Cyril clung to the delusion that his tie was witty. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She used to sit next to me at the conference table, and when the visiting celebrities were talking she'd whisper witty sarcastic remarks to me under her breath. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the young Mr Cardinal had been building something of a name for himself as a columnist, specializing in witty comments on international affairs. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“She’s not a stricken deer anyway,” said Ned, trying to be witty, and succeeding as well as very young gentlemen usually do. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hated the chaplain venomously for being a chaplain and making a coarse blunder out of an observation that in any other circumstances, he knew, would have been considered witty and urbane. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I’d like to tell you I remained calm and did my best to intimidate them further, or at the very least that I said something dramatic or witty before I left. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“One of us has to say something soon. Ideally a witty or brilliant observation,” Kareem says. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The teachers were amused and entertained by my clever answers, my witty remarks, my smiling face and my critical mind. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The other ugly one, Laverne, thought she was a very witty type. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I look at a stack of books on the table and try to think of something witty, but my mind is blank. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I don't mean he wasn't witty or anything--he was--but sometimes it gets on your nerves when somebody's always saying things like "So you and Pencey are no longer one." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“You think that being witty will make the Prince of Denmark—or any man—want to marry you?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

And if you tell ’em you knew a witty boy, you gotta tell ’em he was kind of a smart aleck, though, or a wise guy. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He reveled in playing the Sean Penn role in his own version of Fast Times at Ridgemont High, but beneath all that was a witty, personable kid. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the ovens seemed things of beauty, and every worker in the shop a skilled and witty fellow. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

They will think you are original and very witty. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

She wrote with an endearing, intelligent voice, and her entries were filled with self-deprecating humor and witty, sardonic asides. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The witty, clever lad that Lord Steffon had written of never reached Storm's End; the boy they found was someone else, broken in body and mind, hardly capable of speech, much less of wit. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And I, listening, Found not the salt of the whispers of my girl, Murmur of confused colors, as we lay near sleep; Little wise words and little witty words, Wanton as water, honied with eagerness. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another manual advised me to be silent, but not always so, that I might cultivate the art of witty but modest conversation that was the mark of a court lady. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

But she was so witty and clever and warmhearted that she made of living a high joyous thing and in time he began to overlook her illiteracy. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are both wise and witty, Ophelia. Your words are saved and spent in good measure. Moreover, you are honest. I know you can be trusted not to gossip about my taste for romance.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t a very witty response, but I didn’t feel much like joking around. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

But when I tried to think up something witty or funny to ask, my mind went blank. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Haymitch started drinking somewhere around witty, and a nasty edge has crept into his voice. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

If he could say one witty thing when he was introduced, it might make up for his silence and, more important, it would please Susan. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

For one thing, they were both very intellectual, especially Mr. Antolini except that he was more witty than intellectual when you were with him, sort of like D.B. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

What could be so difficult about dressing up in fine clothing and saying witty and poetic things already written out for you? The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He’s looking at me as though we’re going to share some kind of witty repartee, but I am not sure what to say. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

From the time he first saw her, when he was twelve and she was seventeen, he was deeply in love with her, alternately awkward and witty in her presence. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sinjin wanted to toss off a witty comeback but found he had none. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He tells funny jokes and has a very witty way about him. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

However I had no occasion for witty discourse, except with myself. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Moss frowned at that one; it left him with a bad feeling, as if the guy was more concerned with being witty than caring. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

"A witty limerick is very hard to write," she added. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

And the bony son and curved daughters were brilliantly witty, like their father, telling of the long years and their secret life, while their father nodded proudly to each. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had been laughed at for being a fool, but never for being witty. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Before he tries to be witty again, I grab my books and stand up. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Pretend you're someone else, I told myself—someone charming and witty, someone whose voice works. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I imagine you’re still witty and sassy, and that your Farsi puts mine to shame. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“And now you all know the history of North Hill, Virginia, where the people save birds who get hurt trying to fight themselves,” Tess said, witty. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The husband and wife were a pretty nice old couple--very witty and all--but I couldn't get too interested in them. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

And the girl was witty, generous, and ethical. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Their remarks, always witty, always new, weren’t rehearsed. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

She pats him on the cheek and head, hikes up her skirt and makes so-called witty remarks in an effort to get Pim’s attention. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Soon the Laughing Man was regularly crossing the Chinese border into Paris, France, where he enjoyed flaunting his high but modest genius in the face of Marcel Dufarge, the internationally famous detective and witty consumptive. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She felt free to be herself—opinionated, witty, and playful—and, of course, the two hit it off right away. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Really witty, giving us books that try and rip our hands off!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I meant it to seem witty, but the words seemed to turn boorish as soon as they left my mouth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She was a demanding, witty, spry woman who was the first white person I ever had an ongoing dialogue with about music and literature, which she enjoyed greatly. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He really would have to put together a database of witty responses for occasions such as this. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“To hear is to obey, but March is fairer far than May,” said little Parker, making a frantic effort to be both witty and tender, and getting promptly quenched by Laurie, who said... Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as she racked her brain for something sultry and witty, she noticed that Trip had disappeared from the patio. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“And he loved you. Like me, he found you witty as well as beautiful.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Annabeth didn’t feel particularly witty or courageous, but her instincts told her to take the initiative, or this would be a very short conversation. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Carol is smart, witty, and she knows how to play the game. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She had nothing witty or insightful or illuminating to say; instead, she just shifted her weight from one foot to the other, avoiding the stares her students gave her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She thought this brilliantly witty and flung her arms round him in delight. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I was especially cynical in groups, perhaps feeling that a witty cut-down about a stranger would earn me the respect and admiration of friends. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I dream of my beloved, the witty, dark-haired Prince Hamlet, before he was taken from me by madness and death. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I sipped my beer and tried to think of something witty to say. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Iliey call him “Lo,” which is short for Lothario, which is meant to be witty, for he is a shy and silent man, a widower. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They looked at each other and hooted with pleasure as though something enormously witty had been said. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Watching him stand there in his suit, I can picture him in a black-and-white Hollywood romantic comedy trading witty banter with his heroine. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps I would suggest something witty that would please them and be added to their play. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Four times she asked me that--she was certainly witty. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

We sing these, and other parodies of popular songs, all of which we think are very witty. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyebrows are raised, her tone is teasing, but when I can't think of anything witty to say back, her question hovers in the room, a reminder of the apology she's really come for. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I therefore set about thinking of some witty reply; some statement which would still be safely inoffensive in the event of my having misjudged the situation. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, very soon. He gave me a quiet hint; I told him he was mistaken; he asked my pardon and said no more. Cole does not want to be wiser or wittier than his neighbours.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

They could always talk; and their discourse, witty, pithy, original, had such charms for me, that I preferred listening to, and sharing in it, to doing anything else. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Now I'll have to listen to how witty, funny, humble, fierce, and charming everybody else is before I go up. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Graham, like everyone who met the writer, was charmed: He was witty, flattering, gossipy, irreverent and exotic, with an exaggerated, effeminate manner and unbridled confidence in his own genius. We’re still talking about Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball 50 years later. Here’s why. 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z

His work was stubbornly, unfashionably tonal, and frequently witty; he pursued neither the pastoral idioms that obsessed Vaughan Williams, nor the serial techniques that burst onto the scene in the 1960s. The Hilarious, Heartbreaking Life and Music of Malcolm Arnold 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z

This week: Write a witty poem, on any subject, in any of these forms: A. Five lines of five syllables each, as in the example above; B. Five lines of five words each. Week 1270: The Style Invitational turns 5 x 5 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z

Whatever is the wittiest answer just put that down and say I said it. Johnny Marr on the Smiths, ‘The Messenger’ and Going Solo After All These Years 2013-01-28T17:20:44Z

Seen with a modern eye, Sandby’s satirical etchings are unamusing and the texts intended to be witty seem immature in their crudeness. Review: Paul Sandby, Unlikely Founder of Dazzling School of European Art 2010-04-16T12:05:00Z

Casting Pacino and Irons as siblings is a witty move: at this stage in their careers, both are highly mannered, sometimes almost self-parodic performers who exist at opposite ends of the thermal spectrum. ‘House of Gucci’ Review: Murder, Italian-Style 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z

"Melissa was strong, witty, courageous - all the things that Joan raised her to be," said surgeon, author and television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz. Stars come out for Joan Rivers' funeral 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z

Where Tacha’s collages offer unexpected views of real places, her witty sculptures allow organic relics to impersonate something else entirely. In the galleries: Nature’s serenity 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z

Batuman has a gift for making the universe seem, somehow, like the benevolent and witty literary seminar you wish it were. In Elif Batuman’s ‘Either/Or,’ a Witty and Perceptive Young Woman Returns 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z

Richard's position on women is unreconstructed, and he's given some witty misogynist lines, which isn't the same as authorial endorsement. Does Freedom reign? 2010-09-17T23:05:00Z

In person Ms. Ephron — small and fine-boned with high cheeks and a toothy smile — had the same understated, though no less witty, style that she brought to the page. | 1941-2012: Nora Ephron, Essayist, Screenwriter and Director, Dies at 71 2012-06-27T02:01:02Z

She isn’t out for blood so much as a witty delight. ‘One Woman Show’ Review: Unlikable for Laughs 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z

It's a striking enough opening and, viewed retrospectively, a witty summary of the rest of the book, which takes place over the course of one fraught day. Booker club: Last Orders by Graham Swift 2012-07-24T11:28:36Z

Why do so many people on the Guardian music blogs think they're being erudite and witty by having a knee-jerk negative reaction to anything which smells of "alternative" that is also popular? Ask the indie professor: why shout for a song the band will never play? 2010-08-16T13:39:00Z

In “Great Zoos of the World,” animal noises progress in witty, trippy sequence. Review: Exploring the Work of Delia Derbyshire, an Unsung (but Often Heard) Pioneer 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z

These episodes are never dull — Atkinson’s a sly and witty observer, with a gift for finding the perfect detail — but the reader can’t help noticing a lack of narrative momentum that begins to feel deliberate. Kate Atkinson’s ‘A God in Ruins’ 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z

Juan Marsé's Golden Girl is a witty portrait of a mediocre pro-Franco writer, who, after the death of the dictator, tortuously rewrites his own life history with the help of his unstable niece. The best summer reads ? and where to read them 2011-07-15T13:15:01Z

Ohr’s witty, elegant pots — really sculptures — became a touchstone for Ellison; six of them form the heart of this show and are the only works here that he is keeping. The Met Museum Sees More Clay in Its Future 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z

On Saturday, Mr. Olivera staged a witty show whose stated sources of inspiration were winter tennis clothes or the 1930s and that perennial favorite of fashion, “The Royal Tenenbaums.” Check Out That Dude 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z

Though its scripts are witty, “High Maintenance” is often at its best when it’s at its quietest: jumping from image to image with nothing but music playing, sniffing around corners like a nosy neighbor. Emily Nussbaum: “High Maintenance,” “My Mad Fat Diary” Reviews 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z

“He’s sending a mood, a statement, something profound that takes your breath away,” she said by telephone, adding that he is personally “witty and a little bit naughty.” Scene Stealers: Meet the Behind-the-Scene Oscar Stars 2014-02-21T22:45:13Z

Several of the book’s wittiest lines, in fact, invoke childbirth as a metaphor. “Is There Still Sex in the City?” and the Decline of a Particular Fantasy Life 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z

And now comes this unbearably sad, improbably witty novel inspired by the suicides of her father and only sister. Book review: ‘All My Puny Sorrows,’ by Miriam Toews

In true Stillman style, Love & Friendship is a weightless and witty affair, pitting hapless, stuffed-shirted gentlemen against wily, capricious women as it skips between stately homes. Chloë Sevigny: ‘I now have total disdain for directors’ 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z

Inside, there are witty logo T-shirts, loose cargo pants, bright ruffled tops, denim miniskirts and sweatshirts bearing the legend “California Dream, 1849.” Front Row: WHO.A.U., a Korean Chain, Pursues U.S. Teenagers 2010-05-19T21:05:00Z

The disturbing and funny Get Me Out of Here was a witty exercise in unreliable narration, but judging by this follow-up, it may have been just too oblique for the masses. My Criminal World by Henry Sutton – review 2013-05-18T10:01:01Z

He presents these unintentionally ingenious misspellings in a witty book titled “The African Svelte.” Spelling errors to wet your appetite and furl your brow 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z

And he has a knack for witty descriptions and analogies, which help the reader navigate the deeper waters. 'The Most Powerful Idea in the World': the invention and ascension of steam power 2010-07-25T04:46:00Z

George Clooney returns, setting aside the warm and witty persona that his fans love, and giving them instead one of his darkest and most unsympathetic characters: an ice-cold professional killer marooned in loneliness and fear. The American ? review 2010-10-15T22:00:00Z

Here she is in 2004, witty about the benefits of being portrayed by Streep. Nora Ephron – a career in clips 2012-06-27T10:08:00Z

With an anthropological eye, Sharif’s reflections on freedom, consumerism and loyalty are at once witty and incisive. Poems of Exile, Introspection and Self-Discovery (Cicadas, Too) 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z

One especially lusty cut is a witty tribute to the Twins sung by the Hold Steady's Craig Finn and titled "Don't Call Them Twinkies." New CD by the Baseball Project touches some Seattle bases 2011-03-03T05:10:34Z

His writing is precise, well-observed and witty in a sober sort of way. Seeking a way forward 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z

Diamond’s knowing, rational, witty voice steadily persuades you that her comedy of ideas is onto something, even if this earnest production seldom wears its learning lightly enough. Review | ‘Smart People’ puts race under a comic microscope 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z

Mendelson's account of imperfect escape is as witty as it is painful. Holiday reading: The best books to pack this summer 2013-06-29T07:00:51Z

An invitation to the couple’s historic Georgetown home was one of the most coveted status symbols in the nation’s capital, an entry to an elite salon of the powerful, talented and witty. Sally Quinn throws Ben Bradlee one last A-list party

“Very sharp, very witty, very observant, one of those people who could make really funny observations about a room or a party.” Finding Humor, and Humanity, in Canada’s Oil Fields 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z

In person Mr. Andre is slightly less daunting than his work, doctrinaire but energetically talkative and witty in a bone-dry New England way. For Carl Andre, Less Is Still Less 2011-07-17T02:00:06Z

We learn that Nova Venerable, determined and somewhat sullen, has largely raised a brother with a disability; that Nate Marshall, witty and gregarious, comes from a tough neighborhood and a family full of problems. | 'Louder Than a Bomb': A Stream of Words, Painting a Picture 2011-05-17T22:53:02Z

The album’s witty art and music align with the statement that Walker made with her slow-burning breakout single, “Girls Need Love,” a proud declaration of sexual autonomy and a cultural critique rolled into one. Summer Walker’s Sex-Positive R. & B. 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z

The dialogue is sharp, witty, often laugh out loud hilarious, and the cast… there are a LOT of fine actors in this one, but I have to single out Nicholas Hoult. George R.R. Martin enthusiastically recommends "The Great" on Hulu 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z

Instead of witty banter and wonky politics this drama offers meaningful monologues and lots of sex and romance. | 'Scandal': ?Scandal,? ABC Political Drama With Kerry Washington 2012-04-04T22:18:40Z

Beneath the book’s highly improbable, overarching plot about an attack on a presidential candidate and a son’s search for his mother, you’ll find an inexhaustible collection of smart, witty scenes. With ‘The Nix,’ Nathan Hill announces himself as a major new comic novelist 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z

That film’s trailer, which was wittier than the product it was promoting, even had Godzilla’s massive foot crushing a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton in the New York’s American Museum of Natural History. Why are we hooked on films about mass destruction? 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z

Sadly absolutely nothing in it is as witty or interesting or exciting as that sentence. Film review: Frownland 2010-07-08T22:00:00Z

These are accompanied by voice-over narration that is witty and meditative, and that pushes against the constraints of the “making of” documentary template. Review: ‘Notfilm’ Tells How Beckett and Keaton Collaborated 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z

This year, the museum will honor Fran Lebowitz, the witty author and essayist — often called a contemporary Dorothy Parker — on Sept. 27, in conversation with the filmmaker Martin Scorsese. Art and Words Are Inseparable in the Sackner Collection 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Ken McKay/Thames/Rex Features The discrepancy between Rylan's mastery of the quick, concise, witty retort, and his difficulty exploring anything in depth without contradicting himself, is fascinating. Rylan Clark on The X Factor, death threats and being seen as a fame-hungry diva 2012-12-16T20:00:00Z

While it was great to see so much of Miles, he was unusually denied his string of witty one-liners. Lost in Lost: season six, episode eight 2010-03-19T22:00:00Z

The season’s most fun production was Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” with Ms. Zambello’s fleet, witty directing and a similarly light touch from Mr. Colaneri in the pit. The Glimmerglass Festival and ‘A Quiet Place’ Reviews 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z

Yet at 29, he is arguably the wittiest American humourist of his generation. Simon Rich: the funniest man in America? 2013-07-16T19:00:00Z

Disarmingly witty, immensely likable, he is not about to spend his show lecturing you. ‘Dark Disabled Stories’ Review: When the World Isn’t Built for You 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z

This is the film’s wittiest and most politically forthright moment: kiss, wait, wait, nothing. Love's True Kiss: 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z

Constructed as a series of witty character sketches, “The Imperfectionists” looked like a story designed to entertain only those poor schlubs still trapped in the dying world of print journalism. Review | The art of rebellion: The son of a famous painter tries to reframe his life 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z

Shows that posited cool, witty secret agents, like “I Spy,” “Mission: Impossible” and “The Man From U.N.CL.E.,” or bumbling operatives, like the parody “Get Smart,” made the unthinkable more manageable. 2010-01-15T04:09:00Z

The wittiest is a self-driving, emotionally volatile smart car that can turn on you if you’re not polite when giving it directions. Review: ‘Hot Tub Time Machine 2’ Heads Back to the Bubbles 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

Speaking of “supposed to be witty,” I’m already overwhelmed by people making jokes about the fact that my last name rhymes with “frugal.” Watching as the Baton Is Passed 2010-06-02T03:00:00Z

It delights me how witty and friendly most people are. John Simm: this much I know 2013-05-25T18:00:01Z

He signed his pots “Dave” and added witty couplets that sometimes praised the very “noble jar” on which they were inscribed or expressed his longing to see the stars or lost family members. Antiques: Pottery by David Drake, a Slave Craftsman in Edgefield, S.C. 2012-08-30T21:17:32Z

One witty motif plays with a dancer leaning like Pisa’s tower. Dance Review: ‘Astral Converted’ by Trisha Brown at Park Avenue Armory 2012-07-11T22:05:08Z

But as he strolls offstage at the end, one dancer, in a witty touch, glances his way as if thinking: Oh, he's the one who fired the arrow that got me. A 'Heavenly' intro to Introdans troupe at UW World Series 2012-05-11T16:05:04Z

In Mark Gill’s witty short “The Voorman Problem,” a psychiatrist and a prisoner who claims to be a god play diabolical mind games, during which the “insane” prisoner exchanges roles with the doctor. | 'The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2014': Oscar Shorts, From Surreal to Oh So Real 2014-01-30T22:56:19Z

Ms. Le-Tan, who cut her teeth at Chanel and Balmain, gave magic guidebook titles to her witty bag line and craftily added white rabbit ears as handles to a top hat purse. Olympia Le-Tan: Charisma Meets Mystery 2014-03-03T21:41:37Z

The most miraculous dancer in the company for several seasons has been Herman Cornejo: intense, brilliant, light, fast, witty, touching, ardent. The Watch List: American Ballet Theater?s Spring 2010-05-13T20:58:00Z

“A feast for the eye, with every scene animated by sharp detail and witty characterization,” Luke Jennings wrote in The Observer. ‘The Red Shoes’ Takes the Stage 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

She delivers wicked one-liners with deadpan aplomb and does witty impressions. Cheers to Maya Erskine, flawless life of the "Plus One" party 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z

Gregory Ferrand’s witty piece is an illustrated saucer that depicts a boy at its bottom, trying to dig even deeper. In the galleries: At annual benefit show, the world goes round 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z

But Holdridge’s witty, confident ensemble pulls off just about everything else in this clever, zippy reboot. Review | At Olney Theatre, steady laughs in ‘Fickle,’ a new reboot of classic French farce 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z

Dromgoole’s witty account offers insight about the play and its enduring appeal. 100 Notable Books of 2017 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z

It’s the latter skill that she puts to fine use in her witty, sobering, hell-raising memoir, “Swan Dive.” Review | ‘Swan Dive’ gives voice to every suspicion you may harbor about professional ballet 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z

Mixed feelings make sense in a comedian who was always paradoxical – a winning, witty and supremely confident performer who offstage was practically a hermit and riven by self-doubt. Review: David Letterman Says Goodbye, With Self-Mockery and a Little Mush 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

There are some wonderfully witty pastiches in “Sweeney Todd” too — in this case of Victorian broadsheet ballads and parlor songs. Two Sides of Sondheim in the Berkshires 2010-07-06T21:36:00Z

Lane as the tortured soul at the play's heart is magnificent - showing sides that are charming, witty, savage, self-destructive and yearning. Review: Nathan Lane shines in 'The Nance' 2013-04-16T01:16:05Z

And it was really, being honest with you, it was constantly fun, because he was always witty and charming. Telling Muhammad Ali's story in full: "What really struck me the most was how much humility he had" 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z

In his review for The Times, Neil Genzlinger described the series as “ridiculously likable” and wrote, “It’s generally pretty smart, witty and well acted, and not afraid to turn dark on occasion.” What’s on TV Monday: ‘Good Girls’ and ‘Rat Film’ 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z

In the series’ wittiest moments, their apparently foolish exercises, such as mirroring facial expressions, actually help Barry learn to be more human. Is Theater Ridiculous? Movies, TV and Books Seem to Think So 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z

Of course, though she "thought they were all absolutely divine, witty and funny with their Liverpool accents," it was George, with his "velvety brown eyes," who captured her heart. Pattie Boyd on the Beatles' legacy, working on "A Hard Day's Night" and falling for George Harrison 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z

He was just as likely to paste in a witty meme-like aphorism. Remembering Richard Buckley 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z

By the time Kite was released in 1989, MacColl's writing had changed – it was still personal, witty and engaged but now it was in her own voice. Kirsty MacColl: the great British songwriter who never got her due 2012-09-29T23:05:11Z

Their new show Can't Dance raises a witty, defiant two fingers to sequins and sambas. This week's new dance 2010-12-04T00:07:00Z

During the 1940s he wrote prolifically, including three witty and inventive piano sonatas; an exuberant Sonata for Violin and Piano; and diverse chamber works and songs. Harold Shapero, 93, American Neo-Classical Composer, Dies 2013-05-22T03:58:50Z

It’s a witty but sinister play, stocked like a nightmare bodega with adult themes. Critic’s Notebook: Deciding How to Expose Children to Challenging Cultural Fare 2012-10-28T21:36:29Z

In almost all the space between jokes, there remains a witty atmosphere, a playful effect sentence by sentence. Review: ‘Man at the Helm,’ Nina Stibbe’s Comic First Novel 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z

The "Real Housewives" franchise runs against that trend: They're shows centered around a cast of witty, strong middle-aged women -- who consistently make me LOL. The comic geniuses of "Real Housewives" 2010-10-04T11:01:00Z

Mr. Deacon, at his Ungaro show, translated the house’s signature fuchsia in tweed; and Oscar de la Renta, of course, had his own witty takes. Paris Fashion Week: Spring Fashion?s Operatic Season 2010-10-06T21:56:00Z

Tuesday night’s episode of the Fox series “Scream Queens” wasn’t as witty as some, but it was bloodier. ‘Scream Queens’ Season 1, Episode 6: Slumber Party 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z

Ending its run on Thursday night, “30 Rock,” the show Ms. Fey created, helped write and starred in, was a witty sendup of network television that cut uncannily close to the bone. The TV Watch: Tina Fey Signs Off ‘30 Rock,’ Broken Barriers Behind Her 2013-01-30T23:11:52Z

“He’s a wonderful conversationalist — very witty, very lively, very politically thoughtful without being doctrinaire — and the conversation zoomed over many different topics in a zestful and engaged way,” she said. Latkes and Dante Led to Love 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z

The result was visually eye-popping, energetic, witty — and absolutely right as an expression of the geometric vibe pulsating through fashion. Fashion Review: A Game of Checkers 2012-10-04T07:21:21Z

There was Hush, a near-silent episode in which everyone in Sunnydale lost their voices, and Restless: a surreal and witty shared dream that foreshadowed the more confident but less solid season five. The Sopranos to Blackadder – what are the definitive series of the best TV shows? 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z

Cole used the song of the Baltimore oriole as some of her thematic material in a beautifully orchestrated score that was witty, succinct and great fun to listen to. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra concludes centennial season with energy and style 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z

And their bantering and hand-wringing can be witty and evocative, especially as it exposes Jacob as the kind milquetoast who retreats to the bathroom to listen to science podcasts at the least crisis. Jonathan Safran Foer’s ‘Here I Am’ chronicles troubles at home and abroad 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z

"He was so playful and so smart. So smart and witty," Milenkovich says. Jerry Blumenthal left lasting memories on screen and in person 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z

There really isn’t much left for this darkly witty writer to obliterate. In ‘The One-Eyed Man,’ Ron Currie has created a character for our times 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z

“Night after night, day after day, he’s attending an endless stream of events and when called upon to collect another award, he’s shown a side of himself that is sincere, witty and appreciative.” How Brad Pitt's zen reinvention has paved the way for Oscar glory 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z

“The form and style of this utterly original novel, reveals a witty, intelligent, and deeply moving narrative,” Lola, Baroness Young, the judges’ chairwoman, said in a statement. George Saunders wins the 2017 Man Booker Prize 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z

The witty and erudite Bryson makes a case that 1927, a year of accomplishments/notoriety for Charles Lindbergh, Babe Ruth, Al Capone and Herbert Hoover, was the year America “came of age.” 43 new books for fall 2013 2013-08-24T21:21:11Z

In The New York Times, critic Gia Kourlas called it “a witty, disturbing project.” Catharsis in concrete 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z

Another lecture with Michael Sandel, the drily witty professor of government at Harvard, before a live – and very engaged – student audience. Silk 2011-03-01T08:00:02Z

Reading these stories, one feels honored to be in the presence of Johnson’s witty philosophical mind, and, not incidentally, stunned by the graceful virtuosity of his sentences. Short Stories That Travel the World From a Deliciously Off-Kilter Perspective 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z

Timothy Sheader's direction is clear, sharp and witty – you will see the biggest elephant on Earth. Josephine and I; Barnum; The Hush – review 2013-07-27T23:05:20Z

Mr. Keigwin’s work is witty, kinetic and musically responsive, mixing the stretched lines of ballet with the more weighted, blunt quality of contemporary dance, often integrating everyday gestures and pop-culture references. The Next Thing for Mr. I-Can-Do-Everything 2011-03-06T01:45:21Z

The ladies also shared the secret to their "50-year" friend: Never thinking the same man is attractive, which launched a rousing version of "Who'd You Rather?" and a slew of witty one-liners. Watch Tina Fey, Amy Poeher open Golden Globes, play 'Who'd You Rather' 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z

But a familiar story is told clearly and appealingly, in a contemporary language that includes a host of sometimes witty, sometimes strained variations on Cyrano’s self-mocking wit. Review: A Nose by Any Other Name in a Hudson Valley ‘Cyrano’ 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

So the brothers wrote a character for Zissis to play, someone much like himself: A lonely, doughy, underemployed actor who's just as quick with self-deprecation as he is with witty one-liners. HBO's 'Togetherness' melds domestic mirth with 'mumblecore' 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

With Seidel it’s always an angular, witty longing. This Dark Prince of American Poetry Writes With Glittering Malice 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z

A new book of letters to his long-time partner Monica Jones reveals a caring if anguished lover, while those who knew him well affectionately describe a gentle – and very witty – man. Digested read: Letters to Monica by Philip Larkin 2010-10-11T20:00:00Z

“She was incredibly witty and smart,” Matthew says. Two small words inspired this couple’s friendship, and their eventual marriage 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

The restaurant evinced a particular kind of New York elegance: confident and relaxed, witty, not too formal but not informal, either. Jimmy Bradley Is Out of Here 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z

His songs mixed thoughtful or witty lyrics with simple but strong melodies in oddly different styles, with echoes of acerbic Dylan, genial Donovan and even Sinatra. Rodriguez – review 2012-11-19T17:57:43Z

What keeps you there is its author, a writer for the Guardian whose voice is like that of a wise and witty friend. ‘All at Sea’: A day at the beach, a drowning and a mother’s guilt 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z

She and Tracy co-starred as married lawyers who spar in the case of a woman who has shot her husband, and the witty script was supplied by screenwriters Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin. Marvin Kaplan, character actor who won laughs in ‘Adam’s Rib’ and ‘Alice,’ dies at 89 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z

As a novel, Asbo is witty and brutal and that mix, perhaps, will skew towards the latter for some readers. Martin Amis: a new chapter in America 2012-06-02T23:04:03Z

He was cute in a nerdy sort of way, and we developed a quick and witty rapport. I’m the woman you met on Ashley Madison: How the rush of infidelity led to affairs online 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z

Sometimes it’s witty and warm, sometimes pedantic and repetitive. Review: In ‘Steel Hammer,’ a Man and a Train in a Race and a Legend 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z

The Liverpool-born poet avoids commenting on the politics of the stoppage, and instead offers some witty thoughts on the secret life of the Underground trains and tracks, responding to their unexpected holiday. Tube strike inspires Roger McGough poems 2010-10-04T10:40:00Z

His assessment of their witty exchange is that they’re both “insufferable nerds.” Last time, we matched him with an introvert. This time, we tried an extrovert. 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z

“It’s very witty, and we think a good representation,” said David Ward, the museum’s chief historian who was on hand to answer questions about the artwork. The National Portrait Gallery unveiled a ‘witty’ picture of Donald Trump 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z

At a time when romantic comedy has abandoned its tradition of witty dialogue in favor of either simpering or crudity, apparently it falls to a comic book spectacle to keep the screwball tradition alive. Movie Review: Superhero Sequel With Robert Downey Jr. and Mickey Rourke 2010-05-06T19:33:00Z

Ms. Oppenheim was only 23 when she made the work, a witty distillation of the striking juxtapositions Surrealism became known for. Meret Oppenheim, a Rebel of Surrealist Art, Wanted the Last Word 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z

His “The Birth of Creole Venus” is the result — a big, bold and witty composition. A Painter Resurrects Louisiana’s Vanished Creole Culture 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z

Hall's witty arrangement superbly evokes the awkward, lumbering subject matter. Readers recommend: children's songs ? the results 2011-02-17T16:01:23Z

This Othello has all the hallmarks of Hytner at his best - it's witty, agile, lucid and deeply felt. Critics praise 'enthralling' Othello 2013-04-24T11:46:17Z

But before any of this can transpire, we get familiar DeLillo street life, witty repartee in the backs of cabs, rooftop views of the city at dusk. Joshua Ferris Reviews Don DeLillo’s ‘Zero K’ 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z

There then follows a blizzard of more witty deception. The Next El Bulli: L'Enclume 2010-04-22T13:20:00Z

This reasonably witty black comedy had little success, and Oshima gave up directing to become a popular talkshow host on Japanese television. Nagisa Oshima 2013-01-15T12:43:54Z

Mr. Sams’s original libretto, with witty recitative, is set to music lifted from operas and other works by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau and other Baroque composers. Opera and Classical Music Listings for Feb. 21-27 2014-02-21T00:06:12Z

He’s just a genial wag who tosses around witty, elliptical remarks. | 'The Glades': Matt Passmore Plays a Detective in a New A&E Series 2010-07-09T21:46:00Z

"First Picture for a Show" is a witty and sensible place to start. Making photos, not taking them; the distinction in 'Perfect Likeness' 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z

Everyone can appreciate the witty interior, decorated with swags of fabric in colors that suggest an Indian bazaar and a drawing that puts a couple maharajahs on motor bikes. Review | Tom Sietsema’s 9 favorite places to eat right now 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z

Yet, when La Curva works on its own terms, it is a joyous, witty collision of sound and image, made riveting by Galván himself. Israel Galván – review 2013-03-26T18:11:27Z

It started off as a film of middling quality but later made its way to TV as the dark and witty series it was always meant to be. 20 years of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: share your stories and photos 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z

Even better is Higgs Boson Blues, a mordantly witty picaresque fable that runs the lyrical gamut from Lucifer to Robert Johnson and Hannah Montana. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – review 2013-02-11T12:19:50Z

How could he make it known that the opinionated, wise-cracking, witty rock 'n' roll rebel he portrayed had developed out of the passive acceptance of the regime at Mendips? The untold story behind "Strawberry Fields Forever" 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z

He’s self-aware about how funny he is—crazy and witty both. No Bullshit: Marc Maron Interviews Terry Gross 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z

On Tuesday it didn’t hurt that City Ballet’s artists performed throughout with aplomb, nor that their material ran from witty to sublime. Dance Review: New York City Ballet Performs Balanchine at Koch Theater 2012-02-01T22:25:02Z

Still, the production is lively, frequently funny and occasionally affecting, and it bends a clear-enough lens on Greenberg’s witty, personality-rich exploration of friendship, prejudice, group dynamics and the metaphorical potential of baseball. 1st Stage’s ‘Take Me Out’ swings for the fences but falls short in some areas

When one warrior wins, typically the victory is punctuated by a witty defamatory "vaunt" that signals the champion's prowess and the loser's now-verified inadequacy. The ancient history of adding insult to injury 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z

The Oxford don’s own prose is, moreover, a delight to read: fact-filled, nicely balanced between exposition and quotation, confiding and witty. The secret history of Wonderland in ‘The Story of Alice’ 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z

While the witty wordplay and aphoristic metaphysical musings that dominate the dialogue can be often amusing, sometimes profound, the play’s self-conscious navel-gazing starts to feel glib, even predictable, partway into the two-hour piece. ‘Middletown’ at ACT: A little Thornton Wilder, a little Beckett 2013-09-09T21:26:13Z

The witty tale follows an idealistic school-bus driver who copes with surly and excitable student passengers, bad weather, a failing clutch and a humorless boss. Oscar shorts 2015: a look at animated, live-action nominees 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

But add a melodramatic soundtrack and find a slightly wittier district attorney, and it could have been “Law & Order – Texas Misdemeanor Unit.” Frugal Traveler Blog: Texas Road Trip, Part II: Art, Natural Beauty and Quietude 2012-02-21T17:55:52Z

A lucid and witty writer, Mr Brands lays out the facts in short chapters that bounce along like one of the “bare-fisted walloping action” films that Reagan once starred in. The great storyteller’s story 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z

The dance is bright with witty detail, yet also shaded with loneliness. Review: Dance Heginbotham Shows Off Its Eccentric Style at the Joyce 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Tristram Kenton When Noël Coward wrote about the upper classes he made them heartless but witty. This Happy Breed; Henry IV, Parts One and Two ? review 2011-07-30T23:05:50Z

She is witty and wise, cool-headed in a world of feverish opinions.' The Property by Rutu Modan – review 2013-07-15T07:00:00Z

She has turned me into a model man but not a prig, she is a wildly exciting lover-mistress, she is shy and witty, she is nobody's fool. Burton diaries' passion and shame 2012-08-15T11:56:58Z

Many of those signs are found on witty T-shirts and hats from Oaklandish, a local apparel company. Oakland: Brooklyn by the Bay 2014-05-02T22:36:02Z

Israel, in particular, recalls his life and crimes in a drily witty, civilized voice reminiscent of Evelyn Waugh’s in “A Handful of Dust.” ‘The Deadly Dowager’: A new look at one of the great villains of modern literature 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z

But Oliver’s genius at being “witty, profane, and at the same time dead serious,” as Rick Edmonds of the media site Poynter put it, was valuable nonetheless. John Oliver’s newspaper rant hits a nerve: “We’ve watched it being not-so-slowly destroyed by forces beyond our control” 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z

Her relationship with Anthony, a witty, debonair older man, goes off the rails as it emerges that he’s addicted to heroin. A Filmmaking Life Gets a Sequel 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z

In The New York Times, the critic Gia Kourlas called it “a witty, disturbing project.” ‘A Catharsis Sculpture’: An Artist Makes a Monument to Cancer Survivors 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z

And they were witty, without the jokes being overdone. On the Runway: Thom Browne's Convent 2011-02-14T23:45:56Z

Mr. Seife is witty on the many varieties of sock puppetry, the dismal online art of pretending to be, for personal gain, someone other than who you are. In ‘Virtual Unreality,’ Charles Seife Unfriends Gullibility 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z

It’s an introduction, in her accomplished and witty way, to 15 reasonably common mushroom varieties, with advice on how to select and cook them. Make some ‘shrooms: Cooking with delectable fungi 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z

There’s some witty dialogue, but beware the laugh tracks. What’s on TV Monday: ‘Jack Irish’ and ‘Swiped’ 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z

My friends are all bright and witty and I do enjoy listening to them, but I fantasize about saying, "But enough about you. Let's talk about me," but of course I won't. Perspective | Ask Amy: Stepmom’s shocking news reaches the campsite 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z

