Danglers show up in newspapers and bestsellers, on the network news and highway billboards, and they can be endlessly entertaining—as long as they’re perpetrated by someone else. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently, they just sit around watching really boring documentaries that only geniuses would find entertaining. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The masters were entertaining their friends and relatives in their big, comfortable houses. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Imagining entertaining at the long table we kissed against, my classmates all drinking the pale green wine and pretending they had never tried to murder me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

At most, it would have created a more entertaining spectacle and saved Bing, Lin, and Jimmy Smith from the humiliation of seeing their horse routed. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

More effective, although unpremeditated, were the obstacles erected by the four little boys, Fred, Dan, Jack, and Bob, who kept running in and out of the rooms where the older girls were entertaining their callers. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marina stayed behind with the other squadron, entertaining them by playing the village school piano and reading them poetry. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

She was entertaining—most unwillingly—a “friend,” except that he wasn’t, he was a stupid little bore and a maddening nuisance. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Up until the Santa Anita Handicap the redhead had been basking in the attention, boasting of his horse’s infallibility, and entertaining the reporters with his quick wit. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He also became prone to sudden fits of hilarious laughter over nothing, which, while disconcerting, nevertheless made him entertaining company. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“My wife never thought of this,” said one, and he bought some crystal—he was entertaining guests that night, and the guests would be impressed by the beauty of the glassware. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She either found me entertaining or couldn’t believe I was rambling the way I was. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I settled into the old couch and figured this show would at least be entertaining, because as far as I was concerned, it was the furthest thing from reality. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“So very happy! Honestly, I didn’t think you’d make it past the nymphs, but it’s so much better that you did. Much more entertaining. You’re just in time for the main event!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

All this was particularly taxing for Galileo since he loved spending money himself, enjoying fine wines and good food, and entertaining his friends generously whenever he was in funds. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

This sounds unattractive, but it was entertaining rather than off-putting. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Plus, he didn’t make a very entertaining pet. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Certainly. For now. But you of all people should realize how thin the line is between the truth and a compelling lie. Between history and an entertaining story.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It is a very readable and entertaining book, which predicts a certain Southern victory. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, excellent. Anatsou finds the humans so entertaining, even if he also finds them simple.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Downstairs, entertaining company, Desdemona heard her son’s clarinet and, as if orchestrating a harmony, let out a long sigh. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“The one who has been entertaining the public by impersonating a duck.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Her convent is a place of chaste simplicity, with none of the luxuries whispered of in some nunneries: eating from gold plates, drinking wine, entertaining men, and neglecting the hours for prayer. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Not long ago Mrs. van D. was entertaining us with some bit of nonsense or another. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He saw that Emma had soon made it out, and found it highly entertaining, though it was something which she judged it proper to appear to censure; for she said, “Nonsense! for shame!” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I slept through the night, entertaining myself if I woke up and no one was around. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That he made the mistake of entertaining an evil desire and that desire gave birth to sin. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

For it may well be that in America, it is all part of what is considered good professional service that an employee provide entertaining banter. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, by the way, we’re entertaining some guests on Saturday,” she says as she opens my door. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

This new development was also fascinating, but less entertaining. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

While the woman was entertaining Drennan, the others freed the wolves. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

After I’m dressed, Amara says, “The only way to deal with fear is to treat it like an unwelcome guest. If you keep entertaining it, you’ll never be rid of it.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

It was entertaining to look at them, and some of them we even tried out; for a while the floor looked like Christmas morning. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

In the days that followed, Mr. Zuckerman was so busy entertaining visitors that he neglected his farm work. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

This is how the thousand nights begin, with Scheherazade entertaining the king with a story. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The most entertaining part of the game by far was trying to get the computer to engage us in humorous conversation: Me: “Touch the cave wall.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She had been entertaining everyone with her perverse rhymes since the fourth grade. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I’d heard most of them before—band camp stories and Ben Starling stories and first kiss stories—but Lacey hadn’t heard any of them, and anyway, they were still entertaining. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Schindler kept to his usual schedule, entertaining until the early morning hours and then making his rounds in the factory. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Card playing, guessing games, impersonations, listening to gramophone records, slide lectures, reading aloud—the men found ways of entertaining themselves and keeping their thoughts occupied in the long, dark winter months. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The thought-voices are entertaining, too, because I never know what they are going to say. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

"A doctor's wife has so much entertaining to do." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

He proceeded to give us directions in a lilting accent, which I found enormously entertaining. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Also, Thibaut and his mate will have to scurry about to find it, which will be entertaining. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“I see no harm in entertaining all ideas,” he said. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

‘Ah, but this might be entertaining. Go on, Varus.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

To this day you can leave me alone for hours and I’m perfectly happy entertaining myself. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

While the worker aimed the lens at him, Ignatius scowled and shook a fist, entertaining the workers greatly. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I almost felt bad letting the unruly pirates out, but I guessed they deserved something more entertaining than the exercise wheel after being cooped up in a cage for three centuries. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Coach Hedge was entertaining a few locals with tap dancing and martial arts, occasionally singing into his megaphone, though nobody seemed to understand what he was saying. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t believe in boredom when there’s so much to do around the house, as if cleaning the apartment were as entertaining as a day at the beach. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Simple as that. “But while that might make for an entertaining story, it would not be the truth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Often, when the Queen was entertaining distinguished company under the flambeaux of the Great Hall, Lancelot had found him sitting by himself in a small room, mending stockings. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just have to find some way to make it as entertaining as a cello solo, an operatic aria, or a magic trick. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

He joined the Wild West Show, and while they were entertaining kaisers and queens, he brought death and suffering wherever they went. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I remember my mother was “entertaining” some sailors while my father was away. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Billy did not meet many of the eyes that found him so entertaining. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

An idea had planted itself during my teary ride home—an idea so ridiculous I couldn’t believe I was entertaining it. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I know that he loves traveling, loves entertaining, having people over. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Of course Arm wondered why the General was entertaining them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t like the singing, so he twirled the dial through the stations, searching for a more entertaining program. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

While we were entertaining ourselves with the light switch, Mama turned a knob in a white tub. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he was entertaining, and I found his conversation useful and interesting. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before he knew it, Bobby’s winnings from Reykjavik were beginning to diminish, and yet he saw that Rader and Armstrong were flying all over the world, entertaining lavishly, and proffering gifts to world leaders. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

White families had gathered as usual, looking forward to a lazy Sunday away from work and household chores, a chance to relax, children entertaining themselves with sand castles and water play. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As I recall, I was rung for late one night - it was past midnight - to the drawing room where his lordship had been entertaining three gentlemen since dinner. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Was that entertaining enough for you, you wine-breathed little—” “No need for that.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And, of course, the grand failures are as entertaining as the great successes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Fidelito had been entertaining himself by splashing his feet in a shrimp tank. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In another context, in another world, it might have been entertaining for Moss to witness this. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A grown man entertaining three raccoons, treating them like real ladies. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once a year we spent two span at his manor, entertaining him and his household. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was certain that his companions were more entertaining than the king's offspring. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“It was meant to be entertaining,” said Henry. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was a miracle the producers were able to cobble together enough entertaining footage for three weekly shows. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

At the end of the day the baboons preferred social activities: grooming, entertaining infants, lounging in friendly groups. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It got to me after a while, although it sure was entertaining Tilly, who sat at attention and monitored its every move. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

For other mid-twentieth-century composers, however, it seemed increasingly as if being complicated and uncompromising was more important than producing something beautiful, entertaining or simply enjoyable. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He offered, “Things have come to an entertaining pass, when a city under siege—the spot of greatest danger in the colony — is the only place that might offer us safety.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Years of service in the Kingsguard had taught the white knight how to remain unobtrusive when she was entertaining, but he was never far. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She was dead now, had been killed while entertaining troops in the Crimea. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Welcome to the Crossbars, folks. Who do we have the pleasure of entertaining tonight?” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Just the thought of entertaining Dave and Karen at the weekend is wearing, but I’m going to have to compromise. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

How satisfying, how entertaining it would be for Snow to have me kill him. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“You monster! I bet you thought it was great fun. You must have found their cries and their struggles quite entertaining.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He's entertaining enough to listen to for a while, but really, he's all in a muddle. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

So it’s almost entertaining to see Caesar Flickerman, the eternal host of the Hunger Games, with his painted face and sparkly suit, preparing to give an interview. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I see my mother was entertaining you, how exciting,” Kainene said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She spoke with her hands, entertaining her two youngest children with fluid movements of such consummate grace that it seemed as though light music should be filtering from somewhere in the dizzying late afternoon heat. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Well,” Dad said, "they are very entertaining. They are French and German language lesson records. You don’t have to listen to them consciously. Just play them. And they’ll finally make an impression.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

They look at me with mute interest, as if I am a mildly entertaining side act at a circus. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Though the thought was entertaining, she kept her attention on the competitors. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Dad would usually be entertaining clients, with my mom beside him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She stopped entertaining guests or attending church; it was as if the murders had shattered even her faith in God. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Will you be entertaining much at Manderley, Mrs. de Winter?” they would say and my answer would come, “I don’t know, Maxim has not said much about it up to the present.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Logic says to run away from the fight, but there's nothing more entertaining than a good brawl. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Judging from their expressions, I could see that the other side of the class was entertaining the same question. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I assumed that all of these posts were filled with misdirection and misinformation, but they were still highly entertaining. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

This wealthy young entrepreneur might not be such a bad sort, if he was prepared to pass the time of day entertaining children. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“My life is far too quiet these days. This . . . was most entertaining.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although my father could neither read nor write, he was reputed to be an excellent orator who captivated his audiences by entertaining them as well as teaching them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Enabling virtually all citizens to experience noteworthy events simultaneously and in entertaining form, radio created a vast common culture in America, arguably the first true mass culture the world had ever seen. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It now seemed really clear that, having assumed they were to hear a beaudful or entertaining violin recital, they were disappointed, and were allowing their peace and quiet to be disturbed only out of politeness. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been entertaining and fascinating to find here on Gethen governments so similar to those in the ancient histories of Terra: a monarchy, and a genuine full-blown bureaucracy. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Some texts, calls, email, and Facebook status updates are really informative or entertaining. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Music is sound that's organized by people on purpose, to dance to, to tell a story, to make other people feel a certain way, or just to sound pretty or be entertaining. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Children everywhere have similar ways of entertaining themselves. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

I knew she had a thing about my block, so the fact that she was even entertaining this idea of coming over was good enough for me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They were talking about the lesson, Harry thought, as though it had been some sort of spectacular show, but he hadn’t found it very entertaining — and nor, it seemed, had Hermione. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They unchain you so you have the chance to do something entertaining. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He looked white and strained, and I wondered why the entertaining of Beatrice and Giles, his own sister and brother-in-law, should have tired him so. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone laughs at Justin’s jokes, but it quickly becomes obvious that while he’s entertaining, he hasn’t done a whole lot of actual research yet. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He was an entertaining talker, whose knowledge of North Korea thrilled Shin, especially when the subject was food. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

She'd heard their excuse—different versions of it—time and time again, but they were always so entertaining that she was game to hear it once more. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

His lordship had been entertaining two guests, a young lady and gentleman, in the summerhouse, and had watched my father's approach across the lawn bearing a much welcome tray of refreshments. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, I began to find her strangely entertaining. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

All those years of entertaining have prepared them somehow. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He swears that they are obliged by an army order to wear silk chemises and to bathe before entertaining guests of the rank of captain and upwards. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the past month she was focused on entertaining me. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

While I was entertaining these trivial thoughts, a momentous and terrible event was unfolding close by. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Charming fellow, lovely singing voice. Met him when we were entertaining the baron last Midwinter.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“My dear gel,” said Uncle Andrew, “you don’t understand. I shall have some quite unexpected expenses today. I have to do a little entertaining. Come now, don’t be tiresome.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I disagreed, arguing that a Halloween party for local kids and military families who’d never seen the White House before was a perfectly appropriate use for a tiny slice of the Social Office’s entertaining budget. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The headmaster had threatened me with death by in-school suspension if anything bad, embarrassing, or even mildly entertaining happened on this trip. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

His favorite companion on these tours was Mercury, the most entertaining of all the gods, the shrewdest and the most resourceful. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once a cow coughed as he was peering up its backside, with entertaining results. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Shouldn’t you be entertaining your guests?” a familiar voice said. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s look at one sentence on page ninety-four of this very entertaining introduction to Zen that I had you read this week. ‘Everything that comes together falls apart,’ ” the Old Man said. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He soon found another way to make a few dollars, while entertaining himself as well. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

We smiled sadly at each other, realizing that cliches weren’t as entertaining without Audrey. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

It’s those openings that create great flow for entertaining. Always Inviting 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z

Jeff reminds them one more time who has been entertaining them all night. Go Go Gadjet reigns supreme at Dewey Beach. Can the kings of the weekend go national?

For his bloody and most entertaining book, Bondurant consulted the copious historical record and squeezed as much information as he could from his taciturn relatives. Lawless: A Crime Drama That's Remorseless?and Often Lifeless 2012-05-19T20:14:23Z

The Weather Channel long ago gave up any pretense that it didn’t know what the rest of us are afraid to admit: that the weather is entertaining, and that bad weather is very entertaining. Following the Record Snow in Boston 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

The only risk of entertaining scenarios of coerced sex or degradation, Dunham suggests, lies in enacting these scenarios in situations where one is truly not in control. Sheila Heti gets sex wrong 2012-09-28T23:30:00Z

With the energetic Howie Mandel as host, it is entertaining in its own way, but that way involves consumerism and self-interest, with charitable instincts an afterthought, if they’re present at all. Critic’s Notebook: ‘American Bible Challenge’ Vs. ‘Take It All’ 2012-12-11T23:09:50Z

The third film, and the most entertaining of the trio, takes Aurora back 50 years, when she was involved in a tragic romantic triangle in Africa. ‘Tabu’: a jigsaw-puzzle romance with pieces in Lisbon, Africa 2013-02-07T22:43:39Z

“Despite how dark it is, ‘The Sympathizer’ is still a fast-paced, entertaining read.” Bill Gates' favorite reads of 2017 include Viet Thanh Nguyen's 'The Sympathizer' and Matthew Desmond's 'Evicted' 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z

After long evenings entertaining large crowds, her requests annoy me. Social Q’s: A Puppy Predicament 2014-01-02T20:50:59Z

With naughty nods made nice by a few twists, “A Naija Christmas” might seem to be an entertaining albeit middle-of-the-road holiday romantic comedy. ‘A Naija Christmas’ Review: Honoring a Mother’s Wish 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z

Is the best movie the one that soothes us, reassures us; that basically tells us what we already know, but manages to do so in novel and entertaining new ways? Does Lars von Trier’s ‘vomitive’ new film spell the end for provocative cinema? 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z

When “Portlandia” hits its target, however, it still produces a tremendously entertaining half-hour. Taking the Portland out of “Portlandia”: It’s less about place than it is about personalities 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z

This makes the characters incredibly entertaining to watch when they feel threatened. Falling in Love Again With ‘All About Eve’ 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z

But this was an entertaining limbo stuffed full of broken ovens, cold meats and misplaced laundry. Downton Abbey: season three, episode two 2013-01-15T18:35:21Z

Yet all sorts of other entertaining characters pop up. 'The Classical Style,' an Opera Buffa at Zankel Hall 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z

Add a bar cart on one side of the fireplace for easy entertaining. Giving a small rowhouse living room a big midcentury modern personality 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z

