| 单词 | deft |
| 例句 | Cilia was paring apples in that deft, absent-minded way she did such things. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He took the brush, and began sweeping it through the silver avalanche with fingers which were deft from practice, while the Queen closed her eyes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'll say it whenever I want to! Daisy! Dai----" Making a short deft movement Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z But thanks in great part to the deft political maneuverings of Aaron Burr, all twelve of New York’s electoral votes went to Jefferson. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The king's own fool, the pie-faced simpleton called Moon Boy, danced about on stilts, all in motley, making mock of everyone with such deft cruelty that Sansa wondered if he was simple after all. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He lived in the details and worked his magic in the context of the moment, mobilizing those forces on the ground more adroitly and with a more deft tactical proficiency than anyone else. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z In a deft maneuver Cora tugged off a crispy ear, Molly’s favorite, and presented it to the girl. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z With deft hands she pressed her sleeping skin into the envelope, then undressed. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Billy watched him for a while; his black skin already glistened with crystals of sweat as he threw deft combinations against an imaginary, helpless opponent. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z For answer, Lionel secured the headstrap of the goggles between the big and second toes of his right foot, and, with a deft, brief leg action, flipped the goggles overboard. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z With a deft maneuver, I then transferred the dragonfly to my earlobe and wore it like an earring. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z On the chopping board in front of her she’s cutting more, with a paring knife, her large hands deft, indifferent. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Danvers showed herself at last; quietly, calmly, she told the gardeners where to put the flowers, and she herself arranged them, stacking the vases with quick, deft fingers. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Bree's deft fingers close a series of hooks and clasps along my back. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He set off down the street, walking with a deft, definite grace, a quickness of being that made him seem in that minute the only thing alive in all Mishnory. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Scarred, as mine were before the Capitol erased all marks from my skin, but strong and deft. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z In one deft motion she plucked the wool from the teeth and rolled it into a fluffy ball. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z She smiles at you as you watch the white flames in her hand become, with the deft movement of her fingers, a boat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “A scarf here. A cutlass there. One or two deft and tasteful suggestions. That’s all. The total effect is rather fetching.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Smooth motions, deft, I must not fumble now, he prayed, and the gods were kind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z At least part of the answer, which I only figured out weeks later, lies in the employers’ deft handling of the hiring process. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Evidently it surprised her as much as it did me, for she yawned and with a series of rapid, deft movements stood up into the room. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He knew its flaws, its many flaws, but believed that with a lot of deft dredging and sculpting, the park could be transformed into a landscape unlike any that had ever seated an exposition. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He wipes the screen with his sleeve and navigates with deft fingers to our mother’s first journal entry. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It was seventeen minutes of Barack’s deft and easy way with words, seventeen minutes of his deep, dazzling optimism on display. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He watched while the blind man’s deft hands found the basil and tore the leaves into the wooden bowl. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z With deft movements of his claws, he ripped aside the dead man’s clothes, opened the body with one slash, and began to feast on the flesh and blood of his old friend. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Such an obvious ploy, that, yet deft for a boy of fifteen. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And how they trembled, these hands of his that had once been so sure and deft ... A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She was staring down at the lavishly decorated fabric, remembering her mother’s deft hands holding the bone needle, when she heard the knock on her door and then heard Jamison come in. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The deft combination of variation and artificial selection, Darwin knew, could produce extraordinary results. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z With deft hands, she slices open their bellies, pulls out their goopy organs, and washes their flesh in a bucket so they’re ready for roasting. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a clever trick and required a deft hand so as not to spill any of the porridge. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Milo made a deft grimace of tribulation and turned away. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I watch his feet move to the center of the room, and his hands, steady as they accept the knife from Marcus, are deft as one presses the knife into the other. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The maester’s fingers, normally so sure and deft, turned clumsy as he worked the latch and opened thelid, to reveal the skull within. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He reached for the laces of her bodice and began to undo them, his fingers deft and practiced. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Hodor washed the sweat from him with a warm, damp cloth and dressed him with deft and gentle hands. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z With a deft twist, she opened the jar. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z So her deft fingers tuck pieces of my hair into one braid that tickles the middle of my spine. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you,” I say, and he looks at my drawings, picking them up by the corners with his deft, bitten fingers. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The greatest American scientist, the most deft diplomat, the most accomplished prose stylist, the sharpest wit, Franklin defied all the categories by inhabiting them all with such distinction and nonchalant grace. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z His maimed hands, two fingers and thumb remaining on each, were deft and quick. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The deft inverts the usual ordering: the new information is thrust into the spotlight early, and the given information, which serves as its background, comes at the end. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Or are you as deft at handling your sword as Captain Westfall?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "Just so, yes. Do not squeeze it so tight, no, the grip must be deft, delicate." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They are quick of hearing and sharp-eyed, and though they are inclined to be fat and do not hurry unnecessarily, they are nonetheless nimble and deft in their movements. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Besides, Lyra’s hands were deft, and she was desperate to help; so the small human tent over the great bear-king, packing in the bloodmoss and freezing the raw flesh till it stopped bleeding. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z With a deft twist of the ulo, she cut off a slice and savored each bite of this, the most nourishing part of the animal. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But he insisted on Abel's right to a fair trial and mounted a deft—though unsuccessful—defense. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The baby dove into the room, transforming grotesquely as it landed on the floor in a deft somersault. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Then with deft precision she cornered the goose, leashed its head, and dragged it to a corner where she tied it to a table. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He was a deft mimic and could do fine imitations of the voices of Jan Smuts, Franklin Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mother, though her fingers had not had the almost-magical knowledge that Kira’s had, would have been more experienced, more deft, and faster. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he took a thick needle and thread and, with deft, quick strokes, he sewed it up, like a man stitching a baseball: the cadaver transformed from meat into girl once again. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z When that happened murder was on the way, but cool, deft murder, and hands that worked precisely, delicately. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The House of Commons gives itself to a dialogic style—to, at its best, a deft pattern of call-and-response across the despatch box. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The observation excited the attention of the Austrian Erwin Schrödinger, who made some deft refinements and devised a handy system called wave mechanics. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Berrange later revealed in his deft cross-examination that many of the African detectives were unable to understand or write English, the language in which the speeches were given. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mouth tasted of honey and cloves, and her fingers were deft and practiced as they found the fastenings of his clothes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The only unusual thing was the great number of feathers this deft housewife had carelessly spilled over her kitchen floor. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Alice was kneeling in front of her, facing away, as the woman bent over her and with deft fingers wove her hair into complex braids, twisting flowers into it as she did. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Her depiction of a casually superpowered world — a state of affairs that has existed for about a decade — is the show’s comic armature and a deft bit of sleight of hand. ‘Extraordinary’ Review: The Power of Powerlessness 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z This deft move from sporty to dressy was well judged. Special Report: Fashion: The Discreet Return of the Bourgoisie 2011-03-06T18:55:47Z Despite the Mexican American comic's engaging presence, amusing observations and deft imitations, "Fluffy" is a standard-issue comedy concert film far better suited to a 90-minute cable TV slot than the big screen. Gabriel Iglesias in 'The Fluffy Movie,' good fun, standard film 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z As a director Mr. Langham was especially deft in working on a thrust, or an open, stage, the configuration at Stratford’s main theater, and he oversaw a redesign of the festival stage in 1962. Michael Langham, Classical Theater Director, Dies at 91 2011-01-20T05:56:02Z Once the mechanics of the plot kick in, Mr. Tucci displays a deft hand at the helm, but the sluggish first act could use some juicing. Theater Review | 'Lend Me a Tenor': LaPaglia and Shalhoub Clown Around at the Music Box 2010-04-05T02:09:00Z Brand dramatizes his story with a deft realistic touch. 'Taste' and 'Backyard' revel in gore and lack style 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z This is why Struth's portrait of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh is so deft. Thomas Struth ? review 2011-07-06T17:42:12Z Technically deft and stylistically without affect, Mr. Baker was trained in the classic, collaborative style of studio filmmaking, working for studios in England and the United States. Roy Ward Baker, Prolific British Filmmaker, Dies at 93 2010-10-08T05:43:00Z Scenes of angry protests follow this deft setup. ‘Fauci’ Review: The First Pandemic That Shaped the Good Doc 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Ms. Benton questioned her looks and her voice, a deft soprano that doesn’t lend itself to “this canon of black girl songs you’re supposed to be able to sing,” she said. Denée Benton, Tony Nominee, Embraces Her Inner Natasha 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Despite its layered, complex components and deft functionality, the home is, at the end of the day, just that. The Exquisite Details of a Fifth Avenue Apartment Renovation 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Faliveno’s deft writing of gender dynamics is as fluid as gender itself, making it a relief to read. Review | Melissa Faliveno’s ‘Tomboyland’ essays offer funny, moving explorations of self and society 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z This movie finds Mr. Perry, never the most deft at the technical aspect of filmmaking, drastically off whatever his best game is. Review: A Case of Déjà Vu in ‘Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween’ 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Freeman's deft performance as the grouchy but loyal Watson is one of the show's pleasures, along with Rupert Graves' avuncular take on Inspector Lestrade. 'Sherlock': A modern Holmes battles crime on PBS 2010-10-22T23:55:00Z In her debut production, Ms. Ross shows a deft balance of generosity and toughness toward her characters, tempering the raw moments with humor. | 'Thinner Than Water': A Frayed Family?s Tenuous Bonds 2011-02-20T21:52:44Z Roeg’s deft and entertaining late summer critic-pleaser maintained the sourness of Dahl’s source material while also transplanting the book’s sprightly pace. The Witches at 30: a horror film for children that continues to terrify 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z In his comments, Wells offers a mild affect and deft theorizing: For instance, he recently left a comment calling B.S. on a Date Lab specimen whose silence on his date’s appearance was deafening. A Date Lab writer talks to a regular commenter — and gets some love 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Hoover’s deft use of social media, where she has 3.9 million followers across platforms and posts goofy, self-deprecating videos, helped grow her audience. How Colleen Hoover Rose to Rule the Best-Seller List 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z She was praised for her deft characterizations of alienated people and her sensitivity to the nuances of family relationships. Novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard dies 2014-01-02T18:47:15Z The wallets got nicer and nicer, the craftsmanship ever more deft, and often there is sufficient gratification in that, but with each new billfold, I felt the pleasure of creation ebbing ever farther out. The craft that consumed me 2012-08-10T14:59:00Z Mr. Ellis was an early disciple of Charlie Christian, whose deft improvisations, built on long single-note lines, established the template for modern jazz guitar in the 1940s. Herb Ellis, Jazz Guitarist, Is Dead at 88 2010-03-31T03:52:00Z Amy Ryan is quickly resonant in a deadpan role, and the script offers a surprisingly unforced amiability, emotional clarity, and deft espionage entanglements. The Good and the Bad in “Central Intelligence” 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z A brave few ordered sandwiches, and were impressively deft in arranging their bodies for simultaneous eating and reading. Readers' Night Out 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z She is not interested in exploiting her stooge's discomfort; she's deft at defusing nervous tension. Blind Date – review 2013-06-06T15:38:11Z Tight but fluid phrases, and deft, sometimes knotty shifts characterized several of the works on the bill. Dance Review: A Dance Grab Bag at La MaMa 2010-06-13T22:44:00Z Careful orchestration, strategic camera angles and some deft artistic touches created the necessary sense of spectacle and occasion. Perspective | As Trump slips out of town, Biden repurposes old symbols for new life 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Maybe I needed to be more confident, more deft with my knife work? The viral pomegranate cutting hack we’ve been waiting for 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z In the deft “Love and Mayonnaise,” Fussell uses the creamy sauce as a metaphor for grace throughout her life. ‘Eat, Live, Love, Die’: At 89, Betty Fussell’s hard-earned recipe for happiness 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z The show’s construction is so deft and its narrative so tantalizing that breathers — a whistled bridge, a harmonica breakdown — are almost unbearable. Review: ‘Rags Parkland’ Plays the Interplanetary Homesick Blues 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Other chapters focus on key supporting players, who are rendered with deft portraits, such as Jared Kushner, Trump’s widely reviled but fireproof son-in-law, or the president’s antagonist-turned-sycophant, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. A Sober Look at the ‘Cartoonishly Chaotic’ Trump White House 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Johnson's deft phrasing adds a lot of color to familiar territory. Holiday music: Seth MacFarlane, Downton Abbey, Idina Menzel, more 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z He's a really good writer: a deft scene set in Liberty's, in which Maggie Service shines as a shop assistant replete with self-esteem, shows how much he can put across in a tiny episode. Earthquakes in London; The Good Soldier; FIB 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z On the walls hang deft renditions of types: a soldier; women refined and not so refined; a well-dressed older gentleman, seated at a cafe; and a laborer in a cap. Art Review: ‘Hopper Drawing,’ at the Whitney Museum 2013-06-06T21:44:48Z But now international giants, historically deft at placating guests with stately buffets and fine, indeterminately European menus, are joining the fray. Can Food Tours Stray From the Beaten Path Without Ruining the Experience? 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z The crossbreeding of space-exploration formulas and talking-animal humor is consistently smart and deft — just snarky enough, just silly enough and just sentimental enough. Here Are Three Netflix Cartoons You Should Be Watching 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z There is a chocolate cake under a glass cover on the table, a deft piece of still-life painting you’d like to see more of in Mr. Taylor’s oeuvre. Art Review: Henry Taylor?s Portraits and Other Paintings at MoMA PS1 2012-02-02T23:19:39Z No exception to that general rule, “Much Ado About Nothing,” playing in repertory in the theater’s sylvan Topanga setting, is light of heart and deft of foot. 'Much Ado About Nothing' at the Theatricum Botanicum is crowd-pleaser 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z And wielding the meticulously clear beat of a thoroughly experienced conductor, he drew from the obviously energized orchestra a deft and atmospheric setting around principal percussionist Michael A. Werner’s spectacular account of the solo part. Masterful maverick HK Gruber leads thrilling program | Classical review 2013-04-19T16:44:35Z Bringing him out from the background over the past few episodes has been a deft move; he seems to have swapped places with Mike Milligan for the title of Fargo’s top hitman, 1979. Fargo recap: season two episode ten – The Castle 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Yet, as O’Toole herself describes him, Wilson was also a shrewd politician, deft at shifting his views and reshaping his policies in order to gain power and be able to do important things with it. Woodrow Wilson Achieved a Lot. So Why Is He So Scorned? 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z “Ant-Man and the Wasp” is filled with deft and surprising trickery involving size and scale. “Ant-Man and the Wasp” Should Have Been the “Godfather: Part II” of Superhero Movies 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z It’s a sleight of mind so deft that no one suspects they’ve been tricked. For these vets, making people laugh is the best medicine 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Miss Grimes occasionally appeared on television and in films, but she was best known for her work on stage, winning admirers for her deft comic timing and scene-stealing energy. Tammy Grimes, ‘Unsinkable’ Broadway star and Tony winner, dies at 82 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z So were the deft, rhythmic exchanges of their steps, as they played off each other and the music. Dance Review: City Ballet?s Yvonne Borree Hangs Up Her Toeshoes 2010-06-07T21:06:00Z The “ash” on the surface — smoked lime, lemon and grapefruit zest — is another deft touch. Review | Quattro Osteria puts fun on the plate and in the room 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z And the minute it looks as if the movie’s set to be a deft prep-school caper that pits wily brats against a lemony know-it-all, it introduces a surprise. ‘The Holdovers’ Review: Three Sad Souls Stranded for Christmas 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Relying on memory, dreams and old Polaroids and painting with a deft touch on 56-inch-wide canvases, Ms. Twilley created detailed images of the room and its impressively squalid conditions from various perspectives. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z To use an appropriately English phrase, this deft series from Wondery does exactly what it says on the tin, delivering wry and detailed retellings of political controversies. 6 Podcasts About Political Scandals and Upheaval 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Justin Peck, generally such a deft architect, keeps his choreography simpler than usual, relying heavily on unison and the exit strategy of running offstage. Review: Peck Adapts Andersen, and Good Fights Evil Amid Fine Plumage 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z She is deft at changing pace, but only subtly fluctuates her tone. You will miss her when she’s gone: Noname soars live 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z Its somber variations unfolded here with a poignant gravitas, an intensity that contrasted vividly with the musicians’ deft rendering of the more lighthearted qualities of the concluding movement. Review: Emerson String Quartet Plays Beethoven, Mozart and Fauré 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z The diction is plain, like that of good prose, the deft verse-carpentry utterly unobtrusive. Poem of the week: Departed by Grahame Davies 2012-07-09T13:24:37Z But Danny wrote the episode, and really did a very deft job. How 'Family Guy' Tried to Talk About Abortion 2010-07-19T22:08:00Z But, she said, the “prose is spare and understated — so you get the high adventure of Dickens with the deft lightness of a late-20th-century author.” Jane Gardam on Her Books, Which Capture a Greater Britain 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z With deft primers on the Homestead Act, the farming crisis of the ’80s and Reaganomics, Smarsh shows how the false promise of the “American dream” was used to subjugate the poor. She Grew Up Poor on a Kansas Farm. Her Memoir Is an Attempt to Understand Why. 