Writing in The New York Times, Eleanor Stanford said it’s “witty and self-aware, using a charismatic woman from the past as a conduit through which to explore more modern preoccupations.” What’s on TV Saturday: ‘The Great’ and ‘Graduate Together’ 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z

The carapace of rich language suddenly becomes invisible, and a man or a woman — noble or witty or tortured — is laid bare before us. ArtsBeat: Highlights From a Decade of Watching Shakespeare 2011-08-02T21:55:05Z

Nina Stibbe’s third, semi-autobiographical novel follows “Man at the Helm” and “Paradise Lodge,” and is just as exuberantly witty as its predecessors. Review | Gore Vidal’s ‘Lincoln’ and other best audiobooks for summer’s end 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z

Crassness overwhelms "Your Highness," though, the vulgar language losing all force by incessant repetition, deadening the lingo so that even the occasional witty wisecracks aren't funny. Review: 'Your Highness' drowns in lowbrow humor 2011-04-06T19:07:08Z

Throughout the book, I really warmed to the characters, especially Augustus who is not only charming and kind but very witty. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - review 2013-06-01T11:00:00Z

The song about a mother telling a group of busybodies to mind their own business was witty and feisty and became a No. 1 country and pop hit. Country singer Tom T. Hall dies; wrote ‘Harper Valley PTA’ 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z

What the restaurant may lack in design it more than makes up for with its witty reimagining of Korean cuisine. These Are Best New Restaurants in the World 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z

The next night, Aruna Sairam was a more informative, therefore more rewarding, guide to the fundamentals of Indian song, her improvisations witty and joyful. At Ojai, Peter Sellars Has a Personal Yet Global Playlist 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z

He was responsible for the witty 2008 Marc Jacobs ads in which, among other things, she lay inside a shopping bag, with only her splayed legs visible — and she appreciates his no-fuss approach. T Magazine: Victoria Beckham, Working Girl 2013-08-22T13:00:43Z

He never arrives at quite so neat a resolution, but the effort yields a book that is tender, witty and, like the woodworking it describes, painstakingly and subtly wrought. Finding Oneself in a Coffin 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z

Besides heading the Conservative Party, Benjamin Disraeli wrote serious and witty novels that we still read today. Review | Looking back to a time when leaders and millionaires were also men of letters 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z

“He didn’t understand why people loved the Godfather references, why they held it as gospel that a quote from ‘The Godfather’ had any relevance except for being a witty term. The Lore of ‘The Godfather’ Resurfaces at Roger Stone’s Trial 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z

The English hit "Matilda," which opened Thursday at Shubert Theatre, is a witty musical adaptation of the beloved novel by Roald Dahl and is true to his bleak vision of childhood as a savage battleground. Review: Broadway's 'Matilda' is blast of nasty fun 2013-04-12T00:20:09Z

I'm not sure someone reads a witty, dashed-off brief on Twitter and thinks yes, I definitely want to read a novel by this person. Not everyone has the luxury to leave Twitter 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z

This "bible of the fusion movement" contains exquisite, witty little essays on every foodstuff imaginable, from Spam to lollipops, aardvark to warthog. The Berlusconi Show | The Man Who Ate Everything | Mad Men | Damages | Watch this 2010-03-17T06:45:00Z

Less interesting: thoughts about whether or not her apartment was haunted, notes on office politics and even this quick, witty summary of a runway show: “Lights, music, girls, no plot.” Review: In Joan Juliet Buck’s Memoir, a Parade of Stars and Styles 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z

And Dvorak’s symphony was thrilling: vital and witty in the first movement, meaty and forceful in the finale. Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra Head to Lincoln Center Festival 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

Which is exciting if you like interesting drama with witty banter and thoughtful concepts. Why Doctor Who needs more female writers 2013-03-27T12:49:44Z

Upstaging every other character in the melodrama, Cookie rocked the boldest fashions, turned her wittiest insults into catchphrases and—most importantly—proved herself the best at running the family and Empire Records. The Top 11 Moments for Women in Pop Culture in 2015 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z

“I knew this was going to happen,” she added dryly, clearly aware her charismatic, witty accomplice would not be able to remain quiet for long. A Theater Duo’s ‘Last Gasp’ Doesn’t Look Like the End 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z

Meanwhile, although Max may be a witty soul he is not possessed of brevity. Guardian book club: Kalooki Nights by Howard Jacobson 2010-09-20T10:37:00Z

Tall, gangly and gay, he was an outsized presence — exuberant and emotional, witty and irreverent, opinionated and self-doubting. ‘Brilliant,’ 41 and Lost to AIDS: The Theater World Asks Why 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z

Alderman is a gifted, witty writer and The Lessons is a sharp, insightful overview of a journey that starts out hopeful and ends horrible. Val McDermid's top 10 Oxford novels 2010-09-24T09:37:00Z

Mr. Schiff played the opening chords with appropriate grandeur and the charming final movement with witty panache. Music Review | Andras Schiff: Sharing Affinity for Haydn 2010-03-01T05:49:00Z

“Will can be acerbic and witty, but he also has a very tender and sentimental side, and when that comes out, as it does here, he produces some of his best stuff.” A Treasure Map of a Childhood, Filled With Magic and Newts 2013-08-30T23:15:33Z

Despite the energetic and witty performances and the finely honed aesthetic of Aleksandra Pavlovic’s set design, this remains a modest production that operates within a small web of themes and motifs. A Splashy, Messy All-Naked Revue 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z

“To me, being funny, being witty, is brilliant,” Dana says. Want to raise an empowered girl? Then let her be funny. 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z

But when he’s on, which is frequently enough, Perry is an eloquent and witty tour guide through the fun house that is modern masculinity. Grayson Perry’s ‘The Descent of Man’: Deconstructing the Masculine Mystique 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z

A sprinkling of Richard Wright’s haikus appear throughout the book’s 10 thematically organized sections, creating witty respites amid the longer verse. Poetry to Tap Into Women’s Spiritual Sides 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z

I was always very self-conscious about not being cool enough, that I wasn’t snarky or super aloof and witty and cutting in that cool way. Cheryl Strayed: “Tackle love” 2012-07-08T01:00:00Z

For a moment, we’re in Shakespeare’s head, struggling with him to come up with a witty retort. A new show imagines a punk rock Shakespeare — the latest of our many fantasies about the bard 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z

The concept of career-oriented young women turning into Bridezillas is not in itself fresh, but Mr. Harmon’s writing is so witty and insightful that even the jokes about bridesmaids’ dresses feel revivified. Review: In ‘Significant Other,’ a Young Man Pines as His Pals Pair Off 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

No matter her role, Jean was witty, warm and supportive. Seattle-area community members pay tribute to some of the cultural figures we lost in 2020 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z

There was something so soothing about the motion of the ship, the tranquility of the lounge, and the straightforward, simple, witty prose of Greene. This Week in Fiction: Saïd Sayrafiezadeh 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z

Such experiences have given him plenty to write about in his wry, witty songs that reference figures from British writer Graham Greene to Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. Tom Russell sings of life from Hollywood to Mexico 2012-01-19T13:14:07Z

Maybe that’s true, but the witty and altogether wonderful film that Craig has crafted around her suggests that most of us fall somewhere in the middle as we learn how to live with ourselves. The 7 best movies new to Netflix in February 2019 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z

Doing so requires them to assume false identities, double cross trusting rubes and win over the audience with witty banter. Smart Watch: "Flack," "Whiskey Cavalier" and sex appeal of liars 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z

It’s intelligent, witty and wide-ranging in its curiosity: a bible. Inside The World of Interiors, Condé Nast’s Secret Weapon 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z

We got in the studio, she started at 8 a.m. and was 10 minutes early and well-prepared and looked amazing and was sarcastic and witty and everything you would hope Dolly Parton would be. Jewel on Coping With Heartache: ‘I Peel Off Every Scab and Stick My Finger in Them’ 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z

Once inside, and through the inevitable airport style security, the attraction begins with what its designers, Event Communications , describe as "a witty and different, tongue in cheek approach" to London. The Shard opens up to share its high, wide and handsome view 2013-01-11T08:03:00Z

Actually, Charlie's witty observations of the people around him, his eccentricities and his wilful defiance make him very likable. The Gamal by Ciarán Collins – review 2013-04-27T10:00:01Z

“I’m kind of decomposing,” Bart apologizes when friends recoil, and a series of zombie suicide attempts is, like the film’s politically chilling ending, a witty treat. Movie Review: ‘The Revenant,’ Horror-Comedy Directed by Kerry Prior 2012-08-23T23:44:35Z

Peabody Southwell not only was a riot slumming as over-the-top night club singers, but also designed the show’s stylishly witty costumes. Bernstein by the Bay: S.F. Symphony brilliantly delivers 'On the Town' 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z

Best of all, they revived some of the loveliest, wittiest tunes from their 1999 masterpiece, "69 Love Songs." The Magnetic Fields charm Neptune crowd 2012-03-20T17:56:08Z

Besides being gorgeous, then, it’s also a witty play with incongruous signifiers, a kind of a joke appealing to high-end fashion sophisticates. Cooper Hewitt Triennial Offers a Bold Look at ‘Beauty’ 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z

It was the launchpad and landing site for a series of vignettes reminiscent of Schumann, ranging through joyous abandon, despair, the knowing chuckle at witty parody, to high drama. Review | Angela Hewitt’s cinematic Goldberg Variations 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

Critics have been unanimous in their praise of the film, with the Telegraph calling it "a crowd-delighter", and the Hollywood Reporter adding that it is "touching, witty and absorbing". Frears tells tragic Philomena story for humour 2013-09-08T11:09:41Z

She was also witty, gregarious and stylish: a natural cinematic heroine. Hollywood’s Forgotten Heroes: Female War Correspondents 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z

But the best ones play witty and inventive variations on their own elements. ‘Stranger Things’ Review: Once More Into the Upside Down 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z

Typically during and following big government events like this there's a tremendous outpouring of witty statuses, tweets and memes that capture the political zeitgeist. Today was #MuellerTime, but did anyone at home do the reading first? 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z

Her sketches of her family members are witty. Running With the Pack by Mark Rowlands; Running Like a Girl by Alexandra Heminsley – review 2013-03-17T00:05:32Z

In this case, the book is deliciously witty, bawdy and full of loopy appeal — and written mostly in skillfully wrought iambic pentameter yet. Review: In ‘Head Over Heels,’ Jukebox Musical Meets Elizabethan Romance 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z

Through these women, Smith is witty and eviscerating, comparing Kavanagh to an inconsolable baby who lost his rattle. Review | Zadie Smith’s debut short-story collection is a dazzling experiment in form and genre 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z

Our consumer culture isn’t pretty, as Anderson reminds us, yet her writing is so deft and insightful that the work is resonant and witty. Rita Dove’s essential new ‘Collected Poems: 1974-2004’ 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z

Mr. Graf’s talky, witty “Don’t Follow Me Around” concerns the police psychologist who, called in to investigate, runs into an old friend — and, indirectly, her old flame. Movies: Somber Themes Dominate Berlin International Film Festival 2011-02-16T12:30:06Z

He’s a robotics engineer, a writer of witty books about technology and the author of a ridiculous thriller called “Robopocalypse.” Review | Michael Crichton’s classic thriller ‘The Andromeda Strain’ gets a deadly sequel 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z

She definitely thinks I’m a very funny and witty guy. Blind date: ‘She definitely thinks I’m a witty guy’ 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z

A wonderful writer, witty and economical, he generally applies a light touch to emotionally heavy material. ‘A Backpack, a Bear and Eight Crates of Vodka,’ a Memoir 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z

It's also lucid, articulate, strong, and witty as she talks of how prose allows you to include more of the detailed experience of life, those "toothbrushes" you can't put into poety. Sylvia Plath: reflections on her legacy 2013-02-08T18:00:02Z

Throughout, Ms Beard is the consummate guide, both wise and witty. What a strange lot 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z

Olympia Le-Tan made her name first with witty bags, then with the clothes that accompany them. Fashion Review: Making Their Marks 2012-10-02T18:24:40Z

We hope you'll enjoy coming up with witty sign-offs before ad breaks for toilet paper and small cars in your new post. Friday Night With Jonathan Ross to Where Are They Now? 2010-07-09T23:06:00Z

“Go for Barocco,” a Balanchine parody, remains the wittiest work in the repertory, all dance jokes and timing. Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, at 40, at the Joyce 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z

More than that, it was pretty and witty.” | Lanvin Wins! 2011-03-05T21:23:29Z

The people in “When Harry Met Sally” may not sound exactly like real people, but they sound exactly how I want people to sound in romantic comedies — smart, clever, witty. Nora’s brand new world for women 2012-06-27T19:36:00Z

“The Testaments” is a far more hopeful and witty novel than “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo share the 2019 Booker Prize 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z

It would be easy enough for Kahn to treat him as a villain, but instead he suggest a witty comparison between Koons and an artist whose last name happens to rhyme with his. Review: ‘The Price of Everything’ Asks $56 Billion Questions About Art 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z

The show’s dubious concept would be immaterial, I suppose, if it proved witty or stimulating. ‘The Cardinals’ at the Public Theater 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z

Ferris spins a witty story that chews on Internet scams, relationship killers, crackpot theology, baseball mania and the desperate loneliness of modern life. The top 50 fiction books for 2014

Most of the ideas are fairly witty and generally serve a wider purpose. Guardian book club: Lorrie Moore's Collected Stories 2010-04-02T09:00:00Z

Her father and mother were also witty and handsome if reserved people who radiated deep charm; in photographs, cameras feast on them. Review: ‘Hold Still,’ Sally Mann’s Memoir, Reveals a Rich Life 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z

It delights me how witty and friendly most people are.' John Simm: this much I know 2013-05-25T18:00:01Z

It’s an old-fashioned page-turner, tweaked by this witty and sophisticated writer so that you sometimes feel she has retrofitted sleek new engines inside a craft owned for too long by James Jones and Herman Wouk. Jennifer Egan Updates the Old-Fashioned Page-Turner in ‘Manhattan Beach’ 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z

For the mayoress he wrote catchy pastiches that might have come from a witty chanteuse’s nightclub act. Attend the Tale of ‘Anyone Can Whistle,’ Then and Now 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z

And during a 2007 show reuniting Graham alumni, he recited a witty rap in her honor, ending with the line “Now every day on celestial grass / Heaven is taking Martha’s class.” Stuart Hodes, Who Danced With Martha Graham, Is Dead at 98 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z

“He was very funny and had a witty, sarcastic sense of humor,” Langley recalls. On Love: Langley King and Steven Ellmann 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z

As played by Shailene Woodley, a gifted actress grabbing hold of her moment with both hands, Hazel is witty, compassionate and as lovely as a day in June. ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ Sets Out to Make You Cry 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

Every single US marine has been made witty and handsome. Your next box set: The Pacific 2011-08-04T20:59:01Z

It was witty, erudite and ultimately vicious, an early intrusion of full-contact punditry into the staid pastures of the evening news. Buckley vs. Vidal: When Debate Became Bloodsport 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z

Mr. Clark is a nationally acclaimed abstract expressionist and a force of nature, vital and charming, witty and profane. The Working Life: The Art Endures for a Painter Who ‘Won’t Be Here for Long’ 2014-02-24T00:55:45Z

Chapter 1 of this free web comic reads like a romantic comedy: Alexandra and Todd exchange witty banter at a bar in Brooklyn and soon embark on a relationship. 10 New Comic Books for the Fall 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z

He was funny and witty, and then a cloud would come over him. The Rock ’n’ Roll Casualty Who Became a War Hero 2013-07-02T09:01:01Z

Beautifully staged, in many now demolished buildings that formed Britain's industrial landscape, Brazil is Monty Python meets George Orwell and it's as clever, witty and subversive as that sounds. Brazil: No 17 2010-10-21T10:38:00Z

The scherzo was witty without being winsome, and the finale wonderfully controlled and purposeful. Bournemouth SO/Karabits/Lewis – review 2013-04-11T17:21:53Z

Casting Melissa McCarthy and Richard E. Grant as witty, cynical partners in crime in early ’90s Manhattan is pretty much foolproof. The Best Movies of 2018 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z

Rather than acting as a mere underscore, the orchestra supplies a witty musical commentary that is always perceptive and sometimes very funny – when Titania asks "what angel wakes me from my flowery bed?" Hallé/Stenz – review 2013-03-01T17:09:36Z

The best of these photographed installations are smart and witty. Galleries: ‘Anything Sacred,’ ‘Float,’ ‘Friends with Benefits,’ ‘Between Us’

And while most of the film’s wittier lines are retained, they land with the thud of frivolous jokes at a funeral. Review: ‘All About Eve’ Gets the Vampire Treatment from Ivo van Hove 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z

Jean-François Laguionie’s witty animated film “The Painting,” takes place within the borders of an unfinished canvas whose characters represent a rigid caste system. ?Intouchables? in Rendez-Vous With French Cinema Festival 2012-02-29T13:00:00Z

It adds up to brilliantly effective scena, by turns frivolously witty and psychologically penetrating. LSO/Ad?s 2010-06-09T21:31:00Z

Gerwig’s film is the eighth film adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott novel that lets readers escape into the 19th-century New England world of witty Jo March and her three sisters. Like "Little Women," books by Zitkála-Šá and Taha Hussein are classics 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z

On the cover of the Book Review, Lily King praised Moshfegh’s sentences as “playful, shocking, wise, morbid, witty, searingly sharp,” and said that as a character Eileen is “as vivid and human as they come.” Reader’s Guide to This Fall’s Big Book Awards 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z

Her take was dark and serious; Mr. Kelly’s is witty and poignant. Dance Listings for June 3-9 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z

I realized this year how much I missed the dry, probing and ultimately witty writing of Michael Kinsley. When Reading Had No End 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z

The results are often witty, sometimes awkward, but synthesize image and identity in a way that reverberates in the age of TikTok. Ulysses Jenkins: Journeys of a Video Griot 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z

Sitting at his table at the critics dinner, the Bagger felt for him: in his native language, Mr. Dujardin is an effortless, witty charisma machine, the George Clooney of France. The Carpetbagger: Jean Dujardin of 'The Artist' Impersonates De Niro at New York Film Critics Circle Dinner 2012-01-10T15:42:29Z

Judging by the "High Fidelity" show I saw, the songwriting quality is remarkably high, with all the acts proving capable tunesmiths and witty lyricists. The Bushwick Book Club salutes Shel Silverstein, for kids and adults 2011-03-17T18:42:03Z

If all technocrats were as charming and witty as the Minds of Iain M Banks's Culture novels, technocracy would be a far less chilling prospect. God: a place in science fiction? 2013-06-07T11:16:24Z

First: “The Dream” — which on the surface seems a quaint study in Victoriana — is a flawless ballet, deeply witty, intricate and eloquent, full of complex challenges to its dancers, a piece that rewards countless re-viewings. American Ballet Theater’s Shakespeare Program 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z

Peale’s eventual destination is even harder to fathom than the girl’s, but these witty paintings make the trip seem well worth following. Review | In the galleries: Probing our relationships with living systems 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z

Long after, here I was on a first date with witty, kindhearted Fernando, wishing I could unburden myself and speak honestly. Telling the Truth Wasn’t an Option 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z

Goldstone’s forthright and often witty asides keep this complicated story bowling along at a terrific pace. Royal Ladies, Royal Intrigue 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

If her dialogue is wittier than the others’, that’s partly because it engages the story, however thin, but mostly because of the intentionality of Newell’s delivery. Review: In ‘Shucked,’ a Glut of Gleeful Puns and ‘Cornography’ 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z

He was witty and warm, and generous and this film is Poe's origin story. "This film is Poe's origin story": "The Pale Blue Eye" director on his gothic whodunit at West Point 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z

Apart from Billy Bragg's rousing set – his songs were matched in quality by his witty badinage – the Flaming Lips were majestic headliners, blasting glitter and smoke into the midnight air. The Green Man festival 2010-08-23T20:30:00Z

Duchamp was said to be charming, witty and vastly intelligent. Review | Duchamp was all about playful subversion. That’s what makes his presence in Washington so fitting. 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z

Her onscreen persona is so likable – charismatic but not intimidating, witty but not brittle – that I'd assumed it would translate into real life. Leslie Mann: 'If I don't have a creative outlet, I implode' – interview 2013-02-16T22:00:02Z

"Well, these things are complicated," I said, trying my hand at witty banter. My new US citizenship: It's complicated 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z

But that is part of his witty art. Summer anthem: three great things about Heems' "Womyn" 2011-07-06T17:17:07Z

He was so suave and witty that every woman he met fell in love with him. The awkward years 2011-08-12T22:01:37Z

In conversation, there is something of a frisson to a wonderful, witty back and forth. Flirting is lovely – I live for an enveloping hug and a witty back and forth | Hannah Jane Parkinson 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z

Other versions of the feet-tucking jumps occur for other characters in Act II, but now softer, wittier. Dance Review: Alexei Ratmansky?s ?Nutcracker? at BAM - Review 2011-12-15T23:14:49Z

In college, I started drinking, which sometimes made me feel pretty, witty and unique, no matter how uncomfortable I was with my freckles and other imperfections. Hiding my freckles 2012-12-27T22:35:00Z

The book that deserved to do better: Jennie Erdal's brilliantly witty novel The Missing Shade of Blue sold very respectably and had glowing reviews. The publishing year 2012 2012-12-21T22:55:02Z

The program, enlivened throughout by Mr. Blier’s witty onstage comments, opened with a lively ensemble performance of Stephen Sondheim’s “Another Hundred People.” Music Review: From the New York Island To California, a Songbook 2011-01-13T23:20:54Z

But this was no predictable country set, even though Warren matched their look, wearing denim and a cap: her songs are as unpredictable as her rambling and witty introductions. Krystle Warren – review 2012-05-23T16:20:07Z

Yet his book is not only well built and witty but emotionally profound too. Books of The Times: ?Horseshoe Crabs and Velvet Worms,? by Richard Fortey 2012-04-12T19:42:43Z

Unfortunately, though, Jenna’s witty voice is interspersed with passages narrated by less engaging characters. Book review: ‘Leaving Time’ by Jodi Picoult

Written to friends, writers, customers and family members, they depict a witty and resourceful woman struggling to keep her business, her writers and her precarious existence afloat. Books of The Times: ?Letters of Sylvia Beach,? Edited by Keri Walsh 2010-04-18T22:21:00Z

Finally, thank you for all your observations, criticism and witty asides in the comments. True Detective: season two, episode eight recap – Omega Station 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z

Mr. Conger reminded the groom about the educated and witty woman he was about to marry, but said he knew Mr. Ahnberg’s love was true. A Feminist Romance, but Not a Radical One 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z

The result was weird and witty works such as this one, which break the established rules of "good art." 5 pieces in the Broad collection that highlight Pop art history 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z

And yet, the story is also warm, wise and witty. Review | ‘Come With Me’: Love in the time of technology 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z

And there is some witty banter as the novelist soothes her cover model's eczema and talks in purple prose about the ridges and contours of his body. Sandra Bullock charms in "The Lost City," which falls short of its screwball-comedy ambitions 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z

Second, an author who I think is often dismissed for being a fluffy historical romance novelist – Mills & Boon for the Regency period – but is actually witty, sharp and funny: Georgette Heyer. Who are your favourite underrated writers? 2010-08-11T15:34:00Z

One reason this book entertains is that Stoppard has had an opinion about almost everything, and usually these opinions are witty. ‘Tom Stoppard’ Tells of an Enormous Life Spent in Constant Motion 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z

There ensued some witty, slightly rehearsed repartee across the generations. Older adventurers stay young at heart rafting the Grand Canyon’s rapids 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

Banksy’s popularity for the general public is down to his witty graffiti art and the game with his identity, but he is a darling of mid-level collectors precisely because of his affordability. Why Banksy’s self-destructing “Girl With Balloon” is worth even more shredded 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z

They coexist in “The Bigger Picture,” Daisy Jacobs’s somber, witty study of two brothers squabbling and seething as they care for their dying mother. ‘Crisis Hotline,’ ‘La Parka,’ ‘Joanna’ and Other Short Oscar Nominees 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

It's a brave and witty reflection on a dancer who ruthlessly controls her image and who, in motion, seems boneless and ageless - and it brought the Adelaide audience to its feet. Adelaide festival 2013: week one 2013-03-05T12:39:38Z

But the clocks are a witty nod to the conjoining of old and new that is making the Black Forest a reinvigorated destination. Next Stop: In the Black Forest, Tradition Updated 2012-07-27T17:55:37Z

Acclaimed by critics for its witty dialogue and strong characterisation, Frasier won a total of five Emmy awards for outstanding comedy series, a record figure that has only been matched since by Modern Family. Frasier: Kelsey Grammer's snobbish shrink poised for a return to TV 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z

Balasevic launched his career in the early 1980s, first performing in bands before establishing a solo following with his soft pop music and witty lyrics. Serbian pop singer popular in Balkans dies of coronavirus 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z

Wearing, as it does, the guise of a ­diary, “The Folded Clock” is particularly ­dependent on the well-crafted persona of its ­narrator — witty, sly, critical, inventive and adventurous. ‘The Folded Clock,’ by Heidi Julavits 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

First staged in 1996, the play is a typically potent mix of comedy and cruelty from the writer-director of the violent, witty movies "In Bruges" and "Seven Psychopaths." Daniel Radcliffe returns to London stage 2013-03-11T10:06:11Z

A pootle through the English summer that matched top-notch genre pastiches to warm and witty lyrics, it was one of last year's unlikely treats, but it can't, in truth, support a 90-minute live show. The Duckworth Lewis Method 2010-06-20T21:31:00Z

He's really funny, which was a surprise to me -- kind of witty and dry. A Minute With: Baz Luhrmann on Gatsby, DiCaprio and Jay-Z 2013-05-08T13:43:52Z

Her young charge twigs immediately that she’s talking about weed; cue some witty, tender banter, which raises the emotional stakes once Michael Myers shows up. Making a killing: what's behind Halloween's box-office success? 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z

“They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead” is often quite witty with the editing. Director Morgan Neville on “They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead” and the last years of Orson We... 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z

He then takes part in a faux-panel show, Bloody Funny, on which his gormless inability to be witty is precious to behold. Marek Larwood – Edinburgh review 2012-08-08T17:05:04Z

Along with her witty original, “Gonna Be a Bureaucrat,” it came the closest to naming the enemy. Music Review: Nellie McKay on Rachel Carson and Mother Nature 2012-03-22T20:41:49Z

Alongside the paintings and the photographs, there were witty cartoons and posters. 'This is freedom' ? visual art and the Egyptian uprising 2011-07-19T20:41:00Z

They were young and beautiful and admired a popular, witty star. Cosby jokes, “Be careful about drinking around me” 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z

But TV reveals a sensitivity to script and performance, and there’s an army of Netflix customers who want classy, witty material as well as luxury cars, absurdly expensive watches and things getting blown up. Cary Fukunaga can refresh James Bond with streaming-era creative mastery | Peter Bradshaw 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z

Over all, the Emerson’s interpretation of the work proved less notable for its tonal beauty than for its attention to detail, like the witty emphasis on the pizzicato gesture and the “Es muss sein!” Review: Emerson String Quartet Plays Beethoven, Mozart and Fauré 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z

At his best, his assonance is thick and witty: “Overreacted, matter of fact, overattracted/To every ho that passed with her overgrown assets,” he raps on “646-704-2610.” Critic’s Notebook: Ratking’s EP ‘Wiki93’ Is Thoroughly New York 2012-11-06T22:30:05Z

Teffi wrote in a variety of styles and genres, declaiming her Symbolist poems in Petersburg salons and publishing witty sketches in the popular satirical journal Satirikon. Stepping Across the Ice: Teffi (1872-1952) 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

The book — an attempt to “write a history of the world without leaving home”— is an intoxicating jumble: witty, informative and all over the map. Perspective | Audiobooks can help get you through forced family time. Here are picks for listening together. 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z

Mr. James seems to favor choreographers with a sense of humor; Mr. Elkins, Ms. Porter and Mr. Parker are some of the wittiest in the business. Dance Listings for June 27-July 3 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z

Billed as “an ode to the carefree atmosphere of the beach,” Coast is delightful and witty, retro beach toggery enveloped in terry cloth and sherbet colors. What’s up with Prada’s $995 volleyball? 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z

But de Kooning was, I believe, a very witty painter.” A Long-Ago Interview with Dave Van Ronk About the Blues 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z

The wittiest number, Mr. Leonhart’s “ Double Cross,” was an absurdly complicated film noir parody; the most sobering, Paul Simon’s wistfully prescient “American Tune.” Music Review: Maureen McGovern at Birdland - Review 2011-11-09T23:26:51Z

I wanted witty, humbled, scared, and excited characters. Amazon's "Vast of Night" is a Richard Linklater, sci-fi, "All the President's Men" thriller mash-up 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z

Here, in scenes both witty and tragic, is a warning about what comes of waiting for inherited affluence. ‘The Nest’ review: What happens when that nest egg cracks? 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z

I used to amuse my mother’s friends even at five or six with witty turns of phrase. Howard Jacobson: ‘The later you marry the better. Sixty is ideal' 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z

He said it lightheartedly, but as in so much of the dance, the impression is simultaneously witty and dark. ‘Pepperland’ is an ecstatic and provocative Beatles tribute — and like no land you’ve been to before 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z

Like his father, Salinas transforms unshapely castoffs, but, in his hands, they become sophisticated, finely tuned, witty images. Horacio Salinas’s Charming Carnival of Creatures 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z

Back in January I saw Darren Hayman perform his wonderfully melancholic and witty album The Ship's Piano, on a genuine ship's piano, in the belly of an refurbished lightship docked at Gillingham Pier. Where's the strangest place you've been to watch a gig? 2012-08-17T14:07:46Z

Once my best friend made an admittedly witty remark about my name. Harvey Pekar dies 2010-07-13T12:25:00Z

Having at his disposal the magnificent resource he once called “that moldy old library of film trivia, my brain,” he was, as a critic, trenchant, vigorous, witty and surprising. An Appreciation: The Endlessly Curious Richard Corliss 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

I watched Brandt play half of a genteel couple battling their neighbors in the Karen Zacarías comedy “Native Gardens” at a matinee, then smoothly switch to the witty Clairee from “Steel Magnolias” that evening. In a Small Mountain Town, a Beloved Theater Company Prevails 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z

The references to the 1990s were, like the usage of Goose, witty and entertaining without seeming excessive or shoehorned. "Captain Marvel" is a soaring success thanks to Brie Larson and an adorable cat 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

Key delights in witty, formally inventive comedy, which shows up in his very fine discussion of British humor in the sixth episode. On Keegan-Michael Key’s Podcast, a Provocative Case for Sketch Comedy 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z

During an interview she comes across as friendly, witty and not angry, just self-possessed. A young playwright's quest to ask difficult questions about race, class and gender 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z

Samson said Kermode was best known for his influential book, "The Sense of an Ending" - a witty meditation on the relationship between fiction and crisis. Literary critic Frank Kermode dies in England 2010-08-18T19:23:00Z

Things stayed witty to the end, with basket-weave dresses the star of the show. 2010-01-28T08:06:00Z

Kudos to Pyr for printing a U.S. edition of this witty and scarily logical book. 3 new titles in speculative fiction 2011-11-17T00:25:06Z

Or was it a witty way for the designer Alexander Wang to acknowledge that luxury houses build their empires on handbags? Fashion Review: At Balenciaga, Alexander Wang Does Bags 2014-02-27T14:11:07Z

I'm looking forward to getting stuck in to Mike Power's Drugs 2.0, a clever and witty take on how drug deals have gone from shady alleyways to the click of a mouse. Best holiday reads 2013 2013-07-14T07:00:00Z

Melissa Bank, a witty, acerbic writer whose first book, “The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing,” became a global publishing phenomenon in 1999, died on Tuesday at her home in East Hampton, N.Y. Melissa Bank, Author Whose ‘Girls’ Guide’ Was a Phenomenon, Dies at 61 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z

This clever, witty tale of a beleaguered grandma who just wants to knit in peace “manages to feel both classic and ultracontemporary,” according to our reviewer, Michael Ian Black. Notable Children’s Books of 2016 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z

Mr. Griffiths’ work is both witty and fantastical, with a dark edge not dissimilar to Roald Dahl. Andy Griffiths, the Down-Under Kids’ Author Known for His Butt Jokes, Now Builds and Builds on His Hit ‘Treehouse’ Series 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z

Voltaire, the most satirical of Frenchmen, was repeatedly imprisoned and exiled for his witty criticisms of the government and the Catholic Church. The war on laughter: What the Charlie Hebdo attacks reveal about our thorny relationship with satire 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z

So I was hugely saddened to learn of the author's death this weekend: the world of children's literature is a smaller, sadder place without her witty, warm, ingenious presence. The wild magic of Diana Wynne Jones 2011-03-29T09:41:03Z

It is the sort of color-saturated floral pattern usually seen in a proper matron’s chintz-heavy salon, but in this understatedly witty design, cabbage roses have been replaced by cabbages. They Know the Blessing and Curse of Warhol and Basquiat 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z

She was both superhuman and truly human, vulnerable and witty and stubborn. 21 TV Shows That Revolutionized Female Sexuality 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z

It is not always easy to see the difference between a certain witty dissent from religion and a bullyingly racist agenda, but it is necessary to try. Unmournable Bodies 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z

Routes, by Birmingham playwright Rachel De-lahay, is about six men aged 15 to 28, each with a different experience of immigration to Britain; Featherstone described it as "very witty, funny, clever and with extraordinary dynamism". Iron Lady writer to make her debut at Royal Court theatre 2013-07-08T15:21:15Z

Describe him in three words Eloquent, witty, driven. Blind date: ‘He ordered a steak the size of my face’ 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z

"Along with her talent and memorable performances, her timeless beauty and witty intelligence will be remembered," she said in a statement. Broadway to dim lights in memory of actress Lauren Bacall 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

Though Margaret Atwood is best known for her dystopian novels, her early short stories, including those in “Bluebeard’s Egg,” offer witty, earthbound characters shaped by the natural world. O Canada! What Should I Read? 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z

Mr. Kinnear writes witty but always natural dialogue that allows his themes to emerge organically. Review: ‘The Herd,’ Rory Kinnear’s Drama About Family Friction 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

Her favourite part was that of the witty maid in Molière's Tartuffe. Annie Girardot obituary 2011-03-01T18:30:50Z

She was sent abroad as a spy by King Charles II in the turbulent post-Cromwell period of civil strife, plague, the Great London fire — and witty debauchery. 'Or,' at Seattle Rep: A romp through the Restoration era 2012-03-30T19:00:06Z

She was often witty, sometimes amazed and sometimes could only shrug. Hollywood bard, muse and reveler Eve Babitz dies at 78 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z

Writing your own lyric to that song is not difficult: anyone with a modicum of verbal skill can invent verses to fit Porter's music and sound witty. Stephen Sondheim: Gershwin great? It ain't necessarily so 2010-11-24T21:31:00Z

My favorite heroine is probably Elizabeth Bennet in “Pride and Prejudice” — so witty and honest and so wonderfully human. ‘Her Prose Is Sometimes Poetry’: Why Margaret Jull Costa Loves Virginia Woolf 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z

He recalled how “cutting and incisive, witty and confrontational,” but also deeply revealing, the essay was. A Provocative Satirist Left a Pervasive Legacy, Influencing African Writing 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z

Martin Amis, who has little time for Vidal the novelist, recognised the glory of the witty, learned, aphoristic essays. The A-Z of Gore Vidal 2012-08-01T19:00:06Z

Photograph: University of Chicago Press It's been a good year for ranting – for declaiming and excoriating, that is, of a witty, perceptive and entertaining kind. Best architecture books of 2012 2012-12-01T10:00:01Z

He was creating — in public places with found materials for non-art-world audiences — odd, witty, barely graspable objects that were also emblems of wealth, class and race. David Hammons Is Still Messing With What Art Means 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z

Those were relatively informal concerts calculated to beat the heat, offering standard and lightish fare, which this genial British maestro introduced with witty palaver — often charming, occasionally tedious. Review: New York Philharmonic’s Summer Host Beats the Cold 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z

The Five Year Engagement isn't perfect, but it's a commercial date movie with warmth, sweetness, charm and laughs, and some witty wedding scenes surely inspired by our own Richard Curtis. The Five-Year Engagement – review 2012-06-21T14:29:01Z

Some call the play trivial, but it's actually a very witty dissection of the troubling truth that sticks in the craw of every justly paranoid professional with any dignity. What to see on Broadway 2010-12-21T22:44:00Z

“We all know contemporary art can be witty, but can it be funny?” he asks. John Waters: 'I never wanted to be a cult film-maker' 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z

That’s the setup — and out of it comes a disturbing but witty tale of oblivious privilege, self-congratulatory racial acceptance and an engrossing plot with surprising twists. Review | For your playlist: three popular and controversial books are already available 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z

But boy has it stuck with me — as a fittingly ambitious and witty acknowledgment of Sondheim’s audacity and as a metaphor for the teamwork necessary to achieve anything meaningfully, enduringly decent this year. Best Performances of 2020 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z

The wittiest and most profound, the one that covers the most bases, is Tom Hodgkinson’s 2005 classic “How to Be Idle.” Celebrating Literature’s Slacker Heroes, Idlers and Liers-In 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z

