| 单词 | cracking |
| 例句 | Soon they were cracking messages in many languages. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z For the longest time, it felt kind of like my chest was cracking open, but not precisely in an unpleasant way. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Finnick sits on the sand, cracking them open with a stone. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It was around them, exploding around them, the lightning cracking around the shelter, so close it seemed to Brian that it came from inside him. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z I could tell that inside, Mr. Keegan was cracking up, too. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z It was as rough as the wood grain of the table in the dining hall, the skin along his thumb as hard and dry as leather cracking with age. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The sand rattling against their legs and racing away in the dark and the thunder cracking just offshore. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Finn and Emma were totally cracking up, but Chess’s face was hidden behind his mask. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I saw pieces of the great Greenland glacier cracking and falling into the sea to make icebergs. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the whole lunchroom is cracking up, April too. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z My voice was cracking all over the place. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z She jumped from the bed, slamming into the wall so hard that her shoulder made an ugly cracking noise. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z An hour later, on his way to chow, Nolen was still chortling about it and cracking himself up. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The land seemed full of creaking and cracking and sly noises, but there was no sound of voice or of foot. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The water made a cracking sound and froze solid as soon as it touched the mirror and By’s lips! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Shortly afterwards, I heard the cracking of their whips die away in the distance. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Now Ms. G. is cracking down on me too. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I pretended to be utterly absorbed in the problem of cracking a gigantic walnut I had taken from the banquet stool. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Something in me is cracking open, the light coming through is so bright it hurts, and the rest of me is still here, wounded, even though I know it's all for the best. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z As he scrubbed his hands clean, the thunder hit two more times, back to back, like the sky was literally cracking open. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Mom?” she asked, cracking the door open just a smidge. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Spot, Mama Ya-Ya, and me will spin, cracking through the roof. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Storch was saying, cracking the poor goose’s bone with his large teeth. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, baby,” her mom said, her voice cracking a little. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Down to where the guys on the corner laugh low and shout dirty jokes to one another, cracking up and slapping skin as they try to top each other. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I used to sit there and watch you—cracking jokes with the teacher, charming the girls with that freaky smile, and laughing when you flunked one of those pop quizzes. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Moses’s cowboy hat flew off as he fell back against Felix’s car, cracking a headlight. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I, on the other hand, apparently went over like a felled ox and was lucky to land on the grass and avoid cracking my head open. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z And my mother, I said, my voice cracking. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Even in the front of the house, I can hear the rumbly noise of ice cracking, the salt crunching. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z There’s cracking branches, sweat piling on his skin, and no one here to save them. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Mom nodded and she and Willow started laughing and soon everyone at the table was cracking up so hard that tears ran down our faces. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I threw the brick down, cracking it in two on the cobblestones. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “How many stars in the sky?” he repeats, cracking open an eye to stare at the ceiling like he’s imagining the night sky. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Center frame, pink-cheeked and smiling self-consciously, while Hudson’s doubled over, cracking up. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The sounds of the ice grinding and crushing, creaking and cracking, filled the cold, damp air all around them. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z His axe was shivering her shield, cracking the wood on the downswing, tearing off long pale splinters when he wrenched it back. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There he sat cracking marrowbones, neat, tough, durable, his sleek furlike hair shedding the water like a bird’s feathers: he dripped a little onto his shoulders, like house-eaves dripping, and never noticed it. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z But we keep messing up, either because we stumble over the words or start cracking up. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z For the first show, Dracula, Welles simulated the sound of a stake being driven through the vampire’s heart by cracking open a watermelon with a hammer. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I gulped to keep my voice from cracking. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “I even won the very first Miss Newark Teen Pageant,” Mama says, cracking a weak smile. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And then he heard a new sound, a cracking and groaning, above the wind and rain. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z He moves with expert speed, and I can’t help tumbling to the floor, cracking up. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z She was biting her lip to keep from cracking up at her own hilarious self. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Next Milton, in different clothes, is greeting more customers; and Jimmy the cook is cracking eggs one- handed; and Lefty is looking left out. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She was crying and touching everything, but I wouldn’t let her know where I was, because I was sure that the cracking up at the end would make it all OK. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z She tries, but she makes some weird noise, spit flying, and I’m cracking up. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The giant clay container had once held wine, but now it was empty and cracking. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He lifted his eyes from the boy’s face and stared out across the fields still cracking in the wind. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But his flashing spear never missed its stroke and the dreadful sound of cracking skulls was heard and the floor flowed with blood. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Stretching, cracking my knuckles, rolling my head and neck left and right. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He started cracking up extremely loudly, and he slapped his knee. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z She kept cracking it open to take a peek outside. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I couldn’t look at Diego without imagining his dead-eyed stare as he attacked his father, without wondering if he’d enjoyed the sound of cracking bones or smiled when he saw the blood on his hands. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Mr. Ray, can you just tell me. Please,” I said, my voice cracking. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He pounded his leg and threw his head back like old men do, cracking up. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z His voice was cracking, and I could tell he was holding back his tears, literally shaking, trying not to cry. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z But I’ve learned at least one thing: there are young people, even those of the opposite sex, who can discuss these things naturally, without cracking jokes. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The sounds of his pursuer went on relentlessly, only now with the bone-shuddering addition of cracking and splitting rock joined in. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z We never laid a hand on each other again, and even though we’d get into plenty of verbal clashes, our tiffs tended to end the way our fistfight had, with us cracking up. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I could hear the wet cracking of the pipe. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I say again, cracking up, pounding some crazy bass notes to match the funky treble. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Mr. Lyte was talking as informally as though he and Mr. Dana were alone together, sitting at a tavern, cracking walnuts, drinking Madeira. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I scooted farther behind my tree, cracking twigs and fallen leaves, even though I knew they wouldn’t see me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z And above that, the sound of cracking—snapping and breaking—and the squeal and scream of wood on wood. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The heralds in the Constable’s pavilion moistened their lips, which the breeze was cracking, before lifting their trumpets far a fanfare. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z TimeStar puffed up his chest and made a show of cracking his knuckles, but when the childlike Clock Watcher’s bottom lip began to quiver, he backed down. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “What lamp you come from?” he said, cracking a smile. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Hoover didn't mention any help from the Coast Guard or George Dasch in cracking the case. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z By cracking your enemy’s codes and ciphers, you could learn their military secrets. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z So I shut up and went back to cracking acorns. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Call asked, his voice cracking in the middle of his question. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Whips of water slapped at the bukavac’s face, snapping and cracking as they hit. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He would sit on his grandmother’s old knees, almost cracking them with his weight. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He spoke softly, his voice cracking a little. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The visitors were cracking their knuckles, eyeing us like it was slaughter time. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I could hear the wet cracking of the pipe. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Hearing Ma weeping and Pop wheezing, cracking his knuckles while Leda sucks her pacifier double-time and Ray holds my hand. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z When she emerged from her coma, she was so stiff that she thought there was a danger of her limbs cracking off if she moved, so hungry that her stomach was willing to risk it. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The first five minutes there isn’t much talking, just the sound of shells cracking and mouths slurping. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z As the sentence is written, the yolk is the one cracking the egg. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Even with my ears ringing, it sounds like chicken bones cracking. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z His eyebrows rise at that, cracking the clay on his forehead. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The noise never let up: car horns, bicycle bells and the cracking of whips combined to produce a deafening bewildering clamour, amid which is was impossible to heed every warning sound. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Daniel is elbowing his friends and cracking up. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Through my haze of math and memory, I gradually noticed that the class was cracking up. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z His pubescent voice was cracking from the stress. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Rondell threw a piece of seaweed at me, still cracking up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Get your crew in shape before I start cracking skulls.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z This really gets us to cracking up, and Addie yells, “Morons!” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z The clubs and whips were cracking around me. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Branches are cracking, her heavy footsteps hitting the path moments after mine, then I remember she doesn’t have footsteps. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The wood was old and the paint was cracking, giving the Nativity scene a poignant look of absolute poverty. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Harry’s seemed to be picking up every sigh of the wind, every cracking twig. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z She watched the water rise and listened to the cracking and booming of caverns collapsing. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He picks up Celia’s only doll from a nearby chair and drops it to the floor, the porcelain head cracking open. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The idea was to signal, as publicly as possible, that the transit police were now serious about cracking down on fare-beaters. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked with Summer and Jack, and we just couldn’t stop cracking up. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “Yo, man,” I said, and then I just shook my head cracking up at him. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “No,” Ma said, her words cracking the air around her, “she left to find a fairy tale. Never-Ending Mountain and the Old Man of the Moon! Of all the foolish things.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Tell me about it—all that cracking and splintering! Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “When you were talking to that woman the first time, you were cracking up. Both of you.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The evening ended with the cracking of branches in the forest and the pounding of rice in mortars. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z In January 1943, Werner finds a second illegal transmission coming from an orchard on which a shell has fallen, cracking most of the trees in half. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “I beg you. We are peaceful,” Papa said, breaking the silence, his voice cracking. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Mama asked, her voice cracking, reaching for Stella. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z We walked on, the crust cracking uneasily under us. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z "Shush, man, Jazz is asleep," I whispered while unlocking and cracking the door. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The boy scooped up a tin pail of nuts from the big box under the stove and went out to the flat cracking stone. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Summer school double-sucks because Dylan has been cracking jokes ever since that day I came out of the guidance counselor’s office with the bad news. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “That does not matter to the Tiger Emperor,” the villager said, the bitterness cracking the hushed tone of his voice. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Thank you, Your Piano-ness!” he says with a bow, cracking me up. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I gasped out, feeling his arms tighten around my ribs to the point of cracking them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “I know,” I said, my voice cracking, but then it just came out of me. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Amarante surveyed the damp earth, the glistening green bean plants, the faint yellow irrigation foam left around the stalks, the mud cracking softly in some freshly watered rows. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “To who?” cried Milo, in a voice cracking with dismay. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Then it got down to where there was popping and cracking. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z He sent his long whip-lash cracking over their heads; then with another crack and a yell he started the company off again at a brisk trot. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The younger sat up on his bed eternally cracking his fingers. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I must have fallen asleep because I remember being startled awake by the sound of loud cracking thunder. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom was an expert at cracking open a chicken bone and getting out every last bit of marrow inside. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “His throat must be so dry it’s cracking.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Dari, Twig, and I stayed late after school yesterday, gluing and rearranging and cracking a whole bunch of eggs. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I don’t like the taste of walnuts, but I find myself fascinated by the methodical cracking. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I looked at him over his seat back, cracking up to myself. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I open my book and get cracking on the problems. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Rollo’s head snapped back— snap like a knuckle cracking—and he bellowed with pain. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He rubbed his eyes and yawned so deeply she heard little cracking noises in his jaw. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Another whoosh and more violent cracking sounds followed. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He ate them as he walked, cracking the shells one by one, working the nut meat loose with his tongue. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He tried to talk a couple of times—“What—What—” but he kept cracking up. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She laid into the dogs, cracking her whip. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “We hope without cracking up the flying machine.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Jus looks at Mr. Rivers, who has his jaw clenched so tight, it wouldn’t surprise Jus if his teeth were cracking. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The proximity of the picture made her grab it and kiss it again, the ice cube in her mouth cracking against the glass. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In my mind, I could see those folks on the fire escape tumbling to the ground in a rush of screams and cracking metal. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I’m pounding on the stone now, cracking into it, opening it all up. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The giant stepped into the bay, cracking the ice under his sandals, and thrust his hands in the water. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He heard the creaking and cracking of wood again, groaning like a living thing, like the hungry stomach of the world growling for a meal. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z She tried to keep herself from picturing pakuks, the skeletons of little children, flying through the woods, or the icy breath of giant windigos striding over the ground, cracking trees off with every foot crunch. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Just when it seems we might have caught a break, there’s a cracking sound, like an egg hitting the side of a bowl but magnified a thousand times. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Moss said, his voice cracking on the last word. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Parts of it: the sound, the light, the thunder, and the slamming and cracking of it; and he was afraid. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z “From a distance, I mean. You can’t see the wear on things, you know? You can’t see the rust or the weeds or the paint cracking. You see the place as someone once imagined it.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Up wells a wail from inside Rosemary, cracking her jaw open, wider and louder than any human cry I've ever heard ever, rising like a police siren, but much slower and so much sadder. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He jerked his head left and then right and grinned at the cracking sound his neck made. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “They were provoked,” Penelope said in a cracking voice. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z They developed instead the racially sanitized rhetoric of “cracking down on crime”—rhetoric that is now used freely by politicians of every stripe. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “They’re really letting you stay on after cracking the Crystal Ball?” asks a girl in a gown that looks like a starry night sky. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Far ahead, she heard branches cracking, and a sound she knew well, a low chuffing. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z They order espresso and share a creme brulee, their two teaspoons cracking the hard amber surface from either side. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I heard a thud, the cracking of plastic, and opened my eyes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He watched me for a while, urging me on, literally cracking the whip. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z They’d lose a game, and it would take everything he had to keep himself from cracking a joke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She whips my arm, making me spin off the walkway, cracking us both up. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z One moment there were solid wooden walls and the next moment it had fallen with the cracking of wood and the tinkling of glass and the screams of people inside. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s go!” the sheriff yells from his horse, cracking a whip over our heads. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z But right in the middle the ice started cracking away, and the dog went under. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z When I got in the back of the truck, Peewee was cracking up. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She kept pulling new ones from her sack, cracking them open, and reading the fortunes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Tears flowing down my cheeks, I egged myself on until I heard a cracking sound and I no longer felt any life fighting in my hands. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “We should get you on painkillers more often if you’re going to start cracking jokes. Oh, and to answer your question—I beat her up.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The house was making noises, like knuckles cracking. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I am annoyed that he could scare me into mistaking a sliding chicken crate for a cracking ship’s hull. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Alex, fifteen and the oldest, understood English, but spoke with a thick Burundian accent that, combined with his deepening and sometimes cracking voice, made him hard to understand sometimes. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The boat slid ashore, cracking through a fine layer of ice and black silt. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Never,” he said, his voice cracking with earnestness. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The door slid closed behind him, but not before he heard a shocked S.Q. mumbling something about the poor kid cracking under pressure. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z There was the gristly sound of bones cracking. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Acererak rocked his head from left to right, cracking his neck. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Thousands of elephants lived on the mountain then, and they could be heard moving through forest, making cracking sounds as they peeled bark and broke limbs from trees. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the first and last time, Gomo says quickly, her voice cracking from the effort of keeping her tone at a whisper. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z There were more snapping of twigs and cracking of branches. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The jib was still shaking and cracking like a whip. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z They made a cracking, snapping sound when I stretched. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The one called Cinder sheathed his sword with the sound of a tree cracking under the weight of winter ice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Numbers,” I say, cracking open a book and offering it to her. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Man, were you ever lost in a fog? That’s when they started cracking up. The first one...” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, baby,” she repeated, rubbing her hand on my forehead gently, her voice cracking. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I said nothing, and Leper, having said so much, went on to say more, to speak above the wind and crackings as though his story would never be finished. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She made them close faster, shaking the floor and cracking the ceiling. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I hollered, but they didn’t even hear me, because they were playing music too loud and cracking up too much. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly falling... twisting... everything out from under me and my head cracking against the wall. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “I thought I was going to lose”—hic—“con...consciousness. Please tell me that really happened just now” “All I can say is, no matter what, I’m cracking my skull open tomorrow,” Seanie said. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Maybe it was the fact that we were so tired and strung out emotionally, but I started cracking up, and Thalia and Grover joined in, while Zoe just looked at us. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She lifts the stake as though it weighs nothing and splits his head in a single clean movement—ponk—like cracking a hardboiled egg. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I fell on my back, cracking my head against the ground, the breath driven out of me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “That,” she said, cracking a smile for the first time since I’d known her, “was awesome.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The crust beneath us continued to crack and as we reached the border of the field the frigid trees also were cracking with the cold. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re always so worried, King,” Sandy says, his voice cracking, and I don’t know if it’s because he’s about to cry or is already crying, or if it’s because his voice is just plain squeaky. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z He bent her fingers one by one, cracking the knuckles. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z My hand was stiff from cracking Kerns’s skull, but I’d made my fist really tight, so I knew I didn’t break anything. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Alby sat up as he yelled, his voice cracking with the strain of it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It didn’t seem mean, it really didn’t, it seemed—a sound breaks into my thoughts, a very human sound, branches cracking: footsteps. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z It was rough and broken, fading to a winding track between heather and whin that thrust amid the cracking stones. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “I don’t mean to be such a mess,” I say, my voice cracking. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The little beasts are hard and the everlasting cracking with one’s fingernails very soon becomes wearisome. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Tears were sliding down her face like a cracking dam doing its best to hold an overflowing lake. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Doctor Copeland sat on the edge of the group, cracking his knuckles, his eyes wandering from one point to another. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Whoever’s on the other end of Ambrose’s call must have a good sense of humor because he’s got Ambrose cracking up. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Sefia said nothing, but she felt the doubts cracking open inside her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z When the anchorman came back on, he was cracking up. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was amazing,” I tell him, my voice cracking. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “You really speak Spanish beautifully,” he told Grace, his voice cracking slightly. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z They stared at each other, tension like a whip cracking over and over in the air. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Audrey laughed, and if I closed my eyes, I could imagine Jesse was with us, swapping stories and cracking up at our lame jokes. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe it!” the analysts are yelling over the chaos, their voices cracking from excitement. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z All the Arctic peoples had been thrown into panic, and so had the animals, not only by the fog and the magnetic variations but by unseasonal crackings of ice and stirrings in the soil. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She was sitting by her kerosene stove, cracking pinons with her front teeth. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Sam and Alice were sitting around a small fire, cracking hickory nuts and putting the meats in clay tureens for the winter. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z From the superhero batter’s box came the sound of Jack cracking up. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Silence, except for the cracking, snapping fire above us. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “We need to get cracking on our collages today since I want to finish this project before Thanksgiving.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Well, what did you think I did at the Bureau? Just wandered around cracking jokes?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z A rider cut him off and turned him, and the others boxed him in, cracking their whips in his face, running him this way and that. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The Other said something in a language that Will did not know; his voice was like the cracking of ice on a winter lake, and the words were mocking. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The whole table of boys starts cracking up, and blush girl runs back to her friends and buries her face in her hands. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The massive pink pork monster landed with a thud, cracking the sidewalk. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It sounded as if the whole world was breaking and cracking apart; there hadn’t been a storm like that in memory. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “All right, kids, let’s get cracking,” Mr. P said as he passed out the geometry books. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z When she told us about the spider, we all started cracking up. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Sometimes, hauling net, he came across a fish thrashing hard enough to elicit a cracking thump when it banged off the Islander’s transom. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He sits down and I’m still cracking up. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z No thoughts, and I was reaching out and cracking Rondell in his face with a closed fist and his head was snapping back and blood was trickling out his nose. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She worked from memory, swelling and cracking the skin on Muzzen’s face and chest, raising blisters until the swelling and pustules were so bad that he was truly unrecognizable. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But every now and then he would shoot me a smirk that had me thinking sad thoughts just to keep from cracking up. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z There was a whip cracking, and the howl of racing dogs. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “He’s in Italy,” I say, my voice cracking. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I could now see how its paint was cracking, and how the timber frames of the little cabin were crumbling away. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I think of the feasts at Elsinore, loud with laughter and the cracking of bones and sucking of marrow, with dogs growling and fighting over food thrown to the floor. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In the corner of my eye, the walls rippled, first becoming awash with cracking flames, then receding into the churning black waters of the Atlantic. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It was funny because Derek was serious but Mom kept cracking up. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “Because I’m still cracking up over what you did with those flowers, that’s why.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Dray’s wall is cracking, splitting down the middle. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z That didn’t stop him from cracking a beer. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “This will make it stop, Professor,” Harry said, his voice cracking as he tipped the seventh glass of potion into Dumbledore’s mouth. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I imagined joining one, introducing myself as the new kid in town, cracking a few jokes, starting to groove. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “We need a shroud,” I announced, my voice cracking. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z A girl walking through the woods, alone, half-naked, as the late afternoon sun plays with the light, twigs and branches cracking in the distance. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Odd sterling servers are popular, for spooning out deviled eggs, removing pimentos from olives, cracking quail legs. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Then she started cracking up again, totally ruining the whole cool thing she had going for her. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I heard a cracking sound, and the next thing I knew, the corroded metal of the garbage can began to collapse and I fell to the ground. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He showed no fear as he wandered into this forest, and paid no attention to the whispering sounds and the cracking of twigs which were all about him. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “That’s your problem, isn’t it?” said Filch, his voice cracking with glee. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Twig didn’t respond, just kept cracking invisible eggs over my head and running streams of fingertip yolk through my hair. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We landed in a pile of banging heads, cracking bone and blood. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I wish my voice would stop cracking and change already. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “If you ask me,” said Ron once Harry had finished describing his conversation with Tonks, “she’s cracking up a bit. Losing her nerve after what happened at the Ministry.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “What — live with you?” he said, accidentally cracking his head on a bit of rock protruding from the ceiling. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “I’d like to keep them out,” confided the colonel, and began cracking his knuckles savagely as he wandered back and forth. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z My half-sisters gossiped loudly, while I sat cracking seeds and laying their flesh in a pile. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They were sitting on the short wall in the backyard cracking pumpkin seeds between their teeth, tossing shells into the lilies. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Some dashed to the boats and began heaving and cracking them out of the night’s ice; others broke down the camp and began stowing tents and gear. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Since that first time we made out in the cab of his truck, I’ve felt myself cracking. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z They were still sitting over their port and cracking nuts. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Things cracking and creaking as, like my mother used to say, the house settled. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I hear a cracking inside me, my ribs are collapsing in on my lungs, which is why I can’t breathe. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “I...uh...did a report on Faraday for school once,” Ben said, his voice cracking only once. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The teachers called my parents to school, and I saw they had been saving my pictures, curling and cracking, all alike and black. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He stretches his arms forward, cracking his knuckles under his gloves. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z A black and mighty whirlwind arose, scattering the flowers and cracking the trees, carrying screams upon its currents and making the very stones of the castle shudder. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Archer landed blows again and again, cracking bones, causing bruises. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Once they caught one another’s eyes, they started cracking up. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I heard the cracking of her swollen joints. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z They went to plan B, laying strips of masking tape across the window and then cracking it with a crowbar. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Elizebeth, by contrast, had spent her career cracking a wide variety of messages. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “I have done everything I can to show you how much I care for you,” Noah said, his voice cracking, making him sound like a little kid. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Eventually the guy caught the girl and they fake-wrestled around a sec, cracking up, and then went back to the circle around the fire and sat down. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He heard a cracking sound as the sky crashed to earth with a violent impact that shook the ground. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I zipped myself all the way into the sleeping bag of myself, not because I was hurt, and not because I had broken something, but because they were cracking up. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z As I did, there was a sound like cracking bones as Acererak slowly lifted his head. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Every bone in my body was cracking with the need to talk about her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In the cafeteria, instead of people leaving Ty alone, instead of them cracking their stupid jokes to each other, a bunch of them had decided they'd sit with him. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z We listened to the cracking branches in the woods until we couldn’t hear him anymore. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They pried it open with a crowbar, cracking the door’s wooden frame. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The lightning was so bright and near that it seemed to flash through the heavy canvas of the sail, the roaring and cracking enough to wake the dead sleeping in the depths of the water. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay,” he called to the room at large, and all noise ceased: Fred and George, who had been cracking jokes for the benefit of those nearest, fell silent, and all of them looked alert, excited. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Fear of cracking up or going crazy—moderate, a 2. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It was said that he loved the sound of his club cracking open a skull like a pumpkin, but this was not true. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z It gave a little, cracking like china, and I realized that I was going to be iced in if I didn’t keep that door open. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Above me I could hear feet running and the cracking of brush, which was followed by silence. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Wab was still moving slower today after her binge, but if things had changed between us from her cracking wide open like that, she didn’t let on. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Olanna put down the phone and felt a sharp cracking inside her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The Ancient, who was sitting beside them cracking nelumbo nuts, glanced up at him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The sun beat down on them so ferociously that it was easy to imagine the sidewalk cracking open and swallowing them whole. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z He’s the doorman and security guard, and he’s always cracking jokes while he’s waiting to carry suitcases up and down the stairs. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Huge orange gouts of fire unfurled their banners in that hellish wind, the logs hissing and cracking, glowing cinders rising on the smoke to float away into the dark like so many newborn fireflies. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Suddenly, there was a sound of a heavy body pushing through the underbrush, accompanied by a sharp cracking of branches, and the spell was broken. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I started cracking up a little behind my fist. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Eventually, I fell asleep to the sound of ice groaning and cracking in the floors beneath us and the attic above. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z All the other runners on the track were cracking jokes and playing around. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z At the sight of her jagged blade coming at him, his eyes widened and he stumbled backwards, cracking his head against the wall. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The wind blew, cracking and splintering the remaining bones, but he sensed the presence of Mercer. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “You get cracking on those exams, and we’ll promise to be super good.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z She was hunched over, pulling new ones out of a sack and cracking them open. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The great tree falls, splitting, cracking, rushing down in leaves to the final, shuddering blow along the ground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z My body felt heavy, cracking at all my joints. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z For a second, Sefia swore she saw storms, great roiling clouds rolling with thunder, and lightning cracking overhead. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “I still can’t get him to drink anything,” I said, voice cracking. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z It was the door to the room unlocking and cracking open. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z She wouldn’t be cracking open fortune cookies in the middle of the Great Salt Lake. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Xan pulled herself to her feet, her joints creaking and cracking like rusty gears. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Kevin was cracking up, but the faces of the jurors were grim. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Kids were kicking rocks in the street and cracking up in the good way. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know if she was cracking under the stress or what. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z All I can think of is him up on the dais, his blade cracking through Prince Dain’s chest. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She kept it up until our father, his voice cracking with pain, offered to find her some professional help. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “The guy who wrote this stupid magazine article about cracking open bank vaults in the 1930s!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “Ice cracking and shifting. Millions of tons of ice.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Gerald liked Rob, who was always cracking jokes and acting silly. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas half stood as he watched the Glader crash down into his chair, tipping it over backward, cracking it in two pieces. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It’s not funny in the way a joke is funny, but when Mom tells it, Via and I just start cracking up. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z What with the sound of the cracking and snapping and her swift-fingered movements, she seemed to be playing a complicated instrument. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z A sharp cracking sound reminded Nicole that there were other dangers out here. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z We'd usually get funny ones and sit there cracking up over the stupidest thing. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z “Li’l bruh, you gotta get up, man. It’s almost time to go,” he said, cracking the door, peeking in before pushing it wide open, just as everyone had done at the hospital. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then, gradually, the glow fades, and I find myself suspended in midair, overlooking a vast expanse of blue ice and snow-covered glaciers, all shifting and cracking under their own weight. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I’m sorry you weren’t there to see my dad try his best to be upbeat, cracking bad jokes in his speech, choking on his words. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Her leathery skin was cracking like the seat of a worn-out bus. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He leans down, seizes Penn by his neck before he has recovered from his last hit, and pummels him into the isle’s dirt, cracking the ground. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My heart feels like it’s cracking in two. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Within minutes, it seemed—an hour, it seemed too—the school started to empty out; classroom doors flung open, glass windows cracking. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z The warrior made a sound like a mountain cracking in half: a roar or a laugh, Percy couldn’t be sure. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Where have you been?” he said, his voice cracking. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z But if she hadn’t been such a cracking radio operator and been promoted so quickly, it’s not likely we’d have become friends even in wartime, because British officers don’t mingle with the Lower Ranks. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He spoke in Farsi, but Sohrab argued back, his voice rising in pitch and volume until it started cracking. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He’s always cracking jokes and making the other kids laugh. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry about your mom. I wish she was here, too. Ma was saying how she was gonna be cooking and cracking jokes. Don’t worry. We’ll figure everything out.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z But he’s off balance, dizzy with rage—the sledgehammer hits the Erudite man in the shoulder at full force, metal cracking bone. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z A leaf falls from a branch, and I press my fingernail into the space between its veins, cracking it into pieces. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The almanac had a strange, soapy smell and made a cracking noise like fire as she turned the pages. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The Old Man of the Moon looked at us, our out-stretched cracking globe, and our pleading faces. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “They’ll still be there tomorrow,” I replied, cracking two eggs into a skillet. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z She crosses her eyes at me, cracking herself up. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z It's an old building, so something's always cracking, leaking, shaking, or breaking. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He counted the fifteen new bills once more, and they were so crisp they made a sharp, cracking sound. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Their players scatter left and right as the structure collapses in an explosion of cracking ice. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Please,” I say, my eyes welling, my voice cracking. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z For some reason, me and Jack started cracking up. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “I’m officially required to tell you who cares and let’s get cracking on that Pizza Garden,” Lydia said. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “It might give you more time to grab his arm and break it,” he said, never cracking a smile. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The longer they waited, the more strained their smiles became, cracking around the edges. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “That’s not how it feels to me,” I said, my voice cracking. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Under certain conditions our exhalations freezing instantly made a tiny cracking noise, like distant firecrackers, and a shower of crystals: each breath a snowstorm. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “You were my best student in Kabul University,” he added, cracking a tired smile. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Mama was humming a song, and the tune was cracking my skull open like a nut. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z RON: And a cracking one at that—gorgeous silver hair. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “I don’t know,” Lara said, and then we heard footsteps in the distance, mutters and cracking branches. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Carlos caught my eye and stopped me from cracking a basketball joke before I could even open my mouth. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He was watching cartoons on television, violent ones, little animals that looked like weasels cracking up cars and bashing each other on the head. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He chuckled and chattered, cracking his long fingers, and pawing at Frodo’s knees. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Sometimes, as she was cracking the spine of yet another dusty history, Ophie would catch movement out of the corner of her eye, and there would be the ghost boy standing in the doorway. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z And yet there was the pressure of that great blue army behind him, building like water behind a cracking dam. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She starts cracking up already, her eyes warm as she shakes her head at him. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Hazel heard a cracking sound, like the keel had splintered. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It sounded like the entire universe was cracking in half. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I held my breath as if I were standing on ice that was cracking beneath me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Then a bug-eyed one that kept cracking his knuckles to make the sound of breaking bones. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Then get cracking!’ the Queen said, ‘You’ll need nine helicopters, one for each Giant.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I liked cracking the middle of the poori and filling it with dal, and taking a big, messy bite, smooth and crispy all at once. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z All the kids at the nearby tables were cracking up, but Adrian Morse was doubled over. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I try to keep a straight face and she does too, but soon we’re cracking up. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Black Betha rode the flood tide, her sail cracking and snapping at each shift of wind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It felt as though I had painted it on, and the paint was cracking. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Apa, please give me the green card, I say again, a begging note cracking my voice. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “Sorry I got angry about the paint,” I said as I pushed the brush back and forth over the cracking wood slats of the house. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Sefia’s images of them were already fading, their features cracking and flaking away like old paint, revealing nothing but darkness beneath. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I began to hurry, twigs cracking beneath my feet and my own hoarse breath loud in my ears, and before long the path emerged into the clearing. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Could you take out the garbage?” she asks, her voice cracking a little. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I listen carefully to every little noise, the cracking of a branch or . . . wait: What was that? The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Screaming noise, ropes slamming against the mast, cracking of cloth being whipped or snapped—everything so loud it hurt his ears. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s cracking his knuckles one at a time. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “C’est sale,” I said, showing it to her and cracking up. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Then we saw that the girls were doing some kind of dance, so we imitated them, cracking ourselves up. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z A booming crash sounded behind him, followed by the rolling, cracking, whirring of the Griever. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t tell her now, he wouldn’t have her collapsing on the tiles and cracking her skull. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z That cracking sound again and then a scream of tortured wood, and suddenly the air was full of shards and splinters. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Somewhere in the vast flock, a variant was born with a grotesque beak capable of cracking seeds. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The play area was bordered by wood-slat benches where old-country people sat cracking roasted watermelon seeds with their golden teeth and scattering the husks to an impatient gathering of gurgling pigeons. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear pounding—doors flung open by wind; shutters slapping against windows; glass cracking, breaking like a thousand bottles. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z The two of us start cracking up, and I can hear the laugh in my dad’s voice, too, but he just keeps right on singing. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z There must be some feature of the mineral content of these stone roads that made them run in ribbon-like lines over the vast savanna, and be so resistant to weathering or cracking. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The campus was impressive for what happened within its walls: chest crackings, organ transplants, molecular imagings, genetic probes, and virtually any other medical service known in the advanced world. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Then it hit him: Calvin wasn’t smirking or cracking his knuckles or trying to act tough. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z He tried to apologize, but Annabeth and I were too busy cracking up. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Chubs squatted down beside me, his knees cracking like an old man’s. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He dragged the rest of the brush in under the bridge and broke it up, standing on the limbs and cracking them to length. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Caught up, she began cracking messages in real time, many of them from the West Coast. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Still, there are times—like now—when it’s next to impossible not to smile, and the smiling is contagious, and then so is the cracking up. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z TimeStar rose, wincing, rotating his right shoulder so it made cracking sounds. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I’m cracking up thinking about how your face looked. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It took a few more minutes before they stopped cracking up and walked toward their homeroom. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t y’all ever get tired of cracking the same jokes on each other every day?” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I walked down a few more buildings cracking up about my bro, until I got to my own classroom. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Everything was still except the fire cracking once in a while and that whispering of snow on the windowpanes. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Mark and Marc and Rex Rollins are all biting the nails off the fingers of the knuckles they are also cracking. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Because last night, the very night before today, she had kissed her pillow and thought she might be cracking up. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Calista’s shuffling got really loud, and she started cracking the cards on the bench between shuffles. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z The opening phrase, to crack an egg properly, is attached to the yolk, not to whoever is doing the cracking. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as I did, both Jake and Tyler started cracking up. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z But Mom watches the video that shows people actually talking and cracking jokes and even going to college by using that machine. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z All she could hear was the cracking glass. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Along the cliffs, a white dragon is stirring to life, its movements cracking the ice that encases it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As he pushed himself free of the table and landed on the floor, the camera slid from his shoulder and hit the cement with a hollow, cracking sound. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A stone’s throw away, a guy in a cowboy outfit was cracking a whip at some fire-breathing horses. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I tried to keep my voice from cracking. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I mean, Mom is spending her days at the clinic cracking backs, and Dad is meeting with other teachers and professors to ready a makeshift school, beginning with the younger kids. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Dayi Jamsheed parked the SUV under the shade of a gigantic walnut tree that hung over the street and thrust its roots beneath the cracking sidewalk. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He was standing aside, aimlessly cracking a twig over and over again until it became a limp ribbon in his hands. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I ask, my voice cracking, after Mom leaves. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z There was, as I wandered through the streets, a continual popping and cracking as the guns on Copp’s Hill fired, though I have no notion of what they might have aimed at. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He was bald and scrawny; his voice piped and squeaked like cracking eggshells. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I said, cracking up so hard I thought my neck would burst open. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z That cracking, crunching noise was the loudest sound I’ve ever heard in my whole life. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The sun beat down, and I could feel my skin heating and cracking. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “We only have a few minutes,” my dad says, his voice cracking as he releases us from his embrace. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The Queen’s face wavered before her, coalesced into the image of an old woman, lines cracking from the corners of her eyes and spreading down her cheeks. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I was slipping away, or breaking away, like a crumbling glacier cracking from the continent and drifting out to sea. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Bfff...She got it!” the spotter pilot yelled, his voice cracking. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Percy tried to keep his voice from cracking. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I hear the cracking of eggshell and loud slurping. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z And Ob cracking eggs into a big plastic bowl and telling Cletus he didn’t believe a word of it. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Because here he was, in this nice bright place, and his one friend in all the world was cracking from the strain. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But that one spark of triumph faded when Mr. Bates, his voice cracking with anger, bellowed, “So we just gonna let them do this to us, burn our homes, scare our babies?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Because the flower is magic,” I said, my voice cracking. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The next time I’m woken, it’s by a cracking at the door. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I knew they were cracking up in the bad way, which is at me, but I tried to maintain my confidence. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Yet even with his help, cracking Purple seemed almost impossible. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z My voice left me in a cracking gasp. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Toby did a little dance as they walked, cracking himself up again. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z When we could hear the music real clear, and folks talking to each other and the sound of sticks cracking in a fire, we started cutting through the trees. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z She laughed and Mia echoed it politely, but she could see the seed of an idea cracking and sprouting in Mrs. Richardson’s mind. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Okay?” she says finally, her voice cracking slightly. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Dad lay on the kitchen floor cracking jokes about an ordinance that had recently passed in our little farming village. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I said, cracking my voice like a whip, startling the students’ attentions back to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “If you remember me,” I said, my voice cracking, “then you know I’m a good worker.” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “They just needed a little help cracking a code. Turns out, I’m pretty good at that. The easiest questions on your father’s IQ test were the more visual ones. The puzzles.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z He turned at the sound of the opening door and nodded at Lanning, who entered, cracking the knuckles of one gnarled hand with the other. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “Grace,” she said, her voice cracking a little. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z In the cracking, frolicking flames I saw the face of Narciso. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel like an old piece of leather, drying and cracking in the heat. every step is an effort, but I refuse to stop. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Rodas, his voice cracking with emotion, says, “We could never keep going forward without people like this. These people give you things. In Chiapas, they take things away.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I spend half an hour shredding up string-cheese sticks and cracking eggs. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Unbroken kept a spot in the top five with $8.4 million, and joined Into the Woods in cracking the $100 million mark. 'Taken 3' Takes Weekend Box Office 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z Despite the sheer quantity of sounds, the work never felt chaotic, even as it progressed in fitful tumbles, creaking and cracking. Tanglewood Holds Its 50th Celebration of Contemporary Music 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z The two men play friends watching Oakland get gentrified beyond recognition, cracking jokes at the newcomers’ expense. Sundance films try to make moral urgency entertaining — including a Laura Dern #MeToo movie 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z It was very affecting, his voice cracking and his hair drooping all over the keys, and within a couple of months he was booked to perform on Later… with Jools Holland. Tom Odell: 'Having your heart broken makes for good songs' 2013-03-24T00:06:37Z After cracking the eggs into a deep saucepan, the butter is added and stirred in gently to mix with the eggs. This is the best cooking fat for making the fluffiest scrambled eggs ever 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z A cracking mix of challenges shows exactly how much you can do with a bit of fabric and a sewing machine – it's pretty inspiring stuff. The Great British Sewing Bee is a crafty move 2013-04-02T14:40:43Z “About five of us get up,” Regardie says, “and Tommy just starts cracking up like he’s pulled the funniest gag ever.” A final seating for the man who knew every D.C. power player’s favorite table 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z After sluicing through the arpeggios of Coltrane’s “Countdown” with great alacrity, he burst into an incongruous quote from “Billy Boy,” cracking up the crowd. Piano prodigy Joey Alexander proves he has all that jazz 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z Instead, her voice cracking, she says, “He left too soon. He left too soon.” A poet who spoke to the black gay experience, and a quest to make him heard At Food52, we've written about cracking an egg into a cold pan, cooking them in heavy cream, and even baking fried eggs. The absolute best way to fry an egg, according to 42 tests 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z If you had mentioned the possibility to the band’s primary songwriter and singer, Paul Westerberg, over the last couple decades, he’d come thisclose to cracking you over the head with his guitar. Replacements reunion: Genius or folly? 2013-07-12T18:03:00Z Cave women may have looked for physical brawn in mates, but modern ladies seek smarts — so for guys, cracking jokes at a cocktail party is a good way to peacock IQ points. Want to raise an empowered girl? Then let her be funny. 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z From one perspective they are a cracking form of user innovation, developed around specific needs and a lack of comparable products on the market; from another, they are a technology of organised crime. An anti-porn hack day, Mr Cameron? Be careful what you wish for 2013-07-24T15:47:00Z Up till then, it's a cracking good piece which combines lively comedy with Oedipal tension. Less Than Kind 2011-01-24T18:09:40Z Earlier this year, Barcelona started cracking down on unlicensed Airbnb rentals, doubling the numbers of inspectors checking properties. First Venice and Barcelona: now anti-tourism marches spread across Europe 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z It’s indicative of a company cracking a difficult code, of being able to marry the elements of storytelling through design and gesture, and finding harmony. Review | Even the gargoyles dance in Synetic’s fierce ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z OK, this is kind of cracking me up this morning. '50 Shades of Grey' meets 'The Killing'? 2012-08-08T16:29:25Z They aren’t much different from any group of young traders—cracking jokes and checking out women at the bar—except for their obsession for minimizing taxes. Puerto Rico: Tropical Tax Haven for America's Super-Rich 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z The IOC is also cracking down on people who try to set up WiFi hotspots, even for private use. Seven ways the IOC ruins the Olympics 2012-08-07T17:57:00Z This annual giggle fest, more than four hours of Ms. Griffin cracking jokes while Mr. Cooper struggles to contain his laughter, returns for another reliably cheerful evening. What’s on TV Saturday: New Year’s Eve 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z Taylor Swift fans spend as much time debating the best songs on 1989 as haters spend cracking jokes about her ex-boyfriends. Hear a Taylor Swift Supercut of Every '1989' Bridge 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z Tumbling, I had learned to visualize tricks in my head while executing a series of gestures: rotating my wrists, cracking my fingers, pointing each toe. My trapeze-flying adventure: Better than an orgasm 2013-03-16T20:00:00Z After cracking a joke about Scotch, she begins: “I celebrate myself, and sing myself.” Reciting Walt Whitman at a Drug Court in Alabama 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z “A lot of the time, I didn’t know who else was in the game, who was in the cast, until I’m sitting down, cracking open my own box and playing the game,” Mr. Baker said. Kevin Spacey Stars in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z But beyond career statistics, the rapper’s style might best be summed up by his lyric on the record’s final track, “Blessings,” in which he raps, voice emotional, almost cracking, “I speak to God in public.” Chance the Rapper will ‘speak to God in public’ at WaMu 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z It’s also cracking good entertainment, an ego pageant of the highest order. We are all d**k-measurers now: The Oscars and awards-season devalue and pervert art 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z As you would expect, there are some cracking pictures on show. Portrait Salon projection 2012-11-29T11:20:27Z Ms. Mar asked, cracking open a shell-on one with her hands, with ease, dipping the meat in butter, and then tipping it back for a taste of the brains. Angie Mar’s Menu: Red Meat and Respect 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z They began gesturing to each other across the atrium, making hand-signals and cracking each other up. Naked News: We're Still Prudes! Even at the Museum 2010-04-26T20:42:00Z So he’s trilingual, English, Spanish and of course, “the language of looooove,” or so he manages to proclaim without cracking a smile. The Bachelor Watch: Hola, Juan Pablo 2014-01-07T14:30:08Z “I am absolutely thrilled,” he said, barely cracking a smile. 'Groutier': sulky word gives New Zealander fourth world Scrabble title 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z “Both of my grandmothers died in Bangladesh, and I couldn’t be there because I couldn’t leave here,” he said, his voice cracking. A ‘Dreamer’ Finds His Sense of Belonging 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z "Spanish words advertising fast food chains / Line the dirty streets, cracking in the heat." Pop & Hiss video premiere: Nightmare and the Cat's 'Alvarado' 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z YouTube has faced allegations of censorship after cracking down on a wide range of content that could be deemed offensive. A.S.M.R. Videos Give People the Tingles (No, Not That Way) 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z The concrete was cracking, covered with weeds and dried leaves. Music Shows With a Brooklyn Feel, but Getting to Them Is a Hike 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z If you look at photos of him cracking the police up with laughter after his arrest you can see this. Inside the mind of serial killer Fred West 2011-07-31T19:30:01Z On set, Schwarzenegger was a jovial presence — cracking jokes and eating lunch every day with the crew, "which is almost unheard of in the movie star world," says director Alan Taylor. Arnold Schwarzenegger embraces his aging Terminator as 'Genisys' is set for action 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Troubled times continue on the tiptoeing “Talking at the Same Time”, Waits delivering a grim outlook with a surprisingly smooth falsetto that never hints at cracking like on previous efforts. Tom Waits Goes Back to the Well on Bad As Me 2011-10-25T09:00:51Z They lower their heads and charge each other, cracking and clashing. Returned to the wild: A 3,500-acre estate outside London is ruled by nature 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z “He walked out of the treatment door — he was cracking up and laughing, and he just doesn’t do that,” she says. ‘Brain zapping’: An experimental treatment for PTSD that war veterans say has changed their lives 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z At a developer conference, two dudes, “Hank” and Alex, were cracking mildly off-color jokes to each other. Jon Ronson’s ‘So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed’ 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Half a dozen warriors gathered at the base of a striated plateau, cracking jokes and letting off steam before the moment of truth. Can a Kung Fu Musical Get (Way) Off the Ground? 