It’s a zippy, entertaining approach that offers a surprising degree of insight into the psychology that produced the GameStop phenomenon. ‘Diamond Hands: The Legend of WallStreetBets’ Review: Is This Loss? 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z

And, if you're not looking for anything particularly profound, it's entertaining, thanks to the zest of the cast and the stylish look of the film. 'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps': Same old bank of ideas funds Oliver Stone's sequel 2010-09-23T22:27:00Z

The main draw was that the pair were on entertaining form. Russell Brand on Xfm – radio review 2013-03-22T07:00:14Z

The first British pierrot troupes began entertaining the crowds at resorts in the late 19th century; within 15 years there were hundreds of them. Pierrot troupes could play role in revitalising seaside resorts 2010-07-14T15:16:00Z

By the end of “Melmoth,” you are left with a feeling that you have experienced something wholly entertaining, and that you have found humanity and compassion in the process. A Dark Cavalcade of New Horror Fiction 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z

And is it still capable of engaging or entertaining us on its own terms? How "Battleship Potemkin" reshaped Hollywood 2011-01-12T01:32:00Z

The fact an episode which focused on the show’s worst character could still be so entertaining came as a huge and pleasant surprise. The Walking Dead: season eight, episode four recap – Some Guy 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z

Maybe we’re finding more evidence at this cultural moment of women entertaining submission fantasies simply because it’s more acceptable. Girls would love science, if it was more like Katy Perry 2012-06-25T15:25:00Z

But while the book is simultaneously entertaining, informative and balanced, one may be left wondering exactly what it amounts to. Down and Out and Ripe for an Economist to Study 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z

The whole enterprise would be more entertaining if fewer people took Jones seriously, I guess. The X-Files episode one recap – weird, but not in a good way 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z

Besides, the precepts Evans offers are both edifying and entertaining. The Value and Virtue of Good Writing (Rule No. 7: Don’t Be a Bore) 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z

Brought to breezy and chilling life by Tony Dalton, he was scary, entertaining, charming and doomed. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 6, Episode 8 Recap: Showdown 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z

"We aiming to make the final series as entertaining as possible - obviously we want to go out with a bang," says executive producer Daniel Marlowe. 2010-01-20T08:05:00Z

There will hardly be an area of the city without something entertaining — and environmentally conscious — to see. Madrid's Late Night of Culture 2010-08-23T10:00:00Z

It’s made humane and sidesplittingly entertaining television out of the notion that people — and even the occasional immortal demon — are redeemable. How ‘The Good Place’ Became an Antihero Antidote 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z

He is visionary and vastly entertaining; he even hoofs, far too briefly, a thrilling, thumping czardas. Review: An Impresario of ‘Fire and Air’ (if He Does Say So Himself) 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z

The book is wide-ranging, fast-paced and highly entertaining, covering aspects of evolution, extinction, geology and climate change. Review | Update your playlist with these great new audiobooks 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z

“Science Fair: An Opera With Experiments” is an entertaining, sometimes poetic and unapologetically didactic concoction made up of song, science lectures and demonstrations. Music in Review: ‘Science Fair,’ Jeremy Denk and the Emerson String Quartet 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z

That is not the case in “The Ides of March,” which is less an allegory of the American political process than a busy, foggy, mildly entertaining antidote to it. | 'The Ides of March': ?The Ides of March,? With George Clooney - Review 2011-10-06T12:00:00Z

The fight over the founding of the institution is entertaining enough, with leading players such as Reynolds and Chambers professing grand ideals while driven by vanity and pique. The Royal Academy: a story of sulks and squabbles 2013-01-04T22:55:14Z

Gaskin wants an inviting, comfortable room for watching TV and entertaining. Reclaim a room originally designed to be ‘kid-friendly’ 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z

The Last Jedi is the most entertaining Star Wars movie in many a moon. 'Yay, porgs!' – critics' verdicts on Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z

They scored 25/30 Comedian Bill Engvall‘s good-natured jive to “Crocodile Rock” was judged by Carrie as evening’s “most entertaining” routine. Dancing with the Stars Watch: Latin Night Means Salsa, No Chips 2013-09-24T03:36:32Z

Graphics range from the passable to the outright bad and there aren't many truly interesting titles, save for the spectacularly entertaining BombSquad. OUYA console – review 2013-06-29T23:05:11Z

Wonderfully entertaining, frontman Speech also showed off his pipes with a version of Bob Marley's Redemption Song, while there were also blasts of others' classics such as House of Pain's Jump Around. Womad 2013: Rokia Traore, Arrested Development and more - day two review 2013-07-28T12:23:34Z

Not very entertaining but left wondering who will win the... ‘The Shape of Water’ Wins Best Picture as Oscars Project Diversity 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z

Mr. Nicholls, entertaining in his own right, keeps things lively with lots of human observations. Transformative Travel, 4 Ways 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z

But as fun as it might be to talk about Kanye, nothing proves more entertaining than simply listening to the rapper discuss himself. Kanye West: I’m “No. 1 Rock Star on the Planet” 2013-09-24T19:27:48Z

Howard, who still remembers Winkler entertaining his co-stars with that accent, knows that the comedy only masked the sadness. How the Fonz takes care of a plant smuggled out of Nazi Germany 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z

Developer Amos Harris says the idea is to create a highly entertaining experience that also provides education about the blues. Fundraising for Blues Museum nearly complete 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z

I sometimes feel a collection can be very instructive, but not necessarily entertaining. Nathan Englander set to head race for 2012 Frank O'Connor award 2012-06-07T16:48:09Z

These are some of the most entertaining, poignant, endearing and awkward stories of failed love from America’s funniest people, which goes to show: happily never after isn’t always a bad thing. It's not me, it's you: six comedians on their best and worst love stories 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z

The second half, while no less entertaining, is more predictable and scattershot in its effects – until the sudden change of tone in the penultimate scene. Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch – review 2012-06-21T14:41:32Z

There are lots of wide-ranging podcasts from entertaining conversationalists. Bestselling authors Sherman Alexie and Jess Walter launch podcast 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z

Practically every page of her book is interesting and, despite the grimness of its argument, even entertaining. The 10 Best Books of 2020 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z

I may not be competing at the world championships any time soon, but I have to admit that it’s been an entertaining evening. Axe-throwing leagues: 'The millennial version of lawn bowls, with less booze' 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z

Wright put a winter garden on one of the terraces, which, he explains, “made a space for entertaining in an enfilade with the breakfast room and the elliptical dining room.” 2009-12-21T05:00:00Z

“We started discussing these old vaudevillian actors and some of the routines, and how this should be entertaining in its own right — not a token gesture.” Vaudeville Authenticity at the Metropolitan Opera 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z

“That real Norma is a really funny, entertaining person,” he said. AKA Jane Roe: behind the headline-making abortion documentary 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z

It has indeed been entertaining, as well as a reminder that entertainment with no other purpose is often a dubious—and, in the realm of politics, dire—goal. Song of the Summer: “Bawitdaba,” by Kid Rock 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z

It has been entertaining crowds around the north and further afield for131 years, and entered the wider public consciousness when its version of The Floral Dance became an unlikely number 2 hit in 1977. Brighouse and Rastrick band tunes up for battle in the Pennines 2012-05-30T09:00:00Z

She would love to do an action movie soon, something “just flat-out entertaining”. Hilary Swank on grit, love, trans rights – and her three-year screen break 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z

One has the sense that Mantel is working with some complex private material in these suavely stylish, vastly entertaining contemporary fables. 100 Notable Books of 2014 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z

The obit goes on to say that his friends loved Mountgarret, because he was an entertaining character. A Book of Cheeky Obituaries Highlights ‘Eccentric Lives’ 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z

If the instruments seem like merely entertaining crossovers between sculpture and sound, they are not. 4 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z

Compared with Salem's punitive, backbiting Puritans, the real-life pagans and Wiccans who populate Alex Mar's entertaining "Witches of America" are a cheerful bunch, even if they indulge in the occasional blood offering. Stacy Schiff's history of Salem trials and Alex Mar's book on modern pagans offer bewitching reading 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z

The extras in the crowd really were enjoying themselves and you really were entertaining them. Chadwick Boseman and His James Brown Exorcism 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z

A front courtyard with covered travertine walkways leads to the residence, whose expansive open layout, featuring native mahogany wood flooring and vaulted wood ceilings, is ideal for entertaining. Seeking a Tropical Retreat? Head to Jamaica’s Montego Bay 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z

Just saw this amazingly entertaining production last night and still reeling. Review: ‘Broadway Bounty Hunter’ Stars Annie Golden as Herself 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z

He has populated Southern California with wildly entertaining characters, from those hinted at offstage to the motormouths whose priceless talk fills his pages. Joe Ide Adds More Breathless Action to the Mix in ‘Wrecked’ 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z

But that doesn't stop "DJ Hero 2" from being entertaining, and its hip-hop-heavy set list is certainly more up-to-date than those in the guitar-based games. Review: 'Rock Band 3' hits all the right notes 2010-10-26T21:32:00Z

Both these books are humorous and sad, entertaining and tragic. Summer reading: 10 nonfiction books to last the season 2012-06-15T17:01:34Z

No one seems to question that the show is entertaining, but is it good history? How Horrible Histories became a huge hit 2011-03-17T20:00:01Z

I soon realized that my problem was nowhere near entertaining enough for “Car Talk.” Saturday Mornings with Click and Clack 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z

It was in that observation that Wallace found his culprit: “Irony and ridicule are entertaining and effective,” he wrote. What David Foster Wallace got wrong about irony: Our culture doesn’t have nearly enough of it 2014-04-27T15:30:00Z

“The Artistic Table: Contemporary Tastemakers Present Inspired Table Settings” highlights Post’s collections of Russian imperial and 18th-century French porcelain and other luxurious tableware from her years of entertaining. That old fussy china can fit your casual lifestyle. Designers talk about how. 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z

In the first round, the hosts lob a supposedly entertaining question to each contestant. Pete’s Candy Store Hosts a Spelling Bee for Adults 2013-08-01T20:06:51Z

“A lot of very entertaining movies lately are too long. In the last 20 minutes, you think, ‘Why isn’t this over?’ Star Wars producer: 'Lando not finished in any way, shape, or form' 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z

“If someone wants to do an entertaining, compelling show about a bunch of gay guys who act like alpha males, no one’s stopping you from doing that,” he said. ‘Vicious’ on PBS Follows Two Gay Characters 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

Presley added that the event will include discussions and celebrations of “Southern food, décor and architecture, dinner parties, floral design, wine tastings, outdoor living and entertaining, fashion, a Southern dance party and so much more.” Graceland announces celebration of 'Elegant Southern Style' hosted by Priscilla Presley 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z

"It's meant to be entertaining and fun, raw and viral," says Shapiro. Online channel TakePart TV: relevant, entertaining 2012-10-02T12:01:09Z

Human existence isn’t inherently good or evil; despite Gregg’s comic distortions — which are undeniably entertaining — the more subtle suggestion that courses through his book is that, compared with nonhuman animals, our existence is more extreme. Humans Know a Lot, This Author Concedes, and Most of It Is Useless 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z

Whether he and Mr. Falchuk will concoct a narrative — or at least an atmosphere — entertaining enough to keep us watching through 13 episodes remains to be seen. Review: ‘American Horror Story: Hotel,’ as Depraved as Ever 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z

Brought to life by “Glee” and “American Horror Story” creator Ryan Murphy, it’s very TV high school, in all its imperfect, entertaining glory. “The Politician”: From Olive Garden to green juice, food reveals the show’s true politics 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z

In short, we all mastered the art of entertaining. The only summer wines you need, according to a wine pro 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z

They were also in agreement that the over-the-top version of "My Life" from 22-year-old nonprofit organizer Heejun Han, of New York, was entertaining but outlandish. Phillip Phillips moves up on 'American Idol' 2012-03-22T02:57:08Z

In this wonderfully entertaining trio of revivals, it's striking how much of Bourne's early material formed the basis of his subsequent choreography: to an eerie degree, Early Adventures shows us a choreographer almost fully formed. Matthew Bourne's Early Adventures – review 2012-05-23T17:09:58Z

Cruel rumours persisted for years that the award’s presenter, Jack Palance, had read the wrong name; in retrospect, voters simply chose the most entertaining performance. Swag, charm and birthday party invites: how to win an Oscar in 2020 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z

“Sugar” is an entertaining, informative and utterly depressing global history of an important commodity. How Sweet It Is. And How Malignant. 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z

From quirky comedies to fascinating documentaries, these films are entertaining and informative. The 10 best Labor Day movies for folks who can't watch "9-to-5" one more time 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z

It's entertaining and endearing – but hardly a classic. Director Joe Wright: 'I go nuts if I'm idle' 2013-02-20T19:30:01Z

So Cora, unlike the doomed duchess in the poem, remains a vibrant character throughout Ms. Goodwin’s archly entertaining story. Books of The Times: Money May Not Buy You Love, but It Might Help You Land a Spouse 2011-06-26T21:00:06Z

"It was also very entertaining, as there is humour in her music at times." Celebrating Doctor Who's Delia 2013-01-11T16:40:51Z

It was entertaining, but Keita needed more changes of mood and pace. Seckou Keita – review 2012-11-12T18:18:27Z

Lovell, who has written entertaining biographies of the Mitford and Churchill families, knows how to render sly appraisals of her often complicated subjects. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z

Saw show last night -entertaining however the guy steals the show - the character of Damien and the actor who plays him are incredible .... Finding New Meaning in ‘Mean Girls’ 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z

David Parsons brings his brand of entertaining athleticism and a handful of new works to the Joyce for two weeks. 7 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z

“Bates Motel” has a head start after a quirky and entertaining debut season last year. Television Review: ‘Those Who Kill’ Joins ‘Bates Hotel’ on Monday Nights 2014-03-02T23:20:45Z

His 1983 percussion concerto, “Rough Music,” intersperses delicate lines on tuned instruments with explosions of rhythmic and dynamic high jinks, entertaining yet fraught with desperately serious undertones. Masterful maverick HK Gruber leads thrilling program | Classical review 2013-04-19T16:44:35Z

They’re entertaining, for one, having long settled into roles that feed their public profiles and public relations: She’s the money-grubbing dominatrix while he alternately cowers, begs for her attention and upstages her. ‘Dalíland’ Review: Landscape With Vipers 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z

"As entertaining as root canal work," suggested one appraisal of his Bond legacy. My favourite Bond film: The Living Daylights 2012-10-05T09:48:12Z

His conversation ranged over a vast intellectual terrain, delighting in cross-cultural perspectives, and was always as entertaining as it was challenging. Paul Kriwaczek obituary 2011-03-17T19:00:53Z

The most arresting memoirs bring Aha! moments while entertaining with a picaresque adventure. 'Wild': blisters and redemption on the Pacific Crest Trail 2012-03-14T19:57:04Z

It’s the story of overcoming fears and a good lesson in the middle of it but highly entertaining for the parents. Matthew McConaughey on Singing Along to Carly Rae Jepsen 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z

There won't be many people of any age who, looking for an entertaining turn around a great city's newspaper and its environs, will stop before the end once they begin this book. 'Tabloid City': Pete Hamill's novel of New York, newspapers and murder 2011-05-25T22:52:04Z

So I couldn’t help thinking about Dad as I read “Rockin’ Garages,” an entertaining mix of horsepower and rock ’n’ roll. Books: A Time to Turn Pages Instead of Corners 2012-12-09T04:17:17Z

