| 单词 | conversation piece |
| 例句 | Though Ben had pleaded for the station wagon, Bull had insisted that the Plymouth was a conversation piece and would help break the ice on Ben’s first date. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z These songs are woozier and more spare than her earlier releases, perhaps to let the deliberateness of their influence — this EP is a conversation piece about war — shine through. Playlist: Fort Lean, Kristen Kelly, Chingo Bling and Other New Music 2012-11-25T01:10:06Z An interesting decanter, pitcher or ice bucket can be a conversation piece. Tips for setting up your home bar, during the holidays and beyond 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z This arrangement is often a conversation piece with guests — less because they’re admiring my impeccable taste and more because there’s really nowhere to relax in my apartment without risking a concussion. The Virtues of Shelf-lessness 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z “One thing about food, it’s a great conversation piece,” Snoop Dogg told The Times. What’s on TV Monday: ‘Futurama’ and ‘Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party’ 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z But the board menu is its best conversation piece. The Augustus offers classic cocktails and not-so-classic sausages 2013-04-04T00:19:56Z Mr. DiCaprio, meanwhile, starred in the surprise cinematic conversation piece of last winter, Martin Scorsese’s “Shutter Island,” which shows an interesting thematic kinship with “Inception.” Film: ?Inception? Criticism Raises Questions for Critics 2010-07-23T22:17:00Z Sculpture provides a focal point in a garden, a landmark in a neighborhood and a conversation piece for passersby. Home & Design: Yard art, Washington-style, including a Calder and a fiberglass cow It’s quite good, as one would expect from the Perrins, but at this price it’s essentially a conversation piece. Five wines to try this week 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z “I think it became more of a conversation piece at that point, although I did see people sitting on it from time to time,” he said. That Pig Couch on Craigslist? Not for Sale. (Also, Not a Couch.) 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z Punchy, patterned wallpaper is a simple and inexpensive way to add depth, design and dimension to any wall or room and to create a focal point or conversation piece. Let your walls talk with these dramatic wallpapers 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Low-key on the outside, space age within, it’s an assured conversation piece. Check In/Check Out : Hotel Review: Hotel Seven in Paris 2011-04-01T19:06:34Z His performance, in which he inhales an unspecified gas and screams "Mommy" at Isabella Rossellini during bizarre sex scenes, became as much a conversation piece as the film itself. Dennis Hopper obituary 2010-05-29T18:51:00Z As mercantile and then industrial development changed the country, so portraiture, conversation pieces, landscapes and still-lives reflect the changes. Tate Britain: On the move 2013-05-03T18:40:01Z A sign says it is designed to be a “conversation piece - especially if the conversation centers around the UK spending over 7.8 million pounds a year on tooth extractions for the under 5’s”. Banksy takes aim at British life in suburban 'homewares' shop 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z He said each detail will become a conversation piece for Civil War buffs because of the accuracy. Father, son work on Mississippi monument 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z Why the music video as conversation piece is so very trendy right now. From Lady Gaga to M.I.A., Music Videos Are Back 2010-04-27T21:41:00Z Anyone seeking to rock the Passover Seder with political debate will find the perfect conversation piece in Mr. Sarna’s account of this startling American story. Books of The Times: ?When General Grant Expelled the Jews,? by Jonathan D. Sarna 2012-04-04T22:37:42Z That is how the most effective music videos function today: as time-stopping conversation pieces. For Innovation at the Grammys, Look at the Best Music Video Category 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Think about what can be a conversation piece or what will make you smile when you return home. Candles in funky and interesting shapes add visual interest and fun to your home decor 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z The French tradition of cooking whole fruit in sugar over days produces glasslike orbs that are lovely to look at but are more of a conversation piece. 4 Festive Dishes to Make You Happy to Be Home 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z While I don't agree with the message in the song, it's an important conversation piece. Is violent Rihanna-Eminem song a teaching tool? 2010-08-06T22:28:00Z The painting returns to the friend of the museum when the exhibition closes on April 26, at which point, the friend said, “I’ll probably put it in my office as a conversation piece.” To Reel In Crowds, a Museum Is Showing a Fake Painting 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z I somewhat understand the complaints of readers who want more than a 20-handed conversation piece, a series of unresolved chords. With ‘Kudos,’ Rachel Cusk Completes an Exceptional Trilogy 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z “Every time I wear it, it’s a conversation piece,” she said. Sure, I Have Fashion Regrets. All the Best People Do. 