| 单词 | wordplay |
| 例句 | You’d make it perfectly literal, without any wordplay or comedy that would confuse preschoolers. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I guessed that Falconer would not be able to resist a bit of wordplay, and I was right. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Soon he was taking his usual delight in wordplay and jokes. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But that day in Alice Manfred’s house, as he listened to and returned their banter, something in the wordplay took on weight. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the sort of comedic wordplay Sandwich delighted in.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Jonathan Swift has always been a favorite, but I can’t get over how clever his wordplay is throughout the novel. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z That’s the kind of wordplay that a preschooler simply doesn’t understand. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There is none of the humor or wordplay or cleverness that characterizes Sesame Street. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There's a brilliant sense of playfulness about much of her work, a fascination with virtuosity and wordplay which makes it instantly attractive. This week's new live music 2011-04-08T23:07:52Z I don't put in as much punning and wordplay as I used to. A life in writing: Jonathan Coe 2010-05-28T23:06:00Z The music never builds to a roar, instead preferring to smolder beneath Cave’s evocative wordplay. Album review: Nick Cave, 'Push the Sky Away' 2013-02-18T03:50:00Z Reissued by Fire in April, “Le Beat Group Electrique” is typically unpolished, but its songs are packed with crafty melodies and engage with clever wordplay. Old songs get new life as reissues bring new attention to cult favorite Wreckless Eric After a few of those clunkers, I had visions of Graham Chapman materializing in his colonel’s uniform to proclaim such wordplay unforgivably silly and urge Idle to move on. Nudge Nudge: New Books by Eric Idle and John Cleese 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z “Burnt,” a rehabbing-chef story starring Bradley Cooper, is bound to inspire headlines full of tiresome kitchen wordplay: “half-baked,” “underdone,” “lacks seasoning.” Review: ‘Burnt,’ With Bradley Cooper as a Chef Fresh From Rehab 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z “Oceans” itself — which, true to Jay-Z wordplay, features Frank Ocean on vocals — juxtaposes thoughts of slave ships with Jay-Z’s current luxury, cruising on a yacht; its track is a brass-section elegy. Music Review: Jay-Z Frets on ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’ 2013-07-04T22:31:32Z "Brand, whose idiosyncratic wordplay and fascinatingly eager-to-please energies have become less fascinating the more famous he's become, is still, at his best, a gloriously unpredictable performer," writes the Telegraph's Sukhdev Sandhu. Post-credits scene: Get Him to the Greek 2010-06-28T16:17:00Z They were tall tales, surreal travelogues, love songs, existential riddles and exercises in wordplay — unmistakably Dylan. Albums by Nick Jonas, Bobby Shmurda and New Basement Tapes 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z The same goes for the servant twins, with Carson Elrod getting some of Shakespeare’s friskiest wordplay as Dromio of Syracuse, while Carter Gill absorbs a lot of blows from his masters as Dromio of Ephesus. Review | A Greek-set ‘Comedy of Errors’ adds songs to the slapstick 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Amused by his wordplay, Mr. Battle, 43, bounced jauntily back to his chair at the front of the studio and popped another sugar-free cough drop into his mouth. Robert Battle Finally Has His Steps in the Spotlight 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Though he specializes in bureaucracies and quantification, or as he puts it “modern things shrouded in cloaks of boringness,” Bouk himself has a poet’s flair for wordplay. Counting the Population Has Always Been Political 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Warmuth’s reading of Dylan’s memoir has revealed that Dylan’s “appropriations were not random. They were deliberate. When Scott delved into them, he found cleverness, wordplay, jokes, and subtexts.” Bob Dylan, Fanboy 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z That will give you the basic coördinates: the wordplay, the urgency, the South London-inflected torrent of life and language that reflects the influence, she has said, of both William Blake and the Wu-Tang Clan. Kate Tempest’s Transformations 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Some of the wordplay may be clever, but the attempts at witty repartee aren’t sharp enough to be remotely amusing. Review: A Chilly ‘Miss Sloane’ Makes a Lecture out of Lobbying 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Restoration comedy, however, is tricky, requiring a canny balance of theatrical artifice and delicacy to animate its wit, wordplay and satirical irreverence. Theater Review: Lovebirds, Twits and Blowhards in ‘The Rivals’ 2014-05-08T21:43:20Z “It isn’t my style at all,” Doll comments, struck by his own lavish wordplay. Book review: ‘The Zone of Interest,’ by Martin Amis The satire was affectionate, and the jokes — a mixture of high- and low-brow — often born of wordplay. Phil Austin, co-founder of comedy group Firesign Theatre, dies at 74 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z That meant complex wordplay and ambiguities created through deliberate mispronunciation. The Hidden History of Japan’s Folk-Rock Boom 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z They move with the stilted stage cadence of a slam poem, with awkward breaks, including some after verbs and prepositions, just to hammer home the wordplay and rhyme. Review: ‘Thoughts of a Colored Man’ Preaches to the Choir 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z It’s still bracing to hear the bitter wordplay in his lament: “It’s called the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.” The Strange Afterlife of George Carlin 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Week 1455 was a wordplay contest in which we asked for good ideas changed slightly into bad ideas. Style Invitational Week 1459: And we quote: ‘It’s Parody Time’ 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z We can’t help but feel inspired, heartened—comforted—to see a soul in extremis still creating brilliant wordplay, still working thrilling variations into the sonnet form. Rembrandt and Gerard Manley Hopkins: How to Take Comfort in Art 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z And good Lord, there’s Constable Bob’s hero moment–hero Bob!–in which the comic-relief civil servant finally shows his badassery in the form of wordplay, as he claims ignorance of Drew’s whereabouts. Justified Watch: All Talk, All Action 2013-03-20T12:00:29Z Future continues to set a high bar for innovative wordplay and slick, self-possessed showmanship. Pop & Rock Listings for May 30-June 6 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Since he came on the scene with his trucker hat and goofy wordplay a dozen years ago, Mraz has made a name for himself as the glass-half-full guy. Jason Mraz, a 31-date concert tour ahead, insists he's retiring type 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z It depends to a considerable degree on wordplay, untranslatable into dance. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ? review 2011-03-06T00:10:18Z Gertrude Stein’s cut-and-paste approach to language is an obvious influence, jazzed up by Johnson’s penchant, verging on compulsion, for associative wordplay and puns. ‘Not Nothing’ Tries to Capture the Artist Ray Johnson 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z The book includes some sections told from the perspective of inanimate objects, and much of the original novel depends on wordplay in Hindi. Hindi Novel Wins International Booker Prize for the First Time 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z He’s always had a tight turn-of-phrase, but with emotion driving his concepts, the clever wordplay cuts with poignancy. Queens of the Stone Age’s …Like Clockwork is Dark, Personal, and Heroic 2013-06-06T13:28:40Z “Dying,” a jazzy potboiler has enough room for silly wordplay, a chanteuse ghost played by Maya Rudolph and the occasional animated segment. From Will Ferrell to Stuffed Squirrels: 6 Steps to the Perfect TV Spoof 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z You can scan it for the wordplay, which often reads like Shakespeare by way of Saul Bellow. A Late-Night Radio Drama, With Hints of the Internet to Come 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z The musician became a household name in the 1970s for his clever wordplay and for composing music for BBC One shows like Nationwide and That's Life. Lyricist Richard Stilgoe knighted 2012-10-04T16:20:42Z With clever wordplay delivered in hushed tones and audible winks and smiles, she unpacks societal ills alongside her own so-called problematic ways. Eight Albums That Defined 2018 for Me 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z On that album, Jay gracefully matured from the “Girls, Girls, Girls” rapper to a penitent father and husband, aware of the need to evolve without sacrificing the charisma and wordplay that originally made him compelling. Review | Kanye West’s ‘Ye’ is the unedited ramblings of the world’s oldest adolescent 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z The beauty of the book is all in the wordplay and the cryptic puzzles and Carroll's charming, nonsensical prose. Christopher Wheeldon: the golden boy grows up 2010-05-04T20:30:00Z When asked by reporters about the decision to “ban” Collins, Shine shot back in Fox News-ian wordplay that showed his proclivity for deflection. ‘Working for one guy’: Bill Shine’s journey from Ailes enforcer to Trump producer 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Sometimes more than her wordplay is lost in translation. Concert preview: Nicki Minaj's prime asset 2012-08-09T15:38:06Z Mr. Smith’s lyrics were full of droll wordplay and irresistible nonsense-syllable choruses. Huey ‘Piano’ Smith, New Orleans Rock ’n’ Roll Cornerstone, Dies at 89 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Its wonderful central component is its aural accompaniment, Gertrude Stein’s 1923 recording of her “If I Told Him: A Completed Portrait of Picasso,” with its intricately rhythmic patterns of wordplay, assonance and minimalist repetition. Nederlands Dans Theater Gets Offbeat at the Joyce 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z The stories are the same – fresh and bold, with a delightful line in wordplay. Goldilocks by Allan Ahlberg – review 2012-12-14T22:55:08Z “There is also the typical Cubist wordplay,” Ms. Braun said. A Met Exhibition Spotlights a Lauder Trove of Cubism 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Cam wrote all the songs on “Untamed” with various collaborators; the wordplay is taut, and the sentiments are rarely sugary. Review: Cam, on ‘Untamed,’ Mingles Roots and Radio Appeal 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z The scripts have to dance around mentions of various orifices rather than spell them out -- wordplay gives us access to forbidden nouns, rewarding close attention with discreetly sleazy punch lines. Prime time's new age of crudeness 2011-01-17T15:01:00Z And as the sly jester Touchstone, Darragh Kennan once again excels at making elaborate wordplay comprehensible to modern ears. 'As You Like It': Inconsistency slows this visit to the Forest of Arden 2012-06-08T20:27:04Z An antique lock and key, a puzzling interaction with border control, and a bit of wordplay that could explain it all. 18 New Works of Fiction to Read This Spring 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z “I’m not going to ignore the literal elephant in the room,” Leiby said on Tuesday, thanking the person behind the lone guffaw in the audience for getting her wordplay. Performing a Comedy About Abortion, Watching the Supreme Court 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Tollbooth was not expected to be a hit: "Everyone said this is not a children's book, the vocabulary is much too difficult, the wordplay and the punning they will never understand," Juster later remarked. Summer Voyages: The Phantom Tollbooth by Norman Juster 2013-07-17T09:16:27Z Groucho's one-liners and Harpo's physical comedy were allied to straight man Zeppo and Chico's wordplay - younger brother Gummo chose to work only on the stage and not on film before becoming an agent. Marx Brothers' enduring appeal 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Sondheim was also a lover of wordplay, games and crossword puzzles, and he enjoyed orchestrating murder-mystery parties with his friend Anthony Perkins. How Angela Lansbury and Stephen Sondheim Came to Appear in ‘Knives Out’ Sequel 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z His style is refreshingly accessible and reveals a talent for artful wordplay, notwithstanding a few too many turns of the phrase "to be, or not to be." Hamlet goes back to school in 'Wittenberg' 2011-03-21T22:17:18Z “The ‘Thong Song’ is a strong song,” he said, employing his favorite kind of goofy wordplay. A Dark Prince Steps Into the Light 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z There was wordplay, and farce, and topical satire. Should comedy worry about its shelf life? 2011-03-14T14:30:00Z 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 This is redolent of Eminem circa 1997-98 — before the whimsical accents and cadences — just as his Slim Shady alter ego was being formed, when wordplay mattered far more than subject or tone. Music: On ?Recovery,? Eminem Reasserts His Core Values 2010-06-21T22:24:00Z We learn from the wall label that mother and daughter shared a fondness for wordplay — hence moth/mother. Review | How one abstract artist refuses to be boxed in 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z But remember that its title is a palindrome, a type of wordplay in which a word or phrase reads the same backward and forward. Review: ‘Are We Not Drawn Onward to New Era’ Stages a Disaster in Reverse 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Still running — deadline Monday night, Feb. 15: our wordplay contest to add a “collaborator” to a movie, song, etc., and then change the title. Style Invitational Week 1423: Muddled heads — anagram a headline 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z There's a strain of mathematical nerdiness to all one-liner specialists, of course; the remorseless wordplay, the dismantling of linguistic certainties brick by brick, suggests an obsessive personality. Milton Jones – review 2013-02-10T16:55:06Z In “Bestiary,” Donika Kelly’s sharp, moving debut that is full of wordplay, the search for self takes many forms, real and mythical, including that of your stepdaughter’s favorite fabulist sea dweller in “Love Poem: Mermaid.” Poems to Uplift and Inspire Young Adults 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Their off-kilter humor and surreal wordplay bounce from the brainy to the outrageous as they topple bling and booty clichés. Top albums of 2011 2011-12-02T23:08:00Z It's James Joyce with a catchy country soundtrack instead of all that brain-ache wordplay. Will Self considers the Coen brothers 2011-02-11T10:08:28Z As Bloom’s day unfolds, the density of Joyce’s stream-of-consciousness prose — staccato bursts of thought brimming with historical references, aphorisms and wordplay — grows in Mr. Fitzgerald’s delivery. Theater Review: ‘Gibraltar,’ Adapted From ‘Ulysses,’ Plays at Irish Rep 2013-06-25T22:02:32Z The 2005 results were classic, and the Empress is optimistic that there’s lot more wordplay fodder out there. Style Invitational: Mergers you wrote — combine two businesses 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z I had better stop; “Rear View,” with more than 60 paintings, sculptures and photographs of human figures facing the more interesting way, invites a preposterous amount of wordplay. ‘Rear View’ Is Rather Forward Thinking 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Sure, his timing, wordplay and delivery are probably better than theirs, but it's Boyle's willingness to throw in the one-liners about Down's syndrome and cancer and Aids that really marks him out from the crowd. Is Frankie Boyle actually funny? 