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z He has an incredibly deft touch with his details. On The Scene With Mark Twain Prize Honoree Will Ferrell 2011-10-24T15:04:24Z Schilling poses the only threat and shouldn't be discounted for the deft way she negotiated comedy and pathos. The top Emmy races: Likely winners and possible upsets 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z The deft manner in which he complicated the characters he invented for his stories is largely missing from his descriptions of the people he knew. The Late Late Phase 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Anyone who has been a teenager, or secretly still is, will find deft self-portraiture when taking a ride on this flagitiously funny Submarine. Submarine: From Teen Angst to Pure Delight 2011-06-03T10:05:00Z And it is fitting that this comedy, in which the dark art of magic is often evoked to explain people’s peculiarities, should charm us, in the final moments, with some deft theatrical sleight of hand. Theater Review: A ‘Comedy of Errors’ Unfolds in the ’40s, With Fedoras 2013-06-19T02:00:01Z But the show is equally deft at tackling weightier questions, as in a recent episode that delved into the troubling use of the word “plantation” by white chefs and restaurateurs to describe certain dishes. 6 Podcasts to Feed Your Inner Gourmand 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z The clarity of her Haydn was matched by its unfailing good taste and deft sense of proportion. If the music is Baroque, don't fix it 2011-01-26T15:22:15Z Zealots of the Clash will recognize his deft handiwork in “Police and Thieves” — he wrote the track with his fellow Jamaican reggae star Junior Murvin. Pop/Rock Listings for Sept. 19-25 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Less a linear memoir than a series of episodic reminiscences stretching from her childhood to the present day, “Horror Stories” is harrowing and deft. Review | In recent memoirs, musicians reveal glamorous tantrums, plenty of drug use and the double-edged sword of fame 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z It takes a deft hand to balance all this. ‘Outlander’ Season 2, Episode 4: A Man in the Dark 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z I read this deft, gentle and often touching novel with enormous delight. Your books of the year 2012-12-28T22:55:18Z The first season’s third episode, written by Will Smith and directed by James Hawes, best encapsulated the show’s seesawing mix of sardonic humor, deft characterization and sometimes brutal suspense. The Best TV Episodes of 2022 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z This deft phrasing comes laden with emotion, often wry or poignant, but occasionally snort-out-loud hilarious. New page-turners heat up our summer reading: "Blacktop Wasteland," "The Only Good Indians" and more 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z “Allied,” Robert Zemeckis’s deft and diverting World War II romantic thriller, operates a bit like “Casablanca” in reverse. Review: ‘Allied’ Uncorks a Favorite Vintage, and Infuses It 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Brandt, who died last Sunday at his home in Miami, at the age of sixty-five, had small, deft hands and a sure touch. Dr. Brandt, the Lonely Showman 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z Turned around in 28 days with every member of the cast and crew under self-isolation, Corona Zombies is actually the result of a deft sleight of hand. Corona Zombies: the terrible movie we might just need right now 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z It's very hard to imagine a Hollywood studio countenancing the scene in Kind Hearts and Coronets in which Dennis Price assassinates a ballooning old lady with a bow, an arrow and a deft little gag. The troubled heart of Ealing and British postwar cinema 2011-07-21T21:00:04Z On social media — his own personal amusement park — his deft retorts to purer-than-thou pearl-clutchers and homophobic haters seem so effortless, they prompt a modern philosophical question: What’s the sound of one hand clapping back? Lil Nas X Reveals Himself on ‘Montero’ 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z A sixth century B.C. kylix, or drinking bowl, from the city of Taranto is adorned with deft images of an octopus and dolphins. A Greco-Roman Tour of Myth and Nature 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Krug’s lyrics, as is usually the case with his material, weave together like a tapestry, themes blending between tracks with a deft hand. Moonface's Heartbreaking Bravery: Love Hurts, But It Sure Sounds Good 2012-04-18T10:44:59Z Avoiding portentousness, Fountain, a veteran New York Times science reporter, paints a deft portrait of life in these remote outposts. How a 9.2 earthquake in Alaska in 1964 changed our understanding is explained in 'The Great Quake' 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z They’ve traded jackets for gray T-shirts but kept the easy charm and the deft moves, such as filleting a whole fish at the table. Don’t let the name stop you. I’m Eddie Cano is a charmer. 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z This powerhouse of a first collection — by an author whose debut novel, “History of Wolves,” was a finalist for this year’s Man Booker Prize — is notable for its deft mix of humor and insight. 7 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Shows within shows can be clever spoofs, or they may operate as deft winks acknowledging some broader point that can’t cannot be adequately finessed within the main narrative. Finally, "The Man in the High Castle" fascist fantasy ends amidst America’s sobering reality 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z The novel is assured, deft in its rendering of teen relationships and, perhaps more remarkably, funny without resorting to the kind of gross-out humour common in this sort of setting. Elliot Allagash by Simon Rich ? review 2011-07-08T21:55:14Z She is as deft at projecting adorable vulnerability as Julia Roberts ever was. The Vow: How Many More Movie Romances Does Rachel McAdams Have In Her? 2012-02-10T15:47:36Z These scenes also demonstrate how deft “The Good Fight” is at balancing various forms of subtext in even passing exchanges. ‘The Good Fight’ Season 1, Episode 2: Minority Status 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z "Stoker" certainly relies too much on its heavy Gothic atmosphere, but it does add up to something - particularly because of Wasikowska's deft performance. Review: Park Chan-wook's lurid melodrama 'Stoker' 2013-02-28T02:01:08Z “It’s finding that deft touch. We’ve got to still keep people’s awe and wonder about the natural world but find a way to wake them up as well,” Hunter said. New BBC nature documentary series tackles global change 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z But this is such a deft and smart book. The Book That Terrified Neil Gaiman. And Carmen Maria Machado. And Dan Simmons. 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Our pointing fingers led to deft carving, returned to the table in a heap on a cutting board, with pots of dip-consistency dressings. Make the dual-dressing salad with a single purpose: Crunch 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z The show hasn't broken big ground for either; instead it's highlighted their natural assets -- as deft, witty and incredibly quick-thinking performers. Can Franco and Hathaway save the Oscars? 2010-11-30T16:12:00Z But in the deft hands of the director David Cromer, the transitions that showed time passing — and a friendship tentatively blossoming — were almost invisibly signaled by the scrolling of a desktop computer screen. Best Theater of 2022 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z “Guitar Boogie,” an instrumental with a deft solo released in the late 1940s, was his first major hit, recorded when he was 24 and serving in the Navy. Arthur Smith Dies at 93; Wrote ‘Dueling Banjos’ 2014-04-09T00:54:44Z The biggest show is his current touring play, After the Beginning, Before the End, a deft but dense rumination on the creation and fluctuation of identity and self-perception. Latitude theatre review: marquees and mash-ups 2013-07-22T16:41:20Z Ms. Whelan’s limbs radiated outward from her sure center, made even more so by Mr. Neal’s deft hands, and everything became still, and clear. 2010-01-08T03:48:00Z There are few saxophonists in jazz today as silvery and deft as Ravi Coltrane, who blew a handful of melted-ore solos throughout the evening, bending in all sorts of directions without slurring the notes themselves. March in Live Jazz: 5 Standout Shows 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z In one deft move, the show’s viewpoint flipped, as the community’s women went as bug-eyed over New Phil as he had over Melissa. How Last Man on Earth Reversed Its Male Gaze 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z He’d made a name for himself as a deft interrogator in congressional hearings. What do you do with a problem like Al Franken? 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z For years now Mr. von Trier has proved himself a deft ringmaster of the media circus that descends on Cannes every May. Derailed Director Cites Urge to Entertain 2011-05-20T23:26:44Z There's a lightness in the overall approach, and a deft hovering over telling moments and asides; these do the work of many a paragraph that's been omitted. Radio review: Woman's Hour drama ? Wives and Daughters 2010-12-02T08:00:00Z The production tells its tale clearly and efficiently, setting each scene with a deft rearrangement of picturesque panels and props. Review: ‘Dragon Boat Racing,’ a Sea of Love and Music 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Well, no, but the multi-instrumentalist's work is deft and pleasing, despite its spoonfuls of utilitarian soft rock. I Am Arrows: Sun Comes Up Again 2010-08-12T21:45:00Z That rearrangement, highly deft, is a fine physical metaphor for the reconstruction of memory. Review: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Summons a Life During Wartime 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z The defining word of Becker’s career would be “elegance,” but he approaches it as a dynamic and ironic idea, one that conveys the rigid bearing of social convention, the deft performance of a social role. An Essential Retrospective of the French Filmmaker Jacques Becker at the Newly Renovated Film Forum 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Still, what distinguishes the performance is Mr. Lewis’s deft blend of magisterial vigor and impetuosity. Recordings: Mixing Urgency and Relaxation 2010-09-25T21:04:00Z And McDormand's performance, under former Seattle Rep head Daniel Sullivan's deft direction, is a model of nuanced realism and acute empathy. This season, Broadway flouts its grit (and some glitz) 2011-06-03T18:24:03Z But an impressive Birk, drawing more on a ballet vocabulary in the piece Cabeen crafted for her, was a deft and gamboling spirit. Cabeen's 'Hybrid 2012' plays brilliant mix-and-match in Velocity show 2012-03-23T17:07:03Z The soaring ballad benefited from the deft stage design and Rihanna’s vocals brought down the house. Best and Worst Moments From the 2023 Oscars 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z But this deft exhibition isn’t merely a celebrity reminiscence. Review: Henry Taylor at Blum & Poe Gallery 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z True to his words, the designer showed deft draping, punctuated with industrial metallics, reflecting the angular mirrors that turned the set into an abstraction of a dressing room. 2010-02-16T13:29:00Z Somehow, “. . . And Justice for All” remains a deft and fascinating document. Solving the Riddle of Metallica 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Electronic and hip-hop shows benefit from only the deftest live drummers. Concert review: SBTRKT at Neptune Theatre 10/26 2011-10-27T19:33:38Z The fashion sense adds to the pleasure as this deft cast comically flutters and stings against Roper’s backdrop of looming national calamity. Review | ‘She Rode Horses’ gallops through the housing collapse 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z Halladay is a galvanizing frontwoman, clearly not to be trifled with, and her handling of Sheer Mag’s surprisingly deft lyrics is a vital part of the band’s sound — the tip of a unique rock-and-roll spear. Sheer Mag triples down on its guitar riff throwback rock at the Black Cat 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z On the other hand, there’s something slightly off-kilter about this attempt to resuscitate, through deft branding, the cranky, cerebral, irreverent Jewish culture that was once a dominant feature of New York City’s character. The Rise of the Designer Deli 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z It’s a good line and also a deft piece of foreshadowing. Lives Come Undone in The Clasp 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Mrs. Wiggins pointed to a charming still life of marigolds that their son Noel created at age 16, along with several deft caricatures and other pieces that indicate Noel inherited the Wiggins’ painting gene. A Family of Painters Is Having Its Moment 2011-06-07T03:00:06Z Fortunately, these banalities are outnumbered by the defter moments in Weller's storytelling. A gutsy trio of newswomen in Sheila Weller's 'News Sorority' 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z The deft editing flows us from conference call to slide presentation to 3 A.M. creative meetings at a pace that induces jet lag. Rihanna’s “Savage X Fenty Show” Puts a Super-Fun Face on End-Stage Capitalism 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z The album has its moments, though: huge choruses – a Flowers trademark – predominate, and there are some deft junior-Springsteen character sketches, particularly on the rollicking Was It Something I Said? Brandon Flowers: Flamingo 2010-09-02T21:00:00Z Levi is a deft emotional choreographer, and Chastain and Isaac are the dancers you want executing the steps. Review: In ‘Scenes From a Marriage,’ a Couple Unhappy in the Same Way 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z But Felt doesn’t quite tap into the complicated psychology of the character, so deft at counterfeiting innocence even as she damns her victims. Review: A ‘Crucible’ for the Modern Mob 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z His unique combination of slightly goofy charm, deft comic timing and prodigious vocal agility made him downright irresistible. Review: Pretty Yende debuts at Met in Rossini romp 2013-01-18T14:23:11Z However, the writing and acting are deft: the whole thing runs like a cuckoo clock, its big surprises coming at regular intervals. 2016's new TV comedy: Cooper Barret’s Guide to Surviving Life and Bordertown 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z His flash doesn't come via braggadocio but by way of deft wordplay, creative rhymes, everyday observations and laser precision. Pitchfork Day 1 wrap-up: Feist, Japandroids, Big K.R.I.T., rain 2012-07-14T05:09:00Z The choir sounded at its most assured and impassioned on this rehearsed material, but though Treece's writing was deft, it veered toward a westernised Lion King gloss that faintly jarred with McFerrin's warmth and naturalness. Bobby McFerrin/London Vocal Project 2010-05-30T20:31:00Z Turns out Branagh has a deft touch after all; he just waits for the modern scenes to reveal it. Thor: A Minor Marvel 2011-05-04T17:05:00Z That it’s not oppressive is a testament to the deft adaptation and, especially, Ms. Moss’s layered performance. Review: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Creates a Chilling Man’s World 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Electric light, and Young’s deft brushwork, can give even concrete nothingness an enchanted glow. Review | In the galleries: Studies in ‘anti-landscapes’ and seeing the unseen 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z In many ways, Townsend's deft effort to court new clients among the world's filmmakers made all the difference. Mary McCartney's connection to Abbey Road Studios is a family affair 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z After “Break Stuff,” it played Mr. Iyer’s deft arrangement of “Little Pocket Size Demons,” by Henry Threadgill, and a serenely ruminative ballad, “Desiring,” that Mr. Iyer introduced on record a decade ago. Music Review: Vijay Iyer, Alone and With Others, at Zankel Hall 2013-04-29T21:19:37Z But so gifted is her storytelling, so deft and light her touch, that the reader ends the book with hope. A river runs through it 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Its deft portrait of a sociopath on the rise may have troubled Academy viewers. Oscars 2015 Nominations Analysis: Who Will Take Home the Awards? 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z That’s atypical, but the artist’s balance of precision and spontaneity is characteristic of these deft, diverse pictures. In the galleries: Collaged drawings that zig and zag at Adah Rose One could write a whole thesis on deft use of musical cues in “Pose.” "Pose" and the home of the brave 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z But a monsoon of praise from major theater critics — who noted the precision of the writing, the deft pacing and the superb performances — led to a commercial breakthrough. Frank D. Gilroy, playwright of Pulitzer-winning ‘The Subject Was Roses,’ dies at 89 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Leave it to an artist to get to the very essence of her art in one deft turn of phrase. Elaine May Talks About “Ishtar” 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z The magic of this moment has to do with the deft, shockingly quick move from melancholic half-memory to rapturous transfiguration. The Pianist Jeremy Denk on the Joys of Chopin, Our Most Catlike Composer 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z To see their deft physical adjustments as they navigated between more balletic and mechanical movement was intriguing. Dance Review: New York City Ballet at David H. Koch Theater - Review 2012-01-18T22:51:15Z But cinema can shake up comic book hierarchies with deft casting and charismatic performances. Who needs Joker? Birds of Prey puts Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn centre stage 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z A deft montage of Rich’s many appearances — in churches, at colleges, in auditoriums — over the years gives a sense of her pull, but also her growth. ‘Time’ Review: What We Really Mean When We Say Mass Incarceration 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z Thieves know where the crowds are — and where the tourists are — and they are very, very deft at their work. Pickpocketed in Paris: Travel guru Rick Steves learns a lesson 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Fellman’s playful but deliberate approach to form, his deft way of presenting his own canon and then transfiguring it on the page, would feel familiar to them. He’s a Transgender Archivist and a Vampire, and He’s in Love 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z She’s deft on how Hispanics don’t entirely see themselves as Southerners — to them the American South will always be El Norte. Books of The Times: ‘The New Mind of the South,’ by Tracy Thompson 2013-04-23T17:04:03Z And for the first time, the artist is also showing the small, incredibly deft clay studies for some of the canvases here. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z The song, with its springy wordless melody and clockwork overlay of meters, comes across as a deft piece of work, current in its thinking and light on its feet. Critics? Choice: New CDs: Albums by Brian Wilson, John Mellencamp, Trace Adkins 2010-08-15T23:05:00Z Slaughter’s satirical touches are as deft as her grimmer renditions of real life. The horrific night that changed a family’s life forever 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z A clever mix of classic thriller and cultural introspection – about, in this case, the pharmaceutical industry – it's another deft genre-blend from a man who defies categorisation. Rooney Mara: 'I've been guarded since I was three years old' 2013-03-02T06:00:00Z But it took a really deft hand and it was great to be there to support it. "What is American music?": Ryan Coogler leads a fresh exploration of the national anthem 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z But Shelton also offers the characters a deft shading of backstory that puts the entire plot into high relief and situates it in a wide, complex, and varied civic landscape. “Sword of Trust,” Reviewed: A Mumblecore Comedy That Takes on the Pro-Confederate Right 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Right now, though, I’ve got a galley of Anna Wiener’s “Uncanny Valley” keeping me company — it’s so deft and stunning that I started rereading chunks of it as soon as I was done. Jia Tolentino Wants You to Read Children’s Books 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z With that first bite at L’Agrume, the deft play on texture and temperature — not to mention the cheeky twist on meat and potatoes — made the trip worthwhile. The Europe Issue: Six Prix-Fixe Restaurants in Paris 2010-04-16T19:17:00Z “Rix’s translation is deft, but Szabo’s frank, conversational prose takes a back seat to her sinuous plotting: The novel unspools its secrets over many pages, and the resulting tour de force is taut with suspense.” 