| 单词 | chitchat |
| 例句 | The adults begin some chitchat about the weather forecast, and I let my eyes meet Peeta's. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z We make idle chitchat, but I'm afraid to ask him anything of real importance because after the incident with the door, I can't shake the feeling that I'm being watched constantly. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z We chitchat about the party, about the entertainment, about the food, and then he makes a joke about avoiding punch since training. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “It looks like the troops are goldbricking again and the C.O. needs to revamp the work detail. Let’s cut the idle chitchat and police up the area.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We chitchatted a bit and I left, and on the way home I felt a huge weight lift from my shoulders. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “Sometimes you can believe the rumors and chitchat,” the older man says as they slosh through the water of the passageway outside the storage closet where they encountered the armed thugs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z After a few minutes of neighborly chitchat, we all drifted toward our stations in the processing shed. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z They glowered in sulky silence through the rest of dinner while I made light and pleasant chitchat as I’d been taught ladies do, discussing the weather and inquiring about everyone’s day. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z ‘We don’t have time for chitchat. The Romans are attacking at dawn and I’ve got to -’ ‘We know,’ Will said. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z There’s never really much chance to go into “well, what’s new since I’m gone” chitchat, seeing that Helen and I talk every night anyway. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Still here? Ayanna and the others are leaving for the Golden Crescent and the Story Box. They need you! Have you two been chitchatting the whole time?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “The darkroom is not a place to hang out and chitchat!” came Ms. Bethune’s exasperated voice from outside. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The talks became chitchat and not much more. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The chitchat ends quickly and a geometry worksheet pops up on Princeton’s computer screen. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z It seemed irrelevant, nothing more than idle chitchat. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “No chitchatting today, Henry. That call from Cuba might come in anytime now.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “I’ve been friends with Colton Griggs my whole life, and I have never heard him talk that much. But we mostly go fishing, and I don’t like a lot of chitchat.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Do we take any notice of this parental chitchat? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Enough chitchatting! You think those chickens are going to pluck themselves?” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Mr. Ray had run into the church to talk to the pastor about bringing the casket in, and Robbie didn’t seem like he was in the mood for chitchat. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I was still aggravated, not in the mood for chitchat. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z An older man and a younger man, both wearing green vests and baseball caps, stood behind the counter, chitchatting. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I’d never seen him before and, seeing how I wasn’t in the mood for chitchat, I toured the store, hoping Hank would presto soon. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z There was the usual chitchat with the supervising worker, a woman I had not seen before, although this time it had an edgy tone. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Is Lexie still doing theatre?” she asked, and for the rest of the meal they made superficial chitchat about the common denominators of their life: children, traffic, the weather. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Honey, isn’t it time for you to inspect the children’s rooms? Why don’t you go on up and Earline and I will chitchat about women’s things.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z With only fifteen minutes and counting until Arletta Paisley’s new show, I didn’t have time for chitchat. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Him: I told you I was bad at chitchat. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Instead of chitchatting or gossiping or sharing tricks of the trade, they shift in their seats and cast rather conspicuous glances at the girl. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He introduces Cinna, who became an overnight star with his costumes for me in the Games, and after a minute of good-natured chitchat, we’re directed to turn our attention to a giant screen. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She even started asking me what I liked for sandwiches and drinks, and at noon, she’d sit down with me to chitchat for a few minutes while I ate. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I don’t want to waste this girl with idle chitchat. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z We left Mamá standing just inside the door, holding Pita’s hand, chitchatting with Special Agent Gonzales. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Lance chitchatted with the station anchor for a while. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Now, if we’re done with the chitchat, I have a cell and maybe even a noose waiting for a certain degenerate you’re harboring in this town.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Her bracelets jingled as the kids stopped chitchatting and took their seats. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Heaps of things have happened, but I often think I’m boring you with my dreary chitchat and that you’d just as soon have fewer letters. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Many of the classic trappings of late night shows are still visible: opening monologues, house bands and desk-side celebrity chitchats. As Letterman Retires, Late Night TV Faces a Changing Landscape 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z The obvious tension we hear is made more obvious by seeing the white dancer Karl Rogers hover over Mr. Kelly’s sinking Sly, but there’s a potent metaphor in the deceptive chitchat. Dance Review: David Dorfman?s ?Prophets of Funk? at the Joyce Theater 2012-01-25T23:51:50Z We weren’t disappointed, though few had time for chitchat. A day with long-haul hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Bob is unlikely to be a mood for idle chitchat. How to have a great conversation with someone who is going to die 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Over wine and cheese or perhaps a potluck meal, individuals engage in the opposite of idle chitchat. Dream Discussion Groups Are the New Book Clubs 2010-07-09T21:03:00Z They also were true events, shows that moved along as entertainment spectacles rather than James Lipton-esque chitchats. Why Charlie Sheen's live show was bound to fail 2011-04-04T15:30:00Z But the show turns out not to be what she expected after some dispiriting chitchat with his friends. When ‘Gentefied’ Straddles More Than One Culture, It Feels Real 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z “One More Time With Feeling” begins bumpily as the equipment is set up amid technical chitchat. Review: ‘One More Time With Feeling’ Listens to Nick Cave’s Darkness 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z The conversations within them resemble neighborly chitchat: Did you see the new Starbucks that opened down the street? The Collective Memory of American Shoppers 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z More telling was the remainder of the episode: more than 15 minutes given over to reminiscing and inside-baseball chitchat by the show’s cast of writer-performers, with Mr. Wilmore once again sitting by, observing. Larry Wilmore’s Characteristically Low-Key Farewell 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Come to think of it, there was not much desultory chitchat at all. Dark. Messy. Assaultive. Inscrutable. Even From Your Couch. 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z The chitchat turns to babies, to religion, to the environment. Review: Matt Williams’s Queasy Comedy Serves Up Crudités and Crudity 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z Indeed, during luncheon chitchat, Ms. Kennedy seemed more concerned with the seven feet of snow paralyzing Boston. Celebrating Long Shots and Outcasts 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z A perfect fit for the man whose broadcasting style was described by Ross Kemp as “equidistant between chitchat and analysis”. From ‘Aha!’ to zombies: the encyclopedia of Alan Partridge 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z Worst Pitch: Emily pulls Alessandro aside for some chitchat and immediately regrets her decision, as he starts talking about being the chief in the family and how he’s a gypsy. The Bachelorette Watch: Sixteen Bachelors, Three Departures, One Trip to Dollywood 2012-05-29T12:00:44Z Asked about camaraderie, Mr. Winocour said regulars would sometimes nod at each other in recognition, but generally there was not a lot of chitchat. At the Library, Last Call for Beauty and Books 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z Joshua Ferris’s new novel is about a dentist, and like a good dentist, Ferris welcomes us in with a few jokes and some distracting chitchat. Book World Joshua Ferris’s ‘To Rise Again at a Decent Hour’ She is dismayed to find herself enduring inane baby singalongs, irritated by fatuous chitchat with other mothers and anguished when the exterminator interrupts her writing time. A Novel of Domesticity and Its Discontents, London-Style 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Their paces matched up, and they were able to chitchat the whole way. How to actually fit in a workout, at every stage of parenthood 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z Outside of Renaissance Faire fanatics, few are capable of improvising Elizabethan chitchat. Learning 'Lear': The How-To's of Hub-Bub 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z The headline act in a four-band showcase for his label, Bella Union, he has a scant hour in which to perform, allowing little time for chitchat. John Grant 2010-06-27T21:15:00Z As they chitchatted about their plans for coming fashion weeks in Milan and Paris, Mr. Welch reached into Mr. Paz’s Acne jacket and pulled out a pack of Marlboro Golds. Will Welch Leads GQ to ‘the New Masculinity’ 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z The implication is that there’s no time to waste with chitchat; making a date is now or never. The Hot New Thing in Dating? Actually Going on Dates. 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z His once-shameful secrets have become chitchat, pickup lines deployed on girls half his age. 'Mad Men' Recap: Don Draper's Back in Style 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z Fours years on and she can still catch you by surprise: that wartime-landlady chitchat, then suddenly the dreadnought vocal. The girl with the mighty mouth 2011-03-27T00:02:01Z Nothing really rises above polite chitchat, but in this way the shows deliver a little contextual padding, a little news. From Sadler’s Wells, a Sampler of British Dance 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z In contrast, the low-intensity group perceived any amount of simultaneous chitchat as a rude interruption, regardless of what the speakers were saying. Why do people interrupt? It depends on whom you're talking to 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z You can get impatient with Elias and Jenny because of how unpleasant they are together, but Baker wants that realistic friction, and she has a gift for chitchat that suddenly ruptures. Review | ‘The Flick’ playwright Annie Baker goes long again in the three-hour ‘John’ 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Here a foursome of male retirees drink coffee and chitchat with unemployed job seekers like Rusty, recently ejected from Wall Street and now on a personal mission that may also be a financial boondoggle. The Turbulent Life of the Small-Town Librarian 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z In a vain attempt to stall the tide of endless chitchat streaming from Emma’s mouth, Charlie defiantly explains what brought him to such a ghastly pass: “I killed six people,” he announces. | 'All New People': At the Jersey Shore, at the End of His Rope 2011-07-26T22:45:28Z This, in turn, focused the chitchat even more on her book and blog. Date Lab: She may be as close as you can get to being a professional dater 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Stephen G. Breyer is extroverted but not much for chitchat; he loves a deep, serious conversation. Time off the bench: The social lives of Supreme Court justices 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Instead