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z He added: “One thing about food, it’s a great conversation piece. That’s what’s missing in a lot of the world, conversation.” What Would You Serve With Gin and Juice? At the Table With Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z In rendering them in bleak black and white the cropper also isolated them, reducing a conversation piece to two alienated individuals. MI5's uselessly dehumanised crop of the 7/7 bombers picture 2011-02-22T16:14:44Z His gift is for cherry-picking factoids, and his latest book, “On the Map,” is full of little conversation pieces. Books of The Times: ‘On the Map’ by Simon Garfield 2012-12-18T23:14:13Z To add a prismatic conversation piece to your dressing table this holiday season, look no further than to Bond No. 9. | Bond No. 9's Dreamy New Bottle 2010-12-06T16:09:00Z “It’s a conversation piece, people are asking about it and for me it’s a chance to tell a Northwest story,” Kostelnik said. Want to own a prop from the original ‘Twin Peaks’ series? 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Generic as art and as design, it is basically a conversation piece. ‘NYC Makers: The MAD Biennial’ Has About 100 Contributors 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z “It’s kind of just a nice conversation piece for your home.” Vintage Vases Find New Life as Bongs 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z What quality does a true-crime story need most to become a national conversation piece? Review: ‘The Keepers’ on Netflix: True Crime, and Lots of It 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Each work in the show is a conversation piece of the meatiest variety: a provocation, an act of resistance, a meditation on what is troubling its maker's soul. Resistance in clay: Ceramic artists speak out against Trump, war and more in 'We the People' 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z “Almost every item I’ve chosen for it is a conversation piece.” A Childhood Hobby Matures Into a World-Class Collection 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z “The whole building is a conversation piece,” she says. Miami has designer everything else — why not parking garages? 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Strauss described “Capriccio,” with a libretto by the composer and the conductor Clemens Krauss, as a “conversation piece for music.” Music Review: Words or Music: Why Choose? 2011-03-29T22:23:23Z All of this is to say that comparing this show to "The White Lotus," HBO's recently completed conversation piece of the summer, is setting it up to lose. Nicole Kidman is ready to Goop you now in Hulu's hollow "Nine Perfect Strangers" 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z The other two consist of conversation pieces framing shorter works and extracts. Glenn Gould Plays Bach – DVD review 2012-12-13T17:28:31Z It is a conversation piece of impressive heft. Books of The Times: Lionel Shriver Addresses Obesity in ‘Big Brother’ 2013-06-23T19:20:39Z He transformed everyday items—cabinets, chairs, china—into whimsical conversation pieces. A Piero Fornasetti Multipanel Screen Is on the Block 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z “It sounds strange, but remember, wallpaper is a conversation piece,” she said, adding that hotels and restaurants already do this in bar areas and bathrooms. Wallpaper is making a big comeback. Here’s how to choose, use and remove. 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Bobby Edwards says the ad transformed his product from something you’d hide in the shower before guests arrived into a conversation piece. The art of advertising things people find gross 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z But it’s probably best employed in your living room, as a killer conversation piece. Foraging: Store Review: GaleriAmaz?nica, a handicrafts shop in Manaus, Brazil 2010-04-10T02:55:00Z He can believe that the n-word can be treated as an intellectual conversation piece rather than as the single most fraught and painful word in the English language. 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 A conversation piece and something for people to talk about and wonder about. "Devil in Ohio" creator on reinventing the Satanic cult and that ending: "Is she a force for evil?" 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z It was an excellent conversation piece, or at least an excellent way of turning the conversation toward the subject of me. The Mirror: Jenny Allen, an Off Broadway Actress, on Gel Nail Polish 2012-03-15T22:17:07Z To call this book a “conversation piece” or “an important book” feels belittling, something reserved for female authors writing about the female experience. Review | ‘My Dark Vanessa’ is being described as ‘Lolita’ for the #MeToo era. It’s more than that. 