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z “The government was declaring war and cracking down on Anglophone protests,” he says. Searching for the Past in Cameroon, Only to Find It Is Still Very Present 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z You’ve run into doors, pavement and all manners of immovable objects and kept on going—so you’ll be ready when the marathon’s wall starts cracking its knuckles around mile 18. Former drunks make unstoppable runners 2013-01-06T14:00:00Z Gently tap warm eggs on kitchen counter immediately after cooking, cracking evenly over entire shell. Halloween Appetizers and Drinks 2010-10-13T20:53:00Z One woman added that the whole afternoon had been “cracking,” at which point the whole group dissolved into raucous laughter. Breaking the Ice on a Finnish Cruise 2014-03-18T07:22:40Z For Friday's opening night only, the 40th anniversary was honored by a special performance of Jerome Robbins' "Circus Polka," with former PNB principal dancer Patricia Barker cracking the whip at 48 very young students. 'Cinderella': A glass-slipper kickoff to PNB's 40th season 2012-09-24T19:01:25Z The story of Will Smith cracking the code to becoming one of the world's biggest movie stars is a staple of Hollywood lore, but in case you've never heard of it, here's the short version. Will Smith perfected blockbuster success, but his Oscar-worthiness is tougher – slap or no slap 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z There is no shortage of news-junkie comics, armed with research and graphics, cracking wise from the left these days. Making Talk TV for a Post-TV Generation 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z In her 30-year publishing career, the author has shown a unique penchant for cracking open the dark heart of human nature — usually with irreverent wit, devastating empathy and haunting shocks. A.M. Homes, too, has met this guy at a reading: “I don’t read books by women” 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z In this context, it’s not really a case worth cracking. ‘Holmes & Watson’ Review: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly and the Dull Routine of Bromance 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z The state, in response, put in stringent restrictions that held bars and restaurants responsible for cracking down on bad behavior, which some owners said went beyond reasonable expectations for enforcement. New York’s bars, restaurants and distillers say they’re suffering from the abrupt end of to-go cocktails 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z Nice touch, Abbie, for cracking that bone flute in two before handing it over. 'Sleepy Hollow' recap: A hex on her house 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Their jobs could be on the line, but they can’t stop cracking up. Why laughter makes no sense: The surprising science behind what tickles our funny bones 2014-04-09T22:59:00Z Edwards starts in hot-but-not-quite-boiling water to keep the shells from cracking, cooking for eight minutes and 40 seconds, precisely, before transferring them to an ice bath to stop the cooking process. Eggs and mayo is a way underrated French bistro dish 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Terrific editing weaves punch lines from various talking-head interviews, and some of the show’s best moments are when you can hear the off-camera interviewers cracking up. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z She held out for as long as she could, before cracking at about 5.30pm, and drinking another bottle of red wine. ‘I was hammered for the first month of lockdown’ – meet the people who quit alcohol in the pandemic 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z Soon after, the woman uploaded a clip of her watching – and cracking up – at the video, along with an incredulous caption. Wedding videographer edits 'Muppets' into unsuspecting couple's video, goes viral on Twitter 25 years later 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z So let's get cracking on the first of our dozen eggs. Poster poems: Crime 2013-01-18T09:00:04Z “What keeps her from cracking,” Wilhelmi says, “is the siblings”: the unseen younger children of widower Bob. Perspective | The offstage challenges of playing a racist in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z You argue that Americans need to reduce demand for drugs, rather than simply cracking down on the supply. A better border is possible 2012-05-26T22:00:00Z There’s one exchange where Tig and Remy are cracking each other up over how fastidious their stepfather can be, which is really funny. One Mississippi: Tig Notaro bares her scars in intensely dark comedy 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z But the solo singing was not sufficiently idiomatic; the performers were either reluctant or unable to push their voices to the edge of cracking, a technique that gives Arabic vocal music its impassioned character. Music Review: Great Music in a Great Space at St. John the Divine 2013-05-06T15:51:49Z On "Honeysuckle Rose," after cracking up at a surprise bass "wow," she launches into a breakneck tempo that's just crazy. Sheila Jordan's 'Yesterdays' a treasure 2012-01-30T22:34:05Z The ads, now being screened on the Comedy Central channel, feature members of the public cracking their favourite jokes – one of which Kirshen says was written by him for his Edinburgh fringe show last year. Is the Edinburgh comedy bubble about to burst? And X Factor, the musical 2012-08-14T14:40:09Z Long before he won an Emmy for playing the infantile narcissist Tracy Jordan on the award-winning TV show “30 Rock,” Morgan was cracking up a generation with his antics on “Saturday Night Live.” A&E highlights: Festivals celebrating dance, African-American culture and beer 2013-06-05T21:23:11Z For much of his life, Mr. McNally has been chipping, cracking, distressing and weathering interiors that are the architectural equivalent of rumpled sweaters two sizes too large. Back to Pastis for a Second Helping of Nostalgia 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z “Was that the spine?” a young woman inquired about a loud cracking sound as several onlookers winced. Young Farmers Conference at Stone Barns Center 2013-01-03T22:25:03Z He began to speak but paused for a moment, his voice cracking under the emotion. Richard Griffiths by James Corden: goodbye Rizzo – we miss you already 2013-03-29T20:30:01Z She wistfully recalls her own youth of unlocked doors, lying about with friends searching for pictures in clouds or cracking rocks open. Goldie Hawn: ‘I was born with a high set point for happiness’ 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z "I'm looking at my neighbour's flat and there is nothing left," Victoria from Lansdowne Road told Barnett, her voice cracking, "there's nothing left." A week listening to ... BBC London 94.9 2011-08-12T09:45:19Z I'm very slow unless I've got someone cracking a whip, so there will be a show at some point. "The Lord of the Rings" star Billy Boyd has advice for "The Rings of Power" 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z He also pauses protractedly to kneel before the Vogue “fashion superdeity” Anna Wintour, to whom he poses the rhetorical question, “What’s it like to listen to the cracking knee joints that accompany my curtsies?” Books Of Style: Simon Doonan: In the Mind of a Ringmaster 2013-09-06T22:49:41Z He's outgrown his pants and you were just cracking jokes, getting punchlines out, slinging it. Why do we love "Abbott Elementary" star Janelle James for being bad? It's simple: "I'm hilarious" 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Forty years after the first “Evil Dead,” Bruce Campbell’s Ash is still wielding a sledgehammer and cracking wise in this extension of Sam Raimi’s horror-comedy universe. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘Victoria’ 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z “If I was going to be a writer I’d better get cracking, children or no.” Elaine Ford, Writer of Spare, Detailed Novels, Dies at 78 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z Romney primarily is running a spot in which he promises to boost the economy through manufacturing, energy and cracking down on China. Political ads bombard viewers, but to what effect? 2012-10-15T11:01:04Z “When I get the final list, I get cracking on my canvas,” says Wood of his backstage routine. Keith Richards reveals he’s cut back on drinking: “I got fed up with it” 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z “I only found out about the cancer because one of my breast implants deflated,” Ms. Johnson said, cracking herself up. Reinventing Betsey Johnson 2012-12-19T23:32:46Z Spoon thrived on Merge, cracking the top-10 with its last two albums. Can an indie label with great taste save the music industry? 2011-09-29T15:30:00Z Conan O’Brien also opened his show with a heartfelt statement, his voice cracking as he expressed solidarity for the victims of the shooting. “A right some people are forced to die for”: Late night hosts weigh in on Charlie Hebdo shooting 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z And Mitch McConnell, his voice cracking on the Senate floor, uttered the words that have since come to define his career as a public servant: “God bless us, every one.” Our great healthcare denial 2012-06-17T12:00:00Z Through the canvas walls, we heard pleasant campy sounds: our neighbors’ fire cracking and popping and our neighbor crickets chirping. S’more, s’il vous plait? A French company opens its first ‘glampground’ in the U.S. 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z This is a cheesecake that doesn't demand you worry about a perfect springform release or the top cracking. Jamie Oliver's genius one-pan cheesecake will change how you do dessert 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z K'Naan – Until the Lion Learns to Speak I don't think this is really about hunting, the opening proverb apart, but it's a cracking track and great live too. Readers recommend: songs about old age 2010-08-05T23:02:00Z One minute, he is the angry gun-toting lead of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the next he’s both cracking smarts and showing remorse for his earlier mistakes in the current Justice League. Bye bye Batman: is it time for Ben Affleck to bow out as the caped crusader? 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Because it takes a strong guy of true integrity to stand alone, and that guy is Don Trump Jr. As the president’s son wrote of the opus: “Kanye West is cracking the cultural code.” Even if nobody else is listening, the president's son is singing the praises of Kanye West's new album 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Dude is not even dying and he’s cracking open his heart. A cheater’s guide to everything 2012-09-10T19:49:00Z Mr. de Botton responded that the future of journalism depends on “cracking micro-payments,” or the current way people pay for subscriptions. ArtsBeat: Why Must the News Be So Newsy? 2014-03-04T21:24:46Z That’s why you see cracking where the molding meets the ceiling and walls. Renovating Tips from Stephen Fanuka 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z “You gotta lend me some money,” I said, my voice cracking. When Valentine's Day means 15 to life: 34 years ago today, I was sentenced to prison 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z After the Lehman concert a player said he grew dizzy and tumbled over a railing into a stairwell, cracking his skull. Russian Orchestra Tour: Either on the Bus or on the Stage 2010-03-04T00:50:00Z It is a cracking good story and Seidler deserves credit for seeing its dramatic potential. The King's Speech on stage ? review 2012-02-10T23:00:36Z Several players argued that cracking down on cheating among beginner or intermediate players was less important than stopping it at the top. After a Year of ‘Rampant’ Cheating, Elite Bridge Tries to Clean Up 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z This time next year I could be nowhere or I could be cracking America. 'Give me a break' 2010-12-17T16:18:42Z I don’t want to get out of bed unless I think I’m cracking something open that’s needed to be cracked open for some time. How ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’ Took On Murder and the Mormon Church 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Radio 4 is rattling through Orwell's oeuvre at a cracking pace Happily, much of it is still on iPlayer, from docs on his work to a dramatisation of Nineteen Eighty-Four with Christopher Eccleston. Catch-up TV guide: from Bank Of Dave to The Real George Orwell 2013-02-23T06:00:05Z For poets, autumn may be a season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, but for restaurant critics it is time to get cracking. A Wish List for New Restaurants 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Expect Milne's almost forensic approach to character and some cracking dialogue set against the background of modern Westminster. TV highlights: 25/4/2013 2013-04-25T06:01:07Z “It hurts me so much to answer. Of course I had dreams for them — I’m going to start crying again,” she said, her voice cracking. ‘Vida’ was a first in so many ways. Its cast and creators hope TV looks more like it in the future. 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z The church itself is closed and fenced off, windows boarded, cracked walls streaked with damp and mould, concrete surrounds cracking ominously and littered with freshly fallen chunks of stone. One in 10 English churches needs urgent repairs 2010-06-30T14:05:00Z Twenty-four hours later he was cracking jokes about building a monument to the leathery meat and the despair it represented. This versatile biscuit-topped pot pie is the perfect dish for your leftover holiday turkey or meat 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Streep reacted by cracking up and kicking one leg in the air. ‘I see it leading straight to a backlash’: Meryl Streep and ‘The Post’ team talk the post-Weinstein era 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z This kind of existential threat was always there, even as Joel and Ellie were just rambling down mostly empty roads, cracking jokes. ‘The Last of Us’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap: Truck Stop 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z Who is the worst about cracking up and ruining takes? Emmys Watch: Jesse Tyler Ferguson on Playing it Straight 2012-09-20T19:28:08Z I think everything going on with politics and with Trump and everything is sort of cracking open all sorts of other issues. Paul Janeway on the new St. Paul & the Broken Bones LP and “open wounds we didn’t know were t... 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Watch out for: your own head; poorly timed casts that turn the line into a cracking whip; anything located behind you. A Father-Son Fishing Trip on the Chesapeake Bay 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z It also didn’t hurt that like this bold, adventurous Polynesian heroine, Ms. Cravalho also grew up swimming, surfing, paddle boarding, cracking jokes and hearing myths about the island deity Maui. Four Actresses Everyone Will Be Talking About This Fall 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Danny Farrell We know that Don's veneer is cracking, but tonight we see just how far. Mad Men: series three, episode ten 2010-03-24T22:45:00Z Drawn, once again, from the lore of Dungeons & Dragons, it’s a humanoid with a passing resemblance to a “Star Trek” Borg queen and a habit of levitating teenagers before cracking all their limbs. ‘Stranger Things’ Review: Once More Into the Upside Down 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Even more inexplicably, it emerged yesterday that Mark Wright might follow suit, because he went to stage school once, and therefore thinks he's got a shot at cracking Hollywood. The Only Way is Essex: will it survive? 2011-08-09T10:41:13Z But these days, the Bavarian capital is cracking its conservative shell in a push to challenge Berlin as Germany’s cultural capital. 36 Hours in Munich 2013-07-04T21:11:28Z Anyway, this promises to be a cracking exhibition with some genuinely original art in it.• Turner prize: too respectable? 2012-09-28T12:23:05Z Mangueira’s metal roof was retractable, and when it opened, like cracking a lid to let the steam out, it revealed Mangueira’s backdrop, a hillside favela that envelops the school on three sides. In Rio, the Work Goes In Before the Party Goes On 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z But, as has begun to happen during Morpheus' more than 100-year absence, dreams can also be weakened if they are not defended and maintained, their foundations cracking and crumbling into dust. "The Sandman" and the American Dream: Donald Trump is the Corinthian 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z You'll need a few quid to enjoy the masseurs and exotic instrument stalls but local teens can just as easily wander down and have a cracking free day out. This week's new events 2010-06-18T23:06:00Z “It’s hard to put into words,” he said, his voice cracking. Buffalo, the Pawnee and an Old Story on a Trip Across the Plains 2012-06-22T16:48:50Z He arrived early, sipped Hennessey and Coke and generally had the manner of a victorious politician, cracking jokes with a huge coterie of friends and taking pictures with fans. ASAP Yams, Partner to Hip-Hop’s ASAP Rocky 2013-01-25T13:00:00Z This troubled me greatly, but Bill just laughed at my predicament, cracking wise. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: For a week I recorded my dreams. Here are my political prophecies. 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Harsh cracking sounds like gunshots also punctuate her sometimes gruesome story, as she recalls the defining moment in her life when her husband was killed. Review: 'Jackie' a sharp-eyed look at an icon 2013-03-06T02:46:08Z His voice cracking with emotion, his sentences punctuated with pregnant pauses, Mark read from “The Big Book”, the fundamental text for AA, and played songs by Wilco and The Avett Brothers. Meet the podcasters bringing Alcoholics Anonymous into the Digital Age 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z A couple of years ago, my wife, on point, mimicked the whip cracking in “Sleigh Ride.” Can You Like a Movie or Song That Has Something Wrong? Times Readers Respond 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z Navalny faces up to 10 years in prison after he was charged in a fraud case widely seen as a means of cracking down on his activism. Pussy Riot sentenced to two years 2012-08-17T20:13:07Z All that talk about water baths and how to keep the whole thing from cracking — I just couldn't be bothered to throw it into the rotation. A 3-ingredient cheesecake, no measuring needed 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Abnormally hot, wet summers also require peach growers to be more vigilant against brown rot and fruit cracking. Surveying the garden after a soggy summer 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Likewise, the most-anticipated list included Divergent and The Amazing Spider-Man 2, neither of which ended up cracking the Top 8 among domestic ticket sales. Here is the Most Anticipated Film of 2015 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z And he likes bending his voice into unexpected shapes: On “u,” he raps in a scarred, cracking voice, between tears and aggression. Kendrick Lamar, Emboldened, but Burdened, by Success 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Supportive but stressed, and resentful of his success, Sophie can’t help cracking a joke: “The violinist of Vilnius. Try saying that three times fast.” Review | ‘The Wanderers’ roams with a hungry heart 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z She wandered off the page, chastising her overlord and cracking sardonic jokes from her prison cell. Obsessed with Anne Boleyn 2012-06-18T22:01:00Z The food It’s all about the lobster, but you won’t have to deal with the mess from cracking shells. Receptions on Wheels: the Food Trucks Roll In 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z The dust storm caused problems for Pharrell, whose voice started cracking by the end of the set. Muse, Pharrell headline Coachella amid dust storm 2014-04-13T13:25:02Z Others – including many liberals, civil libertarians, and tech enthusiasts — shudder at the idea of the government cracking into a private device, even one carried by a killer. In Apple vs. the FBI, the people won’t win: “It’s the world’s biggest corporation versus the world’s most powerful military” 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z I'm all about the polish, now that I'm cracking America. Oscars 2011: Fashion royalty 2011-02-28T17:10:00Z It felt like I was cracking down the middle, a gorge opening up. What my queer journey taught me about love 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z It's like James Blake without the dubstep, the sound of one man perilously close to cracking up. New band of the day – Tom Odell (No 1,388) 2012-11-06T16:29:00Z Hats off to TV Burp writer Daniel Maier for cracking that particular case. TV episode name games 2013-06-27T11:33:15Z “Okay, so we’re medium lit,” he said in response to the crowd’s reaction, finally cracking a smile. Earl Sweatshirt shows off both sides of his personality at Fillmore 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z Like a canary to gas, pinewood was used in mining tunnels – cracking under pressure, it made for a natural alarm bell. Sculpture from the saddle: a cycling and art tour of Belgium 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z “That’s a bit much, my goodness,” he said, cracking up, then shifting again, taking his voice down an octave to register a hint of moral disapproval: “My word.” Eddie Murphy Is Bringing Eddie Murphy Back 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Australia has pursued an isolationist policy, with a particular focus on cracking down on immigration. Immigrant Lives, Back to Back and Upside Down 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Broadway veteran Florence Lacey is cracking up compellingly in the new dementia musical “Kaleidoscope,” getting its premiere from the useful Creative Cauldron in Falls Church. Review | Broadway veteran Florence Lacey stars in new musical ‘Kaleidoscope’ 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z For four decades, the sculpture has sat unmarked and unknown, cracking and sinking into the marsh — just as the artist intended. A Vanishing Masterpiece in the Georgia Marshes 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z “He was cracking jokes and making everyone around him laugh.” A Digital Message in a Bottle Was Waiting For Him 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Goldberg is 5-foot-11 and lanky, with wavy black hair and an oblong face that registers worry even when he's cracking a joke. Actor Adam Goldberg, of 'The Jim Gaffigan Show,' is an analog man living in a digital world 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z Season 2 commenced with the team cracking the gates. "Yellowjackets": Eat or be eaten? It's called being a team player 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z “Sly was cracking us up the whole flight man,” Mr. Coogler recalled. How Sylvester Stallone Faced His Fears for ‘Creed’ 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z “We started messaging on Facebook, cracking jokes about Chili’s, and then ended up on a weekend long date,” Ms. Berger said. Dancing His Way Into Her Heart 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z You hear his voice cracking jokes, making fun of everybody. Remembering Jimi 2010-03-05T12:08:00Z It deepens with Taylor Goldsmith’s stoical verses about how “They’re cracking down” and “the feeling someone’s watching/Isn’t just a feeling any more.” The Playlist: John Mayer Laments the Friend Zone, and 11 More New Songs 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z And Coop’s insistence that his dream was essential to cracking the case kept fans busy for weeks, decoding all the symbolism. ‘Twin Peaks’ Season 3, Episode 6: A Dark Age 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Kung fu and boxing violence, with the usual cracking, crunching and splattering. | 'Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster': This Martial Artist?s Fists Never Leave His Body 2011-01-27T22:47:34Z If the marzipan is too dry to mold without cracking, lightly wet your hands with water as you work the dough with your hands. Why you’ll find marzipan goldfish on my Nowruz table 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z Using the edge of the bowl to knock them, you can now start cracking the shell. How to peel hard boiled eggs perfectly, every single time 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z “Please don’t call our baby a lump,” she said, cracking a smile. A Path to Fatherhood, With (Shared) Morning Sickness 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z But you still get Corcoran's cracking voice – so sumptuous that you start to wish the gags would get out of the way – and Jones's deft musicianship. Frisky and Mannish – review 2012-10-28T18:30:12Z He hasn’t transformed entirely—Colbert’s enthusiasm for cracking jokes about his life under “the future Trump presidency” brings a certain sane skepticism to the mainstream. The old “Stephen Colbert” is gone for good: “The Late Show” crosses over firmly as host claims his new ground 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z The gesture is strangely self-dramatizing: People curse to demonstrate that they, too, have reached the cracking point. Perspective | The world is going to $#!