for the small city that will soon be in the spotlight. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The thief snaps her fingers and all the spotlights shut off at once. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The idea gets trimmed down to the rose in the spotlight for a minute and a mention in the play bulletin. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Behind us the walkway extended to City Hall, where the city had sprung for some spotlights to illuminate the dome of the building. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was the spotlight the Littleton, Colorado, killings has put on the fact that for so many individualistic, intelligent, and vulnerable kids, high school is a Hellmouth of exclusion, cruelty, loneliness, inverted values, and rage. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, his public conversion to Islam in 1964 and his refusal to fight in the war thrust Ali into the spotlight for his beliefs as a Muslim, not his boxing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The poor woman chattered on, reluctant apparently to lose the spotlight. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later that night: the spotlight rises on two rooms in our new house on Middlesex. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Their voices extinguished night sounds, and darkness swallowed everything but these two people I loved, the overhead light a dim spotlight that disfigured their features into grimaces. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Dona Amelia is onstage, in the spotlight, talking into the micro- phone. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the center of the floor, gleaming white under hundreds of spotlights, was the ring. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I make the theater really bright, and then I make a really narrow spotlight, I make everything bright blue, I make it orange. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

In the distance, Lawrence could see the glow of spotlights illuminating the spindly hundred-foot-tall test tower from which the plutonium “gadget” was suspended. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

A spotlight shines brightly on the single sheet of paper he holds in his left hand. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The rising mist of the river swirled in the beams of spotlights. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ship’s name was painted just above the bow line in black letters, lit with a spotlight. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even the monsters turned to watch, as if sensing that their master Tartarus was about to take the spotlight. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I imagine a giant spotlight on me as I enter, emphasizing my ancient jeans, torn sneakers, and greasy hair. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Axel does that too when the spotlight is on him. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But the Gustanos and the guards—and the portable spotlight the guards carried—were getting closer and closer. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

An instant later, the glare of a spotlight cut through the crowd, reaching the exact spot where Finn had stood only seconds earlier. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

His volt meter showed thirteen and a half volts charging, and the Susan Marie ran hard and steady, her spotlight suffused in the fog. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The political world was no place for good people, I said, explaining how I’d been conflicted about whether Barack should run at all, worried about what the spotlight might do to our family. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The moon wasn’t cooperating; bright and full, it might as well have been a spotlight. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

That night, as I was lying on my bed reading Greek, I was startled by a flash of remembrance, almost as if a hidden spotlight had been trained without warning on my face. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

A sunbeam spotlighted the rise and fall of his white belly. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The spotlight on Kaira kept changing colors and her fringed outfit seemed to shimmer and change with each new color. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The applause goes on and on, and I stand, dazed and smiling, holding the flowers and sweating in the spotlight. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I blend into the student body and don’t feel the spotlight on me so much as the lights dim and the guy talks. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

The spotlight is so bright in my eyes, I can’t make out any faces. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment we entered, a spotlight took turns highlighting each piece of equipment on the racks of the curved walls, while a narrator’s voice gave a detailed description. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The statues had swiveled so that their cameras were trained straight on us, the spotlights in our faces. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

A single ray of sunlight pierces the clouds like a spotlight to follow her, and her corroded, oxidized shell peels away, revealing shining copper from head to toe. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

It follows us to the back of the lobby where a second spotlight shines down on a boy, fast asleep. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Jackson Browne's 1977 track The Load Out throws a spotlight on the private ritual that takes place after the audience leaves: "Now the seats are all empty/ Let the roadies take the stage." One for the roadies: in praise of rock'n'roll's unsung heroes 2012-12-12T16:34:31Z

Yet it is far from the first moment in the spotlight for the fashion editor, who was born Pamela Rosalind Grace Coddington 71 years ago in Anglesey, an island off the northern coast of Wales. Grace Coddington Is Always in Fashion 2012-11-17T11:00:00Z

The layoffs, which included the entire news department, have put a spotlight on a station that has played a major role in American public broadcasting. Democracy May Prove the Doom of WBAI 2013-08-20T22:18:03Z

“Eventually,” she writes, “these bloodhounds fell from view, and we pushed other dogs into the spotlight, including the German Shepherd dog and the Doberman Pinscher.” In defense of the pitbull 2013-02-05T19:35:00Z

In later films, he would be the eyecatching main attraction, ceding the spotlight to no one. Robin Williams obituary 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

You can always count on the National Gallery to find an old master artist who deserves the spotlight. Exhibitions to Fill an Art Lover’s Fall Calendar 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z

At night, the soldiers train a harsh spotlight on passers-by and check IDs. Review: The Architecture of Grief and Dread in ‘Foxtrot’ 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z

Michael Kors, just before the C.F.D.A. awards this year, made a comment about how quickly the spotlight shines on new labels today. New York Fashion Week: The Next Wave 2010-09-09T07:53:00Z

The collection's highlight was an evening suit that faded from a shimmery silver to gray, giving the effect of a spotlight shining from above, with roomy trousers rolled up at the heel. Alexander McQueen sticks to British roots 2010-06-20T16:24:00Z

It’s a visual that signifies a man exposing himself, until you realize he’s in a spotlight. Bo Burnham’s ‘Inside’: A Comedy Special and an Inspired Experiment 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z

A new peripheral character in the Trump universe stepped into the spotlight this week: the entertainment publicist and former tabloid reporter Rob Goldstone. Rob Goldstone, Trump Intermediary, Likes Silly Hats and Facebook 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z

Organizers said the Doha event aims to do the same, using the festival to shine a spotlight on Arab cinema. Arab films showcase turbulent, redemptive year 2011-10-24T15:37:51Z

And the bafflement must have only increased when, later in the evening, the show found itself back in Seattle, which had already had the audition spotlight last week. ArtsBeat Blog: 'X-Factor' Recap: Now You See the Judge, Now You Don't 2011-09-29T14:24:58Z

Miami’s City Girls steal the spotlight, though, with their song “Money Fight.” Like Miami, ‘Bad Boys for Life’ soundtrack is hot and fun 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z

Lowen spotlights the strategies employed by those anti-abortion groups, who are composed not just of evangelical Christians, but also young people and people who profess to be neither religious nor conservative. ‘Battleground’ Review: A Look at the Anti-Abortion Movement 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z

They also spotlight a bit of history that is often forgotten: that the French creators intended the statue as a commemoration of the abolition of slavery in the United States. New Statue of Liberty Museum Illuminates a Forgotten History 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z

Hicks is rarely seen — her disdain for the spotlight is matched by her loyalty to the man who loves nothing more. Hope Hicks returned to the White House to pull Trump across the finish line. Then coronavirus hit. 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian TV veteran Noel Edmonds might be used to be being in the spotlight, but he look set to be outshone by a new rising star: his store mannequin. Twitter hails dummy – but Noel Edmonds deserves fare dues 2013-05-22T09:04:18Z

That leaves one for whoever is on camera, and one for the singer on deck — so none of the performers will be seen or heard until shortly before their moment in the spotlight. How the Met Opera Is Throwing a Gala Concert With Smartphones 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z

The accusations returned to the spotlight last month after a routine by stand-up comedian Hannibal Buress made fun of Cosby’s fatherly image in light of the allegations of sexual misconduct. Sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby resurface 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z

This made the spotlight on Smollett shine even brighter, but this time he was vilified as someone willing to use one of the most potent symbol of racism in the U.S. to further his career. Trial set to start on charges Smollett faked racist attack 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z

She said that McGhee’s pilot script spoke to her more than any other she has read, given her personal experience with navigating single motherhood and rediscovering her voice after a time away from the spotlight. Brandy Scored Her ‘Dream Role’ in ‘Queens’ 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z

But beyond the spotlight, two compelling museums have also made their debuts. 45 Places to Go in 2012 2012-01-06T17:44:12Z

The photographer and director David LaChapelle spotlights the electric dance form known as clowning and its successor, krumping, which originated in greater Los Angeles in the early 1990s. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Pick of the Litter’ and ‘Bordertown’ 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z

It wasn’t until after the airing of that series in 2019 that the investigation into the singer intensified under a global spotlight. How an arrest upended filming of ‘Surviving Jeffrey Epstein’ 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z

Netflix's latest release spotlights the webmaster's victims and their families along with the agents, journalists and lawyers who investigated the high-profile case. The 6 most disturbing "The Most Hated Man on the Internet" revelations from Netflix's docuseries 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z

He said the global spotlight of the Oscars red carpet “complements NYFW.” Will the Oscars Crush New York Fashion Week? 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z

“She’s Mine Pt. 2” is about its simple joy, while the album’s nine-minute title track, which ended the night, was J. Cole at his best: heartfelt, especially under the spotlight. In D.C., J. Cole’s heart was on his sleeve, right where it belongs 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z

He proved that he deserves to stand in the spotlight. Perspective | Fashion Week celebrated what it means to dream — culminating in this one moving Marc Jacobs moment 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z

But along with those ancient techniques and tropical ingredients, Mr. Ninsom maintains a spotlight on local produce and seafood from the Pacific Northwest. In Portland, Thai Food Moves Beyond the Usual 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z

This is not a production that steals the spotlight from the backstage scandal. Critic’s Notebook: Evgeny Nikitin and Wagner’s ‘Flying Dutchman’ 2012-07-26T21:52:31Z

You also spotlight Mermaid Sparkles, who is a woman from Arkansas who also feels "landlocked" in her endeavors to become a professional mermaid elsewhere. "There's serious athleticism" to being a professional mermaid 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z

Her 2020 book, “Summer Kitchens,” spotlights the art of fermentatsiya — traditional Ukrainian preserves like brined eggplant and mint, apples in pumpkin mash, salted plums, stuffed peppers and innumerable variations of pickled cucumbers, beets and cabbage. Rescuing the Cuisine of Besieged Mariupol, Recipe by Family Recipe 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z

This past fall, headlines around the world trumpeted the Marlowe-Shakespeare connection, and spotlighted the editors’ methodology: computer-aided analysis of linguistic patterns across databases of early modern plays. The Radical Argument of the New Oxford Shakespeare 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z

Make no mistake: It’s not a hue for the faint of heart or someone unaccustomed to the spotlight. In first lady, Nancy Reagan found the role of a lifetime 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z

For a guy who has spent his career trying to escape the spotlight, it was an apt juxtaposition. Review | Bon Iver embraces its arena rock era 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z

The suit was among several that spotlighted similar allegations. Actor settling shopper-profiling suit vs. Macy’s 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z

The stripped-down instrumentation puts a spotlight on your voice. Martina Topley Bird: 'I played Boggle till 4am the other night. Is that rock'n'roll enough for you?' 2010-07-10T23:05:00Z

Michael Jackson famously attempted to shield his three young children from the spotlight. Paris Jackson excited and nervous on eve of debut solo album 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z

Domingo Zapata’s Best-Known Work May Be Himself Some artists shun the spotlight, letting galleries promote their work while they keep to their studios. Domingo Zapata’s Best-Known Work May Be Himself 2013-04-24T22:04:00Z

These were men and women more accustomed to standing in the spotlight, not standing around its perimeter in awe. When Daniel Boulud calls, D.C. chefs come

Now, after a career spent largely avoiding the spotlight, Mr. Smith is increasingly the center of attention. Trustees Elect Carnegie Hall’s First African-American Chairman 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z

Two decades later, and with two Emmys apiece, Brown and Braugher are poised to share the Emmys spotlight, and not for the first time. Sterling K. Brown and Andre Braugher’s Lives Keep Intersecting 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z

The former governor has used the attention to spotlight climate change and an after-school programme, both causes close to his heart. He'll be back: why old age can't keep Arnold Schwarzenegger down 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z

The feature also spotlights journalists, writers, attorneys, former Victoria's Secret models and former employees who explore the rise and fall of America's most prominent lingerie company. The 7 most shocking Victoria's Secret revelations from Hulu's "Angels and Demons" docuseries 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z

Reuters spoke with Adu about her music, life on the road and how she spends her time away from the spotlight. Sade brings it home with concert film and live CD 2012-05-24T12:37:40Z

For all the barriers Hendrix broke during his short but wildly influential time in the spotlight, 50 years later, there’s a lot more progress to be made. 50 years after death, Jimi Hendrix continues shaping Seattle music, as same racial inequities persist 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z

Those paradoxical qualities — supreme glamour, salt-of-the-earth approachability — are key to Adele’s connection to her fans, even after years out of the spotlight. Adele, Music’s Comet, Returns With ‘30.’ How Bright Will It Burn? 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z

The sudden rash in derogatory comments regarding trans people is in response to the push to use inclusive language when talking or writing about reproductive rights, which are urgently in the spotlight again. Language is flexible, unlike boomers Bette Midler and Jordan Peterson 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z

Seven years away from the spotlight hasn’t dulled Shirley Manson’s ire. 2012′s best — so far! 2012-07-04T14:00:00Z

In the audience, at the center of the room, a spotlight illuminated a bearded man on a stool. The Magnificent New York Public Library for the Performing Arts 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z

It spotlights 74 van Goghs — paintings, watercolors and drawings, along with a lithograph and an etching — plus a half-dozen works by Cézanne, Gauguin, Matisse and others. In Detroit, a Look at America’s Passion for van Gogh 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z

When the stage suddenly darkens, it fills with crisscrossing spotlights and a swirling fog that creates iridescent lines and wafting clouds. Review: At American Realness Festival, Mirrored Movements and a Nearly Naked Yvonne Meier 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z

Despite the doubts that have long lingered over Chanel's wartime doings, the multi-billion-dollar fashion brand that bears her name has sought to spotlight its founder. New book claims Coco Chanel was Nazi spy 2011-08-17T22:16:05Z

But overall, “No Seattle” is a terrifically fun look at the spirited energy of the times, providing an engaging history lesson by giving a cache of unheralded acts their moment in the spotlight. ‘No Seattle’ highlights lesser known NW rock acts | Record preview 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z

He said that he and other organizers felt “a responsibility to turn the spotlight onto the people, not speak for them.” Al Sharpton Berates Hollywood and Urges Oscar Protests 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z

He will soon be in a spotlight of a different sort as the new music director of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields in London, with which he first played in 1986. Sam Haywood and Joshua Bell at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-11-16T22:38:31Z

The following year's "Pretty In Pink" was more successful at throwing a bright spotlight on UK acts such as OMD, Echo & The Bunnymen, New Order and the Smiths. Danke schön! "The John Hughes Mixtapes" sheds light on vibrant and essential movie soundtrack gems 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z

But no matter how long Giuliani gets to stand in that spotlight or what song he sings, it's a note and a step towards sanitizing a long, dirty ledger that's still unrolling. "The Masked Singer" may not normalize Rudy Giuliani, but its a crime to even try to make him cuddly 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z

Put arts funding cuts in the spotlight Last week, Arts Council England announced how it plans to effect the £19m of cuts imposed upon it by the coalition government. Where are the cuts falling? 2010-06-22T14:36:00Z

Bobbi Kristina Brown died Sunday night at the age of 22 after six months in a coma and a lifetime under a harsh, unforgiving spotlight. What We Can Learn From the Bobbi Kristina Brown Tragedy 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z

Three-week festival spotlighting works by local female playwrights concludes with “A Colorful Conscience,” a collection of short plays by Rochelle Perry. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Sept. 17-24: 'Fixed,' 'The Red Shoes' and more 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z

From childhood, Susan says, she was discouraged by her mother from seeking the spotlight, from letting her talents be seen. Set Melissa McCarthy Free 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z

The news was delivered in a darkened, spotlit airplane hangar, where all four hours of last week's two "Idol" broadcasts seemed to happen. "American Idol" recap: 24 contestants remain, including Kent's Stefano Langone 2011-02-25T19:00:40Z

Crystal chandeliers serve as glittering focal points, while recessed spotlights bathe the walls in a carefully calibrated glow. Art Takes Center Stage in a Redesigned New York City Home 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z

After spotlighting Canadian films for years, the fest recently switched to Hollywood premieres, with mixed results. Robert Downey Jr.'s 'The Judge' will open Toronto film festival 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z

Skirts and dresses made of a plastic-like material with large circle discs came next, the discs glimmering like fish scales in the spotlight. Westwood highlights gala London fashion shows 2012-09-16T21:10:14Z

With a background in theater, speech and comedy, he seemed comfortable being in the spotlight but not cocky or attention-seeking. Date Lab: Would his age make or break the date? 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z

Now, her appointment as a judge on the US X Factor represents a full return to the media spotlight. Britney comes back from the brink 2012-05-15T15:41:09Z

The former emphasizes group solidarity; the latter pulls the spotlight onto one individual. Perspective | Marjorie Taylor Greene’s coat sent a message even before she heckled Biden 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z

But strings will still be in the spotlight, and in good hands: stepping in is the orchestra's principal second violin, Elisa Barston, who will perform Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 1. Substitution at the symphony 2012-06-06T19:01:04Z

It’s too easy to focus on what Mr. Stone does wrong; it’s also useful to focus a spotlight on what he gets right. Television Review: Oliver Stone’s ‘Untold’ American History, on Showtime 2012-11-11T22:45:38Z

Very honorable, but that makes it easy for suck-ups to grab the spotlight. The pandemic was hard on office suck-ups. Now they’re back and ready to schmooze. 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z

And before the afternoon is over, she will take me on a circuitous tour of her long life in the spotlight, with frequent side trips into the persistent problems of being Barbra. Barbra Streisand Sets the Record Straight 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z

Then, as the song’s catchy bass groove swelled, he strutted boldly into the spotlight in blue platform heels, a floral dress and a “full-beat face” of makeup. The renaissance of drag queen legend Kevin Aviance 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z

He typically divided the background of a picture into vertical bands of vibrant green, pink, gold, orange or turquoise, the center stripe broadening or tapering like a spotlight to concentrate attention on the central subject. What to see in L.A. galleries: Hot-button greeting cards, mesmerizing photograms 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z

Fall-scented candles — from spiced pumpkin to witches’ brew — are also enjoying their moment under the spotlight. Christian Girl Autumn was once a joke and has now become a seasonal inspiration of coziness 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z

On a subsequent world tour, Little Dragon singer Yukimi Nagano was a one of a few guest stars who got serious spotlight time, along with Bobby Womack and De La Soul. Concert preview: Little Dragon at Nectar 01/12/11 2011-01-06T17:36:16Z

For in the chaotic age of Trump, it is the speaker of the House taking the spotlight in the ongoing saga of how our leaders integrate culture into their public missions. Perspective | Trump’s White House doesn’t support the arts. Nancy Pelosi is rallying the cause instead. 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z

Do you just naturally crave the spotlight less than they do? Bob Seger on Climate Outrage, His Internet-Free Life and Hanging With Eminem 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z

“But now I see that the spotlight can actually directly serve the music.” Esperanza Spalding on a Year in the Spotlight 2012-03-16T15:58:59Z

The singer also appeared to regret his life in the public spotlight, Yonhap reported. Fans Mourn Kim Jong-hyun, a K-Pop Singer Whose Style Was Instantly Recognizable 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z

This year, the festival will also spotlight Central and Eastern European filmmaking in a program titled Eastern Promises, featuring 20 films. 'Selma' to open Palm Springs Film Festival, 'Boychoir' to close 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z

Dressed in a white satin blouse and pants and spotlighted on a darkened stage before a large audience, she enacted rhythmic movements that lay somewhere between tribal dance and martial arts. The shock, critique, theatricality of '80s art, on view in Fort Worth 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z

In contrast, Hill was lauded for being the epitome of grace under pressure, and admired for the way she wordlessly passed through the throngs of reporters and detractors, never grabbing the spotlight. Anita Hill reflects on her fateful testimony, 23 years later 2014-03-26T21:44:39Z

With Mr. Song at its center, the show quickly became a national pastime, particularly among older residents and those in rural communities — groups that the program spotlighted and that were seldom seen on television. Song Hae, Who Survived War and Poverty to Become a Beloved TV Host, Dies at 95 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z

These men seemed to think they can behave with impunity, ignoring the glare of the spotlight — or believing the irradiation of their success somehow lifts them above the scrutiny of mere mortals. Rachel Dratch in ‘Tail! Spin!,’ a Political Comedy of Errors 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z

Shot over the course of two years, "Vinyl Nation" visits indie shops nationwide and talks to musical experts and everyday collectors alike to spotlight the breadth and diversity of the vinyl fandom. "Record stores changed our lives": New doc "Vinyl Nation" celebrates Record Store Day at home 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z

The art is now placed in a series of different, less tourist-swamped locations in order to “spotlight” new neighborhoods and attractions. Dutch officials to stop promoting popular areas due to overtourism concerns 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z

His style is intense, sardonic, philosophical, with a tendency to skitter away from the spotlight even as he places himself center stage. Review: Recalling an Electric New York in ‘Radicals in Miniature’ 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z

For all his exposure in lectures and conferences, as a motivational speaker, Mau has, like Greta Garbo, dodged the spotlight, the rare celebrity who doesn’t talk about himself. Bruce Mau: A Designer Puts Life on the Drawing Boards 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z

“If your relationship is in a healthy place, you’re likely not to argue about social media. Social media is just spotlighting the problem.” If You Need a Social Media Prenup, Your Relationship is Already Doomed 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

Larry gave me my moment in the spotlight in the famous “chocolate babka” episode. What’s Larry David really like? Ask his Maryland fraternity brothers. 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z

With Ms. Grimaud’s piano spotlighted and the room bathed in red, Le Poisson Rouge suddenly seemed the most sophisticated cabaret in the world. Music Review: Back at the Keyboard After a Difficult Interlude 2011-02-01T21:43:30Z

Kanye West appeared in a single spotlight to perform Only One, which he wrote with Sir Paul McCartney. Grammy Awards 2015: In pictures 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z

But they can also use that spotlight to amplify other folks who get less visibility. Steve McQueen meets Tarana Burke: ‘I want to be part of shifting the narrative’ 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z

But on Saturday night, a different crowd gathered in the woods by the water: around 400 young people, moving to techno music that boomed from loudspeakers as spotlights swept a dance floor. At Europe’s Illegal Parties, the Virus Is the Last Thing on Anyone’s Mind 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z

One of America's great cocktails, the Manhattan, gets the spotlight from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Top arts and entertainment picks for Nov. 6-12 2011-11-02T22:55:05Z

He hoped that his shows like "Glee" and "The New Normal" would shine a spotlight on issues of tolerance, human rights and confronting bigotry. Alda, Lear honored at 40th International Emmys 2012-11-20T12:54:13Z

Make Music New York chose to shine a bright spotlight on extraordinarily talented youth on Tuesday. Variety and Verve at Make Music New York 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z

The Weeknd is an understated showman who doesn’t demand the spotlight as he calmly unpacks maximized versions of his sultry pop/soul hybrid. The Weeknd emerges from the darkness at Verizon Center 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z

The intensity of the debate has put a spotlight on the museum association, in existence since 1916, but largely out of public view. Selling Art to Pay the Bills Divides the Nation’s Museum Directors 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z

She avoided the spotlight, but sometimes the spotlight found her. On drugs, Nancy Reagan just said no. On AIDS, she said nothing. 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z

Fortunately, she appears to be enjoying the spotlight. Woman accidentally tans company logo onto her leg during coronavirus lockdown 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z

In recent years, New York fashion and especially New York Fashion Week have been dogged by a reputation for spotlighting both too much and not enough. Can Raf Simons Reinvent American Fashion? 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

On the other hand, stars are using the spotlight to broadcast their resistance, starting with Meryl Streep at the Golden Globes. Trump Era Invites a Bolder Hollywood Red Carpet 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z

The accusations returned to the spotlight last month after a routine by stand-up comedian Hannibal Buress made fun of Cosby's fatherly image in light of the allegations of sexual misconduct. Bill Cosby is in role of outcast after sexual assault allegations 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

But the intense media spotlight that follows him around the world has clearly unnerved the "Boyfriend" singer. Bieber ends London gig without hitches after "rough week" 2013-03-09T01:26:46Z

Wachner takes up a lot of space, drawing the spotlight; Bell, his successor, may offer a more conventional approach. Review | Julian Wachner leads his last concert as music director of Washington Chorus 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z

But when Punk came along, Parker was deemed unfashionable and the media spotlight turned elsewhere. Rumour has it: Rocker Graham Parker is back 2013-10-08T11:49:52Z

He was briefly in the national spotlight last year for a tweetstorm defending his kindergarten-age son after he was bullied at school for his colorfully polished nails. Review | Raising a boy in 2020 is tough. Three new books aimed at fathers offer some guidance. 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z

And when Cannes turns its powerful spotlight on emerging or underappreciated talent, the impact can be enormous. Special Report: Cannes Festival: They'll Always Have Cannes 2012-05-15T23:11:00Z

These celebrities are nervous because it's so nerve-wracking to have the spotlight on you going up the carpet – and many of them are wearing cumbersome, over-the-top gowns that are hard to walk in. "You couldn’t buy your way in": Anna Wintour biographer on her power, from the Met Gala to Wimbledon 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z

Regardless of what he called “the details that people so lovingly nitpick,” Mr. Borle said what was most important about “Smash” was that it provided “a shining, nationally televised spotlight on our industry.” Christian Borle, From ?Smash? to ?Peter and the Starcatcher? 2012-04-12T12:00:00Z

This year, the spotlight will be on Peru. Cuba headed to Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the Mall as soon as 2017 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z

By contrast, certain other political art in the show delivers an anti-authoritarian message in plain sight; indeed, in the spotlight. Outsider Art of the Moment: 66 Exhibitors, 7 Countries, 1 Fair 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z

The hard part is to make it bare, and let it speak in a spotlight alone.” Possessed: Graffito in Jerry Mitchell’s Bedroom Is a Daily Reminder 2013-05-24T21:27:34Z

While “Baywatch” turned up the spotlight, it did not turbocharge her career, which she felt had stalled, she said, in the years before the pandemic. In ‘Mayfair Witches,’ Alexandra Daddario Takes a Dark Turn 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z

Mr. Smith was best known for turning the spotlight on American choral music, past and present. Gregg Smith, Choral Leader Who Elevated Standards, Dies at 84 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z

“Edwards kept painting Hunter as a fame seeker, eager to glom onto her husband’s spotlight,” Tina Brown wrote on her Web site, The Daily Beast. 2010-01-16T04:00:00Z

“Rarely will I light somebody,” said Mr. Herzog, referring to the practice of flashing a spotlight to warn a comic to wrap up. Television: Seth Herzog?s Comedy Show, ?Sweet,? in the East Village 2011-09-07T18:46:25Z

Just last weekend, the star made her triumphant return to the spotlight at the American Music Awards after taking time off to focus on her emotional health. Selena Gomez Returns to Social Media With Reflection on ‘Hardest Yet Most Rewarding’ Year 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z

You mention in the special that Africans are having their moment in the spotlight now, but you recall that during your childhood in the States, being African wasn’t cool. Yvonne Orji, the ‘Insecure’ Star, Returns Confidently to Stand-Up 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z

Beyond his father’s well-known résumé, the book offers a sense of the toll a public life takes on a family, even one as accustomed to the spotlight as the Bushes. George W. Bush’s ‘41: A Portrait of My Father’ 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z

“Not a cell in my body ever wanted to stand in a spotlight and say words.” Going From Show to Show No More 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z

Point to her social and political systems of control rather than spotlighting attention on her. I was in a cult. Britney was in a conservatorship. Our situations are crazy similar 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z

His purchase on their finer fancies began with My Night at Maud's, the 1969 chatfest that swept him into the global spotlight, and ended Jan. 11, with his death in Paris at 89. 2010-01-12T04:00:00Z

It also spotlights the metaphorical power of his key idea. Martin Scorsese Avenges the Auteur 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z

Dresses with revealing necklines have been stealing the spotlight this awards season, signaling, perhaps, a new era in red-carpet décolletage. A Cleavage Trend Reveals a More Natural Décolletage for Hollywood Stars on the Red Carpet 2014-02-12T22:54:59Z

And while many people keep a jug around for household chores — understandably so, since it's tough on mildew and grime — it deserves the spotlight this summer. A splash of vinegar makes (almost) everything at a summer cookout so much better 2021-05-30T04:00:00Z

Before shooting it, she says, she had never spoken publicly about her struggles in the spotlight. Little Mix's Jesy Nelson on surviving the trolls: 'People were saying horrific things' 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z

“It would do well with more organization, easier ways to access things, more spotlights on certain projects. You’ll find really good work, but there’s also a lot of noise.” What’s Right About The Wrong Biennale? 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z

He shuns the spotlight and is largely silent, in contrast to his real-life alter ego, who is enthusiastically chatty about his foray into comic-book publishing. A New Superhero Arrives to Protect the Powerless 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z

But with the opening of No. 38 The Park, the historic town in the northern Cotswolds is back in the spotlight. Europe's 13 Best Winter Getaways 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z

The impresario and producer Norman Granz recognized Parker’s brilliance — and he saw the potential to broaden his appeal, by shining a softer spotlight on his lemon-cake tone and his richly coiled melodies. How Pop and Jazz Wrapped Up the Past in 16 Boxed Sets 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z

But, for this show, it was put in the spotlight and surrounded by a dozen other pictures by the artist. The Best Art of 2018 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z

Our duty is to put the spotlight on the extremists to try to preserve the Middle ground. Veteran Syrian director takes on Muslim "extremism" 2010-09-07T15:24:00Z

He seems to have enjoyed his time in the spotlight, blogging about his innocence, proclaiming himself a victim. Gurbaksh Chahal has lost his job. His girlfriend has lost more 2014-05-06T22:57:00Z

He is tigerishly protective of their place in the spotlight — he said that he had a clause written into Ms. Kasler’s contract that prevents Ballard from hiring another designer without consulting her. Up Close: An Interior Design Deal-Maker Leaves His Mark 2011-08-08T21:29:47Z

She's shoved into the spotlight when her talent for vocal mimicry is discovered. Bold characters in 'Little Voice' need a little nuance 2012-03-23T20:43:04Z

Hawass, the flamboyant former chief of antiquities in Egypt, is known for taking — his critics would say hogging — the spotlight in television specials about mummies, pyramids and King Tut. Zahi Hawass urges military action to save Iraq's ancient sites 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z

The selection will bring a major international spotlight to Liverpool. Liverpool Will Host 2023 Eurovision Song Contest 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z

But all of these musicians have earned a spotlight. Black, Female and Carving Out Their Own Path in Country Music 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z

But let’s back up a bit, because despite the title, Marjana does not actually get all that much spotlight here. Review: ‘Marjana and the Forty Thieves’ Gives a Lesson in Storytelling 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z

It was just interesting to spotlight what I felt was a collective sigh of relief for the country. "Four Seasons Total Documentary" captures the Trump campaign's emperor-has-no-clothes moment 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z

So I understand why the images of pitbull victims haunt us still, and I understand if people don’t feel comfortable watching Vick return to the spotlight. It’s not just Michael Vick: The Steelers still have a rape culture problem, too 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z

Off the radio and stage and out of the spotlight, Kesha cannot sell merchandise, receive sponsorships, or get media attention.” Free Kesha now: Sony is forcing her to work with her alleged abuser — or she doesn’t work at all 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z