2010-12-19T00:06:27Z And I just love — I guess I wouldn't call it wordplay — but I love putting weird words together and then I think people enjoy saying them back. "I love weird characters": Iliza Shlesinger on creating Cashew Albacore & her Netflix sketch show 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z Both are comedians with a fondness for wordplay and an extraordinary talent for embodying a character. The funniest relationship on TV? Colbert and House 2010-05-12T22:57:00Z “The Sellout,” Paul Beatty’s sweeping satire, slices through the story of race in America with linguistic bravado that is both barbed and jocular, overflowing with wordplay and long strings of cultural associations. Dear Match Book: I’m Seeking Satirical, Semifantastical and Stand-Out Literary Fiction 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z “He likes puns and jokes and wordplays. I was impressed with how his brain works.” A Classical Duo ‘Nerding Out’ on the Cosmos 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z Sleep, death and desire turn up over and over across these pages, but dark as they are, Knott’s poems evince joyful wordplay and linguistic virtuosity. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z His wordplay was spectacular, but the joke – innocent youth sings monstrous songs – was a crude one. Bo Burnham: 'I'm honest ? for two minutes' 2010-08-24T21:00:00Z Yet he discreetly lets a contemporary sensibility filter into everything so that even period jokes and wordplay sound fresh. Music Review: The Cheeriness of Those Gershwin Boys 2011-01-27T22:43:45Z And not just because of all the eye-rolling wordplay the title invites. The Costume Institute Takes On Catholicism 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z 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 Fred Rogers, who died in 2003 at 74, enjoyed wordplay, jokes and flights of imagination that were far more eccentric than the soothing advice and tender stories usually identified with “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” ‘Donkey Hodie’ Adds a Fresh Face to Fred Rogers’s World. And a Mohawk. 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z Alongside the wordplay and in-jokes, and the topping of those jokes, unexpected abrasions pile up. Guerrilla Gardeners Meet Billionaire Doomsayer. Hurly-Burly Ensues. 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Comstock is a conversational pop-jazz pianist and singer with impeccable enunciation who observes lyrics from afar and savors their wordplay, but is too fastidious to roll around in emotional mud. Music Review: Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano at Metropolitan Room 2012-10-16T22:16:16Z And it’s a paradox especially with “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” a work in which — more than in any other by Shakespeare — the wordplay is the thing. Theater Review: ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost,’ at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Fest 2012-07-31T22:20:55Z It transpires that after the death of his father, Worser and his mother bonded mainly through sophisticated wordplay, and laughter at “incongruous” sentences in college papers she was grading. The Language of Love 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z It seems Revueltas — when under the influence? — was indulging in some obfuscating wordplay. 'Viva la M?sica': mostly Mexican, side dish from Brazil 2012-01-13T20:24:06Z Staudinger uses these items to engage in wordplay, ponder the role of the artist and pen a fragmentary autobiography. Review | In the galleries: Breaching the border between art and furniture 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z A fragmented, incantatory immersion in clinical depression, filled with descriptions of psychotropic drugs, sets of numbers, angry rants and stark wordplay, the script specifies neither characters nor precise plot, nor even the number of performers. Cataclysmic Suffering Sprawls Through the Prototype Festival 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z You’ve probably seen the recent stories about how the Chinese government is banning wordplay in headlines. A wonton abuse of power 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z And apparently to my fellow audience members, so many of whom must have been from non-English speaking countries that I found myself alone in laughing at some of the clever and maudlin wordplay. Frugal Traveler: A Visit to London, With Students as My Guide 2011-03-29T21:57:15Z Is the sign an order, an injunction, or just a bit of wordplay? Artist Bruce Nauman's carnage-littered carousel will blow your mind 2013-01-30T18:12:43Z But at times in his work you miss the tightness and the quickening wordplay such forms demand. Books of The Times: ?Collected Poems? by Jack Gilbert 2012-03-13T12:00:00Z It depicts the history of Queensland, Australia, using puns and wordplay. Two Artists, Continents Apart, and a Shared Language of Struggle 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z His wordplay’s precocious, His puns are ferocious; We’re braced for the day he’s full groan. Style Invitational Week 1348: Same Difference 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Her streetwise crassness and clever wordplay were evident in early tracks like “Gimme a Chance,” where she raps “Even white fellows wanna jump in the hot choco’lit/ Like marshmallows, get it?” Up Close: Azealia Banks, a Young Rapper Taking Cues From the Street 2012-02-01T23:53:01Z In his spectral wit, Donleavy could resemble Samuel Beckett; in his delighted lustiness, Henry Miller; in his damp and scattered wordplay, James Joyce. A Toast for J. P. Donleavy 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z The brisk wordplay, the stoner cadence, the stylish production, the tightknit crew: none of it puts Mr. Sweatshirt at ease, and for now that’s just fine. Craig Taborn, Wayne Shorter and Bill Callahan Achieve 2013-12-13T18:35:06Z It is a historically fascinating and excellently produced show of works that mostly masked revolutionary intentions behind deceptively modest, small-scale pieces of assemblage, print making, performance and wordplay. Art Review: ?Fluxus and the Essential Questions of Life? - Review 2011-09-23T23:19:41Z The general engine of these jokes — ironic call-and-response wordplay — is not unique, and lameness as a humor virtue is well-trod ground. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: I declare these jokes groundbreaking 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z As the current Laureate, Lewis is plenty busy giving poetry readings and finding other ways to promote the joy of wordplay to kids. Poetry books that will register on the kid cool-o-meter 2012-04-27T22:54:30Z The growl and holler of Parker Millsap’s vocals rough up his meticulous songwriting: terse wordplay, targeted melodies and detailed arrangements that deploy the instruments of a roots-rock band with rigorous economy. The Playlist: Christina Aguilera’s Bizarre Puzzle, and 13 More New Songs 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z She nails “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’s” distinctive style and tone, a blend of modernist freedom, dazzling wordplay and broad comedy that characterizes all his work. Review | ‘Tom Stoppard: A Life’ documents the professional successes and glamorous social life of a storied playwright 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z But comedy these days is more sophisticated and more about character than wacky situations and funny wordplay. “I wasn’t left alone to run amok”: Stephen Falk on writing for “OITNB” — and becoming a showrunner 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z He established his craftsmanship both as a songwriter matching intelligent wordplay to sweeping tunes and as a genuinely soulful singer who doesn’t need digital assistance. Miguel Thrives on Dualities in His New Album, ‘Wildheart’ 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z She had an ironic and sometimes ribald wit, engaging in puns and wordplay. Marilyn Monroe: proto-feminist? 2012-07-21T21:05:42Z Carroll, whose real name was Charles Dodgson, famously loved wordplay such as anagrams. 17 facts about conspiracy theories 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z Odets is a much funnier writer than is often remembered, but there is also a real urban poetry to such wordplay. Rocket to the Moon revived 2011-03-19T00:06:40Z Mr. Moffat’s “Doctor Who” was like an hour spent hanging out with clever undergraduates whose imaginations were on overdrive, saturated in both canonical and pop culture and enamored of wordplay and brain teasers. Review: The Doctor Regenerates, and So Does ‘Doctor Who’ 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z That she still packs punch is clearest on “Swear to God,” one sock to the jaw after another, but with whimsical wordplay that shows off just how light her heavy burdens are: The Playlist: Selena Gomez Chides an Ex, and Remy Ma Stomps on a Foe 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z But his sophisticated wit and wordplay yield an engaging tale at each stop. Galley Girl: Eric Weiner?s ?Ikea God? and a Pack of Publishing Old-Timers 2011-12-18T19:52:00Z "Just Feels Good" maintains their peppy, playful style, with the high-speed wordplay of "Here We Go Again" and the sweet sentiment of "That's So Me And You" capturing their charisma and flirty, fun connection. Review: Thompson Square's new album continues run 2013-03-25T17:55:14Z The vignettes, like the songs, are full of Costello’s jumpy wordplay, and they involve lust, infidelity, violence, predation, betrayal, deception, self-deception and other grown-up pastimes. Elvis Costello & the Imposters Are Still Blasting Away 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Standard questions were non-starters or material for wordplay and freestyle rap. Storyboard P: Where Is the Place for a Genius of Street Dance? 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Films and TV series are packed with cultural references, wordplay and jokes that require changes and adaptation to make sure what's said and seen on screen makes sense across languages. "Squid Game": Why you shouldn’t be too hard on translators 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z The Sondheim lyrics do much of the storytelling, with their dense wordplay and ingenious internal rhymes that verge on a Broadway equivalent of rap. ‘Into the Woods,’ Disney’s Take on the Sondheim-Lapine Classic 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z This is fantasy, not reality, and the frothy wordplay inspires creative designs, live percussion and even a surprising eruption of dance. Buoyant ‘Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea’: Heavy themes, light touch 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z In certain respects, Tarantino and Kruger share a similar artistic appetite for wordplay. Quentin Tarantino, Barbara Kruger will be honorees at LACMA gala 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Among locals, the Thief, perhaps an odd name for a luxurious hotel, is wordplay in triplicate. Check In: Hotel Review: The Thief in Oslo 2014-01-17T21:45:10Z But the Empress won’t turn away wordplays that use the same word with different meanings. Style Invitational: Punku — 5-7-5-pun 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z But it’s an impressive consolidation of his strengths, tightening up his songwriting and sharpening his often disturbing wordplay. Album review: The Weeknd, 'Echoes of Silence' 2012-01-12T22:32:00Z “Virile” is an unsympathetic elegy for old-line masculinity, a march that sometimes melts into a swirl of harp, voices, flutes and strings, with taut wordplay about the construction of male identity: Moses Sumney and Perfume Genius: Complex Voices of Desire 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z She was good at analyzing data and hopping on prop planes to see how it was playing in Peoria; and, as amply evidenced here, she also likes wordplay: “Gawk and squawk.” Kellyanne Conway Toggles Between the West Wing and the Home Front 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Dave Edmunds' 1979 rocker Queen of Hearts makes more use of wordplay, this time finding a metaphor for a heartbreaker in a playing card, which later gave a nickname to Princess Diana. Readers recommend: songs about queens 2012-06-07T15:28:41Z It's a very broad spoof that runs along familiar lines, elevated by Ker's terrific performance and a script that's crammed with wordplay, one-liners and loopy anachronism. Humphrey Ker ? review 2011-08-18T16:45:27Z I loved the wordplay and also the formulaic nature of the composition; perhaps this was an early stirring of the mathematician and computer scientist I would become. The Mechanical Muse 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Her first two albums were tightly wound, featuring expert wordplay driving from hook to chorus, everything “tied up with a little bow,” Tashian told me. Kacey Musgraves’s Expanding Universe 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Four years in the making, he's been designed not just to process information but the nuances of language, making "Jeopardy's" trademark combination of trivia and wordplay the ideal venue to show off his stuff. "Jeopardy" confirms our darkest technology fears 2011-02-15T16:29:00Z Unfortunately, any such glorious wordplay here is lost to bad timing and interminable bouts of awkward silence. Saturday Night Live: RuPaul teaches the art of drag but episode can't slay 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z In this most verbal of artforms, one that's intimately bound up with cultural references, identity and wordplay, can they possibly succeed? Funny foreigners: how overseas comics are storming Edinburgh 2010-08-17T20:31:00Z Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” is most famously a delectable comedy of manners, a souffle of nimble wordplay, upper-crust peccadilloes and absurd romantic complications. Oscar Wilde’s elegant wit shines in Seattle Shakes’ ‘Earnest’ 2014-03-26T23:59:36Z Lionel’s physical twitches and tics are often accompanied by bursts of wordplay that are more poetic than profane. ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ Review: Edward Norton Fights the Power Broker 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Games, says Rennie, is responsible for "the beginnings of visual wordplay", while Eckersley is "very simple and direct and possesses a fierce geometry". Signposts to the modern age 2010-06-05T23:04:00Z “Then,” he added, “there’s the wordplay, the dance of literary references, the Rabelaisian humor, all packed into what I like to think of as ‘fairy tales for adults.’ John Woods, Masterly Translator of Thomas Mann, Dies at 80 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z In the ensuing years, Hurricane Chris continued to storm across the columns of the Invite, leaving a trail of ink of every shade, but mostly in wordplay: neologisms, limericks, song parodies, just plain jokes. Style Invitational Week 1271: Yodel his praises 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Conway delighted in anagrams, wordplay and subtle verbal clues that few readers would notice. Review | Agatha Christie fans, take note: Anthony Horowitz has a clever new twist on the classic whodunit 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z The situations and wordplay are knotty; often, they crash youthful illusions into adult disillusion. Elvis Costello & the Imposters Are Still Blasting Away 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z At a performance just before Halloween, Mr. Skinner became caught up in the wordplay of the script and lyrics. On Broadway Today, a Name Above the Title Isn’t That Hard to Get 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z "Puerto Rican bilingual English style and language and voices. The wordplay, improvisation, it was amazing. That catapulted me. I never forgot it." U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera: 'The audience is half of the poem' 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Then pair its creator, star, singer, etc., with an unrelated “collaborator” to produce a wordplay on the title, as in Daniel’s own examples above. Style Invitational Week 1422: The Collaboratory 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z I loved Monty Python for the wordplay—this sense that you didn’t have to squash your intelligence to be funny. George Saunders's Humor 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z The wordplay is as mischievous as its protagonist. The Season of the Skulls 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z “There’s a lot of wordplay, and she uses every level of Russian.” ‘Subtly Worded’ Brings Teffi to Non-Russian Readers 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z This cynical jab deftly reduces principles to inherited customs and displays a gift for intelligent wordplay. Lenny Bruce Shattered Taboos, but Was He Funny? 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z I remember with equal satisfaction his clever wordplay in “The Liar,” based on a play by Pierre Corneille, and the dexterity of his rhymes in “The Heir Apparent,” after the work of Jean-Francois Regnard. Review | You might think ‘panties’ in the title means the play’s funny. If only. 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z The conflation of references is less about wordplay than a reflection of our current reality, and the fact that these choices are not limited to a particular religious or ethnic group. Women, Fashion Has You Covered 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z What I like about his writing is the wordplay, it’s in the vein of David Mamet, his careful choice of words, even though it comes across as very natural. ?Dexter? and ?Persephone? in Julia Stiles?s Second Phase 2010-07-18T03:12:00Z Maybe it's because his love not just of puns but all kinds of ludicrously contrived wordplay means that he fits neatly with a tradition of humour that's always been popular over here. If you enjoyed those Peter Kay one-liners, they were probably written by Emo Philips 2010-07-09T23:14:00Z Mr. McClatchy’s translation, characteristically clever and packed with cheeky wordplay, neatly serves the characters and situations, and mostly suits music originally tailored to Czech cadences. Opera Review: ?Bartered Bride? a Fine Start to Marriage of Met and Juilliard 2011-02-16T13:36:30Z She was more sensitive to wordplay than most, chuckling alone when Pumbaa the warthog spoke of a sandwich “with a side of flies.” Admit One: Technology Extends Theater’s Thrills to Blind Patrons 2014-02-06T22:13:40Z “We like wordplay and fun things,” Mark Wiggins says of the merchandise. Meet the man behind the CIA gift store, the country’s most secretive swag shop 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z “Bird Song” is just that, a contrived string of ornithological wordplays: “Stayin’ rich like an ostrich.” Review: M.I.A.’s Album ‘AIM’ Juggles Social Consciousness and Self-Assurance 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z The auctioneer's website described the book as, "an extraordinary and unique item, associating two British masters of comic language and wordplay." 'Boring' Barker limericks sold 2012-06-21T16:08:53Z As the title denotes, “Poultrygeist” contains a lot of wordplay, which can require vocabulary and idiom explanations for young readers. Fright Lite 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Of the book’s eight stories — four of which were first published in the New Yorker — most address the bitter disappointments of romantic relationships with her trademark sardonic wordplay. ‘Bark:’ Lorrie Moore casts her eye on modern relationships 2014-04-10T21:14:38Z In his songs, he employs few true narratives, no real wordplay or punch lines. Critic’s Notebook: Future, the Voice of Hip-Hop Today 2014-04-23T21:48:24Z He struggled to fill the book, he said, and had to turn to a baby name book to come up with new material for wordplay. Knock knock. Who's there? Amazon's best-selling holiday author 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z The only thing more twisted than his plots are his characters, and to top it off, he treats readers to splendid wordplay along the way. Aerospace lobbyists, military in satirist Buckley's cross hairs 2012-06-07T20:38:04Z But the work is filled with rhyme and wordplay, the humor coming from Icarus’s dotty grandmother, not to mention a talented pet cow with a foul mouth. Marcus Gardley’s ‘The Box: A Black Comedy’ Comes to Brooklyn 2014-04-13T21:56:13Z Naturally it’s lively feel and clever wordplay makes for mental fuel when in the thick of my own creative endeavors. I demand a critical reappraisal of Kesha’s brilliant, brilliant music 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z The spare setup did a good job of highlighting the dexterous wordplay that sometimes gets obscured by his success. Music Review: Jay-Z Comes Home to Open an Arena in Brooklyn 2012-09-29T12:27:26Z She wasn’t the only woman at this table, but she was the one who memorably bested the men — her pun on “horticulture” is by far the most quoted piece of Algonquin wordplay. Ten Women Whose Tongues and Pens Were as ‘Sharp’ as Knives 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Christian Slater, taking a break from USA Network's "Mr. Robot," not only made a dashing Sir Galahad but proved daftly effective with the script's literal-minded wordplay. 'Spamalot' a summer treat at Hollywood Bowl 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z In his first solo outing, Denise matches stellar deadpan wordplay with an Old Masters-style chiaroscuro technique that’s pure derring-do — a perfect fit for a book about a small owl with big ambitions. Party Animals? 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Only one minute long, Gargantuan is a perfect microcosm of Smith's love of visual trickery and wordplay. Clip joint: British shorts 2013-02-07T16:11:03Z This frees them up to focus on intricate wordplay and detailed storytelling. The Fierce, Flourishing World of Battle Rap 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Hilarity crescendos as wordplay plummets, until Chester realizes we all have bad days. Newly Published, From Borscht to David Foster Wallace 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z The show takes its title from the device used to ensure that paintings hang evenly on the wall, though its metaphysical wordplay is clear from the outset. Art Review: ?The Spirit Level,? Group Show at Gladstone Gallery, Chelsea 2012-04-12T21:12:02Z The Partridgisms in The Look of Love crop up here and there in the form of pedantic wordplay. Sundance film festival 2013: The Look of Love - first look review 2013-01-20T11:27:42Z But this wordplay goes beyond sports to everyday performance. Five words you should stop using when you talk about food 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Like most conversations with Dylan, “Rough and Rowdy Ways” covers complex territory: trances and hymns, defiant blues, love longings, comic juxtapositions, prankster wordplay, patriotic ardor, maverick steadfastness, lyrical Cubism, twilight-age reflections and spiritual contentment. Bob Dylan Has a Lot on His Mind 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Hookey makes it clear that he uses words and wordplay in his paintings as a form of resistance. Two Artists, Continents Apart, and a Shared Language of Struggle 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z How it came about that Britain's favourite performer of scripted wordplay and its leading mime artist are the same man is beyond me. Comedy gold – Rowan Atkinson Live 2013-02-28T16:26:02Z She released a series of five EPs in 2010 collectively titled “Long Play” that are wonderful — little gems of carefully observed wordplay and haunting melody. What music critics left off their year-end lists 2010-12-31T00:14:42Z Plus, Keller’s knack for erasing people never interferes with his weakness for wordplay and quirky tangents. Sleuths for our time: smarts, not guns 2013-01-11T00:47:17Z Back when the American Dialect Society’s contest began in 1990, Mr. Metcalf, the society’s executive secretary, hoped it would bring the joy of wordplay to the masses. At the Super Bowl of Linguistics, May the Best Word Win 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z His first two collections — “Yellowrocket” and “Pitch” — established his reputation for using brilliant wordplay and portraying the people and landscape of his childhood in Wisconsin with clarity and hard-edged grace. A definitive work on Marianne Moore and other best poetry to read this month 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z But Dante is never beautiful for its own sake, and every sentence, every line, is loaded with incident and meaning and wordplay.” Clive James Translates Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’ 2012-10-07T20:07:16Z For Mr. Stoppard, their impending doom is an occasion for a dazzling wordplay. Theater Review: ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,’ but Returned 2014-01-22T03:00:02Z We used to be able to use a little irony and metaphor and wordplay. The Fallen Worlds of Philip Pullman 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z The consciously distancing pronoun, "one" in "one's weary nerves" and the wry little bit of revealing wordplay of "It serves – deserves" – suggest the connection. Poem of the week: Among His Books by Edith Nesbit 2012-10-01T12:07:58Z I’ve learned to perform, as the added theatricality both pleases my son’s desire for wordplay and sonic delight and helps keep my daughter’s attention. Board Books That Let Toddlers Join the Action 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z The e-zine has been one of the most vocal champions of the 10-member collective's flood of releases in the last two years, hailing them for innovative production, inventive wordplay and twisted audacity. Odd Future booking puts Pitchfork festival in an odd position 2011-07-12T07:00:00Z “The wit, the wordplay, the ideas all added up for us to something that our audiences would embrace,” he said. Jefferson, Dickens and Tolstoy walk into a church basement . . . 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Sondheim’s deft wordplay seems like a precursor to Miranda’s rap style by the end of a section in which Renée repeatedly sings, “And another hundred syllables/Came out of his brain.” 'Spamilton': Musical spoof lands its punches softly, and with a smile 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z Nabokov was a highbrow genre-changer, an originator of postmodern techniques: wordplay, stories constructed like puzzles, layers of allusion, tricks of misdirection. Three Blockbuster Novels From the 1950s, and Their Remarkable Afterlife 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z "Adorable puppies tumble and frolic across the pages of this charming picture book that features energetic, upbeat descriptions and enjoyable wordplay." 10 great books for great babies 2011-05-21T01:42:06Z Both rappers live on the leading edge of the genre: Young Thug’s contorted vocals push rap beyond the limits of wordplay, and Scott’s claustrophobic menace presents a post-apocalyptic vision of rap’s future. Young Thug and Travis Scott: Hip-hop is a young man’s game at the Fillmore 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z As a reader, I’m usually drawn to dense wordplay and complicated perspectives. A Novel About the Death Camps, Brought to Vivid Life in Audio 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Planting false information, taking advantage of our willingness to believe the worst, diverting our focus with left-field wordplay, investing everyday details with ominous import, making sick jokes that may not be jokes at all. Review: A Criminally Enjoyable ‘Hangmen’ from Martin McDonagh 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z As a nation we love to laugh and take great pleasure in wordplay, waggery and wit. Let's start a comedy crime wave 2010-08-03T10:36:00Z As a frayed but still formidable death portent, Mary Ewald displays dazzling control over torrents of fractured, punning wordplay. 