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z “I think you’re going to see anyone from people who run a hair salon and want a conversation piece . . . to a fashion boutique owner.” Museum’s attendance waned, so wax figures of presidents will be auctioned 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z And the physical transformation was a conversation piece, because it was new for people. Nick Jonas on His New Sound, Gay Fans and 'Complicated' Year 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z Not everyone liked the film, but it proved enough of a conversation piece to get paying audiences arguing among themselves. The horror? How Suspiria leads the way for arthouse scares 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z "They can be a real conversation piece and often people have tattoos that tell stories, as mine do," she said. Canterbury Cathedral cleric reveals new tattoo after online trolling 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z From 10-year-old Tyler cosplayers, to crafty homemade conversation pieces, to gorpcore enthusiasts in the name of “camp” — Camp Flog Gnaw saw it all in terms of style. The fits are giving Camp Flog Gnaw 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z But Ms. Meyer, 62, who meant to use the skull only as a “conversation piece” and did not really want to part with it, put a “really high price on it,” $4,000. Human Skull, On Sale for $4,000, Draws Attention to Florida Store 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z “Hamlet” was a big conversation piece between us. He's been a king, chemist and ad exec. But Jared Harris wouldn't mind more physical roles, too 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z A water feature in your yard can make an excellent conversation piece and provide a customized entertaining spot. Don't go chasing waterfalls, unless you want a really cool outdoor feature 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Unique cookbooks, cutting boards, wooden spoons and platters can all make for interested displays and conversation pieces, while still earning their spots in the space by being usable cooking tools. How to decorate your kitchen counter with style 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z Art can serve as a finishing touch, a conversation piece or a focal point in a room. How to find art that fits your home — but won’t break your budget 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Already at age 25, the legislative aide has packed his office in Ohio’s capital with collectible conversation pieces: campaign buttons, historic photographs, a display of founding father bobbleheads. A full deck of cards: Ohio House signs on to aide’s ambition 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z “I love the handrail. It’s a conversation piece. I’ve been thinking about taking one of the professional shots and framing it and putting it next to the stairs, making it kind of meta.” A home renovation that started in the laundry room 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z “It was a perfect little mascot” and conversation piece, Mazzarisi said. Teddy bear lost in Glacier park returned to 6-year-old girl 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z This LED clock from Sharper Image is a clever little conversation piece available in matte black or wood grain. The Verge Holiday Gift Guide 2021 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Like so much of Johns’s art, dating to his famous paintings of the American flag in the 1950s, “Slice” is a natural conversation piece. How did this teenager’s drawing wind up in a Jasper Johns painting at the Whitney? Like so much of Johns’ art, dating to his famous paintings of the American flag in the 1950s, “Slice” is a natural conversation piece. How did a teenager’s drawing of his knee wind up in a Jasper Johns painting at the Whitney? 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Cook touted popular Apple TV+ shows, which include Emmy-nominated conversation pieces such as “Ted Lasso,” but did not drill down to viewership numbers. Apple’s new iPhone 13, iPads and Apple Watch Series 7 are coming. Here’s what you can expect 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Cook touted popular Apple TV Plus shows, which include Emmy-nominated conversation pieces such as “Ted Lasso,” but did not drill down to viewership numbers. Apple unveils new iPhone 13, iPads and Apple Watch Series 7 at its fall event 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z They were early conversation pieces — intended to prompt reflections on the vanity and transience of worldly pleasures. What are they really smoking in this superb little painting? “It was a conversation piece,” said Mr. Rinaldi, who never saw it again. An Urban Archive Was Lost on 9/11. This Agency Is Trying to Rebuild It. 