| 单词 | stifle |
| 例句 | My hand flew to my throat and I stifled a cry of alarm when I found myself facing Edmund. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Alice gasped and put her hand over her mouth, then immediately took it away and held it close to Lyra to stifle any cry from her. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z From her hiding place Jess tried hard to stifle her giggles. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A couple of kids cover their mouths to stifle laughs. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Pet moved its head toward Jam, and she stifled a laugh. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z A whip-thong curled round his legs, and he stifled a cry. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I wanted to cry aloud, hurl their names across the darkness, but dread stifled my voice. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z In that moment, my spirits rallied against him — stifled — agitated — vexed and bound—and I discovered dislike even for he who commanded so much of my reverence; I could not brook his slander upon learning. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z At first I try to stifle my yawns, but it’s hopeless. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I was building up in me a dream which the entire educational system of the South had been rigged to stifle. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Cole’s body ached with weariness, and he stifled yawns as he prepared supper. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Arturo tried to stifle a laugh in his nose that escaped anyway. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z She covered her head with her arms and barely stifled a scream. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The Beauty Minister stifles a laugh, then looks up from her teacup. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z This idea, consolatory in theory, I felt would be terrible if realised: with all my might I endeavoured to stifle it—I endeavoured to be firm. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Her foot slipped on a slick rung, and Celaena barely stifled her cry as she gripped the bars, cursing as her knee banged into the gate. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Ready to do anything to stifle the truth, and for what? To be kings of their tiny little world? It’s ridiculous.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Go on,” I said, pretending to stifle a yawn. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Listening hard, he thought he could hear a voice—two voices—and then, abruptly stifled, that hideous high cackling laugh. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The commons were hooting and pointing, the lords and ladies were trying to stifle their chuckles, and failing, and over it all Ned could hear King Robert laughing, louder than anyone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. Maybe we wouldn’t have felt as stifled. Maybe we would have become different people.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Reverend Crump asked for a last glass of water so he could take his “anti-panic pill” and Liyana stifled a laugh, pretending it was a cough. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The sea gasped for air with each shallow, stifled little wave that broke on the sand. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Mulch had to stifle a giggle as he dropped the last two bars down the hole. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Constance’s stifled voice called out, “Good grief! Do you intend to keep me in here forever?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Until a football boy stifled a groan, the silence was utter. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I stifle a laugh and say a silent prayer that our recipe doesn’t taste like Mom’s Pepto-Bismol sardine sauce. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Then I see Kantorek and am scarcely able to stifle my laughter. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I let him run out of steam before I couldn’t take his pitiful expression anymore and had to stifle a laugh. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He stifled a gasp as his injured mitt hit the hot water, then he relaxed into the bath and began splashing water onto his chest and arms. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Perhaps, outside this golden emptiness, his sounds were stifled to silence. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I felt a spasm of fear at his words, and the abrupt memory of his violent black glare that first day . . . but the overwhelming sense of safety I felt in his presence stifled it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “The fact that I was unable to interpret it did not bother me. It was certainly better to imagine myself becoming famous than maturing into a stifled academic who had never risked a thought.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I pictured Mom flying through the air with a rebozo cape billowing behind her and stifled a giggle. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Thomas couldn’t stifle his worry about what Newt was thinking. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Oscar, I overheard some of that fight this morning. As soon as I realized you guys were arguing, I left, but—” I stifle the confession because I’m thinking his organs may have caught fire. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Twice, Harry had gone to his office and knocked, but received no reply, though on the second occasion he was sure he had heard the quickly stifled sounds of an old gramophone. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z An onrushing sense of claustrophobia stifled him, compressed his lungs, as if water filled their cavities. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z But when the Augur named Cain announces the coronation, I stifle a gasp. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She studied the coy girls, the ones who pretended not to get the dirty joke that made Mary Lou stifle a laugh. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I stifle it in the folds of the hanging cloak, clench my eyes, from which tears are squeezing. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She might have heard Iorek Byrnison’s roar, but it was a long way off, and then she was jolting over rough ground, arms twisted, mouth stifled, sobbing with rage and fear. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Naomi managed the day with no worse casualty than a few stern looks from her teachers when she stifled a yawn in class. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Even Rose had covered her mouth to stifle a laugh. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z If someone had told me that I’d get an opportunity to see this, I would have thought the only thing I’d have to stifle was applause. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Giggles bubbled up at the memory, and Emily pressed her fingers to her lips to stifle them. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z A stick snapped and he stifled a cough. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Trying to stifle his cries, Jonathan looked up. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z He grits his teeth to stifle a groan. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “And as for you, Grummore,” added the King, even after be had concluded, “you can just roll yourself up in your bed and stifle in it.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It was actually really cute, and Ivy had to stifle a laugh. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I stifle an anxious chuckle because Violet always has my back. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Wash stifled a chuckle and pressed his face back into character. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The document, which read like a criminal indictment, covered Oppenheimer’s associations with liberals, leftists, and supposed Communist front groups, as well as his purported efforts to stifle the Super program. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “It’s just that . . .” and I was trying hard to stifle my giggles, but one of them escaped through my nose with a snort, which made me laugh more. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Jimmy, two tables away, notices my stifled laughter, smiles at me, and laughs himself. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z It was as if the scent could, at least for a while, stifle her questions and make her a little more like him, a little more certain, a little less questioning. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I kept on edge, trying to stifle my feelings and never quite succeeding, a prey to guilt and fear because I felt that the boss suspected that I resented what I saw. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s because of this heart that we have to tiptoe, walk quiedy, stifle our laughter, do what Grace says. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He covered his mouth with a paw to stifle a giggle. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Nailer stifled his distaste at the thought of going back down into the blackness, but Bapi must have caught something of his expression. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It is a blanket that warms but never stifles. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z R.C. could stand it no longer and fell to the ground, snorting and choking, trying to stifle his laughter. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The disc of the sun was dull silver as though it were nearer and not so hot, yet the air stifled. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It was certainly better to imagine myself becoming famous than maturing into a stifled academic who had never risked a thought. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Now and again there would be barely stifled giggles as they watched the performance of Silent Sam. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Overnight, the fever had seized her and she lay hot and stifled, face red, eyes wild with fear when Mama came up to check on her. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Several of the students stifled cries; Ron had thrown himself backward and almost toppled off his seat as the spider skidded toward him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z His face was covered with blood and he appeared so grievously battered that Eilonwy could not stifle a cry of pity. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z One of the Burgess sisters stifles a giggle. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He shut his heart and tried to stifle all feeling in him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “We could go back to the woods, camp out, wait until morning,” Juanita suggested as she stifled a yawn, laid her head back, and closed her eyes. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “I can understand you feeling a little stifled around here,” Chronicler said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Mother can barely stifle a laugh, and I stare straight ahead. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z His father noticed at once and a mild word of mockery nearly escaped him, but he stifled it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I feel a flare of anger^-how many things is he going to keep from me?—and try to stifle it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Still, the disapproval of First Congregational stifled him like the silence a fog brings upon the ocean. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Venia shrieks right off, and even with the black cloud hanging over me, I have to stifle a laugh. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I turn and see Ma put her hands over her mouth to stifle a scream. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave them. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I was sensible of a growing revolt of the spirit that suffused the whole of my frame, which would no longer be stifled or mollified. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Moss caught an eye roll from Esperanza and stifled a laugh. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Her mother gave a stifled scream at the words. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The hall stifled; outside it was cold and dark. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The time spent theorizing and debating over the fact that God himself had stifled the greatness of human potential. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z "After the feast," said Sam in a stifled voice. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I feel the memory of shooting him poking at the back of my mind, and try to stifle it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I knew we were going, even after she poured a second cup of coffee and stifled a yawn like she was thinking of bed. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Black leaders continued to nudge white society for small concessions while at the same time attempting to stifle the more urgent demands of a frustrated black poor. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Then there was a hissing, gasping, panting noise outside the door, swiftly stifled, as though someone—or some Thing—was holding his breath in the dark, waiting to pounce. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Look out, master! I’m’ — but suddenly his cry was stifled. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He wrapped the tin in a flannel cloth to stifle the incessant buzzing and droning, and stowed it away under his bunk. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z There was moonlight, and there were streetlights, but the fog stifled everything, muted light and muffled sound and made the night shadowy and treacherous. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I saw him about to laugh, hard, and he stifled it just in time. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Giggles bubbled up at the memory, and Emily pressed her fingers to her lips to stifle them. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z A lot has occurred about which I wasn't told; something that had not only stifled the members' interest but which, according to the records, had sent them away in droves. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z My face burned, but I couldn’t stifle a giggle. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Having passed the point of no return, I slid my hand into her sleeping bag anyway, and she stifled a giggle as my fingers traced a line from her elbow to her wrist. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Nico turns to me with his mouth twisting in all kinds of directions, and I stifle a laugh. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I stifled an impulse to call after her, to warn her... of what? Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I stifle another cough and a horror feeling spreads out from my gut into the rest of me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He had just stood there, not really trying to save himself, just stood there, joking, needling, thought Montag, and the thought was enough to stifle his sobbing and let him pause for air. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z And then the giggling began, the kind of giggles that grew all the more obvious for being stifled. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It always started with the itch, and the beauty queen stifled a small cry. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I stifled the urge and asked a question instead. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The bliss of their reunion almost stifled him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He turned then, with a mocking smile, and I stifled a gasp. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I squeeze my nose to stifle the sniffle I feel. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z As they entered the second tower, a figure emerged from the shadows, and Nina barely stifled a scream. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I stifle the urge to go back to the window and assess my competition. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I turned to Sander, who was holding a hand over his mouth to stifle his laughter. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He felt closed in, and stifled, with the everlasting dark greenness overhead, shutting out the sky. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Eye tried to grab him; Ear stifled a cry. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z But she would never, under any circumstances, stifle the feelings she had discovered. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I feel groggy today, my mind stifled and my heart still pounding from another round of nightmares, and my limbs are weighed down as I drag myself out of bed. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I choked back the dread, the anxiety, tried to stifle it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Marcus, tired out, had slept through the night, but he had awoken at dawn with a stifled pain. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Nailer felt a stab of disappointment himself, but stifled it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Palmer heard one stifled squeak; all else was silence. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I heard stifled chuckles of approval from behind me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When the girl grabs her apron, Cook turns from her onion, and I stifle a gasp, trying not to gawp at the ruin of her face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z When I finally regain enough sense, I roll the leg back and forth on the ground, which stifles the worst of it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The same stifled feeling that I had gone too far now to turn back. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z And she was stooped and seemed to be finding it hard to breathe, as if the air of that place stifled her. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z But for now, Sophie was stuck in high school, feeling frustrated and stifled. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z All that could be heard now were Ron’s stifled moans of pain and rage. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He was not conventionally “academic,” and he certainly was not “stifled.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z It was evident from Feral’s glower that he was losing, while Minya looked half bored, and stifled a yawn before moving her piece. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Zero’s absence would stunt the growth of mathematics, stifle innovation in science, and, incidentally, make a mess of the calendar. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “You need your Inner Eye tested, if you ask me,” said Ron, and they both had to stifle their laughs as Professor Trelawney gazed in their direction. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Her shoulder shifted slightly, and she stifled her scream of pain. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Stella watched out of the corner of her eye as Spoon Man chomped down on his third cookie and covered his mouth to stifle another burp. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He looked like an ordinary bank employee, but Alba recognized him immediately and was unable to stifle the shout of joy that rose up from within her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Stella could tell Mrs. Grayson was trying to stifle a laugh when she said, “Sorry, but no, you can’t do that.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He had to concentrate to stifle the cough and at the same time he was trying to listen. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Gwystyl, noticing them for the first time, gave a stifled moan. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z All the whispers and giggles and stifled remarks I’d heard at school kinda flooded my mind. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “Get Well Soon!” it urged, and the terrible inappropriateness of it forced him to stifle a giggle. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Henry pouts, and Alex has to press the back of his hand against his lips to stifle his laugh. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Jam felt the air change as soon as she was alone, become heavier and stifled with presence. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He stared over at Franny’s prostrate, face-down position on the couch, and heard, probably for the first time, the only partly stifled sounds of anguish coming from her. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z The rain is good too: it will stifle the fires. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I stifled a laugh, but not very well. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z A small choking sound came from deep inside of him; he ground his teeth together and stifled the noise. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He had his hand over his mouth to stifle his laughter. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Immediately the deep pain of separation began, and he heard a stifled moan from the canoe behind him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z As to my own will or conscience, impassioned grief had trampled one and stifled the other. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I left the kitchen, turning off the TV with a stifled sigh. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “Or perhaps,” he added, unable to stifle the dread suddenly filling him, “they meant us to find it.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z It suddenly made me very angry, that he should stifle my ambitions of getting into the University then come over and ask about my dead father as easy as saying good morning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A hard, stifled “Yes” was all I could manage. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Paper airplanes, loud belches, high-pitched, ghostly moans followed by stifled giggles—it drives Mr. Curran mad that he cannot pick out one boy to punish for all this. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z At all costs, stifle my natural hideous laughter. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Tiffany put her hand over her mouth and stifled a giggle. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He walked behind the other boys, and tried not to hear the stifled laughs, tried not to see the flailing swings. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He comes at last, with a stifled groan as of relief. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Every sudden noise—the crack of a falling limb, the crash of a bolting deer—makes you spin in alarm and stifle a plea for mercy. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The Emergency had never been intended to be permanent, and the government believed that it had successfully stifled the liberation struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s possible that death is what she will use—killing people would certainly keep them quiet, stifle their revolution before it begins. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But the blue haze of evening shrouded the street, stifled sounds, and sent everyone indoors to their secrets, and Papi didn’t come. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “Listen,” Shelby says, “we don’t live this stuff, it’s just a hobby. We indulge a few days a month. I, for one, do not feel socially stifled by this.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Xenocrates looked at her in utter disbelief, and then suddenly released a guffaw that he tried to stifle but couldn’t. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z But I simply had to stifle it by imagining what I’d be thinking in twenty years when it would all come down to the same thing anyway. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z This padding to and fro in my room with bare feet, the little furtive bursts of laughter, the stifled exclamations, reminded me of hanging up my stocking long ago. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Ana Padva sits on his right, pulling a watch from her bag while she stifles a yawn. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It seems to have been a good life, but the East stifled Howard. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the winged beasts dropped towards them, circled lower, and Bod made the call again, until it was stifled by hard hands clamping over his mouth. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “We’ve never had a house of our own before,” she said, and Moody stifled the urge to tell her that this wasn’t a house, it was only half a house. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Something about this particular memory made her shake her head, stifle a laugh, and stare out the window with a wide smile—like the opposite of an ache, more like a relief. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I covered my mouth to stifle a laugh. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She reads out the descriptions, snorting with stifled laughter: “ ‘Delightfully trimmed in dainty lace, with extra support for the mature figure.’ Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The mountains trapped the bone-scorching heat, stifled the city like smoke. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Panicking, Cole stifled a cough—he didn’t dare cough. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Bored, I stifle a yawn and stare out at the empty courtyard, the cold winds and the forecast of snow driving everyone inside. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z While I thought this was pretty impressive, my friends, some of whom had traveled Europe in a sideshow with Miss Peregrine, could hardly stifle their yawns. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Lavender giggled harder than ever, with her hand pressed hard against her mouth to stifle the sound. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Mormont stroked the bird's black feathers, and stifled a sudden yawn with the back of his hand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When a boyfriend threatened to stifle my freedom, I dropped him unceremoniously. I loved girls, but no one knew 2012-06-27T13:00:00Z Curators also didn’t acknowledge that many, if not most, of these women were reluctant first ladies and felt stifled and suffocated by the role. A New Exhibit on First Ladies Plays Down Their Fashion Choices 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z The movie, at that point, goes into lockdown, as the talents of a number of superb actors are stifled by an airless, by-the-numbers story. | 'Conviction': Her Brother?s Keeper, No Matter the Cost 2010-10-14T23:03:00Z Of course, critics will warn that the cost of a plane ticket will rise and that government interference will stifle competition. Airplanes’ space wars are shifting to the human rights front 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z From a teenager living in a small town to his ex-wife, the singer and actress Mandy Moore, these artists said Adams exploited and then stifled their ambitions. Ryan Adams Dangled Success. Women Say They Paid a Price. 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z It took some doing, but the alluring subtleties and intricacies of Northwest Coast art helped Pasco tap into a creativity that his youthful anti-intellectualism almost stifled. Duane Pasco’s book ‘Life as Art’ surveys an unlikely career 2013-08-28T22:24:33Z She scrunched up her eyes, this time to stifle a laugh. Was She Just Another Nicely Packaged Pain Delivery System? 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z That’s because the state has especially strong laws designed to prevent the wealthy and powerful from using lawsuits to silence or stifle critics. Threat of lawsuits can stymie, but also help documentarians 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z One argued that “reporting is subjective” and “if the government were to stifle ‘false’ news, what would keep parties from suppressing news that they found politically troublesome?” Trump’s presidency has prompted a new, nationwide college course on why democracies collapse 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z His work and personal routines genuinely bore his mind and stifle his soul, forcing him to constantly suppress feelings of inadequacy and hopelessness as his various lofty ambitions become increasingly unattainable. Squidward Tentacles, voice of millennial despair 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z More and more comedians have been speaking out against political correctness, arguing that audiences’ increased sensitivities and tendencies to take offense stifles comedic freedom. 