| 单词 | whimsy |
| 例句 | And I am but a servant to her wishes and whimsies. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “I should have known. May I ask where the money comes from to support this decadent whimsy of yours?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Observers in the audience have heard the pop and are amazed by the famous actor making a sudden surprise appearance on the stage—perhaps adding some comical whimsy to this very special evening. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The idea of murdering Orr was so ridiculous that he began to consider it seriously with queer whimsy and fascination. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As though, with gifts and whimsy, she might soften the blow of her news. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z We’d surrendered to the idea that there was no longer room for impulsiveness and whimsy in our own lives. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z In the early days there had been no Santa Claus or Easter Bunny to decorate the sacrilege, piety, or greedy whimsy of Milagro’s various religious seasons. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She was worried, worried that I would think less of her for pandering to the whimsy of some paranoid lordling. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was darker, too, and with it, the whimsy of the moment ebbed away. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Creatures of whimsy are not solely confined to the preserves. The blindness of mortals can be a blessing. Take care where you look.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I thought this jest low; not least because it merely confused Olakunde, who understood it not, and he delivered some looks of confusion before I reassured him and bade him to ignore Bono’s whimsies. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Ri-ordan took out his little two-inch knife, the maximum size we were allowed to have, and, seemingly on a whimsy, sliced up all the notices on the inmate bulletin board. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s full of what elementary math textbooks rarely have—heuristic tips on problem solving and whimsy. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z If they were to win this race, it would be through whimsy and intuition; they would laugh their way to DNA. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Darwin had called these variants “sports,” implying a streak of capricious whimsy in the natural world. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The interior, executed by the District design firm HapstakDemetriou+, deftly fuses whimsy with comfort. Review | Rasa brings a new generation’s spin on Indian food 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z His material is cut from the same inspirational cloth as Pappy's, so expect plenty of superior whimsy and unashamedly geeky comedy that celebrates the cult of the nerd. This week's new live comedy 2012-07-20T23:05:00Z But the film itself, for all its moments of whimsy and humor, is laced with tragedy, and if it is about love it is also about mortality, disappointment and unbearable loss. Movie Review: Catherine Deneuve in ‘Beloved’ 2012-08-17T15:23:01Z Moreover, the whimsy is inclusive, making big gigs like this feel like invitation-only events; for the sake of the woman who repeatedly howled "I love you, Regina!" Regina Spektor – review 2012-07-03T12:22:57Z Fairy tales might teach us stories of whimsy, designed to mold single Black women into roles of grateful service before they’ve ever seen the world. Beyond Cool, She Was Fly. Her Confidence Gave Me Wings. 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Spurred on by Berowne, “a man replete with mocks,” they double down on whimsy, dressing up for some reason as Russians to bamboozle their intendeds. Review: Young Bros and Maidens Harmonize in ‘Love’s Labor’s Lost’ 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z The slapdash whimsy of the rooms isn’t so different from what you’d find in any communal living quarters shared by young aspiring artists. Review: Visiting ‘Houseworld,’ and the Perils and Pleasures of Immersive Theater 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z At the palace, gone was the no-nonsense nature of the armed forces, replaced by an unmistakable whimsy. Outside Lisbon, a Verdant World of Castles and Palaces 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z A funny thing happened to the French director Bruno Dumont a few years back: He discovered whimsy, or at least something like it. Review: If the ‘Slack Bay’ Characters Ask You to Lunch, Don’t Go 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z The whimsy with which it is veined does matter. Narrative; Cannibals; Once – review 2013-04-13T23:06:25Z His talking animals, whether they know about it or not, are there to challenge innocence with experience, sentiment with news, whimsy with art. It's a dog's life 2010-04-30T23:10:00Z It would be mere whimsy — writing in which, because anything can happen, nothing has effect. Essay: Gabriel García Márquez’s Work Was Rooted in the Real 2014-04-21T18:37:38Z The title, "Diaspora," adds weightiness to the whimsy, as we're asked to think about forced migration and the scattering of people. In 'Making Mends' at BAM, works tell stories of loss and of healing 2012-05-17T20:00:12Z The result: a work that possesses both the whimsy and fearlessness of a student project and the technical vibrancy of a veteran’s opus. ‘The Tsugua Diaries’ Review: Finding Togetherness in a Pandemic 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z The hallmark of the Modern Toss style is a mixture of whimsy and extreme eye-popping brutality – sort of like David Shrigley crossed with South Park and given a coating of distinctively British mordant wit. Comedy picks of the week 2010-04-30T23:16:00Z The pub crawl can get a little exhausting, and the reader can get bloated on the relentless whimsy. Sloshed, Hammered, Blotto — We’ve Been Doing It for Ages 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Don't expect all that much whimsy from this unheralded but hugely talented stand-up but do be prepared for a sustained hour-long explosion of viciousness. This week's new live comedy 2012-06-01T23:06:09Z “There’s a lot of physical comedy and visual whimsy in the show because of the concept,” Miller said. Lakeside grad Chris Miller co-directs ‘Last Man on Earth’ 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z In this rushed and cramped context, the inbuilt bloopers just look unprofessional, indistinct from the other fluffed or half-hearted material; the new notes of sentiment and whimsy only recall Agnes Brown-with-an-e. Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie review – 'a flatly indifferent cash-in' 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z The instrument seems not to have caught on, but the effort showed Mr. Spratlan’s penchant for whimsy in his works. Lewis Spratlan, Who Took Winding Route to Music Pulitzer, Dies at 82 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Maybe such ambitious, reckless choices are meant to match the wildness, vulgarity and whimsy of New Orleans and Mardi Gras themselves. Is "Treme" still great? 2010-05-22T23:01:00Z This is not just a critic's whimsy: the key creative forces behind the games – the ceremony director, Danny Boyle, and creative overseer, Stephen Daldry – are children of political theatre. Why the Olympic opening ceremony was a triumph of agitprop theatre 2012-07-31T14:17:05Z None of the drivers were professional athletes and at times their movements were slightly less than synchronized, which only added to the whimsy of the event. Watch a Human-Powered Fleet of ‘Fireflies’ Create a Nighttime Dreamscape 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z There is a sense of whimsy to some of her work that speaks to something other than compulsive despair. The unending agony of Marina Abramovic 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Every year, in a spirit of whimsy or caprice, journalists decide who is their king or queen of Cannes. Nicole Kidman in Cannes: her tortuous journey to Queen of the Croisette 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z Humbler but poetically affecting is a “whimsy” carved evidently from a single block of wood just under a foot tall. The Art of Secret Societies, Filled With Codes and Glyphs 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z At the invitation of the San Francisco Symphony on Saturday night, actor Tim Robbins read those lines with an eloquently genial whimsy, as if to exclaim, the way Cage often did: Isn't that marvelous? San Francisco Symphony interprets John Cage, with great results 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z Flares of whimsy, as when the actors don red clown noses, might feel rather European to locals more accustomed to irony. In ‘Big Trip,’ an Exiled Russian Director Asks: What Makes Us Human? 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z Which of the seemingly countless arid islands we would actually visit would be determined by winds and whimsy. A chartered sailboat breezes by a cruise liner as the best way to hop the Greek islands 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z He is a master of subtlety and whimsy. Penelope Harper's top 10 great grandpa books 2012-06-19T10:41:26Z At the center of it all is Mr. O’Brien’s small but assertive voice, articulating lyrics marked equally by whimsy and wariness. Playlist: New CDs From Blk Jks, Deer Tick, Dr. Lonnie Smith 2010-06-04T20:27:00Z Gore's watercolor-and-ink illustrations, done on textured paper, add further whimsy to his story, which is sure to draw knowing laughs from the preschool crowd. Entertaining kids' tales speak volumes about books 2010-11-19T23:49:00Z Working on the larger canvas of main courses, Piège tempers his signature whimsy, a calculated modesty that concedes the fact that you’re there not only to be entertained but to eat as well. | Chic Eats in Paris 2010-11-22T17:15:00Z Wes Anderson has a very distinct style—bold colors, quirky humor, whimsy—one which maybe wasn’t the most appropriate for a fictional film inspired by the Nazi occupation. Everything You Need to Know About the Controversies Surrounding This Year's Oscar Movies 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z I instinctively gravitate to whimsy, fantasy, nonsense and artifice, as well as to works that are waking dreams of adventure, derring-do and romance. Review | Oh, the places you’ll want to go! Two new books offer the most magical of escapes 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z The New York Times, meanwhile, called it “a so-so, off-peak superhero movie” that “chases after the nihilistic swagger of ‘Deadpool’ and the anarchic whimsy of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ but trips over its own feet.” Will 'Suicide Squad' break August box office record? 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z How much whimsy do you like with your Southern California existential dread? 26 Summer Shows, No Mask Required 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z How much intensity and suspense can you drain from a movie about cops and robbers without having the thing collapse into anecdote and whimsy? Review: Robert Redford Aims to Charm in ‘The Old Man & the Gun’ 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z For the lightest touch of whimsy, he makes one of those triangles blue, and folds it like a paper airplane. Galleries: ‘Is It Propaganda? Or Is It Political Art?’ It is sometimes an art of suggestion and sometimes of seeming whimsy and arbitrariness. Is journalism killing my creativity? 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z This is not a project about intuitive whimsy. David Adjaye on Designing a Museum That Speaks a Different Language 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Like several selections here, it adds a dash of whimsy to a meal. All-Purpose debuts with bready pizzas and whimsical Italian American fare 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Two large dinosaur sculptures lurk among the trees, adding to the whimsy. The Pastoral Isles of Lake Champlain 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Comedy, whimsy and a little danger ensue, with Sparky being one of Burton’s most darkly adorable characters. The Nuts and Bolts of Frankenstein’s Movie Monsters 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Fans of whimsy need not fear; there is plenty to enjoy, including a magnificent art history lecture on the disciple Thomas, the original doubter, complete with visual aids. Bill Bailey: Dandelion Mind ? review 2010-11-21T00:06:00Z The resulting show, which arrives during the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death and a year ahead of the 200th anniversary of Austen’s, mixes deep scholarship with serious whimsy. ‘Will & Jane’: Two Literary Superheroes, United in Pop Culture 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z He captures the whimsy and visceral punch that was Dickens’s trademark. Guillermo del Toro: the books, TV, films and music that brought me to Crimson Peak 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Titled “Night Music,” the intriguing sequence of shadowy ruminations, eerie murmurings and macabre whimsies scarcely strayed from what any society partisan would recognize as a well-beaten path. Music Review: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at Alice Tully Hall 2012-11-21T22:19:11Z At the same time, she rejects the trope of the angsty teenager, capturing adolescent alienation with buoyancy and subtle whimsy. ‘Spring Blossom’ Review: Youth’s Fickle Desires 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z The whole head full of “maybe,” with the word “yes” repeating inside a smaller head, is a miracle of whimsy and wonder. Word Up! Three Picture Books and a Graphic Novel Celebrate the Power and Joy of Language 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z The microbes, which Oliver describes as whimsy rooted firmly in science, harken to his college days as an editor at the offbeat Harvard Lampoon humor magazine. Conn. company's stuffed germ toys catching on 2010-12-18T16:09:14Z “There used to be a term for a little veiling piece that one wore, and it was called a ‘whimsy,’ ” she said. Noticed: The Perched, the Frothy, the Fascinator 2011-05-06T17:34:29Z Mr. van Hove may have responded to its coolly elegant aesthetic, mysterious mood and flashes of whimsy, all traits in his own work. | 'Teorema': ?Teorema? Goes From Film to Stage at Lincoln Center 2010-07-16T22:36:00Z Hanks talks about his early years with a kind of bleak whimsy, the constant moving around from town to town in California, the disruption of his parents’ new partners. Tom Hanks: ‘I’ve made a lot of movies that didn’t make sense – or money’ 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z In public, he can be sullen, like Vladimir V. Putin, or filled with a sickly whimsy, like the scuzzy-chic photographer Terry Richardson. Books of The Times: Throwing Mud and Calling It Beautiful 2011-01-11T22:06:40Z The charms of Carven are easy to grasp on a day of warmth and whimsy; less so, somehow, when it’s chilly. Critical Shopper: At Carven, the Clothes are Peppy and the Colors Pop 2014-03-25T22:18:50Z Perfect for upholstery or drapery, the Circus Toile, Circus Stripe, and Quill patterns reflect both expert craftsmanship and a sense of joyful whimsy. AD LOVES: Coral & Tusk Creates Playful Fabrics for Pollack 2014-01-14T05:00:00Z To merely describe such antics would seem to warn of heavy whimsy ahead. Review: Urban Nightmares as Puppets in ‘The Paper Hat Game’ 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z One wants more than whimsy, and these works provide. Newly scrubbed Renwick Gallery opens Friday 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Critics noted "The Wind Rises" is short on the whimsy of most Miyazaki movies, many of them hits abroad. Anime master Miyazaki's new film sounds a warning for Japan 2013-08-06T06:50:35Z Auclert’s home on Rue Saint-Honoré in Paris is full of whimsy and juxtaposition too, though in a manner less dressed up. | The French Designer Marc Auclert’s Whimsical Jewelry 2013-05-24T17:40:29Z The final show, which takes its title from a 1949 German book about animals who band together to save the world, adds a leavening touch of whimsy. Museums Are Still Open in New York. Here’s What’s on View (for Now). 