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z The 43-year-old said the sign, which reads "Vaccine" and then "COVID" with a tick next to it and appears in Thai, English and Mandarin, was a conversation piece in his taxi. Taxi for hire! Bangkok cabbie hopes to capitalise on his COVID-19 shot 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z “He’s a great conversation piece, that’s for certain,” said Martin Papworth, an archaeologist who has led the research for the National Trust, which owns and protects the site. Scientists unravel a mystery about a naked giant carved into an English hill 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z Cook touted the streaming service’s shows, which include Emmy-nominated conversation pieces such as “Ted Lasso,” but did not drill down to viewership numbers. Apple unveils new iPhone 13, iPads and Apple Watch Series 7 at its fall event 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z “Heirlooms are a great way to accessorize and bring happiness into a home. Those ancient trinkets and doodads found while spring cleaning could make for a wonderful coffee table conversation piece,” he says. Shaking off a dark winter with a spring cleaning, refresh 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z A trenchant conversation piece from a promising new director, “Test Pattern” provides ample room for one’s biases and privilege to shape our interpretation of what’s on screen. Review: Shatara Michelle Ford's potent 'Test Pattern' opens a conversation on bias and privilege 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z Here’s what Wednesday’s Golden Globe nominations tell us: Television delivered the blockbusters — and many of the conversation pieces — of 2020. This year, the Golden Globes lean on buzz from a cultural powerhouse: TV 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z The movie is already building steady awards season momentum and has become one of the leading conversation pieces of the season. 'Promising Young Woman' isn't asking for your approval. But it'll keep you talking 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z “It’s not even a conversation piece anymore,’’ he said. Russell Wilson is an elite, Black quarterback. Former UW Husky Isaiah Stanback knows that’s a big deal. 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z But now that the bar is open again, the collection has turned into a conversation piece, especially for the middle-age and older customers. Toy tractor collection finds new home in Battle Creek 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z Civil War historian Bruce Catton called baseball America’s greatest conversation piece. Opinion | Our national sports withdrawal is agony 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z “But I would be more interested in buying something if the Olympics were canceled. Then they would be a conversation piece, a curiosity.” Long wait for Tokyo 2020 Olympic souvenir market to pick up 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z “The design is something you show off — it’s more of a statement or a conversation piece,” said Vaca, the Minnidip founder. 'If they stare, fine.' Adults use kiddie pools as quarantine meets L.A. heat 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z “Back when I played, it was a conversation piece because of how rare it was.’ Russell Wilson is an elite, Black quarterback. Former UW Husky Isaiah Stanback knows that’s a big deal. 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z They should be conversation pieces, rather than generic items purchased online. Embracing farmhouse style, minus the monograms and kitsch | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z I reached up, pulled it off and went into the coffee shop, a conversation piece in my hand. ‘We Had Hardly Taken a Sip When I Heard a Voice Behind Me’ 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z You can get a Bartlett pear brandy from Wilridge Vineyard, Winery & Distillery in Yakima, and Oregon-based Clear Creek Distillery even produces one with the pear in the bottle, always a good conversation piece. Raise a glass to all those sweet pears that grew up in a bottle to give us this delicate eau-de-vie 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z “As big supporters of WildAid and anti-poaching,” Jonathan Tucker said, “we use these as conversation pieces to talk about the cause and the organization.” 'Westworld' actor Jonathan Tucker's artful connection | My Favorite Room 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z “It’s an interesting conversation piece, because it’s open to a specific page and invites a conversation. And I change it to different pages all the time.” Tips for mastering the art of the tablescape | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z The work is typically hung somewhere where visitors will see it, becoming a conversation piece. Why take a picture of your house when you can paint it instead? | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z Luminous hands help you tell the time in any lighting, and the thought-provoking designs turn this watch from timepiece to conversation piece. From Salon Marketplace: Score amazing Memorial Day savings on these watches 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z "Everybody gets a conversation piece, everybody gets to say their piece, and we don't need to comment if we don't like what we're hearing. Just let folks talk." Meghan McCain lashes out at Joy Behar on 'The View': 'Part of your job is to listen to me' 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z And with this movie as well, it's going to be another conversation piece. 