10 famous comedians on how political correctness is killing comedy: “We are addicted to the rush of being offended” 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z For the artist, this was perhaps because his early life was stifled by conformity. Francis Bacon Read Just as He Painted: Deep, Dark and Bleak 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z As Motown performers matured artistically, some felt stifled by Gordy's model and demanded more artistic control. "What’s Going On" at 50 — Marvin Gaye’s Motown classic is as relevant today as it was in 1971 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z Some point their fingers at Blair’s government, alleging it stifled debate about immigration by characterizing any dissent as racism. British xenophobia on the rise 2013-01-03T21:17:00Z Amnesty International condemned the sentences, which a spokeswoman said show “that the Russian authorities will stop at no end to suppress dissent and stifle civil society.” Russian Punk Band Is Sentenced to 2 Years for Anti-Putin Protest 2012-08-17T15:28:44Z There were rumours about him pinching all the good lines and, certainly, Koenig is never wrong about anything, which stifles much of the drama. Space: 1999 – box set review 2013-04-11T14:00:02Z There are things like that that get stifled at birth and you wonder why they didn't happen. Richard Herring's favourite TV 2012-11-10T00:05:45Z You decline their invitations to barbecues, cookouts and gatherings and stifle the urge to throw in how important you are and how, unlike them, you are dead serious about your career. Sun, flee or disappointment? How will your memorial day weekend pan out 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z A fascinating idea that’s frustratingly underdeveloped, “Violet” is a sometimes uncomfortable watch, its ambition stifled by gimmickry and its ominous tone an unfulfilled promise. ‘Violet’ Review: In Two Minds 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z So my enthusiasm here is somewhat stifled: this place is trying way too hard. Choice Tables: Eating Out in Amsterdam: Way Beyond Herring 2012-01-20T20:31:43Z “Leftists always try to silence those who are speaking truth,” Don Jr continues about Kanye West, a man famously stifled by the oxygen of publicity. Even if nobody else is listening, the president's son is singing the praises of Kanye West's new album 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Human Rights Watch said the harassment of BBC Persian staff was part of a wider campaign to stifle freedom of information in Iran ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for next month. Iranians 'detained for BBC links' 2012-02-07T11:39:52Z The sacrilegious writer had spat in the face of mainstream Cuban theatre, which still displayed colonial stereotypes that stifled talent and invited intellectual laziness. A hundred years of Virgilio Piñera, l'enfant terrible of Cuban literature 2012-08-03T17:09:31Z Back in the clubs, stand-up comic Rick Overton, for one, says he won't allow his own brand of political and social comedy to be stifled. 'Interview' fallout no laughing matter in comedy world 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z That makes the story a thoughtful study of the ways stifled emotions slowly poison us, whether that repression is a generational inheritance or a foolhardy choice. "Beef" serves up a sizzling hot, blackly comedic revenge story to feed our ongoing panger 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z The movie argues that the military stifles such breakthroughs on two fronts: first with a culture that encourages stoicism, second with a failure to provide prompt medical care for veterans. Review: In ‘Thank You for Your Service,’ the War at Home 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Clearly, Ms. Churchill wants the audience to endure in real time the inertia that stifled change in 1647 and so much human potential over the centuries. Review: When the ‘Light Shining’ on Revolution Falters 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z However, the industry into which they emerge these days is too dominated by reality talent formats such as Britain's Got Talent, and real long-term opportunities for talent are stifled. Why I pelted Simon Cowell with eggs 2013-06-10T15:00:47Z But for the most part, we celebrate one another’s individuality, and we never try to stifle or control one another. Polyamory works for us 2014-04-12T19:18:00Z Whether the dominance of the monthly student favourite improves matters or stifles other nights is a hotly debated topic in the city, but with little competition its importance is greater than ever. Clubs picks of the week 2012-10-05T23:05:21Z "I would have to stifle my instinct to try and be too cocky and have too much swagger." 'Terminator Genisys' producers on the film's 'robot dad,' 'dysfunctional' family 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Stories of childhood unhappiness and misunderstandings, of broken bonds and enduring fears, of painful reminiscences and stifled reproaches surge to the fore, while other silences and fears congeal and harden. Highlights from the New York Film Festival: Hong Sang-soo’s “Hotel by the River” 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z You have some actors where they need the World War III of it all to be creatively juiced; unnecessary tension stifles my creative instincts. Martin Short’s Big Fat Funny Autumn 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z They were relaxed parents, but Korneliussen felt stifled in her town’s quiet surroundings. The Young Queer Writer Who Became Greenland’s Unlikely Literary Star 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z But Mr. Hadreas also reclaimed the creativity that had been stifled by years of substance abuse. An Aggressive New Album From Perfume Genius 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z The reasons that liberal sites have been stifled are various. Perspective | Pro-Trump voices have Mark Zuckerberg’s ear. Is that why Facebook undermines liberal news sites? 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z So maybe "Rent" was more than just an outlet for those stifled suburban theater kids who were a decade and a half too early for "Glee." How do you measure the revival of "Rent"? 2011-08-12T19:59:00Z Even the feeble attempts at humor don't work because the solemnity surrounding those moments stifles the capacity for joy, like a tiny match struck in an oppressively damp basement. Alita is a fascinating badass. "Alita: Battle Angel" fails her at every turn 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z “It was when my creativity & self expression was stifled by you, that i decided not to attend. I hope the show is exactly what you want it to be and more.” Can the Grammys Please Anyone? 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Even our conversation was stifled as we looked around the half-filled restaurant. A Taste of Charleston, Old-School and New 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z The crying collegian continued bawling away while her friend stifled laughter. College student horrified after submitting paper with profane title as placeholder 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z No cleavage,” says Hoffmann, who often shops at Georgetown’s Relish for professional attire rooted in classicism but not stifled by it. Women’s power dressing enters the enlightened era "If Obama wins he'll be part of a system that has been designed to stifle Black life," I said. The Nas generation of scholars: Finally, a Grammy for the hip hop artist who led me to liberation 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z Here we are again, with the amorphous specter of public morals used to stifle free expression. Kansas and the right to free expression 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z His 1965 novel, “Samskara,” written in the Kannada language, about a Hindu society stifled by caste and tradition, is widely considered to be one of the landmarks of 20th-century Indian literature. In ‘Hindutva or Hind Swaraj,’ a Warning Against Hindu Nationalism 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z He reiterated Wednesday that Cubans' freedom of expression is limited and that he believes public criticism of the political system should be encouraged, not stifled, in order to improve it. Pablo Milanes looks forward to first Miami gig 2011-07-13T18:52:18Z He added the lawsuit was just an attempt to "stifle the show" in its pursuit of truth about what is in America's food. Judge dismisses lawsuit against Dr. Oz over fake olive oil claims 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z Her book uses U.S. history to show how a skewed marketplace can hurt consumer wallets as well as stifle progress and innovation. 10 books to read in April 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z “I looked at the lyric and, before I could stifle the thought, the melody appeared in my head,” Mr. Costello wrote in an email. Johnny Cash’s Poems Get a Second Life as Songs 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z Young reds, like a Barolo or Bordeaux, may express their youth with powerful tannins that stifle any sort of dialogue one might enjoy with the wine. For Savennières, Age Comes With Benefits 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z As in the best of Doig's fiction, the historic themes he explores are contemporary, from Wall Street arrogance to immigration, stifled dissent and ethnic mistrust. Ivan Doig's 'Work Song' is epic novel of miners, strikes and hardship 2010-06-23T23:37:00Z The Guardian's Michael Billington doesn't try especially hard to stifle his yawns either. The Book of Mormon – reviews roundup 2013-03-22T17:02:08Z “Angels in America” is a more straightforward acting showcase, and Wilson’s performance, full of stifled passion and moral compromise, is sensitive and powerful. In Praise of Patrick Wilson, Scream King 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z Mostly, though, the endless flood of Bach, Beethoven and Mahler cycles let loose by our major soloists, chamber ensembles and orchestras stifles the genuinely creative thinking that our art needs. Review: Attacca Quartet Continues Its Haydn Project 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z In a summary judgment decision, Judge Phillips wrote that “uprooting” the common practice of letting artists experiment privately “would limit creativity and stifle innovation within the music industry.” Nicki Minaj Pays Tracy Chapman $450,000 in Copyright Dispute 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z And even before the new bill was passed, work on gay topics was stifled. The Carpetbagger: Uganda’s Antigay Bill vs. a Documentary on Homophobia 2014-01-02T20:00:08Z I think she had to reach out to get any sort of warm acceptance, when obviously at home she felt invisible and unheard and stifled and cold. Kristen Stewart’s Princess Diaries 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z No one doubts his linguistic gifts, but they have often led up him up blind alleys: the heavily brilliant narrating voice can stifle everything else in the novels. Lionel Asbo by Martin Amis – review 2012-06-08T21:55:05Z “Fashion has become an industry, one that increasingly stifles creation.” | Fashion Diary: Tents, but No Circus ? New York Fashion Week 2011-09-07T21:18:08Z Sometimes, he said, he even felt stifled by it, no longer the freewheeling but vulnerable 22-year-old whose character in the movie learned the importance of balance, in life and in martial arts. Ralph Macchio Will Always Be ‘The Karate Kid.’ He’s Finally Fine With That. 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z “Categories can imprison you, really stifle creativity,” he said. ‘It’s Anthony’s Time’: A Composer Gets His Due 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z The Panthers were stifled by Denver and failed to respond or adapt accordingly. Racist vitriol pours down on Cam Newton: Single-minded haters rush to judgement after a rough Super Bowl 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Yet, on this occasion, he drew an unpleasantly metallic sound from his Steinway that stifled expression. Review: Maurizio Pollini and Lang Lang: A Study in Contrasts at Carnegie Hall 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z “People argue it will stifle the resale market and make the whole art business less fluid. But there has to be an inflection point.” Tech Start-Up Aims to Get Artists Royalties for Resale 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z I am the quiet one and suddenly I was stifled, so pale and insignificant next to you. A letter to … My brother-in-law’s ‘perfect’ wife, of whom I am jealous 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z “Bless Their Little Hearts” is a tale of breakdown and discontinuity, the story of an endgame done in a tersely introverted mode of stifled contemplation, punctuated by devastating furies. The Cinematic Blues of Charles Burnett and Billy Woodberry 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z During his time at Cambridge, he said, he sometimes found the King’s College Choir stifled by the weight that rested on such a storied ensemble, its work familiar to millions through annual Christmas radio broadcasts. The New Wizard Teaching at the Hogwarts for Choir 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z They barely make it through the winter, their bodies and stifled longings all cramped together in a mud cave. New Books: ?Irma Voth,? ?Boxer, Beetle,? ?Cabin,? ?Headhunters? 