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z At several points in the book, the painting itself addresses the reader, expanding the story’s historical reach while stretching our tolerance for whimsy. ‘The Improbability of Love’ paints a romantic comedy about the art world 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Her luminous concert at the Schimmel Center encompassed both desperate heartache and light-footed whimsy. Review: Gisela João Gives Voice to Fado’s Spectrum of Passions 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z These are, after all, seductive little images, yet Magill transcends whimsy through a bold application of paint. This week's new exhibitions 2010-12-04T00:07:00Z A floral wall mural adds a touch of whimsy. Wölffer Opens Its First Restaurant 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z At the time of its second premiere, Breathed said, “I had planned to return to ‘Bloom County’ in 2001, but the sullied air sucked the oxygen from my kind of whimsy.” Magnum Opus: ‘Bloom County’ 40 Years Later 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z Her watchwords — her guiding principles as a collector — were color, pattern, whimsy and scale. Shelburne Museum, folk art and 19th-century Americana on 45 acres 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z “Apollo and Daphne Variations” is like a Spratlan version of a Schumann suite, with alternating episodes of whimsy, frenzy and innocence. Classical Playlist: John Adams, Handel, Lewis Spratlan and More 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z “It results in a better dialogue when you approach something gently or with whimsy.” Graffiti Artist Defaces Fashion Ads, Fashion Embraces Him 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z M Boutique, a hotel that mixes the rustic, industrial and whimsy, became the city’s most high-style property in an area rife with used-car showrooms. Why Ipoh, Malaysia, Should Be on Your Travel Radar 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z If this was a whimsical attempt at mass-audience accessibility, no whimsy or lightness is conveyed. Review: In ‘Pope Francis: A Man of His Word,’ a Religious Leader Speaks at Length 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Earlier, the moor lent itself to crime, to hauntings and whimsy. Author, author: Joanna Briscoe 2011-07-08T21:55:25Z Intellectual curiosity, emotional complexity, lingering questions about spirituality and unadulterated whimsy ballasted the world of Charlie Brown and his gang. Snoopy is the true star of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z This supposedly “ancient” piece of architectural whimsy was created around 1810 by Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein, as a folly, a decorative, extravagant creation, for the purpose of entertaining his friends and hosting parties. In the Czech Republic, Moravia and Its Castles 2011-09-23T18:55:00Z His flights of whimsy earned him even more fame. Melvin Sokolsky, Surrealist Fashion Photographer, Dies at 88 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z At times, his enigmatic quality, mixed with a heightened lucidity, is reminiscent of Emily Dickinson – although without the whimsy that mars the weakest of her poems. Drysalter by Michael Symmons Roberts – review 2013-04-22T08:00:04Z This substrata of despondency adds ballast to a novel that sometimes seems to want to drift off, like a hot-air balloon, into an ionospheric layer of pure twinkle and whimsy. Elizabeth McCracken’s First Novel in 18 Years Has Whimsy to Spare 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Elsewhere, diners will find fresh experimentation and whimsy. In New Orleans, Time-Tested Charms and Some Bright New Baubles 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Some neighbors no longer had homes to paint, a brutal reminder of the whimsy of a big storm. Summer on the Jersey Shore, After the Storm 2013-08-02T19:39:00Z Not for the first time, but for the first time in a while, he has found a credible blend of whimsy and wisdom. | 'Midnight in Paris': Kicking the Old Ennui With the Lost Generation 2011-05-19T14:22:17Z If you binged on House of Cards earlier this year, prepare your queue for a dose of trippy whimsy. The Weird World of Adventure Time Comes Full Circle 2013-03-29T11:00:44Z He approached both with the whimsy of a beatnik: looseness, fondness for syncopation and countermelodies, liberal use of the damper pedal, cadenzas rhapsodic to the point of volatility. SCO/Piotr Anderszewski/Alexander Janiczek ? review 2010-10-24T21:31:00Z Heartleaf philodendron, string of hearts, and moth orchids are recommended by Gardenista as top V-day inspired choices with a dash of whimsy. 5 Valentine's Day gift ideas that aren't cliché 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Mr. Goldsmith’s long retail career spans decades of gadgetry — including truffle shavers and cherry pitters, Salad Shooters and spiralizers — and traces a history of ingenuity, optimism and sheer whimsy. All Those Kitchen Gadgets, but a Sharp Knife Just Might Do 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z As for the work on display, it encompasses both blown glass and distinctively different kiln-formed glass, and it ranges from austere minimalist fare to cartoonlike whimsy. Aussie-U.S. glass-art ties made clear at Museum of Glass 2013-07-31T22:35:09Z For her latest collection at her Tory Sport athletic wear line, Tory Burch, always a master of whimsy, designed pouches in the shape of a whale. Dress Like It’s 2018 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z Yes," he said, chuckling at his whimsy about the symphony, "the new boy shares some traits with his brother, who's 16 years older. America's composer 2010-06-19T23:01:00Z But perhaps most appealing is the whimsy that suffuses the store. 12 Treasures of Europe 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z But he was right to call his arrangements “studies,” because Mr. Adès filters Couperin’s music through his own contemporary ear and imagination, with deep respect and a touch of whimsy. Music Review: David Zinman Leads Philharmonic in Mendelssohn and Mozart 2013-12-06T22:21:02Z This piece of philosophical whimsy tells of an aging woman who saves civilization from the rampages of predatory capitalism. A pack of Parisian oddballs take on the corporate elite 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Most everything else clings to repetition, cuteness and whimsy. Pitchfork Day 2: Sleigh Bells, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Wild Flag 2012-07-15T06:26:00Z Suffering, embattled nobility and a dash of whimsy. Oscar-Nominated Shorts, Mirroring a World of Pain and Fortitude 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z And her works go about answering them studiously but sensuously — with earnestness, wit, whimsy, self-awareness and music that ranges freely among, for a start, Baroque madrigals, power ballads and barbed modernism. Review: A New Opera Puts Real Emotions in a Fantasy Garden 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z The choreography’s awkward whimsy comes through in her body and her body alone. The Wednesday Dance Is an Invitation. Be Weird. 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z From whimsy to abstraction, the six artists in “Language of Line” at Neptune Fine Art may use similar parlance, but to diverse ends. In the galleries: From the everyday to the fantastic 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z With her daring earlier ephemeral art now scattered and half-forgotten, her work gained a reputation for whimsy that it has never quite shaken. Review: In ‘Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960-1971,’ Text Messages From the Edge 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Not that there is any reason for whimsy in this land of dead and abandoned children, distant mothers, battered pickups and ambient hardship. Review: ‘Aloft’ Trains an Eagle Eye on Human Misery 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Jaakko can’t help referencing “Fargo” even as he’s being threatened, but rather than follow that cue and dial up the whimsy, the plot eventually thins out into dissatisfying contrivances. ‘The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic’ Review: Just Like the Movies 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z However, Keating's highly contrived plots and acute sense of whimsy failed to find favour in the US. HRF Keating obituary 2011-03-28T17:04:57Z And this version of Walter Mitty undermines some of the democratic whimsy that has made his story such an appealing and durable modern myth. Movie Review: ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ Stars Ben Stiller 2013-12-24T18:27:55Z For longtime admirers of Mr. Brook and Ms. Estienne, these segments may strike an unaccustomed note of whimsy. Review: Peter Brook Asks the Ultimate Question in ‘Why?’ 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z But then, whimsy has been baked into the English, like toad in the hole or bubble and squeak, for a long time, perhaps as far back as the 16th century. In Praise of Whimsical English Design 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Without trying, I frequently stepped on his footprints and tripped over his whimsies. Zappos’s CEO is helping revitalize downtown Las Vegas. He took me on a whirlwind tour. 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z The debut of Farmers & Distillers in Mount Vernon Square brings together all those cuisines, and all those whimsies, under a single roof. Farmers & Distillers preview: An unfortunate matter of scale 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Instead they collect beguiling fragments of radical whimsy. Whitechapel Gallery's Spirit of Utopia offers only broken dreams 2013-07-03T15:18:21Z A filmmaker of great excess, Verbinski's ricocheting whimsy here runs off the rails. Review: 'The Lone Ranger' is a runaway train 2013-07-01T22:48:21Z But the English relationship with whimsy is sometimes naïve, sometimes weird, queer, freakish. In Praise of Whimsical English Design 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z And if the sound has a touch of whimsy, so does the visual. TubaChristmas presents holiday music at its most sonorous 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z Sets and costumes elicit the same whimsy and endearing characters of the 1991 Disney original animated film. Q&A with Bothell-raised 'Beauty and the Beast' star 2012-02-18T00:25:44Z There was also a touch of whimsy as in a black leather jacket with cutout star shapes. Special Report: Ferr?: Clean and Clear 2010-02-26T19:01:00Z Do you see "Bellflower" as the next "Doom Generation" for the indie circuit, or a flash-in-the-pan cult hit that will have a hard time finding an audience for its mixture of fire and whimsy? "Bellflower": The "Mad Max" romance game changer? 2011-06-14T21:15:00Z Where the red carpet is concerned, whimsy takes grit. Red Carpet Review: Tuxes Are Easy. It’s the Emmy Gowns That Demand Effort. 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z This charming memoir brings Borges sharply to life, in all his whimsy and genius. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z As a choreographer he's equally remarkable – and even if his appetite for experiment can take him into excruciating whimsy, it also yields revelatory results. Israel Galván – review 2013-03-26T18:11:27Z Sweets from another culture, such as Italian cannoli, can add whimsy and novelty to traditional menus. Make holidays happier with bakery sweets (yes, it’s OK) 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z His playful designs are infused with an air of ironic whimsy, and the newly debuted Moschino store is no different. Jeremy Scott Moschino Store Opens in New York City 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z As with Simic’s previous collection, “The Lunatic,” the poems here convey both a sense of whimsy and a sinister undercurrent, as if to suggest that no moment is completely joy-filled. A definitive work on Marianne Moore and other best poetry to read this month 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z She is a player of rare expressive energy and disarming informality, of whimsy and theatrical ambition. A Quirky Violinist and a Festival to Match 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z This is powerful, perhaps because it does not indulge in any whimsy and insists on the darkness of today's reality. Whitechapel Gallery's Spirit of Utopia offers only broken dreams 2013-07-03T15:18:21Z Over five deeply idiosyncratic albums they've managed to maintain an air of mystery and build up a world equally influenced by literature, nature and good old-fashioned British whimsy. New music - British Sea Power – Machineries of Joy 2013-03-11T07:00:09Z William Simpson’s projection design provides a dose of whimsy, however, the watercolor renderings of a kite-filled sky or a pomegranate tree lending a fanciful storybook quality to the script. Review: ‘The Kite Runner’ Trips From Page to Stage 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Crafts are organized into wedding types: “seaside chic,” “rustic luxe,” “modern whimsy” or “classic romance.” DIY kits make crafting easier At yuletide, a corner of their living room is transformed into an explosion of brightly colored whimsy. This is not your grandma’s Christmas tree. For one thing, she probably couldn’t afford it. 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z The whimsy, coming right at the start, proves especially deadly in Shana Cooper’s staging for a newly founded theater company called the Coop. Review: In ‘Terra Firma,’ a Wee Wet Country on the Brink 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z With its mix of down-home coziness and violent desperation, “Girl” brings to mind a fraught collaboration by Thornton Wilder and Eugene O’Neill, with a dash of William Saroyan’s whimsy. Review: In ‘Girl From the North Country,’ Rolling Stones Gather Regrets 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z By the time she left public service, her collection — less curated acquisitions and more a random assortment of whimsy — included gifts from world leaders, friends and admirers. Madeleine Albright’s ‘pin diplomacy’ lives on at State Department museum 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Luisi captured the music’s lightness and whimsy but also its lushness and fleeting lyricism. Music Review: Plush and Lyrical Strauss (and That?s Just the Conducting) 2011-05-08T21:53:47Z It’s still true, and a flurry of new hotels there blend whimsy, eclectic grandeur and funky design to charming effect. A comeback for the Big Easy with music, art and energy 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z For all the lovers of his whimsy, there are equally ardent critics. 'I don't think any of us are normal people' 2012-05-18T23:02:00Z And with the real estate stakes so high — the median sale price of a home on the lower peninsula was over $850,000 in January — whimsy, experimentation and indolence seem to struggle for a foothold. In Charleston, Beer Gets Its Own Neighborhood 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z Dan Gemeinhart is a creator of vividly believable worlds animated by whimsy and all the stuff of childhood fantasy, by kids and teenagers untethered from adult rules who make surprisingly grown-up decisions. This Novel Surprised Our Reviewer: It Didn’t Make Him Cry 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z The spirit of boundless escapism on display in such works was not mere whimsy, Ms. Banyai said, but was partly a reaction to the oppression Mr. Banyai experienced growing up in Soviet-controlled Hungary. Istvan Banyai, Illustrator Who Mined the Surreal, Dies at 73 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z Like my mom’s shopping lists, these waffles leave room for whimsy. Do you whiff on waffles? Dorie Greenspan knows how to make ’em a hit. 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Like much else in his writing, the choice of a name for his main character was based mostly on whimsy. Colin Dexter, British author who created the Inspector Morse series, dies at 86 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z They are lovely little things, heir to the 1920s collages of Hannah Höch and Max Ernst but with more whimsy and nostalgia — they often nod to stars from Hollywood’s Golden Age. 4 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z He is small here, almost to the point of not existing, which is fitting since the real star of this movie is Michel Gondry’s kaleidoscope of melancholic whimsy, as written by Charlie Kaufman. Jim Carrey's 20 best film performances – ranked! 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z She seems to have a sense of whimsy about revealing her presence, like a local god or mythical sprite. My Harper Lee pilgrimage: Visiting Monroeville, in search of “Mockingbird’s” essence 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z It’s as if he were playing, with a childlike whimsy, a game of historical Twister, keeping one foot in the centuries of the ancient classics and the other on neon-lit city streets. Postscript: Manoel de Oliveira 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z But recognizing whimsy, as a viewer, isn’t the same as feeling whimsical. On the Met’s Roof, a Wistful Fantasy We’ve Been Waiting For 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z A ski jump created for Innsbruck, Austria, suggested a different, more playful balance between the whimsy and kinetic violence that were the polestars of her aesthetic. Architect Zaha Hadid always seemed unstoppable, but she left a mixed legacy 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z That wired fervour, so distant from indie rock's standard options of irony, whimsy or mannered cool, makes it easy to overstate Arcade Fire's righteous intensity. Arcade Fire: 'It's a lot easier to get smaller' 2011-02-10T21:36:01Z “Writing ‘hello’ was a way to add some whimsy to a classic entry,” she says. Tiny tiles are back in a big way 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z Not just all those lost girls appearing and disappearing, and their stories, but the parallel stories and echoes, the weaving together of past and present, the paradoxes, the wit and the whimsy. Case Histories; Australia With Simon Reeve – TV review 2013-05-20T06:00:22Z An aura of the occult, an air of whimsy and a sense of unbridled experimentation permeate the exhibition “Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future,” which occupies most of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum’s rotunda. ‘Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future’ Review: Modernism’s Missing Link? 