| 单词 | verge |
| 例句 | She knew this ancient chamber was on the verge of collapse. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The colors deepened, glorifying Ishtar and pushing Nergal into a darkness that verged on consuming existence. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Just in time, too, because Gale looks on the verge of collapse. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The young dog, too, was hungry; but he would have to be on the verge of starvation before the barriers of deep-rooted Labrador heredity would be broken, down. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The United States was already on the verge of war with Great Britain, and this development was cause for more alarm. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z I was on the verge of confessing the whole thing—that I’d never gone to school, that I hadn’t really met the requirements to graduate—when she added, “This class is for seniors.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “You can flush the toilet,” he sang, his voice taut-tense, though trying to be reasonable and sunny even if on the verge of hysteria. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew he was on the verge of passing out from low blood sugar. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I am on the verge of confessing everything, laying all my deeds before her to be judged. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She was on the verge of screaming for help when Jamie opened his eyes and smiled. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z But, as the sessions got under way, there was a sense of looseness, bewilderment, and dissatisfaction among the writers, most of whom were young, eager, and on the verge of doing their best work. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He glanced at me tenderly, his face soft as though he were on the verge of tears. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I had nightmares about what Poseidon might turn me into if I were ever on the verge of death— plankton, maybe. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “At this point, you must understand, we were on the verge of giving up,” he said calmly. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He pouted, on the verge of crying again. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The squad stepped back carefully, until they were standing on the manicured grassy verge. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Though not untidy, exactly, it verged on being so. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Although still officially a town, it seemed on the verge of oblivion. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Nailer was surprised to see that Lucky Girl was on the verge of tears. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Taisin sounded as if she were on the verge of tears. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He sort of crouched around the gun, clearly on the verge of firing. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Not knowing she could refuse, Carla nodded meekly, on the verge of tears. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She seems on the verge of tears, tucking stray hair behind her ears. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He had a strong jawline, fine, regular features, gray eyes verging into blue, and he drew covert glances from many of the young women sitting on the grass. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Jeanne and Jacob moved to the verge of the bank and sat down. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Håkon struggled against the creature, but it held him in place, so close that it was on the verge of enveloping Håkon in the cloud swirling around it. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Then he paused, as if on the verge of adding something. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The Indians slept at the verges of fields or in old chicken houses or barns. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z In contrast, no early chiefdom not on the verge of statehood developed writing. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And just like that, I’m on the verge of tears. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The bodies lie motionless, some bloated, others skeletal, all on the verge of death. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And now my heart is on the verge of detonation. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I was lonely and on the verge of tears. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I was on the verge of yelling, even if it lost my mother business. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Sticky’s eyes flickered like a candle on the verge of guttering. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It was a bad Saturday morning, on the verge of getting worse. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z The audience in the Capitol will be getting bored, claiming that these Games are verging on dullness. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I cried, on the verge of catching her giggles. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z And now communism, the only way of life he had ever known, seemed on the verge of total collapse. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z When Theo got to this part of the story, he told me he was on the verge of howling. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She and Daniel were already on the verge of a breakup, even if they didn’t know it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z McCandless viewed running as an intensely spiritual exercise, verging on religion. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She had maintained, too, her old way of holding her head in a manner that verged on the defiant. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The cops were on the verge of beating the man up when Jones shouted at them to stop. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He sputtered, a sound that verged on laughter, and tipped his head back, gazing at the faded gray sky. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z One old friend—an officer they’d trained at Riverbank—came to them one evening on the verge of a breakdown. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z My dad was working about ninety hours a week and appeared to be on the verge of flipping out completely. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Leila, her blond hair long and straight to the middle of her back, came to the podium on the verge of tears. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z They are also given the lie: that their memories were erased because of a freak accident, and that they were on the verge of lobbying the government for equality for GDs. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Hedgerows and verges were at their rankest and thickest. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel followed him along the verge, keeping close beside the rail on the upstream side. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Sveta laughed, sounding a bit on the verge of tears herself. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I spend the next two classes on the verge of tears. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Frankly, I’m afraid he might be on the verge of some disastrous religious conversion.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I never thought I would see Caleb on the verge of tears because of something like this, but he is. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z They climbed the bank and looked out cautiously from the long grass at the verge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Along the way he noticed that several houses were smoking and on the verge of igniting. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z My sister was on the verge of collapse. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z His voice came out sounding wild, like even calm, easygoing Chess was on the verge of panic. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z What worried him was that where it did so there were only very narrow verges of short grass, offering no cover. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The dwarf seemed on the verge of seizing Gwystyl by his robe and shaking him, but Adaon stepped forward and quickly explained what had occurred at Dark Gate. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I know the unspoken rules of boys, but with girls I sense that I am always on the verge of some unforeseen, calamitous blunder. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Just when they were on the verge of sawing it in two, so each would have her allotted share, Papa settled the squabble by giving the oldest one a silver dollar. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There was nothing she could not describe: the gentle pad of a maniac’s tread moving sinuously along the drive, keeping to the verge to muffle his approach. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z China consisted then of kingdoms with rich elites and poorer commoners, living in walled towns, and on the verge of political unification to become the world’s largest empire. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z At home in Berkeley, he spent a weekend scouting locations for a heavy-water reactor, convinced that he was on the verge of securing the project as an adjunct to the Rad Lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She was on the very verge of telling her mother her secret, but, luckily for her, her mother was already rushing from the room, her hands over her ears. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z When I open the front door, Britain and Golly look on the verge of bursting. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The Capitol took away all of that, and I’m on the verge of losing Gale as well. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Annnnnnnd the cords of muscle in his forearm look on the verge of popping through his skin. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z My dad and brother had no idea what had happened, but my mom and I were both on the verge of passing out. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I was on the verge of asking her to take it back and give me a refund when the clerk emerged from the back room carrying the puzzle box all wrapped in pink paper. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z “Oh..Hazel seemed to realize who he was at the same moment. Her voice became very small, on the verge of tears. “ The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Annabeth wasn’t exactly sure what was going on, but she understood that Percy was on the verge of big trouble. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Still, the walls sagged inward on the verge of collapse. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We reach the mess hall, and the cacophony within hits us like a wave—laughter and boasts and the raucous talk of three thousand young men on the verge of leave or graduation. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Ophelia thought that Paul’s personality was built of oppositions—a need for frenzied activity that verged, she thought, on desperation, and a towering self-confidence oddly combined with a hunger for affirmation. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z "But it's so hot," insisted Daisy, on the verge of tears, "And everything's so confused. Let's all go to town!" The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He also seemed on the verge of laughing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She didn’t answer this one for so long, he thought she wasn’t going to and was on the verge of asking again when she said, “It’s too soon to tell.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z When they arrived, they stood patiently at the verge and let the wheeled creatures move slowly through them, checking, touching, counting. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Like most of Dad’s and Mother’s ideas, the Family Council was basically sound and, although it verged sometimes on the hysterical, brought results. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole thing was on the verge of collapse. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z In the road, he could not climb the bank and had to limp along the verge until he could crawl under a gate. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t feel like explaining to him that we’re on the verge of breaking up—I don’t know him, and even if I did, I wouldn’t want to talk about it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “You know, the city is still on the verge of revolution,” she says, and the light turns blue. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Instead he was a child, perpetually on the verge of a breakdown. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When the war began in July 1914, the United States was on the verge of changing dramatically to a more modern society. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Now I saw how upset Ruth was; how for once she was at a complete loss for words, and had turned away on the verge of tears. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The chuckling faded with the first telegrams from London: Baring Brothers & Co., the powerful London investment house, was on the verge of closure. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z His insomnia and pain, the crushing workload, and his mounting frustration all tore at his spirit until by the end of March he felt himself on the verge of physical and emotional collapse. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Hazel reached the hedge, crossed a narrow turf verge on the other side and found himself looking straight down a long, shadowy aisle between two rows of beans. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed on the verge of making some joking remark, but when he saw me his eyes got wide and his mouth fell open into a small round o. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It hung there trembling, within an inch of those limp fingers, on the verge of contact. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d felt rejected there, out of place, unwanted and unloved . . . but now that it was on the verge of destruction, he realized how much it meant to him. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He was speaking loudly and passionately and looked to be on the verge of tears. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He was on the verge of losing everything when the four Tlaxcala kings abruptly reversed course. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She’s always on the verge of collapsing from one imaginary illness or another. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Any line of talk that departed from the family and verged on the political might mean the abrupt termination of the visit. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He has a red, red face that always makes him look like he’s on the verge of heatstroke or a heart attack, and he wheezes when he talks. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z In such a system, the outcome is a chancy kind of order, always on the verge of descending into chaos, held taut against probability by the unremitting, constant surge of energy from the sun. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Even better, sweet David seems to be on the verge of declaring his love for me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Never down and out, but several times on the verge of it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I could even participate in the band’s punk-rock pot-luck parties when everyone invited had to bring something from their fridge that was on the verge of spoiling. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As always he looked to be on the verge of sleep; his eyes were those of a basset hound. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I was on the verge of asking him, “Dad? Did you see Erik hit Tino in the face so hard that he nearly knocked him out?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z At last the exhausted Milo, afraid to call for help and on the verge of tears, dropped his hands to his sides. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a preoccupation, verging on obsession, that would inform his decisions, and guide his energies. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z On the verge of blending with the universe I hear the whispers around the ridges of consciousness. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I said, on the verge of busting up again. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I must look on the verge of some kind of breakdown. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z They were on the verge of running out, even though all he allowed either of them to eat was half a cup’s worth. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Doge looked to be on the verge of tears. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He realized that he had been on the verge of blaming her for Tali’s death, but he couldn’t. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Wrinkles puckered his forehead; his eyes blinked anxiously; and he seemed on the verge of bursting into tears. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Their salutes are comical; their outfits verge on ridiculous. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She turned scarlet and was on the verge of crying, when she met Laurie’s eyes, which would look merry in spite of his heroic efforts. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew they were on the verge of saying no. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Certainly not someone on the verge of drowning. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z They discussed and debated and raved and ranted until they were on the verge of blows, when it was decided to submit the question to arbitration by the princesses.' The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Bigger had been on the verge of accepting the friendship of Jan and Max, and now this man stood before him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The murmur trembled on the verge of coherence, sank down, mounted excitedly, and then ceased altogether. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The dining-room table was on the verge of splintering, Clara was complaining of migraines, and Jaime was locked in his room with wax in his ears, trying to concentrate on his studies. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Not so serious that I hadn’t been on the verge of quitting. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Was she on the verge of finding out? Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z At length, when he was sure that there were no men anywhere near, he went cautiously up to the verge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I glance at Isabella, wondering if she’s on the verge of freaking out too, but she doesn’t seem bothered. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z She was on the verge of hysterics, trying to hold it back in the way she did when really scared. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Albert seemed on the verge of crying, or killing someone. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Lazlo was on the verge of making his usual response, but paused, considering. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Luther was on the verge of being skewered. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I pushed against the earth, trying to stand, and found my fingers tangled among the cool, waxy leaves of the mallow plant that clung to the marshy verges of the river. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z For the rest of the day, I do my best to act like a Mask on the verge of graduation—smug, brutish, violent. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z This was teetering dangerously on the verge of gossip material, and the best kind of it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Mama and Mrs. Friedman both seem on the verge of hopping the rail and smacking Garrett’s attorney. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It looked like it was on the verge of collapse—much like several of the other buildings at the park. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z If I found the twins so fascinating, I think it was because there was something a tiny bit inexplicable about them, something I was often on the verge of grasping but never quite did. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I’m not sure I want to be in the same room with Tris, knowing that we might be on the verge of ending, like standing on the edge of a cliff. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Out on the verge he found Dandelion urging Haystack, who was lamed and spent. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. Uncle Al called me in. He says the show is on the verge of collapse.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Blackberry did not answer, and Hazel and Bigwig hopped toward him along the verge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She looks at the stuff in her hand and instantly appears on the verge of tears again. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Thomas was sickened to the verge of throwing up. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Jemmy was on the verge of running—but where to? The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z But the medication produced lassitude and I felt constantly on the verge of nausea. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Farmer suddenly looked so exhausted from the alcohol and his talking that he seemed on the verge of falling asleep. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z This place felt nicer, even if Seven was on the verge of passing out from embarrassment. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I realize too late how angry I sound, how unlike a Skull on the verge of Maskhood. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Pita scrunched up her face, on the verge of sobbing aloud. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z And once they heard a corncrake calling as it crept among the long grass of a path verge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Spearpoints shone in the light of the rising sun, and all along die verges the grass glistened with the morning frost. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z My bladder verged on explosion because of the crazy amount of water we were forced to drink to stay hydrated. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Over the past three years, there have been times when they fought so much, I was sure they were on the verge of divorce. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel nauseated, hot, prickly, on the verge of fainting or throwing up. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Ishmael stopped and took photographs of it, setting his tripod on the road verge. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z In the midst of that motley crowd, whose differences of values were on the verge of causing an internal explosion, one gloomy authority stood out: General Teófilo Vargas. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z While she never seemed on the verge of losing her mind, there were moments when she teetered close to the edge, lost in space. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He was on the verge of accepting me as a student. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He was drowsy, but when he was on the verge of sleep he jerked abrupdy to a dull wakefulness. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The other rabbits were beginning to reach the hedge as Bigwig hopped down the bank and crouched on the verge of the road. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z What, was he on the verge of jealousy of this—this beardless boy? Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z So distressed was I that I was on the verge of lending my efforts to the fire fighters, even at the risk of being recognized. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z At twenty-two, the age of thirty seems to bis the verge of senility. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She was prepared—his eyes brightened when he was on the verge of a cruelty. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Finley was on the verge of tears and absolutely speechless. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z She was on the verge of accepting the offer when Holmes said to her, softly, “Don’t be afraid of me.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Maybe moms and dads forgot about this one small fact: being on the verge of seventeen could be harsh and painful and confusing. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “But he cannot travel now. Not only are we on the verge of war, the Queen is pregnant.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Being on the verge of seventeen could really suck. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Before long, Rodney was looking defensive and on the verge of giving up. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z My legs feel like rubber, and I’m on the verge of totally freaking out. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z She hadn’t said anything outright, but she’d sighed so much, Dimple was afraid the house was on the verge of collapse. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But every time I was just on the verge of pouring it all out to Elena I changed my mind at the last minute just in case. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He had teetered for a moment on the verge of saying “me,” but couldn’t bring himself to make Hermione look any more horrified than she already did. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z With a second equivocal report in hand, Bush was on the verge of terminating fission research altogether as a war program. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He looked as though he was on the verge of tears. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Jordan, I am not Vietnamese,” I said softly, even though I was on the verge of shouting. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Euwe’s face was flushed by the chastisement and he was on the verge of tears. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She had a sudden, desperate desire to get up and check on him, but there was nothing she could do, because she felt like she was on the verge of vomiting again. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Septa Scolera was thick-waisted and short, with heavy breasts, olive skin, and a sour smell to her, like milk on the verge of going bad. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Was he then at this point already on the verge of forgetting and was it only the voice of his mother, which he had not heard for along time, that had aroused him? The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z He dragged Mulch across a grassy verge to a cluster of cherry trees. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Even through his misty ghoul disguise, Annabeth could tell he was on the verge of panic. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Another, a widow, on the verge of a different sort of departure, in order to dwell, as his father does, in a separate world. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She’s silent and the words she doesn’t say hang there between us like hulking icicles on the verge of breaking. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Not only did the building seem on the verge of collapse, it appeared completely deserted. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Crouching under a fallen branch on the verge of the lane, Hazel watched the others as they followed Bigwig down toward the farmyard. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The grass was paler than she remembered, a wan and sickly green on the verge of going yellow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He struggled on the verge of speech, but with a contemptuous look she turned and climbed back through the portrait hole.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It forced me to fill my gas tank and compelled me to stop and offer a ride to an old Negro who trudged with heavy heels in the grass- grown verge beside the concrete road. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the robin, another American bird seems to be on the verge of extinction. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Now, once again, he was waiting for someone to tell him something; once more he was poised on the verge of action and commitment. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Shortly after that, Washington learned that California’s coach, Ben Wallis, was leaving Berkeley and that the school was on the verge of abandoning its crew program after years of less than stellar results. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z By the time the Icelander left Grossinger’s the next morning, he felt that Bobby was on the verge of agreeing to play exclusively in Reykjavik. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Then he realized that he had been on the verge of collapse. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I’m not even a crier, but now I’m spending half my life on the verge of a breakdown. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z The private detective, sensing that he was on the verge of a breakthrough, hurried to the Ralston business where the call originated. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I feel happy, as if I’m on the verge of something wonderful. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z After a time in solitary, I relished the company even of the insects in my cell, and found myself on the verge of initiating conversations with a cockroach. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Helene digs her nails into my arm and speaks for me, knowing that I’m on the verge of earning myself a whipping. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z All was smooth sailing till eight weeks into their journey when, on the verge of uncharted waters, they came across the longboat filled with human bones. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The way people use their carts—on the verge of being battering rams to make their way through the crowd. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He would turn his thoughts toward Hatsue then and keep them there until at the verge of sleep the war swam back to spill forth horribly anyway in his dreams. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t like the looks of this. It verges on—blasphemy.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He had dreamed about ships like this, about being on their decks, about sailing on them, and now he was on the verge of sneaking aboard one. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z His next known movement was in 1786 when, abruptly and mysteriously, he turned up in Philadelphia with his wife and eight children, apparently on the verge of destitution. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Beyond the Gate there was a crowd of men along the verge of the road and of the great paved space into which all the ways to Minas Tirith ran. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Maids were running about on the verge of hysterics—for Sir Meliagrance, like many people out of the wrong drawer, was determined to receive his captive Queen in a way which would be above criticism. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It was verging on dusk, and the clock had already given warning of the hour to dress for dinner, when little Adèle, who knelt by me in the drawing-room window-seat, suddenly exclaimed— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z At this moment the Wart came in with Merlyn, and everybody was too excited to notice that, if he had not been grown up now, he would have been on the verge of tears. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But Kaede could not spare more than a glance for them, for the Queen was on the verge of death. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It was the reality and the threat of the armed struggle that had brought the government to the verge of negotiations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ethan is staring at me and I realize my eyes are all welled up with tears, ’cause I’m on the verge of crying. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Here, then, we seem to be on the verge of that fusion of human and animal identity that distinguishes the earliest historical religions of Egypt and Mesopotamia. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z In the early 1930s, he again found himself “on the verge of nervous exhaustion.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z My chance of survival was bleak, verging on nonexistent. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Lander’s talk verged on a sermon, concerning the dilemma of finding your purpose once you’ve slipped the yoke of slavery. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They were on the verge of a major discovery, and the glory of it perhaps tantalized them. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The older people around, like my mother, had two children, and the younger, more prosperous ones had four, but nobody but Dodo was on the verge of a seventh. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Have I not described a pleasant site for a dwelling, when I speak of it as bosomed in hill and wood, and rising from the verge of a stream? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Badwa’s face was rounded, her cheeks full, as though she were on the verge of smiling. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She propped her own bicycle against the verge and squatted in a puddle to look. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The man was on the verge of decision and anything could tip him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z A few years ago, when she and Nino Carlitos were in their biggest fight ever, on the verge of divorce, I decided it was up to me to save their marriage. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing but our pinkies touch, and it feels like a spark on the verge of a flame. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Two men alone are constantly on the verge of fighting, and they know it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Each time her sisters seem on the verge of loaded talk, the new mother changes the subject to her favorite topic, her newborn daughter. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Six months—maybe more—of living here with his grandfather, who always seemed on the verge of blowing up. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Inmates thought to be on the verge of killing them-selves had to be closely observed until they were deemed out of danger. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Six harp strings broke at once, and the others strained so tautly they looked on the verge of snapping. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He was a northerner, with black curls that verged on womanish, an effect he tempered with his carefully tended beard. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He gives a charming picture of Atalanta among the hunters which I have put into my account, but often, as in the description of the boar, he is so exaggerated, he verges on the ridiculous. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It was no new model, and on numerous occasions during their trip Cora feared it was on the verge of collapse. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I slowed down the car and pulled over, bumping up onto the rough grass verge. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The Civil War seems on the verge of erupting once again. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The only way these scientists can keep their sanity is by convincing themselves that they’re on the verge of an earth-shattering discovery. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z His eyes looked watery, as if he might be on the verge of crying. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He found them on the verge of blows in the jockeys’ room, with all the reporters watching. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z All we had to do was find gold, Dad said, and we were on the verge of that. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I was on the verge of understanding something in that moment. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She was on the verge of screaming with pain and rage when she felt her wheelchair begin to move. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The big dude looked on the verge of tears. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He felt on the verge, once again, of growing paralyzed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Now Wang Lung had heard here and there that for the House of Hwang it had been a year verging upon poverty. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Wednesday was obviously on the verge of tears, an old man made helpless by the implacable plastic march of the modern world. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Two or three times she was on the verge of mentioning it, but each time she lost her nerve. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Vincent, on the verge of collapse, is relieved to be in Paris. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She continues on for a moment more, but looks on the verge of tears herself. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z As for Caroline, I think she’s on the verge of a breakdown. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was mountains looming on the verge of sight, their jagged edges softened by wellnigh twenty leagues of misty air; perhaps it was but a cloud-wall, and beyond that again a yet deeper gloom. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Romances began and ended there; children kissed at the verges of fields or walking home through the woods. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Now they were on the verge of actually making it happen. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Listening to the sound of her mom's voice has me on the verge of tears too. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It’s the worst he’s ever seen him, worse than a violent fit or the verge of tears. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Every play was a new beginning and even though something always seemed to go wrong he felt that they were on the verge of clicking. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She kept her eyes down, avoiding the gaze of the marmot, and trying to look as if she was on the verge of tears. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I felt on the verge of crying, thinking of the broken pigs. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I was on the verge of turning back and going home a dozen times, but eventually I went in. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It is possible that we are on the verge of developing a proper applied science, but it has to be said that we don’t have one yet. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The last time it had felt as though he were on the verge of goading a tiger to attack. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “It’s okay,” I said to a towheaded little boy who seemed on the verge of tears. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Her hearty voice, always on the verge of laughter, made the melancholy news sound somehow cheerful, but seeing that she had saddened Mr. Clutter, she turned to other matters. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z It was so different from Marcus’s bedroom, which was enormous and always spotless, and from Jesse’s, which always looked on the verge of being condemned. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Thomas had almost expected the skeletal remnant of a person—someone on the verge of death. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He stood in front of me, towering, not even a hint of a smile, only worry and sadness and something verging on panic. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Sometimes I found myself cackling on the verge of hysteria when I was stacking bottles of no-name brands of dishwashing liquid. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z ‘Nike,’ Hazel said, stepping forward slowly, ‘you’re confused, like all the gods. The Greeks and Romans are on the verge of war. It’s causing your two aspects to clash.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z His eyes were closed, but he scowled so deeply he appeared to be on the verge of a bloodcurdling war cry. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I breeze into the kitchen and sure enough, there is a tray of chocolate mousse, the whipped cream dollops just on the verge of sagging. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When Hutchison returned to camp he was on the verge of tears and looked like a ghost. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The top eyelids are always halfway closed, like he’s on the verge of sleeping. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z He didn’t look healthy by any means, but he didn’t look on the verge of death anymore. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Some were crying hysterically, some looked on the verge of passing out, but some were laughing. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “If we ever meet again, Hazel-rah,” said Dandelion, as he took cover in the grass verge, “we ought to have the makings of the best story ever.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Feeling on the verge of retching, I grasped hold of the table to steady myself, drawing in uneven breaths. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I’m on the verge of giving up and moving out—it’s gotten that bad with me. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked as if he was on the verge of tears. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z It was less a war zone than a slowly imploding region on the verge of surrender. Why We Travel 2011-04-01T19:10:47Z Layering together thin washes of color, she created subtle shifts in tonalities, and shapes within shapes that, while barely there, verge on visionary. A Gallery Resurgence in Chelsea 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z When Henry Chalfant arrived in New York City from suburban Pittsburgh in 1973, as an aspiring sculptor, he found a place teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. ‘I Have to Get That’: How Henry Chalfant Became a Graffiti Ambassador 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Mississippi was on the verge of becoming the first state in the nation without a single abortion clinic since Roe v. Mississippi’s last abortion clinic to remain open — thanks in part to a Reagan appointee 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z On the theory that the biographer of a stripper needs a tease, Karen Abbott opens “American Rose” with Gypsy Rose Lee on the verge of something big. Books of The Times: A Life Built on Illusion: More Tease Than Strip 2010-12-19T23:12:36Z McKenzie might have resembled a hippie straight out of central casting, the lyrics might have verged on advertising copy, but it has a soaring melody and great production – with a light, shimmering atmosphere. Scott McKenzie's San Francisco was a hippy anthem with a life of its own 2012-08-20T14:39:00Z It was less than an hour before showtime Friday, and Santa Claus was on the verge of tears. Searching for joy on dark days 2012-12-18T01:45:04Z “Afterparties” insists on a prismatic understanding of Cambodian American diaspora through stories that burst with as much compassion as comedy, making us laugh just when we’re on the verge of crying. Review | Anthony Veasna So’s ‘Afterparties’ is a bittersweet testament to the late author’s talents 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z Naked figures writhe in viscous space; women gaze archly out of chaos; an emaciated male is on the verge of being devoured by an octopus. The Schorske Century 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Here in Washington, in a smaller ocean, explorers are on the verge of discovering a similar phenomenon: the National Building Museum’s Great iPhone Vortex. Lost something in the National Building Museum’s beach? It’s not the only phone in the sea. 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Her t-shirts and slouch verge on being acts of protest. "Bottoms" takes a swing at the meaning of ugly, reclaiming it for us average, untalented people 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z “I couldn’t believe she was going through all of this devastation, and I thought, ‘This is a person who is on the verge of extraordinary change. Sundance 2015: After tragedy, Tig Notaro finds love in new documentary 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z His annoyance verges on anger and really bothers me. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A lack of empathy but an abundance of rage 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Nick is quick with a confession, but Martin, the detective on the verge of retirement, isn’t buying it. Bad news sells in the 'The Last Kid Left' 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Daniel plans the event with charts, business jargon and Power Point presentations, while Frances seems constantly on the verge of a panic attack, emotionally receding into the distance. | ?Hysteria? and ?If That?s All There Is?: The Ordinary Can Pave the Road to Insanity 2010-12-19T22:49:44Z There is already so much great pop on the verge of mainstream success. Pop music is in a sickly state – but could 2013 bring a great revival? 2013-01-01T07:00:42Z Heading into the Abbey Road studio to record its ambitious “Odessey and Oracle” album in 1967, the band was on the verge of breaking up. The Zombies resurrect their famous album 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Each surface seems on the verge of being inundated by leftover materials of varying hues and textures. With a Mess of Fabrics, Broadway’s Costume Shops Return to Work 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z An episode touching on police corruption, sexual hypocrisy and a revelation rooted in the past is the best in the series so far, even if its resolution verges on the hokey. TV listings and previews: plan your week's viewing - 26-30 November 2012-11-26T07:00:00Z Opening with a reverb-drenched guitar arpeggio and then plunging into overdrive, it had the band sounding loose, on the verge of rushing the tempo. Music Review: Revisiting and Recharging an Album With a Fleshed-Out Crew 2011-03-27T22:14:47Z Ms. Copeland last seemed on the verge of promotion in 2012 after a breakthrough performance in the title role of Stravinsky’s “The Firebird,” but was then sidelined by injury. Misty Copeland Is Promoted to Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theater 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z But as performance spaces around the country are on the verge of reopening, the Morgan Library & Museum is offering a quietly astonishing reminder of what we’ve been missing. How a Family Transformed the Look of European Theater 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z He said that white people are the “real” victims of black crime and warned repeatedly that America is on the verge of “a race war” precipitated by African Americans. Said something you’d like to forget? CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski won’t let it go. 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z The plot verges on indecipherable as the movie rolls along, and the grown-up jokes grow scarcer. Review: ‘Captain Underpants,’ Pretty Much What You’d Expect 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z On the verge of its theatrical release, “Scott Pilgrim” has won praise from some elite filmmakers. Film: Cult Director Courts the Mass, Keeps the Crazy 2010-08-06T21:12:00Z Squat and flat-walled, sober verging on drab, this “test house” has its own Unesco listing. 100 years of Bauhaus: Berlin and beyond 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z Shot in 16 millimeter, divided into two separate if complementary sections and wonderfully scored, it is composed of abstracted, often blurred images that verge on the very edge of the recognizable if not graspable. Critic?s Notebook: ?Views From the Avant-Garde? Film Series at Lincoln Center 2011-10-06T22:58:09Z The horror of the fire’s relentless advance is viscerally evoked, although the details sometimes verge on unbearable. How Paradise Went Up in Flames 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z The production moves with the fierceness and certainty of a thunderstorm, and sometimes verges on the glum; throughout, there are echoes of the earthen club music of Soul II Soul. R&B Blossoms, With Hip-Hop in the Rear View 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Political turmoil, digital distraction, and each social or economic crisis after the next are constantly on the verge of overwhelming our minds and senses. Zilia Sánchez’s Island of Erotic Forms 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Shaw responded by writing an extravagant burlesque, which carried his cast of medicine men to the verge of farce, making them more vivid than real doctors yet recognisable as comic characters in the medical profession. Bernard Shaw and his lethally absurd doctor's dilemma 2012-07-13T21:54:04Z This is going to sound like I’m complimenting myself, but my parents instilled this kind of belief that you should trust people, and sometimes I can verge on the point of being gullible and naïve. ArtsBeat: Cannes Film Festival: Bruce Dern and Will Forte on ‘Nebraska’ 2013-05-24T16:19:58Z Like Jackson, Houston was on the verge of a career comeback before her death on Feb. 11. Whitney Houston fans to follow funeral on Internet 2012-02-16T12:16:14Z She is the tragic spinster in 1950s Dublin who imagines that the attentions being paid to her by Bob Hoskins’s brash businessman mean that she is on the verge of a great romance. Maggie Smith's 20 best films – ranked! 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z They were on the verge of calling it a day when Berryman, a friend, persuaded them to think again. The Pierces: 'We're the indie Abba' 2011-02-20T00:05:23Z Flashing forward another six hours, with Trump on the verge of clinching the election, Monica Crowley was all ecstatic grins over the turn in Trump’s favor. Under the “circle of doom”: Fox News gives us the season finale of its Trump boosting coverage 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z The famous Monitor arts programme in which Larkin was seen church-going gave Bennett the creeps, for the poet could have been "on the verge of exposing himself". The real Larkin 2010-06-26T23:04:00Z The press obsessively covers Ms. Schumer because she is on the verge of replacing Louis C.K. as the pacesetter in stand-up. ‘Trainwreck Comedy Tour’ Is Amy Schumer’s Thing 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z Our relationship was still on the verge of ending. Pudge Will Keep Us Together 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian Morale wavers; the extras look on the verge of heading home. Spike Island: 'It's not about the Stone Roses, it's about loving the Stone Roses' 2013-06-04T19:00:01Z And from me to an eight-year-old on the verge of noticing blood and bones. Why being a vegetarian traveller is often so hard to swallow 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z A familiar face may be on the verge of returning to "American Idol." Source: Nigel Lythgoe may return to `Idol' 2010-07-27T18:46:00Z Ashbery's poem starts out in the low farce world of its source but soon moves to an entirely other sphere, an indeterminate narrative hovering on the verge of articulation. Poster poems: Licence to steal 2013-02-08T11:22:08Z Following the success of their second album, 2009's self-titled "The Fray," the four members were on the verge of breaking up. The Fray display "Scars" with confidence on new album 2012-02-07T21:58:35Z By the end, after a final performance in Caracas of the Eighth with two orchestras and a chorus of 1,200 singers, Dudamel seemed on the verge of incoherence, his ego and Mahler's joined. Dudamel, L.A. Philharmonic power through Mahler's potent Sixth 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z A bloke stumbles on the roadside verge to avoid a passing truck. Susan Hiller: Voices from the sky 2011-01-31T21:30:01Z But this year it feels like Silver might be on the verge of taking things to a new level. New owner from Seattle brings fresh energy to Idaho’s Silver Mountain resort 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Here, Ms. Mulligan talks to our colleague Charles McGrath about “Shame,” acting in theater vs. film and her attraction to characters on the verge of madness. The Carpetbagger: Carey Mulligan and the Play That Is 'Shame' 2012-01-11T20:00:10Z For all the kinetic energy of the staging, the story seems stalled — like Dee with her revenge, on the verge of action but not taking it just yet. Review: In ‘The Wholehearted,’ Old Wounds Feel Angry and New 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z “The Infinite Blacktop” is droll, savage and healthily unsettling, even at moments when it verges on becoming an essay about its own construction. Misfits, Stalkers and Kiddie Sociopaths: The Latest Thrillers 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z And with an aptness that verges, almost, on the self-knowing, this mecca of , so bright and colourful on the outside, turns out to be little more than a dispiriting, soulless car park from within. Glastonbury 2010: Meet the celebrities 2010-06-28T07:00:00Z “It’s a color that is at the verge of being brown and on the edge of dark blonde,” Mr. Moon said. Why Is Everyone Going Brunette? 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z As they chopped fruits and vegetables and blended smoothies beneath a large sign that read “Love Heal & Inspire,” they seemed on the verge of bursting into song. The Malibu Juice Magnate 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z As she spoke, she conveyed a stillness verging on solemnity. After ‘Mission: Impossible,’ Rebecca Ferguson’s Impossible Calm Amid a Whirlwind Mission 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z The movie’s tone is liberal, verging on leftist. ‘Riot in Cell Block 11’ and ‘The Big House’ on DVD 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z Driven by class status, she manipulates people to get what she wants, and her obsessive pursuit of the naive Ann Walker verges on predatory. Review | HBO’s grand ‘Gentleman Jack’ gives a 19th-century lesbian landowner the respect she deserved 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z All of this is propelled by a staggering rhythm that sounds like it's on the verge of packing up. This week's new tracks 2012-11-24T00:05:35Z “Getting to this point probably took about 25 percent music,” Blueface said, verging on unimpressed, at his Denver hotel on a quiet afternoon in between shows in Colorado Springs and Englewood late last month. Meet Blueface, the Self-Aware Rapper Who Knows He’s More Than a Meme 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z In Anna Ziegler’s play, a meditation on mortality, an all-American on the verge of retirement and a younger Russian challenger face each other across a U.S. What’s New in NYC Theater 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z It’s a perfectly controlled dessert that seems to be on the verge of total, wanton collapse. Restaurant Review: Casa Mono in Gramercy Park 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Inspired by street lingo -- “thirsty,” for the unaware, is someone who is eager, verging on desperate -- it seems laughable that Carey opted to pen such a gimmicky tune. Mariah Carey sounds 'Thirsty' for a hit 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z Although they are not animated, they appear on the verge of motion, about to erupt, ooze, ripple or drip into some new configuration. A thoroughly engaging Matthew Ronay at Marc Foxx 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z “We were on the verge of civil war,” Jon King remembers of the era from his home in Camden Town. Gang of Four changed the way punk sounded and what it could say. A new box set reveals the peak of their power. 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Today, he is the last living movie billboard painter in Greece, and one of only a handful in Europe, his craft on the verge of extinction. In Athens, the Last Man Painting 2014-02-26T22:55:35Z Realizing, perhaps, that he was on the verge of saying something too straightforwardly sincere, Rudd put a hand to his heart and began to rhapsodize. Paul Rudd, the One-Man Double Act 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z The ethical ambiguity of Szmul’s role as Sonderkommando — a “gray zone,” as Primo Levi described it, victim verging on perpetrator — is expiated to a degree by an act of self-sacrifice. Book review: ‘The Zone of Interest,’ by Martin Amis Even the crush of noise verges on disappearance as the band declares, “This is our last song for all eternity.” ‘Kindertotenlieder’ by Gisèle Vienne Has Music by KTL 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z Photograph: Sam Frost for the Guardian Anywhere but Westminster, our new series of films and articles, is now on the verge of its second instalment. How will the cuts affect our libraries? 2010-12-10T12:00:00Z Some readers may find that “Swimming Studies” verges on the precious. Books of The Times: ‘Swimming Studies,’ by Leanne Shapton 2012-07-16T21:32:18Z Intensely green, verging on chartreuse, plantains hang like chandeliers from tall broad-leafed plants across the Caribbean. Von Diaz’s Essential Puerto Rican Recipes 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z Her seamless transition between perky if put-upon sitcom wife and a woman on the verge of losing her mind signals a versatility that's only begun to be tapped. On "Kevin Can F**k Himself," a horrible man has eclipsed the show's true hidden potential 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z Winter admits that this sense of turmoil, of an outlaw city on the verge of collapse, is an additional part of the appeal. The golden years of romance and rebels: TV taps into turmoil of 1970s New York 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z The vaquita, a tiny porpoise that lives in the Gulf of California, is on the verge of extinction, down to as few as 30 individuals as of this writing. We Aren’t Destroying the Earth 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z There are some stereotypes “Hindsight” doesn’t bother to avoid, though — the mystical figure who appears in both timelines to bless Becca with wisdom is black, a stock Hollywood idea that verges on the offensive. ‘Hindsight’ Is a New VH1 Series 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z When they do things to their faces and bodies for a role, we’re expected to applaud their commitment – especially if it verges on overcommitment. Renée Zellweger's face is her brand – a new look will change her career unrecognisably 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z In fact, it is a faded fax, a degenerated thermal image of a photograph now fixed for ever on the verge of disappearance. Wolfgang Tillmans: Everything and nothing 2010-06-23T20:30:00Z Missy, who went on to win four gold medals in London, is on the verge of the sport’s equivalent of superstardom. ‘Touch the Wall’ Follows Olympic Swimmers 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z For the moment, North Slavey is not on the verge of extinction. A Remote Canadian Lake and Its People: Protecting a Last Refuge 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z When Zach is performing for the cameras, he’s hammy verging on pathetic, as if he’s starring not in a reality show but a sketch-comedy show about someone with deep feelings of inadequacy. Television Review: ‘Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous,’ With Bo Burnham on MTV 2013-05-01T22:08:15Z Faced with a country on the verge of civil war, did he act from principle or expediency? ‘The Other Man,’ F. W. de Klerk’s Role in Ending Apartheid 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z "Lovecraft Country" festers with slimy monsters, malevolent ghosts and other supernatural entities, but on the verge of the series' fifth episode the deadliest threat may very well be Ms. Braithwaite. "Lovecraft Country" sorceress is America's Next Top Karen, joining TV's other ultimate Karens 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z I can’t promise to be any fun, and in fact there’s a good chance I will be tedious verging on huge bummer. Would You Like to Come Over for Dinner … in 10 Years? 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z Over the next half-hour Sarai told us about Talisman, the fleet racehorse she’d been on the verge of selling for a sizable sum. Your Vacation Mission? Find This Stolen Horse 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z Buoyed by the success of “Silk Chiffon,” the band is now on the verge of breaking out of its cult following and bringing its anthems about queer joy to a wider audience. Muna’s Fresh Start 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z While one castaway is on the verge of a breakdown, the other contestants speculate about the contents of a mysterious package. TV picks: 'South Park,' baseball and the royal wedding 2011-04-26T21:21:05Z When contemplating Storer, he wavers between joyful memories and a wistfulness, verging on despair that his own devotion could be fading. A black college closed in 1955, but its fading alumni fight to pass on a legacy 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z On weekends it’s more energetic, verging on clubby late at night. In Wales, inventive cocktails without the mumbo-jumbo 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z But he also left something to the political world, which is worth remembering, especially as we teeter on the verge of a new presidential administration. The Washington Legacy of James Galanos 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z With the Outs, playing guitar and singing lead, Ms. Rose appeared tentative, and her vocals verged toward the muddy. Music Review: A Woman of Many Talents and Bands 2010-02-23T23:21:00Z Amy's problems are the opposite – she's a successful plant influencer and entrepreneur on the verge of selling her business for millions. "Beef" serves up a sizzling hot, blackly comedic revenge story to feed our ongoing panger 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Led by the artistic director of the series, K. Scott Warren, the orchestra played the Mozart works with a smoothness that verged on blandness, and the choir sang with fullness but not much incisiveness. Music Review: ‘My Soul Rejoices’ at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola 2012-10-22T04:23:03Z On this pleasantly familiar if not especially imaginative new album, the band’s subject matter verges on the bittersweet, or just outright bitter, but still they grin. In Blink-182’s ‘California,’ a Melancholy Nostalgia 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z It's set behind the scenes at the joyless, wildly stressed Steinberg-Howard nuptials, in a fancy-schmancy New York hotel catering to wedding parties on the verge of hysteria. 'Shoulda Been You': Wedding farce needs more new, less borrowed 2012-03-23T22:29:05Z His final works included billowing garments called Parangolés that functioned as wearable sculptures and installation pieces that often verged on architecture. Celebrating Hélio Oiticica’s Prodigious Run 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z Marat Novikov, the owner, left his hometown, Minsk, the Belarusian capital, for Brooklyn three decades ago, when the Soviet Union was verging on collapse. Top 10 Cheap Eats of 2018: A World of New York Stories 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Unable to reconcile his growing doubt with his ingrained beliefs, Tim verges on breakdown. Faith and fanaticism collide in 'The End Times' at Skylight Theatre 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Taken together each little portrait added up to a picture of a country on the verge of great change. TV review: Cuba with Simon Reeve; Inside Guinness World Records 2012-12-11T22:10:01Z It’s based less on the real-life sisters and more on Stewart’s imagining of their life as the country moves toward the verge of the war. Review | Three plucky sisters refuse to accept their place in the world in Amy Stewart’s new novel 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z His plates verge on botanical, little anarchies of leaves and stems, with wild splashes of orange and pink that nicely interrupt the coffee shop’s minimalist white walls. The 10 Best Cheap Eats of 2014 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z Such images are the spiritual equivalent of antibodies, designed to hunt down and eliminate infection in a social body on the verge of systemic collapse. Review: ‘Kongo: Power and Majesty’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Four years ago, almost all of them were playing in another act, called Nervous Conditions, which was on the verge of breaking through in Britain’s competitive indie music scene. Black Country, New Road, a Breakout Band, Starts Over (Again) 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z Always a bold writer, she observes the world with a refreshingly skewed intelligence, and her well-known darkness, sometimes verging on morbidity, is always leavened with wit and humour. The Blue Book by AL Kennedy ? review 2011-08-12T21:55:06Z I am on the verge of asking for a divorce to keep my sanity. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: The casualties of a family at war 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z But nothing seemed right for this moment of uncertainty verging on unreality. Can’t Sleep? Let Stephen King Keep You Company 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z Daisy's mother Linda stops on a motorway verge and rediscovers her own long-buried feeling for nature, while TC travels deeper inside a private world of wolves and foxes. Clay by Melissa Harrison – review 2013-01-25T22:55:01Z With soft tones and precise inquisitive pauses, Hebert conjures quiet forbearance and emotional confusion that together verge on the heroic, and is totally recognizable. Life is short, so touch the painting 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Her life seemed to be on the verge of crumbling. ‘Guyville’ at 25: Liz Phair’s career-defining album still defines her. For better or worse. 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z But almost all the meaning is in the music on this spotty but convincing album, which occasionally verges on portentous. Music Review: Rick Ross Promotes ‘Mastermind’ Album at Best Buy Theater 2014-03-04T21:54:48Z Mary always seems to be creeping up on Jarret in an organza frock: well-meaning, with an interest that comes to verge on the romantic, but putting him at risk by her very presence. In ‘Horse,’ Geraldine Brooks Sets a Consideration of Race at the Track 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z The defence presented him as a man on the verge of insanity, unaware of what he'd been doing when he killed Dagmar. Murder at Wrotham Hill by Diana Souhami – review 2012-11-23T22:55:04Z I was on the verge of potentially losing my house. Athlete Greg Louganis on His New Documentary: 'I Was Thinking I Was Not Going to See 30' 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z During his bitter tug-of-war with the studio, attention focused on whether he was on the verge of killing his career. Without 'Men,' is Charlie Sheen winning or losing? 2011-03-08T13:46:04Z The New York Philharmonic nevertheless thought — twice — that it was on the verge of hiring him. For Riccardo Muti, a Grand Sort-of-Finale in Chicago 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z A native speaker of English who has never read a word of the King James Bible is verging on the barbarian. Why I want all our children to read the King James Bible 2012-05-19T20:30:01Z Hall is astonishing in the role, fearlessly digging into Chubbuck’s deep-set insecurities to yield a deeply empathetic portrait of a woman on the verge. Oscars 2017: 11 female performances too good to be overlooked 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z Authority is Viceland’s antithesis, which means the hosts of the shows remain in a constant state of relaxed, friendly inquisitiveness that verges on arrogance. The new Viceland channel perfects the modern journalistic art of playing dumb 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Like most poems in this bittersweet book, “Blessing” verges on prayer. Books of The Times: Poems of Pain, the Raw and the Remembered 2011-02-09T23:57:30Z In lingering over moody night streets and trembling faces, Ms. Josue has brought this film to the verge of becoming a tear-jerker. ‘Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine,’ a Documentary From Michele Josue 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z It’s woman in jeopardy meets woman on the verge, a reductive brand of thriller from another decade, freshened here only with the addition of a plot element involving Facebook. Review: ‘Unforgettable’ Serves Up Yet Another Crazy Ex 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Almost without meaning to, Alicia finds herself on the verge of entering politics. The Season Finale of 'The Good Wife' 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z On “The Season,” he pushes a familiar repertoire — “Winter Wonderland,” “Auld Lang Syne” — down to slow tempos and up into the range where his tenor verges on falsetto. 13 Albums That Revisit (and Redefine!) Holiday Classics 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z The Spanish pianist’s exquisite playing reached its apogee with the heavenly slow movement, but I found a surfeit of refinement verging on the inappropriate. Dudamel, Mozart and the hope and joy of 1791 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z Though his playing was masterful, swinging, evanescent and peppered with tiny surprises, his restraint verged on emotional distance. Review: A restrained Keith Jarrett lets the energy rise gradually 2011-11-02T20:09:04Z I think it is safe to say that India is on the verge of a breakthrough in terms of a new kind of Indian cinema that can appeal to a larger audience. Bollywood's small films became big in 2010 2011-01-03T19:10:10Z Rather than shock or disgust, though, the overall mood in the galleries tended to be one of great seriousness, occasionally verging on reverence. Few MoMA Visitors Seem Upset by Abramovic Show 2010-03-19T23:04:00Z In 2007 the institution was on the verge of moving to the South Street Seaport in Lower Manhattan, where it planned to build a $60 million museum. Inside Art: The Drawing Center Expands Beyond Its Lines 2011-02-03T17:31:59Z A feeling that Birmingham, the Fastest-Growing City in the South, was right on the verge of exploding into the biggest city in the world. Fannie Flagg's Birmingham 2010-10-27T21:31:00Z As revealed in the film, this high-strung showoff who often behaves like a fourth grader on the verge of a tantrum is a classic example of talent fueled by anger. | 'Conan O?Brien Can?t Stop': One Ticked-Off Comic, Venting to the Faithful 2011-06-23T21:33:28Z When she’s home it’s with a family that, depending on Cam’s moods, is either giddily alive or on the verge of disaster, but somehow always humming forward. Review: ‘Infinitely Polar Bear’ Traces a Dad’s Ups and Downs 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Marlene Gorkiewicz, who appears in the movie on the verge of tears, is still looking for work after being fired last year after 27 years at a major airline. 2010-02-08T18:40:00Z There are necks with wattles and necks with creases that are on the verge of becoming wattles. Nora Ephron, writer-filmmaker, dies at 71 2012-06-27T03:28:11Z Elsewhere, this half-blurriness is a strength of Schutz’s work, but here it is a symptom of constriction, verging on outright fear—and not only hers. How Radical Can a Portrait Be? 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z In this video, the reporter Ginger Thompson talks with Stephen Gaghan, the screenwriter who won an Academy Award for “Traffic,” about the ways in which the movie verged on real life. ArtsBeat: Video: A Conversation With ‘Traffic’ Screenwriter Stephen Gaghan 2013-04-29T13:43:35Z At 17, on the verge of graduating from high school, Ernestine is given to celluloid dreams and other flights of fancy. ‘Crumbs From the Table of Joy’ Review: Dreams on the Cusp of Womanhood 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z A star on the verge, Ms. Davis is having a much-deserved breakthrough moment that will last until the next Oscars. The New Season Film: In Praise of Character Actors 2011-09-14T12:00:05Z Luxbacher’s artwork conjures a child’s point of view, with its textured overgrown gardens and mountains of junk on the verge of a landslide. Helping Children Understand Death 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z The Pakistanis were playing abysmally and on the verge of elimination. Batting for survival 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z We may describe him as a real estate tycoon or a business magnate, but the truth is, Trump was a failure as a businessman – deeply indebted and perennially on the verge of bankruptcy. You're hired! How TV carried Reagan and Trump to the White House 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z Perhaps the greatest disappointment was that some major names seemed on the verge of giving us great films, then lost momentum – or, literally, the plot. Cannes 2015, week two report: perfect Pixar but Gus goes gooey 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z Ms. Phillipson described her submission as emblematic of today’s world: “on the verge of collapse,” with “other life-forms starting to prey on it.” Putting Art on a Pedestal in London 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z There was also one very awkward staring match between Weiner and Abedin, who appears to be on the verge of tears or screaming or both, just after Leathers came forward. Can a new film make Anthony Weiner more than just a punch line? 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z Up close, they are indeed of a skinniness verging on the macabre, and mostly white, to address two topics of some controversy in recent years. Critic?s Notebook: Does Fashion Make Good Theater? 2010-09-16T03:48:00Z These portals suggest that the drawings are in a sense architectural, and a few of the earlier ones verge on being illustrative. In the galleries: Sensing ‘vibrations’ of the Washington Color School 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z I was on the verge of turning 8, and the auntie who shared the news delivered it with this hint of foreboding — like a cautionary tale. Review | With ‘Concrete Rose,’ Angie Thomas eviscerates stereotypes about Black families 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z Gertrude Stein’s cut-and-paste approach to language is an obvious influence, jazzed up by Johnson’s penchant, verging on compulsion, for associative wordplay and puns. ‘Not Nothing’ Tries to Capture the Artist Ray Johnson 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z With bookstores of any kind on the verge of extinction, publishers today probably look back fondly on the prime of such chains as the halcyon days. Theater Review: ‘Substance of Fire’ Opens at Second Stage Theater 2014-04-28T02:00:01Z At some points, he seemed on the verge of getting lost in the material. Grateful Dead Documentary: A Four-Hour Jam on Jerry Garcia’s World 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z The government teetering on the verge of a national emergency, with more details of the ultraright plotting a coup d’etat emerging every day. Gang of Four changed the way punk sounded and what it could say. A new box set reveals the peak of their power. 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z But as quickly as he rose, his downfall would verge on suicidal. A Book Agent?s Descent and Ascent From the Ashes 2010-05-28T22:45:00Z Monroe barely spoke at the conference, looking on the verge of tears and nodding to answer one question while letting her representative speak. Dress Monroe wore to announce DiMaggio split to be auctioned 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z As it slowly neared the shore, I felt as if I were on the verge of entering a painting. Stepping Into the Frame in the South of France 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z But despite the obvious differences between him and Wiseau, Franco poured his life into The Disaster Artist in ways that verge on Freudian, or maybe just Franco-ish. James Franco: ‘I was certainly taking myself too seriously before. But who doesn’t?’ 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z A biopic covering a transformative year in the life of Jimi Hendrix as he went from an unknown guitarist to a rock musician on the verge of stardom. The Fall Movie Preview list of films 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z She's seen in soft focus, as if through veils of color at play: a palette of pinks that verge on dusky brown at one end and pale gray at the other. The Greathouse touch: Several exhibits at the Frye reveal the canny curatorial eye of former director Ida Kay Greathouse 2010-07-29T20:34:00Z She appeared to be genuinely moved by my plight and on the verge of tears. Modern Love: Stuck at the Border Between the Sexes 2011-05-19T21:19:57Z It’s an inviting landscape smudged with soft color, but as she stares at the signs with furrowed intensity, she chews on a fingernail so ferociously she seems on the verge of tearing it off. Review: On Violence and the Pain of Others in ‘Three Billboards’ 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z His frazzled, exhausted parents were on the verge of breaking down. Welcome to “Sesame Street,” Julia: The show’s first autistic character is a big deal — maybe not for the reasons you think 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z It makes no bones about showing that the wild loathing of this couple during "the long miserable mistake" of their marriage is so extreme that it verges on comedy. My Fair Lady; The Dance of Death; Midnight's Pumpkin – review 2012-12-23T00:09:26Z She had teetered on the verge of such a resolution before, but now her mind was made up. Digested classic: Ann Veronica by HG Wells 2010-03-26T14:06:00Z “Mozart in the Jungle” has its share of absurd moments, including several attempts at magical realism that threaten to verge out of control. A Pop-Cultural Moment for Classical Music 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z A series of sculptures and wall installations are inspired by the architecture of the gallery and the “I Ching” — exploring the notion of objects and ideas on the verge of being completed. Datebook: Brazil artist books, underground photos & Guerrilla Girls 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z If you bought Ghost Town you also got Friday Night, Saturday Morning and Why?: a perfect triple portrait of a band on the verge of collapse. The buried treasure of Pet Shop Boys' B-sides 2012-02-08T16:21:03Z Seeing a local stand-up on the verge of their big transition to the comedy world’s idea of mainstream success is one of the joys of shows like Minority Retort. What to see this week: comedians of color, Clyde Petersen’s vision of the Northwest and DIY art 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Always when I watch it, I’m on the verge of tears.” Emil de Cou on the ‘genius’ of ‘Swan Lake’ 2013-04-03T23:32:33Z On the verge of 37, I do think about it. How Do You Know When It’s Time to Break Up? 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z Stressed repeatedly in Dominus' piece is the notion that open relationships can work if the participants commit to putting the brakes on sex when it's on the verge of morphing into something more meaningful. Monogamy, without the “-ish”: A humble and definitely not cool defense of the closed relationship 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z “Her voice whispers breathily, swells right up to the verge of tearfulness and then gracefully backs away, ever sympathetic and ever poised.” Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for July 18-24 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z In Australia, I found a cheese called Strong and Bite-y, a great cheddar except the name reminded me of an old boyfriend whose “love bites” verged on vampiric. At home and abroad, the supermarket is the church where I worship 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Saatchi, 70, has offered various explanations, some of them verging on the unpleasant. Nigella Lawson: Another Star Chef Becomes a Cause 2013-07-05T20:08:27Z Released in 1997, the record is a sophisticated critique of a society on the verge of a technological zeitgeist. At 20, Radiohead’s “OK Computer” becomes an album for the Trump era 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z In The New York Times Book Review, Geoff Nicholson writes: “At its best ‘Red or Dead’ is hypnotic, the words casting a spell that verges on the shamanistic. A Selfless Man: David Peace Talks About Bill Shankly and 'Red or Dead' 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z Despite the huge impact of "Substitute", they were on the verge of breaking up. Five decades of the Observer Magazine 2011-07-30T23:05:00Z What rotten timing: She was on the verge of being discovered, first as a curiosity and then as a social-media sensation and a mystery. Movie Review: ‘Finding Vivian Maier’ Explores a Mysterious Photographer 2014-03-27T22:24:33Z But “Kung Fu” comes to an abrupt conclusion just when Bruce is on the verge of stardom. Theater Review: David Henry Hwang’s ‘Kung Fu’ Opens at Signature Theater 2014-02-25T03:00:01Z Like the restaurant’s long menu, cumbrous name and odd location, it’s another example of everything verging on overconceptualization. In St. Petersburg, Friendly Service and Fresh Fare 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Some pieces look to be on the verge of collapse, like Ewen Henderson’s mound of a vessel, which might be made of patches of burlap. The Met Museum Sees More Clay in Its Future 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z The song’s build is slow, almost anguished, and even when she breaks through, she never gets to a full howl, switching instead to a multitracked chorus that verges on the spiritual. The Blockbuster ‘Drivers License,’ a Possible Reply and 7 More New Songs 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z The other verges on the figurative as he conjures up dissolving visages and ghosts recollected, perhaps, from dreams or nightmares. Range of works by Seattle artist Juan Alonso explores the depths 2010-08-23T23:53:00Z After a stunning win against Man City, Richmond, originally picked to land at the bottom of the Premier League standings, was now on the verge of playing for the title. ‘Ted Lasso’ Season Finale Recap: Family 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Shmuel is the beatific one, and Adams is wonderful with the young man’s earnestness and sudden bursts of religious lucidity that verge on poetry. Review | The new comedy ‘Trayf’ at Theater J is Zalmy and Shmuel’s excellent adventure 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z On the verge of my teens, life got a bit rocky. Family life 2012-10-12T23:05:19Z And even the smartest filmmakers may not be able to overcome a comic-book genre that seems to be on the verge of exhaustion. The studio as auteur: Movie hits and misses this year define the system 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z He's tired of turning tricks and seems on the verge of finding his next passion: cooking. T Magazine: Out at Sea 2012-11-15T22:34:18Z We're partial to the lived-in, well-loved look of a sheet pan, but if your pans are verging on unusable as opposed to "rustic," it might be time to give them a deep clean. How to clean cookie sheets (goodbye grime!) 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z Back on the verge of her 20s, Spears sang her song in Crossroads, a 90-minute movie that was unfairly dismissed by critics but embraced by her audience. Hear me out: why Crossroads isn't a bad movie 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z But I tip my hat to the lady who was drifting, crouching, shrieking and generally existing just past the verge of a nervous breakdown between 42nd and 43rd Streets on Broadway early Saturday evening. Review: Robin Rhode Takes Schoenberg’s ‘Erwartung’ to the Street (Broadway, No Less) 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z As is typical of his group, there are affecting male harmonies throughout the song, partnered here with arrangements that verge on uproarious Southern gospel. New Music: Albums From Zac Brown Band and George Colligan 2013-12-23T22:34:00Z Photograph: Joel Ryan/PA Manic Street Preachers are on the verge of releasing not one but two new albums. Manic Street Preachers set to release two new albums 2013-05-20T10:03:45Z DiAngelo sometimes adopts a soothing, conciliatory tone toward white readers, as if she were appeasing a child on the verge of a tantrum. A Sociologist Examines the “White Fragility” That Prevents White Americans from Confronting Racism 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z But the comments on the U.S. anthem verged on the flippant. Letters: Readers on SAT prep, national anthems and au pairs 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z This season gave us Walt utterly triumphant—if despicably so—and Hank, in the end, utterly thwarted on the verge of getting one of the prisoners to flip. Breaking Bad Watch: Flush of Recognition 2012-09-04T11:34:18Z And where Ms. Carson had gotten mild-mannered, 1970s-style pop-folk, Ms. Smith got backups that roiled and seethed to the point of feedback, verging on psychedelia and then easing back before the next strategic disturbance. Music Review: Golden Palominos, With Lianne Smith and Lori Carson 2012-12-31T22:51:39Z Today, we are on the verge of another epidemic; not a disease that attacks our immune systems, but our brain, our memory, our personality, ourselves. Dementia poses threat to health similar to HIV and Aids, summit told 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z Adept at most art mediums, this artist is at his best in ceramics, especially in the outsize, awkwardly hand-built, resplendently glazed baskets, ashtrays and plates and the objects that verge on sculpture in this show. 28 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z But those early successes were followed by painful years of struggle, sometimes verging on creative paralysis, as he battled to write music that lived up to his fanatically high standards. Opera’s Perfectionist Tries to Follow His Masterpiece 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Green Day is on the verge of releasing three new albums, titled "¡Uno!" ArtsBeat: Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Seeks Treatment After Rant 2012-09-24T13:04:12Z The constant touring and the increasing recognition of his artistry put DJ Rashad on the verge of a breakthrough, according to many fans of the scene. DJ Rashad dead at 34: 'Music lost a legend' 2014-04-28T12:12:00Z He seemed on the verge of an epiphany, but one of his assistants arrived with a plate of apple wedges and turkey slices. Tad Friend: Adam Levine in the Studio 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z Once a leading platform for popularizing conservative candidates and policies, talk radio is on the verge of becoming background noise, drowned out by a cacophony of voices on podcasts, cable TV and social media. Rush Limbaugh is ailing. And so is the conservative talk-radio industry. 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z But for consistency of wit and performance, Alyssa Limperis has stood out, making quirky and finely observed portraits of women on the verge of repressing a nervous breakdown. Best Comedy of 2019 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Thereafter, it's women on the verge of a feathery freak-out, all the way. What's wrong with Hitchcock's women 2010-10-21T20:30:00Z As Tallow assembles a team to help him – a pair of crime-scene unit investigators, filthy-mouthed, larger than life, pushed to the verge of caricature but never slipping over – the story doesn't let up. Gun Machine by Warren Ellis – review 2013-01-31T09:01:01Z The dumplings sop up a sea of heavy cream sauce so thick it verges on custard. At Bohemian Spirit, the Meals of Czech Memory 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Insiders say Hollywood may be on the verge of scaling back a decades-old symbiotic relationship, and seeking business alternatives. Kodak bankruptcy dims once bright Hollywood star 2012-01-20T18:46:42Z Kev is mean and often frightening, a volcano on the verge of inundating everything within distance. Movie Review : ‘Last Ride,’ Australian Film Starring Hugo Weaving 2012-07-05T22:04:37Z "I wish I didn't think that you're so smart and kind and good," she says while on the verge of leaving him. In the laudable 'The Christians,' characterizations are a saving grace 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z The audience sits on a grassy verge and the numbers slowly swell as people divert from their weekend walks or cycles to watch. Tour de France sparks creative energy 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z Lake said on Monday's episode that she was on the verge of a breakdown during rehearsals before she performed a tango that one judge called "brilliance in the ballroom." Lake leads 'Dancing' slate, Kressley in last place 2011-10-11T09:48:07Z The mood in the rehearsal room verged on the giddy, enhanced — maybe — by the Skittles on the snack table. Who Needs a Super Bowl Ad? Skittles Ups the Ante With a Broadway Musical 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Extreme yet humble, it verges on the devotional. Are those real seashells? Photos? Paintings? In artist Mark Roeder's show, the answer is none of the above 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z “After two years of writing about skydiving and bacon festivals and online virtual-reality societies that were too complicated for him to even play, Buster was on the verge of quitting his job,” Mr. Wilson writes. Books of The Times: Mom and Dad and the Two Kids They Damage 2011-08-03T22:00:29Z His tenor, with its wide, slightly wobbly vibrato, conveys an air of propriety verging on stuffiness. Music Review: ‘Broadway Romance’ at Café Carlyle 2013-01-20T20:00:16Z Then he began to hug, one person at a time, holding each embrace more than a second, and following it with hard eye contact, appearing on the verge of tears every time. Music Review: A Journeyman Soul Singer Embraces His Audience in Word and in Deed 2011-07-27T21:53:11Z Most of the likenesses verge on caricature, though one sitter has a dark, brooding masher’s allure: it’s a self-portrait. Art Review: ?Picasso in the Metropolitan Museum,? a Retrospective 2010-04-29T22:48:00Z A big, bulky guy with a childlike moon face and an almost affectless demeanor, the 26-year-old Hill is right on the verge of becoming one of the most unlikely leading men in recent history. The unlikely stardom of Jonah Hill 2010-06-16T16:55:00Z When presenting the most distressing historical analogies, the authors’ understatement is so subdued it verges on deadpan. Will Democracy Survive President Trump? Two New Books Aren’t So Sure 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z Arnold checked himself into a hospital on the verge of collapse, and was under the care of the Court of Protection from 1979 to 1986. The Hilarious, Heartbreaking Life and Music of Malcolm Arnold 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z The subject of faith swoops in at the end of that film, as Jep is tasked with interviewing an ancient nun on the verge of sainthood. A Man Without Qualities: HBO’s “The Young Pope” 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z I don't want to have children — I don't ever want to be as miserable as some of the parents I know, who seem on the verge of breakdowns right now. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Can relationships grow if not headed toward cohabiting, marriage, kids? 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z His over-the-top peacocking verges on silly, yet there’s something endearing about his ardor. Review: Noche Flamenca, With Soledad Barrio, at Joe’s Pub 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z Photograph: Robin Little/Redferns via Getty Images One of the most exciting things about watching a young MC on the verge of something big is seeing how much they want it. Angel Haze – review 2012-10-10T14:26:59Z Sunlight appears almost liquid, while reds and oranges verge on the metallic. Review | At the galleries: How humans threaten the natural world 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Light Around verges on smooth but the song structure is strange enough to remove it from quotidian realms. New band of the day – Black Light Dinner Party (No 1,469) 2013-03-12T16:11:55Z But she’s on the verge of adolescence, which in this world means a special transition. Review: ‘His Dark Materials’ Paints a Vivid Children’s Crusade 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z “Roberto Chavez: Portraits,” at Glike Gallery. If you missed Chavez's retrospective at the Vincent Price Art Museum, now's your chance to see this important artist and educator's paintings, which often verge on the mordantly funny. Datebook: Brazil artist books, underground photos & Guerrilla Girls 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z We could be on the verge of a whole new generation of sex scandals. Vine: The future of sex? 2013-01-31T01:00:00Z “The Nerve” is unhurried, verging on indifferent, a perhaps inadvertent nod to when country first went alt- in the 1990s. Review: Miranda Lambert Sings of What Comes After the Heartbreak 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Philip’s dedication was so sorely tested this season that in the finale, he seemed on the verge of outing himself. Season 3 Finale of ‘The Americans’: More Secrets, Lies and Torture 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z The paper was surreptitiously distributed to Egypt’s troops, who were on the verge of mutiny. The Egyptian Satirist Who Inspired a Revolution 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z “Gaslit” verges into horror as Martha is terrorized by grim men in suits: The bodyguard yanks the phone from the wall as she tries to talk to a reporter. In ‘Gaslit,’ a Victim of Watergate and History Finds Rescue 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z The performances in “The Dreamed Path” can seem stiff and opaque, and the narrative logic at times verges on the inscrutable. From Brooklyn to South Africa, 8 Filmmakers to Watch 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z Sweet Disposition slowly ramped up the atmosphere until Mandagi was ecstatically dancing and the song was on the verge of exploding. The Temper Trap 2010-05-04T21:15:00Z This trio — for piano, violin and cello — is a work in a decidedly French mode that Ms. de la Martinez said verges on Impressionism. Juilliard Celebrates 32 Female Composers of the 20th Century 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z A man I was on the verge of loving said he was “totally cool with it” — so long as I didn’t mention anything to his parents. Modern Love: Yes, I Really Am Bisexual. Deal With It. 2013-04-25T21:31:09Z By contrast, Devine is a one-note performer, but it’s a strong and distinctive note that he gives a tone of his own, that of a teddy bear on the verge of crocodile tears. “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates” and the Death of the Hollywood Comedy 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z The city’s “now” is always right on the verge of turning into a “then.” When Filming in New York, the City Is Always the Star 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z And then occurred a curious sequence of events – and a yet more bizarre series of coincidences and opportunities – which made writing songs and forming a band seem not only reasonable, but possible, verging on inevitable. The critic who hit the stage 2010-05-13T21:00:00Z It also explores his failings, as an FBI snitch during the 50s and a foreign policy blunderer whose machinations verged, on criminal. Tonight's TV highlights: Bible's Buried Secrets 2011-03-22T00:05:01Z “She can’t stop crying,” the mother says, on the verge of tears herself. Calming nerves and blocking bullies: Behold the healing power of crystals and gems 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Ms. Vikander mostly keeps in check the tempestuous, fiery side of Isabel, whom you sense, even at the beginning, to be on the verge of eruption. Review: A Baby in a Boat Changes Everything in ‘The Light Between Oceans’ 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z On Monday night, Variety broke the news that Robert Downey Jr. was on the verge of signing on to “Captain America 3.” 'Captain America 3:' What Robert Downey Jr. says about his plans 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Her three-piece band's arrangements of her wordy material can be so conservative that they verge on lounge music, but Ziegel is a quietly edgy presence. Keren Ann ? review 2011-04-10T21:15:00Z She glimpses “a woman in a filthy frilled cap . . . stationed on the verge, a knot of children in the hedge behind her.” Stephen King Reviews Emma Donoghue’s Latest Novel 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z “I’m on the verge of putting her in the garbage,” she tells the audience. Meet Ali Wong, comedy’s newest star, who filmed her breakthrough special while 30-some weeks pregnant 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Often, one or the other seemed so delicately balanced as to be on the verge of falling. A journey of many steps leads to Washington 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z This simple, closely observed story — of a musician on the verge of divorce trying to find some connection to his estranged young daughter — certainly seems wired for melodrama. Movie Review: ‘For Ellen,’ Directed by So Yong Kim 2012-09-04T22:53:42Z Cavazos, a Mexican actor who appeared in productions at London’s Old Vic theater during Spacey’s time, said he had experienced “a couple of unpleasant encounters with Spacey that verged on what you could call harassment”. Actor accuses Spacey of harassment during stint at London theater 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z Yet the narrative wasn’t all sunny: Ronnie Scott’s had good and bad times financially, and sometimes teetered on the verge of closing until some last-minute lifeline kept the lights on. A Hallowed London Jazz Club Comes to Life Onscreen 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z It’s clever, if not especially subtle, foreshadowing of the violence that will stalk the young couple as they speed across Ghana, seeking safety in a country on the verge of a coup. A Multitude of Hauntings 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Even if these visuals verge on cliché, they are also often stunning, particularly the lighting by Ben Stanton, which bathes the performers in heated hues of great dramatic moment. Review: ‘Reconfiguration,’ a Theater-Concert Hybrid With the Band Other Lives 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z We both, I think, were just on the verge of becoming really big stars, particularly Larry. Betty Garrett, actress in film, TV, Broadway, dies 2011-02-13T11:55:09Z But they purchased a place here because Tysons appears to be on the verge of change. New landscape is planned for Tysons Corner to make it more friendly to walking, cycling Only a reduced range of wild plants and animals can survive in the narrow field margins and neighboring roadside verges that remain. Insects are vanishing worldwide – making it harder to grow food 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z "The Greece of the islands is Circe still; so beautiful, quiet and empty that it verged on the terrifying." Summer readings: The Magus by John Fowles 2011-07-31T09:00:00Z As warfare, it is casual verging on blithe. Taylor Swift Goes to a Darker Place: Discuss 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z While its stylings, including perky music and cutesy graphics, can sometimes verge on trite, its insights and guidance are encouraging, actionable and necessary. ‘Fair Play’ Review: Casting a Floodlight on Invisible Labor 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Disaster-filled dystopian stories abound in movies, television and fiction; news headlines verge on apocalyptic. A Sci-Fi Writer Returns to Earth: ‘The Real Story Is the One Facing Us’ 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Second, be aware that Bostrom’s narrative style verges on the melodramatic: Each chapter is a short vignette, often ending with a cliffhanger. If you love Sherlock Holmes, you’ll love this book 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z Is Billy on the verge of desperate health news or will the tests come back all clear? TV highlights 20/06/2012 2012-06-19T18:59:01Z This Christmas album is relentless shimmery treacle, so sticky and unpleasant it verges on the aesthetically violent, as effective as any weapon currently deployed by the Pentagon. For New Holiday Albums, It Takes All Kinds 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z This low-key drama so insistently resists epiphanies that it verges on bland. ‘Life Inside Out,’ Directed by Jill D’Agnenica 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z He never cries, but you may find yourself on the verge. ‘American Promise’: 2 boys’ education from parents’ view 2014-01-23T22:37:45Z "Your South African gold mine has been seized and flooded and you are on the verge of bankruptcy." Digested read: Habits of the House by Fay Weldon 2012-08-12T18:00:00Z The band was one of the first ’80s-era Seattle rock acts to land a major label deal and was on the verge of releasing its debut album, “Apple,” when Wood died of a heroin overdose. Revisiting grunge rockers TAD and Mother Love Bone 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z His words slur, overlapping like falling dominoes; his face is a map of lines and worry; and he often seems on the verge of tears. 'The Master' is a strange and mesmerizing tale of two men 2012-09-20T20:46:07Z With the fall TV floodgates on the verge of opening, who knows when you’ll have time to get to them otherwise? Smart Watch: Emmy snubbed “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “Counterpart” and others. Let’s watch t... 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z No matter how I looked at it, this monstrosity was on the verge of being fastened to the top of my head. My horrible toupee nightmare: I needed self-confidence, and got a head full of roadkill instead 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z She quickly abandoned the chair but not the casual attitude, even as heavily filtered beats, often verging on vintage trip-hop, swelled beneath her. Music Review: The xx and jj: Two Ways to Evoke Soul Sounds That Shrug 2010-04-01T21:34:00Z It takes nine little notes to bring me to the verge of tears no matter where I am when I hear them. Perspective | Ennio Morricone wrote the perfect soundtrack for a time when we miss movies more than ever 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z Even after the ship goes down and people are on the verge of death, Ms. Reynolds’s face is wet with both water and showbiz. The Unsinkable Debbie Reynolds 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z When you insist on a lot of white space between paragraphs and sometimes between single sentences, and if your work is humid, the effect can unintentionally verge on the amusing. Colum McCann’s New Novel Makes a Good-Intentioned Collage Out of Real Tragedy 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Speaking of “public support” – last year, on the verge of the election, you wrote about how the food movement needs to get political. Michael Pollan: Bad food is costing America its economic health 2013-12-08T19:00:00Z “Wolfe is on the verge of being forgotten,” said Logan. Colin Firth at the Berlin film festival: 'If someone wants me to wear a mankini in a film, I will' 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z The way the snow sits on the rooftops, just on the verge of melting. The Thrill of Harry Potter Rides On 2010-06-10T14:38:00Z What we said: A movie that teeters perpetually on the verge of hallucination, with hideous images and horrible moments looming suddenly through the fog. Best films of 2018 so far 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z Incensed, Frost was on the verge of striking the man, but hesitated when he saw Thomas back off. Edward Thomas, Robert Frost and the road to war 2011-07-29T21:57:01Z On the verge of announcing his improbable candidacy for mayor of New York, Mailer decided to celebrate with a party at their apartment on the Upper West Side on Nov. 19, 1960. Adele Mailer, Artist Who Married Norman Mailer, Dies at 90 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z For one thing, much of what they have to say is both achingly funny and so pathetic it verges on tragic. Review: Chris Evans and Michael Cera Tell Lies to Live by in ‘Lobby Hero’ 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z At a festival where the critics are not afraid to boo a film they dislike, "Ismael's Ghosts", which moves from spy thriller to melodrama and verges on farce, seemed to be well received. Cannes festival opens with genre-bending French drama sheltered from 'brutal' critics 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Larry West was a mergers and acquisitions specialist when he happened upon an article in The New York Post in 1975 that said antique photographs were on the verge of becoming the next big collectible. Smithsonian Acquires Rare Photographs From the First African American Studios 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z Nine dancers, three musicians, two martial-arts experts and a calligraphist, all from Europe and Asia, unite on stage to conjure up a fascinating world that verges between science fiction and present-day life. In Transit Blog: In Paris, Honoring the 'God of Manga' in Dance 2012-05-11T12:00:19Z Zavion ends up with Henry's blue jeans and the marble, and through a series of coincidences that verge on the miraculous, Henry ends up in Louisiana. 'Another Kind of Hurricane,' 'Drowned City' take on Katrina 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z Bergman describes Sharon as a “pyromaniac,” and his obsession with killing Yasser Arafat, the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, as verging on monomaniacal. ‘Rise and Kill First’ Shines Light on Israel’s Hidden Assassinations 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z The proportions of butter, sugar, eggs and milk determine whether the texture verges on that of custard or poundcake. The Best Party Dessert Comes From Hawaii 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Murphy was relaxing in his loft on a quickly gentrifying postindustrial street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that reflects the mind of an obsessive collector eternally on the verge between clubland and adulthood. Music: James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem Talks About Discoveries 2010-05-28T21:35:00Z Order it “dry,” and it’s cooked down in a pan to a texture verging on sloppy Joe. At Suki, Patience Seasons the Curry 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Seattle-based Vulcan Aerospace is on the verge of big things—specifically, creating the world’s largest airplane. Building the World’s Largest Airplane 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z West might have assumed his behavior was the kind of cringe that verges on irresistible. Perspective | Lessons Kanye West and Ben Affleck taught us on Valentine’s Day 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z “She wasn’t greeted. She was beheld, like a religious apparition. Emotions verged on rapture.” Perspective | Marjorie Taylor Greene’s coat sent a message even before she heckled Biden 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z It may be too early to talk about a distinct Australian style; the same unregulated atmosphere that fosters innovation also fosters diversity, verging on incoherence. In the New World of Whiskeys, Australia Strives to Stand Out 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z “I literally have a slice of toast and nothing else for my tea because I’m paying for a place full of mould and walls falling down,” she says on the verge of tears. The private renters trapped in Britain’s new slums 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z The room was hushed when he sang his raw ballads of infidelity, and the applause when he finished verged on the rapturous. New band of the day – Tom Odell (No 1,388) 2012-11-06T16:29:00Z It was far from their most powerful performance, a showing so earnestly serious it verged on silly. Grammy's 10 greatest moments 2011-02-14T14:01:00Z He writes: Though my father died when I was 5, I have always felt lucky to live on land he loved dearly; land in an area that is now on the verge of being destroyed. The Celebrity Campaign Against Fracking: How Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon Rallied an Outcry 2012-08-31T11:55:36Z When I’m on the verge of having a panic attack, binge eating, or generally freaking out, I can always bring myself back to my body. Is my vibrator ruining my relationship? 2012-12-29T23:00:00Z Carolyn Hall, who seems to be on the verge of histrionics, opens a book and recites a string of words related to the body. Dance Review: Lost in Their Own Worlds, Yet Performing Together 2010-10-15T22:54:00Z Just kidding – but truly, Steve's display of satori verges on this level of supernatural. "And Just Like That," Carrie's last supper serves up Samantha's cameo and just maybe, a fresh start 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Wales will be represented by Bedwyr Williams, whose work encompasses sculpture and absurd performances verging on stand-up comedy. Venice Biennale to showcase new generation of young British artists 2013-03-18T19:36:10Z An initial run of about 2,000 vinyl albums is on the verge of selling out, and a second CD pressing is on the horizon. Cherry Glazerr, a fast-rising rock trio, isn't that kind of cute 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z You want dazzling colors and stirring spectacle from works like these, a sunniness that verges on wildness, and not the suavity that is the Boston Symphony’s stock in trade. Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z One customer came in on the verge of being arrested for unpaid tickets worth about $3,000, Sterling tells me. Why does this local restaurant offer discounts to people with parking tickets? 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z He played “Red Lights” near the beginning of his show on Wednesday night at Irving Plaza; it was quiet, verging on morose. Review: Brian Fallon Strikes Out on His Own With the Same Raspy Zeal for Yesteryear 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Or somehow strangely still searching for meaning, like they fear they might be – to quote Prince Harry – “on the verge of punching someone”? Meghan Markle is the perfect fit for our new touchy-feely royal family 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z His determination to protect Bella's best interests verges on the abusively controlling. Twilight: the franchise that ate feminism 2010-07-12T16:07:00Z For her part, Ms. Negga, a breakout performer on the verge of a big career, smiles, nods and follows directions with the clear understanding that, like everyone else here, she is acting a part. Nicole Kidman, Adrien Brody and Ruth Negga at Chanel Pre-Oscar Dinner 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Relatedly, reports of Depp's profligate life and spending habits have been giving tabloid readers a contact high for decades; as has their schadenfreude at hearing he was on the verge of going broke. Why Fox News is obsessed with Johnny Depp, its Manliness Under Siege mascot 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z Roberto Chavez: Portraits” at Glike Gallery. If you missed Chavez's retrospective at the Vincent Price Art Museum, now's your chance to see this important artist and educator's paintings, which often verge on the mordantly funny. Datebook: Vintage car design, objects of desire, flight of the bumblebee 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Back then, she singled out three tabloids, saying they falsely depicted her “as being out of control; emotionally and psychologically unstable and ‘on the verge of a nervous breakdown.’ Camille Cosby: A life spent juggling her role as public figure with desire to be private 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Persuaded that he is on the verge of death, his doctors send him to a private care facility. I Love You Phillip Morris: pure escapism at its best 2012-11-15T10:28:34Z The reputedly hilarious joke was that Bruce seemed to be on the verge of some sort of movement away from manhood to womanhood. See Caitlyn Jenner call out Jimmy Kimmel on his transphobia 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z In one scene, a morally conflicted repo man on the verge of substance withdrawal has a paranoid vision of his girlfriend getting overly cozy with a co-worker. Shaka King Goes to Hollywood 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z “I was on the verge of bawling,” she recalled. Bride, groom fall into river during wedding photos while attempting 'romantic' dance move 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Sometimes it’s great, sometimes it’s on the verge. Music Review: The R&B Star Miguel at Bowery Ballroom 2012-10-03T22:19:09Z Lest he verge too far into the saccharine, a successive painting with a similar arrangement shows Saul’s bug-eyed figures sawing off sunflowers. Peter Saul Doesn’t Want Any Advice 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z I couldn’t see where the tarmac ended and the grass verge began. In Roald Dahl’s Car 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Her voice whispers breathily, swells right up to the verge of tearfulness and then gracefully backs away, ever sympathetic and ever poised. Critic’s Notebook: Albums by Natalie Merchant, Tori Amos and Sarah McLachlan 2014-05-07T21:46:14Z But its bias against these films verges on its most consistent and pronounced. The Out-of-Season Oscars: Rewarding the films soon to be forgotten 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z Hirsch’s personal history of dispossession inspires an insightful reading of a similar sense of a world on the verge of collapse in “The Cherry Orchard.” Critic’s Notebook: Christopher Plummer and John Hirsch Solo Shows at Stratford 2012-08-21T21:46:20Z The movie owes a sizable debt to “Do the Right Thing,” both in its portrait of a community on the verge of violence and its use of music as a motif. Review: In ‘Gook,’ Bonds Strengthen as Racial Tensions Build 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Virtue, like the late Dutch-born British artist, paints impressions of landscapes verging on abstraction. Contemporary Art Works of Often Subtle Beauty 2010-10-08T15:11:00Z It verges on obtuse, though it doesn’t seem willfully so. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: How do you get over your disillusionment about your parents? 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z The film bristles with arguments about the state of modern civilization and arresting documentary images of the Romanian capital as a city on the verge of a pandemic-assisted nervous breakdown. The New York Film Festival Is Back, and Our Critics Have Favorites 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z The flavor profile — syrupy, verging on sickly sweet. Is the Dirty Shirley the Drink of the Summer? 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z A woman is also on the verge of a breakdown, but far more amusingly, in Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville.” At the Salzburg Festival, Riches, Retreads and Notes of Caution 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z Atop the promontory, at the verge of a jagged cliff dropping another 400 feet into the ocean, was the Cape Plata Light, a lighthouse complete with castlelike turrets. In Spain’s northern Basque region, San Sebastian shines 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z In 2009, aspiring American singer Judith Hill was on the verge of being a part of one of the world's most anticipated tours and her big break. Michael Jackson's final duet partner 2014-04-02T05:21:44Z His frustrations grow and multiply, until he seems to be on the verge of a violent outburst or a nervous breakdown, possibly both. Fasten your seat belts: Winnebago Man returns 2010-07-08T11:01:00Z Despite — or because of — all her gifts, she’s borderline psychopathic, as her Xoth boss Ilsa openly tells her, yet also on the verge of a nervous breakdown because of many unresolved issues. Review | Cory Doctorow’s ‘Attack Surface’ is a riveting techno-thriller 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Living in a world in tatters and ruled by gangs, one Max Rockatansky appears on the verge of escaping to a life of peace. E3: 'Mad Max' game revs up for post-apocalyptic mayhem 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z The film is on the verge of delirium: a gripping metaphysical drama. Essential Killing ? review 2011-03-31T21:51:00Z At times it verges on sentimental: he asks if I have children, and when I tell him I have a baby son he nods gravely, as if I've just shared. Robin Williams: 'I was shameful, did stuff that caused disgust ? that's hard to recover from' 2010-09-20T07:00:00Z In Kuala Lumpur, even curry noodles often verged on cloying. In Asia, Tastes of the Sea 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Dear Heloise: I love to watch baseball on television but am on the verge of signing off because of the continuous spitting, spitting, spitting. Hints From Heloise: A spitting image of grossness 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Though it’s verging on five years old, it’s absolutely fresh. 20 Wines Under $20: A Little More Money for a Lot More Wine 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Vibrant, at a crossroads and on the verge. Just Asking: D.C. developer and former Lego fanatic Jair Lynch He had sold his Buffalo Grove home when the bank was on the verge of foreclosing on it. Furrier who defrauded customers tries to explain why The one moment the film element intrigued was when it seemed to malfunction, with the arms of the dancer accompanying a movement of the B minor Partita blurring and pixelating, on the verge of dissolution. Review: Bach’s Violin Solos, With Numbing Video Accompaniment 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z High polish is out; a resourceful and sometimes hedonistic spirit, as well as frankness and dankness, are in, occasionally in ways that verge on counterculture cliché. Radical Rethinking at Biennale: Africa and the Future Share Pride of Place 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Fast forward five years into my career and I’m on the verge of an existential crisis, approaching 30 and alone. How I wrote a song with Bob Dylan: A 57-year collaboration about my home state of Wisconsin 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z A former musician who sabotaged his band on the verge of a major record deal, Roger is house-sitting for his vacationing brother. Film: Ben Stiller: There?s Something About Mortification 2010-03-12T04:24:00Z It was so hard to get motivated to do this to begin with, and I'm at the verge of just giving up entirely. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Struggling to find a therapist during an episode of depression 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z Taken at face value, the daunting amount of material he’s penned verges on gimmick. On New Album, Guided by Voices Accepts Niche—In a Good Way 2014-02-21T13:00:06Z The hour is underscored by a dark visual punch line: Wong is deeply pregnant with her second child, on the verge of being pulled offstage and back to her other job. The Wild Woman Awakens 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z And while he’s a thrilling rapper, on the verge of keeping pace with the genre’s best technicians, he’ll choose feelings over skill almost every time. Music: Drake?s ?Take Care? Goes to Moody Places 2011-11-16T15:30:13Z It starts with a molten sugar syrup heated to 240 degrees, then carefully beaten into a bowl of whipped egg whites until the mixture cools, becoming silky verging on sticky. The Magic of Meringues 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z This dialogue verges on the mawkish: “What does hermaphrodite mean?” ‘Mott Street’ Chronicles 4 Generations of Chinese American Life 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z However, his purpose was to say that in 25 years many of these people and their achievements are on the verge of being forgotten in the haze of distractions. On the Runway Blog: A Rainy Night of Stars, and a Laurel 2011-10-28T15:25:09Z The story opens with the couple on the verge of a crisis that’s emerged as her attention has shifted from Philip to her own art. ‘Listen Up Philip,’ With Jason Schwartzman 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z He tells his wife and children that he is on the verge of building an empire, and they believe him when they first see their New Orleans home, a pillared 8,000-square-foot mansion. Movie Review: ‘Mighty Fine,’ With Chazz Palminteri and Andie MacDowell 2012-05-25T00:09:31Z Despite making it almost to the end, she knows she's on the verge of death. “Squid Game” missed an opportunity to show capitalism & patriarchy are one 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z He was on the verge of taking a job in Tokyo two years later when Rob Wilder, founder of Washington’s Austin Grill, called to offer him the kitchen at Jaleo. José Andrés thinks food can fix the world, starting in Haiti As for posting the blood, sweat and tears of a marriage on the verge of a separation and divorce, when that trend commences, then, I will re-establish the Facebook account I discontinued four years ago. Facebook’s Last Taboo: The Unhappy Marriage 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z George Bernard Shaw feared that the Victorian tendency to see Shakespeare as immune from criticism verged on “Bardolatry,” warning that “it is false admiration to worship him as an infallible demi-god.” Why We (Mostly) Stopped Messing With Shakespeare’s Language 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z What vitality “Fifty Shades of Grey” possesses belongs to Ms. Johnson, who is a champion lip-biter and no slouch at blushing, eye-rolling and trembling on the verge of tears. Review: In ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Movie, Sex Is a Knotty Business 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z With its shadowy interiors and shots of faces in the grip of obsession, it verges on a horror film. | 'Cracks': At Desolate Girls? School, Diving Teacher Rules Roost 2011-03-17T22:29:06Z Her squatting pose evokes a moment on the verge, a bird about to take flight; she is not just prey but huntress. The Lovely, Menacing Girls of Justine Kurland 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z Soon Daddy has restored his allowance, William is paying for exclusive access to Sugar and she is on the verge of being installed in some pseudo-official capacity in his house. The Crimson Petal and the White and Innocent! Paco & the Struggle for Justice: TV review 2011-04-07T07:00:00Z The chef Mark Strausman was on the verge of opening his own restaurant in the former A Voce space at Madison Square Park when the pandemic struck. Mark Strausman, Chef of Fred’s at Barneys, Opens His Own Spot 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z Devmani, meanwhile, is on the verge of throwing in the towel on his protracted battle with the government and accepting the tax, which deducts 25% of all box office revenues. Indian Films on Homosexuality Face Bureaucratic Roadblocks 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z As the concert approaches, Balvin seems to be either on the verge of a panic attack or meditating with the help of his spiritual adviser. ‘The Boy From Medellín’ Review: A Dizzying Week in J Balvin’s World 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z She spends the duration of the film either melting down or on the precarious verge of melting down, while assorted acolytes mostly scramble to accommodate her. "Her Smell": Elisabeth Moss can't save this humorless, grunge-era "Spinal Tap" knockoff 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z On the other hand, among contemporary city dwellers there is an unwillingness, verging on phobia, to contemplate the ruination of the recent past. Actual-Sized Photograph 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Indeed, it strikes the domesticated mind as verging on unreasonable to hold men morally responsible when pregnancy is unwelcome, unwanted, or, in the case of the Zika virus, a potential public health disaster. The three-letter word missing from the Zika virus warnings 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z So, verging on burnout, I decided a solo adventure suited me just fine. Queer wedding planning at the end of the world 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z By November, though, before his television appearance, Mr. Sheen’s ex-fiancée and The National Enquirer each seemed on the verge of making his condition public. The Path to Charlie Sheen’s H.I.V. Disclosure 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z On this occasion, Goldman observes, the tenor of the conversation is apt to be wildly different from it was in 2008, when the country was on the verge of selecting its first Black president. How imperiled is our democracy? ‘The Race’ wants you to weigh in. 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z The visual focus remains gobby frontwoman Ninja, a diminutive human dynamo so caught up in the joy of noise that she constantly appears on the verge of spontaneous combustion. The Go! Team ? review 2011-02-09T18:45:00Z Chances are, you live a mere keg’s throw from a craft brewery, and cocktails and spirits are so popular that we’re constantly on the verge of a bourbon shortage. US has reached peak 'food city': every town is now a culinary destination 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z In addition to producing his podcast, "LeVar Burton Reads," Deadline reported in late August that Burton was on the verge of finalizing a deal to host a revival of "Trivial Pursuit" for The CW. LeVar Burton replaces Drew Barrymore as host of National Book Awards Ceremony 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z And Mr. Harrower, who is also this production’s director, lets them take their time delivering accounts of several days in parallel lives that maybe, just maybe, are on the verge of intersecting. Theater Review: ?A Slow Air,? by David Harrower, at 59E59 Theaters 2012-04-13T22:51:33Z Are we on the verge of an American hemp renaissance? Are we on the verge of an American hemp renaissance? 2013-01-14T21:53:00Z We may be on the verge of breaking them. Feminism in the Playground of Dior and Saint Laurent 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z Away from the monarchy and Best Actress stuck to the predicted script, with Natalie Portman claiming it for her performance as Nina Sayers, the ballet dancer seemingly on the verge of a nervous breakdown, in . The King's Speech Has a Royally Good Night at the BAFTAs 2011-02-14T09:15:00Z Each cast member took a turn in a spotlight that always seemed on the verge of fading into total darkness. Recalling the Eloquent Loneliness of the Playwright Brian Friel 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z They deliver their lines in an emotionless, crystal-clear manner that verges on the unrehearsed; not entirely affectless, but rather with the slightly enunciated flatness of an audio tutorial. Review: In ‘Field of Mars,’ a March Toward Oblivion 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z The success of Warrior, which has already been picked up for a second season, has a bittersweet resonance for Shannon, whose brother Brandon was on the verge of stardom when he died, aged 28. Bruce Lee's daughter on resurrecting his lost TV epic: 'We righted the wrong' 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z As the pages of "A Guide to the Labyrinth" reveal, the self-styled Lizard King was on the verge of a brilliant literary career. "A Guide to the Labyrinth" is a portrait of Jim Morrison, the writer, in his own words 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z “Blindsided by them,” Maxwell sings, on the verge of tears, over gently tolling piano and eerily sustained orchestral instruments. The Playlist: Alessia Cara Grows Up, and 12 More New Songs 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z She plays Virginia Noyes, an actress with an ankle bracelet and a coke habit, who is poised on the verge a comeback that may or may not happen. Theatre, Film, and Culture of 2014 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z “It’s the unique touch, the dash of creativity that attracts our attention and defines a certain brand of chic, even if it sometimes verges on bad taste.” In the Book ‘The Killer Detail,’ Considering the Essence of Chic 2013-12-06T23:33:21Z Housman is a poet who often seems to be on the verge of saying the conventional poetic thing, and then, in a flash, turns it in a new direction. Poem of the week: When summer's end is nighing by AE Housman 2011-08-15T08:46:43Z And verging far too close to the truth in Washington, too. Perspective | Trump should denounce this assault on press freedom in the Philippines. Instead, he’s imitating it. 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z It sounds like a fairytale, but the reality verged on a nightmare. Anna Karina on love, cinema and being Jean-Luc Godard's muse: 'I didn’t want to be alive anymore' 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z For every girl on the verge of making it as a catwalk superstar, there's a catalogue model being told her thighs are too fat. Tonight's TV highlights 2011-03-02T08:00:02Z Convinced that Frank is a genius and that he and the band are on the verge of greatness, the newcomer tirelessly tweets and blogs sentiments like "I can't wait to dive into the creative maelstrom." 'Frank' an offbeat dive through the looking glass of creativity 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z The show’s camera hogs, Robin and Christine, are a mother and daughter from Dallas, whose constant bickering dangerously verges on permanent contempt, attributable to Robin’s selfish pursuit of husbands and Christine’s resentment. Review | ‘Lost Resort’ is a reality show where people with issues find out they have bigger issues 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z It seems perpetually on the verge of “making something of a comeback,” as the writer Julia Reed noted in the Times all the way back in 2003, with little progress to show since then. It’s Time to Admit That Iceberg Is a Superior Lettuce 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Andre was not alone in draining the art swamp of blowsy personal expression — a once-radical position that is now commonplace, verging on ubiquitous. The exhibition that has art fans in a fury: Our critic's take on MOCA's Carl Andre retrospective 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z He was the same: reserved, self-confident but charming – despite the enormous success his talent was on the verge of bringing him. I was there at the Inception of Christopher Nolan's film career 2011-02-24T11:38:06Z Intricate and enveloping, they’re often on the verge of inundating her gauzy, unemphatic voice — but just on the verge. If Friends Play Your Songs, They Just May Change Your Tune 2014-08-09T04:00:00Z There’s a touch of screwball to the setup, and at times, the movie seems on the verge of becoming a fresh contemporary gloss on what the philosopher Stanley Cavell calls the comedy of remarriage. ‘The One I Love,’ With Elisabeth Moss and Mark Duplass 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z The cast’s performances of the cannily chosen songs — rock, R&B, show tunes and dance-pop — are choreographed production numbers verging on music video. Live ?Glee? Favors Exuberance Over Plot 2010-05-29T07:30:00Z At times their jangly riffs verge on powerpop, nothing to be ashamed of when it's done right. New band of the day - Drowners (No 1,415) 2012-12-13T16:23:18Z A family is a microcosm of a country on the verge of a coup in this intense, foreboding novel, first published in Turkey in 1983. 100 Notable Books of 2012 2012-11-27T16:28:12Z And with a book being published, I feel I'm on the verge of a new life, one I'm finally ready to say I'll live without my late partner. Auctioning Freddie Mercury's things: As a fan, I'm heartbroken. As a widow, I understand completely 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z The civilization the Christian soldiers represent — the civilization we are part of — is, in these tellings, perpetually on the verge of collapse or capitulation. Tellings of Armida?s Story, Including Gluck?s at Juilliard 2012-02-03T15:51:38Z Described as wall reliefs, they are quizzical, irregular, vaguely ritual, and seem on the verge of motion — a kinetic charge that conveys, if abstractly, the Jamaican-born artist’s dance background and interest in the body. Two Critics, 13 Favorite Booths at The Armory Show 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z I think Of all those on the verge of fainting Today — teachers and alcoholics, long-distance runners, Tokyo-bound Commuters crushed rib to rib. ‘Selected Poems,’ by Mark Ford, Covers a Career 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z In almost every chapter, someone is crying or on the verge of tears. Why ‘The Outsiders’ Lives On: A Teenage Novel Turns 50 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z Sergio is on the verge of losing his house, so it behooves Cash to not only find a job, but one that will keep him sheltered. "Sorry to Bother You" speaks the hidden truths of "white voice" out loud 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z I still cannot remember exactly what she, the paediatrician, said, though she spoke with great tenderness, her voice quivering, on the verge of tears. Our beautiful sons could die before us 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z The grandmotherly dental hygienist was on the verge of becoming a genuine indie star. | At Age 70, A Star Is Born 2014-02-26T23:00:56Z On the heels of winning his second Grammy in March, and on the verge of publishing a memoir in June, Rush, now in his 80s, is enjoying a moment of recognition. Bobby Rush Lived the Blues. Six Decades On, He’s Still Playing Them. 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z What Remains will see the 59-year-old play Len Harper, a Detective Inspector on the verge of retirement determined to investigate one last case. Threlfall lined up for BBC drama 2013-01-17T07:32:56Z At 10 times its actual size, the humble Ebony Spleenwort verges on the majestic. Review | In the galleries: Breaching the border between art and furniture 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z The Philadelphia Museum of Art, on the verge of unveiling details of a major expansion, is considering changes to the steps made famous in the 1976 "Rocky" movie, the museum director said on Wednesday. Changes afoot for iconic steps at Philadelphia Museum of Art 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z No more spoilers here, except that Mr. Fowler verges on using the “Da Vinci Code” playbook when he leaves a corpse in a museum, pointing to an artwork that may identify the killer. Books of The Times: ‘The Invisible Code’ by Christopher Fowler 2013-12-18T21:56:32Z The set, recorded in Paris in 1969, is energetic and on the verge of falling to pieces. Review: Led Zeppelin reissues offer meager fare 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z The truth, it seems, is not just what you find when you open a door: it is itself a door, which the poet is always on the verge of going through. Notes From the Book Review Archives 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z In fairness, this is a subject Aguilera has addressed in interviews, although it's hard not to feel her conclusions verge on the unsatisfactory. Christina Aguilera: Bi-On-Ic 2010-06-03T14:30:00Z More than a few of the objects verge on grotesque and maybe ugly and will push at the limits of your taste, which is always healthy. The Met Museum Sees More Clay in Its Future 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z Voiello realized he was in the presence of modern holiness; a pope so in touch with God that his words and actions verged on the miraculous. Review | ‘The New Pope’ has all of the style but none of the substance that ‘The Young Pope’ had 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z When clothing verges on the architectural, the term “foundation garment” takes on a new meaning. In the galleries: Where nature and art come together The tempos through most of the album are slow, verging on logy. Playlist : Music by Wild Flag, Lindsey Buckingham and the Raincoats 2011-09-10T00:08:45Z Then there's a pleasantly languid early Paul McCartney song, Junk, and a partly spoken treatment of AA Milne's Alexander Beetle that verges dangerously on twee. Jackie Oates: Lullabies – review 2013-03-21T22:00:03Z "We're on the verge of a cultural renaissance in the Valley," Sterling says. Museum of the San Fernando Valley could herald 'cultural renaissance' 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z Only near the end will the story really give you pause, when it verges on explaining away species dysphoria as a trauma response. ‘Wolf’ Review: Animal Behavior 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z If New York is, as the poet claims, a state of mind, San Francisco is the opposite: a precise afternoon in fall, a moment always on the verge of passing. “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” and the Fear of Being Erased 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z In an interview aboard the Governors Island ferry, the critics — Hudson, 5, and Jacqueline, 3 — proffered a slippery set of criteria, verging on the tautological. Testing New York City’s Longest Slide, on Governors Island 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Later, when he is on the verge of marrying a woman, Effy, the Sylph steals the wedding ring and then hurls his hat at him. Dance Review: A Vision Glimpsed Through the Window, and Its Consequences 2011-06-20T22:07:30Z There's a certain middle-aged wistfulness in the last several Pixar films that verges on postmodern decadence. "Toy Story 3": Loads of calculated summer delight! 2010-06-18T00:20:00Z He is on the verge of retirement when a ticked-off letter writer mocks him as a “morally insensitive, artistically incompetent fraud.” Review: A Darkly Satirical Glimpse Into Life ‘Off Broadway’ 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z He seems on the verge of winning the New York Senate election when the New York Post runs a photo of David's exposed butt in a mooning escapade from his college days. The Adjustment Bureau: Matt Damon's Battle of the Angels 2011-03-04T17:00:00Z If anything is surprising about the classical obsession in 18th-century three-dimensional portraits, it is the incongruous association of extreme naturalism with Ancient Roman garb that so often verges on caricature. Art Review: At the Louvre, Vivid and Varied Imaginings of Antiquity 2010-12-03T16:11:00Z The world now contains dozens of failed “democracies” in the midst of, or verging toward, civil war, anarchy, and/or totalitarian takeover. Is Donald Trump "crazy?" Wrong question 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z The tempestuous power and moody romanticism of Lin’s playing was mostly compelling but at times verged on brusqueness and overkill. Pianist Steven Lin sets bar high for Washington Performing Arts’ new season I was really on the verge of a nervous breakdown, or just taking a gun and killing everybody. Is there life after SNL for Brooks Wheelan? These stars did just fine 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z Instead, Ms. Marshall, on the verge of becoming a single mother, got back to work. Cat Power Has a Lot to Be Proud Of. Now She Knows That. 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Where Brooks' and Sargent's paintings have a neo-Impressionist feel to them, Marsden Hartley's "Eight Bells Folly: Memorial to Hart Crane" is stylized to the point of verging on abstraction. Controversial 'Hide/Seek' appears at Tacoma Art Museum 2012-03-21T22:54:40Z We’ve been on the verge of breaking up, and I’m tempted to let this be the last straw. Carolyn Hax: Girlfriend’s honesty threatens to unhinge relationship 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z I was on the verge of quitting watching it completely. ArtsBeat: ‘Girls’ Recap: Grandma Meets Adam 2014-03-03T03:30:51Z But since there are more fully developed white characters than brown ones, this verges on asking us to empathize with their moments of malfeasance instead directing those feelings toward the unfortunates being detained. The gripping immigration story of "Stateless" risks being blanked out by star power 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z Its protagonist is an obsessive fan called David who is on the verge of becoming a teenager, and is terrified at the prospect. The Diary of a Dr Who Addict by Paul Magrs 2010-05-21T23:07:00Z With this new one, we on the verge of going up towards 10 million with that one, hopefully. "Comics are not covered like other artists": How Ali Siddiq changed the system to own his jokes 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z In a sharp bit, he says the Germans gave us what he calls “rude polite,” a kind of manners so abrupt that it verges on impolite. Review: Colin Quinn, Full of Nostalgia for Gritty Old New York 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z A mini-burst of publicity and lines out the door ensue when word spreads that “Restaurant: Impossible” has come to town and is on the verge of a big reveal. What Happens After ‘Restaurant: Impossible’ Leaves Town 2012-07-10T21:00:58Z Some of it is merely lubricious; some of it verges on the profound. The Pain of Fame, With Sondheim, Warhol and Capote as Guides 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z In 2008 and 2009, as the museum was on the verge of financial collapse, the number of trustees dropped below 40. Museum of Contemporary Art elects 4 new members to board of trustees 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z One review for Jumpy says you played a "woman on the verge of a breakdown". Tamsin Greig discovers her voice 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z At the time, Hopper testified during a seven-day evidentiary hearing, the Corcoran was in default to creditors, on the verge of missing a payroll and at risk of closing altogether. Judge approves Corcoran Gallery of Art plan to partner with National gallery, GWU The best day that the current inmates of Litchfield prison have had in quite some time is about to become the worst, as an already crowded prison population is on the verge of doubling. 'Orange is the New Black' Season 3 Finale Recap: Wash Away the Sins 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Morpelli and his fellow gang members usually line up on a verge across the road from the red carpet. Virus brings Cannes Festival 'stepladder gang' down to earth 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Such pluck in the face of adversity verges on kitsch; for a moment a wave of syrupy sentimentality seems to be building up in the wings. Tyson's inviting 'Trip to Bountiful' at the Ahmanson Theatre 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z A sense of romantic yearning grew heavier toward the end, as King, appearing on the verge of tears, draped herself over Taylor’s shoulder and they retreated into darkness. Ailey II Review: A Light in the Darkness 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z Stating the melody, he rounds off some of Powell’s punctuation marks and, on his extended solo, verges toward the seraphic. The Playlist: Beyoncé and Jay-Z Unite, and 12 More New Songs 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z She is frequently on the verge of happy tears. Adele ? review 2011-07-09T23:06:21Z It’s tempting to imagine this material realized with the maniac verve of a film like James Wan’s “Malignant,” where the ridiculous verges on camp, instead of how Salky plays it: thuddingly literal and painfully dumb. ‘Intrusion’ Review: We’re All Trying to Find the Guy Who Did This 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z There are so many red flags, the play verges on semaphore. Review: ‘Fire in Dreamland’ Is a Parable of Love and Licorice 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Some of the topics he explores verge on the fanciful. The Eerie Silence by Paul Davies | Book review 2010-03-28T00:15:00Z Pete is unharmed but alone in the woods; on the verge of being attacked by a pack of wolves, he’s rescued by the appearance of the titular dragon, which scares them off. A Wondrous Remake of “Pete’s Dragon” 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z It’s science for artists — or the patina of science — in which theory and practice blur, and the results verge on the fantastic and paranormal. Review: ‘Weird Science,’ a Group Show of Experimental Art 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z I felt that Neds verged on emotional machismo, and the role Mullan creates for himself is one of the less interesting parts of the film. Neds - review 2011-01-20T22:00:01Z The performances, particularly from Smith and Krige, verge on a heartbreaking believability and emotional depth that the weirdest TV series struggle to convey. Netflix’s ‘The OA’ and the hypnotic allure of weird TV 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z At the start of The Kid, Precious is on the verge of dying from Aids. The Kid by Sapphire ? review 2011-08-19T11:15:01Z Light but large, marvelously limpid, the style of classical ballet that American Ballet Theater as a company now possesses is often on the verge of greatness. Dance Review: Under an Enchantment and Catching Z?s for a Century, but With Both Eyes Open 2011-07-06T22:11:45Z It may verge on hagiography, but the tantalizing shots will leave your stomach rumbling. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Sorry to Bother You’ and ‘Baskets’ 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z His voice’s warmth didn’t quiet carry to the top of his range, and one outburst verged on barking. Review: For a Confident Debut, a Young Singer Turns to Schubert 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z The historian Joseph Ellis, writing in The New York Times Book Review, praised its combination of deep research, including “almost endless endnotes,” and “novelistic imagination that verges on cinematic.” Rick Atkinson Wins American History Book Prize 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z His spell is successful, and he is on the verge of hypnotizing the entire village to be happy and work together, until the woman complains that her wallet has been stolen. | 'The Optimists': Best of All Possible Worlds: When Life Gives You Mud, Take a Mud Bath 2011-07-27T22:21:43Z I told him about the Desert Storm memorial — and the concern that we are verging on changing the character of the Mall with too many war memorials. Perspective | A wave of war memorials is coming to D.C. Are we all at peace with that? 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Hay’s objects verge on the anonymous but his techniques, which usually involve spray lacquer and stencils, are so careful that his works acquire their own kind of personableness. Alex Hay, Comeback Painter 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z The next day, Lincoln, on the verge of commencing to run for president, drew a distinction that was escaping some of his panicky fellow Republicans. John Brown and Abraham Lincoln: A Study in Contrasts 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z In January 1935, on the verge of leaving England for warmer climes, they got married. Amateurs in Eden by Joanna Hodgkin ? review 2012-02-10T22:45:01Z Now, on the verge of releasing her sixth album, she is pushed further by her appreciative listeners. With ‘Divers,’ Joanna Newsom Is Clinging to Her Every Word 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z The dining half of the food industry shut down almost overnight, the food system seemed on the verge of collapse and everyone suddenly wanted apocalypse-ready pantries. How the pandemic saved Glut, an odd, beloved Maryland food co-op 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z As in many conservative Muslim cities, the night life here verges on sleepy. 36 Hours in Zanzibar, Tanzania 2014-05-01T19:34:05Z “There’s a sort of constant refinement” of what the conference should actually showcase he said, noting that some early participants verged too far into the actual doldrums. At ‘Boring’ Event: Lamppost History and Puzzle-Assembling 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z You, meanwhile, need to stop giving your consent to this mistreatment, which at least verges on emotional abuse. Carolyn Hax: You’re not cheating on her, but you’re cheating yourselves 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Jonathan’s old neighborhood is a nightmarish jungle on the verge of explosion. | 'The Son of No One': ?The Son of No One,? With Channing Tatum - Review 2011-11-03T23:41:22Z Now on the verge of collapse, the future of this iconic fish is looking grim. Scott Walker’s hostile waters: The destruction of Wisconsin’s universities damages more than the liberal academic elite 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z At more than 600 pages, divided into two volumes, this is the ne plus ultra of coffee-table tomes; just handling it verges on a sensory experience. For the Art Lovers on Your List, Career Retrospectives of Two British Painters 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z For all its melancholy, it verges on being cute. Review: Orhan Pamuk’s ‘A Strangeness in My Mind’ 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z In the young Galadriel, determination verges on fanaticism, righteousness shades into ruthlessness. ‘The Rings of Power’ Review: Shiny, Not Yet Precious 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Why, more than a month after Weinstein was reported to be “on the verge of arrest” by the NYPD, has it still not happened? Harvey Weinstein appears to think that his time is not up | chitra ramaswamy 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z Bale verges on self-parody with a performance similar but inferior to his appearances in The Machinist and Harsh Times. The Fighter ? review 2011-02-03T22:00:02Z Still, Lorde's key contribution is "Yellow Flicker Beat," which catches the Girl on Fire on the verge of stepping into a holocaust. Lorde finds sisterhood with Katniss in the songs for 'Mockingjay 1' 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Maybe this is why Mike came close to an act of disobedience that verged on career suicide. ‘Better Call Saul’: There Will Be (Way More) Blood 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z The show’s title painting, oddly, verges on the cloying with its prairie dogs popping up in a moonlit nightscape. Landscapes redefined in 2 new Seattle gallery shows 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z They’re on the verge of disbanding, but are en route to Myrtle Beach to perform together one last time at a strippers convention, and Mike decides to join them. “Magic Mike XXL” Grabs Our Convoluted Fantasies of Pleasure 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z The trees may be on the verge of hibernation, but the gardener is in the midst of one of the busiest and most vital moments in the growing year. Gardeners: November is a vital time for a successful spring bloom 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Now, on the verge of the unveiling, Mr. Koons was sparkling of eye, beatific of mien and bountiful of reference. A New Line From Jeff Koons 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z He traced the wildness back to the 1820s, in Richmond, Va., when a doctor on the verge of suicide found a reason to live in a grape he developed by crossbreeding existing varieties. 'The Wild Vine': resurrecting the Norton grape from the compost heap of history 2010-08-11T23:16:00Z The process of making these works is more elaborate than their content, which is to say that they verge on craft. Art in Review: Aiko Hachisuka 2013-05-23T19:05:45Z It’s an art form on the verge of becoming mainstream. Bomba: The Enduring Anthem of Puerto Rico 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z Devastated, on the verge of giving up, they received my photo from the adoption agency and decided they wanted me as their child, a difficult process that took two years. Why Did She Leave Me There? 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z It all just feels like total hypocrisy given we’re on the verge of environmental catastrophe. Chloë Sevigny: ‘Make lists after break-ups or have a passionate fling 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z Of all the new American pop stars, Katy Perry has always seemed the most resolutely human to me, in part because she appears constantly on the verge of a good guffaw. Live-Streaming the Newly Serious Katy Perry 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z Robinson said the artist is "an astonishing perfectionist" with an attention to detail that sometimes verged on the lunatic. Mars attacks 2012-08-07T15:57:41Z "The average person in Indonesia still doesn't yet understand the orangutan is a close relative and that they are a protected species and on the verge of extinction." Orangutans to watch film 'Born to be Wild' 2012-02-21T12:46:04Z Add the onion and garlic; cook, stirring frequently, until browned, verging on crispy, 8 to 10 minutes. A one-pot rice dish with Middle Eastern cred and a casual vibe 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Just when they have found a welcoming home, these wandering warriors may be on the verge of getting rousted again. ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3, Episode 5 Recap: Yo Ho Ho 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Before that, it sounded as though Bruce were on the verge of an on-air meltdown; once you got the joke it was laugh-out-loud hilarious and the best 1 April radio gag for years. Ken Bruce show 2011-04-04T07:00:03Z As it proceeds, its lively, explorative tone starts to verge on the inconsequential; it becomes a slighter work than you want it to be. Dance Review: Tere O’Connor Dance at New York Live Arts 2012-11-28T23:05:30Z Its mysterious radiance verges on the sublime, a sensation heightened by elegant lighting design from Ji-Youn Chang. Music Review: Light and Color in an Undulating Cloud 2010-10-18T22:29:00Z My client was on the verge of being evicted, being made homeless, and didn't understand a word in court. Poet Martín Espada: "The imagination is absolutely critical to political activism" 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z In 1994, with the company in serious financial difficulty, rumors circulated that the park was on the verge of bankruptcy and crisis talks were held between the banks and backers, which rescued the park. Disneyland Paris fetes 20th after rocky childhood 2012-04-01T17:12:10Z On the verge of taking her hit single, Love To Love You Baby, on a two-and-a-half-month American tour, Summer gave Love To Love You a live trial run at a string of press parties. Donna Summer: 'the audience was groaning worse than I was' ? a classic interview from the vaults 2012-05-17T18:30:01Z The gang at Lucky Peach magazine is on the verge of releasing its excellent “101 Easy Asian Recipes.” Asian Essentials for Easy Weeknight Meals 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z In 2017, the institution warned that moves to make French more gender neutral would create “a disunited language, with disparate expression, that can create confusion verging on illegibility.” Sparks fly as neutral pronoun included in French dictionary 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Either way, Jimmy tells Chuck to “cash out” of HH&M because Chuck is on the verge of bankruptcy and Jimmy can’t financially support him any longer. 'Better Call Saul' Recap: In the Premiere, Plenty Of Nods to 'Breaking Bad' 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z Now, in the new musical “Miss You Like Hell,” Ms. Rubin-Vega portrays another desperate woman on the verge, threatened with deportation from the United States and losing a relationship with her estranged daughter. Daphne Rubin-Vega Sings a Song From ‘Miss You Like Hell’ 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Now he is on the verge of buying his first high-end home system for his Manhattan apartment. The New Audio Geeks 2013-07-24T22:18:15Z But listen more closely, and it describes the “tiny face” of a teen mass murderer on the verge of a rampage. Album review: David Bowie, 'The Next Day' 2013-03-07T17:26:00Z The fire hose of foreign money turned off, and Kyoto, which had long struggled with financial problems, found itself on the verge of bankruptcy. Kyoto Wants You Back, but It Has Some Polite Suggestions 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z Directed with a bravado that verges on desperation by the redoubtable George C. Wolfe, this big, untidy historical comedy is pretty much the sum of what it cites. | 'A Free Man of Color': A Gaudy Swashbuckle Through History 2010-11-19T05:30:00Z But at David Geffen Hall on Thursday, the concert was only sometimes on the verge of grand, and just as often one or two kindling sticks short of a true fire. Review: A Rising Star Debuts With the Philharmonic 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Despite forever teetering on the verge of an existential crisis, Watney remains quick-witted and optimistic. Matt Damon: 'You're a better actor the less people know about you' 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z On the verge of two forthcoming painting shows, the artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel describes what it’s like to escape into his creations. | An Artist in Absentia 2014-04-01T13:00:28Z Donna is a 20-something comedian who pays the bills with a day job at a book store on the verge of shutting down. Shocking movie portrayal: Why “Obvious Child” is a revolutionary fairy tale 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z The book's key ingredient – a sassy but klutzy female protagonist, embroiled in comical misadventures – could arguably be found in Jane Eyre, leaving any definition so elastic as to verge on meaningless. Sophie Kinsella: 'You can be highly intelligent ? and also ditzy and klutzy' 2012-02-12T20:00:11Z Her default expression is the glowering, willful pout of a child on the verge of a tantrum. Desiree Akhavan’s ‘Appropriate Behavior’ 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z The mood was girlish innocence verging to girlish wreck, with long silk-print and knit dresses, impressively fat cardigans, and maxi coats in multi-hued python. On the Runway: In Milan, a Movie Obsession and a 1960s Tilt 2011-02-27T22:46:51Z Choose a spot far enough ahead of a layby or useful verge for a driver to stop safely. How to hitchhike effectively: contain your anger and know where to stand 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z “Lodge 49” is a character showcase where every person has something off-kilter about them, and after a while the show makes it feel like you’re just on the verge of tripping. Smart Watch: “David Makes Man” and “Lodge 49,” where fantasy and reality collide 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z The next year, she created “La Town,” a stop-action film, using miniature figurines and architectural models, that depicts a society on the verge of destruction. As China Evolves, the Artist Cao Fei Is Watching 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Extinctions are accelerating; a million species are on the verge. The lasting testament of Jane Alexander 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z I was on the verge of getting them to conquer skiing, when Ben had his accident. Generation B: It?s All Downhill From Here 2010-03-25T23:02:00Z Like many who are on the verge of beginning a challenging new job, I’m anxious and nervous. I fall asleep at work 2012-12-13T01:00:00Z Mr. Deresiewicz called on a young man who seemed on the verge of raising his hand. William Deresiewicz Tours the Colleges of ‘Excellent Sheep’ 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Though there was a set list, the 75-minute concert was very loose and appeared at times on the verge of falling apart. ‘Transformation: Rhythm’s Roots’ Explores Black History 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Here’s a quick guide to a city on the verge. Belgrade: Not only dirt cheap, but a chic party spot 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z He manages to quiet down a city that's constantly on the verge of rioting. "Game of Thrones" fans are wrong about Tyrion Lannister 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z The antics, especially those in which Todd figures, are supposed to be hilarious because Roger is a strait-laced fellow who is on the verge of running for Congress. Review: ‘Brother Nature’: Fish Out of Water With the Future In-Laws 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z For the third time in eight months, Chicago charter school teachers are on the verge of going on strike. First charter school teacher strike in U.S. history set to begin this week 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z This started when I went shopping for presents and all the toys on the “recommended for boys” shelf were so macho, they verged on camp. Let’s drop the gender stereotypes – we are all non-binary 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Mostly, though, the conversations surrounding sex verge on the noxious, showing the burden of societal sexual pressure from both sides. ‘Virgin Territory,’ About Celibate Youth, Debuts on MTV 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z Those two brothers are now ghosts in a family cabin where Joe brings his own two troubled sons who seem on the verge of repeating family history. ArtsBeat: John Mellencamp-Stephen King Stage Collaboration Gets an Opening Date 2011-03-31T21:22:28Z Republic of GeorgiaA rustic ski wonderland on the verge of discovery. The 41 Places to Go in 2011 2011-01-07T21:03:56Z And, though the audience always thought otherwise, there were performances of “Revelations” this season that verged on staleness. Critic?s Notebook: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as Hit Maker 2012-01-03T20:49:03Z Their pictures were in step with the emerging digital revolution: bodies verging on science fiction – among their acknowledged influences – expressed the quest for physical perfection and the growing unreality of human relations on the net. Digital revolution: Dutch exhibition looks back on 25 years in photo-fiction 2010-07-13T12:59:00Z Most of the appeal of Trader Joe's stems from its snacks, which have the power to spur disagreements amongst consumers or spark great grief, especially when they are on the verge of discontinuation. How in the world did Trader Joe’s become the king of cult-favorite snacks? 