2011-09-14T22:31:31Z Though the city was once bustling with performers, a strict Islamic government took control decades ago and stifled artists. Review: ‘Song of Lahore’ Chronicles a Pakistani Jazz Ensemble’s American Triumph 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Terrified, Stephen stifled a panicked cry and for a second he stared, frozen, at my shaking body. Brain On Fire: 'Blood and foam began to spurt out of my mouth' 2013-01-13T00:05:24Z To stifle that expression and drain it of all of its liberatory qualities with the insidious threat of punitive action is about silencing and control, not justice. The Controversial Use of Rap Lyrics as Evidence 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z The lone woman’s stifled indignation rises quickly to a collective silent uproar: the doctor’s waiting room turns out to be teeming with patients awaiting similar treatment. “Mr. Klein,” a Political Mystery of Mistaken Identity in Occupied Paris 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z Their starting points are diverse: Nour, a Tunisian teenager, was stifled by an authoritarian secular government, inspired by the peaceful revolution that toppled it and disillusioned when the revolt’s promise faded. Inside the Minds of the Women Who Joined ISIS 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Just so, Yang, who died in 2007, uses Yi Yi to help Taipei see how its rigidly Confucian educational and social system stifles natural creativity. Edward Yang's Taipei: All Boxed In 2010-04-14T12:55:00Z “The government looks at the big-ticket items, but some of that might stifle culture in the process.” REDCAT's MXLA summit seeks to push back against anti-Mexico rhetoric as it connects L.A. and Mexico City 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z A number of high-level agency executives familiar with the situation said the departing agents were frustrated about compensation and stifled opportunities within CAA's ranks. CAA agents stage exodus to rival United Talent Agency 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Stone makes no mention of how Shostakovich was stifled, but he doesn’t overlook Stalin’s atrocities, including the 1940 massacre of Polish officers at Katyn. Television Review: Oliver Stone’s ‘Untold’ American History, on Showtime 2012-11-11T22:45:38Z Together we stifled the obvious horror of it all — the blood, so much blood, children’s blood — and looked inward. Timothy McVeigh, my dad and me: How the Oklahoma City trial came home with us 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z On the days when she picked me up from school, I felt a dread in my gut and chest that stifled my breath, made me sweat and blush, and pushed tears to my eyes. Modern Love: From Humiliation to Appreciation — Modern Love 2013-04-18T18:07:06Z She is tolerant and open-minded, qualities that she stifled, afraid of what people would think — or do. Seattle filmmaker ‘completely shocked’ by success of his $2,000 documentary 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z The drama of unresolved frustrations and stifled dreams, as well as of divisions in the black community, seems propelled by a sense of history that looms just below the surface. What to Stream this Weekend: Director’s Cuts 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z We should encourage that kind of critical thinking, not try to stifle it.” Officials everywhere are now perpetuating the Santa conspiracy to your kids 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z In addition to agitating audiences, the cranked volumes also stifle direct human conversation. Authoritarian hold music: How Donald Trump’s banal playlist cultivates danger at his rallies 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z But the rise of proprietary game consoles like the Nintendo Entertainment System and more complex personal computer technologies like the CD-ROM and three-dimensional graphics stifled that populism. Video Game Review: Allowing Players to Assume the Ultimate Role: Game Creators 2011-01-28T23:48:47Z “I want Lady Macbeth ugly and bad,” Verdi once said, adding that even her voice should be not altogether beautiful, but “harsh, stifled and dark.” Verdi’s Shakespeare Resonates Across Italian Opera Houses 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z We stifled our wavering voices as we concentrated on how to palm a coin or divine a card. Steal this album: What happens if no one pays for music? 2012-06-20T11:45:00Z It’s a series about stifled subjectivity that stifles subjectivity; about lives lived off camera that remain off Murphy’s camera. What “Feud” Misses About Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, and the Art of Movies 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z In an industry stifled by a high purchase tax that would not be lessened until 1960, design was dominated by ladylike and literal diamond-encrusted flowers and animals. Andrew Grima’s Work Returns to the Spotlight 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z No longer stifled, she gives the coat check girl her fur, walks off and finds a bar where she drinks and dances, finally liberated. Here are 6 great film performances you missed in 2020 – and how to watch them 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z This might be funny if it didn't stifle proper Irish musicians attempting to forge an international career. Celebrating St Patrick's Day? Don't do it with the Pogues ... 2010-03-17T10:24:00Z And stifled laughter, as everyone knows, leads to one thing: a crush. Modern Love: Modern Love: A Family Fairy Tale, Twice Told 2012-03-22T22:09:06Z In college, she felt stifled as a traditional singer-songwriter or the vocalist in groups where others, “namely white dudes,” controlled the creative direction. Chill Vibes, Minus the Wind Chimes: It’s a New Day for New Age Music 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z In her copious, often plaintive letters to Mr. Fullerton, Ms. Wharton opened the stable doors to my stifled thoughts and feelings. Google broke my heart 2012-12-04T01:00:00Z The experience did little to stifle Joy’s ambitions or work ethic. Lisa Joy on ‘Reminiscence,’ ‘Westworld’ and the Lure of Techno-Noir 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z The director cautioned that apparent advances in accessibility hastened by the digital revolution were being undermined by a “casualisation” of the industry which prices out poorer young people and stifles creativity. Paul Greengrass: 'Young people starting out in film and TV are being screwed to the ground' 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z We will be expected to stifle our rage. Black Bodies in Motion and in Pain 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Though this was a grittier branch of the operation than the slick, glossy world of music videos, Diaz still felt like the artists she interviewed were stifled by the traditional sit-down, Q&A format. Analysis | In 2000, ‘Cribs’ became a phenomenon. 20 years later, we’re all living in an accidental reboot. 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Townsend said she tried to incorporate that tension into later drafts of Lisa’s poems, as she conjured the mind-set of a woman whose literary aspirations are being stifled. Hollywood Has Long Turned to Novelists for Help. But Poets? 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z "Very few opera companies in the world are immune to the financial pinch," Allison said, adding that this could stifle creativity and tempt opera companies "to play it safe". Frankfurt, Kaufmann, Stemme top opera honors 2013-04-22T21:52:58Z The charges against classical music competitions are familiar: art is not a sport; the need for jury consensus rewards conformism; fear of losing stifles innovation; actual losing can cripple morale and, potentially, a career. Music: Orpheus, Hilary Hahn and David Lang Start Competitions 2012-02-12T15:24:35Z The truth is probably more complicated; some authorities view the tarantella as the re-emergence of a celebratory style taken to Italy by pagan Greeks and subsequently stifled by the Roman Senate. Music Review: L?Arpeggiata in ?La Tarantella? at Zankel Hall 2012-03-18T19:24:59Z Because the massive Carlton Complex fire derailed special events and stifled tourism, the economic engine for the Methow in summer, valley businesses and residents are ready to welcome visitors this season. Methow recovers from massive fire and welcomes outdoors lovers 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z DD Allen, the Manhattan decorator, stifled her dislike for down coats and bought a stylish one from the Japanese line 45rpm back in November. Noticed: This Year?s Fashion Is Sometimes as Fickle as the Weather, Literally 2012-03-30T22:20:01Z In the past, he has stated that he sometimes feels stifled in French cinema and among French actors. Jacques Audiard: ‘I wanted to give migrants a name, a shape… a violence of their own’ 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z High status is itself a powerful coercive force that can stifle resistance in a lower-status victim and so silence him or her. Donald Trump is always the victim, but never to blame 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z Still, she does make you think, even as you stifle a yawn. 2010-01-09T03:25:00Z What follows flashes back from that moment, tracing a path of brutality, oppression and stifled individuality leavened by a few glimmers of tenderness and grace. | 'When We Leave': When Two Cultures Collide Under One Roof 2011-01-27T23:45:37Z For Galicia's people, the experience is far from thrilling: now, as under the dictatorship, lives are stunted by suspicion; existences curtailed by caution; self-expression – selfhood, even – stifled. All Is Silence by Manuel Rivas – review 2013-06-21T15:43:01Z We must learn not to stifle, but to experience and yet contain these extreme emotions. How to work with an illustrator 2013-02-15T01:00:00Z And then a sense of permanent discontent, always stifled by my habit of good manners. Elena Ferrante: 'What held me back from having therapy?' 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z It starts innocuously enough, but swerves to the dark side on the second verse, as Thompson cops to feelings of inadequacy and those self-medicating weed hits when he’s creatively stifled. Travis Thompson gets real about mental health, dark side of success on pivotal new “YOUGOOD?” 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z In his 1752 treatise “On Playing the Flute,” Quantz warns that a flutist’s lack of lung power will stifle the music’s ability to communicate. Perspective | How Bjork, Future and the brightest minds in jazz tried to save 2017 with magic flutes 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Cinematic freedom and creativity tends to be stifled as directors try to crowbar in development. Burkina Faso stages Africa's film festival with a conscience 2013-03-01T11:24:52Z Back in the 1950s and ’60s, Mr. Boulez was a key figure at the summer school at Darmstadt, Germany, where young modern composers, stifled during the war, pressed for a new international style. 2010-01-08T21:25:00Z But the candy brand’s remarks weren’t enough to stifle some of the commercial’s biggest critics, one of whom started a Change.org petition to “get our old commercial back!” Hershey's updates its classic 'Christmas Bells' commercial, faces criticism from Kisses fans 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, in the course of the tour, specifics of stifled political conflicts are brought to light, from the anguished legacy of the Tiananmen Square Massacre to local activism in favor of Taiwan's independence from China. Highlights from the 2018 New York Film Festival 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z “After this time everything you can do artistically to a part has been done. I don’t want to be stifled.” Theodore Bikel, Master of Versatility in Songs, Roles and Activism, Dies at 91 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z But today, weeks into hotel room junkets for his new film, “The Big Sick,” after screenings and Q&As plus an early-morning drive down from New York, he can’t seem to stifle his yawns. How ‘The Big Sick’ makes arranged marriages, Muslim families and a coma perfect rom-com material 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Yet when the two go on a carriage ride through the historic town of Bluffton, South Carolina, even the horse has to stifle a yawn. Hot Tubs, Handball & Many Bad Dates on 'The Bachelorette' 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z But she never sent the letter; she stifled her anger instead and internalized her pain in an attack of agoraphobia that kept her housebound for six months. ‘Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life’ 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Hyderabad languishes, suspended between a stifled past and a future not yet fully realized. Returning to Hyderabad, Once a Land of Princes and Palaces 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z I know I would have stifled any kids I had with my overprotectiveness. I’ll never be a grandmother 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z It can also help digital content distributors stifle subscription cancellations by strategically staggering the addition of new movies or series to keep subscribers on board. David Chase might hate HBO Max's "The Many Saints of Newark" — but it’s the wave of the future 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z As much as I loved “Black Watch” the first time I saw it, I stifled a groan when I heard that this production from the National Theater of Scotland was returning to New York. Critic's Notebook: A War Story Retains Its Resonance 2011-04-22T12:00:00Z She feels stifled by cleaning, “that life-usurping, burdensome act of servitude and futility,” and by motherhood, which she deems “an obliteration of the self.” In “Ordinary People,” Diana Evans Blends Domesticity and Celebrity, with a Gothic Twist 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Those of us who believe in human rights couldn’t agree more that to stifle one’s most basic essence is, to put it in Catholic terms, a sin. The pope’s hateful Christmas message 2012-12-21T17:16:00Z Opponents said they worried the merger would stifle development of Internet streaming services on the Internet. California Public Utilities Commission holds Comcast hearing 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z But Siwa maintains that her “Dance Moms” experience didn’t stifle or alter her, and neither did her ensuing fame. JoJo Siwa Wants to Be ‘a Role Model for People Who Love Love’ 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z She is stifled and stultified at every turn, but Ms. Pugh’s alert, intelligent performance signals that rebellion is imminent. From Brooklyn to South Africa, 8 Filmmakers to Watch 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z And for the kicker, observe Bristol and Willow’s mutual response of shocked, barely stifled giggles to Tripp’s outburst. Tripp Palin’s gay slur 2012-07-23T16:00:00Z Flouting the proprieties that stifled individuality, he introduced into decorous milieus what was inadmissible — the naked body — and used humor to punch holes in the American dream of the late-20th century. Jimmy DeSana, Downtown Pioneer and Provocateur, Goes Mainstream 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z But in “Hogar,” the generic movement, while calling on their virtuosity, also stifles their individuality. Dance Review: Ballet Hispanico Explores Varied Themes at the Joyce 2014-04-23T20:12:54Z Instead, the carefully calibrated restraint that arises from McQueen’s earnest and sententious direction seals out the psychological implications of the stifled melodrama. “Widows,” Reviewed: Steve McQueen Grafts Heist Film 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z However, those weren't enough to stifle their growing, yet volatile relationship. A disastrous "Love is Blind" season asks: Does Gen Z really believe in marriage? 