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z Reviewers praised both Mr. Zion’s text and Ms. Graham’s illustrations, which, like all her work, were notable for their whimsy and delicacy. Margaret Bloy Graham, ‘Harry the Dirty Dog’ Illustrator, Dies at 94 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Some of that mixture of defiance and whimsy is present in “Closed Curtain,” but it is also edged with melancholy and fatigue. ‘Closed Curtain,’ by the Iranian Dissident Jafar Panahi 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Her whimsy was likable, but it didn’t find much traction in the songs, which functioned as purpose-built contraptions. Music Review: A Big-Voiced Singer Takes Off In Several Directions at Once 2011-07-28T22:09:05Z “She strikes such a specific note between whimsy and tragedy, things that are heartbreaking and things that are hysterical, almost always at the same time,” Mr. Muhly said. The Autobiography of Maira Kalman 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Long has spent the autumn touring with the same show – surprising fans who associate her with sweet-natured whimsy, not leftie rabble-rousing. What happened next? Political comedy 2010-12-27T08:00:30Z In articles, videos and posts on ArtsBeat, I will talk for the next two weeks about musical greats and musical greatness and engage in the serious whimsy of musical ranking. ArtsBeat: Top 10 Composers: Help Write the List 2011-01-07T16:00:38Z There is depth and complexity beneath the surface whimsy of Janacek’s score. Music Review: ‘The Cunning Little Vixen,’ at Peter Jay Sharp Theater 2013-04-29T20:13:53Z The Coen brothers wrote and directed the film, in which their “whiz-kid inventiveness” reaches “new heights of whimsy,” A. O. Scott wrote in his review in The New York Times. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Krypton’ and ‘The X-Files’ 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z Formed in 1975 in New York City, the band combined surrealism and whimsy in smart, inventive ways that were aligned with a multi-cultural rhythmic backbone, forward-thinking genre hybridizations and an askew approach to sounds. "Talking Heads: 77," released 40 years ago tomorrow 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Aligning perfectly with this hyperbole is a blizzard of whimsy in the costumes and set design: The movie looks as if a craft store exploded in Lyn and Iona’s living room. Review: ‘Pin Cushion’ Is an Original Tale of Bullying and Mental Illness 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z The system wasn’t working when I visited, but it promises a high-tech whimsy unusual in Ripley’s, a vaudevillian monument to the bizarre. Spare Times for Children for Aug. 8-14 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z To fully capture his essence would require a film more comfortable with kaleidoscopic luxury and unselfconscious whimsy — say, something along the lines of “The Kid Stays in the Picture.” Review: ‘The Gospel According to André’ Barely Scratches the Surface 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z As you may have gathered, “Whales” sometimes lays on the heart-struck whimsy as thickly as a Frank Capra movie. Theater Review: Culture Project?s Revival of ?And God Created Great Whales? 2012-02-16T01:03:49Z Far from being grim, however, Lewis’s sculptures are marked by bits of whimsy — a pop of color, a jaunty placement, a sentimental handprint. A Sculptor Takes His Craft to the Skies 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z The “real struggle,” as explained by this phrase, is one confined to aesthetics and whimsy, not survival. The “struggle” is not real: From tiny houses to my own lunch, poverty chic commodifies working-class life 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z I took exit ramps based on whimsy, making turns toward my best bet for where a beach might be. Drifting Through Puglia, Italy’s Heel 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z There is whimsy in the portrait’s mix of monumentality and transience. In Washington, artist Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada creates a giant face on the mall She was dressed with muted whimsy, in a denim jacket with a fringe collar, black culottes and white Nike Air Max sneakers, like a poet at her day job. Gender Is a Construct. Christine and the Queens Built a Bulldozer. 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z A mess of noise and churn and whimsy that was precisely the thing to tame a huge open-air space and to match a star-dotted sky. Pop and Jazz Concert Highs of 2011 2011-12-28T23:32:40Z The sophomoric humor may be absent, but in its place is only a soufflé of whimsy, seasoned with soot, that fails to rise. Review: ‘The Cobbler,’ With Adam Sandler, a World in Others’ Shoes 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z She’s inspired by the artistic whimsy and emotion in Chagall’s paintings. Review: ‘Lisette’s List,’ by Susan Vreeland Though shot through with whimsy, “Jumbo” shines because of its sincere faith in Jeanne’s experience, and the generosity with which it invites us to see the world through her curious eyes. Five International Movies to Stream Now 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z The show, full of danger and whimsy, is structured around the seasons, courtesy of Mr. Mee’s words. What Happens When Extreme Action Meets Elusive Language? 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Ms. Glover conveyed the music’s whimsy and humor, but also its richness and mystery. Opera Review: Jane Glover Conducts ‘The Magic Flute’ at the Met 2013-12-17T22:44:44Z “And it’s got just enough whimsy and fun, without looking too overdone.” Fine Points: Floral Accessories Are Big for Spring 2010-03-31T19:40:00Z Written by Callie Kimball, “Things That Are Round” is a work of high whimsy that never registers as more than contrivance. Review | Actor’s performance only highlight of ‘Things That Are Round’ 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z Despite this lyricism, Wood, the British author of an award-winning short-story collection, never strays into romance or whimsy. ‘Weathering’ review: A haunting debut set in the British countryside 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z But once you’re into the world of modern kites, you soon realize that the hobby isn’t all Mary Poppins and whimsy. From pterodactyls to flying fighters, kites are more fun than ever 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z Life outside Community Vision is traffic noise, street grit and faces that, early in the day, are nothing but commuter-intensity, and later, the whimsy of the gainfully employed on lunch break. The time the homeless wrote poetry 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z One may extrapolate from these lines, as Banham did himself, a theory of architecture that makes room for fantasy, for whimsy, for a kind of playful excess. Learning to Look at L.A. 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z Best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy "Crimes of the Heart," Henley is more adventurous than her reputation for Southern whimsy might suggest. 'Abundance' of plot twists hard to believe in Western wives tale 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z The guitarist Bill Frisell receives due credit for many things — his fluidity, his whimsy, his sly mastery of timbre and color — but probably not enough for his rhythm. Music Review: Floating Along on the Rhythm While Staying Anchored to the Beat 2011-04-20T21:48:56Z Their international lifestyle is everywhere in evidence, as is a sense of whimsy. African express: an art collector’s colourful home 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z And despite its whimsy, the series never loses sight of its intention: to tell Nola’s story in her own words. Review | Spike Lee’s ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ gets the perfect update on Netflix 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z The songs are flimsy when compared with Sondheim’s later work, but they delight — from the assertiveness of “Comedy Tonight” to the cheekiness of “Everybody Ought to Have a Maid” and the breezy whimsy of “Lovely.” Stream These 7 Productions That Celebrate Stephen Sondheim’s Work 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z And yet “The Hundred-Foot Journey” is likely neither to pique your appetite nor to sate it, leaving you in a dyspeptic limbo, stuffed with false sentiment and forced whimsy and starved for real delight. In ‘The Hundred-Foot Journey,’ Kitchen Wars Break Out 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z The whimsy and political humor can get thick, and our feelings about age and vitality have evolved. A Movie Date With My Younger Self 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z But there is a kind of wildness and whimsy to our home’s untidiness, an unpredictability that mirrors the neurological difference produced by Max’s migration abnormalities. A Glimpse Into My Son’s Magnificent Mind 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z The center of gravity is shifting, or perhaps the laws of gravity are being rewritten entirely, permanently troubling our ability to distinguish seriousness from whimsy, or reality from artifice. Critic?s Notebook: His Back Pages, Captured on Film 2011-05-17T19:00:20Z Vasari emphasized Piero’s eccentricities, his strange domestic habits, his whimsy, imagination and odd flights of fancy. Piero di Cosimo, a misunderstood master, at the National Gallery of Art 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z The book critiques the mangles’ designs; for Mr. Raymond, some are “bloated and nondescript” while others exude “joyfulness, whimsy, simplicity, and idiosyncrasy.” The Arcane Charms of Mangle Boards 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z It was polished, in the tradition of the postwar masters, but it lacked their whimsy and quirkiness; it appeared to be all business. At Home in the World 2010-10-12T14:29:00Z A best seller in France, Dabos’s debut novel evokes both the whimsy and the deep-seated sense of justice of the Harry Potter series. The Season’s Standout Crossover Y.A. Novels 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z The project offered Ruth the chance “to test the waters on bringing environmental consciousness and social awareness to the practice of interior design, while preserving whimsy and delight,” she said. | A Restaurant in Harlem Where Everything Old Is New Again 2013-08-30T13:00:27Z His biographical method — combining fragments, lists, excerpts, quotes and flights of whimsy — is executed as brilliantly here as in 2017’s glittering “Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret.” Review | In ‘150 Glimpses of the Beatles,’ bits and pieces make up a poignant portrait 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z Yet for all its lightness and whimsy, this compendium of movie memories argues insistently for reverence. Review: ‘The Thoughts That Once We Had,’ a Cinematic Flight 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Ms. Bagnall’s baffling story about a trio of oddball outsiders is stricken with a galloping case of romantic whimsy and falls short of its serio-comic aspirations. Review: ‘Funny Bunny,’ About a Trio of Outsiders 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z O’Conor took advantage of Beethoven’s bouncing emotions, sliding easily from the first Bagatelle’s tender lyricism to moments of pure whimsy and ferocity. John O’Conor performs at Catholic University for International Piano Festival This tender Korean drama enlivens a familiar premise — a woman navigating a midlife crisis after a traumatic loss — with strange and idiosyncratic whimsy. Five International Movies to Stream Now 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z He greets the performers with his patented brand of childlike whimsy and perpetual optimism, punctuated by a few hand flutters thrown in for good measure. "Larger than life, but still true": Where Pee-wee Herman fits in the history of American clowns 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z At the other extreme, however, are random acts of whimsy intended to entertain the target as much as the perpetrator. Work Advice: Prank calls at work aren’t just a joke 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z For all its whimsy, “No Más” is a neatly articulated, concise album. Music Review: Javelin Celebrates New Album at Santos Party House 2010-04-23T22:41:00Z Happily, even airy whimsy cannot suppress the dancers’ specificity. Review: In Fosse’s ‘Dancin’,’ a Wiggle Is Worth a Thousand Words 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z His best break came in 1955 when he starred in Alfred Hitchcock's one attempt at whimsy, "The Trouble with Harry," about a corpse that kept turning up in a New England town. John Forsythe of film and TV fame dies at 92 2010-04-02T19:02:00Z The constellation labels, appearing and fading, gave it a look of magical whimsy. At the Apple Keynote, Selling Us a Better Vision of Ourselves 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z But an old evil lurks … Sensibly, Gaiman doesn't try to replicate the romance of The Doctor's Wife, but it is shot through with a surrealist whimsy that is classic Gaiman. Doctor Who: Nightmare in Silver – series 33, episode 12 2013-05-11T18:45:01Z Tori Wranes, a Norwegian artist born in 1978, contributes an unsettling bit of whimsy with a video titled “Ancient Baby,” with the artist appearing masked and hovering in space. Perspective | Is there a difference between national art and nationalist art? 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Her versions mix respect with whimsy, treating the old songs with casual affection and lightening them while holding on to their sense of longing. Playlist: New Music From Washed Out, Buddy Guy and Natalia Lafourcade 2013-08-09T18:39:31Z Too many teetotalling whimsy cats in the scene for my liking. Edinburgh fringe favourites on the dark side of comedy 2012-08-03T23:05:00Z It is more that, at only 29, he has grown up fast, adding a silver fox jacket and that pinstriped tailoring rather than his early whimsy. Fashion Review: Christopher Kane and Erdem Show Smart, Controlled Styles 2012-02-20T19:09:28Z Characteristic of the show are the pieces’ whimsy, attention to everyday life and use of commonplace materials. Review | In the galleries: ‘Taking Territory’ exhibition finds the creative common ground 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z I won’t spoil the resolution of the quiet but vast Kulturkampf at the heart of the movie, but its muted whimsy and dark mystery reaches deeply and chillingly into modern times. Albert Serra’s “Story of My Death” 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Instead, they feel more like hastily tossed off exercises in fantasy and whimsy, which lift from and allude to myriad earlier works of art without alchemizing them into something new. Review: ‘Lucky Alan,’ Jonathan Lethem’s Dreamlike Tales of Seclusion 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z No, but as I continued filing away photos of manicured raised garden beds and twee baskets filled with pea shoots, reality quickly became less important than whimsy. My virtual life as a jam maker in "Stardew Valley," where small-batch food takes down Big Business 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z Rockwell was a lifelong liberal who, toward the end of his career, eschewed his wonted whimsy to agitate powerfully for the civil-rights movement. Reading the Mind of Norman Rockwell’s Undecided Voter 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Led by songwriter Eric D. Johnson, Fruit Bats’ music is the soundtrack to a dreamy stroll in the woods, teeming with rawness, quirk and whimsy. Seattle-area music and nightlife events, Jan. 18-24: ‘Cry & Roar IX’, Fruit Bats and more 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z In fact, Tabor is more prone to outbursts of whimsy than her back catalogue would suggest. June Tabor: watery, not grave 2011-02-10T22:30:01Z The Chagall won praise for its “whimsy and pathos,” but curators celebrated “Jimson Weed,” calling it O’Keefe’s “largest and most ambitious floral work.” Clean House to Survive? Museums Confront Their Crowded Basements 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z The portraits reflect all of that and bear only a trace of the whimsy and froth of his other work. For this Dutch master, a cigar is rarely just a cigar 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z If this sounds like whimsy creeping in unnoticed, the effect is by no means cuddly. The Seacunny by Gerard Woodward – review 2013-01-18T21:00:04Z “The Snowy Day” was a different kind of challenge, giving Thompson a chance to focus on a world of wonder and whimsy. ‘The Snowy Day,’ a Children’s Classic, Becomes an Opera 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z But, despite the whimsy, her sure comic touch, unfailing empathy and gentle wisdom win through. The big novels of 2012 2012-07-13T15:00:07Z Davis McCallum’s sometimes tentative direction tries uncertainly to marry the whimsy and sincerity in the writing, but inconsistencies remain. | 'Sex Lives of Our Parents': That Worst Nightmare, This Time Even Worse 2011-06-23T02:01:25Z The wine card, like the restaurant, projects an air of approachability and whimsy. All-Purpose review: The neighborhood restaurant of your dreams 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z The Trisha story line aside, “How We Died” is sorely lacking in momentum, and it is hard to maintain interest in the play’s fitful bursts of spoof and whimsy. One play’s weirdness has meaning; the other just seems to be fooling around 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z At their best, pastry beers deliver whimsy and delight, two words not typically associated with the past year. With Pastry Beers, Have Your Cake and Drink It, Too 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z There is much delightful whimsy, combined with an obvious nostalgia for a simpler, old-fashioned way of life, but there are also dark elements. Ray Bradbury obituary 2012-06-06T17:29:58Z Ms. Brockway believes that this is because people are “craving more lightheartedness and whimsy.” Move Over Squishy Furniture. Make Room for Wiggly Stuff. 