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z "Being on the verge of bankruptcy, being bailed out by the banks –" she says. Barbara Walters knew we wanted the juice 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z To judge from the descriptions in “Godine at Fifty,” some of these early efforts verged on the foppish — fine printing for the sake of fine printing. Looking Back on 50 Years of Making Beautiful Books 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Never boring but often verging on the incomprehensible, Stross’ 16 previous novels include six Hugo nominees, so obviously he’s doing something right. Science fiction that tests the limits of life and death 2013-08-14T23:04:06Z Soap operas here are outlandish — some so stylized and wildly melodramatic they verge on camp. Indian Soap Operas, Ruled by Mothers-in-Law 2012-12-25T22:38:41Z When “At Home in the World” was published, it inspired disdain that verged on personal hatred. Joyce Maynard’s Second Chances 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z The culture war inside Catholicism, between conservatives and liberals, has some priests on the verge of accusing the pope of heresy. The stories to read to be the smartest person at the Thanksgiving table 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Before that he had been on the verge of becoming a footnote. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-11-22T23:10:00Z At a reformatory in the Colombian mountains, a group of girls, “some of whom were murderers on the verge,” lure a nun into their room with cries of “Fire!,” subdue her and escape. Review | Patricia Engel’s ‘Infinite Country’ focuses on the psychological pain of a family split apart 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z She was on the verge of burnout two years ago when she abruptly quit. A Play Caught in the Crossfire 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z She appears to be on the verge of succumbing when she learns to her dismay that Henry, like Atticus, is a member of the Maycomb County Citizens’ Council. Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z His post-performance pep talk appears forced and the poor kid looks like he's on the verge of tears. Lennon & McCartney night shines for 'American Idols' 2010-04-07T07:44:00Z The Sondheim lyrics do much of the storytelling, with their dense wordplay and ingenious internal rhymes that verge on a Broadway equivalent of rap. ‘Into the Woods,’ Disney’s Take on the Sondheim-Lapine Classic 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z But there is something strangely comforting in the fact that classical music has seemingly always been on the verge of collapse, yet here it remains. Orchestras in Albany, Rochester and Buffalo Stay Nimble 2014-04-30T12:32:12Z But he also plays trombone, piano and electronics — and he’s just as interested in exploring slow, viscid harmony, or music that verges on silence. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Bohrer made Naga Cocktail Lounge in Bellevue the most exciting cocktail bar on the Eastside last year, and he's on the verge of doing the same now for Mistral Kitchen on Westlake Avenue. Happy Hour: Trendy dishes and a big name in cocktailing 2010-05-11T20:48:00Z Mississippi may be on the verge of becoming the first state without a single abortion provider. “The person I think I ought to be”: Meet the doctor fighting to save Mississippi’s last abortion clinic 2014-05-06T12:30:00Z They were on the verge of being huge. They Shared a Tony for ‘Billy Elliot’. What Did They Do for an Encore? 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z “I was on the verge of tears,” he said. The evolution of Steve-O, where every act is his last 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z Monaghan’s performance occasionally teeters on parody when the character seems on the verge of a breakdown or when Jusu’s dialogue hits her point a little too forcefully. ‘Nanny’ Review: A New Job That Swallows Her Life 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z And at 2 p.m. on FS1, Brazil will face Belgium, which seemed on the verge of defeat before scoring three quick goals in the second half against Japan. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’ and the World Cup 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z Bronzino strives for a tighter and tauter fit, verging on the claustrophobic. Bronzino's Medici portraits ? review 2010-10-22T23:07:00Z His pictures are highly animated, erotic verging on mechanical, with a strong feeling for the baroque and its cartoonish potential. At Mugler, Genius and Its Limits 2011-03-23T22:23:43Z But this portrait of a woman on the verge — of success, of suppression, of submission, of rebellion — is never fully realized. Tim Burton's 'Big Eyes' feels too paint-by-numbers 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Anaya seems to have been a woman on the verge of a breakthrough for years now. Elena Anaya: Almod?var's new leading lady 2011-08-13T23:04:04Z Together they create a backbone of body and earthy, buttery flavor that brings the herbal, grassy profile of the vegetables into balance and lends a measure of fullness that verges on hearty. How to make the one soup that always celebrates the season 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z But if ever he was on the verge of giving up it would have been after Cheyenne’s death. Marlon on Marlon… the Brando tapes 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z It’s a neighborhood on the verge of gentrification and she is determined to help it keep a strong black identity. Where Books Meet Black Mecca 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Or how about January Jones' frustrated housewife Betty Draper, whose icy veneer masks a woman constantly on the verge of coming undone? Women rise to the top in "Mad Men" 2010-07-30T18:00:00Z Fiennes’s line readings bring out that distinctively light, delicate voice, verging on the nasal, which can so suddenly harden into threat. Ralph Fiennes's 20 best film performances – ranked! 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z What gave that strategy added power was his singing: From the beginning, he had a transcendent, curious voice that verged on the prepubescent. ‘Starboy’ Places the Weeknd on the Sunny Side of Debauchery 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z The prints seem strongly influenced by Art Nouveau designs, as do the patterns of boxy leather jackets, but they also deliberately verge on the tacky. Fashion Review: The Closing Flourish Is the Campy Kind 2010-10-08T00:25:00Z In its original French, the opera is a luscious wallow in melancholy and opacity; its libretto, by Maurice Maeterlinck, verges on impenetrability in its portrayal of star-crossed love and fratricide. Critic?s Notebook: An Orphan, a Libertine and the Walking Dead 2011-06-19T22:11:24Z For the Ugly Sisters, played by men in fine pantomime tradition, he offers us broad comedy that can verge on cartoonish slapstick. Ballet Review: This Ballet Season in Britain, a Cinderella Complex 2010-12-21T13:30:03Z For a flickering instant, she seemed on the verge of being overcome by emotion — and no wonder. After a Midsummer Shiver, Provincetown Proceeds With Care 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z She is to the verge of tears what Kristen Stewart is to the bitten lip: a virtuoso of barely restrained and tantalizingly ambiguous emotion. | 'Letters to Juliet': Amanda Seyfried Helps Reunite Lovers in Verona 2010-05-13T21:17:00Z Dear Amy: “Calvin,” a 64-year-old co-worker of my husband’s, was on the verge of being homeless, so we invited him to live in our home. Perspective | Ask Amy: Reader wonders how to stop friend from driving drunk 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z It verges on kitsch, but retains a sense of the fantastical and the marvelous. Dance Review: Paris Opera Ballet?s ?Ph?dre? and ?Psych?? - Review 2011-09-28T21:04:57Z The director of the lush teenage romance “My Summer of Love,” Mr. Pawlikowski is particularly interested in stories of young women on the verge of momentous change. ‘Ida’ and ‘The German Doctor’ Reframe a Familiar Narrative 2014-04-25T18:55:18Z What type of advice would you give to a person who was on the verge of giving up if you had to talk to them based on your own experiences? Retta on why she’s “So Close to Being the S**t, Y’all Don’t Even Know” 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z III, collecting 18 tracks not heard before — also marked a verge in the careers of Bragg and Wilco. Greil Marcus on “Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions” 2012-07-16T14:06:00Z The studios were on the verge of collapse, and a new generation of filmmakers was pulling Hollywood into a new era. What to Stream This Weekend: “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice,” Through the Eyes of Pauline Kael 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z But he’s now on the verge of making it in America. Making the Harpsichord Modern Again 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z In her own hard shell of a navy pinstripe suit, she is tart, verging on pitiless; you feel her need to distance herself from the prospect of becoming exactly the same kind of woman. Review: Glenda Jackson Gets Her Queen Lear Moment in ‘Three Tall Women’ 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z With the country on the verge of economic collapse, an increasingly authoritarian government generating a possible constitutional crisis and perpetual demonstrations that could lead to a full-scale revolution, El Sistema seems to be under threat. The pitfalls and joys of taking a stand with music and with youngsters 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z As Archie, he is the film's moral centre: irreproachably well-intentioned, verging on the weak. Tim Roth: who's the daddy? 2012-05-20T19:00:12Z What’s known, though, is that lost items are a top annoyance on the verge of being eliminated, according to technology experts. Making the case for luggage tracking 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The etchings give early signs of Hopper’s powers of observation and touch: Their varied textures verge on flamboyant. What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in November 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Saving Mr Banks is an indulgent, overlong picture which is always on the verge of becoming a mess. Saving Mr Banks: the critics' view 2013-10-21T10:26:27Z But he also searches for, and finds, hope – a bewildered corncrake, a verge of wildflowers. The Sea Inside by Philip Hoare; Feral by George Monbiot – review 2013-06-03T07:00:04Z Two months in, Einat Admony, the chef and owner, was on the verge of closing it, she said in a phone interview. Restaurant Review: Bar Bolonat in the West Village 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z But perhaps the cherry on the cake is that she is verging on the sound she has wanted to achieve since she was a teenager. To Go Big, Sloppy Jane Went Underground 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Often his ideas verged on the raw: What if you punch holes in the sneaker? Louis Vuitton Meets Nike in Virgil Abloh’s Dream Sneaker 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Any relaxation you achieve is always on the verge of unraveling. The Getaway: This Is Las Vegas? 2013-11-29T18:29:41Z He was accepted the following year — still small, but on the verge of a growth spurt. Once ‘Little Joe,’ Now a Reigning New York City Ballet Principal 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z He is on the verge of clinching this year's Christmas number one and has become one of the most famous people in the UK. 'Give me a break' 2010-12-17T16:18:42Z It’s a big book that veers in and out of the lives of its idiosyncratic characters, occasionally verging, in its bric-a-brac of historical oddball detail, on the precious. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z In 1904, Einstein was only on the verge of publishing the theories that would revolutionize physics. Keegan gives bright rendering to Steve Martin’s ‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’ 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z This stuff verges on the twee, but mostly works. Books of The Times: Questlove Publishes His Memoir, ‘Mo’ Meta Blues’ 2013-06-25T22:04:39Z You may be a teetotaler, someone who imbibes in the occasional cocktail or a person on the verge of joining the Temperence movement. "Single Drunk Female" isn't just sobriety TV. It's a show that makes recovery feel universal 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z “Small performing arts organizations are on the verge of disappearing in California,” said Martha Demson, the board president of the Theatrical Producers League of Los Angeles. Emerging From Covid, Small Theaters in Los Angeles Face a New Challenge 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z “In my mind, lithography has been linked to the great white whooping crane, which, like lithography, was on the verge of extinction when Tamarind Lithography Workshop came into being,” she wrote in a 1990 essay. June Wayne, Painter and Printmaker, Dies at 93 2011-08-28T00:23:03Z “We don’t want to be radical revisionists or anything like that, but this is a culture that in this new century, is on the verge of slipping away.” Marty Stuart Preserves Country in New Music and Photos 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z I knew they were on the verge of something huge, and for the first time I felt like I was part of the movement. Your First Crush 2013-07-31T15:50:07Z Few would deny that Mr. Vanska worked wonders with the orchestra after his arrival in 2003, lifting it to the verge of the top rank in America, if it was not already there. Critic’s Notebook: Minnesota Orchestra Drama Plays On 2014-02-16T22:17:52Z The idea of the mailbox as a modern-day sewing basket proves to be surprisingly profound, perhaps because snail mail is, much like the sewing basket, on the verge of obsolescence in many households. Last Chance: Folk Art Museum Quilts Show Has New Perspective on Form 2013-12-26T21:42:29Z But Winterson injects a sense of humanity into him that verges on the endearing, and he steals every scene he’s in: “What big hands you’ve got,” Ron says. A Novel That Riffs on Sex Dolls, Mary Shelley and Brexit 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z The world in Sibelius is imposing but constantly on the verge of dissolving away. Hearing the Mystery in Sibelius 2011-08-15T21:18:14Z A tedium, verging on desolation, infuses this particular corner of provincial life. | 'Uncle Vanya': ‘Uncle Vanya’ With Cate Blanchett at City Center 2012-07-22T18:31:05Z Other instruments create contrapuntal layers that reach the verge of a resolution before morphing into something else. Music Review: Surprises in a Setting That Could Wither 2011-07-11T21:52:04Z With the camera moving in on Ma's face, he looked on the verge of tears. Yo-Yo Ma is marvelous during a strange night at Hollywood Bowl 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z Her late start gave her career an urgency that has led to this moment, when she’s on the verge of a major breakout. Sam Jay: A Comic Who Belongs to No Camp 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z Painting here is the weakest link, except for George Shaw's paintings of the Coventry suburbia where he grew up, with their litter-strewn verges, graffitied walls and grim, lightless afternoons. British Art Show 7: have I got spews for you 2010-10-25T20:30:00Z But if discipline is not the top vocal note, rawness verging on excessiveness is a kind of authenticity in a show about raw, excessive youth. Review: Young Bros and Maidens Harmonize in ‘Love’s Labor’s Lost’ 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z The smallest and the rarest marine dolphin in the world — the Maui dolphin — is on the verge of disappearing forever. The world’s smallest dolphin is about to vanish entirely 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z I did this to you and there you were; standing proud and tall and on the verge of breaking down. A letter to … the woman whose husband I stole without thinking 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z With everything going on in the news these days, most Americans have no idea that the religious right is, after over four decades of trying, quietly on the verge of ending Roe v. Legal abortion is gone for many women, but the problem is about to get exponentially worse 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Soon her subjectivity seems on the verge of obliteration. Women Seeking Intimacy Through Food, Mathematics and Rhythm 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z And don’t forget to reach out to the local visitor’s bureau, as it can offer a wealth of information, including news about restaurants that are on the verge of opening. How to dine around the world like a food writer 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z On the verge of any new season of "Succession" premiering, taking stock of what the wealthy people who inspired the Roys are doing augments one's appreciation for the show's accuracy. Ready to reinvest in "Succession"? Skim the Roys' portfolio to get up to speed in time for Season 4 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z The sound in the hall was powerful and controlled — a good thing, because this verged on a post-performer kind of show. Review: Anohni’s Declaration Against War 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Jillian, on the verge of her senior year, is in Texas, competing at the Junior Olympics Track and Field Championship. Even after woman is gone, she remains her daughters’ guide The host was insisting that we were on the verge of cancellation. “Letterman” head writer Merrill Markoe: “The show felt constantly unstable to me” 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z This country is not on the verge of a constitutional crisis. Filmmaker James Stern on the era of “American Chaos”: “Worst situation since the Civil War” 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z Jordy, on the verge of adolescence, is less trusting, more resentful, and their grumpy sibling relationship is made even tenser by the events that soon overtake them. Floundering by Romy Ash - review by Robert Drewe 2013-06-14T07:04:46Z Institutions, by the way, that are on the verge of freeing themselves of any oversight from the last time they almost destroyed our economy barely a decade ago. Review: ‘The Confidence Man’ Finds Trump’s Business Image Was Made for TV 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Navy and a SEALs contingent hungry for a Zero Dark Watery adventure, the young renegades’ resourcefulness turns into cluelessness, and Phillips has the feeling he’s inside a collective mind verging on madness. Captain Phillips: Tom Hanks and the Pirates of the Somali Coast 2013-10-10T17:49:20Z What is it, I wonder, that attracts her to playing women on the verge of a nervous breakdown? Hattie Morahan: unhealthy obsessions 2011-02-01T22:00:03Z The trail was never abandoned but, like much of the system, had been on the verge of losing the battle with nature. Restoring Acadia’s Trails 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z While the burdens of interpretation are high in the Ninth — is it on the verge of a tonal breakdown, or a depiction of Mahler’s onrushing death? Classical Playlist 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z Yet at moments the prose can be pretentious, verging on parody. ‘Crudo’ Is a Novel With a Real-Life Novelist in Thin Disguise 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z The whole thing appears to be on the verge of collapsing. Abraham Cruzvillegas' buoyant assemblages toy with cars, sex and the culture of waste 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z As they were on the verge of being squeezed, as if in a vise, doom loomed. Machines Of Movement, With Bruises 2010-08-29T02:30:00Z By its end, Ellison seems to be verging on an ecstatic, nervous breakdown: the acolytes queuing to high five him indicate he is not alone. Flying Lotus – review 2012-11-19T14:22:14Z "Yellowjackets" doesn't assign the girls' clothing much significance until the crash survivors are on the verge of starving to death. Survival tips from TV we didn't know we needed 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z Very often their performance feels like it’s on the verge of derailment, but they maintain control over the chaos. Martha Memories: The Week’s 8 Best Classical Music Moments on YouTube 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Furthermore, Garrison was seemingly always on the verge of a complete physical and mental breakdown due to the toll a seemingly endless cycle of nursing and pregnancies was having on her body. Why Anna Duggar stays: "There's a huge martyr's mentality," a woman who left Quiverfull says 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z The Duggan-Cronin photographs, many of them spare and beautiful, perpetuate an old, sentimental view of Africans as being, by definition, rural, tradition-bound, on the verge of extinction. Art In Review: ‘DISTANCE AND DESIRE’: ‘Encounters With the African Archive, Part I: Santu Mofokeng and A. M. Duggan-Cronin’ 2012-09-20T20:15:51Z The eight fables in Machado’s book all depict women on the verge. Fairy Tales About the Fears Within 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z In one he says he is on the verge of divorce and promises to marry Ms. Preston, signing off “Your future husband.” Sharon Preston-Folta Says She’s Louis Armstrong’s Daughter 2012-12-12T22:59:25Z Sung with a lot of mugging by a nervous middle-aged couple on the verge of consummating their relationship, the runny ballad 2 Become 1 becomes authentically hilarious. 'The real problem is the songs' 2012-12-11T23:02:00Z Even when Günther verges on fading in a haze of cigarette smoke and intrigue, Mr. Hoffman is insistently present. ‘A Most Wanted Man,’ With Philip Seymour Hoffman 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z The opportunity to marry the sharp with the oversweet, the pear with the cherry, the green with those on the verge of collapse. Nigel Slater’s tomato recipes 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z In this version, the procession consists of iconic leftists and right-wingers converging on a U.S.A. verging on ruin. February gallery shows ponder architectural possibilities 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Within minutes of her arrival, Lauren was tearing off cousin Joey's clothes, and Abi was on the verge of tears at the distinct lack of a clear surface on which to do her homework. Coronation Street: Tyrone and Fiz, the Bonnie and Clyde of the M6 2013-02-16T05:59:01Z Phoenix brings a wild physical energy to his role – in truth, his character verges on the preposterous but Phoenix tackles it with such commitment that he just about keeps absurdity at bay. Dark Blood - first look review 2012-10-01T12:54:20Z Their depiction of menstruation intentionally verges on the absurd — I can only hope no one is getting pantsed while on their first period – to play on our greatest teenage fears of humiliation, especially regarding menstruation. The best and absolute worst onscreen first periods, from "Carrie" to "Turning Red" 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Beneath the poker face of this wickedly entertaining film lurks an insinuating smirk on the verge of widening into a grin. 'Terribly Happy': a wickedly entertaining Danish thriller 2010-04-22T21:14:00Z He was glassy eyed, on the verge of tears. Modern Love: I Call Your Name (You?re Not There) 2011-01-27T23:12:33Z There are the directors who obsessively maintain their standard of excellence, who would rather die than stop making movies, and push themselves to the verge just to do so. David Cronenberg: 'Movies were made for sex' 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z During the instrumental interlude, she seemed on the verge of tears, and it looked for a moment as if she might not go on. Karaoke Singers Live the Dream at the Illinois State Fair 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z The women are on the verge of marrying the “wrong” men before the game is revealed. Opera Goes On in Salzburg, With Lots and Lots of Testing 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z Three years ago, when he was 19, a young rapper calling himself MC NxtGen hoped he was on the verge of the big time. Andrew Lansley takes rap from MC NxtGen over health policy in viral video 2011-03-25T20:18:23Z In 1990 when West Germany, on the verge of reunification with the East, beat England in the semifinal, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was asked how she felt about losing to Germany at Britain’s national sport. A German Comedian in London: Working Out the War in Punch Lines 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Mr. Strait’s prolific career is drawing down — he’s released almost an album a year since 1981, and he’s on the verge of his last tour — and he’s finally letting the sunsets get to him. Playlist: New Music by George Strait, Colin Stetson and N.O.R.E. 2013-05-24T22:50:59Z Through a series of arresting images, the director Rahul Jain presents a city on the verge of apocalypse. ‘Invisible Demons’ Review: Capturing an Air Quality Crisis 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Instead, it seemed for several tense moments on the verge of not selling at all, as Henry Wyndham, the chairman of Sotheby’s Europe and the evening’s auctioneer, started bidding to a hushed salesroom. Manet Self-Portrait Sells at Low End of Estimates at Sotheby?s 2010-06-22T22:26:00Z Next to an old picture of a shirtless Ross verging on obesity, the man had spliced a new shot of the rapper, looking trim in a T-shirt and shades. Rick Ross Reflects 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z The rest of the show was dull and occasionally verged on racism. Don't Tear Down Patricia Arquette for a Well-Intentioned Speech 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z His restlessness was impossible to miss in his late Nikkatsu movies, which are so narratively fractured they verge on abstraction. Seijun Suzuki, Director Who Inspired Tarantino and Jarmusch, Dies at 93 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z The Odeon doesn’t market itself to neurasthenics on the verge of collapse, but it does go out of its way not to jangle anybody’s nerves. The Odeon’s Not-So-Bright Lights Still Beckon 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z The Brentano String Quartet plumbed its mysteries with eloquence and conviction; that some of the playing verged on coarse hysteria during the late stages seemed entirely understandable. Music Review: Mannes Beethoven Institute Opens With ?Moonlight? Sonata 2010-06-03T22:22:00Z Sheffield's Peace Garden, for instance, while verging on kitsch as a piece of design, provided a real sense of seclusion and communality. Glasgow's welcome stand against the '21st-century square' 2013-01-28T10:30:01Z Everything seems on the verge of revision, from memory and history to darkness and light. Wise love poems by Mary Oliver, and two other new collections 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z The five-person cast milks it all, turning standard marriage jokes into ominous physical comedy, verging at times on horror fare. Molière, Turning 400, Can Still Surprise 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z I have rewatched this a number of times and it just gets better, verging on classic status. The scariest horror films ever – ranked! 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Natty asks his therapist, irritated, when he’s on the verge of solving his father’s murder. Summer Thrillers: Daring Escapes and Other Acts of Derring-Do 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z But just over a week later, Halpern announced that iO was shutting down, frustrating performers who thought the theater was on the verge of substantial change. Chicago Improv Was Dead. Can New Leaders Revive It? 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z Although he and Ms. Semionova are well matched physically, their rapport was mainly a matter of shared glances, verging on moony. American Ballet Theater Presents ‘Giselle’ 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z These thoughts are catalyzed by North Dakota, which I’m on the verge of leaving. In Transit Blog: Cycling Through North Dakota: Perseverence Required 2011-09-01T17:57:45Z As confusion flickered across Ms. Akers’s face, she became a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Music Review: Karen Akers at the Oak Room - Review 2011-10-03T21:42:51Z A friend recorded the series without watching it and was on the verge of wiping it after reading so much negative press. Have you been watching ? The Hour? 2011-08-23T13:18:13Z His vocals verge into a deep croon, betraying influences from all over the map: the jazz singer Gregory Porter, the gospel star Marvin Sapp, and a singing drummer from an earlier era, Grady Tate. The Playlist: Justin Timberlake Stays Funky (for Now), and 9 More New Songs 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z We think we're on the verge of a kind of media revolution. James Cameron takes 3-D film venture to China 2012-08-08T07:51:42Z There were many weak links and moments that verged on musical chaos, suggesting opposing armies locked in combat. Music Review: Crosby, Stills and Nash With Jazz at Lincoln Center 2013-05-05T21:08:05Z His collection presentations, meanwhile, verge on Surrealist theater, and feature models in animal headgear or bonkers blowup suits. Thom Browne’s Shoes: High Fashion and High Art 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z “I was on the verge of tears when I tried them on.” How About an Armani for Your Aria? 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Videos and photos of the shopping hour show how surprised the first responders and health care workers were – some overjoyed and some brought to the verge of tears. Winn-Dixie surprises health professionals by paying for their groceries during coronavirus 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z Theirs isn’t an easy match, partly because it verges on a romantic meet cute that strains narrative credulity and your tolerance for stacked decks. ‘The Mustang’ Review: Where the Wild Things Roam. And Sometimes Break Out. 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z A kingdom that was on the verge of collapse from more than $500 million in debt now looks to be able to support his three children and his mother and donate healthily to children's charities. King of Pop's estate has rebounded since death 2010-06-22T10:42:00Z Sentences of six months were not unknown; deprived of light and human contact, they were driven to the verge of madness. Sydney?s Convict Past 2010-12-31T19:55:08Z Lurking behind all the assembled evidence, which Atkinson has somehow managed to read and digest in a remarkably short period of time, is a novelistic imagination that verges on the cinematic. Rick Atkinson’s Savage American Revolution 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z Playing bass for them — on the verge of stardom as they were — was the most-coveted gig in Seattle — even one of Everman’s old friends, Ben Shepherd, auditioned. The Rock ’n’ Roll Casualty Who Became a War Hero 2013-07-02T09:01:01Z Aniston is great as the brittle TV anchor seemingly on the verge of losing her mind. Jennifer Aniston: 'A lot of guys are narcissists. They think every woman wants to sleep with them' 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Then suddenly it’s four years later, and they’re on the verge of breaking up, having worn out each other’s patience. ‘The Lovebirds’ Review: It’s a Turkey 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z Recently a Canadian woman was charged with pretending to practice witchcraft under a law on the verge of disappearing from the Canadian Criminal Code. Hello magic and witchcraft, goodbye Enlightenment 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Mr. Mitchell’s Hedwig appears more bruised and battered by life, and on the verge of all-out exhaustion. ‘Cabaret’ and ‘Hedwig’ Get Tougher Onstage 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z The chopped cherry peppers adds a piquant vinegary zing, and the periphery of the beefy patties verge on crunch from the flat top char. Review: Chicago's first Shake Shack 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z The result is a sometimes punishingly theatrical experiment that teeters on the verge of surreality, transfixing us with the promise of something terrible lurking just beyond those ratty curtains. ‘The Wolf Hour’ Review: Panic in the City 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z The style is distinctly cinematic, but the emotion verges on operatic. | Film: It Takes a Funeral: So Much Angst 2014-02-28T23:24:31Z She spends the majority of the book on the verge of burnout or rage-induced aneurysm, in large part because of her precarious position on the Murder Squad. A female cop feels a target on her back in Tana French's 'The Trespasser' 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z Even in exhibitions about Linda Lovelace or the sex lives of animals, the museum’s sobriety verges on solemnity. ‘Funland’ at Museum of Sex Imitates a Carnival Visit 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z Men would make me laugh, sometimes in situations so frustrating I’d been on the verge of tears. Modern Love: A Side Order of Romance, Please 2011-06-23T21:59:15Z But while his rhymes could be elemental, his zippy, throbbing production — an unending pulse that verged on the erotic — felt like the future. Pop Music Gifts, All Bundled Up 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z The earliest works here, mainly Abstract Expressionist watercolors sometimes annotated with snippets of poetry, display a youthful romanticism that verges on the embarrassing. Art Review: Dan Flavin, Light Sculptor, in Another Medium at the Morgan 2012-02-23T22:36:10Z Kendrick threw her shoe at Black to get him to shut up, just as he was verging on the best anti-Oscar sentiments ever ranted. Oscars 2015: Song-and-dance, yes, and the usual yawns 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z An Act II song, “They Lie,” featured Elder Price on the verge of a breakdown, directly confronting the audience. Arts & Leisure: The Twisty Road to Uganda and Broadway 2011-05-13T12:35:30Z But more often Williams reveals himself capable of a fiendish humor that verges on self-parody but retains a remarkable theatrical verve. Theater: New Light, Long After His Sun Set 2011-02-13T01:06:05Z Berninger himself is a high-strung presence, like an English teacher on the verge of a nervous breakdown. The National ? review 2010-12-05T00:05:00Z But even on the most vulnerable songs, she maintains her cool, never once verging on the maudlin. Critic's Notebook: Rihanna’s Album ‘Unapologetic’ Makes Most of Her Talent 2012-11-20T18:20:20Z The federal government is on the verge of more oversight, but action may depend on public feedback. Frequent-flier programs could face tighter regulation — if customers speak up 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z The commercial success of Taylor Swift’s “Midnights” has verged on the comical. Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’: Listener Mailbag 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z He sounds like he’s on the verge of tears as he sings over a simple, grave piano loop. Listen to the Emotional New Song J. Cole Released in Response to the Michael Brown Shooting 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z O’Brien’s father seems always to be “whiny” and “high-pitched” when on the verge of rage. Hunger Games: Three Memoirs Where Food Takes Center Stage 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z In August 2020, Belarus — a country of some nine million people — looked on the verge of a turning point after Lukashenko declared victory in a vote widely dismissed as fraudulent, leading to mass street protests. An Exiled Theater With a Warning for Europe 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z They verge on didactic except for the visual richness and emotional directness with which they examine their entwined subjects. Parenting While Black: Titus Kaphar’s Starkly Powerful Works 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z Take the infuriating fairground game Penny Falls, where you feed coins into a slot and they drop onto a moving ledge of other pennies, forever on the verge of falling. Mexican marvels: DBC Pierre and the axolotls 2012-06-20T22:22:00Z The play, Molloy's first, is ostensibly about the complications Stephen and Marion face as Roman Catholic Ireland is on the verge of legalizing divorce for the first time, through a referendum. Male as drunk, male as nerd feature in two London plays 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z This was 1977, the year of the blackout, the Summer of Sam; graffiti sprayed across the subway cars and the entire city on the verge of bankruptcy. Jim Jarmusch: ‘I’m for the survival of beauty. I’m for the mystery of life’ 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z Four hours into the marathon recording session that yielded the 1985 hit "We Are the World," its nearly 50 participating recording artists were on the verge of taking a break. "A song of rebellion": How Harry Belafonte's dance with fame fed a life of activism 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Scientists are on the verge of bringing back woolly mammoths. Confirm or Deny: Jaron Lanier 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Here Gauguin was onto a genuinely fresh story, a radical, forward-looking one about a new visual language on the verge of abstraction. Art Review: The Self-Invented Artist 2011-02-24T22:33:10Z But he also thought that there was a special kind of technological beauty, uniquely realizable in the medium of computers, which itself verged on, and sometimes attained, the status of art. Was Steve Jobs an Artist? 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z On the verge of the great age of Humanism, he was an un-Humanist, in the sense that he didn’t hold Man up as the crown of creation. Critic?s Notebook: Alone in the Wilderness and the Spotlight 2011-06-09T23:01:20Z Their relationship and journey to England is beautifully done, but it's also where The New World does verge on Disneyfication. The New World: a gap-year fantasy that doesn't trip up on talking raccoons 2012-02-09T12:06:38Z You’d be a chef who was plucked for the latest season of “Top Chef,” potentially on the verge of becoming famous. He’s ready for his ‘Top Chef’ spotlight. And he wants to use it to talk about African food. 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z The eight fables in Machado’s book, a finalist for the National Book Award, all depict women on the verge. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Jumbled and rough-edged, such canvases as “Holiday Special” verge on chaos. In the galleries: Summer colors brighten Neptune Fine Art Mr. Waterston’s Lear is only a fitful flame, always on the verge of being extinguished for good. | 'King Lear' : ?King Lear? at the Public Theater - Review 2011-11-09T03:01:30Z Some paintings verge on the abstract, but always with “a feeling of nature, which is very important for me,” he says. Ørnulf Opdahl ’s first U.S. solo show lands in Seattle 2013-07-11T22:36:16Z They speak to exactly where we are as women: on the verge, but of what? Manifest Pussy: Why don’t we just let Shakina Nayfack speak for us all? 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z In the northern accents he created for both Clegg and Wallace, vowels suddenly elongate, deepen or squeal, the voices seeming on the verge of bursting into song, and sometimes doing so. Peter Sallis: veteran actor with charm, presence and an unmistakable voice 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z They were on the verge of making Tame Impala look like the opening act at an exploding Technicolor dream extravaganza in Perth. Darkside returns to lay claim to the title of best psychedelic rock band in the world 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z Britain is on the verge of becoming permanently divided between tribes of haves and have-nots as the young increasingly miss out on the opportunities enjoyed by their parents’ generation, the government’s social mobility tsar claim. Under-30s being priced out of the UK, says Alan Milburn 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z Describing, as he does at one point, “playin’ in the music room in my underwear,” verges on too much information. Kurt Vile turns out ‘fried or sizzled out’ rock tunes 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z The project, “all of which really happened”, the writer Chris Kraus assures us, deepens the complicity between husband and wife, whose relationship was on the verge of collapse. I Love Dick on television marks the rise of the female loser 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Some of these stories verge on the surreal or look forward to fables by Borges or Calvino. Forget ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go!’ A more creative book-gift for a new graduate. 