It contains all of the nearly 200 tracks Cole is known to have recorded in the late 1930s and early ’40s, just before he signed with Capitol Records and leapt into the national spotlight. How Pop and Jazz Revisited the Past in 13 Boxed Sets 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z

Were you at all concerned that you were stealing some of the spotlight he might be entitled to in his final episodes? ArtsBeat: Meet the New Boss: Will Ferrell Clocks in at 'The Office' 2011-04-06T16:12:45Z

The Roald Dahl Audio Collection : Dahl narrates five of his best-known tales, spotlighting the subversive humor for which children adore him. How to get your children to relax — and learn — in the car 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z

So I’ve spent a lot of the last five years trying to put the spotlight on other people. Environmentalist Bill McKibben: ‘Mother Nature is a very powerful educator’ 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z

But the same preservationist impulse that keeps the standard repertory in the spotlight controls instrumentation too. In a Forest of Instruments, Signs of Evolution 2010-09-03T17:20:00Z

However, problems can begin when private relationships hit the spotlight. Til musical differences do us part 2011-02-10T21:29:00Z

In an effort to escape the spotlight the family takes to the desert to camp under the open Western sky. Critic?s Notebook: My Wives Don?t Understand Me 2011-01-13T22:48:25Z

Invited to appear on the “Today” Show to correct the error, Buddy sees an opportunity to reclaim the spotlight he once commanded. Let Him Entertain You: Billy Crystal Returns to Broadway 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z

Although she enjoys performing in the spotlight, she said nothing brings her more satisfaction than introducing children to the world of ballet. At 78, this ballerina is still going strong: ‘It’s never too late to do something you love’ 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z

Since then, the former Democratic governor, now 55, has tried to step out of the spotlight after a messy divorce from his second wife by swapping politics for volunteer work with jailed women. Former New Jersey governor "falls to grace" in post-scandal documentary 2013-01-19T00:25:27Z

While most women in the spotlight are intent on appearing as small as possible – and Gaga is certainly physically tiny, a 5ft 2in stripling – her costumes are often bulky, lumpy, tough, hard, impenetrable. Feminist icon? 2010-09-17T07:00:00Z

In the meantime, we have a comedian where the mayor of London should be – and the gags are coming thick and fast as his city enjoys its moment in the global spotlight. Boris Johnson, the comedian of politics, has the last laugh 2012-07-30T12:00:01Z

During “Let’s Dance,” Gaga, in a sequined white pantsuit, sidled up to Rodgers in his puffy white cap, gray suit and waist-length braids to put him in the spotlight. Nile Rodgers — defender of disco 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z

For a minute, Johnny the father overtakes Johnny the rocker–but when he gets a chance to steal the spotlight back, he takes it. Review: Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll Delivers Rock of the Aged 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z

He’s more comfortable in the spotlight now, but Tesfaye’s rise to stardom may have more to do with the mainstream accommodating him than the other way around. The Rise of the Weeknd: 'I Want to Make Pop Cool Again' 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z

Not the directors, who spotlight a possibly contaminated crime scene, shaky forensic evidence and abusive police interrogations. Review: In ‘Amanda Knox,’ a Murder and Journalism Run Amok 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

This is not the first “Peanuts” anthology to spotlight Snoopy. Review | Snoopy — the world’s coolest dog — finally gets the book he deserves 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z

Once again in the spotlight, as activists challenge photo ID laws that they say hinder minority voters, and definitely a preoccupation for Malcolm. Fifty years after his death, Malcolm X speaks to the current moment 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

"Blue Valentine" shines a spotlight on aspects of American life rarely seen in the movies, and it resulted from a lengthy and intensive period of preparation and discovery. Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams: Cannes' hottest couple 2010-05-21T15:40:00Z

Mr. Hackmann makes the most of his solo in the spotlight, his handsome baritone soaring over the orchestra. Review: ‘Paint Your Wagon,’ Starring Keith Carradine, Opens at Encores! 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

I pity any actor forced to share a spotlight with Ms. Harris. | 'Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays': ?Standing on Ceremony? at Minetta Lane Theater - Review 2011-11-14T03:01:01Z

See More » All of which, for the Bagger, raises a question: What onus, if any, falls on the Academy to spotlight documentaries that might bring about a measure of justice? The Power of Documentaries on the Oscar Trail 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z

He did share his compatriots’ hunger for the exalting glare of the spotlight, which obliterates unhappy memories and confusing truths that are harder to shake in everyday life. Theater Review: ‘Jukebox Jackie,’ About Jackie Curtis, at La MaMa 2012-05-31T21:00:38Z

At night, the two spotlights in the water below our table attracted swarms of exotic fish and harmless reef sharks that glided past the lights before disappearing into the darkness. On Solomon Islands, take a deep dive into Pacific war history 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z

What “March: Book Three” does even more deftly than its predecessors in the series is to spotlight a range of crucial characters who loom as large as life on the printed page. Rep. John Lewis’s new ‘March: Book Three’ rises to the historic occasion 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z

After Kendall leaves the stage, Tom steps into the spotlight and looks like a wild-eyed maniac, pointing into different parts of crowd and shouting, “You are an ATN citizen!” ‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 6: Cool New Rule 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z

The more important matters for me, since the election, are those that offer reminders of human potential, rather than spotlighting the human propensity for stupidity. Art is not an escape — it’s our most powerful weapon against apathy 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z

Wacky enough was her claim that show runner Matthew Weiner "brought television writers into the spotlight." Feedback: Cats and dogs making the scene 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z

It was black with white spotlights and we did massive bowls of pink peonies. As Studio 54 Boogies to Brooklyn, Its Denizens Look Back in Wonder 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z

“I wish I could convey to these young artists of color, who are getting this attention now, that they shouldn’t let that happen again. They should really demand that the spotlight not turn off.” Revisiting a Groundbreaking Show of Feminist Art 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z

A person close to Galliano, who spoke to him by telephone on Tuesday, said he had been struggling to cope for some time with the pressures of his life under the spotlight. Dior fires "odious" Galliano over racist slurs 2011-03-02T05:52:25Z

“It’s going to spotlight these issues to millions of Americans,” Ms. Padgett said. For Some in Transgender Community, It’s Never Too Late to Make a Change 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z

This year’s entry, from the painter and printmaker Edward Ruscha, offers a looming logo featuring spotlights that seems to mimic the classic trademark of 20th Century Fox. Los Angeles Film Festival to Highlight the City as Star 2014-03-07T17:51:36Z

Similarly, in writing about Charles and Ray Eames, he endeavors to turn the spotlight away, even slightly, from the celebrated man and toward his underrated spouse. Ways of Seeing 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z

But in reality, Magic Mike is far less interested in those spotlighted abs than in the lies we tell ourselves in and around that stage. Magic Mike: The Sexy, Sad Lies We Tell Ourselves 2012-06-28T20:15:18Z

"Wei makes a case for why Taiwanese food should get its own spotlight" — I loved this quote. "Taiwanese food is an underdog": In her new cookbook, Clarissa Wei writes a love letter to Taiwan 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z

That wasn’t just stepping into the spotlight, it was jumping smack into its red hot center. The New, New Bottega Veneta 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z

The latter hue is often worn for funeral rites in the far East, so these pieces spotlight Stair’s affinity with Asian pottery. Review | In the galleries: Artistic reflections on what mortality leaves behind 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z

So it's no surprise that his return to the spotlight at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night in Charlotte, N.C., inspired an avalanche of jokes on Twitter. ArtsBeat: The Peanut Gallery Takes on the Democrats 2012-09-06T17:15:46Z

Not accounting for pantry staples like olive oil and salt, you have a five-ingredient meal that comes together in about 30 minutes and shines a spotlight on spinach. Like creamed spinach? Then you'll love this 5-ingredient spinach pasta 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z

Granik, too, eschews the spotlight and appears uninterested in the glamorous trappings of Hollywood. Debra Granik tells a Vietnam veteran's tale in 'Stray Dog' documentary 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z

Traister spotlights the role of anger in female political activism, contending that women’s organized, patriotic fury about being denied basic rights often gets underplayed in public discussions. New in Paperback: Rebecca Traister’s ‘Good and Mad’ and Tina Turner’s ‘My Love Story’ 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z

Cooper, who is also a producer on the film, said he wants the spotlight to be on soldiers. Bradley Cooper says surprised by 'American Sniper' controversy 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z

It’s the holiday season, which, as every year, means that Jaime Laredo and the young players of this orchestra step into the spotlight as other ensembles take a break. Classical Music in NYC This Week 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z

Although he helped Katharine enter journalism after her college graduation, the exhibition also spotlights female writers and editors with less privileged backgrounds. Examining Katharine Graham’s Groundbreaking Life 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z

Ms. Broughal suggests turning the doorway into a ceremony arch and adding floral pieces to help spotlight a home’s architecture. How to Transform Your Place for an Intimate Wedding 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z

“Allegedly” is an unflinching view of the juvenile justice system; “Grown” spotlights sexual exploitation in the music industry. 6 Thought-Provoking Y.A. Thrillers That Tackle Social Issues 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z

This, in turn, brings one of the premiere's main points of tension further into the spotlight: What does real justice actually look like? The cutthroat history behind the explosive "Perry Mason" grocery feud 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z

Sax G would rather cede the vocal spotlight to local singer Choklate and sing a little himself. Seattle rapper Sax G drops romantic ‘Tu Me Manques’ 2013-03-11T19:15:13Z

His show turned TV’s own tools and language against it to spotlight buffoonery, bad faith, hot air, and hypocrisy. Jon Stewart, the Fake Newsman Who Made a Real Difference 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z

At the show’s best, though, it spotlights young people who think well on the fly, a sort of intelligence that’s not easily measured by traditional means. ‘MasterChef Junior’ and ‘Child Genius’ Test Youngsters 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z

At New York's Birdland, the promoter confiscated customers' cigarettes, lest their firefly glow distract from the spotlight's intensity. Strange Fruit: the first great protest song 2011-02-16T08:00:05Z

Teens will appreciate the emotional complexity of this mystery and the way de Leon spotlights young adults working to create a better world. Perspective | 23 adult books for teens who are ready to read beyond the YA shelf 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z

I think more and more Muslim women are in the spotlight and that has made it. Muslim-American comics after 9/11: "I thought comedy was over, but it was more important than ever" 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z

The young Mr. Sarkozy shunned the spotlight while his father was in office. D.J.’s Who Spin the Family Name 2012-09-19T22:36:53Z

James Brown was a man with an instinct for the spotlight and, Boseman's performance aside, it's a shame this film doesn't share that gift. 'Get on Up' reaches for high concept instead of getting down 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

Organized by members of the grass-roots arts collective Pioneers Go East, which spotlights the work of queer and feminist artists, the inaugural edition opened last week at the L.G.B.T. A Raucous New Festival, With a Friends and Family Vibe 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z

The lighting designer Ken Billington watched while spotlights brightened and dimmed onstage. 54 Below, a Cabaret Club for Broadway Lovers, to Open 2012-05-31T22:44:14Z

But this time, even while speaking to a reporter, Ms. Phillips professed to be shrinking from the spotlight. Reluctantly Returning to the Stage 2013-07-31T22:55:39Z

But Adele had to share the spotlight with Foo Fighters, who captured five awards, and with the memory of Whitney Houston, whose death hung over the proceedings. Major Grammy Honors for Adele and Foo Fighters 2012-02-13T05:27:04Z

While Le Bon’s songs share many qualities with Presley’s, everything seemed more tightly focused when she claimed the spotlight. Cate Le Bon and Tim Presley supply Drinks at U Street Music Hall 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z

Former Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham is in the spotlight at the National Portrait Gallery with an exhibit devoted to her work that helped shape U.S. history, most notably Watergate and the Pentagon Papers. Former Washington Post publisher portrait subject 2010-09-29T21:43:00Z

The actors playing the claimants use their moments in the spotlight to play up the injustice of the system, instead of simply exemplifying it, as Wiseman’s subjects did so effectively. At Glamorous French Festivals, Poverty is Only Onstage 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z

Will tomorrow’s white rappers — and they will be legion — step into the spotlight as virtuous contributors or thoughtless colonizers? White echoes: Rap, race and Iggy Azalea 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z

Last year he finally stepped into the spotlight when his work appeared in the Whitney Biennial. AD Chats with Alma Allen About His First Solo Gallery Show 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z

The festival also looks to spotlight different cultures that are in some way linked to New Orleans. Wyclef Jean to appear at New Orleans jazz fest 2011-04-28T18:25:07Z

In a way, it could be Ms. Giddens recognizing that she has plenty to offer on her own, in the spotlight. A Solo Spotlight for a Powerful Voice 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z

Christopher Annas-Lee’s lighting sometimes adds to the aesthetic, pinning characters in a momentary spotlight that evokes a camera flash. Review | ‘A Selfie Affair’ fizzles at GALA 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z

Finding the right level of butter meant bringing this delicate bread into greater balance, allowing the lemon, rum, raisins, and almonds to have their place in the spotlight, too. This sweet yeasted bread is perfect for Easter brunch 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z

The spotlight is on the family's resiliency and their joint commitment to making their American dream of owning a small business work. How "Bob's Burgers" uses "foxhole humor" to keep the American dream alive after 200 episodes 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z

After spotlighting 21 American films that used the wide-screen CinemaScope format, BAMcinématek turns its attention to the rest of the world. Movie Listings for May 29-June 4 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

But it was McClelland who really shone in her spotlighted moments. Sarah McLachlan delivers a warm, winning show at Seattle's Paramount 2011-02-06T03:38:04Z

Dave’s time in the pop spotlight should be big enough to overcome that, but arguing the significance of the band’s influence is an uphill battle. Will Dave Matthews Band make the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? The case for and against the jam-pop troubadours 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z

Ms. Giddens seems to find fresh zeal while weaving playfully between electric guitars and country-infused percussion; her hearty, deeply emotive voice still earns its spotlight, gilded with soft touches by the producer T Bone Burnett. Pop & Rock Listings for Feb. 19-25 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

That statement, followed by a pair of spotlights arcing dramatically around a pair unfortunate drag queens who didn’t make the grade that week, marks the beginning of the end for one unfortunate. RuPaul gave me life: How “Drag Race” pulled me back from the depths of depression 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z

That subtext might only add to the intrigue of this fair, which will turn a spotlight on a different menace: Frankenstein’s monster. 25 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

There have been signs that Emhoff will take steps to avoid deflecting the spotlight from the biggest marquee name in his marriage. Doug Emhoff, Kamala Harris’s husband, is making history as America’s first male vice-presidential spouse 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z

Barbie's popularity is undiminished because, unlike most young women, she's the one in the spotlight, the man just an afterthought or sidekick because she sometimes needs a date. How feminists are catching up to Barbie: She's everything – and has always been subversive 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z

It would be so much easier to turn away if the spotlight weren’t so bright. Review: Mariah Carey and Her Can’t-Look-Away Debut in Las Vegas 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z

"Downtown," defined less by ZIP Code than sensibility, is traditionally where shows of this nonconformist stripe get their turn in the spotlight, away from the commercial pressures of Broadway. Take note of these four musicals for a Tony, then vote for 'Fun Home' 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z

But many winemakers also are spotlighting grenache by bottling the wine alone. Seattle Times tasters go for grenache 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z

But while Lynch may be in the spotlight today, she and her alleged behaviors are, unfortunately, closer to business as usual in restaurant kitchens, where a culture of violence has been normalized. How did abuse get baked into the restaurant industry? 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z

There are a lot of great acts this year, but many are second-tier names, not yet in the full spotlight. From Trombone Shorty to Charles Bradley ? Bumbershoot's hidden surprises 2011-09-01T21:07:57Z

“Not sure of the address, but I guess I’ll just follow the police helicopter spotlight.” Tim Dowling: ‘One masters the art of raising teenagers…’ 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z

Now, Jackson is ready to step into the spotlight and show doubters that he is more than just a backup singer. Tito Jackson looking to prove doubters wrong with new music 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z

Players of color were long banned from the pro and minor leagues, and amateur play was seldom in the spotlight. ‘Pitch Black’ traces African-American baseball history 2014-02-06T22:30:30Z

She grins as she swipes through photos on her smartphone of luxury bags that gleam under spotlights like gems. Life's better with Retta: How TV's 'treat yo self' queen conquered comedy 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z

It wasn’t like you were shoved into the spotlight immediately. 2010-01-07T21:50:00Z

It’s here that he first got the taste of the spotlight. Perspective | How ‘Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell’ can show the way for how rappers are remembered 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z

They laid down a fat groove for Santana's soaring solos, and each took the spotlight himself at least once. Santana plays classics at White River 2011-08-27T03:12:27Z

For the Asturian town of Avilés, however, the Niemeyer Center has put back in the spotlight a port city that Francisco Franco had turned into a polluted steel production hub for Fascist Spain. Architecture: Spanish Cities Pin Hopes on Big Arts Complexes 2011-09-05T13:00:08Z

O'Connor has lived largely out of the spotlight for several years now, and has not released any new music since 2005. Sinead O'Connor's latest shocker: Not being 20 anymore 2011-08-10T18:59:00Z

Others told her she would not be safe under the spotlights — that the crowd might throw things. From Her Algerian Family’s Living Room to the Dance Stage 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z

The festival also will spotlight Native American culture, crafts and food. New Orleans Jazz Fest features living legends 2013-04-25T16:11:08Z

“You’re going from the blogger who is all about selfies and personal fashion to these girls who aren’t focusing on themselves but spotlighting runway shows or editorial from Vogue,” Ms. Smith said. Seeing Fashion With a Sketchpad and Markers 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z

In 1972, Ms. magazine published a campaign and petition that thrust the movement for abortion rights into the national spotlight. Fifty Years Post Roe v. Wade, the Art of ‘1973’ Frames a Turbulent Era 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z

One popular version of the film poster, which spotlighted the black-and-gold Batman logo, was boldly wordless, save for the date: “June 23.” How Tim Burton’s ‘Batman’ radically changed the superhero-movie landscape 30 years ago 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z

“Well, Mom, you always wanted me in the spotlight, and now I’m here.” Maid of dishonor 2012-07-14T00:00:00Z

An expert in elegance, Charlap is a neo-classicist with a refreshing appreciation for unadorned melody, and he usually knows just where to shine the spotlight. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z

In the drawing, he looks a bit happier, warmed by the solo spotlight. A Gathering of Greats in a Trove of Drawings at the Morgan 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z

The presentations continue throughout the site, and a narrator and spotlights are used to describe, indicate or complete parts of the decoration. In Transit: Under Rome, a Trip Back to Imperial Times 2011-04-20T10:00:30Z

She spotlights the sun seekers of the beach, the children of South Central, a Kendall Jenner doppelgänger crossing Rodeo Drive, and the strip-mall browsers of the Valley. A New York-Trained Street Photographer Captures the Art of Walking in L.A. 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

“With action and special effects and martial arts, I thought it was the right time to put the spotlight back on the franchise.” Mortal Kombat Is Back In a Fight for the Future 2011-04-17T00:31:06Z

“More kings are recognizing that passing as a dude, although that takes a lot of work and dedication and talent, isn’t getting the spotlight,” Mr. Cider said. Drag Kings Are Ready to Rule 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z

The two wrote that they want to cast a spotlight on the hot spots on the border to help prevent Darfur-like atrocities. George Clooney uses Hollywood starpower in S.Sudan 2011-01-08T19:46:03Z

The arrangement was quieter and more measured than the original, which only spotlighted Ms. Wilson’s histrionics more aggressively: a class in vocal theatrics. Music Review: Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart Play Hammerstein 2010-08-04T21:37:00Z

Yet the work continually draws attention to particular individuals, particular faces, either with a literal spotlight or through stillness amid motion. Dance Review: Pavel Zustiak’s ‘Painted Bird’ Blurs Insiders and Outsiders 2013-07-02T21:27:31Z

Once under the radar, they are now in the spotlight. Sweatpants Are Not Forever 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z

For its sign-interpreted shows, the arts center generally sets aside 60 to 75 seats, near the front, close to where the interpreters sit under a spotlight. How sign-language interpreters convey the raw emotion of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z

A not so thinly veiled truth about the music industry: Many songwriters and producers — its covert operatives — want to step into the spotlight with the stars they pen hits for. The-Dream, a writer of ‘Umbrella’ and ‘Single Ladies,’ continues to shine while solo 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z

A crew of Alligator artists headed by Lonnie Brooks took turns in the spotlight backed by Brooks' band, which included his son Wayne Baker Brooks on guitar. Blues Fest ends in celebration, tribute to a local label 2011-06-13T13:41:00Z

The Milwaukee Art Museum spotlights the daring work of the Impressionists and other 20th-century art-world iconoclasts with a new exhibition titled “Van Gogh to Pollock: Modern Rebels.” Explore a Century of Art-World Rebels from Van Gogh to Pollock 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z

Some viewed the 4,000-word treatise as a refreshing spotlight on the kinks of the Hollywood system. A bumpy maiden voyage for 'Fresh Off the Boat' 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

A tender reconstruction of personal loss, “Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine” retraces the life of the University of Wyoming student whose 1998 murder put a national spotlight on hate crimes against gay people. ‘Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine,’ a Documentary From Michele Josue 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

By the time Charlie and the Chocolate Factory rolled around in the first year of junior school, I was desperate for my moment in the spotlight. Why school plays make a difference 2012-07-10T10:44:56Z

Ms. Tucker’s hits trailed off in the mid-90s, and she receded from the spotlight through the following decade, contending with health issues and mourning the losses of both parents. Tanya Tucker Would Rather Be Celebrated While She’s Alive 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z

Like nearby Capri without the spotlight, Ischia in the Gulf of Naples continues to enjoy summerlike temperatures in September, ideal for hitting the beaches that edge the volcanic island. Summer’s Not Over Yet! 8 Ways to Extend Your Vacation 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z

Fame is prized but chilling; the real power of the arts rises from those who no longer need the spotlight to keep warm. Ethan Hawke’s Life-Changing Music Lesson 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z

"But seriously, if people want to grab media attention on Indian issues, this is not the issue to advance and place in the spotlight." Victoria's Secret apologizes for use of headdress 2012-11-13T14:48:35Z

While it may seem unconventional to some, experimenting with Parmigiano Reggiano in desserts and beverages allows me to spotlight the versatility of this incredible cheese and challenge preconceived notions about its usage. Are you putting Parmigiano Reggiano on your espresso martini? You should be 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z

The episode spotlights the fictional Prince of Canada and his wife, who travel to the town of South Park in an attempt to seek privacy from the media. "South Park" versions of Harry and Meghan are roasted for oxymoronic "Worldwide Privacy Tour" 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z

One spotlights a man described as a “pickler,” and has him saying, “There are always going to be people who call you crazy, but if you do what you love, you’re doing the right thing.” The Food Network Expands With the Cooking Channel 2010-04-20T22:43:00Z

But those representations faded into the darkness with the spotlight on Ms. Bullock and Mr. Sorey, seated at his keyboard and drums halfway up the steps. Review: A Haunting Tribute to Josephine Baker Arrives at the Met Museum 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

“He was deeply committed to the movie industry’s power to heal the world and shine a spotlight on injustice,” said the group that awards the annual Golden Globes for excellence in TV and movies. Lorenzo Soria, president of Golden Globes group, dies at 68 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z

But then something remarkable happened, something that brought him back into the spotlight. Tyson ready for Animal Planet debut in new series 2011-03-04T14:09:09Z

The exhibition is the latest example of the international spotlight on artists from Myanmar. New Freedom for Myanmar’s Artists 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z

While “Ghost Stories” takes off from a simple monologue in a spotlight, Mr. Nyman’s $500,000 production has its share of elaborate effects too. New Plays Like ?The Little One? Put Scary Onstage 2010-06-26T02:39:00Z

But the stress that any of us endure during a big move can be heightened by political tensions, generational divides and the glare of the spotlight. When first ladies meet: An awkward post-election White House tradition 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z

Birch has an especially melodic way of playing, and her slinky, fluid grooves seem to relish their role in the spotlight. The Raincoats’ Gina Birch Goes Solo (and Still Makes the Floor Rattle) 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z

It drew in the entire orchestra, with spotlights for many soloists, who by now mostly sounded as if they were on board with the program. Review | National Symphony Orchestra gets with the toe-tapping Mexican program 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z

This city’s struggles have drawn national attention, putting a spotlight on scenes of homeless encampments and drug use in some of its best-known neighborhoods. San Francisco’s Art Market Struggles in the Shadow of Los Angeles 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z

Two studies shine a spotlight on the reasons, which basically amount to a collective feeling of being duped by fare quotes that don’t include the additional fees most travelers must pay to fly. Perspective | As airline revenue from extra fees increases, so does consumer ire 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z

He’s appearing here at Customs, a new weekly DJ night at Q that spotlights forward-thinking club music. Your week in Seattle music: Lady Gaga, Lana Del Rey, more 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z

His turn in the spotlight happened two impeachments and one insurrection ago, which felt like another lifetime until Russia invaded Ukraine in February. The quid pro quos of Gordon D. Sondland 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z

Karey craved the spotlight more, acting in shows at their arts magnet high school. They Adapted ‘Mrs. Doubtfire,’ and Their Personal Beliefs 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z

In lieu of the white blocks, there is just a hanging spotlight hovering a few feet above the center of the stage and, sometimes, a chair. Music Review: Berlin Philharmonic Performs a New ‘St. John Passion’ 2014-02-28T03:15:50Z

But when a woman is harassed by a mid-level manager with a protector in the organization, there is no spotlight to shine on this that will force the organization to hold people accountable. Louis C.K. Is Accused by 5 Women of Sexual Misconduct 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z

A giant automaton with spotlight eyes seems the source of the key design in “The Iron Giant.” ‘The King and the Mockingbird,’ From Paul Grimault 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

Kemp understands that the end of her time in the national spotlight is drawing near, even as Georgia gears up for two runoff elections that could decide control of the U.S. Robin Kemp lost her news job in Clayton County, Ga. — but she kept reporting the news. It paid off on election week. 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z

That's one of the things that I wanted the book to spotlight and be like, "Let's talk about this." Impossible Burgers, pea protein and cricket flour: How Silicon Valley changed what we eat 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z

For Hinds, the film has put an unfamiliar spotlight on him. Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds savor their moments in ‘Belfast’ 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

“We’re spotlighting artists who are all renegades refusing boundaries and rules in the creation of something entirely new,” said Jedediah Wheeler, the executive director of Peak Performances, in a statement. Peak Performances Announces Residency and Upcoming Season 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z

Perry gets his moment in the spotlight, proficiently singing lead on Stop Messin' Around, but Tyler has the magnetism. Aerosmith 2010-06-16T21:20:00Z

Black Thought, will finally get its turn in the spotlight. ‘Black No More’ to Land Off Broadway This Winter 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z

Aside from Grillo’s enthusiasm and desire to cede the spotlight to his subjects, Fightworld’s smartest move is to reject the usual grim-and-gritty aesthetic of fight stories in favour of making something beautiful. Can Netflix's Fightworld help rehabilitate MMA's image? 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z

Because in Garry’s mind, there’s not a patch on this earth where he isn’t trailed by his own personal spotlight. Review: Kevin Kline Serves Ham in Soignée Silk in ‘Present Laughter’ 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z

Even on Sunset Boulevard, in the heart of Tinseltown, this daring edifice steals the spotlight. Morphosis Architects Crafts A Striking New College Campus in Los Angeles 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z

Now, after decades of relative anonymity in architectural conversations, Kahn’s outsize influence is again in the spotlight. In Energized Detroit, Savoring an Architectural Legacy 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z

The scheme shines a spotlight on interesting little spots that might otherwise be missed, while future-proofing them and saving them from closure. The ‘magic’ lift pass to 30 Swiss ski resorts 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z

The spotlight on the female superhero, and her alter ego Carol Danvers, precedes her debut on the big screen in “Captain Marvel,” starring Brie Larson, which arrives in theaters in March. Captain Marvel to Get New Comic Series Ahead of Big-Screen Debut 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z

The crisis is also turning a spotlight on the often uneasy relationship in southern Europe between government and business. Europe's heritage at risk from economic crisis 2010-12-03T19:07:00Z

Only the Schubert put the solo violin in the spotlight, and it was, though gorgeous, in ways less satisfying. A lyrical blend of new and old in Hilary Hahn and Robert Levin’s performance 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z

Each episode spotlights chef and restaurateur Andrew Zimmern, who sits down with families across the United States to enjoy their homemade meals and explore how culture influences people's choice of foods. While the Food Network is in flux, Magnolia shows there’s still a hunger for stand-and-stir TV 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z

After a figure in the film creates puffs of dust by rubbing his feet on the dry earth, a dancer, onstage, swivels and swirls under a spotlight within a cloud of powder. Review: Film Overwhelms Dance in a Mud-Caked Trip to Brazil 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z

And yet she hasn't sought the spotlight outside of clearly delineated royal duties — maybe because she knows better. How Princess Diana Created a New Era of Celebrity 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z

Only a few weeks prior, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sent out his annual shareholder letter, in which he put a spotlight on their rocky run in the grocery business. If Kroger and Albertsons merge, communities will lose their grocery stores. Could Amazon save them? 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z

He also made a point of spotlighting principal players in solos with the orchestra. NSO enjoys itself (cue glad trombone) 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

Numerous solos spotlight acrobatic back flips and grand jetés, yet these dancers look best when they link arms and sweep around the stage in fleet-footed folk dances. Review: ‘Badke,’ a Contemporary Spin on an Arabic Folk Dance 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z

It’s pretty clear that these questions are not only about what happens on television or in front of a brick wall under a spotlight. Adjusting to a World That Won’t Laugh With You 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z

They were brought together, awkwardly, for the latest installment in Wolf Trap’s “Face of America” series, in which the national park for the performing arts spotlights other national parks around the country. Pacific Northwest stars in Wolf Trap’s night of dance, music & postcard-pretty film

With entertainment like that in the spotlight, we all took home the gold. Golden Globes 2015: Sweet wins for audacious filmaking 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z

Mr. Lee, 54, and Mr. Frears, 70, may bring a bigger spotlight to their films because of their record, but they face considerable competition from rookies for buzz. Spike Lee and Stephen Frears Return to Sundance 2012-01-14T00:00:37Z

But recent critical attention and new restorations have shone a new spotlight on these movies. From Mexico, a Caped Crusader Who Wrestled Like No Woman Before Her 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z

After the applause, little Nolan mischievously stole back the spotlight by trying on the mortarboard cap. Boy, 3, hands dad MBA diploma during front lawn graduation ceremony 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z

Baker has also been intent on putting the spotlight back on those Australian stories. Australians Took Over Hollywood. Their Own Box Office Had to Wait. 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z

The issue was thrust into the spotlight last month when the Odeon cinema chain threatened to boycott Disney's Alice in Wonderland in the UK, Irish Republic and Italy. Straight to DVD 2010-03-19T09:15:00Z

In real-life, Bell has dated Shepard for two years, but she keeps her private life out of the public spotlight. 2010-01-28T19:43:00Z

In so doing, the No Nukes musicians trained a spotlight on the ills of nuclear energy that remains unmatched into the present day. Springsteen's "Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts" has the best live version of "The Promised Land" 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z

This concert, part of the Shape of Jazz series at Carnegie Hall, will spotlight different phases of Evans’s career, some of it never recorded for commercial release. Jazz Listings for Nov. 14-20 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