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Mr. Veredice’s footwork is as deft as hers, sometimes softly pawing or writing circles on the floor, effortlessly changing from slow to fast without gear change. An Emissary From the Golden Age of Tango 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Studio Backpack Rap, Eagle Eye and Collapse offer deft accompaniment to smart rhymes about anger, society and last year's riots. Speech Debelle: Freedom of Speech ? review 2012-02-09T22:30:01Z One strong contender is Jonathan Louis Dent’s “The Broken Record,” a poetic piece of political theater that’s rare in its dramatic power and deft in its deployment of humor. Review: Taking In the New York International Fringe Festival, From Ferry to Theater 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Robert Langevin, the Philharmonic’s principal flutist, was a deft if unexciting soloist in the flute concerto. Colliding Concerts Deliver a Surfeit of Mozart 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Ms. White, a deft comedian, finds the stray kibbles of humor in her role and pops them off with her usual fine precision. Review: ‘Sylvia,’ in Which a Man Loves a Dog Too Much 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z The story takes some peculiar turns, yet the director and co-writer Dana Adam Shapiro anchors the film with a deft understanding of the wandering eye. ‘Raw,’ ‘Monogamy’ and Other Streaming Gems 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z But another factor -- maybe coincidental, maybe not -- is the deft way that "Rescue Me" is integrating the firefighters' work and home worlds. "Rescue Me" recap: Season 7, Episode 2: "Menses" 2011-07-21T14:30:00Z There are deft and welcome transpositions of parts from male to female: let's hope this is the beginning of a trail of such roles for the beautifully wary but candid Deborah Findlay. Timon of Athens; Peace Camp; The Only True History of Lizzie Finn – review 2012-07-21T23:05:46Z Ms. Plaza is a whiz with timing and does a deft job of shifting viewers’ sympathy; her character can be loathsome or pathetic depending on the scene. Review: ‘Ingrid Goes West,’ and Social Media Is Her Road Map 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Making deft use of amplification, she created a beguiling array of expressions. ‘Poetry in Motion,’ a Tribeca New Music Concert at the Cell 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Powers, whose books include an acclaimed biography of Mark Twain and, with James Bradley, “Flags of Our Fathers,” is a deft craftsman of sweeping tours of history but also intensely personal human narratives. One Family’s Story of Mental Illness and What Came After 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z “We are grateful recipients of the gift of ‘Comedian,’ a further demonstration of the artist’s deft connection to the history of modern art,” said the Guggenheim’s director, Richard Armstrong. It’s a Banana. It’s Art. And Now It’s the Guggenheim’s Problem. 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Ramola displays a deft hand across the many sections of his menu. Masala Art: At Southwest Waterfront, its second iteration raises the bar Its music shows both songwriters’ clear fingerprints: the pithy, hard-nosed clarity of Mr. Pop’s lyrics and the unflinching tone of his voice; and the crispness, angularity and deft convolutions of Mr. Homme’s chords and melodies. Iggy Pop and Josh Homme Team Up for Secret Album 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z The force of these images resides in their deft command of bodies in space balanced by saturated colors painted patchily on bare canvas. Stephen Pace, Painter and Abstract Expressionist, Is Dead at 91 2010-10-07T06:21:00Z The cast is fairly deft, even Meester and Shawkat, who might have had reason to be intimidated at the skill level around them. The Oranges: A Sunshiny Take on Infidelity 2012-10-04T15:30:43Z The publisher also observed Baron’s deft salvage instincts at work with the printed word. Marty Baron, Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump and the eight years that reshaped The Washington Post — and journalism 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z The two albums that followed, “This One’s for You,” in 2017, and “What You See Is What You Get,” were filled with songs that accomplished a deft two-step: They sounded both fresh and instantly familiar. Can Luke Combs, Country’s Everyman, Grow Up Without Losing Touch? 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Sadly, Bill's excuse to his own wife for bedding Elsie was even less deft. My Street life 2010-12-03T07:00:00Z Like a deft waiter, he approached from the left and removed, financially at any rate, from the right. John le Carré: The Spy Novelist Who (Mostly) Kept Quiet 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z In his deft manipulation of the facts and impressions that he had gathered, Capote's hand is there for all to see. Truman Capote's In Cold Blood - rereading 2011-08-05T09:00:06Z She is deft on the hierarchy of backstage passes. Books of The Times: Lisa Robinson’s Rock ’n’ Roll Life in ‘There Goes Gravity’ 2014-04-29T20:48:45Z The performers are uniformly understated and believable: Mr. Draper is particularly deft in a small role. Theater Review: ?A Map of Virtue,? by Erin Courtney, From 13P Company 2012-02-17T18:07:22Z And she does so through a deft combination of comic irony and bitter anger. Revisit Nellie McKay's "Get Away from Me," one of the great pop albums of the early 21st century 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z The show could certainly have added a scene or two more of the wonderful actor Miltos Yeromelou, giving us just a bit more of his character training Arya in the deft swordsmanship of the East. “Snow White and the Huntsman”: A would-be fantasy classic 2012-05-30T23:00:00Z It was deft and somehow poignant, an illustration of the delicate dance required in Hollywood, even — or perhaps especially — for an actor of a certain stature. Octavia Spencer Cracks a Few Hollywood Equations 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z But it is a deft, serious achievement, a signal contribution to downtown and the city’s changing cultural landscape. Review: A New Whitney Lets New York City Pour In 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z 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 Speaking with one Tony voter or road presenter after another at the Palm, though, Mr. Hendel demonstrated a deft touch at the art of awards season campaigning. Stephen Hendel, the Unlikely Backer of ?Fela!? 2010-06-09T21:44:00Z That’s one way to describe this deft mixture of cinéma vérité, ethnographic documentary, feminist social realism and class-conscious revolutionary romance. A Feminist, Neorealist, Communist Film, and a Plain Great Movie 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z After a deft summary of the way women are silenced, interrupted, patronized, passed over and ignored in debate, speeches, meetings and discussions, Beard asks, “What’s the practical remedy?” Review | Author explains history’s muzzle on powerful women. Removing it is up to you. 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z He draws our eye not by outsize violence but by a deft array of physical contrasts. ABT’s ‘Sleeping Beauty’: Amazingly, this fairy tale becomes a love story 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z In the deft genre rethink “Montana Story,” the American flag doesn’t just flutter and wave, it also sends a warning. ‘Montana Story’ Review: A Domestic Drama in Big Sky Country 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z As usual Mr. Müller sang with rich, handsome tone, consummate command of dynamics, and deft and spontaneous-sounding ornamentation. Music Review: Exploring Variations in a Christmastime Favorite 2010-12-08T23:09:00Z The new galleries have gained 5,000 more square feet through deft architectural annexing of former offices and restrooms. Arts & Leisure: Islamic Art Treasures at the Metropolitan Museum 2011-09-22T15:23:57Z His pilgrimage to find answers is not only a coming-of-age story, but also a suspense tale with deft twists and bright jolts of psychological insight. The top 50 fiction books for 2014 He stared at the vegetable for a few moments, made a few deft slices and popped a chunk in his mouth. Magic out of mould: inside the world’s wildest restaurant | Jordan Kisner 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z He adds a deft, bluesy counterweight to "Lark," which shifts from mourning to exaltation atop a spiritually charged turn from Lloyd. Charles Lloyd finds riveting sonic textures in 'Wild Man Dance' 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Their progress is grueling and slow, but Mr. Kormakur generates suspense through deft crosscutting and an accelerating sense of doom. Review: ‘Everest’ Revisits a Fateful Adventure in 3-D 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Abrams is a deft manager who balances tones and plots on the tips of his fingers, but he isn’t a director of images. The Pre-Fab “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z But it was worth hearing the trio alone, for the wavelike dynamism and deft, in-the-moment calibrations that it brought to the music. Fabian Almazan Takes ‘Rhizome’ Project to Village Vanguard 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z He is eloquent about the art, capturing the essence of a painting in a few deft strokes. Creative tensions 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z So the show featured a deft mix of traditional tailored tweeds and techno puffa jackets, or the trad/mod mix with a techno parka over a double-breasted cardigan. 2010-01-23T06:20:00Z But Hynde has a knack for the deft turns of phrase and in-jokes that have made her a beloved songwriter. There's no pretending in Chrissie Hynde's spare, deft memoir 'Reckless' 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z That’s just as well, as the novel quickly settles into a deft commentary on the nuances of race and culture in a politically corrupt post-colonial society. An errant gun threatens many lives in ‘The Death of Rex Nhongo’ 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z The plate-spinning act it pulls off with its huge cast is arguably as deft as that of The Wire, without the safety net of the latter’s “themed” seasons. Deadwood is the best drama HBO has ever made – it must be revived 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z But this tragedy-masquerading-as-comedy is a perennial favorite among the medium’s analysts because of its deft portrayal of depression, addiction and alienation, all of which plague the series’ equine star even as his career is reviving. Best of 2016: From “The Crown” to “Superstore,” here are the 15 best series of the year 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z The film is a deft reminder that, despite any perceived evidence to the contrary, no one is really alone. The Best Movies For Getting Over Your Ex 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z The ghost of Smaug haunts every new rendition, for Tolkien’s creature was that deft mix of threat, wickedness and sophistication, and every dragon since must find its way out of Smaug’s cave. Dragon Tales From the Authors of ‘The Girl Who Drank the Moon’ and ‘A Wish in the Dark’ 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z He was very polite, but informed me with deft understatement and a total lack of drama that I had caused “something of an international incident”. 'You've caused an international incident': how my work mistake came back to haunt me 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z The show’s producers are as deft with the soundtrack as they are with those Albuquerque backdrops. Weekend Listening: Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi's Rome 2011-11-11T19:12:50Z Based on what has become known as the "Transy Book Heist," the film is a deft hybrid of documentary and crime caper. “American Animals” could change how we tell true crime stories 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z Alternate your baubles and neckwear to create the illusion of a new outfit — the magic of deft packing. Tips on how to travel light without sacrificing comfort and style 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Unlike the gray statues painted on the wings of many European altarpieces in deft imitation of carved stone, these are in living color. 'Painted in Mexico': LACMA's remarkable and important new show 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z A slick marketing campaign: "Lucy" first popped up on many moviegoers' radar courtesy of a sleek, propulsive trailer showcasing the movie's high concept, Johansson's newfound action chops and Besson's deft touch for mayhem. 'Lucy': 5 reasons the Scarlett Johansson film ruled the box office 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Other groups have actively improved their output with a deft exclamation point. From Help! to Build A Rocket Boys!, exclamation marks rock! 2011-01-15T00:07:06Z Majumdar’s outrage is matched only by her sympathy for these ordinary people so deft in the practice of self-justification. Review | Megha Majumdar’s ‘A Burning’ is blazing up the bestseller list and emerging as the must-read novel of the summer 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z The action progresses through Evita’s move to the city, depicting her flirtations with men — a display of deft, tango-inflected partnering — and her continued rise to fame and power. Review: The Balletic Rise and Fall of Eva Perón 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z The effect was a successful mixing of the daft with the deft. Perspective | Larry King’s long run made the case that there’s no such thing as a dumb question 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z As Gillan pointed out, his sense of humor, deft use of music and ability to create three-dimensional rogues are all instrumental to the success of the first two films. Gillan's great point about "Guardians of the Galaxy" 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z She was deft with little comedic touches, like sniffing her underarm when Frank Butler sings that the girl that he marries will “smell of cologne.” Opera Star Tries Doin? What Comes Natur?lly 2011-07-14T22:16:30Z While she may be deft with serving trays and choosing the proper linen, her first meaty role was that of a lady of England’s aristocracy in the detective series “Lovejoy,” with Ian McShane. How Mrs. Hughes served ‘Downton’ a nip of Scotch 2013-12-24T21:40:44Z That the multimedia excursion does so with deft intelligence and memorable tunes means that should carve out a place among pop’s most important moments. Beyoncé Reviewed: One of Pop Music’s Most Important Moments 2013-12-16T16:28:45Z What seemed most instructive in the Paquin-King exchange was the actress’s deft handling of her host’s ignorance. Is Anna Paquin’s bisexuality ‘past tense’ now that she’s married to Stephen Moyer? The impression was deft, but the material hasn’t held up. James Taylor?s Singular Voice, Steeped in 120 Years of Music 2011-04-13T07:58:57Z Sims shines in her deft characterizations, and in the descriptive passages that call the gloomy Northwest skies "stomped-newspaper gray" and the Puget Sound waters "slaty and ominous." New novels by Jane Porter and Elizabeth Sims are steeped in sense of place 2010-08-04T23:12:00Z Like the character he plays, Mr. Odom is deft, stylish and charismatic. A ‘Hamilton’ Star’s Story: How Leslie Odom Jr. Became Aaron Burr, Sir 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z It's a deft take on a classic storyline, shot with a rawness that sets it apart from equivalent glossy Hollywood flicks. Mad about the man 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z As a result, their shift to the manners of the English gentry, landed and not so landed, and achieved through uniformly persuasive accents and deft physical performances, is all the more bewitching. This is how you bring Jane Austen to the stage 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z In recent years the Kennedy Center has excelled at the deft resurrection of musicals in concert form, as demonstrated by this past season’s revivals of, especially, “The Music Man” and “The Who’s Tommy.” Review | I’m not rejoicing over a play produced by the Kennedy Center. Here’s why. 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Director Rachel Grossman and the Dog & Pony ensemble are more deft now at revealing the personality of the town through the characters’ backstories, asides and crosstalk. A vote in favor of ‘Beertown’ 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z In style, they resemble early work by the masterly war artist Edward Ardizzone: deft lines and colour wash, with an almost comic-like means of vivid narrative, with attention to vernacular detail. Terez?n: music from a Nazi ghetto 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z McPherson's deft language and compassionate view of human foibles, combined with O'Reilly's discerning direction, allows each character to reveal their distinctive differences. Review: Haunting, effective revival of 'The Weir' 2013-05-24T17:12:08Z Unexpectedly, though, and mainly because of Michael Hardart’s deft direction, the third act allows some terrific acting to shine through. | 'The Great Divide': Frontier Woman?s Desperate Proposition 2011-03-13T22:40:38Z This soft landing is mandatory, perhaps, and there are some deft emotional grace notes to enjoy. Books of The Times: ?Elliot Allagash,? Tale of a Bully, by Simon Rich 2010-06-14T23:08:00Z In this and a deft zombie parody that didn’t air but was released online, Mr. O’Brien carefully roots the scene in reality, laying the groundwork for a shift into the surreal. ‘Saturday Night Live’ Gears Up for an Anniversary 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Securing loans of artworks, which may be spread far and wide, is a complicated business, requiring a deft diplomatic touch. Perspective | Museums are still mounting major exhibitions this fall, with no shortage of big-name artists 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Her in-laws complimented her on her deft knife work. Stanley Tucci: Actor, Writer, Family Cook 2012-10-02T20:25:00Z A basic cable prequel to the “Psycho” story set in the present day sounded like the worst idea ever, but last season was a surprisingly deft study of evil in a secretive small town. Spring TV’s sophomore class 2014-02-25T20:35:00Z “Ms. Plaza is a whiz with timing and does a deft job of shifting viewers’ sympathy,” Ben Kenigsberg wrote in his review for The New York Times. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Baskets’ and ‘Drunk History’ 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z In addition to her novels, she wrote a series of deft biographies set in the 18th century. The Arbiter of Aristocracy: And No, It’s Not Downton’s Dowager 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z The band was graceful in ballads, scrappy and intense in collective improvisations, deft with uneven phrases, smart about repertory. New Music: Albums From Rick Ross, Cassandra Wilson and Ralph Peterson 2012-06-25T22:30:29Z His single, most memorable creation was the Playboy Femlin, his deft cartoon figure of a curvy sprite in thigh-high stockings and big hair. An Appraisal: LeRoy Neiman and the Serious Art World 2012-06-22T22:44:42Z Pine has made Kirk his own with a deft balance of personality and character homage that holds the center even when the movies collapse around him. ‘The Contractor’ Review: The Pine Identity 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z His original compositions are songlike but often slyly episodic and always deft with groove. Playlist: A Confection of Pop, and Newport Chops 2011-08-20T19:45:06Z Reviewers have praised Lewisohn's deft balance of scholarly detail and gripping narrative. Author's dive into Beatles story still has depths to explore 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z It also offers passion about its subject, deft evocations of dance action and a narrative mischief suited to tap’s trickster mentality. Review: A Rigorous Tap Dancing Lesson in ‘What the Eye Hears’ 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Parker's Kate is, we are ceaselessly reminded, a deft "juggler," morally superior to both her unfeeling male co-workers and her smug fellow moms. "I Don't Know How She Does It" -- Sarah Jessica Parker's ego trip 2011-09-15T21:16:00Z They are beautifully built, and their author has an especially deft way of finding just the right final flourish. ‘Hall of Small Mammals,’ Short Stories by Thomas Pierce 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Hiding From Trouble, Found by Innocents The central image in “Mud,” Jeff Nichols’s deft and absorbing third feature, is of a boat in a tree. Movie Review: ‘Mud’ Stars Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon 2013-04-25T22:00:14Z He even proved deft at accommodating soloist superstars. Recalling Pierre Boulez, a Conductor-Composer With an Ear to the Alternative 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Newman, a deft and artful plotter, allows her story lines to spiral and intersect with velocity and grace. A Heroine Who Lives at Once in Elizabethan England and 21st-Century New York 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z On repeated listens, the track lands as a deft tribute to Dej’s native city and is a disruptive radio presence unique enough in sound to garner fevered praise and passive scorn in equal measure. A Female Rapper Pushes Forward 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z However, it is deft at interrogating the weight the public places on institutional validity and how that can be horrendously misused. Even if Harry and Meghan "win" for Netflix, they lose 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z Thus Peace’s deft novel leaves us wondering whether Akutagawa was a saint or a madman, a great writer or a bad husband. His Short Story Inspired ‘Rashomon.’ His Life Has Inspired a Novel. 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z The origins of Rachel’s predicament date back to the days of the Roman occupation of Jerusalem, a world Horn recreates with a deft and convincing touch. The Downside of Immortality 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z And I thought the opening of this episode was a deft echo of the show’s deeply arresting pilot: Hannah with her parents at a restaurant, measuring her progress from the nest and into the world. 'Girls' Recap: Season 4 Begins, and Hannah Is in an Iowa State of Mind 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z On Bravo, the most iconic personalities are usually a deft combination of combativeness, pride, and ostentation. Kathy Hilton’s Calling 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z The plotting was that deft, and the writing was terrific.” ArtsBeat Blog: Editors and Critics Pick Their Favorite Books of 2011 2011-12-09T22:28:27Z Nope, it wound up in the United States National Film Registry for its “deft, innovative script” on “self-growth, redemption and personal rebirth.” Why Harold Ramis’ “Groundhog Day” is a perfect guide to life 2014-02-25T16:32:00Z He was also deft at handling whatever wordplay his writers gave him. Sid Caesar, Comedian and One of TV’s First Stars, Dies at 91 2014-02-12T22:07:12Z The filming is deft enough, and the performances — layered, unshowy — land even through the screen. ‘Walden’ Review: Getting Away From It All 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z “His depictions of the arc from ignorance to wisdom are reliably deft,” Melissa Febos writes in her review. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Sondheim’s deft wordplay seems like a precursor to Miranda’s rap style by the end of a section in which Renée repeatedly sings, “And another hundred syllables/Came out of his brain.” 'Spamilton': Musical spoof lands its punches softly, and with a smile 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z These dancers are like electrical currents, and Ms. Gill, with her usual deft sensitivity, tunes us into their vibrations. Review: Beth Gill’s ‘Catacomb,’ Dreamlike and Site-Specific 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z There is some casually deft literary observation in these letters. ‘Selected Letters,’ Norman Mailer’s Correspondence 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Mo is not the only "magic realist" in modern Chinese literature; but his handling of the slippage between reality and surreality is the most deft, the most painful. Mo Yan's storytelling is as surreal as China 2012-10-11T14:16:53Z The thickness of bread and the deft hands of your sandwich dipper figure into the final product. The Great Chicago Italian Beef Hunt 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z The premiere begins with a deft solution to two key problems that had dogged the show’s production last season. 