there’s much chitchat about blood and mutilation, pestilence and plague. | 'What She Knew': Oedipus? Mom Explains It All to You 2010-12-08T20:38:00Z Bryan Cranston dropped by for some chitchat last weekend, but Moore’s awkwardness prevented the conversation from going anywhere. Lost on Broadway: Michael Moore's 'The Terms of My Surrender' is a well-meaning misfire 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Back at the Boathouse an hour later, gathering at the Express Cafe after a two-lap spin, the group enjoyed drinks, snacks and chitchat. Urban Athlete: Cycling and Socializing in Central Park 2012-08-16T21:44:39Z Casual chitchat blossomed into a deep friendship as the two discovered they were kindred souls. Jewelry Designer Temple St. Clair Carr's Collaboration with Artist Nancy Lorenz 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Office chitchat may seem like a waste of time, but it helps to cushion us from the emotional and psychological effects of work strain. Loneliness: a silent plague that is hurting young people most 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z This could translate, she said, into a culture of: “I’m here to get things done, not to chitchat.” Punctuality Is Having a Moment 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z Whether you agree or not, there is little doubt we are currently facing a chitchat crisis. ‘Small Talk’ Review: The Art of Meaningless Banter 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Mr. Bennett, who specializes in suave pianistic chitchat, supported Ms. Martin with sophisticated noodlings that kept the mood airy and light. Music Review: Just a Couple of Sports, Merrily Singing Along 2011-06-01T22:32:50Z After 40 minutes of chitchat, however, a listener yearns for something a little more profound. Music Review: Chamber Music Society Presents ‘Classical Flowering’ 2014-01-27T22:53:01Z Sheen's media appearances Monday included dueling morning show interviews with "Today" and "Good Morning America," a midday sit-down with celebrity website TMZ that was streamed online, and an evening chitchat with CNN's Piers Morgan. Sheen keeps talking: 'My efforts' helped get pay for co-stars 2011-03-01T14:36:42Z He said that the first time he met her, “we were chitchatting in the hall.” Caroline Kennedy, Catching the Torch 2013-07-26T20:10:51Z But the fact that there was room for some occasional chitchat in the script allowed for some humor — absent from Leclercq’s features, perhaps because it eats up precious seconds. A Specialist in Short and Lethal Movie Thrillers Jumps to TV 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z We made chitchat about the weather and drank beer and thanked everyone for coming. What it took to finally confront my family about race and politics 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z It also replaces the often rigid museum etiquette, with its near silence and strictures intended to protect the artwork, with a looser atmosphere filled by music, lounging and chitchat. Immersive van Gogh Experiences Bloom Like Sunflowers 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z Nobody does music and landscape and vernacular chitchat spoken in the American language better than them. The Carpetbagger: My Oscar Picks: Sarah Vowell 2012-02-23T20:24:02Z An evening of musical chitchat and live rock ’n ’roll that benefits Cancer for College. Brandi Carlile, with a new album and Seattle concerts on the way, is reaching new heights 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Mr. Stewart played along with his host, but even he seemed taken aback by their playful chitchat about his Halloween plans. Television Review: Brian Williams on ?Rock Center? - Review 2011-11-01T15:53:33Z Just a few weeks before, the Tennessee twosome went viral for their hilarious chitchat as the 19-month-old “talked” to his dad while they watched TV together, USA Today reports. 'Talking' baby and dad star in Denny’s commercial after viral video 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Edward dismounts; they go back to Elizabeth's for a glass of wine and chitchat. The White Queen; Agatha Christie's Marple – TV review 2013-06-17T06:04:47Z Others recline on couches and armchairs, picking at cookies and mixed nuts, with drinks from the bar in hand, or they chitchat over silver trays of tea. Founders Room provides inner sanctum for the serious Chandler patron 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z In an instant, drawing rooms of chitchatting swells were bulldozed to make room for under-heated flats, where working class hotheads were finally allowed to get a few things off their chests. In defense of anger: A critic's appeal to playwrights to let their tempers fly 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z The key to each episode’s success is the guest’s rapport with Mr. Seinfeld and the degree to which he realizes that it’s not enough to just riff and giggle — that even online chitchat takes work. Watch List: Seinfeld Talks Comedy in ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’ 2013-06-12T20:58:16Z There’s an arresting sequence of extracting caviar from sturgeon in China and some fairly banal chitchat with François Hollande, France’s former president. Documentary Follows Alain Ducasse on a Quest for Perfection 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z As postprandial drinks of obstbrande, an apple/pear schnapps particular to the region, were poured, chitchat about music, politics and the Fuchs family’s hunting and foraging adventures formed the soundtrack. Following a trail of schnapps through Germany’s storied Black Forest 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z It remains, to this day, a staple of formulaic chitchat on queer Tinder dates. “The L Word” Reboot Seeks to Absolve the Original’s Sins 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The reunion mixed interview chitchat with excerpts from the show, which were lovingly performed even as they reminded how tough some of these songs are to sing. 'Into the Woods' reunion shows Sondheim can still cast a spell 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z The absurdity of this inane chitchat taking place as some of the most wrenching moments in theatrical history are occurring outside has a certain mordant humor. 2010-01-15T04:13:00Z The chitchat at the castle’s bar, however, was less focused on sleight of hand and more on contemporary art fairs. The $2,500 culture club: Global art party rolls into the Magic Castle 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z There was no chitchat about the weather or hobbies. Putting Love to the Stress Test 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z After a few minutes of chitchat and taking inventory of our energy levels, Monika asked us to disrobe. I loved naked yoga: Maybe I am a naked person! 2014-04-08T23:00:00Z Most people of color have heard rumors of this camaraderie that exists among some white folks, where racist banter is exchanged with strangers as nonchalantly as chitchat about the weather. A Muslim American’s Homecoming: Cowboys, Country Music, Chapatis 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z As tea is made and Carol takes more unsettling calls from Andy’s caretakers, the chitchat occasionally moves into darker territory. Review: ‘The Herd,’ Rory Kinnear’s Drama About Family Friction 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Some of us might make the case that he is still serving up offal to millions, on his podcast, in the form of chitchat — often entertaining, sometimes repulsive, occasionally hazardous to our health. Perspective | Joe Rogan is too powerful to keep acting as if he’s just a regular guy chopping it up 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z They chitchat about life in the Midwest, and Chris gives her the Date Rose. 'The Bachelor' Watch: Prince Farming Goes Camping With Cinderella 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z I had to learn to be cool-headed, to understand that idle chitchat wasn't idle but an important way of communicating. Emily Woof 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z After about 15 minutes of off-the-record chitchat, he became comfortable again, apologized for what he realized was a diva moment — “my neurosis, my need for control,” he explained — and said the interview could resume. Ricky Gervais Would Like to Non-Apologize 2012-01-11T15:17:22Z None of that influences the action or enters the chitchat. ‘Utopia’ Review: Charles L. Mee’s New Play Is a Frothy Escape 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z The Benedictine order discourages idle chitchat, so even though conversation is open and friendly, every question is carefully posed, and responses are weighed. Oh brothers, where art thou? A thriving oasis in Australia’s outback 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z He had kept his head swung down for most of the show, avoiding the un-Mascis-like chitchat that he sometimes engages in. Seaport SludgeFeast: Dinosaur Jr. at 4Knots 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Coo as they both ride bikes and awkwardly chitchat. The Hard Sell: John Lewis 2012-10-12T23:05:31Z Why would a serious journalist like him even want to move to daytime, that bastion of ultimate chili recipes and celebrity chitchat? Could Anderson Cooper be the new Oprah? 2010-10-01T15:02:00Z After a bit of chitchat, Wilson was exasperated with his charge. ‘Holler if Ya Hear Me’ Uses Songs by Tupac Shakur 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z In part it’s a tour of the island’s faux-casual charms, and as such it’s threaded with mindless chitchat of the sort you find in the TripAdvisor comments section. ‘To the New Owners,’ About a Summer Place (Too) Well Loved 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Are you the busy professional with little time for chitchat whom people turn to for coffee-fueled advice? How to Master the 'Coffee Interview' 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z But the meeting degenerates, by skillful degrees, from polite, personable chitchat to an all-out screaming, home-wrecking brawl. Preview: 'God of Carnage' ? at Seattle Rep ? promises top-shelf actors and Yasmina Reza's hallmark wit 2010-09-30T20:45:00Z Instead, there was a lot of this low-key Comic Con material, which was oddly hypnotic and human to watch: Republicans milling about in glittery cowboy hats, chitchatting. The R.N.C. on TV: Another Unbelievable Evening 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z He tried to explain how his immersion in magick was making it increasingly difficult to engage with the mundane realities of day-to-day life, including dinner party chitchat. Now Damien Echols Will Teach You the Secrets of Magick 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Alluding to Bette Davis’s famous line from “All About Eve” is appropriate, given the show is a combination of cocktail hour chitchat, swoon-worthy music, over the top theatrical displays, and delicious camp. ‘Harry Connick, Jr.: A Celebration of Cole Porter’ Review: 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z Even before the first notes were played, I found myself getting lost in the music of chitchat and laughter — our own birdsong. Review | Going to my first concert of the pandemic felt like preparing for battle. Then I got there. 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z Should I be worried about an emotional affair, or could this just be idle chitchat? Ask Amy: Wife’s secret chats lead husband to worry 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z We were chitchatting a bit about it with some other relatives before the topic changed, but I was fascinated by the ease and simplicity of this approach versus the "classic" technique. Want better poached eggs? Microwave them 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z There’s a lot you can learn from “Small Talk,” director Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell’s hilarious, deceptively deep, documentary about the longstanding, chitchat relationships between the suburban neighbors of her childhood home. What do your neighbors talk about? “There’s definitely a darkness that comes up in small talk” 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z Then there’s Skandar, who flatters her with his intellectual chitchat, and who arrives at the studio late one night when his wife is out of town. Claire Messud’s ‘The Woman Upstairs’: reawakening, infatuation, betrayal 2013-05-08T21:18:30Z Soon enough, he had gone from 5 to 6, from “Sesame Street” to “Star Wars,” from symbols to statements, from chitchat to conversations. The Manny Diaries 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Everyone worked at a long table, in groups of twos and threes, with plenty of chitchat. Art in Review: OHAD MEROMI: ?Rehearsal Sculpture? 