'The Skriker': where boundaries between us and the otherworldly are stretched 2012-10-26T18:34:21Z Long story short: Readers got confused by the fake news and even more so by the wordplay in the headline, and suddenly her name was trending nationally and mournfully on Twitter. Betty White alive and well, despite rumored death by homonym 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Cryptic crosswords differ from the symmetrical New York Times kind by their extra wordplay. What Has One Eye and 1,200 Heads? An Old English Riddle, That’s What! 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z His poster designs for avant-garde theater groups became well known for their wordplay and their deadpan style, in which symbols of protest were often stitched into the graphics. Jan Sawka, Polish Artist, Dies at 65 2012-08-28T07:23:01Z Their songs hold chromatic twists and wry wordplay, packed into smiley three-minute bundles. Pop Music Gifts, All Bundled Up 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z But soon wordplay gives way to works that delicately balance the aesthetic experience of abstract form against the easy familiarity of everyday things. Art Review: An Artist Who Makes Much Out of Very Little 2011-06-30T22:05:51Z The routine wasn’t just an example of masterful wordplay; it worked because Key and Peele created a mini-personality for each player. Review: In 'Keanu,' Key and Peele Let a Cat Steal the Show 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Q: As I said, your wordplay is particularly wonderful. Q&A with Brian Regan: Drive-in comedy gigs, getting covid and watching Rodney Dangerfield build his routine 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller took full advantage of the power of wordplay and puns to build "The Lego Movie," setting a new standard of play in blending inventive adult-centric ideas with kid-pleasing animation. Daring films lifted the artform in 2014 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Still, this discussion about gender identity is not about wordplay or politically correct talk. Don’t know what ‘genderqueer’ is? Meet someone who identifies that way. 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z She has dubbed it "little language" - a form of juvenile wordplay in which consonants in familiar words were replaced. Did Gulliver author use baby language to woo? 2011-01-28T12:09:16Z The show is prone to packing in wordplay even where one least expects it, such as during expository moments. 'Hamilton' offers American history with a hip-hop beat 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z The 10-track album's inclusion of reggae-influenced beats and dance jams may polarize listeners, but its snappy wordplay and deep introspection will appeal to a wide demographic of music lovers. Billboard CD reviews: Christina Aguilera, Korn, Jewel 2010-07-02T21:49:00Z The all-purpose fluidity of painting, joined with a preference for wordplay and gentle parody, may be the central theme of his work. Art In Review: Scott Reeder: ‘People Call Me Scott’ 2013-12-13T00:27:36Z “The Delinquents” makes a game out of seeing how much doubling and wordplay it can get away with without being accused of preciousness. ‘The Delinquents’ Review: Money for Nothing 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Family legend has it that the nicknames came from their father’s English wordplay on the word “rickshaw.” Run Run Shaw: The Last Emperor of Chinese Movies 2014-01-07T17:45:59Z Take the wordplay that uses a 12-letter epithet to reference Oedipus, a character from Greek mythology; if you know the classics, you'll get the joke. "History of the World, Part 1" turns 40, and it's still good to be Mel Brooks 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z Jokes emerge organically, using wordplay, character quirks and quicksilver wit. Critic’s Notebook: Tightrope Comedy, on the Fly 2012-07-05T21:08:32Z Is it a nod to an era, or more about influence, simple wordplay, a local connection, or something else? Hip-Hop’s New Wave of Lyricism 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z Our reviewer said the book “asks some of the most important questions fiction can ask, and it does so with energetic and acrobatic prose, hilarious wordplay and great heart.” A Literary Guide to the Oscars 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Most hinge on a gimmick or a one-liner, but even when they overstay their welcome by a beat or two, their fanciful wordplay is theatrical, surprising and engaging throughout. Balancing sweet and tart, it's an 'Almost' happy holiday 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Juster’s satire, wordplay and logical inversion surely appealed to me at an age when I was also a devotee of “Peanuts,” Mad and L. Frank Baum. Rainn Wilson Narrates a New Audiobook of ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z His comedy depends so much on wordplay, and on punchlines that leave gaps for the audience to fill in. Comedy Gold: Milton Jones's Lion Whisperer 2013-01-24T15:10:33Z Wayne's rhymes occasionally spark, but don't quite crackle with the cool wit and dexterous wordplay we are used to from the rapper. Rapper Lil Wayne releases new CD of pre-prison tracks 2010-10-12T21:40:00Z This is not to say that “Arrested Development” isn’t worth a binge, but rather that you know precisely what sort of shenanigans and snort-inducing wordplay you’re going to be subjected to. Smart Watch: Salon's guide to TV this week 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z Forty-seven songs; more than 20,000 words; fast-paced lyrics, abundant wordplay, complex rhyming patterns, plus allusions not only to hip-hop and musical theater but also to arcane aspects of early American history. They Translated ‘Hamilton’ Into German. Was It Easy? Nein. 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z The vast majority of the entries were wordplays on brand names of existing drugs; many of you touted that new bladder treatment, Niagra. Style Invitational Week 1256: Picture this — a caption contest 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z “The Phantom Tollbooth,” bursting with fantastic creatures and manic wordplay, is certainly the 20th century’s “Alice in Wonderland.” Perspective | Remembering Norton Juster and other lost literary friends 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z It grew further when, with my focus on Lear's wordplay, we added an appendix in which a growing Nonsense vocabulary was presented in varying contexts but not defined. Vivien Noakes obituary 2011-03-04T16:06:57Z Viewers’ eyes and ears are kept busy throughout the almost two-hour show, which maintains a largely manic and tightly wound pace of wordplay, physical romping and set rearranging. | 'Under Construction': Tales From a Hard-Hat Zone: The U.S.A. 2011-04-27T22:19:43Z The Gnu Song is more complicated than it sounds, as Flanders and Swann effortlessly steer their way through lavish wordplay and changes in tempo. Readers recommend: children's songs ? the results 2011-02-17T16:01:23Z The depictions brim with comic physicality, but the show’s zest also is verbal, as Afro Jo lets fly with wordplay and rhyme. Review | ‘The Wizard of Hip’ has energy to spare in lively MetroStage production 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Serious-minded yet silly, dense with wordplay and anything-goes theatricality, the play is so heavily swaddled in its down vest of irony, snark and satire that you can hardly locate its heart. Review: Hipsters Double-Check Their Privilege in ‘Cute Activist’ 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z The lesson, that cleverness can fail when wordplay and chin-stroking ruminations distract, is one that Eno himself could have taken to heart. Review: ‘Gnit’ Seeks Itself in a Mist of Magic and Mischief 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Lamar has also probably listened to some Freestyle Fellowship, the Los Angeles underground heroes who counterbalanced that gangster rap in the early ’90s with inventive wordplay. Critic’s Notebook: Kendrick Lamar and Meek Mill, Rappers With Debut Albums 2012-10-28T21:48:03Z His performances were often marked by dynamic physicality, fast-talking wordplay and chameleonic voices, but he also proved capable of many dramatic shadings as well. Robin Williams: Seven of his most memorable movie roles 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z Full of rhyme, repetition and wordplay, it starts in the womb and traces his passage through a chain of dehumanizing institutions to his release at 20. Theater Review: ?James X? by Gerard Mannix Flynn - Review 2011-12-10T00:21:41Z Apart from such telescoped stories, the other arena for brief wordplay in books is, of course, titles. Fiction in a flash 2012-10-08T15:17:42Z This is not cute wordplay, but a radically different social experience. Where are the women Kerouacs? 2013-03-13T22:28:00Z At his best, Wayne was positively psychedelic in his wordplay, capable of creating entire alternative worlds out of a few surrealist metaphors. Album review: Lil Wayne, 'Tha Carter IV' 2011-08-29T20:26:00Z Yes, the lyrics were bawdy, but they were also funny, smart and poetic, with clever wordplay and references to everything from stuck-up Latin-pop girls to the dark powers of Darth Vader. Calle 13 on hip-hop swag, Puerto Rico's status and Julian Assange 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z It’s a dazzling and humorous work of literary origami: The narrative sections fold over on themselves in time and theme and wordplay. 31 of the best titles of 2013 2013-12-04T22:03:53Z "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 As it says on the poster, they are "back for war", ie making a warlike reappearance for more of the same: this sets the keynote of rather modest wit and wordplay. The Expendables 2 – review 2012-08-16T14:29:00Z He calls this material "just wordplay", and he is right to, because it is – although he also gets a little thrill into the laughter by playing riskily. Comedy gold: Stewart Francis's Tour de Francis 2012-10-04T15:01:15Z Psychologists call such wordplay the “remote associates test,” or RAT, and use it to study creativity and intuition. Put down your laptop, and lace up your hiking boots! 2013-01-06T15:00:00Z All start with a theme, some clever bit of wordplay that allows for multiple clues and answers, and that might be reflected in the grid’s creative shape. Meet Jeff Chen, the Seattle man who’s published more than 125 crosswords in The New York Times 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Although the somewhat stridently self-conscious wordplay drags the pace more than its final payoff reaps, this novel ultimately proves both clever and impossible to put down. 'The Beautiful Bureaucrat' a mind-bending, thrilling page-turner 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z His flash doesn't come via braggadocio but by way of deft wordplay, creative rhymes, everyday observations and laser precision. Pitchfork Day 1 wrap-up: Feist, Japandroids, Big K.R.I.T., rain 2012-07-14T05:09:00Z He refused to rely on wordplay, she said, because he knew that segments of his audience would not understand it. Dan Schneider Once Reigned Over Children’s TV. What Happened? 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Amis’s literary heroes — he called them his “Twin Peaks” — were Vladimir Nabokov and Saul Bellow, and critics located in his work both Nabokov’s gift for wordplay and gamesmanship and Bellow’s exuberance and brio. Martin Amis, Acclaimed Author of Bleakly Comic Novels, Dies at 73 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z Or at least that’s the sense you get after spending time with his “Slanguage” paintings, which are imbued with messages that aren’t immediately apparent, and that often require knowledge of wordplay to decode. Multilayered Paintings That Pay Tribute to Hip-Hop Dances 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z Among the five previously unreleased songs is a Nashville-perfect bit of country wordplay, “Let Your Fingers Do the Walking”: “I’m your disconnected number/And you’re a private line.” Playlist Jon Pareles: Wistful Country, Politics and a Hint of the Divine 2011-05-25T19:02:17Z Collinson, who completed her PhD in medieval Norse at Cambridge University, believes her Irish, nautical wordplay delivers fresh insight in Shakespeare's most popular character. Was the great Dane Irish? That is the question 2011-03-03T00:01:02Z Ives, most recently known for his Tony Award-nominated play "Venus in Fur," displays a gentle, wacky sense of fun that overlays his dazzling skill with wordplay in "All In The Timing." Review: 'All in the Timing' has wordplay and wit 2013-02-13T19:03:10Z On the matching interlude “For Sale?,” the enticement is named “Lucy,” a wordplay on “lucre,” or slang for “Lucifer,” or both. Kendrick Lamar’s Capacious New Record 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z There are attempts at wordplay that just do not land, leaving viewers cringing. RuPaul made his sitcom-starring debut with "AJ and the Queen," and we are not amused 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z Your poetry is alive with alliteration; bursting with evocative images; and brimming with thoughtful rhythms, unexpected wordplay and heartfelt emotion. 2011 Seattle Times Poetry Contest celebrates winners and words 2011-05-07T01:45:25Z The culinary wordplay of combining eggplant and eggs was pleasing to me, and I liked the way the yolks broke into a sauce over the savory vegetables in the pan. When Eggplant Meets Eggs 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z According to RuPaul: “Reading is throwing shade: a brutal insult wrapped inside a glorious wordplay.” Saturday Night Live: RuPaul teaches the art of drag but episode can't slay 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z Yet the language in “Where We Stand” bounces with rhyme, alliteration and wordplay. ‘Where We Stand’ Review: Gifts are Given, but at What Cost? 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z The distinctive formula of "Happy Endings" is a blend of physical comedy, sight gags and comic cutaways with Mach-speed wordplay. 'Happy Endings': 6 characters in search of funny 2012-10-19T13:13:37Z After all the poetic license and wordplay, the language you pile up, derby’s biggest lesson is the confrontation with your own inner silence. Broken collarbone? Just roll with it 2013-06-02T17:00:00Z A guest appearance by the actor and clown Bill Irwin brought out the vaudevillian side of the show with scatting wordplay that involved layering syllables and some hat choreography, too. Review: Lindy Hopping Into the Present With Caleb Teicher and Co. 