'Silicon Valley' Season 2 Premiere Recap: Datageddon 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z If only the movie that surrounds them were so deft. ‘Go Back to China’ Review: Making Toys and Growing Up 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Lewis and the orchestra, though notably lacking in principal players, proved deft and flexible partners. Review: Beethoven Gets a Sequel at the New York Philharmonic 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z But in her deft interactions with the band, Ms. Carter put together the most balanced and satisfying performance I’ve heard from her over about a dozen years. Music Review | Regina Carter: Grooving to African Folk With Yacouba Sissoko 2010-03-24T20:58:00Z Several developers behind horror games described their task like choreography, requiring precise timing and deft choices to deliver the terrifying experiences that players crave. Scare Me Once? Great Game. Scare Me Twice? Great Remake. 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z But now, more than two months later, the production exudes that sense of deft suaveness customary to the genteel age that “My Fair Lady” — based on George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion” — epitomizes. What’s it like behind the scenes at ‘My Fair Lady’? We went backstage with Laura Benanti. 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z “Extant” is more deft and sophisticated, and Halle Berry is a big star. ‘Extant’ Stars Halle Berry as a Space Traveler With a Secret 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z The casting was as deft as the writing. 'Christmas Vacation' is a loopy holiday classic 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Despite her deft control of the reader's emotions, she resists the characterisation of the novel as an emotional machine. Amy Sackville, accidental novelist 2010-12-07T13:49:00Z Ikegwu is a deft painter with an expert eye for light and color. Review | In the galleries: Juried competition puts regional artists at center stage 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Bonney’s deft negotiation of these separate settings and stories is just one of the ways “Cost of Living” impressively teeters between two main axes — the body, and the economy of its care — without toppling over. ‘Cost of Living’ Review: Worth Its Weight in Gold 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Flitting in and out of the action as Harry's imperilled mentor, Oldman gives a deft performance that contrasts nicely with the pantomime showboating of his other adult co-stars. Gary Oldman: from Sid to Smiley: the rollercoaster story of a true British great 2012-02-09T18:59:00Z Joel Edgerton has the less showy role as a corrupt FBI agent, but he’s arguably the lead of the thriller, and holds the entire enterprise together with his deft work. Oscars 2016: a look at early frontrunners after the Toronto film festival 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z But Barrington Stage Company’s bittersweet revival, which opened here on Wednesday, ends the first act with an especially deft touch. Review: In a Rueful ‘Night Music,’ the Clowns Are Finally Here 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z But the film, a Netflix release receiving a theatrical run, is a deft mix of emotions: heart-rending, occasionally funny, even harrowing as the police get involved. Review: Three Women (and a Baby) at a Crossroads in ‘Tallulah’ 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z The fictional title character, a cartoonist himself, is a deft framing device for viewing Singapore’s culture and history through many crisp prisms. Best graphic novels of 2016 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z But by the end of this smart, subtle film by Aaron Fisher-Cohen, you realize that it’s actually a deft look at flash-in-the-pan fame and the emptiness at the heart of it. | 'Damn!': A Brush With Internet Fame 2011-08-12T12:20:08Z Except that it wasn’t, and not just because of Ms. Brockman’s deft work. Review: In ‘The Reenactors,’ a Play About a Suicide Pact Has a Twist 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z In between the defter displays, Johnny Rockett, the clown, lampoons various circus skills. Review: At the Big Apple Circus, It’s a Family Affair 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z It takes deft editing to conceal the seams in Mr. Van Damme’s weary exertions, and at that “Kickboxer: Vengeance” only fitfully succeeds. Review: In ‘Kickboxer: Vengeance,’ Duty Calls for an Unpracticed Fighter 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z And Mr. Parsons’s deft, light-fingered performance makes the saintliness go down easy; there is real charm in Elwood’s little morsels of homespun wisdom when they are batted across the footlights with such guileless simplicity. Theater Review: ‘Harvey,’ With Jim Parsons, at Studio 54 2012-06-15T02:17:16Z Scenes are even narrated in verse: A young Botch “evaded toad and frog to scuttle-crawl between holding ponds / flop-plopped into water deft of fin / mud clear as bright sun / cavorted with others of his kind.” ‘Annihilation’ Author Jeff VanderMeer Delivers Fresh Horrors 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z From the familiar overture to the sparkling finale, conductor Giacomo Sagripanti sustained the show’s forward momentum with speedy transitions and deft support of the singers. Seattle Opera offers an action-packed ‘Barber of Seville’ 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z But these otherworldly adventures, painted with a deft sense of the surreal, are in the surest hands with Gaiman. Best graphic novels of 2015 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Sometimes described as a "spiritual" poet, she belongs to the contemplative tradition, and she is scholarly and deft in handling religious subject-matter. Poem of the week: Puppet by Gillian Allnutt 2012-11-19T10:39:07Z The show is a remarkably deft adaptation, by the hyper-creative Malloy, of a segment of “War and Peace” suffused with romance and heartbreak. Natasha, Pierre, Imelda Marcos and you: Immersive new Off-Broadway musicals 2013-07-11T19:25:59Z The breadth of Moonlight’s ambitions, and the deft way it deals with complexity is captured at the end of its second chapter, when something happens that chilled me both times I’ve seen it. Moonlight portrays black gay life in its joy, sadness and complexity 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z The results can sometimes drag; Fishbone has never recovered the deft melodic touch that departed with Mr. Jones and Mr. Dowd, the band’s most pop-savvy songwriters. ?Everyday Sunshine? Celebrates Ska-Punk Rockers Fishbone 2011-10-02T02:45:06Z If you see any performance in the next week and you want to share your verdict, you can Tweet your deft reviews to using #gdnreview. Reader reviews: your take on Schaufuss's Swan Lake and Rylance's Richard III 2012-07-27T15:06:00Z Narratively slight and at least a little nutty, this piece, created by the company Bucket Club, is deft in form and nifty in presentation. Review: A Search for Dad, and the Loch Ness Monster, in ‘Fossils’ 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z The exhibits, created by Haley Sharpe Design, are deft and clear. A New Gateway to the West 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z A deft arranger, he invested hits like “El Cayuco” and “Cuál Es La Idea” with vocal hooks and chattering exchange between the brass and the reed sections, but the Afro-Cuban rhythms held their primacy. Bringing Tito Puente’s Fire to a New Generation 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z But in awarding Spotlight, the group went against the grain to honor a relatively lo-fi film by today’s standards, that’s classical in nature and deft in tone. Gary Oldman is wrong to say Spotlight didn't deserve an Oscar 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z But this past season, producers became increasingly deft at it, and that’s why revenue is growing so much faster than attendance. Broadway Sets Box-Office Record, Powered by ‘Hamilton’ and Springsteen 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Their bodies contain the legacies of many dance techniques, and it’s a pleasure to watch their deft negotiations in between. Dance Review: Series of Deft Negotiations Involving Ill-Advised Attire 2011-06-02T21:56:41Z They’re homemade street signs, a deft cross between commercial logos and personal emblems. The sense of adventure in Lakwena Maciver's universe 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z The Corrections”, about grown-up children home for Christmas, won a National Book Award in 2001, and “Freedom”, about a troubled marriage in the George Bush era, was even more emotionally deft and haunting. Being Franzen’s friends 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Ensuring that a spectator relates to all of these characters and events requires a defter hand than either Sanders or Goldman displays. Mosaic opens its inaugural curtain with “Unexplored Interior” 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z The studio has helped change the industry with deft brand management over its first five films. The Dark Knight and Marvel: the blockbuster franchise comes of age 2012-11-14T12:42:52Z “Indecent” makes deft use of projections to indicate whether the language being spoken is English or German or Yiddish, or when a “blink in time” occurs, and the action fast-forwards. Review: ‘Indecent’ Revisits a Play Colliding With Broadway Mores and More 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Edgerton has the less showy role as a corrupt FBI agent, but he’s arguably the lead of the thriller, and holds the entire enterprise together with deft assuredness. Academy awards 2016 race comes into focus at Telluride 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Sound design by Sam Kusnetz is a deft but splintered montage of electronic music and effects. Theater Review: ?Swell,? Based on Juliacks?s Work, at Living Theater 2012-03-21T22:07:32Z Drawn in a few deft lines, it shows him with head tilted and with squinting eyes framed by oval spectacles in a sweet, quizzical expression. ‘Graphic Passion: Matisse and the Book Arts’ at the Morgan Library 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Marquardt demonstrates a sure hand and deft control over the film's icy tone. Review: 'Control' is a quiet triumph with a distinctive voice 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z Stills, widely regarded as a virtuoso, played ambitious solos with a deft precision. Neil Young, Stephen Stills back on stage together 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z More often than not, Russell rebuts any such accusation with a deft, whimsical gesture, a touch of paradoxically grounding pixie humour. Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell – review 2013-03-14T08:00:01Z Skiffle-tinged singles such as Lightning Bolt are far less deft than the understated likes of Simple As This or Broken, which show signs of the classic songwriter he could grow into. Jake Bugg: 'Mumford and Sons look like posh farmers with banjos' 2013-02-07T20:00:02Z There’s a deft and funny letter about their honeymoon, in which they hate themselves for acting like dopey tourists and then hate themselves more for being too serious to have a good time. A Cool Head and Warm Affections in Lionel Trilling’s Letters 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Moayed, who speaks Persian, learned some Iraqi Arabic for the role, and his performance is deft enough that he manages to milk jokes that aren’t in English. From Starry-Eyed to Star 2011-05-01T22:40:59Z From the initial lurch of the opening track, “A Day Off,” this album flutters around Mr. Threadgill’s preferred zone of tumbling funk, brambly counterpoint and deft, darting syncopation. New Music: Albums From Wisin y Yandel and Giant Giant Sand 2012-07-02T21:53:46Z High Maintenance remains a hit of pure unadulterated joy, its deft characterizations and presentational comedy retaining the same surefootedness it had when it inhabited the purer space of a web series. High Maintenance: a cult favorite makes it to the mainstream 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Walls’s childhood was so rich in drama and her storytelling so deft, that the memoir became a quick and undeniable hit. Daniel Destin Cretton makes another sincere beauty with “The Glass Castle” 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z The story plays out much like one of the films, with high-speed chases, deft hand-to-hand combat and, lest we forget, beautiful women. Game On: 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' one of the year's best 2010-11-18T05:16:00Z The sex and violence also add interest, the former being unhealthily kinky, the latter abusively deft, both conducted with adolescent passion. Slate, New York Times to fantasy buffs: Grow up 2011-04-16T14:01:00Z Ms. Ergüven, who was born in Turkey, brings deft timing and an unapologetic appreciation of beauty to the story, qualities missing from other, schematic portrayals of clashes with traditional mores, Turkish or otherwise. Review: In ‘Mustang,’ Turkish Sisters and Traditions Clash 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z We asked our significant others to scrutinize our female protagonists, and the novel further improved in the deft hands of our editor. Why write a collaborative novel? Well … why write alone? 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z His deft crowd work provides a window into his challenges. What’s So Funny About Orthodox Judaism? This Comic Has One Answer 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Alas, that deft balancing act evades too many other dishes here. Alfie’s nails the look of Thailand, if not the country’s most complex flavors 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z That the United States thwarted him is largely because of the black athletes who receive their due in Deborah Riley Draper’s deft and comprehensive documentary “Olympic Pride, American Prejudice.” Review: ‘Olympic Pride, American Prejudice’ Recalls Black Athletes in 1936 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z This deft digest from the director Ben Moses is by turns shocking and inspiring as we witness both the brutal abuse of power and life-endangering dissent. Movie Review: ‘A Whisper to a Roar,’ Directed by Ben Moses‘ 2012-10-12T01:09:55Z And of course there were his most famous works — those deft yet humorous reinterpretations of comic books. Inside Art: A New Traveling Show of Lichtenstein Works 2012-04-05T22:15:27Z It's a deft move, allowing him to play a sort of holy fool. Okey Ndibe's 'Arrows of Rain' splits its powerful message 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Kennedy deals with Hannah’s past trauma with deft authenticity, rendering the more erotic parts of the book lovely and emotional, but it’s the story’s dialogue that really shines. March’s best romance: ‘Chase Me,’ The Deal’ and ‘It Started With a Scandal’ 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z But Larson’s deft portraits show the essential connection that words created between the powerful and the powerless, capturing the moments that defined life for millions struggling to survive the decisions of a few. How Churchill Brought Britain Back From the Brink 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z The Juilliard musicians illuminated the many intriguing timbral touches in “Ceres,” including the ominous rumblings from the lower strings, the climactic percussion outbursts and deft use of clarinet and trombone. Music Review: The Juilliard School’s Focus! 2013 Festival 2013-02-04T23:28:52Z The half-finished album already has a name, "The Great Escape Artist," a nod to the band's deft maneuvers through the musical landscape. Jane's Addiction looking to future with new album 2011-06-02T04:41:29Z After a subtler improv from Avis, the violinist let loose with a deft solo that showed the breadth of his technique while also throttling up on the samba groove. Review | D.C.’s beloved Blues Alley comes back to life with a joyful set from Veronneau 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z The best of his collages really are wonderful: deft, and harmonious. Kurt Schwitters: the modernist master in exile 2013-01-06T00:06:24Z A deft portrait of the man who made memorable photographs of American Indians. 100 Notable Books of 2012 2012-11-27T16:28:12Z Known for her deft use of exuberantly colored gems, Irene Neuwirth, a California jeweler, is making waves with her first diamond collection. T Magazine: Summer Diamonds 2011-06-18T02:19:31Z Whatever variety you pick, deft formative pruning would enhance the effect. Why every garden should have a potted tree (and how to grow them) 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z I am not sure how the deft Prof Cook manages to squeeze so much intelligence, cultural reference and perspective into so short a book. Howard Goodall's top 10 music books 2013-02-06T13:47:13Z Ms. Skipitares’s most deft decision may be the assigning of those lead female roles to the puppets. | 'Lysistrata': When the Puppets Called a Sex Strike 2011-02-08T23:43:08Z There’s a deft balance of salt, sweet, sour and heat in the vibrant Thai-style salads, made with a variety of fruits, vegetables, noodles and proteins. Mai Thaiku fixes homestyle food, cool and quick 2013-07-18T23:24:52Z She was such a deft point guard and such a consistent scorer that she won a full scholarship to study and play ball at Providence College. In Praise of Doris Burke, Basketball’s Best TV Analyst 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Moore could do action, even if he had to be helped more and more by deft and effective editing. 'Keeping the British end up': Roger Moore's career in clips 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z But Linney is otherwise deft at communicating the sort of naturalness the camera likes. The Age of Laura Linney 2010-07-28T20:52:00Z It's a deft romance, an exercise in camp, and a fable about male pride and its pitfalls. The Love and Death of Caterina by Andrew Nicoll ? review 2011-08-19T21:55:07Z Mervyn Rothstein of the New York Times called “Fawlty Towers” the “paragon of sitcoms,” and many other reviewers noted its deft blend of slapstick with the angry humor of its embattled characters. Andrew Sachs, who played hapless waiter Manuel on ‘Fawlty Towers,’ dies at 86 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z The Irish Repertory Theater’s current revival, however deft and cheerful, does not increase its value. Review: ‘London Assurance’ Minds Its Manners 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z Determined to be a jolly crowd pleaser, it’s deft but callow: it treats its own characters, their relationships and its music as trite — clichés even. Dance Review: Nature Paints Backdrop for City Ballet?s Stars 2011-08-03T22:21:36Z The chef makes deft use of citrus, chiles and even mole to draw out nuanced flavors in seafood. 10 Reasons Washington Is a Great Restaurant City 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z He is deft enough to express what it’s like to exist in Chicago’s cyclical gang culture in real time. REVIEW: Common Speaks to Chicago on New Album Nobody's Smiling 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z Homer's heroes in the "Iliad," written sometime between 750 and 700 B.C., are not just deft fighters but also adroit talkers. The ancient history of adding insult to injury 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z His work is not dominated by rarefied pieces that sell for thousands of dollars — though he produces a high-end runway collection that displays his deft touch for detail and keen eye for figure-flattering construction. The flowing diplomacy of the first lady’s dress at the Japan State Dinner 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z No matter the genre, Mr. Ori brings a deft touch and heartfelt spirit to his playing and compositions. What to Do This Weekend 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Her account has a mythmaking undercurrent but is also the film’s deft way of celebrating Black love and family. ‘I’m Charlie Walker’ Review: More Wink Than Wallop 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z The band’s signature sound — Brownstein and Tucker’s guitars and vocals winding around each other in stinging counterpoint, anchored by Weiss’s deft, thundering drumming — always relied on its precise chemistry. Sleater-Kinney Asked St. Vincent for a Creative Spark. The Trio Blew Up. 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z As an inebriated plastic surgeon, Ron Bottitta finds his way to some nicely timed sarcasm and deft physical comedy in the production’s far more successful second half. The Odyssey tries to breathe some fresh air into a dusty, musty 'Arsenic and Old Lace' 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Wheeler is consistently deft both at conveying atmosphere and character. O My America! Second Acts in a New World by Sara Wheeler – review 2013-04-06T15:00:01Z The cast members prove delightfully deft at these parodistic assignments, a facility that assists greatly in the serious work being carried on here, of tickling the critic in everyone. Playwrights get last word in delightful ‘Critic’ and ‘Real Inspector Hound’ 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Owen is deft at shifting Marcus through various highs and lows, moving easily through dialogue laced with literary allusions, self-deprecating romantic gestures and destructive alcoholic rages. A battle of 'Words and Pictures' at Maine prep school 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z It is a rare sight in a music biopic to witness a giant bruised in such deft ways or able to dance with so powerful a force, as he does in the Cusack-Giamatti scenes. Brian Wilson biopic 'Love & Mercy' a complex venture for Cusack, Giamatti 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z In reviewing that exhibition for The New York Times, Ken Johnson called the work, which features a young man at a kitchen table with a chocolate cake, “a deft piece of still-life painting.” On Bernard Lumpkin’s Wall, a Visual Conversation About His Roots 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Carefully straightening that paper is a performance, a deft piece of business that sets up a punch line. Ron Funches Works a Crowd, and Its Assumptions 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z On occasion, relaxed tempos underplay the symphony’s dramatic moments, but overall Saint-Saëns’s deft colors and rhythmic variety are unfurled with the pride of a peacock’s brilliant display. CD Reviews: John Adams’s musical jokes 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z “He loved to write, and it didn’t always have to be serious. Some of his writing is funny, deft, wry, engaging. He liked to contact ordinary people.” Rare Steinbeck story, set in Paris, published this week 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z A deft performer, she clearly enjoys Lolly’s woozy, crude obliviousness, but she is just as happy to cede the stage to Mr. Keating. Review: ‘The Pigeon in the Taj Mahal,’ With a Bride-to-Be and a Trailer Park 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z From mighty wrath to apprehension and regret, Hébert’s deft, easygoing turn is the funniest thing in the show. Review | Politics and religion are juicy topics in two 90-minute comedies on D.C. stages 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Perhaps the greatest feat of prestidigitation performed by Mr. Posner and Teller is the deft manner in which they manage to divert attention from the production’s deficiencies in the acting department. ‘The Tempest,’ á la Steampunk, in Cambridge, Mass. 