2011-02-24T21:15:13Z How could I chitchat about my journey across London? Emily Woof 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z The director and screenwriter, Gillian Robespierre, brings no substance to the chitchat and no complexity to the characters, the plot, the issues, the New York settings, or the images. Movies 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z Here was a place to see familiar faces, chitchat about the calamitous end-times and pick up cod fillets. Porches, Yards, Driveways, Parking Lots: Where the Neighborhood Is Now 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z I often make idle chitchat with other mothers about the city, in the museum, subway, parks, etc. Flying While Muslim: A Civil Rights Advocate on Travel Right Now 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z There was the unexpectedly extensive tap list at the popular new ramen shop Underbelly, and the beer chitchat at the shoe store where I picked up some sandals. Journeys: San Diego’s Thriving Craft Beer Scene 2012-05-25T17:33:07Z Related: My favourite film: Rushmore Murray has also been one of the few celebrities to be consistently funny, engaging and original on the late-night talkshows typically dominated by vapid chitchat. Bill Murray finally wins this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z I stop to talk to him – we chitchat about the area, then he invites me to a private art show at someone’s house the following week. 'Who is the queen?' And other ways to get talking to strangers 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z “The chitchat and dialogue that are part of the culture and part of being pampered are not good in this time frame.” Hiring professional cleaners: Covid-19 rules to keep everyone as safe as possible 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z It’s not enough to spend five days a week with your dear colleagues; you must put in a few extra off-hours of chitchat and merry-making for good show. Holiday office parties: So very merry. And awkward. 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z That’s the Eno touch: the startling, often hilarious eruption of blunt honesty or, just as often, offhand profundity, into the meandering byways of everyday chitchat. Theater Review: ?The Realistic Joneses,? at Yale Repertory Theater 2012-05-01T22:14:22Z He's not into chitchat, and teleports her outside to do laundry. 'Once Upon a Time': Belle makes a bold move in 'Heroes and Villains' 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Now the show plays as if Seinfeld has belatedly realized he’s part of a terrible surplus of chitchat, a narcissistic loop of elite gab. Review | ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’ has finally run out of gas — but is that Seinfeld’s fault? 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z I know others make idle chitchat, and at least one fellow critic has taken to staring deeply into the tester’s eyes. The Joy (and Pain) of the Physical, at an In-Person Berlin Film Festival 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z His collagelike works borrow liberally from books, newspaper articles, internet chitchat. ‘Utopia’ Review: Charles L. Mee’s New Play Is a Frothy Escape 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z Indoors, an intriguingly ominous dynamic is unfurling, as two mismatched brothers exchange uneasy chitchat. Two plays deal with betrayal with mixed results 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z At the end of the flight, they exchanged contact information, each hoping the other was interested in more than just friendly chitchat. On Love: David Soo and Jerold Callam 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z As the play opens, they are making getting-to-know-you chitchat with two newbies to the “lifestyle,” as Gary calls it. ‘The Qualms,’ by Bruce Norris, at the Steppenwolf Theater 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z The chitchat between the men is enough to suggest entire lives. Review: ‘Good Muslim’ Highlights a Mixed Bag of One-Acts 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z They greeted Mrs. Lauder with hugs and relaxed chitchat. Beginning Again: The Love Story of Leonard Lauder and Judy Glickman 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z But local families still gather by unvented fires in a common area filled with smoke and chitchat. Personal Journeys : Back to Borneo, and an Eden at Risk 2014-02-21T19:03:43Z The production benefits greatly from the terrific Brooks, who infuses even prosaic moments — chitchat with Lia over potato chips, for instance — with interesting inflections and intense personality. Review | No shoo-in success for two new plays about female artists 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z A few chitchat- and exposition-filled scenes drag a little, but the play redeems itself with its startling ending, which delivers weirdness packed with meaning. One play’s weirdness has meaning; the other just seems to be fooling around 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z I’d been thinking, we don’t know it now, but we’ll look back with fondness on the time Mrs. Thatcher was here: new friendships formed in the street, chitchat about plumbers whom we hold in common. Book Excerpt: ‘The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher’ 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Brown walks into one rehearsal space and a big smile spreads across his face. He waves at the students, taking a seat in the woodwinds section to chitchat with the young musicians. He believes in the arts as a basic right for kids. He is getting a $200,000 award for working for that 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z The question comes up among young black professionals like her classmates as casually as chitchat about classes and dating. African-American Atheists 2011-11-25T23:54:27Z Ms. Rooney has been trying to get used to the awards-circuit chitchat, but added, “I’m not so good at this part of it — I’m quite shy.” The Carpetbagger: The First Time?s Surreal 2012-01-24T22:55:18Z After seeing him in the square chitchatting amiably with people on several other occasions in the days that followed, we realized that he was just a kind person, not a hustler. Finding a Warm Welcome in the Elqui Valley 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Afterward, he made chitchat with reporters about Chris Rock’s declaration that he doesn’t want to perform stand-up at colleges anymore out of fear of the political-correctness police. Marco Rubio is just the guy to win the youth vote. Or so the old folks think. 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z After some chitchat, the brunette excused herself to work on her tan. | Rooftop Pools: At the Hotel Gansevoort, a Watering Hole Up High 2010-07-31T00:09:00Z I knew from my own coming out that it didn’t mean you wanted to belabor it, so I followed Todd’s lead, and the rest of the dinner was professional chitchat. The Tallest Man I Ever Loved 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z As Hank tries to keep up a steady stream of father-daughter chitchat, she sits just inside the door listening as he stands outside. Theater Review: ‘What Rhymes With America’ at Linda Gross Theater 2012-12-13T03:00:12Z They’re also a time for parents to connect with one another, to compare notes from the park bench, to chitchat on the sidewalk in front of their homes. Perspective | My toddler hasn’t had play dates during the pandemic. Is that okay? 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z But even a stranger might find that an investment of chitchat makes sellers more inclined to show flexibility. Bob Richter and John Bruno of ‘Market Warriors’ on PBS 2012-07-15T21:48:10Z “The ongoing friendly chitchat between my American gardener friends and me did not exist for Japanese craftsmen,” Buck wrote. Perspective | A gardener went to Japan to polish her pruning skills. She found tough love. 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z “Say something — talk to him,” she sings, urging herself to initiate a conversation of more than chitchat. ‘Fun Home,’ the Musical, Takes Alison Bechdel’s Life to Broadway 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z My mother also has the Southern gifts of well-rehearsed public politeness and meaningless, cordial chitchat. Trauma and triumph: my father, his dementia and surviving segregation 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z With no further chitchat, he turns to leave. It's a gut reaction: how other people's bacteria can cure us – extract 2013-03-31T00:05:02Z Going from the depths of intimacy with my husband to the banality of chitchat over a glass of pinot grigio felt painful, almost profane. Motherlode Blog: Widowed, and Keeping Dates Like ‘Glamourpuss’ and ‘Crunchy Dad’ at a Distance 2013-07-14T14:02:31Z And then we hopefully chitchat with some people at the cafe because that’s what you’re really there for: the eye contact. How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Maria Bamford 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z As we killed an hour taking photos for our respective star trails, the class sat on one big rock, chitchatting about airplanes, aliens and long-distance relationships. You can take majestic night sky photography in Joshua Tree. Here's a class for that 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z The interview occurred via satellite, not in person, and Ms. Steele said she had to “chitchat” with the president while they were waiting for some technical issues to be resolved. Biden interview was ‘heartbreaking’ because he ‘just trailed off,’ ex-ESPN anchor says 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Some chitchat and sift through magazines, searching for colors, images and words they feel drawn to. How this L.A. collage club is using DIY art for collective self-care 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z The summit, she said, should result in concrete promises of debt relief and not just “chitchatting.” Countries on Front Lines of Climate Change Seek New Lifeline in Paris 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z In the car, the three chitchat about what’s growing, the job scene in the fields and, of course, the weather. There’s No Uber or Lyft. There Is a Communal Tesla. 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Robinson is a genius at stepping into these in-between social spaces — chitchat, reassuring smiles — and zeroing in on the tension at the heart of it all. Tim Robinson and the Golden Age of Cringe Comedy 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z The Post reported that the man was the leader of a Discord chatroom whose roughly two dozen members swapped "memes, offensive jokes and idle chitchat" and prayed and watched films together. Jack Teixeira: US airman to appear in court over intelligence leak 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z The Washington Post reported that the group had swapped "memes, offensive jokes and idle chitchat", watched movies together and prayed. Jack Teixeira: What we know about Pentagon leak suspect 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z By the end of this toughly observed, brutally honest movie, that speech — and this entire dumb evening, with its patio string lights, matcha cakes and banal chitchat — will seem like purest fantasy. Review: The quietly devastating 'Stonewalling' weighs the cost of a woman's sacrifice 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Women are smiling and vibing to the playlist flowing throughout the space, and groups are sitting and standing around tables clothed in pink, laughing and chitchatting while holding plates of food and mixed drinks. How to make friends in L.A.? Get brunch with strangers 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Our hero is plagued by oddballs wanting to chitchat, but it’s only after years pass that the elliptical mystery of the homeowner becomes clear. Review | Kelly Link wants to push us outside of our comfort zone 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z And now I have pictures of the helicopter on my desk and I can chitchat with the little kids and try to figure out if they’re sick or not.” Nurses Are Burned Out. Can Hospitals Change in Time to Keep Them? 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z It’s a playful take on atomic-age optimism, where robot waitresses serve up coffee and idle chitchat. 'Hello Tomorrow!' shoots for the moon but craters 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z The light chitchat turned quickly into an argument over our differing values. L.A. Affairs: I have a thing for writing tender messages to unavailable men 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Open, where he bumped into old friends but remained resolutely focused on tennis over chitchat. Dick Savitt, tennis Hall of Famer who won Wimbledon in ’51, dies at 95 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z After some light catching-up chitchat, Jack drops a bombshell: He knows what happened to Sally. Review: It's no secret why Netflix's monster movie 'Troll' is so popular 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Of course, they want to chitchat for 15 minutes, too. Advice | Miss Manners: How do I get my clients to email me instead of calling? 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Instead of chitchatting while fishing for both your checkbook and a pen to write on, please just swipe a debit card or pay cash while having your money ready. Rant & Rave: Say it ain’t snow! 