Instead, Ryan forged a witty, profound and compressed style that often using a "recombinant" rhyming style. Details on the 2011 Pulitzer Prize winners 2011-04-19T00:29:08Z

This is an inspiring story, scalding in its descriptions of apartheid, but also witty and truly exciting. The best audiobooks for your summer drive, sorted by length — and who’s in the car 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z

His performance is witty and self-aware but also entirely serious, and his Spock is at once the ship’s stoical straight man and the guy with all the best jokes. Movie Review: ‘Star Trek Into Darkness,’ Directed by J. J. Abrams 2013-05-15T17:31:02Z

A bit more elaborated than “Run Mary Run,” with some witty opening and closing of knees, “Little Red Rooster” was similarly thin. Review: ‘Run Mary Run’ Features Rashida Bumbray at SummerStage 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z

Perhaps this was a witty joke, laughing at the current passion for puffas. Comme des Garçons: Knit One, Curl One 2014-03-02T20:34:12Z

It is witty and modern and funny and beautifully described, and so wonderfully light. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo - why should you read it? 2013-06-20T14:22:12Z

The prime value of reading this book rests in one’s accumulating recognition that the world has lost a witty, articulate, candid and deeply spiritual human being. Review | Getting to know George Harrison through his own words 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z

“The vases are more decorative, but still super witty.” Gaetano Pesce's playful forms to fill MOCA Pacific Design Center 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z

The text is written in pugnacious, witty, and whimsical rhyming verse, which the cast performs with a lyrical vigor that doesn’t jingle or trot but flows with the mighty current of heightened, emblematic speech. Spike Lee’s Necessary, Overwhelming “Chi-Raq” 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z

Throughout the book the witty, sometimes flip, narration carries the reader along, though it’s his pain, resentment and, finally, acceptance of his family history that give the story its bearings. Dear Match Book: What Should I Read on My Summer Vacation? 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z

Special credit goes to cinematographer Shelly Johnson and production designer Rick Heinrichs for creating the film's witty and internally consistent visual mood. "Captain America": A patriotic surprise from the comic-book past 2011-07-21T00:30:00Z

In a witty touch after the concluding verse, Mr. McMillen plucked a piano string, which suggested a lute. Music Review: Da Capo Players at Merkin Hall, Musing on Night 2010-06-03T22:18:00Z

It's a brilliant, suspenseful, witty, drumskin-tight action film littered with truly iconic moments, and it arguably hasn't been bettered in almost a quarter of a century. Die Hard: No 14 2010-10-19T10:41:00Z

My Band's Better Than Your Band is witty, unpretentious and boasts impeccable music taste. Blog jam: Sounds Good to Me Too 2012-07-19T08:06:00Z

Burn's autobiography deals with important events and famous people, but at its heart, it is the author's own personality – intelligent, modest, painfully honest, drily witty, courageous, highly principled and unfailingly urbane – that shines through. Michael Burn obituary 2010-09-23T16:57:00Z

Reviewing a performance by the company in The Times in 1973, Anna Kisselgoff called it “witty and joyful,” writing that the troupe was “led superbly by Mr. Davis as both choreographer and dancer.” Chuck Davis, Who Brought African Dance Traditions to America, Dies at 80 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z

Throughout the colorful, often witty narrative, O’Connor marshals people and incidents that later metamorphize in Stoker’s imagination to emerge as elements in his famous novel — with Irving himself providing a model for Count Dracula. Review | Three new audiobooks make a long drive fly by 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z

Against this background, the Irish novelist Colm Tóibín has managed to write “The Magician,” an incisive and witty novel that shows what good company the Nobelist and his family might have been. Review | Colm Toibin’s ‘The Magician’ imagines the adventurous life of a literary great 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z

It’s also laugh-out-loud hilarious, a sly take on an objectification more usually embodied by a female chorus, and a witty amplification of the musical’s reimagining of the Cinderella myth. ‘The Doors Didn’t Open Easily’ on Her Path to ‘Cinderella’ 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z

Her father, the former frontman of Boomtown Rats, said the family was "beyond pain" and described Peaches as "the wildest, funniest, cleverest, wittiest and the most bonkers of all of us". Geldof's body released to family 2014-04-10T09:17:42Z

And all six are full of twists and witty turns that move inexorably toward a gratifyingly happy ending. In Jane Austen, fairy tales meet biting feminist critiques 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z

Wilson’s usual signatures are here, including the somber subject matter related to Black disenfranchisement, prejudice, history and trauma — paired with witty, casual dialogue and flights into the surreal. ‘The Piano Lesson’ Review: August Wilson’s Phantom Notes 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z

"Very fortunately, from what I've seen it's been nothing but interest and excitement and some quite witty memes," Dempsie told the LA Times of fans' reaction to the news. We Finally Have Confirmation That Gendry Is Returning to Game of Thrones 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z

The section was conceived as a compendium of witty, incisive commentary on the best of New York City’s cultural offerings—what’s going on in jazz clubs, cinemas, museums, opera houses, and Broadway theatres. The New, Improved Goings On About Town 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z

Some days I would make my profile public, allowing everyone to read my wittiest thoughts, peruse my best pictures, see all of my friends. My father, the woman 2012-06-15T23:30:00Z

Scrappy, savagely witty, this is written as the memoirs of one Barney Panofsky, a boozy television producer trying to defend himself from accusations of murder. Esi Edugyan's top 10 tales of Americans in Europe 2011-07-13T10:59:07Z

He seemed an interesting model for Richard, in that he was a very intelligent man and a witty man, and he had some of Richard's black humour. Richard III: Shakespearean actors rake over the remains 2013-02-04T19:00:02Z

While on the show, Cardi's big personality and witty one-liners quickly made her one of the franchise's most beloved characters, which she skillfully parlayed into her music. How Rapper Cardi B Rose to Number One 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z

The film isn’t so much an allegory or fantasy as a witty philosophical speculation on some elemental human issues. ‘Flux Gourmet’ Review: Mastering the Art of Fringe Cooking 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z

Her solo piece weaves in many witty, philosophical, poignant comments from her elder. Risk-taking Seattle theaters offer wild surprises 2011-12-01T00:35:04Z

These alternate with witty, puckish character sketches and the occasional virtuoso breakout piece that explodes like dazzling fireworks in the night sky. John Adams on Debussy, the First Modernist 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z

We could rent the movie, with its witty script and memorable performances, including the one that won Dianne Wiest an Academy Award. 'Bullets Over Broadway' makes up for its lack of new music with strong choreography and acting 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z

In the rewrites are you far wittier, far more bold? Novel set in ad world offers laughs, lessons 2013-02-11T17:16:07Z

Rolling Stone praised the plot, the witty repartee and song choice but thought the season opener "didn't hit any of the emotional notes 'Glee' is capable of." "Glee" debut loses TV fans but wins over critics 2011-09-21T19:24:06Z

“It makes my heart warm that she can finally connect with a girl who is lovely and witty and funny and real,” Ms. Human said. Disney’s Animated Film ‘Frozen’ Has Some Children Obsessed 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z

Whistling is a witty new angle on that. Lauren Bacall: the studio product who toughed her way to independence 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z

If Lee is a rent-stabilized Dorothy Parker, Jack is a couch-crashing Oscar Wilde — utterly ignorant of literature but naturally witty and great fun to be around. Review: Melissa McCarthy Is Criminally Good in ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z

Perhaps, going for crispness, van Zweden occasionally erred on the side of curtness, and the final movement sometimes tipped into feeling more driven than witty. Review: The Philharmonic Tries Out Another Temporary Home 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z

There was no obvious, imported "snob hit", such as Alan Bennett's The History Boys: a clever, English-accented work to make Broadway punters feel witty and cultured. The Tonys' battle for Broadway 2010-06-14T21:00:00Z

Supported by encouragingly witty subliminal messages from his dead wife, our hero is finally overcome by "the unexpected sweetness of living". Rising Blood by James Fleming ? review 2011-07-29T21:56:00Z

Is that your idea of a witty riposte, or are you just not very good at coming up with, like, clever, um, you know, comments in the, uh, moment? Style Invitational Week 1460: These new words are on fleek 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z

He rounded out the concert with chamber works by three of his mentors and teachers, introducing each piece with witty, sometimes poignant reminiscences. Review: A New York Philharmonic Contact! Menu, With Esa-Pekka Salonen as Chef 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

He certainly needs help with his female characters, a lineup of clichés that are never as touching or as witty as he thinks. ‘Glass’ Movie Review: A Nutty Ride With M. Night Shyamalan 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

Ms. McKay embellished her performances with witty asides and zany costumes. Music Review: At the Broadway Cabaret Festival, Kooks and Cutups 2010-10-17T22:25:00Z

The first time I'd seen him was two years prior to this and he was fantastic, genuinely witty lines, some interesting self deprecation and very personal insights. Alan Davies in hot water – and some undignified comic scraps 2012-11-20T18:04:43Z

Ross ultimately reinvented herself as a witty cabaret singer. Annie Ross, jazz singer turned actor, dies at 89 in New York 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z

Terrific, at least for a reader like me, who has puzzled over those frescoes and dawdled around southern Italy, where the wittiest Romans tended to build their retreats. Book World: Mary Beard’s “Laughter in Ancient Rome” reveals history of humor

The first piece on the program, Haydn’s 1789 “Capriccio,” was aptly witty and communicative. Review | Pianist-composer Michael Brown celebrates Bernstein 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z

But for all its variation, what unified his work was a wry observer’s arched eyebrow, the pointed humor and witty rue of a fatalist. William King, Sculptor Who Used Wit, Dies at 90 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z

It's very sharp and witty, and sometimes it's offensive, but it's always really on the money with politics and holding a mirror up to society. Karla Crome's favourite TV 2013-02-25T12:00:03Z

"Gossip Girl" and "Sex and the City" are two of the most well-known and beloved shows of the late '90s and 2000s, synonymous with fashion, glamour and biting, witty dialogue. Sex and the City and Gossip Girl must learn from mistakes in reboots 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z

Q: Are your conversations at work or with friends as witty and biting as the repartee in your books? Lorrie Moore has some instructions on how to read her new book 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z

The brilliance and fierce independence of a witty, learned female character viewed by some scholars as the first openly feminist sleuth in mystery literature. Taproot woos fans of Dorothy L. Sayers in upcoming 'Gaudy Night' 2012-09-12T23:05:04Z

A not-to-be-missed Festschrift commemorating this witty avant-garde publisher, photographer and man of letters. Review | Forget trendy bestsellers: This best books list takes you off the beaten track 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z

They're just as likely to be sharp, witty, original pieces of work with impressive production values and strong performances. The new wave of fan films 2010-05-13T15:10:00Z

Seeing it again after all these years, in Lindsay Posner's witty production, I was reminded of the play's brilliance as a theatrical construct. Relatively Speaking – review 2013-05-20T22:00:01Z

As in other recent performances, she has suddenly bloomed into a marvelously free personality: adult, decisive, engagingly robust, merrily witty. Review: Balanchine Jewels from Paris, Moscow and New York 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z

Though Weill’s Theater Project work did not directly inspire “Gabriel’s Guide,” Mr. Kahane’s musical idiom is indebted to Weill’s style, combining witty populism with a modernist edge. Orpheus to Play Kahane’s ‘Gabriel’s Guide to 48 States’ 2013-04-19T18:57:59Z

The director, Wilson Milam, crafts a slick package, and his cast plays a buoyant game of badminton with the occasionally witty dialogue. | 'A Perfect Future': Racism Comes to Dinner and Everything Is Flamb? 2011-02-22T22:30:23Z

Parody and chaos are integral elements of the works of the Russian composer Alfred Schnittke, whose musical humor, like the most sophisticated jokes, sometimes surfaces unexpectedly with a witty turn of phrase. Work by Schnittke and Haydn at Mostly Mozart 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z

Strings and guitars add texture as Tillman's voice delivers witty, strange lines about love and devotion, of adoration and adventure. Essential tracks: J.D. McPherson's 'Let the Good Times Roll' a sharp shock 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z

The Gershwin is suave, the Carter, a Seattle commission not heard until after the composer’s death, episodically, thornily witty. Classical Playlist: Bach, Haydn, Seattle Symphony and More 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z

The short clip garnered a ton of reactions online, mostly from those who couldn’t resist witty commentary. Determined mouse squeezes big piece of bread into tiny hole on NYC subway 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z

Stern is a frenetic interviewer, jumping from topic to topic, revealing an encyclopedic level of preparation reminiscent of NPR’s Terry Gross, and blending witty banter with effusive praise to ferret out confidences. Is Howard Stern going soft or just getting sharper? 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z

Arcadia is brilliant: beautiful, witty, poignant, site-specific, exactly the kind of thing I was hoping to find. Revealed ? review 2011-04-09T23:05:39Z

Mayor Boris Johnson said the "witty and enigmatic creations underline London's position as one of the most exciting cities for art and are sure to keep people talking." Rocking horse and rooster set for Trafalgar Square 2011-01-14T12:32:08Z

Posy Simmonds's Why Marriage? which appeared in The Guardian in 2002, takes a typically witty and wry look at attitudes throughout the ages. In pictures 2011-03-21T14:07:48Z

Older viewers will appreciate a peppering of witty references to the show's magical precedents, particularly the presence of a certain "chamber" in the downstairs toilet. TV listings and previews: plan your week's viewing - 29 October - 2 November 2012-10-29T08:00:00Z

In a voice both witty and pathetic, she narrates her own implosion: “Recently, I’d felt like a punctured balloon darting about at a party I wasn’t even invited to, making a slightly embarrassing sound.” Newly Released Books 2011-07-20T21:21:46Z

Engaging, witty and smart, Charlie is inspiring a nation of teens to sing songs about their spots into a webcam. Internet picks of the week 2011-01-29T00:06:13Z

He would always sit in the front row and if he made a witty comment he would look round to make sure people had heard it. A life in writing: Ray Monk 2012-11-09T22:55:03Z

Norris' play was cited as "a powerful work whose memorable characters speak in witty and perceptive ways to America's sometimes toxic struggle with race and class consciousness." Details on the 2011 Pulitzer Prize winners 2011-04-19T00:29:08Z

Phelps is so focused on her combination of chic malaise and sensationalism that she doesn’t give the actors anything human to play, or anything witty to play with. Review: In Amazon’s ‘ABC Murders,’ John Malkovich Is a Sad Poirot 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z

Anjelica Huston as Beth's imperious boss seems to be trying to channel Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada," which might have worked if she had any witty lines. 2010-01-29T07:11:00Z

The creator of the cult TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Firefly," as well as the acclaimed Web series "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog," is beloved for his witty genre inventions. After long wait, Whedon brings 'Cabin' to SXSW 2012-03-10T19:52:08Z

Iceland's witty neo-folk outfit Of Monsters and Men recently signed with Universal. Iceland has a cultural volcano, too 2011-10-28T04:07:15Z

That — the heartfelt and genuine nature of the appeal coming from a generally darkly witty comic — is what makes it so riveting night after night. Jimmy Kimmel Is an Unlikely Health Care Advocate. Here's Why He's So Effective 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z

Yes, it was a more ephemeral fame since trolls — no matter how witty — eventually got banned. I was a troll on the white dude-bro Internet: The dark side of gaming, libertarianism, and guns 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z

At times on par with the weirdest episodes of early David Letterman, minus the witty and clever host. Roseanne Barr on “Hannity”: a massive misunderstanding 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z

This mixes the seemingly casual and the ceremonious issues in a kind of witty satisfaction stretching back via Bishop and Marianne Moore to the Old Testament. Unsent: New and Selected Poems 1980-2012 by Penelope Shuttle - review 2012-12-28T22:55:07Z

Mr. Gallo’s contribution is, like so much of his work, ridiculous, witty, wholly personal and rather beautiful. Vincent Gallo Keeps ‘Promises Written in Water’ Off Screens 2012-06-10T04:10:05Z

The dialogue is rife with witty instances of misunderstandings that remind us that there’s more than one way to speak and hear English. Tom Stoppard’s ‘Indian Ink’ Focuses on English Sisters 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z

His writing was brilliant, profound, stylish and witty, scarcely in need of editing, except for length. Music’s Towering Intellectual, With an Appetite for Trouble 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z

“But it has a really interesting female character at the core, and there are lots of witty one-liners.” A Lost Edith Wharton Play Emerges from Scholarly Sleuthing 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z

Laws, rules and idiocies The old, sparky, witty, observational Sex and the City would have had enormous fun with the story of David Laws. Sex and the City 2: What happened to good old Sex?| Victoria Coren 2010-06-05T23:06:00Z

That sense of playful acknowledgment, a casual but considered gesture, also gets to the heart of what the duo was up to by turning attention to the witty fun of "Focus." 'Focus' filmmakers Glenn Ficarra and John Requa go for the unexpected 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z

The finale of the urbane, witty Cheers drew over 80 million viewers, the finale of the urbane, witty 30 Rock, not quite 5 million. Review: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Is Must-Stream Comedy 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z

Her wistful, witty, carefully considered interpretations are tender deconstructions that turn “moon, June, spoon” conventions into private thoughts. Music Review: The Kisses, the Bites, the Humor of Rodgers and Hart 2010-09-19T21:58:00Z

Spreads from Man About Town and the Sunday Times magazine – bold graphics, dramatic framing, photo-reportage style, witty captions – are enthralling. Terence Donovan Fashion edited by Diana Donovan and David Hillman – review 2012-12-16T00:05:04Z

These numbers are witty, ridiculous, impeccably executed, genuinely stirring and — contrary to expectation — free of snark or satirical malice. | 'The Book of Mormon' : Missionary Men With Confidence in Sunshine 2011-03-25T02:30:32Z

There’s something witty about the shoes, most of the time, whether through the color or a detail attached to the shoe. Isabelle Huppert on the Transformational Power of Shoes 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z

But I don’t want to overstate the impact of the personal on the performance; Brosnan is just at his witty, tender best. Love is All You Need: A Rom-Com for Adults 2013-05-03T03:30:41Z

A witty sally or quip is never amiss as a demonstration of one’s style and self-command. The literary history of duels, those absurdly formal fights to the death 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z

Elegant, witty and tall, with fine-boned features and unflinching blue eyes, he was in some ways an ideal Hamlet or Richard II. David William obituary 2010-08-23T17:41:00Z

Other works share that preoccupation with women living under political occupation and are equally witty. Arabian sights 2010-07-08T14:55:00Z

These are sharply drawn characters, witty and wisecracking and sometimes utter messes. ‘Little Dancer’: Big roles for women in the Susan Stroman, Tiler Peck ballet musical

In Omaha, land of steak, there is an oasis of French cooking — the witty and charming Le Bouillon, which opened in the Old Market district in December 2013. French Cuisine in the Steak Country of Omaha 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z

The thrill of the scene is how it’s wittier than you were expecting it be. The Mystery of the Oscars: How Do You Really Vote for a Script? 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z

Trust me: Christensen is a discerning and witty writer, but “The Last Cruise” sails into such rough waters that it should come with a vial of Dramamine. Review | A famous ship gets a stormy send-off in ‘The Last Cruise’ 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z

Aside from incidental witty banter, dialogue isn’t paramount in Mr. Emmerich’s oeuvre. Roland Emmerich?s ?Anonymous? Seeks to Unmask Shakespeare 2011-10-22T03:03:02Z

Her writers are about to turn up and start working on season four of Better Things, the neat, witty and often beautiful comedy loosely based on Adlon’s own life. Pamela Adlon: ‘Better Things is about hope and love amid the darkness’ 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z

But it hasn't got any wittier than this people-free image of a deconstructed picnic, with only the shooting stick and binoculars to tell you that we're off to the races. Five decades of the Observer Magazine 2011-07-30T23:05:00Z

However, I feel the drama is most rewarding when Mo is at her best: witty and brazen with a lack of vanity. Young arts critics competition 2010: the winning entries 2010-10-20T22:00:00Z

Arguably a touch precious, Heart of a Dog is nevertheless super-literate, witty, moving and extremely inventive. Venice film festival – plenty of punch to disturb the peace 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z

Surely this ought to provide us with at least an attempt at a witty and incisive homily on greed, envy and one-upmanship. Consumerism triumphs in The Joneses 2010-04-26T10:22:00Z

In 1995, she published a collection of her witty columns called “Making the Cat Laugh.” The fur flies in Lynne Truss’s witty novel ‘Cat Out of Hell’ 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z

The work, like so much of Lucas’s bawdy, witty work, is ironically self-deflating, but nonetheless riven with a sense of purpose. The Animal and the Edible in Sarah Lucas’s Self-Portraits 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z

Sure, the Second, which premiered in 1803, has its share of dramatic volatility, but it’s predominantly cheerful and witty. The Ultimate Beethoven Symphony Collection 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z

Deft, witty, self-possessed, they are exuberant little slices of life rendered in gently ironic prose. Winter Journal by Paul Auster – review 2012-08-15T10:00:02Z

Snodin knows Shakespeare's plays well enough to drop witty allusions as freely as Puck sprinkles love potion around the forest. 'Iago: A Novel' ? the morning after a bloody mess 2012-01-04T22:57:03Z

A heroine who is a witty but wounded wallflower or a beat cop with daddy issues? Love Notes 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z

Other examples of this affinity are offered in Shakespeare Theatre Company’s double bill of Pinter one-acts, the dazzlingly witty “The Lover” and the more ordinary “The Collection.” Review | Sex games in the afternoon, anyone? Harold Pinter knows how to write the rules. 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z

Mr. Hornby manages to make her willfulness appealing because there is absolutely no artifice to her, and because she’s as blithely witty as she is determined. Nick Hornby’s ‘Funny Girl,’ About a 1960s BBC Sitcom Star 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z

From the grand opening, through the witty off-kilter rhythms of the Postillions, to the William Tell giddy-up of the conclusion, Koopman filled the room with the vitality of this great compatriot of Bach and Handel. Review: Koopman, SSO go for Baroque 2011-05-14T17:08:05Z

“Hollywood dialogue was once witty, intelligent, ironic, poetic, musical,” he says. Life Itself - A Memoir - By Roger Ebert - Book Review 2011-09-25T04:13:02Z

The earliest work in the series, “The Life and Death of 9413: A Hollywood Extra,” is a witty, 10-minute illustration of how some Los Angeles artists navigated the weird, alienating world in which they worked. Avant-Garde Cinema Ran Parallel to Hollywood 2011-11-04T20:56:20Z

True critics are witty rather than abusive, smart rather than smart-arsed, contemplative rather than extrovert. Charlie Brooker: Why I'm calling time on Screen Burn 2010-10-15T13:54:00Z

It's one of many witty moments in a movie full of them; too bad they're a little too widely spaced. If you 'Think Like a Man,' you may not like this ho-hum rom-com 2012-04-19T17:25:04Z

Poehler talks about some of the fun parts of her Hollywood life, like doing witty bits at awards shows and befriending a Beastie Boy. Review: ‘Yes Please,’ by Amy Poehler

But a relative few were given a glimpse of another side of Ms. Lee: that of a witty, impish and loyal pen pal. When Harper Lee, of ‘Mockingbird,’ Corresponded With Opus the Penguin’s Creator 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z

Coordination of different parts — often with the composure of Cunningham rather than ballet — is where some of her wittiest, most beguiling effects occur. Dance Review: Pam Tanowitz Brings a Certain Eccentricity to Dance at Joyce 2014-02-05T22:27:31Z

That playful dysfunction, in addition to the witty banter between Doubleday and Diamantopoulos, makes this an uncommonly cozy and breezy thriller. Five Action Movies to Stream Now 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z

Scott once dated a Ugandan pop star and is looking for someone creative and witty. Date Lab, the play! The play? 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z

“But it’s not easy to be witty about it.” Eww, That’s Gross. And We Like It That Way. 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z

Acerbic, witty, often brief and almost always entertaining, Bellow's letters, due to be published in book form later this year, are a poignant reminder of why writers' epistolary exchanges often prove so popular with readers. Epistles at dawn: the dying art of letter writing 2010-06-23T13:42:00Z

That outgoing personality, just funny, timing is perfect, witty. Carrie Underwood learns from imperfect moments 2012-05-01T16:58:08Z

Oscar Wilde is probably the wittiest writer in English, but he doesn’t make me laugh out loud. Fran Lebowitz: By the Book 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z

Warm, witty and effusive, she conveys a combination of incredulous delight at her sudden success and steely determination to make the most of it while she can. Shannon Purser: ‘People have actually had Barb’s face tattooed on their bodies’ 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z

Aaron 'West Wing' Sorkin and David 'Fight Club' Fincher have achieved a remarkable thing - an exhilarating, analytical and witty film about coding a website. The Social Network: How to make a sensational film about coding Facebook, by Aaron Sorkin 2010-09-28T10:22:00Z

Monk's work offers a raw and witty record of The Catacombs, a rowdy Cape Town nightclub where he worked as a bouncer in the 1960s. African art around the globe 2012-11-30T12:10:54Z

He is the reliable narrator — philosophical but shrewd and often witty to a fault. Ned Beauman's 'Glow' puts an unconventional spin on a thriller plot 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z

But this elegant, often witty, superbly researched book conveys what a truly extraordinary person she was. Missionary zeal 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z

Two prominent witty culture critics have new essay collections out this month. 7 must-read novels to transport you in February 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z

The resulting interaction between these two quirky people manages to be both witty and sincere. Review: Confessions Abound in Ensemble Studio Theater’s One-Act Marathon 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z

It’s telling that the sections of “The Great Pretender,” in which the male characters are supposedly at their most witty, charming and affectionate, are presented without audible dialogue. ‘The Great Pretender’ Review: Tedious Love Affairs in Artsy Brooklyn 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

An elegant and witty celebration of orchestral virtuosity, its series of surges towards climactic peaks defies expectation by ending quietly with a wry smile. BBCNOW/Søndergård – review 2012-10-14T14:56:03Z

In three bites at Lysverket, Mr. Haatuft’s restaurant here, he conveys everything he wants the food of Norway to be: nostalgic, sustainable, creative, delicious and witty. North of Nordic: A Young Chef Invents ‘Neo-Fjordic’ Cuisine 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z

But the design is witty and the monsters exuberantly weird. Trapped at Home? Board Game On! 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z

Describe him in three words Adventurous, witty, intelligent. Blind date: ‘There was loads of laughter, which is always good, right?’ 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z

Handler tries to be witty, but fails repeatedly. 'Bottle Grove,' by Daniel Handler book review - The Washington Post 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z

It's relentlessly nihilistic, in a way that grime, with its roots in UK garage clubs, and lyrical contrasts between aggression and more witty, playful tracks about partying and relationships, never has been. Rap responds to the riots: 'They have to take us seriously' 2011-08-12T17:15:46Z

He was hugely attractive – wry, curious, witty and exuberant. Letter: Film-maker Stephen Dwoskin remained 'funny, crabby and opinionated,' writes Naseem Khan 2012-07-24T17:06:04Z

It’s a witty and soapy show that is using its narrative excess to be the life of the party. Jane the Virgin: soapy, smart and sexy 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

"My life as a B movie", although in a different register, is also about settling with a difficult lot: a witty exploration of what it means to star in your own life. What Long Miles by Kona Macphee – review 2013-07-28T08:30:00Z

I got to my feet to make a witty comeback but my jaw jammed. Philip French: my life as a stammerer 2010-12-26T00:05:05Z

Typical London: alive with witty conspiracy theories even in adversity. London Has Fallen: can city siege movies survive the age of terror? 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z

To which I plead guilty, while also confessing a measure of ambivalence about “The Whistlers,” an ingeniously structured, engaging and witty display of filmmaking skill. ‘The Whistlers’ Review: From Bucharest With Ambivalence 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z

Not the wittiest of lines, but the deterioration of Steve and Sarah's marriage on television was hilarious. True Blood: season two, episode nine 2010-04-23T22:10:00Z

Scott Edelman’s “A Most Extraordinary Man” neatly imagines a sequel to Saki’s most famous and witty shocker, “The Open Window.” Michael Dirda on horror and specialty presses

Whether he's playing with a band or on his own, witty but slightly scathing is his dominant tone. This week's new live music 2012-06-22T23:06:08Z

“A Certain Hunger” is distasteful, but it’s also naughty, witty and inventive. Review | Sure, you may be grossed out, but ‘A Certain Hunger’ is a naughty pleasure 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z

Bloom, who waves her soprano around to accent the spatial dimension of sound, collaborated with a witty and animated Clement to celebrate the work of poet Emily Dickinson, per their new album, “Wild Lines.” From Norah Jones to Dawn Clement, women shone at Monterey Jazz Festival 2018 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z

It reminded me of what it was like to gather in France in the salons, where people were witty and good conversationalists. Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go’s Would Like to Talk to You About Memes 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z

In this layered, alternately witty and melancholy story, Mallarico sees shadowy apparitions everywhere when he returns to his childhood home in Naples. Review | Jhumpa Lahiri translates another Italian gem into English: Domenico Starnone’s ‘Trick’ 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z

I guess I’m not widely known for my witty rapport or eagerness to go outside. 'We tenderly drop the vibrator into the bin': how I Marie Kondo'd my whole life 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z

This witty, well-observed and sometimes sinister comedy could have been modern sport PR’s answer to Drop the Dead Donkey. Firefly to Futurama: the cancelled TV shows you are still angry about 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

His Chance might follow up a gut-crunching roundhouse kick to a villain’s solar plexus with a witty aside. 2010-01-09T04:08:00Z

The witty, topical supertitles by Jonathan Dean identify the principal singers as “ladies from Seattle” and “gentlemen from Portland.” Seattle Opera puts a zesty 21st century spin on ‘Cosi fan tutte’ 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z

These novels were learned and scrupulously based on fact, but also witty and contemporary-feeling, full of gossip and shrewd asides. Gore Vidal, 1925-2012: Gore Vidal, Elegant Writer, Dies at 86 2012-08-01T05:20:14Z

The movie is a “witty 3-D animated deconstruction of superhero movies,” Stephen Holden wrote in The New York Times in November. DVDs: Italian Passion, Hollywood Hooey 2011-02-20T02:00:56Z

Meeting him for the first time, I find him to be witty, erudite and deeply political. Tony Kushner: 'At first I was horrified' 2011-08-15T20:31:01Z

Spotlighting the process by which artworks are made can be pedantic, but not in this witty show. In the galleries: ‘Spring Solos’ at Arlington Arts Center 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

In Laurie Sansom's inspired revival of Tennessee Williams's barely known student play Spring Storm, currently at the National, the young author's garrulous, witty voice emerges fully fledged, chattering to keep out the dark. Are plays proper literature? 2010-05-27T14:13:00Z

She would seem to have made a study of American film actresses of the 1920s and ’30s, and she has some of the witty brittleness and desperate fire we associate with the young Bette Davis. London Stages, Full of Cheating Hearts 2013-07-18T12:00:01Z

As the Caruso brand put it at the fair, in its witty presentation of men of different ethnic types carrying boards that said in their languages: “In men’s wear, do as the Italians do.” Florence and its Men’s Wear Future 2013-01-11T15:00:33Z

Lee is a complicated character who is not traditionally “likable” but is ceaselessly compelling — she is witty and smart, and makes bad choices for good reasons. The Roles Are L.G.B.T.Q., but the Movies Are Not About Self-Discovery 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z

Microsymph was witty and succinct, while Quanta, written following a visit to China and inspired by the bold characters of the Chinese language, was a succession of vivid, fluidly-drawn, gestures. Vale of Glamorgan festival – review 2013-05-16T14:54:15Z

I once made the mistake of telling Morrissey how much I liked the witty self-parody of How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel and was rewarded with a withering glare. Tracklists of my tears 2010-06-09T11:05:00Z

I told O’Daniel that it showed a witty and charismatic man meandering through the city on a sunny day. The Moving Revelations of Gay Home Movies 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z

The most refreshing work in current Ballet Theater repertory, it’s enchanting — both witty and intoxicating — in its array of steps, in its musical timing and in its elaborately formal structure. Dance Review: American Ballet Theater at New York City Center 2012-10-22T04:10:05Z

This vigorous, bold play, intensified by its teensy 50-seater venue, is full of lines like that: witty, angry, likable. Beanfield 2010-06-03T21:45:00Z

The film was a wittier riff on Bogart's previous smasheroo, Casablanca, and it was a hell of a way for a girl to sashay into movies. Lauren Bacall obituary 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

The homicidal, cynically witty anti-hero who headlines the Bard’s “Richard III” is far better known than the British monarch at the center of this fascinating drama. Jerry Springer, King Richard: new shows in Seattle 2014-01-02T22:52:45Z

Scamp took the hugely witty production to Edinburgh, to Australia and then toured it widely. War Horse: adapt and survive 2010-08-20T23:06:00Z

Patronage and art projects kept Lear afloat; he became a master at being a guest of the wealthy — a witty, engaging, sympathetic figure always happy to entertain children or give instruction in painting. There Once Was a Man Who Felt Lonely: A Biographer Considers Edward Lear’s Art and Its Sources 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z

As part of his witty, modest thank-you, he did a little flourish of tap. Stanley Donen obituary 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z

It stays with its characters to a wonderfully witty and understated ending. ‘Stand Clear of the Closing Doors,’ a Subway Odyssey 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

Andy Warhol proposed a witty way to inherit Marcel Duchamp’s legacy. Seven Artists on the Warhol Influence 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z

In an especially witty segment, Ms. Maye mentioned her three failed marriages. Music Review: Marilyn Maye Salutes Johnny Carson at 54 Below 2014-05-08T21:20:40Z

Though each of the women met with disappointment and hardship, each was resilient – and witty. O My America! Second Acts in a New World by Sara Wheeler – review 2013-04-06T15:00:01Z

Diana is erudite but unworldly, witty but never ironic, supremely self-confident and utterly mystified by the modern world. Review: ‘Wonder Woman’ Is a Blockbuster That Lets Itself Have Fun 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z

He's a natural: cheeky without being nasty, irreverent, witty. Nick Grimshaw: Meet BBC's It-boy 2012-07-11T09:00:00Z

Lepucki’s witty lines arrive as dependably as afternoon playtime, but her reflection on motherhood and women’s friendships is deadly serious. The trouble with the bad mother memoir 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z

In 1962, this New York collage artist and friend of Cy Twombly and Andy Warhol founded the New York Correspondence School and started to send his small, witty works of art through the mail. $1m artworks up for sale at online fair 2011-01-21T15:02:45Z

McCann, who produced the play, called Mr. Hofsiss a gregarious and witty man and said she considered him the smartest director she ever worked with. Jack Hofsiss, Tony-winning director of ‘The Elephant Man,’ dies at 65 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z

If Only, set in the run-up to the 2015 general election, is billed as a "witty exploration of the morals dilemmas" that affect coalition parties. Play puts coalition drama on stage 2013-05-10T16:42:40Z

He’s really more wry than cynical, witty and reflective about his bumpy ride in show business. Donny and Marie Osmond: Cheerfully embracing their teen-idol past

Mr. Furst’s descriptions of such films and their propaganda messages are chilling but witty. Books of The Times: ‘Mission to Paris’ by Alan Furst 2012-06-03T22:37:20Z

It dramatises the tight, active, uproarious communities that widows and divorced women often build, with characters who are strong, witty, supportive – and never short of a date. Your next box set: The Golden Girls 2010-10-15T07:00:00Z

This witty concoction did double couturial duty for a turn on the SoHo streets and a gig at a West Village leather bar. Stephen Varble: The Street Was His Stage, the Dress Was His Weapon 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z

We know Ms. Fey is clever and witty, so we assume that her character, Wendy, must be, too. Fractious Family Mourns in ‘This Is Where I Leave You’ 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

According to Hardwick and others who knew him, Lowell was — most of the time — kindly, witty and loving. Review | Kay Redfield Jamison puts Robert Lowell on the couch in an exhilarating biography 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z

He’s almost made it: His band has been described as “scabrous, intermittently witty, post-skronk propulsion.” 8 Books Coming in December 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z

She has a knack for, and a long history of, illustrating complex rhythms with witty, fluid gestures and compelling pedestrian patterns to create layered tapestries of bodies. 8 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z

Scott wrote in his review for The Times, adding, “She’s warm, needy, scary, conspiratorial and witty, overriding any concerns for coherence with the sheer force of her personality.” What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Horse Girl’ and ‘Ma’ 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z

However inapt as drama, and however much real estate they steal from the development of a richer plot, such songs serve an important function, like the witty prose of the novel. ‘Oliver!’ Review: Tunes, Glorious Tunes, in a Grimly Cheerful Revival 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z

Before they headed west to start what they would call The Stranger, Savage, the witty gay kid behind the video counter, said their paper should have a sex-advice column. How Dan Savage lost it 2013-05-25T19:00:00Z

Most effectively, though — and largely thanks to Ms. Kidman’s regal, witty performance — it’s a comedy, a country-house farce about the problems caused by an inconvenient guest. Review: ‘The Beguiled,’ Sofia Coppola’s Civil War Cocoon 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z

“Still, beyond the entertaining subplots and witty dialogue is the hard truth that, in 1961, a smart, ambitious woman had limited options.” 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z

Existential crises aside, the paintings are wry and packed with witty asides. Review | In the galleries: The past invades the present in paintings by Gregory Ferrand 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z

Infused with original reporting and quick witty studio commentary Bee is taking the late night scene by storm. Samantha Bee FTW: “Full Frontal” slayed these 3 topics in less than a month on the air 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z