In its eagerness to spotlight the women’s present-day lives, it leaves Beatriz’s back story seriously underdeveloped. Review: On the Road With Mom in ‘Miss You Like Hell’ 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z

The connecting thread is work about people and issues that don’t normally get a dramatic spotlight. Lisa D’Amour Juggles ‘Airline Highway’ and ‘Milton,’ a Tale of Five Towns 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

This year's Man Booker shortlist has shone a spotlight on the role of independent publishers. Booker shines spotlight on indie publishers 2012-09-19T00:00:23Z

Soumahoro said the power of the film is in its brazen attempt to break French taboos and spotlight racism in a country where it is illegal to even collect statistics on race, ethnicity or religion. ‘Les Misérables’ is a film about France and race. Its creators hope it can resonate in America. 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z

“She was thrust into the spotlight as this young girl who was chosen by the emperor, in large part because of her physical beauty.” An Empress Ahead of Her Time Is Having a Pop Culture Moment 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z

Similarly, a telling encounter with a biracial juror plays like a spotlight on the complexities of tribal loyalty. Review: ‘Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992,’ a Wrenching John Ridley Film 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z

Maybe some time away from the spotlight has calmed him. Kendrick Lamar and Lil Wayne Each Sidestep the Traditional Album Cycle 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z

Though many of Ms. Mancia’s exhibitions were more mainstream, she especially enjoyed spotlighting new and little-known works and directors. Adrienne Mancia, Influential Film Curator, Dies at 95 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z

The club was empty except for a lone sequined-pantied woman dancing on a spotlighted platform and the bartender. The evangelical women who visit strippers to 'show God loves them' 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z

In that version, Fisher’s mother was brash, bossy and sometimes breathtakingly inappropriate in her attempts to steal the spotlight from her far more painfully self-aware daughter. Debbie Reynolds was a trouper all the way to the end 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z

With a pounding beat in the background, the dancers moved through intricate formations, some waiting on the outskirts as solos and duets took the spotlight. Performing Arts Make a Cautious Return in New York 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z

At the Pasadena Art Museum, he curated “New Painting of Common Objects,” which spotlighted work so new that in 1962 it wasn’t yet called pop art. Gonzo museum director Walter Hopps paints his colorful life in art 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z

The man who is a moth to the spotlight allowed his wife to have it to herself. Perspective | Melania Trump’s convention speech was a moment of calm amid the Trump family rant 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z

Inside, cases of costume jewelry glitter under soft spotlights. Vintage Clothing Shops Thriving in Tampa 2010-04-01T21:33:00Z

The spotlight shone brightly after intermission: There is only one Beethoven, and he only created one Archduke. Jeremy Denk shares spotlight at Seattle chamber-music fest 2011-07-21T19:35:04Z

Pop stars and actors still filled the front rows at Stella McCartney Monday, but the spotlight was on mannish blazers and soft knits that normal women might actually like to wear. Celebrities? So last season, say Paris fashionistas 2010-03-08T17:00:00Z

The spotlight is on me, and I need to be conscious of what I am using that spotlight for. "Corrosive beliefs are at the heart of what America is": James Tynion on conspiracy theories 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z

I don’t think most of us would prefer to live in the spotlight.” What’s So Special About Calvin and Hobbes? 2013-11-15T10:45:17Z

Such content is enticing, attractive and tempting — much like the food that's being spotlighted. Behind Gen Z's web-fueled love affair with chain restaurant merch 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z

And it's about a venerable profession that's rarely in the spotlight: that of the dignified black attendants on deluxe Pullman train cars. World premiere 'Pullman Porter Blues' opens Rep's 50th season 2012-09-28T17:09:47Z

A large desk is wheeled into the spotlight. ‘He’s picking his nose’: How volunteers help the blind ‘see’ a theater performance 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z

This intense but short spotlight should help Bruce do his work. Oscar documentary shorts: A guide to "St. Louis Superman" and "Walk Run Cha-Cha" 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z

The arts festival will shine a spotlight on China this year, with three visiting companies from the People's Republic of China: Guangdong Province Puppet Troupe, Shaanxi Folk Art Theatre and Sichuan Opera Company. Giant Magnet arts festival imports acts from China in 2011 2010-10-14T20:55:00Z

Rather than keeping the spotlight on the tawdry events themselves, the critics shifted the focus to how “The Crown” had embellished them. ‘The Crown’ Could Have Damaged Charles. Becoming King Has Helped. 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z

At 1:15 and 3 p.m., families can take spotlight tours of the exhibition, which features Mr. Mizrahi’s fashion. Spare Times for Children Listings for May 13-19 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

I hope to put a spotlight on that aspect of this as well. NY woman reveals life with a sister's schizophrenia, writes 'love letter' to her 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z

So the handicapping has already begun, and a handful of English-language movies with awards pedigree are beginning to hog the entertainment media spotlight. Venice Film Festival Offers a Chance to Watch Suffering, Then to Quaff Champagne 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z

Women’s football may be getting its moment in the spotlight with the World Cup about to kick off. 'You get used to the gunfire' – filming the Libyan women's football team 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z

While these elements were all in the film, they benefited from feeling like integral parts of a replete mise-en-scène, rather than spotlighted sight gags. Theater Review: Woody Allen Transforms His ‘Bullets Over Broadway’ 2014-04-11T02:00:16Z

Brazil, the country hosting this year’s World Cup, remains in the spotlight after the soccer is over. John Donohue: New York’s Summer Music Festivals 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z

A charming 3-D cartoon arrives in theaters on Friday, witty and touching and marvelously concise, part of a series that has managed to stay fresh and inventive after many years in the pop-culture spotlight. Review: ‘Ice Age: Continental Drift,’ With Ray Romano 2012-07-12T13:54:00Z

Away from the spotlight, however, Sarpong said, the picture was far less encouraging. The Former Youth TV Star on a Mission to Transform the BBC 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z

Working in its favor is TLC's pride in a series that spotlights communities that many viewers aren't familiar with. TV show on Muslims takes on Sept. 11 attacks 2011-12-29T21:44:08Z

Ms. Mayes earns her torchy moment in the spotlight on “With Every Breath I Take,” an outstanding ballad from “City of Angels.” | 'The Best Is Yet to Come': Brassy and Bawdy, With Fingers Snapping 2011-05-26T22:00:14Z

The best moments were usually the most fleeting: Usher, alone in a spotlight, crooning over a stripped-down instrumental. Usher, R&B’s young elder statesman, flaunts showman skills at Verizon Center

People reported that in that time, "she fled the spotlight, mired in an eight-year legal battle. . . and disenchanted by the experience." Irene Cara was the voice of ambition – both its power and limits 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z

It starts with him flicking a switch to turn on a spotlight, transforming the bar into a stage. In the watering holes of Tokyo, the highball reigns supreme 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z

When Ms. Smith asked how that time has altered her, Justice Ginsburg spoke not of law or ideology but of the intensity of the spotlight — and her own impish way of dealing with it. After the Play, a Supreme Encore From Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z

Activists who work on women’s rights internationally say they are encouraged by any effort to spotlight the cause. Women embrace #challengeaccepted, but some ask: To what end? 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z

She has enjoyed the heroine’s spotlight in plays like Shakespeare’s “Cymbeline” and “As You Like It.” This Labor Day, These Workers Are Trying to Stay Afloat 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z

He brought the same melody-driven approach to the suites’ dance movements, spotlighting one line while creating a painterly backdrop with the others. Music Review: Piotr Anderszewski’s Bach Recital at Carnegie Hall 2012-12-09T22:11:03Z

"But the big question is what will happen next year, when we no longer enjoy the spotlight of the European Capital of Culture." Germany's Ruhr turns from coal to creativity 2010-06-29T16:08:00Z

That often means stark white galleries without windows, lofty ceilings and overhead pinprick spotlights that help draw out shapes and shadows that morph as the light changes throughout the day. Descanso Gardens' 'Elemental' exhibition looks at art in different light 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z

Then you don't hear any of it because the sound fades away, leaving nothing but Mercedes, her athleticism and strength spotlighted as the only barriers between height and breakneck tragedy. Eyes up here: In "P-Valley," the strippers and their grueling labor are the headliners, not men 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z

The fact that it's a centenary year shines an even brighter spotlight on what is an amazing piece of work and an amazing writer. All My Sons tour marks Miller centenary 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z

Smollett’s claims thrust the city back into an international spotlight it didn’t want. Chicago police chief angry over alleged Smollett hoax 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z

His favorite boyhood scent, he said, was not the spotlight but the "dust burning off the back of overworked tape decks and studio racks." Visual effects artist's Hollywood path began in Albania, with detour in Kosovo 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z

Still, conversations about Mr. Roth within the industry invariably include some degree of puzzlement over his evolving appearance and his fondness for the spotlight. A Broadway Mogul Redefines Clout in His Own Fashion 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z

If we can normalize a person with albinism to be in the spotlight, it’ll help to dispel a lot of the mythology,” Darg said. With albinism, musician Lazarus finds light in the darkness 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z

Gray is often shrouded in shadow as we see him here, a figure caught in a spotlight that falls below his face. Movie Review: Spalding Gray on Video in ‘Wooster Group’s Rumstick Road’ 2014-04-30T21:34:06Z

“I am leaving because I want to be a normal 22-year-old who is able to relax and have some private time out of the spotlight.” Zayn Malik Would Like You to Know That He Is a Cool Adult Now 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z

The spotlight on him was blinding white, and it seemed like he put on sunglasses to deal with it. SXSW 2011 post #4: Macklemore at the Fader Fort 2011-03-17T21:56:06Z

Then come the dark days, as her morals begin to melt in the hot Hollywood spotlight: the pill popping, the bad romances and legal squabbles, the flight from the scavenging reporters. Theater Review: ‘Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson’ 2012-11-16T03:00:13Z

There will also be a Brooklyn Pop-Up market spotlighting L.G.B.T.Q. artists and vendors. Pride Is Coming Back to New York. Check Out These Events. 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z

In "Salad for President" Sherman spotlights the recipes of artists, architects and musicians, so the emphasis on presentation is no surprise. Summer salad ideas perfect for your farmers’ market haul 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z

Actors take turns directing a spotlight suspended from a ceiling track. Theater Review: ?Shadows? at the Collapsable Hole - Review 2011-11-04T22:40:49Z

He had stayed out of the public spotlight since then, but then he appeared on Jimmy Kimmel last week. Sean Spicer Joins Stephen Colbert at the Emmys 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z

Most people my age might avoid this party like the plague, but I enjoy a good cocktail and being in the spotlight. Social Q?s: What a Workout 2011-04-01T21:17:41Z

Ms. Mossberg holds her own in the melisma department and gets her own solo in the smoky spotlight on the Heart song “Alone.” | 'Power Balladz': Head-Banging Anthems at Midtown Theater 2010-08-20T02:01:00Z

That’s partly because the tumult of his personal life constantly landed him in the spotlight — he was arrested dozens of times, for charges including drug possession, aggravated assault, driving without a license and tax evasion. DMX, a Profound Vessel for Pain 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z

But in 2012, Pink took a step back from the spotlight after releasing The Truth About Love, contributing to just a few one-off projects in the ensuing years. Pink Makes a Comeback with Empowering Ballad "What About Us" 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z

Few will be able to fully withstand Comey’s remarkable ability to attract the spotlight and prance prettily within its glow. Perspective | Ready for the media’s Comey swoonfest? Nothing can stop it now. 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z

Another Caravaggio retrospective has also opened, here at the Quirinale: two dozen paintings, on view through June 13, a blue-chip survey, installed ridiculously in darkened rooms with spotlights, as if his art needed more melodrama. Abroad: Caravaggio in Ascendance: An Antihero?s Time to Shine 2010-03-10T02:49:00Z

The no-show means the case will turn into a full trial - guaranteeing yet another day in the spotlight for the garrulous actor currently caught up in a scandal over his tax status. Depardieu skips French court to prep for Strauss-Kahn role 2013-01-08T13:16:24Z

Her second series, “How’s Work?,” takes a similar approach, but instead of romantic partners, it spotlights sessions between co-workers, co-founders and even family members who work together. 6 Advice Podcasts to Navigate the Weirdness of Daily Life 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z

He noted it was Lorenzo's idea to get in the spotlight so young. 'Humor Abuse': life from a clown's POV 2011-10-03T21:32:04Z

This intriguing program puts a spotlight on composers working within self-imposed restrictions. 10 Classical Concerts to Stream in February 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z

Beyond skewering pretension, Gómez was interested in spotlighting Latin America's working class. Comedian Chespirito's work wasn't just laughs, it was also about class 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z

The spotlight shone down like a benediction, and Ms. Fellows walked onstage. Edith Fellows, a 1930s Child Star Trailed by Dickensian Woes, Dies at 88 2011-07-03T00:58:59Z

He came under a firestorm of criticism for ruining Swift's moment in the spotlight andlater apologized. Grammys 2015: Diversity wins onstage but not in awards arena 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z

Once they’re in college, they don’t know what to do with themselves, so they jump through the only hoop that’s bathed in a spotlight: finance. ‘Excellent Sheep,’ William Deresiewicz’s Manifesto 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

Later the dancers — deer in the headlights, actors in the unforgiving spotlight — are caught in a yellowish glare as they try to hold sustained extensions. Dance Review: John Jasperse Company Performs at the Joyce 2010-06-18T22:13:00Z

“Being able to spotlight these films in a stand-alone festival again was always our goal when we opened year-round theatrical programming,” said Barrett. Siff’s Women in Cinema festival opens 2013-01-18T23:37:47Z

I’ve been going at it for eight or nine years in the spotlight, and then before that there’s that decade of hustle that never gets recognized but still shows up in your wrinkles. Katy Perry on Grammy Parties, a New Album and Keeping Calm Online 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z

When the spotlight is ceded to others, especially Jackson’s behind-the-scenes collaborators like Lucas and the dancer Tina Landon, little flickers of clarity emerge. In a New Documentary, Janet Jackson Is Hiding in Plain Sight 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z

I can’t get over the irony of Uma Thurman feeling like she has to fight for a place in the spotlight. Uma Thurman, Ready to Be Tested 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z

The presentation will spotlight the new Peel chair at the end of its life, as legs, seat and cushion — all made from compostable and biodegradable materials — begin to return to the earth. New Ways to Take a Seat at Milan Design Week 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z

He's a showoff, he always wants to be in the spotlight. A Marvel X-Man has comics' first gay wedding as DC plans to out a hero 2012-05-23T17:08:00Z

As Pope Francis visits South Korea this week in his first trip to Asia, religion in North Korea is under the spotlight. In North Korea, a church renovated, missionaries jailed 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

She wrote songs and performed live for a while, but she realized that she was uncomfortable in the spotlight and would rather work behind the scenes. A Music Career Is a Risky Bet. In ‘Mija,’ the Stakes Are Even Higher. 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z

“If you’re well known and under the spotlight, all eyes are on you, and they are more strict about your project — because you have more influence — than with a new, emerging director.” ?The Flowers of War,? a Chinese Epic With Many Back Stories 2011-12-17T03:32:15Z

She has stayed out of the spotlight but started performing again this year, a comeback she had planned last year but halted when her brother died. Family Attorney: Jackson children just normal kids 2010-06-21T08:31:00Z

Which is interesting for a first lady who is very much not into the spotlight, but is surrounded by very big personalities. Kimmel, Covfefe, ‘Wonder Woman’: Washington’s Views on Pop Culture in 2017 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z

The best way to enjoy your day off and celebrate from the comfort of your own home is by watching movies that spotlight workers' rights and persevering unions. 8 must-see movies about worker’s rights for Labor Day viewing 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z

On the other hand, if you fail, you fail in a bright spotlight, and that catchy name will have listeners saying, “Oh no, not them.” Classical Groups Get Creative With Names 2010-05-13T14:38:00Z

Portraits of peace advocates spotlight Gandhi's intercontinental reach. Houston art exhibit showcases Gandhi and history of nonviolence 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

This jam-packed festival shines a spotlight on innovative dance and performance. Dance in NYC This Week 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z

It’s finding enough space to shine a spotlight on all the deserving new music coming out of our region. Introducing Puget Sounds: The best new music from around the Pacific Northwest 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z

A slow, rolling argument over custody of the band, the spotlight and the girl ensues, the kind of tug-of-war that provided fodder for every episode of “Behind the Music.” Inside ‘Not Fade Away,’ From David Chase 2012-12-05T13:48:48Z

Yeah, you get a spotlight shone in your direction and it feels like a really exciting opportunity to help share that with other people who might not have that opportunity yet. Rachel Brosnahan thought she was bad at comedy until "Maisel" came along 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z

PoshLaura Wade has updated her Royal Court hit to point the spotlight once again on the Oxbridge dining clubs that spawned the posh boys currently in power. This week's cultural highlights: The Raid and Bath festival jazz weekend 2012-05-20T20:00:09Z

After three decades in the spotlight, does Madonna still have it? On ‘Rebel Heart’ tour stop, Madonna doesn’t miss a beat 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z

The event offered a rare opportunity for support staffers to be in the spotlight and for students to cheer them on. Former trash hauler enrolled at Harvard Law raises $70K for janitors, other workers there 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z

I first met Monica Lewinsky seven years ago, as she was preparing to re-emerge after nearly a decade out of the spotlight. Monica Lewinsky Is (Reluctantly) Revisiting ‘That Woman’ 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z

And so the crime itself criminalises Graff, turning a spotlight on everything questionable in his life and triggering a catastrophe in his marriage and his business affairs. Film review: Rapt 2010-07-15T22:20:00Z

I say redirect the spotlight from the monsters to the stars themselves. How to make Mega Piranha camper than Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus? Just add Tiffany 2010-07-09T23:06:00Z

His induction could signal a return to the spotlight after decades of not performing for the "Wild World" and "Peace Train" singer, both of which he sang live on Thursday night. KISS, Peter Gabriel inducted by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2014-04-11T02:24:35Z

At the end of the hall Isabel stops at the spotlit photograph, a small black-and-white in the center of a vast expanse of stark white matting. Megaphone by Natalie Bakopoulos 2012-05-28T15:00:00Z

I’m grateful that my cousin and fellow journalist, despite his reputation of shunning the spotlight and being something of a recluse, decided to answer my call that day. Letters to the Editor 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z

The site spotlights food, fashion and decor that Lively is into and tells the stories of the artisans behind the products. Blake Lively balances baby, Preserve lifestyle site and 'Age of Adaline' 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

Olivier would be the director; the title would become “The Prince and the Showgirl” to spotlight the twin star power. Marilyn Monroe?s Strap Snaps Again on Film 2011-11-12T22:13:02Z

Other TV shows will certainly spotlight a corpse or murder, but stalkers and serial killers are far less often the show’s central protagonists. Does Netflix have a killer problem? 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z

Mr. Hubbard is evidently embracing the controversy; he said that “we think it will drive ratings and put a spotlight on this network that has never been on it before.” ArtsBeat: 'The Kennedys' Finds a Home on Reelz 2011-02-01T20:30:48Z

While lit with the penumbra of a spotlight aimed elsewhere, he coolly mimed the smoking of a cigarette with a kazoo. An Experimental Master Gets His Due Onstage in New York 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z

Some politicians flourished in TV's spotlight, runs the doc's premise, others simply wriggled uncomfortably in its glare. Ask the Chancellors | Blood and Oil | How to Win An Election | Glee and more | Watch this 2010-03-29T05:45:00Z

Of course Medina went through to Hollywood – even often-gratuitous “Idol” wouldn’t spotlight him in this way if there wasn’t a happy ending in store. ArtsBeat: American Idol: Notes on Pity 2011-01-27T06:39:07Z

The spate of accidents has shaken promoters and focused a spotlight on the lack of uniform standards in the United States for building temporary stages and for evacuating people at outdoor concerts in severe weather. After Accidents, a Call for Regulation 2011-08-23T22:16:09Z

Meeting onstage, they all circled around portable spotlights in a ritual befitting a Hollywood premiere. Ezralow Dance Makes Its Debut in Los Angeles 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z

The Texas sun seemed too bossy to let the moon step on its spotlight. A Texas-Size Taste of Next Year’s Blockbuster Solar Eclipse 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z

Putting his star power further on the line, he is relinquishing his nightly seat in the dark for a perch up front and in the spotlight. Sting, the tireless troubadour

Although both brought a spotlight to the city and worked with other Washington artists in various ways, the floodgate-opening some hoped for didn’t quite happen. Seattle hip-hop is on a hot streak. Can it finally get the national respect it deserves? 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z

Since his graduate art student days at Yale, Mr. McCallum has spotlighted themes of justice and accountability in his work, including a stint as artist in residence for the New York Civil Liberties Union. Life After Horrific Death for the Journalist James Foley 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z

But it does reveal that talent and a moment in the spotlight isn’t enough. A New Fashion Star is Crowned, and He’s Not Afraid of Controversy 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z

They make the Broadway spotlight brighter — and, more important, bigger. Against All Odds, Broadway Rose to the Occasion. Mostly. 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z

The New York art world was a small, cozy community in those days as Abstract Expressionism was fading from the spotlight and Pop and Minimalism were beginning to emerge. Brice Marden, Still True to His Vision 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z

The good songs and jokes in “Shucked” are so plentiful that secondary characters all have a spotlight or two. ‘Shucked’: A Broadway Musical That Doubles Down on the Corn 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z

Mr. Jousse took Mr. LeClerc on tours of Paris by night, showing him lighting canisters, electrical wiring and spotlight colors of the city’s monuments, official buildings, bridges and boulevards. T Magazine: A Fresh Glow for the New York Public Library 2011-05-19T18:36:32Z

Ikeda's work emanates from a collection of 49 spotlights placed in Victoria Park Gardens close to the north bank of the River Thames. Light column marks WW1 centenary 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z

She is dragged into the spotlight and “off the deep end” by Bradley Cooper in that celebrated Shallow scene. In the shallow: why does Hollywood hate pop music? 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z

Trump is already maneuvering to keep the spotlight shining exactly where he likes it by broadly hinting at his 2024 presidential run. Perspective | Journalists, it’s time for a cold-turkey breakup with Trump 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z

It was the pain of loss, however, that brought her back to the spotlight. | Neneh Cherry Makes a Cathartic Comeback 2014-02-21T18:30:41Z

Stoppard has long been a tabloid fixture in England; the spotlight on his relationships sometimes became a searchlight. ‘Tom Stoppard’ Tells of an Enormous Life Spent in Constant Motion 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z

Anthony Mann is mostly remembered today for his sprawling psychological westerns that spotlighted a darker, less puppyish James Stewart, but he earned his stripes in the 1940s with a series of tightfisted noir titles. Movie Listings for April 18-24 2014-04-17T22:55:56Z

“A lot of fashion people think they’re famous, but it’s not the same as an actress,” she said, dismissing the idea that her Target collection might shuttle her into the spotlight. Up Close: Kate Young, a Stylist in Her Busy Season – Up Close 2013-02-06T19:23:12Z

After spending years away from the spotlight, he re-emerged last year with his first record of original songs in nearly two decades, “The Bravest Man in the Universe.” Pop and Rock Music Listings for Dec. 20-26 2013-12-19T23:08:11Z

Simpson, a former star athlete who once lived for the spotlight, was back on stage telling the grim story of the Las Vegas afternoon in 2007 that sent him to prison. OJ back in court; Day 4 of bid for new Vegas trial 2013-05-16T16:32:09Z

The important role vitamin D plays in early life is back in the spotlight after Australian researchers noticed a link between a deficiency during pregnancy and autism. Autism linked to vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy, researchers find 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z

Birth of a Nation, which was receiving mixed reviews along the festival circuit, ended up incurring massive losses for Fox and Parker disappeared from the spotlight. Nate Parker to premiere movie at Venice film festival after rape controversy 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z

It was wrenching to testify against loved ones, and put our community under such a harsh spotlight. A family at war: saving my granddaughter from FGM 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z

Sometimes parody, in its effort to dismantle, ends up universalizing, and can tease out something true from the subject of its humor that might not have otherwise gotten the spotlight. The Playlist: Justin Timberlake Stays Funky (for Now), and 9 More New Songs 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

I didn't buy most of the scenes spotlighting key characters' ignorance of the birds and the bees. Gwyneth Paltrow ruins the "Glee" comeback 2011-03-09T15:34:00Z

But the blue-collar neighborhood is moving into the spotlight. Five Places to Visit in Portland, Ore. 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z

Even offstage, she seems ready for the spotlight. The Unsinkable Marilyn Maye 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z

Billed as an “experience starring you,” the work simulates the feeling of being put onstage, alone and in the spotlight. Tech-Minded Performances Are Coming to the Coil Festival 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z

The strings brought a dark intensity to the long opening passage, the woodwind spotlit some already fine soloists, and the whole ensemble played with electric commitment. Prom 13: NYO-USE/Gergiev – review 2013-07-22T17:49:10Z

Witty and set to Chopin, the dance spotlights three couples grappling with relationship issues. A Witty Mastermind of Les Ballets Trockadero Comes Home 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z

Sunday's Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra concert spotlights two Russian composers — Igor Stravinsky and Dmitri Shostakovich — and a young local violinist who will solo on Shostakovich's work of protest against a brutal regime. Teen violinist Mari? Rossano to solo on Shostakovich with Seattle Phil 2011-04-07T19:29:04Z

Later spreads spotlight the innovation and creativity of Black trailblazers in the arts. The Pillars of African American History: Ibi Zoboi’s Kwanzaa Picture Book 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z

On Wednesday’s edition of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart invited Lena Dunham to be his guest to discuss her new book Not That Kind of Girl and her life in the spotlight. Lena Dunham addresses her haters: “I try to react with class and a little sass” 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

Those of a patriotic stripe were forced to look further afield, in the festival sidebars, where a brace of British productions spotlighted life on the margins. Venice film festival: thunder clouds and silver linings 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z

That has put even greater pressure on “Homeland” to spotlight something new. It’s Home Sweet ‘Homeland’ for Season 6 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z

The move, it seemed, was an attempt to escape the spotlight, or at least the hate mail and death threats that came with it. A year ago, Ahmed Mohamed became ‘Clock Boy.’ Now, he can’t escape that moment. 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z

TIME: You’ve both lived most of your lives in the spotlight. Nick Carter and Jordan Knight: Nick & Knight Are Not a Boy Band 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z

Whether West learned his lesson or not, he only returned to the spotlight this summer – appearing triumphant, even giddy, at all the renewed attention. Kanye West invited back to MTV VMAs 2010-08-12T10:11:00Z

“They weren’t meant to be shown heavily spotlighted. The ideal is to simulate the kind of light they were painted under.” Old Masters in New Places as the Met Lets in the Light 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z

None of these things requires a spotlight to be beautiful. Seattle’s prodigal band returns; Fleet Foxes puts on stellar show 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z

Amazingly trim and towering at 75, he still has the radiance of a performer who gathers warmth from the spotlight. ‘Lady, Be Good!,’ an Encores! Version of the Gershwins’ 1924 Hit 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

Yet he also turns the spotlight on himself. The Book That Reinvented Hitchcock 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z

In fact, the exhibition is very much in the spirit of earlier armory shows spotlighting such off-center artists as Paul McCarthy and Christian Boltanski — both of which Mr. Eccles was involved in producing. Obsessions and Compulsions at the Park Avenue Armory 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z

A turn in CNN’s spotlight could help a candidate catch on — with voters, with donors, with the news media — and bust out of the pack. Pick me! A big field of Democratic candidates waits for a turn in CNN’s town-hall spotlight 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z

A spotlighted ticker-tape machine sits commandingly center stage as the play begins, right across from a manual exchange board. | 'The Merchant of Venice': Al Pacino Brings His Shylock to Shakespeare in the Park 2010-07-01T02:01:00Z

It was all voice, band and song, and though the band was solid throughout, the spotlight was always on Howard. Alabama Shakes mesmerize sellout crowd at Paramount 2013-03-05T06:52:13Z

Perhaps this could serve as an opportunity to shine a spotlight on the Black creators whose histories have long been overshadowed. What's in a name? Shedding racist images and branding is just the start of breaking the Jemima Code 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

But for a smart, ambitious party girl who enjoyed the spotlight, being cast on a New York society show a few years ago made perfect sense. Of Her Own Making 2011-06-08T17:21:22Z

So the superpowers have the Truth-teller in a position where he now has to be extremely careful about how he uses the spotlight he has earned and what he says publicly. Edward Snowden meets Arundhati Roy and John Cusack: ‘He was small and lithe, like a house cat’ 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z

Perhaps that’s why she never looked defeated, unlike those who wilt under the spotlight. Critic?s Notebook: Movies, Men, Melodramas: A Lust for Life 2011-03-24T03:00:09Z

Hudson, now 28, disappeared from the spotlight for a few months after the murders, recalling that for two weeks she basically stayed in one room with family and friends. Actress Jennifer Hudson says family murders "surreal" 2010-06-30T04:00:00Z

These fellas are coupled in Captain Barrett's thoughts, likely because our author wants to spotlight a broader linkage in the white Christian mind-set. Philip Roth and race: A legendary novelist's troubling pattern 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z

But spotlights are suddenly trained on him like never before. Hip-Hop Welcomes Veteran Fashion Designer Mark McNairy 2014-03-12T23:01:45Z

True, keeping the soloist from monopolizing the spotlight is an unusual, almost nihilistic approach to concerto writing. Music Review: When Soloists Don?t Necessarily Star 2011-04-15T23:01:47Z

It also shines a spotlight on an individual star—something that is more common with male Olympic athletes. TIME Olympic covers feature women athletes as . . . athletes 2012-07-25T16:55:00Z

But it will be in the spotlight this year in Vancouver, as Canadian national hero and gold medal-favorite Kevin Martin fends off challenges from the German, Scottish and American teams. 2010-02-12T22:00:00Z

It’s also in the spotlight this week after the death of Tony Hsieh at 46, the former chief executive of the online shoe empire Zappos, in a house fire in November. Nitrous Nation 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z

He was her personal assistant, a job he began when she was still touring, and he stayed on as age caught up with her and she stepped out of the spotlight. Goodbye, Dolly: With Their Bids, Fans Hold Onto Carol Channing 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z

It’s a donation that suits Sia’s persona perfectly: Both shunning the sort of spotlight that a donation of her time or artwork might attract, but doing so showily. Sia Is Auctioning Off a Jar of Her Breath 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z

Latvia basked in the spotlight Friday evening with a concert by one of its leading musical groups at the Library of Congress. Latvian Radio Choir demonstrates its might as a ‘great musical power’ 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z

Fitelson is excited for the neighborhood’s Latino community to get some time in the spotlight. As the Tonys Head Uptown, Step Inside the United Palace ‘Dream World’ 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z

And the spotlights provided a reminder that this was what it said on the label: Royal Opera live. Live opera, stage broadcasts - warts and all - win viewers 2013-12-22T12:26:29Z

Shang-Chi has had a supporting role in many recent Marvel stories, but the new series will put him in the spotlight. A Shang-Chi Comic for Summer, Ahead of the Hero’s Marvel Film 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z

Although he was the guest of honor at the funding discussion, he avoided its spotlight. Meet the management guru who is trying to fix the D.C. arts commission 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z