+, but our language shouldn’t 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z I will be cracking a can of Ballantine in his honour tonight. John Mahoney: Frasier's 'cranky' dad was the stove at the heart of the show 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z “Sounds absurd, but you know what I mean? Are humans, like, cracking the God code or something?” The Future According to Grimes 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z The Flemish parents are elsewhere, presumably answering emails or cracking open a brown ale. How to Entertain Your Kids This Summer 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z The next morning at breakfast, in the bright tropical sunshine, we were all cracking up about being wimps as we helped ourselves to scrambled eggs and thick slices of warm banana bread. A Family Adventure in the Wild Heart of Tanzania 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z I know the Kodak Theatre is a cracking venue for the Oscars, but are audiences really happy for the Olivier stage to become the McDonald's Theatre? Dear George, it's not too late... these cuts are wrong 2011-03-25T11:44:29Z If you are from where I'm from, the joy — the rush — you get from cracking open a brand new pair of sneakers is almost unmatched. Sneaker Release Trauma is real. Just ask any suffering shoe collector 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z It’s a story of cracking on and making do. Ridley Scott on making blockbusters: ‘It is bloody brain surgery!’ 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z That it takes place against the backdrop of the American Southwest makes it even more accessible as a cracking piece of popcorn entertainment. 'Kites': a star-crossed love story, Bollywood style 2010-05-20T20:10:00Z “Hollywood is cracking open its gates to let us in,” she said. Women Made Them. Viewers and Critics Liked Them. No One Nominated Them. 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z I hate to be difficult, but I’m pretty sure these men are cracking a corny joke. Shoppers Should Wear Masks. Shouldn’t Protesters, Too? 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z Organizers are considering setting up checkpoints staffed by private security guards, making the parade route shorter along Western Avenue in the Beverly neighborhood, and cracking down more forcefully on outdoor drinking. Aldermen remember Maggie Daley 2012-01-19T06:00:00Z DiCaprio remembers this, too: He recently told Deadline that “if I was telling too many jokes, or cracking up, or trying to converse with the crew members,” Caton-Jones would be quick to chastise him. The forgotten history of Leonardo DiCaprio: How a dorky teen actor became a superstar 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Just after the New Year’s holiday in January 2018, following a long lunch with his family, Rupert Murdoch slipped and fell, cracking several vertebrae in his back. Lachlan Murdoch takes control of Fox Corp. But how will he deal with President Trump? 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z In a different life, he'd be writing poetry rather than cracking your skull. Top 23 character actors in film 2013-04-12T15:00:00Z Type “uncontrollable laughter” into YouTube and you’ll find dozens of clips of newscasters cracking up for no apparent reason in the middle of stories about war zones and political scandals. Why laughter makes no sense: The surprising science behind what tickles our funny bones 2014-04-09T22:59:00Z It’s like cracking open a Swiss watch and watching it tick, the gears of character, pacing, and carefully deployed violence whirring in tune. Breaking bald 2012-07-24T18:30:00Z In a tweet, Emhoff repurposed the video into a jokey fundraising pitch, cracking about making “dad moves with my dad bod.” Doug Emhoff, Kamala Harris’s husband, is making history as America’s first male vice-presidential spouse 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z As a group, the actresses and their director were at times a goofy, giggling quintet, cracking wise and riffing on one another’s jokes. Who’s Afraid of Female ‘Ghostbusters’? 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z The almanac's history was well told, and illustrated with cracking material. Radio review: Almanacs ? The Oldest Guide to Everything 2010-07-23T05:45:00Z “When you see your culture, your history, devastated in this manner — whether it’s intentional or not. ...” he said, stopping, his voice cracking. Iraq?s Modern Art Collection, Waiting to Re-emerge 2010-07-13T18:18:00Z Since the stone is porous, it tends to hold onto water and any kind of cleaning agent, and similar to glass, it requires cool-down periods after use to avoid temperature shock and cracking. Put down the soap — here's the right way to clean a pizza stone 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z But soon enough the virus spreads to Britain, and society starts cracking up. Jane Rogers's top 10 cosy catastrophes 2012-07-05T08:22:05Z Katie may not be as successful as Oprah, but she does, whatever you think of this format, seem immediately comfortable in it, cracking unguarded jokes but also owning her celebrity. Katie Comes to Daytime, Asking the Weighty Questions 2012-09-11T13:13:34Z Frédéric’s life is conspicuously on the line, although it takes the entirety of the film to grasp why and how he ended up cracking up on a dark road. Movie Review: Philippe Garrel’s ‘Burning Hot Summer,’ With Monica Bellucci 2012-06-28T23:21:23Z So while I was cracking up, she mostly just danced. The Not-Its!' new release is a keeper 2011-06-27T22:03:05Z “His art, that was the thing that made him happiest,” she said, her voice cracking. Hayden Panettiere, Hoping to Leave Her Struggles Behind, Is Back Onscreen 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z He relates how, later in the century, the Fox sisters inaugurated Spiritualism by secretly cracking their toes. Liars, hucksters and fake news are nothing new: a history lesson in hoaxes 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z In doing so, they remind us of the richness of human invention that goes into unspooling a cracking good yarn. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ and ‘Murder Ballad’ 2013-05-23T02:00:01Z In March 2009, I noted that it was "a cracking read and a vital historical document" and "a gripping dark thriller". Reading group: Hans Fallada's Alone in Berlin is a moral maze we can't resist 2013-03-12T15:11:18Z As far as I can tell, female patrons are typically cracking up, shielding their eyes in mock horror or cartoonishly objectifying male dancers as a performance for their friends. Male strippers: Please, just leave it on 2012-06-29T00:00:00Z Warner Bros is cracking down on local Harry Potter fan festivals around the US, saying it is necessary to halt unauthorized commercial activity. Harry rotters: Warner Bros cracks down on Potter fan festivals in US 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z Netflix is cracking down on password sharing outside of an account user’s household. Jimmy Kimmel Addresses Netflix’s Plan to Charge for Shared Accounts 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Had you strained your ears in New York on Monday night you might just have heard the sound of a thousand theatre critics cracking their knuckles in relish. Arachnophobia 2011-02-09T12:34:58Z I can’t say I knew much about this Canadian chef before cracking open his debut tome, even though he is a TV guy. 2018 is an investment year for cookbooks 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z It is dominated by a single voice: Ms. Nixon’s, reciting stanzas instead of voice-over narration and cracking impish, sometimes impious jokes with the marvelous Ms. Ehle. Review: ‘A Quiet Passion’ Poetically Captures Emily Dickinson 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z And the cracking of a safe that’s bigger than a building brings a level of brainy pleasure I haven’t felt since “National Treasure.” Five Action Movies to Stream Now 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Set primarily in the supermarket of a small Maine town enveloped in a mysterious murky fog, the story features supernatural forces, killer creatures and protagonists cracking under pressure. Stream These 9 Shows and Movies Before They Leave Netflix in June 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z My guy cooked it himself from time to time, cracking an egg into steaming liquid, watching as it settled into solidity. An Adopted Obsession with Soondubu Jjigae, Korean Silken-Tofu Stew 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Still, these days she isn’t that comfortable cracking jokes around boys or adults she doesn’t know well. Want to raise an empowered girl? Then let her be funny. 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Both are cracking actors – and happily for viewers, both David Tennant and David Morrissey will be starring in brand new TV dramas this week. Who will win the battle of Sunday night TV? 2010-10-08T14:40:00Z Like her equally wondrous “Nights at the Circus,” Carter’s 1991 magical realist comedy is both a cracking picaresque and a meditation on what it means when art and life commingle. Missing the Theater? Trade Playbills for These Novels 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z On the rare occasion when Fish allowed a number to be performed intact, it was, as he may have intended, a revelation, like the moon cracking through clouds. Review: ‘The Most Happy Fella,’ Sliced, Diced and None Too Pleased 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z This is the reason people turn in to the bonus rounds of reality shows, after all — we want to see some semblance of true behavior cracking through the polished artifice. Even Andy Cohen needed a shower: Watch what happens when Donald Trump turns a presidential debate into a reality TV nightmare 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Recently, there have been welcome signs of Callahan's stern public visage cracking into a smile. Bill Callahan: 'I've finally accepted that I'm an entertainer' 2011-03-31T11:47:40Z Below us, we spy some men gathering some sort of shellfish from the water, cracking them open and selling them, on the spot, from a makeshift counter. Up close and personal in Puerto Vallarta 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z In a now-viral series, Twittizens are likening two seemingly dissimilar things with a common denominator, and cracking each other up in the process. Twitter users celebrate unlikely relationships with viral 'handshake' tweets 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z Besides, this kind of mindless stuff is such a waste of the English language, and of the elegance, imagination, wit and erudition that can be brought to bear on a really cracking parliamentary insult. Is it unparliamentary to call someone a 'muttering idiot'? 2012-05-26T17:19:01Z A lot of it was the stunt coordinator just literally cracking the whip while we were training for hours and hours on end, every day, until we got used to that. 'Game of Thrones' Q&A: Keisha Castle-Hughes on the Tao of the Sand Snakes 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z When the host treats the show as an obligation to run through, cracking too many jokes about how long and boring things might become, it starts viewers on a dissatisfied note. What Do the Oscars Gain by Losing a Host? 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z Hawaii is cracking down on rogue tourists who refuse to adhere to the state's strict requirements that they quarantine for 14 days upon arrival, with some visiting beaches, shopping and generally flouting social distancing guidelines. Some Hawaii tourists being arrested for not self-quarantining during coronavirus outbreak 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Instead, largely a vehicle for cracking wise, he grows annoying. ‘Quicksand’ review: A zany, and trying, tale of a man who can’t catch a break 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Crane, voice cracking, helps to humanize the giddy soldier that is Bertram, recasting this man-child as a decent guy beneath it all for whom all may, in fact, end well. Theater Review: Daring to Overcome the Difficulties of 'Problem Plays' 2011-05-17T11:30:06Z "There's still no notion of the overall story," it added, but conceded "it's a cracking teaser". Star Wars trailer inspires spoofs 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z All the centurions had to be on the verge of cracking up, while Graham and I had to remain totally straight-faced. How we made Monty Python’s Life of Brian 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z Lear, on the heath, stands next to the Fool—the latter cracking wise, as ever—as the wind whips up nightmares. Encounters with Shakespeare 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z The program for “Dancing Platform, Praying Grounds,” he added, “is about cracking that open.” Take Me to Church and Let Me Dance 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z Or perhaps it’s just that after a double dose of wise cracking, some authentic feeling is a welcome respite. ‘The Adam Project’ Review: Back Talk to the Future 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Waddoups challenged Jensen on whether Utah was cracking down on a religion. 'Sister Wives' lawsuit back in Utah courtroom 2013-01-18T01:28:07Z “I turned bright red. It was like I was a little girl. They were all cracking up.” After Scandal and Divorce, Jenny Sanford Learns She Can Love Again 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z The National Gallery in London says it is cracking down on ticket-scalping for a major exhibition of the works of Leonardo da Vinci, which opened on Nov. 9. ArtsBeat Blog: National Gallery Cracks Down on Scalped Tickets 2011-11-24T19:42:49Z His cracking of the Enigma code is crucial to the Allied cause, but because he was gay, the military history books relegated him to footnote status until very recently. Stiff upper lip or man on the edge? How movies see real-life heroes 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z There was the cracking sound of a neck breaking but I don’t recall anyone checking her pulse, so who knows? ‘Scream Queens’ Season 1, Episode 9: ‘Ghost Stories’ 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z But, like Kelly Clarkson, she also wanted to be a bare-it-all open book — hitting the big notes and still cracking self-effacing jokes onstage in jeans and a T-shirt. Kelsea Ballerini Is Ready for Lift Off 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z The criteria: gutsy, delicious food; fun and relaxed atmosphere; cracking wine list. Hey, Mr. Critic: Diners? Questions on the Reviewer?s Plate 2011-02-24T23:01:14Z Tree limbs cracking with ice echo “through the forest like gunfire.” Review | Outspoken conservative Brad Thor takes aim at Russia in his latest thriller 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z “The reviews have been just been cracking me up,” Lawrence told reporters at the London roll-out of the movie on Wednesday following its world premiere at the Venice film festival. Jennifer Lawrence laughs off sharply divided "mother!" reviews 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Law seems to be having a good time here, cracking wise about how long it will take him to teach her to fight, and testing her in their grueling training sequence. In nimble spy thriller "The Rhythm Section," Blake Lively misses a beat 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z But even more inspiring is the work he did cracking German codes during World War II. Eight areligious scientists who changed the world 2012-08-21T13:40:00Z Jimmy thinks he has control of the situation when he holds Elaine's arm and beats at the snake with his walking stick, accidentally cracking her on the shin. Extract: The Whales by Evie Wyld 2010-09-06T13:47:00Z One man was in the corner practicing his whip skills, each stroke cracking against the wall and making me wonder what I was doing. My “50 Shades” sex party 2012-06-17T01:00:00Z The move is Cirque’s second major attempt at cracking the Chinese market. With 'Avatar'-themed show, Cirque du Soleil sets sights on China, again 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z “Great to see a host of cracking British contenders in this year’s Oscar nominations lineup,” Matt Hancock, Secretary of Date for Digital, Culture Media and Sport, posted on Twitter. British talent bag raft of nominations in Oscar race 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z “Sometimes he walks around with his acoustic guitar and messes around with it. And he works on it downstairs, and I can hear him playing stuff and sometimes cracking himself up.” Stephen Malkmus had his groove denied. He was upset for about five minutes. 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z The show wants to blur the lines between the actors as performers and as real men, but the uncomfortable feeling of a friendship on cracking ice that it means to generate never fully convinces. ‘Winners and Losers’ at Soho Rep 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z But her voice keeps cracking, and “What’s the Rush” just isn’t happening. Review: ‘Smart Blonde’ Revisits a Star of Old Hollywood 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Organic flux and decay are essential elements of Nash's various projects, with warping and cracking contributing a crucial finesse to the works' blunt and bold aesthetic. Exhibitions picks of the week 2010-05-28T23:06:00Z I get highly emotional and she doesn’t seem to care, switching from anger to cracking a joke minutes later. My sister has always bullied me. And she still makes me anxious | Dear Mariella 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z I’m surprised how fully people have flung themselves into “cracking” the mysteries of the show. What You Should Watch This Week: ‘Humans’ and ‘Rectify’ 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z The two deal with their isolation by playing house in their own country farm, goofing off with firecrackers and cracking bad jokes. Your guide to SIFF 2011 2011-05-18T20:00:54Z Best-laid plans At the height of his ubiquity, Jack Whitehall briefly looked like cracking America when ABC transplanted his school-com to Chicago but retained him as the English lead character. Only Fools and Horses USA – and other failed TV remakes 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z This is a special that lets you know its intent with a cutaway shot of the crowd that reveals women cracking up and men stone silent. 3 Savvy Comics Who Shine Where Sex and Politics Intersect 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z Recently, the agency repaired lighting components in Puryear’s two “Pylons” sculptures from 1995 and nearby benches, at a cost of nearly $1 million; the noticeable cracking has not yet been addressed. As the Mayor Promised Millions for New Monuments, Old Ones Crumbled 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z In the end, he said, the script was approved with only a few changes, and crosses and churches are shown throughout, even as the Chinese authorities are cracking down on the public display of crosses. The Story After ‘Chariots of Fire’ 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z "This whole journey, with these amazing people, is honestly the best thing that ever happened," she says, her voice cracking with emotion. Broadway's 'Godspell' is heaven-sent for its cast 2011-11-05T18:01:04Z He developed a small device that would make a cracking noise when pulled apart, and by 1860 he had made it a part of his Christmas crackers. Christmas crackers get the holiday party popping 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z I found myself cracking a crusty smile, remembering after-school days of “Saved by the Bell,” tree climbing, countless basketball games of H.O.R.S.E., and my mom’s voice faraway calling me home for dinner. How drugs and “Saved by the Bell” saved my life 2014-03-16T23:00:00Z “We were the only ones laughing and we didn’t understand why everyone wasn’t cracking up,” Feiffer says. When the playwright becomes the star: How one writer is jumping from her script onto the stage 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z But the building did not hold up well over the decades, with plaster chunks falling from the ceiling and the mural cracking. Los Angeles Temple Chooses Koolhaas for a Grand Expansion 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia enforced control this year by cracking down on domestic pilgrims traveling to holy sites without permits, Turki said. Saudi Arabia relieved as well-protected haj nears close 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z No idea, says Audiard – although there was a large Tamil presence when the film screened at the Toronto film festival, and people were cracking up over certain lines. Jacques Audiard: ‘I wanted to give migrants a name, a shape… a violence of their own’ 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Individual voices — chanting, ululating, cracking, squealing, howling — gradually emerge over speakers, as does a soft, smooth choral harmony underneath. Review: An Opera Erases and Rewrites the American Myth 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z Both the cracking impacts of the punches and the sheer gall to get involved in a street fight while wearing white jeans will leave you wincing. My streaming gem: why you should watch Catfight 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z Two key components are called packing and cracking, which refer to different ways of ensuring voters are either squeezed into an area or spread out. John Oliver: 'Literally everything about gerrymandering is stupid and wrong' 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z I found a little new self-confidence, standing in rooms of old and new friends, making conversations I would remember, cracking jokes, not being too loud or boorish or inappropriate. My name is Jack Monroe, and I’m an alcoholic. But now I’m recovering… 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z His diagnosis is the Rosetta Stone to cracking the Trump Twitter code, revealing its underlying structure, and unfortunately, how much danger all the rest of us are in as a result. What Donald Trump's tweets reveal about his mental health 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z This trend feels like the cracking open of the female perspective, or the mothering perspective. In ‘The Baby,’ Killing With Cuteness 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z A few days later, he put that theory to the test, starting a live feed from his Miami home — playing pop songs, cracking jokes, taking calls from celebrities including Justin Bieber. How Hip-Hop Royalty Found a New Home on Instagram Live 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z It is in great shape and appears to be stable, without any cracking or slanting along the seams. How to shore up a concrete patio 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Covering her bases, one minute she’s cracking drinking jokes, before quipping about how annoying parents are. Katy Perry’s trippy pop spectacle at Tacoma Dome overshadows growing pains 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z The tepidly reviewed movie is nevertheless on the brink of cracking a total of $200 million domestically. ‘Coco’ Tops Box Office Again in Quiet Week 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z The scripts were smart, naturalistic, funny and full of surprises, brought to life in thoughtful performances from a cracking cast, with bewitching turns from Montanna Thompson, Sian Breckin and Andrew Scott in non-recurring roles. From The Returned to Broadchurch to Game of Thrones: the best TV of 2013 2013-07-28T18:00:01Z Before disappearing, Ikenna became obsessed with cracking the secret code to the universe, which he thinks is a hologram. ‘Shine Your Eyes’ Review: Reimagining São Paulo 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z At the same time, the government is cracking down on online content and entertainment that strays beyond the narrowing definitions of what is acceptable. Rap and the Party: China taps youth culture to hook millennial cadres 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z So your best bet is to assume the rule applies to you, and get cracking on complying. Work Advice: Yes, the new overtime rule probably applies to your small business 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z The best features Plan B, who unleashes a cracking reworking of Kanye West's Runaway. Click to download: podcast nostalgia 2011-03-16T14:00:11Z Luckily for Capitol Hill Block Party, the scene in/around Seattle is cracking these days, and musicians really do see playing the festival as a big deal, a rite of passage, something