"Matilda the Musical" is all British, a witty, dark musical adaptation of the novel by Roald Dahl that is still running in London. Tony Awards will star cross dressing and Tom Hanks 2013-06-09T13:40:15Z

There was none of his witty conversation, none of his usual wisecracks, nor even any brotherly advice offered beyond a pointed finger. My brother was deteriorating before my eyes. I could think of only one thing to do. 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z

Some of the wittiest comments are by her sister-in-law, Anne. Summering at Martha’s Vineyard with the Clintons and Katharine Graham 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z

Their imbalance turned an ambitious television rendering of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical into a Noël Coward triangle in which audiences root for the witty, wicked older woman: “The Sound of Money.” Television Review: Carrie Underwood Stars in NBC’s Live ‘Sound of Music’ 2013-12-06T17:45:01Z

His family did not drink wine, but he was inspired by novels and old French movies in which joyful, witty scenes set around meals always seemed to include wine. From Ontario, Cool-Climate Wines of Beauty and Vision 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z

With it, she cast herself against type, as the wickedly witty Southern Democrat. Preparations for TV's Emmy awards are underway 2010-08-27T17:55:00Z

According to Finnish legend, Santa is more demon than do-gooder, and in this witty, suspenseful horror story, American drillers blast the creature out of its frozen Arctic slumber. TV highlights 22/12/2012 2012-12-21T10:04:48Z

Axl, a fast and clever little female ambulance and a feisty companion to the spirited Violet, often provides witty asides, while Piston, the police cruiser, obsesses over safety. ‘Firebuds’ Gives a Face to Emergency Workers, and Their Vehicles 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Industrial Light & Magic Verbinski's very witty animated western aims much of its humour at adults, and mainly hits its target. TV highlights 27/12/12 2012-12-21T12:47:37Z

“This amazing album was abundant with new musical ideas; a new kind of studio-born performance; a never-before-heard confluence of music world conventions; a witty, sad, surprising and moving musical trip.” The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Gets a 50th Birthday Festival in Liverpool 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z

In terms of what makes the Beatles in particular so special, Van Zandt says their music is "pure joy," and they were "smart and very witty…they showed us a new world." Steven Van Zandt talks paying dues on the Jersey Shore and playing with Paul McCartney 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z

This is a witty and accessible overview of the economic crisis. Saci Lloyd's top 10 political books 2013-03-15T16:24:50Z

Mr. Mechem’s libretto is bright and witty, especially in the high-flown errors he concocts for Mrs. Malaprop, that marvelous Sheridan character whose name became synonymous with linguistic blunders. Opera Review: Bronx Opera Company’s ‘The Rivals’ at the Lovinger Theater 2014-01-13T19:15:13Z

“I tried to laugh it off, smack him and say witty, pointed things,” she writes. Dustin Hoffman accused of 'abusive' sexual harassment on Broadway 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z

That weekend at the racetrack developed into an obsession with auto racing and produced a collection of witty insights gleaned from the physics, exhilaration and culture of amateur racing. Books: A Time to Turn Pages Instead of Corners 2012-12-09T04:17:17Z

“Her voice is so beloved, and this book is so funny and witty,” Ms. Ziv said. Sloane Crosley Unclasps Cloak of Secrecy About Authorship 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z

While Handel’s keyboard music might not reach the profundity of Bach’s, there is emotional depth in Ms. Smirnova’s renditions of the various movements, by turns elegant, witty and melancholy. Classical Recordings: ‘Handel: Keyboard Suites’ by Lisa Smirnova 2012-09-29T23:03:03Z

Arguably a farce — though the playwright, Sandy Rustin, rejects that term, which to her suggests stock characters and clowning — “The Cottage” is a feminist twist on witty British comedies in the Noël Coward mold. How to Squeeze a Feminist Farce Into an English Country House 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z

What makes “The Man Who Lived Twice” so delicious, even adorable, derives from its lighthearted tone and a witty style based on antithesis. Review | Richard Osman, inspired by ‘The A-Team,’ has created a delightful band of elderly sleuths 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z

If you listen to the orchestrations, the lyrics, the witty rhymes, the dark aspects exploring the sinister vagaries of people's minds – it's incredibly powerful and original. Is Stephen Sondheim the Shakespeare of musical theatre? | Michael Ball 2010-03-29T15:41:00Z

In his early years he had published very good poetry and some fiction; he was handsome and witty. Falling short: seven writers reflect on failure 2013-06-22T07:00:00Z

His witty lines, physical comedy and mannerisms just turn him into a super lovable character. 'Spoiler alert: Ross and Rachel date!' – teens on why they love Friends 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z

Have yourself another layer: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is also the title of the 1968 collection of Pauline Kael reviews that first made her name as a witty, acerbic and deeply knowledgeable film critic. Lethal weapons: Shane Black's pulp fiction is still the best action around 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z

Through his eyes, we get to know her as a witty, opinionated, driven young woman, the starry-eyed precursor to the stylish first lady and tragic veiled widow who will supplant her in the popular imagination. He Knew What Jackie Gave Up for the Kennedys. This Is His Story. 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z

He put enough distance between his and Goodman’s take to make the Walter his own, with frequent and typically witty embelishments. Michael Fassbender really pulls the Big Lebowski live read together 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z

Some of those patterns were witty, as in a geometric umbrella print; or pretty, when a misty “apron” of florals appeared on a black dress. Special Report: Fashion: Armani's Homage 2011-07-05T17:09:19Z

Allies describe Mrs. Trump as warm, engaging and witty, traits at odds with the totemic stance she often takes in public. Melania Trump, a Mysterious First Lady, Weathers a Chaotic White House 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z

Throughout “Muddy Matterhorn,” witty elevation is set against baser pleasures. A Poet Whose Calling Is Doubt Celebrates Language’s Uncertainty 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z

Her prints were especially witty, one with stripes that, if you looked closely, were made of toothbrushes. | Fast Fashion: To Wit and Long Memories, Anna Sui 2011-09-15T00:12:47Z

After chronicling the wreckage of a few recent relationships, the eternally witty Lewis arrives at a mantra of tough-talking self-reliance: “If you feel like giving up, shut up — get a puppy and a truck.” Post Malone and the Weeknd’s Emo Synth-Pop, and 12 More New Songs 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z

In the wittiest of the photos, two ant-size humans seem to teeter on the apparently hard-edge crest of a massive dune, dwarfed by both nature and abstract forms. In the galleries: Finding new ways to take in the natural world 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z

Shapiro also writes insightfully about the “Buffy” fans who, whatever their idol’s hypocrisy, were genuinely thrilled, inspired and given a witty voice by the show’s outcast heroes. ‘We Need to Talk About Cosby.’ (Among Others.) 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z

Along with Ms. Childs’s “Lollapalooza,” what sticks is Ms. Hoffbauer’s “For this reason I am Naming This Dance,” a witty and tangled look at the creative process. Dance Review: Motion and Emotion Discover New Pairings 2011-04-01T23:41:49Z

The medley was witty, but unobtrusively so; just enough to keep the dancers alert. Finding the Keys for the Right Ballet Steps 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

It's also a witty examination of what can happen to a group of friends in their 30s when kids come along and change the mix. 15 top entertainment picks for March 11-17 in Seattle 2012-03-07T23:14:03Z

There were four chairs among the five pieces he was able to finish in time for his first professional exhibition, which opened in 1986 under the accidentally witty title “Seating for Six.” Is There Anything Marc Newson Hasn?t Designed? 2012-01-27T17:23:09Z

It wasn’t an especially witty, innovative, or even smooth Oscar night. Oscar’s 10 most memorable moments 2014-03-03T13:30:00Z

The results are likable, unsurprising and principally a showcase for the pretty young cast, notably Mr. Miller, who brings texture to his witty if sensitive gay quipster. Movie Review: ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower,’ Directed by Stephen Chbosky 2012-09-21T00:13:16Z

Voluptuous color and luxurious interpenetrations of sensuous forms conspired to make messy, elegant, often witty abstract pictures. LACMA exhibit on John Altoon shows his jazzy, seductive touch 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z

Cummings' witty wordplay and Dickinson's saucy poetry were mostly lost to the ear. A rocky premiere for Gailloreto's ambitious 'Sea Songs' 2011-03-20T14:40:00Z

Mazie's voice carries the novel; witty, passionate, high-spirited and warm, she is the best possible guide to her own life. Jami Attenberg novel pays tribute to big-hearted 'Saint Mazie' 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

First, Morrissey is – when he’s on — one of the wittiest writers of lyric ever. Morrissey’s writing a novel: Will “List of the Lost” be a morose delight or a shrill garbage fire? 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z

The show is from the Seattle Children’s Theater, and it’s perfectly pitched to the 10-and-under crowd, as well as anyone older who admires witty and inventive stagecraft. Review: A Playful ‘Robin Hood,’ Complete With Sack Race, at the New Victory Theater 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z

As this shows, dads have usually drawn the short straw in Britcoms from the 1950s on – unlike their sensible wives or drily witty teenage spore. The Untold Great Fire of London 2010-06-30T07:00:00Z

With what seems like shocking rapidity — the film’s chronology is appropriately fuzzy — Alice slides from a witty, intelligent, capable adult into a fragile and confused shadow of her former self. In ‘Still Alice,’ a Professor Slides Into Alzheimer’s 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

But she was witty, commanding and imperiously focused as we pieced a history together. Solving the Many Mysteries of What Became ‘Carol’ 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z

They kept up a witty argument about whether the city’s famous writers — Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson and many more — were drunken louts or posh artists. Perspective | What’s the best way to tour a city? A book critic stumbles onto the answer. 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z

While the show is surprisingly witty and entertaining, I couldn't help but think of the couples I've worked with in my private therapy practice and of my own marriage. "The Marriage Ref" is a therapist's nightmare 2010-03-09T16:09:00Z

Mysteries, lies and ulterior motives abound, as do the witty, often barbed aperçus. 'Rules of Civility': An enchanting novel of love and loss in 1930s Manhattan 2011-08-24T20:41:04Z

Yet the lesson of Mozart's wisest, wittiest, most mysterious, most disturbing opera and most viably contemporary opera is that liberation in love requires a despoiling of not innocence but expectations. Dudamel and the L.A. Phil illuminate, elevate 'Cosi fan Tutte' 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z

Elaborate syntax and witty enjambment ensure that a dramatic tension between the speaker's ambition and his reason is maintained. Collected Poems 1935-92 by FT Prince - review 2012-10-12T21:55:07Z

As it happens, far from a crusty don, Forsyth isn’t much over 40, according to his bio, and is best known in Britain as a witty etymologist. Sloshed, Hammered, Blotto — We’ve Been Doing It for Ages 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z

He was easily wittier than either: introducing the unsmiling Dugan, he said, "Ladies, he's single!" Matisyahu 2010-06-06T20:45:00Z

Ms. Anderson, a perennially witty and adventurous actress, was a smashing Blanche in Benedict Andrews’ deconstructed “A Streetcar Named Desire.” Review: ‘All About Eve’ Gets the Vampire Treatment from Ivo van Hove 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z

What a rare blessing to find a smart and witty novel about the unexpected ways religious commitment can fracture a life — and restore it. Review | Honoring the dead? Nathan Englander’s ‘kaddish.com’ imagines there’s an app for that. 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z

A scene of two men in a kitchen not speaking, their silences decoded by witty subtitles. Review: ‘Aloha,’ a Hangout Movie With Bradley Cooper and Emma Stone in Hawaii 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

Its residents are happy to tell you, in some of the wittiest songs ever written about being bored. Review: ‘The Band’s Visit’ Is a Ravishing Musical That Whispers With Romance 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z

Because he’s also concise, angular, rhythmic and witty.” An Adagio for Strings, and for the Ages 2010-03-05T19:18:00Z

At their most achieved, the effect is not just witty but profound. Attack on Jane Austen's genius shows neither sense nor sensibility 2010-10-25T11:02:00Z

“The Martini Shot,” the bracing and witty novella that closes Pelecanos’s first collection of stories, is a sly consideration of this mud-wrestling match between art and commerce. Book review: ‘The Martini Shot,’ by George Pelecanos 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z

Its four-night run was entertaining, intriguingly visual, at times surprising, even witty. Perspective | The 2020 Democratic National Convention won with viewers. Now its organizers hope to win an Emmy. 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z

Every Native American in it — in addition to being beautiful and wise — is nice, brave and witty. A Native American Coming-of-Age and the Uses of Enchantment 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z

It is a witty, large-spirited performance, well supported by Adrian Schiller as a revolutionary tailor, Nick Sampson as a suave minister and Olivia Poulet as a mayoral wife crazy for uniform. The Captain of Köpenick – review 2013-02-06T15:00:00Z

The Scissor Sisters can be witty about such developments. Long live disco 2012-05-21T17:55:01Z

“Equity” itself, however, is bracing, witty and suspenseful, a feminist thriller sharply attuned to the nuances of its chosen milieu. Review: In ‘Equity,’ No Room for Sisterhood Amid Gloves-Off Wall Street Warfare 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

The real stars, though, were the Guildhall students, above all Patrick Walshe McBride as Peer – witty, charming and wonderfully touching, notably in the scene in which he tells his mother fantastic tales as she dies. BBCSO/Minkowski – review 2012-12-18T20:00:25Z

He looks like Spike, in the classic blue suit and signature hair, but more important, he has the attitude down: sarcastic, witty, moody and occasionally ruthless. The Good, the Bad and the Jazzy: What ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Gets Right and Wrong 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z

Rod Liddle, also of The Sunday Times, is one of my heroes: so witty, so trenchant, so unafraid of political correctness — I read every word he writes and laugh over many of them. Anne de Courcy: By the Book 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z

Yet she maintains a cool, smart, pretty, witty and wise persona. The Panopticon by Jenni Fagan – review 2013-04-26T16:00:01Z

Cutting comments ... the witty DVD commentary to The Matrix Trilogy tears The Matrix Reloaded apart. Commission us: films that only get better with a good DVD commentary 2010-10-14T11:33:00Z

It's not that he relies on gimmicky antics, witty banter or showboating; rather, few are more expert in piecing together a set list. Paul Simon takes graying fans on world tour 2011-04-25T05:21:26Z

Lennon was admired for his journalism, and for a sharp and witty collection of outsider-perspective essays about Paris in the 1960s entitled Foreign Correspondent. Farewell to Peter Lennon, whose only film was worth a dozen by a lesser man 2011-03-21T14:17:57Z

Charles Simic, the renowned Serbian-American poet whose work combined a melancholy old-world sensibility with a sensual and witty sense of modern life, died on Monday at an assisted living facility in Dover, N.H. Charles Simic, Pulitzer-Winning Poet and U.S. Laureate, Dies at 84 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z

Like the film itself, the trailer for Magic Mike favors witty exchanges over nudity. Magic Mike is an XXL hit with women but why did it turn men off? 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z

The leering title is the wittiest thing in this amiable comic misfire. Movies 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z

They volleyed witty texts, but Dr. Greenwood’s grueling schedule was such that she had a small window the next afternoon, then nothing for six weeks. Stolen Bits of Time Turned Into a Lifetime Together 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z

Stevens was irreverent, sharp-tongued, sarcastic and witty, suffering no fools whether Democrat or Republican. On the trail of Thaddeus Stevens, Pennsylvania’s equal rights champion 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z

Even so, unleavened by the author's playful prose and witty writing, the celluloid version seems starker. Reading group: John Huston's Wise Blood is an unlikely cinematic feat 2012-12-21T15:10:19Z

Ono's ideas are often far out and witty. Yoko Ono’s prophetic vision of self-care 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z

How can this paragon of adolescent lyricism also be the mature prince or witty imp we see in other ballets? Review: At 53, an Effortless Return to Dance ‘Romeo and Juliet’ 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z

His witty remarks became the stuff of tabloid gossip, as when a friend asked him to be the godfather of his new child, and Vidal quipped: "Always a godfather, never a god." Gore Vidal 2012-08-01T05:32:19Z

They’re lyrically witty and rich enough in narrative and character detail to power the dual plots of the musical. ‘Ordinary Days’ is an extraordinarily charming musical of questing young New Yorkers

And Mr. Thibaudet was just right for it: Not a keyboard pounder, he went for sensuality and witty sprightliness. An Orchestra’s Ecstatic, Once-in-a-Lifetime Birthday Party 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z

The show hasn't broken big ground for either; instead it's highlighted their natural assets -- as deft, witty and incredibly quick-thinking performers. Can Franco and Hathaway save the Oscars? 2010-11-30T16:12:00Z

Tom Postilio, a suave, witty Frank Sinatra acolyte with a mischievous twinkle in his eye, remembers the epiphanic moment when he first saw his idol in June 1984 at Carnegie Hall. Music Review: Finding His Inner Sinatra, the Always Charming One 2011-05-18T20:36:25Z

It's a gently witty and intelligent fantasy from 1848 – benevolent merchants, giddy twins, Christmas interiors of which Dickens might be proud, complicatedly estranged relatives, a young widow and, of course, the initially impregnable bachelor. Summer reading: 'coalition books' 2010-07-16T23:05:00Z

The result is a witty story that chews on Internet scams, relationship killers, crackpot theology, baseball mania and the desperate loneliness of modern life. Book World Joshua Ferris’s ‘To Rise Again at a Decent Hour’

All sources are listed carefully on his Web site, along with darkly witty ruminations on the inherent uncertainty of numbers, especially where what he calls “mass unpleasantness” is involved. ?The Great Big Book of Horrible Things,? by Matthew White 2011-11-08T13:00:00Z

No one’s laughing, so I can only assume he didn’t open with a witty icebreaker. Net neutrality, sex, falconry: In one week, I crashed as many D.C. conferences as possible. 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z

And so sad. @sosadtoday is, in fact, the name of Broder’s popular Twitter feed, a place of quick, witty personal koans of lively despair. The Merman of Her Dreams 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z

It’s a lovely moment that Mr. Faber renders witty as well. ‘The Book of Strange New Things,’ by Michel Faber 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z

But he never tired of taking apart established forms and reassembling them in ways that were invariably fresh, frequently witty, sometimes abstruse but consistently stimulating. Jean-Luc Godard, Daring Director Who Shaped the French New Wave, Dies at 91 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z

The witty, bone-dry dialogue made a long car ride go by in a flash. Times Critics Discuss 2021 in Books, From Breakout Stars to Cover Blobs 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z

How their stories merge and eventually collide is the crux of this witty nail-biter. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z

The combination of those elements usually produces cynical black comedy, something witty and bitter, but Zigman’s work is too tender for that. Review | Laura Zigman’s ‘Separation Anxiety’ tackles middle-aged loneliness with a perfect mix of grief and humor 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z

Lately, the entire nation seems to be practicing the form: brainstorming with colleagues in virtual conference rooms, texting jokes to family members, trying to one-up friends with witty banter in Gchat or HipChat. Sidewire: The chatter site for political junkies who haven’t already maxed out 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z

“Here, in the guise of furthering a children’s fable, is the brand of witty, soaring musical score that is now virtually extinct on the stage,” Janet Maslin wrote in The Times in 1991. DVD: ?The 10th Victim? and ?The Phantom Carriage? on Video 2011-10-02T02:43:02Z

The other McCarthys are also all familiar archetypes, which makes this show another in what seems to be a trend of comfort-food comedies: witty without being ambitious; safe rather than scalding. Tyler Ritter and Laurie Metcalf in ‘The McCarthys’ on CBS 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z

This was Bjork at her best, winsome and witty, yet daringly indifferent to the rituals of the larger entertainment industry. Why is MoMA featuring an exhibit showcasing Bjork’s pretentiousness? 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z

She gave her dancers previously shunned theatrical trappings, like costumes — for “Jelly Rolls,” Kermit Love’s witty backless tuxedos — and smart haircuts. Beyond Ballroom: Twyla Tharp’s American Classicism 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z

"I'm honored to have been able to call Gore a close friend," said Shepherd, who added that "speaking his witty and eloquent words every night only reinforces for me what a genius he was." Broadway will dim lights in memory of Gore Vidal 2012-08-02T14:49:08Z

As seen here, Ms. Crockett’s earlier works are even more confident and witty than what she produced later. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z

In the hazy months following her mother’s unexpected death, George returns to that happy trip, with its witty banter about art and feminism. Book review: ‘How to Be Both,’ by Ali Smith

The director is on a roll with "Poker Face" over on Peacock, and his penchant for using big-name guest stars in colorful roles – delivering pop culture references and witty dialogue – wins him plenty of love. From Chris Rock live to a Waco siege docuseries, here's what's new on Netflix in March 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z

She is as smart as I was, but she’s also popular and funny and witty, and I was none of those things. Lois Lowry on ‘The Giver’ and what she regrets in her new book, ‘Looking Back’ 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z

Mr. Roth’s witty and almost antically inventive modern cooking evokes the proudly cosmopolitan character of his adopted hometown and his own eclectic background. Bites: Restaurant Report: &Samhoud Places in Amsterdam 2013-08-13T18:56:44Z

The mood is bright and playful, wittiest when making variations out of latticed arms — holding them down, then up, then turning underneath them. Dance Review: Journeying From Head to Toe, With a Layover at the Heart 2011-03-18T22:21:21Z

“She was incredibly witty and not quiet and not reserved and almost a different person. It was just us.” Suddenly, These Law Clerks Were More Than Just Colleagues 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z

On Wednesday the middle movement, “Aria With Walking Bass,” was more plodding than witty. Review: At the Philharmonic, Contemporary Is King for a Week 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

As a pair, her witty picture and the idyllic Audubon landscape correspond pretty closely to my vision of “South” before the summer of 1964. The New Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Refuses to Sugarcoat History 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z

His texts, based on a story from Ovid’s “Metamorphoses,” were brilliant and witty, but his delivery was too ironically poised to be convincing. Music Review: Resonant Bodies Festival at ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn 2013-09-06T22:26:20Z

I would gladly catalog the movie’s wittiest inventions and sharpest insights, or try to draw a word map of Riley’s brain. Review: Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’ Finds the Joy in Sadness, and Vice Versa 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

Mr. Darnton’s mother, Eleanor, provided the memories for the boys, serving up a father who was “courageous and idealistic, unafraid in war, suave and debonair in public, witty and warm in private.” Books of The Times: A Newsman?s Family, Missing in Action 2011-03-24T21:19:26Z

His dancing and acting here are efficient, almost witty. Dance Review: A Danish Modern Twist Updates Classical Ballet 2011-06-15T22:03:19Z

He had a dark sense of humour, he was witty, and he laid all his baggage out there on the line right away. 'This is small talk purgatory': what Tinder taught me about love 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z

I wasn’t in their musical class, but made up for it with what I thought at the time was my witty banter to introduce our songs. My father paid four times his weekly wage for the greatest gift of my life 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z

When we first started working on the show, Andrew, Greg and I, we all write these sort of very witty, verbose characters, like sort of all of our characters are like Felicity. Arrow Co-Creator Marc Guggenheim on Tonight's Season 2 Finale 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z

While Gottlieb’s books are excellent and highly recommended, their author — a former editor of the Economist — does exhibit a journalist’s forgivable urge to be flashy or witty whenever possible. Review | A new book for ‘those who don’t want millions, but an answer to their questions’ 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z

In fact, the great Orpheus work from that era was Offenbach’s delightfully witty and irreverent operetta “Orpheus in the Underworld,” which pokes fun at the obsession. Juilliard Stages an Orpheus Rarity From Opera’s Early Days 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z

In conversation, he is generous and witty, and much more self-reflective than his TV persona. How Noel Fielding Went From a Hedonist to a Host of ‘The Great British Baking Show’ 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z

All were well played and well received, though he opted not to play its catchy and witty lead single, "The Afterlife." Paul Simon takes graying fans on world tour 2011-04-25T05:21:26Z

But there’s a starker, darker streak of witty cynicism, social commentary and pizazz in the live rendition, and Village Theatre’s “Chicago” captures a lot of that. Killers in lingerie: Village’s snazzy ‘Chicago’ 2013-05-23T21:19:28Z

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

She noticed that he was particularly witty in his email, and they quickly developed a warm rapport. For Obama’s Speechwriting Team, the Message Finally Got Through 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z

In her “intimate,” “witty,” sometimes “acerbic” account, the veteran Times congressional reporter is “often a few steps ahead of the newcomers,” our reviewer, Ellen Fitzpatrick, wryly observed. New in Paperback: ‘Brother & Sister’ and ‘The Resisters’ 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z

And the unceasing attempt to stay witty takes its toll on both the audience and the overworked two-member cast, whom Mr. Ellis keeps in grinding high gear. Theater Review | 'Mr. & Mrs. Fitch': In a Gilded World, Theirs Is but to Quip and Sigh 2010-02-23T03:01:00Z

Mr. De Palma is remarkable company — witty, insightful and neither unduly modest nor overbearingly vain. Review: Brian De Palma Says He Is Hitchcock’s True Heir 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

The boxes often contained cards with witty sayings or specific instructions. Brian Eno's Oblique Strategies: the famous deck of cards behind "Another Green World" 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z

Her writing is as sharp, insightful, witty, and heartbreaking as before. March to the shelves for these new books: Recommended reading for spring break and beyond 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z

"About Time" is a bit of a departure for Curtis, whose earlier romantic comedies, although witty and tender, were grounded in reality. Richard Curtis puts happiness through time travel in 'About Time' 2013-10-30T20:36:25Z

Belknap actually uses that phrase himself, one indication that beneath the academic robes lies a witty intelligence. ‘Meanwhile, back at the ranch’ and other storytelling tricks explained in ‘Plots’ 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

I remember when I first saw your art years ago, the works were very witty: They made me smile. It’s Time for African Resistance, This Artist Says 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z

She then performed a witty, destabilizing, hard-to-describe routine about being a nobody who was invited “because I don’t like men.” The 2018 Emmys: The Blah Place 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z

Mr. Lethem’s fullest and wittiest explication of this idea arrives in this volume’s now famous title essay, which appeared in Harper’s Magazine in 2007. Books of The Times: Jonathan Lethem?s ?Ecstasy of Influence? - Review 2011-11-08T23:22:25Z

Though it is widely acknowledged that she wrote wondrously witty and accomplished works, she could not get them produced. London Theater Journal: Firebrands 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z

House of Secrets was an action packed book full of suspense, dark magic, witty siblings and, you guessed it, a house full of secrets. Reader reviews roundup 2013-04-19T08:58:54Z

In your biography of Merrill you write, “When it works, the Ouija board produces a pleasingly double sensation of surprise and inevitability, like an effective rhyme or witty remark.” About That Ouija Board: How Langdon Hammer Summoned a Poet’s Spirit 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z

Though everyone shines in solos, especially when the witty Ms. Dorrance plays against the group, the show is most absorbing when the whole tribe is onstage. Review: Dorrance Dance, Where Tap and Computers Intersect 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z

But this show also felt vibrant, and it expressed a fresh, wittier sensibility from Ms. Versace. On the Runway Blog: Versace's Couture Show Embraces Color and Texture 2012-07-01T22:27:15Z

His rambunctious, witty character helps, and so in a way, he’s acting, even offscreen. Peter Dinklage Was Smart to Say No 2012-03-31T23:17:15Z

Is Kate a stand-in for her creator, who is, after all, not making great art but a witty, well-constructed Broadway play? Critic?s Notebook: Women Playwrights and Gender Stereotypes on Broadway 2011-12-24T01:47:25Z

Typically the role of the satirist is to call out the flaws in the system, to speak truth to power in a witty way, to expose hypocrisy, and to mock hubris and folly. Jon Stewart, defender of American values: How comedians are redefining patriotism now 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z

Besides, in one of the film's many witty sight gags, Blanc is depressed and won't leave his bathtub, because he is so bored. Cozy up to "Glass Onion," the droll "Knives Out" sequel that delivers all the murder mystery goods 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z

One of the first popular books to tackle quantum entanglement, this clear and witty account doesn't shy away from the philosophical stakes. David Kaiser's top 10 books about quantum theory 2012-09-26T12:02:55Z

With witty remarks written in pencil, Prince sits on the hood of his first car in one shot. Prince’s anticipated, posthumous memoir is ready for fans 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z

“The most intelligent and predatory of the trio, she takes complete control of every scene with her acid delivery of viciously witty lines,” critic Alton Cook wrote in the New York World-Telegram and Sun. Lauren Bacall dies at 89; iconic film legend known as ‘The Look’

Not only is Bill Paterson's three-hander perfectly pitched at a sell-out audience, but it is witty, self-aware and quietly observant about the way death makes us reflect on life. Astonishing Archie – review 2012-11-21T18:15:47Z

Evil Dead,” began to shift from witty B-movie homage to the celebration of Mr. Campbell’s disarming comic persona. Review: In ‘Ash vs. Evil Dead,’ a Blend of Familiar Motifs and Humor 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z

In effect, the entire movie is one of duelling monologues, spoken and unspoken: two hours of sharp, painful, witty, and elegant talk that is nonetheless rooted in the impossibility of communication. What’s Missing from the Brilliant “Marriage Story” 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z

"He was a huge talent, and a warm, witty and wonderful man who marched to his own drummer," added his agent. Hairspray writer O'Donnell dies 2012-08-07T09:07:28Z

The author of the genuinely witty comedies “The Little Dog Laughed” and “As Bees in Honey Drown,” Mr. Beane has more on his mind here than postmodern era melding and hit-and-run jokes. | 'Lysistrata Jones': Happy Sweating and Singing 2011-06-06T02:00:00Z

The beautifully choreographed scene in which the gang approaches the cottage from the field, heads bobbing in and out of view, is as witty as it is ominous. Review: ‘Slow West,’ a Wry Twist on Classic Frontier Fables 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z

Of what drew him to Dr. McConville, Mr. Malamut said, “In Thomas, I found someone who was super funny and witty. But no matter how much he messed around, he always remained driven.” For Two Fraternity Brothers, an Even Stronger Bond 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z

Parts of this frank and witty book belong in “Best American Sex Writing 2013.” Books of The Times: ?Wild? by Cheryl Strayed, a Walkabout of Reinvention 2012-03-27T15:51:40Z

This winking update to “The Scarlet Letter” has much to recommend it, including the witty and quotable screenplay, the sly indictments of bullying and rumor-mongering and the deep bench of supporting players. The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z

In its first two hours there are some good things, not least the script, and Waltz is thoroughly engaging as the film's wittiest and most humane character. All that bloody mayhem and we're still supposed to take Django Unchained seriously? 2013-01-25T17:00:01Z

Agree with his opinions or not, they’re always smart, lucid, well argued and witty. How Movies Work 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z

Our narrator is Beth, serious, highly sensitive and crisply witty, a tough but vulnerable woman we first meet as she waits in a queue to board a huge luxury liner. The Blue Book by AL Kennedy ? review 2011-08-12T21:55:06Z

In this area Stephen Bayley was the pioneer, with a constant stream of witty, erudite and challenging writings on design from the 1980s onwards. Hello World: Where Design Meets Life by Alice Rawsthorn – review 2013-05-10T13:00:03Z

The credit for that goes to Mark Elder, whose account of the score is witty, buoyant and wonderfully humane, missing nothing. Falstaff – review 2013-05-21T17:46:37Z

It included long-unseen works from the Ballet Russe repertory, among them excerpts from Frederick Ashton’s witty “Devil’s Holiday” and a movement from Massine’s “Seventh Symphony,” a monumental depiction of the creation of the world. Frederic Franklin, Inventive Ballet Star, Dies at 98 2013-05-05T17:58:24Z

Their partial success owes everything to Ms. Gosheva’s disciplined, quietly heartbreaking and almost subliminally witty performance. Review: ‘The Lesson’ Is a Test of Conscience and Patience 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z

Nors’ writing is by turns witty, gut wrenching, stark and lyrical. Breaking up is hard, even for the avant-garde: Dorthe Nors' 'So Much for That Winter' 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z

She’s clutching a perfect candied apple, a portentous splash of red and a witty emblem both of Halloween and Edenic forbidden fruit. ‘Us’ Review: Jordan Peele’s Creepy Latest Turns a Funhouse Mirror on Us 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z

There are no llamas in the book, but the character Little E is much like Baby Llama and its creator: full of pluck, a sly smile and a knack for witty verse. The happy future of ‘Llama Llama’ after its creator’s death 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z

The busy, 3-D animation relies a bit too much on madcap flight sequences and vast, vaulted spaces, but the character design has real warmth, and the animation is frequently witty and sometimes mesmerizing. Movie Review: In ‘Rise of the Guardians,’ Childhood Naïveté Wins 2012-11-20T22:29:12Z

Seen in their natural habitat of writers room whiteboards and doughnuts, and in sharply edited interviews, the men and women who share their experiences here are an endlessly witty, hyper-articulate bunch. 'Showrunners' a lively snapshot from TV's creative front lines 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z

This wry and witty cult comedy from the director Dean Parisot mixes two wonderful comic ideas well. Stream These 6 Titles Before They Leave Netflix in May 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z

Outkast’s Big Boi recalled in a phone interview that Mike was “smart, witty, and he was hungry,” adding, “He was very serious about his craft, and I admired him a lot.” Run the Jewels Is Rewriting Rap’s Rules 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z

The result is a witty, heartbreaking and tense nail-biter that Evans accurately compares to "Dog Day Afternoon." “American Animals” could change how we tell true crime stories 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z

There was witty interplay between words and music, but over all the cycle did not leave a strong impression. Music Review: New Amsterdam Singers at Church of the Holy Trinity 2010-06-06T22:16:00Z

He said everyone fell in love with Reid’s “undeniably witty, always giving and caring and hilariously show-stopping personality” during rehearsals earlier this year. ‘B.A.P.S.’ star Natalie Desselle Reid dies at 53 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z

Nigel Andrews in the Financial Times called it “crashingly enjoyable, frequently exciting and even, when it wants, borderline witty”. Chadwick Boseman obituary 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z

His witty retorts to the prosecution barrister reportedly made the jury members stifle laughter, and at an industry screening at Venice, Broadbent’s performance as the no-nonsense Geordie elicited laughs, despite the language barrier. Art thief's story The Duke steals limelight at Venice film festival 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z

I think maybe just because that really witty, self-deprecating humor wasn’t there. Date Lab: She asked him to show her Pokémon Go 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z

In this darkly witty collaboration, a mouse is gobbled up by a wolf. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z

It abounds in marvels of witty spatial organization. Review: From Trisha Brown, Three Last Dances (Maybe) in Brooklyn 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z

A complex, witty horror that lasted just one season on BBC3. Firefly to Futurama: the cancelled TV shows you are still angry about 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

It really is a terrific first act: witty, smart, exciting – and Fanning's reading of her first scene is great, perhaps the best "rehearsal" scene since Naomi Watts's audition piece in Mulholland Drive. Super 8 - review 2011-08-04T13:00:02Z

Affable and witty, Barren has just enough scientific knowledge to be charmingly dangerous. Review | ‘All Our Wrong Todays,’ by Elan Mastai 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z

The Doctor's Dilemma is a far better drama – wittier, shrewder, more pacey – in the theatre than is apparent from a reading. Richard III; The Doctor's Dilemma; The Fire Garden – reviews 2012-07-28T23:06:10Z

The music sounds terrific over a big system and the witty, inventive choreography is performed with gusto. The Knife – review 2013-05-11T23:05:48Z

Parts of “The Forbidden Room” might be regarded as a facetiously witty tribute to the spirit of German Expressionism. Review: In ‘The Forbidden Room,’ a Submarine Full of Dark Imagery 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z

Mencken, Cain was by the 1920s a New York scribe with a reputation as a witty cynic, a tough-minded reporter, a two-fisted drinker and a ladies' man. Noir classic steps out of the shadows at ACT 2011-10-20T18:50:11Z

Introduced by a witty reading of the ballet’s synopsis by festival director and violinist James Ehnes, the 10-movement suite proved jaunty, colorful, and full of clever and inventive scoring. SCMS fest, night 2: Jazzy Martinu, eloquent Tchaikovsky 2013-07-02T16:06:06Z

Derren Brown may have a beard, but he's the non-tosser that proves the rule; witty and self-deprecating and always ready to actually show us all how it's done. Screen burn 2010-05-07T23:08:00Z

Jean Paul Gaultier , a purveyor of downtown style, called his collection “Bourgeoisie sans Age,” or “ageless” giving a witty riff on beehive chignons in the silver gray of a mature grand dame. Special Report: Fashion: The Discreet Return of the Bourgoisie 2011-03-06T18:55:47Z

There would be travel and adventure and dinner parties with smart and witty friends, and somewhere down the line, there would be two-point-three happy and obedient children. The Valentine’s Day we got it all wrong — and right 2014-02-14T00:00:00Z

The Emperor Quartet play all three with the right mix of witty insouciance and technical accomplishment, but the group reveals its true colours in the Second Quartet. Britten: String Quartet No 2; Three Divertimenti; etc 2010-08-26T21:34:00Z

Herman takes a scholarly approach to her subject, but her tone is morbidly witty. Hunting Down the Best True-Crime Tales 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z

It took a female editor to appreciate Ms. Bracken’s witty instructions — “Let it cook five minutes while you light a cigarette and stare sullenly at the sink” — and her easy-to-follow recipes. The Simplest Noodles 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z