“I don’t want to be the person in the spotlight.” Robert Gottlieb: Avid Reader, Reluctant Writer 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z

She recently told The Guardian that she has post-traumatic stress from the Jagged Little Pill era of her life, after which she retreated from the spotlight. Alanis Morissette, Corin Tucker and the Frustrating/ Promising State of Women in Rock 2012-08-28T13:45:49Z

After all, he worked hard to get into the spotlight. The forgotten history of Leonardo DiCaprio: How a dorky teen actor became a superstar 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z

“Rogue One” is much more eager to shift the spotlight to other characters in the ensemble and give them more interesting things to do. ‘Rogue One’ Takeaways: Vader, Droids and a Stunning Planet 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z

Just as Hollywood looks down its nose on January and February, Broadway producers tend to avoid mid-May through Labor Day, a season devoid of awards prestige and the attendant media spotlight. Summer promises to be hot on Broadway with three big openings 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z

Theater spotlight operator: Keep moving the light, forcing the performers to walk, then run, after it to stay in it. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Quitting your job? Might as well do it spectacularly. 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z

It may be a fading virtue, but at least in “La Sylphide,” human feelings hold the spotlight. New York City Ballet suits up for courage and soars in ‘La Sylphide’ 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z

But he is not yet comfortable in the spotlight, either. Matthew Vines Won’t Rest in Defending Gay Christians 2012-09-14T22:53:06Z

He struck a deal with prosecutors to dim the media spotlight on him and his family after a year of harsh claims and counterclaims between him and Grigorieva. Mel Gibson gets probation for domestic violence 2011-03-12T00:17:44Z

And though she has publicly resurfaced, Trump is still avoiding the full glare of the media spotlight. ‘She wouldn’t miss this for anything’: Melania Trump holds first White House event after 24-day absence 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z

But at a global event, a qualified diplomat could steal the spotlight President Trump so craves — or even just ensure that official talking points are communicated. Mocking #UnwantedIvanka: The darkly hilarious Ivanka Trump meme that explains itself 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z

Simon Cowell's kinder side will be spotlighted when the former "American Idol" judge is honored at the 38th Annual International Emmy Awards. Britain leads International Emmys with 9 nominees 2010-11-21T14:35:00Z

Ahead of the announcement of the Sound of 2015 next week, the singer reflects on the highs and lows of his first year in the spotlight. Sam Smith's 'incredible, crazy' year 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z

A few doors down, Boomerang Boutique also spotlights local designers, emphasizing diversity and women’s clothing and accessories. 36 Hours in Indianapolis 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z

After a prolonged silence the captain says, “Follow me, sir,” and a cold spotlight appears on Mr. Martin, pursuing him to a table amid the gawking crowd. On Eating Alone in Paris 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z

In the pharmaceutical industry, the man explained, it's expected that people in drug trials will die, but that those deaths happen outside of the spotlight. "Elon Musk's Crash Course" warns of the danger of a billionaire's love of being unreasonable 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z

But what these explorers want from their adventures differs greatly: sometimes the spotlight isn’t its own reward. Television Review: Finding the Offbeat Off the Beaten Path 2011-06-23T22:31:27Z

You would think a person in this much spotlight is immune to being relegated to an object – and you're wrong. Why Margot Robbie is being criticized for her "mid" looks, despite embodying perfect Barbie doll 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z

So, what better time to give even more neglected writers of color their moment in the spotlight? In Familiar Works, a Chance for Black Film and TV Actors to Shine 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z

The film – which brought Fisher back into the spotlight – earned her a nomination for the 2016 Saturn Award for best supporting actress. Carrie Fisher, Celebrated 'Star Wars' Actor, Dies at 60 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z

It was another seamless transition for Ms. Taylor, who in more than a dozen years as Mayor ’s quietly glamorous sidekick has had plenty of time to adapt to the spotlight. Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Companion, Diana Taylor, Gives a Rare Interview 2013-12-27T23:22:28Z

And "The Imitation Game" star Benedict Cumberbatch was the recipient of the Variety Award, which recognizes a director, actor, writer or producer who has helped to "focus the international spotlight on the U.K." 'Pride' named best film of 2014 at British Independent Film Awards 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z

Why did you decide to spotlight former asylum seekers? Cruising New York’s Waterways This Week: Portraits of Former Refugees 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z

While the grand dame of the city’s hotel scene is still going strong, the recently opened Quirk Hotel has stolen the old girl’s spotlight. What’s new (and old) in Richmond, Virginia’s trendy capital 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z

Copenhagen’s culinary awakening and Stockholm’s trend-setting fashion may have ignited the world’s current infatuation with Nordic culture; now Helsinki is poised for the spotlight. 45 Places to Go in 2012 2012-01-06T17:44:12Z

The reforms follow a Tribune investigative series spotlighting dangerous cab drivers and the city's apparent inability to keep them off the road. Emanuel targets problem taxi drivers 2011-12-12T17:32:00Z

Casting dramatic shadows under spotlights, the vertically symmetrical forms evoke humanity’s ongoing attempts to depict a fearsome cosmic order, through icons past and present. Art We Saw This Summer 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z

As it did during the hiatus between the first and second halves of the first season, "Glee" will remain in the spotlight. Hit show "Glee" spreads the joy with stage tour 2010-05-15T02:41:00Z

Is there a part of you, after all these years in the spotlight, that you keep for yourself? Jane Fonda Is Paying Close Attention 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z

Pedigree Senior Brand Manager Lisa Campbell hopes the initiative will put a spotlight on the plight of homeless dogs. Pup to play Sandy in 'Annie' on Broadway revealed 2012-07-19T13:37:13Z

While the controversy around Parker has overshadowed "Birth of a Nation," the film itself puts a spotlight on the harrowing brutality suffered by slaves. Race finds spotlight through true stories at Toronto Film Festival 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z

Whether there really is anything beyond that – or whether Peace's moment in the spotlight is as short-lived as that of the bands they bring to mind – remains to be seen. Peace: In Love – review 2013-03-21T15:29:01Z

While the event puts the spotlight on women who rock, “men and women and anyone in between” are welcome to attend. Brandi Carlile launching Girls Just Wanna Weekend, a Mexico ‘concert vacation’ with all-female lineup 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

But he also spotlighted a series of immediate initiatives that include federal legislation designed to strengthen the Justice Department's efforts to apprehend border-crossing fugitives. Durbin plans give cash to catch fugitives 2012-03-12T16:31:00Z

The "Blue Bloods" actor says there are people he grew up with who are doing heroic work that he wants to spotlight. Wahlberg: I'm not making a Boston 'COPS' 2013-01-04T21:19:08Z

Many, like my reader Kris, expected that Rebecca’s family would yank her out of the spotlight and saw it as “exploitation” of the girl to do otherwise. Motherlode: An Internet Star's Mom Responds 2011-03-25T16:53:17Z

“She apparently didn’t like the music business, went on to other businesses and never missed the spotlight.” Whatever happened to Bobbie Gentry? In search of country music's great vanished star. 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z

Only when he finally gets there is he suddenly caught in the spotlight, behaving like a bashful actor being wildly applauded at a curtain call. Richard III – review 2013-02-21T17:43:00Z

While music initially helped put Varazdin in the spotlight, the visual arts are becoming just as notable. In Varazdin, a Thriving Arts Scene Emerges 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z

Still, Mr. Williams is hopeful that his film — and coverage of it — will spotlight an increasingly dangerous situation. The Carpetbagger: Uganda’s Antigay Bill vs. a Documentary on Homophobia 2014-01-02T20:00:08Z

But it was the filmmaker's "The Artist" that put Dujardin in the international spotlight. An Oscar for 'The Artist,' but Jean Dujardin's real 'Connection' is as a French actor 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z

Citrus yields a truly veritable cornucopia of terrific tastes, but today the spotlight is on one specific fruit. Why you should marinate chicken breasts in grapefuit 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z

That should help remove concerns about reckless children — as well as put Chillida’s work back in the spotlight that it deserves. Basque Giant, Finally Embraced 2010-09-15T12:40:00Z

In announcing the season, Miller officials also put a spotlight on a series of concerts featuring reinterpretations of Bach masterpieces and a jazz series. ArtsBeat: Miller Theater Announces New Season 2013-05-14T20:24:09Z

Cumberbatch will also receive the Variety award for helping "focus the international spotlight on the UK". Independent Film Awards set to begin 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z

Edgard Varèse, " the father of electronic music," is in the spotlight this year, with performances of his complete works by Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic, the International Contemporary Ensemble, So Percussion and others. Summer Stages: Classical 2010-05-07T21:59:00Z

And since the Gothams restrict eligibility to films made in the United States for less than $35 million, the ceremony spotlights a narrower slice of films than the Oscars do. ‘Everything Everywhere’ Takes Top Prize at the Gotham Awards 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z

Competing against the best players in the world was a large enough difference, but the instant notoriety and public spotlight was a huge change from the minor leagues. After ‘Moneyball,’ Tabitha Soren kept shooting. The results are stunning. 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z

The surrounding castles glowed in the dark, illuminated by colored spotlights. Outside Lisbon, a Verdant World of Castles and Palaces 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z

Jennifer Lawrence, who was propelled into the spotlight after her lead role in the series “The Hunger Games,” is the highest paid female actor in the business. Why saying “Shut up and act,” just makes Jennifer Lawrence more powerful 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z

The question spotlights the distinct place that large choruses hold in the international hierarchy: Choruses are major ensembles, but their conductors are viewed as something of a breed apart. Review | Christopher Bell strikes soundly in his first D.C. outing 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z

Near the end of “Seasons” Mr. Whitley was allotted a spotlight of his own, and he did fine work. Music Review: Thundercat, No Longer a Sideman, Plays S.O.B.?s 2012-02-03T23:23:15Z

Yet the two instruments spotlighted most often were the frontman’s voice, which occasionally rose from a croon to a yell, and Fisher Rose’s trumpet, which ranged from blaring to wispy. Review | Destroyer’s wordy, brooding songs reach full potency at the Black Cat 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z

Within a few years, a young crop of neo-traditional musicians had seized what spotlight remained for jazz. Arthur Blythe, Jazz Saxophonist Who Mixed Sultry and Strident, Dies at 76 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z

Martin is well aware that stepping into the spotlight draws a load of gossip along with it, but he seems to be open to acknowledging the situation. Blue Ivy Gives You a Reason to Look Forward to Coldplay's New Album 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z

If Ms. Meskis was celebrated for her First Amendment stands, she took that spotlight reluctantly. Joyce Meskis, Bookseller Who Defended Readers’ Rights, Dies at 80 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z

Gershwin, in a way, is the exception this weekend: The rest of the Philharmonic’s programming puts the spotlight on black composers. A Pianist Swings Hard in Both Classical and Jazz 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z

But Branch forces us to look past the spotlight and toward the darker arc, a story of spiritual decay invisible to fans. John Branch's 'Boy on Ice' 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

Ms. Grace, who is transgender, has been thrust into the spokeswoman spotlight since the band’s transformative 2014 album, “Transgender Dysphoria Blues.” Pop & Rock Listings for Sept. 30-Oct. 6 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

What I and other viewers forgot was the inevitable cost of bringing Barr the celebrity back into the spotlight. Review | Roseanne’s character overdosed on opioids and left ‘The Conners’ behind. It’s better this way. 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z

At the extension’s Vaughan station, for example, a mirrored ceiling installation by Paul Raff Studio reflects daylight, spotlighting commuters as they descend underground. When Art Comes Along for the Ride 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z

Emanuel remembers her own time in the spotlight as a blur. Diana's dressmaker: Kate's style will be different 2011-03-18T12:46:04Z

Donald Trump wallowed in the spotlight, but Ellison turned to those brokering power behind the scenes. Buck Ellison’s Great White Society 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z

She relishes power, being in the spotlight, and antagonizing people, and she’s extremely good at all three. 'Broadchurch' Season 2, Episode 3 Recap: The Revenge of Sharon Bishop 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z

Read not for juicy tidbits, but for one smart, strong woman’s reckoning with a life that began with hard work and then took a sudden swerve into the spotlight. Perspective | The 10 books to read in November 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z

When the Sun Goes Down is her third LP of amiable powerpop in less than two years, which says something about how assiduously she's exploiting her time in the spotlight. Selena Gomez, tween queen 2011-07-21T21:13:00Z

The territory in Jenny Hollowell’s first novel is familiar: Hollywood strivers just outside the caress of the spotlight. Novles by Glenn Beck, Stephen McCauley and Others 2010-06-16T22:42:00Z

It was another loss for Priscilla, 77, in what has been a lifetime punctuated with extreme highs and lows, almost always playing out in the public spotlight. Another Public, Painful Loss for Priscilla Presley 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z

Wilmore was also comfortable sharing his spotlight with colleagues like Robin Thede, his “Nightly Show” head writer, who was one of several staff members who often appeared on camera. Larry Wilmore Doesn’t Miss Late Night, but He’s Back Anyway 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z

And yet, unlike them, Kendall has chosen to remain consistently in the spotlight—on the show, on magazine covers, on international runways. The Profound Silence of Kendall Jenner 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z

That dovetails with the special’s goal of spotlighting When We All Vote, a non-profit group created to increase election participation. ‘West Wing’ reunites cast with a mission: get out the vote 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z

She will be there, the filmmakers say, in what promises to be both an astounding culture clash and a triumphant moment for a humble, heroic woman who never sought the spotlight. Making Oscar history, ‘Honeyland’ shatters borders 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z

She is the first subject to be honored in a new spotlight series of French films presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Unifrance at the Walter Reade Theater. | Oct. 17 ? 23 2010-10-15T16:51:00Z

The Kennedy Center will also launch an online performance series, “Arts Across America,” to spotlight community arts leaders, unique regional arts styles, and organizations and artists focused on social justice. Kennedy Center to commission anti-racism works, expand programs for black artists and audiences 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z

A farewell concert is inevitably a reckoning with an entire career, a last major chance in the spotlight to put a near-lifetime of music into perspective. For Paul Simon and Joan Baez, Farewells Reckon With Past and Present 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z

Her daughter believes her mother's desire to hide from the spotlight finds its roots in her Pennsylvania upbringing, where home "was not a place they heaped praise on each other." Blythe Danner steps out with star turn in 'I'll See You in My Dreams' 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z

Up close the illusion remained so utterly intact that when I returned to my seat, I was grateful that I had managed, just barely, to keep myself from shedding tears in a spotlight. Theater Review: ‘The Suit’ at Brooklyn Academy of Music 2013-01-21T23:45:57Z

Yet gun shows are the place where private transactions are most visible, so they make an easy target for advocates who want to spotlight the lack of regulation in the informal market. “This is the Wild West” 2012-09-16T19:00:00Z

Congratulations to them and to your newspaper for giving the occasion the spotlight it deserves. Letters: Reader Comments on Nov. 20 Vows Column 2011-11-26T01:02:01Z

When you get the spotlight off of you and turn it on to other people, your life is just better. Machete Star Danny Trejo 2010-09-02T16:25:00Z

The pressures of the Oscar spotlight can be enormous. After the Oscar Glare, These Filmmakers Went Their Own Way 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z

Every two years, male dancers move into the spotlight with this festival that always includes some spectacular work. The week ahead: Arts and entertainment highlights for the week beginning Oct. 14 2012-10-10T22:46:04Z

And when the director, Leslie Small, discovered there wasn’t a spotlight for center stage, a lighting truck was built and placed in the audience to create the effect. Watch Kevin Hart Tell a Joke. See Fans Laugh. At the Movies. 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

Mr. Giraudo celebrates the album’s release, shining a spotlight on not only the new music but also on dynamic soloists like the trumpeter Jonathan Powell and the saxophonist Todd Bashore. Jazz Listings for April 24-30 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

Creeping into the collective spotlight, as well, are mushrooms. What is mushroom coffee, and why is it having a moment? 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z

“African writers are in the spotlight now,” Ms. Oduor said on Tuesday. Okwiri Oduor Wins Caine Prize for African Writing 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

It may be cold comfort, but Disney is not the only theme park operation on which Sundance is casting a harsh spotlight this year. The Carpetbagger: Disney World Horror Fantasy Raises Knotty Copyright Issues 2013-01-19T16:52:45Z

For actress Jennifer Aniston, she's previously said that the reason she was able to deal with fame and the spotlight as she became a household name with "Friends" was because of her mother. Inside Jennifer Aniston’s feud with her "petty" mother which left them not speaking for years 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z

But her admirers may be expected to multiply exponentially when a New York exhibition at the Chinese Porcelain Gallery in October spotlights more than 25 of her pieces, created especially for the show. | Carmen Almon, The Naturalist 2013-08-21T19:11:13Z

Opened in May 2015, this boisterous bar spotlights little-known domestic producers. Five Places to Go in Montreal 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z

Latecomers — hit with spotlights and taunted by the performers — are part of the show. Why is a zany comedy troupe performing ancient Roman theater? The story behind the Troubies' 'Haunted House' 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z

Rocks is directed by Sarah Gavron, and if it seems a world away from her last hit, 2015’s period drama Suffragette, both reflect her mission to put the lives of women in the spotlight. Rocks stars: meet the teenage cast of the hot new British film 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z

Never one to hog the spotlight, and undoubtedly swamped with logistical difficulties, Mr. Kirshbaum is playing relatively little at the festival, which began on March 9 and ends on Sunday. Music Review: Piatigorsky International Cello Festival at Walt Disney Concert Hall 2012-03-17T00:22:16Z

But Washington’s “other river” is ready for its much-needed moment in the spotlight. Saving the Anacostia, one cherry blossom at a time 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z

Because the presidency grabs the spotlight like nothing else, and campaigns for the presidency grab the spotlight like nothing else. The unexpected silver lining of Donald Trump’s misogyny: “It’s a teachable moment, on steroids” 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z

Last season’s debut show brought the pair into the spotlight; this season’s looks likely to justify their place there. Paris Fashion Week: Day 2 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z

“Right On Be Free” spotlights fiery turns by female vocalists, reinforcing the traditional role of African-American women as community spokespeople. 50 Years Ago, They Did Something Rare in Gospel: Tied Music to Protest 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z

It’s best to savor the moments when she holds the spotlight, for the rest is confusion. Washington Ballet’s ‘Hamlet’: Madness without method in it 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z

There's not so much a plot as a huge rotating cast of characters taking brief turns in Evison's spotlight. Jonathan Evison's 'West of Here' spans a century of Olympic Peninsula history 2011-02-10T00:25:03Z

We didn't love her when she was confident and blasé about the spotlight and had a certain future. Goodbye to "Mrs. Maisel": You were almost briefly, marvelous 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z

She's the one who notoriously exploded a garden shed and suspended the spotlit fragments to cast spectral shadows. This week's new exhibitions 2010-06-18T23:06:00Z

Judge Lance Ito, who presided over the trial, even let celebrities visit the chambers. Clark was suddenly thrust into the spotlight. Respect for Marcia Clark: Years after the humiliation, sexism and scrutiny during the O.J. trial — Clark finally getting well-deserved appreciation 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z

Being pushed out of the spotlight seemed to energize Chevy. “I don’t like Chevy”: Richard Pryor and Chevy Chase’s tense post-”Saturday Night Live” battle 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z

With a spotlight on her career, Temple made sure to master the nuances of the Oklahoma accent for the role of Danielle. "Dirty Girl" Juno Temple charms Hollywood 2011-10-06T17:38:30Z

Though its title puts three professors in the spotlight, “Chagall, Lissitzky, Malevich” is really an exhibition about art education and the influence of schools. Flying Goats and Black Squares, Charging Into the Future 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z

Her portrayal of the character Violetta in “La Traviata” is a signature role which brought her into the international spotlight after she jumped in on short notice at the Royal Opera House in 2008. Ermonela Jaho ‘Can Sing Your Music’ 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z

He played the same role in the E Street Band, the guy with the good advice who doesn’t want the spotlight. Steven Van Zandt explores his fascinating and unlikely life 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z

The grass-roots initiatives spotlighted in “Climate of Change” include those of an activist in Togo fighting deforestation; Appalachians organizing against mountaintop mining; and youngsters in India educating their communities to reduce the use of plastics. | 'Climate of Change': Environmental Action 2010-05-11T22:54:00Z

They also had to entertain two live audiences while keeping the spotlight on the honorees. Noisy jets, secret performers and rooftop dancers: Inside the making of an unprecedented Kennedy Center Honors 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z

“Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting,” a straightforward and often repetitive documentary, spotlights this movement by arguing a handful of key points: Native-themed mascots and branding are offensive. ‘Imagining the Indian’ Review: Fighting Offensive Imagery 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z

Swirling spotlights and vibrant LED illumination stand still. Lollapalooza Day 3: Jack White, Florence + the Machine, At the Drive-In and the amazing Amadou and Mariam 2012-08-06T06:00:00Z

For five centuries, the Devonshires have been central to the big political scene, both influential behind the curtain and in the spotlight, centre stage. The Devonshires by Roy Hattersley – review 2013-05-18T14:00:02Z

But the resultant shock wave is better captured by another year: 1925, that of “Mrs. Dalloway” and several other works, all now in the spotlight in 2021, as they emerge from under copyright. Was 1925 Literary Modernism’s Most Important Year? 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z

The demonstration was meant to spotlight a new generation of youth taking a stance against gun violence. The 7 most heinous "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99" revelations from Netflix's docuseries 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z

He spent the next quarter century playing mostly in Atlanta, Detroit and St. Louis, touring and skirting the spotlight. After Vanishing, Johnny O’Neal Has a New York Following Again 2014-05-01T23:30:47Z

But the brightest spotlight shined on late singer Whitney Houston, who was found dead in a bathtub at a Beverly Hills hotel in February. Brown, Beyonce win top BET Awards, Houston in spotlight 2012-07-02T05:12:23Z

It was a sweltering Sunday, and Ms. Pak was nowhere near the red carpets or green rooms, interviewing Taylor Swift or spotlighting some do-gooder youth. Up Close: An MTV Star?s Side Gig at the Hester Street Fair 2010-07-07T21:19:00Z

This is a scene that's crashlanded on US pop culture, but its stars are boring old men who actively avoid the spotlight. Icona Pop put some punk spirit into dance music 2013-06-15T05:00:00Z

Timberlake, 32, who returned to the musical spotlight this year after a five-year hiatus with "The 20/20 Experience," was nominated in five categories and won three, including favorite male pop/rock artist. Taylor Swift sweeps top prize at American Music Awards 2013-11-25T05:18:27Z

Perhaps given Mr. Davis's recent time in the spotlight after the death of Ms. Houston this year, the publisher is expecting significant demand. ArtsBeat: Clive Davis to Publish a New Autobiography 2012-09-12T18:23:57Z

Stapley's relationship in the 1970s with Beatrice Mills brought him back into the spotlight more recently. Charles Stapley obituary 2011-04-03T17:16:55Z

While his part was not a major one, the success of the film - it won six Oscars - pushed him into the spotlight. John Hurt: Profile 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z

But McCarthy’s openness with her struggle for decent, fashionable clothing to wear while she’s walking the red carpet only throws into the spotlight how narrow in every sense of the word the industry really is. Melissa McCarthy can dress herself 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

This was far from his first turn in the spotlight. Joey Alexander, an 11-Year-Old Jazz Sensation Who Hardly Clears the Piano’s Sightlines 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z

Some notable musicians outside the New York spotlight — say, the Chicago saxophonist and organizer Fred Anderson and the Los Angeles pianist Horace Tapscott — died without receiving recognition as a Jazz Master. N.E.A. to Honor Jazz Masters Under a Cloud of Uncertainty 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z

But for others, Sarkozy's flagrant desire for the spotlight seemed inappropriate in a country that prides itself on stringent privacy laws and the rigorous separation of personal and public life. Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy: The long and the short of it 2010-09-18T23:06:00Z

An estimated 12.8 million people watched the series, nominated for an Emmy, that revisited old allegations and brought new ones into the spotlight. Lifetime to follow up on ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ docu-series 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z

But that rural King County earnestness hasn’t faded, even as she steps into the biggest spotlight of her career. Brandi Carlile’s Grammy dominance heartens LGBTQ fans, with her since day one 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z

We use it to tear people down, we put the spotlight on the wrong things. Zendaya: I'm Not a Role Model 'Because I’m Not Playing a Role’ 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z

Artistic directors tend to be in the spotlight twice: When they are appointed and when they leave. To Preserve La MaMa’s Legacy, a Shift in Leadership Styles 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z

Today, Youssef lives in exile in Los Angeles with his family, unable to safely return to Egypt, where many factions worked hard to drive him away from the spotlight and his homeland. WATCH: Why Bassem Youssef isn’t developing a new show about Trump 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z

This year — referendum for Scottish independence aside — Glasgow is stepping further into the spotlight. 36 Hours in Glasgow 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z

Their efforts predate popular conceptions of the fight for equal rights, and it’s their lives and work that take the spotlight in Crewe’s reimagining. The Gay Rights Movement Before the Gay Rights Movement 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z

That narrative spotlights only embarrassingly bad student protests and administrative strictures against “unsafety” and offensive behavior, real and imagined. The truth about the "campus free speech" crusade and its myths that won't die 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z

Hargitay appears briefly in the film to spotlight Detroit’s efforts to respond to the backlog. I Am Evidence: the shocking film on the truth about untested rape kits 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z

After the recent spate of news stories that put the online black market in the spotlight, studios immediately wrangled for the rights to the story. Silk Road: The Movie? 2013-10-17T15:23:22Z

Since 2008, Marie has been twice voted best female performer by Dance Europe and twice nominated as best female performer, as well as a spotlight award for new talent by The National Critics' Dance Circle. Bourne reveals dance prize winners 2013-09-10T15:54:07Z

In concert, though, the others get their deserved moments in the spotlight, so why not name them? Groove for Thought swings back to Seattle for Feb. 18 concert 2011-02-19T00:37:03Z

Beneath a soft spotlight in the darkened room, it looked almost translucent. Seoul’s Hundred Faces 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z

After stepping further into the spotlight as a member of the group The Highwomen, Hemby is releasing her second solo record “Pins and Needles,” on Friday. New this week: Documentaries on Bieber, Fauci and ‘Buried’ 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z

After stealing the spotlight in "Survival of the Thickest," watching Beauvais chew new scenery is dessert. "The Other Black Girl" peeks into the hidden horrors of being the only person of color at the office 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z

I followed her with a flashlight for a spotlight. Beige Never Looked So Bright 2011-05-04T21:08:46Z

YouTune Nation is a daily show that spotlights the best and most popular videos. VidCon: DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg talks YouTube love 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z

The federal government in the early 1970s “brought the plight of gifted school children back into the spotlight,” the association’s history says. How a small school for gifted kids in the D.C. exurbs gets big results 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z

Families can take spotlight tours of the show — in either Russian or English — that focus on the powerful imagery often used as Communist propaganda. Spare Times for Children Listings for Nov. 13-19 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

Jimmy Fallon has been accused of creating and fueling a toxic work environment on the set of "The Tonight Show," per a new report from Rolling Stone that spotlights two current and 14 ex-staffers. Report: Jimmy Fallon accused of erratic behavior, lashing out and creating a toxic workplace 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z

The first play of her Signature residency is set in a Detroit jazz club in 1949, its spotlight trained on a trumpeter, his longtime lover and a mysterious newcomer. 15 Plays and Musicals to Go to in NYC This Weekend 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z

“It’s hard, but don’t let one person hog the spotlight,” she said. The six do’s and don’ts of Zoom happy hours 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z

This week, I’m spotlighting three shows that are, in significant ways, not like every other show. What You Should Watch This Week: ‘Greenleaf’ and ‘Thirteen’ 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z

In 2013, Andrew Shade, a friend of Reign’s from Twitter, needed help with the website he’d just founded, Broadway Black, spotlighting black artists in theater. Her #OscarsSoWhite campaign changed how Hollywood deals with race. Now she’s taking on HBO. 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z

The series, about a high school student who leads a secret life as a pop star, thrust teenager Cyrus - now 17 - into the spotlight when it began in 2006. 2010-01-09T16:16:00Z

In her new play Luna Gale, which opened this week at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, Gilman again puts the spotlight on societal institutions that seems unable to respond to the needs of real human beings. Women Against the Machine: From Machinal to Luna Gale 2014-01-31T20:50:50Z

A beautiful golden color, the pastry itself was incredibly flaky, almost stealing the spotlight from the perfectly tender apples. With one secret ingredient, you can bake the flakiest pastry crust of all time 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z

But even a more respectful media spotlight is no magic wand fixing the much higher-than-average rates of homelessness, poverty and harassment they experience as a demographic. Meet TV's Newest Transgender Star 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z

The film did come out though, catapulting Korine, Clark and the young cast into the spotlight. Harmony Korine on Kids: 'It would be impossible to make that film now' 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z

In Mr. Khan’s “Technê,” Ms. Guillem takes brisk steps in a crouched position as she circles the perimeter of a spotlight, in the center of which is a silvery wire tree. Review: Sylvie Guillem Says Goodbye, Her Way 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z

As the rare Black late-night host — and the only one with a nightly show — Noah continued to speak for people of color, putting the spotlight on racially motivated attacks. Best of Late Night in 2021: Trump’s Never-Ending Swan Song 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z

And shouldn’t we be congratulating William on convincing this lovely, grounded young woman to do all of those things in the public spotlight for the rest of her life? Motherlode: One Lucky Prince 2011-04-28T15:30:39Z

The gallery, which opened a little more than a year ago, is small and dark with spotlights focused on each of her father’s paintings: haunting, swirling depictions of local scenes. | Next Stop: In Paia, Where Wetsuits and Art Meet in Maui 2010-05-14T21:12:00Z

Maura’s absence, courtesy of a convenient aortic aneurysm, meant that some else has to step into the spotlight. Transparent's Judith Light: 'Botox doesn't work on me. I'm serious. I've tried it' 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z

Primarily it was Roth’s championing of plays that looked critically at Israel, or sought to spotlight the views of Palestinians and others in the region, that caused the rift. Mosaic hangs out its theatrical shingle 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z

Over the years, states have plotted out themed trails that spotlight local specialties and cultural touchstones, such as barbecue, oysters and Mister Rogers. Satisfy your food, beverage or cultural craving on a Mid-Atlantic trail 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z

In April, this indie-folk band from Brooklyn found themselves unexpectedly in the spotlight when Beyoncé included one of their songs — a musical poem called “Thank You” — in her landmark concert film “Homecoming.” 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z

But then a spotlight focuses on the stage, and their friend Jeremy Wittig walks into it, lugging a heavy wooden cart. ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ is the perfect match for young actors

Even in rehearsal she commandeered an invisible spotlight during these monologues, speaking intimately and yet in a way that filled the hall. Need a Broad? Call Turner 2011-04-03T02:14:35Z

The spotlight is the room’s only illumination, save for 14 crimson exit signs that ring the hall. LACMA's exhibition 'Sculpt': Incoherent pretension for an audience of one 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z

Björk's "Fossora," which is her 10th album, isn't the first time mushrooms have been thrust into the international spotlight over the last year. Year of the mushroom: Why 2022 was defined by fungi 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z