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z No matter how you fill it, this ovenproof French oval porcelain dish adds whimsy to utility. Dominique Ansel Moves From Cronuts to Dessert Tastings 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z There is certainly an element of whimsy and nostalgia permeating the imaginative, gentle arrangements featured on “Themes From the Songbook.” Music: Classical Recordings : GIYA KANCHELI: THEMES FROM THE SONGBOOK 2011-02-20T02:01:59Z Her mother, whom she affectionately mentions in the book’s introduction, loved to play card and board games, and Paige brings that same sense of whimsy to finding unexpected uses for the cookie shapes. Patti Paige and her cookie cutters transform treats into whimsy Loss and injury are present in some of these, but in many cases those themes are softened by whimsy and a connection to the natural world. Artists works show how their gardens grow: The seeds of creativity 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Loti’s sense of whimsy takes flight in the “mosque,” an expansive space not intended for worship but for evoking fantasies. | The Curious Case of Pierre Loti 2011-07-12T18:32:08Z “One Mississippi” tries to hit many notes in its short run — grief, light comedy, anger, small-town whimsy — and the shifts can be jarring. Review: Have You Heard the One About the Grieving Daughter? 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z While there’s a good deal of what feels like whimsy here, the movie’s overall disposition is a dark one. ‘The 11th Green’ Review: Investigating Aliens, Eisenhower and Golf 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Huang applies his expertise at perpetual motion, but though he keeps up a slapstick pace, easing slightly for touches of sweet whimsy, the piece is low on wit. Dance Review: Cloud Gate 2 at the Joyce Theater 2012-02-11T01:06:45Z It may be couched in the heritage footwear/cableknit bloodshed garb of Sunday evening tradition, but there's a tenderness and sincerity to Call The Midwife that sets it apart from the usual teatime whimsy. Call The Midwife Christmas special: a refreshingly sincere treat 2012-12-21T13:00:00Z Careful mathematical reasoning is required to exit each battlefield, and the clever design is softened by Ward’s whimsy. The Best Video Games of 2019 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Just as with “The Firebird,” there is a sense of whimsy in Ms. Pyle’s “Sleeping Beauty & the Beast.” Katy Pyle and Her ‘Misfits of Ballet’ 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z And the whimsy of that exit proves typical. Review: A Tap Prodigy, Growing Up in Public 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Woody Allen's latest slice of whimsy To Rome with Love broke into the top 10 after Sony Pictures Classics expanded the theatre count from 29 to a wide 806. The Amazing Spider-Man: how much sticking power does it have? 2012-07-11T16:57:17Z Even the very young reader will not miss the moral anger beneath the whimsy. Doctor Dolittle’s Talking Animals Still Have Much to Say 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z “She brought so much intelligence and heart and whimsy,” Ms. Howe said, speaking by telephone. How Annette Bening Puts It All Onstage. But Keeps Something for Herself. 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z As a technician, Eminem hasn’t changed much over the years, but gone is his sense of whimsy, his puerile gift for social rebellion, his underdog thirst. Hip-Hop Changes. Eminem Doesn’t. 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z After a lunch break whimsy gave way to reality with a panel of four former prisoners. Solitary Confinement is Topic for Humanities Institute 2012-11-18T23:07:45Z Its pieces, almost all of them in clay or carved wood, by 26 artists, express the shock and sorrow over the pandemic, as well as whimsy. A Panorama of Design 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Having to work with real life events keeps him from the shark-jumping flights of whimsy he employs elsewhere in his oeuvre. The People v OJ Simpson: Ryan Murphy delivers a real American horror story 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z "We are trying to get away from the idea of Miró as a purveyor of whimsy," said Gale. Joan Mir?'s Tate Modern show reveals the surrealist master's politics 2010-11-19T20:11:00Z It inspires whimsy, it inspires imagination, but it also gives people the bravery they need to approach these sort of dense topics. Back-to-School Wisdom From the Creators of Your Favorite Children’s Books 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z But sometimes artistic whimsy can lead to tangible change. In the galleries: Delineating a cultural frontier 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z The anti-literal aspects of “The Future” might be described as surrealism, magic realism or Jabberwockian nonsense, but none of these terms quite capture her ability to blend whimsy and difficult emotion. | 'The Future': Is That All There Is? Milking Life for More 2011-07-28T22:44:40Z As the sheep investigate the murder, they bestow ovine motives on human activity, resulting in a wonderfully peculiar whodunit, rich with humor and whimsy. Review | When these animals talk, listen: Audiobooks give voice to a cat, a horse, a sheep and others 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z But just when you think the play is overdosing on whimsy, it makes a dark turn that reveals its underlying melancholy. Drawing on the Past, Living in the Present, Dreaming of the Future 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Combining paleontology with pure whimsy — these dinosaurs do ride a train — the production uses enormous puppets and special effects to tell Buddy’s tale. Spare Times for Children for April 24-30 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z “Footsi” appears in “Living Things,” a group show whose works chart a delicate line between whimsy and paranoia as they consider how we invest objects — or body parts — with personality. 4 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z A decade ago that album represented a significant refinement of the Decemberists’ whimsy, the band honing its collective chops to lend Meloy’s songs a new gravity. Colin Meloy of the Decemberists on the classic “Crane Wife”: “Everything exists in wartime in our songs” 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z Read more: A holiday story collection by YA fiction stars will delight readers of all ages ‘The Marvels’ review: More brainy whimsy from the author of ‘Hugo’ Rainbow Rowell on ‘Stars Wars,’ the Bible and why she’s winking at you 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z But in the past few months, Yeoh has been on something of a tear, eschewing mature modesty in favor of whimsy and joy with the help of stylist Jordan Johnson Chung. Perspective | Michelle Yeoh’s masterful, magical awards season style 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Despite the nightmarish imagery he often conjured up, Giger possessed an air of whimsy and childlike wonder. 'Dark Star: H. R. Giger's World' lacks the artist's process 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z There were no rules, and no criteria for determining winners, although whimsy, technique and public response all played a part. Creative Time Sand Castle Competition for Artists 2012-08-19T22:30:09Z “The intent was to highlight and draw forth the geometry and details of the architecture, as well as the whimsy and texture of Alexander Girard’s interiors and textiles.” Pari Ehsan Visits Miller House 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z With the possible exception of Marc Jacobs, few designers can indulge their whimsy anymore or afford to get their crazy on. When Fashion Shows Were Fun 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z There’s even more verve in the musical parodies of “Popstar” than in the strenuous emptiness, forced whimsy, and programmed emotion of “La La Land.” The Empty Exertions of “La La Land” 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Combine smarts with whimsy and you get delicious results. Review | ‘BraveTart’ is packed with clever upgrades of baking classics 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z It’s hard not to be charmed by the emotional intensity, inventiveness and sometimes sheer whimsy of the items in the chockablock display cases. A Secret in Every Tome (No Text Required) 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Davis uses whimsy and fantasy for his upbeat show — it is fun. International adoption: Not so black and white in Theater J’s ‘The Call’ 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z The movement-mime-clown Happenstance Theatre is the city’s leading peddler of whimsy, and the setting for the cheerful troupe’s latest show is 19th-century Paris. Perspective | Show tunes on the summer breeze 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z What it wants, of course, is whimsy, and at times it blooms in Jones’s unquestionably ambitious production. A breezy Mary leads Olney’s ‘Poppins’ 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z There's also a sense of whimsy, a sense of fun. Author David B. Williams stacks up interesting facts about cairns 2012-11-05T19:28:06Z The risk is that whimsy or stylisation become ends in themselves and short-circuit these poems' capacity for drama. Muscovy by Matthew Francis – review 2013-05-10T15:59:39Z It was like whimsy versus fate: the two of them couldn’t be less alike, and this brought you back to the natural complexity and cross-purposes of a Golden Palominos record. Music Review: The Golden Palominos Play at Le Poisson Rouge 2010-05-12T21:16:00Z Tightly coordinated and deadpan yet displaying her talent and whimsy, her musical performances both juxtaposed with yet complemented the show’s season finale. 'SNL' season finale teases Maya Rudolph's new show 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z Tie-dyed whimsy is part of the charm; Bonnaroo’s big stages are the What stage and the Which stage, with bands also playing at This Tent, That Tent and the Other Tent. ArtsBeat: Bonnaroo: Let the Tie-Dyed Whimsy Begin 2012-06-07T18:29:09Z It took months of work to deliver the exhibition’s fleeting moments of whimsy and wonder to thousands of museumgoers. Meet the museum director behind the Hirshhorn’s Kusama show 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z There’s a spirit of try-anything, knob-twirling whimsy throughout the new album, a determination that any parameter can change at any time. Sylvan Esso’s New Album of Electro-pop Challenges All Expectations 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z I like to throw in some whimsy to knock something off that is too, too sartorial.” On the Runway Blog: Christoper Bailey at Burberry: All Warm, Fuzzy and Polite 2012-01-15T15:36:12Z His jocular manner, and flights of whimsy, helped him build an audience of eight million for his radio shows. Obituary: Sir Terry Wogan 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z Glew is an amusing screen presence, and his story, while unquestionably trivial, has some of the absorbing, low-stakes whimsy of a nice magazine feature. ‘The Pez Outlaw’ Review: Sweet and Lowdown 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z The last category is well served in Carey’s garden, which is full of spaces of repose, many of them infused with whimsy. Perspective | Why the shade garden is so underrated — and how to create your own 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z So there was plenty of space for whimsy. A Narnia-Inspired Design, on Long Island 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z The center of its writerly wonder is Brooke’s wild verbal whimsy. “Mistress America” and the Art of Making a Living as an Artist 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z It was the kind of pop cultural mosaic - finery leavened with whimsy - he thrives on. Chabon ties it all together in 'Telegraph Avenue' 2012-12-13T17:42:53Z “I could create a set that I’ve enhanced. Flowers might come out of the ground as you’re walking into the space. I would add whimsy and fantasy to it — because we could.” Getting Married in the Metaverse 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Beauty and dread coexist; there is whimsy, even silliness, but also palpable anxiety, peril, and despair in Steig’s world—or maybe this is just the real world. William Steig’s Books Explored the Reality That Adults Don’t Want Children to Know About 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z It’s sophisticated while still retaining a sense of whimsy and fun. American fashion is drowning in a sea of leggings and gimmicks. Brandon Maxwell has a solution. 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Lanthimos’s method is to elicit an appreciative chuckle followed by a gasp of shock, and to deliver violence and whimsy in the same even tone. Review: In ‘The Lobster,’ Colin Farrell Plays a Divorced Man in a Loner-Hating Society 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z The movie is a characteristic Burton mix of whimsy, dark fantasy and sentimentality, but with more emotional sincerity and depth than some of his work. Broadway’s Big Fish: Small Potatoes 2013-10-10T09:45:50Z The remaining three works, read by Irons alone, are “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” “Four Quartets” and — for those of us with a taste for whimsy — “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.” The 5 best audiobooks of 2018 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Having splurged on colorful new underwear at Meena’s urging, Frances shows dangerous signs of the onset of whimsy. Theater Review: Marin Hinkle in ?Rx,? by Kate Fodor, at 59E59 Theaters 2012-02-08T03:00:00Z Audiences were allergic to its high whimsy, and the show closed after nine performances. Now You Know: A Critic’s Guide to Sondheim 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z And it was hard not to be exasperated by Browne’s whimsy. Balenciaga put engineers, architects and moms on its runway — to make a statement about power in the workplace 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z The wit and whimsy of the Leibers’ work will be celebrated at the East Hampton Library on June 23. The Leibers Are Gone. But Their Bling Is Back. 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z He also remembered to bring the joy — so much sly, sensual pleasure — as well as the devilish whimsy and vulnerability. Perspective | Little Richard would have been the first to say his style was fabulous. He was right. 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z Once upon a time, the combination of lighthearted whimsy and extreme violence was nearly unknown in popular culture. “Guardians of the Galaxy”: Marvel’s goofy, exhausting and faintly fascist new franchise 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z But behind this whimsy is a singular imagination. In Praise of Whimsical English Design 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Black wooden coat hangers arranged on a lichen-green wall appear to be a bit of whimsy. Helsinki’s food scene, coming on strong This is just the first beat in a story that you can often feel grinding as it switches gears between whimsy and cynicism. Critic?s Notebook: ?The Boy Detective Fails? and ?The Hollow? at Signature Theater 2011-09-30T23:30:21Z Although these introductions firmly embrace utility, they maintain a refreshing air of flair and whimsy. Perspective | Stay-cool pet bowls, dual-use stools: The latest problem solvers for the home 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z Her best oil paintings offer a beguiling blend of social realism and compositional whimsy. ‘Drama and Design’ brings together works by regional artists Yvonne Twining Humber and Blanche Morgan Losey 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z “While We’re Young” and “Mistress America,” though full of youth and whimsy, have more of an edge; this allows anxiety to creep back in a bit. Noah Baumbach, Kicking and Screaming Into Middle Age 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z But he seems far more interested in the whimsy he's force-feeding us than in the characters who are meant to inspire it. Oscar winners hit flat note in "My Own Love Song" 2010-04-08T23:28:00Z It doggedly plunges into the nitty-gritty details, contextualizing in a near-literary manner through colorful interview quotes, and it includes welcome moments of whimsy. “The Hurricane Tapes”: Will a British Podcast Solve the Hurricane Carter Case? 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z I like that she left room for whimsy. Do you whiff on waffles? Dorie Greenspan knows how to make ’em a hit. 