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z The hidden meanings contained within Fountain don't end in Duchamp's wordplay and provocation. Putting modern art on the map 2012-08-24T20:35:17Z Relatedly: The special needs, “Maybe chicks are funny but in a quiet, thoughtful, clever wordplay way” thing? Adam Carolla, unfunny comedian, thinks women aren’t funny 2012-06-20T15:30:00Z In the end Mr. Ives’s coruscating wordplay is really the star of the show. | 'The School for Lies': Glittering Opprobrium in Iambic Pentameter 2011-05-02T04:27:03Z But wild humor that favors wordplay binds them. Asperger’s Are Us Comedy Troupe Jokes About Everything but That 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Harriet Tubman doesn’t just defend the people she’s guiding to freedom; she wields katanas and wordplay to outwit and overcome the white men who see her and her people as mere chattel. When Blackness Is a Superpower 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z The performers — a coterie of similarly minded musicians — didn’t abandon their Brazilian birthright: the trove of regional rhythms, the sinuous chromatic harmonies, the appreciation of poetic imagery and wordplay, the long-lined melodies. Music Review: ‘Brazilian Explorative Music,’ a Concert of Experimentation 2014-01-16T23:21:55Z Shteyngart once defined himself as "small, furry and poor", failing to add that he was by way of compensation almost maniacally smart, keeping up a barrage of wordplay like a machine gun that emits one-liners. 'America's top satirist' 2010-09-04T23:02:00Z Despite all the clever wordplay, these "parental rights bills" don't "protect children." Say gay 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z “The ‘Alice’ portions remind us not only of how opposed Hemingway was to the New Deal but just how much fun he could have with wordplay,” Curnutt said. What Hemingway Left in Sloppy Joe’s Bar 80 Years Ago 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z The book is rife with wordplay, a delight in language as sound, as music, which mirrors the movement of the art. Roman Muradov's graphic novel loss of innocence (in a sense) 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Along the way, there is much wordplay — “What’s a carapace? It’s a caravan that goes at a great pace.” Beware of Family Members Bearing Gifts 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z As a result, some of the essays wind up hinging on accidental wordplay more than insights into the music itself. Review: ‘Emotional Rescue’ Ruminates on Life and Music 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z Or “clues”: The Empress is more interested in jokes and wordplay than crossword authenticity; she won’t even run clues for all 74 words in the grid. Style Invitational Week 1315: Clue Us In — our backward crossword 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Grist rejected that advice: his poems are all about dense wordplay and internal rhyme. Mark Grist – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-24T14:20:48Z There’s a smattering of Stoppardian wordplay and plenty of crackling conversation about art, history, religion and more. David Edgar’s ‘Pentecost,’ Revived by PTP/NYC 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z A group of smaller pieces read as playful, personal homages, and are dense with wordplay and fruitful friction. C.K. Wilde dazzles with cut currency 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z A member of the brawny Eminem-approved crew Slaughterhouse, he’s quick with wordplay and punch lines, but the true stars of his songs are feelings. The Week Ahead 2012-02-24T20:02:05Z As with the likes of Carroll and cummings, Newsom’s playful wordplay is imbued with the wisdom and a rage for transcendence. The enigmatic genius of Joanna Newsom 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z “Our original goal was, ‘Let’s entertain people who have our sense of humor — who like that wordplay, who like that absurdism,’” he said. Asperger’s Are Us Comedy Troupe Jokes About Everything but That 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Even the casual wordplay crackles: “Oh I used to be so used to boys just using me/For you to be you to me/Feels new to me.” Alessia Cara Speaks Up for the Outsiders on ‘Here’ 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z The author engages in wordplay by referring to an enslaved human as an ingredient. Family history, distilled: My ancestor Nathan "Nearest" Green, Jack Daniel's and my dad's sobriety 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z When asked about the experience, the temptation to engage in a little wordplay was too great to resist — like noting that the cruise would make a great conversational icebreaker when they returned to London. Breaking the Ice on a Finnish Cruise 2014-03-18T07:22:40Z Lil Wayne is a wordplay obsessive, and his protégé Drake digs deep within, but typically has blinders on to the rest of the world — a politics of one. Critic?s Notebook: Social-Minded Hip-Hop Makes a Comeback 2011-12-21T19:58:04Z His books are crawling with wordplay: puns, mixed metaphors, neologisms, you name it. Whimsy and War: Boris Vian’s Two Minds 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Among other things, this allows her to engage in wacky wordplay she clearly relishes. Trick or Treat: It’s Mom and Dad! 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z The Magistrate depends not on wordplay but on action; none of it is fast or light enough. The Dark Earth and the Light Sky; Twelfth Night; The Magistrate – review 2012-11-25T00:05:48Z The most harrowing scene traps Morf in a soundbooth, where he’s plagued by auditory hallucinations of cutting wordplay from past reviews. From Birdman to Buzzsaw: how Hollywood captures critics on screen 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Yes, it contains flashy fish wordplay, but it's also a tender account of everyday sadness. Luke Wright ? review 2011-08-26T15:49:14Z The translation, by the resourceful J. D. McClatchy, includes instances of genuinely clever wordplay, but also clusters of chewy syllables that fit Rossini’s chattering rhythms and nobly flowing lines uncomfortably. Music Review: ‘The Barber of Seville’ at the Met 2012-12-23T22:31:35Z If the friends-to-lovers trope is ever in danger of feeling tired, Henry saves it with sassy wordplay. Review | Emily Henry’s ‘People We Meet on Vacation’ is a pitch-perfect beach read 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z On “Doris,” the wordplay is still intact, but much of the old angst is turned inward. Earl Sweatshirt and ASAP Ferg, Hip-Hop Progressives 2013-08-15T16:50:54Z Plus, the wordplay really is kind of funny. $76,000 Birkinstocks Made From Actual Birkin Bags? 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Her conversation doesn’t bristle with wordplay or throwaway one-liners; there are no zingers. Lorrie Moore’s New Book Is a Reminder and a Departure 2014-02-17T22:42:23Z Puns and wordplay are held in higher esteem. Noticed: College Applicants Hide Behind Facebook Aliases 2010-04-23T20:11:00Z But for fans of his wordplay, there was a metonymic moment, just a few songs in, when the band played, “Lord Knows.” The Songwriters' Songwriter 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z There isn't really a lot of space left for complicated ideas and eloquent wordplay. Supergods: Our World in the Age of the Superhero by Grant Morrison ? review 2011-07-21T09:00:01Z "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 Like the Invite, NYMag presented a variety of wordplay contests, with many recurring ones. Style Invitational Week 1190: You’re workin’ on a chain, gang 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z 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 "It has to do with spooky notes, wordplay, and a lot of records that we like." Sean Lennon, Charlotte Kemp Muhl share 'an invisible problem' 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Her titles are wordplays that point to our dire situation. Can art help fight climate change? These 4 Seattle-area artists think so. 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z He enjoyed the rush of tabloid journalism and the headline wordplay. A Scrappy Makeover for a Tweedy Literary Fixture 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z In their responses, the specialists embrace exclamation points and Hallmark card-style wordplay. Can I bring a Viking helmet on the plane? AskTSA is here to help. 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z He was also deft at handling whatever wordplay his writers gave him. Sid Caesar, Comedian and One of TV’s First Stars, Dies at 91 2014-02-12T22:07:12Z After receiving complaints, Top Gear producer Andy Wilman said it was "a light-hearted wordplay joke referencing both the build quality of the bridge and the local Asian man who was crossing it". Burma Top Gear breached Ofcom rules 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Its latest “SITElines” biennial is up through Jan. 6, showing works like Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds’ eerie wordplay prints, “Surviving Active Shooter Custer.” America’s Art Scenes Off the Beaten Track 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z The actor is effortless in mirroring Cantinflas' signature stream-of-consciousness patter, marked by the cleverest of wordplay, with a bite that slips up on you. 'Cantinflas' is buoyed by Oscar Jaenada, hampered by Hollywood 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z As much as we enjoy the triple-meaning wordplay on some of his best tracks, it’s refreshing and heartwarming to see the rap giant humbled and joyous by his creation of life. Jay-Z Releases ?Glory,? Featuring His Daughter Blue Ivy?s Cries 2012-01-09T21:12:45Z Many of the works here include direct homages to other artists: Collages include the text “for Marcel” or “for: Mar Cell” — a bout of wordplay that mimics Duchamp’s linguistic gymnastics. Review: ‘Robert Seydel: The Eye in Matter’ Looks at an Artist’s Traces 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z “We Cast a Shadow,” Maurice Carlos Ruffin’s debut novel, asks some of the most important questions fiction can ask, and it does so with energetic and acrobatic prose, hilarious wordplay and great heart. In This Ingenious Satire, a Father Goes to Extremes to Protect His Son From Racism 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z After receiving complaints, it was "a light-hearted wordplay joke referencing both the build quality of the bridge and the local Asian man who was crossing it". Clarkson's Myanmar joke investigated 2014-05-06T12:52:50Z Another favorite was Dr. Seuss, a master of wordplay. Best children’s books of 2018 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Clever wordplay accompanies each one: “Prancer pranced. HOO-HA! Strut, Swagger, SHOW!” Perspective | 10 great holiday-season books to enjoy with your little ones 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z But how easy is it to sign for modern pop, with its daft phrases, nonsensical wordplay and occasional inappropriateness? Signing along for deaf Glastonbury-goers 2010-06-27T18:00:00Z Of the cast, no one is more verbally dexterous than Joey Bland, whose assured ability to string together complex rhymes with dense wordplay and twisty sentence structure does come off like a magic trick. The Improvised Shakespeare Company’s Couplets Off the Cuff 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z It’s a silly film with some fun slapstick and corny wordplay, such as “You just mermaid my day!” and “Drew! Barry! More Power!” “Drew! Barry! More Power!”: The 10 best penguin movies ever made 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z But the language is complex, full of repetition, echo, and wordplay. The Strange Power of a Medieval Poem About the Death of a Child 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z On the rare occasions when she calls attention to double meanings or bits of wordplay, they fall terribly flat. Books Of the Times: ‘Night Film’ Is Marisha Pessl’s New Novel 2013-08-14T20:32:22Z The rest of his material was tiny — and not funny — interstitials introducing the presenters with strained wordplay. The Best and Worst of the Golden Globes 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z The trailer then delivers a flurry of serpentine dance moves, bared abs and titillating wordplay. 'Magic Mike XXL' trailer: Channing Tatum and the boys strip, tease 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z The auctioneer's website describe it as, "an extraordinary and unique item, associating two British masters of comic language and wordplay." Barker rewrote 'boring' Lear book 2012-06-13T10:09:26Z The rapper and singer Future also continues to set a high bar for innovative wordplay and slick, self-possessed showmanship. Pop & Rock Listings for Oct. 16-22 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Sex is used as a weapon, alliances are made and broken, and it’s not just the wordplay that turns vicious.” ArtsBeat: Alan Rickman to Return to Broadway in 'Seminar' 2011-06-28T17:00:37Z For the scripture-skeptical, such wordplay only fuels a suspicion that believers are incapable of engaging with their texts without grasping for rationalization. The Book of Mormon: the Great American Bible 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Reed’s bubble-gum tribute is all snappy wordplay and tongue-in-cheek jabs, but there’s an extravagant phoniness to it all, too, that calls attention to its imaginary trappings. ‘Down With Love’ 20 Years Later: Celebrating the Phoniness of Rom-Coms 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z The E predicts that most of the humor will come from wordplay on the movie titles, as above, but it’s possible that some jokes could refer to the films’ actual content. Style Invitational: That movie is SO about you — ‘secret inspirations’ for films 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Take her wordplay at face value and she’s comparing her romantic ruin to the collapse of an empire. Review | Hailey Whitters made the year’s deepest country album. Just look beneath the surface. 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z The project turned out to be just as complicated as they had feared: complex rhyme schemes, elaborate wordplay and so many songs. Six Lyrics That Show Why ‘Hamilton’ Is Tough to Translate 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Not all historians agree; many assume that the wordplay and truth-telling to power for which jesters were famed is beyond the capacity of the learning disabled. All the King's Fools: 'Disability is deep in comedy's DNA' 2011-02-24T10:18:28Z Then, it’s swiftly back to madcap pratfalls and wordplay, but not before they’re given one more reflection: “We’ve had a lot of laughs.” My streaming gem: why you should watch Road to Bali 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z 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 While the music is invariably top-rate—as produced by Paul McCartney with an array of top players on board—"McGear" sparkles with the younger McCartney’s brilliant sense of wordplay and musical eccentricity. Revisiting the brilliance of "McGear," Paul McCartney's brother Mike's 1974 solo album 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z Figures of speech and wordplay rarely survive translation, but Miranda encouraged the translators to come up with their own metaphors. They Translated ‘Hamilton’ Into German. Was It Easy? Nein. 