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z Although their busy schedules this season have left little time for chitchat anyway, Bullock said he isn’t leaving the door open during rivalry week. 'Who runs the city?' John Humphrey and Calen Bullock of Pasadena prepare for UCLA-USC rivalry reunion 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Breest and Haggis went on to exchange occasional professional emails and party chitchat, she said, over the months before their paths crossed again at another premiere party on Jan. 31, 2013. Rape accuser testifies against filmmaker Paul Haggis 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Those conversations and the chitchat between the anchors, intended to highlight their personalities, drew criticism as “happy talk.” Al Primo, Creator of Local TV’s Eyewitness News, Dies at 87 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z So is the illusion of approachability: In her self-deprecating asides and post-Q&A chitchat, Lydia extends the audience-flattering notion that we could even begin to understand what she does. Review: Cate Blanchett is at the peak of her powers in ‘Tár,’ a magnificent cinematic symphony 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z He and the tipster traded gossip and chitchat for about 20 minutes before turning to the topic at hand. How a former Florida political operative broke the Mar-a-Lago FBI story 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z “At times, there were people shouting at each other, hurling insults at each other. It wasn’t just sort of people sitting around on a couch like chitchatting.” At 2020 White House Meeting, ‘Screaming’ That Was ‘Completely Out There’ 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z “At times, there were people shouting at each other, hurling insults at each other. It wasn’t just people sitting around on a couch chitchatting,” said Derek Lyons, who was then the White House staff secretary. Four takeaways from the latest hearing of the House Jan. 6 committee. 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z I’m far from an expert on how the brain works, but it sounds as though her brain processes and retains information differently in work conversations than it does in nonwork chitchat. Perspective | My chatty coworker won’t get out of my office, and I can’t stand it 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Even after a bad night’s sleep across two bus seats, Ben had a game and smooth-talking air, making wholesome, flirty chitchat with everyone he met. How Ben Got His Penis 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z He started saying hi to more people, dropping by his colleagues’ desks for some spontaneous chitchat. Workers are back in offices. Why does it feel so weird? 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z No matter her productivity, her colleagues seemed to care primarily about the chitchat — what’d you do last weekend, where’d you get that purse? A Two-Year, 50-Million-Person Experiment in Changing How We Work 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Much of Jackson’s meetings with Schumer and Durbin, the senators said, were taken up with personal chitchat, including talk about her childhood, her two daughters and her Sunday night family get-togethers. Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings to begin March 21 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Reporting to work has always meant accepting a variety of unpleasantries: commutes, pre-coffee chitchat, people who would like you to do what they tell you to do even if it’s not yet 10 a.m. The new office sentiment: No more working for jerks 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Reporting to work has always meant accepting a variety of unpleasantries: commutes, precoffee chitchat, people who would like you to do what they tell you to do even if it’s not yet 10 a.m. No More Working for Jerks! 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z But Afshar, who moved from Iran in 2004, also explains cultural differences, such as the American preference for personal space and chitchat. Inspired by their own journeys, U.S. immigrants welcome Afghan refugees 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z They chitchatted about Lucknow and then he invited her to participate in a high-powered media conference. The Harvard Job Offer No One at Harvard Ever Heard Of 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z We at The Times have been working remotely throughout the pandemic, and we miss chitchatting with coworkers. Podcast: Hey, it's our holiday special 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z When you get together, whether in person or online, it helps to chitchat and catch up with one another. How to Do a Voice-Over 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z By December, they’d had enough of the chitchat and tried to start playing online. Perspective | Pandemic couldn’t knock down this decades-old dominoes game 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z It gave them more time to bond through chitchat. The post-pandemic future of college? It’s on campus and online. 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z But Laundrie appeared to convince officers that Petito had a breakdown and attacked him and even struck up chitchat as they drove him away from the van. Gabby Petito homicide: Utah officers may not have had all information responding to Moab incident, experts say 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z “He was criticized for what he did,” said Hudson, who noted that players and umpires sometimes “chitchat” about faith while they’re on the field. Before Balls and Strikes, Umpires Make a Call to Pray 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z By then, he said, “everyone was calm. Just normal chitchat.” Over 24 hours in Kabul, brutality, trauma, moments of grace 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z The chitchat among students abruptly ends, and someone gasps. American University of Afghanistan students and relatives trying to flee were sent home. 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z Full airline menus are back — but say goodbye to pre-meal cocktails, warm cookies and a lot of chitchat with your flight attendants. Airplane food is back, but it's not like you remember 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Americans “tend to be more anxious” than many of their international counterparts about devoting meeting time to idle chitchat, Dr. Neeley said. Meetings. Why? 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z His friends knew my friends and introductions turned into chitchat, which turned into conversation. L.A. Affairs: When I came out to my father, he cried. And then he put a curse on me 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z He warmly chitchatted about his career plans but, when first picking us up, carefully avoided trying to pronounce my name. Cool tech, crazy turns: A reporter’s take on driverless cars 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z I miss their chitchat, their anecdotes, their confessions and their grievances. Just Passing Through 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z Webb showed up with a lot on his mind and uninterested in chitchat. A psychiatric patient wanted to talk about God. A stranger started a conversation that lasted 14 years. 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z “He’s said he doesn’t call people on their birthdays, he doesn’t like to chitchat, he doesn’t like the BS.… But he did a hell of a lot of if to get this passed.” A new act for Bernie Sanders: Power broker 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z There was little chitchat on the front end of a selection show truncated by a late-running Big Ten title game. Analysis | Snubs and surprises as the NCAA tournament field of 68 is set 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z She saw the chitchat that accompanied the handout as a welcome byproduct, given her intense isolation during the pandemic. As the virus crisis drags on, hard-hit French youth struggle 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z She saw the chitchat that accompanied the handout as a welcome byproduct, given her intense isolation during the pandemic. As the virus crisis drags on, hard-hit French youth struggle 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z There’s been a lot of chitchat among journalists and scholars about the mass migration from public social networks like Facebook and Twitter toward private messaging services. Are Private Messaging Apps the Next Misinformation Hot Spot? 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z "There was no chitchat with him," the lawyer added, according to The Tennessean. Nashville bomber’s property transfers to Los Angeles woman irked family: report 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Mary is a gruff, stolid woman who treasures her isolation and prefers manual labor to chitchat. Review: Kate Winslet gives her best performance in years in the striking, passionate 'Ammonite' 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z For example, some people like to chitchat before getting to the meeting’s agenda, and others like to get right to business, she said. How to Keep Climbing the Ladder While You Work From Home 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z The line, some said, provided the unexpected social delight of chitchat with strangers after six months of isolation. Life on the line: Early voters wait ‘as long as it takes’ 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z The line, some said, provided the unexpected social delight of chitchat with strangers after six months of isolation. Life on the line: Early voters wait ‘as long as it takes’ 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z Ms. Loeffler and Ms. Greene exchanged pleasant chitchat near the front door. How Kelly Loeffler Went From Atlanta Elite to Trump Loyalist 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z President George W. Bush’s White House conversations with candidates were “little more than chitchat,” the journalist Jeffrey Toobin wrote in his book “The Nine.” Not so hush-hush search: Trump airs thinking on court seat 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Pay attention to any and all seemingly irrelevant chitchat, especially in the opening scenes, which will supply perfect narrative payoffs for the knock-down-drag-out endgame. Review: A rampaging Russell Crowe plows into reopened theaters with crude, disposable 'Unhinged' 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z The next morning, Carter-Mixon awoke to a cheerful message on her phone from him, just small chitchat, unaware of what had transpired. Tacoma police killing of Manuel Ellis spotlights failures of new I-940 police-reform law 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z They would listen to chitchat between blue whales hundreds of miles apart. Pandemic offers scientists chance to ‘hear’ oceans without man-made noise 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z It was time to ditch celebrity chitchat for real conversations. Late-night hosts normally do the talking. This week, they shut up and listened. 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z While he waits for the TV hits to begin, he’ll often engage in longer-than-usual chitchat with the producer; on one occasion, he bent the ear of a producer’s son. How Do You Run for President During a Pandemic? 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Their worries surfaced in pre-class chitchat, she said, and in uncomfortable jokes: If someone sneezed, a peer might reply, “Oh no, the coronavirus!” Teachers across America confront a thorny question: How to talk about coronavirus in class? 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z The main feed is for polished public performance, and stories are more about idle chitchat. Twitter is testing ephemeral tweets in Brazil and calling them "fleets" 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z Their new boss, they learned, had no patience for chitchat or navel-gazing. Even Bloomberg’s mom thought his mayoral bid was doomed. Then 9/11 changed everything. 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z It was impossible to avoid chitchat at Gramps’ house, as he insisted on muting on commercials. Kobe Bryant’s greatness was the glue that helped bond so many basketball fans 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z Helping keep the peace at St. Anselm’s: It is a silent community, where a communal lunch in the dining room is the only occasion for chitchat. What will 2020 bring you? Silent retreats, meditation and tarot cards can guide the way. 