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z The result, then, can be a glut of old acquaintances that are not as easily forgotten online and which therefore stifle the development of newer, in-person friendships. Are My Friends Really My Friends? 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z The students said the rules were used to stifle the freedom of women as the only way to deal with the culture of sexual violence. Women’s fight against sexual harassment didn’t start with #MeToo 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z Traditional television would stifle this sort of approach. Farewell, telepathic octopus! Netflix has killed off The OA, and it’s a travesty 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Oddly, the character of Tim is also written with a shadow of doubt built in—a mostly stifled dissatisfaction with the deceptive life of a secret agent. “Keeping Up with the Joneses” and the Marketing of Cinematic Charisma 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z The song touches on ideas of inequality, stifled voices and demonstrates Stone’s difficulty relating to identity-driven politics. ‘Road dog’ Allen Stone brings his show to Chateau Ste. Michelle 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z The modern shunning of applause between movements is one of the more tired and unnatural conventions of the classical music world, one that should end, so that listeners need not stifle a natural reaction. Music Review: Met Opera Orchestra With David Chan and Yefim Bronfman 2012-12-04T20:20:07Z And the comedy veers between laughing with the stars’ ambitions and at them — does the show think they’re stifled or simply deluded? ‘Girls5Eva,’ ‘Rutherford Falls’ and the Nostalgia Trap 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Most of the Americans there appeared oddly stifled, determined to remain, if not physically then sentimentally, back in the United States. A Journalist Abroad Grapples With American Power 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Caleb had attended the University of Iowa as a philosophy major, but had quit after a couple semesters, insisting that the structure stifled him. How I became an adventurous woman 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Is this a detail Saul dreams up to stifle his shame or did that really happen? S'all done: "Better Call Saul" closes with a journey through time and regret 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z If some of the plot details defy credibility, Romain Duris’s electrifying performance makes you overlook any inconsistencies, as his likable character becomes a man on the run barely able to stifle his panic. Movie Review: ‘The Big Picture,’ Directed by Eric Lartigau 2012-10-11T21:59:15Z The conclusion of the first movement attracted a lone outburst of clapping, quickly stifled, as is unfortunately still usually the case during symphonic concerts, where outdated protocols about applause still hold sway. Case Scaglione Leads the Philharmonic and Joshua Bell 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z "Thou hast finished joy and moan," said Trudi, gulping like a grief-stricken cod at the lectern while the vicar looked at his watch and the congregation stifled yawns. Mistresses: series three, episode four 2010-08-26T21:00:00Z Unlike the critics, Roberts sees the proposed merger as a way to expand Comcast's resources so that it can invest in technology — rather than stifle it. CEO Brian Roberts bulks up Comcast for the future 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z This article makes me stop to consider the many women whose artistic skill and heart have been stifled by the petty lusts of men in “the industry”. Who We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Weinstein 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Some stifled a gasp when they saw her. How Much Would You Pay for a Houseplant? 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z When he climbs into her outdoor hot tub and she promptly chokes on an olive, David looks around in a mild panic, stifles his distress and watches her struggle. These Movie Scenes Might Not Be Important, but They’re Pretty Great 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Brantley barely stifled his yawn over what he dismissed as lack of substance. Why doesn't Broadway love Enron? 2010-04-29T11:33:00Z But Latchford’s major gifts to institutions like Cambodia’s National Museum largely stifled any disquiet. Cambodia Says It’s Found Its Lost Artifacts: in Gallery 249 at the Met 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Her explosive aria near evening’s end puts music to the story of a life stifled by poverty and inequity. Perspective | In words and music, New York theaters take aim at an America at war with itself 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z India's own political correctness also stifles the debate. How Bollywood is starting to deal with India's caste system 2010-12-16T22:30:02Z Look at Eurovision, the glorious train wreck that it is, for examples of just how packaged and stifled music becomes when its to be inoffensive and easy to understand. 11 Olympic Theme Songs, Dissected 2012-07-30T12:00:54Z He was also part of a team that pushed for the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978, she said, as government policies stifled or outlawed religious practices. Benton-Banai, co-founder of American Indian Movement, dies 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z And if we allow narrow considerations of intellectual property to stifle this creativity, then we may all, except for the lawyers, live to regret it. Will this be the Downfall of remix culture? Don't bet on it 2010-04-29T11:13:00Z Could the “unrelenting rivalry” that Tillman attributes to a “selfish” and “competitive” mother be read differently, as the terrible fallout from her mother’s stifled creativity, her thwarted ambition? ‘Mothercare’ Takes a Hard Look at What Happens When Duty Outlives Love 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z We also see a generous man become a selfish one: the Writer cauterises his compassion for his co-residents, just as the production's heavy atmospherics stifle ours. Vieux Carr? 2010-08-24T20:30:00Z But when it stifles her, it deserves all the eye rolls it gets. Taylor Swift, a Pop Star Done With Pop 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z These efforts, made by clinics across the country, are stifled by pro-life advocates. Pro-life fanatics want you to think abortion clinics are terrifying places; here’s what one really looks like 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Regardless of its faults, Narnia has long been the breath of life for those inclined to believe; and it has never managed to stifle skepticism or reason. All is well with Narnia 2010-12-13T16:22:00Z So the key is to stifle vibrations at the source. Agreement sets measures to keep Disney Hall free of subway noise 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Society is confident about where it wants to go collectively, even if many feel stifled by the prevailing conformity. Where did Steve Bannon get his worldview? From my book. 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z When he turned to walk toward the center of the square, his way was blocked by eager fans, all of them doing their best, given the occasion, to respectfully stifle their shrieks of joy. Ukraine’s Biggest Rock Star Doesn’t Want to Go Back Into Politics—Yet 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z After some stifled giggling from the crew, Collins, who has just turned 30, gently explained her parentage. Lily Collins: ‘I want to dig deep, tell the truth and be more brave’ 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z They contended that allowing corporations to own patents over human genes stifled cancer research and allowed them to charge exorbitant rates for patients who wish to be tested for the BRCA1 mutation. Patient wins high court challenge against company's cancer gene patent 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z The stifle has gone; instead there is the most awful sadness. 'I completely lost it': the movie scenes that made our writers weep 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z In the homily of the Mass, the pope urged listeners to "combat the allure of a materialism that stifles authentic spiritual and cultural values and the spirit of unbridled competition which generates selfishness and strife". Beware spiritual 'cancer' of affluence, Pope tells South Koreans 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z They can see the world around them and the ways they’re stifled, and choose to invoke their paradise. Onstage, Paradise for Black Characters Often Comes With a Price 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z The herd mentality can make Washington theater dully predictable, and may well stifle audience interest as the roster comes across like repetitive white noise. Perspective | Why is Washington theater so predictable? 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z It’s not any other Friday night for him, but an adventure he’s determined to take, pressing beyond his home in Jackson Heights and beyond the sexual inexperience and social awkwardness that stifles him. ‘The Night Of’ Series Premiere: Fate at the Wheel 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z Flickering, fragmented, stifled, wavering, twisting, turning — this impression, more than any particulars of plot or character, is what makes “Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight” memorable. A Quicksilver Mystery That Flickers, Flashes, Twists and Turns 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Should this be protected as free speech and nurtured as creativity, or stifled with an instant suspension? ‘Gidion’s Knot’ is sharp as a knife, but undone by threadbare plot details A satirical scream of rage against patriarchal prerogatives, this feminist horror-comedy, written and directed by Ms. Palka, has a vicious edge that can stifle your laughter. Review: In ‘Bitch,’ a Desperate Housewife Finds Her Bark 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Europe, the United States and several Muslim countries have enough instances of real Jew-hating that crying wolf just to stifle debate has become reckless and counterproductive. Make kids memorize poetry 2012-06-13T02:00:00Z But Michael Straus, chairman of the Warhol Foundation board, cautioned that fair use “should not be read overly restrictively,” adding, “You don’t want to stifle creativity.” Photographers Band Together to Protect Work in ‘Fair Use’ Cases 2014-02-21T23:24:52Z It's a belief that stifles honesty: witness the widespread dismissal of Cooper as a troll rather than engaging with his piece as a reflection of how he actually responded to Public Enemy. Public Enemy are rubbish? If only more classic albums got this treatment … 2012-07-17T11:43:03Z Elsewhere, he tackles more predictable topics, from stifled lives to the dumbing down of the arts. Blair Dunlop: Blight & Blossom – review 2012-10-04T21:07:00Z While the executive order certainly aligns with some of the administration's conservative priorities, I fear that it will ultimately stifle innovation and reverse recent federal support for architectural experimentation. Why so many architects are angered by "Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again" 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z Gilman writes that her mother never looked at her homework, stifled yawns at her school performances and threw her dolls away, when she was still a preteen, while she was at summer camp. Her Father Was a Drama Critic, Her Mother a Superstar Agent 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z CAMBRIDGE, England — At 8 a.m. one recent Thursday, the boys of the Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge, stifled yawns as they began their first rehearsal of the day with some vocal exercises. After 350 Years of Tradition, a Boys’ Choir Now Admits Girls 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z “There is authenticity in Sly that is very, very in the forefront of his being, sensitive to the world. He doesn’t stifle it.” In ‘Tulsa King,’ Sylvester Stallone Tries Something New: Being Himself 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Elizabeth LaBan: The Tragedy Paper is an 'absorbing tale of power dynamics and stifled relationships'. Fiction for teenagers – reviews 2013-03-30T15:30:01Z Rights groups and some in the West fear Erdogan is using the purges to stifle dissent and tighten his grip on power. Turkey's post-coup purges shake higher education 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z ABC called the filing an attempt to stifle competition and creativity and claim exclusive rights to longstanding techniques used in reality TV. CBS adds new allegations against ABC reality show 2012-06-08T17:59:13Z It must have made for a funny sight; I’m pretty sure Olin stifled a laugh. In Idaho, Tracing What Remains After the Flames 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z It also arrived at the tail end of a relationship that had stifled her creativity and warped her sense of self. Mandy Moore Is Ready to Be Heard 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z Reading between the lines of her tight-lipped family history, it's clear that, as a young girl, Mimi was stifled, obedient, anxious – and low on self-esteem. Once Upon a Secret: My Hidden Affair with JFK by Mimi Alford ? review 2012-02-10T11:00:02Z Too tight a tether can make you feel stifled, while the absence of one can leave you unmoored. ‘Son of Elsewhere,’ a Funny and Frank Story About Life After a Big Move 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z In interviews, she can be as just as crisp, projecting a good-girl correctness that is meant to stand in, she said, “for