Mostly, the director spotlights how the easily bruised Mark and the recklessly confident Mary are too immature to commit to their own commitment — and too broke for therapy. ‘Mark, Mary & Some Other People’ Review: Till Death Do They Waffle 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z

In this, her seventh collection, Bang spotlights the anxiety and obliviousness of people living in a post-postmodern world. The best new poetry books for March 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z

But most others are looking for a spotlight and distribution. The Sundance Film Festival is back and online once more 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z

Lighting by Brian MacDevitt is extremely inky, relying heavily on spotlights while the rest of the set remains as dark as depression. A deeply relevant 'Death of a Salesman' emerges 2012-03-16T05:31:08Z

To their great credit, Coldplay pulls no punches, shining a much-needed spotlight on the darkness at the edges of our hometowns and, at the same time, heralding the bright light of optimism’s hopeful glow. Coldplay attacks social and political unrest with hope on "Everyday Life" 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z

The exhibit is divided into two sections: the first showcases the making of the "Avatar" world, and the second spotlights the filmmaking process and the technological innovations that made it all happen. 'Avatar' and its blue moon land at Seattle's EMP | SFM 2011-06-04T04:22:46Z

However, she isn't quite ready to step away from the spotlight. Kirsten Dunst rises out of "Melancholia" 2011-11-11T18:10:45Z

The actors realize that for them, unlike the book's characters, the spotlight is a choice. Jennifer Lawrence: 'Hunger Games' important for 'our generation' 2012-03-16T18:53:53Z

McDonagh, whose relationship with Phoebe Waller-Bridge — the actress and creator of “Fleabag” — has made the spotlight all the more glaring, was gracious and good-humored in acknowledging his distaste for interviews. You’ve Got the Wrong Idea About Martin McDonagh 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z

But he kept a low profile and drifted out of the art world’s spotlight, passing away in 2016. Dumpster find leads to rediscovery of artist Francis Hines 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z

Occasionally one of the theater’s spotlights helped, but not by much. The dancer and the robot: In ‘Huang Yi & Kuka,’ longing is cold comfort 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z

It spotlights female Oscar nominees – each wears a fragrant white gardenia corsage – and also serves as a booster moment to reverse the continued gender disparity in the industry. The Carpetbagger: Helen Mirren Takes on the Gender Gap 2014-03-01T22:30:54Z

His gift is to spotlight aspects of the art a visitor might overlook, Sajet says. How a choreographer sees art in a new way, through dance 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z

Then a spotlight shines on him, and he looks out at the audience in shocked horror, playing out a bad dream many have. Review: Philip Glass and the Meaning of Life 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z

Hough lamented the spotlight shone on the protest group, whose activities have curtailed, every time the issue bubbles up -- a point with which Phelps at least partially agrees. Quinn signs Let Them Rest in Peace Act 2011-08-14T23:19:00Z

It’s the abiding hunger for life, in characters who aren’t quite yet down for the count, that makes the spotlight blaze. An Appraisal: Lanford Wilson?s Losers, Beloved by Their Creator 2011-03-25T07:50:16Z

The homespun setting is a long way from the spotlit, beech-wood minimalism of chic contemporary dining. Hearty French Fare at Ho Chi Minh's Le Toit Gourmand 2010-06-17T09:25:00Z

“There are a lot of the same characteristics as New York, but without the spotlight glare.” Heads Up : Giving Fast Food a Good Name in Washington, D.C. 2013-04-24T16:27:00Z

Bold and edgy, the writing spotlights the strength and tenacity that enable the speaker to survive grief and inequity. Review | A portrait of America in three gritty, candid and imaginative collections 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z

Then the rocking stops, a dim spotlight shines on the character’s face, and the life in it flickers and goes out. Billie Whitelaw, Longtime Beckett Muse, Dies at 82 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

Eventually the choral part cedes the spotlight to dissonant fuzzy guitar chords and a steadily pounding drumbeat. Music Review: ?Passion de Jeanne d?Arc? at Alice Tully Hall - Review 2011-10-31T21:57:44Z

But the spotlight that night was on woodwind. BBT Celebrated – review 2013-05-20T17:08:03Z

Now, he’s a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors, which turns the spotlight anew on such questions and will, possibly, help find the answers. Ozawa: A pioneer who dedicated his life to Western music 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z

What are your thoughts on his late career experiences, where he tried to recapture the spotlight? "Somebody's got to wear the leather pants": Rick James doc filmmaker on the infamous rock star 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z

Though not exactly a surprise, it’s a big spotlight for Mosey in recognition of the Mountlake Terrace teen’s rapid ascent. Seattle’s Lil Mosey makes XXL Freshman Class of 2019, a coveted nod for rising teen rapper 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z

A 1971 masterwork about nostalgia, marital misery and performing, “Follies” follows a reunion of showgirls at the crumbling theater where they once commanded the spotlight. The Week Ahead: May 22 ? 28 2011-05-20T20:21:34Z

Gheorghiu, however, advances to the front of the stage rather than drifting into the wings, and attitudinises in a spotlight as if luxuriating in a shower of golden coins. La princesse jaune/La colombe; La rondine – review 2013-07-13T23:05:23Z

“He was very sophisticated, even as a freshman. But he wasn’t ever outspoken or seeking the spotlight. He was extremely humble, like he didn’t have anything to prove.” Steve Lacy Is Right on Time 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z

“When you put the spotlight on yourself in those ways, you bring a lot of scrutiny on your own personal habits,” he said. New York’s Mayor Is Building an Agenda Around Food. Will It Satisfy? 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z

"It's not going to erase the or memory overnight, but it raises the city's profile in an area where we really need it — being in the world spotlight." Nobel prize laureates gather in Chicago 2012-04-23T11:00:00Z

And nearly four decades later, that ruling is coming back in the spotlight. Under North Carolina law, no doesn’t always mean no 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z

In it, she spotlights the stories of women working in the sex industry with the groundbreaking court they enter after being arrested: Queens human trafficking intervention court. 'I see myself in them': the documentary that humanizes sex workers 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z

It may be as much of the awards spotlight as Mr. Wiseau is likely to see. The Best and Worst of the Golden Globes 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z

Seyfried notes that the topic of sex, which is often unpopular with movie executives, "is definitely in the spotlight". Seyfried: 'Films should discuss sex' 2013-08-13T05:54:04Z

The tour concludes with an exhibit spotlighting costumes and props, including the jersey worn by the late Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson in the film “42” and the miniature blimp from Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner.” Warner Bros studio tour expands with DC Universe, Potter 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z

In a career defined by blurring borders, this was less a plot twist than a quick spotlight on an underappreciated character: body music that keeps the heart palpitating. Best Albums of 2022 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z

Each of the singers covered a piece, taking the spotlight solo. Wonder Girls greeted by screaming fans in Seattle 2010-07-01T22:22:00Z

Mitre sometimes spotlights a single story within these composite sequences; for instance, one woman’s distressing account of giving birth while captive bookends a collage of court testimonies. ‘Argentina, 1985’ Review: All the Prosecutor’s Men 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z

Each week, programming will focus on one of the collective’s founders; until Sept. 23, the spotlight will be on Yvonne Rainer. 7 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z

The ways that surging adrenaline and reawakened memories ignite elderly legends when they reach the spotlight is one of the peripheral fascinations of witnessing live . Mose Allison ? review 2011-08-05T15:12:59Z

The fierce spotlight that has focused on her professionally and personally ever since the end of her first marriage to the actor Ryan Reynolds is unlikely to move away soon. Scarlett Johansson, charismatic queen of science fiction 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z

Striking hues and subtle cutouts grabbed the spotlight on the red carpet at the Emmy Awards on Sunday, as television's stars managed to stay cool in the Los Angeles heat. Bold hues and cool cutouts stand out on Emmys red carpet 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z

Cain — a self-styled outsider relatively new to the national spotlight — is facing a new level of scrutiny after a burst of momentum in the race for theGOP presidential nomination. Cain: 'Falsely accused' of sexual harassment 2011-10-31T17:57:00Z

He kept those qualities fully in the spotlight in an encore, Paganini’s Caprice No. 24, in which the dazzling left-hand pizzicato variation drew a vigorous ovation midway through the work. Music Review: A Little Bit Tchaikovsky, A Little Bit Rock ?n? Roll 2010-10-11T21:09:00Z

There was certainly a wealth of material, given Franklin’s decades in the spotlight as one of the world’s most famous singers. In ‘Genius: Aretha,’ Respecting the Mind, Not Just the Soul 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z

It was a surprisingly candid comment from a deeply private woman who has long been careful in the spotlight. Anita Hill Is Celebrated in the Documentary ‘Anita’ 2014-03-12T11:00:02Z

One of the film’s most poignant scenes spotlights Garland’s status as a gay icon. “Judy,” Reviewed: Renée Zellweger’s Transcendent Performance as Judy Garland 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z

Last year also spotlighted once again how the contributions of chefs of color are often dismissed or underfunded. Can food halls help diversify the post-pandemic restaurant industry? Yes, if done right 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z

Smith does more incantatory invoking than tidy summarizing; rather than beaming a revelatory spotlight into the past, he often seems to be struggling to understand King’s place in the annals of American racial tension. In Roger Guenveur Smith’s ‘Rodney King,’ a whispered evocation of the L.A. riots

All those events put a spotlight on what many see as the most important mission of the news media in American society — challenging authority at the highest levels and pushing back against government censorship. ArtsBeat: An Unusual Theater Revival in China: American Play About Press Freedom 2013-06-04T13:13:00Z

But nukes reclaim the spotlight over the next few days, or at least the attention of television. ‘The Bomb’ Helps Return Nukes to the TV Spotlight 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z

She cedes the spotlight to Aguilera, who has at least double her screen time, and Cher performs just two big production numbers, during which she doesn't so much dance as sidle, strut, pose. In 'Burlesque,' ageless diva Cher confronts her age 2010-11-20T01:42:00Z

The first issue spotlights only Batman and Green Lantern. Pow! Boom! Why DC relaunched iconic comic books 2011-09-02T21:20:00Z

The high-low magic of a margarita that requires a lot of work behind the scenes, yet looks effortlessly easy breezy and ready for its social media spotlight, echoes the mood in today's LA. Gracias Madre offers a taste of the margarita’s past and future 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z

Q: How do you deal with the celebrity spotlight? A Minute With: Daniel Radcliffe on rom-coms and life post-Potter 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z

One of the military bands was playing, and suddenly the spotlights shone, and way up high, Mrs. Bush and the president came out of one set of doors. ‘The end of an innocent world’: An oral history of the first National Book Festival, which debuted three days before 9/11 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z

At some point, the cooking show genre skewed yet again, and people who couldn't cook took a turn in the celebrity spotlight. Not just Paris: How did the "celebrity who can't cook" become food TV's fastest growing genre? 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z

He tried to guard them from the spotlight. James Arness of 'Gunsmoke' fame dies at 88 2011-06-03T18:16:09Z

Of her relatively brief career in the spotlight, she recently told the Rochester magazine Post: Rita Shane, a Met Soprano Known for Range and Intensity, Dies at 78 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z

“It’s a long walk,” she says of that 20 feet from the background to the spotlight. Rock Hall of Famers, Kids Celebrate Darlene Love 2013-10-18T15:18:43Z

Last summer, the North American debut of a splashy Banksy exhibition in an empty warehouse there drew a global spotlight. In Toronto, an Industrial Stretch Has Its Breakout Moment 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z

I don’t think it’s healthy for one person to be so obsessed to have the spotlight on them. Thandiwe Newton Feeds Her Soul With Critical Race Theory and Cleo Sol 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z

Finally it was their time in the spotlight. Moments to remember from Oscar 2012 2012-02-27T03:33:09Z

It’s Nice That spotlights a remarkable, life-size house of wax in London’s Covent Garden that slowly melts. Links We Love: What We're Reading This Week 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

It is brave for such a public figure, especially one of a certain age, to put herself under the spotlight—even if cynics can see that a payday lurks in the background. Cultural Clicks: Caitlyn Jenner's Predecessors, Bryan Ferry's New Video 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

She used her moments in the spotlight to puncture the fixed ideas of Hollywood. Carrie Fisher and George Michael Were the Same in 1 Way 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z

A later start would presumably give the creators more time to write songs and stage Broadway-style production numbers, as well as provide a wintertime spotlight that would not be as crowded with new shows. ArtsBeat: Curtain Up: Broadway-Set 'Smash' Gets a Spot on NBC's Roster 2011-05-12T17:00:47Z

But today investors want the spotlight for bankrolling Broadway. On Broadway Today, a Name Above the Title Isn’t That Hard to Get 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z

Time Warner Cable Chief Executive Robert Marcus and Charter Communications Chief Executive Thomas Rutledge were under the spotlight during a panel of top brass from five cable companies. FCC's Tom Wheeler tells cable execs: 'More competition would be better' 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z

The lead paragraph of its story Thursday night sarcastically noted that Scaramucci has tried to steal the spotlight from Trump before. After a wild week, conservative media stand (nervously) by Trump 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z

We wanted to put the spotlight on artists. Music recommendation algorithms are unfair to female artists, but we can change that 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z

It isn’t just the massacre in Orlando last weekend that puts the violence of “Central Intelligence” in the spotlight. The Good and the Bad in “Central Intelligence” 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z

That show is the nexus of this family day, which will offer spotlight gallery tours with sketching opportunities. 8 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z

This moment in time has been like a spotlight on so many different problems in society, and this is another one. Me Too founder on her healing memoir and creating change: "All of us contribute to rape culture" 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z

Away from the spotlight of Katherine Jenkins singalongs, he was still paying his dues on stages less visible but more credible. The Great Tenor Hope (Just Ask Him) 2010-10-14T16:47:00Z

Not to Sean Pelletier, however, a Pentagram fanatic turned manager whose spare time is devoted to his addled client’s return to the spotlight. Movie Review: ?Last Days Here? About Bobby Liebling of Pentagram 2012-03-02T01:21:55Z

The MacArthur spotlight on a painter, writer, opera director and theater artist all working in Los Angeles coincides with a new classical music season noted for something of an “L.A. Phil Effect.” MacArthur fellows for 2017: a tragicomic novelist, an 'Afropolitan' painter and more 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z

In recent years, both Gomez and Lovato have spoken out about the toll that being in the spotlight has taken on their mental health. Let Miley Cyrus be the last lesson we need about how to treat young stars 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z

From hovering bats to howling wolves, animals play a big role in Halloween legend, and these annual celebrations spotlight a variety of spooky species. 9 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z

Considering that Daft Punk’s “Giorgio by Moroder” sets an interview about your life to new music, is it weird to have been thrust back into the spotlight by your own history? Meet the godfather of electronic dance music: Giorgio Moroder’s spectacular return to the spotlight 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z

Nonetheless, he fears that Democrats might lose next year’s presidential race if Trump’s antics don’t remain in the spotlight. Springer on Trump: "He took my show and brought it to the White House" 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z

Alan B. Golacinski, the embassy’s security officer, was invited to the Los Angeles premiere and the Washington screening but decided not to go because, he said, it was their moment in the spotlight. ‘Argo,’ as Seen by the Iran Hostage Crisis Survivors 2012-10-16T16:33:06Z

Whereas nobody's asking when the women whose comedy careers were canceled before they began will get a shot at even arriving in the spotlight. "The Morning Show" looks at how consequences catch up to some people sooner than others 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z

The rails are used to hold spotlights and other technical equipment. Elton John stage at Mexico ruins partly collapses 2010-04-02T02:21:00Z

"This puts the city in the spotlight," Pampani said by the Aman hotel on Friday evening, still cheery after standing there for 1 1/2 hours. George Clooney's wedding brings out the stars in Venice 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z

Our spotlight is fading, but it was never that bright to begin with. Perspective | These TV shows have figured out Gen X’s greatest gift to society: Grouchiness 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z

By then, of course, there will be some new and more insidious gizmo in the spotlight, Apple Contact Lenses or Apple BrainChip. Parents, Unite! No Apple Watch for Kids 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z

Take the spotlight, light a torch with it, and pass it on. Can a fraternity guy fight the college rape crisis? One is trying to help. 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z

Quentin Tarantino will share the spotlight with visual artist Barbara Kruger as the honorees at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's Art + Film gala in November. Quentin Tarantino, Barbara Kruger will be honorees at LACMA gala 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

From an early age, she sought the spotlight. ‘Waitress’ Star Has a Tip for You: Marry Your Best Friend 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

Teen mothers were always shoved to the back of the frame, often literally sent away, and certainly rarely given the spotlight. The twisted ethics of "Teen Mom" 2010-10-19T20:01:00Z

Now, in “The Kingdom,” Carrère directs the spotlight on his own urbane, narcissistic self: Can a chic Parisian intellectual also be a Christian? Can a chic Parisian intellectual also be a Christian? 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z

For instance, the intense, narrow spotlights sometimes sliver onto the stage, as though suggesting the blinding quality of Don Quixote’s delusions. ‘Somewhere in Quixote’: Ron Lalá puts its comic twist on Cervantes 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z

"I think the award shines a spotlight on the issue," Shore said. Jefferson prizes for public service awarded to 18 2011-06-22T11:22:11Z

If there was any doubt that Ivanka was her father’s most favored child, one only had to have been listening to the speakers who built to her moment in the spotlight. Perspective | Trump’s convention speech was selling a fantasy version of himself 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z

Offstage, away from the spotlight, she felt desperately unloved by her mother, Agnes, who favoured Richard, and struggled with low self-esteem, eventually developing anorexia nervosa from which she never recovered. Karen Carpenter's tragic story 2010-10-23T23:03:00Z

The show’s conceit as a singing competition would seem to encourage lunges for the spotlight. Why the Tonys Need an Award for Best Ensemble 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z

It was a chance for a host of well-known actors and actresses — of color to walk in front of a throng of media and to stand in the spotlight. The Oscars red carpet showed us the most diversity of the night 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z

"Out of every one of the boys, he's the one who struggles dealing with being in the spotlight the most," a source told People. Zayn Malik leaves One Direction tour, citing stress 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z

There are many D.I.Y. tours spotlighting the spectacular architecture of this area. Rowdy and Bawdy, New Orleans is a Party for Families Too 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z

“He really lives behind the scenes, behind the curtains and out of the spotlight. He’ll be in the greenroom working on a computer while the event is raging.” The Man Behind Those Throbbing Warehouse Parties in Brooklyn 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

It must be surreal to go from working in the trenches for years and years to suddenly having the bright spotlight on you. #MeToo founder Tarana Burke reflects on the movement — and the reckoning 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z

On the other hand, admitting the tapes would mean derailing the trial and casting a spotlight on Fuhrman’s conduct rather than the question of whether OJ Simpson murdered Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman. The People v OJ Simpson episode nine – Manna From Heaven 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z

After rocketing into the spotlight in the late 1990s, the Buena Vista Social Club became nothing less than Cuba’s soundtrack to the world. Cuba’s Buena Vista Social Club on ‘Adios Tour’ 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z

Smoke, strobes and spotlights added rock 'n' roll flash, necessary given the overriding civility of the music. Vampire Weekend makes amends for canceled Marymoor show 2010-09-23T20:12:00Z

At 26, she is in her prime and is a favorite to steal the spotlight in London. Pursuits: Where to See Olympics Tryouts in American Cities 2012-03-16T21:27:58Z

The contests have also put the spotlight on continuing demographic divisions in Myanmar, a country of about 51 million people with over 100 ethnic groups still plagued by nationalism and ethnic conflicts. Beauty pageants expose dreams and dangers in modern Myanmar 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z

Jesus’ bright, alabaster flesh is set off from the shadowy background in intense chiaroscuro, which Mr. Tuymans compounds by displaying the painting under a spotlight in an all-black circular gallery. High Drama, High Contrast: Finding the Baroque in Contemporary Art 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z

Now, the Battle of Castle Black is retold as "Game of Thrones" steps into the spotlight. Phil Morris narrates Ken Burns-style 'Game of Thrones' Castle Black battle retelling 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z

The producers specifically said that no historical figures would be spotlighted during the season, though landmarks and events around the time could be referenced. Comic-Con 2015: Marvel's 'SHIELD' getting a new Inhuman; 'Agent Carter' goes Hollywood 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z

“The Lava Is Calm” features chilling piano; “Maybe We Can Stay” spotlights sweeping strings and flutes darting across a bouncy backbeat. Kassa Overall Knows Artists Feel Pressure. His New Album Explores It. 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z

It is a casting requirement which traditionally causes Nicolas Cage to step daintily into the spotlight. Drive Angry ? review 2011-02-24T22:05:01Z

Jane is suddenly famous and thrust into the spotlight — spurring guilt in Rogelio, though he tries to use his expertise to help her — with people believing that she’s the second coming of the Virgin Mary. ‘Jane the Virgin’ Season 2 Premiere Recap: ‘Chapter Twenty-Three’ 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z

Every flash of the spotlight bleaches out its dark corners. Pedro Almodóvar: ‘I can no longer hide’ 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z

He also craves the spotlight and has the talent to occupy it, but Hedwig is committed to keeping him in her shadow. 'Annie' with a bad attitude: 'Hedwig' rocks the Pantages 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

He added: The exhibition “aims to turn a spotlight on the 98 percent of the planet not yet occupied by cities.” New York’s Reopened Museums: Where to Go and What to See 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z

To them, more gallery options were an unalloyed good, though Mr. Deighton added that he hoped they would give a spotlight to emerging artists and not just famous names. Eastward, Ho! Even Art Is Leaving for the Hamptons 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z

Someone who never ducked the spotlight was Ultra Violet, the artist and Andy Warhol film star. True adventures of bold women 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

"Edith Finch" is likely to be on stage, sharing the spotlight, if even for a brief moment, with likely blockbusters such as the latest in the "Uncharted" franchise. Giant Sparrow's 'Edith Finch' unveils a life-and-death game with no guns 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z

And for someone who grapples with anxiety issues, being suddenly thrust into the spotlight was disorienting. Charlie Puth Got Famous. Then He Got Good. 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z

Yet he generally shied away from the spotlight. ‘The Big Beat’ Celebrates Fats Domino, Rock’s Reclusive Giant 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z

Often these heroes in our spotlight are athletes. Did slaves catch your seafood? 2012-05-21T14:26:00Z

An unlikely series of events, however, has put the spotlight on Greene and his paintings. The Tony Greene moment: Art life after death 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z

From this point on in the exhibition, although the Mexican muralists continue to be the anchor, American art crowds the spotlight. How Mexico’s Muralists Lit a Fire Under U.S. Artists 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

For the most part, he avoided the spotlight, seldom travelling outside of Poland. Cult Fame and Its Discontents 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z

By spotlighting the economics behind what they do, they reveal another facet of a dancer’s life. Perspective | Why this is the moment for dancers to behave badly 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z

It's just after the opening: orange spotlights dim on the musicians; above our heads, a huddled group, four or five strong, swoops through the shadows. Fuerzabruta; A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings – review 2013-01-06T00:08:13Z

“Our first idea was to spotlight women working in the industry by interviewing them about what they’re doing and styling them in a unique way.” 'I don't think I look like a stoner': the women changing the face of the cannabis industry 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z

But Ms. Thomas is doing something unusual with her newfound leverage: She is pointedly and purposefully sharing the spotlight with others. Mickalene Thomas Shares Everything. Even a New Show. 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z

Each instrument slips in and out of the spotlight with music that is alternately haunting, playful and brash, with occasional bent tones and glissandos evoking a Chinese folk style amid the Western melodic flights. Music Review: Huang Ruo?s ?Dr. Sun Yat-Sen? at Le Poisson Rouge - Review 2012-01-12T23:44:28Z

And here they, and their glorious city, get their moment in the spotlight. A New Exhibition Shows the City of Light Like Never Before 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z

But the spotlight will be on “Harry Potter,” a franchise that continues to set records 20 years after Ms. Rowling’s first novel was published. ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Ties Record for Most Olivier Nominations 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z

Waters has never lived in Los Angeles, but was a guest at the red-carpet opening of the museum last year — sharing the spotlight with Cher and Lady Gaga. John Waters, an Auteur of Trash, Would Like to Thank the Academy 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z

Critics now view this creative period outside the spotlight as a vital step in Dylan's evolution. 50 years later, Dylan's motorcycle crash remains mysterious 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

The media’s focus on white women was subtly racist and sexist, because African American men, who comprise a disproportionate share of missing people each year, were rarely spotlighted, she said. Bad girls and gone girls: Why the media tired of ‘missing white women’ 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z

Brown finds him alone, quietly conquering Oahu's most dangerous waves far from the competitive spotlight. 'Highwater': Breathtaking celebration of surfing excellence 2010-09-02T20:09:00Z

Wired spotlights Apple’s latest outpost in China, a striking minimalist structure devised by Foster + Partners. Links We Love: What We're Reading This Week 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z

The spotlight continues this year as Myanmar, also known as Burma, takes on the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. 36 Hours in Yangon, Myanmar 2014-02-07T15:22:35Z

The spotlight was launched at a bullring in Spain in 1981. Ian Knight obituary 2010-06-10T17:22:00Z

“I couldn’t help think, as I stood there for my minutes in the spotlight, of all the writers who might with equal if not greater justice have received it instead,” Mr. Updike wrote. ArtsBeat: E.L. Doctorow and Mark di Suvero Strike Gold at American Academy of Arts and Letters 2013-05-15T19:43:18Z

He was painted in glitter, and his chest sparkled in the spotlight. When I wanted to find my people, I found them in the "food women" living all across the globe 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z

And now she's finally getting her time in the global spotlight, though we can argue she probably should have been there all along. Suni Lee's signature move is her ability to perform under pressure 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z

His engaging new album, “Space Squid,” spotlights the same longtime band joining him at the Village Vanguard, with the tenor and soprano saxophonist Seamus Blake, the pianist Bill Carrothers and the bassist Ben Street. Jazz Listings for May 20-26 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

The second episode, however spotlights the very mixed feelings of the female breadwinner, the perilous tensions between marriage, family and personal identity as well as the myth of the "good divorce." Review: 'Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce' marries Bravo to good TV 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z

But if Crumb wasn’t steadily in the spotlight, his music retained a core of fans, especially for the work that will be the centerpiece of ECM’s concert, 1970’s “Black Angels” for amplified string quartet. Can an avant-garde composer draw new people to classical music? Seattle’s Emerald City Music is betting on it 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z

And incredible for the time, not only did black and white artists share the spotlight, but the audience and even the onstage go-go dancers were integrated. Music: ?T.A.M.I. Show? Release Reveals Classic Performances 2010-03-20T04:36:00Z

When I meet Vega in London, it’s clear that she’s taken to the spotlight like a natural. Daniela Vega: the transgender star lighting up the film industry 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z

It’s Stephen Curry ceding the spotlight to his daughter Riley at a news conference. Crying Jordan: The Meme That Just Won’t Die 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

And the reclusive Mr. Hemsley, who tended to avoid the Hollywood spotlight, established himself as one of television’s most popular stars, if also one of the least accessible. Sherman Hemsley, Star of ‘The Jeffersons’ Dies at 74 2012-07-25T05:07:18Z

She stepped into the ceremony’s spotlight wearing a sculpture white gown from Atelier Versace. Perspective | The Oscars red carpet was diverse, even if the nominees weren’t 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z

For an actor who has cultivated an image of relative Hollywood hermitude, Joaquin Phoenix has been awfully visible lately, fidgeting uncomfortably in a spotlight that nonetheless keeps landing on him. Is Joaquin Phoenix set to be the greatest actor of his generation? 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z

Guests took turns dancing to soul classics in the Zoom spotlight. It Was Supposed to Just Be Fun. How Did They End Up Married? 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z

By turns in the spotlight, they read scripts or enact monologues. Review: 'The Exonerated' is compelling, chilling 2012-09-20T01:06:07Z

The end of Kris Jenner's marriage to Caitlyn Jenner is just another element spotlighted by the gold medalist's debut as a woman. Kris and Caitlyn Jenner's differing marriage woes play out in Vanity Fair story 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z

What pushed granola into the spotlight was the mother of all granola events — Woodstock. How did "granola" became a personality trait? 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z

Some are heat-seeking missiles aiming for the flashing cameras and the center of the spotlight. ‘You have no idea how much better I could make you look’: The woman who turns Hollywood men into style icons 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z

Waves of bodies crash and subside on the stage, now uncluttered, save mainly for the light stanchions that create roving spotlights. Dance Review: In a Struggle of Wills, Who Is Really the Manipulator? 2010-10-26T20:17:00Z

Each episode of the show spotlights a “civilized yet provocative” conversation about current events between liberal and conservative commentators. 8 Podcasts to Help Make Sense of Post-Trump America 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z

Martha is not someone who ever loved the spotlight, but Bela lived for the spotlight and played the media better than perhaps any sports figure. "It's not worth it": ESPN podcast "Heavy Medals" probes the Karolyis' ruthless gymnastics empire 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z

The spotlight will fall this year instead on teenage dancers, who are often overshadowed in the production by their younger, more squirrelly counterparts. ‘The Nutcracker’ Returns, With New Rules for Children 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z

A sleek atmosphere keeps the spotlight on contemporary digital arts, but elements of the initial design are preserved as a reverent nod to its past. In Transit: An Old Paris Venue Is Reborn and Goes Digital 2011-03-02T11:00:39Z

Stanton, who received Britain’s George Medal for gallantry, has gotten used to a spotlight following him since the rescue. In ‘The Rescue’ a perilous underwater mission in focus 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z

After years of hogging Emmys, viewers’ hearts and the political-comedy spotlight with Jon Stewart’s Daily Show and Stephen Colbert’s Colbert Report, it’s no surprise that the follow-ups would seem not just less successful but unsuccessful. Larry Wilmore's Show Wasn't Built to Survive 2016 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z

Inside, the room is packed to capacity, 350 people wedged in front of a spotlit piano. Tom Odell: 'Having your heart broken makes for good songs' 2013-03-24T00:06:37Z

He typically works in the background of the music industry, producing and writing for other artists, but lately he’s been in the spotlight, and he might want to keep it that way for a while. So, Who Is Judging The Voice This Season? 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z

Even outside of the Tony pool, a number of successful productions spotlight a wave of diverse voices changing the face of theater today. The revolution is bigger than “Hamilton”: This year’s Tony nods offer much-needed contrast to #OscarsSoWhite 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z

Between stories or jokes, the spotlight shifts to the real Denise Baker, the fighter’s longtime friend and “future seventh wife.” Theater Review: ‘Lady and the Champ,’ With Jake LaMotta 2012-07-23T22:24:21Z

And judging by the success of their forebears, it would be wise to keep an eye on these teens as they find their way into the spotlight. Disney Just Introduced a New Cast of Mickey Mouse Club Kids 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z

At one point, the spotlight appeared to flicker, as if in understandable sympathy. ‘Il Trovatore’ and ‘Fierrabras’ at Salzburg Festival 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

And with a record number of shows vying for the television industry’s highest honors, networks are amping up the star power and getting creative to shine a spotlight on their Emmy contenders. Serenades and selfies with stars tempt TV's Emmy voters 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z

The double is supposed to put Golyadkin in the spotlight; instead, he steals the spotlight for himself. Tweets from underground: How Dostoevsky anticipated social media 2014-03-18T12:00:00Z