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z It’s awkward to mention such a thing amid breezy party chitchat — more awkward still to recruit your friends to the cause. Against a backdrop of Nazism, ‘Sheltered’ looks at the problem of good, not evil 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z “I was just trying to make chitchat,” Tabacco said of the interaction. Titans’ first-year offensive coordinator leans on advice from former secretary of defense 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z We recently crossed tracks in online chitchat about panpsychism, which proposes that consciousness is a property of all matter, not just brains. Beyond Physicalism 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z Their young customers love to chitchat as they go through the line. School lunches have become more nutritious despite many challenges, a look at eight elementary schools shows 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z She answers questions long after they’ve been asked, consciously or not, which makes her chitchat, as straightforward as it feels, as nonlinear as her music. Lana Del Rey isn’t trying to fool you 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Whether hiking with her husband, writer Steve Oney, and their dogs or chitchatting with the local egg purveyors at the farmers market, she finds “a sense of peace and exhilaration” here. Browsing: Let there be light. And the quirkier the better 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z While offense dominates national chitchat — and look at that LSU passing game! — the Big Ten has four of the top five teams nationally in total defense and four of the top seven in yards-per-play defense. In the turbocharged world of college football, the Big Ten is getting defensive 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z Over the course of several hours of chitchat and a steady hum of country music, apples are peeled, cored and chopped into two-inch “snits,” then dumped into white plastic buckets. Peel, chop and stir for hours: How Appalachia’s beloved community apple-butter parties live on 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z But after hours of fending off his chitchat, flattery, requests for massages and a bath, ultimately I found myself pushed back against the bed. Opinion | ‘Harvey Weinstein Told Me He Liked Chinese Girls’ 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z We engaged in a little chitchat about how cool it would be to win the sweepstakes. Column: $10,000 a week in sweepstakes winnings? First talk to Mark, who isn't human 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z A machine interview may also be a boon for those who don’t enjoy or excel at chitchat, as it asks only relevant questions. When your job interview is with a robot | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z After a few months of aimless electronic chitchat, the girls wanted to talk. One is Chinese. One is American. How a journalist discovered and reunited identical twins 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Making your way to the observatory, you’ll notice wooden houses with right-triangle frames, and a scattering of Timber Hearth’s inhabitants who are happy to chitchat for a spell. Review | It might take a while to warm up to, but once you do ‘Outer Wilds’ is quite an adventure 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z At the top of New York society, plenty of people have “weird chitchat attached to their name,” said Candace Bushnell, the “Sex and the City” writer. Fresh out of jail, Jeffrey Epstein was welcomed by the rich and powerful 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z Then the game began and the time for chitchat had ended. As scout of NBA talent for 50 years, the Lakers' Bill Bertka is always prepared 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Before the two leaders addressed reporters, cameras recorded chitchat that included joking commiseration about the press. Trump appears more at ease with strongmen than democratic leaders at G-20 summit 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z “There ain’t nothing wrong with good competition, but me and Lane, he’s right there, so we talk, chitchat every time. Good person.” Cut by the Redskins, Zach Brown doesn’t miss Washington’s locker room 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Elderly people have the issue often of being alone a lot, so they are the ones that might be more likely to turn to chitchat with Alexa. Writer James Vlahos explains how voice computing will change the way we live 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Albert, who’s at Columbia, belongs to a philosophy salon to which I belong in New York City, and he always elevates the chitchat. Making Sense of Quantum Mechanics 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z To set the stage for civility, conversations began with five minutes of nonpolitical chitchat. Forget the shouting and demonizing: College students organize civil discussions 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z Had Instagram accessed the microphone on my phone and listened to my chitchat? 'I looked like a clown': the truth about shopping on Instagram 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z While she has questions she needs to ask to assess his health, they also chitchat about their families, Papin’s home projects and other day-to-day topics. Dubuque area hospice providers prep for increased demand 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z But Kahn noted that while some people disliked the sometimes gossipy chitchat between the celebrity couples that Carr painstakingly brought together for the show, others loved it. From the archives: Last time Oscars went hostless, it drew high ratings — and protests 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Swanning around the art world, chitchatting with pensively folded arms and serving up airy pronouncements to artists, dealers, consultants and others, Morf effortlessly changes his spots. Hollywood takes a ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ to the art critic. This art critic responds 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z As engaging as he is, there was very little chitchat and absolutely no hanging around. Butch Harmon: What I’ve Learned From My Players - Golf Digest 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z Too anxious for chitchat, Gujjar declined to describe how he felt at that moment. India’s railroads had 63,000 job openings. 19 million people applied. 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The man accused of killing four people in a Nashville Waffle House used to send his father text messages in which he punctuated everyday chitchat with delusional rants. Waffle House shooting suspect sent delusional text messages 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Friday, however, happened to be one of those less formal nights orchestras sometimes offer, with less music and more chitchat, no intermission and post-concert festivities. Critic's Notebook: How the World Series and our orchestras became a soundtrack for the city - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Any chitchat was whispered, as if this were a screening room and not a late-night cafe. Active listening? Hi-fi bars arrive in Los Angeles as In Sheep’s Clothing and the Gold Line deliver vinyl-only audiophile sound - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z “I’m really focused on doing the work — and social chitchat seems like a waste of everyone’s time.” How to be personable at work without wasting a lot of time | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z “She’s outgoing, liberal, kind, chitchats a lot, really supportive of her kids’ sports team, goes to everything, she and her husband. Who is Christine Blasey Ford, the accuser of court nominee Kavanaugh? 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z At work, he admits, his focus is intense, and there's "not much chitchat time". The dad who feeds his son burgers almost every day 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z After a few minutes of chitchat, they begin their hour-long session, during which the woman repeats sentences and answers seemingly random questions: Helping transgender women find their voice 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z “I think she definitely improved to be able to chitchat with people and order in a restaurant.” With Short, Intense Sessions, Some Patients Finish Therapy in Just Weeks 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z There’s no time for chitchat about who is wearing what when you’ve got an entire liberal ideology to topple. Donald Trump Jr. co-hosts Dinesh D’Souza’s very conservative D.C. film premiere 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Stewart, chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors since 2006, is a master of nod-and-wink politics — the incendiary remark swiftly patched up by insider chitchat with mainstream political reporters. Opinion | Corey Stewart and his race-baiting friends 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Mnuchin said at Group of 20 meeting last week in Buenos Aires that he and members of the Chinese delegation engaged in “chitchat.” U.S. Talks With China Over Trade Dispute Show Little Progress 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z According to Nancy, I seem to wade into a patio party’s waves of useless chitchat as though I’m perfectly comfortable, when actually I’m probably not. It's the season of patio parties and wanderlust. Just lash me to the back of a train 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z In a kitchen, Waters and the narrator mix drinks, chitchat, and get to know each other. The Healing Buzz of “Drunk History” 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Once he called Janet Chen, who chitchatted with him about his research ideas but found the experience “just shattering,” she told me hours afterward. Her Husband Was a Princeton Graduate Student. Then He Was Taken Prisoner in Iran. 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z Sally Mills of Coburn, Pennsylvania, confessed to joining in office chitchat, but said she tried to be careful about what she discussed. The line between being friendly and being a blabbermouth at work | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z “They would sit together in his office, door closed, their chitchat interspersed with bits of Yiddish, and munch cookies. She called him ‘her little Jewish prince.’ Review | How Harvey Milk’s fight for social justice was fueled by Jewish tradition 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Finally, Sally Mills of Coburn, Pa., confessed to participating in office chitchat, but said she tried to be careful about what she discussed. How to Separate Harmless Work Chatter From Gossip 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z There’s the rehearsed bonhomie, a little canned chitchat, then on to the business at hand. Letter of Recommendation: Drinking at Lunch 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z In other words, in the United States, the compliment is a coded invitation to chitchat, and simply saying, “Thank you” linguistically slams the door in the complimenter’s face. Opinion | How to Accept a Compliment 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z So you dutifully show up at networking get-togethers, exchange contact info, and conduct the requisite amount of chitchat. Why all that networking isn’t doing you any good | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z While his discussions with Mr. Trump involve international affairs, the calls tend to meander into other banter and chitchat, White House officials said. The Art of the Handshake: Behind the Alliance That Hit Syria 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z Those seeking wellness today do not want outdoor concerts or lectures or chitchat. In Search of Lost Time in Europe’s Sanatoriums 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z They engaged in chitchat with the president about New York infrastructure, with the president criticizing the airports, reminiscing about his days as a developer and even asking somewhat technical questions about building tunnels. Trump pushes Republicans to oppose crucial New York-New Jersey tunnel project 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z He is a man who likes to be doing, not waiting, and I got the sense that for him and Preysler all their charming, pre-awards chitchat was a kind of necessary work. The Elder Statesman of Latin American Literature — and a Writer of Our Moment 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z There was the all-in-the-family chitchat when a conversational and relaxed Trump spoke at the Republican retreat in West Virginia on Thursday. Analysis | This is the week that the GOP truly became the party of Trump 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z As Cousins was leaving for the night, he signed autographs for a half-dozen children, exchanging chitchat with kids who didn’t come up to his chest. Perspective | Kirk Cousins has a bright future, but it’s likely not with the Redskins 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z He talks to their families, too, and introduces himself as Conrad, but doesn’t make much chitchat. How pediatrician helps children at the end of their lives 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z The owner, a wiry black man with a neck tattoo, trimmed up and made chitchat with a marbles-in-the-mouth white senior citizen who could not have been more at ease. The Culture Caught Up With Spike Lee — Now What? 