It’s precisely that your-mom-will-love-it quality that has made “Green Book” so beloved among its fans: It’s that rare movie you can take your kids, parents and grandparents to and have an entertaining, genuinely meaningful experience. Perspective | ‘Green Book’ won big at the Golden Globes. Will it hold up under increased scrutiny? 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z

I really enjoyed reading this book and found it very entertaining. Skin by Roald Dahl - review 2013-06-10T08:00:00Z

The creators of “Jurassic Park” return to Isla Nublar, the made-up island in the Pacific that was home to a dino theme park that proved to be more deadly than entertaining. At the movies: Dinos, a tiny superhero and humor that’s all in your head 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z

“We tried to keep it like a sketch show and comedy, just because people watch it out of order. Our main goal is to keep it funny and entertaining and relevant, we stuck to that.” From Veep to House of Cards: what to expect from TV shows ending in 2018 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z

This book is entertaining, and though it isn't the ideal read for fans of the "Inkheart" trilogy because it is written for younger readers, those younger readers will certainly turn the pages eagerly. Ghost Knight by Cornelia Funke - review 2012-11-19T09:00:00Z

Those who do are easily distracted by side stories that are more entertaining than the part of the truth that matters most. From "Gladiator" to "Nope": How Jordan Peele maps our decline into spectacular denial 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z

Still, Midler’s acceptance speech was entertaining enough in its own right. Bette Midler wins her first acting Tony Award for 'Hello, Dolly!' 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z

That audio tape is far more entertaining than the movie Bale was filming at the time. Why the "Terminator" series matters 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z

Poet Simon Armitage presented a very entertaining investigation of the powers of these cards; cards that ordered him to "be less critical more often" and to use "disciplined self-indulgence". Rewind radio: London's Oldest Prison; Oblique Strategies – review 2013-06-15T17:00:03Z

In this tender, wry and entertaining novel, Englander nimbly juggles these possibilities, creating an endearing hero who stumbles through a world in which the holy and profane are intertwined. ‘Like a JDate for the Dead’ 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z

Now “Germany: Memories of a Nation”, a similar collaboration developed to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, sees Mr MacGregor’s erudite, entertaining voice returning to the airwaves. History lessons 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z

When entertaining during the autumn months, how do you like to prepare the table? Roberto CoinVoice: Roberto Coin Reveals His Best Tips For Entertaining At Home 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z

“There’s nothing like the burn you get when it’s going well, when things feel incandescent in your writing,” he said, adding that he has learned that a novel has only one obligation: to be entertaining. Back at the Ranch, Thomas McGuane Has a New Novel 2010-10-20T16:23:00Z

It’s a weeknight-friendly and economical way to wrangle odds-and-ends in the refrigerator into something scrumptious, while it offers stylish ease fit for entertaining. Lotta frittatas out there, but this one’s a keeper 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z

But we'd like to hear your stories.Post your audition experiences; the strange, entertaining, rewarding and just plain odd, in the thread below. Your audition stories - open thread 2013-02-25T15:40:33Z

Maybe it's finally time to revisit this old haunt, to reassure myself that It is still as sleek, scary and rambunctiously entertaining as I remember. Summer readings: It by Stephen King 2011-08-04T09:05:35Z

Perhaps part of the problem is that the action is far more entertaining for the people on the screen than for those watching. “All These Sleepless Nights” is a chore to endure: Marczak’s drama makes viewers thankful for their age 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z

Anyway, he adds, “I’m at a point in a life where sex is not that important, because it’s minimal at most, and probably not very entertaining.” Johnny Mathis, the voice of the ’50s, was always ahead of his time. Now he’s ready to talk about it. 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z

It must make something entertaining out of something ghastly, without seeming either too solemn, or too insensitive. ‘My Favorite Murder’ and the growing acceptance of true-crime entertainment 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z

Noah said most of his show’s coverage has focused on Ukraine, so he’s looking forward to an entertaining night at the Grammys — a place where world issues can be acknowledged as well. Trevor Noah says Grammys can entertain, tackle world issues 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z

In the Boston Globe, Christopher Muther expressed similar misgivings about the catalog of social issues crammed into the plot, but called it “wildly entertaining” and “wickedly funny in just the right places.” Alanis Morissette’s ‘Jagged Little Pill’ Musical Heads to Broadway 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z

This kid is way more entertaining than the small fry on TV today. When the Boy Next Door Was Evil 2011-03-06T01:44:59Z

“All of it together,” Mr. Springsteen added, “is in pursuit of my constant goal to provide an entertaining evening and to communicate something of value.” Bruce Springsteen Is Bringing His Music and His Memories to Broadway 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z

No more cheesy skits, sorry, but there’s plenty of that highly entertaining passive-aggressive sibling badinage. Donny and Marie Osmond: Cheerfully embracing their teen-idol past

Duntsch’s story has been thoroughly covered in print journalism, but podcasts, which deploy heightened narrative intimacy, emotional voices, and entertaining music, have a broader, more urgent appeal. “Dr. Death” and the Perils of Making Medical Malpractice a Thriller 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z

Small in stature but consistently entertaining, Seven Psychopaths is a vacation from consequence for the Tony- and Oscar-winning author, and an unsupervised play date for his cast of screw-loose stars. Postcards from the Festivals: Seven Films at Toronto and Venice 2012-09-15T12:00:50Z

It will no doubt have a huge audience at Tate Modern, one that might see it as no more than an entertaining spectacle and treat it like a day at the beach. Tate Modern's sunflower seeds: the world in the palm of your hand 2010-10-11T13:08:00Z

Never has watching something so dumb been this entertaining. Dumb and Dumber To Trailer Premieres 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z

We accept the acts as necessary for the creating of interesting characters, high-wire stakes or entertaining plots. In violent 'Stalker' on CBS, depravity seems to be the point 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z

It’s a provocative, entertaining book that, much like Wolfe did, exposes our collective foibles and makes everybody look a little cartoonish. Review | David Duchovny wants to be taken seriously as a novelist. His new book makes a good case. 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z

I generally make the dough ahead of time when entertaining little ones, then they help roll it out and use their favorite cookie cutters to make the cookie shapes. Sugar, spice and everything nice: These southern "tea cakes" are perfect for fall entertaining 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z

Is it just me, or would all of these two-hour audition episodes have been more entertaining at one hour? ArtsBeat Blog: 'X-Factor' Recap: Now You See the Judge, Now You Don't 2011-09-29T14:24:58Z

Saw show last night -entertaining however the guy steals the show - the character of Damien and the actor who plays him are incredible . Finding New Meaning in ‘Mean Girls’ 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z

The Newseum’s goal, Prichard wrote in the November memo, is to promote the First Amendment and to give visitors “a deep dive into the first draft of history, in an entertaining and educational way.” Heavily in debt, Newseum considered risky strategy to improve finances 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z

Politely entertaining the fiction that Housewives are persons of import, Bravo, in exchange for the women's emotional antics, showcases everything from staged dinner parties to ludicrously trumped-up charity ventures. Bethenny Frankel: From 'Housewives' Star to Thriving Mogul 2011-05-09T10:00:00Z

Coming in at under 300 pages and with fashionably short chapters, “Dent” is as fast as it is entertaining. David Duchovny’s hilarious new novel hits a home run 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z

It's a smart and highly entertaining popcorn thriller from British-born director Rupert Wyatt, cheerfully satirical in the tradition of this movie series, yet unpretentious at the same time. Rise of the Planet of the Apes ? review 2011-08-11T13:01:01Z

Bewkes cited regulatory scrutiny and "business interruption" as key factors to consider before entertaining any potential deals. Time Warner CEO says 'strategy is working' after strong quarter 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z

Nevertheless, the band gave an enjoyable acceptance -- one that was far more entertaining than its earlier performance -- as band members referenced having to spend a decade living with their parents. Grammy Awards: Fun. takes song of the year; Frank Ocean, Adele win 2013-02-11T03:02:00Z

What most impressed, perhaps, was Ferris’s keen eye for the many textures of modern American absurdity and his gift for propulsive, entertaining prose. Joshua Ferris’s Ode to the Hapless American Everyman 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z

At the end of the day it’s a really entertaining story.” Watch Matt Damon Try to Grow Food on Mars in New Trailer for 'The Martian' 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z

You are entertaining, but at the same time hitting those comments that are often on the news – or cultural awareness issues.” Aboriginal humour: 'the flip side of tragedy is comedy' 2013-06-19T01:08:50Z

They carry an initially secret stash of more green pigs, a diverting and entertaining lot that is eagerly embraced in bird land. Review: ‘The Angry Birds Movie,’ a Superficially Amiable Ball of Fluff 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

Liz Smith was entertaining and informative as she talked with and wrote about the movers and shakers of the entertainment, publishing, and philanthropic worlds. Liz Smith, Longtime Queen of Tabloid Gossip Columns, Dies at 94 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z

In many ways, it’s not so different from the mainstream cultures of music, movies, television and politics, and it’s usually not as entertaining. Review: Robert Irwin Shows a Calming Installation at Dia:Beacon 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

The back is the opposite: Double-height windows, a pool and a broad lawn opening to the water make it an inviting space for entertaining. Myron Goldfinger, 90, Architect of Monumental Modernist Homes, Dies 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z

I worry about making good TV and entertaining people. "The Real L Word": Will TV ever get lesbianism right? 2010-07-16T17:40:00Z

The programs are more than entertaining nostalgia, the two curators and some cultural historians say. ‘Funky Turns 40’ Show Recalls a Seminal TV Moment 2014-03-19T17:25:11Z

“I look forward to bringing a dynamic and entertaining program to our listeners.” What’s behind move to pull plug on ‘The Man Cave’? 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z

But whether you are entertaining or delivering gifts from your kitchen, don’t forget the people in your life with snack tooths, who prefer their treats on the savory side. Give the sugar a rest: These holiday snacks have savory Italian flair 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z

Kubrick pushed on from Killer’s Kiss with this entertaining racetrack heist movie, tricked out with a mosaic of flashbacks, rewinds and jump-forwards that gave it, for the time, a radical sheen. Stanley Kubrick's best films – ranked! 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z

They are entertaining because Jamie is so personable, but essentially they are instructive: get this pan on, your next ingredient in the oven, here's how to use your food processor properly. Appetite for change 2013-02-05T13:16:49Z

But the Rhizome installation, which feeds a visitor’s personal data into a closed network of chattering electronic devices that fill a darkened room, is as alarming as it is entertaining. Review | In the galleries: Where nature and technology’s detritus collide 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z

If you're entertaining, engaging the five senses is a wonderful concept to keep in mind, no matter the time of year. Ina Garten serves this Trader Joe's dessert to guests with ice cream 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z

While the series is entertaining, sometimes funny, and has a good soundtrack, it can be sad and infuriating too. ‘Pam & Tommy’ recaps sex tape drama through a #MeToo lens 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z

I'm embarrassed but if the movie is fun and entertaining, all the better. Steve Wozniak attacks Steve Jobs biopic 2013-01-26T00:40:00Z

Have children's book stopped being entertaining adventures and become more about issues than they used to be? Book doctor: Are children's books darker than they used to be? 2013-06-24T16:30:35Z

My stories are 100% focused on entertaining the reader with no message or moral. "I don't want to be L. Ron Hubbard": Andy Weir on writing escapism & new book "Project Hail Mary" 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z

In a statement, Stewart quipped that "The Rumble" will be entertaining for all, including "people who just enjoy yelling." O'Reilly, Stewart to debate on presidential race 2012-09-18T15:05:08Z

But the impression I took away from this intermittently entertaining, deeply depressing hour was that of pain for pain’s sake. 'The Leftovers' Recap: Into the Dark, With a Cliche or Two 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z

If you’ve ever spent an extended amount of time in a small town, The Distinguished Citizen will prove to be not only an entertaining watch but a relatable one. My streaming gem: why you should watch The Distinguished Citizen 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z

This one is way more entertaining, despite the distinct lack of Sorkinese dialogue. Five weird Taiwanese animations you haven't seen 2011-03-30T21:01:00Z

I couldn't have been more wrong when I later read a synopsis, and discovered that Mr Rough Trade was in fact the Prince, however I thought that mine was much more entertaining. Reader reviews: your take on Much Ado about Nothing and Danny Boyle's Olympic ceremony 2012-08-03T17:33:40Z

Similarly wide-ranging is León’s “Alma” — the lyrical opening of which follows a winding, entertaining path toward the bumptious rhythmic fillips of its central section. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z

It’s a colorful, entertaining adaptation that clicks along at a remarkable pace — a real gallop through Shakespeare’s plot, presided over with muscular prowess by the impish Sellers and an ultimately touched Tsikurishvili. Review | Pedal to the metal in ‘Trojan Women’ and ‘Shrew’ 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z

Not far behind as acts of showmanship that are entertaining and that scarcely date are Twentieth Century and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Howard Hawks, Hollywood's finest practitioner of everyday chivalry 2011-01-15T00:05:49Z

Still, “Dry Powder” — the title refers to available investment capital on hand — takes a long time to move beyond mildly entertaining verbal fisticuffs between Jenny and Seth and dizzying instruction in high-end deal making. Review: ‘Dry Powder,’ a High-Finance Comedy Drama 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z

But like most entertaining movies it's not so much how it ends but the journey. 'Adult Beginners' comically eases into family life's darker side 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

Marvel’s recent work with its version of Hercules has been very entertaining, and mythologically accurate as well. ArtsBeat: Graphic Books Best Sellers: George O'Connor On Greek Myths 2012-02-24T17:49:29Z

His previous work examined the entertaining and sometimes macabre side of science. Animal Electrocutions, Lobotomies and Other Tales of Wicked Science 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z

Then the challenge is turning it into a radio show that sounds good and is entertaining for someone in their Prius or their Subaru Outback. ‘I’m like a cold sore’: Luke Burbank brings ‘Live Wire!’ back to Seattle 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z

The first level is that of an entertaining popcorn flick. "Glass" is a great M. Night Shyamalan movie — and a fitting end to the Eastrail 177 trilogy 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z

This drama might lure curious viewers and diehard fans, but it’s evident just minutes into the film that the fallout is vastly more entertaining than anything that happens on-screen. 'Drake's Homecoming: The Lost Footage' not as entertaining as its controversy 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

But if Mrs America, for example, was an entertaining, if shallow, reading of political organising in the 70s, everything is to play for here. Check her out: how Netflix hit The Queen’s Gambit thrills with fashion 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z

If our coalition government wants to be "realistically optimistic", then it needs to recognise that we as an industry are thought-provoking, challenging, encouraging, entertaining, a force for transformation and, perhaps most of all, … for optimism. Letters: Yorkshire takes a stand on the arts 2010-10-06T23:05:00Z

The book is a superb business study and an entertaining read, chock-a-block with hundreds of interesting facts — and some unlovely ones, such as the poisoning capabilities of 19th-century tin cans. 'The Great A&P': Creation and destruction in the battle for America's grocery dollars 2011-08-31T21:26:03Z

“Those questions are really interesting to me, particularly when they’re put in an entertaining format.” Nicole Kidman leads ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ on quite a trip 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z

These hardships lend some narrative drama to Blunk’s biography, an intermittently entertaining read that will serve as a useful source for readers interested in the poet’s life. Pulitzer Prize-winning poet James Wright ‘couldn’t be casual about anything’ 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z

These stories are utterly absent any redeeming value, which is probably why they're so incredibly entertaining. Comics: 'Crime Does Not Pay' rewards with hours of fun 2011-10-26T17:14:04Z

But the hazard is elegantly averted, especially by David Edgar in his entertaining Black Tulips, a model of how to educate discreetly. The Great Game: Afghanistan 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z

