But Banks has lately offered steady and courageous play.
You'd think the outlook would be sunnier on some of the lighter TV dramas and comedies, which have also lately offered several strong and inspiring (if neurotic) female protagonists, from Annie Edison of "Community" to Leslie Knope of "Parks and Recreation".
They have lately linked arms with Nepal's political leaders and offered their blessings to the protests.
Pretenders have lately crumbled.
Once solely the preserve of young guitar slingers, the NME Awards Tour has lately evolved to offer some different takes on the traditional rock diet.
Ms. Hines led the group of about 20 in the Lord's Prayer, and the young man from her church who has been driving her lately offered a prayer, too.
He explained that while he loves his teepee, he has lately taken up an offer to sleep in Karl May's house because the traffic between Dresden and Meissen has been keeping him awake at night.
He has lately taken a populist line.
His worry has lately increased.
Lately the Clippers have also offered compelling drama on the court.
This is not a scheduling aberration: residencies like the one at Lincoln Center are annual events at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and, lately, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which have both offered premieres and retrospectives in recent seasons.