'Us' stars Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke talk The Tethered and avoiding spoilers 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z Strewn across artist Gretchen Andrew’s coffee table in her downtown Los Angeles loft, little sample squares of gray and brown frieze-style carpeting serve as makeshift coasters for coffee mugs as well as conversation pieces. Hack the Frieze Los Angeles art fair? This painter says she's done it 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z She has been quite the conversation piece this week before Super Bowl XIV. It’s Super Bowl Week for the Rams, 1980 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z “What began as a gag became a tsunami of online orders for the ‘Roger‘ Stone, which is being sold as a paperweight and conversation piece,” the president’s longtime confidant said in an email. Roger Stone, former Trump adviser, says signed rock ‘gag’ generated nearly $10K toward legal fund 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z The hulking ball, sprayed with iridescent coating, lights up — a little — at night, and already has become a local conversation piece. After 12 years of more talk than action, work on Bellingham’s central waterfront is finally underway 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z "I bought it because it was different, it was controversial , it was almost a conversation piece," said Lollis, a retired corrections deputy. Waterbed promoters trying to revive industry with new focus 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z “I bought it because it was different, it was controversial , it was almost a conversation piece,” said Lollis, a retired corrections deputy. Waterbed promoters trying to revive industry with new focus 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z It was largely a conversation piece in their living room until their daughter was born. From 'Game of Thrones' to Geffen Playhouse: Why top TV director Matt Shakman has returned to theater 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z But it is the antique kitchen or bathroom that is the real conversation piece. There can be a lot to learn when you buy an old house | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z The World Golf Ranking is a nice conversation piece between Sundays, though Dustin Johnson seemingly would rather others discuss it among themselves. Dustin Johnson plays like No. 1-ranked player, shoots 66 and is tied for Players Championship lead - Golf Digest 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Long before we used emojis, handbag designer Judith Leiber transformed animals, vegetables and definitely the occasional mineral into conversation pieces in clutch form. Judith Leiber’s Witty Handbag Legacy Will Live On 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z The jersey was a conversation piece, quickly folded up and returned to the shelf. Family bond preserves John Wooden’s Purdue jersey 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z It’s become the kind of legitimate conversation piece that makes studios salivate. What the Armada adaptation can learn from Ready Player One’s successes 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z The project caught the eye of passers-by and became quite the conversation piece. Shed a tear: Artist shutting down gigantic eye projection 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z The eye became quite the conversation piece for passers-by in Concord. Artist to hold ‘Goodbye to the Eye’ party, retiring creation 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z They work in different departments, but sharing the same employer gives them a constant conversation piece. EXCHANGE: Local married couples work together peacefully 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Adjustable aperture might not be enough to save Samsung in the phone camera wars, but it’s certainly an excellent conversation piece. iFixit has some close-up photos of the Galaxy S9’s aperture blades 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z A Leonardo, even one as dulled as this, could prove an amusing conversation piece. Leonardo da Vinci painting sells for $450m at auction, smashing records 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z “It is a great addition to the collection of any aviation enthusiast and certain to be a conversation piece in any environment,” according to the United auction website. Want a piece of aviation history? United Airlines is auctioning parts of retired 747 planes 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z “It is so appealing — and a heck of a conversation piece.” Opinion | A tree that survived the Civil War was just saved from developers’ chain saws 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z Among the biggest conversation pieces are the two “makerspace” classrooms equipped with 3D printers and laser cutters, and the Bluetooth-equipped laundry room that notifies students when cycles are done. ASU unveils high-tech dorm in Tempe for