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z This is a pretty extreme example of life imitating movies, but I hope the homeowners -- and color and whimsy -- prevail. Pixar's "Up" inspires dreams -- and a house 2011-12-07T19:49:09Z The streamlined, utilitarian style of modernism was injected with the wit, whimsy and polymorphism of postmodernism. ‘Zoom’ at BAM: When Italy ruled the design world 2013-04-04T22:43:40Z Though he’s veered a bit from Giacometti’s whimsy—flora and fauna weren’t his thing—the finger-marked bronze, almost primitive-looking creations nod to his mentor’s unforgettable legacy. Philippe Anthonioz Debuts Dramatic New Lighting 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z A World War I veteran who survived the horrific battle of the Somme, Tolkien valued imaginary worlds, a sense of whimsy and a peaceful pipe before the fire. ‘The Hobbit’: overstuffed but jaw-dropping | Movie review 2012-12-13T03:01:34Z Her evocation of a child's point of view completely avoids the calculated whimsy many writers bring to this task. A quick look at 2010 in short stories 2010-12-30T09:00:05Z The unruly braid that now binds the two girls, the intimacy and the whimsy of it, captures in simplified miniature the sort of reimagined order the women seek. After abuse,"Women Talking" challenges the misuse and metamorphosis of forgiveness 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z From my perch in the dining room, I caught bits of the whimsy, and recalled that Baker did a tour of duty seven years ago at the celebrated Minibar by José Andrés. Review | Gravitas is a beautiful work in progress that needs a dash more flavor 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z Still, the designers managed to inject some whimsy. Hotel Review: The Revolution Hotel, Boston 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z Diana’s dress had a sense of innocence, whimsy, almost storybook romance. On the Runway: Simplicity Wears the Crown 2011-04-29T20:29:38Z The result is an outdoor space filled with color, texture, and just the right amount of whimsy. How to transform your balcony into a garden oasis 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z The tunes are bright and catchy, and the story of the dream-reading Joseph and his jealous brothers is treated with an appealing combination of sentiment and whimsy. ‘American Idol’ stars are no match for the tech in ‘Technicolor Dreamcoat’ 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z This means that its logic is, by conventional standards, highly suspicious, while its whimsy quotient is high enough to clog arteries. Theater Review: ‘The Hatmaker’s Wife,’ a Comedy by Lauren Yee 2013-09-06T21:03:59Z With brisk editing and bright colors, the film unfolds as a tale of whimsy. Five International Movies to Stream Now 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Your work is distinctive, with its clean lines and striking geometries, bold colors and elegant whimsy. ArtsBeat: The Hot and Sweaty Side of Summer Reading 2011-06-06T14:00:27Z His contraptions meet at the cross-section of childlike whimsy and technical wizardry, as gears, pulleys, innovation and inspiration coalesce into eccentric creations. A retired engineer’s latest sculpture is a bicycle, back-scratcher and cookie dispenser — all in one 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z As “Black No More” continues its development process, it will surely need to find more breathing space like that between the whimsy of the novel and its current chaotic gloom. Review: In ‘Black No More,’ Race Is Skin Deep, but Racism Isn’t 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Though Jay-Z raps like a man left with something to prove, the album sees Beyoncé temper her usual perfectionist sensibilities with an air of whimsy. Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Ode to Happiness in “Everything Is Love” 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z Sounds like fertile ground for a theatrical treatment, especially one with the mix of wit and whimsy for which the English-born Wheeldon is known. This season is your last chance to see Joffrey Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker,’ a 28-year tradition 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Nothing here feels cute, quaint or kitsch, though whimsy can fall that way, into a slough of soggy sentimentality sometimes laced with an emetic of twee. In Praise of Whimsical English Design 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z In and of themselves, Martin’s scores demonstrate the ways in which he infused the Beatles’ finest compositions with, by turns, whimsy and dramatic power. The Beatles' "Abbey Road" at 50, remixed: A definitive deep dive into the greatest rock band at work 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z The program contained selections from his transcriptions of Bach’s partitas for solo violin, bluegrass standards, arrangements of pop songs and Mr. Thile’s own compositions — full of whimsy and breathless virtuosity. Review: Chris Thile Is the God of Small Sounds 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z There would appear to be nothing exceptional about these two, except possibly their first names, which their parents bestowed upon them with what the siblings agree was utterly atypical whimsy. Theater Review: ?A Slow Air,? by David Harrower, at 59E59 Theaters 2012-04-13T22:51:33Z That’s pretty much what we get with the imminent Goodbye Christopher Robin, which stars Domhnall Gleeson as AA Milne, returning from the first world war and working his traumas into therapeutic ursine whimsy. Goodbye Christopher Robin and the problem with author biopics 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z That made the faint underlay of whimsy tolerable. ‘Big Driver,’ a Stephen King Story, Comes to Lifetime 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z This giant man-child with ram’s horns, who claims to be able to help Nemo find her lost father, is played by Jason Momoa, who strains for whimsy. ‘Slumberland’ Review: A Land of No Enchantment 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z “That’s the job of a music teacher, to always keep the kids surprised in a place of whimsy and fantasy,” she said. Sasami Wanted to Appropriate White, Male Music. She Landed on Metal. 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z And yet when the entire show goes by with such unassuming grace, tiny shifts in style seem much more grand — like a passing frisson of romantic tension and a few flashes of whimsy. 2010-01-12T07:15:00Z In keeping with animation traditions from the National Film Board of Canada, it's a perfect blend of whimsy and style. 'Oscar-nominated Short Films 2012': See all 10 at Seattle's Varsity 2012-02-09T21:53:11Z Yet despite this grim set up, "Ragnarok" distinguishes itself from the first two "Thor" movies by its overwhelming sense of whimsy. Why we want four (more?) Thors 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z “Let’s go get a beer!” said another, with that malignant Trumpian whimsy of having gotten away with something. Perspective | The grand finale of the Trump show: America watches farce devolve to horror 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z In short, he said, “It’s a lot of hard work to do whimsy.” Director?s Fancy Leads to a Tale-Spinning Cat 2010-09-30T21:18:00Z However hard this nightingale-voiced cast work, they cannot make this piece of whimsy coherent or engaging. Forever in Your Debt | Theatre review 2010-03-29T22:30:00Z These sightings, though not nearly as common as surgical masks and gloves, have accented our lockdown landscapes with flecks of whimsy: A couple visited their relatives wearing costume spacesuits. We regret to inform you that your inflatable T. rex costume is not virus-proof 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Evocative of hippie-era Ibiza, crochet is a reliable way to inject a little whimsy into your summer wardrobe — without adding much heat. Simple, Timeless Ways to Dress for the Beach 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z That illusion is of ignorance, of imagining a better world full of whimsy and bodacious thrills where nothing bad ever happens. "Dead End: Paranormal Park" explores theme parks as queer getaways 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z And the scene packs as much heat as it does whimsy. The Year Women Over 50 Reclaimed Their Right to Be Seen 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z It has gravitas but also a sense of whimsy. ‘Marks of Genius,’ Works From the Bodleian, at the Morgan 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Elsewhere, there were moments of elegance, joy and even whimsy: a glistening violin solo from the concertmaster, David Kim, in the Dvorak, or basically anything the cellos touched with their warm, translucent feeling. Review: The Philadelphia Orchestra Returns, With Force 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Ms. Newsom has peeled away some of her past whimsy and opacity. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-02-22T13:57:00Z She applies the same sympathy to the lives of flowers – skilfully avoiding whimsy. The Overhaul by Kathleen Jamie – review 2013-01-19T19:00:06Z She described Cusk as a "peerless narcissist" and the book as "acres of poetic whimsy and vague literary blah, a needy, neurotic mandolin solo of reflections on child sacrifice and asides about drains." Review of 'blah' memoir wins Hatchet Job prize 2013-02-12T20:01:11Z She operates on whimsy and gut instinct, or so it appears. Review | ‘Heisenberg’ turns an odd-couple love into faith in humanity 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z Bucket Club’s style mixes story theater and toy theater with both whimsy and rigor. Review: A Search for Dad, and the Loch Ness Monster, in ‘Fossils’ 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z The Reporter, on the other hand, calls it "a fugacious bit of whimsy that can only be judged minor Woody Allen". Woody Allen's Magic in the Moonlight: first reviews published 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Descendants of the original Sputnik chandelier — named after the Soviet satellite that was the first to orbit the Earth, in 1957 — are found everywhere, but especially in stark modern rooms that beg for whimsy. Trends in Design and Home Furnishings 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z There's both whimsy and drama in the way the performers literally get caught up in the set. A night of 4 world premieres, including 1 by Mark Morris, at PNB 2012-11-04T15:35:35Z More cartoon character than gridiron warrior, Katy Perry will bring some whimsy to the Super Bowl this weekend. What Katy Perry Can Do for the Super Bowl 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Last year’s vastly underrated Joy succeeded by embracing dreamlike whimsy over formula. The 50 best films of 2016 in the US: No 5 Jackie 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z But the moments when you fear it's veering perilously close to a bunting-strewn whimsy are outweighed by those where a disquieting confusion decends. Public Service Broadcasting: Inform-Educate-Entertain – review 2013-05-02T14:29:01Z Its inspiration was not traditional libraries or staid scholarly sites but the International Spy Museum in Washington and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, playful places dedicated to entertainment and whimsy. A museum honoring American writers opens in Chicago. But where are the books? 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z The worlds they represent, the whimsy they capture and the magic they hold — those, above all, are the treat. Sensational Sweets of the Imagination 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z In the final story, “Rain,” whimsy and horror form a more uneasy alliance. Cloudy with a chance for terror in Joe Hill’s ‘Strange Weather’ 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z On Instagram he documents that project’s progress, and shares welcome whimsy from a practice devoted to social justice and craft. Five Artists to Follow on Instagram Now 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z Recognizing the dignity and the whimsy and some of the history of one other human may help, if you try to imagine the same qualities in everyone. Review | Ann Dowd, the twisted Aunt Lydia of ‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ beguiles in a new take on Ibsen’s ‘Enemy of the People’ 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z There’s a reason adults are drawn to bedtime stories, and it goes beyond whimsy and nostalgia. Once Upon a Time … Bedtime Stories Were Just for Kids 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z For all the wildness and whimsy that preceded it, Mr. Frith’s gently folksy final thoughts made for an ideal closing gesture. Music Review: Fred Frith Brings a Week’s Worth of Variety to the Stone 2013-08-29T20:38:08Z "If you look at the art," she adds, "there was clearly still room for creativity and whimsy." The 5 most beguiling-weird-curious works at LACMA's new Korean show 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z The hidden narrative is the likely source of the whimsy. ArtsBeat: The Hot and Sweaty Side of Summer Reading 2011-06-06T14:00:27Z This mix of whimsy and practicality seems to suit Vida: she's proud of the place, and it's easy to see why. A life in writing: Vendela Vida 2011-07-08T21:55:12Z As part of that anti-war strategy, Kupferberg combined Beat writing sensibilities, folk whimsy and electric rock'n'roll in the Fugs, the band that he formed in 1964 with fellow activist Ed Sanders. Tuli Kupferberg obituary 2010-07-26T17:38:00Z In both cases, viewers may find themselves wondering whither the whimsy and cosiness of — well, if they hadn’t already stopped watching either show for failing to live up to Downton. “I Must Have Said It Wrong”: Decoding Downton Abbey‘s Television DNA 2013-01-04T13:00:59Z Aside from the artist’s usual themes, what links it all is whimsy. In the galleries: Elvis and E.T. meet an ancient Asian art form 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Both artists make fantastic whimsies that require careful observation of the real world. In the galleries: Brave new worlds and fantastic heroines 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z It is the sort of city that produces public buildings of substance and whimsy like Hunters Point library. Why Can’t New York City Build More Gems Like This Queens Library? 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z He spoke of missing “the black bon mot, the snap, the bag, the whimsy” upon which righteous anger and freedom take flight. Review: ‘Oreo,’ a Sandwich-Cookie of a Feminist Comic Novel 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z The other prizes whimsy, imagination, tweaking and tinkering. The Tipsy Diaries: Customized Cocktails at Ward III in TriBeCa 2010-08-19T22:00:00Z It’s a way to have a sneaker, and you know, like a little whimsy and humor with it.” What Tyra Banks Can’t Travel Without 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z The essence of Wes Anderson whimsy, Herman is a self-made millionaire with a tiny moustache and a case of ennui. Boyhood, Moonlight and beyond: the best coming-of-age movies 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z And the lighting, a range of flashy disco-magic hues and otherworldly flickering designed by Barbara Samuels, comes across as too enchanting for a staging that is short on whimsy. Review: ‘Becky Nurse of Salem’ Brings the Witches but Forgets the Magic 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z Readers also will enjoy the whimsy of the other three books in the series: "The Game of Mix and Match"; "The Game of Let's Go!"; and "The Game of Mix-Up Art." New books that will press your kids' buttons ? or vice versa 2011-08-06T00:09:05Z Yet amid such scenes of desolation are flashes of artistic whimsy. Next Stop : After Earthquakes, a Creative Rebirth in Christchurch 2014-04-04T16:57:53Z There are aerial views of Frankie’s town and a look inside her closet, and — in a final bit of whimsy — a last page that offers a peek inside Frankie’s phantasmagorical dream. Plucky, Charming New Books for Toddlers 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z As a result, he’s given this series a new subtitle, Tales from Painted Hawaii, to distance it from the tedious Human Centipede of rudderless whimsy that came before. Noel Fielding’s Luxury Comedy gets funnier the more it apologises for its own rubbishness 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z In return Tiffany wants Pat to become her partner for a dance contest, a narrative turn that suggests the movie will soon be careening perilously into whimsy. Movie Review: ‘Silver Linings Playbook,’ Directed by David O. Russell 2012-11-15T20:57:57Z Whatever else the film carries, it packs some serious whimsy. Review: ‘A Space Program’ Adds Whimsy to a Mission to Mars 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z What really interests Mr. Mounk is his minority condition, which he describes with whimsy and no self-pity. Books of The Times: How Yascha Mounk Grew Up a ‘Stranger in My Own Country’ 2014-01-14T21:22:09Z Take a closer look at The Shape of Water, however, and its florid whimsy subsides into a stark, clear and eminently contemporary human parable, streaked with fury against traditional hierarchies of power in America. Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water is a much-needed ode to the 'other' 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z This is a potentially chilling subject, yet the work, as seen on Friday, treats its theme with wan whimsy. Review: ‘Climate Control,’ Where Hot and Cold Mix It Up in a Pas de Deux 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z Not for mere whimsy does the evening begin with Byrne, alone on a stage bounded by immense curtains of metal chains, holding aloft a model of a human brain. Review | David Byrne brings his entertaining brain to Broadway in ‘American Utopia,’ and it’s totally dope 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z The whimsy in his sculptures takes a different path. Miró exhibition at SAM is an exuberant splash of a show 2014-02-13T21:02:05Z Sure, on occasion the whimsy threatens to thicken to the clotting point. Dave Malloy's ‘Ghost Quartet’ at the Bushwick Starr 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z The album's sonic palette is so rich and varied, so utterly filled with whimsy, that each new cut sizzles with virtuosity and drama. Paul and Linda McCartney's "Ram": Dramatic pop virtuosity that still shines brightly at 50 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z The timeslot may lend itself to the mawkish and the genteel but this is no place for scones or whimsy. The Mill, where misery is relentless 2013-07-27T05:00:00Z Fingers crossed the film succeeds by injecting some Gallic whimsy into the genre and doesn’t go the same way as that other well-intentioned but ultimately failed attempt to expand the template, the Wachowskis’ Jupiter Ascending. Sci-fi and superheroes in 2017: can Luke Skywalker save us from Hollywood's bleak year ahead? 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z For a time, the two historical lovers were inseparable, and their early letters indicate both passion and whimsy as well as heated intellectual exchange. Well Hello, Dolly: Mileva Marić, Albert Einstein and the myth of the Great Man 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z Will that be the kind of homegrown French whimsy that Cannes occasionally serves up? Cannes 2013 lineup: heavy-hitters and unexpected gems 2013-04-18T15:22:59Z Add a touch of psychedelia and whimsy and that’s also what you got with “Beast Visit,” written and directed by Normandy Sherwood and staged in a sculpture garden less than two miles away. Outdoors in Bushwick, Gardens of Theatrical Discovery 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Seasonal whimsy pops up elsewhere in the theater. Backstage on Broadway With the Holiday Spirit 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z Her kills are expressions of style, whimsy, and uncomplicated power. Dead Girls, Female Murderers, and Megan Abbott’s Novel “Give Me Your Hand” 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z In perhaps the most whimsical of these whimsies, two hummingbirds apply the stripes to a zebra. In the galleries: Brick by brick, a dark history emerges 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Stockholm’s design shops and Elin’s own fabulous style, a graceful mixture of modern Scandinavian with worldly whimsy, are worth flying across the ocean for. Shopping Scandinavian design in Stockholm like a local — coffee breaks included 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z If the whimsy sometimes upstages her abilities, Chandler is hardly the first artist to be as much entertainer as observer. Review | In the galleries: This art will really speak to you 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z The gong - like the Yiddish words and occasional expletives he used to pepper his speech - hinted at the whimsy and charm Cates brought along with his leadership. Gil Cates led with wit, charm and confidence 2011-11-02T18:26:12Z First up is "Blur," which features name-brand cars racing on realistic tracks around the world, with an added bit of whimsy in the form of several kinds of power-ups. 3 video games to rev-up your inner race car driver 2010-07-13T05:12:00Z Yet despite her commitment to the role — and the generally fine supporting performances — this timorous tale sidesteps uncomfortable realities in favor of soothing whimsy and preordained uplift. Review: Boldly Going Toward Independence in ‘Please Stand By’ 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z “There was a whimsy to their performance,” Mr. Key said. Keegan-Michael Key and Mike Birbiglia Take Pizza and Obama Imitations Seriously 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z I’ve long admired Mr. Fischer for the creativity, humor and whimsy he brings to performances. Review: The Budapest Festival Orchestra, Martial and Lyrical 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z But it’s to his own traditions that Mr. Wheeldon returns in “Alice,” to the Lewis Carroll book he grew up reading, and to adventures that seem quintessentially English in their whimsy and eccentricity. Dance Review: Alice on Her Toes, at a Rare Tea Party 2011-03-01T22:56:51Z Metaphysical whimsy, it seems, is threatening to become the flavor of the day in musicals. ‘Fly by Night,’ a Metaphysical Musical 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z One of Riley’s “islands of identity” is called “goofball,” the antic side of her character, but Docter and Del Carmen endow her with only a mild, trivial, and highly moralistic sense of whimsy. The Curse of the Pixar Universe 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z By the time you reached the record’s 14th track, the swollen "Up With the Birds," your ears felt utterly exhausted, overwhelmed by whimsy. Chris Martin feels it all on Coldplay's 'Ghost Stories' 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z A cacophony of confusion swirls around our atmosphere, and “Don’t Know What It Means,” for most of its musical life, expresses its frustration with whimsy. The inspiring poetics of Tedeschi Trucks Band 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z Maybe what I read as compassion or whimsy was actually foolishness. White pride in my classroom 2013-06-05T00:00:00Z My friends and I devoured everything Bowie, even pretending to understand the ridiculous whimsy of the Laughing Gnome. Gary Kemp: My teen crush on David Bowie 2010-06-28T20:45:00Z There's a sinister whimsy at play in two Pioneer Square gallery exhibits on show through early October. What a pretty picture ... OMG, what's happening in it, you'll ask, at 2 Seattle shows 2010-09-16T22:24:00Z Veronica Tjioe’s “Dead Dog’s Bone” anatomizes a splintered family with such labored whimsy that their dying dog is a character. Review | In the comic ‘Resolving Hedda,’ the protagonist tries to actually live through the end of the play 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z And it just keeps expanding to meet a seemingly insatiable local demand for whimsy, sauciness, low comedy and skillful stunts. Duck out of the rain at the annual Moisture Festival in Seattle 2011-03-17T20:05:12Z These pictures, like his landscapes, are notable for whimsy and warmth. Artist remakes useless stuff into, well, it’s anyone’s guess 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z It's a bold and unusual mix, and she wears it happily, describing it as an outfit full of "joy and whimsy." Stacy London tells readers 'The Truth About Style' 2012-10-28T14:16:04Z From his text sculptures of seemingly liquescent glass to drawings executed in beads and thread, the artist celebrates the increasingly antique charms of introspection, whimsy, fragile romance, and cosmic wonder. See Artist Rob Wynne’s Works at Los Angeles’s Gavlak Gallery 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z But what I haven't seen captured too often in films made outside of Scotland is the sense of whimsy and the sense of fun that exists in the Scottish psyche. Pixar's 'Brave' gang shares tales of Scotland 2012-06-21T15:30:09Z The doctrine of the Trinity was not decided exclusively by decades of intense debate; the whimsy of Constantine and political maneuvering between by Arius and Athanasius had a significant influence on the outcome. What Hitchens got wrong: Abolishing religion won’t fix anything 2013-12-07T12:30:00Z This poem is “A Swimming Pool Full of Peanuts,” from his first book, a slice of whimsy about a man who stumbles upon a swimming pool full of peanuts. ‘Selected Poems,’ by Mark Ford, Covers a Career 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z The serious whimsy of anime informs at least some of the show’s varied tones. Review | ‘American Spies,’ examining a Japanese American family in 1941, doesn’t quite find its footing 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z While the Scaffold never reached such heights again, Mike succeeded admirably in cementing his vision for pop whimsy with "McGear." Revisiting the brilliance of "McGear," Paul McCartney's brother Mike's 1974 solo album 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z And while the resolution isn’t very satisfying, he writes, "the dark giggling whimsy is a delight." Essential Arts & Culture: Arts District high-rises, culture critics on Trump and throat singing 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z The randomness and whimsy of the material and the delivery, while often entertaining, are often too strained and knowing. Review: Deborah Hay’s ‘Match-Play’ Fuses Dance and Theater 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z And though the company is hardly abandoning promotion of its core products, Mr. Elbaz, whose line includes false eyelashes and a “doll palette,” is bringing a soupçon of whimsy to an industry giant. Fashion Designers Driving Innovation in Makeup 2013-07-17T03:18:01Z The whimsy wanes almost instantaneously, leaving nowt but a procession of gamely patient "experts" answering some bloody silly questions. TV listings and previews: plan your week's viewing - 8-12 October 2012-10-08T08:00:00Z They also purchased decorative elements that impart character and whimsy, like the 19th-century ship dioramas that grace the dining room walls. Design Firm Carrier And Co. Creates An Effortlessly Chic Hamptons Retreat 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Sidney called his tale a “trifle,” and Michael Mayer’s production revels in postmodern whimsy. “Head Over Heels,” Reviewed: A Trans-Positive Spin on a Sixteenth-Century Romance, with Help from the Go-Go’s 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z Unshakable confidence aside, the Charlotte native is known to swap his whimsy with a menacing air in an instant. Review | DaBaby proves he’s one of hip-hop’s most intriguing figures at sold-out concert 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z Black wooden coat hangers arranged on a lichen-green wall appear to be a bit of whimsy. Helsinki’s food scene, coming on strong The clichés alone doom the movie, from the forced whimsy of the pair's adventures to the predictable lessons in rejecting life's rotten apples and embracing one's makeshift family. 'The Odd Way Home' is a lost cause 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Her blend of whimsy and spookiness, the dreamy images that seem to tap right into the collective unconscious suggest both an antidote to Disney and a precursor to Tim Burton. You Know These 20 Movies. Now Meet the Women Behind Them 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z The opening credits, a series of still photos in which a woman in sunglasses strikes wacky poses while text announces the soundtrack, may lead you to expect hippie whimsy of the worst sort. Review: The Soundtrack Is the Star of ‘Who’s Crazy?’ 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z "Clarify your intention" is advice which Richards might well heed: while she obviously revels in this fey line of whimsy, the reader remains none the wiser. Cooking with Bones by Jess Richards – review 2013-06-21T15:00:01Z He became smitten with Japanese art, especially netsuke, charmed by their whimsy and irreverence. No pockets? No problem. See how Japanese men carried personal items on their kimonos. 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Look out for signs of whimsy in their lyrics, and metallic surges: they're the missing link between De La Soul and Death Grips. New band of the day - Young Fathers (No 1,404) 2012-11-27T16:48:09Z In a misfired attempt at whimsy, a manga-style Benihana chef filets a bomb as if it were a shrimp, accompanied by a slangy epithet. In the galleries: Melding sound and art 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Glenn-Copeland loved the whimsy, the children and the ability to help support a household. Listeners Found Beverly Glenn-Copeland. It Was Time. 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z The bittersweet whimsy of his fiction occasionally spills into the correspondence. Kurt Vonnegut: Letters edited by Dan Wakefield – review 2013-04-18T07:01:01Z I suppose any anthropomorphising whimsy fades once you've scraped the faeces from your wailing child's bottom a few times. Bidisha's thought for the day: Children 2011-03-19T09:30:00Z And with their exquisitely detailed renderings of flora and fauna and their generous helpings of whimsy, they reward careful study. | Westchester: A Review of ‘Hudson River Explorers,’ in Yonkers 2012-09-01T04:29:48Z The ambience they’ve managed to conjure in the house—a meditative calm with touches of upbeat whimsy—rests on a carefully calibrated equilibrium. Look Inside the Exquisite L.A. Home of Alexandra Von Furstenberg and Dax Miller 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Owens handled it with tenderness and a hint of whimsy. Eric Owens as Alberich in Wagner?s ?Ring? at the Met 2012-02-18T05:03:04Z As you may have gathered, “The Wildness” — which sometimes brings to mind a pastel variation of the baby-boomer-angst flick “The Big Chill” — is thick on whimsy. Review: In ‘The Wildness,’ Defenses Against Adulthood 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z But he's usually portrayed as a purveyor of whimsy, a kind of maniacal trickster who plays second fiddle to the more prominent villains of Gotham City. Rating the Batman’s Riddler: Did Paul Dano surpass what’s been done? 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z More balloons are inflated; a mood of enforced whimsy settles upon us. Dance Review: Young Dancers? Workshop of Bloomers and Balloons 2010-12-07T22:15:00Z Her images, which she posts on Instagram with the handle @godblesstheUSPS, document the interplay between bureaucracy and community, formality and whimsy. Long before post offices became political flash points, this artist was photographing them 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z The piece is Graves’s final tribute to his beloved town, but it is also my appreciation of Michael Graves, who shared his talents and whimsy with the world but always kept his heart in Princeton. A tribute to architect Michael Graves and the small-town life he embraced 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Happenstance Theater specializes in the old skills — physical theater, clowning, mime — all served here with winking whimsy. Round House’s ‘Impossible!’: Offering the top grads of clown college 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z This holiday season, consider men’s wear with a tinge of humor and whimsy: shirts with satirical prints, jazzy sneakers and peekaboo denim. Sweater Vests Are Back. Just Don’t Tell Grandpa. 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z The late Kurt Vonnegut employed a comparably whimsical strain in much of his work, but that whimsy was offset by a deeply pessimistic vision of the human situation. ‘Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life,’ by Tom Robbins That double-edged pseudonym is appropriate to a double-edged style that combines high whimsy with higher anxiety. Theater Review: ‘The Old Woman’ Stars Dafoe and Baryshnikov 2013-07-08T21:03:21Z The collection, which is Pottery Barn Kids’ first collaboration with a designer, promises to be a mix of modern and vintage influences, with a good dash of whimsy. Jenni Kayne Collaborates with Pottery Barn Kids for a Dreamy Collection 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Ms. ReMalia, born in South Korea, raised in Ohio and now living in Washington, is drawn to whimsy. Bebe Miller Introduces Two Choreographers in Gibney Series 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Palmer and Gaiman are both iconoclasts who tackle dark themes with equal parts drama and whimsy. Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman play Moore 2011-11-03T20:03:04Z Each exudes weight and whimsy, fierceness and delicacy. Kathy Butterly's rapturous little reckonings in clay at Shoshana Wayne 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z He was a master of whimsy, of the omniscient and poetic observation. David Berman Made Us Feel Less Alone 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z There is a strangeness and a sophistication to such elements, but also a whimsy, in keeping with Barrie’s sad, magical words. | 'Peter and Wendy': In This Neverland, It?s Peter Puppet 2011-05-10T21:32:03Z “Some people dismiss his work as Victorian whimsy, but it’s really an extraordinary piece,” Ms. Hansen, who also owns a Potter featuring a monkey riding a goat, said in an interview. The Bride and Groom Are Kittens. At Death They Did Not Part. 