a self of mine that I stifled in the past.” Mamie Gummer Wants to Make a Name for Herself 2012-10-05T20:45:19Z In an interview, Ms. Freiman said she was never stifled but simply chose to leave when construction delays pushed back the opening by at least three years. A Provocative New Space for Art Emerges in Virginia 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z Sonja’s Copenhagen is a world of “glistening shoals of bikes,” proud xenophobia, of stifled sadness and stifling social conformity. A Darkly Comic Novel Stares Down a Life of Solitude 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z DeMarcus is like the student who is constantly disrupting the class to say something wildly inappropriate, and is admonished by the teacher — who is simultaneously trying to stifle a laugh. How an Egotistic Basketball Star Grounds ‘American Vandal’ Season 2 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z The connection between stifled women and animals is striking in British fiction, and its literary effects have been central to the education of many generations of children. It's a dog's life 2010-04-30T23:10:00Z I had to stifle the shout I wanted to shout when Jordan's winning shot dropped through the net. Michael Jordan by Benjamin Markovitz 2011-03-12T00:07:16Z He noted that Coltrane had credited Miles Davis with convincing him that rehearsals stifle creativity, rather than draw it out. What a Rare, Live ‘A Love Supreme’ Reveals About John Coltrane 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z There's a large group of people who feel politically alienated, threatened economically and stifled socially. Richard Klein on why BBC4 is the corporation's best-loved channel 2010-10-11T06:00:00Z To be a player in art now it seems you have to take sides, stifle doubt and vilify the opposition. Art Review: Empowering People of Spaceship Earth 2011-05-19T21:01:40Z And yet the more established she became, the more stifled she felt. Kristin Scott Thomas: ‘For me, Brexit is a disaster – talk about not knowing where you belong’ 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z Rune maintains a poker face, his eyes alert and wary as he stifles any signs of fear and endures what amounts to continuous hazing as a newbie at the bottom of the pecking order. | 'R': Life in the Big House: The Danish Experience 2011-06-16T23:36:42Z The distinctive, urban energy that has been a feature of Ms. Davies’s work seemed stifled here by the requirements of good taste. Review: ‘Between Worlds,’ With English National Opera, Addresses 9/11 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Electronic processing altered some of the shrieks and throaty inhalations, dusky jazz vocals and snippets of bel canto, stifled groans and rhythmic panting. Review: Ekmeles Performs John Cage at the Avant Music Festival 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z The building’s narrow footprint, 25 feet wide by 100 feet deep, is historically sensitive—it replaced a 19th-century structure—but space limitations did not stifle the architect’s creativity. Creative Edge 2010-12-01T05:00:00Z Each of their shared scenes sparkle with barbs, what The New York Times calls a "distinctive mixture of stifled sexual attraction and surface exasperation." We need gender equality to make a rom-com work 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z The government says the law is designed to curb foreign meddling, but critics say it is intended to stifle dissent. Mark Knopfler scraps Russian gigs over 'crackdown' 2013-04-05T11:47:11Z The film’s emotional and physical components play into each other as her mood of stoic hopelessness shades into stifled desperation. Movie Review: Linda Cardellini in Liza Johnson?s Film ?Return? 2012-02-09T23:12:08Z The pathos of his comedic impulse is undiminished; the energy is stifled; the will has perhaps been defeated, I hope only temporarily. Why Is Eddie Murphy in Cinematic Exile? 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z A chapter of rhetorical dialogue about reclamation ethics comes from nowhere and goes nowhere, and the author’s conversations with his living relatives feel stifled, like something’s being held back. A Quest to Reclaim a Family Home Unearths a Past Buried by the Holocaust 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z Dear Amy: Is it rude to yawn while talking to someone if you make an honest effort to hide/stifle it, and apologize or say, "Excuse me?" Perspective | Ask Amy: Trauma survivor worries about a deep dive 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z As we re-enter the stage, both our bodies tremble, trying but failing to stifle laughter. Women aren't funny? You must be joking 2012-05-21T20:00:01Z But it also depicts her mother, Suzette, as an artist whose creativity is stifled by her domestic obligations. What Do Novels About Evil Children Say About Us? 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z After an uncomfortable first half dotted with stifled high notes, it was announced that he was suffering from allergies. Music Review: Renée Fleming in ‘Otello’ Revival at the Met 2012-10-10T21:37:14Z For a coming magazine ad, Ms. Arrobio stifled an impulse to make a collage of model photos and instead drafted a page of text that read: “We want you to feel beautiful.” How to Make an American Fashion Brand (No Sewing Required!) 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z Breaking down the invisible barriers that often stifle mass knowledge about Baltic cuisine, Zak invites readers into her world — one filled with familial history, ancestral discoveries and enticing recipes. Wanderlust: Zuza Zak invites food lovers on a mouthwatering culinary journey through the Baltics 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z And suddenly we began exchanging several e-mails per workday — at first about apartment-related things, and then other kinds of e-mails, joke-telling e-mails, the kind that only lead to one thing: stifled laughter. Modern Love: Modern Love: A Family Fairy Tale, Twice Told 2012-03-22T22:09:06Z While life can be a little disappointing at times, the problem with heteropessimism is the negativity stifles thinking about how things could be different. What is "heteropessimism," and why do men and women suffer from it? 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z Isaac’s crazies don’t involve much beside ranting and moaning; his unconscious is populated by in-references and stifled empathies rather than by monsters. “The Night Before” and Seth Rogen’s Ethical Comedy 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Recently, I've noticed she stifles herself around him, as he's been very vocal about elements of her demeanor which he's made clear he finds "amusing" to the point of mocking her in front of others. Perspective | Friend’s mocking boyfriend has her all bottled up 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z Despite his life with Laura, Paterson’s world is a man’s world, a world of stifled masculine violence. Jim Jarmusch’s “Paterson” and the Myth of the Solitary Artist 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z That maxim guides Sinclair’s one-woman show, which takes her back to a childhood in southern Virginia, her creative ambitions stifled by proud and fearful grandparents and stoked by a glamorous great-aunt. ‘Self Portrait’: Family hopes and history on canvas Feeling stifled by his American milieu’s oppressive propriety, Steward embraced a new creative outlet in the early 1950s. Dramatizing the Story of a Gay Mid-Century Tattoo Artist Who Was So Much More 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Even my editors managed to stifle their enthusiasm. I wasn’t the next Erma Bombeck. Was it sexism or something else? 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z However, good intentions stifle the drama, as clever plot complexities communicate history but constrain characters, and emotions are semaphored in brittle dialogue. Canary by Jonathan Harvey 2010-05-01T23:08:00Z As in his recent performance in “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” the furious energy with which Mr. Gooding stifles his own intensity becomes a fascinating subtext in what is otherwise a forgettable film. Movie Review: ‘Life of a King’ Stars Cuba Gooding Jr., and Chess 2014-01-17T00:12:28Z "This is a predictable move by big media to try and stifle innovation and technology," said a spokesman for Ivi. Broadcasters sue Ivi for copyright infringement 2010-09-28T20:09:00Z They note an increase in Trump-reminiscent behaviors, “from dropping f-bombs to fudging details on resumes to spreading false rumors about co-workers, all of which stifles teamwork, dampens morale, and hurts productivity.” He ruins everything: Trump is having a negative effect on the workplace 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Indeed, the opulence of the new building reflects the kind of corporate materialism they feel has stifled poetry all across America. Make kids memorize poetry 2012-06-13T02:00:00Z The second, a term introduced with sinister Orwellian overtones by William H. Whyte in a 1952 article for Fortune magazine, describes how creativity and even morality can be stifled by consensus. ‘American Urbanist,’ a Well-Timed Biography of a Man Who Reshaped City Life 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Perhaps even more controversially, Hoffman implied that actors had seen their careers stifled due to a refusal to carry guns on screen. Hollywood's depiction of guns is fraudulent, says Dustin Hoffman 2013-01-30T10:42:51Z Tom and I couldn’t stifle the laugh on this one. Motherlode: Talking to Children About Tragedy 2011-07-19T14:51:45Z The position left him feeling stifled, and he soon left. A Poet Captures the Terror of Life in an Authoritarian State 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Well, it’s very healthy in many of its branches, and moribund in others, and stifled or stifling in others, which is always the case. Pope Francis takes down the right: “I don’t think the bishops are going to come flocking around (Santorum) any more” 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z "To me, it's like this series of checkmates. It tends to move and be shut down. Move and be shut down. Have a voice and be stifled," says Edgerton. In Cannes' hit 'Loving,' a humble love overpowers racism 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z To stifle one group is to stifle every group. Why I didn't sign the Charlie Hebdo protest letter 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z Critics say it threatens to stifle creativity in some sectors, and is hitting the bottom lines of firms such as tech and gaming giant Tencent. A lady vanishes: In China, a movie star disappears amid culture... 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z “Indomitable reporters like Vladyslav Yesypenko have provided a portal to enable the world to see Russian occupation for what it is, an exercise of force aimed to stifle the will of free people.” Imprisoned Ukranian journalist to be honored by PEN America 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z In this month's interview with Doctor Who Magazine, Gaiman sounded almost apologetic about his new offering, as if convinced the comparison was going to stifle people's enjoyment of the episode. Doctor Who: Nightmare in Silver – series 33, episode 12 2013-05-11T18:45:01Z With children spending up to eight hours a day on media devices and additional hours engaging in scheduled activities, opportunities for growth are stifled. We're Endangering our Kids' Imaginations 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Life in the marital mansion passes in a series of stifled yawns and half-hearted gropes by gaslight. The Making Of A Lady is preposterous and proud of it 2012-12-15T00:05:00Z FlashyGreenEyes enjoyed the way in which "the protagonist succeeds in exposing the deeply institutionalized obstacles that stifled any scintilla of wildlife protection in places like East Africa" while he also "equally raises hopes and optimism." Reader reviews roundup 2013-01-11T14:39:33Z When Anne and Ben’s stifled passion explodes — in an aria-like convergence with Daniel Kluger’s sound design and Justin Townsend’s lighting — Ben must confront his calling, and Anne must face questions that usually come with adulthood. Review: ‘The Belle of Belfast,’ a Pressure Cooker of Moral Quandaries 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Fales-Hill recalls that, after some “tense” back-and-forth, Allen helped settle the debate by suggesting that leaders in the black community might speak out if it looked as though the network had “stifled” the show’s voice. How ‘A Different World’ dealt with the L.A. riots and set the stage for a more political TV 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z "We are particularly grateful for our colleagues across the world who supported the Guardian in circumstances which threatened to stifle our reporting," Guardian editor in chief Alan Rusbridger said in a statement. Reuters, Guardian US, Washington Post, Boston Globe win Pulitzer prizes 2014-04-14T20:03:00Z Fogarino admits that the man known as Carlos D may also have felt creatively stifled. Interpol: Carlos D 'really, really didn't like the bass' 2010-08-12T11:52:00Z He said he felt “stifled” in his art studies and by graduate school had decided he was better suited for writing, with Philip Larkin and Thomas Hardy among the poets he was reading. Mark Strand, acclaimed bard of absence and loss, dies at 80 “Past Life” is a page-turner that transforms into a clarion call: always compelling, but slightly stifled by noble intentions. Review: In ‘Past Life,’ Family Mysteries and Cosmic Questions 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z If theatre is your preference, you could seek out a staging of “Wasted,” Tempest’s 2012 play about three stifled young Londoners, which was called “electrifying” by the Telegraph. Kate Tempest’s Transformations 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Nolte loved his parents, but life in Nebraska stifled his craving for “every kind of experience.” Review | How weird is Nick Nolte? The actor bares his soul in a new memoir. 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z That would be an excellent way to stifle writing an authentic truth. Writing to genre stinks: Two debut novelists on the hard line between fantasy and realism — and why it doesn’t make sense 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z The result is an emphasis on the comedy — particularly its pointed swipe at consumerism — but the dark edge found in both the Ellis’s book and the movie adaptation is stifled. 