It makes one yearn for the perversely witty chatter of Jigsaw. Review: 'Collection' a nastily efficient chiller 2012-11-29T15:31:12Z

But Smith also found prison to be a land of untapped potential, of witty banter and life lessons. Jeff Smith was supposed to be in Congress by now. Instead he’s an ex-con — with a story to tell. 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z

A historian and a philosopher of science, she is a witty, elegant writer with no nonsense about her. A Defense of the Semicolon and Other Adventures in the English Language 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z

The real strength, however, resides in the consistently brilliant and witty way it employs clips from the Bond films themselves to comment on the professional conflicts and tensions between the makers and behind the movies. Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007 – review 2012-10-06T23:05:43Z

His bears, for instance, don’t just look like bears, but like willing models who posed for him for hours, perhaps exchanging witty banter with him as he painted. Robert McCauley’s paintings combine playful appearance with serious intent 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z

Then I realized how quickly it could be deployed to dismiss poetry that enjoys being witty, or perhaps doesn’t even enjoy being witty but is witty all the same. “Every story another tweaker told me while we were getting high”: A guide to the end of summer’s hottest books 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z

One panel is a comical lineup of the odd characters who once peopled the streets of Cork; witty paragraphs convey each person’s defining eccentricity. The Artist Who Dared to Paint Ireland’s Great Famine 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

“There was one type of violence that was witty, humorous, and you kind of get to see it because you’re in the world that comes with it,” he said. In ‘The English,’ Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer Saddle Up 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z

Here, Marion was a smart, witty and talented woman who held her own with titans of industry and who fascinated even the immensely cynical Mank. Amanda Seyfried is not taking this moment for granted 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z

It also offers precious glimpses of his genius as a maker of sublime and witty pictures. Critic?s Notebook: Full Vision of ?Metropolis? Includes Lang?s Vivid Wit 2010-10-21T21:48:00Z

At 64, Mr. Chan is still the most talented and witty athlete in cinema. Review: Jackie Chan Battles a Goofy Plot in ‘Bleeding Steel’ 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z

"With no sign of struggle, he's charismatic and convincing as he plays Henry's various facets - witty, glib, snobbish and importantly, romantic," it said. Ewan McGregor leads all-star cast in Broadway revival of 'The Real Thing' 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

His rants are witty and impassioned, and the examples he cites of world-changing literary passages convincingly bear out the truth of his conviction that much has been lost in the era of the instant message. Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche Star in ‘Words and Pictures’ 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

Troxler, a feisty and witty house and techno producer, is a famed critic of contemporary EDM culture, which he pillories for its crasser tendencies and ways of erasing people of color from dance music's history. IMS Engage: Chuck D, Seth Troxler and Kaskade on the state of EDM 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

I wonder what the confessional Michel and the witty Max would make of each other, and which of them the enchantingly observant, picky author of “The Pillow Book” would be tempted to go home with. Phillip Lopate Is No Fan of ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z

I've always adored Oscar Wilde: the effervescent dramas and witty essays, and the construct that was Oscar, glamorous, riotous, effortlessly brilliant. Dorian Gray's true picture of Oscar Wilde 2010-04-29T09:01:00Z

The wonderfully witty Emi — ”Pickled herring,” she allowed at one point, “is the Gatorade of the North” — was busily pecking away at the keyboard of her silver MacBook Air when we arrived. Stockholm, and the Strangers Who Brought Me There 2012-06-15T18:37:54Z

This witty, erudite novel chronicles the expedition of a scientific team studying lobsterlike inhabitants in the icy seas of the planet Ilmatar. The five best science fiction/fantasy books of 2014

Zappa Plays Zappa7pm, Sky Arts 1 The work of Frank Zappa isn't easy to love, his music providing the outlet for a personality that was witty, enormously intelligent but also witheringly sarcastic and contrary. Tim Marlow on Gaugin 2010-10-16T05:45:00Z

Mr. Mitchell remains a fluent and, when he wishes to be, witty writer. Review: David Mitchell’s ‘Slade House’ Plunges Into a Battle of Immortals 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z

Some of the wittier sequences feature the elves improvising in response to audience suggestions. Skipping Yuletide cheer, Pointless Theatre offers a dour, profane sendup of the holiday

But Lindsay's star turn was greeted with cheers from fans because she is not merely charming and witty but also the show's first woman of color to be the lead. The Trouble With The Bachelorette 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

And he sure doesn't spare himself from witty mockery. David Henry Hwang's 'Yellow Face' a provocative sendup 2011-08-09T16:35:06Z

“The fact that I was a stripper does not take away the fact that I’m smart, that I am witty, that I am capable of running my own business,” she says. How to Make $1 Million With Amber Rose 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z

The import “Matilda the Musical” is a witty, dark musical adaptation of the novel by Roald Dahl that is still running in London. ‘Kinky Boots’ wins most Tony Awards 2013-06-10T04:09:41Z

In Week 1290 we honored Loser Since Week 7 Tom Witte — yes, pronounced “witty” — for his 1,500th blot of Invite ink. Style Invitational Week 1294: As the word turns — a neologism contest 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z

"It's breezy and fun, full of toe-tapping numbers, witty design touches and frequent bursts of irreverent comic inspiration," said the Hollywood Reporter. 'Honeymoon in Vegas' ups ante for glitz in new Broadway version 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z

Mr. Micalizzi underplays nicely throughout, and the majority of the actors in the comic bits acquit themselves well, aided throughout by Gabriel Berry’s witty costumes. | 'Looking at Christmas': Holiday Windows Dress Up a Romance 2010-12-07T16:48:00Z

Yes, these Rioters were nasty: misogynistic, racist, homophobic, snobbish, cruel; but they were also witty, charismatic, destined to lead. Best theatre of 2012, No 2: Posh 2012-12-20T16:44:49Z

That Kit was a witty, ardent college sophomore, brash and knowing about some things and utterly foolish about others. The Turbulent Life of the Small-Town Librarian 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z

Robertson was at his most astute here, noting much of the intricate and regularly witty activity with which Haydn keeps both players and listeners on their toes. BBCSO/Robertson 2010-08-23T11:10:00Z

“He’s incredibly witty and energetic,” Mr. Howard said. | Skin Deep: New York Fashion Week, Skin Deep: Yadim, an Emerging Backstage Makeup Artist 2011-09-07T18:17:44Z

Leonard accedes to Edward’s wishes but can’t stop delivering witty barbs about religion and prudishness, among other subjects. Theater Review: ‘Mary Broome’ by Allan Monkhouse at Mint Theater 2012-09-23T21:27:20Z

Its movement ranges from wide-legged stances to quick little jumps; its end is almost witty, as Ms. Shivalingappa, body facing front, sidles off into the wings. Dance Review: Shantala Shivalingappa at Joyce Theater 2012-06-28T21:07:57Z

Hill’s witty sense of fun permeates the novel’s larger themes of prejudice and redemption, making the book’s 700-plus pages a surprisingly quick read. Best science fiction and fantasy books this month 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z

Cryptic, exciting, and witty in its portrayal of mannerisms, the novel is further enhanced by its author’s delivery. Review | In these new audiobooks, great tales are matched with great narrators 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z

Besides my grandfather, Uncle Stan was always my favorite among the male relatives of that generation: witty, charming, and refined, with a deceptively sweet and gentle way of being sardonic and even, on occasion, sharp-tongued. The True Meaning of Nostalgia 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z

Spy magazine in the 1990s had a witty essay on how, in American journalism, it only took a couple of slightly conflicting accounts of the same event for someone to trot out the word "Rashômon". Film review: Rash?mon 2010-06-17T22:30:00Z

It’s a delicious slow burn friends-to-lovers romance full of witty banter and just the perfect amount of steam. Romance novels to read this summer 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z

Castle was the sardonically witty star of his movie trailers and would even up pop up in his films just like his friendly rival Alfred Hitchcock. Director William Castle, king of the gimmick, gets a retrospective 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

This, as a witty lyric points out, in "a city statistically sickly and white". Rutherford & Son; Glasgow Girls; Playing Cards 1: Spades – review 2013-02-17T00:06:21Z

He's a complicated old thing," he says, "witty yes, shy, extrovert, and occasionally a bit ruddy obstinate. Comedy gold: Steve Coogan's The Man Who Thinks He's It 2012-06-21T15:40:23Z

And throughout her treatment, Sue remained witty and sociable – when her hair fell out and grew back orange “she would call herself a human orangutan”. How I photographed my mother’s last days 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z

But he was also great company: witty and playful, with a brilliant mind. Photographer Milton Gendel's best shot 2010-04-14T21:30:00Z

But it is mostly a portrait of Mr. Lydon, now 62 and still a witty, mercurial figure fascinated by commercial fame and constantly wrestling with the challenge of making viable art within that framework. Review: Johnny Rotten Mellows (a Bit) With Age 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z

Second on the bill was Martin, who primed the audience with his witty brand of observational one-liners. Big comedy names get big laughs at Oddball Festival | Review 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z

The New York Times said she was "witty both in her embraces and her take-downs". 2010-02-10T10:24:00Z

It’s a really warm comedy, without being soppy or cheesy – it’s wry and witty, with lots of surprising humour. Alice Lowe: ‘I was terrified that Bill Nighy was going to hate me’ 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z

Mr. Wieck organized the exhibition, which overlaps with the book only in a few places, and wrote the show’s witty and descriptive labels. Art Review: Medieval Style Files: Tailored Artistry 2011-05-26T22:25:13Z

This is a witty, complex, exuberant, breathless, deeply American number that’s also the movie’s one moment of unbridled, unabashed delight. ‘The Little Mermaid’ Review: The Renovations Are Only Skin Deep 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z

The 10 dancers deliver the usual hip-hop pyrotechnics but also mix in a witty homage to Michael Jackson. The best dance for Christmas 2010 2010-11-22T08:00:00Z

Ms. Holm was cast as a witty, worldly fashion editor who saw through hypocrisy. Celeste Holm, Witty Character Actress, Dies at 95 2012-07-15T23:39:43Z

Still, I sorely miss those wise, anthropic creatures, so I was delighted to open Nick McDonell’s novel “The Council of Animals” and discover some friendly critters engaged in witty banter. In ‘The Council of Animals,’ the Fate of Humanity Comes Down to a Vote 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z

The movie coasts on the charms of its rubber-faced star and its witty, easygoing set pieces. | 'Johnny English Reborn': ?Johnny English Reborn? Stars Rowan Atkinson - Review 2011-10-20T20:52:35Z

Rather, he has always been bright and witty, with an air of sophistication that led him to explore his love of world history, classical art, modernist literature and a worldly taste in cuisine. Queering Appalachia — finding chosen families online in an unforgiving landscape 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z

All the really creative, witty, funny people that made your belly hurt were in the theater program. Q. and A. With Sean Hayes: Playing God on Broadway 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

Former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins, one of the contest's judges, said of her work, “These are witty but deeply serious poems.” Detroit's first free Write a House goes to Brooklyn poet 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z

Backed by a small jazz outfit, the singer moves through the song with witty phrasing and a keen sense of rhythm, her matter-of-fact recounting sung perfectly in tune. Throwbacks: Summer reissues of strange surf music, gay proto-punk, 'Robocop' and more

And she is witty about the ones who live in her imagination. Books of The Times: A Young Muse in the Service of Male Writers 2011-03-20T21:14:14Z

Bernard Shaw named his witty play about the false romanticization of war “Arms and the Man.” Virgil’s ‘The Aeneid’ still looks strikingly contemporary 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z

But first he delivers a witty, if somber message about our present. Warren Ellis' 'Normal' is a fast-paced dystopia about a burned-out futurist 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z

Beneath its witty antics, it’s a meticulous exploration of incremental changes over a steady pulse of time. Seattle choreographer chosen for Paris fest 2013-01-18T22:23:48Z

As with Take That's witty and provocative visual commentary, the most interesting responses to this ongoing debate have tended to come from unexpected quarters. Maggoty Lamb goes behind the barricades in rock writers' class war 2011-02-23T14:41:09Z

These days Lebowitz's core claim to fame is being the witty friend of legends like Martin Scorsese, with her defining trait being her arch sense of remove. With Showtime's sunshiny and sharp "Ziwe," we have an iconic talk show host in the making 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z

Add in a morning-after quiz element that rewards close attention — to a detail of a character’s costume, a witty translation in the Met titles or a line in the program notes. The Met Opera Is Struggling. How Can It Fill Those Empty Seats? 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z

This is the sort of witty book that guys should read the moment their partners say, “I’m pregnant!” ‘Us’: A fractured family’s trip into parenthood’s regrets

“He is an extremely witty man,” Benedict said. The Stakes Are Sky-High for a ‘Ring’ Coming to the Met Opera 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

Some are witty, some are poignant, all are ingenious. Sounds Jewish: September 2010 2010-09-08T09:47:00Z

The judges cited Keefe for the range of his work and a cartooning style that employs a "loose, expressive style to send strong, witty messages." Details on the 2011 Pulitzer Prize winners 2011-04-19T00:29:08Z

It really speaks to that in a very funny, smart, witty way. "I bought into the whole diet industry": Valerie Bertinelli on loving herself, food and Betty White 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z

If Salt was its calm center, then Kidder was its wild child, hilariously witty and smart as a whip. Margot Kidder: the Hollywood star who defied convention 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z

You probably studied it in school: Seven women and three men tell 100 witty tales while staying at a secluded villa outside Florence. Of course the rich are getting tested first. The wealthy always do better during a pandemic. 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z

The scenes between Sonny and David are witty and snappy with both men teasing and insulting the other with a patter that crackles. From commentary on money and race, the power of Ben Affleck's "Air" gotta be more than the shoes 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z

Ms. Ibbotson, who did not publish her first children’s book until she was 50, was best known for her witty novels on subjects magical, supernatural and genially gruesome. Eva Ibbotson, Children?s Book Author, Dies at 85 2010-10-27T05:06:00Z

We do know that George’s creators were witty and kind, lived modestly and lent their voices to causes they believed in, including the civil rights movement. Curious George turns 75: Why the monkey and the Man in the Yellow Hat endure 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z

The people whom I got to know were so complicated and great and funny, witty and charming. Q&A: Author Amy Wilentz and the Lure of Haiti 2013-01-28T15:00:18Z

That's classic Fey: not-responding with a witty response, a drop of knowing disingenuousness that allows her to get the last laugh. You're Not the Boss of Her: Tina Fey's New Memoir 2011-04-04T10:10:00Z

He took a witty and funny tone when writing it; he says he didn't want it to sound too specialized or difficult. Not eating, but still cooking: Ebert pens cookbook 2010-06-29T22:33:00Z

I’d like to stop comparing who is prettier, wittier, skinnier, wealthier. Feeling naked and exposed on Yom Kippur 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z

Wright's ingenuously constructed script layers riveting dramatic storytelling, witty commentary and with unsettling moral and aesthetic inquiry. In 'I Am My Own Wife,' a character to remember 2012-02-09T22:08:03Z

Other planned films include “Serial Daters Anonymous,” about a witty columnist who goes on a retaliatory dating streak after discovering her fiancé cheated. Louise Linton Has Made a Movie 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z

The witty exchange prompted her to include the man on her list of those she would like to see again. One Way to Encourage Checking-Out at the Library 2011-03-02T22:32:49Z

The "Star Wars" actress and daughter of Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds weaves a witty tapestry of her 54 years, littered with alcoholism, drug addiction and bipolar disorder, and revealing her famous family. Carrie Fisher brings "Wishful Drinking" to TV 2010-12-08T22:14:00Z

Daniel is played by Geoffrey Streatfeild as a witty, occasionally outrageous character who is masking deep loneliness and a fear of what the second half of life will bring. My Night With Reg returns 20 years on 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z

Just before Wilde’s own courtroom drama, his wittiest play, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” had opened — during a February snowstorm — to an acclaim that has never diminished. Review | How Oscar Wilde evolved from poet and playwright to symbol of martyrdom and individualism 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z

Stillman makes delightful movies, featuring light, witty scripts spoken by perfectly cast actors. Cheap chic ruined us 2012-06-13T11:45:00Z

She’s a fearless director who has never worried about making her audience squirm, and I suspect she enjoyed shooting that castration scene both for its raw, visceral imagery and its ferociously witty resonance. ‘The Power of the Dog’ Review: Wild Hearts on a Closed Frontier 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z

“It is not all, like, embracing and witty quips, and” — in a network-announcer voice — “she’s this way and he’s that way, but they complement each other!’ The Easy Banter and the Vicious Retorts of ‘Married’ 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z

It wasn’t the Algonquin Round Table, but the chatter leaned toward the witty and the absurd. How I Became a New Yorker Cartoonist 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z

"She was a darling companion and wonderfully witty and kind," said Tom Baker, who played the fourth Doctor. Doctor Who actress Mary Tamm dies 2012-07-26T12:16:15Z

The art form is kept alive and progressive in the activities of the tens of thousands of rappers around the world who are everyday trying to think of that next witty bar. Lupe Fiasco Pens Open Letter on Ghostwriting 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z

The result is a witty, nicely ambiguous variation on one of Crowley’s central fictional notions: There is more than one history of the world. Review | John Crowley continues an uncharacteristically prolific period with the singular ‘And Go Like This’ 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z

Once I did, I couldn’t stop grinning, partly because Liza Birkenmeier’s play is so witty and partly because it’s so weird. Review: Getting Intimate at ‘Dr. Ride’s American Beach House’ 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z

“A woman is very rarely allowed to be hilarious, witty, intellectually crisp and incisive with words, and then in the next scene plotting someone’s murder,” she said. Summer Is the Time for Stretching 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z

Cummins’s delectable art captures the warm, witty heart of the story. Back-to-School Picture Books to Brighten Any Kid’s First Day 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z

Combine it with some witty tweets and the package may prove irresistible. Modern Love: GPS on a Path to the Heart 2011-02-11T01:08:11Z

At those times, F. Scott Fitzgerald feels like some witty friend I’ve invited over who upstages me. I’m tweeting “The Great Gatsby” 2013-05-10T23:43:00Z

Mr. Wainwright’s original songs over four decades amount to an autobiographical family history and its genial and witty surface camouflages an absurdist vision in which everything comes to naught. Review: Loudon Wainwright III Offers Tart Folk-Song Sentiments at Appel Room 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z

Based on a novel of the same name by the Polish writer Witold Gombrowicz, this French-Portuguese co-production is a witty and energetic — if also somewhat labored — mélange of languages, tones and ideas. Review: ‘Cosmos’ Is a Madcap Plunge Into Retro Avant-Gardism 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z

For the wonderful, witty Herriman, who was admired as someone who elevated the comics to art, those bizarre relationships provided a loop of endless possibilities. Dance Review: ?Love Letters in Ancient Brick? - Review 2011-11-07T23:05:20Z

They're just his way in to write about life, death and growing up in a unique voice that's as mordantly witty as it is downtrodden. Blasphemy: New and Selected Stories by Sherman Alexie – review 2013-01-26T17:30:01Z

The ensuing adventure is witty and engaging, somewhat allegorical, thrumming with the histories of foreign wars and with memories of lives lost and childhoods cut short. Two Young Men Come of Age Amid Violence and Pathos Overseas 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z

Esther Greenwood’s account of her year in the bell jar is as clear and readable as it is witty and disturbing. Review: ‘The Bell Jar,’ by Sylvia Plath 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

Our reviewer wrote, “Green’s characters may be improbably witty, but even under the direst circumstances they are the kind of people you wish you knew.” 50 States, 50 Love Stories 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z

Reviewing this “witty, stylish goof” in The New York Times in 1994, Caryn James observed that despite the racial component, “creating a clever and visually striking surface is the most important issue in the film.” Presto! Pulp and Poetry: ‘Chandu the Magician’ and ‘Stranger on the Third Floor’ 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

In 2010, Tom Rachman published a witty novel about a failing newspaper based in Rome that charmed a great number of people, particularly journalists, who wished their failing newspapers were based in Rome. Book review: ‘The Rise & Fall of Great Powers,’ by Tom Rachman

On paper it wasn’t the type of role Ms. Graham, best known for her portrayal of a witty single mother on “Gilmore Girls,” was looking for. Television: Once More Around the Sandbox 2010-02-20T00:44:00Z

Damon Runyan's Broadway gamblers and chorines are back to scheme, scam and serenade us with Frank Loesser's unimpeachably witty and tunesome score, in the 5th Avenue Theatre's new mounting of "Guys and Dolls." 'Guys and Dolls' at 5th Avenue Theatre 2011-05-05T18:11:05Z

He's very witty, with a great sense of humor. Bellevue College vocal instructor sings praises of 'American Idol's' Stefano Langone 2011-03-09T07:06:16Z

The work also pays homage to Haydn with the witty, unexpected ending of the concluding Presto, played here with passion and verve. Music Review: London Haydn Quartet Brings Its Gut Strings to the Morgan 2014-01-22T20:26:03Z

Its pantomime and its dances are witty, exuberant, and at every moment they feel natural. Two Musicals 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z

They sought observant eyes and sardonic and witty voices with a serrated edge, which is a pretty good way of describing New Yorkers. Driving to Work With Keith Hernandez, the Real Mr. Met 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z

She publishes her photographs, with fond anecdotal commentaries on each sign she adds to her inventory, on a witty, sassy blog at projectneon.tumblr.com. 100 years of neon 2011-08-27T23:05:03Z

"She's an intelligent, witty, very bright professional woman with great charisma and charm," he says. Dental student Ashley Hebert has taken a drilling as 'The Bachelorette' 2011-07-29T21:04:04Z

The real Kate is funny, witty, down to earth and with a clear vision about this next step in her career. 2010-02-03T04:30:00Z

As a writer now much better known for her children's fiction, this wise, witty novel about the pain of growing up reminds us how finely Bawden wrote for grownups too. The Lost Man Booker prize 2010-04-01T07:00:00Z

In recent years, Ms. Rainer — whose “Trio A” has become the seminal work of postmodern dance — has been wildly inconsistent; but at her best she’s been witty, mischievous, inventive. Our Critics Pick the Dance Moves (and Objects) to See This Fall 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z

Try the witty, wild poems in Michael Robbins’s collection, “Alien vs. Predator”; in the title poem the poet rhymes “jerk” with “berserk.” Dear Reader, Meet Your Match: An Advice Column for Book Lovers 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z

He is, throughout, a vivid, complicated presence — witty, melancholy, well-dressed and soft-spoken. ‘Hallelujah’ Review: From Leonard Cohen to Cale to Buckley to Shrek 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z

I was nervous when my namesake, a prolific author of intelligently witty non-fiction books on Derrida and Shakespeare and Freud, told me he was writing a novel. Nicholas Royle's top 10 first novels 2013-02-27T09:00:06Z

Gray's typically witty and understated 1981 tragicomedy revolves around the staff room where Quartermaine happily dozes and evesdrops on his colleagues' work and family problems as their dramas unfold around him. This week's new theatre 2013-01-05T00:06:11Z

Pride of place goes to witty but inconsequential banter, smart quips and gross-out sexual and scatological farce. Why The Dictator isn't Great 2012-05-16T14:38:23Z

Akhtiorskaya’s genius is her ability to throw off observations that sound — if they weren’t so witty — like lines from a folktale. ‘Panic in a Suitcase,’ by Yelena Akhtiorskaya

Sweet and witty … Dancers from the Royal Ballets of Flanders and Britain perform Britten Dances. Britten Dances – review 2013-06-21T17:10:33Z

He had grown up loving movie stars like Cary Grant, who seemed to glide effortlessly from the witty banter and broad comedy of a film like “Holiday” to the drama of “North by Northwest.” Chiwetel Ejiofor Was Asked to Play a Space Alien. He Knew What to Do. 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z

The judging panel praised Kretser's book for bringing "large questions close-up and personal with her witty and poignant observations and her vivid language". Sri Lankan-born author Kretser wins top Australia literary prize 2013-06-19T16:16:23Z

Unless it’s this novel — this wonderful, witty, heartfelt novel by Lily King titled “Writers & Lovers.” Review | Lily King’s ‘Writers & Lovers’ delivers pure joy 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z

Mr. Schama is a wordy, frequently witty writer about a wordy, witty culture. Books of The Times: Simon Schama’s ‘The Story of the Jews’ 2014-03-10T20:50:31Z

I wanted to hear witty repartee and dark wisdom but did not! Review: ‘The Present’: Even in Russia, It’s Hard to Turn 40 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z

It's witty and bleak, infused with a kind of playful misery that recalls the surrealism of Luis Buñuel and Terry Gilliam. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2011-03-19T00:06:06Z

Their dad was not only a farmer but ran a billiard parlor in Taylorville, and took out witty wisecracks in the classified section of the local paper. My backup mom 2013-02-27T23:30:00Z

Opera Feroce’s witty staging mixed pathos and bathos, using 28 solo and ensemble pieces by English, German and Italian composers to illustrate the myth of the mortal Psyche’s romance with Cupid. Music Review: Variety Show, With Arias Thrown In 2010-10-25T22:48:00Z

Michael Friedman, a versatile, cerebral, and witty composer and lyricist who brought a historian’s eye and a journalistic sensibility to pathbreaking work off and on Broadway, died on Saturday in Manhattan. Michael Friedman, Co-Creator of ‘Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,’ Dies at 41 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z

He was a loyal friend and a force for good, with a witty sense of humor and a big smile. Random acts of kindness have helped them since their son died 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z

“We are focused on putting the project back together. It’s an incredibly witty and well-written show, and we remain super excited about being able to bring it to life,” he said. Amazon India says comic embroiled in #Metoo no longer involved in... 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z

There’s Katchadourian herself: a multimedia artist who turns modest materials into quirky, conceptually witty works. For an Artist, the Morgan Is Subject, Object and Venue 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z

"Speaking his witty and eloquent words every night only reinforces for me what a genius he was." Broadway theatres to dim lights in memory of Gore Vidal 2012-08-02T11:43:18Z

“It turned out he couldn’t sustain his side either: the witty banter, the clever games, the romance, and the wooing. It all started collapsing on itself.” Is Gone Girl Feminist or Misogynist? 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z

The naturalistic, witty and incisive dialogue; the unobtrusive yet elegant camera work; the facility between the actors; the effortless blending of the social, personal and political. Box Set Club: Our Friends in the North 2011-07-19T13:29:17Z

Thanks to her witty, trenchant analysis, Kael won that battle in the pages of Film Quarterly, but Sarris ultimately won the war. Cooperation and creative versatility distinguish winning directors 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z

Or else miss out on the chance to impress your boss’s boss with your stylish party wear and witty banter. Holiday office parties: So very merry. And awkward. 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z

It is more an experiment than an actual film, a riffing tribute to our culture's infatuation with the Spider-Man character that flaunts Oscar-worthy animation and meta humor which is sometimes witty and sometimes obnoxiously ironic. “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” is a beautiful, bold, overstuffed melodrama 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z

These eccentric, extravagant, intelligent and witty fantasies went against the British realist tradition, allowing more scope for a creative cinematographer such as Challis. Christopher Challis 2012-06-08T15:34:25Z

Mr. Weinstein described the revised musical as “much more witty, funny, pointed” than the British production, which was directed by Rob Ashford. ArtsBeat: Weinstein Lands a Big-Name Executive Producer for ‘Finding Neverland’ 2013-09-04T19:59:49Z

As a witty and humorous example of the call and response, I offer the following. Author, author: Nick Laird 2010-10-22T23:07:00Z

He’s witty and interesting and that’s a big part of it for me, just listening to him talk and hearing his ideas. White House event sparks collaboration between poet and singer 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z

Her pieces gained a national following, part of her appeal being fresh, witty takes on traditional female subjects like food and fashion. The words and stories of Nora Ephron 2012-06-27T11:03:31Z

“I found her attractive and smart and witty and engaging and very warm, incredibly warm,” said Mr. Strauss, who is a principal partner in Broadband Success Partners, a telecommunications consultancy in New York. A Setup That Was Meant to Be 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

The volume in which it was discovered, the Oxford and Cambridge Miscellany, published in 1708, was, said Williams, "a set of poems written by witty young men about town for witty young men about town". Did John Milton write filthy, innuendo-laden rhyme? 2010-09-22T15:56:00Z

Maybe it is, as Jacob writes, disdainful, but it’s also a witty reminder to seize the day. Review | How to open your mind — and your heart — to contemporary art 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z

In this ideal world everyone is witty, confident and knows everyone else’s sense of humor and boundaries. Does he flirt too much? 2013-03-01T16:00:00Z

I particularly like his song in tribute to the late Blossom Dearie, warm and heartfelt, but also witty and done with the lightest of touches. Georgie Fame: Lost in a Lover's Dream – review 2012-10-13T23:05:57Z

“Harmontown” is that rare, darkly compelling documentary that shows the unsavory traits of a person next to the loving and witty ones, forcing viewers to reconcile any contradictions. ‘Harmontown,’ a documentary that’s not always so kind to its subject

In stories that manage to be both blackly witty and shockingly caustic, she paints a bleak picture of life after birth. Helen Simpson: 'I stuffed it with sex and violence' 2010-05-28T06:00:00Z

This affectionate and witty memoir was named one of the Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2017. New in Paperback: ‘Priestdaddy,’ ‘The Golden Legend’ 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z

She also drew witty portraits of her friends as bears. Sally Laird obituary 2010-08-10T17:19:00Z

He oversaw the style coverage and produced 23 witty, satirical covers, most in collage and gently poking fun at the fashion community. Why Michael Roberts Mattered 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z

The Money Man, a topical story set in a stock exchange, is witty and well crafted, Cresswell's delicate orchestration subtly underscoring the humour of Butlin's text. Five:15 2010-05-16T21:35:00Z

Remember her charming and witty Emmy acceptance speech? Carpetbagger Blog: Missing Muppets, Forgotten Ingenues and Other Golden Globes Oversights 2011-12-15T16:44:36Z

Across the three CDs you can find witty, sparkling transcriptions of Villa-Lobos and Milhaud, and of Rachmaninoff and Mussorgsky — and much else, too. A Musical Modernist’s New, Smiling Guise 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z

Just because he is witty, media savvy and pretty good at dancing, doesn't mean he isn't serious. Why Zelenskyy's background in comedy really matters 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z

Politics and religion aside, things improve when he shifts from tribal mode back to deft artist firmly in control, offering witty twists to a play long experienced by many as a racial tragedy. ‘Shylock Is My Name’ review: Shakespeare for the 21st century 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

“She’s so charming and so witty and so cultured, and she is unbelievably inhumanly savage,” she said. Lucy Lawless Brings a Defiant Edge to ‘Salem’ 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z

Her tart one-liners give the film a witty edge conspicuously missing from The Pianist and Oliver Twist. You review: The Ghost 2010-04-19T13:02:00Z

His three collages in the show are collaborations with O’Hara, but his solo work, with its mix of image and word, is a form of self-collaboration, a witty, exquisitely phrased interior conversation. Art Review: When Art Dallied With Poetry on 53rd Street 2011-01-20T22:51:36Z

Dave, for example, has dropped the “home of witty banter” slogan. The age of banter 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z

Yet here you become enticed by the technological wizardry, skillful actors, and a snappy and witty script. Review: ‘Doctor Strange’ and His Most Excellent Adventure 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

“He’s very witty and observant, and just so much fun to be around.” A Man and Woman of Letters (Many of Them) 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z

As one of two slaves in an Act II dance, Arron Scott — one of Ballet Theater’s most compelling artists — is enchantingly witty. Dance Review: Ashton’s ‘Sylvia’ Is Revived at American Ballet Theater 2013-06-25T21:14:40Z

All this talk, while witty and amusing, balances out the film's action, which is also witty and amusing, as well as extremely, excessively, and gleefully violent. Brad Pitt hops aboard the ridiculous, rollicking "Bullet Train" packed with gleefully violent stars 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z

Urgent and witty, they are addressed to her hapless one-time beau and current roommate, Everett. Review | ‘The Roxy Letters’ is just the kind of comic novel we need right now 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z

It’s all in my post: “Gloriously witty. Invariably serendipitous. Occasionally magnificent”. Modern tribes: the Twitter quitter 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z

Then Mr. Chancellor hired a witty alcoholic, Jeffrey Bernard, to write about his misadventures at the racetrack, London pubs and hospitals in a column dubbed “Low Life.” Alexander Chancellor, editor who transformed Spectator magazine, dies at 77 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

At midnight Nadar promised, and delivered, “odious dances,” “savage cries” and “the incongruous personal hallucinations of witty authors.” The Wild of Nadar, an Early Photographer Who Knew How to Give a Party 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z

With a massive sound from added brass and percussion at the start, this Five Pieces was less lightly playful and more Mahlerian — witty and ironic, but with martial heft. Review: The New York Philharmonic Brings Back the Standards 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z

And Xiomara Reyes’s impish Cowgirl in de Mille’s “Rodeo” struck a witty balance between devilish humor and innocence. Review: American Ballet Theater’s Frenetic Anniversary Gala 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z

Characters have witty names or speak in strange non sequiturs; the reader’s impulse is to laugh but then the details accrue and the laugh is much less comfortable. Diane Williams, a Master of the Very Short Story, Has a Very Big New Book 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z

But its wittiest moments are very amusing, and its musical high points, like the song “Off to the East,” near the end of the first act, are gorgeous. Theater Review: In ‘Unlock’d,’ a Land of Dueling Hairdos 2013-06-28T02:01:00Z

Soon city magazines everywhere were sprouting and aping its simple, witty design style. Milton Glaser, designer of ‘I Love NY’ logo, dies at 91 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z

She was a brunette with deep, brown eyes; a spirited and witty person with some education. The Book of Mormon’s foggy origins 2012-08-12T16:01:00Z

While the organ work proved witty, weird and loud, the a cappella vocal pieces that opened the concert, part of the Lincoln Center Festival’s “Zorn@60” programs, were radiant. Music Review: John Zorn Performing at Alice Tully Hall 2013-07-19T19:42:03Z

His medium,  digital fabrication,  allows inventive flights of ethereal fancy, witty excursions into the larger culture’s hopes and dreams. Jeffrey Vallance has a conversation with Leonardo and other giants at CB1 Gallery 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z

That revelation about young men comes from Daniel Handler, better known to millions of children as Lemony Snicket, his pen name for a darkly witty collection of books called “A Series of Unfortunate Events.” Review | Sex and the teenage boy 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z

She added that she and Ms. Heller were also careful to avoid a third type, “the snarky, witty, precocious one,” like the hyperverbal protagonist of “Juno.” Breakthrough Performances of the Summer Movies Season 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

Its single installation, Indigenous Parts, is a maze of plinths on which witty oddball combos of objects make allusions to figures as far-flung as Johnny Depp and Fats Domino, sparking dizzying associations of ideas. Exhibition picks of the week 2010-04-23T23:12:00Z

And that’s when I remembered the first time I made an original witty observation. A crime of Frankensteinian proportions 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z

And finally, he is a charming and witty fella. In ‘The Whispering Land,’ a British naturalist collects travel tales — and animals with tails — in Argentina 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z

Known for their burnished tight harmonies, sophisticated if nontraditional arrangements and witty onstage banter, the Limeliters were wildly successful. Glenn Yarbrough, Folk Singer With the Limeliters, Dies at 86 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z

Unusually for a character actor, Rockwell has a trademark that crops up in much of his work: the witty, boastful, elegantly frenzied dance sequence. Sam Rockwell – last of the goofballs 2012-12-06T12:55:03Z

The two beautiful people, at ease with each other, as always, exchange witty and warm banter. 'Sleepy Hollow' recap: Is love ahead for Abbie and Ichabod? 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z

Part of what makes Stillman such a witty satirist and an acute observer of his own rarefied slice of the social world is his faith in affiliation as a fundamental character trait. Whit Stillman Pays a Visit to Jane Austen 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

Also highly coveted are a series of letters to old girlfriends Libby and Jenny dated 1962-1965, which are affectionate, candid and witty and feature cartoons and doodles. Pink Floyd founder Barrett put painting before pop 2011-03-17T12:53:39Z

Much credit goes to James Graham’s script, which is witty, efficient and mostly dry-eyed. 'Finding Neverland' and 'The Visit': Two Musicals to Savor 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z

There's no conclusion to Patel's story, but it's one that sustains a witty, unassuming charm throughout. Hetain Patel: Be Like Water – review 2012-11-28T14:00:44Z

"I'm delighted to be making a show that combines comedy, witty chat and ferocious biting predators." A shark talk show highlight's Discovery's week 2013-08-01T19:51:51Z

The Allegro con Sentimento incorporates a series of variations on a folk-inflected melody, and a witty waltz is woven through the Finale, whose spry conclusion evoked chuckles from the audience. Music Review: The Folkways That Led to Dvorak and Bartok 2010-10-20T21:18:00Z

The original lyrics to Can Can were wittier, if not quite PC. ‘Can-Can’ Revisits Montmartre at Paper Mill Playhouse 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

Forty-five years later, the movie — which is wittier than its original notices, including Roger Greenspun’s review in The New York Times, would suggest — has the power to provide its own. Tangled Bodies and Blown Minds, Complete With the Cockettes 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z

The author and scholar Thomas R. Edwards, writing in The New York Times Book Review in 1980, called him “one of our most intelligent, witty and independent-minded writers.” Thomas Berger, ‘Little Big Man’ Author, Is Dead at 89 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z