that matters. Capitol Hill Block Party 2011: lineup, thoughts 2011-05-18T16:51:07Z “Great to see a host of cracking British contenders in this year’s Oscar nominations lineup,” Matt Hancock, Secretary of Date for Digital, Culture Media and Sport, posted on Twitter. British talent bag raft of nominations in Oscar race 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z It is better for you to risk cracking open your mother’s heart a little, allowing everyone to express their truth, versus extending an estrangement. Perspective | Ask Amy: Sisters abused by stepfather now blame mother 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Rigg and Dance are cracking up at their shared memories of starting out so long ago. ‘Game of Thrones’ in-laws go way back together 2014-04-02T22:37:32Z The Egg cafe emerged as a clear favourite, thanks to @themgidedmisils, @hectorthebat, and @chrishughes1878 - a cracking choice hidden in a loft above the Ropewalks district, where I gorged on slabs of cheese on toast. Liverpool TwiTrip ? the verdict 2010-12-07T07:00:00Z That won’t work in my garden, though, because the weather changes every 10 minutes, and it’s inconsistent watering that does tomatoes in, with splitting, cracking and blossom end rot. How gardeners can prepare for the hot season ahead 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z But it is always funny and smart, and what is unexpected is the cracking performance from June Squibb as Woody's cantankerous wife, Kate. Cannes 2013: Nebraska – first look review 2013-05-23T11:48:28Z Having a job when one is barely cracking double digits is hard enough, but to be the main breadwinner in the family is a heavy burden for such small shoulders. The dark side of child influencers examined on Netflix's "Baby-Sitters Club" 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z "My mother didn't love it but I loved it," she says, cracking up. Tammy Blanchard: 'Not uptight about anything' 2012-07-12T14:53:08Z Only Aronofsky suggests, right from an opening dream sequence, that Nina might be cracking up. Ballet thriller "Black Swan" so bad it's good 2010-09-01T23:26:00Z We also learned to not push ourselves to the point of cracking. What went right (a lot) and wrong (not much) during 20 days of hard-core tourism 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z “The Terror: Infamy” opens with a possessed woman jerkily walking down a pier, the bones in her neck and ankles cracking with each agonizing step. The politics of Important TV: Why "The Terror" and "Our Boys" won't get the "Chernobyl" treatment 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z "Now that we're all rehearsed – let's get it cracking this summer!" Rolling Stones Glastonbury rumours fuelled by Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno 2013-03-07T11:34:09Z “Their voices,” he said, pausing to gather himself, his voice cracking. Two mystery photos and a 50-year search for the ‘Donut Dollies’ of the Vietnam War 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z The establishment shows no signs of cracking, and no popular uprising seems to be gathering on the horizon to threaten its power. Poking at Politics, Without a Stick, on Big and Small Screens 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z At the end, the audience called for an encore and got the marathon "Bay of Pigs," which went from seething synthesizer music into a cracking dance beat over 10 minutes. Concert review: Destroyer creates new sounds at Showbox 2012-06-04T21:34:19Z In any case, Twitter users took quick notice and began cracking jokes. Tweets mock Diane Sawyer as 'tipsy,' 'hammered' 2012-11-08T02:31:05Z West and his costar Burt Ward, who played Robin, went along with the jokes, rarely cracking smiles, which increased the effectiveness of the show’s put-on quality. Adam West, Known for Playing Batman on TV, Dies at 88 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z The exhibition reveals that the noisiest butterfly is the cracker butterfly, which makes its cracking sound to communicate with others as well as to warn off predators. The real butterfly effect ? not chaos, but wonder 2011-04-06T17:05:52Z There were his cracking interventions in London Assurance. Birdsong; On Ageing; The Big Fellah; Yes, Prime Minister 2010-10-02T23:07:00Z But I do have an ideal writing day, a hoped-for writing day and sometimes – when I really do need to get cracking – I arrange one, if not more. If my ideal writing day existed, this would be it 2010-06-09T10:57:00Z They are constantly bursting into dance, and constantly cracking jokes about how strange it is for people to burst into dance. Bursting Into Dance: Gentlemen, Assume the Superhero Stance! 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z In the hallway, Jonah Hill was cracking up Elizabeth Olsen and her date, with the “Moneyball” director Bennett Miller looking on. Vanity Fair?s Oscar Party Awash in Celebrities 2012-02-28T20:01:29Z Which is hardly surprising since flashbacks show what a cracking wife she is, fetching him his dinner while singing sweet songs and dancing alluringly. Film review: Raavan 2010-06-17T22:25:00Z “Everything’s Good” brings the mix-tape full circle, and it presents Chance not as a kid burning to vanquish his rivals by cracking jokes, but as a would-be adult striving to overcome his flaws. Album review: Chance the Rapper, 'Acid Rap' 2013-05-10T18:44:00Z Thus, he redirects Pre-Mor Authority resources to hunting Cassian, recruiting a sergeant eager to put his restless unit's militarized training into practice by cracking a few bystanders' skulls to get the job done. There's no hiding from it: The politics of "Andor" look a lot like the type troubling our world 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z That was the key to cracking the case, which was first reported on Wednesday by the weekly Le Canard Enchaîné. Employee Held in Paris National Library Theft 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z He'll only be on screen for a matter of seconds, but still manages to spoil the take by cracking up. Ricky Gervais's ballad of Reading jail 2010-04-08T21:00:00Z You want your tortillas to become soft and pliable, so they’re easy to fold without cracking, but without getting moist or soggy. 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Making Tacos 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z This would be true for any summer crop, but it will also help prevent cracking of the fruits and blossom end rot. How to plan a better tomato crop this season 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z The actor delivered his lines without cracking a smile. Craig Robinson’s Turtles Give Him Guilt Trips 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z It was definitely not about cracking down on journalists who report on leaked information. Perspective | Jeff Sessions sounded like a free-speech champion at Georgetown. That’s absurd. 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Eaten together with the urchin, two soft and orange blobs finding each other inside your mouth, it’s like a door cracking open to a new world of flavor. Restaurant Review: Momofuku Ko in the East Village 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z The dialogue aspires to a kind of farcical, dreamlike dottiness, and once or twice I did feel the prudish grimace that had settled on my face cracking with something approaching mild amusement. House of Holes by Nicholson Baker ? review 2011-08-11T13:30:01Z The first season followed the typical structure of late-night, with Singh cracking jokes at the top of each episode before sitting down with celebrity guests. Why women really don’t get to host late-night TV 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z She uses the melodramatic tropes of soap opera to tell a cracking good story, all the while smuggling in piercing observations, like a file baked in a cake. Ties that bind 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z The ice is moving south, cracking off a glacier, melting; the marsh is rotting and breaking up, starved of organic matter, turning into open water. ‘You Can’t Stand in Louisiana and See a Glacier’ 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z All these years later, it is still a cracking summer spectacle. Shakespeare: huge dance fan. Check out these Bard-themed dances on DVD "I said, 'Oh, wait, wait!'" exclaims the artist, now 80, before cracking a mischievous grin. Don Bachardy puts honest face on fame in 'Hollywood' 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z They parked all too easily; slung their fold-up camp chairs over their shoulders; and waited obediently in a socially distanced line to enter the grounds, cracking jokes behind their masks. Without Music, Tanglewood Is Empty, Eerie and Beautiful 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z The Canadians are back on the shortlist again and nursing hopes of cracking the list of nominees for the third year in a row. The Carpetbagger: Dueling Weinstein Films and Other Subplots in the Foreign Film Race 2013-01-02T19:47:56Z Ingels lives up to his image by joining the conversation attired in a purple bathrobe and an oversized top hat with "HUSBAND" printed on it, and cracking jokes about being kept in an attic. Shirley Jones offers naked truth in new book 2013-07-22T16:48:08Z The Isley Brothers – Ohio Not an assassination, but certainly a cracking tune that swells and recedes across its nine minutes in a dramatic, theatrical style that I find compelling. Readers recommend: songs with jokes 2010-08-26T23:02:00Z That confidence began cracking this past summer, as she began, with the help of a therapist, to confront her fear of losing a business she regarded as her “platform” for 38 years. The Queen of a Cherished New Orleans Restaurant Calls It a Night 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z "I'm definitely surprised," said Don Harris, Paramount's executive VP for distribution, who had given the film an outside chance of cracking $30 million. "Paranormal 2" leads North American box office 2010-10-24T17:47:00Z Her terse advice to today’s male slackers, whether cracking wise on the silver screen or surfing on their parents’ couch: “Man up!” Bill Clinton vs. Lena Dunham: The Shakespearean battle of boomers and millennials 2014-03-01T21:00:00Z In a last-ditch attempt, he uploaded them to a Web forum for password cracking that was popular among hackers — Hashkiller.com. Anonymous strikes back 2012-06-03T13:00:00Z He also was sold on the script after cracking up at a “Game of Thrones” joke in it. Kit Harington shifts from Jon Snow to ‘Modern Love’ 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z I hope to come back with some great and exotic luggage labels, and cracking good stories. A Q&A with actor and musician Hugh Laurie 2012-05-30T22:52:06Z His voice cracking with emotion against a mournful banjo melody, it's a performance full of potential, and justly rewarded by rapt attention from the audience. Dylan LeBlanc 2010-09-17T20:47:00Z In a tweet, Emhoff repurposed the video into a self-effacing fundraising pitch, cracking about making “dad moves with my dad bod.” Doug Emhoff paused his career for his wife Kamala Harris’s aspirations — and became the campaign’s ‘secret weapon’ 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z To avoid innocent inquiries, I quickly herded the kids forward with promises of cracking a coconut. Key West with kids — some explanations and exceptions required 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z China may be the new frontier for Hollywood, but cracking the world's second-largest film market is a painstaking process that involves years of relationship building, as well as navigating government censors and strict currency regulations. 2015 Milken Institute: Film success in China takes time, experts say 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Anna: At first when he told me, I was just kind of cracking up. Date Lab: When a ‘Bachelor’ hopeful looks closer to home ... Now, every year, thousands of people recite these verses at their friends’, siblings’, children’s weddings, and they get through it just fine, without even cracking a smile or breaking a sweat. The wedding I almost ruined 2012-06-13T00:01:00Z I float along the pavement beside him, laughing at his jokes; his mood is unrecognisably effervescent, fizzing with wit, and I tell him he’s on cracking form. ‘We’re never going to bed’: children rewrite the house rules 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z “We just started cracking up,” Mr. Basting said. After a Few Dates, They Traveled to the Other Side of the World 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z Percentage-wise, the combination should be strong enough to kill germs, but mild enough to avoid cracking your epidermis and making you more vulnerable to contamination. The power of Purell compels you! 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Even the normally bland Jay Leno got in on the action, cracking a joke about a “fair and balanced” set of breasts. I took Fox News’ sexual harassment class 2013-06-04T11:45:00Z After explaining how politicians help their own party win seats by “packing and cracking” voters into districts, Oliver left viewers with a glimmer of hope by introducing the idea of independent redistricting commissions. Late-night TV tackles gerrymandering: John Oliver leaves viewers with glimmer of hope but ignores solution 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z “When I became a symbol, all the writers were cracking funnies, but I was the one laughing. I knew I’d be here today, feeling each new album is my first.” Prince, mysterious, inventive chameleon of music, dies at 57 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z The social perspective is sophisticated, smart and uncomfortable, and the story is cracking. Let’s not mince words: Lawrence Osborne’s ‘Beautiful Animals’ is a great book 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z He is an American TV star known for cracking jokes. Paul Reiser makes 'unusual suspect' for music album 2010-12-07T19:42:00Z In one photo, ice floes separate like shattered glass — a world of blue and white, cracking apart. ‘You Can’t Stand in Louisiana and See a Glacier’ 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z First you need to learn to read Hebrew, then how to read from the Torah, which is harder — like learning English, then cracking Shakespeare — and then learn a reading from the Book of Prophets. Bar and bat mitzvah dates have been locked in for years. When the pandemic changed everything, families got creative. 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z The film's pace, which has been cracking for the first act, slumps towards the middle. Galileo reaches for the stars 2012-09-26T15:02:28Z “Breaking Bad” cast celebrates by joyously cracking each other’s necks with the chains they were bound with. The Carpetbagger: ‘12 Years a Slave,’ ‘American Hustle’ Take Top Honors at the 2014 Golden Globes 2014-01-13T05:14:45Z Mr. Ruscha, unlike other artists of his generation, does not seem inclined to brood over the death of print; if anything, he is cracking wise at its funeral. Art Review: Ed Ruscha at Gagosian Gallery in Chelsea 2012-12-27T23:01:26Z The band's only chart success in the States was cracking the Billboard 200 with its sophomore album. 'Moon' and 'Fountain' composer Clint Mansell will perform soundtrack pieces at Theatre at Ace Hotel 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z “But the boys, apparently, were cracking up watching that.” Will Ferrell on Donald Trump, Michelle Obama and His New Movie 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Early this season, the NFL started cracking down on violent hits that can cause head injuries, but Harrison spoke out, saying he'd rather retire than change his playing style. Super Bowl Sunday: What You Should Know About Steelers, Packers 2011-02-25T10:45:00Z Then there’s the male someones dressed in medal-adorned black uniforms, standing guard in a white-walled room, trying to look official while cracking small smiles. Mary McCartney’s Candid Camera 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z “It’s not afraid to show characters cracking jokes or being amused by the situations they find themselves in,” says Lutz. 'It's never sexy': why the women behind porn drama The Deuce refused to titillate 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z Hilary's cracking down on ward hygiene with his "infection control avatar" – a lifesize cardboard cutout of Howard that says, "Now wash your hands" when anyone walks past it. Tonight's TV highlights 2010-11-23T08:00:00Z You can imagine cracking open a beer and joining them, making plans for the night. Jon McGregor We Wave And Call 2011-07-22T22:00:49Z Deborah Liebling, president for television at Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Films, said the first time she watched “Lonny,” she “was cracking up and got everyone in the office to watch it.” Television: Alex Anfanger and Dan Schimpf of ?Next Time on Lonny? 2012-03-25T01:29:03Z As the novel coronavirus continues to spread throughout the U.S., colleges and universities are cracking down on gatherings and partying to minimize campus outbreaks. Colleges struggle to contain coronavirus due to party culture 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z The government was cracking down on dissenting journalists and intellectuals. Egyptian-American Filmmaker Captures Cairo’s Arab Spring 2014-02-07T23:01:46Z “We were cracking jokes, and after a while, he asked me to quit making dad jokes,” Pedraza said. Mom praises passenger who looked out for autistic son who was flying alone: 'Thank you so much' 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z Then, suddenly, an aircraft is taking off indoors, and the beats finally crunch in, cracking and snapping. The Chemical Brothers 2010-05-22T23:05:00Z His abundant restrictions make simple elements like cuts to close-ups or the detective plot play as cracking indulgences. ‘Twilight’ Review: Film Noir in the Hungarian Hills 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Earlier this season, the NFL started cracking down on violent hits that can cause head injuries, but Harrison spoke out, saying he'd rather retire than change his playing style. A Guide For Looking Smart About the Super Bowl 2011-02-04T06:00:00Z She had a cracking wit and wasn’t shy about rolling her eyes if I told a bad joke. Just in time for Valentine's Day: my failed proposal to get my girlfriend back 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z All I have to do is hand it to the art department and they will get cracking. The 'adventure' of working with Kubrick 2013-08-16T00:31:17Z Is it any surprise that Gottfried immediately began cracking Holocaust jokes? Only Gilbert Gottfried Could Be So Dirty and So Heartbreaking 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z If the people in the hospital couldn't trust Dawn, who was cracking under the pressure of leadership, then how will our crew handle a Rick who's slowly going off his hinges? 'The Walking Dead' recap: 'Coda' puts an end to one story 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z They also show the marks of time, weathering the humiliations of cracking skin, lost hair and poor repair jobs that afflict all of us eventually. Matthew Rolston photos of ventriloquist dummies have much to say 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z Among the themes for this year's festival is the mathematician Alan Turing, who is credited with cracking a German code which helped end WWII. VIDEO: Digital arts fest lights up Conwy 2012-10-27T07:58:37Z They observed that the popping, or “cracking,” noises took place most frequently—and were loudest—when the heater was running, during the fridge’s defrost stage. Why your refrigerator makes such an unbelievable racket 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z "I owe her everything," Matenopoulos said, her voice cracking with emotion. "The View" paid tribute to Barbara Walters. What they said and didn't say 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z "Wheedle's Groove" highlights a pre-gentrification Central District with a cracking nightclub music scene I live in the Central District right now, and let me tell you: There is nothing to do here at night, musicwise. Thoughts on "Wheedle's Groove," old-school Seattle soul/funk documentary at Seattle International Film Festival 2010-05-18T23:00:00Z At the same time, the government is cracking down on online content and entertainment that strays beyond the narrowing definitions of what is acceptable. Rap and the Party: China taps youth culture to hook millennial cadres 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Through boom and bust, war and peace, terrible tragedy and absurd pettiness, David Letterman was there, cracking jokes and ushering us to the inflatables. Farewell to David Letterman, 'a force of nature' 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z He drinks too much, tosses back painkillers and cancels his HR-ordered therapy sessions,cracking wise: “Word is I got a drinking and attitude problem.” Book World: ‘Murder, D.C.’ by Neely Tucker 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z When I was in second grade, a crew-cutted boy shoved me against some metal monkey bars, cracking the back of my head open. Interview With My Bully: The bully who asked me out 2012-05-22T00:00:00Z Photograph: Planet Photos/Universal Related: Sisters review – cracking, crowdpleasing comedy Fey continued: “Every single interviewer asked, ‘Isn’t this an amazing time for women in comedy?’ Tina Fey: it’s a ‘terrible time’ for women in comedy 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z An actor and director, he was always cracking us up with funny voices and improv antics. Talking about the guy who invented Talk Like a Pirate Day 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Even Hannah Horvath, who at one point felt like a monstrous caricature of a millennial, has been cracking me up this season. ‘Girls’ Finale: Is It Just Us, or Did the Show Get Better? 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z Bust Macau casino stocks plunged in Hong Kong trading after the South China Morning Post reported that China will start cracking down on illicit money channeled through the city’s casinos. Walkabout: Weakened Yen Fuels Travel Boom in Japan 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Because of growth spurts and cracking voices, “Caroline” had to replace some of its child actors post-shutdown. For Sharon D Clarke, a ‘Big Sing’ and a Big Broadway Moment 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z But more than 20 years later, Mashberg is feeling at least a tad pessimistic about cracking the case. 'Stealing Rembrandts': the theft of uncommon paintings by common thieves 2011-08-24T20:37:04Z They say she had been fighting a cold heading into the Blues Alley gigs, and that on the tapes of the second night you can hear her voice occasionally cracking. The story behind the gigs that helped launch the legend of Eva Cassidy 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z For ovens without good airflow, cracking the door can prevent moisture build up. How to get creative with dehydrating food – and reduce food waste, too 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z It skates along the surface of its premise, executing the occasional figure-8 or backwards jump, but never cracking the ice to see what marvels might lurk beneath. "V": How to fix ABC's struggling alien invasion series 2011-02-22T15:40:00Z In 2013, Chinese travel agencies started cracking down on pregnant Chinese women visiting the islands. Airline asks woman to take pregnancy test before boarding flight to Saipan, cites island's immigration concerns 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z “You even FaceTimed instead of a hospital visit,” he adds tearfully over a slow, unsteady saxophone plea, his voice cracking. Kendrick Lamar on His New Album and the Weight of Clarity 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z “I’d be cracking myself up about how to pronounce pillow or lamp or something,” she says. Spending the pandemic talking to yourself? If you live alone, you’re not alone. 