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z His rhymes convey little sense of nuance or delight in wordplay. Chief Keef plays it cold on major-label debut 2012-12-17T14:40:56Z There are complex rhythms and patter-heavy wordplay, for example, in the opening number, “If You Can Find Me, I’m Here”: Farewell, Neanderthal neighbors Swilling your pretzels and beer. ?60s Sondheim TV Show Is Now on (Legal) DVD 2010-10-24T21:42:00Z The shabby amusement-park setting of author and illustrator Lane Smith’s first novel should tip readers off to the wordplay, upended conventions and plot shenanigans in store. The best children’s books for June 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z While Yamashita's buoyant sense of humor and wicked wordplay are fully on display with these Austen tributes, it's a treat that is made sweeter by first traipsing through the first half of the collection. The best and boldest new must-read books for May 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z “House of Larréon,” a wordplay on Mr. Krone’s given name, was a joke that stuck. Bridget Everett Gets Fitted for a Flaming ‘Tina Turner’ Dress 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z You may shorten a more complex headline, and you may capitalize each word of the headline if that will help your wordplay. Style Invitational Week 1297: A different type o’ headline contest 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z I go, "Well, then which one is 'BMF'?" So then it just became this weird wordplay game of super Black show, super white. "I need to host": Roy Wood Jr. talks "The Daily Show" and why late-night TV needs change 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z “Veep” and its predecessors “The Thick of It” and “In the Loop” are known for their, shall we say, artful yet explicit wordplay. ArtsBeat: Emmys Watch: Anna Chlumsky on ‘Veep’ 2013-09-16T12:00:06Z Combining the competitive thrill of getting the right answer with the armchaired pleasure of wordplay, crossword puzzles are, for many of us, a cherished daily routine. Meet Jeff Chen, the Seattle man who’s published more than 125 crosswords in The New York Times 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Still running — deadline Monday night, July 6: Our contest for wordplays on foreign terms. Style Invitational Week 1131: One man’s trash 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Even though O. Henry revels in puns and wordplay, period slang and colorful rhetorical exaggeration, he keeps his narrative voice intimate and confiding. Review | Why O. Henry is so much more than those short stories you had to read in school 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z So overselling his wordplay in the rough version of the song he sent them? Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt find emotional truth (and lots of funny) in 'I'm Just Ken' 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Listeners say they like her show's humorous banter and wordplay. Nigerian radio host brings her native language to sports commentary 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z He seems to delight in wordplay and stoking his readers’ interest in the subject matter, yet doesn’t shy from the brutality of roadkill and environmental devastation. How our roads have become an invasive species 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z “The wordplay and the triple meter — in 6 instead of 4 — make it particularly catchy,” Glass said. The ultimate Britney Spears karaoke power rankings 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z That’s nothing new: For decades, Davis has specialized in aphoristic stories that thrive on wordplay, rhythm and irony while avoiding easy sarcasm or dad jokes. How to skewer life's absurdities while thumbing your nose at Amazon 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Over the ensuing 50 minutes of music, he backed up his claim, delivering soul-piercing wordplay centered on love, death and drugs over gospel-tinged production. After a 'hectic' few years, Chance the Rapper finds new life in a 10-year-old mixtape 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Unsurprisingly, this latest round of spleen-venting also featured some gross wordplay referring to a notorious racial slur. "Teflon Don" is a collective fiction — time to tell a different story, one where he goes to jail 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z The MCs got in on it, speaking their own clever rhymes and wordplay over it. Hip-hop turns 50, reinventing itself and swaths of the world along the way 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Along with being incredibly catchy, this karaoke jam is a roller coaster ride for singers who love rhymes and wordplay. The ultimate Taylor Swift karaoke power rankings 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z This wordplay came naturally to my mother, a kind of jazz. How My Mother’s Dementia Showed Me Another Side of Neurodiversity 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z “I think Suga is a bit more Lennon — more explicit in his antiestablishment sensibilities. ‘Haegeum’ is a double entendre of a traditional Korean string instrument and wordplay on ‘liberation from restrictions.’ BTS' Suga on going solo, his love of hip-hop and the band's future: 'We’re real brothers, period' 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z He grabs a table near the front and holds — pause for bad wordplay — court. On Sunset Boulevard, Knicks fans create a portal to Madison Square Garden 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z His cadence and intonations and wordplay — with a little call-and-response tossed in for good measure — bear the markings of the Southern Black pastor he once aspired to become. Opinion | Tim Scott 2024 is all about Eagle Scout Trumpism 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z There’s no genre-busting hip-hop; its score is a mixed bag of mostly forgettable numbers with occasionally labored wordplay. Review: Although more like C-SPAN than 'Hamilton,' '1776' at Ahmanson is still a solid ride 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z The decision to suspend Gobert was “pretty simple,” Finch added, before indulging in a bit of wordplay as he predicted a hearty and focused response to the turmoil: “We have fighters,” Finch quipped. Analysis | Lakers win ugly in drama-filled play-in game against the Timberwolves 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z A seething Prospero is completely understandable, but some of the music of Shakespeare’s wordplay gets lost in the hostility. Review: Words aren’t the only magic in this interactive production of Shakespeare's 'Tempest' 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z On the other hand, he can do these patter songs that are just so virtuosic in terms of the internal rhyme and the ideas and the wordplay. Decoding the genius of Sondheim: Six theater pros explain his mystique 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z The North Carolina law’s argument that publication of recordings can be barred as evidence of disloyalty is “wordplay” designed “to sidestep the First Amendment,” the court found. North Carolina can’t ban undercover filming inside animal farms 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z The results indicated that messages using humor or wordplay triggered more brain activity among participants. States love jokes on road safety signs. The feds aren’t laughing. 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z No one has to parse the antique wordplay to be in on the gag. Review: A graceful 'Much Ado About Nothing' — in all its madcap zeal — shines at A Noise Within 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z As the book’s translator notes, Shree writes in English fluently but chooses to pen her novel in Hindi to preserve the language’s dhwani: its unique vibration and resonance, often through wordplay, alliteration and assonance. Review | ‘Tomb of Sand’ meditates on the cultural diffusion that permeates India 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z It’s fun wordplay with a percipient message, but fans might be further impressed to know she wrote and recorded the song extemporaneously in a single take, sitting in a studio chair while eight months pregnant. R&B singer Lady Wray pushes beyond the limits of teenage fame 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z It’s got comedy, physical comedy, wordplay, action stuff, scenes where she really has to sell some emotions. Rian Johnson's crash course in catching lightning in a bottle twice 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z Packed with allusions, references, random associations and wordplay, Anthony’s answers to my questions were illustrative of schizophrenia with its steady, unfiltered bombardment of information, real and unreal, that he struggles to organize. Schizophrenia is a black box. How — and why — we reported Anthony's story 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Lee’s brother, Lee Rae-jin, issued a statement refuting Moon’s comment, saying his government failed to rescue Lee and is now bent on “wordplay”. Ex-South Korean official arrested over case of man slain by North Korea 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z Author of such modern classics as “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” “The Real Thing” and “Arcadia,” Stoppard is revered for his clever wordplay, inventive wit and breathtaking comic adventurousness. Tom Stoppard's Jewish roots: Carey Perloff on Broadway's acclaimed play of the season 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z The power of that point is greater than zero, but it comes buried in a bit of wordplay that we’ve already heard here dozens of times. Review | Nothing matters in ‘Dr. No,’ Percival Everett’s parody of James Bond 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Welcome to the breakneck bilingual wordplay of L.A.-based rapper Snow Tha Product. LA Vanguardia: The Latino innovators, instigators and power players breaking through barriers 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z The story of a haunted man on the run, it has McCarthy’s classic linguistic flair, plus Thomas Pynchon’s wordplay and paranoia and, last but certainly not least, a sweeping history of theoretical physics. Cormac McCarthy, 89, has a new novel — two, actually. And they're almost perfect 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Challenges were solved largely by having conversations and figuring out what people lacked, save for some brain-teasers that relied on wordplay. 'Return to Monkey Island' revives one of the most timeless of pirate franchises 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z It’s conceived as a wordplay contest on their names, but the E wouldn’t rule out an idea based on the qualities of the actual places. Style Invitational Week 1505: Munici-pals 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Second only to the main images is the text of the invite where Apple frequently references new features and products or simply enjoys a bit of wordplay. Decoding the secrets inside Apple’s event invitations 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z For example, when speaking with friends, you may engage in wordplay to show identification with the group. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z In his new novel, “The Trees,” Everett mixes wordplay, farce and horror to spin a comic, deeply serious revenge story out of the Emmett Till lynching. A guide to the books on today’s big lists from Obama and the Booker Prize 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Combining poignancy with clever wordplay and a chorus that David Bowie would have coveted, 50,000 Unmarked Bullets is a timely reminder of Jamie T's genius. Jamie T on his a six-year silence, oligarchs, and Kim Jong-Un 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z The New York Times, which bought the free web game in January, and Hasbro have partnered to create a board game that puts the play in wordplay. Upcoming “Wordle” board game puts the play in wordplay 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z It’s an abbreviated wordplay on “copious” — a reference to the booming populations of bighead, silver, grass and black carp in the U.S. heartland. From ‘carp’ to ‘copi’: unpopular fish getting a makeover 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z The wordplay of alternate-style composing allows narrative prose to convey themes more often conveyed through more obviously poetic forms. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z “Geetanjali Shree writes about death, grief, and trauma in a way that is meaningful and moving, but also playful and funny, and I’m in awe of the richness and exuberant wordplay of Daisy Rockwell’s translation.” Award-winning ‘Tomb of Sand’ to be published in US in 2023 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z The playwright sneaks in bits of enjoyable wordplay, too, as when Rev lavishes praise on his own grilling skills. Perspective | To revive us, we need plays like the Pulitzer-winning ‘Fat Ham’ 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z That’s not correct, but they — like virtually all Supreme Court nominees in modern history — gave vague answers and engaged in wordplay that may have allowed senators to hear what they wanted to hear. Supreme Court's pending abortion ruling: What it may mean 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z A technically sound broadcaster who does his research, Zanaboni saves his wordplay — and shouting — for the bigger moments. The minor league broadcaster you have to hear to believe 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z When you speak to entertain, you will call upon elements of humor such as self-deprecation, physical comedy, absurdity, wordplay, topical observation, or dark comedy. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z He also had friends who could hear his raw talent — his wordplay, his wicked sense of humor, his gift for vivid, cinematic storytelling. Review: The world that made and unmade the Notorious B.I.G. 