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Parks is a deft and often-dulcet pianist, who incorporates a wide array of contemporary influences. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z The original series was deft at unpacking emotional mess, and Parker brings Carrie new gravity as she deals with her unexpected anger, jealousy and sense of unmooring. Review: ‘And Just Like That,’ It All Went Wrong 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z With a rare combination of deft, classic country sounds and plain-spoken storytelling, Shook bucks both Nashville’s mainstream and the overly self-aware Americana scene. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z A noted scholar of the history of science, Harkness also does a deft job of weaving in details relating to alchemy, herb lore and a few tongue-in-cheek references to Elizabethan historical figures. ‘The Book of Life,’ the final volume of Deborah Harkness’s All Souls Trilogy For: Under Tim Burton's guidance, brought a deft mix of light and shade to the role. Poll: Who is the best Batman? 2012-07-18T10:19:00Z The Ariel Quartet’s players turned in a gripping and often very subtle reading, setting ear-melting tenderness against seething passion with a deft and precise touch. Ariel Quartet turns in a flavorful musical ‘appetizer’ 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z But drawn by Sullivan’s deft hand, the relationship feels authentic and richly textured. A Babysitter, Her Employer and $46 Hand Soap 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z There are many ways when the two dancers are deft and silky movers. Dance Review: When Crowd Has Power of the Purse 2010-11-21T23:04:00Z Mr. Terry, a deft and blistering alto saxophonist hailing from Cuba, recently partnered with Mr. Trotignon, a French pianist of rippling sensitivity. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z The album has unity without being an actual cycle of songs, tied together by Clark’s deft guitar-picking, unfussy voice, and good-natured wisdom. Postscript: Guy Clark, 1941-2016 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Matisse’s small monotype portraits from World War I stand out as “carved” with a few clean, deft needle-fine lines. Art Review: Matisse at MoMA: Carving With Color 2010-07-15T16:01:00Z But making these fake accounts used to be difficult, requiring lots of programming deft. Social Media Bots Offer Phony Friends and Real Profit 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z A director more deft than Taylor-Johnson might have made high Freudian hay of these lapses, because there is a sexual story underneath her awkward innocence: Anastasia is a virgin. The Accurate Erotics of “Fifty Shades of Grey” 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Kazin’s journals, packed with couplings, are also packed with deft and often acid portraits of his contemporaries. Books of The Times: A Lifetime of Anxiety and Lust 2011-05-25T22:16:59Z The novel served up a deft metaphor for that abiding American question: Am I winning or losing? Home for the Holidays, for Better or Worse 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Devastatingly simple, its tale of lives and loves gone awry showcases the standout qualities of Polley's verse: deft concision, musical prowess, syntactic verve, and a voice that rings painfully true. The Havocs by Jacob Polley – review 2013-01-04T21:55:01Z Weird Al is incredibly deft at recreating any popular music genre—he records all his own music with the help of a band—and at skewering pop culture without being too mean about it. The Internet Should Have Killed Weird Al. It Only Made Him Stronger 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z It was in the first few looks that Mr. Armani showed his deft hand with proportions. Special Report: Transparent Choices 2010-09-26T16:42:00Z Piccinini’s playing captured that hallucinatory sense of the work, dancing over Magen’s deft acrobatics on the harp, while Kashkashian grounded it all with a darker, complex and sometimes wonderfully savage approach. An energetic evening with the Musicians From Marlboro at the Freer Gallery Here the mind, like the light, creates beauty while also playing a deft trick on itself, as if it could come to any fixed understanding. Four New Poetry Collections Confront Despair With Wonder 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z They include two carefully observed ink drawings and two small paintings in muted colors that blend realism, Cubism and Surrealism with a deft touch. Elaine de Kooning and Andreas Gursky in Close-Up in the Hamptons 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Andrew Keeling’s chorale, for example, took inspiration from reggae; James O’Donnell contributed a deft Brahms imitation; the baritone and composer Roderick Williams chose to reflect the quotidian in what Whitehead described as a “wonky tango.” Finishing Bach’s Organ Music, With Help From 118 Composers 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z The three pilots this week have a lot of charm, and not just because the actors are appealing and deft at rattling off clever, rapid-fire dialogue and acerbic pop culture allusions. ‘Selfie,’ ‘A to Z’ and Others Refresh the Romantic Comedy 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z With a lightweight attack and a deft tangle of dissonance, this solo articulated something essential about the music at hand, and by extension the mind behind it. Matt Mitchell’s Jazz Gallery Concert Showcased New Material 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Still, for a doomsday play, “Ruins” is remarkably pleasurable: well paced, well spoken and very deft in planting slyly placed clues as to what the future will be. Review: In ‘The Ruins of Civilization,’ a Bleak Future, Brightly Told 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z It’s a familiar, urban scene rendered strange and beautiful in its contrasts of light and dark, and the deft brushstrokes of white, gray, black and red. CoCA’s group show demonstrates the continued power of painting 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Social regimentation will then have become so deft that most people will regard any other social milieu as pitiable. Science fiction’s 2012 2012-08-05T16:00:00Z It shows a deft balance between ripe tree fruit flavors and oak to give it spice and structure. Five wines that will help you beat the heat 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z He has a knack for deft, accurate explanations that are quick to read and easy to understand, with memorably vivid language. From Black Holes to Breakfast, Three Books Show How Einstein’s Legacy Lives On 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z A street artist turned painter, the Brooklyn-born artist developed a distinct style lauded for its balance of striking spontaneity and deft control. Inside the Mind of Jean-Michel Basquiat 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Mr. Wiseman’s touch is deft but light here, and the experience of watching “National Gallery” is pleasurable and immersive because he’s a wonderful storyteller. In ‘National Gallery,’ Frederick Wiseman Plies His Art 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z “It represented the cross-pollination that Taeuber-Arp was so deft at, combining turned-wood construction and painted abstract patterns over the visage,” she said. A Swiss Dada Pioneer Finally Gets Her Spotlight 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z But he retains his virtuosity within tightly musical phrasing, and he's never less than a deft and sympathetic partner to his ballerina Viengsay Valdés. Swan Lake | Ballet review 2010-03-31T20:30:00Z Diaz is wonderfully deft in such scenes, and there's a genuine comic pulse between her and Cruise. Knight and Day: Tom Cruise's Charm Offensive 2010-06-24T08:15:00Z The film’s vicious knife fights and bruising hand-to-hand brawls are fluidly composed, with sharp cuts and deft shots capturing angular bodies moving through confined spaces. Five Action Movies to Stream Now 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Nor is it his material, which sticks to deft takes on relatively banal subjects like chain stores or hipster attitudes. Critic?s Notebook: Todd Barry at Caroline?s Comedy Club 2012-03-21T20:54:48Z A dish of spaghetti, accompanied by a savory-sweet quartet of sardines, sultanas, pine nuts and wild fennel, suggested both a deft grasp of the nuances of southern Italy’s culinary vernacular and a certain virtuosity. Bites: Restaurant Review: Sotto in Los Angeles 2012-04-06T19:37:00Z The warmth of the father and sons’ relationship is the stove at the heart of the show, pumping out enough heat to fuel 11 years of delightful, deft comic entertainment. John Mahoney: Frasier's 'cranky' dad was the stove at the heart of the show 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z He is a casually deft deflator of romantic notions. Books of The Times: ?Driving Home,? by Jonathan Raban - Review 2011-09-15T21:30:23Z Cunningham’s deft construction, with its precious pseudo-Woolf prose, discreetly highlights the threads of connection — flashes of the color yellow, degrees of same-sex desire — weaving the stories together. Review: In ‘The Hours,’ Prima Donnas and Emotions Soar 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z But as both a deft comedian and a commanding dramatic actress she carved out a varied career, playing parts in Shakespeare and Shaw and on “Fantasy Island.” Lynn Redgrave, Actress and Playwright, Dies at 67 2010-05-04T00:38:00Z “I was left unsettled by this deft and gripping novel, and also deeply impressed.” New in Paperback: ‘Mistress of the Ritz’ and ‘No Visible Bruises’ 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z They spoke with the ease and deft mutual flattery of friends, touching on democracy and education, their Midwestern roots and love of literature. Marilynne Robinson’s Essays Reflect an Eccentric, Exasperating, Profound and Generous Mind 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Made with a deft, sensuous touch, they look as if painted by a hillbilly savant with an M.F.A. Art In Review: WAYNE KOESTENBAUM, JANE CORRIGAN, JOE FYFE 2012-11-29T20:26:24Z He’s deft at portraying callow, even if his transformation into decency is harder to swallow. People Like Us: Your Father's Daughter 2012-06-28T14:00:40Z Which is why it’s gratifying that the deft person at the Zoom controls opens the switches up for hoots and laughter and applause. Review | This Zoom magic show delivers a box to your house. Then it blows your mind. 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z Are we now completely confusing the sensation of invention, of creativity, with that of deft emulation? David Mitchell: A 'new' play by William Shakespeare? I'd prefer a new play by somebody else 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z And I think we can all agree it was a deft manoeuvre and executed with a lightness of touch that would have done credit to the Master himself, no? Cable Girl: Jeeves and Wooster 2010-08-17T07:00:00Z The two literally save each other's lives, which may sound corny and feel-good, but Lillard shows a deft touch and finds just the right balance of absurdity and uplift. Matthew Lillard picks top 5 moviegoing memories 2012-10-04T23:43:08Z That hopeless hope — one of many of Mr. Eno’s deft little linguistic homages to Beckett that pepper the monologue — strikes the keynote of “Title and Deed.” Theater Review: ?Title and Deed,? by Will Eno, With Conor Lovett 2012-05-21T02:00:00Z But it’s deft patchwork, the seams between old and new tucked away in the neat drawer of its index. No John, No George, No Ringo, but Still a Lot to Say 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Mr. Sohn played with a warm touch and deft technique throughout, beginning with his elegant trills in the opening Aria. Music Review: The Honens Winner Minsoo Sohn Performs at Zankel Hall 2012-10-09T22:01:37Z The arrangements are more deft and the songwriting more assured, even if it doesn’t always hit as hard. Review | On ‘Happier Than Ever’ Billie Eilish delivers a second album that shows she wasn’t just a whisper 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z With deft skill, Ayckbourn shows marriage as an institution sustained more by ingrained habit than mutual excitement. Bedroom Farce | Theatre reivew 2010-04-04T21:10:00Z What kept me reading “Mad as Hell” are Mr. Sandbrook’s deft, dryly funny observations. Books of The Times: Carter, Reagan and Freaky Times 2011-02-15T22:00:07Z Barnes writes with elegance and wit, probes motives with a novelist’s imagination but also a historian’s skepticism, plucking memorable formulations — enhanced by his own deft translations — from letters, journals and newspaper squibs. Hanging With the Wits and Dandies of the Belle Époque 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Arikha's deft combination of classicism and modernity proved highly popular with the right sort of clientele. Avigdor Arikha obituary 2010-05-11T18:08:00Z You have to be more deft in your acting — still be in it, still be committed very deeply to it, but you’ve got to be able to turn on a dime. How Brian Cox Felt About That Big Episode 3 Twist in ‘Succession’ 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z No matter what, Robinson is surprisingly deft at dramatic roles, and his comic chops will hopefully bring at least a little levity to an often very dour show. Mr Robot: what we know about season two 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Tomine may be my favorite comics artist — deft and subtle, with a bittersweet understanding of the tension between aspiration and loss. 7 great books and bookish events for fall 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z He is particularly deft linking pop culture to broader societal trends. ‘The Invisible Bridge,’ by Rick Perlstein 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Under the deft baton of Mr. Zinman, “Iscariot” proved intense, opening with a dramatic drumbeat that segues immediately into a radiant string section evoking Barber’s “Adagio.” Review: Lisa Batiashvili With the New York Philharmonic 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z He shows a deft handling of tone, especially in making difficult transitions between scenes in Tehran, Washington and Hollywood, but also gives one of his strongest performances yet in front of the camera. AP critics pick the year's best movies 2012-12-14T21:29:02Z It’s a simple song, mostly reliant on Sheeran’s vocal skills and charisma to get over, but it works: when isolated and not made to press against ostensibly mature lyrical material, he displays a deft touch. REVIEW: Ed Sheeran Multiplies His Appeal on x 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z Other Tethered characters also appear in the movie, and without giving away spoilers, the actors who play them are equally deft at differentiating their evil "others" from the originals. "Us" is a good "Twilight Zone" adaptation, but it's not as good as Jordan Peele's "Get Out." 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z This is an uncommonly deft balancing of the individual and the group in flamenco, and solid entertainment to boot. Review: Flamenco Within and Beyond a Boundary 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z With a palette suited for little more and nothing less than depicting the bold emotions of teenagers, The Get Down isn’t deft enough to do justice to epochal shifts in the culture. Review: Baz Luhrmann's
The Get Down Misses Too Many Beats 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z But the film also captures, with a deft mix of earnestness and humor, the messiness of grief. ‘Friendsgiving’ Review: Dysfunction With All the Trimmings 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z He sums up people and milieus with strong, deft strokes. Review: ‘James Merrill: Life and Art,’ a Literary Biography 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z But make no mistake, this is a deft narrative strategy on Beattie’s part, and it allows a reader to constellate action and relationships and engage intimately in plots about humankind getting easily derailed. ‘The State We’re In,’ a splendid new collection of stories by Ann Beattie 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z With her round, ruddy cheeks, limpid, thoughtful eyes, gold necklace and loose white shirt rendered with deft, sensuous brushstrokes, she has an extraordinarily lifelike presence. Art Review | 'Masterpieces of European Painting From Dulwich Picture Gallery': At the Frick, Paintings From Dulwich Picture Gallery 2010-04-01T22:51:00Z There is a black man in Black Bart’s gang, which attacks Ralphie’s home in a fantasy sequence and are beaten back by his deft use of that Red Ryder BB gun. Dreaming of a white “Christmas Story”: A Yuletide classic’s “color-blind” racism 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z The deft script and smart, sudsy narrative have long since lost their way. The Guide's 1,000th issue: 2004-2007 2013-01-05T00:04:00Z Mr. Friedman’s deft, cabaret-style songs are often original — people do not speak in lyrics, after all — but Mr. Cosson’s text consists exclusively of verbatim testimony. | 'In the Footprint': A Brooklyn Civics Lesson, Offered in Word and Song 2010-11-23T23:00:00Z But the deft and economical stage direction of Tazewell Thompson, originally conceived for this past summer’s Glimmerglass Festival, in New York, credibly clarified those complications and propelled the drama forward with ease. The music of ‘Catone in Utica’ conquers the night 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z Video images and simulcasts, as deft as the hands of a three-card monte artist, keep your eyes moving so you often know where sounds and images originate. Review: Who Am I? ‘Panorama’ Says There Is No Easy Answer 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z And in this single, deft scene showing Nucleus’s mismanagement, “Silicon Valley” brilliantly conveys this. 'Silicon Valley' Recap: The Power of the Server 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z Both Aldana, a tenor saxophonist, and Diehl, a pianist, are decorated young musicians with fearsome chops and deft, judicious styles of improvising. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z And so, while she is certainly deft at conveying the “gray rivers that roar down from the glaciers, mountains & spruce valleys,” she is equally at home dropping a sea monster into those waters. ‘To the Bright Edge of the World’: A terrific tale of Alaskan adventure 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z A born teacher through force of personality, he could pick up someone else's idea, make a deft improvement here or there, and give it his imprimatur. Does Stirling work? 2011-04-01T23:05:23Z But he brings different talents to the job: an ingratiating enthusiasm, some deft song and dance, and a gift for getting stars to play along. Critic’s Notebook: Gauging Stephen Colbert as a ‘Late Show’ Host 2014-04-09T21:36:11Z Ms. Li’s percussion playing was as deft as her singing was penetrating. Mei Lanfang Jingju Troupe Begins a Rare Tour 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z The result is a suspense novel with deft twists and turns and an aptitude for quick, bright jolts of psychological insight. Review: ‘Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage,’ by Haruki Murakami Mati Diop’s “Atlantics,” winner of the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival in May, does something similar, with its own deft blending of genres and styles. Old Masters and Fresh Surprises at the New York Film Festival 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Broonzy's achievements may never be as widely celebrated as Johnson's, yet they're similarly revered by those familiar with his deft guitar playing and seductive vocals. Bringing Big Bill Broonzy back into the spotlight 2011-05-23T13:37:28Z Taylor is a deft and engaging historian of her fraught life. Historian recollects the demons of her own past in ‘The Last Asylum’ 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z This works because the body language, from Caroline’s first conflicted, closed-arm gesture, is acute: a hundred deft strokes show us how divided these characters are. Dance Review: An Accomplished Premiere, Served Along With Other Flourishes 2011-05-15T22:27:01Z With defter hands at the reins "The Duchess" might have stabilized its balance between lowbrow and charming; no such luck. "The Duchess" proves that not every stand-up comedian should get a series 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z Making the grass on the other side look fairly parched, both actors did deft, memorable work, particularly Mann; her whiny-but-self-aware mother of two was the kind of droll character you wanted more of. Apatow’s This Is 40: Way Too Many Scenes From a Marriage 2012-12-19T15:00:17Z The version offered on “Tangos,” Mr. Blades’s elegant new album, sounds courtlier and more insinuating, opening with a shimmery flourish and proceeding in a deft sashay. Trey Songz, OOIOO and Rubén Blades Release New Music 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z The way Mr. Day’s character starts hesitant and evasive before finding himself unable to refrain from expressing his obsession with his doll is a deft arc. ‘Saturday Night Live’ Jabs at Trump, Michael Flynn and Matt Lauer 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z Typically for Mr. Hersch, “Floating” features some deft entanglements with jazz standards, beginning with the opener, a version of “You and the Night and the Music” arranged in contrapuntal 12/8 meter. New Albums by Honeyblood, John Hiatt and the Fred Hersch Trio 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z In the end, the "next IPA" is likely just going to be another IPA — though perhaps only those made by deft brewers with a commitment to quality. IPA: Why the love-it-or-hate-it beer is here to stay 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Her talks, a product of serious original research and deft scripts, were no mere textbook recitations. Rosamond Bernier, Art Insider Who Turned Lectures Into Theater, Dies at 100 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Before you have quite registered her presence, she is shaking your hand and offering tea, the moment like some deft conjurer’s trick. Dita Von Teese, From Burlesque to a Brand 2012-11-24T00:05:20Z The violence is strictly choreographed, as rapid, deft shifts in weight and position set off chain reactions of whipsawing, interlocked bodies, dressed in motley, colorful athletic gear. 2010-02-13T00:45:00Z The deft yet confrontational artistry of the Chadian director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun involves the mixing of genres and tones in order to reflect societal conflicts and divisions. What to Stream This Weekend: Three Films for When You Don’t Know What to Watch on Amazon Prime 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z The deft finishing touch is the title: the humorously ironic "Trinket." Last Chance: William Pope.L's giant flag sculpture is art for this political moment 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z When you go to hear Pig Destroyer, the Virginia grindcore band that fires short songs like quick assaultive strobes, with virtuosic rhythm shifts and deft sound-samples, you want to be given a total working over. Music Review: Basilica Soundscape Featured Music and Art 2013-09-15T22:05:57Z The movie is a deft sort of dual narrative. Review: ‘Uncle Howard’ Looks Back at a Filmmaker’s Work Cut Short 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z It takes Heaney's deft touch to establish the connection between persona and reader. Joined to Seamus Heaney's Human Chain 2011-02-07T13:32:51Z The house itself is a veritable character, and a deft act of engineering. Like haunted houses? Step into ‘An Inspector Calls,’ a Broadway phenomenon now touring the country. 