Issenberg charts the legal battles that led to marriage reform, beginning with a 1990s Hawaii Supreme Court case, but his focus is the political conflict that thrust gay marriage into the national spotlight. New in Paperback: ‘Invisible Child’ and ‘Libertie’ 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z

A smart young jazz pianist with a mellow gleam in his tone, Glenn Zaleski has thus far made his impression just outside the center spotlight. New Albums From Sirens, Zaleski and Miller 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z

The Confederate-flag legacy has faded from the white-hot national spotlight, but what we’re left with are all these individual decisions about how to handle it. Lonnae O’Neal: I drive past a Confederate flag nearly every day 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z

At an average age of 68-plus years, the British rockers are clearly in fighting form, sounding tight, focused and truly ready for the spotlight at a rapturously received pair of London concerts last month. Rolling Stones hit NY for 50th anniversary gig 2012-12-08T18:46:04Z

Even Mr. DeWyze knew that the spotlight was on Mr. Cowell on Wednesday, the judge’s last day on the country’s dominant TV show. ?American Idol? Finale?s Ratings Are Down 2010-05-27T21:56:00Z

Her crystal rhinestone cuff bracelets will glimmer under the incandescent spotlights. Tenn. drag queens feared it was their final hour — and gave it their all 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z

It’s a fascinating insight into the minds of incredibly successful people who have been in the spotlight for longer than they can remember. Maleficent 2: the worst example of Angelina's Jolieland syndrome 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z

Ms. Heard has remained almost entirely out of the spotlight. Amber Heard Says She Has Decided to ‘Settle’ Johnny Depp Defamation Case 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z

As was the case in the artist's real life, her huckster husband, Walter, is allowed to hog the spotlight. Tim Burton's 'Big Eyes' feels too paint-by-numbers 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z

"I think because the spotlight was so much on me and Sumner, the less he could do for me," she said. Gal pal of generous Viacom boss says she got nothing 2010-07-29T18:10:00Z

Here she wittily recast it as a song mocking a certain presidential candidate who loves the spotlight. Review: Kristin Chenoweth, That Perky Performer With the Powerhouse Pipes 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z

Instead, that spotlight proved to be his undoing. The fall of John Weaver, a Lincoln Project co-founder whose political career was shrouded in mystery 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z

He’s as thrilling in the shadows as in the spotlight. Lil Uzi Vert, a Hip-Hop Star Beyond Gatekeepers 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z

Tambor is not alone in his attempt to revive his career, with other men also accused of misconduct making a slow creep back into the spotlight. Jeffrey Tambor: the problem with his post-#MeToo comeback 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z

Justice Scalia’s much-remarked-upon relish for the stage — and not just the opera stage — makes him the kind of guy who seeks the spotlight with just as much vigor as he defends his principles. Review: ‘The Originalist,’ About Scalia, Opens in Washington 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

But the mostly Black cast, led by a suave André Holland in the title role, delivered electric performances, spotlighting the aural delights of Shakespeare’s language. ‘Richard II’ Review: A Radio King With a Tottering Crown 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

The productions I have in mind, both of which opened recently, do not single out theatergoers and place them under a spotlight. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: Up Close, Feeling Very Personal 2012-05-31T16:22:36Z

After years of near-constant promotion, though, the singer said she's no longer fixated on "being in the spotlight all the time." Lee Ann Womack takes an introspective path to the Grammy Awards 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z

Since the Vitameatavegamin-inspired likeness hit the spotlight, the We Love Lucy! Sculptor of 'scary' Lucille Ball statue is 'heartsick,' says he'll fix it 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z

Still, this iconoclast has become an institution of sorts, as anyone finally does who remains in the spotlight for decades. 2010-02-11T23:23:00Z

She first grabbed the spotlight in the “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” reality TV show she starred in with her mother and siblings. Kylie Jenner is not a billionaire, Forbes magazine now says 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z

Though most of its contemporary offerings put a spotlight on composers working with conventional instruments and voices in several styles, there were also two concerts, both called “Source of Uncertainty,” that focused on electronic music. Music Review: ‘Source of Uncertainty,’ Featuring Morton Subotnick, at Schimmel Center 2012-07-08T21:29:42Z

It was a sleek presentation — Ms. Ware in a black pantsuit with black turtleneck; her band in black and white; the spotlights on them much busier than they were. Jessie Ware Sings From Her ‘Tough Love’ CD in Brooklyn 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z

For Gould, the proper place to make music was in the recording studio, away from the public spotlight. A Portrait of the Artist as an Older Man 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z

As well as registering the suffering of black Americans, he turns the spotlight back on to white America – inviting it to question the roots of its racism, its self-deceptions, even its self-hatred. 'We can't wait for Hollywood to change' - the directors reframing black history 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z

Mr. Ferbos never sought the spotlight and did not aspire to the bravura style of soloing made famous by New Orleans trumpeters Joe “King” Oliver and Louis Armstrong. Lionel Ferbos, the oldest jazz musician in New Orleans, dies at 103

They reacted against two things: the dominance of Modern painting in the artistic spotlight, and the juggernaut of industrial technology in daily life. Marisa Merz retrospective at the Hammer gives an overlooked female artist her due 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z

But then it was also Gisele’s fault when, to avoid the spotlight brought on by his hospitalization, she decided to take their children to Niagara Falls. Perspective | How Gisele Fetterman became the right wing’s favorite super villain 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z

We’re getting used to Hillary’s suits, but let’s not forget that most women still wear dresses to elevate events and manage the spotlight. Our lady of the pantsuit: In praise — yes, praise! — of Hillary Clinton’s style 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z

Another guest also seized the spotlight: the prodigious South African singer Sibongile Khumalo, between her sets at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s club next door, Dizzy’s. Music Review: Hugh Masekela Played His Horn and Sang at Rose Theater 2014-04-06T21:43:49Z

The traditions of the Shanghai table, notably the Hu-style cooking that is said to have originated centuries ago, are in the spotlight here. CheLi Serves Shanghai Specialties in the East Village 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z

"We want to put the spotlight on the record," they told the Observer in May. Nile Rodgers won't play Get Lucky until Daft Punk want to perform it 2013-07-02T11:01:33Z

And late at night, when the building is dark, spotlights will illuminate its pockmarked facade and the windows will resemble caves dug into the wall of a cliff. Architecture Review: Civic Engagement Trumps ?Shhh!? 2011-01-30T18:34:30Z

Because as a very small child I found recorded noise and the solitary singer beneath the spotlight so dramatic and so brave… walking the plank… willingly… It was sink or swim. Big mouth strikes (once) again 2010-09-03T20:30:00Z

The intense spotlight on her father this week was indicative of the limelight she now faces. Harry and Meghan's wedding to blend royal tradition with Hollywood... 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z

If nothing else, the Dao story put the spotlight on the systemic abuses that airlines unload on their paying passengers and the extent to which that attitude has been normalized. What all the recent United Airlines headlines may mean for travelers 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z

Typically, Princeton is happy to be in the spotlight. Meet the Instamom, a Stage Mother for Social Media 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z

Both were Off Broadway transfers that in previous years would most likely have stayed Off Broadway, the commercial spotlight being so narrowly focused on what producers and theater owners think they can sell. Against All Odds, Broadway Rose to the Occasion. Mostly. 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z

Snarky and sometimes rude, the verse drama tells of a querulous prince stepping anxiously into the spotlight. At the End of Her Reign, the Queen Takes a Bow Onstage 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z

As he saw it, there was no point in wasting the company's precious time and promotional energy on an artist who was not interested in committing himself to a career in the spotlight. Frank Wilson 2012-10-05T14:14:53Z

These programs include the more star-driven Premieres section; midnight thrillers and comedies; "spotlight" movies that have already played other festivals; and experimental films. The Carpetbagger: From Sundance, a Competition Slate That Could Be Called Accessible 2012-11-28T21:00:48Z

The week will mark Nettles’ first real return to the spotlight since the birth of her son, Magnus, 11 months ago. Jennifer Nettles Talks New Solo Album, Motherhood 2013-11-05T15:18:06Z

Everyone envied them and their moments in the spotlight. AP writer recalls appearance on 'Bandstand' 2012-04-19T06:52:15Z

But then, Ms. Opel’s Bobby wouldn’t want to share the spotlight. Review: Looking for Love Among the Older Set in ‘Curvy Widow’ 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z

The seemingly overnight success story thrust him into the spotlight, but his autobiography emphasises a lifetime of performing and preparing for that moment. Shane Jacobson: 'I feel I’ve got to constantly prove myself' 2013-07-26T04:43:04Z

But for whatever reason — perhaps a fondness for the spotlight or pressure from promoters hoping to sell tickets with starry names — soloists often wait too long before taking their final bow. Music Review: Those Spirited Strings and Other Things 2011-05-12T21:15:48Z

Not that it mattered, really; she already got the spotlight. Ann Coulter Gets Completely Burned at Rob Low's Roast 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z

Jenner first grabbed the spotlight as part of the “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” reality TV show with her mother and siblings. Lip gloss boss: Kylie Jenner to be youngest self-made billionaire 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z

Violin, saxophone and an unruly electric guitar all emerge at points to wrestle with Bock’s bracing vocal, but each one ultimately cedes the spotlight to her flinty presence. Feist’s Electrifying Return, and 9 More New Songs 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z

Twelve chefs start off in London, traveling every week from one international city to another to compete in cooking challenges spotlighting the local cuisine. TV Tonight: Around the World in 80 Plates 2012-05-09T13:09:17Z

Mr. Biondi made the most of his moments in the spotlight as well. Music Review: Europa Galante at Zankel Hall 2012-02-03T23:18:10Z

Just when you think you’ve seen — or maybe hallucinated — it all, Flores ushers you into yet another room with shelves of more small-scale wonders waiting their turn in the spotlight. His collection of miniatures from around the world fills 16 rooms. And he’s not done yet. 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z

Now, fifty years after “Da Doo Ron Ron,” became a smash hit, Brooks is stepping back into the spotlight with her debut solo album, All or Nothing, released last month on Norton Records. 14 Musical Acts To Watch in 2014 2013-11-13T10:45:09Z

Both women’s lives, touched by the glare of the spotlight and the loneliness of fame, were the subjects of unrelenting curiosity. Fans Highlight Bobbi Kristina Brown’s Bond With Her Mother 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z

Television is full of minor players who deserve a bigger slice of the spotlight. TV's top bit-part characters 2011-02-04T11:58:00Z

Actors said that working on projects like “Beef” that feature all-Asian casts has allowed race to recede into the background, and for nuanced characters like George and Paul to take the spotlight. For Asian American Actors, Playing a Hot Mess Is Liberating 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z

Now, with Louisiana’s economy at the lowest it’s been in a generation, the ever brightening spotlight on the city’s culinary scene might be more essential than ever. New Orleans’ post-Katrina revival brings new cuisines – but Creole still city's soul 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z

As the razor-sharp Matthew Rushing, in purple, backs onto the stage, a hazy side spotlight frames his profile; his movement is slow, even tentative. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey Dancers Return to Lincoln Center 2013-06-13T21:00:28Z

“Black Panther” character dolls stole the spotlight at Toy Fair, he said. At Toy Fair, one toy store owner hunts for diverse dolls 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z

Maybe next year we’ll see more works that truly spotlight and celebrate black culture. Perspective | In classical music it was a year of building, deconstructing and, occasionally, rescuing 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z

For decades, he has shunned the spotlight, dodging photographers and rarely granting interviews. Pynchon Intrigue Abounds Over ‘Cow Country’ 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z

Then there's our spotlight on film adaptations of Newberry Award-winning children's books like "Old Yeller" or "Charlotte's Web." Like 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules'? Scarecrow suggests more school-bully movies 2011-03-24T05:26:05Z

The opening sequence, which spotlights a furrowed ensemble executing ferocious maneuvers, is exhilarating for its sheer excess. The Expendables 2: Locked and Overloaded 2012-08-16T12:00:05Z

Their spectacular lack of musical talent registers no more clearly with Austin than poor Louise’s allergy to the spotlight did with her mother. | 'The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World': Three Sisters, a Deluded Dad and Some Wretched Rock 2011-06-08T02:15:25Z

Ms. Kavafian played the first violin part with limpid sweetness, but again it was the violists who most often seized the spotlight with superb playing. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, With Works for Strings 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z

She has also benefited from the global spotlight of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Lady Bunny Is Still the Shadiest Queen Around 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z

Following the end of her public relationship with actor Chris Evans, Slate opened up about dating while in the spotlight. Jenny Slate explains how celebrity gossip is part of the patriarchy 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z

After the film's premiere in Venice, on Monday of last week – just four days before its US premiere – he was clearly aching to reveal all, after a day spent squirming in the media spotlight. Hoax! 2010-09-17T23:03:00Z

The concert put some Philharmonic players in intriguing spotlights. Review: Philharmonic Ties New Threads to a Recent Premiere 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z

I thought that I recognized my past in a stranger’s words—specifically, in the fictional backdrop that Hall had built to spotlight her real-life subject. Susan Choi’s “Trust Exercise” and the Question of Appropriating Other People’s Lives as Fiction 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z

Raver-Lampman, whom many expect to be a breakout from the show, recounts her journey from background player to spotlight star. Essential Arts & Culture: 'Hamilton' hits Hollywood, Moore goes Broadway, Prager heads for the conductor stand 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z

Some people just can’t get enough of the spotlight, can they? A Rihanna Documentary Is Coming 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z

Each puppet – or person, or character: the identity is very fluid – is propped on a pole and spotlit in the sepulchral gloom. Geoffrey Farmer: The Surgeon and the Photographer; Marcel Dzama: Puppets, Pawns and Prophets – review 2013-04-06T23:05:12Z

Because of Drake’s reign, “there’s a spotlight on the city unlike any other time,” Mr. Ullman said. Drake’s Secret Weapon Is All Set to Break Loose 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z

There are no spotlights, no sound, and the costumes look pulled from the thrift-store dollar bin. ‘Twelfth Night,’ From Shakespeare in the Parking Lot 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z

"On a seemingly daily basis, ordinary people who did not ask for attention can get sucked into the spotlight." John Oliver is right: Wield the power of public shaming responsibly 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z

We just put the spotlight on the artists who bring them up. Robert Redford at Sundance: diversity comes out of the word 'independence' 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z

There aren’t many women her age, or even close to it, on television, and none are as nakedly, hungrily eager to be in the spotlight. | 'Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?': Picture This: Joan Rivers, Retiring Type? 2011-01-24T23:19:26Z

That kind of headlong engagement is one quality this festival’s fans might do well to look out for as filmmakers and their films enjoy the bright spotlight here in the coming days. In Venice, Kicking Off the Fall Movie Festival Season 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z

The outbreak, the researchers write, “shines a glaring spotlight on our nation’s growing anti-vaccination movement and the prevalence of vaccination-hesitant parents.” Disneyland measles outbreak: Yep, it was the anti-vaxxers 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z

Yet McKenzie is happier away from Los Angeles and out of the spotlight. 'It's fine not to do it their way': Bret McKenzie on home, Hollywood and the oddness of fame 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z

Yesterday at Christie’s, intense spotlighting made “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” glow like an image you’d Google up on a screen, as though it best revealed its true self when displayed as pure simulacrum. When a Warhol for $225 Has More Heft Than One for $195 Million 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z

The club was a hole in the wall, its one extravagance a row of decent spotlights. Pursuits: Moving to the Rhythms of Rio 2013-07-12T17:36:49Z

The festival is celebrating the magazine's 40th anniversary this year and Ebanks said they wanted to do so by putting the spotlight on strong, powerful female artists. Janet Jackson performs at Essence in New Orleans 2010-07-02T15:30:00Z

While she could certainly keep stealing the spotlight, Barnes chooses not to. LaTasha Barnes: Let the Circle of Influence Be Unbroken 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z

"This five-day walkout will put the National Gallery in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons," he said. National Gallery staff go on strike 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z

Her comfort with being in the spotlight, Wright believes, allows for her to be more spontaneous than a less experienced first lady might be. Jill Biden hits the road as a key messenger on the White House’s stimulus victory lap 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z

Ms. Jepsen, once thrust so abruptly into the spotlight, seems eager to be cloaked by sounds more authoritative than she is. Call Carly Rae Jepsen a Pop Star With Depth (Maybe) 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z

The campaign spotlights a sweet little girl, her lips streaked in scarlet, her doll-size body swathed in layers of tulle. Cheeky ?Ads? With a Whiff of Parody 2011-11-04T17:53:12Z

He’s the kind of side musician who can almost single-handedly make a band shine, while doing nothing so flashy as to seize the spotlight. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z

After Arthur’s death, Cave stepped away from the spotlight, living as privately as possible. The Brutality and Tenderness of Nick Cave’s Newsletters 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z

James Rondeau, director of the Art Institute of Chicago, said the portraits will be displayed in a way that spotlights that museum’s holdings. The popular Obama portraits are going on a tour to museums across the country 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z

No matter how much life wants to sideline them, they insist on having the spotlight, and even the sequins. Review: ‘Kimberly Akimbo,’ Both Great and Small, Seizes the Day 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z

It wasn’t until the Harlem Renaissance, and then after World War II, in the 1950s and ’60s, that Black theater would have its time in the spotlight. A Black Theater Flourished in New York. 200 Years Ago. 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z

There are terrific exceptions in the second gallery: spotlights on paños chicanos, which are drawings on handkerchiefs, and envelope drawings. Prison Art, a Dark Place Where the Muse Never Leaves 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

He popped up at the premiere and did some press, putting him back in something resembling the spotlight. Golden Globes: thank you, famous people, for embarrassment, insincerity … and Mel 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z

But it’s also a sign of Cruise’s own humility, his willingness to share the spotlight. All hail Tom Cruise and the era of the equal opportunity action movie 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z

The dancers were taking the spotlight, and Horn showed that, after all, he had a rapport with the kids. Remembering Dick Clark: The Bandstand Years 2012-04-18T22:50:00Z

Born into a world of celebrity, Geldof was at ease in the spotlight, pictured here with singer Eliza Doolittle at a fashion week event. In pictures: Peaches Geldof 2014-04-07T18:01:14Z

The three-part series spotlights the victims who came forward to tell their stories along with Casey Hammer — Hammer's estranged aunt — who exposes the generations of abusers within the prominent Hammer dynasty. The 8 most horrifying Armie Hammer docuseries revelations from "House of Hammer" 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z

After four years of spotlighting works by early and mid-career artists, Independent Projects, a young art fair in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood, is expanding its reach. Independent Projects Art Fair Shows Works by Yves Klein, Mike Kelley, and Raymond Pettibon 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z

Just like at a big family party, new faces shared the spotlight with older generations, and traditional styles mixed with electronica and Vegas dancers on stage. Jesse & Joy take 4 Latin Grammys, Juanes wins too 2012-11-16T16:56:13Z

The first 12, presented in various combinations this week, spotlight the bracingly minimalist black and white aesthetic of the company’s founder, George Balanchine. Dance Listings for April 24-30 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

He upped the wattage simply by bouncing his spotlight off a playwright 400 years dead who yet again turns out to be, somehow, us. Shakespeare Conquers America! Starring Ulysses S. Grant as Desdemona 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z

The intention is not to bring a negative spotlight. 'Selma' Actor Common: Don't Speak Out "Just Because It's Popular" 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z

“Music for Orchestra” is an 11-minute essay, a transfixing, often subdued piece that spotlights different groups of instruments, alternating between pensive lyricism and cascades of activity. Leon Kirchner CD With Piano Concerto No. 1 and ?Lily? 2011-10-29T04:30:09Z

Thirty years ago the inimitable Penny Marshall made her best effort to satisfy sticklers for historical accuracy and her desire to spotlight DeLisa Chinn-Tyler in "A League of Their Own." "A League of Their Own" makes up for the past's missed swings, but isn't quite a home run 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z

With a new lodge and the first on-hill accommodations added in the last few years, this local legend is ready to step out into the spotlight. The 46 Places to Go in 2013 2013-01-11T16:15:59Z

With Wonder Woman back in the pop-culture spotlight, it’s worth remembering the artist who brought her to life so vividly. It’s time to recognize Wonder Woman’s forgotten co-creator 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z

And there’s a third: Why has the maker of such companionable and intriguing work remained on the shadowed fringes of the New York art world spotlight for the past 30 years and more? Carl Andre’s Epic Sculptures, United at Dia:Beacon 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

One challenge for him may be keeping the spotlight on the institution and not himself. Ronald Perelman, a Mogul With Muscle, Takes Over Carnegie Hall 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

After segments spotlighting musical or movie features, the grand finale would showcase everyone onstage taking bows. Carol Burnett relives show’s comedic genius with ‘In Such Good Company’ 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z

Interlacing steel sheets about a third of an inch thick were used to create the stack of playful volumes, the curves of which are accentuated at night by spotlights. Jürgen Mayer H.'s Sculpture in an Unbuilt City 2014-02-21T05:00:00Z

“Seeing a celebrity in the spotlight who also can’t do that makes me feel better about myself. It makes me like her more.” These Jennifer Aniston Fans Weren’t Born When ‘Friends’ Aired 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z

And yet, Mr. Wakefield still holds at least a corner of his former spotlight. Motherlode: Autism's Unrepentant Guru 2011-04-22T17:17:42Z

At one point, two purple spotlights flanked the band without actually touching any of its members. Review | Amen Dunes’s 9:30 Club show wasn’t dramatic. But it had a mighty sound. 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z

And as she disappeared from the spotlight, spending more of her time in the small neighborhood gym in Orlando training young amateur boxers, Jim Martin’s health was deteriorating. Boxer Christy Martin Takes Another Shot 2011-01-21T23:28:23Z

Last month, it announced a series that would spotlight sets from 47 comedians from all over the world in seven different languages — with all the episodes dropping next year at once. Tiffany Haddish Gets a Netflix Stand-Up Special 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z

There seem to be two essential prisms through which to view the celebrity star suffering in the spotlight. Ben Affleck's Batman was hard to like – but the man himself deserves some empathy 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

Bell says the works in “Wonder” are intended to draw visitors’ attention to the architectural flourishes of the historic structure and spotlight the beauty of the restoration. The ‘Wonder’ of the new Renwick 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z

She, too, worried about raising her children in the spotlight. Where’s Melania? A quiet start for a reluctant first lady. 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z

The field’s large membership organizations continue to spotlight the problem with research and reports. Women are increasingly getting the top museum jobs. Will more of them finally get equal pay? 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z

It’s a small misstep for a show that by and large keeps the spotlight on the comic actors being remembered. Theater Review: Jim Brochu Honors Broadway Colleagues With ‘Character Man’ 2014-03-09T21:16:11Z

The format is a win-win for Trump, enabling him to grab the spotlight while marginalizing the press, both aurally and visually. Trump’s favorite venue for making news — or avoiding it — is right in front of the presidential chopper 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z

And an extra ring of a cowbell to Darick Pead, who executes a splendid act of anthropomorphism in herding a character by the name of Milky White into the spotlight. Once upon a time, there was a fairy tale musical for grown-ups . . . 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z

Like many of the designers whose work Ms. Geurts spotlights, she graduated from Design Academy Eindhoven. Restaurant Report: Kazerne in the Netherlands 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z

She did not, she said, ever worry about the intensity of the spotlight. She?s Leaving Home; Grab a Camera 2010-10-24T02:23:00Z

In a way, that image is a nice metaphor for the spotlight newly trained on her. It’s a Good Time to Be Reba McEntire 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z

It also threw a spotlight on the disorder, which is little discussed but fairly common and affects a wide range of people, including children. EXPLAINER: Alopecia ‘strips people of their identity’ 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z

Osborne was a model of restrained passion in the Franck, and throughout the recital gauged her phrasing with great perception and subtlety — always articulating the musical arc, but never hogging the spotlight. A romantic filter gives richness to a range of music 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z

But now he is stepping into the spotlight as a soloist with a debut recording, a program that showcases the flute in all its wit, warmth and brilliance. A Flutist Steps Into the Solo Spotlight 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z

How a standing ovation led to stage rage | Mark Brown More top stories Acting married: thespian relationships in the spotlight | Alfred Hickling Want to be a theatre director? Acting married: thespian relationships in the spotlight | Alfred Hickling 2010-03-23T14:04:00Z

The AIA's efforts to pull him back into the spotlight are part of a larger recent campaign to reconsider the institution's own history and by extension that of American architecture. For the late L.A. architect Paul R. Williams, national honor overlaps with a bleak anniversary 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z

Nestled between and in front of the speakers are rows of high-end bottles of whisky, glistening beneath spotlights. Bar Martha, Tokyo, where the customer isn’t always right 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z

In his short-lived FXX series “Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell,” the host interviewed intellectuals as well as entertainers, training the show’s spotlight on emerging voices as opposed to solely focusing on household names. “I don’t have an agenda; I just want to learn”: Salon talks to W. Kamau Bell about “United Shades of America” 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z

“That has meant she has not been hogging the spotlight. She believes in the work. She doesn’t have to promote herself.” Folger Theatre’s Janet Griffin announces her retirement after decades of devotion to Shakespeare 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z

Up there in the spotlight he was, in the words of novelist Henry James, “one of those on whom nothing is lost.” Richard Pryor created Chris Rock and Louis C.K. 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z

Meanwhile, films that found an audience before the season started are nosing back into the spotlight. Hollywood Plans a Bigger Binge for Christmas 2011-11-09T13:00:00Z

But the real spotlight was on Fain, a sunny and affable player who poured himself into the “Grand Duo,” in particular, along with the accomplished pianist Michael Boriskin. PostClassical Ensemble shows a new side of Lou Harrison 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z

He's enjoying the spotlight - or maybe more like savoring it. Behind the Bentley: Hilfiger savors his busy days 2012-06-06T19:31:05Z

Which was exactly the way he likes it: no fuss, no spotlight. A Carlyle group co-founder steps out of the philanthropic shadows

Anxiety about how others perceive us is apparently so outsized that a group of researchers devised a name for it, inspired by the spotlight scene in “The Lonely Guy.” On Eating Alone in Paris 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z

Yet over and over again, the police were steered away from details that might throw the spotlight of blame on to the white community. Midnight in Peking by Paul French - review 2012-06-08T21:55:15Z

Philip's health was in the public spotlight last summer when he spent almost a week in the hospital after a recurrence of a bladder infection. Prince Philip unwell, misses palace reception 2013-06-03T20:22:09Z

Shrouded in mystery, the annual awards are legendary for casting a spotlight upon relatively obscure academics, activists and artists. MacArthur ‘genius’ grant winners step into the spotlight: ‘Is this really happening?’ 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z

A half-century ago, on a spring night in New York City, 35-year-old Marilyn Monroe — literally sewn into a sparkling, jaw-droppingly tight dress — stood in a spotlight on a dark stage. The Night Marilyn Sang to JFK: Rare Photos 2012-05-18T07:17:53Z

Instead, perched on a purple splatter-painted prop box and glistening with sweat and body glitter under the spotlight, tenor Abdullah Hall rips into the opening lines of David Bowie’s “Moonage Daydream.” Finding their true voices in the Trans Chorus 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z

I have omitted something that Baldwin’s work always takes great care to spotlight: the mingled, pained beauty in all of this. What the Church Meant for James Baldwin 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z

Though she has spent three decades in the spotlight, Mrs. Clinton remains hard to read. Review: The Anti-Clinton Brigade’s Four-Letter Word Obsession 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

It proves why true journalism still matters and sheds a needed spotlight on a coverup that many would rather have ignored. Gary Oldman is wrong to say Spotlight didn't deserve an Oscar 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z

A few weeks later Mr. Marden was again in the spotlight, this time closer to home at Bard College, where four of his canvases were transformed into scrims for the new staging of T.S. Brice Marden, Still True to His Vision 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z

In one scene, I had to strip down to a leotard, suspenders, and stockings under the glare of a spotlight. My body will never be “beach-ready” 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z

Yes, steady exposure on a hit show is a huge asset, the sort of spotlight that record labels are decreasingly able to provide. Omarion and K. Michelle, on Parallel Tracks, Release Albums 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z

But the spotlight is far greater this time around. Rachel Griffiths Joining ?Other Desert Cities? 2011-10-09T02:57:18Z

By using her "Today" platform, Ms. Gifford instantly put "Scandalous" in a national spotlight that other Broadway musicals this fall, like "Chaplin" and "Rebecca," could only dream about. ArtsBeat: 'Scandalous,' Musical About Aimee Semple McPherson, Sets Broadway Opening 2012-07-19T16:29:39Z

Is there an etiquette surrounding how long I should wait to propose to not steal his spotlight? Ask Amy: Sister catches her sister’s boyfriend in a lie 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z

Natasha Romanoff hasn't gotten any kind of unaccompanied spotlight until this weekend. "Black Widow" is a triumph for Marvel fans, yet that's what makes it so infuriating 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z

Some of these themes emerge in Moehringer’s book, which takes care to spotlight the good, the bad and the ugly parts of life on a barstool, even if it isn’t specifically about alcoholism. ‘The Tender Bar’: A Tale of Drinking That Ducks Alcoholism 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z

About his plans, Mr. Núñez said, “I feel I have a spotlight on me, and I have to do something really incredible.” Critic's Notebook: Classical Music?s ?Genius? Grant Recipients Pause to Reflect 2011-10-03T15:54:59Z

Lewis sings to bring out the resentful streak behind the bluesiness of the song; after spotlighting band members, he takes an assertive piano solo, then whistles nonchalantly through the outro. Jerry Lee Lewis: Listen to 10 Songs From a Rock ’n’ Roll Pioneer 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z

But Drake is built for the spotlight, packaged for mainstream consumption, while Future brings legitimacy and substance with his mixtape-circuit roots, street experience and artistic innovation. Drake & Future, 2 of the biggest names in rap, to play the Dome 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z

The supporting players also get their chance in the spotlight. 'The Addams Family' mines macabre musical comedy 2010-04-08T23:05:00Z

“I made it a point to spotlight the carpet in various forms of print and digital, paying homage to our second home,” he said. Fans of El Cortez’s floral carpet can now own a square of Vegas history 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z

I still get nervous, but I’m more confident with the spotlight on me now. How ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ and My Work Friends Made Me an Honorary Millennial 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z

Double doors behind the stage are flung open, making way for a soloist or conductor to descend a flight of steps leading to the spotlight. At 26, the Conductor Klaus Mäkelä’s Star Keeps Rising and Rising 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z

As we approached, the sun punched its way through the haze, shining a spotlight on the cathedral of ice that lay before us and illuminating it in all its glory. How global warming has changed what it’s like to travel to the North Pole 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z

Close, a nominee for "Hillbilly Elegy," wasn't entirely shut out of the ceremony's spotlight thanks to a questionable music trivia bit that would have been indulgent in a normal year. "Nomadland" wins big at the 2021 Oscars, which made history — and some unfortunate choices 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z

Lamster’s most important contribution may be to show us that, however electrifying the ability to command the spotlight may be, it does not confer the lasting qualities of greatness. A New Biography of the Architect Philip Johnson, the ‘Man in the Glass House’ 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z

When the inhabitants of these countries emerge from the ferns or mottled huts and try to climb to the edges of the spotlight, they find the possibilities limited indeed. Creating a spectacle of slaughter at the movies: Ambush at Kamikaze Pass 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z