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z The carrier is also said to be cracking down on uniform rules regarding holiday accessories for its staffers through the next few weeks as well. United Airlines staffers protest during international 'Day of Action' 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z "Well, as a member of the press, let me try to clear up some of the things which you say aren't true," she calmly responds, cracking open his book. Barbara Walters knew we wanted the juice 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z A lot of her most uproarious lines were improvised — which meant a few extra takes, because she kept cracking up her co-stars, but it was all worth it. Tiffany Haddish and Mary J. Blige are among nine movie scene-stealers from 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z “I’m not as simple as you think I am, dear,” Christine says, her cheerful demeanor cracking just enough to reveal a steely resolve. Why Christine Baskets Was One of TV’s Greatest Characters 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z According to Mr. Aidi, the form developed during a tense political period in Morocco when the government was cracking down on street protests, after the riots of 1984 prompted by hikes in food prices. Morocco’s D.I.Y. Dance Crews 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z He moved smoothly through his final show, cracking wise and taking care of business, as if it were any other. Farewell to David Letterman, 'a force of nature' 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z One moment, Roth might be cracking jokes or cheerfully looking through a photo album of old girlfriends — there were many — and the next he was seething over Bloom’s alleged crimes. ‘Philip Roth’: Blake Bailey’s story behind the story arrives 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z If it’s loose and tipping or shows signs of crumbling or cracking, call a professional to do the work — or at least to advise you. Be careful when you’re cleaning gravestones 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z "This has been a cracking series, with the show back to its darkly compelling best and Capaldi - clever, complex and unpredictably otherworldly - making the role truly his own." Doctor Who: How was Peter Capaldi's debut series? 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z It also meets the demand for a cracking good read – the carefully-crafted entrapment of Boleyn and the alleged plotters is superbly told. Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies: a middlebrow triumph 2013-01-29T22:55:16Z My friends would laugh as we saluted one another after cracking open new pairs. Sneaker Release Trauma is real. Just ask any suffering shoe collector 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z MacLaine earned the American Film Institute's life-achievement award Thursday night with friends and colleagues praising her accomplishments in this life - and cracking jokes about the reincarnation believer's other lives. MacLaine earns AFI honor for her many lives 2012-06-08T10:16:04Z Yet cracking open the computer at 9 p.m. generates its own share of remorse. Work-Life Balance and the New Night Shift 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z A northwestern Montana district judge is cracking down on people who fail to show up for jury duty. 5 Things to Know in Montana for June 19 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z But the contact sheets hanging next to the photo show different sides of the rapper, including a blurry shot where he’s cracking a goofy smile, all his teeth showing. MoPOP’s ‘Contact High’ exhibit shows hip-hop’s most influential photos and the stories behind them 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z When the comics arrived, Ms. Ways greeted them warmly, a hurricane of energy, complimenting outfits, doling out hugs and cracking jokes to keep the mood light. The Art and Anxiety of Booking a Hit Comedy Showcase 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z “All the vendors are masked up, and I am cracking the whip on the vendors, but I can’t do anything with the guests,” she said. Weddings as a Coronavirus Super-Spreader Worry 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z This same spirit is achieved with a nice big ham, caramelized skin cracking open to reveal the succulent pink and red inside. Here's my tip for your Thanksgiving turkey prep: throw it in the garbage 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z By novel's end, having gazed all along through the cracking lens of Anna's apparent ordinariness, the stakes have been raised through the roof. Lydia Millet has cooked up a contemplative thriller of endurance in 'Sweet Lamb of Heaven' 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z In an effort to curb obesity and improve heart health, city and state public health officials across the country are cracking down on fast food, sugary sodas, trans fats and other unhealthy ingredients. 2010-02-09T21:10:00Z Formerly sleepy Hvar accepts tourists and the money they bring, but it’s cracking down this summer on rowdy revelers and ‘party tourism.’ Croatian Island wants tourists who don’t behave badly 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z And if these guys fall, you don’t want the armor cracking. Designing Costumes for 'Star Wars’ Jedis, Princesses and Naked Creatures 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z The absurdity of it all strikes me in the car park as Verne Troyer rolls past me on a motorised scooter with his entourage and I laugh so hard I worry about cracking a rib. Oscars 2011: Tom Bidwell's diary 2011-02-28T21:00:00Z Ms. Hathaway used her hosting duties to show off her range, singing a Broadway-style number and even cracking an ad-lib joke after Kirk Douglas’s appearance. A Coronation for ?The King?s Speech? 2011-02-28T05:33:01Z Between movements, he can be seen in a state of brooding contemplation — cracking his knuckles, rubbing his forehead, burying his face in his hands. Review: Head Tripping the Light Fantastic in ‘Symphonie Fantastique’ 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Nor, we are told, does the practice of cracking down on small infractions — known as “broken windows” policing — deter major crimes. What police are doing right (and wrong) with the homeless in downtown L.A. 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z While performing he would engage in madcap antics, cracking up audiences and musicians alike, inspiring him to turn to comedy in 1962. Charlie Callas, Zany Comedian, Dies at 86 2011-01-28T18:59:38Z "That group is such an essential part of why I love that show so much — because of their interactions and how you saw them cracking each other up." Maya Rudolph looks to spice up NBC with a variety show 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Once they emerged and hit their marks, McLendon-Covey pointed her toe and lifted her skirt to overtly flash some leg, cracking up the audience of show workers. Oscar turns up the star power for final rehearsal 2012-02-26T03:17:14Z "Widow" soon became a cracking of a carapace, an unveiling of appetites, a loosening of inhibitions on every front. Review: Daffy humor and high artistry kick off Butoh festival 2011-06-04T16:45:05Z He was surprised when the answer was yes, and that Freud wanted to get cracking right away. Lucian Freud shines through in Martin Gayford's portrait of the artist 2010-09-30T11:31:00Z But it uses them in ways that recall that series’ biggest flaws: both its reveling in garish misery — I imagine Mr. Sutter binge-watching “Game of Thrones,” chuckling, and cracking his knuckles — and its undisciplined storytelling. Review: In ‘The Bastard Executioner,’ a Warrior Switches Blades 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Without cracking his monotone, he is able to lure an audience of old-school hip-hop advocates and listeners younger than he. Earl Sweatshirt shows off both sides of his personality at Fillmore 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z But keep in mind that most paints will resist cracking, peeling, mold and mildew. Pro or no? What to consider before hiring out a home painting job. 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z In March, Behr tweaked its DeckOver formula and added “Advanced” to the product name — a sure sign that there was a need for what the label touts as “even better adhesion + cracking resistance.” How to navigate all the options for refinishing a peeling deck 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z And unlike his more recent characters, or many actors for that matter, he is very content in the moment, chatting, laughing and quietly cracking wise. The Actor Michael Cera Is Now Writing and Directing, Too 2013-07-03T12:00:01Z They are granted an afterlife of sorts in the bizarre personal museum on Marie's bedroom shelf, where nature is condensed – lacquered, gilded and still cracking. Asunder by Chloe Aridjis – review 2013-05-31T08:00:06Z But like a P.E. teacher failing to corral unruly students, he couldn’t stop them from cracking jokes at every turn. James Van Der Beek Doesn’t Cry in His New TV Role 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z “She is cracking that space in America for Liberian writers,” Ms. Wesley said. In Wayétu Moore’s Ambitious Debut Novel, Liberia Is Reborn 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z Jock Soto plays the Ringmaster, cracking a whip; the girls leap, frolic and run in formations at his bidding. Dance Review: The Balanchine Way, Imprinted 2011-06-08T21:28:34Z Meyers is in many ways an all-purpose broadcast late-night host, but one who echoes the frustrations and fears born of a relentlessly grim news cycle by cracking mordant jokes. Tripping up the King's Jester: How is Hasan Minhaj still in the running to host "The Daily Show"? 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z I was good at holding down my job, cracking jokes, going out just enough that I wasn’t seen as a hermit. How running cured my anxiety – and a broken heart 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z Then there's this wonderful, cracking, audacious dialogue between Luther and Alice. Luther is back with more comic-book gore and fantastical crimes 2013-06-29T05:00:00Z In one oddly magical coup de théâtre, he actually builds this business, then trains his camera on New Yorkers cracking up and marveling at this bizarre new addition to the neighborhood. The Most Adventurous Comedy Right Now Is Also the Most Real 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z No matter, he creates some cracking scenes for Waltz, DiCaprio and Jackson to get their teeth stuck into. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2013-05-18T05:00:11Z Or how to account for Led Zeppelin cracking the Billboard Top 10 four times — this year — with rereleases of its first four albums, remastered by Page and augmented with alternate takes and mixes? Jimmy Page finds there's still whole lotta love for Led Zeppelin 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z The next he’s cracking jokes with his staff. Glenn Beck at the Chicago Theatre 2011-04-15T05:54:28Z Three Best Musical nominees – Something Rotten, The Visit, Fun Home – all saw gains, but only moderate ones, with none cracking even $100k. Broadway Box Office 5/4: Tony Nominations Don't Give Much Of A Boost 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z This is vintage Memphis: people of all ages and races sitting around the bar, cracking jokes and talking, inevitably, about civil rights and love and history far into the night. 2010-01-29T05:08:00Z “They treated me differently,” she says, her voice cracking. I am Indian American, and it’s 2017. But I still get asked ‘What are you?’ 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z His voice cracking, he concluded, “And that’s all I can tell you.” An Orlando Museum’s Disputed Basquiats Are Gone. Its Leadership Is, Too. 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z In Turner’s hands, Didion is a woman cracking up and at the edge of panic. Kathleen Turner returns to Arena in Didion’s ‘Magical Thinking’ 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z In a reply to someone saying they were sorry this happened to her, she replied, “It’s ok, I was cracking up!” Restaurant's idea of vegan dessert was 'a single slice of banana instead of cake,' woman says 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z "The way this is escalating, we’ve got kids sitting here and we’re risking a border closing," said Thompson, her voice cracking. Russia-Ukraine war: Kentucky mom of 8 is desperate to rescue teen girl from Russia's attacks 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Venkat is a purist, satisfied with cracking the code, but his students persuade him to put his theory to the test. Movie Review | 'Teen Patti': Taking a Gamble 2010-02-26T02:50:00Z This is a cracking read, and Gill Lewis's moral compass points to true north. Fiction for older children – reviews 2013-07-27T13:00:00Z “We heard it was closed, and then, nothing more,” he said by phone, his voice cracking with emotion. After Violence, Congo’s Virunga National Park Closes for the Year 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z "I won't talk about this too long because I'll cry at this point," Smiley says, his voice cracking without losing his TV host poise. Tavis Smiley remembers his friend Maya Angelou 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Actors cracking up in sketches was all part of the fun. Carol Burnett relives show’s comedic genius with ‘In Such Good Company’ 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Her enraged and righteous reading of Young’s lyrics about “bullwhips cracking” and “crosses burning” went fathoms deeper than the original possibly could. The Unstoppable Merry Clayton 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z Instead, the bonds that formed on the slopes carried over: Before I knew it, I was playing in a ping-pong tournament, cracking jokes and splitting bottles of wine at dinner. With a helicopter as your ski lift, every day is a ‘powder day’ in British Columbia 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z For Mr. Blanchard’s it meant cracking open a series of tunes and stitching them together so they seemed like one long episode. Music Review: Two Stars, Two Assertive Drummers 2010-10-03T21:39:00Z After he was called out for cracking tasteless jokes on Twitter once upon a time, Gunn was fired. ‘The Suicide Squad’ Review: Train Them! Excite Them! Arm Them! 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z As always with the Troubies, there’s a foul flag at the ready, which gets thrown whenever someone breaks character or messes up a line, usually a result of performers cracking each other up. There's a Purple Rain of Grinchiness in the Troubies' 'How the Princh Stole Christmas!' 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z But from the beginning, Hitch is odd and inscrutable, reciting dirty limericks without cracking a smile. Television Review: ‘The Girl,’ on HBO, With Sienna Miller and Toby Jones 2012-10-18T21:44:37Z "It was bubbling, cracking with excitement and glee," he says of the wedding. TV review: William at 30 2012-06-07T21:00:03Z Maybe he’s cracking up; maybe he’s breaking down. The Lonely Toil of Frank Ocean: Is It Art, or Denial? 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z At first, she made jokes about her weight, famously cracking that she the candy she was eating should be applied “directly” to her hips. Valerie Harper broke taboos, stole hearts as TV’s Rhoda 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z They wait in the house, trying to decipher radio announcements over the static while their bodies rattle with each explosion cracking in the distance. Searching for Saboun Nabulsi, the olive oil soap that connects Palestinian-Americans like me to home 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z Fill a large bowl with lukewarm water, dip in a rice paper round, turning it until just soft enough to bend without cracking, then lay it flat on a clean, damp tea towel. Picnic recipes: food to enjoy in the great outdoors 2012-05-18T21:58:05Z She is making her husband eat properly, insisting on healthy salads and cracking down on the cupcakes he loves, despite the fact that he doesn't appear to be putting on weight. This Is 40 – review 2013-02-14T15:29:01Z Colbert responds: “I’m getting angry at liberals,” a grin cracking his face. Colbert’s pitch-perfect finale: “Stephen Colbert” breaks character at last 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z “We wanted to get the cracking of the tree clean.” Below the Line: The Sounds of 'Into the Woods' 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z We sense Lenny's heart cracking open when he sees his granddaughter for the first time. 'Refund' burrows into what's right, wrong about 21st century America 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Those who didn’t get an adrenaline rush and a sense of fear and anxiety when they heard twigs cracking did not survive to be our ancestors. Author Sharon Begley on why we “Can’t. Just. Stop.” being compulsive 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z Despite the unmasking of some mediums, including the Fox sisters, who confessed to a hoax in 1888 and said the otherworldly knocks were caused by the cracking of knee and toe joints, spiritualism continued. In the heart of D.C.’s tony Georgetown, a church that communes with the dead 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z And he outraged guests at the annual Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner in 1996, cracking wise about President Clinton’s extramarital activities as the first lady sat stone-faced nearby. DJ Imus, made and betrayed by his mouth, dead at 79 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z In Venice Beach, they were like different limbs of the same chestnut-haired, fair-skinned organism, finishing one another’s sentences when not cracking up at inside jokes. At Snapchat, Redrawing the Bounds of Reality 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z The outtakes: The entire blooper reel was basically just hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews cracking everyone up. Dancing With the Stars Watch: And the Winner Is ... 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Now I am cracking, right down the middle. 'I lie to my health visitor. I lie to myself': the truth about postnatal depression 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z But the other line-goers made it fun, cracking jokes and handing out coffee and food. The waiting games: As Supreme Court deliberates, the rest of us line up 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z There’s Gregory in the early 1960s, a hip-looking young man cracking savvy jokes, cradling a cocktail and a cigarette, getting a gig in front of Southerners at the Playboy Club. Review | ‘Turn Me Loose’ pays homage to Dick Gregory 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z While cracking the crowded American rap market will be challenging, Stormzy’s team is hopeful. Can Stormzy, an Evangelist for British Grime, Seduce the U.S.? 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z The audience, assuming this is another of his pranks, start to laugh, but he stops them: “Not a joke,” he says, his voice cracking. Stabbed tongues and swallowed eyeballs: was the Amazing Johnathan's terminal diagnosis his greatest trick? 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z “Our plans really went south as the pandemic started cracking down on international travel,” said Mr. Dariano, an administrative assistant at an outpatient rehabilitation center in Sunnyvale, Calif. Wedding Canceled or Postponed? Here’s How to Get a Refund 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z These include color, shape, aversion to cracking and scorching, and the interior architecture of walls and the gel cavities. The quest for the perfect tomato 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Yet, everyone should be supported in planning and building their family however they choose, and cracking down on oil corporations is more likely to address climate change than cracking down on pregnancies. Sweet Tooth’s shocking twist is a critique of eco-fascist values 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z I was cracking your shell and it felt so good. Your stories: When I Loved You by Lydia 2013-05-24T08:00:00Z With toy instruments, sleigh bells, cracking whips and a stirring instrumental setting of the hymn “Adeste Fideles,” “Santa Claus” was an innovative, seamless single-movement narrative, in the vein of Franz Liszt’s symphonic poems. When the New York Philharmonic Fought Over Santa Claus 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z With a surprise showing in the Producers Guild nominations, and other attention on its performances and look, "Skyfall" may be Bond's best chance at cracking the best picture list. The Carpetbagger: Bond, Oscar Bond 2013-01-04T18:00:27Z The opening sample sounds like a Buddhist singing bowl, and from there it's layers of texture: splashing harp, clanging bells, the cracking of a million knuckles. Friday Favorites: Language Arts, Caribou, Gonjasufi 2010-05-21T18:48:00Z She shows us around, sucking on her pipe and cracking jokes, picking handfuls of tea leaves in the same amount of time it takes us to identify one suitable sprout. A scenic spin through the hills of southwestern China 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z The secret to the top of your pumpkin pie never, ever cracking, even if leave it in the oven too long? How to make pumpkin pie spice at home 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z The movie, from Open Road Films on behalf of Survival Pictures, looks to round out the weekend with about $4.1 million from 2,251 locations -- barely cracking the top ten for the weekend. 'Fate of the Furious' Stays on Top; 'Unforgettable,' 'The Promise' Bomb 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z The National Review labeled him the “boring babysitter” for cracking down on topless “Desnudas” in Times Square. Four More Zzzs for Snooze City 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z If women really are less skilled at cracking jokes, what does that say about how they think? Louis C.K. or Tina Fey? Gender, science and the age-old question: Are men or women funnier? 2014-03-15T13:30:00Z “This was a moment where the United States government was cracking down and suppressing Native American ritual and dance,” Mr. Murphy said. The Costumes in Modern Dance’s Attic 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z “It’s a part of Germany that people gave up on,” Mr. Bohm said, his voice cracking with emotion. Fashion Gets Down and Dirty 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z I'm open to suggestions, however – and I promise that this time around I'll be much quicker to get cracking. World of Fantasy: Conan the Barbarian and his lily-white women 2010-05-27T09:35:00Z The pressure has been relentless, and it is cracking the foundation of the marriage on which their interlocking identities are built. 'The Americans' Recap: Mother Russia and Her Children 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z We saw bus-sized chunks of ice break off vast glaciers, the reverberant cracking sound following afterwards like thunder. Patagonia adventure: a voyage round Cape Horn 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z It was like cracking a puzzle, and that single production made me want to see more revivals to see how other directors tackled the play. Plays you never want to see again 2013-01-16T16:04:43Z The Food and Drug Administration called out the company in its announcement that it would conduct an “undercover nationwide blitz” cracking down on sales to minors. 2018: The Year in Stuff 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Several of the most egregious examples he found featured ordinary people whose lives were wrecked by social media, all for the sin of cracking bad jokes. We can’t take a joke anymore: The inflated dangers of pushing the envelope and crossing the line 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z When Faith's not cracking wise, the dialogue is stilted. Bethenny Frankel's 'Skinnydipping' makes a splash 2012-05-02T19:16:06Z The Latin section inspired some salsa moves, and the hoedown some airborne heel cracking, but Mr. Smith, grasping for ideas, did not always seem at home in these modes. ‘Transformation: Rhythm’s Roots’ Explores Black History 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z They have me cracking up in my cubicle! Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson Save It for the Stage 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Worldwide, 150 governments have committed to cut methane emissions, both from agriculture and by cracking down on the largest source – fugitive leaks from natural gas pipelines and other fossil fuel infrastructure. New Zealand wants to tax cow burps (yes, you read that correctly) 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z This year, International Women’s Day is themed “Make It Happen,” a much-needed call to get cracking on some of the biggest issues for women around the world. International Women's Day Shows Awareness Is Not Enough 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z A sunny side-up egg — made by cracking eggs into an oiled pan, covering and letting them cook till just set — can lay the framework for a generally optimistic day. Egg cookery by emotional state: An essential guide 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z No one’s necessarily cracking open a cold bottle of Turkey and Gravy soda on a Friday night to unwind. From Jones Soda to stuffing-seasoned popcorn, why are there so many Thanksgiving-themed snack foods? 