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Shock of the Old | The French Designer Marc Auclert’s Whimsical Jewelry In his jewelry and at home, the French designer Marc Auclert fuses ancient artifacts with modern whimsy, to fantastic effect. | The French Designer Marc Auclert’s Whimsical Jewelry 2013-05-24T17:40:29Z There was an embrace of whimsy, color and ease. Front Row: Velour Still Has Some Juice 2010-10-27T18:40:00Z “We try to put a little whimsy and cleverness into it, and Bill is good at that.” Bill Murray and His Brothers Venture Into Golf Wear 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Theirs was a ruthless Cinema of Cruelty; this is whimsy with a coating of corrosion. The Three Stooges: When Slapstick Meets Sentiment 2012-04-12T17:00:17Z That leaves plenty of room for polished whimsy. Review | La Bise adds a fun French touch to downtown Washington 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z Painted silver, a desk at the window offered some whimsy, until I noticed extensive peeling along its sides. Hotel Review: The St. Regis Toronto 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z The whimsy can become a overpowering, though the neurotic monologues have the sense of being written with fingernails bitten to the quick: "I am a little worn out, raddled, squashed, downtrodden, shot full of holes." The Walk and Other Stories by Robert Walser – review 2013-06-28T17:19:00Z But it takes its cues from some of the less-appealing aspects of that era’s freewheeling style, in particular a sort of curdled whimsy. | 'Mammuth': G?rard Depardieu in ?Mammuth? ? Review 2011-09-30T04:23:03Z Everything she sees seems half whimsy, half X-ray insight. A new Janet Frame story collection: Worth the long wait 2013-06-19T23:08:45Z That whimsy and excitement has a bit to do with the design, but much more to do with what’s on the hangers: Mr. Vibskov’s own designs, which take up most of the store. Critical Shopper: Now, Something for the Body Eccentric 2011-05-03T21:28:42Z But it’s at the heart of this book, and she presents it with both passion and whimsy. Books Of the Times: Grace Coddington Gives Inside Look at Vogue in Memoir 2012-11-25T21:43:40Z It’s a good twist: macabre with a touch of whimsy. Dance Review: Deganit Shemy & Company at the Chocolate Factory 2012-06-22T21:21:15Z Mr. Gondry, a visual artisan of unmatched ingenuity, brings some of his trademark handmade whimsy to this, his first foray into franchise filmmaking, conventional action and newfangled 3-D. | 'The Green Hornet': Have Cool Car and Mask (and Sidekick), Will Travel for Justice 2011-01-13T22:53:25Z Organizers say the exhibit's contemporary presidential portraits feature "a splash of color and whimsy." NYC children's museum features election-themed documents 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Blending whimsy, real heart and the fantastic, it revolves around an agoraphobic 19-year-old who builds a flying robot replica of herself to seek out her birth mother in China. Rolin Jones writes a 'big 'ol dumb comedy' 2013-01-23T14:09:10Z He’s always loved imaginative fantasies—“Time Bandits,”“The Adventures of Baron Munchausen,” the “freewheeling whimsy” of Monty Python and “A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” The Screening Room: “The Kármán Line” 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Even greater whimsy dictated the distribution of Renaissance and Baroque age art. Maastricht Signals an Art Market on the Rebound 2010-03-19T15:25:00Z Along with those complex pieces came examples of pure charm and whimsy, as in a six-song set by Alexa Dexa, who accompanied her hearty, flexible voice with toy piano, desk bells and other gadgets. Music Review: UnCaged Toy Piano Festival Is at Pianos 2013-12-13T23:00:42Z “Cat cam” sequences, showing Bob’s visual perspective, have a playful whimsy. Review: ‘A Street Cat Named Bob’ Helps His Owner Detox 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Deftly handling conversational and argumentative exchanges and rude, abrasive outbursts, String Noise demonstrated a thorough mastery of Mr. Zorn’s hermetic logic and irresistible whimsy. Music Review: Conor Hanick Performing John Cage at the Stone 2013-01-03T23:09:13Z The overall effect is of witty and severe whimsy, without a disruptive pastel or primary shade in sight. Review: In Sheila Heti’s New Play, Canadians Lose Themselves in Paris 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z ‘The act might require the lightest of touches’ … ‘Cow Tipping’ plays with whimsy. The Seacunny by Gerard Woodward – review 2013-01-18T21:00:04Z What Poole sees, when he considers "recent nature writing" and its readership, is urban whimsy, pastoral nostalgia, "a solidly bourgeois form of escapism". Richard Mabey: in defence of nature writing 2013-07-18T13:00:02Z The movie’s blend of self-aware insult humor, self-indulgent grossness, celebrity cameos and strenuous whimsy represents a fairly standard recipe for sketch-comedy-derived feature films. Movie Review: ?The Dictator,? With Sacha Baron Cohen 2012-05-15T16:30:09Z The rest of the set was defined by eccentricity and whimsy, along with occasional moments where they forgot about bearded earnestness and flailed viscerally. British Sea Power ? review 2011-01-14T23:01:00Z Some are funny; others sad — expect equal parts whimsy, wisdom and wistfulness. The 18 books to read this fall - The Washington Post 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Almost every scene has both whimsy and something darker, at once daftly effervescent and snidely cynical. Review: ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Features a Midwestern Fish Out of Water 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z He continued making sounding sculptures, incorporating whimsy, a quality he felt his father had shunned, and numbering every piece sequentially. A Sibling Rivalry Divides a Famous Artist’s Legacy 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Both UV menus reflect Pairet’s personality directly, setting the table with humor and grace, mischief and whimsy, with puzzles to solve and dishes to think through. T Magazine: Shanghai Surprise 2013-08-23T11:00:29Z Even so, it’s hard enough for whimsy to sustain a five-minute sketch; expecting it to fuel an existential flight of fancy all but ensures a flameout. Review: ‘The Genital Warriors’ Revisits Bygone Romances 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Though the script sometimes forces the whimsy — a scene in which the pair’s clothes are stolen, forcing them to dress up in cowboy duds, is pushing it — the emotions always ring true. Review: Pondering All of Life’s ‘What Ifs’ in ‘Is That You?’ 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z The foil accents match the whimsy of the finished design. The ultimate holiday gift guide for 2020 ‘The Marvels’ review: More brainy whimsy from the author of ‘Hugo’ Three children’s and young-adult books we love, November edition 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z On the surface he’s full of whimsy, but there’s a tough streak of spite and derision in some of his material. Television Review: ‘Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous,’ With Bo Burnham on MTV 2013-05-01T22:08:15Z Eno’s text takes a route of calculated whimsy: Ibsen’s trolls are changed to real estate agents, characters make knowing references to the original story and the dialogue is tuned to a cheeky deadpan. Review: ‘Gnit’ Seeks Itself in a Mist of Magic and Mischief 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z The story has several well-disguised twists, and although it’s a drama, it is sprinkled with touches of whimsy, thanks to a colorful collection of robots. Review: In ‘Eva,’ Robot Designer Loves Cute Kid 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Watching it, you were amazed by its whimsy—and also at the Cars crossing some kind of Rubicon into a pop-visual realm that hadn’t existed before. Ric Ocasek’s Eternal Cool 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Thus it was that the 31 works assembled with a touch of whimsy by the celebrated Mr. Crichton added up to $93.32 million, exceeding expectations. A New Era for Postwar and Contemporary Art 2010-05-14T11:30:00Z It featured much more down to earth comedy than the fantasy and whimsy of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Mel Smith: a life in clips 2013-07-20T15:24:00Z Yet it’s also marked by a playful whimsy that falls short of measuring up to the variety that pulsed through 2001′s Discovery, or the groundbreaking dance exploration found within their fabled 1997 debut, Homework. Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories is Sleek, Bold 2013-05-22T14:35:33Z The creators instead decided on a string trio that, they said, added whimsy and lightness. How Green Day?s ?American Idiot? Made Broadway 2010-04-01T22:09:00Z Those who are interested in less extravagant whimsy, however, will be charmed by the sculptural ceramics on view. The Haas Brothers Show Daring Furniture at R & Company 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z The accessory, which added a touch of characteristic goofiness and whimsy to the actor’s dusty pink velvet suit, was an instant hit with the preshow’s viewers. Maybe More Men Should Wear Scrunchies 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Mosaics like these I’d seen elsewhere, though they had a special dominance and whimsy here. How I Fell for Lisbon 2012-05-25T20:23:37Z She then puts some daffodils in the garden because . . . well, because she can, as it's that kind of knowing metafictional whimsy. Digested read: Kehlua! by Fay Weldon 2010-08-23T21:29:00Z July is a writer, and the movie’s dialogue is written with an exquisite lyrical whimsy that packs a lot of pain into simple yet unexpected phrases. Movie of the Week: “The Future” 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z It's charming and dire, elaborately imagined, and its whimsy never skews twee. Leigh Bardugo's top 10 childhood reads 2013-06-28T09:00:00Z Any evidence of transformation is couched in stray bits of whimsy. Review | Leif Enger’s fans have waited 10 years for ‘Virgil Wander.’ Was it worth it? 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z But at a certain point the heaped-on whimsy begins to grate, and then to suffocate. Whimsy and War: Boris Vian’s Two Minds 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Mr. Anderson’s eighth feature, will delight his fans, but even those inclined to grumble that it’s just more of the same patented whimsy might want to look again. Movie Review: Wes Anderson’s ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ Is a Complex Caper 2014-03-06T15:00:02Z He is best known to mainstream audiences for his Tony Award-winning book for the charming musical “Once,” but his usual brand of whimsy is far more subversive. Review: The Private Dystopias of ‘Arlington’ and ‘Rooms’ 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z “Now I can see the genuineness, the whimsy that we had.” The Smothers Brothers and the Birth of TV Buzz 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z It comes across less as a gesture of imaginative whimsy than as a feat of observation. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z I interpreted the gingerbread house listing as clever satire, a bit of gallows humor performance — with a side of whimsy — to call attention to the current housing market squeeze. A tiny gingerbread house got listed on Zillow for 31 days, and the price felt all too real 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z A bit meta I grant you, as this gentle piece of middle-aged whimsy contains no jokes, but does leave space for you to include your own. Readers recommend: songs about anniversaries 2010-09-02T23:01:00Z But it was an untrammeled drive, a sense of whimsy and a robust gift for self-promotion that set her apart. Her Fans Want to Walk in Her Shoes 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z This is when, a few minutes into a nearly two-hour-long production, the realization hits that this “Little Prince” is going to be a long day’s journey into whimsy. Review: ‘The Little Prince,’ a Lumbering Circus 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z The band was very good, but the crowd was going in for styles of West Coast whimsy irksome to a peevish East Coaster like myself. T Magazine: The High Life 2011-03-25T17:30:04Z On another level, the title references the whimsy and sarcasm of Dada art. Artist William Kentridge on stage in South Africa 2011-09-17T12:29:12Z These two offences, warning of harsh reality and sabotaging harmless whimsy, are equated. Films like Tooth Fairy can warp young minds 2010-05-31T09:55:00Z The foil accents match the whimsy of the finished design. The ultimate holiday gift guide for 2020 It’s quite a tightrope act to make music this legitimately odd without falling into excessive whimsy, and, every so often, Harding’s legs wobble. Aldous Harding’s Gloriously Peculiar World of Songs 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z This is the irreverent whimsy at the heart of Boynton’s world. Hippos, birdies, T. rexes, pigs: How Sandra Boynton built an empire and won your child’s heart 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z His palette for the Arena production combines Chagall’s and Andrew Wyeth’s schemes, he says, noting the former’s “dark whimsy.” Marc Chagall: The French painter who inspired the title ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Run Little Horsey sounds like a bid by Lowell to come up with a latterday nursery rhyme, her voice emanating both glee and creepy whimsy. New band of the day – Lowell (No 1,382) 2012-10-29T17:08:21Z More germane is that the choro genre that evolved in the 19th century depended heavily on improvisation, and Villa-Lobos’s form develops here with seeming whimsy, seldom looking back on itself. Review: São Paulo State Youth Orchestra Saves Razzle-Dazzle for the End 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Meantime, the mutating writing for strings — droning one second, quickly marching the next — reveals Mr. Braxton’s agile moves between mystery and whimsy. So You Want to Be a Socially Distanced Orchestra 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z It began as sheer whimsy: a project for a redundant travel writer to pursue in moments of idleness, and an alternative to doom-scrolling through the news. In London, looking backward to move forward 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z That gives you a shred more faith in human whimsy and capability? A love letter to bucatini, the perfect pasta shape 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z He trades in sour whimsy, or bleak whimsy, or sometimes savage whimsy. Marry Me by Dan Rhodes – review 2013-02-08T11:00:01Z Based on simple motion — stepping, walking, running and hopping — and set to “You Are My Sunshine” as recorded by Gene Autry, it was a mix of wistfulness and whimsy. Mark Morris Gives Video Dances a Whirl 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z It was an element of imaginative whimsy that might have sounded silly in such a chilling story about human bondage. Review | In Colson Whitehead’s ‘The Nickel Boys,’ an idealistic black teen learns a harsh reality 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z The hats’ breezy whimsy notwithstanding, the narrative and conceptual high jinks in “The Late Wedding” too often feel laborious or arid, you read. Review | Hub Theatre’s ‘The Late Wedding’ is daring, but tends toward tedious 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z They also found a town ready-made for a business built on whimsy and innovation. Ravensburger’s Capitol Hill office shows the growth of the board game creation industry in Seattle 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z That first time, it took a while for me to admit to myself that it was not whimsy but embarrassment masquerading as whimsy that accounted for my furious engagement with social media. Eating Alone in China 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Ms. Letissier finds solace and inspiration in movement: For her, dancing is not casual or a passing whimsy, but an increasingly important part of her development as an artist. How to Heal a Sad Body? Dancing Never Hurts 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Another dim slice of whimsy from the director of Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre, in this case a satire on the wimps who read and in some cases write third-rate sci-fi fantasy. Gentlemen Broncos 2010-05-01T23:08:00Z Far from being preachy, the play is humane, multi-stranded and generally engrossing; and my only reservation is that, in the later stages of its three-and-a-quarter hours, it descends into a speculative, futuristic whimsy. Review 2010-08-05T00:48:00Z I’ve also iced the cookies, but as with so many of my favorite recipes, this one’s amenable to changes of whim and whimsy. How to go from zero to shortbread in less than 60 minutes 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z The collection that retailers, including Pearlstein, typically stock — the commercial line — is rooted in classic tailoring with a certain amount of whimsy and a willingness to upend assumptions. Weird, cutting edge fashion — at home in Washington Not everyone is delighted by their whimsy, though. Sidewalk Blackboards Offer a Little Chalk ’n’ Chew 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z It was the get-up for a circus, a carnival or a kiddie show, and Tune-Yards offered something of them all, along with snappy virtuosity and messages that veered between whimsy and socially conscious sloganeering. Music Review: Tune-Yards Promotes Her New Album at Rough Trade Records 2014-05-08T21:55:13Z In the lobby of the Viacom building at 1515 Broadway, 16,000 flowers hang from the ceiling, lending an otherwise nondescript space a splash of color and a touch of whimsy. Artist Rebecca Louise Law Brings Flowers to Times Square 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z The Loco7 ensemble animated the story with heart, whimsy and care for the ethical dilemmas surrounding such a choice. At La MaMa, a Dance Festival That Embraces States of Change 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Mangum was a founder of Elephant 6, a 1990s record label and musicians’ collective that was fond of do-it-yourself sound and psychedelic whimsy. Music Review: Reunited, Neutral Milk