The aim of Chan and Pazcoguin’s 10,000 Dreams Virtual Choreography Festival was to spotlight choreographers of Asian descent, but after the shooting, the festival began to take on a special meaning. Advocacy group wants to see more Asian dancers on the stage, and more Asian choreographers on the program 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z

“Minimalism and Me” will spotlight seven early works created before “The Fugue.” Twyla Tharp’s Back Pages, With Chapters to Come 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z

"There it is," he said, before turning on his heel and marching into the spotlight. Campbell shines in 1st show since Alzheimer's news 2011-07-18T10:26:20Z

When the country stepped into the sports spotlight, Pablo Escobar's Medellin Cartel was the focus of the U.S.' war on drugs. "Two Escobars" a timely mix of soccer, murder 2010-06-23T05:53:00Z

This is his epiphanic moment and one which puts the viewer's mortality under the spotlight: is Pan more like him or like the goat? The shock of the old: what the sculpture of Pan reveals about sex and the Romans 2013-03-23T16:49:06Z

He's been impressed by her demeanor in the national spotlight - acting much as she did in department meetings. Miss USA: 'I fear no question' since competition 2010-07-08T23:23:00Z

In the ’60s, the Broadway set designer Oliver Messel moved the spotlight to Barbados, whose most illustrious previous American guest had been George Washington, who took his sickly brother there in 1751. Three New Books On Luxurious Cold-Weather Escapes 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z

I was more aware than ever of the choose-your-own-adventure quality of the Oscars—how certain people are seen and heard, while others who have prepared impassioned, witty, weird speeches miss out on the spotlight. An Oscars-Night Diary 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z

This heart of Moscow, in crisp winter air that seems to make the spotlights on the Kremlin towers shine with a hard clarity, is splendidly beautiful at night. Moscow in the Winter, Alive and Illuminated 2011-11-25T06:01:08Z

But he spent most of his career just slightly out of the spotlight, letting others get the laughs. Carl Reiner, Multifaceted Master of Comedy, Is Dead at 98 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z

The movie puts the spotlight on the other actors as well. Michelle Yeoh shows Asian immigrant women are ‘Everything’ 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z

And she applauds Cooper for having put the spotlight on at least a dozen black-themed pictures at this year's event. Alliance plans to bring black-themed films nationwide ? including Seattle 2011-01-12T23:36:04Z

Three weeks after the original K2 story was published, a Times article by the same reporter marveled at “the sudden spotlight on the one-block stretch.” Criminalizing poverty: Homeless in Harlem complain of NYPD harassment 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z

In telling his story, Douglas cannot avoid shining a spotlight on his illustrious if enigmatic family. The Life of Cameron Douglas, From Privilege to Prison and Back 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z

The challenge for “The Rings of Power” will be to humanize its epic sweep and spotlight characters the audience can identify with. ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’: The Reviews Are in 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z

Whereas others have relished such a spotlight, Watterson shrank from the publicity, sure that neither he nor his work would survive what he saw as the curse of celebrity. Searching for Bill Watterson 2013-04-07T17:00:00Z

“We aren’t elected, we have to define this role for ourselves. And we are thrust into a national spotlight in a way that I know none of us could have anticipated,” she said. Jill Biden speaks candidly about challenges of her role 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z

They presented a strong and unified front, even when one of their rank stepped into the spotlight. Music Review: Christian aTunde Adjuah Brings New Sound to a Jazz Festival 2014-05-09T21:40:13Z

And the last guy you can't even see until you step, blinking, into the spotlight. Where are the world's scariest bouncers? 2010-03-29T15:31:00Z

She cedes the spotlight to Ms. Aguilera, who has at least double her screen time, and Cher performs just two big production numbers, during which she doesn’t so much dance as sidle, strut, pose. Film: An Ageless Diva of a Certain Age 2010-11-19T04:13:00Z

I was especially glad to see Ryder re-emerge once again in the spotlight with such a charismatic, Emmy-worthy performance after her career became eclipsed due to issues in her personal life. Did You Watch ‘Stranger Things’? Let’s Talk About It 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z

The four-part docuseries uses historical footage, interviews and commentary to spotlight the difficulties confronting Black men over the decades and those who overcame them. TV marks Black History Month with provocative, creative fare 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z

Lately the work is back in the spotlight. ‘The Normal Heart’: A 1985 AIDS play returns in Seattle 2014-01-09T21:10:35Z

For a few unkind minutes, a blinding spotlight shone at the audience. Review | Andersson Dance takes on Bach’s ‘Goldberg Variations’ 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z

After a set by DJ-producer-hitmaker Metro Boomin that worked the sold-out crowd into a undulating mosh pit, Young Thug and Scott took turns in the spotlight with a succession of mini-sets. Young Thug and Travis Scott: Hip-hop is a young man’s game at the Fillmore 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z

“The contract I signed said there’d be a spotlight,” he barks. Review | Art’s sharpest social commentators since Andy Warhol reveal the state we’re all in 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z

Naturally, Horn’s happy with the spotlight in which he’s already basking. Perspective | Hey, Tony Awards, lighten up! You should give more prizes to the funny stuff. 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z

“Dance Moms” has shined a spotlight on these competitions. Dance Competitions for Youngsters 2012-09-02T16:24:50Z

Award-winning chef Roy Yamaguchi wants to showcase the modern Hawaiian cuisine he helped pioneer more than 20 years ago and to share the spotlight with the next generation of chefs. World Chefs: Yamaguchi shines light on evolution in Hawaiian cuisine 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z

Throughout her music career, which began in 2004, and especially around the time of the Grammys, Maya has used the spotlight to call attention to Tamil grievances. M.I.A.?s Agitprop Pop 2010-05-26T04:15:00Z

In the meantime, he’s happy to put a spotlight on someone who, “unlike me, is a brilliant cook.” Television: ‘The Mind of a Chef,’ With David Chang on PBS 2012-11-04T16:54:16Z

Alban Berg is in the spotlight this year. Summer Stages: Classical 2010-05-07T21:59:00Z

You can feel the audience in the National willing a bigger spotlight into being for him. Review | ‘Mean Girls’ fans: Tina Fey’s musical is a singing, dancing revenge party, and it’s funny 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z

“This production includes a scene which puts the spotlight on the brutal reality of women being abused during wartime, and sexual violence being a tragic fact of war,” Mr. Holten said in statement on Tuesday. ‘Guillaume Tell,’ at Royal Opera House, Draws Criticism for Violence and Nudity 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z

I stare at the mike and the spotlight. Anyone got a good story ? and the nerve to tell it? 2011-01-02T00:02:03Z

The Monk competition spotlights a different instrument each year, and this year the focus is turning to the drums. ArtsBeat: Monk Competition Announces Semifinalists 2012-08-23T14:18:38Z

The crucial insight that Zinn offers is that patriotism should spotlight virtuous behavior in service to justice within a shared community. How Bruce Springsteen – and the left – can reclaim and cultivate a vocabulary of patriotism 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z

Last month her catchy, squelchy track with Nicki Minaj, The Boys, showed signs of thrusting Cassie into the spotlight again, her understated look traded in for a punky, abrasive new image. Cassie's constant disappearing acts merely fuel her mystique 2012-11-30T17:00:00Z

But how dreary this must be once the global spotlight follows the Biden camp south. Biden put Wilmington on the map — but for garden lovers, it was already a destination 2020-12-25T05:00:00Z

Corky Lee, a photojournalist who spent five decades spotlighting the often ignored Asian and Pacific Islander American communities, has died. Corky Lee, known for photographing Asian America, dies at 73 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z

Lost Lantern is transparent about where its whiskey comes from — in fact, part of its mission is to shine a spotlight on small distilleries that many whiskey fans might otherwise miss. American Whiskeys Find Their Middlemen 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z

The measure of these men and their music cannot wait until 2110, when Chopin and Mahler and Schumann will hog the spotlight again or share it with some composer born last year. Two Composers, Honored Silently 2011-07-30T04:00:25Z

Befitting her long career in the spotlight, every turn in her health, usually for the worse, was picked up by the tabloid media. Zsa Zsa Gabor, high-living actress of outrageous wit, dies 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z

This was an elegant account of the concerto, with soloist Steven Osborne happy to share the spotlight with the orchestra. SCO/Kamu 2010-03-22T22:45:00Z

Those features that have made it to theaters take a convenient out by placing the focus on people in the man’s immediate orbit instead of putting him directly in the spotlight. Gotti, Escobar, Manson: Hollywood's problem with real-life criminals 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z

Will his ethereal songs cut it under the glare of the music industry spotlight? Follow SXSW bands with our interactive artist pages 2011-02-17T14:17:39Z

Without the spotlight, her only comfort is a bottomless bottle of wine. From Blood and Phlegm to Alcohol and Defenestration, Novels of Heartache 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z

Whether the first lady’s appearance at the reception will quell talk of her time away from the spotlight remains to be seen. ‘She wouldn’t miss this for anything’: Melania Trump holds first White House event after 24-day absence 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z

Now in their fourth year, the awards - decided by Guardian writers - "aim to throw a spotlight on emerging talent that may not have received the recognition it deserves". Guardian gong for Gleeson's Guard 2012-02-10T09:25:02Z

But the spotlight for the unveiling falls on a Müller-helmed exhibition on the “feminine tailored suit” featuring many of DAM’s recent acquisitions. What a Museum Wants to Be in the 21st Century 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z

The unmasking of Mercury Prize hopeful Burial last year shone a spotlight on this most penumbral variant of inner-city music; recently, renowed pirate radio station Rinse FM got its licence. Top 10 albums of the autumn 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z

Set to Eric Satie's haunting Gnossiennes suite, the piece saw Daniel Proietto whirling beneath a dying spotlight in a stream of movement that incorporated fleeting moments from the great Nijinsky ballets. Russell Maliphant company 2010-10-02T23:06:00Z

Carlile and the twins were about to step into the biggest spotlight of their careers and the stage hands at the Grammys were baffled. Backing Brandi: How the Hanseroth twins and Brandi Carlile became a Grammy-storming ‘misfit’ family 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z

Then last week, the New York Times published an article that thrust their business, Tourmaline Springs, into a harsh spotlight. Caught in a deluge: 'raw water' pioneers blame 'opportuni-whores' for brouhaha 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z

The first episode spotlights two Vietnam veterans — one an Army officer who was rescued by a helicopter pilot, the other a soldier whose leg was saved from amputation by a surgeon. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘We’ll Meet Again’ and ‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power’ 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z

Crowd Cow takes a different approach, spotlighting a single cattle ranch at a time and selling the beef from only one of its cows until the entire animal is gone. Grass-Fed Beef, Sold One Cow at a Time 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z

Yet this marathon set also thrillingly shone a spotlight on the players who had done so much to make the prior concerts, and Wild Up’s recent recordings, so captivating. Now Celebrated, Julius Eastman’s Music Points to a New Canon 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z

Shortly after he gained an international spotlight, the Smoking Gun uncovered his checkered past – there were convictions for drugs and receiving stolen property. Charles Ramsey’s publishing future: The uncertain economics of viral-hero book deals 2013-12-23T21:22:00Z

A cultural nonprofit that Ma founded in 1998, Silkroad promotes cultural exchange and education, and spotlights cultural heritages around the world.   J. Paul Getty Trust to posthumously honor Ellsworth Kelly, along with Yo-Yo Ma 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z

After pausing briefly to admire a spotlighted statue of Hatshepsut, the 18th-dynasty female ruler of Egypt, she resumed complaining about the gallery, whose height she deemed too lofty for the work on display. Camille Paglia Scowls at the Metropolitan Museum 2012-09-27T22:19:53Z

The geckos were put in the spotlight when Russia's space agency lost contact with the satellite carrying them. Russian space geckos made famous by HBO's John Oliver have died 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z

But even here, Gold was gracious in turning the spotlight on the immigrant chefs and cooks who have been the subject of his work for years. Jonathan Gold did more than critique the Los Angeles food scene. He defined it. 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z

Tonight, he's turning the spotlight back on himself, with a selection of self-penned "kind of autbiographical" songs, chosen, he says "for their meaning". Marc Almond – review 2012-07-10T17:15:01Z

Never mind the shenanigans of her now estranged husband, former New York congressman Anthony Weiner — they are now finalizing their divorce — she can’t seem to avoid the spotlight. Review | Huma Abedin opens up about her marriage, the 2016 election and her #MeToo moment 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z

Using a mix of interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, the series spotlights the chaotic trail of stumbles, breakthroughs and revelations that led to the creation of a single song. ‘Song Exploder’ and the Inexhaustible Hustle of Hrishikesh Hirway 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z

The literalness of the exercise emphasizes the slipperiness of time, shining a garish spotlight on mortality and lending a tragic depth to the most venal of reunion specials. Victory Speech (Hillary’s Version) 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z

Crahan said the band will be stepping away from the spotlight after playing a series of summer festivals, so that band members can go through "the healing process" and work on a new record. Slipknot unveils songs, art, on new "best-of" album 2012-06-11T13:16:33Z

But he may be best remembered for one of the rare moments when he was in the spotlight. Bert Schneider, Producer of ?Easy Rider,? Dies at 78 2011-12-14T04:46:44Z

When Williams looked out the Darlings’ bay window, trying to talk in a British accent, she wasn’t so much an excited little kid as a professional under a zillion-dollar spotlight. “Peter Pan Live!” and a Night of Protests 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z

Caught in a spotlight, the hands instantly retreat. Review: Dancing in the House of García Lorca 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z

Part of the evening was devoted to spotlighting the far-flung reaches of Venetian influence. Jordi Savall’s fresh take on ancient, rich sounds of a ‘Serene’ Italian city-state 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z

After the shows were over, Ms. Moran was candid about the downsides of growing up on screen under the Hollywood spotlight. Erin Moran, Who Played Joanie on ‘Happy Days,’ Dies at 56 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z

This one-hour special tells the story through previously unreleased police interrogation tapes and body-camera footage while also spotlighting the movement to free Smith from prison. What’s on TV This Week: ‘The White Lotus’ and Lots of Spooky Movies 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z

And after fighting for recognition for so long, Anvil are finally back in the spotlight and armed with a new album, thanks to the movie's surprise success. Anvil: 'Don't worry, we can go a lot louder' 2011-07-21T14:04:17Z

The event, which draws between three and four million visitors, shows off Lyon’s unique approach to lighting, a pointillist style that uses small spotlights to highlight elaborate decorations and details of buildings for dramatic effect. | In Lyon, Artists and Designers Light Up the City 2013-12-24T19:00:55Z

“Spoke” spotlights just one band, Black Market Baby, whose members were “older” — that is, over 19 — as the decade began. Review | The 1980s punk scene in Washington, D.C., brought to vivid life 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z

The foreign-language category may ultimately only shine on a few nominees, but that bright spotlight can mean a lot. For Foreign-Language Oscar, a Robust Race With Germany and France Setting the Pace 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z

Instead of feeling the spotlight shining on you, imagine it shining outwards. How to escape your phone and other life hacks 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z

“I have not always been completely comfortable being shoved into the brightest, most blinding spotlight you can imagine,” she tells me, in her trademark deadpan. EXCLUSIVE: Kristen Stewart: “People think I don’t care, but no one gives more of a F*** than me” 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z

When not in the spotlight, the performers — sitting in a row like television presenters — intoned a subdued and unintelligible dialogue that evoked a softly murmuring orchestral accompaniment. Review: Robert Ashley’s ‘Crash’ Opens at Roulette 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

The internet has always opened its arms to people wanting to spotlight the behavior and perceived misdeeds of neighbors, celebrities and strangers. ‘Corona-Shamed’: George Stephanopoulos, J. Lo — Maybe You? 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z

As the spotlight dims and the film begins, every frame glows as crimson as the spotlight, as if we are being taken to the edge of the visible spectrum. LACMA's exhibition 'Sculpt': Incoherent pretension for an audience of one 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z

There's already enough distractors within this whole hoopla and Depp's moment under the spotlight is a tasteless tactic to absolve himself of guilt or crime. Johnny Depp playing up to crowds with his popularity reduces the seriousness of defamation trial 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z

The category is largely undervalued, but a few big sales are shining a new spotlight on the work. At Auction: Old Master Drawings 2010-03-01T06:00:00Z

But the movie "Beautiful Boy", opening in U.S. theaters on Friday, puts a rare spotlight on the anguished parents of a teen gunman. "Beautiful Boy" puts rare twist on school shootings 2011-06-02T22:56:01Z

In the spotlight: Robert Reich, a secretary of labor in the Clinton administration who fears that we’re headed for another financial debacle if we don’t take a more serious approach to taxes and education. ‘Runner Runner,’ ‘Birth of the Living Dead,’ ‘The Act of Killing’ 2014-01-06T21:30:41Z

Inside, a green disc meant to evoke a Communion wafer is suspended on a silver prong, illuminated by a green spotlight from above. Bites: Restaurant Report: Ultraviolet in Shanghai 2012-10-03T21:27:47Z

Why do you think the media spotlight shined on you three? Damien Echols discusses life "West of Memphis" 2012-01-22T22:28:56Z

In the Quarter, in the Marigny, Uptown, downtown, and, when all else fails, on street corners spotlighted and improvised. Best Places in the South 2010-02-17T21:30:00Z

Over the course of its eight episodes, "The Slap" puts a spotlight on a world where parents are at once more attentive to their children and more overwhelmed by outside pressures. NBC risks parental blowback with 'The Slap' 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

To bring the bit players into the spotlight, famous personalities from the sports, acting and dance worlds are heading off into the mild wild. Celebrity ambassadors put lesser-known U.S. national parks in the limelight 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z

“The subject puts the spotlight on the dark side of the community,” she said. A Crime Against Gay Israelis Is a Symbol, but of What? 2013-07-26T17:36:52Z

To prove the point, one of Chicago's globally admired jazz artists – MacArthur "genius grant" winner Ken Vandermark – on Wednesday will launch the Resonance Festival, to spotlight bracing new jazz from Poland. The sound of freedom 2011-02-28T15:18:33Z

Each cast member took a turn in a spotlight that always seemed on the verge of fading into total darkness. Recalling the Eloquent Loneliness of the Playwright Brian Friel 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z

Earhart used words to challenge traditional thinking about women’s roles and turned the spotlight on literature that left women out of the story. Amelia Earhart’s long-hidden poems reveal an enigma’s inner thoughts 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z

Skelly is definitely heading for the spotlight, he's just getting there slowly and sideways. This week's new live music 2013-01-26T06:00:08Z

He was also an increasingly troubled man, very conflicted, not comfortable with the glare of the spotlight in a hype-riddled industry. If you could read Gordon Lightfoot’s mind, this is the tale his thoughts could tell 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z

The vital difference is that 25 years ago, Beaufoy understood that such stories are enlivened when desperation cedes the spotlight to inspiration. Stripped of its cheekiness, Hulu's "The Full Monty" transforms from a movie comedy into a TV slog 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z

It may have proved tougher than they expected, if only because Copland switches gears so frequently, putting supple string lines in the spotlight one moment, then shifting to ponderous wind and percussion figures the next. Music: Festival of Contemporary Music at Tanglewood 2010-08-17T22:36:00Z

The now legendary West and Swift feud began in earnest seven years ago, when West fearlessly jumped the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards to steal the spotlight from best female performance winner Swift. Kim Kardashian won this round of the Taylor Swift-Kanye West feud 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z

Evan Ritter's lighting actively directs the audience here and there as the next phase of the show unfolds, sometimes catching viewers in the full glare of the spotlight. Dance review: 'Glimmer' goes boldly into sex, struggle, tensions, breakdowns 2010-04-26T20:35:00Z

This was a decade that definitely saw hot sauce — and the messages it conveys about our backgrounds and culinary proclivities — step into the spotlight. From unicorn desserts to pumpkin spice, here are the most memorable food trends of the 2010s 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z

Mr. Shepherd has built his brand on the notion that the relatively obscure chefs and restaurateurs he reveres deserve a spotlight, which he has been generous in sharing. The Face of Houston’s Diverse Dining Scene Is a White Guy From Nebraska 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z

Touring salaries drew a spotlight in late December after a blogger, writing anonymously on annoyingactorfriend.com, noted that “Kinky Boots” and another popular Broadway musical, Disney’s “Newsies,” would use less-generous Equity contracts. On the Road, Actors Seek Higher Pay 2014-01-26T22:56:37Z

Michael wanted to slide away, out of the spotlight, out of an intractable situation. Michael Hutchence: in the eye of the storm 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z

Some parts of the exhibition focus on major architectural icons, while others spotlight modest private homes. What's on This Week Around the World 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z

In March, three months before the show premiered on the BBC in Britain, Alderton had “a big wobble” about being thrust into the spotlight again, she said. Dolly Alderton Gives Female Friendship the Rom-Com Treatment 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z

The dialogue, interspersed with hilariously on-the-nose song lyrics, is trite; yet the story shines a useful spotlight on the internet’s traitorous turns and the way social media exploits tragedy. ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Review: You’ve Got a Friend (Not) 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z

And a few days after that she was back in the spotlight for the movie’s Pittsburgh premiere. She’s Mrs. Rogers. But Joanne Rogers Has ‘Always Been Her Own Person.’ 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z

But politics wasn’t long in the spotlight — giddy excess was. Latin Grammys Wait for Obama, Then Quickly Move On 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z

Then there’s Brendan Jordan, the 16-year-old who became a viral sensation after a video of him stealing the spotlight from a Las Vegas newscaster with choreography from Lady Gaga’s “Applause” swept the Internet in 2014. Drag goes big (think Broadway) in 'Le Bal' extravaganza at the Theatre at Ace Hotel 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

Their first daughter, Max, briefly entered the spotlight last year when Zuckerberg posted a photo of her getting immunization shots and was inundated with Facebook users debating the merits of vaccines. Facebook's Zuckerberg and wife expecting a second daughter 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z

The whole experience led to an unusual candor about the psychological impact of living your life in the spotlight — Tamblyn says the kind of things you wouldn’t generally expect to hear from anyone in Hollywood. For Amber Tamblyn, writing poems about dead actresses was an ‘exorcism’ 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z

A test event in Rio de Janeiro this year put her firmly into the Indian sporting spotlight when she qualified for the Olympics. India’s Karmakar to go for broke at Rio with Produnova 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

The exhibition surveys a century of Latin American history through photography books, spotlighting forgotten works as well as those that never made it beyond limited circles. In Transit Blog: A Century of Latin American Phogography, in Paris 2012-02-06T11:00:16Z

Slivington, like his predecessors, will likely recede from the spotlight, especially if he meets the expectations of his breed and tops out at 35 lbs. Paris Hilton is her own purse dog – why even the socialite struggles with her engineered image 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z

“In the Country of Others” shifts the spotlight away from men and their fragilities. Leïla Slimani Tells the Story of Her Interracial Grandparents in Post-WWII Morocco 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z

The media spotlight on people who’ve lost large chunks of their lives may be stirring up aftershocks. ‘I could live simpler’: Floods and fires make Americans rethink their love affair with stuff 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z

Feola, a soprano who made her Met debut in a revival of the old production in 2019, is returning to eager anticipation and the spotlight of a premiere. ‘Rigoletto’ at the Met Unites a Father and Daughter. Again. 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z

But because it must appeal to a broad base, Brides does not plan to spotlight same-sex weddings in any deliberate way or to document their sociological evolution, Ms. Bratten said. When the Bride Takes a Bride 2010-07-16T04:14:00Z

This film chronicles Mr. Tower’s creation of the immensely popular restaurant Stars, his disappearance from the spotlight, and subsequent return to Tavern on the Green. What’s on TV Sunday: Joe Biden and the MTV Europe Awards 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z

Then she promised to use her own story, her access to spotlights, to help “change the way that trans people are viewed.” Kim, Caitlyn, and the People We Want to See 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z

What about Taiwanese food has ostensibly made it an "underdog" in the global food spotlight? "Taiwanese food is an underdog": In her new cookbook, Clarissa Wei writes a love letter to Taiwan 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z

Fame is a choice here, and Sims may “quit the spotlight” if they so choose. Pretending to Be Famous in The Sims 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z

The mutton steals the spotlight, though, even though it is, in point of fact, lamb. 17 Restaurants Where New Yorkers Can Make Up for Lost Time 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z

Martin noted her desire to continue broadening the lens of the center to spotlight more women, particularly artists of color from the Commonwealth, and write back these key figures into British art history. New Haven’s Art Scene: Always Excellent, and Now Reopening 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z

Breezy yet guarded, protected yet still in the public eye: The moment summed up so much about 29-year-old Katherine Schwarzenegger, who was born into the spotlight and then chose to stay there. Katherine Schwarzenegger was born in the spotlight. She’s choosing to stay there. 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z

Wolf not only spotlighted such themes, but boldly mocked the tried-and-true formula of late-night TV while actively utilizing it to drive home her main joke in a brilliant display of self-referential hilarity. Michelle Wolf went full meta on “The Break,” and it was the best comedy moment all week 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z

Thursday found the former "Colbert Report" host shaving his mariner-esque beard to commemorate his return to the spotlight, and today he released a short video announcing his bandleader, Jon Batiste, in a brief, beignet-laden video. Stephen Colbert names 'Social Music' artist Jon Batiste bandleader 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

Lit by multicolored spotlights, they bring the crowd to its feet, hands in the air. Los Angeles Churches Make Worship...Hip? 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z

In the early 1970s, he got a turn in the spotlight as a rhythm guitarist for Little Richard. Bobby Caldwell, Silky-Voiced R&B Crooner, Dies at 71 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z

Others worry that Mr. Millepied, with his big spotlight, will siphon off sponsorship money. Giant Steps for Dance in Los Angeles 2012-10-19T00:40:07Z

Senator in a spotlight war with her goofball husband. The 8 Best Impressions of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z

It has already been confirmed that Captain Phillips director Paul Greengrass will receive the Variety Award for helping "focus the international spotlight on the UK". Walters to be honoured at film awards 2013-12-03T12:27:42Z

It may be cold comfort, but Disney’s is not the only theme park operation on which Sundance films are casting a harsh spotlight. ‘Escape From Tomorrow,’ at Sundance, Scrutinizes Disney 2013-01-20T19:31:24Z

The film also shines a spotlight on Fisher, who died last December, shortly after she completed work on the film. 'The Last Jedi' seeks balance in a 'Star Wars' galaxy in tumult 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z

In Berlin, Refugee Voices Tours spotlight the refugee rights movement and explore the challenges faced by local asylum seekers. In Britain, these Oxford walking tours focus on often-glossed-over parts of the city’s history 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z

Mr. Wolfe saw his point: He decided to make the brotherly hug the penultimate moment, then end the play with Mr. Mantello in the spotlight delivering a short speech about progress and love. A Return to Acting That?s From the Heart 2011-05-25T15:10:50Z

The latter song was all-consuming and immersive, courtesy of relentless, dizzying spotlights and disorienting video, as well as Reeves Gabrels’ squealing, agonizing guitars; the arena felt like it was levitating from the song’s power. How The Cure endures: This is how a band turns 40 with style 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z

Questions of ownership and repatriation have been in the spotlight this year, as activists call out museums around the world for their roles in the looting of former colonized lands. Why the Smithsonian is changing its approach to collecting, starting with the removal of looted Benin treasures 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z

“Because then I could literally give the spotlight to others,” he said. An Actor Who Cedes the Spotlight While Quietly Commanding It 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z

He turns his attention to real victims in this new series, which spotlights crimes involving sex, money, and murder through interviews, archival footage and re-enactments. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ and ‘The Child in Time’ 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z

But for studios, the stakes are high, and they've been creative in working around the rules to give their movies the best spotlight possible. Big studios behind swag-fueled Oscar push 2013-02-23T17:59:09Z

Highlighting Contrasts and Not Holding Back When the Chamber Orchestra of Europe took its first steps into the spotlight, it left a mixed impression. Music Review: Mostly Mozart and Chamber Orchestra of Europe 2012-08-07T21:46:15Z

But the actors hardly just stand around mouthing them in spotlights. Theater Review: ‘Tender Napalm’ by Philip Ridley at 59E59 Theaters 2012-08-30T02:00:15Z

When presenting an award at the TV Baftas earlier this year, not long after giving birth, Garai chose her moment in the spotlight to make a joke about her stitches. Romola Garai: Legacy and lads' mags 2013-11-27T08:03:31Z

It should perhaps be no surprise that a family that has spent decades in the spotlight is airing its troubles in public, but the dispute has left many, including estate executors, worried. Feud continues to roil Michael Jackson's family 2012-07-25T14:02:13Z

It takes discipline to resist that impulse and turn the spotlight onto others, a talent so rare that people have a hard time putting their finger on it. How Vernon Jordan became a one-of-a-kind Washington presence 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z

They were those on boats docked just off the island — small ones, mostly, but also one large navy-blue-bellied yacht that occasionally flashed a spotlight at the stage, presumably as a gesture of approval. Music Review: Benny Benassi Brings Dance to Water Taxi Beach 2010-07-06T21:18:00Z

And how does Stewart returning reflect on the still-green new host, Trevor Noah, after a rather shaky few months in the spotlight? “The Daily Show”’s desperate move: Bringing Jon Stewart back to give Trevor Noah a credibility bump 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z

The white beam of the spotlight raced over the water and back again and then went dark. ‘The Passenger’ 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z

Fox's new television team stepped into the spotlight Saturday to articulate their mission: broaden the appeal of the languishing network while still creating bold and risky programming. TCA 2015: Fox network chiefs acknowledge 'uphill battle' 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z

After the current triumph, does he have any plans to to give up life onstage and in the spotlight? James Earl Jones as a Broadway Patriarch, Onstage and Off 2012-05-29T22:03:27Z

The pendant lights over the tables seem to be designed for putting dishes in the spotlight and recording them for posterity. Review | Urbano 116 looks like the real deal, but its food is a faint echo of Mexico 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z

Mr. Letterman hasn’t been totally out of the spotlight. Obama Announced as First Guest on New Letterman Talk Show 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

It’s electric: these eight podcasts capture the storytellers’ adrenaline as they step into the spotlight to tell their tales. Love live storytelling? These 8 podcasts tell the good, bad and mortifying truth 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z

Violas are sometimes thought of as the unloved stepsisters of violins — rarely in the spotlight, played by fewer famous virtuosos, with less music composed specially for them. For Sale, Playing a Heady Tune 2014-03-25T22:00:59Z

As the star wound down his solo performance, the band's other members rose up through the stage and slowly turned to face the audience, spotlights shining from above. Justin Timberlake wins big at MTV VMAs as 'N Sync reunites 2013-08-26T05:00:57Z

One person slinging insults looks much worse than someone who trades insults with another; best to leave her alone in that spotlight. Confront a public insult against a loved one? 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z

At the end of "Pyramids" he is supposed to be basking in the spotlight, but walks away and plays one. Videos with commentary: Frank Ocean on SNL 2012-09-17T16:58:08Z

He’s so smart and deserves to be in the spotlight. To Her, He Was More Than a Doorman 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z

This rechargeable light suctions to your monitor like your own spotlight. The ultimate holiday gift guide for 2020

But he took his moment in the spotlight to take a stand for something he believes. Can Christians get along with America? 2013-06-07T19:45:00Z