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z E is royal blue, verging on navy, and it shifts and deepens like the sea, depending on the letters around it. Confessions of a synesthete: What it's like experiencing the alphabet in full color 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z Brando’s larger-than-life performance on the other hand is so mannered that for many contemporary viewers it verges on parody or camp. The cutthroat casting of "The Godfather": life imitates mob movie 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z When it finally occurs to a doctor to examine her further, to discover and perform surgery on her barely functioning gallbladder, she is on the verge of death. Three Views of the Crisis in Women’s Health 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z Ms. Carlile and her band applied her strongest firepower to “Mainstream Kid,” a blast at commercial pressures; she strummed her guitar with near punk-rock force and turned it up to the verge of feedback. Review: Brandi Carlile’s Life Is Embedded in Her Music 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Still creating music at his incomparable, otherworldly Princely rate of production, he was always on the verge of new musical frontiers. "My Name Is Prince": A graceful, powerful photographic tribute to the Purple One 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z It was a sign — as if any were needed — that we’re on the verge of a new era. New York Fashion Week Returns. Here’s the Cliffs Notes Version. 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z High drama follows when Habs and Joe fall hard in love on the verge of a devastating prison riot that threatens to tear them apart. History Lives in Fiction: From Jennie Churchill’s Britain to Jacksonian Cincinnati 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z He was on the verge of turning 30, a grown-up, to be sure. Modern Love: Tethered by a Pregnancy, But Choosing to Stay 2010-07-01T23:21:00Z Her performance verged on the philosophical: What is the bare minimum Rihanna must do onstage in order for an event to qualify as a Rihanna concert? Eminem and Rihanna Fuse Dark Energy on Tour 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z Today she is angry and on the verge of losing her marriage. The media’s Michelle Obama problem: What a selfie says about our biases 2013-12-10T23:59:00Z Almost everything in this delightfully dizzying piece seems determined to upend itself, on the verge of imploding or exploding or sneakily metamorphosing. John Jasperse Reaches Into the Audience in ‘Within Between’ 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Well, the version I saw two years ago in London was not very good, verging on very bad... Tony Kushner, at Peace? Not Exactly. But Close. 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Amid rising costs, higher rent and lower revenues, the venue that helped launch acts such as the Sex Pistols was on the verge of closure. 100 Club saved by Converse deal 2011-02-15T10:21:34Z His prose here is knowingly self-conscious, its over-explications verging on farce. ‘The Pope’s Daughter’ review: Dario Fo’s novel defends the Borgia clan 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Here was a composer whose sense of correct and effective word setting verged on the uncanny. Remembering Jack Beeson, Composer and Teacher 2010-07-09T22:50:00Z "Smelling blood, black celebrities have, to use political-speak, canvassed and mobilised voters on Mthethwa's behalf, sensing that he is on the verge of changing the trend," the paper said. Idols South Africa crowns first black winner 2012-10-02T23:53:55Z If some unfairly criticised the original series for a lack of historical realism then its new incarnation verges on fantasy, as Kathryn Hughes's Comment is free article explains. The new Upstairs, Downstairs is more period than drama 2010-12-27T12:00:00Z Eco's characters may verge on the dry, but the plot is as neat as Conan Doyle or Christie, with ironic undertow echoing Chesterton's Father Brown series. The Times' 1983 review of Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose:' An intriguing detective story 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z I’m on the verge of saying I just can’t live this way and if things don’t change, I will leave. Carolyn Hax: Expressing her needs, without the ultimatum 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z For years after Plath’s death, Hughes told friends that he and Plath were on the verge of reconciliation when she died. Review | Sylvia Plath narrates her self-destruction 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z The early apex of Schreker’s creativity came on the verge of World War I. Later his career was forestalled and his reputation ruined by the Nazis. Music Review: Franz Schreker Opera Gets Its Chance at SummerScape 2010-08-02T21:57:00Z Their relationship and journey to England is beautifully done, but it's also where The New World does verge on Disneyfication. The New World: a gap-year fantasy that doesn't trip up on talking raccoons 2012-02-09T12:06:38Z Seeing "Made For Love" as such a metaphor invites us to appreciate it as a clever twist on the "woman on the verge" narrative, and Milioti's appeal plays into this quite well. Dark comedy "Made for Love" is HBO Max's "Black Mirror"-lite tale of bad romance turned sociopathic 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z But by 2009, it was clear his haute couture business was on the verge of shutting down. Recalling the Lacroix Era 2013-04-19T23:17:23Z An event record that sounds like an off-the-cuff late-night studio session, “Hot ____” is lean verging on spare, measured verging on reticent. Cardi B’s All-Star Team-Up, and 9 More New Songs 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z “Der Rosenkavalier,” a bittersweet parable of a society on the verge of convulsive transformation, became merely a plush, pretty nostalgia trip. Critic’s Notebook: Opera’s Sad Goodbye? How About, ‘Good Riddance’? 2013-12-30T22:21:55Z “I find it on the verge of tear-jerkingly uncomfortable,” Mr. Porter, himself a father of three, confessed. Will ‘Grief Is the Thing With Feathers’ Take Flight on the Stage? 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z The General Assembly Retirement System board added the extra layer of scrutiny Wednesday with Blagojevich on the verge of turning 55 in December. Rod Blagojevich loses law license 2011-10-26T21:39:00Z That was a head-scratcher for city officials because they couldn’t remember purple anywhere on the sculpture, and the idea of repainting the iconic work in any way that was inauthentic verged on sacrilege. Where Is the Love, Philadelphia? (It’s Just Being Repainted) 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z These eight tales depict women on the verge — survivors of assault, brutal marriages and mysterious afflictions. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2017 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z It's an economic concern, in other words – especially since Mercedes is on the verge of opening up her own dance studio for her team of school girls. Eyes up here: In "P-Valley," the strippers and their grueling labor are the headliners, not men 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z And yet the authors' straightforward cataloguing of bands and brands does tell you something about this most fetishistically materialistic of youth cults by showing how the mod's-eye can verge on myopia. The A-Z of Mod by Paolo Hewitt and Mark Baxter – review 2012-06-01T10:00:01Z Standing near, the washes and skeins of intense color verge on immersive. Mariah Robertson's vigorous tussle with photography 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z They are more than portraits of people who are on the verge of becoming very successful and very famous. First Inklings of Fame 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z He visited the United States shortly after Richard M. Nixon was elected president in 1968, seeking to determine whether the nation was on the verge of a dangerous swing to the right. Wolfgang Schivelbusch, Polymathic Cultural Historian, Dies at 81 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z A longtime standup, he spent the first decade of his career playing small roles that often verged on stereotype. Kumail Nanjiani Didn’t Know He Was Playing the Bad Guy 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z She speaks of her students and employees as an endangered species, on the verge of extinction. More than one-third of schoolchildren are homeless in shadow of Silicon Valley 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z To intolerant Bartókians, the Third Concerto is the weak one, verging on sentimentality. The importance of being the L.A. Phil 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z The use of menacing slow-motion footage and rumbling music/sound cues sometimes can verge on the hokey — but the overall level of film-craft is high indeed. ‘Life on Fire’: living with volcanoes 2012-12-28T21:55:18Z She appealed to readers on the verge of metamorphosis. Perspective | Anne Rice changed vampires for the better. And helped her fans become their fuller selves. 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z By all accounts, the atmosphere verged on euphoric. Rediscovering Obama’s Irish Roots 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z And the whole first movement that followed was taken at a pace so slow it was downright lugubrious, sometimes verging on the bathetic. Royal Concertgebouw makes a mark with the overfamiliar in D.C. 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z In this exhibition Marin always seems on the verge of some great breakthrough. Art Review: Testing the Waters of Abstraction 2011-08-04T22:02:30Z But some of the city’s more thoroughly inked and pierced music lovers greet Mr. Meloy’s name with a restrained groan, suggesting that his narrative exploits may be verging on shtick. ?Wildwood,? a Book by the Decemberists? Colin Meloy 2011-10-11T17:28:57Z Warren Craft, a bald and lanky dancer who might be at home in a Butoh show or with the Addams Family, often appears on the verge of falling apart. Review: Dorrance Dance, Where Tap and Computers Intersect 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z I went into the sitting room, she was talking to Ola, the music was loud, on the verge of distortion, around them some people were dancing, I watched them until she looked at me. At the Writing Academy 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Backed by a four-member band, the cast imbues the 14 songs with charm, even when the material verges on highly predictable. Perspective | Restaged in front of the AFL-CIO’s national headquarters, ‘Working’ the musical labors to be a vehicle for activism 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z If the baby stirred, on the verge of waking, he said, “I take a deep breath, to let him know I’m there.” Our infertile years 2012-11-19T00:59:00Z At one point in the ebullient chorus, as Mr. Black verged on rushing the beat, the notion of folkloric improv felt radical and new again, like a cause worth rallying around. Music Review | Pachora: Cross-Cultural Jazz at Rose Live Music 2010-03-18T21:52:00Z “My basic feeling has always been the opposite, that mankind is on the verge of an evolutionary leap to a higher stage.” Colin Wilson, Author of ‘The Outsider,’ Dies at 82 2013-12-12T17:03:34Z The narrative is familiar and the tone verges on the nostalgic, but the emphasis is on the recollections of those who were there. The Culture Show at Edinburgh 2010-08-12T07:00:00Z For almost 10 years, Pandora operated on the verge of collapse. Pandora founder pursues bigger piece of radio pie 2010-07-10T02:39:00Z In photographs, he often appeared to be on the verge of laughter; small, gleaming eyes behind wire-framed glasses and a sharp V of eyebrows added a sardonic if not demonic note. Sigmar Polke, Whose Sly Works Shaped Contemporary Painting, Dies at 69 2010-06-12T02:59:00Z Some retro aspects of this 1954 romp, set in a Midwest factory on the verge of a strike, are practically quaint. A vivacious 'Pajama Game' at Sand Point 2011-09-16T19:55:04Z As dementia gripped Gabriel García Márquez, the writer known for his depictions of memory and time was on the verge of losing both. A Son of Gabriel García Márquez Tenderly Recalls His Parents 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z On the verge of his 58th birthday in October, he shows no signs of slowing down. Classic country artist Alan Jackson to play state fair 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z The old king, on the verge of madness, decides to split his kingdom among his three daughters, giving the largest share to the daughter who most obsequiously declares her love for him. You Know About King Lear. A New Novel Tells His Banished Queen’s Tale. 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z "It's on the verge of becoming the largest motion picture market in the world." China fuels record global box-office revenue in 2014 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z When Mr. Blake was on the verge of overheating, they shifted neatly into a brisk walking swing. 2010-02-15T01:06:00Z In an Instagram live message she posted immediately after a screening, she was on the verge of crying as she recalled her dancing years. The Sly Superpower of ‘Hustlers’ 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z In Walter’s contribution, a hydrogeologist in her late thirties contemplates the idiocy of freezing her eggs when “one hundred percent of legitimate climate scientists believe the world to be on the verge of irreversible collapse.” How Climate-Change Fiction, or “Cli-Fi,” Forces Us to Confront the Incipient Death of the Planet 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z And also humor, which Francis rarely acknowledges during his act, which verges extraordinarily close to shtick without ever conceding to it. Music Review: Francis and the Lights Bathed in Color at S.O.B.?s 2010-08-13T22:43:00Z By nearly every eyewitness account — including the band members’ memories — the group was on the verge of breaking up. "Let It Be" shows the dark side of the Beatles. It doesn't need an upbeat revision 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z There's an audience for the likes of Love and Marriage, but it verged on meandering and urgently needs to pep up. Rewind TV: The Call Centre; The Apprentice; The Americans; Love and Marriage; The Unspeakable Crime: Rape 2013-06-08T17:04:01Z Street's losses followed sharp falls in world equity markets as global manufacturing data this week indicated big industrial economies were on the verge of stalling.Investors seemed to find little to cheer after the U.S. Trouble for Wall Street despite debt deal 2011-08-02T21:36:07Z We have suddenly discovered that this framework is on the verge of a breakdown. Garry Kasparov Says We Are Living in Chaos, But Remains an Incorrigible Optimist 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z “Last year, I found myself on what honestly felt like the verge of death. I was 29 feeling like I was trapped in an 80 year old’s body.” Blogger celebrates breast implant removal with warning: 'Grass isn’t always green with bigger boobs' 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Many are questioning whether this is a temporary period of runaway inequality, or whether we are on the verge of an irreversible collapse into extremes of wealth and poverty. Welcome to Plutocrat-geddon! Obama and Thomas Friedman flatter our new billionaire overlords 2014-04-22T16:03:00Z Not everything about “Sh’lomo” in its current state works; a giddy passage in the second part verged on Aquarian parody, especially when played by an ensemble clad in matching white, with gold accents. Music Review: Skipping Through Russia, Lingering in a Biblical Age 2011-03-04T21:18:36Z And it’s consistent in tone, with an atmosphere of tension, verging on discomfort though interlaced with humor, and a guardedness that never relaxes. Art in Review: Emma Bee Bernstein 2011-04-07T22:34:55Z With exciting new cars, they seem to be on the verge of a sales breakthrough, but nothing is ever certain in this business. A Season For Answers In The Auto Industry 2010-03-19T11:00:00Z “All of the major characters are on the verge of becoming even more compelling,” he wrote, “and as ‘Better Call Saul’ merges with the timeline of its chronological successor, it will get only more interesting.” What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Better Call Saul’ and Dwyane Wade 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z “Southland” concludes its fourth season on TNT on Tuesday and once again teeters on the verge of cancellation, despite the kind of critical acclaim not lavished on a cop drama since “The Wire” on HBO. ?Southland? With Michael Cudlitz and Regina King on TNT 2012-03-16T16:10:35Z But the best spot was a six-mile detour to Ohura, a little town verging on ghost status — none of the storefronts in the three-block downtown had operating businesses on the Friday morning I visited. Frugal Traveler Blog: In New Zealand, a Man, a Van, a Plan 2012-04-03T20:21:34Z His portrayals of those characters verged on the monumental, while poignantly conveying the cracks that would undo them. | 'Richard III': In Power Grab, the Force Is With Him 2010-08-23T22:21:00Z In the second movement, his slowness, and the covered quality to the violin’s sound, began to drag down the music, as the quality of ease began to verge on lethargy. Kavakos, Eschenbach offer ragged emotional truth in NSO concert 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z When the world was on the verge of blowing up in the Dr. Strangelove 1960s, we lived in the Age of Anxiety. We live in the Age of Trauma 2013-05-01T23:30:00Z African Monarch butterflies fluttered about as giraffes drank from watering holes in the distance, bending awkwardly like tripods on the verge of collapse. The Wonder Women of Botswana Safari 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Some of Jones’s commentary verges on the personal. ‘Mitch, Please!’ Tours Kentucky and Roasts a Senator 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z Phoenix nods and trembles, on the verge of tears. Venice festival: I'm Still Here 2010-09-06T16:32:00Z The human punching bags he’s used to keep himself alive are suddenly withdrawn, leaving him increasingly confused and on the verge of collapse. Theater Review: In Will Eno’s ‘The Open House,’ Dysfunctional Dynamics 2014-03-04T03:00:03Z Netrebko seems on the verge of becoming one of the great dramatic Verdi sopranos of our time, but she displayed none of that. Anna Netrebko, Yusif Eyvazov raise roof in power operatic performance at the Broad Stage 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Now these post-prime stars — or those on the verge of reaching their tipping point — are working out their post-prime issues in public, on record, for all to hear. Hip-Hop Is Evolving. Just Ask Its Superstars. 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Her descriptions of Michael often verge on cliché or folklore. A Lamentation for a Life Cut Short 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Dear transforms him into a standard-issue, brainy, emotionally arid megalomaniac, with sneering lines that verge on camp. | ?Frankenstein?: It?s (Gasp!) Alive, Not to Mention Peeved 2011-02-24T19:09:14Z “Ghostbusters” doesn’t bother with any of that, and in the process seems to be on the verge of inventing a new set of archetypes. So That’s Who You Call: The Politics of the New ‘Ghostbusters’ 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z Aardman's three-minute long trailer is a montage of disturbing images of a world seemingly on the verge of collapse, huge ploughs ripping up landscapes and skies filled with warplanes. Aardman animates Pink Floyd trailer 2013-08-20T11:02:31Z The wistful opening movement ventured into unusually dark territory, while the hard-driven finale verged on bombast. Escher String Quartet takes an aggressive approach to chamber music 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z On the verge of bankruptcy, with a former mayor who served four years in federal prison for racketeering conspiracy, the capital of the country’s smallest state has something of an image problem. 36 Hours in Providence, R.I. 2012-07-11T21:32:20Z To watch the second season you wouldn’t know that the Pacific is on the verge of rising up to swallow the Monterey Five’s playground; their lives are flooded with enough ennui as it is. Where did the "Big Little Lies" spark go? 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z For the play’s first half, Mr. Redmayne brilliantly sustains his portrait of a man on the verge of not only breaking down but also breaking into pieces. | London Theater Journal: Porcelain Portrayal of a Fragile King 2012-02-03T15:48:00Z This amateur criminal investigation becomes so absurd it verges on comedy. Ottessa Moshfegh Is Only Human 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z “He was almost on the verge of tears,” Mr. Schwartz said. Hearing Genuine Voices of Midcentury Fiction 2014-01-19T22:40:18Z They spend the remainder of the war in Turkestan, foreign pariahs on the verge of starvation. Children in a World Gone Mad: 5 Kids’ Books Set During World War II 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z Before Ralph's moment, a person might have been on the verge of nodding off or turning the channel. Enduring the Emmys: Have award shows as we know them outlived their purpose? 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z No one would argue that the economics of running a restaurant are easy, especially in Manhattan, where rents and other costs verge on the insane. 10 Manhattan Restaurants With Affordable Wines 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Try to save a beloved one on the verge of extinction, though, and you’ll have everyone rooting for you. Yannick, unique: Philadelphia Orchestra hopes it’s found its savior. 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Jack, in "A Lucky Man," seems on the verge of pulling himself together as he sets out for Dallas. 'JFK' is a surreal spin on president's last night in Texas 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Her songs rely on the force of her personality, and on the style of her storytelling, for lack of a better word, which can be so plain-spoken as to verge on triteness. Gerald Albright and Karen Mantler Release Albums 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z It has violence, with moments that verge on torture — for characters and audience alike. Movie Review: Bruce Willis Stars in ‘The Cold Light of Day’ 2012-09-07T23:37:03Z Among friends, says Denise, there was an almost ominous expectation that she was bound to be constantly on the verge of tears. Can a parent get over the death of a child? 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z Like the smoke in the snooker halls in which any non-high-rise action takes place, racism hangs in the air, just on the verge of becoming a recognised problem. The Professionals 2010-08-24T06:59:00Z Both series feature logo art that evokes horror movies or mass-market thrillers, advertising that approaches tastelessness, and narratives that occasionally verge on melodrama. “Dr. Death” and the Perils of Making Medical Malpractice a Thriller 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z The actor, comedian and musician seemed on the verge of tears as he paid tribute to Scruggs before inviting players including J.D. Bluegrass Awards remember Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson 2012-09-28T11:47:10Z But despite reminding those who mention the Jedi and its protocols that the Order no longer exists, this Ahsoka certainly behaves like one to the point of almost verging into languor. Why is "Ahsoka" so intent on maintaining the old "Star Wars" order instead of forging a new path? 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Jami Attenberg, author of “The Middlesteins,” returns with a beguiling portrait of a woman on the verge of 40 for whom being “All Grown Up” doesn’t mean checking the boxes of marriage and motherhood. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z I'm not on the verge of national prominence or anything. Tom Waits: 'I'm a night-owl reporter' – a classic interview from the vaults 2012-08-07T16:41:06Z We found that Italians responded to the magic words “senza glutine” not with exasperation or annoyance but with genuine concern, verging on pity. Gluten-Free Dining in Italy 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z So, this is a murder story, but it is more than that – it is a picture of a society in flux, on the verge of the industrial revolution, where old customs were being swept aside. Damn His Blood by Peter Moore – review 2013-06-11T10:16:10Z The writing that it published was, by turns, stylish, crude, sarcastic, earnest, goofy, and snarky, even verging on mean. The Ham-Handed, Money-Driven Mangling of Sports Illustrated and Deadspin 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z Falling asleep is great, but so is catching that place on the verge of sleep, when you’re not quite awake but not quite asleep either. The secret of power napping 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z I am alone and verging on despair, asking myself the questions I somehow have never asked before, not even before marrying. My shazam boobs 2012-12-11T01:00:00Z I dry-heaved often, and always felt on the verge of vomiting. My terrifying Kilimanjaro climb: How I expanded my limits, but almost lost my mind 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z Just a few weeks ago, Britain’s theaters seemed to be on the verge of a triumphant return. Side Hustles and Handouts: A Tough Year Ahead for U.K. Theater Workers 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z "We're on the verge of a tectonic shift, and it's exactly people like you who are making change possible. Feel proud of yourselves." One of Kickstarter's most successful books, 'Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls,' has 12 hours left 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z We take literacy for granted today, but what Daniel is doing is a small act of resistance in the late 1850s, when America was on the verge of Civil War. John Legend’s Resistance TV: Season 2 of “Underground” is our reminder that freedom isn’t free 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z Like any courtier, you fall out of favour from time to time, and looking back at my diary it is embarrassing to see how often I was on the verge of resigning. 'Tony Blair called back to see if I had blown myself up' 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z “Onancock was on the verge of turning into a true working town,” Gary said of back then. Affirmative: The Charlotte Hotel’s a delight In driving home his message, Mr. Fugard can strike sentimental notes, too, that verge on the maudlin. Theater Review: Athol Fugard in His Play ‘The Shadow of the Hummingbird’ 2014-04-11T22:48:25Z “This country is on the verge of a reckoning.” Renouncing Hate: What Happens When a White Nationalist Repents 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Flash back a decade, to the port city ofBusan, where Ik-hyun is a low-level, corrupt shipping yard customs officer on the verge of losing his job. Nameless Gangster: The Korean Mob Film Scorsese Would Be Proud Of 2012-04-10T10:45:25Z Mr. Millsap sings with spiritual fervor verging on rage — his voice ecstatic and volcanic all at once. Albums That Look Backward: The Range, Father, Parker Millsap 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z It’s a copy of a work from 1963, when black-and-white television was at its peak but on the verge of being supplanted by color. Critic?s Notebook: ?In Vibrant Color? - Harry Warnecke - National Portrait Gallery 2012-03-13T17:09:46Z The book begins in a home where everything is leaking and creaking and on the verge of collapse. With ‘Spring,’ Karl Ove Knausgaard’s Latest Project Comes Into Focus 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Solomon fears, as do some of his subjects, that some of this wild diversity may be on the verge of vanishing from our planet. Books of The Times: ‘Far From the Tree,’ by Andrew Solomon 2012-11-13T13:00:24Z The hearty Ron Raines as a high-strung businessman on the verge of a nervous breakdown? | 'Follies' : ?Follies? on Broadway - Review 2011-09-13T02:01:08Z In Ms. Tillyard’s hands the past — or the Napoleonic era, anyway — is always on the verge of becoming the modern. Books of The Times: Stella Tillyard?s ?Tides of War,? Napoleonic Novel - Review 2011-12-21T21:56:44Z Rather than the Matisses, it was the sign, and a suddenly sensitized awareness of everything it implied — the sorry story of these past six months — that had me suddenly verging on tears. Perspective | I just went to the Met and MoMA after five months away from museums. Someone, please, pick me up off the floor. 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z The buzz meeting "Hollywood" on the verge of its 2020 premiere was sharply unenthusiastic. The problem with Ryan Murphy, a potent Hollywood advocate with a habit of crossing the wrong lines 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z When Constance collects Dan at Shannon Airport, he has been living in Toronto and is on the verge of marrying his partner, Ludo. The Books I Loved in 2015 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z But the repetitions also point to his fixation, verging on obsession, with the impossibility of capturing in writing what it was that he wanted to communicate. Amos Oz and the Politics of the Hebrew Language 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Though Merasty brought the art worldwide recognition, birch bark biting lay on the verge of extinction for centuries, with just a handful of documented practitioners. How Indigenous artists are reinvigorating the art of birch bark biting 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z The artist employs oil, acrylic and auto-body enamel in the same pictures and contrasts precise rendering with looser brushwork that verges on abstraction. In the galleries: Playful piece will keep you on your toes at Flashpoint Gallery 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z I’m talking about a habit, verging on second nature, of opening yourselves to each other to the extent that unresolved stuff becomes scarce. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Speaking confidentially vs. speaking confidently 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z But for parents of tiny humans — perpetually on the verge of collapsing into inexplicable tears — joy is everything. Hippos, birdies, T. rexes, pigs: How Sandra Boynton built an empire and won your child’s heart 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Garofalo’s thicker paintings verge on plastic relief sculptures, a resemblance he has elaborated into 3-D pieces that feature the unmistakable head of a certain cartoon mouse. In the galleries: The Old Masters, with a photographic twist, at Cross MacKenzie Lydia’s résumé is a litany of meritocratic glory and upper-middlebrow glitter so lustrous as to verge on satire. ‘Tár’ Review: A Maestro Faces the Music 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Jens appears squeaky clean while Mike lives on the verge of rage. Five Action Movies to Stream Now 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z Here, she plays Margaret, an executive in some sort of pharmaceutical outfit, and from the start we notice an intensity that verges on obsessiveness. ‘Resurrection’ Review: Mother of Fears 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z "This is an enormous untapped market that is right on the verge of the transition from 2-D to 3-D," said Cameron in an interview. `Avatar' director launches China 3-D venture 2012-08-08T12:31:05Z I was masquerading as the confident and energetic loudmouth most people knew me as, while feeling on the verge of a tearful outburst that never arrived. ‘Our goal is to halve the male suicide rate’: why no-frills therapy works for men 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z With the one constant in his life — his club — on the verge of extinction, Hank feels more acutely the painful possibility of losing his close connection to his daughter. Review: ‘The Undeniable Sound of Right Now,’ a Lament for a Dying Rock Club 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Travel companies on the verge of cessation transmit warning signals. Perspective | Is your travel company going out of business? Here’s how to tell. 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Alex on the verge of 40 projected of inner crisis and brought back in a painful rush my own catastrophe of 25 years before. What I'm thinking about ... men turning 40 2013-03-11T04:46:40Z On the one hand, those who have persevered for a decade verge on worshipful. Jai Paul Emerges, Tentatively, for His First Headlining Concert 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Ms. Lopez’s single “On the Floor” reached No. 3 on the pop chart with heavy promotion on “Idol,” and Mr. Tyler’s group, Aerosmith, is on the verge of releasing its first album in eight years. Critic’s Notebook: How Christina Aguilera Changed Judging of Reality TV Music 2012-09-17T22:01:21Z But this is a work that, in its jaggedness and volatility, echoes a fractured society on the verge of momentous upheaval. Children of the Sun – review 2013-04-17T13:13:58Z Tweets and text messages blink on the screen, and spoken language seems on the verge of reinvention. Art Review: Like Living, Only More So 2011-06-23T22:30:31Z Recorded as a demo by Deerhoof founder-drummer Saunier, the track is a swirling ball of confusion, one whose structure has been subdivided into so many weird measures that it feels on the verge of collapse. Essential tracks: Deerhoof, an Elliott Smith tribute and Moon Duo 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z From its opening phrase, “There may be trouble ahead,” it addresses the age-old question: How is it possible to live happily in a world that often seems on the verge of collapse? Barbara Carroll Performs at Birdland 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Ninety per cent is a gob-smacking figure; if it's anything like accurate, we could be on the verge of a revolution in the way we treat emergencies. TV review: DCI Banks: Aftermath, Horizon: Back From The Dead and Titanic: The Mission 2010-09-27T23:05:00Z The bizarre Ruritanian state of Freedonia, in deepest central Europe, is enduring a continuous and worsening economic crisis and forever on the verge of war with its equally belligerent neighbour Sylvania. Comfort films to watch while self-isolating – ranked! 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z The Rev. Al Sharpton, one of the sharpest critics, warned that the quaint lakeside city of 53,000 was on the verge of becoming known as the Birmingham or Selma of the 21st century. 2nd-degree murder charge for Zimmerman 2012-04-09T20:42:00Z The Jewel in the Crown is no exercise in white-gloved nostalgia, rather a portrait of a world on the verge of collapse, and of the futile struggle to prevent it. Your next box set: The Jewel in the Crown 2010-09-17T05:45:00Z Or easily to grasp this description of clock evolution: “The earliest type of escapement was the verge,” we read. Museum Review: National Watch & Clock Museum, Columbia, Pa. - Review 2011-09-08T22:42:06Z Cavazos, a Mexican actor who appeared in productions at London’s Old Vic theater during Spacey’s time, said he had experienced “a couple of unpleasant encounters with Spacey that verged on what you could call harassment”. Actor accuses Spacey of harassment during stint at London theater 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z Late-summer wildflowers are on the verge of surrendering to the onslaught of fall color that elevates this country from merely gorgeous to magnificent. In Asheville, N.C., foraging for food with the Mushroom Man The mood is dark, the faces grotesque, as Goya summons the demons of the age in a style verging on the surreal. Goya’s ‘Los Caprichos’ Goes on View at National Arts Club 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z We are on the verge of a very, very serious problem. From social media to the catwalk, is fantasy beauty failing young women? 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z For example, the lead is constantly on the verge of blowing his cover due to his nervous tic of revealing state secrets in folk songs. 8 brilliant shows you haven’t streamed yet, but will this long weekend 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z The poetry found in her film is absent in the racing and jumping scenes in “Race,” and the movie’s overall palette is prosaic verging on drab. Review: ‘Race’ Chronicles Jesse Owens’s Rise to Olympic Glory 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z “Southern Cross the Dog” often verges on stream of consciousness; it is filled with disturbing and disorienting characters and grotesque situations; the point of view frequently shifts. Books of The Times: ‘Southern Cross the Dog,’ a Novel by Bill Cheng 2013-05-21T21:36:57Z Especially for something like Hannah, a woman on the verge of having to handle all these very very difficult situations and emotional challenges.” Charlotte Rampling: ‘I’ve got a very restless character. It’s a beast’ 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z At best, it gathers snippets of disappointment, its numbers less songs than sets of strung-together aphorisms, verging on trite. Music Review | 'Making It': Soundtrack of Their End: Romance Curdles Onstage 2010-02-19T06:20:00Z Barber researched the London project for a year, and his creative obsession with transforming waste verges on mad genius territory. One simple dish changed the course of this visionary chef’s life: Scrambled eggs 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Then he thought about it a moment, wondering if by insisting on openness, he was verging toward dogma. How the Vibraphonist Joel Ross Keeps Finding Fresh Rhythms 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z In particular, the epilogue delivered by Beau’s psychiatrist — which begins, “This is the story you will never hear” — verges on parody. Review: ‘But I Cd Only Whisper,’ a Tale of a Violent Veteran 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Sharifi says his business is perpetually on the verge of collapse due to the fragile trade relationship between the United States and Iran. Is this biblical food the next foodie fad? This chef thinks so. 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z On one of his own tunes, “The Art of War,” he sounds as if he were on the verge of self-combustion, though he always stays just on the right side of the line. Review: Ralph Peterson Jr. Powers a Runaway Freight Train 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Expressive marimba provided early colour, while Bowden's coup was using the new aluphone, a series of aluminium bells that verged on the sounds of the gamelan. Vale of Glamorgan festival – review 2013-05-16T14:54:15Z Although the dialogue sometimes verged on screed, it’s hard to think of a current scripted series that has more skillfully portrayed our knee-jerk instinct for outrage in these times. ‘American Crime’ is back and is still the only network show that really goes there 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z But when I arrived, Pope was on the verge of panic. Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie 2013-01-13T17:37:08Z But on Tuesday, he admitted verging on self-doubt in the face of criticism. Gervais stands his ground over Globes performance 2011-01-19T13:46:04Z At the end, she seems to be on the verge of going to find him. Review: ‘Jackie Lynn,’ Further Proof That Haley Fohr Is Hard to Contain 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z I’m a genius, you see, on the verge of an artistic breakthrough. Screw, spend, sleep: My battle with bipolar disorder 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z The look on the dancers’ faces in reaction to thunderous applause after a 1964 performance in London says it all: surprise verging on disbelief, emotion, gratitude. Dancing with Merce Cunningham in Three Dimensions 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z The five people aboard seemed on the verge of snapping photos. ‘North Woods Law’ Offers a Gentler View of Law Enforcement (and More Bears) 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Barbecue chicken was ordered in a rush verging on panic because whatever I’d first wanted wasn’t ready yet. A Brooklyn Favorite for Jamaican Food Beats the Odds 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z And the Fairyland novels, like their gang of characters, are always on the verge of getting irretrievably lost. A Wildly Inventive Fantasy Series That Began on the Web and Became a Best-Seller 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z With so many small sections cobbled together, “toPray” sometimes seemed on the verge of falling apart, but the dancers’ unflagging energy held it together. Review: InNprogressCollective, an Indivisible Quartet at the LaMaMa Moves! Festival 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z That turbulence, verging on violence, offended some, who read it as a depiction of sexual violence. Alexei Ratmansky’s Elective Affinity, Musically Speaking 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Kavakos and Mr. Pace performed with refinement and impeccable taste, although they at times verged on being too restrained and understated. Music Review: Leonidas Kavakos and Enrico Pace in Beethoven Violin Sonatas 2014-03-03T22:56:20Z In a season dogged by wave after wave of the coronavirus, there were moments when the Metropolitan Opera was on the verge of cancellation. Never Missing a Curtain This Season, the Met Opera Takes a Final Bow 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z The awards were scrapped last year as the event teetered on the verge of collapse. Edinburgh film fest lauds riot doc & China's Mao Mao 2012-07-02T15:52:08Z I don’t know how this scene, this feeling it provoked, got into my head and hibernated there, appearing now and then, often when some seemingly hopeless environmental battle is on the verge of being lost. The Shuttered Lincoln Plaza Cinemas Is a Cultural Crime Scene 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z When you’re feeling like you’re on the verge of going home you have to take an inventory of is it really what you want? Retta on why she’s “So Close to Being the S**t, Y’all Don’t Even Know” 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z Quarantine has to do with risk and uncertainty, and its logic is simple: “There might be something dangerous inside you — something contagious — on the verge of breaking free.” The Extraordinary History (and Likely Busy Future) of Quarantine 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z Back at the set visit, Alligood is in a scene that shocks Sam into the realization that her girls are not only growing up but, inevitably, on the verge of growing beyond her. Pamela Adlon wants you to let "Better Things" wash away the anger 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Backstage after the show, Mr. Finochio, who has Christ-length hair and a deadpan sense of humor, admitted that he had been so nervous that he verged on panic. Hillsong Unites Believers and Those Old Agnostics John, Paul, George and Ringo 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z The mood is plaintive, melancholy, verging on fatalistic. Before Midnight: Richard Linklater's search for a happy ending 2013-06-13T17:59:01Z The pace and writing are meaningful and sometimes verge on elegant, as “Outsiders” patiently explores the power dynamics in the town and the strange world on the mountaintop above. Got DVR space? Even WGN’s Kentucky hillbilly drama ‘Outsiders’ is pretty good. 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z One of my favorite reality shows, WE tv’s “Downsized,” followed the travails of a suburban Phoenix family who were on the verge of losing their house until they put themselves on a tighter budget. So long, ‘Suze Orman Show,’ TV’s only sane space in a money-crazed culture 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z It’s a push-and-pull form of discovery that these paintings execute and dramatize, always on the verge of collapse but going forward anyhow. Amy Sillman’s Breakthrough Moment Is Here 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z Russia had just entered the war in the Pacific and new scholarship — as Southard meticulously details — shows that the Japanese were on the verge of surrendering. Susan Southard's 'Nagasaki' faces nuclear horror as the 70th anniversary of the bombing approaches 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z But with the injection of some of Mr. Reilly’s comedic chops, she added, the performances become a kind of “old-time revue” verging on vaudeville. John C. Reilly’s Group in Lincoln Center Songbook Series 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z The image is Hillary Clinton’s imagined leg, wearing sensible walking heels and on the verge of crushing what appears to be a tiny man under her foot. Time magazine thinks Hillary Clinton is maybe going to crush men in her sensible walking heels 2014-01-16T18:02:00Z I’m assuming this is to underline the idea of this play’s characters as museum pieces, members of a breed on the verge of extinction in a rapidly changing country. | 'That Championship Season': The Champs Reunite, Bearing the Nation?s Scars 2011-03-07T03:01:04Z There are certain objects – high heels, tight skirts, leather clothes – that can verge on the fetishistic, but perhaps these are more acceptable because they are part of everyday wardrobes. My life in sex: ‘My rubber fetish has enriched my life’ 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Forceful and angry, Sachs verges on hyperbole in his indictment of America past and present, but he does highlight the perils of continuing on the same path. What Is America’s Role in the World? Three Authors Offer Very Different Views 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z It verges on a sauce for the gleaming hunk of cod at the center of the bowl, surrounded by wild shrimp and clams. Alfred Portale Writes a Second Act, in Italian 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z When people obtain a stable recovery they are always presumed to be on the verge of relapse. 8 reasons addiction carries a stigma 2012-12-09T16:00:00Z She does not want to lose her innocence, which is on the verge of disappearing. In Netflix's captivating "Prayers for the Stolen," life goes on as one digs a grave to stay safe 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Landscapes, portraits and works that verge into documentary journalism are on display. What's on This Week Around the World 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z At the piano, Parker was the kind of duo partner violinists dream about: together every step of the way, intuitive, with a technique that verges on the frankly impossible — especially in that runaway-train finale. Scorching Bartok opened Seattle chamber-music fest 2012-07-03T19:50:05Z They were on the verge of departing into their own adulthoods, moving into their own first homes. First Person: Burning Your Diaries: First Person 2011-09-30T22:56:35Z There were the same kind of apartment buildings and grass verges and flowerbeds in the workcamp area. Morris Gleitzman's 'friendship books' 2010-10-01T12:04:00Z In this drama's version of Gies' life, in 1933 she was unemployed and on the verge of being forced to marry her adoptive brother, a closeted gay man. "A Small Light" star Liev Schreiber on playing Anne Frank's father: "He was defined by his race" 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z And so I spent ten years doing New York all wrong, ten years in which I was very often lonely and constantly on the verge of leaving. “I spent 10 years doing New York all wrong”: Adelle Waldman on youth, loneliness and finally finding Brooklyn 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Now he's on the verge of international stardom. Brand designs 2010-04-06T07:00:00Z Back then, she singled out three tabloids, saying they falsely depicted her “as being out of control; emotionally and psychologically unstable and ‘on the verge of a nervous breakdown.’ Camille Cosby: A life spent juggling her role as public figure with desire to be private 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Her voice cracks, and she looks on the verge of tears. Mary Portas: 'I'm one of the best in the world at retail' 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z It’s true, especially in fiction films, that when you are dealing with genocide and mass crimes, there are zones that are dangerous, where there is a risk of verging on spectacle. The Carpetbagger: Rithy Panh on ‘The Missing Picture’ and Living With Tragedy 2013-12-13T14:20:31Z It should always be quite something when Saul gets knocked off his horse a little farther down this road, but “A.D.” suffers, as a TV show, when its hallelujahs verge on hokey. ‘Wolf Hall’: A somber, perfect take on that time the Tudors went tabloid 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z So I think we’re really on the verge of a paradigm shift around that. Michael Pollan: Bad food is costing America its economic health 2013-12-08T19:00:00Z A new political era was dawning, with New Labour on the verge of sweeping away 18 years of Conservative government. TV drama revisits 'optimism' of 1996 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z While nodding to female industry of the past, Beltz triggers an optical buzz that verges on the psychedelic. 'Phantom Color' at CB1 transcends in black and white 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z In ABC’s version, she is a housewife on the verge of becoming an empty-nester and a woman whose husband’s attention is fully focused on his career. A New ‘Dirty Dancing,’ and Baby’s Love Story Is Just the Start 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z But so far the best evidence that Bullock is clearly on the verge of becoming the next Hunt Lieberson is a new video of one of Sellars’ latest opera productions, Purcell’s “The Indian Queen.” The Sellars method: How a master director coaches singers toward greatness 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z It’s a big, warm, spreading fire, always on the verge of leaping out of control, but crackling with new ideas and new histories. Charlotte Moorman, Tradition Disrupter, Is the Focus of Two Shows 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z But the way that this picture has been so widely ravened up and drooled over verges on the disgusting. Stanley Kauffmann: The Old Master of Movie Criticism 2013-10-09T23:03:45Z Why it works: Viewers always feel like they're on the verge of getting a incontrovertible smoking gun that reassures them there's an afterlife. The 5 most inexplicably popular reality shows 2010-05-12T04:38:00Z To Kubrick, in 1973, he wrote: “I am into a very heavily negative scene at the moment with the I.R.S., who are on the verge, quite literally, of selling my house.” Review: In ‘Yours in Haste and Adoration,’ Terry Southern’s Thoughts Spill Out 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z I wish we saw more of the ordinary detective's wife, the sad, struggling Edgebrook widow, in Robertson — who is at her best when the character seems on the verge of both triumph and collapse. 'The Detective's Wife' probes the limits of protection 2011-06-02T19:05:39Z Other pies verged on baked salads, with varying degrees of success. Restaurant Review: Bruno in the East Village 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z Sweden's intercrime department or "A-Unit", specialising in "violent crimes of an international character", is on the verge of being wound down. Thrillers roundup – reviews 2013-07-04T09:00:00Z "I would go so far as to say I probably verge on being a Zionist as well," she continued, citing her family's close friendship with Jewish politician Joe Lieberman. Meghan McCain’s legacy at “The View” exposes real-life problems with across-the-aisle "friendships" 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z The Islamic State’s caliphate is on the verge of oblivion; terrorism thrives anyway. Perspective | Was 2017 the end of something or just the beginning? 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Harder to disagree with, though, is the impeccable balance throughout; the dignified restraint of his “Eroica”; the unruliness of his Seventh’s finale, exactly the bacchic romp on the verge of derailment that it should be. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Now, as the star of “Waste Land,“ a touching documentary that opens on Friday after winning numerous film festival awards, he seems on the verge of reaching a broad audience in this country too. Where Art Meets Trash And Transforms Life 2010-10-24T05:15:00Z Mr. Cattelan called the image “Surreal but verging on Pop,” adding that “it’s a bit gory but without the blood.” Inside Art: A Cattelan Billboard for the High Line 2012-05-31T20:36:09Z With the federal government once again on the verge of shutdown before the holidays, Stephen Colbert found himself in an unexpected position: He felt Congressional Republicans’ pain. Late-Night TV in 2018: Trump, Trump, Facebook and More Trump 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z The administration’s lack of action extended to the hotel industry, where mandatory resort fees were on the verge of being eliminated late last year by the Federal Trade Commission. Perspective | It’s been a wild year for travel. What’s ahead for 2018? 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z These helped stir up the churning that’s habitual in Mr. Skybetter’s compositions, and the hint of recklessness was welcome in a program whose rhythms and repetitions verged on soporific. Dance Review: Skybetter & Associates Dance at Joyce SoHo 2012-04-09T21:24:23Z Not as impatient as the late Sir Robin Day, however, who brought Porter to the verge of tears, when she called to ask him: what is your idea of hell? How to get quotes from celebrities... 2011-03-11T08:30:00Z We are on the verge of a second shutdown. Perspective | Ask Amy: Elevator rider worries covid is ‘going up’ 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z September 2012: The London threesome are on the verge of releasing the follow-up to that album. 'We're in our favourite band now' 2012-09-03T05:32:00Z He’s by far the most theatrical figure in R&B. The show opened with a short video depicting him as a 1930s club singer on the verge of a big tour, gabbing with his moll. Music Review: Ever the Charmer, Brazen and Sly, but at a Faster Clip 2011-07-01T22:26:12Z Her closest moments with her husband came during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, when the United States and the Soviet Union seemed on the verge of nuclear war. New book shows another side to Jackie Kennedy 2011-09-12T03:51:08Z But at 78, ill and on the verge of death, he’s now consumed by the need to confess that his life is as riddled with lies and betrayal as his body is with cancer. After a Life Built on Lies, a Dying Man Comes Clean 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Is he on the verge of an existential crisis too? Zach Braff in Paul Weitz?s ?Trust? at Second Stage 2010-07-29T21:38:00Z “Aten Reign” can make you feel a bit like Richard Dreyfuss on the verge of vindication in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”: it sometimes suggests the underside of a giant spaceship setting down. Art Review: James Turrell Plays With Color at the Guggenheim 2013-06-20T23:01:56Z That means that an entire swath of the country is on the verge of living as though Roe v. Things are about to go from bad to worse in Oklahoma: Governor signs off on Texas-style abortion restrictions 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z So far, its publicity campaign for Ms. Howorth’s book remains low-key, she said, verging on nonexistent. A Bookstore Owner Taps a Wound to Write a First Novel 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Compared to the reverential morgue-like vibe of so many cities in Italy or Spain, it was refreshing to be surrounded by tables of geezers on the verge of a brawl. Back from the brink: new breath for tourism in Istanbul 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z Those qualities are on full display in this dramatic comedy from 2014 featuring Keira Knightley as a young woman on the verge of responsible adulthood who takes a quick detour into arrested development. Stream These 15 Great Titles Before They Leave Netflix in July 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z I still recall, with palpable pain, the frustration of being on the verge of finishing an endless game of Candy Land and pulling the card that sends your piece back to the beginning. Lara Croft battles male jerks 2012-06-14T16:15:00Z Several times I’ve been on the verge of heeding his advice, plucking “The Elementary Particles” from its place on my shelf and considering it for a while, though always returning it unread. Michel Houellebecq’s ‘Submission’ 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z At this point, the Kinks' verbal ping-pong verges on the ridiculous. Ray Davies: 'I'll do Kinks reunion if Dave does' 2011-04-12T11:22:24Z Around that time Starr said that his homeland was on the verge of becoming “the first failed state in America.” How California Turned Into a ‘State of Resistance’ 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z She is reedlike, wavering and tremulous — a waif forever on the verge of a nervous breakdown — and she mostly inspires our protective instincts. Review: In David Hare’s ‘Plenty,’ Time Takes the Edge Off a Femme Fatale 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Widening inequality, surging nationalism, burning forests, melting ice caps: He describes an overwhelming sense of foreboding, the fear that whatever civilizational edifice has been erected was on the verge of total collapse. ‘Notes From an Apocalypse’ Is a Timely Tour of Preparing for the Worst 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z And the risk you’ll wind up asking yourself why you thought it was a good idea to ask for the money verges on 100 percent. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: If I can get a word in edgewise, what should it be? 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Joe is callow, Frank is angry — distinctions that verge on stereotype, then fall right in. Review: In 3 Short Plays, the Art of Making Up and Breaking Up 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z Once or twice the prose verges on the precious. Review: The Bold Voice of Rebecca Schiff, in 23 Stories 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z The dialogue is a volley of sweet nothings that verge on nonsense as passion renders the characters a bit insane. Jonas Kaufmann: Wagner’s ‘Tristan’ Is ‘Like a Drug’ 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Our Mutual Friend: The Scholarly Pages is a revamped version of a site first presented in 1998, when the technology of the Web verged on Victorian by today’s standards. ArtsBeat: And Now a Word from Charles Dickens's Sponsor... 2012-04-05T19:27:48Z Higher education — increasingly unaffordable and unattainable — is on the verge of a transformation that not only could remedy that, but could change the role college plays in our society. One vision of tomorrow’s college: Cheap, tailored to you, and you get a real education, not a degree 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z Like Mulligan, Danhoff is no stranger to bad breakups and seems on the verge of leaving her second husband back in Chicago. Christopher Sorrentino's 'The Fugitives' spins a story of deception and double-dealing 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z As Judith, the soprano Ausrine Stundyte made a bizarre treatment of the character — constantly on the verge of self-immolation — at least compelling, with a fierce humanity largely absent in the staging. Review: Two Operas Conjure Apocalypses Personal and Cosmic 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Here, the screenplay was on the verge of mocking us in the audience. The Walking Dead season seven premiere: The Day Will Come When You Won't Be 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z One former classmate, feeling enraged and cheated, is on the verge of voting for Donald J. Trump. In ‘Cyclorama,’ Former Classmates Confront an Extra Problematic Drama Teacher 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z When the novel did finally appear, the uproar put a modern-day Harry Potter release party to shame, with policemen being called upon to restrain unruly customers who “verged on a riot.” ‘Les Misérables’ is not just a great story — it’s a great publishing story 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z Its psychology, while darkly intriguing — the protagonist is a man who, unable to recover from the death of his wife, falls in love with her doppelgänger — verges on overly simplistic. How a Forgotten Opera Made a Big Comeback 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z Yet his lyrics for “Lulu” verge on self-parody, a series of blunt objects that make “Saw IV” seem nuanced and humane. Album review: Lou Reed and Metallica, 'Lulu' 2011-10-28T05:34:00Z At times it verges on the quiet-storm R&B of the early 1980s, though he is far more flexible with tempos than Post Malone, and sometimes veers toward ecstatic 1980s synth-pop. Post Malone and Rae Sremmurd, Hip-Hop Impressionists Shaping the Stream 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Ig’s first couple of posthorn encounters verge on the reflexively grotesque, so it takes a while for Mr. Hill’s inventiveness to show. Books of The Times: A Devil Who Takes the Side of Angels 2010-02-25T00:18:00Z The former caterer is on the verge of opening her own restaurant, which would make it easier for her to prep for and staff a small charity dinner. How to get a high-profile chef to cook in your kitchen 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Thomson was in Berlin in the mid 80s – on the verge of taking a job as a cleaner at the old Olympic stadium – when news of his father's death brought him back to Eastbourne. Rupert Thomson: a life in writing 2013-03-08T10:00:01Z “Raising Hope,” on Fox, began promisingly with a hapless single father whose bungling ways with his baby verged on child abuse, but the series soon lost its nerve. Television Review: ?Up All Night? and ?Free Agents? ? Review 2011-09-13T18:44:09Z But a new report on birthmoviesdeath.com suggests a number of famous villains might be on the verge of an unexpected return in Ben Affleck’s upcoming solo outing for the caped crusader. Which Batman villains should Affleck bring back – and who should play them? 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z After noticing that the crowd in the front row was on the verge of crushing a younger fan, Ora invited the girl to sit onstage. Rita Ora conquers at U Street Music Hall by just being herself 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Beneath the surface, an ancient capital on the verge of a Renaissance was making its debut. Beyond Kitsch in Skopje 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z Their behavior is often so extreme that they verge on the ridiculous, especially a loathsome couch-potato son who inspires his mother's plans. May 24 at SIFF: 'Elena' 2012-05-23T20:26:08Z Several riders had a meltdown in the sand, and Mr. Jones was on the verge. 4,000 Miles, Seven Countries: An African Adventure on Two Wheels 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z “That ‘no crying in baseball’ line is nice, but a load of bull: plenty of us walk around on the verge of tears. Review | Emily Nemens’s ‘The Cactus League’ is a nostalgic look at the world of baseball 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z It's an unsettling picture in which everything seems to be on the verge of disappearing: the very condition of the night. Patrick Caulfield/Gary Hume – review 2013-06-06T06:00:05Z For many of his critics, the king’s choice of happiness over duty was an act of dereliction verging on treason. Special Report: A Cut Above: Objects Recall Romance That Cost a Throne 2010-11-18T17:30:00Z But it’s rare that a person achieves their own release from one, as Britney Spears appears on the verge of doing. EXPLAINER: Britney Spears’ conservatorship, and its endgame 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z A confession late in the book is so casual it verges on the hilarious. Review: ‘The Verdict’ Speaks in a Grisham-esque Tongue With a British Accent 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z The Fourth was a case in point, too neutral and ponderous an account to fit the composer’s most foreboding and destructive piece, and with playing that, at times, verged on blare. Review: Brahms at the Boston Smphony, With Hélène Grimaud 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z To read Tate was to be awed by a gift that verged on the extraterrestrial. The Peerless Imagination of Greg Tate 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z In her view, the uncontested reign of corrupt men was on the verge of ending. Sandra Oh saved the Golden Globes: The good, bad and ugly of the 2019 awards 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z The supposed poetry of the more abstract scenes, at least as rendered in the English subtitles, verges on passé, and the staging, though filmed, is stagy. Conspicuous Consumption, Getting More Conspicuous Onstage 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Her self-torturing asceticism verged on the holier-than-thou, and her preoccupation with bodily chastisement was akin to that of the desert saints and anchorites, says Saunders. The Woman Who Shot Mussolini by Frances Stonor Saunders |Book review 2010-03-28T00:10:00Z Dr. Tiffany took a slow, measured breath, shifting in his chair to more fully face Lorin, who appeared to be on the verge of nodding off. “I don’t know who, or what, I’m married to anymore”: PTSD brings the war home 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z It’s actually easy to dodge the name issue, though, verging on ridiculously so; countless beloved grandmas are called something other than Grandma. Perspective | She’s his stepmother, but his wife draws the line at ‘Grandma’ 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Here, she picks up a grittier subplot involving a young cadet who’s on the verge of being expelled from the Sûreté Academy. Buried by Snow or Stuffed in a Suitcase: The Bodies Add Up in Marilyn Stasio’s Latest Crime Column 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z At the beginning, his caricatures verged on the radical — a block of wood for a head — but soon they eased into the suppler, more fluid and confident style of his mature work. ‘The Hirschfeld Century’ review: the best work of the iconic caricaturist 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Walter Salles's tale of footloose free spirits in late-1940s USA is generally respectful to the cherished Jack Kerouac novel in that it's stylish, ephemeral and verging on incontinence. Cannes 2012 diary: day eight 2012-05-23T14:43:28Z That dispute has coincided with West’s attacks on Davidson, as well as figures like Noah who have criticized the musician’s posts as verging on threats and harassment. Kanye West’s Stormy Relationship With the Grammys Erupts Again 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Lately, though, he's been in an interesting position for a thirtysomething filmmaker on the verge of his second feature: He's denying that he'll be directing the next "Star Wars" installment. Guess who's NOT directing the next 'Star Wars'? 2012-11-27T17:32:06Z They were on the verge of dispersing when Max Gordon, owner of the Village Vanguard in Manhattan, booked them to play for two weeks during the Christmas holidays. Ronnie Gilbert, Folk Singer for the Weavers, Dies at 88 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z In January's midseason finale, the trio went on a road trip to Palm Springs to play golf and — on the verge of their 50th birthdays — get colonoscopies. High Manxiety 2011-05-26T07:10:00Z Her natural radiance clouded with bone-weariness, Ms. McDonald’s Ruth is a life force on the verge of extinction, tethered to an ironing board and her husband’s self-centeredness. How Audra McDonald Won Six Tony Awards 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z So I was really on the verge of burning out.” The ‘Philosopher King’ of Percussion Starts His Next Chapter 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z The act of denial verges on jury nullification. At the Grammy Awards, a History of Old-Guard Resistance to Change 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z "Searching for Sugar Man" - Imagine the bitterness of the true artist who fades back to obscurity after being on the verge of stardom. AP critics pick the year's best movies 2012-12-14T21:29:02Z “Sex and Rage” is plotless, reports critic Michelle Dean, but it is a “portrait of an It Girl on the verge of a nervous breakdown that softens and opens the type.” Essential Arts & Culture: The Getty's new trove, an Italian artist's due, ‘Angels in America’ returns 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z There was a hint of scrape on “Little Ghetto Boy,” drizzled on just as the song verged toward cabaret. Music Review: Putting Ballads Aside for Soul That?s More Soothing Than Sweaty 2010-09-24T22:07:00Z That was the summer when—tan, smelling of chlorine, stippled in mosquito bites and goose bumps from the air-conditioning, just on the verge of puberty—I discovered Lois Duncan. I Know What I Read That Summer 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z Another work attempts to mitigate the obviousness with subtlety verging on the obscure. Art in Review: JIM HODGES 2011-11-17T22:17:54Z But for other readers, the familiar anecdotes that fill the first section of the novel verge on the tedious. In ‘Rodham,’ Curtis Sittenfeld Reimagines Hillary’s Life 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z Naomi Watts had been on the verge of giving up on Hollywood before she came to the Cannes Film Festival nine years ago. Watts returns to Cannes, where her star was born 2010-05-21T15:31:00Z But that doesn’t mean it’s on the verge of spoilage. Conquering the Fear of Cooking Fish 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Though the hotel was barely five months old when I stayed there, the toilet roll-dispenser seemed on the verge of detaching itself from the wall. Check In/Check Out: Hotel Review: The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles 2010-12-31T19:55:00Z His high tenor, verging on falsetto, was radiant with vulnerability, devotion and carnal assurance. Music Review: Motown at the Apollo, Suspended in Time 2011-02-16T22:27:36Z We may be on the verge of a Simpsons Singularity, in which all digital dialogue, and eventually all of human thought, will be expressed in terms of easily accessible Simpsons quotes. Hello, Simpsons World. Goodbye, the Rest of Your Life. 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z On the verge of his own fortieth birthday, this is his dilemma: whether to continue trotting along his current path, or to change mid-stream to a more lucrative horse. Did I make it? 2012-11-18T17:01:00Z Other images, of different towns and regions, verge on the abstract. Photographing California with a camera as big as a truck 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z But then contractual battles with his label turned it into something more — a rallying cry for artist independence, verging on the apocryphal. Lil Wayne Becomes an Elder, While Logic Grows Up 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z But it also places him on the verge of a phenomenon that will rip the soul of a community that’s already economically and politically disadvantaged in the extreme. John Singleton’s slow-burning “Snowfall”: Crack’s origin story hits FX 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z Really what we’re praising here verges on literary fiction — speckled with wryly observed details and ironic encounters but drenched mostly in one heartache after another. Better-than-ever ‘Transparent’ transitions into a study of American Jewish-ness 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z But Soviet taste was more melodic, they like tunes above all, even a little sentiment, verging on the beautiful – and there, I'm describing a McCartney song, not hypersexual rock'n'roll, or Street Fighting Man. For young Soviets, the Beatles were a first, mutinous rip in the iron curtain 2013-04-20T13:00:01Z Some of the most popular documentary work in this era almost verges on advocacy. "Hillary" director reflects on the "self-fulfilling prophecy" on women running for president 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z He’s on the verge of losing his family, the only thing that matters to him, when he takes a job that requires him to plant an idea instead of taking one. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Riverdale’ and ‘Inception’ 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z One of the saddest moments in series finale "With Open Eyes" is when Kendall, on the verge of losing the board vote, bleats, "I'm the eldest boy." A devastating end to "Succession" wakes up to the truth about the Roys: "We're nothing" 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z You could argue with a tempo occasionally: the opening Adagio, for example, was so lethargic that the ensemble seemed on the verge of disintegration. Music Review: American Classical Orchestra at Alice Tully Hall 2012-04-10T21:55:31Z Her family home was on the verge of going into foreclosure after her dad passed away, and so she started waitressing double shifts to contribute. "Knock Down the House" with AOC: New film offers a deeply humanizing portrait of a media obsession 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Everything and everyone is on the verge — of chaos, collapse, exile, but also, perennially, spring. Review | Ali Smith’s ‘Spring’ is another brilliant installment in her seasonal quartet 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z At the time Wilson wrote, this particular style of American literary martyrdom was on the verge of obsolescence. David Foster Wallace’s importance of being earnest: Irony, Generation X and the sheer joy of language 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z He appears to be on the verge of the big time as his movie comes together, but he can't shake off the impression that things aren't quite as they seem. The National Movie Awards 2010 2010-05-26T06:59:00Z Afro-Peruvian music was born of slavery and, over the centuries, has been on the verge of slipping into obscurity on many occasions — overlooked by record labels, shrugged off as marginal. How Novalima modernizes and revives Peru's African roots music 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z A 40-something insurance analyst from Council Bluffs, Iowa, I find her sitting beside a stall selling collars to raise funds for greyhound cancer, and she seems on the verge of tears. ‘Totally pawesome’: at the three-legged dog convention 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z His love of the orthogonal, which like 1980s dance moves once verged on the robotic, is relaxing into less pure angles. John Pawson: Plain Space 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z For the play’s first half Mr. Redmayne brilliantly sustains his portrait of a man on the verge of not only breaking down but also breaking into pieces. Arts & Leisure: ?Richard II,? ?Madness of King George? and ?Collaborators? in London 2012-02-12T06:00:50Z "It's crazy. I'm starting to miss the old days when we were on the verge of nuclear war with North Korea." 'Our Country Be Damned.' Late-Night Hosts Keep Slamming President Trump Over Charlottesville 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z The Blueprint Inventory is a store with an idea: understated basics, verging on anonymous, identifiable to only the most advanced connoisseurs as high-end. Critical Shopper: Inventory Makes All the Right Choices for You 2013-07-03T14:08:40Z I see him as on the verge of a larger audience understanding what he tries to establish.” Art: Rashaad Newsome, Blending Hip-Hop and Heraldry 2011-10-20T20:08:10Z He's on the verge of losing his house and convinced that his wife is about to have an affair with an old boyfriend she reconnected with through Facebook. How novels came to terms with the internet 2011-01-15T00:06:06Z And so the show — a labor of love that verges on folly — went on. Review: Byronic Heroism Can’t Save ‘Sardanapal’ in Berlin 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z To say that the later portraits verge upon caricature is not much of an overstatement. Alice Neel: Painted Truths 2010-07-10T23:05:00Z In that delicate moment, Arkin’s face is a mask, trying to keep it together and failing; if you look close enough, into his eyes, he seems on the verge of tears. Alan Arkin Could Do It All. In ‘Glengarry Glen Ross,’ He Did. 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Her introductory moments are entirely over the top and verging on cringeworthy, to the point that it nearly looks and sounds like her jaw might break off. "The Crown" returns with Princess Di & Margaret Thatcher testing the Queen's humanity 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z Following a string of defeats and on the verge of losing his job, Coach Billy Beane has run out of ideas. Clip joint: Table flips 2012-06-27T11:52:35Z He specializes in a linguistically rich indirection that can occasionally verge on opacity. ‘Sing Street’ Review: New Wave Music as Sweet Deliverance 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z The irony of purposely ironic buildings that joked with history is that they are themselves verging on history, and history more than beauty is proving their strongest defense. Should PoMo Architecture, at the 50-Year Mark, Be Saved? 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z That film is striking a chord among people in a nation in an ongoing state of anxiety verging on panic. Remembering Koko, a Gorilla We Loved 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z Now, in a new twist on miracle, scientists are on the verge of bringing the frog back. De-extinction won’t make us better conservationists! 2013-09-06T12:40:00Z On the verge of tears, Zak stashes the pills in his glove compartment and gets out of the car. ‘Vinyl’ Season 1, Episode 2: Mugged by God 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z In 2007, he brokered its sale when the theater again appeared to be on the verge of demolition. Tommy Brent, Theater Producer, Dies at 88 2011-06-08T04:23:34Z She and her toy rocking horse seem to have transformative powers and they are on the verge of racing away from home when Lucretia’s nanny physically reins her in, forcing a bit between her teeth. Leonora Carrington, the surrealist storytelling genius you've never heard of 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z I was on the verge of running out of borrowed money when I landed a job at a huge tech company via a temp agency. I Quit New York 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Before that can happen, he has to persaude her to believe him, and believe in her own abilities again, and getting to that point in the first two hours can verge on frustrating. "The Man Who Fell to Earth" ambitiously picks up where the sci-fi cult classic's mission ended 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z It is the standout reality show of the summer, and Fox is on the verge of ordering a second season. Grooming Home Cooks, and a Reality Franchise 2010-08-31T22:46:00Z But he seems forever on the verge of turning. Louis CK back for Season 4 of 'Louie' done his way 2014-05-01T15:26:49Z His mother was on the verge of tears. New Books From Paul Theroux, Jeffrey Zaslow and Randall Silvis 2011-12-14T22:10:30Z Age: 30 Home base: Cairo Music venue: Makan in downtown Cairo showcases the best in traditional sounds on the verge of extinction. | Eric Monkaba 2011-01-06T15:30:44Z A remake of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” in which a bored and depressed Paris Hilton is on the verge of suicide until her guardian angel transports her through time and space to 1945 Bedford Falls. Gene Weingarten: Have you lost your Marples, Hollywood? 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z They were on the verge of eviction when Holiday, who was about fifteen, got a job singing—more or less by accident—at a local nightspot. The Art of Billie Holiday’s Life 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z The next he is teetering on the verge of tears and what appears to be genuine sadness. Scene Stealers: Richard Simmons, Internet Star? 2013-08-23T20:49:01Z The more time you spend with Aparicio, the more you realise how close she is to Cleo – gentle, sweet, with a sincerity that verges on the sombre. Roma star Yalitza Aparicio: 'I don’t think I am an actor' 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Mean Creek," demonstrates a very different kind of edginess with "The Details, a filmed-in-Seattle movie about a family on the verge of imploding. 'The Details': Raccoons, and humans, go wild in edgy Seattle tale 2012-11-08T21:06:04Z Jack, a garrulous, combative and alcoholic poet who has lost his creative mojo, is on the verge of being fired. Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche Star in ‘Words and Pictures’ 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z Are we living in ceaseless boom times or on the verge of a precarious tumble? Perspective | All those reality shows you loved about people’s weight, marriage and kids? They’re back — and nicer. 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z And the early monologue performed by Ms. Carden, in which an American high schooler verges on an emotional meltdown because she’s been excluded from the in crowd, feels trivial in comparison to the meatier pieces. Theater Review: ‘Emotional Creature,’ From Signature Theater 2012-11-13T03:00:00Z The drama verges on a rerun, recalling the messy battle for "Tonight" that Leno and David Letterman waged in the early 1990s when Johnny Carson decided to surrender the throne. 