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z They had a knack for finding the killer riffs secreted within obscure songs from the past and, through deft recontextualization and processing, unleashing their incandescent potential. Daft Punk Gets Human With a New Album 2013-05-15T12:00:18Z Lent has always been as deft with plot as any thriller author, and here he weaves a half-dozen narrative strands into a richly textured tapestry. Notable fiction books of 2015 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Jamie’s desire for revenge is boiling underneath the surface, and his ability to lie apparently is deft enough to fool Claire. ‘Outlander’ Season 2, Episode 6: Promises 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z He also said he considered the conductor a noteworthy choice for Berlin, an orchestra with complicated dynamics that can seem to require deft political leadership. Berlin Philharmonic Selects Kirill Petrenko to Succeed Simon Rattle 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Sor Juana would listen patiently, lay down her napkin, then put both of them in their place with a few deft lines about misspent passions. ‘Pleasure, Obligation, Curiosity, Inspiration’: What’s on Marie Arana’s Nightstand 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z She was like a very deft magician, and every song sounded sacred. Listen to Dom La Nena 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z It made its debut in the United States at the New York Film Festival in 2010 and captivated critics with its scope and narrative complexity, full of deft twists and turns. Ra?l Ruiz, Prolific Director of Cryptic Films, Dies at 70 2011-08-20T00:24:58Z One spectacular cinema-centric dream sequence unites a filmmaker’s fears and desires, artistic joys and intimate terrors in one sinuously deft gesture. “Mia Madre”: Nanni Moretti’s Cinematic Shapeshifting 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z There is a very deft controlled, complete character, and she brought that with her. ArtsBeat: ?Mad Men? Creator Talks as Season Comes to an End 2010-10-18T03:02:00Z And beyond its slickness and deft puzzle-story twists, this series is a perceptive study of the collateral damage. Review: ‘Homecoming’ Is Military, Industrial and Complex 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z One may not think of Tom Stoppard as a creator of short plays, but early in his career he dispatched some deft comic one-acts with a political-philosophical slant. Sound Theatre Company performs Stoppard short plays 2013-06-17T20:14:44Z Matt Green narrates this deft caper with a fine selection of voices and infectious enthusiasm for its many about-turns. Review | In these new audiobooks, great tales are matched with great narrators 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Politics and religion aside, things improve when he shifts from tribal mode back to deft artist firmly in control, offering witty twists to a play long experienced by many as a racial tragedy. ‘Shylock Is My Name’ review: Shakespeare for the 21st century 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Kinsella’s conclusions about lifelong monogamy are ultimately conventional, but her hold on the reader’s sympathies is deft, and I found myself rooting for Dan and Sylvie in their slightly implausible battle against the weary decades. Troubled Marriages, Old and New 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Although a good plot is important, I’m more compelled by a profound sense of place, deft use of language, dialogue that sings. The Crime Novelist William Kent Krueger Still Loves Sherlock Holmes 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z Dr. Lewis was known for his deft touch at bringing out the best in his singers without belitting them if they fell short of his expectations. J. Reilly Lewis, organist, choral director and Bach authority, dies at 71 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z Hazel put her glasses on to peel the tough outer skin of the stalks with a deft flick of her small, machete-like knife. A Family’s Christmas, Filled With the Tastes of Jamaica 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z But Hanigosky’s complex balancing of simple materials and positive and negative spaces is so deft and subtle that the work seems natural and right. ‘The Veil’ exhibition at Bridge Productions spans ideas of what’s seen and unseen 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z The part proved a deft bit of casting. Rosario Dawson’s Newsroom Tour Is a Reality Check 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z These might be minor traffic violations if “The Queen” weren’t overall such a clip job — deft and confident, but a clip job nonetheless. Yet Another Serving From the Royals Banquet 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z But in “Border People” the dexterous acting and deft writing tend to eclipse the larger themes, in part because those themes keep eluding Hoyle. Review: Dan Hoyle’s ‘Border People’ Blurs Lines 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z She makes everybody around her look amazing because she's such a deft comedic and very generous actor and just human being. Utkarsh Ambudkar on his "revolutionary" love interest role in "Brittany Runs a Marathon" 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z The Roman label is particularly deft at complicated intarsia techniques, in which expertly cut and dyed pieces of fox, lamb and mink are inlaid together like a fur puzzle. In Italy, Standards of Excellence 2012-11-15T06:07:03Z You will remember this singular gent as Saul Goodman’s imposing, bullet-headed bodyguard in “Breaking Bad,” a guy as big as a mountain but with hands deft enough for a career as a wallet snatcher. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 3, Episode 5: The Long Con 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z Yet the exhibition succeeds thanks to the deft choice of exhibits, playful presentation, and the joyously mind-bending, world-changing ideas it shares. Victoria and Albert Exhibition Opens a ’60s Treasure Chest 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z This year’s Broccoli City headliner is Lil Baby, the deft Georgia rapper who does his finest work in intimate chirps and contemplative squeaks. Perspective | Turnstile, Tinashe, Fay Victor, 42 Dugg — the fall concert season is here 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z There’s plenty to highlight on In Colour—and you could argue that doing so detracts from the album’s thoughtful sequencing—but one specific four-song stretch highlights Smith’s versatility, skill, and deft emotional touch. Review: Jamie xx's 'In Colour' Is One of the Year’s Most Compelling Albums 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Fest registers, in a few deft strokes, the changing mood in the streets around the family home in the well-to-do neighborhood of Karlshorst. Books of The Times: ‘Not I,’ a Memoir by Joachim Fest 2014-02-18T22:45:43Z This is very deft, pleasantly cunning, and likeable in its intention of getting the reader to be interested in this group of people. Poetry workshop: a rectangular frame 2010-05-24T15:22:00Z But it might turn out to be Rupert Murdoch’s most deft move yet, the one where he saves his company and fortifies his family fortune. Rupert Murdoch: The media mogul says goodbye to much of the company he built 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z A survey, deft and comprehensive, of the history and literary life of monsters. 10 Books We Recommend This Week 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z She is a deft, natural player who gets around the instrument without fuss. Review | Violinist Rachel Barton Pine a deft player 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z Victoria Jones is a very amiable student from Lancashire who begins talking to me a mile a minute in a way that would defeat the deftest shorthand practitioner. ‘I assumed it was all my fault’: the adults dealing with undiagnosed ADHD 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z The stylist at Bergdorf’s asked me to send along a few photos, which I think was a deft way of not asking questions like: Are you fat? Trying Out a Forgotten (and Free) Service: Personal Shoppers 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z It’s a haunting piece sketched in shadowy wisps of sound, and Jackiw used it as a deft transition to Brahms’s Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. Violinist Stefan Jackiw plays with white-hot passion at the Kennedy Center Eric Mack has worked out a deft combination of painting and sculpture using swatches of fabric, distressed clothing, rope, clamps, pegboards, packing blankets and paint. Review: ‘Everything, Everyday’ Explores Affinities at Studio Museum in Harlem 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z LeBlanc even shares a collaborator with Oberst in Emmylou Harris, who dives to lend some typically deft backing vocals to the pinching guitars and guitar swells of If the Creek Don't Rise. Dylan LeBlanc: Paupers Field 2010-08-19T22:59:00Z Lundeberg breathes miraculous space into the tightly organized picture through the deft deployment of shadows. 'Helen Lundeberg: A Retrospective' downplays the painter's key early works 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Gee's deft accomplishment in this absorbing memoir is to plot her life in relation to several explanatory systems. My Animal Life by Maggie Gee 2010-05-14T23:31:00Z Throughout the set, Mr. Bavouzet’s deft touch, fluid playing and coloristic flair illuminated myriad details, which unfolded with crystalline clarity and hazy atmospherics in turn. Music Review: Efflam Bavouzet Performs at Kaplan Penthouse 2013-08-01T22:49:39Z After much deliberation with the censors and some deft changes – including swapping the king for the duke – Verdi got the go-ahead. Verdi's Rigoletto given 'cinematic' makeover for BBC 2010-07-25T17:34:00Z The paintings hold the eye with comparable urgency from near and far, in part because Gueorguieva is as deft with fine line as with broad passages of color. Iva Gueorguieva's paintings exude simultaneity and sensuality at ACME 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Moore is every bit as deft in constructing suspense. Review | ‘Long Bright River’ is that wonderful thriller that subverts your expectations till the very last page 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z Leader Catherine Martin, meanwhile, was the deft soloist in the darker, altogether more austere Concerto in A Minor. Early Opera Company – review 2012-12-20T18:26:27Z It required deft craft and a coherent perspective on fear. ‘Halloween’ 1978: The Times Finally Reviews a Horror Classic 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z She was deft with the umbrella and blankets, setting them up while she shooed the three of us into the sea. The Single Most Important Ingredient 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z A three-hour movie like "Avengers: Endgame" could have very easily dragged, but the filmmakers are deft at keeping everything moving briskly. MCU: The Franchise of the 2010s 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z But the comedy, or the wit, or whatever grown-up word best describes Jackson's wry humour, combines with a deft narrative acceleration to give his story the kind of straightforward appeal that literary fiction often lacks. Mick Jackson: 'Taking pity on the reader' 2010-04-08T09:41:00Z Just halfway through Season 1, he has already engaged in deft manipulations and shocking murders that set the stage for the coming war known as the Dance of the Dragons. ‘House of the Dragon’: Is Larys Strong the New Littlefinger? 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z The woman is deft at shifting both automotive and conversational gears. ‘Men Without Women,’ a new story collection by Haruki Murakami 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z Everything is cued by Hogan's deft touch as a producer, arranger and singer. Hogan's 'Pain' is our pleasure 2012-05-18T15:12:00Z Hand’s rendering of Darger’s Tourettic tics is just one of many deft touches in her wonderfully imaginative and richly delivered narrative. Cunning, Damaged and Deranged: The Latest Thrillers by Women 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Ms. Kudrow, ordinarily so deft at puncturing her characters’ vanity with her own wit, does not lift this one out of the realm of spiteful caricature. | 'The Other Woman': A Home Wrecker Faces Many Challenges, Too 2011-02-03T23:33:40Z To create his effects, he relies on sharp dialogue set off against shadows, on deft slices of prose: “My eyes were like two cigarette burns” and a woman’s fingers move “like praying mantises.” Books of the Dead 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Some artists make a deft, playful thing of tradition. Latin American Artists Reinvent Their Histories 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Working from "a deft script" and making use of an "extraordinary" soundtrack, Vallee "weaves Strayed's wrenching memories through shots of her trudging … and trudging … and trudging." 'Wild': Reese Witherspoon leads a rewarding journey, reviews say 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z Clever politicians with the common touch have always been able to make deft references to popular culture – the funnier for being rare and dropped into a serious context. When politicians go pop – the perils of trying to appear 'in touch' 2012-12-18T14:30:01Z I've long hoped the show might find a way to balance its sometimes deft touch for character moments with its need to turn action scenes into "Grand Theft Auto" advertisements. 'Sons of Anarchy: Toil and Till' recap: Bang! Zoom! Yawn? 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z In fact, Newman's weaving of fact and fiction is really quite deft. The Trade Secret by Robert Newman – review 2013-06-07T17:35:01Z He described Mr. Javerbaum, known to his friends as D. J., as a deft and rapid lyricist, who was able to generate musical numbers on deadline for “The Daily Show.” David Javerbaum’s ‘An Act of God’ Adapts Tweets to Broadway 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z She is deft, too, at keeping her research subordinated to the story. Shakespeare Lost His Son to Plague. A Novel Asks How It Shaped His Art. 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Besides being a deliciously sardonic tale of reversals and comeuppance, “Ezra Slef” pays deft homage to Nabokov, Borges, Flann O’Brien and numerous other tricksy writers. Review | What to read in April: A critic’s pick of books that aren’t on the bestseller list 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z Slightly crispy on the outside and pleasantly gooey on the inside, it put to shame the deft and bland black pudding I’d eaten as part of Irish breakfasts at countless pubs and hotel breakfast buffets. Choice Tables : Dining in Dublin, From Boxty to Blaa 2014-01-29T20:03:25Z In most of his works, as in his private letters, he combined deft argument with vicious ridicule and rant. How well do we know our heroes? A new book shows the darker side of Martin Luther 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z In Kerr’s deft hands, the considerable violence in the novel — all of it historically appropriate — leaps off the page. ‘Prussian Blue’: Philip Kerr’s crime fiction at its best 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z But what makes “Fellow Travelers” such a satisfying operatic experience is the old-fashioned combination of a swift-flowing and deft libretto and gorgeous music. The Best Classical Music of 2016 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Robert Walker is everything Kevin Spacey could be; deft and feline, smart and charming, sweet and insidious. My favourite Hitchcock: Strangers on a Train 2012-08-02T16:55:00Z The octogenarian Icahn anchors this deft pocket biography, with his appealing directness and dead-level stare, as he presides at the office and around the house. ‘Icahn: The Restless Billionaire’ Review: Right on the Money 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z “There’s an overemotional side” to the book, but “Barry is such a deft and generous writer that he gets the honey-to-acid blend almost exactly right.” 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z The lakefront sequence serves as an effective foil to the tale’s more antic episodes, which benefit particularly from Keenan’s glowering charisma and deft comic timing. ‘The Lonesome West’: Irish brothers seeing red turn the comedy deliciously black 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z In her previous work, including the 2012 novel "Arcadia," Groff proved herself a deft prose stylist, translating the familiar into the remarkable and transcendent. Lauren Groff's 'Fates and Furies' turns the struggles of marriage into art 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z But it is in her asides that Dunant finally triumphs, like all good novelists: in a deft, shrewd, precise use of killer detail. Blood and Beauty by Sarah Dunant – review 2013-05-02T09:00:01Z In countless deft, darting, erudite essays, it has enabled him to explain the unexpected continuities and awkward breaks of literary history. Heartbreak by Craig Raine 2010-07-04T11:43:00Z The scene is one of many deft sequences in this stirring production, which unfurls in a sparsely furnished house with stucco walls and a corner cluttered with old canvases and an easel. Art, life and disappointment in the deserts of 1950s Mexico 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z But the bulk of the impressively deft work is recent and representational. In the galleries: Watercolors, silkscreen, portraiture in Alexandria They weren’t manipulated into doing that, or if they were, it was a very deft piece of manipulation. Pampered Critics? No, Critics in Pampers 2010-11-19T20:43:00Z It “gradually reveals the extent of the women’s troubles with deft and sly humor,” Beatrice Loayza wrote when it showed at New Directors/New Films. New Fall Movies 2021: Here Are More Than 125 Coming Soon 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Emotionally, he said, “Taylor subjugates us with the deft hand of a dom.” New in Paperback: ‘Real Life’ and ‘A Game of Birds and Wolves’ 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z One of the delights of this beautiful exhibition is the evident joy that Mr. Ghebreyesus took in the deft application of paint. The Inventive Chef Who Kept His 700 Paintings Hidden 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z Also on the program are two works by David Neumann, a choreographer and performer of deft, wry humor and emotional depth. The Week Ahead: May 16 ? 