Hotel Plays in Jersey City 2014-01-15T22:52:40Z Craggy, gnarled, lean and tough, with a touch of whimsy, it is one of the most remembered physiognomies in history. Lincoln's face was made for photography 2013-02-11T14:36:33Z In a touch of whimsy, the Shakespeare-loving Scotsman named his tunnels for characters in the Bard’s plays. B.C.’s scenic Fraser Canyon has hikes, tunnels, tram — and a great river 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Blending a gimlet-eyed satirical sense with fantastical whimsy, Mr. Banyai had produced frame-worthy covers for The New Yorker, along with eye-catching work for New York magazine, The Atlantic and other publications. Istvan Banyai, Illustrator Who Mined the Surreal, Dies at 73 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z Though the public rooms on the ground floor are undeniably urbane, the children’s areas and the garage’s second-floor guest accommodations showcase the decorator’s hallmark sense of whimsy. Thom Filicia Crafts a Family-Friendly Retreat in the Adirondaks 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z All this is very normal for tales of French adolescent whimsy. Digested classic: Le Grand Meaulnes by Alain-Fournier 2010-04-01T08:41:00Z Often, there were slight variations: some zipper whimsy, or an object brought with him, such as a football. How Mr. Rogers Became Everyone’s Neighbor 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z He’s fastidious but not without soul or whimsy, as he shows in “All’s Not Lost,” one of the oldest songs here, a hymn of romantic awakening tinged with the bleary mortification of a hangover. Playlist : For Longtime Artists, Dawning of a New Day 2011-07-17T01:30:27Z They’re full of cheerful whimsy, and they even do a special dance greeting when Amy picks Molly up by car every morning for school. “Booksmart,” Reviewed: Olivia Wilde’s Toothless Teen Comedy 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Adjmi also surreally includes a philosophical talking sheep, played by Woolly stalwart Sarah Marshall with splendidly calibrated blend of whimsy and foreboding. A mod ‘Marie’ in bikini and wigs at Woolly On The Sunshine Song, singer Scott McEwan broods, "You are beautiful/ But you've got to die someday", as a chirruping keyboard adds a touch of incongruous whimsy. The Candle Thieves: Sunshine and Other Misfortunes | CD review 2010-04-01T22:15:00Z These charmingly insouciant short stories by the noted critic, poet and essayist exhibit the same surreal whimsy that distinguishes his work in other formats. New & Noteworthy, From Jazz-Age Cairo to a Catholic Memoir 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z In some ways, my father’s character resembled a fruitcake: whimsy and a little nuttiness mixed with a sweet foundation. The Mystery of the Holiday Fruitcake, Solved! 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z It chases after the nihilistic swagger of “Deadpool” and the anarchic whimsy of “Guardians of the Galaxy” but trips over its own feet. Review: ‘Suicide Squad’ Chases Nihilistic Swagger but Trips Over Its Own Feet 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z There are moments of deadpan comedy and whimsy woven throughout writer/director Ben Sharrock's outstanding drama, "Limbo," but mostly this story about refugees on a fictional Scottish island is heartbreaking. "Limbo" will break your heart with the whimsical yet agonizing in-between life of refugees 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Underneath the whimsy and the banter, however, lies a sophistication in the treatment of relationships, both familial and romantic, which helped attract an intensely loyal audience. ‘Gilmore Girls,’ and the Rapid-Fire Repartee, Is Returning 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z But here too, while his guests indulge to the point of whimsy, Mr. Banks sounds comparably miserable, a stoic more in love with his rhymes than anything else. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-11-22T23:10:00Z Getting away required more time management and less whimsy. Tales of a 60-year-old hitchhiker 2013-02-27T01:00:00Z These peripheral characters contribute to the book’s distinctive flavor of wistful whimsy. Review | In ‘150 Glimpses of the Beatles,’ bits and pieces make up a poignant portrait 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z The producer of the programme, Derrick Sherwin, decided to eschew spacefaring whimsy for a style closer to the more adult Quatermass serials of the 1950s. Caroline John obituary 2012-06-21T18:03:05Z The show’s excesses of whimsy and postmodern preciousness that annoyed me in the past scarcely seem to exist in this version. Theater Review: ‘Into the Woods,’ at the McCarter Theater in Princeton 2013-05-14T21:08:58Z Fortunately, Ms. Hawkins and Mr. Livingston forestall the expected whimsy and exaggerated pathos that usually accompany such performances by investing their characters with an immediate and feral fierceness. Theater Review: ?I Killed My Mother,? Andras Visky?s Play, at La MaMa 2012-02-20T22:36:21Z Mr. Krymov has, however, added generous doses of theatrical whimsy that are often amusing but do not always seem to serve the text. Theater Review: ‘In Paris’ Stars Mikhail Baryshnikov 2012-08-03T22:57:36Z A rich array of ancillary characters populate the film and inject whimsy and energy, along with even more heart. In 'Cinderella,' goodness and fairy tale innocence rule 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z With it, the architect proved the power of a poetic modernism, full of whimsy and romance, and offered a reproof to the lean, functional modernism of an earlier generation of architects. Review | The TWA Hotel revives a magnificent, mid-century vision of the friendly skies 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z But like Lewis Carroll and L. Frank Baum before her, Oyeyemi’s work is more than just fairy-tale whimsy and clever humor. Helen Oyeyemi Dishes Up Magic in Her New Novel, ‘Gingerbread’ 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z This is evident in the National Archives show as, with a mixture of solemnity and whimsy, it displays documents and objects “making their mark on the American narrative.” Museum Exhibitions at National Archives and the Smithsonian 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z An “acro-dance” routine is set to an acoustic version of “You’re the One That I Want”; there is more whimsy here than in the movie and the stage musical “Amélie” put together. Review: In This Kitchen, Upside-Down Cake Should Be on the Menu 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z To add whimsy, and beckon passersby into this little world, the artist has affixed lawn chairs to the raised platforms. Review | In the galleries: A virtual visit to Scotland’s remote Isle of Skye 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z The finale, in particular, was long on vigor but short on whimsy. Review: Christian Tetzlaff Sharpens Mendelssohn’s Edge 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Where those artists conveyed a message of anxiety—a call for change, disillusionment, or desperation—Salinas’s is one of joyful whimsy. Horacio Salinas’s Charming Carnival of Creatures 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z Those with a low tolerance for British whimsy may find their ceiling quickly here, but the movie can sneak in some sharp edges. Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Aboveground, a sprinkling of public art and murals add a touch of whimsy to the otherwise wan landscape of high-rises. Amazon chose two locations for its new headquarters. Now, we go explore them. 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z “A Series of Unfortunate Events” was marked by Handler’s winkingly ornate prose and neo-gothic whimsy; “All the Dirty Parts” is spare, stripped down and devoid of anything twee. Daniel Handler's new novel 'All the Dirty Parts' is raunchy, original and real 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z “Broccoli,” a collaboration with Lil Yachty — another artist at the vanguard of modern whimsy — is currently at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Review: ‘Big Baby D.R.A.M.’ Finds a Rapper-Singer in Whimsy Mode 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z But Ms. Li, 51 and born in Granada, Spain, is no ordinary choreographer: Her work — mischievous, precise and full of extravagant whimsy — reaches beyond traditional dance audiences. In ‘ROBOT,’ Blanca Li Uses Machines to Celebrate the Body 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z This artsy extravagance is not just whimsy: C2’s design expresses both a shrewd rebranding of business as art and an almost messianic faith in creativity as a magical cure for countless commercial and social problems. Ball pits, buskers and ‘ninja gardeners’: This business conference is a circus. 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z It was a day for celebrating female beauty as designers envisioned the spring and summer collections of 2011 in a playful way, short on orthodoxy, long on color and whimsy. Dresses go flouncy, slinky at London Fashion Week 2010-09-17T17:18:00Z Ms. Bennani frequently uses animation in her work, which often focuses on women and young people in Morocco, and deploys the whimsy of animation to slyly address serious sociopolitical subjects. The ‘2 Lizards’ of Instagram Are Coronavirus Art Stars 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Its bizarre size — rising 37 feet and containing 24,000 flowering annuals — is overpowering up close, but here, several hundred feet distant, its whimsy seems more accessible. Glenstone’s landcaping as mindful as its artwork 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z She added: “You see, I don’t like whimsy or sentiment. This bear had character. I felt a real rapport with this brainless innocent who always came out on top.” Peggy Fortnum, Illustrator of Paddington, Dies at 96 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z In the same way fate seems to have a sense of whimsy, the universe rewards weirdness. From gas masks to kente cloth, "Sherman's Showcase" Juneteenth special is well-timed and prescient 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z In Mr. Grossman’s prodigious imagination, Fillory, like magic itself, is equal parts whimsy and darkness, coziness and danger, populated by the wondrous and the weird. Book Review: ‘Magician’s Land’ Ends Lev Grossman’s Trilogy 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Sometimes a simpler pictorial whimsy seems to be at work, a desire to shoot something crazy. Review: ‘Cosmos’ Is a Madcap Plunge Into Retro Avant-Gardism 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z The troupe’s sui generis productions — skits, movement-rich vignettes and musical interludes, linked by retro motifs — are typically feats of comic whimsy, sometimes flecked with wistful lyricism. Review | Angst and comedy among the Olympians in ‘Pantheon’ 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z The psychedelic whimsy of "Waterfall" floats off into free verse and loses its anchor. Review: Yoakam shows how it's done on '3 Pears' 2012-09-17T16:10:09Z There might have been whimsy in the English blood for a long, long time, but the 19th century, with its imperial ambitions, was ripe for it. In Praise of Whimsical English Design 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Calling himself, in a contrived bit of whimsy, a Gumshoot, he takes photographs of paying strangers while hidden from their sight. | 'Monogamy': Cheating on His Fianc?e With a Camera 2011-03-11T01:49:09Z He called it a symbol of the chaos and whimsy of the street. | The King of Gay Paree 2013-04-22T16:07:39Z The show, which spotlights 15 artists from across the country, is packed with meticulously etched whimsies and reveries, mostly based on the natural world. Review | In the galleries: Artists sport their chops with prints on the cutting edge 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z England, or at least its whimsy, has changed me — or at least my apartment in downtown Manhattan. In Praise of Whimsical English Design 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z With materials like fencing or construction barriers as a canvas, she said, she hopes to create “a little cheer, whimsy and excitement.” 2010-01-15T05:03:00Z This is my kind of whimsy: the English kind. In Praise of Whimsical English Design 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Sheen did nothing to dispel this impression of one nation united in whimsy. From Tron to Angelina Jolie (via peanut butter) 2010-07-23T11:02:00Z Wrapped or covered with sad bits of fabric or padding scavenged from the factory floor, the chairs are testaments to poor working conditions, but they are also self-portraits, created out of necessity or whimsy. Anthony Lepore's show at Francois Ghebaly explores the workplace and spandex 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z It's a strange juxtaposition of modern technology, Irish whimsy and Californian temperance. All the presidents' libraries 2010-10-26T10:00:00Z He bought whatever satisfied his eye or amused him, with a distinctive touch of whimsy. Auctions: Charles Ryskamp: The Collector Who Liked to Be Amused 2011-01-28T12:30:07Z What matters more is how powerfully “The Leftovers” delivers Kevin’s personal revelation, which comes after an hour filled with complicated obstacles and moments of random whimsy. ‘The Leftovers’ Season 3, Episode 7: Bombs Away 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z Someone with a bit of whimsy and a laid-back approach to fashion. T Magazine: Twenties Somethings 2011-07-19T12:00:03Z It was a way to be useful at a time when being an actor felt like a grotesque whimsy. Steve Buscemi: ‘I feel I haven’t fulfilled my true potential' 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z Like all Disney movies, Mary Poppins is full of whimsy and adventure, good guys and, if not bad guys, at least shades-of-grey guys. Mary Poppins Was the Original Disney Feminist 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z For a touch of practical whimsy, we like Comet Cloth tea towels, designed by Washington photographer Renee Comet. Shopping Cart: Comet Cloth tea towels 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z “It has the perfect combination of whimsy and mystery, and as an instrumentalist I’ve always thought that it is the coolest instrumental jam that has ever been written.” ‘Carol of the Bells,’ a Christmas Staple From Ukraine, a Century Later 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Yet soon the Gypsy, Le Grand Meaulnes and I became friends, united in a very French nostalgic whimsy. Digested classic: Le Grand Meaulnes by Alain-Fournier 2010-04-01T08:41:00Z The whimsy is balanced by moments of powerfully evoked realism. An attack on a World War II photograph leads to revelations in ‘My Darling Detective’ 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z His work featured 'much delightful whimsy, combined with an obvious nostalgia for a simpler, old-fashioned way of life, but there are also dark elements'. Ray Bradbury obituary 2012-06-06T17:29:58Z The book, he ponders – which is not so much an autobiography as a "semi autobiographical whimsy" – is loosely structured around a time in the 90s when he worked as a performing magician in a restaurant. Derren Brown: 'I'm being honest about my dishonesty' 2010-10-18T06:59:00Z It’s not all whimsy, and a philosophy of language weaves through the dictionary. Review | Can’t name that feeling? Try consulting ‘The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows’ 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z So there’s an endless trying-on of sounds as sounds, and eventually the whimsy wears you down. Playlist : At Midcareer, Some Astonish, Some Explore 2011-04-29T18:39:43Z Our tour ended in the men’s dressing room, where a stained-glass skylight depicts Neptune’s daughter and other underwater whimsies in striking blues and greens. Soaking up history in Arkansas’ Hot Springs National Park 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z It’s as if the island’s hot breezes influenced the pace and whimsy of James’s elegant prose. Review | How Capri became a hotbed of hedonism 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z The whimsy and delicate touches keep them youthful and not dowdy. For here or there, `resort' clothes are wearable 2012-06-22T17:16:04Z I’ve called it that because I like to maintain a level of joy and whimsy in my life, and that takes a lot of effort. Barry Manilow’s Bubble and a House of Whimsy 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z Bruno, who also directed, brings whimsy and hilarious physical dexterity to characters ranging from wannabe screenwriter to pampered starlet to rowdy teenager. In the Bichir brothers' sharp-edged 'eXtras,' a call for more humanity in the immigration debate 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z He owns being a “memory-tourist,” “dancing my stupid nostalgia dance,” but he seems too emotionally precise to get swept up by whimsy. A Quest to Reclaim a Family Home Unearths a Past Buried by the Holocaust 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z And not just on Valentine’s Day, but any time we yearn for a little color and whimsy. You want color and whimsy in your dessert? Cook with flowers: here’s how 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z The group was largely seen as a fusion of Big Boi’s streetwise lyricism and Mr. Benjamin’s artistic whimsy. Music: A Rapper?s Long Battle to Go It Alone 2010-07-02T18:28:00Z |
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