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z “The reviews have been just been cracking me up,” Lawrence told reporters at the London roll-out of the movie on Wednesday following its world premiere at the Venice film festival. Jennifer Lawrence laughs off sharply divided "mother!" reviews 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z I’d like to be able to report that cracking and unpacking this exquisite package is a thoroughgoing joy. ‘What We See When We Read,’ by Peter Mendelsund 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Beyond a pest named the plum curculio, the two big problems facing cherry growers in the Mid-Atlantic is the arrival of hungry birds at harvest time and the cracking of fruit caused by rain. Perspective | The key to a family farming renaissance? Niche crops. 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Here, she’s allowed to go weirder as a fame-at-all-costs guru, offering idiotic advice with perky swagger in between cracking up at her own jokes. Funny, Kooky and Short on the Net 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z It's also a cracking read, almost novelistic for all the onslaught of facts. Reading group: Take your Ernest Hemingway reading further 2012-05-23T15:04:55Z "If you've never had the pleasure of cracking the freckled, yellow crust on top of a pot of clotted cream, then put it on your bucket list," says Cloake. 7 British pantry staples to stock up on for your next bake 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z Ever since I was young, I found the complicated process of cracking open crawfish claws for meat to be attractive. How preparing crawfish became a shared meditation 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Ohio is cracking down on Pennsylvania residents who cross state lines to shop at liquor stores in its effort to fight the spread of COVID-19. Ohio cracks down on Pennsylvanians crossing state line to buy liquor 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z Fieri thanked officers for cracking the case, saying he felt better knowing justice is being served. Police tap teen in theft of chef's Lamborghini 2012-05-01T02:46:04Z He got to work quickly, opening with "Walking the Cow," and then cracking open the new album with "Can't Keep," "Sleeping By Myself," "Without You" and "More Than You Know." Uke in hand, Vedder spins magic at Benaroya 2011-07-16T21:10:05Z From the outset, it’s clear that these aren’t the tidy streets of Metropolis, where Superman valiantly subdues criminals, or even Marvel’s New York, where Spider-Man saves the day while cracking a few jokes. “Watchmen,” “The Boys,” and the False Hope That Superheroes Can Save Us 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z In the 1920s, she toured the vaudeville circuit with Annie Sullivan, swanning around in sequined dresses while demonstrating her accomplishments and cracking jokes about drink and politics. Review: Helen Keller’s Words and Seven Actors in ‘Three Days to See’ 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z First, though, he has to match wits and blows with a shady consortium of Hong Kong martial arts schools and the corrupt British government representatives cracking the state whip. | 'Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster': This Martial Artist?s Fists Never Leave His Body 2011-01-27T22:47:34Z In interviews with Holocaust survivors one does not know personally, there can be no cracking of the skin. Terez?n: music from a Nazi ghetto 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z In some pots, it appears that cracking and crawling might converge, as with an orange glaze on an ocher-stained pot. They Hold Weeds, and an Artist’s Sublime Vision 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z She describes with equal candour a child cracking the skin of icy puddles with a wooden-soled boot and a woman enduring sex with a black-marketeer for the sake of safety. Ignorance by Michèle Roberts - review 2012-05-25T21:55:01Z Alomar is the first of two contributors who make this book worth cracking open. David Bowie remembered by his admirers, collaborators and friends 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Ms. Franklin’s first single for Atlantic Records became her breakthrough hit, cracking the Top 10 while announcing the arrival of a singer of revelatory confidence, openness and fortitude. Aretha Franklin’s 20 Essential Songs 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z A sleuth from the fictional, filthy rich town of Neptune, Veronica traversed high school and college for three seasons, solving mysteries while cracking wise about the privileged locals. Movie Review: ‘Veronica Mars’ Returns, on the Big Screen This Time 2014-03-13T22:07:42Z It’s wrenching to see—whether for the first time or the hundredth—Walter Cronkite take off his glasses, voice cracking as he announces the President’s death. Reporting JFK’s Death: News, Tragedy, and Confusion, Decades Before Twitter 2013-11-14T17:32:00Z “All my wedding guests who were watching us get the photos done started cracking up laughing. I'll never forget it.” Bride shocked when young daughter unexpectedly gives middle finger in wedding photo 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Meanwhile back at the Taylor house, Tami is really cracking the whip with Julie and turning her into an au pair now that she has refused to go back to college. ArtsBeat: 'Friday Night Lights' Watch: Heavily Involved Parents 2011-05-28T03:59:55Z You know spring has arrived because of “a huge cracking noise”—the ice in the East River breaking up. Kim Stanley Robinson’s Latest Novel Imagines Life in an Underwater New York 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z The eggs Most recipes call for hard-boiled eggs, or, in the case of J Kenji-López-Alt, hard-steamed, a method he believes cooks them more evenly, and with less risk of cracking, than boiling. How to make the perfect egg mayonnaise sandwich 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Some of these are obvious: A triangle “freezes” the action, forcing the players to sit still; a kick drum and a slapstick, cracking like a torture device, cut the action to a different scene. Andrew Norman’s ‘Play,’ a Symphony That Levels Up 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z What I found was something like a really big family picnic in the park, with a steady stream of races providing opportunities to break a sweat before cracking open a beer. Cyclocross combines road and mountain-bike racing, and it adds a unique social aspect 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Mundy’s narrative turns thrilling as she chronicles the eureka moments when the women succeed in cracking codes, relying on a mixture of mathematical expertise, memorization and occasional leaps of intuition. The Women Who Helped America Crack Axis Codes 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Ali Catterall The shadow of The Office looms over this new sitcom, set in Brownall Job Centre in the West Midlands, and it largely delivers, thanks to a cracking script and some winning performances. TV highlights: 29/4/2013 2013-04-29T06:00:07Z Despite his failing health and recent liver transplant, the director was discussing his plans for the film and cracking jokes. Raul Ruiz and the ghosts on the battlefield 2012-08-20T17:37:40Z To some he's a prankster cracking poker-faced one-liners, but to others his cross-examination of art-making is inspired, delightful and provocative in equal measures. This week's new exhibitions 2011-01-15T00:06:09Z Listen for the cracking of the crust when you break it. How to eat bread the right way 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z The ceremony requires a propulsive rock score and much cracking of a bullwhip. ‘Queen of the Night’ Opens at the New Diamond Horseshoe Club 2013-12-26T21:42:17Z He’s still in no danger of cracking here - keeping it very professional. David Letterman live: the final Late Show - as it happened 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z But she dutifully donned the oversized cardigan nonetheless, like a chastised middle schooler whose dad is disapproving of her school attire, before cracking, “I look like a librarian now.” Women at work can’t win: Meteorologist’s bare-shoulder brouhaha reveals frustrating realities 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z I took my daughters to his house, and he was playing with them, cracking jokes, telling his funny stories. Off-screen, 'Unbroken's' prisoner and captor became friends 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z In a short phone interview with The Times, Disney Hall architect Frank Gehry both laughed heartily and nearly cried, his voice cracking with emotion over the news. L.A. Phil President Deborah Borda's departure sends arts world spinning 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Mandel showed no signs of frailty in his patter, however, cracking wise in a residual New York accent. Jazz Port Townsend lives up to expectations — and more 2012-07-29T22:12:27Z In the drag tradition, lip-syncing freed the body of the physical demands of singing, cracking open stunning new visual possibilities. How Lip-Syncing Got Real 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z “Jon’s normally straight face is holding back laughter. . . . The whole stage is cracking up.” Review | ‘Swan Dive’ gives voice to every suspicion you may harbor about professional ballet 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z To prepare for our bicentennial trip, my siblings and I spent weeks in advance cracking the spines of the World Book encyclopedia. On an Arizona Road Trip, Miles of Family Firsts 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z Unbeknown to me, while my sister and I were watching BTS videos together and cracking inside jokes, my mom was doing some research on her own. I took my mom to a BTS concert for Mother’s Day and it brought us closer together 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z The actors, arranged in a wide semicircle, read the play, cracking each other up even seated, even masked. Hot Vax Summer? Falstaff and Shakespeare in the Park Are Ready. 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Chris put on a rakish fedora to play Indiana Jones, running and cracking the whip as his body and voice changed. Review: In ‘Raiders!,’ Two Boys’ First, Great Movie Crush 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Let’s say I were buying a 1985 Air Jordan: I would look at the yellowing, the cracking in the paint. Sneaker Heads Share Secrets to Scoring the Hottest Shoes and Keeping Them Fresh 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z More and more, I was finding soulful wines that were cracking the stereotypes — or at least my stereotypes. 12 Wines From Argentina and Chile to Seek Out 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z A sound installation of cracking ice, bird cries and gusting wind completes the picture. The Week Ahead: June 5 ? 11 2011-06-03T18:16:25Z But he goes on longer than that, maybe too long, cracking himself up along the way, letting out a proper “woo.” Little Richard Wasn’t Conceited. He Was Underappreciated. 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Either sentence is imposed by forcing the renegade out onto the cracking winter ice that surrounds the city, and watching him try to totter and slide across to the safety of normal, non-revolutionary America. “The Dark Knight Rises”: Christopher Nolan’s evil masterpiece 2012-07-18T20:50:00Z The only expression you might see is the cracking of a knuckle. Jude Law: ‘thrilled’ to be part of ‘Anna Karenina’ 2012-11-16T23:22:13Z "He's always had a cracking sense of humour – he's quite sarcastic and dry when he wants to be." Tony Nicklinson: 'I have a fear of living like this when I am old and frail' 2012-06-23T21:04:49Z She wants America to get cracking on paid maternity leave, stat. YouTube CEO: America Needs Paid Maternity Leave 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z To make sure,” he added, his voice cracking, “that the people who did this to me will pay.” Private Property or Patrimony? The Fight Over a Picasso 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Despite rarely cracking his laid-back California monotone when speaking, Schoolboy Q is fascinating to observe. How Schoolboy Q took it slow and had one of the best years in rap 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z So, he said, his wife just told him that Otis’ plane had gone down, and he had died,” said Cropper, his voice cracking. A low-key Memphis guitar legend builds on musical legacy 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z He uses old-fashioned methods of interrogation, cracking a suspect's head to elicit a crack-house address. Crazy Cops in Toronto: McConaughey and Harrelson Go Splendidly Sicko 2011-09-14T14:25:00Z In Montgomery, lawmakers tried to play catch-up by targeting do-it-yourself manufacturing operations and cracking down on sales of over-the-counter cold medications used to produce the drug. Take a valium, lose your kid, go to jail 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z Horn players in the rest of the world consider the Viennese horns treacherous, prone to “cracking” notes. What Makes the Vienna Philharmonic So Distinctive 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Miller warns, too, against repeating the Obama administration’s bad habits of “opposing the release of public information and cracking down on government leaks.” Perspective | Trump is leaving press freedom in tatters. Biden can take these bold steps to repair the damage. 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z Even if a Republican were elected to replace Obama, they would think twice before cracking down on it all. Going to pot: legalised cannabis edges nearer in west after US states end ban 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z You talked about the white supremacist structure maybe reaching the point of cracking. Cornel West: Is America ‘even capable of treating the masses of Black people with decency and dignity’? 2020-08-11T04:00:00Z But anyway: last week I asked you to nominate some cracking tracks that contained the title Mr, Mrs, Ms or Miss. Pointless, but fun, so in that sense not much different from other weeks. Readers recommend: Mr and Mrs songs ? results 2011-04-07T11:23:48Z The company started hearing early this year of bottles cracking while the device was extracting wine. Coravin creates sleeve to address bottle breakage problems The show opens with a book club cracking open the steamy tome, which tells the tale of the love affair between millionaire bondage aficionado Christian Grey and his innocent young ingenue, Anastasia Steele. ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Musical Heading to Off-Broadway 2013-01-08T16:30:29Z See also: carefully dismantling chocolate biscuits, and the peculiar satisfaction of cracking the shell of each Minstrel between your teeth. How to eat: chocolate 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z And they started cracking up and then walked away. Luke Janklow: Not Exactly Bookish 2013-06-14T20:57:36Z She was cast against type in this brash, uproarious Florida noir, giving a cracking performance as Charlotte Bless, the needy, dysfunctional peroxide blonde who starts up a pen-pal romance with a killer on death row. Nicole Kidman’s top 10 films - ranked! 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Mr. Smith, at center stage, played bright and gestural trumpet solos from time to time in long, cracking tones and conducted the Pacifica Red Coral ensemble, a string quartet with a harpist at stage left. Music Review: ‘Ten Freedom Summers,’ by Wadada Leo Smith 2013-05-03T05:55:12Z In a prolonged bus garage fight scene worthy of Jackie Chan, Frank slathers his rippling bod in motor oil to take on an army of henchmen, slipping through their grasp while cracking skulls. Every Jason Statham film - ranked! 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z Practice,” shot back Mr. Gill, cracking up everybody else onstage. The Time Jumpers, Country Swing Standard Bearers, Thrive in Nashville 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z As the outrageous star, he prances around the stage, flashing smiles, cracking familiar jokes, playing a boogie-woogie number at double speed. Behind the Candelabra – review 2013-06-08T23:07:01Z I hope we can keep cracking on, into the future for ever. Lena Dunham on Love Island: ‘I'm asking the same question they do – can you love after hurt?’ 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z YouTube is cracking down on a wave of users committing so-called “Bird Box Challenges” — like driving a car while blindfolded. Netflix has no plans to cut ‘Bird Box’ scene despite outcry 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z At one point Brown suddenly changed up the feeling with an impossibly compressed roll, to which Mela replied by humorously cracking open each rhythms like a coconut. Joe Lovano warms Jazz Alley with 'Bird Songs' 2011-04-29T16:02:04Z "He's the best at what he does, he's so good," she said, with the audience cracking up at Kimmel's expense. Sarah Silverman talks new man Michael Sheen with ex Jimmy Kimmel 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z You don't get to manage a Premiership club just by cracking jokes and being charming. The real Harry Redknapp 2013-04-30T14:49:41Z Whoever put the leftist firebrand George Carlin among his influences on Wikipedia must either be completely ignorant, or cracking a sardonic joke. Comedy gold: Jimmy Carr's Stand Up 2012-07-12T14:12:27Z But Mr. Craig, with his brutally handsome face and coiled physicality, looks like a rawhide whip that’s just itching to get cracking. Movie Review: Extraterrestrials Land at the O.K. Corral 2011-07-28T18:58:54Z The young Iraqi I was sitting next to kept cracking up, and I asked him what he was laughing at. 59 Tomahawks and 5,900 years of slaughter: A brief history of Syria 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z But is it really about cracking down on pilled-up students chewing their cheeks? No foot shuffling … and other weird bans dividing the house club scene 2013-01-31T11:55:49Z I want the next novel to just be about Scarpetta cracking the code of a garlic bread mystery. There are some mysteries Patricia Cornwell, crime novelist and creator of Kay Scarpetta, can't crack 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z One morning, as I was cracking eggs at 6, after Otto knocked the screen door off its track, my iPhone buzzed: an e-mail message from someone with a fresh haircut. Wife/mother/worker/spy: Everything?s Breaking. Is It the Weekend Yet? 2010-02-22T21:21:00Z FDA is cracking down on antibiotics on farms,” wrote theWashington Post. 6 nasty drugs your meat is on 2014-02-12T13:00:00Z At the novel's core is his account of the cracking of his marriage after the death of his son. Ten of the best women writing as men 2010-03-20T00:07:00Z With more rigorous reporting, this story of an audacious new industry brought low by regulation might have been a cracking business procedural. I like my imagined literary nemesis 2013-06-01T22:30:00Z “She’s onstage dancing with this carrot peeler, throwing carrot peels on these rabbits,” Ms. McCarthy said, cracking up at the memory. Elizabeth Banks Was a Frustrated Actress. Now She’s a Determined Mogul. 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z A city called Manchester, actually, in this cracking slice of northern Noir from Hammer. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2012-10-05T23:04:03Z Of course, cracking that code is its own challenge. 'Imitation Game' trailer: Can Benedict Cumberbatch crack the code? 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z Wood is most known for cracking us up as a correspondent on "The Daily Show" and his comedy specials including "Father Figure," "No One Loves You" and "Imperfect Messenger." "I need to host": Roy Wood Jr. talks "The Daily Show" and why late-night TV needs change 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z We gained hugely valuable international touring experience, picked up an award, some cracking reviews and were a critic’s pick in Time Out New York. Last Year’s Fringe Festival Successes Look Back 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Miss Bee had put up a fight, her legs cracking and splitting but not letting loose, even as chunks of wood flew across the living room. The Junk Removers Manhandle My Heart 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z They look like they are cracking each other up, and Arnold looks just like his son, Fred. In the footsteps of Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe and Noah Webster 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z “There was an expectation that girls would be quieter. And wouldn’t ruin their dresses and wouldn’t be roughhousing and cracking jokes in church,” she says. Want to raise an empowered girl? Then let her be funny. 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Yet there was the Goblin alive and well in Act II at Friday’s rehearsal of “Spider-Man,” cracking wise in a new scene lampooning telephone voice mail. A More Familiar ?Spider-Man? Is Back, Hoping to Bury the Dark 2011-05-10T02:30:29Z I tried to play it cool, but I couldn’t help cracking a smile as he snapped my picture. Bill Cunningham Looked for Subjects. And They Looked for Him. 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z The pair of balding Englishmen cracking wise about soccer is NBC Sports Network’s answer to Monday Night Football on ESPN, which averages 13 million viewers. Men in Blazers: America's Soccer Stars 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z “The first time I put my hands on Michelangelo I was 40, now I am 62,” said Rosa, her voice cracking with emotion. Bringing a Deathly Michelangelo Sculpture Back to Life 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z According to TIME, Netflix believes "over 100 million households worldwide are using shared accounts and that cracking down on password sharing would be a 'big opportunity' for revenue growth." Details about Netflix's clunky, looming password-sharing crackdown 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Dunk tank clowns, Mr. Simmons said, are fading away in a world where Americans are beginning to believe that cracking jokes about people’s skin color, size, poverty or intelligence is maybe not a good thing. The Last of the Dunk Tank Clowns 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z These are the kinds of sweet nothings that, if redacted for the purposes of quotation in this newspaper, would leave little more than articles, prepositions and pronouns: “...my...your ... the…” Their marriage was already cracking. With joyless prose about joyless people, Jonathan Safran Foer's 'Here I Am' is kitsch at best 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Tomorrow – My White Bicycle A cracking tune with some innovative, shuffling percussion, tape looks, squalling guitar lines – ie everything you might hope for in a piece of UK psych. Readers recommend: hunting songs 2010-07-29T23:03:00Z And the audience is cracking up, because he's doing all the faces and the gestures of being on the Playstation. Is there a backlash against rape jokes? 2013-08-20T07:21:24Z And the biggest risk Burnham takes in the show is letting his emotional side loose, but not before cracking a ton of jokes. Bo Burnham’s ‘Inside’: A Comedy Special and an Inspired Experiment 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Unlike their network television counterparts, the cops in “Southland” don’t have superhuman skills or a knack for cracking jokes while standing over a corpse. ?Southland? With Michael Cudlitz and Regina King on TNT 2012-03-16T16:10:35Z As they retrieved men from the battlefield and treated them, one mortar shell fell through the roof and landed on the floor, cracking a tile but injuring no one. Six powerful Normandy spots for commemorating D-Day on its 75th anniversary 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z The group is meant to “reduce unauthorized access to content,” it said in a news release, including cracking down on password sharing, a major issue for streamers. Two men plead guilty to running illegal streaming services with more content than Netflix, Hulu 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z Musically, he said, it would be a "cracking evening". Last night of Proms 2013 to be conducted by a woman 2013-04-18T13:09:00Z I was skeptical, but I was on the clock, and I didn't have any ice cream in the freezer, so I got cracking. These two-ingredient brownies are one baking hack that doesn't sacrifice on flavor 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z He does, however, get cracking performances from his cast. Seven Year Twitch – review 2013-05-28T17:11:53Z They rumbled and buckled and undulated, like patches of parched earth cracking open to allow hot gases to escape and scald everything in their paths. Sam Shepard’s plays eulogized the American West’s pioneering spirit 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z The teen sitcom tackled Rae’s complicated relationship with food with sensitivity, authenticity and cracking jokes – which weren’t disproportionately at Rae’s expense. Insatiable is just the latest example of Netflix not understanding teenagers 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z |
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