The results here prove, by turns, entertaining commentary, frivolous distractions and profound revelation. Dance Review: Mark Morris Stages ‘Acis and Galatea’ 2014-04-28T21:20:19Z

Suddenly, the man who seemed to be so entertaining is asking how East Upper Silesia got away, and ticking off the names of other places he would like to reconquer. Review: In ‘Look Who’s Back,’ Hitler Returns and He’s Amusing 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z

“Stove League,” partly filmed in the stadium of the SK Wyverns of South Korean professional baseball, is an entertaining soap opera with a melancholy edge. Starved for Sports? Here Are 5 Options That Aren’t N.B.A. Classic 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z

In David Foster Wallace’s 1996 novel “Infinite Jest,” a filmmaker creates a movie so entertaining that it reduces viewers to dribbling catatonia. Netflix Roulette, Where the Movies Never End 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z

What we said: Colossal, cataclysmic, delirious, preposterous – and always surreally entertaining in the now well-established Marvel movie tradition. Best films of 2018 so far 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z

The question of what exactly you call this is never really answered, but it's nothing if not hugely entertaining. Gonzales 2010-04-09T20:45:00Z

A report from the surprisingly entertaining Governors Awards! Oscars 2022: the winners, the losers, the dresses, the show – live! 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z

“Isn’t it nice to know a lot? And a little bit — not!” sings the irrepressible Little Red Riding Hood — animated here by the entertaining dynamo Jade Jones — after the dangerously seductive Wolf has been slaughtered. Review | ‘Into the Woods’ is one of Sondheim’s most popular musicals. A delightful revival at Ford’s Theatre reminds you why. 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z

“We worked with our colleagues all around Europe to realize this tribute to the timeless art of entertaining, to create this celebration of the beautifully set dining tables that universally capture our attention.” French luminaries create their dream tables for an upcoming auction 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z

But the journey is as entertaining as it is obvious. The Beach May Be Closed, but These Books Are Worth Opening 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z

The weekly, hourlong installments feature entertaining wedding day stories, audience-submitted concerns, and interviews with venue owners, lawyers and marriage proposal photographers. Podcasts Inspired by Love and Relationships 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z

Their small space doesn’t deter them from entertaining. From homeowners to renters: A young couple’s stylish approach to downsizing to a one-bedroom 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z

Equally entertaining was the way the kitchen dressed the green conga line, with a creamy, sake-hit sesame sauce, wispy bonito flakes and sliced kumquat. Cranes is a little Japanese, a lot Spanish and something to look at 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z

There were other factors that made the latest Tonys ceremony the most entertaining I had known since I was a kid in North Carolina, when Broadway was still a synonym for glamour for me. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: What Oscar Can Learn From Tony About How To Put on a Show 2011-06-16T16:54:02Z

Despite all this, the business intrigue and marketing high jinks in “Console Wars” can be entertaining. ‘Console Wars,’ a Gaming Industry Clash by Blake J. Harris 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z

But he has clearly banked plenty of know-how from those days, and he continues to parcel it out in entertaining spy novels such as this one. ‘The Mulberry Bush’ is enriched by Charles McCarry’s real-life spycraft 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z

He might consider you borderline insane for entertaining the notion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. How to pull a friend out of the conspiracy theory rabbit hole 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z

But Umbrella's programme of small scale, cross-disciplinary work promises some of the most inquisitive-minded and entertaining dance on the international circuit. This week's new theatre and dance 2012-09-28T23:06:25Z

I spoke to Graham last week about her thoughts on entertaining. Expert tips for throwing a dinner party your guests won’t forget 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z

Under the terms of the proposed deals Murdoch is entertaining, he will hold on to Fox News and Fox Sports 1, the Fox broadcast network and its television stations. Rupert Murdoch: The media mogul says goodbye to much of the company he built 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z

The most entertaining of the episodes available for review is based on the least notable model, “Jiro Dreams of Sushi.” Review: ‘Documentary Now!’ Skewers Politicians and Food Fetishists 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z

The museum is expected to open May 31 with 10 immersive galleries that will explore language in novel and entertaining ways, according to its founder. The latest word on Planet Word: Downtown D.C.’s language museum is set to open in May 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z

The resulting movie, though reasonably entertaining at times, felt like a bland and half-hearted version of Raimi's idiosyncratic trilogy. How many times must "Spider-Man" die? 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

She asks questions, points out cool details and shares entertaining anecdotes. Holiday Gift Books for Children 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z

These notes are entertaining, but probably not in the way she intends. Books of The Times: In His Own Words, a Singular Man?s Double Life 2011-02-17T22:58:45Z

Yes, Jimmy Fallon is actually less funny and entertaining than the president when the latter has appeared on “The Tonight Show” to slow-jam the news. Obama, the funniest president: Laughter isn’t just the best defense—it’s a powerful image strategy, too 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z

In this entertaining debut novel, full of postmodern digressions, a young professor tries to write a biography of his political activist mother. 100 Notable Books of 2016 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z

I watched it on TV for the very first season and was blown away by how entertaining it was. Sasha Velour: ‘Drag is darkness turned into power’ 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z

Needless to say, none meets his or her demise too soon, or in a manner that is either thrilling or entertaining. Theater Review: ‘Moose Murders,’ From Beautiful Soup Theater Collective 2013-02-01T23:04:40Z

Hardy is in fact a misunderstood genius and the melodramatic Taboo is the most entertaining drama currently on TV. Naysayers be damned! Tom Hardy's Taboo is a work of Wicker Man genius 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z

Maybe Perry is just a cheeky A-lister who has mastered the craft of entertaining the masses. Katy Perry ? review 2011-03-18T21:29:01Z

Through the scintillating and deliciously ribald prose of his letters and conversation, and the endearing spectacle of his devotion, Clemenceau emerges as a more engaging and entertaining man than Monet, who was famously reticent. Monet’s last, desperate effort to create the world’s most beautiful paintings 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

He developed his entertaining style out of self-defense. The Accidental Wine Educator 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z

Brown, in her snappish mode, is wonderfully entertaining, and Ireland brings a sparkly, neurotic wit to the weakest material. Review: Edie Falco Shines as an Everywoman in ‘Morning Sun’ 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z

Still, watching him demonstrate his lack of psychic powers is very entertaining, in an excruciating kind of way. Last night's TV 2010-05-11T07:00:00Z

Bieber asked the crowd for its opinion on the musician's hair before getting back to the business of entertaining the mainly teen crowd, which shrieked throughout his show. Bieber, Swift, One Direction at Jingle Ball 2012-12-08T06:29:08Z

It's entertaining stuff – knowing, but never too knowing – and Rennison's love of Victorian slang reflects a broader linguistic flair. Thrillers roundup – reviews 2013-07-04T09:00:00Z

"I wanted to wait for something that had meaning, that really had resonance, that was historically important, socially important and entertaining," he said in an interview. Actor Bryan Cranston steps into LBJ's shoes for Broadway debut 2014-01-22T22:54:08Z

Tom and Shiv are at the center of both halves of this lively and highly entertaining premiere of the show’s fourth and final season. ‘Succession’ Season 4 Premiere Recap: Many Happy Returns 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z

On average, they’re more interesting, more stylish and more entertaining than their domestic counterparts. The Tribeca Film Festival at 15: A Packed Lineup 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z

The movie is the child of two creative parents, Fincher and Flynn, who share a knack for embedding potentially inflammatory ideas about gender in entertaining stories. 'Gone Girl' powers up with formidable women taking lead 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

The inhabitants of Who-ville, a bell-shaped people attired in candy cane colors, are visually entertaining. Dr. Seuss’s Grinch at the Theater at Madison Square Garden 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z

To put it another way, if TV comedy is Downton Abbey, live comedy is The Only Way is Essex, which is just as entertaining but often far more uncomfortable to watch. Comics never die on TV 2011-07-12T17:12:59Z

"I am sure that under Rona's leadership the BBC will continue to play a central role in informing, educating and entertaining the nation." Fairhead approved as BBC Trust chair 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z

They illustrate a more entertaining side of Beethoven, who wrote them 21 years before the “Hammerklavier” and probably after attending rehearsals of the oratorio in Berlin. Music Review: Beethoven Elegant and Beethoven Frenetic 2011-06-07T21:43:37Z

Publishing histories are almost always entertaining, especially when they concern revered works impossible to imagine other than as they are. Looking at the Birth of Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice,’ 150 Years Old 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z

The hapless Sheik’s row with his harridan wife becomes an entertaining show for the production’s cast and crew. ‘The White Sheik’: Fellini’s Charming Farce About Fandom 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z

They are almost always as entertaining as they are educational. Frugal Traveler Blog: Dining Out at Ethnic Supermarkets in Los Angeles 2012-04-24T20:07:55Z

A self-taught cook, he became an excellent one, entertaining frequently in his small apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan but otherwise, according to Mr. Altshul, living an ascetic life in an austere home. Gil Marks, Historian of Jewish Food and Culture, Dies at 62 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z

But in my experience they're prepared to drink and become incredibly entertaining. Moths to the flame 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z

Through it all, the Sondheim score is the glue that elevates a frivolously entertaining collection of vignettes into a profound, unresolved reflection on the value of domestic partnerships. Music Review: A Bachelor, Five Couples and All Their Tuneful Discontents 2011-04-08T23:21:13Z

These mediation sessions serve as entertaining parables in themselves, as Anil must ponder disputes such as one involving a shared mango tree. ‘The Golden Son’ review: An immigrant’s dilemma 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z

Reading this book is both heartbreaking and entertaining. Tangible traces 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

While "At Home" pokes fun at the idea of domestic perfection, it doesn't deny that there is something joyful — maybe even lightly transformative — about cooking, crafting and entertaining. "At Home with Amy Sedaris" is the kind of pandemic cooking content we deserve 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z

This series, so far, is solidly entertaining, with a big-budget luster, some well-drawn characters, and an intricately woven narrative that shows plenty of promise. ‘The Rings of Power’ Premiere Recap: All is Not Calm in Middle-Earth 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z

His best films are abstract, surreal and highly symbolic — and yet curiously entertaining in a traditional narrative sense.” Arts & Leisure: Ed Wood?s ?Final Curtain? Plays at Slamdance 2012-02-03T03:43:03Z

Despite its guarded tone, the book is a vivid and entertaining journey that reveals much about the musical engine of a true artist. R. Kelly autobiography vivid despite guarded tone 2012-06-27T20:31:17Z

Instead of entertaining the curiosity of television hosts, she hung out with pro football players. Meet a 9-year-old girl quarterback who loves beating the boys 2012-11-26T19:05:00Z

“The Passage,” a hokey but mildly entertaining drama about an ill-fated scientific attempt to harness the immunity of rabid vampires, premieres Monday on Fox. Review | ‘The Passage’: Another viral vampire story, with an appealing child who gives it life 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z

This slim volume offers several entertaining tests to check the reader's grasp of reality, a useful service for a politician. Advice for a new government 2010-05-07T23:07:00Z

He can be entertaining and objectionable within a single paragraph. For Norm Macdonald, facts are just starting points for comedy 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z

It could have been awkward but Kershaw ran with it, making intimate conversation accessible and entertaining on a grand scale and making hers the highlight of the weekend's staple shows. Liz Kershaw; Morning Marauders: radio review 2013-04-26T06:00:16Z

Instead he sought a welcoming environment where he could host his grown son and daughter and young grandchildren and indulge in the pleasures of entertaining. Bruce Budd Redecorates Houston Mansion 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z

An odd little smile crosses the face of Bobby Smith as he relates the disordered thoughts of presidential killer Charles J. Guiteau in Signature Theatre’s perversely entertaining revival of “Assassins.” Review | Insanity thrives, giddily, in Signature’s ‘Assassins’ 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z

The book is an entertaining insider’s guide to the thought processes of more than 80 of the world’s top collectors. Insiders Dish on the Art Market 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

All of these details are entertaining for the viewer who’s seen the ridiculous but amusingly creepy original. Review: In ‘Damien,’ a Photojournalist Resists His More Devilish Side 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z

He was frequently appalling but almost impossible to root against, entertaining us with his shenanigans while making us ponder why we’re so susceptible to vulgar bullies who play by their own rules. Binge Your Way Through 99 Days of Summer 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z

The quality drops after that to a hum of entertaining but not gripping character-driven series. Can Amazon Create a Hit Show? 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

They use the space for watching television and entertaining guests. Embracing the brick fireplace in a family room makeover 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z

They can be fun if you find entertaining stops along the way. Long car trip? Map out some roadside attractions for fun along the way. 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z

If this highly entertaining summer retread proves anything, it proves that those things are not incompatible. The new “Ghostbusters” delivers: It’s a cheerful exercise in feminist nostalgia — except, wait, is that possible? 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z

Not content with rewriting news stories, Hadden and Luce infused them with wit, sauce, a certain collegiate breeziness, that made  as entertaining as it was informative. The First TIME 2013-03-01T13:00:58Z

He got into a rather posh artist society in London – people like Robert Byron – and he was enormously entertaining and fun, and very handsome as a young man. 5 great books on world travel 2013-02-04T12:45:00Z

Based on three of 10 episodes, the series is flashy, intermittently entertaining and ephemeral — a ghastly event turned into a jazzy satire. Review: ‘Trust’ Is Flashy but Ephemeral 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z

It is as rich, entertaining and provocative as The August Wilson Century Cycle or a great Shakespearean work. ‘Father Comes Home From the Wars,’ by Suzan-Lori Parks, at the Public Theater 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z

The rest of the novel is a whodunit, occasionally clumsy but entertaining. Summer Thrillers: Daring Escapes and Other Acts of Derring-Do 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z

Pros: It's home to a slew of entertaining content, from dance trends and mini skits to silly impersonations and laugh-out-loud gags. No, those TikTok-famous collagen gummies aren't a healthy meal replacement 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z

More entertaining, if still trite, are a series of jazzy interludes for a flapper ensemble, in nightclubs and city streets. Review: Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg Goes ‘Up and Down’ 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z

It’s an entertaining read that draws more inventiveness from character development than it does from the fictional technology. ‘O.K., Google, Make Me Happy’: In This Novel, Technology Is a Panacea 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z

As ever, Starkey combines the rare talent of being entertaining and thought-provoking. Commonwealth Games 2010-10-02T05:45:00Z

“I hope people who love football will find it entertaining,” he says. Peyton Manning goes deep with pass at NFL’s storied history 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z

Events began with an entertaining film showing us the preparation of the costumes behind the scenes. City Ballet Features Works by Christopher Wheeldon and Troy Schumacher 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z

It's an entertaining watch in a cheap and cheesy kind of way, but there are moments when you wonder if Schwarzenegger's heart is really in it. Is Schwarzenegger ready to make a Last Stand as Conan the Barbarian? 2013-01-18T16:31:18Z

Watching audience volunteers handle their onstage tasks is entertaining for only so long. Gob Squad jesters reel in REDCAT audience with mixed results 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

But, as usual, Lambert is as entertaining on album tracks as she is on radio hits. Review: Miranda Lambert shines on ‘Platinum’ 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z

More novel is the slickly entertaining “Fresh,” an urban horror story about the hell of modern dating in which a single woman meets the perfect guy, who it turns out isn’t. ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ and the Lessons Few Horror Films Get Right 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z

The result is an entertaining read that avoids the trap of forced anecdotes and excessive contrarianism that plague lesser titles in the genre. The Joys of Approaching Life as an Amateur 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z

A snapshot of "largin' it" Brits, it's as entertaining now as it was in 1998, as well as providing a troubling reminder of the dodgy period that Mambo clothing was fashionable. Catch-up TV guide: from Silence In The House Of God to Ask My Mom 2013-06-15T05:00:07Z

“My friends thought I was crazy for even entertaining the idea,” Ms. Raines said. You, Me and 53 Dogs 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z

His father, Wadey, the senior Murphy, is well known among watermen as an entertaining storyteller. The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism?