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Given Smith’s propensity for wordplay, it is safe to assume that “Companion’s” title is more than just a wink at the quartet. Review: Why it's great to be alive at the same time as author Ali Smith 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z With its casual delivery and its deft use of slang, Rodríguez’s piece is a tour de force of wordplay and innuendo, one that seems to borrow stylistically from fast-talking Mexican comedian Cantinflas. She's been branded a traitor. A Denver exhibition says Malinche was anything but 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z This being so, Leithauser’s chapters cover such seemingly ho-hum subjects as iambic pentameter, iambic tetrameter, the stanza, enjambment, rhyming and wordplay. Review | Poetry matters. Two new books remind us why. 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Still running — deadline Monday night, April 18: Our big annual foal-name wordplay contest. Style Invitational Week 1484: Two ways about it — double-entendres 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z But as a poet, that entire arena of wordplay becomes available again. A National Poetry Month conversation with Paul Tran, author of ‘All the Flowers Kneeling’ 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Even when his jokes were clunkers — some wordplay about vaccine shots and the boozy kind of shots, or questioning “What is Finneas’s last name?” — he kept the show moving along at a quick clip. From Ukraine, Zelensky makes an emphatic appeal at Vegas-style Grammys 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Fans desperate to know what happened to the actor use wordplay and emojis to evade censorship. China streamers scrub Keanu Reeves titles over his support for Tibet 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z The sequence of anticipation, wordplay and swordsmanship accelerates with balletic energy, with Wright’s unintrusive camera always on the move to capture the action as well as smaller gestures. Review | Peter Dinklage stars in a heart-rending, haunting ‘Cyrano’ 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z This impulse has turned the Beijing Olympics into a weekslong lesson in cross-cultural wordplay. Fly High, Frog Princess! Well Done, Chen No. 3! 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z That kind of anagrammatic wordplay comes out of my experience as someone who learned English as my second language. A National Poetry Month conversation with Paul Tran, author of ‘All the Flowers Kneeling’ 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z She argues it can only be taken as sexual innuendo, while I maintain most people interpret it as simple wordplay. Judge John Hodgman on How to Make Your Exit 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z The 6 January tweet began gaining attention over the weekend and soon drew outrage from all sides of the political spectrum for the alleged sexual wordplay on Nehwal's sport. Siddharth: Indian actor apologises to Saina Nehwal for sexist tweet 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Day In The Life and its follow-ups, Molly and Loading, framed him as a playful, mischievous character, eschewing the austere beats of drill for a more colourful sound - full of jazz samples and witty wordplay. BBC Sound of 2022: Colourful rapper Central Cee kicks off the countdown 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z Contrast that to the high-level wordplay powering the names N.B.A. stars receive from Chinese fans. Fly High, Frog Princess! Well Done, Chen No. 3! 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Wilde’s gift for producing beautiful sentences and self-mocking comic observations indicated deeper talents than mere wordplay. Review: Oscar Wilde's life was a tragic work of art. A new biography sketches it perfectly 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z And not just edible: Pardon the wordplay, but freekeh is freaking delicious, with a slightly chewy texture and a subtly smoky flavor. Quick-cooking freekeh, snap peas and mushrooms make a hearty grain salad 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z In the finale, Uatu, the inscrutable Watcher voiced by Jeffrey Wright, says with cosmic gravitas, “It’s showtime,” while a wan attempt at “cute wordplay” between Captain Carter and Black Widow fails not once, but twice. Why the misbegotten 'What If...?' should have Marvel fans worried 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z In “The Trees,” Everett’s enormous talent for wordplay — the kind that provokes laughter and the kind that gut-punches — is at its peak. Review: Percival Everett rewrites the Southern racial narrative 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z So he has had licence to make up some bits of the story and gloss over others, as well as inserting songs and plenty of baking-related wordplay. Bake Off meets Brassed Off - how a community bakery became a showstopper 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z Back in the day, the Manics weren't adverse to some wicked wordplay. Manic Street Preachers: 'A Design For Life saved us' 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Its impact is overwhelming — comparable to the sense of complication and slow-motion collapse embedded in the onrushing plots and dazzling wordplay of Shakespeare’s great tragedies. Simply the most beautiful paintings in the world A comic bit about visiting a psychiatrist became a madcap tale of wordplay and philosophical absurdity — the Marx Brothers filtered through Abbott and Costello. Jackie Mason, onetime rabbi who became a Broadway standup star, dies at 93 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z You may find yourself saying the same thing by the end of this film — whose title means “the End” in French, a bit of wordplay that suggests both something terrifying and, potentially, more hopeful. New movies to stream this week: ‘Fin,’ ‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ and more 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Let’s talk about the show’s nutty humor, particularly the breakneck dialogue and numerical wordplay. How the comedy 'Girls5eva' keeps those vocals sounding 2 good 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z If they can master Shakespearean wordplay, “they can master anything,” she says. How Shakespeare helps this theater teacher empower young artists from South L.A. 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z The wordplay can be fun, but its cleverness is undercut by Geisel’s penchant for invented words, which is a kind of cheat. Opinion | The Great Dr. Seuss Hysteria of 2021 shows how silly and unimaginative adults can be 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z There are also some major bumps on the path forward, if you’ll pardon the wordplay. Editorial Roundup: Kansas 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Like most of his work, this poem was meant to be read aloud, using colloquialisms, wordplay, alliteration. Lawrence Ferlinghetti—the San Francisco poet, publisher and bookseller—has died 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z The bylined author of the article, Yin Shuanghong, a name that features wordplay on Communist imagery, listed national law, industry regulation and social observance as areas of concern. China paper urges tougher curbs on algorithms used by online platforms 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z And there’s more fancy wordplay that’s cause for concern: Instead of vaccine distribution, the administration promises “allocation” in December. Opinion | Coronavirus vaccinations are off to a very slow start. That should set off alarms. 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z Critics said “humaning” was yet another example of marketing lingo run amok, creative wordplay disintegrating into gibberish. ‘Thumb-stopping.’ ‘Humaning.’ ‘B4H.’ The strange language of modern marketing. 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z It took time for audiences to catch on to Mr. Crosby’s wordplay. Norm Crosby, comedian who mangled words with great extinction, dies at 93 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z It’s both comforting in its rhythmic repetition of catchphrases ... and surprising in its subversion of rural tropes and wildly creative wordplay.” 75 TV shows to help you get through 2020, according to our readers 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Another sign said, “Two yards can change the game” — a wordplay on the six feet recommended for social distancing. On the first NFL Sunday of the pandemic, a mix of silence, protests and unfamiliar scenes 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z With interests in ‘wordplay and wordsmithing,’ Riemann said he considers himself a creative person. Five key counties to watch 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z It's trying to accomplish too much — wielding the populist and racist impulses in the GOP for her own ends — with too little — hairsplitting wordplay. Nikki Haley tried to argue the U.S. isn’t racist — but she just proved the opposite point 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z I still lean very heavily on wordplay or “dad jokes.” How a writer learned to open up about Dad's secret sex books 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z For others, it’s an homage to their favorite Old West gunslinger, or even just some silly wordplay or a name that simply sounded cool. Hobble Creek Wranglers target love of firearms and Old West 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z Faced with the sudden threat of prosecution for anything that might promote greater autonomy or independence for the restless city, residents are using wordplay and even subverting Chinese Communist party dogma to express their frustration. 'Hidden language': Hongkongers get creative against security law 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z The trip nicely sets up the tension between father and son, the family’s fondness for wordplay and the film’s own cadences and quirks. Review: 'Sometimes Always Never' spotlights Bill Nighy, the subtle guy 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Thursday, those who support sensible gun laws saw four justices engage in mischievous wordplay to deny the people an opportunity to vote on the issue. Editorial Roundup: Florida 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z It sounds like it could be a serious offer, although a bit of clever wordplay in Stripchat’s news release might lead one to believe otherwise. Porn site makes an offer on naming rights to Saints' stadium: 'Stripchat Superdome' 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Human moderators can often better detect the nuances or wordplay in memes or video clips, allowing them to spot harmful content more easily. Facebook to pay $52m to moderators over PTSD 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z If you read his press around the time of “Batman,” all those interviews are mostly just him complaining about the suit; he liked to say he it was “a battering experience” because he loves wordplay. What Happened to Val Kilmer? He’s Just Starting to Figure It Out. 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z He released his debut album Awkward in 2001, but it was Upwards - with its mixture of Afro-funk, Jamaican dub, Latin shuffles and dextrous wordplay - that brought him to mainstream attention. UK rapper Ty dies of coronavirus, aged 47 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z There is no clever wordplay, no crafted metaphor or iconic line. My favourite game: Germany v Italy, 2006 World Cup semi-final | Nicky Bandini 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Few songwriters could equal his wordplay, his empathy or his imagination. Singer John Prine dies from coronavirus 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Few songwriters could equal his wordplay, his empathy or his imagination. Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine has died at 73 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Across “Fishscale,” the rapper’s verses are dense with wordplay and references: cheeba weed brownies, “Sanford and Son,” fried plantains and rice, centipede stab wounds, Pyrex scholars and extract oil cut from Cuban plants. The lost art of deep listening: Choose an album. Lose the phone. Close your eyes. 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z On “Purple Haze 2,” Killa Cam demonstrated that his surreal sense of humor, wicked wordplay and in-the-pocket rhymes are still sharp. 4 concerts to catch in the D.C. area over the next several days 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z And where the wordplay of the original sounds arch now, the riffing with words here is razor sharp. From first love to unfollowing – culture that sums up romance in 2020 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z The greatest internet-driven transformation has occurred in Indian quizzing, where questions have bloomed into intricate puzzles, strewing clues through wordplay, snippets of video, clips of audio, and photos. Question time: my life as a quiz obsessive 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z By combining rapid-fire wordplay, historical japery, the subversion of middle-class mores and the flaying of upper-class twits, Monty Python “took silliness to renaissance levels,” Thompson said. Monty Python comedy star Terry Jones dies at 77 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z A terrific groove forms the platform for daft-but-inspired wordplay: “Italian mobster shoots a lobster.” The Clash's 40 greatest songs – ranked! 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z “It was a wordplay, really,” he said sheepishly. A World Without Pain 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z They’re busy doing other things: Dasher is dancing, Prancer is prancing … Clever wordplay accompanies each one: “Prancer pranced. HOO-HA! Strut, Swagger, SHOW!” 10 great holiday-season books to enjoy with your little ones | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Yet there was far more to Mr. James than sharp observation and clever wordplay. Clive James, Australian-born TV host, writer, critic and all-around wit, dies at 80 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Many online criticized it for being tone-deaf, a failed attempt at wordplay, or officials were just unaware of the phrasing’s implication. ‘Meth. We’re on it.’ — South Dakota officials say new anti-meth slogan a success for turning heads 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z The austerity of this playful collage of wordplay is unusually amiable when set to music: Imagine Dr. Seuss as a cubist poet with a taste for avant-garde performance and a love for old-fashioned musical showmanship. Theater in L.A. this week: 'Lady Day,' 'Little Shop' and more 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z He's always been one of the biggest draws of the Conservative conference, members roaring with laughter at his wordplay and jokes. Tory conference: Five things to look out for in Manchester 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z The songs, with their clever wordplay, are a nice addition. Review: We liked the movie 'Grumpy Old Men.’ Why did this musical have to change it? 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Bobby inherited my father’s extraordinary gift for humor and wordplay and, as J. R. Pick, became one of Czechoslovakia’s leading satirical writers. My Terezín Diary 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Tony Ladd, who designed many of them, says they hit on the idea to use household names such as Marmite alongside tongue-in-cheek wordplay to distinguish Sterns from other clubs. Sterns: The raves in the house on the hill 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z On July 21, “The Argyle Sweater” and “Frazz” also involved wordplay. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: It’s not about optics — unless it’s photos of Trump 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Some newspapers call the saga “Moscopoli,” a wordplay echoing a massive corruption scandal that redrew Italy’s political landscape in the 1990s. Italy’s far-right leader calls allegations of Russian influence a ‘James Bond’ fantasy 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z It was on the day Virginia finally made it legal for restaurants to use creative terms to describe happy hours, and the moment I learned that, my brain sent me a wordplay invitation. Perspective | A happy-hour victory for Virginia brings a ‘bittersweet’ ending for the chef who started the fight 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z Sanchez also uses wordplay to expose these cultural collisions. Review: Gabriella Sanchez spells out her resistance to Eurocentric art 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z They accused her of appropriating an item — and an idea — central to Japanese culture in an attempt at cute wordplay and consumerism. ‘This is blasphemy against Japanese culture’: Kim Kardashian’s new ‘Kimono’ shapewear sparks outrage in Japan 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z In this spirit of wordplay, here are two more words for Weinstein: “grow” and “up”. It’s time gay people stepped aside... hetero whiners have rights too | Barbara Ellen 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z A lot of the wordplay is inscrutable to a modern audience, depending as it does on knowledge of long-ago fads and celebrities. Perspective | In 1940, Adolf Hitler faced a most unlikely enemy: the Three Stooges 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Walking down Fifth Avenue in New York City recently, I was amused by some billboard wordplay. Brain in a dish, babies by design: what it means to be human 2019-05-12T04:00:00Z Her arias of verbal abuse are startlingly lucid and hyper-eloquent, peppered with all manner of baroque alliteration and goofy wordplay. Review: Elisabeth Moss galvanizes in the brilliant punk psychodrama ‘Her Smell’ 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z Its rhythms and intonations suit particular genres, notably rock and the singer-songwriter strand of indie, where wordplay and apt turns of phrase often crop up. Ddu-du you know? English is losing its grip as the language of pop | Caroline Sullivan 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z From the fierce thunder-crack of Offence to the reflective, vulnerable Flowers, it's constantly surprising, and consistently inventive, with Simz pitting her dextrous wordplay against a live band for the first time. Little Simz finally hits her stride 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z No fancy puns or wordplay - just good old fashioned replacing one word in a film title with the word "democracy". Modi channels his inner Bollywood 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z Some listeners, including the rappers supporting Mr. Knox, heard boisterous wordplay and political rhetoric. Hip-Hop Artists Give the Supreme Court a Primer on Rap Music 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z It’s definitely original and is filled with witty wordplay. 2019 Oscar winner predictions for all the major categories 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z So it’s rooted in very fundamental and ancient science, but its magic is in wordplay and related concepts and dream-images. Carla Speed McNeil on the pursuit of building a better world 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z There’s a giant ad on the side of a building in Las Vegas, making a wordplay on the classic “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” line. Apple trolls CES with a giant dig at Android and Alexa privacy 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z Many were drawn to slam poetry’s free form, which rewards wordplay and can be less intimidating for those with no formal education. ‘Slam gave me the ammunition’: Black Brazilians deploy spoken poetry against Jair Bolsonaro 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Too often, the awards-season merits of scripts boil down to word count and, of course, wordplay. Paul Thomas Anderson makes the case for 'A Quiet Place' 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z Funny wordplay aside, it’s clear that the puck finds Matt Luff. What we learned from the Kings' 5-2 win over the Oilers 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z His visual satire and humorous wordplay are particularly biting. Robbie Conal's 'Cabinet of Horrors' is a funny, freaky portrait of Trump's inner circle - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z The writer and translator Tim Parks has argued that European novels are increasingly being written in a kind of denatured, international vernacular, shorn of country-specific references and difficult-to-translate wordplay or grammar. Behemoth, bully, thief: how the English language is taking over the planet 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z Puns are the purest joke, possibly because taking joy in simple wordplay is so strongly associated with dads. 'Too pure for this world': how unfiltered joy became the internet's antidote 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z By the end, you almost forget the title’s dark whisper: Death’s dictionary is full of winks, wordplay and wicked whimsy. Poem: [ Death’s Dictionary ] 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Q. Prunes, A. Lops — are exactly the kind of clever wordplay I most enjoy. Opinion | Don’t fault crosswords for wordplay. That’s the best part. 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Musgraves' disarmingly sweet love ballad "Butterflies" took her briefly away from the razor-sharp wit and snappy wordplay of her signature songs to reveal an endearing vulnerability. Stagecoach reveals the many niches within country 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Backpack took offense at this, and verbal wordplay followed. It’s time we all learned how to be considerably more considerate in our newly congested city 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z He got his start in rap by creating "dis" songs, which involved cleverly insulting his friends and honing his dexterous wordplay. Rapper Aminé on pushing boundaries, wearing whiteface in the Trump era and his Coachella show 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z She cited “Follow Your Arrow” as the song that first won her over with its spunky wordplay and easy-to-digest message of empowerment. Kacey Musgraves talks breaking the formula and entering 'cosmic country' with third album, 'Golden Hour' 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z But if its supply chain is a mess, the chain’s wordplay game is strong. KFC scrambles its name as it issues a 3-letter apology for its U.K. chicken crisis 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z “Mine or what?” responds one of his lackeys, in a bit of middling wordplay that speaks to the quality of the comedy. Review | ‘Early Man,’ the latest from hit factory Aardman, is an ordinary underdog-athlete movie 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z He loved wordplay and pratfalls, but mostly, he knew his comic strips needed funny people you could relate to on some level. Perspective | ‘Beetle Bailey’ creator Mort Walker, 94, created laughter ‘nearly every day of his life’ 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z The exquisite equipoise of Lamar’s wordplay makes him a strong contender, and the same is true to a slightly lesser extent with Big Sean. Grammys 2018: who will – and should – win the major categories 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z And Abbas came up with some memorable wordplay as well: the US president’s promised Middle East “deal of the century” was in fact the “slap of the century”. Will Abbas’s ‘Eff off, Trump’ fury play into the hands of rightwing Israelis? | Ian Black 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z It’s full of great guitar licks, snappy wordplay and more than a little hard-won wisdom picked up through his remarkable 90-year journey. Times music writers pick their top albums of 2017 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Sorkin scenes are thick with ardent soliloquies and spitfire wordplay designed to reveal characters’ intentions, often as they sit across tables or walk down hallways. Aaron Sorkin Takes On A Tough Script: His Own 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z A bold, inventive hip-hop album from Long Beach's most promising musical export, Staples' 12-track work revels in wordplay and uptempo rhythms. California Sounds: 30 essential Los Angeles records of 2017 – LA Times 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z The wordplay and pop culture references in these are a step above most holiday cards. Holiday gifts that say: I love you 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z “Tom Paley was the group’s Puck, quintessentially witty, thoroughly urban and intellectual, given to outrageous puns and wordplay, a master teller of jokes, and a breathtaking showman on fingerpicked guitar and banjo.” Tom Paley, who helped spur folk revival with New Lost City Ramblers, dies at 89 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Reporting on a bid for a post office by a Michigan town named Hell, Pyle wrote a witty piece full of wordplay on the town’s name. Richard Pyle, accomplished AP reporter for 50 years, dies 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z PKD was a high-concept writer, and sometimes it feels as though ideas were bursting out of his mind at such a pace that he didn’t have time for the intricacies of wordplay. The endless adaptability of Philip K Dick 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z The Economist is not alone in its taste for wordplay. Why English is such a great language for puns 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z In an era in which savvy teens express odd whimsy and wordplay on social media, it's hard to understand what about a show that works in big, dull archetypes will capture the imagination. MTV's Siesta Key Is a Social-Media Soap That Fails at Being Either 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z This is a movie about how words aren’t cool, but you can still expect a girl to fall at your feet in response to mild wordplay. The Emoji Movie is so bad, it made us yell at strangers on the street 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Instead of structured verses and gymnastic wordplay, Yachty typically prefers a digitally filtered singsong style. What Lil Yachty’s Optimism Means 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z I admit, the trailer has all the hallmarks of a bad children’s movie – the cheesy voiceover, the record scratch moment, the prerequisite scatological humour where Kevin Spacey urinates in his ex-wife’s handbag, and the wordplay. Why this movie is the most important of the Trump era | Jack Bernhardt 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z At the O. Henry Pun-Off onstage referees disqualify what they consider subpar wordplay, and a panel of judges hold up scores at the end of each round. Why English is such a great language for puns 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z The story is rife with wordplay and pathos. Tribeca Film Festival: Five new VR projects you need to know 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z That type of wordplay — flipping a rap trope into a lofty idea — is a key part of Jenkins’s verbal alchemy, with lyrics that favor the Christian gospels and reject the gospel of contemporary rap. Is Mick Jenkins the next Chance the Rapper? Hear him and decide at his Fillmore show. 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z But for a rapper who's been hailed for his big ideas and intricate wordplay, this felt like a demonstration of skills over flash. No spectacle needed: Kendrick Lamar keeps it simple as he commands Coachella's main stage 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z But they also started poring over the album credits and liner notes: Lamar’s wordplay is equaled by his skills as a talent scout and collaborator with a finely tuned ear for producers and samples. California Sounds: Who are Kendrick Lamar's 'Damn' collaborators? 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z Herb Stokes’ new self-published volume is “A Chorus of One,” and it joins together a quiet, serious poetic voice with a humorous one that indulges in rhyming wordplay. It’s ‘Raining Poetry’ on Washington sidewalks 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z The jokes are sodden, relying on tired wordplay and sarcastic delivery to draw the faintest of laughs. 'Smurfs: The Lost Village' boasts girl power, but it's all low energy 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z He was very funny and liked wordplay and puns. My life with Oliver Sacks: ‘He was the most unusual person I had ever known’ 2017-03-26T04:00:00Z I loved the CrosSynergy puzzle authors, especially their facility with wordplay and clever themes. Opinion | The crossword puzzle change is a six-letters across 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z And just last week, Stephen Curry made his feelings about the 45th president mighty clear with clever wordplay. In Socially Conscious N.B.A., Perception of Knicks Dims Again 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z As a journalist, I hear enough jargon and wordplay to keep a running log. Monitor monikers: why what we call our robots matters 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z |
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