Chernow’s gently witty and well-received speech skipped lightly over presidential relations with the press through the centuries, with a few shots at the current commander in chief. Trump wasn’t at the White House correspondents’ dinner — again — but his presence was felt 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z

In Destiny Ekaragha’s Gone Too Far!, a witty 2013 British comedy about two estranged brothers meeting for the first time, it’s down to the colour of their skin. What do female film-makers have to say about male stories? 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z

He is, by the way, or at least engagingly witty. ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Review: It’s Hasta la Vista All Over Again 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z

Instead, “7 Days” takes a warm, witty look at the kinds of companionship that can emerge even — or especially — in the most unromantic, pragmatic of circumstances. ‘7 Days’ Review: Mothers’ Matchmaking Goes Awry 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z

And while the former Playboy centerfold may not be witty herself — she's following a script, after all — she does inspire humor in others. 2010-01-08T21:05:00Z

Johnson is still well known for his witty appearances on a BBC television quiz show called “Have I Got News for You.” Boris Johnson, London’s lively mayor, writes about Churchill and muses about his future

For some time, he has been teasing the follow-up to his witty, if somewhat blustering, last effort, “Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family,” and recently announced that it was to be released this summer. Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for April 17-22 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

His science is sound, he’s witty and his language is engaging. Review: In ‘The Cabaret of Plants,’ Richard Mabey Demonstrates Their Richness 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z

Mr. Trifonov demonstrated an elegant touch and witty grace in more lighthearted moments and poetic insight in more introspective passages. Music Review: Daniil Trifonov in Piano Debut With New York Philharmonic 2012-10-01T21:49:39Z

Its blankness was witty in the context of the draft-night broadcast and the hopes of fans and the arrival of an exciting player. The Evolution of N.B.A. Draft Fashion 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z

She was adorable, witty and incredible fun, Olivier wrote in “Confessions of an Actor.” Marilyn Monroe?s Strap Snaps Again on Film 2011-11-12T22:13:02Z

Oftentimes we don’t laugh when we come across something humorous, like how all those witty New Yorker cartoons we considered in New York left us with appreciative smiles. Why laughter makes no sense: The surprising science behind what tickles our funny bones 2014-04-09T22:59:00Z

The artist she commonly cites as a chief influence, however, is Jan Steen, a 17th century Dutch painter whose witty and spirited tableaux, set in taverns and kitchens, often illustrated moralistic proverbs. Julie Blackmon's absorbing photography of everyday Midwestern life — or is it? 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z

On this week’s lightest note: Simon Rich has an antic, witty new collection of stories, including one about a toddler detective. 13 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z

The book gets off to a witty start, with Wade and his cronies slinging insults about one another’s knowledge of fantasy films and using ’80s-vintage movie quips like “Don’t call me Shirley.” Books of The Times: A Future Wrapped in 1980s Culture 2011-08-14T23:02:57Z

Apart from that, “On the Map” is a treasure: exhilarating, witty, compulsively readable and just plain fun. ‘On the Map’: The wonderful world of maps, from A to Z 2012-12-27T19:20:05Z

“When you realize what she’s been through, the fact that she is who she is — this warm, kind, hilarious, witty person — it’s just remarkable.” Monica Lewinsky Is (Reluctantly) Revisiting ‘That Woman’ 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z

Debussy's trio is charming, witty, and brief; at its center is a spritzy Scherzo with buoyant Bohemian rhythms. Review: Skies clear, chamber players shine at Seattle Chamber Music Society's festival opener 2010-07-06T23:45:00Z

Vickery is incapable of making a dull programme, her knowledge and asides always witty and on target. Rewind Radio: Amanda Vickery On… Men; Wheel and Come Again: 50 Years of Jamaican Music; Darwin's Tunes – review 2012-08-11T23:05:43Z

This was an unusual, cruel, warm and witty story. Butter by Erin Lange - review 2013-06-21T08:00:00Z

But that witty tag only just begins to describe the genius of a man who envisaged the effects of the wired world 25 years before video cameras and computer games became part of everyday life. A Joyous Image Maker Way Before His Time 2012-01-09T12:30:21Z

He’s smart, he’s witty, he likes a good glass of wine or three. ‘Game of Thrones’: Tyrion, Daenerys and the Art of the Deal 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z

As a hugely successful commercial artist in the advertising world, he knew how to make sharp, witty pictures to represent abstract ideas. Alas, mere 'Shadows' 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z

The MiuMiu show, which closed the spring/summer 2011 Paris season, was a witty take on the celebrity circus that had the theme song of the talent contest “American Idol” on the soundtrack. Special Report: Fashion: Stars in Your Eyes 2010-10-07T16:06:00Z

Fairchild’s performance is key to the movie: Krisha is witty and chatty one moment, shut down like a deserted fairground the next. Review: A Refugee From the Land of the Lost in Krisha 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

Mr. Spring, who has written biographies of the American artists Fairfield Porter and Paul Cadmus, became intrigued by Steward after coming across some of his witty and ribald letters. Samuel Steward?s Life in ?Secret Historian? 2010-07-26T00:00:00Z

Dawson was involved in many from Family Feud and Match Game and was always charismatic, witty, and genial. TV star Richard Dawson dies at 79 2012-06-03T15:45:41Z

Bryant portrays her as smart and witty, and a work in progress. Lindy West's fearless revolution: On creating "Shrill," Hulu's brilliant new comedy 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z

Years ago when my daughter and I were swooning over those chocolate eyes, my witty son-in-law remarked, “Ah, yes. Antonio I-would-leave-my-husband-for-you.” Antonio Banderas Doesn’t Think You’ll Remember Him. Not Yet. 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z

In paragraphs that flow like conversation with a witty, troubled friend, Klam captures Rich’s squirrelly consciousness, swinging from lust to despair, turning his comic eye on others and then on himself. Sex and the middle-aged man 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z

Particularly movies from Hollywood’s golden age, featuring heartthrobs with trans-Atlantic accents, witty female leads and zero cynicism. How Rose Matafeo Shaped the Romance in ‘Starstruck’ 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z

The Zambian version of this witty, wily hare is named Kalulu. The Zambian “Afronaut” Who Wanted to Join the Space Race 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z

He played magnificent solos, like a human voice and fast witty passages that sparkled above the orchestra. Your First Crush 2013-07-17T16:03:16Z

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who directed the movie and collaborated on its witty screenplay, based their vision partly on the crude stop-motion shorts that Lego fans post online. At the Box Office, Little Plastic Bricks Have Legs 2014-02-09T22:25:37Z

I was haunted by the image of him sitting at his computer, devising 50 witty replies. Modern Love: Competing in My Own Reality Show 2010-06-11T16:32:00Z

But the value of her work reaches far beyond her witty verses and adorable drawings. The happy future of ‘Llama Llama’ after its creator’s death 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z

It’s an alphabet book, but it’s also much more: a wordless, witty and wonderful story of a runaway cat and his pursuers, including an alligator, a chicken and a dragon. Notable Children’s Books of 2017 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z

Five decades on from its first release, Billy Wilder's freewheeling comedy remains a cherished classic; warm, witty and slyly subversive. Tony Curtis: a life in clips 2010-09-30T11:57:00Z

Yet it's all in the service of a witty depiction of a "let's be friends" courtship that, as well as providing its star an appealing post-Potter vehicle, happens to be set in Toronto. Toronto 2013: Reporter's diary 2013-09-09T07:46:10Z

It is packed with jokes, witty humor and action, but at its heart the film is about Jenko and Schmidt's relationship. Hill, Tatum reunite to spoof and mock sequels in '22 Jump Street' 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z

Instead, I reread her weird, witty voice, quietly mourning my doppelgänger, the elusive woman he loved who was lodged inside my head too, though we never met. A spy in the house of my first love 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z

There are also some shrewd and witty touches, and one terrifically creepy performance from , who steals the film with the chilling, parasitic relentlessness of that first gut-bound alien. Prometheus 2012-05-30T14:12:53Z

Many on Twitter called it the wittiest and funniest commercial of the night. Super Bowl 2015: Ads round-up 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z

Rosheuvel once again gives us a statuesque, confident Queen who can be witty in one moment and poignant in the next. She is very brown: "Queen Charlotte" explains how the integrated ton was won, but what is left out? 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z

A juggling show – but a brilliant one, playful, witty, absurd, and really rather moving. Edinburgh festival 2013: our critics' picks 2013-07-15T05:59:01Z

More than that, it was pretty and witty, with soft shorts as an alternative to skirts and a couple of those transparent evening gowns that are a house signature. Special Report: Fashion: Tears and Applause 2011-03-04T16:41:41Z

The Post also won in commentary for Kathleen Parker's witty columns on political and moral issues, and in criticism, for Sarah Kaufman's writing on dance. Washington Post dominates Pulitzer Prizes 2010-04-12T19:40:00Z

The imaginative elements came fast and furious — witty, ironic, funky — but always with a sense of proportion and style. Going to the Max: Dolce & Gabbana 2012-09-23T17:57:26Z

Simon Armitage, Walking Home Two witty books by poets have been companions to me this year. Books of the year 2012: authors choose their favourites 2012-11-23T22:55:14Z

Before Jessold dies we learn a lot about his music, witty experimental stuff like “The Soda Syphon Symphony” and “Shandyisms,” a suite based on “Tristram Shandy.” Whodunit Most Musical by a Musician Most Literary 2011-02-19T01:45:10Z

Shamelessly kitschy and often puzzling, the results were also thoughtful, witty and poetic. Design: Erupting Beauty at Furniture Show 2010-04-18T16:11:00Z

Nicole Eisenman, the witty and sometimes scabrous New York painter, is represented by a macabre painting of a Passover Seder, in which a young child stabs her gefilte fish with a serial killer’s élan. A Museum’s Fresh Take on the Whole Megillah 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z

Out with boring PowerPoints and turgid reports; in with witty videos that explain complex issues in digestible terms. Seattle native's 'Story of Stuff' videos go viral 2010-07-28T22:50:00Z

“I’ve talked to other collectors, and there’s just something that grabs you. You look at it, you pause,” she said of the boxes, nicknamed “woodchuckles” for their witty tag lines. Is It Time for an Enid Collins Revival? 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z

They work because they’re part of the witty, odd flamboyance that characterizes his dance theater, but even more because they’re part of the rhythmic outpouring that turns his dance into music. Flamenco by Israel Galv?n - Review 2011-09-22T15:59:55Z

Besides the usual celebrity turns, this year's new Broadway shows focused less on extravagant staging and glitz and more on compelling stories, soaring music and witty tones evoked in shows such as "Once." "Once" leads tight Tony Awards contest 2012-06-10T17:14:17Z

Even the archbishop smiled and was mildly witty. Media has fun with hats, titles at royal wedding 2011-04-29T09:57:18Z

Her witty newsletters are a bridge mix of information. How Emily Nunn Turned Salad Into a Soapbox 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z

It’s a witty and wild ode to female friendship, featuring velvet gowns, headlamps, body percussion and a game show, among other unexpected devices. Dance Listings for Feb. 12-18 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z

The judges said that her character’s “lighthearted” crack about Sinatra only showed that she was a “wise, witty, sometimes playful woman”. Olivia de Havilland's Fued lawsuit thrown out on first amendment grounds 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z

She said that any potential partner must be able to maintain witty banter as well as respond in a timely manner “so as not to induce panic on the recipient’s end.” How 'Textual Chemistry' Is Changing Dating 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z

How many other actresses could have boasted two memorably witty taxi scenes in their careers? Carrie Fisher’s 10 best scene-stealing roles 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z

I loved that she could be at her wittiest, and wisest, she could be progressive and still have this undertone of goodness. Betty White on "The Golden Girls" taught me queer self-acceptance 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z

Of course it is very funny, in its brittle, spiky way, as the characters hurl witty dialogue at each other while parading around in dinner jackets and exquisite frocks. Private Lives ? review 2011-03-08T18:30:53Z

Take This Waltz's practical wisdom about entropy in relationships and sense of resigned acceptance are leavened by an uncharacteristically active and talkative – and often very witty – performance from Williams. Take This Waltz unites Sarah Polley and Michelle Williams – and it works 2012-08-10T23:05:00Z

“The Goldbergs” is the most predictable and least witty. Television Review: ‘Surviving Jack,’ With Christopher Meloni as a Crusty Dad 2014-03-26T21:50:31Z

The ones where the characters are witty, opinionated and deeply curious about the world around them. 6 Y.A. Love Stories to Add to Your Reading List 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z

You get the sense that he thinks this kind of breathlessness transmits excitement, but it comes off as harried rather than thrilling or witty. The Philharmonic Tests Its New Home With the Classics 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z

The grandest, most innovative and most unpossessable of dancers, she was at once the coolest and the most inflamed, the wittiest and the most inspiringly audacious. Dance Review: Suzanne Farrell Ballet Stages Balanchine in Washington 2012-11-12T23:09:41Z

Many other witty bits pepper the screenplay, certainly enough to propel “This Is 40” into the ranks of the year’s funnier movies. ‘This is 40’ rambles, but it’s laugh-out-loud hilarious 2012-12-20T21:57:48Z

The speed of her footwork bubbles with witty high spirits, the unfolding grandeur of her adagio gives her emotions a resonating depth. Cinderella 2010-04-12T21:00:00Z

The theater is Mr. Leeser’s single nod to the past, making references to the films of the old European avant-garde in witty contrast to the images of commercial Hollywood that dominate the museum’s collections. Architecture Review: Immersed In Images And an Age Of Blurred Boundaries 2011-01-13T22:01:16Z

Most seemed pretty normal, with college degrees, which I don’t have, but certainly meant to; some attractive, mostly divorced but some like me, never married, some witty, some dull, sort of like real life. My year on Match.com 2013-03-31T11:00:00Z

We see Ludwig’s early efforts at cartoon strips, which flopped: They seem more wordy than witty and lack a colloquial character. Ludwig Bemelmans’s Madeline Celebrates a Milestone 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z

Second place receives — perhaps to be provided to your sparklingly witty guests at your next dinner party — a petite pair of ceramic salt and pepper shakers in a dainty little basket. Style Invitational Week 1138: Show us your touché 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z

You won't find a wittier, drier, more intellectual or more slovenly heroine than Atalanta, nor a more sympathetic foil than her friend Pansy. Teen book club: Lydia Syson's top 10 historical novels 2012-11-29T16:39:14Z

Chris Wood is one of our most original, distinctively English singer-songwriters and guitarists, a witty, deceptively low-key performer who fuels stories of everyday life with quiet anger. Chris Wood and Dizraeli ? review 2012-05-21T17:15:01Z

Whedon did get a touch muddled with the pilot episode: setting up the show's universe and characters as well as cramming in wall-to-wall witty tough guy dialogue left little room to make the characters likable. Combat Kids 2010-11-22T06:45:00Z

Mr. Barsotti filled his frames with seekers and worriers, the witty and the ruthless, out of context but perfectly placed. Charles Barsotti, Cartoonist With Humor Both Simple and Absurd, Dies at 80 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z

Its first joke is a spit-take, and it doesn’t get any wittier than that. Review: In ‘The Greatest Showman,’ a P.T. Barnum Smaller Than Life 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z

In “Spineless,” her memoirish, witty, insightful work, she explores her fascination with ocean science and the detours in her life — academic, professional and personal — that led to an unexpected and happy obsession with jellyfish. Wild Animals Gallop, Swim and Scamper Their Way Through These Books 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z

“Upstairs” meant the museum’s fourth and fifth floors, where “Queer Maximalism x Machine Dazzle,” on view through Feb. 19, is currently offering perhaps the city’s most glittery, tinselly, witty display of bling this holiday season. Machine Dazzle: How Many Ways Can You Say Fabulous? 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z

In one of the play’s wittiest lines, an observer expresses surprise at the tears pouring forth from the actor’s eyes as he confides his fear of his wife’s infidelity. | 'The Guardsman': In the Berkshires, Revisiting Molnar?s ?Guardsman? 2010-07-19T21:49:00Z

They were marvelously shrewd but approachable and witty. Prime Cuts From Jenny Diski’s Catalog of Intimate, Witty Essays 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z

Goodwillie is also a stylish writer, smart and witty without being a show-off. Welcome to Another Novel Set in Brooklyn. This One Is Different. 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z

I am always struck, for instance, when reading Tom Stoppard's plays, how elegant, witty and precise his stage directions are. What's the best way to test a novel before you read it? 2010-09-28T08:54:00Z

Fairchild’s performance is key to the movie: Krisha is witty and chatty one moment, and shut down like a deserted fairground the next. Review: Indie Drama Krisha Maps a Wanderer's Return to the Family Fold 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z

It's clever, witty and sardonic, so why not? Six Songs of Me: Barry from Barrygruff 2012-08-30T08:19:21Z

To his friends he will be remembered as a witty and generous host, a fiendish player of Scrabble and an enthusiastic creator of delicious Christmas feasts. Composer Sir Richard Rodney Bennett dies aged 76 2012-12-25T14:46:08Z

Throughout, too, her writing remains brisk and witty: She alludes to the seasonal tradition of reading ghost stories, “while the children break their new toys around you.” Review | Christmas: Holy day, holiday or nostalgic wish? 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z

One of the best reasons for watching the Academy Awards — or any awards show — is the possibility that you might hear one of your favorite stars say something witty, revealing or otherwise unscripted. What our writers love this week 2011-02-24T00:19:03Z

Liversidge writes witty proposals for artworks that will never be made, collects homemade signs, and composes lugubrious remarks about the human condition. Edinburgh festival 2013: our critics' picks 2013-07-15T05:59:01Z

She turned Berlin’s “I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket” into a cheerfully witty celebration of monogamy. Review: Megan Hilty Goes Beyond Daffy, to Sweetness, Even Regret 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z

“Five Tangos” was the hit of the evening, a work of crisp, satisfying visual geometry with the playful kick of Astor Piazzolla, whose tango compositions always sound like little film scores — witty, theatrical and compressed. Washington Ballet’s ‘Petite Mort’ delivers wit, surprise and mystery

The narration is conversational and witty to a fault, teeming with celebrity anecdotes, childhood stories and the overall ridiculousness of being a person. Jonathan Van Ness, Ali Wong and John Hodgman Walk Into a Bar … 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z

The mostly uncharted area and its exploratory bounty provoke this eccentric, witty and chummy group — experts in archaeology, marine biology, geology and the visual arts — to philosophize on evolution and humankind's impact. Science, art at play in 'Expedition to the End of the World' 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

He kept a diary for 25 years, about his work, his political activism, his friendships and other subjects, and they promise to be “anecdotal, indiscreet, witty, gossipy and utterly candid.” 15 Memoirs and Biographies to Read This Fall 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z

Whenever I watch a chat show, and I see the host engaging in witty banter with a guest, I look at them and think, “What if they’re feeling really depressed right now?” Nobody Makes Films Like Alex Garland. But He Might Stop Making Them. 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z

Suddenly, a witty analysis of the quotidian was edgeless and mundane. How late-night political comedy needs to evolve: Be more subversive 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z

Williams was the youngest correspondent to join The Daily Show and the show’s first black woman to fill the role; she quickly became a fan favorite for her witty and hilarious takes on current events. Jessica Williams Is Leaving 'The Daily Show' For Her Own Series 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z

I was more aware than ever of the choose-your-own-adventure quality of the Oscars—how certain people are seen and heard, while others who have prepared impassioned, witty, weird speeches miss out on the spotlight. An Oscars-Night Diary 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z

On my reading, this is one of the best titles of the year: witty, allusive and inviting in just five words. Fiction in a flash 2012-10-08T15:17:42Z

He could also be witty, polite and clever, and he was openly gay within a homophobic world of cops and robbers. Where to Stream Michael K. Williams’s Best TV Performances 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z

And perhaps there’s a touch of van Hove in its use of merciless simulcast video and the witty contradiction between text and action. The Demolition Artist: 3 Critics Debate Ivo van Hove 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z

"It is witty, it is wicked smart, it is irreverent," said Sanders. Frozen creators plan stage musical 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z

She’s witty and dramatic, the main driver of most of the books’ plots. How the Clique Books Taught Me to Hate Other Girls and Myself 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z

The Fendi collection was witty, furry, sporty and also romantic — not just with the midcalf skirts, zippered at the front; the soft shorts, and tufts of fur on casual coats. Fashion Review: Romantic Fendi 2014-02-20T19:29:54Z

Sure, these works are witty and droll, but rarely do they elicit actual chuckles as they give insights into the human condition. Maria Semple's 'Today Will Be Different' will make you actually laugh out loud 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z

"Everybody who knows her well would say she's witty and brilliantly clever," he said. Some Star Wars rumours 'are true' 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z

He is witty and discursive, punctuating his stories with wild-eyed grins, exaggerated grimaces and more than the occasional lost thread. The Man Who Knew Too Little 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z

He can be witty, have strong opinions, but these often come as asides, spoken softly and without naming names. The quiet, productive tenure of Rusty Powell to come to an end 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z

The breakthrough came when he realised that Freud was witty, self-deprecating and had a sense of humour. Which writer taught me most about love? 2012-02-10T22:55:10Z

His work might be described as found motion, and it’s his witty displacement of people in space that creates its novelty. Dance Review: Lawrence Goldhuber?s ?Trellis? at Abrons Arts Center 2010-04-26T22:37:00Z

There are a lot of witty people on Twitter. Succession star J Smith-Cameron: ‘Gerri is quite a badass but also relatable’ 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z

A wise and witty novel that follows the diverging lives and linguistic obsessions of identical twin sisters who struggle to figure out who they are on their own and in relationship to each other. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive Though by no means subtle in its politics or satire, no other film is as exotic and witty in its preaching. Planet of the Apes: No 16 2010-10-21T10:39:00Z

These two African American men — both in their mid-40s, both on their second novel — bounce off the page with the sharpest, wittiest, most unsettling cultural criticism I’ve read in years. Novel will make you think twice about those beautiful fruits at the store 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z

The countess was witty, sarcastic and dryly resigned over all six of the show’s seasons. Don Draper, Eleven, Selina Meyer lead AP roles of the decade 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

Most endearingly, we hear Johnson’s wonderful and often witty voice. Review | Katherine Johnson of ‘Hidden Figures’ tells her story in her own words 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z

During her eventful life, Nesbit wrote dozens of books, raised four kids and helped found the socialist Fabian Society, but her enduring influence, this biography argues, is as a pioneer of witty, naturalistic children’s classics. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

His dialogue, peppered with Shaw’s own sayings, is smart without being pretentious, and witty without being smug; in plot and tone there are also hints of Oscar Wilde, Shaw’s contemporary. | 'Engaging Shaw': A Writer Woos With Wit at Abingdon Theater 2010-04-26T22:21:00Z

These are the fans who know and adore him as Tyrion Lannister, the witty, wily and dangerously underestimated warrior of the blockbuster series “Game of Thrones,” which ended its eight-season run earlier this year. Review: Peter Dinklage Tackles ‘Cyrano’ Without the Nose 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z

There were clusters of buttons on shoulders that aped epaulets and that were also used on cuffs as a witty riff on the bands of braid that signify military rank. 2010-01-20T00:05:00Z

Pop is about bright, bold, minimalist, somewhat cheeky voices and muses like Andy Warhol and Ellsworth Kelly and is an opportunity to be witty and artistic. Designer Jonathan Adler on how to find your decorating style 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z

“Urban Forestry” is less eerie, but sometimes witty. Review | In the galleries: Finding inspiration in a mythical herb 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z

"Four Samosas" features plenty of witty sight gags, wordplay, and a few Bollywood numbers, all of which are diverting. Ravi Kapoor on his comedy "Four Samosas": "I always wanted to make a lo-fi heist movie" 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z

Packed with 50 stories your social studies teacher probably skipped, the book sports a wandering eye and witty voice that make for diverting winter reading. Historian compiles fascinating tidbits on Hitler, Agatha Christie and others 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z

There is no witty banter or joking between the guys. Ben Affleck is the best thing in "Triple Frontier," a clunker of a heist film 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z

"The End of Wall Street" is a good book: witty, well-written, heavily researched and often dramatic. 'The End of Wall Street:' The mistakes and misdeeds of American private finance 2010-04-09T22:42:00Z

Ms. Melnick is delicate and tough; Mr. Neumann is a witty, subtle comic. The Week Ahead: Aug. 7 ? 13 2011-08-04T16:07:59Z

In addition to suspense, “You Should Have Known” serves up witty and pointed observations about the higher reaches of society in contemporary Manhattan. Ten books of fiction and nonfiction we love, so far

He is also very funny, and Nobel winners are rarely witty, to Parul’s point. The Nobel Prize in Literature Takes This Year Off. Our Critics Don’t. 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z

Their work, for Time Life, Penguin Books and Pirelli tires, was idea-driven, witty and brash and emblematic of the moment — London in the Swinging Sixties. Bob Gill, Graphic Designer Who Elevated the ‘Message,’ Dies at 90 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z

It only seemed like a surprise award-winner to those who haven't seen it; those who have know that it's one of the most witty, original and stylish shows to appear on TV in years. Formula 1 2010-07-10T05:45:00Z

His conversations with Ms. Kunis and Mr. Hanks were pleasant, but not particularly witty or outré. Review: James Corden Is Amiable, if Not Particularly Special, in ‘Late Late Show’ Debut on CBS 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z

Her voice — literate, probing, witty, seemingly without guile — is an intoxicating one to have in your head. Dwight Garner Reviews the 'Serial' Season Finale 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z

A wittier and more passive-aggressive version of this rude put-down is the website www.lmgtfy.com, which allows you to send your interlocutor a custom-made link saying "Let Me Google That For You" and doing so. Sam Leith's most hated online abbreviations 2013-06-06T14:00:05Z

Our reviewer, Marina Warner, praised the collection, calling Arimah “a witty, oblique and mischievous storyteller.” Paperback Row 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z

Reviewers found it a witty and welcome change of pace from the usual Bronson-as-vigilante thriller, but it proved one of the actor’s few commercial flops. Frank D. Gilroy, playwright of Pulitzer-winning ‘The Subject Was Roses,’ dies at 89 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z

The Red Cross soon posted an official – and witty -- follow-up, noting, "We've deleted the rogue tweet but rest assured the Red Cross is sober and we've confiscated the keys." Chrysler's epic Twitter misfire 2011-03-10T16:45:00Z

But in a video interview while just outside London, where she lives with her husband, the actor Barnaby Kay, and their teenage son, Harry, Walker was radiant and witty. ‘Annika’ Star Nicola Walker on the Book She’d Save From a Burning Home 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z

I'm not trying to be witty, just reporting the facts: In the opening credits, Anthony Minghella is listed as a producer of "Margaret" and Sydney Pollack as an executive producer. "Margaret": The great NYC post-9/11 movie that crashed and burned 2011-09-29T00:01:00Z

It traces the career of Merrill, the poet, from his pampered childhood — his father was a co-founder of Merrill Lynch — through his success as a writer of coy, formal, witty American verse. About That Ouija Board: How Langdon Hammer Summoned a Poet’s Spirit 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z

It's great that they changed it, as it could have fatally altered perceptions of this witty, touching show. America: The Story of the US 2010-09-06T05:45:00Z

It's a sweet, witty play with a huge pop culture appetite. Review: Durang's 'Vanya and Sonia' a zany joy 2013-03-15T03:01:06Z

Dark, witty and painful - 's The Bell Jar has disturbed and enthralled readers from the moment it was published under a pseudonym in 1963. The Bell Jar's new cover derided for branding Sylvia Plath novel as chick lit 2013-02-01T12:14:28Z

"I was so bad in it, they fired me in rehearsals," said Morison, a warm, witty woman with an amazing recollection of her storied life. Actress Patricia Morison reminisces as 100th birthday nears 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z

While I’m told the character is wittier and more sarcastic in the books, on the show, I kind of love how dry and prickly he is. Stannis “The Mannis” Baratheon: Why he’s the best “Game of Thrones” character — and rightful king of Westeros 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z

The beauty of the evening is magnified by Bunny Christie's witty design, in which infinite possibilities and multiplying confusions are represented in squares and numbers, and a toy trains puffs around the stage. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – review 2013-03-13T13:17:50Z

And she puts to rest the smug assumption that there’s anything minor or unambitious about a witty domestic novel. Review | The perfect summer novel: ‘Strangers and Cousins’ is an unusually substantive comedy 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z

The orchestra’s witty, biting interpretations concluded with the eerie strings of the Third Fragment. Music Review | Vladimir Jurowski: The Long and Short of Shostakovich, and Jazzy Ravel 2010-03-08T22:17:00Z

Although he was adept at drama and action, Garner was best known for his witty, low-key style, especially with the TV series “Maverick” and “The Rockford Files.” Police: Movie, TV legend James Garner dies 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z

Carol Ann Duffy's poem Mrs Tiresias is one of the wittiest takes – it is written from the point of view of his wife. Sam Mills' top 10 fictional sex changes 2013-03-20T13:54:52Z

The Pulitzer jury noted that the characters “speak in witty and perceptive ways to America’s sometimes toxic struggle with race and class consciousness.” 2011 Pulitzer Prizes for Letters, Drama and Music 2011-04-22T17:12:05Z

With its lush and witty score, “Candide” has become a favorite of opera houses and conservatories, where the emphasis is on the singing. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Stripped of Illusions, but Still Glittering and Gay 2014-01-23T17:10:33Z

This is a book of truths, witty insights and metaphors, and — for the first time — Kelly’s own illustrations, which are lightheartedly poignant. Erin Entrada Kelly Draws (Literally) From Her Life in a New Illustrated Middle Grade Series 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z

“He’s unbelievable; he’s an inspiration to us all. He’s every bit as witty and funny as he ever was in ‘A Hard Day’s Night.’ “I’m not ready for the dirt nap yet”: How Toto outlasted the haters, took back their career and won over a new generation 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z

But its core remains the slow-aborning affection between Beatrice and Benedick, whose shared gifts for wordplay mark them out as the wittiest and liveliest people in the room. At the National Theater, Love Redeems, in Various Ways 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z

“Ripper Street” is, however, reasonably clever and sometimes even witty in its depictions of forward-thinking detectives pioneering the forensic methods and investigative procedures that will eventually become the grist for a thousand television shows. Television Review: ‘Ripper Street,’ With Matthew Macfadyen, on BBC America 2013-01-19T01:36:33Z

Here’s his second piano concerto, from 1818, a delightful piece dominated by the sprightly opening Allegro but also possessing an eloquent slow movement and a witty finale. Classical Music This Week: Harry Partch and Mozart’s Son 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

More fun-loving types can take “Watergate” as lively, witty drama and give Mr. Mallon a pass on the grueling fact-checking his story might otherwise warrant. Books of The Times: ?Watergate,? a Novel by Thomas Mallon 2012-02-15T20:34:23Z

In the first-class dining room, Sir Angus Mac­Farquhar, “a Scottish Mr. Darcy,” is busy charming a table of wealthy Americans with his witty repartee. ‘The World of Tomorrow’ captures swirling New York in 1939 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z

The crisscross patterns in the coda of the pas de trois are the wittiest sequence in all Marius Petipa’s output, and the ballerina variations perfectly demonstrate his gift for coloratura brilliance. Mariinsky Ballet Performs at the Kennedy Center Opera House 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z

This may sound pluralistic and liberating – but Gavin Turk's witty artwork shows what a daft idea that would be. Blue plaques are crucial cultural landmarks 2013-01-07T12:27:42Z

He was charismatic, witty and, at times, provocative. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Cherish the Day’ and ‘For Life’ 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z

A telenovela pastiche that doubles as a celebration of feminine artistic genres in general, it’s beautiful and humane, witty, well performed—the works. My Not-Top-Ten Television List, 2018 Edition 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z

Indeed, I think “Dead Souls” is one of the wittiest, sharpest, cruelest critiques of literary culture I’ve ever read. Review | ‘Dead Souls’ is a witty, sharp, cruel critique of literary culture. But it’s not for everyone. 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z

He epitomizes the old-fashioned swashbuckler whose stories stress, in the words of film historian Brian Taves, “the purity of the hero’s motives, his physical and mental agility, impeccable manners and often witty speech.” Zorro at 100: Why the original swashbuckler is still the quintessential American action hero 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z

You wonder if she might also slow down and write something that’s not just witty and interesting and hero worship-y, but complicated, truly gnarly and maybe great. Review | The book on Lauren Gunderson, topping U.S. theater charts 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z

They created a series of self-conscious, almost witty, riffs on nudes. Encounters : Shannon Plumb, A Brooklyn Life On the Big Screen 2013-08-28T23:14:51Z

In 2007, he wrote a witty satire of literary culture called “An Arsonist’s Guide to Writers’ Homes in New England.” ‘Happiest People in the World’: Just a madcap comic satire about Islamofascism 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z

The results are clever, surprising, and frequently make witty observations about aspects of everyday life. Britain's cultural debutantes 2011-01-16T00:04:11Z

For some time, he has been teasing the follow up to his witty, if somewhat blustering, last effort, “Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family.” Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for Nov. 21-27 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

"From my experience with the actors, witty wordplay is characteristic." All the King's Fools: 'Disability is deep in comedy's DNA' 2011-02-24T10:18:28Z

In this piece, a witty, careening sprint through 50 short musical segments, rambunctious snippets of country fiddling and cartoonish outbursts mesh into more somber, conventionally classical passages, all played with aplomb by the ensemble. Music Review: The JACK Quartet Plays Bryant Park 2013-07-28T19:41:00Z

Ms. Light, in a more manicured variation on the role she played in “Other Desert Cites,” again proves herself a first-class interpreter of the woeful but witty Jewish matron. Theater Review: ‘The Assembled Parties,’ at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater 2013-04-18T02:00:35Z

The book’s success led to a job as a television weatherman, a witty and ironic black man in a cold climate. Dany Laferrière, a Guardian of French, Joins the Académie Française 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z

Durham city centre, Dickensian Festival , Rochester, Saturday, Sunday Parades, market treats, theatre, magic, music, the Hoi Polloi Ball and a Cabinet of Curiosities wheeled around town, all with a witty Charles Dickens theme. This week's new events 2010-12-04T00:07:00Z

Other participants in the march included children and pensioners and everyone in between, with protesters engaging in good-natured competition over whose banner or placard was wittier. With the People’s Vote March, Brexit Goes Down the Rabbit Hole 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z

Rather than cutting down a politician’s most ridiculous characteristics with witty logic, Berger turns unassuming details ridiculous. A Political Satirist for the Internet Election 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z

Walter’s witty sixth novel, set largely in Hollywood, reveals an American landscape of vice, addiction, loss and disappointed hopes. 100 Notable Books of 2012 2012-11-27T16:28:12Z

Foley's writing is energetic, witty and erudite, peppered with lively quotes from the great philosophers, especially stoics and existentialists, and engages with the work of modern psychologists as well. Readers recommend their favourite books of 2010 2011-01-01T00:05:32Z

They’re very light and it’s really witty and the heroine is so smart and it’s just what we want to be, secretly. Happy 200th Birthday, Pride & Prejudice…and Happy Sundance, Too 2013-01-28T14:50:07Z

They're vain, competitive, ingenious, witty, sulky, timorous, creative, ironic, adaptable, adventurous, quarrelsome, collaborative and romantic. Rio's extinction fears are for the birds 2011-04-11T09:48:52Z

“A witty, sociologically astute reflection on the attraction between opposites” was how Stephen Holden described her first film, “The Taste of Others,” in The New York Times. Week Ahead: May 30 ? June 5 2010-05-28T15:11:00Z

Wright's ingenuously constructed script layers riveting dramatic storytelling, witty commentary, and unsettling moral and aesthetic inquiry. In 'I Am My Own Wife,' a character to remember 2012-02-10T00:46:04Z

"It was tough to be witty on that one," Mike Eli said. Big Kenny: Crossing genres important to musicians 2010-04-19T07:01:00Z

By September 2004, fans of witty teen shows with strong female characters were in need of something to fill the Buffy-shaped hole in our lives. Veronica Mars: box set review 2013-03-14T15:30:01Z

My mother was witty and verbally playful and really kept me on my toes. This Week in Fiction: Thomas McGuane 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z

In the wake of the writer and director's passing on Monday at age 84, memories of the many rich characters he created flood in like old friends — warm, wonderful, witty, whimsical, wounded, always welcome. Paul Mazursky made incisive, edgy comedies without a mean streak 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z

Brooks and his team of ace comedy writers — including a young Richard Pryor — adopted an “everything but the kitchen sink” approach, throwing in broad slapstick, sophisticated social satire, cheerful vulgarity, witty wordplay and fourth-wall breaks. The Best Movies on Amazon Prime Video Right Now 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z

“I had never seen such a witty competition on television.” Perspective | The refreshing defiance of E. Jean Carroll at the Trump trial 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z

The premise, that high school is more perilous than a life of espionage, is witty and full of potential. 'Barely Lethal' kicks teen angst over the head with weak spy tale

Libby Purves in The Times loved the "big belting numbers, witty lyrics and joyfully athletic dances," but was troubled by the show's message. Broadway hit 'The Book of Mormon' lands in London 2013-03-22T16:16:05Z

It was exactly the sort of pomp the literary titan hated, and often ripped apart with the witty, acerbic tip of his pen. Chinua Achebe funeral celebrates revered Nigerian author 2013-05-23T17:37:10Z