engineering students 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z In some regards, "I'm a minimalist," Thurmond says, but he also insisted on a home that would be both conducive to conversation and a conversation piece. A home is transformed through vibrant patterns and colors — and a little trust 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z It doesn’t run, but he says it is one of only two such versions to remain in the United States, and functions as a conversation piece. In Portland, a Rare Outpost for Die-Hard Saab Fans 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Additionally, its stunning photographs and in-depth guide make it a conversation piece worth leaving out on your coffee table. It's a wrap: Gift books for those with a passion for style and elegance 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Her “quirky” vintage souvenir plates from places around the world, for instance, “are a conversation piece.” We asked 5 experts to design the perfect Thanksgiving tablescape 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z “I suspect it will mainly be a conversation piece,” said Michael Orthofer, founder of Complete Review, a literary website. The Season’s Biggest Novel Has 1.3 Million Words and Outweighs a Bowling Ball 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z Some find that chickens are conversation pieces that attract community rather than divide neighbors. Recent editorials published in Iowa newspapers 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z It is also an interesting conversation piece, as Golf Channel’s "Live from the PGA Championship" panel demonstrated on Friday night. Henrik Stenson’s 3-wood ‘an old trusty’ and an interesting conversation piece - Golf Digest 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z The singularity of the name remains a conversation piece for members and visitors. At Site of P.G.A. Championship Lies the Legend of Baltus Roll 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z I bought a Super Chexx Bubble Hockey Game for the office, which is a conversation piece, but it’s also good if I want to get up and walk around. Where U.N. Once Deliberated, Sage Counsel From Elmo and Grover 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z Plus, it’s a literal conversation piece, since the good letters will inspire more curiosity about how the writers oversee their own financial affairs. The Money Letter That Every Parent Should Write 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z I haven't seen anything as flashy as this badge before, and let's be real, I want to wear conversation pieces. This emoji backpack is putting a smiley on my face 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z Some schools do this but we hold them up as interesting outliers or conversation pieces, rather than ideas for what should be more the norm. In Defense of Playing Hooky 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z The 1927 dishwasher is now a conversation piece They are looking for an antique stove. House of the Year 2016: A Refrigerator Magnate’s Mansion Wins 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z This apartment is meant to be a conversation piece.” Fendi’s New Hotel Embodies the Spirit of Rome 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z They placed the bottle on a bookshelf where it sat as a conversation piece for almost 10 years with its message inside slowly unfolding. Love message in a bottle finds way back home 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z Although, it’s labeled a bank, it’s more of a conversation piece to be appreciated and not hidden in a closet stuffed with coins. Zadzooks: Gift Guide for pop culture collectors 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z "We would say use it as a conversation piece," he said. "You ain't no Muslim": Comment in London subway stabbing lauded, stirs online reaction 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z “It’s a nice conversation piece, and means that everybody gets that one dish they were really looking forward to,” Ms. Izard said. Thanksgiving in 3 Hours or Less: No-Stress Recipes for Easy Feasting 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z It was a good “conversation piece,” he said, about the surprising number of calories in a typical soda. Soda Industry Struggles as Consumer Tastes Change 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z The first thing I learned about the Apple Watch is that it's not just a timepiece — it's a conversation piece. My summer with the Apple Watch 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Otherwise, it’s little more than a conversation piece. Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy learn being No. 1 does not mean being No. 1 that week 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Not only that, historians like McBride know the types of artifacts that his ilk in generations to come will find useful conversation pieces. One way to live forever? A time capsule, a Nevada historian says 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z “It continues to be a good conversation piece,” he said. Antiques collection offer windows into the past 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z The gimmick and instant conversation piece is called “Match the Species,” and customers are encouraged to make a game of guessing which faux dung belongs to which kind of animal. Disney World Is Now Selling 'Poo' in Giraffe, Hippo Flavors 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z “It’s a conversation piece, more for the foyer as a piece of art than a dining chair.” Customized Chairs for Charity to benefit Habitat for Humanity 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z The tapes above my desk are a great conversation piece. Dave Isay of StoryCorps: A Place to Collect Stories, Not Admire the View 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z Can you imagine if everyone had a different photo on their wrist, what a conversation piece the watch would become? Apple Watch: A fashion critic's first look 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z And with the Zombie, Medford built the ultimate conversation piece. Dark Horse: the story of a record-shattering, all-electric ’68 Mustang 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Day said some people wanted 212 numbers for their cellphones to serve as conversation pieces. As Manhattan Area Codes Multiply, Some Still Covet a 212 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z The oldest and most expensive conversation piece is a 201-year-old ship model built by French prisoners of the Napoleonic Wars as a way to pass time. Hot Springs Magician has museum of oddites 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Rolo also became a conversation piece to her classmates where she would explain all of the things he is capable of doing for her. Dog boosts confidence of student with cerebral palsy 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z “I do know a lot of people stopped in to see it, and it was a big conversation piece.” Renovation reveals long-hidden scene of Iowa City street 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z "Meghan loves a conversation piece, mixing the bright, shiny and new with rustic things like cowhide rugs, taxidermy and cactus from the desert and symbols of spirituality, like Buddha figures and talismans." Meghan McCain's home: She calls her style 'Scarface meets Graceland' 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z On display, it’s a conversation piece that reflects on the creative taste of the owner. Top 11 Innovative Products And Services Of 2014 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z The typewriter became a handsome conversation piece in my living room, not a thing I actually wrote with. BlackBerry Classic review 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z When Amoruso started producing the line in 2012, it was about "conversation pieces" that stood out when you were scrolling through a thousand things online, she explains. Sophia Amoruso brings her Nasty Gal and more to Melrose Avenue 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z The thought of such flavors on chips might make some gag, but Miller said they're meant in part to be a conversation piece. For holidays, seasonal flavors bring sales boon 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z This American-made original would be the perfect accent to a contemporary sitting area in a corner office, and a conversation piece for visitors from board members to family members. $280, homespundesign.com. 2014's Best Corporate Holiday Gifts For Professional Women 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z It makes a better conversation piece than an investment. Cashing In On The Derek Jeter Collectibles Craze 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z “It is an awesome conversation piece that doesn’t get old,” he said. Man cleaning missile silo leftover from Cold War 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z But the shelving unit in the living room is its manifestation, he insisted: “I love having all of these conversation pieces. And I think a design should be filled with conversation pieces.” Hey, Here’s an Idea for a Show 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z “It was an interesting conversation piece,” she said. Adrift for Years, Bronx Children’s Museum Finds a Place to Park Its Purple Bus 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z In other words, the conversation was in danger of becoming what antique dealers call a conversation piece. Fighting for the art of conversation 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z It would, however, make an interesting conversation piece. Easy Summer Styles From The Biggest Names In Hairdressing 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z “It’s a good conversation piece,” said Mr. Gneezy, 62, the owner, who sold a company he founded, iBasis, which carries voice over the Internet, to the Dutch telecommunications group Royal KPN. Where the Father of the Ponzi Scheme Once Slept 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z “Something like that becomes a conversation piece, and it lets people learn from each other,” he said. Wearable Tech Helps You Live in the Moment 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z It is a conversation piece, a cover-up that causes people to display their joy and awe. 