4 Ways The American Psycho Musical Differs from the Novel 2013-12-13T22:14:40Z What’s at stake when comprehensively creative filmmakers are stifled or silenced isn’t just aesthetic but also political, in the literal sense. Highlights from the 2019 Maryland Film Festival 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z Before the schools were completed, however, artistic expression was stifled as Cuba moved into the Soviet orbit. Ricardo Porro, Exiled Cuban Architect, Dies at 89 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z But along with the optimism come worries that big money may stifle the D.I.Y. spirit vital to podcasting’s identity. Podcasting Is Booming. Will Hollywood Help or Hurt Its Future? 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z This playground bullying – the name-calling, the screaming, the horrible accusations – all are intended to stifle debate, the very lifeblood of a democracy. Hustler’s denigrating S.E. Cupp “satire” 2012-05-24T20:30:00Z Your future self will thank you — not just because your future self is more likely to be around, but because you’ll be able to sip a martini without having to stifle your gag reflex. You swore off tequila for good. Here’s how to enjoy the alcohol that once betrayed you. 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z We talk about the ways expectations of masculinity and femininity inform and stifle us, or how we’ve all grown from teenage bravado informed by those concepts into unique adults, unafraid to be who we are. Trans, but not like you think 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Under such circumstances, anonymity, for many Muslims, may stifle their sense of valid difference and deprive non-Muslims of really seeing their neighbours. On the Muslim Question by Anne Norton – review 2013-05-10T11:00:03Z To make his case that electoral democracy entirely stifles the expression of everyday experiences, Graeber provides a brief history of how we got into our present mess. The Democracy Project: a History, a Crisis, a Movement by David Graeber – review 2013-03-28T16:10:18Z She’s brought along her extraordinary gifts of subtlety and intelligence, and there are moments throughout the series when a wicked look or stifled emotion illuminates the Russian empress. Review: Helen Mirren Wears the Crown (This Time, Russia’s) 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z When we’re young, we stifle many possible selves to channel our energy into one, but the others can probably never be fully smothered. Modern Love: Romance, the Ultimate Souvenir 2012-09-07T00:15:52Z It’s a gaze at once defiant and imploring; it expects no possibility of the inner understanding that’s so desperately desired and flings stifled fury at the impassive camera. “They Shall Not Grow Old,” Reviewed: The Indelible Voices in Peter Jackson’s First World War Documentary 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Furthermore, this executive order would stifle innovation and progress in the architecture, engineering and construction industry. Why so many architects are angered by "Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again" 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z Many of the protesters are angry that Putin is extending his 12-year domination of Russia and fear he will stifle political and economic reform in his third term as president. Putin pledges unity on return to Kremlin 2012-05-07T11:52:03Z Write imagist poetry, political intrigues, short stories about country curates or stifled suburban wives and their minimalist marriages? Back from the Dead by Peter Leonard – review 2013-01-13T00:05:06Z Josh O'Connor's fourth-season portrayal of Charles lives up to that while empathizing with the future king's lot as a man who feels stifled by the lifelong duty into which he was born. A matter of character: How "The Crown" squares Charles with our longstanding villain edit 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z “Prince William says George absolutely loves ballet,” she said, looking mystified while she stifled laughter. Hey, Lara Spencer, Ballet Is for Boys 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Only a handful of the 50 aldermen voted against giving Emanuel the authority, citing concerns the new ordinances would stifle dissent. Little protest from Council on mayor's rules 2012-01-19T03:23:00Z Yet for all its sense of stifled energy and moral implosion, it’s a calmly analytical film in which—as ever in Wiseman’s work—extended discussions and public debates are developed with an absorbing dramatic power. “Monrovia, Indiana,” Reviewed: Frederick Wiseman’s Anguished Study of Small-Town America 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z As a result, the students’ artistic choices may be stifled rather than nurtured. For More Inclusive Writing, Look to How Writing Is Taught 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z And with that—the verbal equivalent of slapping a panicked person into sobriety—Hannah stifles for a second and lets the doctor do her work. Girls Watch: The Group 2012-04-24T14:41:45Z “He said he wanted space for his creativity, and we don’t want to stifle his voice.” At 83, Arne Glimcher Indulges His Inner Curator 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z The role is in the same range as the brutal but sensitive Jack Bauer that Mr. Sutherland played for eight seasons in “24”: grief, righteous anger and, above all, stifled emotion. | 'Touch': In ?Touch,? Kiefer Sutherland Plays a Single Dad - Review 2012-01-25T00:38:52Z She stifles her cries after Christian and his friends subtly pressure her into taking shrooms, as specters of her dead sister haunt her. Crying! Pole-Dancing! Heroin! The best movie moments of 2019 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z The play, which premiered in 1891, sees the newly married Hedda stifled by the reality of her new life in a comfortable home with a husband she does not love. The power of Ibsen's women 2012-07-11T00:49:26Z At the end, Ms. Dhegrae forced a single breath into a painfully long note that turned into a stifled hiss, held until her face changed color and her eyes teared up. After Trauma, a Silenced Vocalist Sings Again 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Sylvia did her best to smile at her cousin, having no breath to answer, and tried to stifle all doubts that they ever would get home. The Practical Magic of Joan Aiken, the Greatest Children’s Writer You’ve Likely Never Read 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z “As much as universities should be cauldrons of creativity and breeding grounds for new creative activity, the Beats needed to feel that they were being stifled by forces at the university.” Columbia U. Haunts of Lucien Carr and the Beats 2012-04-05T20:59:01Z The daily, pragmatic hurdles police must clear ultimately stifle their attempt to help families and communities victimized by gun violence. 'Ghettoside' focuses on one L.A. murder to make case for more policing 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z The Post's policy, which Sonmez stated was lifted a few days later, isn't just cruel and punitive toward survivors of sexual violence, many of whom may be journalists; it also stifles quality journalism. Who should cover stories about sexual violence? 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z Both movies are stories of stifled rage that results from unaddressed abuse. “Ma” and “The Perfection,” Reviewed: Two Horror Movies Crassly Exploit #MeToo 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z When we eat our fill or put on excess pounds, the same hormonal system and brain circuits tend to stifle our appetite. Junk food is tricking your brain: The depressing science behind your binging 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z The Brisbane Book Festival’s response to Shriver will, in turn, underline her conviction that free expression is being stifled. Lionel Shriver Puts On a Sombrero 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Although this may seem to our Western mindset to stifle individuality, it values community and compassion. How “Queer Eye” approached a culturally sensitive season in Japan beyond karate and chopsticks 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Rife with corruption and petty thievery, stricken by routine power outages and plagued by the general public’s blithe disregard for competence, order and even history, this muggy delta metropolis both agitates and stifles sensitive souls. ‘Every Day is for the Thief:’ back home in tumultuous Lagos 2014-03-20T21:15:07Z That's a positive thing, but on a more practical level some of the band's newer compositions stifled the momentum established by the band's trademark rousing dance anthems. Cut Copy cribs, but with good taste and better instincts 2011-04-09T13:22:00Z No surprise, then, that holography inspired artworks and a dedicated museum or that it was quickly stifled into bureaucratic forms, like the postage stamp, or sublimated onto the already addictive medium of the credit card. Art Review: Holography in ‘Pictures From the Moon’ at New Museum 2012-08-24T05:10:05Z Our guide explained that Parajanov channeled creativity that was stifled in his films toward his collages, which he made out of just about anything from hairpins to dolls to ladies hats to religious items. A Crash Course in Armenian History 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z “So will the mask stifle a smile? No. Not unless it’s a fake one,” she said. Silver Lining to the Mask? Not Having to Smile 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z His job stifles his theatrical imagination, and Tara soon rejects him. Review: In ‘Tamasha,’ Finding a Path to Love, Show Business and Adulation 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z He said such campaigns, if successful, tend to stifle free speech. Ad defections 'like losing a couple of french fries,' Limbaugh says 2012-03-08T01:22:03Z In that essay Davis also asserts that universities that stifle dissent will kill intellectual vitality. Today’s Trumbo: Try telling academic critics of Israel McCarthyism is behind us 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z But, in this desolate landscape of lost souls, she can’t stifle her true nature. Isabelle Huppert and Her Daughter Meet on Screen at Cannes 2010-05-18T11:48:00Z But for some artists, the lack of clarity about what Egypt's ongoing revolution will turn into has stifled their creativity. Artistic revolution follows 2011 uprising in Egypt 2013-04-22T13:49:33Z Worker insecurity stifles the kinds of investments in households and families that make possible the consumption that keeps the show running. Love in the time of layoffs 2012-08-03T20:12:00Z His work is sufficient, and encompassing, and it stifles other voices. In a MOMA retrospective, Picasso’s sculpture is still full of surprises 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z But to what extent do rules stifle individuality and creativity? True to type: why letters are a labour of love 2010-10-16T23:00:00Z Ryan seemed petrified of any possible connection to the president and even manfully stifled a joke so as not to appear too jovial. “I believe in change, because I believe in you”: Obama brings his Jed Bartlet game to his final State of the Union 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z His witty retorts to the prosecution barrister reportedly made the jury members stifle laughter, and at an industry screening at Venice, Broadbent’s performance as the no-nonsense Geordie elicited laughs, despite the language barrier. Art thief's story The Duke steals limelight at Venice film festival 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z American single malt is still in its infancy, he notes, and more regulation might stifle the creativity that would help the category grow. The next big thing in American distilling: Single malt whiskey 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z But its resonance — acoustic and otherwise — felt stifled here, clearly recognizable but inaccessible. Online, Simon Rattle Gives a Preview of His Future in Munich 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z But box office experts suggest it was the movies themselves — not fears of coronavirus — that stifled ticket sales. 'Onward' Leads Box Office With Ho-Hum $40 Million 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z “But the correction of Trump’s abuses cannot become an overcorrection that stifles the principles we believe in.” Artists and Writers Warn of an ‘Intolerant Climate.’ Reaction Is Swift. 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z She alleged her “creativity” and “self-expression” was “stifled,” adding, “I hope the show is exactly what you want it to be and more.” Ariana Grande a no-show despite winning first Grammy Award 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z What counts as low-budget for Film4 – less than £2m – can still mark a massive increase for a previously self-financed filmmaker, without introducing the kinds of pressure that tend to stifle experimentation. Katherine Butler: the gambler behind Film4's low-budget features 2012-08-30T16:02:14Z An internal investigation last year found that the football program operated as if it was “above the rules” and that assistant coaches and staff interfered or stifled investigations into alleged assaults by players. New Baylor lawsuit alleges 52 rapes by football players in four-year period 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z It would be criminal if I stifled his creative abilities.” House Proud: Pink Robots at the Gate 2013-08-21T22:22:38Z But, growing up under a Communist regime that stifled free expression, he knew his creative options were limited. Istvan Banyai, Illustrator Who Mined the Surreal, Dies at 73 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z Soldiers housed in the park a century ago used Old Faithful to do their laundry with no lasting ill effects, but other geysers have been stifled by human carelessness. A Shrine That It Seems to Tame Old Faithful 2010-08-30T17:28:00Z But mostly he admires the billionaires for banding together to resist Washington’s efforts to “stifle a fledgling industry before it had left the nest.” Elon Musk and the Failure of Our Imagination in Space 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z A mother of the bride buys retrospectively, with an eye toward who she’s been all these years, and whether some part of her got stifled in the telling. All That a Mother-of-Bride Dress Reveals, Inside and Out 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Instead — because Keith wants the job — he stifles the comment, uttering it to himself in one of a series of interior monologues that take up most of the 90-minute run time. Review: In ‘American Moor,’ an Insider’s Guide to ‘Othello’ 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z I would hope that most housewives are not like that,” said Stapleton, whose character regularly obeyed her husband’s demand to “stifle yourself.” Jean Stapleton, TV’s Edith Bunker, Dies at 90 2013-06-01T21:24:50Z Everytime I’m told I have a great body, I have to stifle a laugh. Confessions of a menopausal nymphomaniac 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z It looks squarely at the consequences of stifled female ambition — to the woman herself, and to those in her orbit. Anne Tyler, Close-Up Artist, Zooms Out for a Novel of Family Rifts 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z The things it takes to run a fashion business in general tend to stifle your creative license. New York Fashion Week: Fashion Week, Ten Years Later: A Bond Forged in Tragedy 2011-09-07T01:27:28Z This sense of persecution still persists today: Achebe believes that Igbo people are the engine of Nigeria's advancement, stifled by a corrupt elite that prefers power and mediocrity to meritocracy. There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra by Chinua Achebe - review 2012-10-05T21:55:01Z Last week, feminists celebrated the 50th anniversary of Betty Friedan’s book, which explores the ways in which traditional conceptions of motherhood and housewifery stifle and demean women and diminish society as a whole. Is motherhood causing my depression? 