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z He's a passionate conversationalist who seamlessly transitions from fun chitchat to intense real talk. This is how actor Walton Goggins throws a holiday cocktail party 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z His path up Floreana’s one paved road was interrupted by salutations, chitchat, short jokes and the one-cheek kisses that are the custom in Ecuador. Could Genetic Engineering Save the Galápagos? 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z In conversation, he slips between chitchat and complicated policy, wrapping statements questioning the legitimacy of climate change in lawyerly language. Inside Scott Pruitt’s Mission to Remake the EPA 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Thank you, Slack—the best thing to happen to office chitchat since the water-cooler. Facebook to Test News-Subscription Sign-Up 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Thank you, Slack—the best thing to happen to office chitchat since... How to Slack Like a Pro 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Embarrassment and exasperation course under the chitchat, which touches on marriage advice and the Philo System for raising chickens. Review | Posner’s puppet-packed ‘Our Town’ is a bit too cutesy 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z “They didn’t participate in anything. Everybody around here, they go over to each other’s houses, they have a drink and they chitchat.” Marilou Danley, Girlfriend of Casino Gunman, Returns to U.S. 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z The changes are largely welcomed by senior administration officials, who say the president’s time is too valuable to be wasted on chitchat and hangers-on. During a summer of crisis, Trump chafes against criticism and new controls 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z All the while, they attend workshops — on email etiquette, workplace chitchat and résumé writing — and spend time with student volunteers at trampoline parks, basketball games and pizza parlors. Developmentally Disabled, and Going to College 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z When a negative report was in the works, company representatives often called up the journalist writing it and tried to ingratiate themselves with a charming introduction and some light chitchat. Perspective | Scaramucci learned his press tactics from Wall Street. They’ll only get uglier. 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z His show is a mix of chitchat, music and humor, all steeped in “dongbei,” or “northeast,” culture. How to make $100,000 a month in China, live-streaming your life 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z Instead, the long holes are attractively terraced and landscaped with stone, making for a pleasant stroll with plenty of time for chitchat. 10 summer date ideas that go beyond the typical outdoor movie or concert 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z It’s yet another element of mystery concerning President Trump and Vladimir Putin — this one centering on the quality of dinner-party chitchat. Trump said he left his seat at G-20 dinner because the Japanese first lady spoke no English. She's pretty fluent 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Millions of people use Twitter for ordinary chitchat and unfiltered thoughts. Twitter is useful for many things—including (unexpectedly) for studying dialects 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z This is not even remotely equivalent to Mr. Trump’s astonishingly incompetent and boisterous chitchat with the Russians. Opinion | A false equivalence between presidents 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z “And then when the president gets on he just wants to chitchat.” Comey Is Said to Have Become Unsettled by Interactions With Trump 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z A 17-year-old girl in a school uniform brought the man and his colleague, both of whom declined to give their names, beers and chitchat. For vulnerable high school girls in Japan, a culture of ‘dates’ with older men 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z It’s what they call a “listening room,” with little signs on the tables firmly requesting that customers not chitchat during performances. Perspective | For one night only, resurrecting a Georgetown nightclub called Desperado’s 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Respond to unwelcome chitchat gambits with “a little bit of redirection,” as she puts it. Headphones Won’t Solve the Problem of a Chatty Colleague 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z Creator Ben Rolnik says the dinners are about creating a new form of play that facilitates meaningful connections, not the vapid chitchat that often proliferates at cocktail parties or bars. Millennials, hoping to find real connections, ban the booze 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z While many of the United States players knew each other, it was in the casual manner of baseball relationships: chitchat during batting practice or standing around on the bases. United States Beats Puerto Rico for First World Baseball Classic Title 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z Kind of hard to chitchat about high-risk pools and premium increases without things getting just a touch political, hey, Mr. President? First lady Melania Trump says no politics at the black-tie dinner for governors 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z He spends it reading and charming the people who filter in for chitchat or new soles. The charming Greek cobbler of People’s Shoe Repair 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z But there’s little else here, not even a spot where old-timers can chitchat over coffee. Colonia-type concerns raised about Plum Grove neighborhoods 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z He often warned new acquaintances, “I’m not good at, as they say, ‘chitchat.’ ” How Albert Woodfox Survived Solitary 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z They were then allocated part of a research building across the street, where their exchanges in the microkitchen wouldn’t be squandered on polite chitchat with the suits. The Great A.I. Awakening 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Daulerio went on to describe the events on the tape, with equal emphasis on the sexual details and the idle chitchat between Hogan and the then unnamed woman. Gawker’s Demise and the Trump-Era Threat to the First Amendment 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z Or was Trump just indulging in chitchat, oblivious to the foreign-policy impact of his words? Trump’s loose talk has global reach 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Okay, so this was not your typical Washington book party — a smile here, a book signed there, free cocktails and idle chitchat. Cornell Belcher’s book party was both a pep rally and political lecture 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Thanksgiving is upon us, and everywhere you look, there are nervous warnings to steer the dinnertime chitchat away from current, controversial topics like You-Know-Who. 27 More Rules of Thanksgiving Touch Football 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z But within months of my first job in television, I found myself alone in the news van with a cameraman I barely knew, and our conversation went from normal chitchat to something much more sinister. Gretchen Carlson: My Fight Against Sexual Harassment 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z For decades, the nice and the good have been talking to each other, chitchat in every forum going, ignoring what stews beneath: envy, anger, lust. Aftermath: Sixteen New Yorker Writers on Trump’s America 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z It was the first time in his 28-year career as an atmospheric scientist that Lapenta overheard the merits of competing weather models discussed in casual chitchat. Why Isn’t the U.S. Better at Predicting Extreme Weather? 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z In his spare time, there is great TV featuring “chicks” and Irish chitchat. Colin Powell emails packed with political gossip, pop culture banter 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Conversation, with all its quirks and “inessential” chitchat, is simply how humans interact with each other. Your Next Friend Could Be a Robot 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z He was incapable of chitchat, hung up the phone before saying “goodbye,” often laughed until he cried and lived his life as if every second had been borrowed from comrades who died at Bastogne. My Dad Set the Precedent Donald Trump is Flouting 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z But are we missing something in this loss of idle chitchat? The Benefits of a Little Small Talk 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z I will dispense with the interminable chitchat of whether she should have revealed the pneumonia several days before. Hillary Clinton will be fine. Donald Trump? Never 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z But inside, as always, discussion of the book — “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City” by Matthew Desmond — mixed easily with personal chitchat. Grocery shopping with Secret Service: Anne Holton tries to keep it real 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z Molson would chitchat with teammates about their plans for that night or what they wanted for dinner while waiting to kick. UCLA is headed in the right direction with help of mental-conditioning coach 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z She was really not up for any kind of chitchat. Memories of Trump’s Wedding 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z I like going at that hour because it's fairly empty and everyone is there to work, not to socialize or chitchat. Here's Why One Fitness Professional Isn't a Fan of Pokemon GO 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z I am going to send you $25 of my hard-earned salary so you can talk to whom about what, random chitchat? Ray-Bans, iPhones and Nikes: Some Cubans are getting a taste for luxuries 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z Aside from sports-related chitchat, Obama used the occasion to promote his initiative, called "My Brother's Keeper," to help young people overcome adversity. Obama Uses Nontraditional Ways to Spread Message 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z The game then makes a show of having your avatar chuck the computer across the room so as to disregard the ingratiating chitchat being directed your way by the station’s commander. ‘Doom’ review: A thrilling, remorseless adventure 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z In the “hearing world,” Wright said, frequent interactions with others throughout the day, like at the grocery store or coffee shop - “a little chitchat” - are the norm. Loud but quiet: Hanover chat connects deaf community 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z They swan across paparazzi-lined red carpets, unveil auteur works to tuxedoed audiences at premieres for so-called “official selections” and discreetly sip Moet while chitchatting at seaside cocktail parties. Welcome to the mad circus of Cannes dealmaking 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z The Joneses and Johnson struck up conversation that went beyond the normal chitchat a waitress may have with her customers. Waitress gives foster parents more than good service 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Not one for awkward chitchat with a nail tech or flipping through a dog-eared Cosmo? The Manny Pedi 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Stephen Colbert is no fan of bathroom chitchat, or North Carolina lawmakers. Stephen Colbert Calls Lawmakers 'Weirdos' Over Bathroom Bill 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Feeling it was inappropriate to discuss this document on a first visit with a terminally ill man, I introduced myself and after chitchatting, I asked the veteran what brought meaning to his life. Letters to the Editor 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Both times, he said, Mr. Trump, who loves to play the role of greeter as guests arrive at his club, was pleasant and approached the two for chitchat. Donald Trump’s More Accepting Views on Gay Issues Set Him Apart in G.O.P. 