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How Social Networks Are Fueling The Solar Boom 2013-01-08T18:53:40Z “I thought it was a good conversation piece,” he added. Tinker to Evers to Chassis: A Baseball Story 2013-01-02T22:55:39Z Of course, it’s not just Starbucks that wants to create a conversation piece. Starbucks Is Reinventing the Role of Payments. Will Payments Leaders Take Notice? 2012-12-13T19:02:13Z I've seen clients turn those stories into their own, low-key conversation pieces for when they talk to their customers. Why Sandy Could Be Good For Small Business 2012-11-02T15:21:36Z He does realize the boat becomes a conversation piece wherever it goes. The Ultimate Billionaire Toy: The Maltese Falcon 2012-10-19T20:55:48Z The conversation piece there is a sprawling weight room that adjoins a 40-yard indoor field. Pac-12 schools spending big bucks on facilities, coaches 2012-08-25T22:59:21Z Today, real estate is just not as much of a conversation piece as it was in the past. Big Deal: Big Deal — In the Hamptons, Bargain Chic 2012-08-18T23:27:27Z Unless an entire company converts to standing at work, a standing desk is certainly a conversation piece. Can Standing Desks Fight Sitting Disease? 2012-08-02T15:30:03Z He refused to give his models the flattery to which they were accustomed, and his portraits were accordingly not so popular as his conversation pieces. Gainsborough 2012-04-11T02:00:34.933Z Wright aimed at historical painting, but his works are chiefly single portraits, and conversation pieces. English Painters with a chapter on American painters 2012-03-27T02:00:26.437Z Rock’s hair was a conversation piece in the small galleries that followed his group the first two days. Golfer Robert Rock Has a Head for the Game, but No Hat 2012-03-10T19:32:54Z This is not a random selection: The curators are being up-front, literally, about realigning Zoffany, a painter known for pleasant portraits and conversation pieces, with the larger events and movements of his day. | Connecticut: At Yale, Redefining an Observer of the British Colonial Empire 2011-12-03T01:16:12Z It is carefully researched and fun to read but as a whole package it is truly a conversation piece. Having a great science conversation with a kid 2011-10-12T14:45:09.293Z “In one way it was a conversation piece, but the conversation just was never positive.” Portland, Me., Casts Off a Sculpture Spurned by Many 2011-10-01T21:32:54Z He lived for a time at Norwich, produced conversation pieces in the style of Hogarth, but finally settled in London as a portrait painter, and practised with considerable success. English Painters with a chapter on American painters 2012-03-27T02:00:26.437Z Collation, by Jacob Ochtervelt, is one of those delightful "conversation pieces" so popular in the seventeenth century. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z New Yorkers most likely will remember Aug. 23, 2011, as the day the earth hiccupped for a matter of seconds, providing a worthy conversation piece but, ultimately, a fleeting interruption. Seismologists in New York Rush to Study Earthquake 2011-08-25T02:37:29Z He likewise excelled in imitating the different styles of eminent masters, executed conversation pieces of considerable merit. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z But in a year that is unlikely to involve contention, it's an enticing conversation piece. Should Mariners go after slugger Prince Fielder? 2011-05-01T03:13:33Z That was an interesting conversation piece, but ultimately success in social media will be measured by companies selling more products. Vitrue Set to Release Its Own Version of Places 2011-04-11T01:41:57Z "It's going to be interesting if I roll into work with it on Monday; it'll be a conversation piece." Despite ambivalence about iPad, gadget lovers can't resist launch 2010-04-04T04:00:00Z When something like this happens at the Pentagon, it's definitely a conversation piece around the office. Answering the question about the safety of federal workplaces 2010-03-09T05:00:00Z It was not flown much but it made a fine conversation piece standing on the airport apron.... The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928 "It is," he keeps stuttering on, "like introducing a crucifix into one of Teniers's burlesque conversation pieces." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 Shortly after his marriage, he informs us that he commenced painter of small conversation pieces, from twelve to fifteen inches in height; the novelty of which caused them to succeed for a few years. The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency When all seems lost in England there is still Stilton, an endless after-dinner conversation piece to which England points with pride. The Complete Book of Cheese He next began to make what he called "conversation pieces," little paintings about a foot high of groups of people, the figures being all portraits. Pictures Every Child Should Know A Selection of the World's Art Masterpieces for Young People |
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