2010-01-09T16:46:00Z In this store, sneakers are important but verge on unremarkable, a strategy to reach both basics and connoisseurs. Sneakers So Nice, You Can’t See the Pants 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z The orchestra seems to strain in different directions; things sound on the verge of falling apart. Does Brahms’s Obsession With Rhythmic Instability Explain His Music’s Magic? 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Assembling a team that will almost certainly be defeated—that will face bigger, stronger, more talented competition, week after week—verges on the morally macabre. The Miami Dolphins and the Art of Losing to “Win” 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z Women like that, they’re always on the verge of success, and they disappear. Haifaa Al-Mansour Rocks Out to Punk and Cooks With TikTok 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z But it’s a sprint verging on a mad dash, not exactly the more ginger caper he almost concocts. Review | A Greek-set ‘Comedy of Errors’ adds songs to the slapstick 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z While his conclusion verges on a public awareness announcement, he re-evaluates Mr. Jobs and elucidates a cultural technological landscape that is too often taken for granted. Review: Different Thinking About Steve Jobs, the Man Behind Apple 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Imagine an update of a Weimar Republic cabaret act in which the chanteur takes his makeup cues from “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” and his fashion sense from a 1960s housewife on the verge. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in NYC This Weekend 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z She is aware, however, that some of her fans can verge on the obsessive. Joan Armatrading: Saint Joan 2010-04-07T20:30:00Z But still, I eat Manchego as if it is on the verge of extinction. Manchego: A cheese that is worth the pain 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z In less than a minute, I felt woozy and on the verge of fainting. The First Time I Got High 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z “The Animal Suite” is almost always on the verge of flying to pieces. Dance Review: It?s Vaudeville Without the Tomatoes 2011-02-05T00:03:32Z “Absolutely not!” he said, with a look that verged on repulsion. When Is It My Turn to Talk?! 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Yet, ultimately, it is Poe’s other aspect, his ability to convey monomaniacal intensity, verging on hysteria, that we are drawn to, his gift for expressing what D.H. Review | Is Poe the most influential American writer? A new book offers evidence. 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z The handling of color — pinks that verge on golden and brown-green in the tree trunks' sunlit bark — is unusually bold for Ziegler. The Greathouse touch: Several exhibits at the Frye reveal the canny curatorial eye of former director Ida Kay Greathouse 2010-07-29T20:34:00Z The ’70s “Muppet Show” was a “Carol Burnett”-like variety show, coupled with the backstage antics of a production verging on chaos. Review: In ‘The Muppets’ on ABC, Kermit Is in a Mundane Midlife Crisis 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z The ubiquitous man himself told Fast Company this week that the people who work for him “are on the verge of a nervous breakdown.” 5 reasons Benedict Cumberbatch is the Internet’s “sexiest man alive” 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z What sets the story apart from more run-of-the-mill high-concept novels is Ms. Walker’s decision to recount the unfolding catastrophe from the perspective of Julia, who is on the verge of turning 12. Books of The Times: ‘The Age of Miracles,’ by Karen Thompson Walker 2012-06-18T19:58:11Z The stabbing scene is so stylized, drenched in Ken Booth's blood-tinged lighting, that it verges on parody. A high-style, intermittently substantive 'Caesar' 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z In standard Trebek fashion he was equally warm, gracious, bracingly honest ,and occasionally verging on oh, let’s call it brusque. Alex Trebek reveals how he'll decide when it's finally time to leave "Jeopardy!" 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z Or a eulogy dedicated to a tradition, and indeed a world, he fears may be on the verge of disappearing. Review | ‘A Light in the Dark’ is a love letter to directors, personal flaws and all 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z Depicted on the verge of rescue, Géricault’s heroic survivors were seen as a rebuke to the ship’s captain and the restored government of the Bourbons. ‘Mutiny: Works by Géricault’ Review: Equine Passions and Anxieties 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z What was it like playing a wife on the verge of a marital breakdown, acting from a script written by your own husband who is also directing you from behind the camera? Leslie Mann: 'If I don't have a creative outlet, I implode' – interview 2013-02-16T22:00:02Z My assets included a ’97 Toyota Camry on the verge of a coma, an old Hewlett-Packard laptop, my PS3, some comics, a few clothes, and whatever modest money remained in my two bank accounts. If this is my final tweet 2012-06-29T23:30:00Z If writers assert such skewed interpretations, which verge on the imaginary, then it’s no surprise readers will as well. It’s been 37 years since John Lennon was shot. Can we find the real Lennon in books? 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z His studio experiments with echoes and distortion verged on psychedelia and electronica. New Music: The Dude Sings 2011-08-15T22:07:21Z The word itself verges on meaninglessness these days, but many have superimposed it over “Folklore” and “Evermore,” mainly due to Swift’s recent collaborations with artists whose music-biz positions we should be honest about. Review | Taylor Swift really can’t help herself 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z They were right on the verge of some really great success that they have been waiting their whole lives for, and they were making some very curious decisions given all that they had at stake. "Last Chance U" director on Coach Beam's "Yoda-like" wisdom & the Oakland team's sacrifices 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Bite into one and you find it is hollow, with only stray stalagmites of salt left inside, and a shell that verges on candy. Hungry City: Spicy Lanka in Jamaica, Queens 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Several of them said the art verged on hate speech. A university gallery showed art with Confederate imagery. Then students called to remove it. 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z But at times, in drawing expressive nuances from Schubert’s melodic lines or playing dotted-note rhythmic figures, Mr. Katsaris displayed a freedom that verged on casualness. Music Review: Cyprien Katsaris at the International Keyboard Festival 2012-07-17T22:20:52Z Lavinia describes being courted by Edward as being “on the verge of some wonderful experience, and then it never happened.” Theater Review | 'The Cocktail Party': Shaken and Stirred at a T. S. Eliot Comedy 2010-03-19T22:09:00Z Visual art has its place in Memphis — Mr. Butcher said the scene was “always on the verge” — but music is ever present. 2010-01-29T05:08:00Z The much under-rated Josie Lawrence, who has done some terrific work at this address, plays the landowner, Madame Ranevskaya, a dodo on the verge of extinction as the winds of the Russian revolution blow in. This week's new theatre 2010-10-15T23:06:00Z His work is part of an amorphous, multimedia tendency that has yielded plenty of good art, including some by him, but that is beginning to verge on hegemonic. Art Review: Ephemeral Events, Annotated 2011-05-06T06:00:07Z Fortunately, the real Burd outweighs his anxieties with an easy confidence that verges knowingly on delusion. With ‘Dave,’ Lil Dicky ‘Achieved My Destiny’ 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z I couldn’t even smooth the baby hairs framing my face and I was perpetually on the verge of having sideburns. “Brillo head,” “Don King,” “Sideshow Bob”: It took me years to embrace the hair that white people scorned 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z “We really didn’t know what was going on. My wife was cradling her in the back seat on the verge of tears.” Emergency calls for pets eating cannabis surge 765% over past decade 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z I am on the verge of a breakdown. Perspective | Ask Amy: Longtime boyfriend worries about infidelity 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z There’s a wistful sense of nostalgia to Oberndorfer’s art, which seems to celebrate a memory of something on the verge of melting away. Please don’t lick the colorful treats in Cory Oberndorfer’s ‘Pop:Everlasting’ It's a story that would appeal to anybody because we are all on the verge of potential disintegration. Tamsin Greig discovers her voice 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z “From King to a GOD” also stamps Griselda’s meteoric rise, from an unknown rap group in an obscure city to a breakthrough collective on the verge of mainstream stardom. Conway the Machine’s new album caps Griselda’s rise to prominence as one of rap’s essential crews 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z This is not an accusation to level at Bryan Ferry, even as he stands on the verge of pensionable status. Lovebox 2010-07-19T20:31:00Z Your pliancy suggests the risk of swinging this way probably verges on zero, but it’s worth mentioning that the other extreme isn’t any better, of punitive expectations and hair-trigger corrections. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: For yourself and the rest of us, teach your child accountability 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z A couple of years ago, it seemed as if everyone I knew was on the verge of divorce. To Stay Married, Embrace Change 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z I’m 44 and on the verge of giving up! Why do I mainly get messages from guys interested in sexual encounters? 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Her younger brother appeared on the verge of tears. Can an American tourist in London keep calm and carry on after recent terrorist attacks? 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z Here was a classic Golden Age puzzle — Ellery Queen’s first case, in fact — and virtually all the characters were caricatures, the dialogue was stilted and corny, and the elaborate plot verged on the ludicrous. Review | Stilted dialogue, a ludicrous plot: On the pleasures of the vintage whodunit 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z “One client of mine was on the verge of quitting his job because he was working very long hours, was frustrated with problems on his team, and unhappy,” McLeod continued. Hate Your Job? Here’s What to Do 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z Lip was on the verge of actually figuring things out and succeeding. ‘Shameless’ Showrunner Says Goodbye to the Gallaghers 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z To illustrate, he told the crowd a story of a couple on the verge of divorce who came to see him. This Life: Can Gary Chapman Save Your Marriage?--This Life 2011-11-19T14:00:08Z She always looks to be on the verge of tears. Ted Lasso: great coach, bad ex-husband 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z The walls are flaking and pockmarked with decay; the roof timbers are smoke-charred; it seems on the verge of collapse. The Creole Choir of Cuba: the a cappella aid agency 2010-08-19T21:15:00Z Natural trumpets blazed gloriously in perfect pitch; strings held fast at paces verging on the chaotic. Music Review: Orchestre R?volutionnaire et Romantique at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-11-17T23:16:29Z But with about half of eligible Americans on the verge of full vaccination, the reluctant homebodies of the pandemic are ready to return to the nightlife with the abandon of college freshmen. ‘Hot Vax Summer’ is coming. Can it possibly live up to the hype? 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z We are, we keep being told, right on the verge of having robots become omnipresent in our lives. Review: ‘Humans’ Contemplates When Robots are Routine Accessories 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z He secures ad campaigns, collaborations and capsule collections for his clients, whom he often plucks from niche corners of the internet when they’re young and on the verge of something bigger. A Talent for Talent 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Sully tries to seek out victims who are on the verge of death, while Lee persuades himself that his prey somehow had it coming. ‘Bones and All’ Review: You Eat What You Are 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Once thought to be on the verge of global eradication, polio continues to threaten pockets of Pakistan: Peshawar in the north and the Waziristan tribal areas, and spreading south to Karachi. Review: ‘Every Last Child,’ a Front-Line View of the Polio Crisis in Pakistan 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z If I’m going to be honest with you Haeley, it was verging on terrible. "American Idol" recap: Simon saves the day 2010-02-24T13:25:00Z All three love dogs, and all three have endured claustrophobic restriction verging on imprisonment. Books of The Times: ‘The Man Who Loved Dogs’ Centers on Trotsky 2014-01-21T22:09:20Z The force that gives one couture house, or one fashion designer, the power to shape the tastes of women has always verged on the magical — sometimes literally. If These Dresses Could Talk 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z In 2019, “empathy” teeters on the verge of buzzword status, its meaning hollowed out by the frequency of its use. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Both now play for the Triple A Tacoma Rainiers and are on the verge of joining the Seattle club. ‘Class A’: An unforgettable year with a Mariners farm team 2013-05-24T15:46:33Z All photograph: David Levene To some, he is verging on a saint and martyr, singlehandedly standing against the forces of Chinese political repression. Ai Weiwei shows Venice Biennale his many sides 2013-05-30T11:57:01Z For decades, African-American folklore failed to capture mainstream attention and remained in a perpetually precarious position, always on the verge of being lost. From Two Scholars, African-American Folk Tales for the Next Generation 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Until recently, if you had asked me about the prospect of my dad remarrying, my response would have verged on the murderous. My 70-Year-Old Father Joined Tinder 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z To his campaign for President, McCain brought an unrelenting candor that verged on self-reproach. Remembering John McCain 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z My son was on the verge of turning 3, so I was aiming to get him an adventure-driven picture book in the same vein as Mark Taylor’s “Henry the Explorer,” which I still deeply treasure. Geek out over New York’s impressive array of specialty bookstores 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Only the finale failed to convince, however committed the playing, as Mr. Luisi pulled the music around so melodramatically that it verged on the indecent. Fabio Luisi Leads Juilliard Orchestra in Wagner and Mozart 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Their performance of a Haydn duo verged on a theatrical skit that was true to Haydn’s compositional wit but also something fresh. At USC and Disney Hall, finding the body and soul of the cello 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z For the third time this playoffs, LeBron James finds himself on the verge of elimination. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Sense8’ and ‘Just Another Immigrant’ 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Some are even on the verge of pole-vaulting into the middle class, though, as Boo notes, "for every two people in Annawadi inching up, there was one in a catastrophic plunge". Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Slum by Katherine Boo – review 2012-06-22T10:00:01Z The “Book of Kings” project certainly verges on the manipulative. It’s written all over their faces 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z We were on the verge of an argument, and then we went over the edge into the angry abyss. Modern Love: Mom’s Cooking Comes Between a Husband and Wife 2013-05-09T19:12:25Z Banderas is playing a character rather older than he is: a troubled film-maker — older, fragile and in fact on the verge of utter decrepitude. Sorry they missed you, Tarantino – but Cannes was right to celebrate Parasite 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z A regular theme of these projects is that the young star was struck down while recording her first full English-language album, right on the verge of crossover success. Selena’s Special Genius 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z Bouncing on the balls of his feet, a coiled smart-casual ball of tension, Drew looks as ever like a man on the verge of starting a ruck with his own band. Plan B – review 2012-07-31T14:00:46Z On the verge of tears, she left, and I returned, alone, to my room. Modern Love: Love Delivered, Prematurely 2011-06-30T20:54:42Z There, among claustrophobic shelves reaching to the ceiling and seemingly on the verge of collapsing on you, is one amazing wine selection. The world’s best places to buy Italian wine: Italy, and one tiny store in D.C. 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z The interior is basic verging on shabby, with linoleum tiles covering a concrete floor and a few cobwebs in the corner. Next Stop: Pokhara, Nepal, Becomes Nepal?s Top Yoga Destination 2010-05-28T14:25:00Z But the performances and script are baffling, verging on the risible. Travellers ? review 2011-01-13T22:04:00Z Art disappeared, and the country itself was on the verge of disappearing. The Carpetbagger: Rithy Panh on ‘The Missing Picture’ and Living With Tragedy 2013-12-13T14:20:31Z When it was pointed out that structuring the work through changing configurations might verge on good choreography, he laughed. A French Choreographer Who Plays With the DNA of Dance 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z It’s a little green-fruity, like the olives themselves that, ideally, are not fully ripened but just on the verge. Freshly pressed olive oil is magical. I know because I make it every year. 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z The texture of daily life is beautifully conveyed, particularly in its domestic details, which often verge on the queasily visceral. Life After Life by Kate Atkinson – review 2013-03-06T08:01:01Z And yet despite these disparate inputs, there’s something loose and admirable happening here: Everyone is trying new things, and the disarray verges on flamboyance. The Playlist: Christina Aguilera’s Bizarre Puzzle, and 13 More New Songs 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Only a few months ago, many voters had seemed on the verge of writing Obama off. Obama delivers confrontational address 2012-01-25T03:23:00Z It tips on the verge of being something in particular and yet curvaceously abstract. Thomas Scheibitz – review 2013-07-26T15:00:00Z Eleven years on and Radio Norwich's finest is on the verge of movie stardom. Steve Coogan: older, wiser, but as for his alter ego… 2013-07-27T23:05:40Z A conservatorship can always be dissolved by the court, though it’s rare that a person successfully asks to be released, which Spears is on the verge of doing. EXPLAINER: How conservatorships like Britney Spears’ work 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z It verges on humorless, though it also contains moments of grace and some truly transporting pieces. Berlin Biennale Wrestles With Big Issues (and Itself) 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z The Scaffold, who drew their name from the UK title of a Louis Malle film, seemed to be on the verge of breaking out. Revisiting the brilliance of "McGear," Paul McCartney's brother Mike's 1974 solo album 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z They run a small automotive design firm that’s on the verge of a long-term contract with Dodge. Hear me out: why The Dilemma isn't a bad movie 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z A biographer of Nicolson likened her letters to “those flaming yellow bulldozers which one meets tearing up road verges, hedgerows, concrete walls, asphalt roads and any and every obstacle that lies in their path.” Books of The Times: In the Fast Company of Women on the Edge 2011-08-04T22:16:36Z Photograph: ITV Robert Winston's observational documentary series catches up with its young subjects, children born around the turn of the millennium, as they stand on the verge of the dreaded teenage years. TV highlights 27/02/2013 2013-02-27T07:00:10Z Their relationship is on the verge of imploding and they’re barely holding it together for their medical appointments. My streaming gem: why you should watch Private Life 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z My bronchitis was on the verge of turning into pneumonia, but I was powerless to stop playing. How I Became Addicted to Online Word Games 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z Whenever I see footage of Malcolm, he seems on the verge of smiling, no matter how fiery his words or powerful his enemies. A New Life of Malcolm X Brimming With Detail, Insight and Feeling 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z He's not trying for nuance or depth in these portrayals, which verge on cartoons if not cliches, and some of them are more amusing than others. Winning back the girl he left behind at 'The Pavilion' 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Her title refers to “hazard reduction burns,” the planned fires often used to deforest areas on the verge of becoming tinderboxes. Signs of the Apocalypse at the Hammer Museum 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z In fact, the crew was on the verge of being beheaded for allegedly violating that most sacred of laws. "What We Do in the Shadows" revels in the fecklessness of vampires who fail upward 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z But his performance on the show—so over-the-top and willing to court outright failure as to verge, at times, on the unhinged—matters more than whatever dubious cultural cachet his name adds. 'House of Cards' Knows Exactly What It Is 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z A crenelated wall of books encircles my bed, its tottering towers looming ever taller, always on the verge of collapsing onto oblivious sleepers. Simon Sebag Montefiore: By the Book 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z He is a savior or a disaster; a bigot or a patriot; a truth-teller or a buffoon; a commanding front-runner or a bubble on the verge of bursting. What ‘The Apprentice’ Taught Donald Trump About Campaigning 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z The delicate détente she was instrumental in brokering with Iran is on the verge of collapse, and in the closing scene of last week’s episode, International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors were accosted by Iranian soldiers. The cold comforts of “Designated Survivor” and “Madam Secretary” 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z And while Kendal scoops up a lot of laughs at Sheila's bewilderment at the arrival of Greg and Ginny, she simultaneously suggests a nice middle-class woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Relatively Speaking – review 2013-05-20T22:00:01Z Lorraine’s astonished eyes take in this information with barely concealed outrage, as Ms. Fay keenly reveals the brittle psyche teetering on the verge of emotional exhaustion. 2010-01-08T03:46:00Z As the family teeters on the verge of breakdown, Nicholls offers a poignant consideration of how a marriage ages, how parents mess up and what survives despite those challenges. The top 50 fiction books for 2014 But she acknowledges that the wider struggle verges on the Sisyphean. Daryl Hannah: ‘It’s scary being in solitary’ 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z All of its songs are midtempo or slower, often verging on languid. Leon Bridges Brings Southern Soul Into the 21st Century 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z She was on the verge of stardom when she took this nonpaying gig. Nia Vardalos on Fame, That Greek Wedding and ‘Hamilton’ 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z It was cruel, not just that he died but when, just as he seemed finally on the verge of putting together some version of the life he’d pasted together in his scrapbook. You Win Or You Die: The Ruthless Beauty of Boardwalk Empire’s Finale 2013-11-25T15:53:00Z The production aptly captures the Europe of the early 1920s, the world in which “Wozzeck” was born: a dazed shambles, on the verge of still more suffering. Review: William Kentridge’s Triumphant ‘Wozzeck’ Will Come to the Met Opera 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z Identity understood from this perspective verges on the sacred. Art Review: The Jewishness Is in the Details 2013-09-05T21:45:53Z Do you start wondering what became of the once-ubiquitous brand, or think about the origins of the kid-lit phenomenon that may be on the verge of a comeback? The Real ‘You’ Tube: Choose Your Own Adventure‘s New Era 2013-01-09T13:00:47Z Five years after back-to-back bouts of #OscarsSoWhite put a spotlight on award-season diversity, could the Academy Awards be on the verge of a major breakthrough where people of color win every single acting trophy? Will People of Color Win All Four Acting Oscars This Year? 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z Erica: He’s very confident, on the verge of cocky. Date Lab: Both were looking for an ‘interesting’ — and got it. 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z “You look at some of those depictions of Josephine Baker, for example, and they’re verging on the caricature at times,” Martin said. Black Portraits Get New Names, and a New Show 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Gluck said that after years in the red, the museum was “on the verge of profitability.” A Tax Deduction for Erotica? The Museum of Sex Favors It 2010-05-03T23:43:00Z The drop-crotched pants fit so low on the hips that one model on the verge of losing his had to stop and hitch them up. In Paris, the classic suit gets a poetic makeover 2010-06-27T00:10:00Z And a subsequent visit found a filling of roast pork to be so juicy as to verge on a stew. Come thirsty, not hungry, to Mike Isabella’s Pepita Canteen 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z The book is set in 1969, with Rawlins on the verge of 50, still struggling with professional and romantic and familial conflicts in a Los Angeles about to be beset by the berserk. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Want is on the verge of a new level of success and exposure. The Montreal Brothers Behind a Jet Set Leather Brand 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Like you were on the verge of disappearing all the time. I took my dead father to a Red Sox game 2013-03-09T15:00:00Z His voice is more ethereal than robust, his phrasing and diction so oratorically correct that his approach occasionally verges on the stuffy. Music Review: Howard McGillin Sings at the Oak Room - Review 2011-09-16T22:54:23Z Even as the weather changes — the music deepening, verging on gusty — the dancers circle like bees, weightless and untroubled. Review | In Kennedy Center’s Ballet Across America, a women’s movement 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z She also captures certain extremes of indulgence that verge on gross, like an especially bumpy rendering of a dish combining fried chicken and waffles. Art in Review: Gina Beavers: ‘Palate’ 2012-12-06T23:11:35Z As a wandering Brit, I grew up on Top Gear – the celebrity dashes in reasonably-priced cars, the transcontinental races between presenters, the stunts and gags which often verged into off-color comedy. Why The BBC Is Right To Fire Jeremy Clarkson From 'Top Gear' 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z India might be on the verge of China-like growth--but then again, it might not. A Season For Answers In The Auto Industry 2010-03-19T11:00:00Z In illustrated books, comics and animated films, Maui often resembles a lithe teenager on the verge of manhood. How (and Why) Maui Got So Big in ‘Moana’ 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z The birdsong often comes close to sounding like feedback; the natural and technological worlds feel on the verge of collapsing into each other. Music Review: International Contemporary Ensemble at Mostly Mozart 2012-08-13T22:44:48Z His presence in the crowd verges on magical realism, taking the fantasy world of the stage and offering it as an up-close reality. As Objects Fly Onstage, Stars Become Part of the Audience’s Show 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Such speculations verge on cliche, but it’s always good to challenge assumptions about a piece as often-played as “Messiah.” Review | A fleet and fleeting ‘Messiah’ showcases fine chorus 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z "Dementia runs in our family and he's now suffering the ravages prematurely due to the cancer that put him almost on the verge of death," he said. ArtsBeat: Brother Says García Márquez Has Dementia 2012-07-09T13:28:06Z In a methodical fashion, Johnson arranges set pieces such as a showdown scene with Israeli intelligence agents and an interrogation verging on torture. Book World: Denis Johnson’s ‘The Laughing Monsters’ offers more than formulaic thrill Standing erect with their pristine bell-shaped costumes quivering ever so slightly — some of them seem to be on the verge of a giggle — their shining eyes tell the unspoken story of “The Nutcracker.” What Does an Angel See in Her Future? Maybe a Sugarplum Fairy. 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z All the centurions had to be on the verge of cracking up, while Graham and I had to remain totally straight-faced. How we made Monty Python’s Life of Brian 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z This week: Shakespeare al fresco, a woman on the verge of radicalization, and some classic Grand Guignol. L.A. theater openings, June 28-July 5: 'Romeo & Juliet' and more 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z And Jason is on the verge of adulthood. Books of The Times: ?The Starboard Sea,? a Novel by Amber Dermont 2012-02-28T23:57:01Z Yet when it comes to current dining trends, particularly those in favor downtown, Mr. McNally shows a healthy disregard, verging at times on hostility. Restaurant Review: Keith McNally’s Cherche Midi 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Its syrupy celebration of endless love sometimes verges on sappy idolatry, but it also maximizes Timberlake and Santos’s talent for pop sentimentality. Romeo Santos Reveals Another Volume of Boundary-Crossing Bachata 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z For some, the freedom afforded them by their success verges on entitlement. White Rappers, Clear of a Black Planet 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z People who complain bitterly this week that the system is overloaded to the verge of meaninglessness, that the scene in the lobby of the tents seems miles away from true fashion, are quite right. Fashion Review: Earthbound at the Country Club 2010-09-14T14:46:00Z So what if the nation was on the verge of a constitutional crisis? In Tallahassee, getting the party started for game day Key to its success is the benevolently mischievous charisma of Eric Andre, an anarchic performer who always seems on the verge of accidental destruction, whether in his standup or his brilliantly experimental talk show. Eww, That’s Gross. And We Like It That Way. 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z A person you’ve probably never heard of is on the verge of making Hollywood history. If Frozen’s “Let It Go” Wins Best Song, This Man Will EGOT 2014-01-17T21:52:44Z The through line was Ravid Kahalani’s grainy, impassioned voice, whether he was sustaining the inflections of a cantor or verging on rap. Music Review: Globalfest at Webster Hall - Review 2012-01-09T23:18:48Z It would be wrong to call each episode a profile, or even a biography: “Chef’s Table” is willfully uncritical of its subjects, treating each chef with a reverence that verges on the religious. In Praise of “Chef’s Table” ’s Wild Overuse of Slow Motion 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Uino handles your eel carefully because it is on the verge of falling apart. The Sushi at Shion 69 Leonard Street Is Among New York’s Best 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Taken in sum, his music verges on ambient, a deeply-felt sound without edges or direction. Future and the Art of Flooding the Market 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Despite some erratic performances recently, Cardiff City are on the verge of promotion to the Premier League, but who will join them? TV highlights 29/03/2013 2013-03-29T07:00:04Z He looked stricken, and at one point, apologizing while staring straight into the camera, he seemed on the verge of welling up. The TV Watch: Vulnerability in a Disciplined Performance 2010-02-20T02:50:00Z Her cleverness is cutesy and annoying at times, verging on preciousness, and yet in her innocence she’s the character who comes closest to understanding Miles. Books of The Times: ?There but for the,? by Ali Smith - Review 2011-10-18T20:34:14Z But we're in a weird political moment, where the capitalist system is apparently collapsing in on itself and America is on the verge of becoming a failed state. Why the left loves Martin Scorsese movies – especially right now 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z In “Corn Island,” an old man and his granddaughter on the verge of adolescence battle nature and man-made strife in the course of growing the food they need to survive. First Build an Island, Then Make a Film 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z I would have liked to see a fuller depiction of the family's relationships: the script was quite thin, and elements of the plot verged on the preposterous. A family therapist on Jeff, Who Lives at Home 2012-05-20T19:30:02Z I am on the verge of asking her if she has any pets and if she knows the way to the post office when Lee mercifully returns. The Creole Choir of Cuba: the a cappella aid agency 2010-08-19T21:15:00Z But some of the city's more thoroughly inked and pierced music lovers greet Meloy's name with a restrained groan, suggesting that his narrative exploits may be verging on shtick. A dark lyricist turns to tales for children 2011-10-13T18:19:41Z On Sunday festival organisers urged drivers not to move their cars out of car parks and leave them on verges as it could cause obstruction later. Festival exit plan a 'success' 2012-06-25T17:41:31Z You speak to people and sometimes they can be on the very verge of tears, because things have gone so disastrously wrong and they are so shaken. Debut author: Donal Ryan 2013-01-13T00:05:08Z The Dragon's transcription errors occasionally verge on the sinister. Poem of the week: Dragon Talk by Fleur Adcock 2010-10-20T12:52:00Z In this staging, it’s as if desire were a dissonant chord torturously on the verge of resolution. A Cri de Coeur in a Pool of Milk: Decoding ‘Salome’ in Salzburg 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Next to her are two figures who have fallen to the ground and are on the verge of destruction. The Role of Art in a Time of War 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Indeed, in the mid-1780s, the French ambassador warned Versailles that Britain was teetering on the verge of another revolution, 150 years after they'd last cut off their king's head. Scarfe's Netanyahu cartoon was offensive? Hurrah 2013-01-29T18:30:02Z Even SNL detractors would have to admit that the range represented on the special verged on awe-inspiring; it was that breadth of scope and style that helped explain the forty-year run in the first place. Secrets of “Saturday Night Live” at 40: “There would never be anything like this again” 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z But this admission of unknowing — a disarmingly humble assertion from an artist who verges on the virtuosic — is a recognition of her subjects’ complex humanity that can never be contained by mere representation. Jennifer Packer: Painting as an Exercise in Tenderness 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Because Purity Ring is better that way, verging on pop but maintaining a sense of mystery. Reviews of Purity Ring, Sarah Bethe Nelson and Jacky Terrasson 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z A theater in which it once felt like miles from the back row to the timpanis now verges on intimacy. After Decades, the Philharmonic’s Hall Sounds and Feels More Intimate 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Luckily, interspersed among the carnage are some nice scenes with Linton and Trent, who are on the verge of moving in together despite his inability to communicate and her intimidating stock portfolio. Review | White supremacists are the eerily relevant villains in Karin Slaughter’s new novel 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z At its best, BTS’s music is dense and polyvalent, verging on chaos. K-Pop Superstars BTS Lit Up Citi Field’s Stage. Their Fans Did the Rest. 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z “He was one man,” Mr. Burnett said proudly and on the verge of tears, “that brought both fashion and real life all together.” Tracing the Path of AIDS Through the Dance World 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z All of this lends a frisky appeal to "The Flight Attendant" while inviting the audience to contemplate what drives a woman to the verge. "The Flight Attendant," Kaley Cuoco's new first class thriller, is a darkly satisfying ride 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z On July 5, the country’s government announced a surprise $2 billion bailout for its cultural institutions, following weeks of pressure from actors warning that theaters were on the verge of collapse. London’s West End Comes Out of Lockdown. For an Afternoon. 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z King’s voice is unsteady; he fumbles for the words and appears on the verge of tears. The Unrest That Led to the L.A. Riots, Twenty-Five Years On 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z For almost two decades, Agalloch has been honing a naturalistic stripe of metal — thoroughly meditative, verging on yogic at times. Agalloch, on Tour With ‘The Serpent & the Sphere’ 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Its opening and closing movements are a rhythmic fun-fest verging on ragtime-gone-haywire, while its slow central movement is a slithery, spooky beauty. What our writers love this week 2011-06-15T21:33:04Z At first, this shifting among characters feels disorienting, and the choice to include a cat’s point of view verges on silly, but as the novel builds momentum, the structure makes sense. Read It and Scream 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z She went on to attend Bradford Junior College in Haverhill, Mass., receiving further encouragement from Douglas Huebler, an art teacher who was on the verge of becoming a leading Conceptual artist. Sarah Charlesworth, Artist of Deconstructed Photographs, Dies at 66 2013-07-01T00:20:45Z The responsibility of taking something home from here verges on the moral: Are you responsible enough to bring it out of the store and keep it safe in the cruel world? New York, It’s Time to Shop! (Masks on, Please) 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z He and his family belong to the Lovari subgroup of Roma people, and speak the Lovari dialect of Romani — something he says is “on the verge of extinction.” Hungary’s ‘last’ Roma fortuneteller preserves traditions 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z She had just turned 29 and seemed on the verge of a grand career. Marilyn Monroe 50 Years Later: In TIME and Out of Time 2012-08-03T12:00:58Z But Joe is on the verge of some kind of self-questioning crisis, which is accelerated when a kid asks him for work. Joe review – these woods are lovely, dark and deep 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z The grooves will be churning, and the mood exuberant verging on ecstatic — especially given a likely parade of guests from a local scene aswarm with party-starters. Where to Catch Music and Comedy on New Year’s Eve 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z The real theatrical overtones came at the end, with Mozart’s “Prague” Symphony, which breathes the same air as “Don Giovanni” and sometimes verges on the same musical gestures. Music Review: David Fray and Lionel Bringuier at Mostly Mozart 2010-08-08T22:08:00Z |
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