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z As opposed to the prayer service, where congregants prayed using different prayer books, at different paces and chitchatted throughout, Kasich received a polite welcome. Away from spotlight, John Kasich speaks to those who would listen 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z They posted on Facebook the usual chitchat of teenagers, declaring love and eternal friendship to a multitude of friends. Angela Wrightson killers: A friendship that ended in murder - BBC News 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z He also suggested that if "there's going to be any new bathroom laws," there should be ones that forbid "chitchat" and shaking hands while in the privy. Stephen Colbert Calls Lawmakers 'Weirdos' Over Bathroom Bill 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Her hours slip by in a numbing drift of chitchat with other microcephaly moms. Zika’s terrifying path 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z This is not ephemeral chitchat, but language used to summarise whole lives, chiselled into stone for the ages. From alright to zap: an A-Z of horrible words 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z Be clear about setting parameters, as opposed to reacting solely in the moment: We’re here to serve customers, not socialize, so work takes priority over chitchat, period. Leading From the Middle: A Supervisor’s Challenge 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z And while some people were smiling, most of the laughs were drowned out by chitchat as people settled in. Oscars 2016: Live updates from the Academy Awards 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z There is no idle chitchat or long debates. What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z It’s definitely as bright and colorful as all the prior installments, but there’s something faintly tragic-sounding to the Nathan/Sam chitchat. Here’s the Drop-Dead Gorgeous Uncharted Trailer 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Stormtroopers idly chitchat about nonsense while pulling tedious shifts of guard duty, with no particular emotions about the Rebels except as “scum” to be exterminated. The “Star Wars” kids aren’t alright: The movie gets millennials right — our fight isn’t with “The Man,” but with each other 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z There was lots of chitchat and well-wishing: “Take care of yourself.” At Wyckoff’s Corner Pharmacy in Cobble Hill, It’s Personal 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z House busy whining to health care reporters about me appearing for their chitchat next week. Congress Calls Martin Shkreli to Testify on Rapid Rises in Drug Pricing 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Some teams celebrated birthdays and began each meeting with informal chitchat about weekend plans. What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z They miss the friendly faces, the hallway chitchat. Staff at site of San Bernardino shooting prepare to return to campus 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z But he was the kind who usually followed a flash of anger with an apology, though he was not much for chitchat. Robert Dear, Suspect in Colorado Killings, ‘Preferred to Be Left Alone’ 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z She recalled a big man, well-groomed, gentle and pleasant, but not much for chitchat. Ex-Wife Recalls Colorado Gunman as Imperfect, but a Good Man 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z What used to be idle chitchat about the unusually warm day or last weekend’s storm has become both premonitory and polarizing. Talk About the Weather 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Before a training camp practice in August, when players say chitchat is at its highest, Luck asked a group of teammates what, exactly, they knew about the Napoleonic wars. The Andrew Luck Book Club 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Sometimes Ms. Hamburg talks with well-known people in interviews that often sound more like back-fence chitchat with the neighbors. Radio Host Joins Glittering Firmament on Sardi’s Walls 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z We were engaging in our usual light chitchat, when I started feeling tired. You’re pregnant. Why does that make people so determined to touch you? 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z And it's that kind of chitchat – How was apple picking with the kids this weekend? You're New, and Your Job Is 1,000 Miles Away. Now What? 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z Inevitably, the big problems of the day will dominate the chitchat. Ad Blocking Is a Hot Topic for Marketing, Media Executives 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z Most engage in general chitchat with the bot, but about a third of visitors abuse it. Intelligent Machines: Chatting with the bots - BBC News 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z “There’s more interruption and chitchat when I use the gym at work,” he says. How ESPN’s Skip Bayless Stays in Game Shape 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z We sit down, we chitchat, we raise Cain with each other. Big payout: Top-selling lottery retailer has winning ticket 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z Next to more formal business skills, such as networking and building an elevator pitch, chitchat just doesn’t seem like it should be a top priority. 3-Step Formula for Making Small Talk (Without Awkward Silences) 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z The thespians also known as Jacob and Bella chitchatted and posed upon arrival at the screening in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday. Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner reunite at 'American Ultra' premiere 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z So we stopped and basically had a little chitchat about other, unrelated things for another 10 minutes, and then we left. Kidnapping and Sex Slavery: Covering ISIS’ Religious Justification for Rape 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Better to begin with chitchat about the tasty shrimp appetizers, last night's big game or your thoughts on the keynote speaker. 11 Steps to Networking Like a Boss 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z But these dark tales are not fodder for golf course chitchat. The World's Most Remote Golf Course 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z There were no hugs, no small chitchat — not even a handshake or a stray glance. Cuomo and de Blasio Still Keep a Distance 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z After some brief chitchat, the principals began their own discussion. Ted Kennedy had one thing in common with the heavyweights gathered to negotiate the ADA: Experience with disability 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z There were handshakes and some chitchat, a shared smile or two, and, later, rare praise lobbed from across a stage. De Blasio and Bloomberg Trade Rare Praise. No Hug, Though. 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z The official is dressed in business attire and, true to form, does not typically chitchat with the player. A Mental Shift Toward Redemption in the Rangers’ Penalty Box 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z He doesn’t grasp the protocols of social chitchat, and prefers getting a memo to which he can e-mail a response, typing at a hundred and forty words a minute. Who Funds the Future? 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z But such small weaknesses are outweighed by the potency of other relationships, which feel rich and terrifying—the Tower of London looms behind even the most innocent chitchat. Thomas Cromwell, TV’s Latest Anti-Hero 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z “It went really good up at Adidas today,” West told Kardashian, and they chitchatted for a minute like any married couple. The Agony and the Ecstasy of Kanye West 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z One introvert told me that he hides in the bathroom or fiddles with his phone to avoid idle chitchat. An Introvert's Guide To Small Talk: Eight Painless Tips 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z The applause has barely died when Sanders is out the door into the 7-degree chill — no time for photos or chitchat. A Bernie Sanders presidential bid would take on the billionaires 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z The name is onomatopoeia, representing the sound of people chitchatting in Japanese, said Jean Snow, executive director of the global group. PechaKucha Night Hamptons Gathers Creatives of All Stripes 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z There was little chitchat, virtually no tomfoolery except for one lobbed snowball. The 2015 Alpine World Ski Championships From Above 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z Their chitchat then detoured to that video of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice delivering his left hook to the head of his fiancée in an elevator. Disrupting N.F.L.’s Careful Order, Richard Sherman Speaks His Mind 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z There's little chitchat; fitness is treated like serious business. Gym Rat: Sharp-eyed teacher enhances Body Sculpt class at SC Fitness 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z You chitchat with a colleague in the next cubicle. Is Sitting The New Smoking? 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Considering the man’s one-sided chitchat directed toward something known as Leviathan, which is also addressed in signed, typewritten notes along the walls, one infers that Jonah is the name of the protagonist. “The Old City: Leviathan,” an experiment in literary gaming 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z He was even-tempered, conscientious and never distracted by idle chitchat with colleagues, his former boss said, adding that the only thing he ever talked about was the price of fish. Al Qaeda Trained Suspect in Paris Terror Attack, Official Says 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z The church’s soup kitchen program fills quickly, bringing a din of chitchat and the scraping of chairs on floor tiles and the thud of trays being knocked against the inside of a trash can. At a Manhattan Soup Kitchen, Piano Music Is Always on the Menu 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z But it’s also not chitchat from personal accounts between friends. Sony Emails, Free Speech — and Trying a Little 'F2F' 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z Chances are the chitchat was closely linked to rumors the Federal Reserve would remove the “considerable time” guidance from their timetable for raising the federal funds rate. Before Interest Rates Rise, Revisit Your Bond Holdings 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z So time to end the chitchat on how people array themselves for social drinking and drill down to what they drink and what they think, politics-wise. Do you vote what you drink? 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z President Obama met with Prince William on Monday as the future British monarch, in Washington to promote his campaign against wildlife trafficking, dropped by the White House for some chitchat. President Obama, Prince William meet for friendly chat in Oval Office 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z In “Conversation at a Crossroad,” he describes an attempt at chitchat with a returning soldier, only to find that his questions boomeranged: A Passion for Writing, About War and Love, Is Celebrated Decades Later 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Four cheery e-mails and a few minutes of chitchat about boarding school was all it took. Whipping Boy 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z O'Donnell jumped at the opportunity and sat next to Raymond as she got chemotherapy, started "chitchatting," she said, "and that was all it took." Breast cancer survivors bond in effort to boost spirits 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z “I detest where I live,” he said, emphasizing that he also abhorrs sunlight and the chitchat of provincial life. A Human Pulp-Fiction Factory Becomes a Cult Hero 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z You get a chance to chitchat a little bit here and there and probably a little more so on the Champions Tour. Kei Nishikori’s Coach, Michael Chang, Has Been There Before 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z He stood rigidly, suit jacket buttoned and hands clasped, and his chitchat with the class — he asked at one point about the Buffalo Bills football team, drawing blank stares — lasted only five minutes. Handshakes and Hugs, Hallmarks of the Stump, Are Rare With Cuomo 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z The chitchat helps me forget the misery of the task at hand. The Downside of Running With Others 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z Amid the chitchat, Clark checked in: How is it going with the voices? Promising new approach helps curb early schizophrenia in teens, young adults There is live music on the patio on weekends, so intimate chitchat could prove difficult. A Review of Peter’s Clam Bar in Island Park 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Now, dressed in black pants and a quilted North Face pullover, Bamford paced a small room backstage, her layered blond hair mussed and a little spiky, her blue eyes downcast as she avoided chitchat. The Weird, Scary and Ingenious Brain of Maria Bamford 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z The defense sought to describe the materials as amounting to little more than “diplomatic chitchat,” and both defendants insisted that they intended to aid the ongoing discussions about the normalization of U.S.