22 2010-05-13T14:25:00Z With deft choices, she illuminates some of the shocking truths about a Muslim country that emerged at the end of Britain’s Indian empire in 1947 with the stated intention of honoring other religions. Books of The Times: Conflicts and Contradictions of Pakistan 2011-08-08T12:00:00Z Ms. Treisman first read the story several months before its publication and said it was not Ms. Roupenian’s naturalistic prose that attracted her so much as her deft use of detail. ‘Cat Person’ Author, Kristen Roupenian, Gets 7-Figure Book Deal 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z A splosh of the latter added to a sauce for sauteed chicken livers is a deft touch that will help use up that brooding bottle of amaro on your shelf. Jennifer McLagan’s ‘Bitter,’ reviewed Hamid is a deft and fluid novelist, unafraid to take on big topics. Mohsin Hamid's new book takes a post-9/11 view 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z But Marvel can be proud that its deft branding strategy has already changed the industry: we're in the era of "creative consultants" mapping out the future reaches of the great franchise-empires. The Dark Knight and Marvel: the blockbuster franchise comes of age 2012-11-14T12:42:52Z But he's equally deft at showing what his characters are really saying and feeling beneath the clichés of common parlance. Evison's 'Caregiving': a salty-sweet story of loss, sorrow and transformation by road trip 2012-08-29T19:18:06Z The other was Artistic Director Francesca Zambello’s deft handling of the obligatory singing of the national anthem that opens every season. WNO’s ‘Carmen’: Enlivening the familiar 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z Most of the pop songs, in deft, idiomatic, well-conceived arrangements, sounded like valid art songs in their own right. Classical artists show that when it comes to new music, pop may be better 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z In the film’s second sequel, “Clerks III,” he is not nearly as deft. ‘Clerks III’ Review: From the Heart 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Conceived and choreographed by Ms. Barnes, a deft physical comedian, the journey gets underway at 8:30 a.m., with a disco and Motown playlist. Dance This Season: Tap, Ballet and the Inexplicable 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z It occurred to me: organizing exhibitions, like painting still lifes, requires tact and a deft touch. Manet?s Reflections of Paris at a Cultural Peak 2011-05-16T13:33:21Z And if it's not exactly an acting stretch for the ex-wrestler, Johnson brings a deft physical urgency and larger-than-life nobility to this ancient superhero. Dwayne Johnson's 'Hercules' packs action-filled punch 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z But it’s also, in its first three episodes, pretty good: dark, deft and empathetic. Review: In UnREAL, Art Imitates Life Imitating Life 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z The uncommonly deft combination of dance and verbal theater heightens the impact of what might sound like a cliché: a profound meditation on life and death. ‘Last Ward’ Review: Ashes to Ashes, Dirt to Dirt 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z In this deft, informative, sometimes terrifying book, that sentence reads like a stinging understatement. In deft, distressing ‘Apocalypse Factory,’ Seattle author details Hanford’s role in the dawn of the nuclear age 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Safer, who filed 919 stories for “60 Minutes,” was known more for his deft touch and graceful writing style. Morley Safer, longest-serving correspondent for CBS’s ‘60 Minutes,’ dies at 84 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z His slick four-string renditions of rock anthems, including the Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” and Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” course along on deft musicianship that rises above mere novelty. Pop & Rock Listings for March 21-27 2014-03-20T22:40:13Z Her voice is one of a kind: deft, folksy, cheerfully hostile. ‘Hallelujah Anyway’: Anne Lamott’s conflicted message for a conflicted nation 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z And the menu boasts deft Asian accents: a few soy-based sauces and dressings, a crispy tempura lightness to the fried items, and sides of seaweed salad and brown rice served with some entrees. Five Hooks Fish Grill: fresh seafood at reasonable prices 2013-04-04T22:41:52Z In a deft move, Carr uses excerpts from a recording made at a court hearing in June. ‘Britney vs Spears’ Review: When the Intervention Is the Problem 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Here that nonprofit gallery presents sharply observed drawings of birds, shrubbery and bodega storefronts made in colored pencil with a wonderfully deft hand. Frieze Art Fair at Randalls Island Park Offers a Bit of Everything 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z In its first season, Detective Sarah Lund rewired the police procedural with the deft plot twists of a prize-winning novel in a Faroese knit. Streamadelica: the 30 best box sets to watch before you die 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z As well as giving us an intensely affecting portrait of his younger brother in late middle age, he manages, in one deft swipe, to force us to re-examine those seven months in Eastbourne. This Party's Got to Stop by Rupert Thomson | Book review 2010-03-28T00:06:00Z Her work is versatile — spanning sculpture, collage, installation and more — and distinctive for its deft, even poetic employment of found objects and its variations on motifs from Indian culture. Now Visiting From India, an ‘Ancestor’ for Everyone 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Dad would have loved it, and Steve’s deft, workmanlike approach: Kentucky straight. Exploring Kentucky Bourbon at Its Source 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z These qualities sharpened Lincoln's mind and made him into the legendary wit whose comedy chops were so deft that Coco seems genuinely in awe of them nearly two centuries later. CNN's "Lincoln" docuseries is a fascinating treasure trove for fans of the best Republican president 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z There are deft iPhone and iPad drawings: Scores of them flutter past on thin screens, pausing occasionally to show the process of one being made. Art Review: Recent David Hockney Work at the de Young in San Francisco 2013-12-23T23:10:14Z Its comments on our present moment are so deft and sly that when they turn earnest it’s deeply affecting: The refrain of “Move thoughtfully … and bring freedom to others” sometimes brought me to tears. Visit These Science-Fiction Worlds to Make Sense of Our Own 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Each day thousands of jackets are crafted with Stoughton's heavy machinery and its employees' deft hands, a rainbow run of colors and titles rolling along presses and glue machines. As vinyl returns, they've got it covered 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z There was the danger that such a story, even in his deft hands, would be creaky and polemical. David Grossman: 'I cannot afford the luxury of despair' 2010-08-28T23:03:00Z It was certainly a more deft harnessing of the explosive power of celebrity better than past attempts by the fashion world - notably Emanuel Ungaro's disastrous hiring of Lindsay Lohan as artistic consultant. Lady Gaga prances for Mugler in Paris 2011-03-03T14:57:10Z His customers, apprentices and numerous admirers regarded his products as the highest art — and he as the most deft artist. George Barris, designer of Batmobile and other custom cars, dies at 89 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z Jeffers is particularly deft in the way she portrays Ailey coming of age in the 1980s and ’90s, trying to chart her own way amid heavy guidance from her accomplished family. Review | ‘The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois’ is the kind of brilliant epic that comes around only once in a decade 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z Ludicrous contrivances of that sort spoil an otherwise deft sense of realism and place. Movie Listings for Aug. 5-11 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z But he’s a deft reader of the artists themselves, and a committed sampler of other people’s work. Books of The Times: ?The Grey Album? by Kevin Young 2012-03-15T21:50:21Z Infant Bieber was a precocious drummer and the beats here are deft as well as driving. Justin Bieber: Believe – review 2012-06-16T23:05:30Z Heather Lockard has designed piquant period costumes, and Jason Aufdem-Brinke’s deft lighting turns simple backdrops into tapestries for the castle scenes, complementing the set’s few furnishings. Review | Bravo for reviving the play that scandalized Jane Austen’s world 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, with a few deft hesitations, telling procrastinations, and indications of words left unsaid he makes it feel as if we are looking onto their souls. Guardian book club: Brooklyn by Colm T?ib?n 2010-09-07T09:32:00Z The brain injury has also changed her personality, a realistic characterization O'Toole manages with deft and sensitivity. In defense of Hope: Why the so-called worst character on “Virgin River” is actually the best 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Her essay about coeliac disease, the food allergy that kept her from devouring every delicious “collapsible calorie”, is a deft portrayal of children’s failure to appreciate parents’ passion for protecting them. Tangible traces 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z But he does not reveal an equally deft touch with dramaturgy. Theater Review | 'Looped': Valerie Harper Is Tallulah Bankhead on the Skids 2010-03-15T05:35:00Z And the storied orchestra, with its thoroughly modern maestro, was every bit as deft in new music as in the century-old Rachmaninoff. Review: Met Opera’s Next Maestro Energizes His Philadelphians 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Several TV generations have elapsed since it ended, but we have not yet seen the Slayer’s deft, clever, moving, thrilling, funny, feminist like again. Buffy the Vampire Slayer at 20: the thrilling, brilliant birth of TV as art 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z In “Uncertain Terms,” he expands the canvas of the institution in question—a home for pregnant teen-agers—and sketches a large number of stories, which he keeps in deft balance. The Front Row: “Uncertain Terms” 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z It often was Mr. Nichols’s deft touch with staging that made the most of the comedy. Mike Nichols, ‘The Graduate’ director, dies Yes, the story of the Red Dragon is one that’s been told before, in both book and film form, but that’s not necessarily a problem, especially given Bryan Fuller’s deft touch with adaptations. 'Hannibal' Recap: Do You See? 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z Ken Burns is often the butt of jokes because of the earnest style and excessive length of his PBS miniseries, but few documentarians are as deft at turning dusty historical archives into compelling drama. Noel Murray's best DVDs of 2014 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Armitage was a lovely, deft presenter, zipping between chat and card-pondering, writing poems and making phone calls with none of the usual Radio 4 documentary cliches. Rewind radio: London's Oldest Prison; Oblique Strategies – review 2013-06-15T17:00:03Z He no longer needs them, confident his enemies will notice the deft lacerations of his wit in some later moment of quiet reflection. The Cost of Defying the President 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z Yan is a deft and engaging storyteller, with a proclivity for dramatic revelations, often to a fault. Review | Yan Ge’s ‘Strange Beasts of China’ is a luminous, beguiling chronicle of fantastical beings 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Anaya is hauntingly engaging as the lost heroine through whose eyes we see the world, and Ibáñez is deft in conjuring an air of melancholy which draws the viewer into her overwhelming sense of loss. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up: Clash of the Titans; Hierro; The Bounty Hunter 2010-07-26T23:05:00Z Its themes regarding nature, culture and consciousness may be heavy, but Mr. Robinson’s deft way with metaphor, which calls to mind the early Robert Gober, keeps things light and fresh. Art in Review: Nathaniel Robinson: ‘Outer Air’ 2013-01-17T22:50:00Z The group presents a volatile compound of attributes: deft and boomy, ragged and precise. Playlist: Straightening Out, Rapping and Leading a Band 2010-12-10T20:18:00Z Advertisement Chanrea’s inexpensive offerings may be everyday fare for the average Cambodian, but there’s a deft hand in the kitchen. In Siem Reap, Cambodia, Local Fare Gets a Chance to Shine 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z “It was one of the most deft exercises I’ve ever seen to get rid of an architect without firing them,” Chipperfield said. David Chipperfield Wins Pritzker Prize 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Fischer and the orchestra preceded it with a strikingly fierce account of Cherubini's Beethovenian Medée overture, and a deft rendition of Schumann's charming Spring Symphony. Last night's Prom 2010-07-27T11:19:00Z He leaves each more appealing, more efficient by his deft though subtle changes. Haruki Murakami’s ‘Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage’ 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z His gestures were grand and sure, and the way he partnered Skylar Brandt — a lithe and enchanting Medora — was almost casually deft. The Washington Ballet let Brooklyn Mack go. He landed at the Metropolitan Opera House. 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z In "A Dark Art," a piece more characteristically nuanced, Staros sets an upside-down black vase between two elegantly carved walnut arms mounted on contiguous walls -- the deft conjuring of an act of conjuring. The sculptures of Cammie Staros contain beautiful wit 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z That, and Chang’s deft bamboo fish, have remained the most-ordered dishes on the menu. How Peter Chang makes his cumin lamb so tender 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z But composer and performer certainly succeeded in exploring a broad range of sonic possibilities for standard percussion instruments, illuminated by Mr. Schick’s deft, nuanced touch. Steven Schick Performs ‘Mathematics of Resonant Bodies’ 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z StaySolidRocky’s “Party Girl” is one of the year’s sneakiest, sweetest pop songs, showing the rapper to be both melodically deft and also lyrically imaginative. Drake Clears His Throat With DJ Khaled, and 10 More New Songs 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z The musical plan is lucid, the scoring deft and polished. Prom 21: Aldeburgh World Orchestra/Elder 2012-07-30T11:59:13Z But when Issa’s journey took a detour to Coachella, where she joined Molly, Kelli, and a very pregnant Tiffany on a girls' weekend, the show’s deft physical humor took center stage. The 10 best TV episodes of 2018: A highly subjective list 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Long after the initial debates have faded, the deft use of puppetry in Mr. Minghella’s conception retains its fascination. Music Review: ?Madama Butterfly? at the Metropolitan Opera - Review 2011-12-08T22:28:07Z Ms. Maier’s work is bold in its narratives and deft in its execution. Three Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z The repetition is redeemed by Porter’s deft variations on his themes, and a handful of snapshot-like flash fictions deployed at intervals to switch up the pace. Three New Story Collections Make Place a Protagonist 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Prodigiously gifted and bursting with vigor at the piano, Caine is the uncommon player who sounds just as deft on a deep groove, a classical minuet or a freely improvised odyssey. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Andrew Clements was impressed, finding the "musical plan lucid, the scoring deft and polished". Proms roundup 2012-08-01T16:14:54Z Their arms part the air in deft swimming strokes; later, they dive forward, sliding onto stage with liquid force. Jookin Meets Ballet at Fall for Dance Festival 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z His deft melodic touch is still fully in place, as heard on the effortless, tumbling chorus of the single Brown Bird Singing, and his voice remains gorgeous: high and feminine and emotive. Linden: Bleached Highlights – review 2012-08-02T22:00:00Z It once again reveals how deft Schaeffer can be with musicals of greater psychological accessibility, his long-ago versions of Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones’s “110 in the Shade” and Sondheim’s “Passion” still vivid in memory. Review | Signature opens season with ‘A Little Night Music,’ one of Sondheim’s precious gems 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Grant includes deft portraits of many of them. Review | In these fractious times, a yearning for Walter Bagehot’s ‘age of discussion’ 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Known for its pristine harmonies and deft interpolation of bluegrass into modern folk-pop, this trio reunites for its first tour since a self-imposed hiatus in 2007. Your week in Seattle music: Steve Aoki, Nickel Creek 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z With her deft and charming style, Stuart brings this comic story to a satisfying and heartwarming end. 'The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise': a Monty Python-esque tale of life in the Tower of London 2010-09-01T22:47:00Z Singer, Edelstein writes, is "reborn — deft, elegant, spring-heeled — in 'X-Men: Days of Future Past.' The special effects don't bog him down: They lift the movie to a surreal and more emotional dimension." 'X-Men: Days of Future Past': Singer, super cast succeed, reviews say 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z The Los Angeles Times described it as “deft and delightful.” In ‘Odd Mom Out,’ Mining the Upper East Side for Comedy Gold 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z Besides giving short shrift to Gadsby’s deft balancing act, this policing of genre boundaries does comedy no favors. That’s the Funny Thing About Grief 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z I would have happily read more of Andersen’s deft inhabitation of Sarah’s point of view. Review | Rose Andersen’s ‘The Heart and Other Monsters’ preserves the legacy of a lost sister 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z It is a sumi-e image, an ink wash drawing on silk, in which a few, deft, calligraphic strokes capture a giant sequoia battered by wind and precipitation, perhaps rain, or snow. Perspective | A great artist’s life was interrupted by internment. Now an exhibition of his work is interrupted by a virus. 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z With inorganic materials Mr. Coffin is a bit less deft, but still good at channeling the wonder and allure of New Age eco-activist aesthetics and repurposing them for the present moment. Museum and Gallery Listings for Sept. 12-18 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Drawing its dancers mostly from PNB and Spectrum, it wields ballet technique in a modern way to create deft comedy, dark intensity and surreal visuals. Seattle dancemakers claim a spot on national stage 2012-11-20T22:18:06Z If that is any indication of a devotional intensity waiting to be tapped, this deft homage will be inducing swoons in Times Square for years to come. Review | The charms of Harry Potter work on Broadway — but read the books first 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Smaller works on paper, board and canvas are often as deft, and rendered more loosely. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z The shifts of geography, period and perspective which animate Funeral for a Dog are matched by Pletzinger's deft variations in tone. Thomas Pletzinger: writing the world 2011-03-15T09:58:45Z One of his generation’s best guitarists, he is also among one of the most deft at bringing classic blues into the 21st century. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Freeman’s deft performance as the grouchy but loyal Watson is one of the show’s pleasures, along with Rupert Graves’s avuncular take on Inspector Lestrade. | 'Sherlock': The Latest Sherlock Hears a ?Who? 2010-10-21T22:24:00Z And yet Sullivan proves to be just as deft and insightful about the complementary challenges that a monastic family faces. J. Courtney Sullivan’s ‘Saints for All Occasions’ is this year’s best book about family 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z The writing was deft and the direction stylish without being showy. Rewind TV: Utopia; Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways; Funny Business; Blandings – review 2013-01-19T22:45:01Z Chasin’s talks, as delivered by Butler, are brisk and deft, cognitive chew toys to worry as you walk or ride home. ‘Fragments’ Review: Guest Lectures from a Famed Professor 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z It's all wonderfully deft and attractively coloured, even if it doesn't leave a substantial impression. Prom 18: BBCNOW/Fischer ? review 2011-07-29T11:12:16Z Fortunately these deft dancers could hold the spotlight, but the extended riffs made me tap my own foot impatiently. Frida Kahlo meets John Coltrane in electric dance homage 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z For the concluding movement Barber filters Bach through a contemporary prism in a jazzy, syncopated fugue, whose four voices were cleanly articulated by Mr. Anikushin’s deft touch. Music Review: The Pianist Maxim Anikushin at Carnegie Hall 2012-04-09T20:31:22Z Do tweet us your succinct and deft reviews using the tag #gdnreview, and we'll include a selection in the next roundup. Stage reader review roundup: The Magistrate and The Architects: Shunt at the Biscuit Factory 2012-11-30T17:11:14Z The following five books – four novels and a memoir - range in pace, from electrifying and deft to meandering and meditational. October must-reads: "Call Me by Your Name" sequel to memoirs galore 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z It is this key idea that Miller explores in a novel that is deft, beguiling and humorous. Jacob's Folly by Rebecca Miller – review 2013-06-15T16:00:01Z Mr. Gilbert also proved a deft Classicist in accounts of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Mozart’s “Prague” Symphony. Music Review: Alan Gilbert Leads His Alma Mater?s Orchestra 2010-04-14T21:18:00Z The town’s been extensively covered before, but the series, in a little more than thirty minutes, supplies a deft primer on a diverse, mostly black working-class community whose struggles touch on issues of national interest. “Braddock, PA,” a Brisk, Remedial Documentary of a Rust Belt Town 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z As young readers attended school from home, they could take breaks with deft new illustrated literature, much of it almost nostalgically set in schools. 2020 graphic novels and comic books: Five trends that defined the year 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z His narrative for this novel is tightly written with an appealing forward momentum and deft comedic touch. 