Solidly entertaining and made with more panache than the average Netflix original, the film really did feel like a theatrical pic that viewers missed on the big screen but could watch at home instead. What can we learn from Netflix's all-time top 10 movies? 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z

On the other hand, his character, while entertaining enough, isn’t the kind of magnetic draw that Hugh Laurie’s crabby genius immediately was in House. TV Tonight: Rake 2014-01-23T14:29:22Z

Sunday night saw the première of “Grease: Live,” a television adaptation of the original musical that no one really needed but was wholly entertaining nonetheless. The Power of “Grease” 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

Mr. Hitchens was an observant and entertaining writer about holidays, as he was about most things. Review: Christopher Hitchens Expounds in ‘And Yet ...’ 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z

Part of what I loved was that it was entertaining as well as being so smart and political. Talking to Victor LaValle about 'The Changeling' and the horror of parenthood, H.P. Lovecraft and more 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z

People certainly find him entertaining, even in Australia, though perhaps that shouldn’t be surprising. King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan's plans to bring even more fans to Indian film 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z

Resistance is pretty much futile as the Guangdong Acrobatic Troupe Of China brings its preposterously entertaining version of Swan Lake back to the UK. This week's new dance 2011-08-05T23:09:46Z

Afterward, I headed to nearby Albany Bulb, a former landfill-turned-park, for an entertaining and unconventional hike. Berkeley on a Budget 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z

While renovating, Hallie began selling contemporary and vintage accessories for entertaining. A Victorian house in Frederick goes hip for the holidays 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z

I admire picture books that use entertaining narration and appealing art to teach children about things we assume — often wrongly — they understand. Picture Books That Show the World Through a Child’s Eyes 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z

Mr. Schepisi encourages Mr. Rush and Ms. Davis’s sometimes entertaining excesses and matches them with his own flourishes, like a cutaway to one of Basil’s eyes in close-up. Movie Review: ‘The Eye of the Storm,’ With Geoffrey Rush 2012-09-06T22:03:02Z

The 90 minutes or so between sessions are long, and I have to find ways of entertaining us. ‘For five years we dreaded every meal’: my infant son’s struggle with food 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z

But it maintains a tricky, entertaining balance between the violence and suspense of its conspiracy-minded mysteries and a continuous current of deadpan, fondly cynical wit. Review: Guy Pearce Is ‘Jack Irish’ in a Noir Down Under 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z

Or rather, the group has found a way to expand on them with inventiveness and complexity that is also wholly entertaining. Pilobolus’s naked display of magic

When he visited, the artist spent his days sketching, fishing, and entertaining. JMW Turner's house 'saved' by grant 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z

The Force Awakens is entertaining, but I do not believe it will capture the imagination the way the original films did. The Force Awakens reviews roundup: verdicts arrive on JJ Abrams' Star Wars epic 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z

In this entertaining and cathartic show from Team Coco, the comedian Nicole Byer offers all of the above, reflecting on her own long-term singledom with a mix of self-deprecating humor and irrepressible optimism. 6 Podcasts to Help You Take an Actual Break This Summer 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z

In this entertaining tale, a new drug called Godspeed hits the street. Best science fiction and fantasy books to read this month 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z

In This Play Festival, There Are No Second Acts Ensemble Studio Theater’s annual one-act-play marathon is always entertaining and rich in solid performances, but each of the bills . Theater Review: New Series at Ensemble Studio Theater’s One-Act Festival 2013-06-03T21:08:28Z

Another, Mackenzie Taylor, manages to be entertaining about his suicide attempt; in Reading, recalls Molloy, "audiences really didn't know at first if it was OK to laugh". Funny, haha: the comedy of mental health issues 2010-10-06T21:15:00Z

In her review, Sarah Lyall calls the book “smart, timely and highly entertaining.” 8 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z

Crowds will pay to hear music they already know, if it is entertaining, he says. Go Go Gadjet reigns supreme at Dewey Beach. Can the kings of the weekend go national?

Although it was made on a smaller budget, "Neverbeast" is a more coherent and entertaining film than the bizarre jukebox musical "Strange Magic." 'Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Neverbeast' a fun adventure 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

It's an entertaining genre, sprinkled with morality plays here and there. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 8, Episode 3: Cut to Black 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z

Whatever happens in Monday night’s presidential debate, it’s unlikely to be anywhere near as entertaining as the goings-on in “Debate Wars,” six episodes of which went up on Thursday on Seeso, the comedy streaming service. Review: ‘Debate Wars,’ Where Nothing Is Too Frivolous for Argument 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z

This event brings big, tricked-out trucks to venues around the country for an entertaining motorsport show. Tricked-out trucks get ready to roll at Monster Jam in Tacoma 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z

Still, the results are at base inauthentic, however entertaining; die-hard Wildeans had best prepare to bear and forbear, or otherwise forswear. Taking liberties with 'Earnest' at A Noise Within 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

What is the most important part of entertaining in your home? Roberto CoinVoice: Roberto Coin Reveals His Best Tips For Entertaining At Home 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z

This among the more entertaining and effective examples of motion-capture animation, mostly because it's packed with violence, nudity and freaky monsters. Scarecrow Video recommendations for 'Thor' 2011-05-05T16:58:34Z

Hatter remembers her father as a joker, with a fund of entertaining stories. How daughter of ‘Dutch Schindler’ proved his heroism 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z

Then after his death, he became the subject of Rupert Hart-Davis’s exceptionally entertaining “Hugh Walpole,” subtitled in one reprint: “a remarkable portrait of a man, an epoch and a society.” He met Hitler, was mocked by Maugham, but what of Hugh Walpole’s books? 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z

Recipe: Mississippi Hush Puppies These rolls start with frozen bread dough but taste as if they're made from scratch--perfect for no-fuss entertaining. 100 Ways to Cook Southern 2010-10-21T18:01:00Z

It’s entertaining, for sure, and immediately watchable, especially for those that love a historical drama. Mercy Street: PBS civil war hospital drama is ER version of Downton Abbey 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z

Then, in the next moment, you are entertaining how Mr. Galliano’s dismissal from Dior will affect the next round of rumors about who’s going where and who’s about to be fired next. Paris Fashion Week: Balanced on Fashion?s Wobbly Pedestal 2011-03-04T20:37:01Z

The roving fairs of the early 20th century were easily dismantled and transported from town to town, entertaining local populaces during their leisure time with competitive games, whimsical carousels and the lure of electricity. A Paris Museum at Play 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z

I thought the spaghetti-western references – in music, colour saturation, use of titles, costuming, set design, buckets of blood, mythologising – an entertaining hoot. Django Unchained: is its portrayal of slavery too flippant? 2013-01-10T21:00:04Z

"We do not create a distinction between our hearing and deaf audience members. It is our intent to offer the same, equally entertaining, shared experience to everyone in the audience," he said by email. Deaf West's 'Spring Awakening' to open at the Wallis in May 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z

The movie should be very popular and I hope it's entertaining. Apple co-founder Wozniak says parts of Jobs film "totally wrong" 2013-01-25T20:36:57Z

Appropriately for the setting, the division of the labor of entertaining is spread around so evenly that the normal ballet hierarchies recede. Dance Review: American Ballet Theater’s ‘Bright Stream’ at the Met 2012-05-30T21:28:34Z

“At the same time we want it to be entertaining, so we were balancing a lot.” ‘To the Bone:’ Can you make a movie about eating disorders without glamorizing them? 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z

It is a jump from her background in not obviously child-friendly comedy, but Taylor was attracted to CBBC's optimistic-sounding "laugh yourself smart" ethos, its mission to be entertaining and surreptitiously educational. Cheryl Taylor interview: CBBC 'is where we want the BBC journey to begin' 2012-12-09T18:30:01Z

“I always get frustrated when people say it is. The stories are hopefully entertaining, very intimate stories about human failures and dilemmas.” Charlie Brooker: 'Happy? I have my moments' 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z

Hosting dinner parties out of my sad grad school apartment kitchen taught me a lot about the art of entertaining. Cooking for a crowd? Chicken and charred mushroom larb is the flavor-packed answer 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z

They don’t always hit the mark, but even when they miss, they’re more entertaining than most of the earnest documentaries and dramas. Critic?s Notebook: Tribeca?s Taste of All Things Grim and Gory 2011-04-21T22:10:27Z

This Chicago Shakespeare production, a hugely invigorating and entertaining affair, benefits greatly from a true, old-fashioned star performance from Harry Groener in the leading role. 'The Madness of George III': Not always good to be king 2011-04-22T19:19:07Z

Despite these shortcomings, Free Ride is still an entertaining read, with an entertaining cast. Free Ride by Robert Levine ? review 2011-08-18T11:24:01Z

Now my platform is informing, educating and entertaining. From "Black-ish" to "I Love That For You," Jenifer Lewis keeps going: "I'm one of the lucky ones" 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z

The stacks of old family china sitting forlornly in sideboards, cabinets and boxes in many homes reflect the state of entertaining today. That old fussy china can fit your casual lifestyle. Designers talk about how. 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z

He's also got the chops to reach out to audiences of all ages, equally at home entertaining Boosh-loving teens as he is at Radio 4. This week's new comedy 2010-10-15T23:06:00Z

Oh, and obviously it's very entertaining as well. Catch-up TV guide: from The Big Reunion to Community Channel 2013-03-09T06:00:07Z

Yet this production succeeds as a thoughtful, entertaining reflection on the evolution of Shakespeare's art and characters of any and all genders. Review: Captivating, eloquent 'Women of Will' 2013-02-04T18:11:11Z

This explains why Maria Bello's venture capitalist investor Jordan is both highly entertaining and deeply aggravating. What makes "Beef" so seductive? Understanding the intimacy of rage sheds light on that ending 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z

Unsurprisingly, Mr. Jay proves a hugely entertaining guide, and as generous about his professional inspirations as he is reticent about his own life. Movie Review: ‘Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay’ 2013-04-17T20:40:36Z

Through entertaining and informative vignettes related to each recipe, Southworth and Matza recount both tales historical and personal, as they weave a lyrical trail through cityscapes and countryside alike. Learn how to make delicious pot-stickers two ways — with meat or without 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z

It's on the highly entertaining new compilation Balkan Fever London. F&M playlist 2010-07-22T22:00:00Z

And for any theatergoer who participates in this movable junk-food buffet, “KPOP” is likely to come across as entertaining and enervating, in fairly equal measures. Review: ‘KPOP’ Sings and Dances Its Way Through a Divided Culture 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z

When I do a show – even something like Pacific Overtures – I only think of the things that will make it palatable and popular and acceptable and entertaining for everyone. Stephen Sondheim: A life in music 2010-12-20T08:00:00Z

The letters from America are very entertaining, describing a rather glamorous life there. African cats and American espionage – Roald Dahl's letters due in 2016 2013-07-25T09:10:30Z

Familiar habits are a comfort, even the bloody ones, which mean it's probably sufficient that Dexter Morgan's limited series misadventures are at least as entertaining and those driving better past arcs. "Dexter: New Blood" is less of a revival than another stab at a satisfying closure 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z

Watching Haley, Brooke and Peyton move through the lows and highs of female friendship, of marriage and motherhood, was certainly entertaining, but also a source of hope. Actresses From ‘One Tree Hill’ Reunite. Cue the Healing. 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z

Indeed, if “Sell/Buy/Date” has a flaw, it is perhaps that the show is almost too entertaining, too slight, for the harsh subject underlying it. Review: ‘Sell/Buy/Date,’ Sarah Jones’s Futuristic Look at Sex Workers 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

Most popular Vines were truly entertaining, even cinematic. R.I.P. Vine: Home of Surface Humor and Underlying Culture 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z

Alejandro Escovedo, with his new record, has not only created an entertaining work of rock and roll, but a tribute to the resistance and combative artistry necessary to maintain the democratic spirit. In “The Crossing” Alejandro Escovedo has crafted a rock n roll immigration epic poem 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z

There are so many things to recommend this dish for entertaining. How to throw a cheap (but elegant) dinner party 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z

This consistently provocative and entertaining body of work has earned Pollan huge praise, including a place on Time’s list of the most influential people on the planet. Michael Pollan: Bad food is costing America its economic health 2013-12-08T19:00:00Z

What makes the new show at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts so entertaining, beyond its marquee names, is that it restores some of that social context that time has leached away. Review: Rembrandt and Vermeer at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

I try to be an entertaining host while also tackling very difficult topics. Roy Choi shines a light on our broken food systems: "We'll throw away food before we feed people" 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z

"I've no doubt that his speech in Edinburgh will be as blistering, honest, and entertaining as any of his extraordinary performances on screen and stage." Kevin Spacey to deliver MacTaggart lecture at Edinburgh TV festival 2013-05-12T23:01:03Z

They're an activist performance group, they say, educating as much as entertaining their audience. Culture Clash adds more bite in 'Chavez Ravine: An L.A. Revival' 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

Mr. Robbins is quite entertaining as Walter, and when his secretary of state starts meddling in foreign policy, “The Brink” moves into a sillier, higher gear. Review: ‘The Brink’ Stars Tim Robbins as a Sex-Crazed Secretary of State 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z

High Life is perhaps the most intellectually beguiling and definitely the most gratuitously entertaining of the French master’s films. The 50 best films of 2019 in the US: No 8 – High Life 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z

In the short few minutes the show actually focuses on music, it is entertaining. ‘Vinyl’ Season 1 Finale: As Confused as Ever 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z

On an entertaining recording called “If It Wasn’t for the Irish and the Jews,” Mr. Moloney highlighted vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley collaborations between those two groups of immigrants in America. Mick Moloney, Musician and Champion of Irish Culture, Dies at 77 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z

That question fluttered through my mind as I was watching “The Divine Sister,” Charles Busch’s highly entertaining new comedy at the SoHo Playhouse. Theater Talkback: What a Drag 2010-09-30T16:29:00Z

Most crucially, it was joyfully, mischievously entertaining, a performance whose wheels spun in a wonky, wild way that has been all too rare at the Volksbühne in recent memory. Review: ‘Die Monosau’ Revives Chaotic Energy in Berlin 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z

Ultimately “Kama Sutra” only serves to reinforce my belief that other people’s sexual experiences, much like other people’s dreams, are primarily entertaining only to the parties involved. Theater Review: ‘Your Mother’s Copy of the Kama Sutra’ at Playwrights Horizons 2014-04-22T02:00:02Z

No, these were not death-defying runs, but they had an old New England feel, with dips and hollows that induced an entertaining rhythm of linked turns. In New Hampshire, Can Bretton Woods Get Gnarly? 2011-02-18T19:55:00Z

Paul Ready is bequiffed villain Lee in Channel 4's entertaining drama Utopia. Rewind TV: Utopia; Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways; Funny Business; Blandings – review 2013-01-19T22:45:01Z

The internet is two-dimensional … helpful and entertaining, but no replacement for face-to-face interaction with a human being. Jack White: vinyl ambassador 2013-02-20T10:45:13Z

So says the narrator of Adam Thirlwell’s entertaining and exhausting new novel, “Lurid & Cute.” ‘Lurid & Cute,’ a Novel by Adam Thirlwell 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z