2013-02-25T23:30:00Z “These are portents; but yet I hope, I hope/They do not point on me,” says Desdemona in Shakespeare’s “Othello,” before her voice is stifled forever. Metropolitan Opera Showcases Portraits Based on 'Otello' 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z There’s always a hint of a goof, an element of comedy and stifled burlesque, in his historical reconstructions—it’s even built into the title of “Story of My Death.” Albert Serra’s “Story of My Death” 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Heads were throbbing, and SoHo shoppers seemed dementedly giddy, like kids trying to stifle a laughing fit at a funeral. Critical Shopper: A Momentary Escape From Reason 2011-03-16T18:15:33Z While communication has never been Adam’s strength as a partner, he has seemed stifled by his relationship with Hannah since he broke out as a stage actor last season. 'Girls' Recap: The Line Between Hannah Horvath and Lena Dunham Gets Blurry 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z But its autocrats are Soviet-era dinosaurs, its democracy a veneer and its cultural life stifled. Brilliant threads 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Jenny's love is challenged by years of stifled resentment, and Kyle makes the filial frustration and regret real. Lily Knight sets 'A Small Fire' aglow with her performance 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Now think about how many of these things your relationship forces you to change, stifle, compromise, justify, explain. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Is my boyfriend’s relationship with his co-worker a red flag? 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z While the authors say they “had to contain their excitement” as Chief Justice Roberts expounded the principles of “standing” law from the bench, others could hardly stifle a yawn. ‘Redeeming the Dream,’ by Theodore B. Olson and David Boies 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z I wear earplugs on the subway to stifle the sound of metal wheels on metal tracks; when I can’t get a seat, I fall asleep standing up. Life with migraines: ‘It feels like a creature is pushing itself through my skull’ | Anna Altman 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z It all serves to stifle her spirit to a point where she becomes barely visible, barely audible. 'Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter' chases her 'Fargo' dream 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Spencer will be remembered for the scathing attack he launched on the House of Windsor at his sister's funeral, promising William and Harry would not be stifled by the royals. Prince William pays tribute to Diana at wedding 2011-04-29T12:26:58Z Does Frederick find her creativity is stifled, knowing there are 140 people out there who pledged money and are waiting for their first issue? Kickstarter: the crowdfunding site that wants to spark a creative revolution in the UK 2012-11-14T20:00:02Z When I show it to one of the counsellors, later, “FUCKsinger” prompts a quickly stifled laugh. Seventeen Days on a Locked Ward 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z And almost in a whisper he delivered the stifled cry: There was no laughter. Wagner: beauty in the eye of the beholder 2011-07-14T15:01:01Z In this story of stifled desire, Hampton has also crafted a metaphor about the risks of inviting guests into a sacred place, a fitting end to this gem of a collection.— New page-turners heat up our summer reading: "Blacktop Wasteland," "The Only Good Indians" and more 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z She began to see Lisa not as a mediocre poet, but as a woman whose creativity is stifled because no one expects her to produce anything worthwhile. Hollywood Has Long Turned to Novelists for Help. But Poets? 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z According to the Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, which was his primary dealer for many years, Mr. Cortor’s father was an electrician who felt stifled by Southern racism, so he moved the family to Chicago in 1917. Eldzier Cortor, Painter of Scenes From African-American Social Life, Dies at 99 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z It’s the sort of hit that stifles dissent, that blinds with its brightness, that answers to no friction applied against it. Critic’s Notebook: Carly Rae Jepsen Faces Pressure to Follow Up Hit 2012-09-19T22:09:48Z Despite efforts to stifle “Superstar,” it never really died. VHS Film Retrospective at Museum of Arts and Design 2012-06-28T14:00:00Z The movie is filled with labor—and with stifled resentment. The Paradox at the Heart of Abbas Kiarostami’s Early Films 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Close up, it's hard to stifle your disappointment: the mechanism of its movement, puppet strings handled by men in industrial jackets, is all too visible; the balloon's silken skin is too plain. In Between Time – review 2013-02-19T18:00:55Z They passed each other tissues to wipe away tears and to stifle sniffles as a montage of photos and videos from Wright’s brief life were projected onto a screen above the pulpit. In the aftermath of the Chauvin verdict hangs a question: Where do we go from here? 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z The horror reaches a peak as one of them, Michael Trusnovec, invades her space and stifles her with a pillow. Review: ‘Death and the Damsel,’ a Paul Taylor Premiere on Sex Trafficking 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z The theatrical fervor that sweeps the town is balanced by the reminiscences, relationships, and stifled anguish that erupt in the performance of “Hecuba.” “A Bread Factory,” Reviewed: An Audacious Four-Hour Portrait of Culture Clash in Small-Town New England 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z I showed up at 7:30 one evening and the man at the door stifled a laugh. In Affordable Nashville, Grain Bowls, Hot Chicken and Blistering Guitars 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Allegedly, according to his own report, Ryan Adams knows what it feels like to be humiliated, stifled, silenced while he is trying to work. This is not just a story about Ryan Adams 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z I still believe that more speech is better than less speech, and that critical thinking should be encouraged, not stifled. Perspective | Movies have become their own form of justice, even when they don’t make it to the screen 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z The cinematography seems static and distant, not so much trapped in a house of evil spirits as it is stifled by the space. Review: ‘Darkness Rising,’ a Bland Haunted-House Salad 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z "At the end of the show, you are feeling slightly stifled - that is intentional," says Mark Plesent, Working Theater's producing artistic director. Play in a truck trailer highlights immigrant peril 2013-04-18T05:06:08Z Black conservatives feared its programs would stifle initiative and contribute to dependency. Can You Be Black and Republican? 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z The former Disney star has been under some form of probation since she was arrested twice in 2007 for driving under the influence, and her court troubles have stifled a once-promising career. Lohan due back in court on misdemeanor charges 2013-03-18T10:16:06Z This year, trying to keep up with nominees from home has stifled her excitement, Madison said. Will the Oscars be a `who cares’ moment as ratings dive? 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z Salome turned out to be very much a beginning, despite the fact that Wilde's original 1891 play was nearly stifled at birth. Salome: Strauss' heroine for the new century 2013-01-18T09:51:11Z But the novel’s allegorical potential is stifled by a narrator who explains too much. A Town Is Besieged by Children, Foreign and Violent 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z But if they were too familiar with one another, fresh ideas tended to be stifled. Books of The Times: ?Imagine: How Creativity Works,? by Jonah Lehrer 2012-04-02T21:58:15Z Our hero, Lucas Pereyra, is an unemployed 40-something writer from Buenos Aires, trapped in a loveless marriage, stifled by the burdens of child-rearing, short on money — and also on literary ideas. A Writer’s Struggle, an Affair and a Pot of Cash Converge in a Novel 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Thus, for example, Johnson thinks patent enforcement stifles innovation. Author sees blueprints for social change in Internet design 2012-10-05T22:21:47Z Everyone can talk the talk about new digital but they are also prisoners of the club rules that stifle the possibility of change. Why British film is all kitsch 'n' sink 2013-06-22T16:45:01Z As a scholar who studies issues of child protection and parental rights, however, I believe that conversation may be stifled when the legal system decides to take sides. Free-range parenting gets legal protection in Utah – but should the state dictate how to parent? 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z What’s clear is that our hero is being destroyed by his current circumstances and the effort to constrain and stifle the ambitious, charismatic and wickedly clever man he was during his heyday in Albuquerque. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 3 Premiere: Danglin’ Jimmy 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z This meant trading Libby, a married mother of two stifled by the suburbs, for Alex Forrest, a single career woman with some very bad boundaries. In ‘Fatal Attraction,’ Lizzy Caplan Makes a Mess 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z There was another chaperone at work on Tuesday: the orchestra, which stifled spontaneity with its presence. Review: ‘Rigoletto’ Goes to the Metropolitan Opera With a Chaperone 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z At a recent battle scene rehearsal for “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker,” Tenzin, lying stiffly on his back, stifled a giggle as Ines Gout — the Marie to his Prince — ran her hands above his supine form. The Soulful 11-Year-Old Princes of ‘The Nutcracker’ 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z Perform, be vulnerable, give pleasure, know exactly what your partner wants: I’m stifled by anxiety at the prospect. My life in sex: ‘I'm a catch, so why am I still a virgin?' 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z The point, we soon learn, is that Edith is going through menopause, something that baffles Archie, particularly when she reacts harshly to his familiar request that she stifle herself. An Appraisal: Behind Jean Stapleton’s Ditzy Edith, a Giant of Theatrical Skills 2013-06-02T18:34:19Z If it were a show put on by a bunch of high school students, you would have no choice but to smile, applaud and stifle the urge to find fault. | 'Dirty Girl': ?Dirty Girl,? Starring Juno Temple and Jeremy Dozier - Review 2011-10-06T21:14:14Z It was heavily, and humiliatingly, dependent on Germany, which in turn felt stifled by its late arrival in the race for overseas territories. Blindly over the brink 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z It is a gnostic heresy, a counterattack on all that holds us captive, a challenge to the cruel symmetries and stifled laughter of the Demiurge. Race hots up 2010-05-18T12:23:00Z It layers the struggle for artistic and personal fulfillment atop a troubled family past and a stifled legacy of history and its horrors, which rise irrepressibly to the surface in dreams, memories, and theatrical fantasies. Kathleen Collins’s “Notes from a Black Woman’s Diary” Contains an Extraordinary Unmade Movie 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z "If you get nervous and anxious, it will just stifle the process." Gospel singer Wilson's "Love" still strong 2010-09-18T03:38:00Z Her story is messy, full of horror and isolation, unsent messages and stifled expression, manipulation and erasure. A Spellbinding Debut Leaps Across Genres to Recreate the Confusion of Trauma 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z He recalled that as a pre-teen, feeling stifled and confined, he sometimes followed strangers around town by bus and foot because he “just wanted to see where and how they lived.” Vietnam War reporter Michael Herr, who helped write ‘Apocalypse Now’ and ‘Full Metal Jacket,’ dies at 76 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z I felt stifled, unloved, there only to provide an income. A letter to... my estranged adult children 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z |
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