'In One Person': John Irving's novel of desire, two ways 2012-05-09T21:16:04Z A deft speaker who uses traditional pastoral tropes like call and response, Mr. Bernard crafts his 45-minute sermons like mash-ups of a university lecture and a Baptist revival, though Mr. Bernard’s church is pointedly nondenominational. The Power Pastor: How A.R. Bernard Built a New York Megachurch 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z “Just think if he played piano!” she adds, admiring his smooth, deft hands. At Sushi Ogawa, enjoy a peaceful room and a master’s touch 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z But “Humans,” a British product based on a Swedish series, feels fresh nonetheless, thanks to a multiple-plotline approach, a deft cast and its refusal to be simplistic. Review: ‘Humans’ Contemplates When Robots are Routine Accessories 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z With inorganic materials he’s a bit less deft, but still good at channeling the wonder and allure of New Age eco-activist aesthetics and repurposing them for the present moment. Peter Coffin: ‘Living’ 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Kellyanne Conway is the first woman to run a winning presidential campaign in the history of this country, and it is all thanks to how deft of a spin artist she is. Spin class with Kellyanne Conway: How to BS your way out of anything 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z The deft theatricality of Mendes, who won an Oscar for “American Beauty” in 1999, imbues the production with a winning air of improvisational wit, even as it moves through the decades with narrative panache. Review | With the opening of ‘The Lehman Trilogy,’ Broadway just got smarter — and more exciting 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z That 1977 recording includes the Milan audience’s increasingly angry protestations — an intriguing soundtrack for the dancers’ deft, clear movements. The Week Ahead: Oct. 24-30 2010-10-24T01:00:00Z This is where the animation featured in the film is a deft choice. "Ozzy changed everything": Film examines the tumultuous life & legacy of the Prince of Darkness 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z I envy Fiona’s contagious enthusiasm for the world, and love that her deft skill in appraising people and situations hasn’t diminished her compassionate heart. An aunt hits the road with her niece and nephew 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z The lanky, shaggy-haired artist also is deft at engaging across all forms of media. Uninvited Pigeon invades author Mo Willems’ TV special 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z The singing is heavenly, the acting deft and effortlessly charming. | 'Where?s Charley?': A Few Wacky Victorians in Love 2011-03-18T22:54:37Z Like the rest of the cast, Six is deft with a punch line. Round House’s ‘Rapture’ is a funny, thoughtful look at feminist tensions 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z In less deft moments the musical feels as if it were written for, or even by, suicide prevention experts worried about copycatting. Review: ‘Trevor’ Is a Musical That Dare Not Speak Its Theme 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Spoiler: The song is deft enough to make those images seem like sour grapes. Vampire Weekend’s Modern Vampires of the City Lives Up to Title 2013-05-14T09:45:57Z He is equally deft at capturing the essential differences between artists. Creative tensions 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Among other deft performances, Dexter Hamlett is droll as a guest with secrets to keep, and Mark Hairston is hilarious as a self-righteous vegetarian. Strap in for ‘The Shipment’ as it delivers weird, entertaining ride 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z The director Douglas Fitch, making his Bard debut, provided both works with deft, economical stage designs and evocative animated titles projected overhead. Critic’s Notebook: Bard Music Festival Focuses on Works in France and U.S. 2013-08-19T22:00:34Z He renders the rare bits of nature less precisely than architectural details, but maintains throughout a deft balance between actuality and impression. Review | In the galleries: Art 101, a sampling event for beginners 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z Winger is charming as Mary, a woman distracted by her desires, and Letts shows his deft comic timing in his portrait of a man who always wants what he doesn’t have. Debra Winger should probably have a marriage-advice column 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z Jurowski conducted a pungent account of the First Chamber Symphony, underlining the way the music makes an expressive virtue of the confines of its single-movement form, and an equally deft one of Pierrot Lunaire. LPO/Jurowski 2010-06-16T21:00:00Z It was an effective contrast, and demonstrated his deft design control. Valentino gets ‘pretty in pink’ in bold Paris show 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z The author doesn’t reveal her real name, but “Strayed” now strikes me as a deft stab at self-reinvention. Books of The Times: ?Wild? by Cheryl Strayed, a Walkabout of Reinvention 2012-03-27T15:51:40Z Ma is at her most deft when depicting this kind of severance: the amputation of the immigrant’s past, preserved like a phantom limb whose pain is haunted with absence. Ling Ma’s “Severance” Captures the Bleak, Fatalistic Mood of 2018 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Birbiglia's deft, breezy treatment of a serious relationship disorder, as well as a serious neurological sleeping problem, jells wonderfully. Review: 'Sleepwalk' is crowd-pleasing comedy 2012-08-21T13:11:10Z This shuttered atmosphere can be oppressive, but Mr. Clark counters his gloomy setup with deft performances, gentle jokes and a genuine empathy for his broken characters. Review: In ‘Little Sister,’ an Aspiring Nun With a Love of Goth Visits Her Troubled Family 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z The real and devastating human issues in Haiti must be handled and led by a qualified president's deft hand. Wyclef song accuses Haiti president of blocking him 2010-08-26T21:50:00Z In this — and in much else — Mr. Redman, as quick as his reflexes are, as deft and flowing as his playing can be, became almost a neutral force; the arrangements eclipsed him. Music Review: ‘The Genius of Coltrane’ at the Rose Theater 2012-10-28T21:50:06Z Under Mr. Fox’s deft guidance, the choir’s voices blended beautifully, with alluring details of phrasing and dynamics admirable from the opening “Come, Let Us Worship.” Music Review: Clarion Choir in Rachmaninoff’s Vespers 2014-01-02T22:39:23Z Our consumer culture isn’t pretty, as Anderson reminds us, yet her writing is so deft and insightful that the work is resonant and witty. Rita Dove’s essential new ‘Collected Poems: 1974-2004’ 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z This week’s episode, which aired Tuesday and is titled “Our Little Island Girl,” called upon “This Is Us’s” deft touch for backstory. Perspective | ‘This Is Us’ finally delivers some of Beth’s backstory — and more proof of a master plan 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z For some actors, performing Shakespeare comes naturally: I've just directed Tom Hiddleston in the upcoming BBC adaptation of Henry V, and his deft delivery of the poetry makes it perfectly accessible to the listener. Shakespeare and me: Thea Sharrock 2012-06-30T23:05:28Z The lighting, however, is as deft and impactful as Thomson's drumming. Vampire Weekend – review 2013-05-03T16:48:32Z Some of the material swings close to the prosaic, yet Motion's deft lineation and deletions work double-time to preserve the true sense of natural speech. The Customs House by Andrew Motion – review 2012-12-14T22:55:06Z With the self-effacing wizard Anthony Negus in the pit and a deft orchestra, Longborough is in musically secure hands. Die Walk?re; Siegfried; BBC Proms 23, 26 & 27 ? review 2011-08-06T23:06:26Z Like the tsunami scene, it boasts deft editing and a killer climax. 'Hereafter' Review: Clint Eastwood Goes Supernatural 2010-09-15T18:45:00Z His soft-shoe is still deft, but he didn’t seem to be playing Captain Hook so much as playing Christopher Walken playing Captain Hook. Review: Peter Pan Live! and the Case for Snark 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Hamelin offered a striking rendition, opening with passionate force and contrasting the wildness of the first section with a lovely, light and deft touch in the Fugue. Music Review: Marc-André Hamelin at the 92nd Street Y 2013-02-03T21:47:53Z Deploying deft editing, story structure, graphics, suspense, social-media virality and, yes, a touch of showmanship, the hearings made a public service into the show of the summer and the most important TV of the year. Best TV Shows of 2022 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z They share some defining baseline attributes: exorbitant technique, driving propulsion, deft use of scale. Music Review: Meshuggah and Baroness at Terminal 5 2012-05-24T22:31:32Z He’s as deft in making jokes onstage sound like a dialogue as he is in turning an interview into a conversation. Marc Maron, at BAM, Finds That Happy Also Gets Laughs 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z She populates her exacting free verse with deft classical allusion, with food, with nature, with fellow human beings and with abject majesty. Books of The Times: Louise Glück: ‘Poems 1962-2012’ 2012-11-08T22:39:48Z Not that much, maybe, and she’s only allowed to drive once, but Ms. Poots is a good sport and a deft enough actress to find the balance of silliness and gravity that the movie requires. Movie Review: ‘Need for Speed’ Puts Video Gamers in the Passenger Seat 2014-03-13T21:41:59Z The deft producer recalls struggling to compose the airy “Entropy” — a minimalistic highlight — in his hospital room with his mother, who flew in from Hawaii, sketching birds beside him. Headphones and hospital rooms: Ark Patrol creates majestic new album during cancer treatment 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z In one fell swoop, a deft twofer: defending Madison and her husband of almost 50 years. Fun with Dick and Lynne: The Cheneys team up to sell her new book on James Madison Though he doesn’t quite achieve Coogler’s balance of poetic intensity and laid-back naturalism, Caple proves to be both a capable fight choreographer and a deft orchestrator of emotions. ‘Creed II’ Review: A Poignant Boxing Movie Blends Old and New 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z In its cataloguing and deft evocation of those films, and the director's entire body of work, The Ghost Writer may not be major Polanski, but it sure is essential Polanski. 'The Ghost Writer': Polanski Escapes into His Cinema Nightmares 2010-02-20T04:30:00Z Elmes, creative director of the BBC's Radio Documentary Unit, provides deft little sketches of these personalities and the alchemy created by their cadences and catchphrases. Hello Again … by Simon Elmes – review 2013-06-14T15:27:01Z The deft and delicately timed choreography for the dancers and the camera puts Rozier’s craft on display. Cultural Clicks: “Game of Thrones” Art, FKA Twigs, and Ice-Cream-Themed K-Pop 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z There’s Balanchine’s expert storytelling, with its honeyed comedy and deft interweaving of fairies and mortals. Review: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ Nodding Off With the Mortals 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Despite the deft coherence of the plot’s mirror games of alliance and betrayal, which provide the illusion of a developed drama, the movie almost totally deprives its characters of inner life or complex motives. “Mission: Impossible—Fallout” Is Basically a Two-and-a-Half-Hour Making-Of Sequence 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z “At first, each chapter feels more like a deft character sketch than something with the forward momentum of a novel,” Hanah Beech writes, reviewing it. 8 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z The ballet’s solo, “Horseplay,” went to the auburn-haired Mr. Ball, an elegant, deft dancer who has already made an impression as Tea in “The Nutcracker” and in Mr. Wheeldon’s “Soirée Musicale.” Dance Review: Robbins and Balanchine Cleanse the Palate at City Ballet 2013-05-29T21:44:32Z “Misters and Sisters” sketches through those shared childhood experiences and reveries of Broadway glory in a few deft strokes at the outset. Dance Review: A Partnership Forged by a Mutual Love of Music 2011-06-09T00:08:19Z Your mix is then tossed with a dressing of your choice by deft use of a tong-and-bowl combo. Seattle Salads: Madison Valley’s green lunch-machine 2014-04-24T20:35:04Z The women skitter through the space in quick traveling hops that seem both deft and heroic. Dance Review: Molissa Fenley and Dancers at Judson Memorial Church - Review 2012-01-10T23:37:41Z Given the somewhat random growth habit of individual plants, some deft formative pruning — best done right before spring growth — would allow an elegant specimen to develop over five or seven years. Fall-blooming camellias bring down the curtain on the growing season 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z The designer guides the robots in the same the way that a surgeon combines an understanding of anatomy and a deft eye with the precision of lasers. Iris van Herpen’s astonishing designs don’t look like ‘clothes.’ They look like the future. 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z The language demonstrates Pinter's uncanny ear and deft comic timing. A licensing decree prohibiting reviews of 'The Room' at REDCAT overshadows the production, which is iffy 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z Where The Cuckoo Boy yells and stomps and gets confused, Deloume Road is quiet, subtle and deft. Not the Booker prize: Deloume Road by Matthew Hooton 2010-09-21T11:34:00Z Mr. Ratmansky’s other dances are all deft, and most are entertaining, but the Land of the Sugar Plum Fairy, despite its amusement and cartoon-multicultural fun, is all a bit too silly. Dance Review: Alexei Ratmansky?s ?Nutcracker? at BAM - Review 2011-12-15T23:14:49Z At the core of the action was Elizabeth Burke, who tore up the stage in a deft and impassioned solo. Review: Michelle Dorrance Happily Shares the Spotlight 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z Billy Harris, who plays Colin, has been excellent throughout the past few episodes, and never more than in this one, in which he repeatedly displays a deft comic touch. ‘Ted Lasso,’ Season 3, Episode 9 Recap: Colin’s Moment 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z This is the era of Jim Crow and strictly enforced miscegenation laws, a milieu Robinson evokes with small, deft strokes. A Minister’s Troubled Son Takes Center Stage in Marilynne Robinson’s ‘Jack’ 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Ed Shaughnessy, ‘Tonight’ Drummer, Dead at 84 Ed Shaughnessy, whose deft drumming anchored the “Tonight Show” orchestra for 29 years, died on Friday at his home in Calabasas, Calif. He was 84. Ed Shaughnessy, Drummer on ‘Tonight Show,’ Dies at 84 2013-05-27T00:12:04Z He was a dazzling instrumentalist and, thanks to his musical training, a deft arranger and composer, capable of making the complex appear deceptively simple. Simón Díaz, Venezuelan Folk Musician, Dies at 85 2014-02-25T03:39:53Z The Finger Lakes challenge is the deft use of oak that does not overwhelm the fruit. Cabernet Franc and the Finger Lakes: Made for Each Other 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z The series explores story lines that practically scream for teen-show melodrama — drinking, drug use, bullying — and treats them with audacity and deft humor. ‘Everything’s Gonna Be Okay’ Review: Half-Siblings, Whole Family 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z It’s a deft performance that is a reminder that comedy, like all art, cannot be boiled down to a formula. A Netflix Experiment Gives Deserving Comics Their 15 Minutes 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z But as tactically deft as he's been so far, Cruise is still waiting for a blockbuster star vehicle to come along and fully cement his return as a force to be reckoned with. Has One Shot blown it by changing its name to Jack Reacher? 2012-06-01T17:06:35Z The scene looks as if it might get ugly when his sharp-elbowed dancing wakes up a sleeping passenger played by Sara Taylor, a deft physical comedian with a mischievous streak. Critic?s Notebook: Harvard Sailing Team Breathes New Life Into Sketch Comedy 2012-01-30T21:58:14Z Astana’s rise is also a result of Mr. Nazarbayev’s deft marketing skills, according to Edward Schatz, a political science professor at the University of Toronto who specializes in Central Asia. In Kazakhstan, a Shimmering Skyline on the Steppe 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z The drawings were groundbreaking for their time, and they reveal some deft technique in trying to bring such things as iridescence to life. Review | Dig into these gorgeous books for gardening inspiration 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z “Doing operas in a symphonic context is nontraditional, and I think requires a very deft touch in the first place,” Mr. Gilbert said. Music: Working With Whimsy Fit for the Philharmonic 2011-06-20T22:15:29Z In a few pages, Jhabvala executes a deft reversal of marital power, touching, along the way, on sex and class, duty and desire — and the surprise, across all barriers, of empathy. The Unsentimental, Darkly Elegant Stories of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z At the same time, she was writing deft lifestyle pieces for the paper — like an East Coast Eve Babitz. The Queen of Change 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z This clip is a festival of silly physical comedy with almost no actual scripted words which culminates in a symphony of deft physical comedy. The Fast Show returns! Here are six of the best sketches 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z The balance of mystery and resolution felt defter here than it has in a few episodes, but there were still messes aplenty. ‘Empire’ Season 2, Episode 10: She Fixed You? 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z The main action takes place as Davis is considering a comeback after a five-year, self-imposed exile on the Upper West Side, with deft swings back to the 1950s and ’60s. The Ensembles of Miles Davis Epitomized Cool 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Ms. Emery similarly illuminates all the facets of her complex character in deft, subtle strokes. | 'Gabriel': World War II Melodrama at Atlantic Theater Company 2010-05-14T03:55:00Z The scene provided a deft opening for Monteverdi’s original “Ballo,” set in the underworld. Music Review: Monteverdi’s ‘Ballo Delle Ingrate,’ With a Different Spin 2012-06-04T22:24:09Z Tatum has made a name for himself as a beefy action hero with a deft comedic touch. Channing Tatum eyes new auteur project in Coen Bros' 'Hail, Caesar' 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z "The Audience" is a clever, deft and sentimental play that has humor, pathos and even live corgis. Mirren reigns as Britain's queen in 'The Audience' 2013-03-06T12:26:09Z Horror stories, in other words, teach you how to be afraid and how to conquer your fear, which turns out to be the deft, amusing moral of this one. Movie Review: ?Intruders,? From Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, With Clive Owen 2012-03-29T21:17:00Z Miller links her two main characters together with deft, precise stitches. Jacob's Folly by Rebecca Miller – review 2013-07-25T09:00:00Z Presumably Parker learned how to handle child actors here: thanks to Rosenthal's deft and moving script, their awkwardness in a new environment is all too apparent. Your next box set: Jack Rosenthal at the BBC 2011-03-25T08:00:05Z Although the 1972 movie wasn't particularly accurate about its history, it did get the broad strokes right, and managed to pull off the deft feat of being simultaneously educational and entertaining. Nic Cage's 4th of July classic 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z It is, of course, a masterstroke to let me sit in on these meetings, an even defter move than dragging me to the shops. Jack Straw: 'I didn't have a nervous breakdown, but I was close to one' 2012-09-29T23:07:05Z She was known to a vast audience for her sharply satirical sketches and plays, Symbolist poems and deft Chekhovian short stories, both humorous and mournful. ‘Subtly Worded’ Brings Teffi to Non-Russian Readers 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Jazmin starts by butterflying a chicken thigh with a deft stroke of her knife. Did slaves catch your seafood? 2012-05-21T14:26:00Z The reason for that was a deft blend of supermarket characters who were both ordinary and absolutely extraordinary. Radio review: Supermarket Symphony 2011-07-10T19:29:00Z Moments like these are heady, dangerous and require a deft touch. Courting the cat: how to hold a theatre to attention 2013-01-02T18:17:00Z Accepting the role as Mrs. Obama’s chief of staff could have been seen as a step backward, but it proved to be a deft move that cemented Ms. Cutter’s place in Obamaland. Stephanie Cutter Is a Messenger Who Does the Shooting for Obama 2012-10-13T00:12:59Z Directed with a deft touch by Mark Lamos, Primary Stages’ production is adorned by a suave comic performance from Daniel Davis, portraying an exemplar of a certain class of man from the early-to-mid-20th century. | 'Black Tie': Patrician Clan That Clings to Its Foibles 2011-02-09T03:01:04Z Materson’s deft compositions and meticulous stitching give his works a richness that lingers after the novelty of their making has faded away. What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in March 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Mr. Howard’s lyrics, unfortunately, are not particularly eloquent or deft in either comic or somber mode. | 'Falling for Eve': Joe DiPietro?s Look at Eden by York Theater Company 2010-07-16T03:54:00Z Watching through adult eyes, I always found this a deft piece of storytelling. ‘I must have watched it 50 times’: a Frozen dad prepares for the sequel 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z The deft thing about this novel is that Jake's paranoia is justified and catching: again and again our suspicions are raised. All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld – review 2013-06-27T09:00:00Z Bringing in an anthropologist to oversee the new “cultural encounter” underway is a deft touch, but the dramatic events that ensue — kidnappings, rescue missions — are drained of color or flavor. Book review: ‘Mermaids in Paradise,’ by Lydia Millet Directing a succession of thrillers, Mr. Hanson emerged as a filmmaker who could elevate preposterous material with his increasingly assured and deft touch. Curtis Hanson, director of crime drama ‘L.A. Confidential,’ dies at 71 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Private meanings aside, this work is notable for its deft balance of precision and fantasy. In the galleries: Brick by brick, a dark history emerges 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Rather it is deft and mischievous, a novel of ideas that folds back on itself like the most playful sort of arabesque. Ali Smith has double vision in 'How to Be Both' 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z Ms. Murphy juxtaposes the comedy, the heartache and the carrying-on with a deft hand, so that sentimentality is kept at bay. 2010-01-08T03:46:00Z But while not spectacular, they are wonderfully deft and will be a revelation for viewers unfamiliar with Bernini’s working methods. Art Review: ‘Bernini: Sculpting in Clay’ at the Metropolitan Museum 2012-10-04T22:43:07Z She covers these turbid, hot-colored grounds with those deft black lines and smudges, plus airbrushed spumes of white or red, and also multicolored halftone dots that form a bridge between image and information. Julie Mehretu’s Long Journey Home 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z This glorious space, which Piano colorfully refers to as the Light Machine, will be accessible to the public, making it an ideal place to bask in the architect’s deft merging of old and new. The Harvard Art Museums get a dramatic update from Renzo Piano 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z In this case, the “good” cop’s torn allegiances to his badge and his race are intended to embody two sides in this dialogue, though the subject often requires an even defter touch than that. From the streets to the screen: how Hollywood is tackling police brutality 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z With so many delicate hands working instruments with grace and deft touch, the band seemed to connect not only instrumentally, but at times astrally. Grateful Dead in Santa Clara, Night 1: Rainbows, dancing bears and bliss 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z But Hamid is too deft a craftsman simply to bully the reader. How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid – review 2013-04-21T06:00:29Z For all the world-class food and entertainment, deft touches and elegance of the evening, the Obamas' second state dinner was as notable for what didn't happen as what did. State dinner has it all: Beyonce, world-class chef 2010-05-20T10:53:00Z Like floating particles, the dancers converge and scatter through Mr. O’Connor’s deft pathways: Duets and trios suddenly morph into loops and clusters. Review: ‘The Goodbye Studies’ Explores the Idea of the Crowd 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z In any case, it's a deft and inspirational piece of social commentary. Some musical theatre is still on song 2011-02-07T17:33:44Z Audiences will come back to it repeatedly because of the deft and careful way you created that version of our reality. "Captive State" director Rupert Wyatt on sci-fi, commercial failure and the age of Trum 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z As usual, a series of small, satisfying stories, gently drawn from Healey's subjects with deft charm. The Classroom Experiment 2010-09-27T05:45:00Z |
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