Scholastic’s educational and wildly entertaining ’90s science show helped the medicine go down with a spoonful of zany psychedelia. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Berlin Station’ and ‘Good Behavior’ 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z

After personally explaining the concept to countless patients, I am thrilled to see it presented in such a simple, accurate and entertaining way. A Kid-Friendly Graphic Novel History of Vaccines 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z

McCarty’s gift lies in writing strong characters into wildly entertaining and often unexpected scenarios. The five best Romance novels of 2014

In Sax's voice we hear a buoyant tone that suggests life is worth living, but besides his entertaining wit — love the punchline about falling off the Space Needle — that's the only comfort in "Hustle Hard." Download this: "Young With the Veteran Sound" by Sax G 2011-01-28T19:23:05Z

If you’ve ever wondered how Idle created such a cheery tune for a chorus of crucified characters, the reveal will be as entertaining as the lyrics. Review | Eric Idle recalls adventures as a Python in ‘Always Look on the Bright Side of Life’ 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z

“I exceed in entertaining people,” said Mr. Moore, who is not shy about announcing his bold goals or faith-driven determination. Breakthrough Performances of the Summer Movies Season 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

Sean Pierce, who captained the speedy 35-foot inflatable raft, narrated an entertaining trip that mixed snorkeling with stops as spinner dolphins or humpbacks came into view. A Maui vacation in three acts 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z

The 2017-18 season was the first since the N.F.L. lifted its ban on dancing after touchdowns, and all season, teams outdid one another with entertaining routines in the end zones. Making Eli Manning and Odell Beckham Jr. Into Super Bowl’s Dancing M.V.P.s 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z

It's not like some serious — it is serious, the subject matter is serious — but there are moments in this film that are very light and entertaining because I think it's got a good balance. From hood films to a "The Banker," Nia Long wants to change the narrative for black dreams 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z

Actually, this is underselling what a consistently entertaining and emotionally illuminating show this is. Smart Watch: “Insecure,” “Disenchantment,” and more top TV picks for this week 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z

“It’s me giving you some varied aspects of my life that I think are interesting and entertaining, and dramatizing who I am and what I am and why I am,” he said. ?Shatner?s World: We Just Live in It? Heads to Broadway 2012-02-14T16:41:40Z

You overlook this and other absurdities because Bane is an entertaining villain. Q: What do Skyfall, The Dark Knight Rises and a hamburger have in common? A: See below 2012-12-09T19:59:01Z

Beck and Woods added a fun little flourish by having Koa not speak English, so she and Mills can’t communicate, but aside from that the film is entirely straightforward — and entirely entertaining. Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z

We also meet the authors of two of the most entertaining books competing for space in your suitcase. Guardian Books podcast: George Saunders and summer reading 2013-07-05T12:42:00Z

Bar trays set the mood for fun entertaining. How To Stock the Bar 2012-11-05T19:51:05.417Z

Mr. Marko added: “The moral question is how any segment of our culture could tolerate an industry that considers such subcortical, if not primal, antics as entertaining.” Crisis for Insane Clown Posse: Getting Saner 2013-12-08T22:39:59Z

David Schweizer directs the entertaining piece, which looks like a work in progress. Theater Review: ‘The Junket,’ Mike Albo’s Take on the Freelancer’s Life 2014-03-24T22:49:15Z

Comic books are also wonderfully entertaining and extremely popular. DC Comics superhero: “All Star Batman” author Scott Snyder on politics, diversity and comics in the Trump era 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z

The characters of “Angel’s” ensemble lived in a world of magic, but what made them so fun was they were simultaneously mired in an entertaining, highly relatable workplace TV show. 20 years on, "Angel" has aged better than "Buffy" 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z

However, at the risk of sounding like my grandmother who has spent years collecting antique china and festive accents, a simple, seasonal tablescape really does help bring the whole entertaining experience together. 5 tips for a simple, seasonal $20 Thanksgiving tablescape 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z

“People are entertaining more outdoors, and they don’t want to dismantle everything every day,” says Sarah Dooley, director of upholstery at Sunbrella, a maker of indoor/outdoor fabrics. Our homes have taken a beating over the past year. Here’s how to undo the damage. 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z

In Tran’s elegant and entertaining novel, a cop searches for his ex-wife, a ­haunted Vietnamese immigrant, in the sleazy ­underbelly of Las Vegas. 100 Notable Books of 2015 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z

That would have pleased Ms. Plain, who saw nothing wrong with being entertaining. Belva Plain, Novelist of Jewish-American Life, Dies at 95 2010-10-17T18:00:00Z

Her wildly entertaining Instagram account has been home to her off-the-cuff speeches about topics like President Trump and the income tax. How Cardi B’s Off-the-Cuff Video Became a Coronavirus Anthem 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z

It was a good show of strong musicmaking that was even — dare I say it — entertaining. Review | Serious music, from Turkey to the Colorado 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z

These biographical comics are entertaining overviews that disrupt Wild West mythology. Comics That Dismantle the White Cowboy Myth 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z

This is, in short, a wildly entertaining book — even for people a long way from their 70s. Review | Richard Osman, inspired by ‘The A-Team,’ has created a delightful band of elderly sleuths 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z

This new act is altogether brighter and more confident — entertaining, even, despite the acts of racist violence invoked in upsetting detail. Review: ‘Appomattox’ at the Kennedy Center 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z

The reorientation allows the spaces for dining, lounging, watching TV and entertaining to function independently but also work together as a unit. A fresh and modern redesign for an open concept living-dining area 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z

The song sets the mood as the three protagonists are introduced and defined by the issues — and men — that they will overcome over the course of this briskly entertaining film. Haddish, McCarthy and Moss take charge in "The Kitchen," which gleams through the grit 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z

Add a custom cushion and pillows in a fun fabric for additional seating when entertaining. Out with the dated ‘disaster room,’ in with a comfortable and inviting family room 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z

Written and directed by Erica Schmidt, “Lucy” is seamlessly layered, extraordinarily entertaining and tricky to classify. ‘Lucy’ Review: There’s Something About the Babysitter 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z

It was about male friendship too, but the friendships posed no dramatic challenges; the guys in that movie just were, oafish and entertaining. Due Date Review: Downey, Galifianakis and Road Rage 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z

Like most nights at this Lower East Side space, Sunday promises to be equal parts educational, inspiring and entertaining. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in NYC This Weekend 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z

He's now on a long book tour for his entertaining autobiography, "So, Anyway …." And he's calling from his latest stop in Naperville, Ill., just before a quick nap prior to an event that night. It's 'So, Anyway' by John Cleese, not 'Monty Python' by John Cleese 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z

At the time, Blair, now 49, was best known for her supporting roles in several of the most approachable and entertaining Hollywood movies of the last 20 years. ‘Introducing, Selma Blair’ Review: An Actress in Her Second Act 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z

In one entertaining chapter, she recounts the barnstorming stop in Omaha, home to 1927’s other great record breaker: a hen who had laid an egg on 171 consecutive days. Babe Ruth, the First Modern Celebrity 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z

“They took those two years away from me doing what I love, which is entertaining people and making people laugh.” Rebel Wilson wins $4.56m damages from Bauer in record libel settlement 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z

That series did not catch on, but the pilot was widely praised by critics as among the most entertaining, and visually arresting, in recent memory. ArtsBeat Blog: Return of 'The Munsters'? Maybe. 2011-11-17T17:38:41Z

Over all, “Pretend Time” can be recommended to multitaskers as mildly entertaining background noise — the comedy equivalent of having the radio on while you work. | 'Nick Swardson?s Pretend Time': A Stand-Up Comedian Walks Into Some Sketches 2010-10-11T21:32:00Z

To make things more entertaining, they are only allowed to use tools and materials the Romans would have had, and the methods described in Vitruvius's building manual. TV review: Rome Wasn't Built in a Day 2011-01-21T07:00:06Z

Those films were entertaining audiences at new levels. ArtsBeat Blog: Pixar's John Lasseter Answers Your Questions 2011-11-01T12:00:21Z

If anything, “Murder Ballad” is more entertaining than it was before. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ and ‘Murder Ballad’ 2013-05-23T02:00:01Z

Luckily, "Solitary Man" is funny and absorbing, and it features a lead performance by Michael Douglas that's both hugely entertaining in itself, and fascinating for the way it illuminates the actor's long, colorful career. Michael Douglas: The last great antihero 2010-05-21T12:01:00Z

No matter how entertaining a story is, we want it to mean something. If Donald Trump’s America is Hell, who is Satan? 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z

As you might imagine, there are some entertaining characters profiled here, and James Dawson's film provides a fascinating insight into the mentality behind auction addiction. Catch-up TV guide: from Top Boy to Run 2013-07-20T05:00:00Z

In a year when the past and present affairs of broadcasting dominated headlines for months, figures from the medium provided three splendidly entertaining books. Books of the year 2012: authors choose their favourites 2012-11-23T22:55:14Z

Now capable of assured studio craft and entertaining mainstream media engagement, the group still seems to care most about what it sounds like when it plugs in and turns up on a Saturday night. A roaring and rollicking night from rock-and-roll Titus Andronicus 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z

But maybe it’s more entertaining to watch the pole-vaulter hit the bar than go over it. The National Agenda 2010-04-23T13:00:00Z

Examining the relationship between materials and materialism, it is a rare doc indeed: entertaining, beautiful to look at and bristling with human dignity. London film festival ? review 2010-10-16T23:07:00Z

He found, broadly, that “poorer people were pragmatic about their tastes, describing them as entertaining, useful and accessible.” People Who Like Celine Dion Are People, Too 2014-05-09T04:00:00Z

Brown delivers insights in a refreshing and entertaining way. The 10 books to read in August 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z

Where silent filibusters now land with a thud, talking filibusters once had their own entertaining, even transcendent, way of making history. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z

The world-building here is remarkable, somehow fantastic and logical all at once — a testament to Cullinan’s skill — and the secondary cast is wildly entertaining, too. Sarah MacLean picks the best romance novels for February 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

He was driven, entertaining, nontraditional, very relaxed and very funny. A chef's painful road to rehab 2011-06-06T22:43:00Z

Just walking down the street on her Upper East Side neighborhood, Stritch is entertaining. Elaine Stritch takes a bow at Tribeca 2013-04-20T17:01:04Z

And in a career spanning over 30 years, she's had her own entertaining, hopeful journey, one of continuous risk-taking, adventure, and collaboration — often with her own family. Kyra Sedgwick knows we're obsessed with her marriage to Kevin Bacon: "I totally feel pressure" 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z

Fortunately, for hard-to-please young travelers, companies are creating interactive and entertaining versions for those between the ages of 6 and 12. City Tours Becoming More Children-Friendly 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z

Some of O’Keeffe’s recipes are remnants of the baroque thrills of early-20th-century entertaining. Own the Recipes of Georgia O’Keeffe 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z

The end result crosses the boundaries between science fiction and horror in a way that is hugely entertaining for the genre fan, but which might risk giving the film a slightly trashy overtone. Take Splice, add Inception: the possible recipe for a big-screen Neuromancer 2010-07-22T17:52:00Z

In the deceptively square and thoroughly entertaining “For All Mankind,” whose third season begins on Apple TV+ Friday, there is no such thing as a slight change to history. In ‘For All Mankind,’ the Future Is in the Past 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z

Darkest Hour is very entertaining, and Gary Oldman’s impersonation of Churchill is exhilarating. Oscars 2018 predictions from our film critic Peter Bradshaw 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z

Those four words also capture the vibe of the early pages of “The Feral Detective,” Jonathan Lethem’s flaky, trivial, intermittently entertaining 11th novel. The Wheels Come Off an American Journey in Jonathan Lethem’s ‘The Feral Detective’ 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z

One profile is certainly more entertaining and enlightening than the other…and I think you can guess which it is. “P*ssy is way more sacred than penis”: Azealia Banks on blackness, bisexuality and why she loves to “bring her butt out” 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z

It's entertaining in a cheerfully ridiculous way, though Cage fans will be disappointed that he does not really lose his rag, despite some serious provocation from the Lord of Darkness. Season of the Witch ? review 2011-01-06T22:41:00Z

Her sound was bright and her energy entertaining. Before dying, opera's Romeo and Juliette get sick 2011-03-04T18:18:18Z

It also happens to be extremely funny, crafty and entertaining. ‘Argo,’ ‘Anna Karenina,’ ‘Undefeated’ | New DVDs 2013-02-16T23:47:23Z

The station promised, “Candy, Mike and Todd are a fun, entertaining and intelligent trio.” Not even a goodbye: KIRO abruptly cancels ‘The Ron & Don Show’ 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z

"Kin" is both entertaining and thoughtful, a satisfying emotional journey from start to finish. Satisfying emotional journey in 'Kin' 2011-03-22T14:44:09Z

On the entertaining if erratic “15,” Bhad Bhabie raps like someone who is learning to rap in real time, which to be fair, she is. Bhad Bhabie and Noah Cyrus, Invented From the Ground Up 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z

It turns out that farm stays and eco-friendly snorkeling trips really are more entertaining than sitting on a beach with a mai-tai. Can Responsible Travel to Hawaii Be Fun? We Gave It a Try. 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z

Do you think Fred Astaire decided to abandon subtlety so as to be entertaining? Isherwood and Macaulay Spar Over ?Come Fly Away? 2010-03-31T22:26:00Z

Thus I cannot help but think that if I were just entertaining/ committed/caring/engaging enough, the students would all have a huge meta-noia about literature—maybe even about the grading system. I don’t hate millennials anymore! 2013-05-25T13:00:00Z

“Seven” combines the artists’ interests to entertaining, if not completely seamless effect. Art in Review: MIKA ROTTENBERG AND JON KESSLER: ?Seven? 2011-11-10T22:55:17Z

Heavily seasoned with epigrams worthy of Oscar Wilde, this entertaining documentary portrays Vidal as a pessimistic political prophet with streaks of paranoia and misanthropy, but a truth teller nonetheless. ‘Gore Vidal: United States of Amnesia,’ a Documentary 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

A convoluted conclusion, begot by an unconvincing change of heart, obliterates any chance of “Hunt” offering the clarity it needs to be entertaining. ‘Hunt’ Review: Spy vs. Spy vs. Subplots 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z

At one point, Stallone even growls, “I’m not going to wreck my knees entertaining you.” ‘Samaritan’ Review: Taking Out the Trash 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z

"It seems churlish to grumble when so much of this show, with its entertaining book by Jeffrey Lane, hits the mark," he wrote in his . Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 'entertains' 2014-04-03T11:09:18Z

For the rest, the music was mostly entertaining on some level and occasionally edifying. Music Review: Australian Voices Focuses on Music From Home 2013-06-27T20:13:38Z

And she sure doesn’t make any headway while high as a kite on Nate’s brain, but she sure is entertaining. 'iZombie' recap: 'Dead Rat, Live Rat, Brown Rat, White Rat' 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z

During a rambling and wildly entertaining conversation, he spoke passionately of the importance of preserving Spain’s estimated seven million acres of dehesa. 2010-01-14T03:45:00Z

At the Liverpool show, it was clear that even if the Breunion Boys cannot change the course of Brexit, their efforts were entertaining people. Trying to Stop Brexit, Using Catchy Songs and Washboard Abs 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z

Each floor reveals Buddha and Bodhisattva statues from centuries past, and useful placards explaining Buddhist concepts and historical context make the Rubin an entertaining and educational spot to spend a couple of hours. Had your fill of the Met? Visit these six quirky New York City museums instead. 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z