He was also an entertainer, a witty man on the bandstand where his “Mumbles” scat-singing routine was a big hit, but don’t let the comedy obscure the music—Terry was a genius. The Sound of Musical Joy: Clark Terry’s Trumpet 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z

Issues of Gourmet from the nineteen-forties published rabbit recipes, even the occasional one crafted in witty holiday verse: “Although it isn’t / Our usual habit, / This year we’re eating / The Easter Rabbit.” Eating the Easter Bunny 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z

Hand is a funny writer, and not just funny but witty. Two Good Books: Elizabeth Hand's Available Dark and Edward St. Aubyn's At Last 2012-02-15T21:23:51Z

A National Book Award finalist, this blistering classic spins the story of Noah’s Ark through a witty, modern-day tale of climate change, producing a shattering vision of an apocalyptic future. 50 notable works of fiction in 2020 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z

But there’s no witty lyrics anymore, or moving lyrics. Barry Manilow Just Wanted to Write the Songs. He’s Still Singing Them. 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z

Filled with dragons and demons, yes, but also with fully realised worlds, strong characterisation and, most importantly, witty scripts. What's the next Game of Thrones? All the contenders for fantasy TV's crown 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z

The humorous songs include Oslo, a witty tale of travelling and drinking that segues, Planxty-style, into the traditional Norwegian Mazurka. Andy Irvine: Abocurragh ? review 2010-12-23T22:30:01Z

But Jon's witty, turbulent and compelling quest to make peace with a lost father resonates universally, too. 5 plays at Oregon Shakespeare Festival: a critic's take 2011-07-31T04:07:15Z

In 2014 he was the subject of Mike Leigh’s gruff and witty biographical film “Mr. Turner,” with the miraculous Timothy Spall. Review: ‘Turner,’ a Portrait of a Most Dazzling and Disagreeable Artist 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z

These witty extensions bring the poem to descriptive life while reinforcing the concept of unity between insect and human, the sheet on the washing line and space-time itself. Poem of the week: Things I Say to Myself While Hanging Laundry by Ruth Stone 2011-08-01T09:17:06Z

Her third book, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," is a chatty, witty, intimate memoir of how she raised two daughters in hyper-severe Chinese style, despite the surrounding children of permissive American parents. 'Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother': Raising kids the 'hyper-severe' Chinese way 2011-01-14T19:44:06Z

Instead of stately grandeur Hunter gives us an Egyptian queen who is small, mercurial and witty. Review|Theatre|Antony and Cleopatra, RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon|Michael Billington 2010-05-10T23:18:00Z

I realize I may be committing the sin of making the movie sound diverting, charming and/or witty. Killers: My Husband Is an Assassin (in a Very Bad Movie) 2010-06-05T02:35:00Z

With a classic '60s sound and witty/depressing lyrics, D&D's two albums released on local label Hardly Art sounded like fall in Seattle: chilly, beautiful, darkening. What our writers love this week 2010-10-06T23:18:00Z

And he cooked up a witty backdrop of changing vintage film credits with scrambled names. New York Fashion Week: Male Models at the Line of Beauty ? NY Fashion Week 2011-09-16T23:20:18Z

Mr. Boesman’s score is an exuberant, slippery mix of styles, full of onomatopoeic effects and witty allusions. Review: ‘Pinocchio,’ the Opera, Is a Hit For a Renovated Theater 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z

When I first came across this, I thought it witty; now I find it – as I do many aphorisms – a slick untruth. Julian Barnes: my life as a bibliophile 2012-06-29T21:55:18Z

“The Barter” is a thoughtful and surprisingly witty novel. Anne Rice's 'Prince Lestat,' and More 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z

It’s a great, witty and, by now, classic image: a new-style Venus — related maybe to the Willendorf Venus — relaxing, drink in hand, on a sultry Southern California day off. She Turned Her Audacious Lens on Herself, and Shaped the Future 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z

Dryer pitted the literalness of her paintings against thin, sometimes streaky applications of paint for results that are witty and startling, assertive yet suffused with a delicate, poetic atmosphere. Museum and Gallery Listings for Feb. 21-27 2014-02-21T00:13:41Z

The concert ended on a witty note with the final encore, Chopin’s “Minute” Waltz, which took an unexpected turn thanks to Mr. Hamelin’s sly, improvisatory interjections. Music Review: Marc-André Hamelin at the 92nd Street Y 2013-02-03T21:47:53Z

I’d like to report that Ms. Ruhl, Ms. Fisher and Mr. Mays fully capture the mildly gossipy, subtly witty, moving beauty of their rapport, but much about this production struck me as ill conceived. Theater Review: ‘Dear Elizabeth,’ a Sarah Ruhl Play 2012-12-10T22:49:38Z

“Seveneves” will please fans of hard science fiction, but this witty, epic tale is also sure to win over readers new to Stephenson’s work. The best sci-fi and fantasy books for May 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z

He wanted to be witty, candid and sincere. Behind the music: The winners and losers of social networking promotion 2010-09-23T17:02:00Z

She was witty, well-prepared, antagonistic; she got people to say things they ordinarily would not. The Life of Oriana Fallaci, Guerrilla Journalist 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z

At the time, Zeta-Jones’s witty performance was especially savoured because she had just married Michael Douglas. George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin's wedding: 'A sensational piece of multimedia street theatre' 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z

More than that, she inspired a generation of women with her clever, witty take on popular culture and a persistent refusal to be defeated by Hollywood's male-centric culture. Close up: Farewell Nora Ephron 2012-06-28T14:41:49Z

Clueless lives on because of the irrepressible charms of its actors, the witty, fast-paced dialogue, and — of course — the soundtrack. The Clueless Soundtrack Is Turning 20 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

If O'Reilly and Stewart's past encounters offer any indication, Hill will moderate 90 minutes of political debate tinged with sarcastic comments and witty jabs. Jon Stewart and Bill O'Reilly set for debate 'rumble' in Washington DC 2012-10-05T18:51:35Z

Douglas was never more cool, witty and charismatic. Kirk Douglas at 100: a one-man Hollywood Mount Rushmore 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z

The witty, sharp-tonged MC may not only be the best female rapper, but the best lyricist in the entire genre — a compliment few women have garnered despite the genre being decades old. With “Eve,” Raposdy gains traction in the best rapper debate 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z

As the steps increase in complexity, the smacking keeps up: a genuinely witty notion that’s undercut by some less original insincere laughter. Dance Review: Rebecca Brooks and Anna Azrieli Share a Danspace Program 2014-04-14T20:57:58Z

It is true that his music is moving, original, witty and profound. Colette's libretto: a fantasy of childhood for Ravel's opera of enchantment 2012-07-27T21:49:01Z

Jack was perfect for the split role: handsome, witty, ugly, harsh. David Thomson on Jack Nicholson 2010-08-05T21:22:00Z

It's Austen's boldness and her witty fury we respond to, not the piety her relatives posthumously attributed to her. The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things by Paula Byrne – review 2013-01-17T11:03:01Z

Taken from Goya, the caption also served as a witty comeback to Mr. Stella’s minimalist credo: “What you see is what you see.” John Baldessari, Who Gave Conceptual Art a Dose of Humor, Is Dead at 88 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z

This sets the giddy tone for this Netflix show, a shot of joy from a comic whose jubilantly witty delivery features signature quirks that can make any joke funny. Cracking Jokes Right Before the World Turned Upside Down 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z

He was polite, witty and delightfully cheeky, a perfect gentleman. Actor. Lawyer. Lover of the arts. Her uncle defied category. 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z

Nick and Amy manipulate each other with savage, merciless and often darkly witty dexterity. Gillian Flynn: chronicler of the midwest's dark side 2013-03-24T00:06:17Z

How much wittier it seemed when Virgil Abloh, Kanye West’s creative director, revealed to Style.com that the point of departure for Mr. West’s Off-White label was a personal obsession with Martha Stewart and preppy Nantucket style. In Fashion and Style Trends of 2013, ‘Thrift Shop’ and Miley Cyrus Mashups 2013-12-27T23:23:30Z

Buffy, with her kickass reflexes and witty rejoinders, never needed rescuing by a guy – hell, she once stuck a sword through her boyfriend's chest. Joss Whedon: 'I kept telling my mum reading comics would pay off' 2013-06-02T05:00:01Z

The next three suggestions, showcasing a range of experiences in women's fiction, include a family saga, a smartly unsentimental journey set at an Ivy League school and a witty novel of random encounters in Paris. Best summer reading picks: women's fiction favorites 2011-08-05T21:59:03Z

This vividly rendered historic novel will keep readers riveted as witty, observant Jo deals with the dangers of questioning power. The best children’s books of 2019 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z

The founder and master of the New College of the Humanities in London, Grayling offers a witty, learned, authoritative survey of philosophical thought in both the Western and Eastern traditions. New & Noteworthy, From Philosophy to New York Architecture 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z

We just assume that a lot of the kids who watched “Friends” in the ’90s decided they’d like to engage in witty repartee at Central Perk. Urban entertainment districts: Blocks where no one has fun 2012-05-19T13:00:00Z

Haig, who lives in England, brings a delightfully witty touch to this poignant novel. Review | Does living forever sound ideal? These 5 new books will change your mind. 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z

The screenplay, by Ms. Kazan, is so polished and witty that it immediately puts her in the same league as Diablo Cody. Movie Review: ‘Ruby Sparks,’ Written by and Starring Zoe Kazan 2012-07-24T21:46:52Z

His enlightenment, like the novel as a whole, is at once witty and crushing. Review | ‘Red Birds’ is a blistering — and funny — critique of America’s military meddling 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z

But Mr. Schlesinger and Mr. Collingwood stood out with witty and sharp-eyed lyrics. Adam Schlesinger, Songwriter for Rock, Film and the Stage, Dies at 52 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z

Packing a lot into a short space, it is lyrically witty, musically rich and has the sardonic satirical appeal of the Sondheim-Weidman Assassins. Road Show ? review 2011-07-06T17:00:02Z

But Sittenfeld is at her wittiest when re-creating the men who dominate modern American politics. Review | In Curtis Sittenfeld’s ‘Rodham,’ Hillary doesn’t become a Clinton. And Donald Trump isn’t president. 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z

But this show uses its motif and the platform to distinctly make a statement about the grotesquely lopsided priorities of local government bureaucracies honors teachers as witty, resourceful and stalwart servants. Amazingly, "Abbott Elementary" finds laughter in the challenge of teaching in underfunded schools 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z

A keen gardener, amateur photographer, ice-skater and botanic drawing student, with a lifelong love of theatre, Carola was witty and irreverent, wrote wickedly funny articles for the Literary Review, and especially enjoyed Biographers' Club events. Carola Hicks obituary 2010-07-27T17:33:00Z

That which “sparks joy” — Ms. Kondo’s criteria for what stays in your closet — in Ms. Magnusson’s heart means a tender and witty reverie generated by an object before she gives it the heave-ho. Hygge Gets Heave-Ho as Swedes, Norwegians Join the Fun 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z

Adam Bradley’s “Crash Site,” which from a distance seems simply a pile of debris, turns out to be a witty memorial to hubris: broken wooden wings next to the partial skeleton of some latter-day Icarus. Review | In the galleries: Washington Sculptors Group shows a playful nature 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z

The play was cited by the Columbia University's prize board as "a powerful work whose memorable characters speak in witty and perceptive ways to America's sometimes toxic struggle with race and class consciousness." Bruce Norris wins the Pulitzer Prize for drama 2011-04-18T20:47:13Z

The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon is one of Britain's wittiest songwriters, and on the band's latest CD, he's in top form. What our writers love this week 2010-12-22T23:43:04Z

But beneath their own witty surfaces, the poems also brim with loss and serious moral inquiry. New & Noteworthy 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z

How do we balance the tonic and witty warmth of a Philip Roth novel against its contempt for mah-jongg-playing heifers? One Year of #MeToo: “He Said, She Said” Is a Literary Problem, Too 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z

Ms. Clare’s characters are tougher and wittier than the lugubrious Bella and Edward of “Twilight” fame, and her female protagonists are smart and sassy. Cassandra Clare Created a Fantasy Realm and Aims to Maintain Her Rule 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z

In person, though, Davies is sharp and witty and, when not reciting lengthy Shakespeare quotes from memory, is eager to discuss his methods. Terence Davies on avoiding Hollywood A-listers: 'I don't cast big names' 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z

Massey does, however, make the most of her mermaid's lament, a witty ditty about the sexual drawbacks of having a tail. Moby Dick 2010-04-26T20:30:00Z

Throughout Mr. Norris has played with Smith’s notion of “the invisible hand,” a capitalist version of divine providence, often to witty ends. Review: A Boisterous ‘Low Road’ Finds the Potholes in Capitalism 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z

Lothar’s bighearted, witty and wrenching novel — rescued from oblivion by Europa — reminds us how delicate, yet resilient, that frivolous notion was. ‘The Vienna Melody’: A family drama with cameos by Hitler and Freud 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z

Some of the lines she criticized are gone, but many remain, and there are plenty of recognizably Sorkinesque touches — characters talking while walking; soaring emotional speeches by secondary characters; zingers that are witty and pointed. After Dispute, ‘Mockingbird’ Blends Novel’s Spirit and Sorkin’s Voice Onstage 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z

An elegant and witty writer converses with philosophers and cosmologists who ponder why there is something rather than nothing. 100 Notable Books of 2012 2012-11-27T16:28:12Z

But she remains fiercely herself: witty, cutting, curious, tough, defensive, vulnerable and unsatisfied by conventional wisdom. How do we shape memories of those we've lost? A friend's death triggers 'Good Grief' 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z

They reveal a warm, witty and gentle man. Mick Ronson: sideman and Starman 2013-04-25T11:24:51Z

Murray notwithstanding, there are enough attractions to keep your eyes engaged, and the creature design is fairly witty. ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Review: Splat 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z

Personally, I liked the character of Mila, especially her witty humour in dire situations. MILA 2.0 by Debra Driza 2013-07-09T08:00:00Z

Other highlights were Anna Brumbaugh’s incisive clarinet lines and the rambunctious contributions from the percussionist Ziv Stein, witty and coy in the Marche Royal. Music Review: Juilliard Students Perform in ChamberFest 2013-01-19T01:39:49Z

“So many of us were blindsided, never imagining that a dashing, witty, beloved TV star had such a dark side,” she writes. In memoir, Katie Couric writes of feeling betrayed by Lauer 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

The evening also included witty tributes to Mr. Kors, for lifetime achievement, the designer Christopher Bailey, the model Iman, and Tonne Goodman, the fashion director of Vogue. Young Designers Honored at CFDA Awards 2010-06-08T13:24:00Z

Graham, who is recording not proscribing, tips a witty hat to the feminist position. This House; Scenes from an Execution; Damned by Despair – review 2012-10-13T23:06:27Z

Trailed by flowing tresses and conspiratorial ladies in attendance, Best’s Cleopatra is a woman of playful, witty spirit: it is her brain that stamps this queen of the Nile as irresistible. In London, stages are set for pleasure

“Jeu de Cartes” — a dense ballet in which every viewing yields a wealth of fresh details — shows Mr. Ratmansky’s remarkably witty command of ballet grammar. Ángel Corella’s Opens Debut Season at Pennsylvania Ballet 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z

It's witty and clever; a starry night is suddenly, magically, The Starry Night. Doctor Who and Cameron's Black Tory 2010-06-07T05:45:00Z

It would be a feather in my cap, and Clara would see for herself how egalitarian, witty, eloquent—and feminist—Anaïs really was. My mentor, Anaïs Nin 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z

“It looked like a libretto,” she said, “with monologues that could obviously be arias and lots of witty banter with a great sense of rhythm that composers can get into.” From the Underworld to Our World: An Opera About Frida and Diego 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z

The witty staging, engaging cast and efficiently evocative designs made a good opera feel like a great one. Review: ‘The Silent Woman,’ an Opera About Putting on an Opera 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z

Describe him in three words Bright, energetic, witty. Blind date: ‘He said I reminded him of Eddie Redmayne, but he was drinking very strong beer’ 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z

As if that nod to the exotic were not enough, the designer added a few witty catchphrases, referring to Shanghai as Shang-Low in describing heels that were a step down from stilettos. Paris Fash File 2014-03-02T20:06:52Z

“My brother didn’t get anything he didn’t deserve. That’s not saying I didn’t love him – he’s gone now. He could be hilarious, very smart and extremely witty, but he was quite the torturer.” John Malkovich: 'I had a lot of violence growing up, but so what?' 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z

But the most striking aspect of “Bad Blood” is the witty manner in which it seems to play off Perry’s own work. Is Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood' About Katy Perry? A Textual Analysis 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z

Twain is never witty in a fastidious way; there’s always something gutsy about him, unlike Oscar. John Cleese Intends to Have His Unread Books Buried With Him 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z

In a poll, Johnson was voted the second wittiest man in Britain who is not a full-time comedian. John O'Farrell: the comedian turned politician with a shot at Eastleigh 2013-02-27T15:00:04Z

Then I remembered Richard E Grant, whose witty turn as the prankish accomplice to writer Lee Israel in Marielle Heller’s Can You Ever Forgive Me? threatens to to steal the show from Melissa McCarthy’s fraudster. My Oscar goes to... Our film critics reveal their personal shortlists 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z

His witty account of his Australian childhood, “Unreliable Memoirs,” is by now a minor classic, reprinted scores of times. Clive James’s ‘Last Readings’ review: A critic’s final homage to literature, life 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z

But this modern Western proved its mettle by dint of unexpectedly weird plotting and witty dialogue, becoming a word-of-mouth phenomenon among genre addicts. Get us out from under. . .”Wynonna Earp”? That’s right 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z

Gordon Gekko is released from jail for more adventures, and the trailer incidentally shows what looks like a witty variation on the traditional return-of-personal-effects scene, as pioneered by The Blues Brothers. Cannes 2010: Hollywood movies bookend a blue-chip lineup 2010-04-15T16:49:00Z

The finale, with its biting folk rhythms and pungent dissonances, was weighty, witty and sharply focused. BBC Philharmonic/Noseda/Ehnes – review 2013-02-24T18:00:05Z

The film, which followed two hard-up brothers who decide to rob their parents' jewellery store, with catastrophic results, was superbly acted under his witty and sympathetic direction. Sidney Lumet obituary 2011-04-10T16:59:14Z

"I wanted him for this role of Walter because I knew he would be able to touch on those witty, funny qualities Walter has, that charming side," Foster explains. 'I'm the Beaver' 2011-06-17T07:30:51Z

This would accord with Geary’s sense of the witty observation as one that disturbs our perceptual routines by drawing latent meanings to the surface. How Wit Reveals the Trickster Beauty of Our Garbage World 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z

Entrances and exits were witty and varied — why walk off the stage when you can have a rug yanked under you? Pacific Northwest Ballet presents choice program of contemporary dances 2010-09-26T19:13:00Z

The week here concluded with a different sort of lifting, as the models at the delightful Fendi show grabbed luggage off a baggage carousel specially constructed for a witty set resembling an airport arrivals hall. Milan Is Still Making It New 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z

Give a volunteer a smart, witty, only occasionally poky primer on the science of reading. ‘Language at the Speed of Sight’ Fights to Reopen Our Closed Book on Literacy 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z

Comic-book and gaming fanboys may enjoy the witty references, but even for them the joke must surely wear thin. work because the player controls the action. Pilgrim loses control 2010-08-31T08:02:00Z

He was a nervous but witty man, never taking himself too seriously. Harry Gruyaert's best photograph – waiting for a Belgian parade 2012-11-14T16:11:14Z

It is a wonderfully witty play of firecracker imagination and humour. Snoo Wilson obituary 2013-07-05T17:57:52Z

Its fast paced, witty, very interesting and altogether fantastic! The Song of Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde - review 2013-05-20T14:00:00Z

I would hungrily read back through our witty exchanges, congratulating myself on points I had scored. When Love Seems Too Easy to Trust 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z

It’s a wonderfully witty idea, but it’s both too big and too small. Todd Solondz’s Exquisite, Imperfect “Wiener-Dog” 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z

Mr. Letterman is witty even on his off days, and his announcement on Thursday’s show was a classic mix of candor and self-awareness. The TV Watch: David Letterman’s Place in a Rather Kindly Landscape 2014-04-04T21:57:25Z

In Much Ado, he is a brilliant Benedick – shallow, laddish and witty, he gradually learns how to show his love. David Tennant: 'My bedpost really has very few notches' ? interview 2011-08-19T21:58:02Z

She is witty enough, in a bruising manner, to offer musical cues. Review: In Robin Coste Lewis’s ‘Voyage of the Sable Venus,’ Poems on Race 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z

Their tracks pop out of the speakers clicking their heels, sensual and blissful productions that remain witty even at their most intoxicated. Kompakt – Germany's friendly techno label hits 20 2013-03-21T17:39:26Z

As show runner of the supernatural action-dramedy for five of its seven seasons, Whedon became known for balancing witty banter, group dynamics and fantastical flourishes. Joss Whedon: From 'Buffy' beginnings to 'Avengers' domination 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z

Incredibly good-looking, immediately charismatic, confident, witty and capable of maturity far beyond her years … Jennifer Lawrence with her best actress Oscar. Jennifer Lawrence: how Hollywood fell in love with this perfectly imperfect star 2013-02-25T15:01:05Z

On its pages, Rupert Everett slips in and out of worlds like a character from Evelyn Waugh: witty, transient, tragic, glamorous, elusive and brilliant. Rupert Everett: 'Sex is over. I'm not motivated by it any more' 2013-04-21T07:30:01Z

Their often riotously patterned, unstretched paintings, sometimes functional sculpture and various environments promoted the notion — fairly shocking in the early 1970s — that art should be pleasurable, witty, visually sophisticated and maybe even usable. Art Review: ‘Hooray for Hollywood!’ Recalls Holly Solomon’s Eye for Art 2014-01-16T22:48:08Z

And the trademark quips, never as witty as they might have been, would be unlikely to make you chuckle even if your best friend said them. | 'Sex and the City 2': Sarah Jessica Parker, Flying Down to Abu Dhabi 2010-05-26T20:10:00Z

Describe Savannah in three words Fun, intelligent, witty. Blind date: ‘Oh hello, he’s nice-looking’ 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z

Expect hard truths and witty ruminations on aging, gender and generational differences. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ and ‘Funny Women’ 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z

A documentary of LCD Soundsystem’s last ever gig at Madison Square Gardens, James Murphy’s purveyors of witty and emotional dance music was a beautifully filmed hometown farewell. Are these the best concert films of all time? 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z

Normally, the central character on stage, the wittiest, funniest, cleverest character, is the male: the woman is the foil. Medea: the mother of all roles 2012-10-02T18:04:21Z

Rather than give up, Bird built property on this seeming no-man’s land — a career based on his trademark violin, whistling and witty lyrics. Andrew Bird gets confessional, at last: “I really wanted to make a less whimsical, more visceral, grab-you-in-the-gut kind of record” 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z

Written and directed with a sure hand and the occasional witty touch by Ali Abbas Zafar, “Mere Brother” spends most of its 145 minutes hitting Bollywood’s sweet spot: a wedding. | 'My Brother's Bride': ?My Brother?s Bride? With Katrina Kaif - Review 2011-09-11T22:00:03Z

In a time when most of us aren't able to travel far from home, the recipes in this witty and downright fun cookbook immediately transport readers to a street side café in Paris. From café au lait to cocktails, David Lebovitz offers a master class in French drinking culture 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z

Chris has his wonderful, witty British cynicism, but he’s an absolute optimist. Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain on ‘Interstellar’ 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z

I think of it as a flawless album: witty and ornate lyricism in a pop format. Musicians and their obsessions 2010-12-09T21:46:00Z

There's something very witty about her, and quite fresh, although I realised watching it last night that it's really contemporary Jane Austen. Felicitations 2011-02-20T00:04:06Z

There's an almost witty little rhetorical flourish in the last 2 lines: "Surely, your sweet and wondrous love/ Shall measure all my days,/ And, as it never shall remove,/ So neither shall my praise." Poem of the week: Psalm 23 2011-02-07T10:26:09Z

The show "Matilda," which opened April 11 at Shubert Theatre, is a witty musical adaptation of the beloved novel by Roald Dahl and is true to his bleak vision of childhood as a savage battleground. 4 girls who play 'Matilda' lead snubbed by Tonys 2013-04-26T18:48:08Z

It’s in the witty blink-and-you-miss-it details: After Mr. Gomes raises his guitar in front of Ms. Semionova’s face, she lowers it with a withering stare and ducks just in time to avoid a kiss. American Ballet Theater Performs ‘Don Quixote’ 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z

It’s a witty notion, of a kind that characterized old-school science fiction: the fantastic “what if?” premise that allows the writer to examine the conditions of his own time from a different perspective. film: Apes From the Future, Holding a Mirror to Today 2011-07-27T12:00:09Z

And it changes: As the witty paper constructions that start each section open out and fold back in, so do our minds and hearts. Newly Published, From Borscht to David Foster Wallace 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z

This isn’t a sentence I ever thought I’d get to write, but the whole thing is starting to come across like a less witty version of Family Guy. Deadpool 2: is this the most annoying marketing campaign ever? 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z

In company he was exciting, humble, warm and witty. Painter Lucian Freud dies aged 88 2011-07-22T09:09:42Z

In her autobiography, she described it as "awful - he was witty and charming but we were too much alike". Emmanuelle actress Kristel dies 2012-10-18T11:15:54Z

He played George, a witty protector of the protagonist. James Franco Is Now a Theater Director, Too 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z

Forever 37, a privileged son of a rich Philadelphia family, a Renaissance man, athletic, well read, artistic and witty, Elihu is nevertheless completely incapacitated by his disability. ‘The Man Without a Shadow’ review: An amnesiac you’ll never forget 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z

There were a few inevitable outcries of heresy, but overall, the "Broadchurch" and "Black Mirror" veteran has been greeted with enthusiasm by diehard fans and newcomers, thanks to her energetic, witty, double-hearted performance. "Doctor Who" star Jodie Whittaker on the Time Lord's new (old) enemies and advice for her successor 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z

Jessica is a fiercely intelligent, witty, compassionate woman, a proud northerner with a sense of humour. Love in the age of living for ever: could your marriage last 80 years? 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z

Taylor becomes Richards, somehow capturing that glint in the Texan's eye, reveling in being her at her witty best. Review: Holland Taylor's 'Ann' a sweet valentine 2013-03-08T01:09:08Z

His brawn, no less than his witty, not-too-winky performance, sharpens the musical’s idea that liberation from gender conformity benefits everyone. Which Show Is Good, Clean Fun: ‘Rocky Horror’ or ‘The Music Man’? 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z

For the first time, Heidecker sounds unapologetically like himself on tape — dark but not dour, witty if not necessarily here for punchlines. Tim Heidecker found fame through absurdist humor. His new album ‘Fear of Death’ is no laughing matter. 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z

It is a floating world of garrulous, witty, vain, often acid yet strangely agreeable young people. A Portrait of the Artist as a Droll Slacker 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z

Almost everyone acted as a photographer, documenting what they saw with their smartphones; and the bearers of the signs with the wittiest messages or most artful designs were constantly being photographed. Lemme Take a Selfie: The art and vanity of protest photography 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z

The weekend was blissful, filled with witty banter and heartfelt conversation. They Had Given Up on Love 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z

For every such entry, however, there’s a tight, witty profile of a forgotten bartender or a remote but brilliant bar from the 1930s or a neglected writer or a spirit worth investigating. An Encyclopedic New Guide to Cocktails Stirred, Shaken, Rolled, Tossed, Swizzled, Muddled... 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z

Instead of loving the whooping Twitter snark and the "witty" live blogging, I committed a veritable thought crime. I have had enough of irony 2012-05-30T19:00:04Z

We crave a witty vision of our culture commensurate with Austen’s of hers. ‘Eligible’: A modern retelling of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z

Though its characters are self-indulgent fantasists, Polanski's film is witty, sharp, stylish and wonderfully camp. Roman Polanski directs Ben Kingsley and Helena Bonham-Carter in Prada 'anti-commercial' 2012-05-22T09:52:00Z

But what did Capote find so compelling in Babe, who wasn’t literary or even particularly witty? ‘The Swans of Fifth Avenue’ review: Would you trust Truman Capote? 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z

Mercurial, brilliant, witty, Lear was profoundly English, as was his contemporary, Lewis Carroll, who created his own strange and wonderful world and a very whimsical language to go with it. In Praise of Whimsical English Design 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z

“A Room and a Half” swirls documentary footage, fictional re-enactments and brilliant, witty animated drawings into a phantasmagoric, playful secondhand memoir. 2010-01-20T05:20:00Z

His 90-minute routine delivered a witty critique of problems from food queues and medicine shortages, to government corruption and skewed courts. Venezuelans find solace in comedy amid economic travails 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z

She also has a fashion blog, The Slumflower, that offers sharp, witty takes on self-esteem dating, friendships and fashion trends. Chidera Eggerue Has Some Tips (and Hashtags) for Self-Love 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z

Duchovny, who earned a master’s degree in English literature from Yale, is a witty writer, and he’s especially good at conjuring these oddball voices. David Duchovny’s first novel is a witty, madcap fable starring troubled cow, a Jewish pig and a suave turkey 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z

Actually, tango can be witty and joyful, too. Dance Review: ‘Forever Tango’ Incudes ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Alumni 2013-07-15T02:00:01Z

“He was an utterly boon companion: charming, witty, unpretentious,” Kennedy says. What does Josh Hawley think he’s doing? 2021-01-16T05:00:00Z

On the walls hang a series of witty, sometimes chilling “wanted” posters for fugitive slaves, with Mr. Ligon himself the runaway subject, as if he couldn’t, even now, be free and clear of the past. Art Review: Messages That Conduct an Electric Charge 2011-03-10T23:09:03Z

“Locomotor/Non Locomotor,” opening the program, is an energetic pure-dance work, serious and witty at the same time. Review: Stephen Petronio’s ‘Bloodlines’ 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z

Ms. Atwood is a witty and astute writer of broad sympathy and wide-ranging curiosity, and the prose of the book, at once commonsensical and counterintuitive, bristles with insight and implication. Movie Review: ?Payback? Documentary, Based on Margaret Atwood?s Book 2012-04-25T11:31:43Z

“She was witty, and she was good at editing. It was a good team,” Shuster said of Beatts, who died Wednesday at age 74. Fellow SNL writer remembers Anne Beatts as courageous, witty 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z

He was always funny, witty and kind and I feel sad that I won't get to work with him again, see him again or have a drink with him again. Pete Postlethwaite remembered 2011-01-03T19:30:01Z

Under the astute eye of the director, Rachel Chavkin — one of the most gifted working today — the show remains a witty, inventive enchantment from rousing start to mournful finish. Review: ‘Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812,’ on the Heels of ‘Hamilton’ 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z

But how stimulating to hear the two renowned personages justify their positions on faith vs. reason, myth vs. truth in a freewheeling, witty and — yes — civil exchange. It's atheist vs. believer in Taproot's 'Freud's Last Case' 2012-03-29T20:02:04Z

This is a clever, witty comment and I smiled as I read it. Behind the Famed Tartine Bakery, a Gluten-Free Talent 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z

“Façade,” from 1931, is a show of early promise: a witty pastiche of popular dance forms and corresponding caricatures. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z

And yet his story never develops the psychological depth or satiric edge to make these scenes sufficiently moving, witty or arresting. The most pleasant novel about pornography you’ll ever read 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z

Crassness overwhelms the movie, the vulgar language losing all force by incessant repetition, deadening the lingo so that even the occasional witty wisecracks aren't funny. Capsule reviews: `Arthur,' `Hanna' 2011-04-07T17:01:22Z

Despite his prolific output as novelist and playwright, many critics considered Vidal's witty and acerbic essays his best work. Gore Vidal 2012-08-01T05:32:19Z

And when adapting the witty dialogue, reveals Acito, “I relied on George Bernard Shaw and Oscar Wilde as models.” Edwardian travelers of ‘Room with a View’ come to 5th Avenue stage 2014-04-10T00:10:47Z

To add to the otherworldly brilliance of this densely written, vividly explored collection, each essay is accompanied by a witty, occasionally shocking and always visceral Ralph Steadman illustration. 2010-01-01T00:14:00Z

Such time traveling allows Mr. LaChiusa to weave witty period homages into a melancholy, swirling, key-shifting score, with nods to Offenbach, Glenn Miller, Irving Berlin and disco anthems, among many others. | 'Hello Again': Web of Love, Explicitly Woven in Shades of Anguish 2011-03-21T02:01:03Z

Though he is as witty offstage as on and seems to see the humor in any situation, no matter how vexing, Mr. Bastos came to comedy in a rather roundabout way. Comedy: A Brazilian?s Comic Mania: Social Media 2011-08-04T12:00:00Z

Everyone is good-looking and brisk and witty, here in the borrowed London townhouse where the 60-year-old director is shooting a short sequel to his movie Love Actually. Behind the scenes of Comic Relief’s Love Actually: Andrew Lincoln’s creepy cards return 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z

He spent $10,000 to have her jaw wired so she could say witty things, and he hid the cables in the back of her Dior dress. The World of Mannequins 2010-05-05T21:23:00Z

“His passionate nature and ability to be wildly entertaining make him a first-class satirist in the tradition of Jonathan Swift. He’s fearless, witty, and hates hypocrisy and injustice.” Bill Maher is smug, outspoken and just might get a congressman voted out of office

"Very fortunately, from what I've seen it's been nothing but interest and excitement and some quite witty memes," he told the LA Times of fans' reaction to the news. This Game of Thrones Theory Makes a Long-Lost Character's Return All the More Likely 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z

After a witty prologue that includes the quip “Critics only go to the theater to see what goes wrong,” an aspiring dramatist invites two critics to see a rehearsal for a tragedy, “The Spanish Armada.” Signature names librettist John Weidman as Sondheim Award winner 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

She created severely chic suits as well as witty party clothes and accessories for at least two generations of irreverent women. On the Runway Blog: Keeping Elsa Schiaparelli Small 2012-05-10T20:26:16Z

As several generations of students have attested, Mr. Rosand was a natural teacher: sociable, witty, wearing his knowledge lightly, generous with his time and attention. David Rosand, an Art History Scholar Whose Heart Was in Venice, Dies at 75 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z

But McDonagh's dialogue is witty, and the film has a clever structure that sees the priest quietly questioning one parishioner after another, like a noir detective with a robe and a collar. 'Guardians' is another marvel of movie entertainment 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z

Haydn’s music is not just witty but also elaborate, rich and tender, qualities Mr. Goren captured in his conducting. 2010-01-21T05:36:00Z

Now 35, she is witty and as sleek as a ballet dancer. Royal Court theatre prepares to bid farewell to King Dominic 2013-03-10T07:00:00Z

One can make a final bid for immortality, or opt for an altogether differently flavored legacy: the witty, the impish or the out-and-out profane. What’s That? You Want to be Buried How? 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z

The gracious and witty Alan Selka, who has been with Evans for many years, occupies a room that is crammed to Victorian perfection with his favorite things, which include an old-fashioned Victrola. | At Home With Robert Evans 2010-10-27T12:30:00Z

The idea that we would face an election cycle without either of them offering a critical, witty, sarcastic take on the latest political absurdity led to worry. 5 ways the 2020 election will be shaped by late night comedy 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z

Critics have described the show that premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland in 2012 before transferring to London as "witty, quirky" and a "delicious political satire." 'Clinton: The Musical' gets U.S. debut at NY theater festival 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z

One of the best things about 21st century culture has been the explosion of intelligent talk on public radio and a surge of intelligent, witty podcasts just about everywhere. Can Audible sell podcasts? New short-form Channels shows sound familiar to public radio ears 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z

Davis’ stories are often poetic and witty at the same time. A reading list for your Memorial Day weekend 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z

Alma, Cyril and Reynolds are all, in their various ways, supremely witty people, capable of underlining the absurdity of their situations with a well-arched eyebrow or a devastating remark. Review: Daniel Day-Lewis Sews Up Another Great Performance in ‘Phantom Thread’ 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z

I don't remember her being so witty with quick one liners that were sometimes funny and sometimes profound. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7, Episode 6: Hey Look, Another New Group! 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z

Have you seen artists with especially incisive or witty takes on racial issues? Having a Laugh About Issues of Race 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z

Director Farmer’s assured hand keeps the story insightful, articulate and witty without eclipsing emotional authenticity. Mining the drama of everyday life in 'Gulf View Drive' 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z

Folds, though a witty lyricist with an ear for catchy but complex melody, has kind of a thin voice, one that succeeded at times by sheer force of will. Elvis Costello, Ben Folds harness the L.A. Phil at the Hollywood Bowl 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z

Nor do we learn from this book the sad news that this man, who cuts such a warm and witty figure here, died in 2004. Review: ‘Martial Bliss,’ a Loving Memoir About a Bookstore for Military Buffs 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

But “Sexting” is really a light, witty, intermittently philosophical look at a genre of amateur photography that can’t help infiltrating other figurative art. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z

She’s a charming, witty character whose vulnerability and occasional gloom make her an irresistible narrator. A Multitude of Hauntings 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z

Henry Ford Was a Fascist – David Rovics Rovics is the contemporary Woody Guthrie: a witty, wily and unfashionably socialist folk singer. Take cover! It's the Swells iPod! 2010-06-24T11:58:00Z