-Vietnamese relations. David Truong, defendant in espionage case after Vietnam War, dies at 68 But it was her non-stop chitchat that got me through the nightmares and the shakes and all the other fun parting gifts I returned home with after the war. A one-sided argument : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Ms. Warrington acknowledged that some customers may not enjoy it, but “a lot of people chitchat and they like to visit,” she said. Walter’s in Mamaroneck Reopens its Hot-Dog Stand 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z There is no idle chitchat at coffee breaks. Colombia peace accords hinge on June 15 presidential runoff The Germans’ other mistake was to exchange chitchat in Tunny. Jerry Roberts, Last of Team of British Code Breakers, Dies at 93 2014-04-02T05:00:08Z It's also under this oak that masters of a different kind—of companies, networks and markets—engage in the initial chitchat that ultimately leads to how the universe is run. Tailing Tiger at Augusta 2014-03-05T05:00:00Z They exchanged chitchat about Michelangelo with 4-year-olds, spoke about the promise of early childhood education, and joked about which one of them should field a question directed at Your Eminence. De Blasio and Dolan Announce a Push for More Pre-K Classes 2014-03-07T03:36:04Z On the morning when the money lenders had come to her doorstep, she tried to do what her husband had always done — chitchat, put them off for a month or two. After Farmers Commit Suicide, Debts Fall on Families in India 2014-02-23T00:28:41Z The experience seems to have left our congressman with a liking for mob-style chitchat, not to mention friends who are perhaps a touch too close to those mobsters. Gotham: After Keeping Company With Mobsters, a Politician Now Speaks Their Language 2014-01-30T02:15:09Z Houdini wastes some time with idle chitchat and then eventually obliges. Inside a Job-Training Program That's Just Hellacious Enough to Get Results 2013-07-12T14:13:42Z She often indulges her inner policy wonk, along with the softer family chitchat, according to several people who have attended her speeches this summer. Hillary Clinton Hits the Lucrative Speechmaking Trail 2013-07-11T20:58:31Z This canoeing does not include stopping to peer into houseboats on Lake Union or exclaiming over a glorious sunset or pausing to chitchat with the rest of your crew. In an outrigger canoe, you're true to your crew 2013-06-12T20:54:17Z What harm can a bit of online chitchat do when the whole world is out there desperately trying to make connections? Should I tell my girlfriend that I'm addicted to flirting online? 2013-06-09T08:07:01Z He traded chitchat with her, and then with him, at an awards ceremony in his honor. Joseph Farman, 82, Is Dead; Discovered Ozone Hole 2013-05-19T03:02:00Z When we conversed, it was mindless chitchat — wouldn’t he like more stew, did he like the card Aunt Sally sent, did he want to sing “Bicycle Built for Two” with the music therapist? The New Old Age Blog: A Lost Language 2013-04-24T18:21:24Z Just last month his chitchat with a former American basketball player was hailed by an experienced CIA veteran as a “very powerful signal of a desire to engage with us.” Planet Pyongyang 2013-04-15T08:45:00Z Well, probably more than some inconsequential chitchat about Taylor's lovely hair. Facebook's message charge shows how to make money out of desperate fans 2013-04-11T17:26:13Z As the camera lingered on the sisters before the ceremony started, they talked with their first cousins, seemingly schooled in the Washington art of appearing to chitchat casually in full public view. On a Day That’s Anything But Normal, Obama Girls Appear Just That 2013-01-21T22:24:25Z A new Magic Kingdom ride called Under the Sea, for instance, features a robotic version of Scuttle the sea gull from “The Little Mermaid” that will be able to chitchat with MagicBand wearers. At Disney Parks, a Bracelet Meant to Build Loyalty (and Sales) 2013-01-07T05:01:54Z The players said they pored over the playbook and flicked off the lights with little chitchat. Giants Rookies Step Into Larger Roles With Frustrating Results 2012-12-17T03:37:57Z Rarely do senators cross over to the House for legislative chitchat, let alone one so famous and senior. Soured Obama-Boehner Relationship Complicates Fiscal Talks 2012-12-16T00:47:05Z Aboard his plane, he devotes little time to chitchat. Romney, a Challenger at the Crossroads 2012-11-05T17:20:03Z The talk was more than idle kebab shop chitchat. Memo From Afghanistan: In Afghanistan, Comment on Border Brings Tension 2012-10-29T01:40:06Z Quigley’s bill would get rid of the time rule entirely and force lawmakers to report every single contact with a lobbyist—each meeting, coffee, and exchange of chitchat at a fund-raiser. Howard Marlowe, Lobbyist Defender 2012-06-07T22:08:36Z I listened to the general chitchat and learned that there were about 200 horses to be sold. The Rail: Some See Companions; Some See Food 2012-05-14T02:56:28Z Or does he/she insist that "meet the parents" events stick to chitchat? SchoolBook: State Testing Is Over. Let's Review. 2012-05-04T22:36:08Z After some chitchat about fertilizer and rhododendrons, Mr. Green shared the strange circumstances of his visit. Matt Green?s Goal Is to Walk Every Street in New York City 2012-03-24T15:23:47Z It is uniform, and replete with obvious duties, which rest not on the dictation of priests, blabbing chitchat they do not understand. Letters To Eugenia Or, A Preservative Against Religious Prejudices 2011-11-24T03:00:47.570Z Tiger isn't going to be very welcoming; you can forget chitchat about what you had for dinner last night. My Shot: Chubby Chandler 2011-10-21T04:00:00Z I favor the metaphor of my mind as a tapestry stitched together by arguably useless chitchat. Forgetting About 9/11 2011-09-01T19:45:05.960Z This is the letter that Franklin said was mere chitchat between themselves over the second bottle. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z He never talked down to us or wasted our time with needless chitchat, but valued the audience by being accurate and always telling the truth. What sports readers are saying 2011-07-23T23:16:04Z Well, let’s see how the Democrats feel about all this nice chitchat. Congressional Baseball Game a show of sportsmanship between Dems, GOP 2011-07-15T15:58:45Z "There wasn't a lot of chitchat,"said Dorian Rose, the study's clinical research coordinator and an assistant professor of physical therapy. Intense rehab brings big gains for stroke patients, study finds 2011-06-22T18:33:52Z Between most people there is at least a little chitchat. Out of the Shadow of Fear in Syria 2011-06-05T14:00:00Z Witty chitchat does not fill the air à la the Algonquin Roundtable. Funny or Die: Groupon?s Fate Hinges on Words 2011-05-28T17:14:49Z “And there’s no wasting time on chitchat about the weather,” she says. Distance Therapy Comes of Age (preview) 2011-05-19T12:45:05.297Z In 1995, I voted several times, chitchatting with consultants from rival campaigns as we washed the "I voted" stamps off our hands in the men's room. The Heartland Hustle 2011-05-19T09:10:00Z So the real success of Weibo is that it offers a place for this kind of chitchat.” Despite Restrictions, Microblogs Catch on in China 2011-05-16T01:01:15Z Ten others waited, but some were just there for the company, the talk therapy disguised as chitchat that happens every day. A Year Later, Gratitude in a Tornado-Torn Town 2011-05-05T16:08:29Z Arnott said there had been a “little chitchat” among the players about their struggles. Capitals Hope Arnott Can Show Them How It?s Done 2011-04-22T19:30:25Z We used to bag groceries together, the cashiers and I, chitchatting between packing. | Cashiers on Cellphones 2011-04-22T12:00:54Z Today, after some Final Four chitchat, we explain what intrigues us about the Mariners, who are expected to endure another losing season. Dynamic Duel video: Apologies and anticipation 2011-03-28T20:11:20Z "We were sitting there chitchatting a little bit," he said. Harper, Werth settle in with Nationals 2011-02-23T00:07:16Z The evening was just one of a series of stunts to her out of which she would derive great amusement and be provided with enough chitchat to give her friends gusts of mirth for weeks. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z But as soon as the instructor turns up the music and turns down the lights, there’s no chitchat here. Indoor Cycling: Fun and Fitness 2010-11-24T19:21:00Z When Mr. Combs meets clients outside the office, there is little chitchat. Buffett: Combs Is 'a 100% Fit' 2010-10-27T00:52:00Z You see your friends and stop and have a chitchat. Fights, teens among challenges as D.C.'s Gallery Place entertainment area matures 2010-08-13T04:00:00Z Luz and my mother went through the protocols of a civilized visit: inoffensive questions, anodyne chitchat, the usual phrases and gestures intended to fill up space rather than convey meaning. Daniel Alarcón: “Second Lives.” 2010-08-09T04:00:00Z That, after all, is what contemporary therapy that is more than chitchat for the so-called worried well aims to promote. My Life in Therapy 2010-08-06T12:00:00Z Like most people who run for governor, Dudley is crisscrossing his state to shake hands, kiss babies and chitchat with voters. For Former N.B.A. Players, Politics Is a Tall Order 2010-08-02T19:15:00Z In Egypt, she told him she'd like to take him out for a meal -- "for a chitchat"-- when he got home. U.S. citizen on no-fly list discusses being stranded in Egypt and talks with FBI 2010-07-27T04:00:00Z Before we forget about this tawdry tournament and move on to the transfer chitchat, a quick word on Howard Webb. World Cup 2010 paper view: Holland take a pounding 2010-07-12T09:04:00Z As part of the project, the researchers plan to program the avatar to engage in “work-related chitchat” with colleagues who are waiting. Smarter Than You Think: Computers Make Strides in Recognizing Speech 2010-06-25T02:07:00Z Ms. Fiorina’s comments were, all told, really no more incendiary than a bit of warm pasta salad — who hasn’t indulged in some off-the-record chitchat about the grooming habits of others now and then? Political Memo: An Early Campaign Gaffe Makes a Non-Issue Big 2010-06-11T04:21:00Z He will saunter from classroom to classroom, ignoring the children and instead engaging in seemingly trivial chitchat with many of the teachers, 20 minutes at a time. Tallinn Journal: Estonia Raises Its Pencils to Help Erase Russian 2010-06-07T23:46:00Z “Whether I’m chitchatting, retweeting, @replying, talking about my personal life, my products or services, it’s all marketing,” she said. Small-Business Guide: Smart Ways to Promote Your Business on Twitter 2010-05-26T19:28:00Z Mr. Baker is rattled, variously, by the subway, teeming sidewalks, random noises, even the constant chitchat that is a hallmark of college life. 2010-01-09T05:03:00Z Those at home do doubtless give you the chitchat news.... Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind This informal chitchat, addressed chiefly to the amateur naturalist, became an easy habit with Jefferies. The Hills and the Vale I started to ask what was in the cubicles, but I saw Fluel was beginning to lose that blank look they have under Truth, and switched back to light chitchat just before he woke up. Lion Loose You and Harry hold the others in here with the usual chitchat. Hail to the Chief A little general chitchat once in a while, then she'd clam up to do a little mental orbit figuring. A Spaceship Named McGuire And he wasn't accustomed to carrying on long chitchat with aliens. Victory "I've had to take a bit of chitchat now and then," he remarked, "about you and old Tate vanishing together." Legacy Of course many things will occur to our memories when we get home, and will furnish matter for chitchat which I hope soon to have with you, as in days of old. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland He is as much at his ease in sweeping together the chitchat of the time in his "Courtly Trifles" as in creating the character of Sir Galahad. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 The intake doctor wanded me for contraband, drew fluids from my various parts, and made light chitchat with me along the way. Eastern Standard Tribe "Yes; Mr. Temple has arranged for a conjuror and a ventriloquist to come, and thus we shall have something to occupy our attention besides ordinary chitchat." Weapons of Mystery If there is, I’d rather we just talked about it, instead of making chitchat.” Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom I considered it best, however, before doing so, to ease things along with a little informal chitchat. Right Ho, Jeeves The only thing to do when Mr Breitstein came up in the course of chitchat over the festive board was to stay quiet until he blew over. Uneasy Money The little fellow was excited, and broke in upon our quiet chitchat with a rude jar that I felt quite sensibly. Home Scenes and Home Influence; a series of tales and sketches To entertain one with the chitchat of the town, a man comes and tells one that one's dearest friend is dead! The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 Throughout the meal, the lady kept up a running fire of talk—the graceful chitchat that sits so well on pretty lips. Australia Felix While exchanging this chitchat, we entered beneath the dark canopies of the forest, and for two hours we explored it in every direction. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea |
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