Is life for the Columbus kids – as I imagine – constantly entertaining? Chris Columbus: My dad said, 'Don't do a job you hate' 2013-04-26T22:00:01Z

Now they survive by entertaining tourists, selling handmade jewelry and so on. Review: Goodbye to Giraffe Meat in ‘Ghostland’ 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z

Medieval Faire, and about a million other such enterprises - and their tens of millions of hardworking, good, decent employees, are what make living in this country so comfortable, enjoyable, and entertaining. Medieval Times Goes Modern, Replacing Its Kings With Queens 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z

Yet its entertaining conceit aside, the show suggests that Mr. Cattelan knows what he’s about: he’s always been uneven and now he is running out of ideas. Art Review: Maurizio Cattelan at the Guggenheim - Review 2011-11-03T22:20:09Z

One of the fair’s most entertaining booths presents “The Space Age,” a group show. What Not to Miss at the Armory Show at the Piers 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z

Theroux stopped by Salon’s New York studio recently for a highly entertaining conversation about the making of “My Scientology Movie,” which to a significant degree is a movie about the making of itself. WATCH: Louis Theroux on his hilarious Scientology meta-movie: To the church, I was “almost like a contagion” 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z

They were nominated for an Oscar for writing "American Splendor," and previously presented "The Extra Man" at the Sundance Film Festival, where Variety called it "a highly entertaining character comedy." 'American Splendor' directors will bring 'The Extra Man' to Seattle International Film Festival 2010-03-29T23:22:00Z

It was a genuinely iconic performance in an utterly watchable, wholly entertaining film. We don't need a prestige Joker movie, but "The Dark Knight" made one inevitable. 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z

This introspection gives the film an emotionalism that its entertaining contributors respond to with bracing, pick-yourself-up pragmatism. ‘The Ghost of Peter Sellers’ Review: Inside a Cursed Comedy 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z

The first revitalised Star Trek movie was wildly entertaining. The best films for spring 2013 2013-04-01T05:59:03Z

At the end of this visually stunning and truly entertaining movie, while most of the audience was applauding, I wanted to shout out, “Take that, Kenny boy.” Readers react: Why Tarzan is the real-life hero that young boys need 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z

Wright said he, too, was fascinated by Levant, having grown up with “a really entertaining, outrageous, brilliant father who was severely bipolar and refused medication, so Oscar’s mood swings were really familiar to me.” To Become Oscar Levant, Sean Hayes Revisited His First Role 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z

Some of it was passably entertaining, but there wasn't even a pretence at creating a level playing field by which to judge the contestants' credentials. The Intern; Horizon: The Age of Big Data; Dogging Tales - TV review 2013-04-05T06:00:10Z

Once that’s understood, the record becomes sort of entertaining: gaudy, vacuous, densely mannered. New Music: ?SuperHeavy,? With Mick Jagger, and ?Where Are the Arms? - Review 2011-09-19T22:39:18Z

The plurality of G.O.P. voters who have carried Donald Trump, maybe irreversibly, to the top of their party’s nominating contest have, of course, a very different relationship to the man who has been entertaining them. Jokes and Shame, from Chris Rock to Donald Trump 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z

Our reviewer, Jabari Asim, calls it a “consistently entertaining new book” in which “the relationship between fact and fiction provides an animating tension throughout.” 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z

Simmons as his father, Omni-Man, the new series is irreverent and dramatic, funny and graphically violent, and never less than gleefully entertaining. ‘Transformers’ and a Zombie Comedy: What ‘Invincible’ Is Made Of 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z

It’s rare to see a performance so committed to keeping the audience at bay, and yet so weirdly entertaining. Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z

All true, but, above all, they are magical and wondrously entertaining. Review | The perfect book to help celebrate the Chinese New Year 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z

But “Winning Time,” while aggressively entertaining, is hooked on the exhausting style that marked “The Big Short,” full of screen captions, fourth-wall-breaking and ever-changing film stock. On TV, the Truth Hurts 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z

Instead here are five new shows that could actually be entertaining, but honestly, there are no clear guarantees of this. TCA Report: The Fall TV outlook for the broadcast networks isn’t pretty 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z

And very entertaining it is too; I think all young Brits should be sent down mines, preferable African ones. Blood, Sweat and Luxuries, Afghan Star and Olympic Dreams 2010-04-20T23:05:00Z

They focused their efforts and budget on the spaces most critical to entertaining—the kitchen and outdoor living areas. Carolina Colonial Christmas Makeover 2013-12-09T22:50:00.343Z

Three days after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, landscape architect Ben Page arrived on the doorstep of author and entertaining expert Julia Reed. The Garden on First Street 2014-02-19T17:20:02.462Z

The family moved to Canada when he was a child, and he began entertaining in Vancouver when he was 13. Mr Ed's straight man Alan Young dies aged 96 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z

There are a handful that are actually entertaining and funny and great. "Baskets" star Louie Anderson "had a lot of gut punches" playing Christine this season 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z

“Somehow the egotist, the entertaining politician, the one that has the greatest, quickest, fastest line, the one that is best on television, is somehow the best one for you in your life,” he said. DeLorean film drives back to the futuristic '70s to close Venice... 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z

He still works plenty hard entertaining grown-ups at gigs around the world. Neil Sedaka turns his calendar girl into dino pet 2012-05-15T21:41:12Z

A stocked home bar — complete with fun coasters, cocktail shakers and stirrers — lends itself to gathering, entertaining and celebrating. Add some glamour to your home bar with these trendy accessories 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z

“We do not go into this with an agenda other than to be factually accurate and entertaining,” he said. 2010-02-16T23:30:00Z

The only Volkstheater production at Radikal Jung, it is quite possibly the loopiest and most entertaining German production that premiered last year. In Munich, Young Directors Offer Horrors Both Real and Fantastical 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z

Like all time-travel shows, it would be entertaining enough to simply follow the 19th-century newcomers around Manhattan for an hour and see how they react. Review | In ‘Time After Time’ and ‘Making History,’ more proof that anywhen beats now 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z

If the choreographic element was sometimes slight, and the corps de ballet work rudimentary, they were always entertaining thanks to his sure eye for collaborators and dancers. Roland Petit obituary 2011-07-11T12:42:20Z

On the company’s entertaining “hard-hat” distillery tour, I was quickly reminded of the corn. Explorer: Rye Whiskey Is Back, With Flavors of American History 2011-12-23T17:57:07Z

Cranko’s strength is in his entertaining dance sequences, but a ballet this big also needs some quiet, where we can share in the dancers’ human, psychological process, so they can pull us into their minds. In “Romeo and Juliet,” the Washington Ballet unleashes a star 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z

Related As the star of “Sherlock,” the highly entertaining new BBC-“Masterpiece Mystery!” production that comes to PBS on Sunday, he is officially the latest incarnation of Sherlock Holmes, the demon detective of Baker Street. | 'Sherlock': The Latest Sherlock Hears a ?Who? 2010-10-21T22:24:00Z

And it's why 2000's U-571 famously rode roughshod over any sense of reality in favour of simply telling an entertaining story. How WikiLeaks killed the conspiracy thriller 2010-12-02T22:30:00Z

“Ghost Fleet” is an entertaining new entrant into this tradition. Chronicle of a war foretold 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z

"This is the most entertaining thing I've watched in months," she says, laughing. The family recipe I couldn't wait any longer to learn 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z

The hike itself, though, was one of the most entertaining, thanks in large part to a fellow hiker I dubbed Opera Man. Explorer: In Spain, Hiking Along the Volcanoes of Catalonia 2011-09-09T19:00:10Z

"It's about people ... and real compelling human stories made more intense, more fun, more frightening, more alive and more entertaining." Animal Planet's monstrous makeover 2011-01-31T22:32:00Z

“Nightcrawler” is a modest and effectively executed urban thriller, suspenseful and entertaining in its clammy, overwrought way. ‘Nightcrawler’ Stars Jake Gyllenhaal as an Obsessive 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z

What did you find so entertaining about that premise? Shea Serrano was as shocked as anyone when Obama endorsed ‘Basketball (And Other Things)’ 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z

And while the show, directed by Mr. Poitier, is thoroughly entertaining, it displays a mild personality disorder. ArtsBeat: New York Musical Theater Festival Report: ‘Legacy Falls’ 2013-07-26T16:01:37Z

For him, entertaining readers is just as important as making sure his observations about society ring true. Debut author: Karl Taro Greenfeld 2013-02-24T00:05:17Z

I just can’t write entertaining lyrics when I hear: “We will have so many great times While we’re out committing hate crimes!” Style Invitational Week 1310: The Year in Redo, Part 2 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z

“Namouna” was followed by Jerome Robbins’s “Four Seasons,” another jokey, deliberately entertaining ballet with a profusion of soloist roles and large ensembles. Dance Review: The Sailor Who Fell Into Grace With the Wig-Wearing Nymphs 2010-09-19T22:07:00Z

She sometimes accompanied her husband on his tours entertaining American armed forces overseas. Dolores Hope, Bob Hope?s Widow, Dies at 102 2011-09-19T22:15:06Z

Based partly on historian Doris Kearns Goodwin's "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln," Spielberg's film is enormously entertaining yet professorial at times. Underdog 'Argo' continues on charmed Oscar path 2013-01-31T14:14:10Z

Not perfect, then, but rewarding and entertaining fare none the less, which suggests a solid future for Fletcher behind as well as in front of the camera. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up 2012-07-21T23:05:24Z

This is an impressive, entertaining album, not just because of the unlikely array of musicians involved, but because of the quality of the songs. The Burns Unit: Side Show 2010-07-29T21:10:00Z

A year later, Frank Gifford replaced Jackson and the three-man booth would become one of the most entertaining in league history. A look at the seminal broadcasting moves that define the NFL 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z

Apart from reminders of what’s being lost, the author’s historical journey through technological changes is entertaining and enlightening. In defense of noise: Damon Krukowski’s 'The New Analog: Listening and Reconnecting in a Digital World' 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z

In his New York Times review, Ben Brantley called the show “smart, shameless and extravagantly entertaining.” ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ to Head to Broadway 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z

It's an entirely individual effort, and I think terrifically entertaining, but you can hear that it's highly troubled. Van Dyke Parks: 'I was victimised by Brian Wilson's buffoonery' 2013-05-09T17:30:01Z

Even so, think of it as one of the ways Alberta, and Pinnock, remind us that if we play the right notes, any situation can be entertaining. From ghosts to cannibals, here are the 10 breakout TV performances of the year 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z

Consider this your textbook for outdoor summer entertaining. Most picnics suck. Yours doesn't have to 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z

But it’s also imaginative, and, on a fascinatingly large scale, intensely entertaining. Dance Review: New York City Ballet Erring on Side of Variety 2014-01-27T22:26:31Z

Acerbic, witty, often brief and almost always entertaining, Bellow's letters, due to be published in book form later this year, are a poignant reminder of why writers' epistolary exchanges often prove so popular with readers. Epistles at dawn: the dying art of letter writing 2010-06-23T13:42:00Z

“Queer Eye” seemed like “an interesting vehicle for me to do something I love to do, which is doing hair and entertaining people,” he said. ‘Queer Eye’s’ Jonathan Van Ness is a one-man meme machine ready to take down toxic masculinity. Can you believe? 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z

“She really wanted you to go away learning a technique, a skill. It just so happened that she was entertaining,” Dodge said. How do you keep Julia Child’s legacy alive? Pay it forward. 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z

“It agitates, it illuminates, it makes you laugh, it’s entertaining.” Alice Childress Finally Gets to Make ‘Trouble’ on Broadway 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z

McCaughrean's talent for invention and her ear for dialogue means that all these character sketches are lively and entertaining. The Positively Last Performance by Geraldine McCaughrean - review 2013-02-06T07:00:06Z

And – I'm afraid, for exactly those reasons – really rather entertaining. Top Gear; Michael Bublé's Day Off – TV review 2013-07-01T06:00:14Z

All this and more makes for an entertaining if not very coherent experience — kind of like web surfing. Review: ‘Crime Stories: Photography and Foul Play’ Is a Rogues’ Gallery 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z

But even if the undead don’t rise up soon, Vigna’s book still serves as a smart and entertaining ode to the show that brought back “a schlocky genre” and turned it into a mainstream megahit. ‘Guts’ is the ultimate fan guide to ‘The Walking Dead’ 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z

The titular theme aside, it’s an engaging, often entertaining and intermittently exhilarating show. ‘Unorthodox’ Faces Paradox at the Jewish Museum 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

Even so, the show manages to be hugely entertaining and involving thanks mainly to the judges' personalities and the ability of the producers to spot emotionally charged stories when they see them. "MasterChef" off to a tasty start 2010-07-27T01:31:00Z

Once again, another delightful, entertaining, and educational article from Mr. Rao. Panettone Has Become an Obsession for American Bakers 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z

Mr. Mabey’s highly entertaining book, “The Cabaret of Plants: Forty Thousand Years of Plant Life and the Human Imagination,” is a welcome corrective. Review: In ‘The Cabaret of Plants,’ Richard Mabey Demonstrates Their Richness 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z

Other materials expected to be made public include "memos and correspondence from the White House relating to Mrs. Kennedy's White House restoration project, White House entertaining, travels abroad, relationship with the press, and historic preservation." 1964 Jackie Kennedy interviews to be published 2010-04-13T11:19:00Z

He was very entertaining and to this day I still use his cookbooks. A Slower Pace for TV’s ‘Galloping Gourmet’ 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z

Zadan and Meron, who produced the film version of musical "Chicago" as well as Broadway shows, recruited MacFarlane last year, saying his skills "blend perfectly with our ideas for making the show entertaining and fresh." Seth MacFarlane bringing a surprise factor as Oscar host 2013-02-21T13:37:46Z

According to movie critics, the result is an entertaining, thought-provoking journey suitable for moviegoers of any age. 'Inside Out': Pixar delivers a rewarding head trip, reviews say 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z

Other entertaining bits of contemporary doggerel do feature, but Morris isn't here for close reading. Declaring His Genius: Oscar Wilde in North America by Roy Morris Jnr – review 2013-02-15T14:01:01Z

Even entertaining flicks come with bumps, and the main rub with this sequel to the troupe’s frenetic “Three Musketeers” a few seasons back is that it’s slow to launch. Synetic’s ‘Man in the Iron Mask’ has action and unexpected melodrama 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z

With “The Tragedy of Arthur” Mr. Phillips has created a wonderfully tricky Chinese puzzle box of a novel that is as entertaining as it is brainy. Books of The Times: Bogus Shakespeare in a Fake Memoir. Really. 2011-04-27T16:15:14Z

Not very practical, but certainly shows the fun and entertaining face of London fashion. Mulberry, Illincic wrap up London Fashion Week 2012-09-19T01:16:05Z

The effort that it takes to stay on RuPaul’s Drag Race to the finish is Herculean, and the drama and antics that go on before the finale are always entertaining. RuPaul’s Drag Race: 10 best moments of TV’s most fabulous reality show 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z

DiMauro: This series, "Dirty Money," does a really incredible job of taking these somewhat academic, white-collar crimes — corporate malfeasance-type issues — and translating them into entertaining, informative visual products. Jared Kushner's tenants are "Davids going up against Goliath" in Netflix's "Dirty Money" 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z

And would the telecast be more entertaining — possibly even shorter — if several awards were moved to a preshow? The Best and Worst Moments of the 2022 Oscars 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z