Many metropolitan-area listeners identified with their witty observations and unrehearsed chatter about children, meals, commuting, friends and life’s little exasperations — the things ordinary people talked about over the breakfast table. Mary Healy, Actress and Singer, Dies at 96 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z

She: Lady Daphne Bridgerton, daughter of a viscount, beautiful, witty, sympathetic, bored by her conventional suitors and yearning to have children — she’s one of a happy brood of eight. A Roundup of the Season’s Romance Novels 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z

Certainly there’s humor — and the glint of a witty, critical take on therapy — when, during one session, the Count begins levitating before Freud, who’s too busy scribbling notes to notice. Review: In ‘Therapy for a Vampire,’ the Count Really Wants to Change 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

This replacement was good, too, and if the towering Mr. Chappelle seems a less-than-obvious physical choice for the young Philip, Hamilton’s doomed son, he uses the disparity to witty effect. In ‘Hamilton,’ Javier Muñoz Puts a Different Spin on the Title Role 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z

He was also a contributor to The New York Times, where his trenchant, witty, and erudite writings represented a bygone era in which clashes over the meaning of classical music held mainstream import. Richard Taruskin, Vigorously Polemical Musicologist, Dies at 77 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z

Low farce is a high calling, and wittier examples such as Michael Frayn’s “Noises Off” do more with wee things like, say, character and story. Review | ‘Play That Goes Wrong’ breaks a leg (plus a few noses, noggins and funny bones) 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z

As I watch him in the audience with the others, I see him as they do: confident, witty, handsome in his natty blue suit. Our ‘sexperiment’ and other methods of improving our sex life 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z

But "The Descendants" is gentle, witty, audience-friendly entertainment for grown-ups, with a great performance by one of our biggest screen stars. "The Descendants": Clooney's Oscar-worthy role as a Hawaiian dad 2011-09-14T00:30:00Z

Amis' previous offering, "The Pregnant Widow," was a flawed book laced with one brilliant, witty sentence after another. 'Lionel Asbo': from brothel to brawl and back in dystopian England 2012-09-13T20:25:05Z

But being inhuman, in a witty and almost balletic way, had always been the best and most interesting thing about him. Review: ‘Sherlock’ Returns, Tracking a Smasher of Thatcher Busts 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z

She was witty yet tolerant, solid but accommodating. Everything I Learned from Mary Tyler Moore 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z

The waitress pretended that your joke was witty. A Novelist’s Stint Impersonating the Ultra-Rich in China 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z

Humanity shines through … Lindsay was witty and borderline charming for much of her chat with Dave. Lindsay Lohan's tears mark the start of another bid to clean up and come back 2013-04-13T13:36:17Z

Murdoch's butler Philip Townsend paints a picture of a witty irascible figure low on confidence and with little time for toadying employees, fakes and the usual crowd who would try to curry influence. Rupert Murdoch and phone hacking: an insiders' story 2011-07-27T18:24:35Z

In a witty prologue to the play Mr. Ives credits Molière with having mixed “the batter for tonight’s soufflé,” but it is his own inexhaustible verbal dexterity that makes it rise so deliciously high. | 'The School for Lies': Glittering Opprobrium in Iambic Pentameter 2011-05-02T04:27:03Z

This provides more of Mr. Huston’s witty skepticism than “Skinner” otherwise offers. Books of The Times: Charlie Huston’s ‘Skinner,’ a Thriller With a Troubled Hero 2013-07-14T21:41:57Z

Elisabeth is charming because she’s a resolute and witty and well-read woman whose life, like an oxford cloth shirt, will not stay tucked in. He’s 101, She’s 32, and It’s the End of the World 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z

It was witty and self-deprecating, but brought a fresh way of representing architecture on film. Memo to Venice Architecture Biennale: architecture before architect, per favore 2012-08-29T13:13:06Z

This is followed by witty, farcical lyrics with an abundance of sci-fi references: satellites, speed of light, Mars. Glitter down the Atlanta Highway – the B-52s are setting out on their final dance party! 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z

Then the hosts handed out yet another, longer red envelope with an Opening Ceremony scratcher in it that, once uncovered, revealed a witty joke, good fortune or prize. In the Foothills of Los Angeles, a Celebration of Renewal 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z

Used book dealers, in my experience, tend to be darkly witty. Love the Smell of Old Books? This Bookseller Would Like You to Leave. 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z

Publishers Weekly predicted it "should prove itself a classic" with its "savory recipes, witty anecdotes, delightful aphorisms and fascinating folklore." Writer Nava Atlas reflects on the (vegan) return of her cult-classic "Vegetariana" cookbook 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z

As for the most amusing moment in the episode, that comes from the couple’s son, Nick, now in his 20s and easily the wittiest and most interesting person in the family. ArtsBeat Blog: Channel Surfing: 'Gene Simmons Family Jewels' 2011-10-04T20:59:18Z

One, a witty video by the young Russian artist Taus Makhacheva, shows an acrobat transferring a museum’s worth of Socialist Realist paintings, by tightrope, from one Caucasus peak to another. Venice Biennale: Whose Reflection Do You See? 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z

“But it was just as important to encapsulate what the channel was all about. And at some point someone, I don’t know who, wrote it on a board: ‘The home of witty banter.’” The age of banter 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z

Slightly graying with trademark blue eyes, Mr. Grant, 57, is relaxed and witty in conversation. For Hugh Grant, a Smaller Screen Brings a More Complex Role 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z

He then spoke to his audience, offering witty and insightful comments to explain the concept behind his recital. Conor Hanick Plays Contemporary Work at Keyboard Institute 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z

Memento was a dazzlingly stylish and accomplished piece of work which was agile, witty, disquieting and fun all at once. From Memento to Interstellar: our writers pick their favourite Christopher Nolan films 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z

Rather, we’re to think of it as an offshoot of the main character’s pluck and the witty weapon she uses to battle sexism in the name of forwarding her own career. “Mrs. Maisel” is still marvelous in its anachronistic unreality 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z

“I feel pretty, oh so pretty, I feel pretty and witty and bright! And I pity any girl who isn’t me tonight!” Contemplating Molly Ringwald 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z

"She was the wildest, funniest, cleverest, wittiest and the most bonkers of all of us," he said. Peaches Geldof dies at age 25 2014-04-07T18:02:51Z

Their fantasies fetishize women, as does so much fashion photography, but in elegant images that derive mainly from witty Hollywood movies. Photography’s Road From Edgy to Excess 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z

That it is also an excellent superhero film as well – witty, thrilling and provocative – almost feels like a bonus. Black Panther's Chadwick Boseman: 'Everybody’s minds are opening up' 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z

Take Cole Porter, who wrote the 1948 musical’s peerlessly witty songs. Review: A Fair Fight Makes ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ Lovable Again 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z

Engaging and witty, “Hunger” is nonetheless a book best appreciated by devoted Sleater-Kinney fans. Carrie Brownstein’s ‘Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl’: Yes, she’s that cool 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z

He was, in spurts, active on Twitter, and even replied to people’s questions, though generally with witty evasion. Prince, a Master of Playing Music and Distributing It 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z

Famously witty as an individual, his music is full of subtle humour, well represented in this gentle, occasionally dark but finally benign comedy. La Cenerentola - a musical guide 2012-06-19T12:21:43Z

She brings these large questions close-up and personal with her witty and poignant observations and her vivid language. Michelle de Kretser wins Miles Franklin literary award 2013-06-19T04:39:00Z

Even Rimpa’s subtleties — and they are many — feel emphatic, demonstrative, like mini tours de force: the artist is now showing us how skilled he is, how refined, how witty. Art Review: Rimpa Painters at Japan Society and the Met 2012-09-27T22:19:07Z

He cultivated a public image as a curmudgeon, but in person he was generous and witty, inviting interviewers for long conversations in his dimly lit study, his fingers tweezering an ever-present cigarette. Javier Marías, to Many the Greatest Living Spanish Novelist, Dies at 70 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z

Scholars say Bach was an amiable guy, witty with words and an enthusiastic improviser. CD reviews: Early music on the cutting edge 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z

She is a restless narrator, who thinks in beautiful, witty, tidy paragraphs. Patricia Lockwood’s First Novel Reaches for the Sublime, Online and Off 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z

His earliest stories were pulp westerns, but he became known for the witty, swift-moving crime fiction of "Freaky Deaky" and "52 Pickup." New Elmore Leonard stories to be published in June 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z

By Mr. Henson’s design, the witty and weird Muppets are supposed to live in the real world, steadfastly believing that they are alive. On ‘The Muppets,’ Miss Piggy Has a Talk Show and a Chatty Staff 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z

The pilot is brilliant in every way, just packed with great scenes and witty lines. Did You Hear the One About the Housewife Who Walks Into a Comedy Club? 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z

I didn’t want to be a social creature, always trying to be witty. The Importance of Being Astonished 2011-01-09T02:00:58Z

She has always been a good actor but has often been slightly undercast, playing to the natural strengths of her distinctive crackling voice and witty face: she is a shoo-in for any Restoration drama. Chimerica; Race – review 2013-06-01T23:06:18Z

But these are byproducts of its undoubted confidence at carrying off a visually distinctive, witty, autobiographical comedy. Submarine ? review 2011-03-17T15:00:01Z

AP: Your fiancee is very witty on Twitter, and you slide some jokes into many of your songs. Q&A: John Legend on music, wedding, Kanye, Syria 2013-09-10T13:25:37Z

Because the Three Chumps are indeed chumps, no wittier than anyone's uncle or the bloke at the bar in the pub. Top Gear; Michael Bublé's Day Off – TV review 2013-07-01T06:00:14Z

Mr. Carter was a guest host of the “Tonight” show before Johnny Carson took over from Jack Paar in the early 1960s, and he exchanged witty remarks on radio with Fred Allen. Jack Carter, acerbic comedian and longtime TV fixture, dies at 93 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z

Here I thought comedians were supposed to say things that were somehow interesting and witty and original. Adam Carolla, unfunny comedian, thinks women aren’t funny 2012-06-20T15:30:00Z

The show begins with a witty fantasy: six short filmed vignettes quickly conjure a luxurious interwar dwelling like those enjoyed by Chareau’s clients. The Virtual Splendor of Paris’s Glass House 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

Two, James Baldwin: he’d temper Faulkner’s drunken foolishness while being vivacious and witty. Jesmyn Ward: By the Book 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z

Winking to her Dear Reader, Danforth laces the text with ironical footnotes, ribald asides and witty clues of past and future disaster. Review | Emily M. Danforth’s ‘Plain Bad Heroines’ mixes up a delectable brew of gothic horror and Hollywood satire 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z

In the early days, I would screenshot these comments and make them into posts, or respond with something witty. Trolls and clapbacks: Are they the trolls, or am I? 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z

“It can dance between being witty and violent and beautiful and funny,” Blunt said. In ‘The English,’ Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer Saddle Up 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z

People fall down, things break, funny accents are used, crazy misunderstandings occur, and an impressively high number of witty, bizarre and outrageous lines are uttered. | 'Dinner for Schmucks': Steve Carell Stars in ?Dinner Game? Remake 2010-07-29T16:26:00Z

Thus a show that begins on fairly traditional ground, with Mr. Daumier’s witty lithographs and Mr. Courbet’s plaintive sketch of a cell, swiftly veers into more expansive and unpredictable territory. Prison Art, a Dark Place Where the Muse Never Leaves 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

“It’s, ‘Here’s some clever images so I don’t have to come up with a witty pick up line.’ Gaymoji: A New Language for That Search 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z

I have no witty lines about Carol and Mike and Alice and Sam the butcher, no summation, no false cheer. Motherlode Blog: Negotiating Pettiness and Heartache in the Modern, Blended, Non-Brady Family 2013-12-22T13:51:47Z

Even at 13, 14, he was so sarcastic and witty and his timing was excellent.” Arts & Leisure: The Team Player Who Blends Into the Comedy 2011-06-30T15:23:03Z

With the help of a sultry and witty Veronica Lake, “Sullivan’s Travels” winds up being madcap and meaningful in equal measure. Perspective | Movies to satisfy your pent-up wanderlust 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z

And that sense of discovery — sometimes witty, sometimes serious, invariably poetic — characterized Ashton’s long career. Dance Review: Frederick Ashton Celebrated by the Sarasota Ballet 2014-05-05T21:49:58Z

Also, it's really important that Spidey has fun and is witty. Avengers, Spidey, Batman lead huge summer lineup 2012-04-17T16:08:19Z

Given his puckish personality, it promises to be witty. Hollywood veteran launches dream with "Sex Tax" 2010-04-14T03:25:00Z

It's far from perfect, but "The Rewrite" is the kind of witty, enjoyable star vehicle in sadly short supply on screens these days. Despite flaws, 'The Rewrite' with Hugh Grant is enjoyable 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

The goings-on may be difficult to describe, but they make perfect sense in the telling and are pretty witty despite all that appropriation. Review: ‘The Final Girls’ Looks Over Its Shoulder at Horror Tropes 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z

He’s the kind of person we all like to imagine ourselves to be — confident, brave and witty — and the kind of person we know we are — sensitive, tentative and delicate. Why Is ‘Cyrano’ Still So Potent? Ask Anyone Who’s Loved at All. 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z

It prompted this witty riposte from a Conservative member of Parliament: Wait until they find out about the other guy. Was Churchill a Great Man? 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z

He was primarily known for unleashing that arsenal in scabrously witty and linguistically daring novels, but he was also an essayist, memoirist and critic of the first rank. A Brief Guide to Martin Amis’s Books 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z

Entitled Unlock Art, the campaign aims to "offer the culturally curious a stimulating, imaginative and witty introduction to the world of art". Tate uses stars to 'unlock' art 2013-10-15T11:19:01Z

Staying here could make any guests feel as if they belonged in the jet set, and the service and high-design, witty touches make for a memorably fun visit. Hotel Review: Click Clack Hotel in Bogotá, Colombia 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z

Fry ends with an impassioned tribute to his hero, Oscar Wilde, who was great "not because he was witty, but because he was wise and kind and truthful". Stephen Fry Live: Royal Albert Hall 2010-09-25T23:06:00Z

Like “Dept. of Speculation,” Offill’s widely praised last novel, “Weather” unfolds in fragments: witty distillations of absurdity, mundanity, empathy and despair. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z

But in an interview recorded last year she was on great form, witty and feisty and elegant, recalling the first time she met Dahl. Patricia Neal: a career in clips 2010-08-09T11:06:00Z

Three years ago, it began ranking Twitter users according to the splash their links and witty repartee made among their followers. Even Justin Bieber has a dark side 2012-05-29T15:35:00Z

Third Master might be a bit of a bore, but Mr. Yee surrounds him with so many surreal landscapes and witty action sequences — a combination of computers, wires and limber spines — that you’ll hardly notice. Review: You Quit? Think Again, ‘Sword Master’ 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

In anthropomorphizing of Arthur, Oliver turns him into a dignified, kind and witty person: Hal in short. A Beguiling Beginners: Christopher Plummer, Ewan McGregor and a Talking Dog Learn to Start Over 2011-06-03T10:05:00Z

Instead, being a smart New York journalist, she has written Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give, her witty take on marriage – her own and other people’s. How to stay married. (Don't get divorced) 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z

Director and writer James Gunn has an inimitably edgy, witty sensibility that is a perfect match for a story of outlaw misfits who form a dysfunctional but loving family unit. MCU: The Franchise of the 2010s 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z

Yes, yes, Miss Manners knows you are hoping for a witty and withering reply that will reduce your attacker to jelly. Perspective | Miss Manners: Grocery store encounters get ugly 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z

He’s very smart and very witty, but you don’t see that super emotional side of him too often. An oral history of how Alex Trebek became America’s most beloved game-show host 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z

Omega Mart transposes the Pop Art critique of American consumer culture that was expressed in Claes Oldenburg’s “The Store” — a witty panorama of commercial products, staged in 1961 — to the realm of Minecraft. Up to My Eyeballs in Art at Superblue 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z

Aside from the music, this movie certainly has some redeeming qualities including witty dialogue, humor, and special effects. ‘Into the Woods,’ Disney’s Take on the Sondheim-Lapine Classic 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z

He is bright and witty and I couldn’t be more proud of him. My son’s Down’s syndrome does not define him 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z

Everything in these witty and strange pictures is painted, not collaged. In the galleries: In ‘Gilded,’ artist Takefumi Hori applies Midas touch

Beautifully produced, this is a witty and thoughtful book giving multiple opportunities for reflection and story-telling as well as stimulating drawing. Christmas gifts 2012: the best children's books 2012-11-30T22:49:01Z

In 1934, Hammett dedicated The Thin Man, his last novel, to Hellman; she liked to claim she was the inspiration for Nora, Nick Charles's witty, beautiful, wife – but then who wouldn't like to claim that? The scandalous Lillian Hellman 2011-01-22T00:06:27Z

But there were witty moments as the action unfolded in Donald Eastman’s effective set, a crowded junk shop owned by the eccentric clockmaker Torquemada, sung by the tenor Spencer Lang. Music Review: Objects of Operatic Desire: Abundant Money and Men 2011-04-28T21:35:05Z

The Bachelor Shaw Woos With His Wit There’s great fun in watching witty people fall in love. | 'Engaging Shaw': A Writer Woos With Wit at Abingdon Theater 2010-04-26T22:21:00Z

First up is “Three Acts, Two Dancers, One Radio Host,” a witty, vaudevillian show from Ira Glass, the host of “This American Life,” and the choreographer Monica Bill Barnes. 50 Essential Summer Festivals 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z

It was a witty and economical show, its message transmitted clearly. Check Out That Dude 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z

Brilliant timing and in terms of his abilities as a writer – very witty. Smiley Culture remembered by Dennis Bovell and David Rodigan 2011-03-16T14:14:12Z

In a production that plays it straight, this can be an enjoyable and witty spoof whose sly wit lampoons a far more innocent era. This week's new theatre 2010-06-04T23:06:00Z

Though she wouldn't be the first choice to play a pushover, or indeed any character to whom smiling comes naturally, in real life Jones is warm and witty. Suranne Jones: 'My characters are really strong, miserable or tortured' 2012-11-16T15:00:00Z

In Gregory and Hucyk's screenplay, everyone is a notch wittier than they would be in real life, but underneath that comic polish there's a sense of true banter between old friends. 'A Good Old Fashioned Orgy' Is a Better Idea Than You'd Think 2011-09-01T05:10:00Z

This allows the witty designer Julian Crouch to come up with a ludicrously extravagant set, which depicts a besieged cityscape frozen in midexplosion. Theater Review: ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ Stars Neil Patrick Harris 2014-04-23T02:00:14Z

“She was brilliant and witty and everyone adored her, but what I remember most clearly was this man who had been cleaning the building,” she said. After Writing About Mental Illness, Kay Redfield Jamison Turns to Healers 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z

She was so funny and witty and sometimes bitingly sarcastic. Dig into those archives! The story of a lost code breaking woman of World War II 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z

The songs became clearer, and when you listened, they were tuneful, witty and extremely sharp. Ari Up: a punk with the courage to confront 2010-10-21T12:39:00Z

At one point after Ohlsson turned a particularly witty phrase, the video screen caught him winking at the conductor. Sprightly Rachmaninoff maintains a run of Russians at the Bowl 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

Alice narrates the book in galloping flapper banter, and the characters surrounding her respond in kind, all equally witty, like the troupe in a Noël Coward play. Murderous Husbands, Flapper-Era Gun Molls and Korean Assassins: The Best Winter Thrillers 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z

A few numbers, such as Taylor’s “Millwork” and Schwartz’s “It’s an Art,” about waiting tables, distill in poignant or witty fashion the mini-dramas of American toil. Perspective | Restaged in front of the AFL-CIO’s national headquarters, ‘Working’ the musical labors to be a vehicle for activism 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z

A: I don’t think of there being witty, biting repartee in my work or my life. Lorrie Moore has some instructions on how to read her new book 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z

One of the things that is so moving and exciting about Varda’s way of making films is how transparent she made her own fanciful, critical, witty process of looking. “While I Live, I Remember”: Agnès Varda’s Way of Seeing 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z

Throw a dart at your TV these days, and you’re bound to hit a witty and outlandish animated show. Neil Genzlinger on the Emmy Awards 2015: Predictions, Wishes and What-Ifs 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z

We liked similar music, and he thought I was witty. Modern Love: In a Divorce, the Clicks of a Mouse - Modern Love 2011-11-04T18:48:01Z

Review: Trey McIntyre Project is physical and precise; witty and intricate By Michael Upchurch Seattle Times arts writer Strength as light as gossamer — and movement that looks like music. Review: Trey McIntyre Project is physical and precise; witty and intricate 2010-03-19T16:44:00Z

Both girls are witty, tenacious, ardent, wide-eyed and strangely perceptive. 'A complicated hoot' 2011-08-26T21:55:05Z

Mary Tyler Moore, whose witty and graceful performances on two top-rated television shows in the 1960s and ’70s helped define a new vision of American womanhood, died on Wednesday in Greenwich, Conn. She was 80. Mary Tyler Moore, Who Incarnated the Modern Woman on TV, Dies at 80 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z

Mr. Caine’s dynamic improvisations created a witty conversation with the ensemble, a sometimes raucous dialogue that ebbed and flowed in unpredictable directions. ‘Blues Symphony’ by Wynton Marsalis Has Its New York Premiere 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z

Movie Star, which came out on the Crystal Ball compilation, is another favourite – it's a witty send-up of a successful person in the mid-80s who does loads of drugs and attends all the premieres. Prince is still king, say Hot Chip 2012-12-11T18:55:00Z

Many simply are sarcastic, such as the “sarcastic and witty nurse,” the “short, sarcastic, nice Jewish girl” and the one who’s “Sarcastic all day erryday.” Analysis | So you want to date someone who’s sarcastic? How original. 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z

Yet Mr. Russell is far from the only reason to see this unexpected low-budget treat, a witty fusion of western, horror and comedy that gallops to its own beat. Review: ‘Bone Tomahawk’ Is Western, Horror and Comedy 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z

Offstage, liberated from the darkness, they are gregarious and witty. Perspective | The offstage challenges of playing a racist in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z

In a witty montage, Mears must bestow blessings on unglamorous gatherings such as a “women’s weight-loss ministry,” where he prays for one congregant to “find her path as a more slender Christian.” A megachurch's backstage drama plays out at the Blank Theatre 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z

Some of the best and wittiest literary gladiators have confronted President Trump in fiction. Review | Finally, a novel that captures the inanity of the Trump era. It isn’t pretty. 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z

Timed to the minute courtesy of a rotating stage that allowed for multi-act set-up and hosted with witty banter from on-air personalities, the concert presented artists from the station's playlist performing old and current hits. Hits and misses populate KROQ's annual Almost Acoustic Christmas gig 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z

Faced with a Muslim defendant who claimed Allah as his counsel, Thomas Murphy, a particularly witty judge, retorted, “Who represents you locally?” Courtly love 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z

Ms. Basilova played with flair in the jovial outer movements, which are full of witty touches but lack the sardonic bite of many of Shostakovich’s darker works. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2012-10-09T22:16:43Z

In person, Oliver is as witty as he is on camera, but unlike his deadpan TV alter ego, he exhibits a toothy grin, a generous guffaw and a palpable delight in mining ideas for humor. Fill-in host Oliver to keep the news fake, funny 2013-06-06T13:00:10Z

Léon’s voice is witty, curious, and intensely observant. My House in Cairo 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z

But his absence is felt in every frame — Redgrave, in his film debut, was marvelously charming and witty, and he got to deliver many of Gilliat and Launder’s best lines. Television Review: ‘The Lady Vanishes’ on PBS 2013-08-15T21:28:57Z

Without a show, someone like Nicholas Raefksi would have little luck drawing attention to his witty riffs on high school archetypes. Men’s Wear Hustles to Stay in the Game 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z

In the 1940s, Ms. Yang found unexpected success as a playwright in wartime Shanghai with a series of witty comedies. Yang Jiang, Chinese Author and Translator, Dies at 104 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

Through their witty yet probing dialogue, playwright Wilson examines meaty questions that resonate on the personal as well as the national level. Review: 'Angels Fall' cast wages emotional war, with truth as the prize 2010-06-08T22:38:00Z

The press corps, I found, was flawed, amusing, smart, fumbling, witty – and a range of adjectives beyond. Tom Rachman's top 10 journalist's tales 2011-07-27T11:26:31Z

Just look at the success of Wendy Cope, whose witty ditties made her BBC Radio 4 listeners' choice to succeed Ted Hughes as Poet Laureate. A plea for old poetry 2010-10-02T11:59:00Z

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

I have two tips for Morgan, who until now has specialized in crisp, witty scripts pulled from recent history. "Hereafter": Clint sees dead people 2010-10-15T18:45:00Z

“Donizetti” is anyway among the wittiest of ballets. Stars’ Variety Shines in City Ballet Balanchine Program 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z

It takes almost a willed prejudice not to see how extraordinarily distinctive and inventive, witty and subtle and complex the movie is. My 2015 Oscar Picks 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z

The show continues outdoors in a sprawling, witty garden design where plants and glass pieces tangle, embrace, compete with and complement one another. 36 Hours in Seattle 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z

The success of Net-a-porter.com and of its witty masculine version, Mrporter.com, is the magazine-style content that makes the sites entertaining as well as efficient. Style: Next Step for Labels: Cyber-Boutiques 2011-09-05T13:01:05Z

Filmed at the Masquerade in Atlanta, Jay delivers fresh jokes about relationships, travel nightmares, the audacity of white people, and more, all in her signature witty and raw style. From Jamie Foxx's "Power Play" to "Teenage Bounty Hunters," here's what's new on Netflix in August 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z

It’s a light, bouncy, expertly calibrated number that’s fun without being sharp, witty but with no taint of irony. Magazine Preview: Bret McKenzie Meets the Muppets 2011-11-17T18:27:32Z

The movie is dense with witty visual detail that helps to distract from the somewhat trumped-up moral dilemma at its center. 'Arthur Christmas' delivers a jolly good tale 2011-11-22T00:50:05Z

Bartok’s musical ideas are like perfect dinner party guests who are colorful, witty, and emotionally honest without turning self-indulgent. Alan Gilbert Conducts the New York Philharmonic 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z

But she remains, in our eyes at least, witty, self-possessed, a bit aristocratic. | 'Wings': The Shadows of an Airborne Life 2010-10-25T03:00:00Z

It’s a witty and loose coalition of like minds, complete with skateboarding, dancing, loving and lived-in talk. Review: 1 Teenage Boy and 3 Mothers in ‘20th Century Women’ 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z

This witty civics lesson by the longtime host of “The Daily Show” tackles all the trappings of American democracy covered in your grade-school curriculum. Just Foolin’ Around: 7 Books From Comics and Humorists 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z

Diana Rigg, celebrated for her witty, acidic turn in “Game of Thrones,” will play a pivotal role as the Duchess of Buccleuch. What’s on Sunday: ‘Victoria’ and ‘Family Guy’ 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z

These are unfortunate distractions from a witty and often disturbing book. Review | We know about E. Jean Carroll’s rape accusation. How is the rest of her book? 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z

She was a modestly witty figure on TV game shows – though her true metier was as guest celebrity. Why I wish I'd married Zsa Zsa Gabor | David Thomson 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z

“Witchcraft,” part of the 92nd Street Y’s venerable Lyrics and Lyricists series, focuses on his seldom-heard stand-alone pop songs, many of which are wittier and more refined than his brash, swinging show tunes. Review: ‘Witchcraft: The Jazz Magic of Cy Coleman’ Summons a Bygone Era 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z

The tone is witty yet abrasive, in keeping with a protagonist whose aim is to dent bourgeois and ecclesiastical certainties. Strauss: Don Quixote; Till Eulenspiegel – review 2013-04-11T10:37:41Z

We know of Pike’s Amy only what we see here: She is pretty, poised, always alert, ready to flash the witty remark that illuminates or scolds. Gone Girl Plays a Fatal Game of Love and Marriage 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z

Steve Martin, Jose Ferrer and, naturally, Gerard Depardieu who did, actually, need a false nose to play the witty French dramatist. Clip joint: fake noses 2010-12-01T13:54:00Z

The peanut gallery, up front, consists of the older brother, who is driving, and his mother, who is wittier than her husband but less of a show-off. ‘Hit the Road’ Review: Wheels Within Wheels 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z

More is the author of Utopia, the witty work of vision that imagines an ideal society and is the founding work of British socialism. Hans Holbein's Sir Thomas More – a radical hero portrayed by a Renaissance genius 2012-08-23T09:16:37Z

The leering title is the wittiest thing in this comic misfire. Movies 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z

Its northern blocks are sealed from the elements, and show flats are furnished with jaunty, funky, upbeat, witty interiors. Sheffield's streets in the sky 2011-08-20T23:04:08Z

Proudly sophomoric at times and certainly snarky, Jack is also quite witty. Challenges Abound in a Feast of Serious Trivia 2011-02-08T16:09:41Z

On the infrequent occasions that we socialized with him, I found Terry to be charming and witty. Suicide isn’t painless 2012-08-24T19:30:00Z

It was quirky, with witty lyrics and a folksy sound like something from the late 1970s. Music: Korea Rediscovers Its Rock 'N' Roll Soul 2011-10-20T12:30:16Z

I’d expected a rattled and diminished man, but Simon was the same dapper, witty Englishman. Will Sheff: The First Time an Adult Took Me Seriously 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z

It's vivid, witty and insightful: She recounts her conversation with Richard Hugo about the uses of self-contempt in writing poetry, and passes on gossip about a colleague who has remarried — for the fifth time. Poetry Northwest journal revived at Everett Community College 2011-07-15T20:36:37Z

Ms. Buckley’s show is a witty, powerfully sung female occupation of male territory, waged with good humor and gusto. Music Review: Betty Buckley at Feinstein?s - Review 2011-10-06T19:55:50Z

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a witty show: funny, dry, sometimes silly and perfectly at home with embracing the absurdities of its supernatural setting. Demons, death and dynamite dialogue: the 20 best episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z

She doesn't say anything witty or represent anything interesting. SOUND: A Novel by TM Wolf – review 2012-07-20T21:55:01Z

I want to be immune to Hawke’s charms, but I admit it: He’s written a witty, wise and heartfelt novel about a spoiled young man growing up and becoming, haltingly, a better person. Review | Ethan Hawke turns his acting experience — and past infidelities — into brilliant fiction 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z

Thankfully Time Geeks is different: its beautifully rendered artwork and witty execution, along with an embarrassment of mini-games and play modes, belie its profoundly modest cost. This week's new games 2010-10-08T23:07:00Z

“The form and style of this utterly original novel reveals a witty, intelligent, and deeply moving narrative,” she said. George Saunders wins 2017 Man Booker Prize 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z

Whatever the case, let’s take a lesson from these witty minds. Comedy vs. anti-science: 10 amazing videos that show how humor can make a difference 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z

She is witty, sometimes relentlessly so, and jumps from saucy anecdote to saucy anecdote, rarely wasting time on anything so tedious as context. How Liz Taylor liked her pasta and other secrets from a ‘food detective’ 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

Her moody, sulky, witty line-deliveries have something self-deprecatingly absurd in them: there is a little of Mae West in Grahame, but with more dark realism. Who is the best Oscar-winning supporting actress of all time? 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z

The show began with “Reveille” and a witty medley of “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ ” and “Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning.” Music Review: When We All Pulled Together, Like Those Boys in Uniform 2011-03-13T22:40:38Z

The French animator’s witty video alternates between soft- and hard-edge shapes, turning ever-changing doodles into faces with the addition of simply drawn mouths and eyes. Review | In the galleries: An intimate panorama of video art’s variety and breadth 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z

Yes, it's a PG-rated kids movie, but it's also an extremely cinematic animated film and a witty slapstick comedy. Capsule reviews: 'Rango,' 'The Adjustment Bureau' 2011-03-03T20:03:25Z

But the camera moves jarringly between shots so that continuity is lost, making it seem like a new scene or location instead of a witty visual joke. Movie Review: In ‘Awful Nice,’ Inheritance Causes a Tricky Situation 2014-03-07T00:15:22Z

In one of her wittiest pieces, three gorgeously entangled clay figures hobnob. Best new artists 2010-10-16T23:02:00Z

Persons of discernment look instead to the small screen, which these days is awash with edifying drama, complex characters and witty comedy. Before Midnight rages against film's dying of the light 2013-06-24T15:50:20Z

Mark is ambitious and entrepreneurial, and his ideal woman is intelligent, playful, witty, independent and career-oriented. Date Lab: Yes, those first five minutes can be crucial 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z

In Lethem’s witty translation from Catalan, the 11 stories are heartbreaking and hilarious, tender and violent. Short Story Collections for an Ever-Changing World 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z

First off, Christie’s prose is lean and brisk, not so much witty as amused, or intrigued, by the curious ways of human beings. Why ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ still thrills — even if you know whodunit 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z

Transparent is undoubtedly a show that benefits from witty writing, but it feels unfair to compare it to other sitcoms up for awards. SAG predictions: who will win – and who should win 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z

The actor is planning to star next spring in a new play, “Good Night, Oscar,” about the witty pianist Oscar Levant, who became well known for his appearances on radio, television and film. That Oscar Levant Play Had an Earlier Version. Its Writer Is Unhappy. 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z

The beloved quiz show hasn't been quite the same following the death of kind, witty and brainy host Alex Trebek from pancreatic cancer last November. "Jeopardy!" finally taps LeVar Burton as a guest host, heeding the wisdom of concerted fan campaign 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z

“We wanted someone who was witty in court, who didn’t hit you with brass knuckles but when you weren’t looking might devastate you with his wit,” Mr. King said. Matthew Goode Makes Mark in ‘The Good Wife’ 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z

Warm and witty, Ms. Walsh — who is Mr. Jackson’s life partner — also produces his films and writes music for them. Middle-Earth Wizard’s Not-So-Silent Partner 2012-11-30T13:00:00Z

A witty tale by this longtime New Yorker writer about a magazine journalist who toils as a "floater," meaning he must take assignments in different departments, depending on who is out or otherwise indisposed. Tom Rachman's top 10 journalist's tales 2011-07-27T11:26:31Z

Craig is crisp and robust throughout, deftly illustrating Robert's capacity for menace, and he and Spall have some witty fun with the festering rivalry between the two buddies. Press views: Weisz and Craig in Betrayal 2013-11-04T11:37:56Z

Their witty observations, their deep relationships, and their daily lives filled with normal activities bring great comfort.” What the country is reading during the pandemic: Dystopias, social justice and steamy romance 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z

Feluda is the ideal investigator: sharp eyed, alert, witty, resourceful and brainy. The Feluda Stories by Satyajit Ray - review 2012-08-16T08:00:00Z

As the couple in white, Rupert Pennefather and Sarah Lamb evince a witty, superior smugness. Chase the Dream; Tales of Beatrix Potter ? review 2010-12-26T00:05:16Z

And though witty and sporadically insightful, it's muddled. ArtsWest takes a look at 'Amy's View' 2011-09-09T19:06:04Z

The 10 songs on the band's debut album, "Haxel Princess," are concocted from a mix of attitude, silliness and garage-born guitar haze, and Clementine Creevy's raw, often witty point of view comes through fast. Cherry Glazerr, a fast-rising rock trio, isn't that kind of cute 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z

A chastened millennial returns to her Jersey Shore hometown in this witty, heartfelt debut novel about a belated coming-of-age. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z

"Charles' style was clever, witty and very elegant," says Goldman. 2009-12-03T23:00:00Z

There is an insinuation of oriental splendour in her visage and so I find myself saying: "Howzit gaun, China?" delighting myself with my witty repartee. How I lost my festival virginity to Howard 2010-08-21T23:09:00Z

Ms. Tanowitz’s work is in heady company here, with Cunningham’s witty, invigorating “Cross Currents” and Frederick Ashton’s coolly spare “Monotones II.” Review: In Merce Cunningham’s Honor, Pam Tanowitz Thrills 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z

In a witty solo section, he mimicked the sounds of a 1980s drum machine in obsessive detail, miming its knobs, pads and faders, while producing every authentic, snap, crackle, whoosh and reverse sample swoop. The Magnets ? review 2010-12-16T22:30:03Z

Ephron made witty, sophisticated romantic comedies for the movies, but that genre has noticeably faded from the big screen in an era when the box office favors animated blockbusters, dystopian parables and comic book heroes. ‘Selfie,’ ‘A to Z’ and Others Refresh the Romantic Comedy 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z

To those who understood him deeply, Mr. Kalish said, Mr. Zukofsky was “very gentle and very kind and very warmhearted and very witty.” Paul Zukofsky, Virtuoso Violinist and Literary Executor, Dies at 73 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z

He's an excellent singer and guitarist who writes bleak, well-observed and sad personal songs that are carefully balanced against witty, good‑humoured introductions. Sam Carter – review 2013-03-24T17:54:27Z

She had a wacky elegance, both in her work and her personality – she was very witty and dry and direct. Bafta awards: British women vie for writing prizes 2012-02-10T19:16:05Z

Through it all, Mr. Corneau makes witty use of the contrasting faces and temperaments of the two main actresses. | 'Love Crime': ?Love Crime,? by Alain Corneau - Review 2011-09-01T22:11:12Z