“White Noise,” the first feature documentary from The Atlantic, puts a spotlight on three figures associated with the alt-right. ‘White Noise’ Review: Hearing Dog Whistles Loud and Clear 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z

It shines a well-deserved spotlight on those companies which have bucked the trend of planned obsolescence. Buy Me Once: the online shop for stuff that lasts, from T-shirts to tweezers 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z

The bottles will barely reference Fieri, who wants the wine — not his frosted tips and outsize persona — to take the spotlight. Guy Fieri slams Anthony Bourdain: “You have nothing else to f*cking worry about than if I have bleached hair or not? I mean, f*ck” 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z

The show feverishly assesses the warping toll of a life in the spotlight, as its heroine overmedicates, breaks down, perks up, lashes out at everyone around her and, by the way, sings brilliantly. Spring Performance: On Broadway, a Penchant for Celebrity Biographies in Song 2012-02-23T22:15:24Z

Deaf culture takes the spotlight in “The Who’s Tommy” as American Sign Language is thoroughly integrated into the concept: The famed “deaf dumb and blind kid” of the “Pinball Wizard” lyric is indeed deaf. ‘Tommy,’ can you hear me? Deaf culture drives a new take on the Who’s rock opera. 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z

He was building a reputation as an online tastemaker, spotlighting up-and-coming artists and advocating for a taste level that would be receptive to Rocky’s sound when it was unleashed. ASAP Yams, Partner to Hip-Hop’s ASAP Rocky 2013-01-25T13:00:00Z

This important program did, however, put a spotlight on African American voices. Review | KC Jukebox concert puts spotlight on African American voices 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z

It has all happened so quickly - he's still getting used to the spotlight - and Kieron Williamson fidgets a little when he's asked to share his thoughts on art. 8-year-old painting prodigy is new art world star 2010-08-13T16:07:00Z

Does that mean theater, with its fictions and slippery frames and glorifying spotlight, is a bad place to think about Putin? Washington theaters shine a spotlight on Vladimir Putin 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

No matter—tepid reviews aren’t likely to hurt a production like this, not with such a  beloved man in the spotlight. 'Seinfeld' Co-Creator Larry David Makes His Broadway Debut 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z

The Apple Watch stole the spotlight at the tech company's media extravaganza Monday. HBO Now stand-alone service shakes up TV industry 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z

But she argued that Indigenous artists needed to be incorporated in all aspects of the production, “including on stage under the spotlight.” A Show About Indigenous Canadians Has a Glaring Omission: Indigenous Canadian Actors 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z

Mr. Sargent connected with Joseph Bluth, who had developed an electronic camera with greater resolution than standard television cameras, so the show also became a spotlight for this Electronovision technology. Music: ?T.A.M.I. Show? Release Reveals Classic Performances 2010-03-20T04:36:00Z

At what point did they realize they wanted to be funny for a living, and what is it that keeps them coming back to the spotlight’s harsh glare? Do you have to be miserable to be funny? 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z

The first performance put the spotlight on Mr. Michael’s energetic showmanship. Watch George Michael Perform Live: 5 Memorable Videos 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z

But the boy who craved the spotlight was also deeply unsure of himself, she said. Your Son Will Come Out Tomorrow: Randy Rainbow’s Memoir of Love, Turmoil and Trump 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z

The boys broke out the flashlights, taking turns making a spotlight on top of a picnic table. Rock music’s purpose: Make us dance 2012-06-15T23:30:00Z

My favorite part of the casseroles that tended to sit in the spotlight of our family dinners were the crispy, browned edges that formed on the tops and corners of the baking dishes. How I turned broccoli-rice casserole into new creamy, cheesy "arancini" 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z

However Andrews, 83, who won an Oscar for her performance as Mary Poppins, has placed herself outside the spotlight, with no role in the sequel and no appearances at red carpet events. Emily Blunt's terrifying moment as the new Mary Poppins 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z

But this year, the actor Jesse Williams commanded the spotlight with an impassioned speech calling for an end to police killings, racial inequality and cultural appropriation. How Jesse Williams Stole BET Awards With Speech on Racism 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z

When they leave her by herself, their absence creates a sudden intimacy, like a spotlight: just Beyoncé and her thousands of fans. Heels on the Ground: Beyoncé and the Army of Women at Her Command 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z

“Best Kept Secret” is an exemplary documentary: It spotlights an important issue yet never seeks to squeeze the truth into an easily digestible narrative frame. Movie Review: ‘Best Kept Secret’ and a School for Special-Needs Children 2013-09-06T02:22:20Z

“I hope this continues to push these abuses of power into the spotlight, making it safer for so many people, especially children, who aren’t in the position to talk about their experiences yet.” Child abuse documentary Hollywood 'didn't want you to see' goes viral 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z

Still, away from the spotlight, Jackson preferred more casual, loose-fitting corduroy shirts, black cotton pants with front pleats, and loafers. Jewels, pearls, and plain Florsheim shoes for Michael Jackson 2012-10-12T14:39:56Z

Gondry himself introduced the film and was joined on stage by a handful of teenagers from the film - who looked like they were settling into life in the spotlight pretty well. Cannes 2012: Reporter's Diary 2012-05-19T10:54:30Z

Before he decided to jump into the New York restaurant business, he recalled, “I asked myself, ‘Do I really want to get back in the spotlight?’ Up Close: Making Peace by Serving Wings 2010-10-13T23:51:00Z

The tragedy this week spotlighted the issues around rescue operations and government oversight in this new world of extreme travel — who is responsible for search and rescue, and who pays for it? Money Can Buy a Visit to Space or the Deep Sea, but It Can’t Buy Safety 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z

But there are no jostling egos on the stage, no feeling of restless supertalents champing at the bit for their moments in the spotlight. Review: Jake Gyllenhaal Shines in a Joyous ‘Sunday in the Park With George’ 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z

When Dillon Scott glided up to the table, Clay praised his son's musicianship and acting abilities and, like the best Brooklyn guys do, allowed someone else into the spotlight. Andrew Dice Clay enjoys another roll, with help from Woody Allen 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z

From cutting-edge fabrics to wearable smart clothing, technology will be grabbing the spotlight at the semi-annual event that kicks off on Thursday and draws thousands of buyers, media and fans to see the newest styles. The newest fashions go high-tech at New York Fashion Week 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

In April, the museum will have an exhibition at the Tate Modern spotlighting artworks created by Mr. Tovey, the army veteran, and including workshops on homelessness and a display of objects illuminating the homeless experience. Museums With Ideas, Goals and Sometimes Art. But Walls? No. 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z

It also demands a virtuoso for the solo cello, in the spotlight for most of the score's 67 minutes. American Youth Symphony and National Children's Chorus members rise to 'Heaven Earth Mankind' 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z

G. Dep got attention with "Special Delivery" and "Let's Get It" in the early 2000s before the spotlight on him faded. Trial for rapper in '93 NY shooting opens 2012-04-10T16:51:10Z

Promoting live music would be an obvious way to shift the spotlight from binge drinking and lad culture and focus on something more positive. Universities should open their ears to live music 2013-05-09T07:40:36Z

Drake, on the other hand, hasn’t left the spotlight in more than a decade. Drake Was Isolated (at the Top) Way Before Quarantine 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z

Cole claims not to worry about whether his birds will perform well in the spotlight, but his expression is apprehensive as he lifts Cheese onto the dais. Becoming the National Thanksgiving Turkey, a slightly cheesy story

But for most, the subway placard was their only moment in the spotlight, and finding the former winners was a challenge for Gardner. Decades of Miss Subways smiled on NYC straphangers 2012-10-12T14:59:08Z

The 1974 tour brought Neil Young back into the fold, and some of the best tracks here, including “On the Beach” and “Only Love Can Break Your Heart,” spotlight Young’s solo material. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young release their best record ever | New recordings 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z

To Badu’s “I’ll Call U Back,” seven women, each in her own spotlight, deliver a nonchalant dance of the torso, with paddling arms and wagging hands that match the beat. ‘Are You in Your Feelings?’ Review: The Ups and Downs of Love 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z

He returned to the US shortly after and avoided the spotlight, with the exception of a few television appearances and those impromptu gigs. Dave Chappelle announces Funny or Die tour with Flight of the Conchords 2013-06-17T20:34:44Z

While Adele charmed them in the spotlight, her brother became an artist of the highest order. ‘The Astaires,’ by Kathleen Riley 2012-06-01T22:36:06Z

This election puts a powerful spotlight on the depravity that has always lurked in the darker corners of the country’s psyche. It’s come to this: 2016 is the Rape Election 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

“Almost all those movies, the plot turns on logistics. When does the laundry come out? When does the shift change? When does the spotlight cross the yard?” Ben Stiller Goes Darker for a Real-Life Prison Break 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z

The performers labor through those emotional spotlights; Taylor and Lane are amiable but flat, and Trabolsi and Darrow are suitably obnoxious but wholly unsurprising. ‘Block Association’ Review: Yes, in Your Backyard 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z

Though his album carries his name, clearly what Bridges wants now is to collaborate with some of the best, sharing the spotlight. Jeff Bridges sings 'Crazy Heart' songs at Ste. Michelle 2011-08-25T21:11:57Z

Good gin has delicate botanical notes — ranging from juniper to cucumber to coriander — that are further thrust into the spotlight when paired with green tea, especially blends that are exceptionally vegetal and verdant. A genius guide for making better summer cocktails with iced tea 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z

Working out the sound of a crow’s caw, the pair seemed ready for their spotlight — at the most stylish comedy hour ever. A Cabaret Star and an Opera Star Walk Onto a Stage … 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z

Swift’s complaints at the time of Braun’s initial acquisition of her songs shone a spotlight on the issue of ownership of master recordings — the rights to exploit any record, for sales, streaming or licensing. Taylor Swift Denounces Scooter Braun as Her Catalog Is Sold Again 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z

Her place in pop music held steady as she retreated from the spotlight, toward a more nourishing life that includes motherhood. Review: Adele Holds Firm on ‘25,’ Even as Pop Shifts 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z

Fortunately these deft dancers could hold the spotlight, but the extended riffs made me tap my own foot impatiently. Frida Kahlo meets John Coltrane in electric dance homage 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z

The announcement included 10 from Mumbai as part of TIFF's "City-to-City" program, which spotlights a different locale each year. Toronto film festival promises action, India, Affleck 2012-07-24T19:05:28Z

Marcus’s interviews spotlight what is at stake when books are challenged. Thirteen Ways of Looking at Censorship 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z

As its title suggests, this new documentary series spotlights a variety of jobs done by canines, from heroic rescue missions — like locating survivors in the aftermath of a deadly mudslide — to mental health support. What’s on TV This Week: ‘The People vs. Agent Orange’ and Macy’s Fireworks 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z

The current obsession with true crime, you could argue, helped propel Hoskins and Schaub’s years of overlooked industry into the national spotlight. As Making a Murderer returns, is the obsession with true crime turning nasty? 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z

My legs, freshly shaven and covered in oil to make them glisten under the spotlight, wouldn’t move. How dogs rescued me from an eating disorder 2014-02-22T23:00:00Z

While these moves have elevated his profile in the city, he has warily embraced his place in the spotlight. Citizen Kushner 2011-06-24T21:35:16Z

If we were to be nominated, that would also massively bring an even brighter spotlight onto Virunga and the issues, and that is something that is fantastic. War and Gorillas and Other Hazards of Documentary Filmmaking 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z

She expires, peacefully, in his arms—and then a spotlight illuminates the star-crossed lovers, and a crowd of Delos bigwigs in evening attire applauds. “Westworld” Season One Finale: Violent Ends 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z

The concert movie not only showcases the tour, but goes backstage to get some behind-the-scenes glimpses of the stars, and it throws the spotlight on some extraordinary fans. "Don't Stop Believin": "Glee" cast will be back 2011-08-12T20:11:15Z

By the end of the swift, hourlong program, as the packed house called for more, it was clear that this team is ready for an even bigger spotlight. Review: Radiant Artists, With a Percussive Bond 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z

But the book tour is about to carry her — or at least her work — to the edges of the spotlight. Dressing Michelle, Then and Now 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z

It's hard not to see parallels in the current Broadway revival, which has received more time in the media spotlight than usual. Why "Funny Girl" matters: a breakdown of the revival's casting issues 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z

We pointed a spotlight up through the stuff to show the chandelier. Stephen Colbert’s Shiny New Home on Broadway Reflects Its Past 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z

And continuing to keep his name in the spotlight. Nik Wallenda on Why He's Walking a Tightrope Above Chicago 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

The media spotlight shifts to the next regime, and you start being called an “elder statesman.” From Moguls to Mortals 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z

And that raises a question well worth asking in 2012: Where is the next Gloria Steinem, and why — decades after the media spotlight first focused on her — has no one emerged to take her place? In the Woman?s Movement, Who Will Replace Gloria Steinem? 2012-03-17T00:33:53Z

At times, the movie is somewhat on the nose, its psychological associations fairly blunt—and, at those times, Sachs’s tableau-like direction seems more to spotlight his intentions than the action. “Frankie” and the Performance of Life in the Face of Death 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z

He threw the Keystone XL controversy into the national spotlight by calling the proposed pipeline “game over for the planet.” How to debate climate change deniers (without scaring them off) 2014-03-02T14:30:00Z

His own arrival in the spotlight was auspicious. André Watts, Pioneering Piano Virtuoso, Dies at 77 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z

Bright spotlights illuminate 22 vividly colored works and glint off the Honfleur Gallery’s sleek wooden floors. The Honfleur Gallery hasn’t “saved” Anacostia, but it has made a home for art there

She was under a searing spotlight because she was the first lady as well as a failed health-care czar. Clinton fashion: The styles, they were a-changin’ 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z

It’s not a happy story, but it’s an appropriate one to read on a holiday when the nature of America itself is in the spotlight. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

All of which means the shop and its founder are about to get thrust into the royal spotlight. The Best-Kept Fashion Secret of ‘The Crown’ 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z

And through June 28, the garden will share the spotlight with the 16 sculptures on display in “Frieze Sculpture at Rockefeller Center.” Rockefeller Center Digs Up Its Bucolic Roots 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z

Sunday, line Fourth Avenue downtown for one of the season's premier showcases for showing off, as the Seattle Pride Parade spotlights a rainbow of colorful floats and personalities. www.greenwoodcarshow.com and www.seattlepridefest.org. Plan your whole season with our A-list of summer fun 2010-05-13T16:02:00Z

After years of making ends meet as a school bus driver in the capital, Mr. Negash was clearly enjoying his moment back in the spotlight, beginning his love ballads with whistles that mimicked bird song. In Ethiopia’s Capital, a Resurgent Jazz Scene 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

His aversion to the spotlight is itself the stuff of fashion legend. Capturing the Elusive Bill Cunningham 2010-03-23T18:39:00Z

It was an act of protest that shone the national spotlight on Monroeville. My Harper Lee pilgrimage: Visiting Monroeville, in search of “Mockingbird’s” essence 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z

Unlike political spouses in American, Ertischek was not immediately thrust into the spotlight. She was your typical D.C. 30-something. Now she might become Peru’s first lady. 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z

He will receive the Variety award at the London ceremony on 7 December for helping "focus the international spotlight on the UK". Cumberbatch to receive film honour 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

The same chic design sensibility seems to dominate at all of the new Peruvian-influenced spots: one modern white room after another with overhead spotlights and Latin American wines in showcase glass cellars. Journeys: Peruvian Chefs Add Flavor to Quito, Ecuador 2011-04-22T18:55:00Z

Tarantino’s longtime working relationship with disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein has also come under the spotlight, with the director forced to apologise in October last year, saying: “I knew enough to do more than I did.” Tarantino's controversial Manson film casts Brad Pitt alongside Leonardo DiCaprio 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z

The latest suspicions come days after Lifetime aired the documentary “Surviving R. Kelly,” which revisited old allegations and brought new ones into the spotlight. Documentary puts new attention on R. Kelly sex allegations 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z

One of them looked as if it were striking a yoga pose, thrilled by the spotlight. West of Key West, an Under-the-Radar National Park 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z

The global spotlight will be on us in 2012 and we can showcase just how culturally rich this country is. Arts and the new coalition government 2010-05-21T23:07:00Z

One image showed Monroe emerging from the black of a nightclub into the white glare of a spotlight with a smiling Arthur Miller, her husband at the time. Eve Arnold, Photographer, Dies at 99 2012-01-06T18:47:18Z

While the spotlight operators continued their adjustments, Parreno retreated from the stage and sat down in the video village alongside Khondji. An Art of Loopholes 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z

By rendering some of the fat, Friedman might have made space for the earlier generation that was being pushed out of the spotlight. How American Chefs in the 1970s and ’80s Created a Revolution 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z

But the stars in the spotlight here have something the luminaries at other festivals don’t: four legs and tails. 3 Film Festivals Brimming With Animal Magnetism 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z

It has been a little over two years since Godspeed returned to the spotlight, reforming to curate the All Tomorrow's Parties festival. Godspeed You! Black Emperor unveil surprise album at gig 2012-10-04T12:01:51Z

No laughing matter It was comedy’s turn in the spotlight this week at the Edinburgh fringe, with the unveiling of the nominees for the prestigious Foster's Edinburgh comedy awards, formerly known as the Perriers. Seven days on stage ? in pictures 2011-08-26T15:48:27Z

So strong, perhaps, that she’s all but retreated from the spotlight, and in a comeback that’s taken place in fits and starts, has been struggling to reorient her sound. The Playlist: The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar Join Forces, and 15 More New Songs 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z

Opera America, the New York-based national service organization for opera companies, named Bienkowski as one of four winners of its annual National Opera Trustee Recognition Award, which gives behind-the-scenes supporters a turn in the spotlight. Long Beach Opera leader wins national award for opera trustees 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z

Tapping into an overlooked market, they predominantly spotlight young talent. Anti-Frieze Art Fairs Abound in Brooklyn 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z

All he has to do is retreat from the spotlight and wait for our recurring bout of amnesia to kick in. The injustice done to Janet Jackson isn't only in the past – new film "Malfunction" also falls short 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z

But no trace of nerves was evident when they stepped into the spotlight. 'Lego Movie' Wiseacres and Sincere Actors at the Critics Circle Awards 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z

The film spotlights the post-traumatic stress disorder that Sully faces as the world around him hails him as a hero. Tom Hanks explores the drama and trauma of being a hero in 'Sully' 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z

More recently, though, Austin has shared a bit of the spotlight with Dallas, where a close-knit group of young filmmakers is making a mark on the film scene. Texas Monthly: Dallas Has Its Own Indie Film Scene, and Now a Festival 2012-06-03T03:26:54Z

Interpretation is a key word because Armstrong was notoriously tight-lipped and avoided the spotlight. First Man: Ryan Gosling's abstract Apollo mission – discuss with spoilers 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z

The documentary's executive producer Jesse Daniels also told Variety that the producing team hoped to spotlight the abuse that Aaliyah had endured as a teenager without exploiting the late singer: 15 celebrities in Hollywood who got engaged — and married — at a really young age 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z

Those tend to be quiet, even disheartening — the soldiers from Europe often having beaten the Pacific men home, grabbing the spotlight in the national celebration. The Week Ahead: May 16 ? 22 2010-05-13T14:25:00Z

But for a long time, Dylan never wanted the spotlight. Back in Cannes, Sean Penn directs again, with daughter Dylan 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z

“I’m trying to find books that haven’t been picked by the big morning show book clubs,” said Hilderbrand, who is also interested in spotlighting female writers. Elin Hilderbrand to retire from writing beach reads in 2024 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z

James MacMillan’s works are not often spotlighted in New York, but the Scottish composer has been a key figure in British music for some time. 5 Classical Music Concerts to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z

So, despite his earlier crash, in 2003 he stepped away from the spotlight and set up a company shooting aerial footage from helicopters. Mike Smith: The high-flying host 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z

Recently she has stepped in to share the spotlight. Candace Owens and Kanye West’s provocative friendship, explained 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z

Beyonce returned to the musical spotlight this year after taking time out to give birth to her first child, daughter Blue Ivy, with rapper husband Jay Z. Beyonce's surprise release of new album excites fans 2013-12-14T01:25:45Z

Greenwich Village, then and now, is in the PBS spotlight this week in two programs intended to make you reach into your wallets. The Week Ahead: Aug. 7 ? 13 2011-08-04T16:07:59Z

Natalie Portman got her much-predicted best actress prize for Black Swan, but was not there in person to accept it, another factor that kept the spotlight firmly trained on the home favourite. Baftas 2011: Peter Bradshaw on the winners and losers 2011-02-14T14:57:24Z

The documentary further amplifies this privilege, once against spotlighting the perpetrators of violence . . . to what purpose? We need to stop giving the Ted Bundy treatment to violent men like Billy Milligan 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z

Kanye West, dressed in a velvety red jumpsuit and a thin gold chain, was barely illuminated by a low spotlight as he sang “Only One,” his voice warped by electronics. Grammy Winners 2015: Beck, Sam Smith, Pharrell and Beyoncé Thrive 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z

Sudden spotlight and attention can wrong-foot an industry that is, despite four centuries of vinous prehistory, really just finding its way. T Magazine: Baja Fresh 2012-11-15T20:00:49Z

“Dramatic Threads: Textiles of Asia” at the Newark Museum is not so much an exhibition as a roving spotlight, a clever way to refresh and recast the display of its permanent collection of Asian art. ‘Dramatic Threads: Textiles of Asia’ Review: The Very Fabric of Asian Societies 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z

Like a number of legendary bands from the 1960s, The Rascals’ time in the spotlight was short and sweet. The Rascals (Briefly) Reunite in Once Upon a Dream 2013-04-16T18:23:38Z

This lid tips to any angle — even rises vertically — to spotlight a book or light the corner of a room as well as reflect the surroundings. What’s Hot (and Cool) in Home Lighting 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z

After decades in the spotlight, Chente’s music no longer belongs just to him — it belongs to the people. Vicente Fernández, the King of Machos and Heartbreak 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z

A lifelong Seattleite, Jones was still in grade school when Mix and the grunge kings put Seattle music in the spotlight, and Mix’s support was especially meaningful since both grew up in the Central District. How Seattle music stars help uplift the next generations of homegrown talent 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z

The move cost more than 150 jobs locally and spotlighted L.A.'s issue with runaway production. Mayor Eric Garcetti thanks CBS for keeping 'The Late Late Show' in L.A. 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z

This month, a nod to the Tribeca Film Festival comes in the form of a “New York films” spotlight. Fandor: A Streaming Rabbit Hole Worth Falling Down 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z

The show gave Camden, one of the country's most impoverished cities, time in the convention spotlight. On DNC's final night: Katy Perry, Carole King, Ted Danson 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

Gloria began performing alongside her father and soon was proficient enough to take the spotlight herself. Gloria Dea, Magician Rediscovered Late in Life, Dies at 100 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z

Hopping into the spotlight, the feisty frog is set to star in Cadbury's Clucking Bunny Commercial, advertising Creme Eggs on TV later this spring. Cadbury announces 2021 'Bunny' as Betty the frog from Florida 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z

“Monte Isola will change skin,” as its exposure to the global spotlight puts it on the map, he said. Christo’s Newest Project: Walking on Water 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z

Backlit by sunshine, the arch of the cave served as a kind of spotlight for readers, and in the distance behind them, hikers scrambled uphill, taking selfies, as crows circled overhead. A reading in the Batcave thanks to 90x90LA and the Griffith Park Storytelling Series 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z

Female strength is the foundation of the art form, naturally, and in recent months, an array of remarkable women have seized the spotlight. 2017’s best dance: The year when powerful women seized the spotlight 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

In that context, I thought the play did a good job of spotlighting the white gaze, but it was less effective in decentering white privilege. ‘Fairview’: Watching a Play in Black and White 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z

One shot of what looks like a moon in the night sky turns into a spotlight. Denzel Washington is commanding in Joel Coen's bloody, bold and resolute "Tragedy of Macbeth" 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z

This spotlights one of the challenges of the song recital: It’s a one-off event that rests entirely on the shoulders of two performers. Tenors show two facets of recital tradition 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z

But before she was widowed, she had reclaimed a bit of the spotlight for herself. Dolores Hope, Bob Hope?s Widow, Dies at 102 2011-09-19T22:15:06Z

“Jeanine Cummins spent five years of her life writing this book with the intent to shine a spotlight on tragedies facing immigrants,” Bob Miller, president and publisher of Flatiron Books, said in a statement Wednesday. Author tour for controversial ‘American Dirt’ is canceled 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z

Even though Szoke looked a tad awkward counting bars of rests in the spotlight, it was worth every one of them for the brazen impact of when he turned his bell into the audience. Budapest Festival Orchestra/Fischer – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-27T11:27:14Z

And some narrative choices are contrived: Too much time is given over to West’s desire to be featured in an MTV News segment spotlighting new artists. Kanye West Always Wanted You to Watch 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z

This festival tends to spotlight certain artists just beginning to move beyond their formative days and into broader acclaim; often they bulk up for the bigger stage. Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago Welcomes a Polyglot of Styles 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z

An inadequate museum lighting system directs disfiguring spotlights onto some paintings' surfaces, ruining the painted subtleties. 'Helen Lundeberg: A Retrospective' downplays the painter's key early works 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z

Twenty-five years later, the little Maryland town is finally getting its moment in the spotlight. The real Potomac is nothing like ‘Real Housewives’ — except for the money 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z

The Academy Awards will shine the spotlight on a crop of best picture nominees that isn't short on smaller movies with offbeat, personal stories. Oscars telecast may get lower ratings 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z

A stage in front of the band gives ladies who feel like basking in some spotlight a chance to dance for the now-even-more-frenzied crowd of cheering, actually gawking, onlookers. Hog wild 2012-08-03T23:30:00Z

Ms. Fisher lived her entire life in the spotlight. Carrie Fisher: A Look at Her Life Beyond ‘Star Wars’ 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z

And bluegrass's continuing moment in the spotlight has resulted in increasing audiences all over the US, from its Appalachian homelands to New York and Los Angeles. My love affair with the American bluegrass festival 2013-07-17T12:00:03Z

But they are also spending it under the spotlight, and talking about it to journalists, and exposing their private life to public examination. Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker Spend the Night Together 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z

At Amistad, I’m trying to feed our community by shining a spotlight on Black stories, Black culture, Black history. ‘A Conflicted Cultural Force’: What It’s Like to Be Black in Publishing 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z

They paced, waiting for the doors to open, and intermittently peered at the diamond, which was illuminated by a spotlight in an otherwise dark display case. What Happened After Mexico’s Greatest Architect Was Turned Into a Diamond 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z

The latter, introduced by the host as "one of the funniest people alive," wasn't given much to do, and when he got a few minutes of solo spotlight, his "What I've Learned" bit mostly tanked. Conan O'Brien legally prohibited from being funny 2010-04-13T19:33:00Z

She takes charge of the spotlight with a confidence beyond her 22 years, letting her voice wax and wane with the tempos. Kimbra "Vows" to conquer U.S. with debut album 2012-05-30T20:07:25Z

And it could signal a return to the spotlight for the "Wild World," "Peace Train" and "Moon Shadow" singer after decades of not performing. Nirvana, KISS among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees 2014-04-10T17:21:46Z

Some, such as Cicely Tyson and Stephen Sondheim, held the spotlight for generations. The Artists We Lost in 2021, in Their Words 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z

Every year, the Armory Show — a giant, international art fair held along two West Side piers — features a section on Pier 94 that spotlights a different geographical region. Commissioned Artist Named for Armory Show 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z

Chris’s ego was not threatened by my moment in the spotlight. Kasey Edwards: I love being married, but am I the exception? 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z

On Aug. 17, she is to perform in Warm Up, the respected concert series at MoMA PS1 in Queens that spotlights rising international artists. Sho Madjozi’s Mixed Up, Pan-African Rap 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z

But when her stage goes dark after 25 seasons, so will a spotlight sharply focused on entrepreneurs, writers and self-help gurus, and with it, a method that generations used to calibrate career success. Who Will Be Oprah?s Last Star? 2010-11-15T19:07:00Z

The crime, which sparked protests across India, spotlighted rising violence against women and has led to broader debate about the discrimination faced by girls and women in areas such as health, education and employment. Nations will only succeed if women are successful, Obama tells India 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z

Most overnight successes freeze up in the spotlight or reveal themselves as one-trick wonders. How the "South Park" guys became an American institution 2011-06-15T16:12:00Z

The possibility of a nontraditional Superman getting his chance at the spotlight is a welcome notion to many. A Black Superman? It’s Happened, and Could Again. 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z

"Man's a Wolf to Man" isn't the only reason Taylor's in the spotlight these days. Andy Taylor on new solo album: "It's the beginning of something that I didn't think I'd have" 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z

The rapid spread of the #MeToo movement in Hollywood, media and politics put a spotlight on the music world’s relative quiet on the issue. Top Female Music Executives Send Rebuke to Grammys Leadership 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z

“I also wish that, in a life-or-death situation, he and Warner Bros. weren’t thrusting ‘Tenet’ and its theaters-only release strategy so insistently into the spotlight.” In a Big Box-Office Test, ‘Tenet’ Grosses $20 Million 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z

He apologized at the time, and in the Rolling Stone article, talks about making a conscious decision to remove himself from the spotlight after years of courting publicity. John Mayer criticizes Taylor Swift for 'Dear John' 2012-06-06T16:03:10Z

And Black West Virginians are hoping that spotlight means some people might actually see them, for once — Manchin most of all. Black voters in West Virginia are tired of being invisible 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z

That professionalism extended to her home, where she received visitors in a chair placed under a spotlight, with a silver stripe painted down her nose to correct the proportions that did not meet her standards. Non-stop action: why Hollywood’s ageing heroes won’t give up 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z

Amber Heard and Johnny Depp's legal battles are now in the spotlight as the estranged pair face off in a $100 million defamation trial. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's defamation trial: What to know 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z

This may explain why each new version of the musical has nudged the spotlight ever closer to the tightly wound patriarch with a single-minded crusade to transform his unmusical daughters into rock stars. Sad and Haunted Girls Who Couldn?t Play Worth a Lick 2011-05-22T00:45:25Z

Nicknamed the Jimmy Awards after theater owner James Nederlander, whose company is a co-sponsor of the ceremony, the awards spotlight a high level of talent and maturity for children ages 14 to 18. 62 high school students hopeful of a musical crown 2013-06-29T17:31:45Z

Many of the contestants were rescued from shelters and puppy mills by their owners, and now find themselves in the spotlight despite their physical appearances. How to Win the World's Ugliest Dog Contest 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z

Fresh off his Best Actor win at the Oscars, Eddie Redmayne is back in the spotlight with the release of the first photo from his role in The Danish Girl. See Eddie Redmayne as a Transgender Painter in 'The Danish Girl' 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z

The zines of that era used the machismo and swagger of hardcore to spotlight feminine steeliness in the face of misogyny. Anatomy of a Zine: When Magazines Go Indie 2011-09-03T20:00:00Z

But while Hollywood grabs the spotlight, a more lasting effort to reach children is underway at schools, with California in the forefront. Reaching Out to Younger Hearts and Minds About L.G.B.T.Q. People 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z