It was one of the most entertaining performances I’ve heard for some time, simply because it was so satisfyingly good. Review | In NSO opener, Noseda shows you don’t have to dumb down to have fun 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z

My ideal is a movie which is entertaining and fun, but also, afterwards maybe sticks with you, and you think about some of the themes in it as well. Why Oscar-Winning Director Kevin Macdonald Decided to Make a Submarine Thriller 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

And that was part of his gift, presenting a positive, optimistic message without preachiness and making it entertaining, said Carl Goodman, executive director of the museum. Exhibit in NYC explores the man behind the Muppets 2011-07-13T18:18:08Z

That's more entertaining than the pastiche hymns he sings, whose intermittently effective lyrics too often rely on "Santa drinking meths"-style shock tactics. Merrie Hell – review 2012-12-13T18:15:57Z

Her closely shorn white hair and sagelike demeanor invites comparisons with Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the cozily entertaining sex guru who mainstreamed in the 1980s. You Are Your Safest Sex Partner. Betty Dodson Wants to Help. 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z

“Pain Hustlers,” a conflicted yet entertaining dramedy from David Yates, takes its title from a group of pitchmen hawking fentanyl to clinics across the southeast. ‘Pain Hustlers’ Review: Seeking Dr. Feelgood 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z

Or they’re annoyed with noisy restaurants and want to do more entertaining at home. Ditch the island: Why you should rediscover your dining room 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z

I thought it would be entertaining, and I'm a big fan of spaghetti Westerns and classic samurai films. Bourdain book goes graphic: Chef playfully skewers foodie culture 2012-07-10T04:59:47Z

Produced initially by the Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where it opened in January, the exhibition presents an entertaining hodgepodge of paintings and sculptures by two dozen women. Art Review: Before the Rebellion, Playful Pop Art Novelty 2010-10-14T21:54:00Z

“I’m sorry, but we all find it really entertaining.” Meshell Ndegeocello’s Magnificent Mix, and 9 More New Songs 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z

He's no more believable than the rest, but at least he's consistently entertaining. Review: 'Hysteria' has a few oohs, aahs, no Big O 2012-05-15T14:30:20Z

Into a beautifully written, richly entertaining account of a year spent travelling around the archipelago, she weaves a deep knowledge of the country acquired first as a reporter there, and then as an epidemiologist. The road ahead 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z

“I said thank you for entertaining this idea. I assume you’re planned out for the next 15 years, and he said, ‘Well, actually we have a space for it.’ Fleming returns to Met in new opera based on ‘The Hours’ 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z

Writers are out of the study and on the road – and when they are not entertaining readers they are invited to enlighten would-be writers. Jeanette Winterson: teaching creative writing 2012-05-18T21:50:01Z

May, the month of mothers and azaleas, marks the start of the outdoor entertaining season in Washington. Up your outdoor entertaining game 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z

“These entertaining scenarios make for great television,” said Pasternak, “but it’s not for someone who is concerned with making people healthy.” 'It's a miracle no one has died yet': The Biggest Loser returns, despite critics' warnings 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z

Last year The Green Bag, a self-described “entertaining journal of law,” pronounced Mr. Scalia the court’s “most literary justice,” based on his high rate of references to authors like Shakespeare and Orwell. Recalling Scalia, a Literary Stylist Who Scorned ‘Jiggery-Pokery’ 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z

“Lobster” ups the ante when, via an entertaining series of plot turns, it shows the other side — a commune where coupling up is forbidden. Cannes: With 'The Lobster,' a director keeps swimming in rebel waters 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z

Truth and fiction mingle like guests at a cocktail party where the booze flows so freely you forget who’s the historian and who’s just an entertaining fabulist. Raise a glass to 1920s Paris and the Americans who imbibed there 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z

Material from the new album dominated the evening, and, based on this live preview, “American Middle Class” promises an entertaining and titillating song cycle. At Hill Country, Angaleena Presley seems set for post-supergroup success

The Rotten Tomatoes scores may insist that first is worse, but watching Fred Gwynne nail a Maine accent and spout cheesy dialogue is much more entertaining than this movie's monotonous series of lame jump scares. "Pet Sematary" stinks like a rotting corpse: Stay away and watch the original 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z

Out of that grew a much more vibrant and entertaining expression of second-generation black Britons based around the Saxon Sound System in Smiley's end of southeast London. Smiley Culture made us proud to be black and British 2011-03-15T19:58:40Z

“Maybe she wasn’t interesting, except she was entertaining.” Shut Up and Drink Your Champagne: The Impossible Life of the Impossible Elaine Stritch 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z

Yet his showbiz savvy made the carefully apportioned cascade of data entertaining, never overwhelming. Michael Feinstein leads Pasadena Pops to 'New York, New York' 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z

Spall, 57, also drew praise from Screen International's Jonathan Romney, who said he was "magnificent" in a film that "may be the most entertaining art biopic yet made". Mike Leigh tipped for Turner prizes 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

When Pattner and her husband began entertaining regularly, they worried about their wine choices. Perspective | 9 ways to take the stress out of holiday entertaining 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z

A documentary about light pollution that is entertaining and thought-provoking? | 'The City Dark': ?The City Dark,? a Documentary by Ian Cheney - Review 2012-01-17T23:15:50Z

I really enjoyed reading this book and found it very entertaining... Reader reviews roundup 2013-06-14T08:00:00Z

“We purchased ‘The Banker’ earlier this year as we were moved by the film’s entertaining and educational story about social change and financial literacy,” Apple said in a statement. Apple cancels premiere of film 'The Banker' after unspecified 'concerns' 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z

Littlefield found the interviews so insightful and entertaining he felt it was best to quote from them. Warren Littlefield's NBC a far different era 2012-05-07T12:54:08Z

“Blue Champagne” is a deeply researched, thoroughly entertaining history of the torch song that revisits the era of Ruth Etting and Libby Holman, who are remembered in detail. Music Review: Keeping Torch Songs Ablaze 2010-11-21T22:34:00Z

Readers looking for a quick overview of the Cold War will find “The Folly and the Glory” informative and entertaining. The Rivalry That Forged the Cold War 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z

Work is done in between entertaining the kids, policing a screen-limit policy, cleaning after them, trying to educate them, making sure they are not beating each other up too badly, and, mostly, cooking for them. Ottolenghi’s Test Kitchen Is Closed. But the Recipes Keep Coming. 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z

Though a decidedly entertaining effort, overflowing with conspiracy theories and secret cameras, “Woodpecker” also is a deadly dramatic work, a wild tale by way of historical injustice. Sundance 2015: As war escalates at home, two Ukrainians take on Putin 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z

His movie is flashy and entertaining, but also earnestly concerned with the collapse of trust and integrity at every level of society. ‘Days of Grace,’ a Mexican Film by Everardo Gout 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z

Here are some lessons I’ve learned about entertaining, plus tips from experts and other parents about how to pull off dinners and parties when kids are in the house. Once kids enter the picture, can parents still entertain? 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z

The journal he keeps results in a new book, quirky but entertaining, filled with observations about the history of everyday life spanning the last 150 or so years. 'At Home': Bill Bryson constructs a history of private life 2010-10-06T23:05:00Z

The result is a film that, though entertaining, feels a bit like a missed opportunity. The problematic history in Tarantino 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z

Sometimes this is innocuous enough – and often it's entertaining, Miller's tongue being famously sharp – but despite Bassett's attempts at balance, the suspicion grows that we are being drip-fed the subject's own insights into himself. In Two Minds: A Biography of Jonathan Miller by Kate Bassett – review 2012-12-12T08:00:01Z

“In the 1920s, it was all about female entertaining and the musicians were in the background. That changed later on when it became more guitar-driven.” Museum Exploring Music’s Black Innovators Arrives in Nashville 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z

Maybe the straightforward, entertaining mystery that could be discerned beneath all the baroque trappings was neglected because too much attention was going to the borderland atmosphere and cultural politics. Season 2 of ‘The Bridge’ Starts on FX 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z

Simmons, whose double-barreled performance makes the show the most entertaining new series of the winter. Review: ‘Counterpart’ Gives Us J.K. Simmons, Times Two 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z

He wants a comfortable, traditional style for the space, which is used for entertaining, reading and relaxing. How to give a room with wainscoting a more informal look 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z

And the play never gets down and dirty by treating the present day: it's useful, entertaining but insufficiently disturbing. The Human Comedy; Blood and Gifts; Accomplice 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z

Those not quite in the know couldn’t ask for a better summary of his life and achievements than this energetic and entertaining documentary from the director Kate Novack. The Best Movies on Amazon Prime Video Right Now 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z

The entertaining part is that she fights dirty. Office sexual politics is ‘What We’re Up Against’ 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z

Tommy DeVito is entertaining fellow gangsters with stories of his exploits when one of his listeners, Henry Hill, tells him he’s funny. The Restrained Genius of a Joe Pesci Performance 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z

This month's exceptionally informative and entertaining edition of the Wire attains a far happier balance between unfettered egotism and actual content. Inky Fingers: Maggoty Lamb fails to climb the Times paywall 2010-08-25T10:57:00Z

Whether describing life in the early days of the Merce Cunningham company or being part of one of Robert Rauschenberg’s zany performances, Mr. Paxton is an entertaining storyteller — self-effacing and wry. Steve Paxton, a Buddha of American Dance 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z

You have to be in a good mood, entertaining, smiling all the time. Too much to bare: behind the scenes at a lap-dancing club 2012-07-20T21:59:00Z

It is easier writing this kind of summarising social history about the farther -off past, and the earlier chapters in Dyhouse's book are crisper and more entertaining. Girl Trouble by Carol Dyhouse – review 2013-03-15T18:59:01Z

It’s a solidly entertaining show with a big heart and a message of substance: We live, we die; life goes on. ‘The Lion King’ always makes me cry

This behind-the-scenes look at how Supreme Court nominations became so partisan, by a New York Times journalist, is “entertaining and shrewd,” wrote our reviewer, Evan Thomas. New in Paperback: ‘The Nickel Boys’ and ‘Confirmation Bias’ 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z

"We look forward to honoring television's best while entertaining audiences with the creative energy and sharp comedy of Stephen Colbert," Jack Sussman, executive vice president of live events at CBS, said in a statement, Stephen Colbert to host 2017 Emmy awards for television 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z

“The Artist,” as aggressively entertaining as any musical, is measured in its mourning and eclectic in its nostalgia for old movies. | 'The Artist': ?The Artist,? by Michel Hazanavicius - Review 2011-11-24T13:00:00Z

“So this would be the most entertaining and compelling time capsule that one could possibly imagine opening up years from now.” Andy Cohen Had a Year 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z

Patrick Lawlor delivers this very entertaining grab-bag of history, anecdote and fact in a nice, friendly voice in which we hear his own pleasure in the curiosities he lays before us. Review | Audiobooks for your summer travels 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z

Start in the living room and kitchen, prime entertaining spaces. Company’s coming: Is your house hospitality-ready?

And when executed with as much polish and talent as this “Evita” revival, it’s still entertaining. ‘Evita’ revival an entertaining dance 2014-01-03T01:57:04Z

An equally vigorous encore of People Have the Power follows and a standing ovation ends an insightful, surprising and very entertaining glimpse into a true artist's heart. Patti Smith – review 2013-06-23T17:41:32Z

So begins an absinthe-fuelled rollercoaster bromance, by far the most entertaining half-hour of the movie, sandwiched between the miserable first act where he's poor and the miserable third act where he's mentally ill. Reel history 2010-04-08T08:00:00Z

Lewis scrapped the problematic film — in which he stars as the eponymous clown in a Nazi concentration camp tasked with entertaining children-detainees before they entered the gas chambers — before it reached theaters. The movie Jerry Lewis never wanted anyone to see: You can now watch 30 mins of “The Day the Clown Cried” 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z

It is the most purely pleasurable of the trilogy and the most entertaining “Tempest” I’ve ever seen. Review: In ‘The Tempest,’ Liberation and Exhilaration 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z

And for me the effect is more unsettling and entertaining than that of another, blunter work, now on Broadway, by a better-known playwright on the same subject: David Mamet’s “Race.” Theater Review | 'Clybourne Park': Good Defenses Make Good Neighbors 2010-02-22T08:11:00Z

SAT Tips on managing time, entertaining, shopping, 11 a.m. Community calendar 2012-11-07T21:54:04Z

“Solo” is an entertaining movie, with engaging performances, vivid production design, and enthralling action sequences. The Growing Emptiness of the Star Wars Universe 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z

That whiplash about-face soon left fans, critics and the Academy itself wondering if a suitably entertaining but uncontroversial choice for the role could even exist in our current controversy-fueled climate. Let's never have an Oscars host again 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z

The quick-sketch rendering of anecdotes that have acquired the burnish of legend is often entertaining. Theater Review: Several Moss Harts Are in ‘Act One,’ at Lincoln Center 2014-04-18T02:00:15Z

The Roosevelts pitch in while entertaining the Manns at the White House: Review | Colm Toibin’s ‘The Magician’ imagines the adventurous life of a literary great 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z

Anderson’s narrative is certainly entertaining, but he is no confectioner, and the dark, poignant tale he tells is far the better for it. When America’s Cold War Strategy Turned Corrupt 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z

Massie also offers a much more entertaining metaphor for the U.S. Review | ‘The Swamp’ looks at political reform through the eyes of an unlikely hero: Rep. Matt Gaetz 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z

This year’s edition of its annual short-film anthology is an entertaining mix of mostly horror shorts from 10 directors. Five Horror Movies to Stream Now 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z

It would be wonderful if the evening could be entertaining instead of a political platform for various social issues. ‘The Shape of Water’ and ‘Big Little Lies’ Lead Golden Globe Nominations 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z

“The old version of ‘Camelot’ felt distant, but also fun and entertaining,” she said. ‘Camelot,’ Beloved but Befuddling, Gets the Aaron Sorkin Treatment 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z

On the whole, “Man in Profile” is an entertaining and useful book, albeit a somewhat disconcerting one, too. ‘Man in Profile’ stirs controversy over the work of a New Yorker great 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z

For 28 dollars, it wasn’t Puccini, but it was certainly entertaining. A $1,000 Day in Sydney for $100 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z

The Times’s chief Washington correspondent offers a shrewd, entertaining look at the machinations surrounding Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court and the ominous political divisions his confirmation hearings revealed. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z

“She is a cultural icon and we expect to translate key elements of her success into an innovative, highly entertaining mobile experience.” Katy Perry Is About to Get Her Own Mobile Game 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

It is a brilliant recipe either way and will become a favorite for entertaining, even if you cut the recipe down to accommodate an intimate party for two. This creamy and decadent baked seafood dish is the perfect meal for a dreary, rainy night 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z

Their cat and mouse game, often mixing elements of “Basic Instinct,” is endlessly entertaining, leading to many surprises and even more suspects. Five Action Movies to Stream Now 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z

This concise, entertaining spin on the ghost story proposes that maybe the modern world is a haunted house now. ‘Host’ Review: A Zoom Séance Channels Spirits and Melancholy 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z

For many kids of the 1960s and ’70s, including Minkoff, 51, “Peabody’s Improbable History” was an entertaining entry point to the social sciences. A career comeback for Mr. Peabody 2014-03-06T19:34:07Z

Amusing, entertaining and, yes, “educational,” as well as ominous, Ms. Steyerl’s film is a substantial, painfully timely achievement. Hito Steyerl: ‘How Not to Be Seen’ 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

The Jewelry Purse” was nowhere near so entertaining to a newcomer. Review: Zhang Huoding Makes American Debut in Two Operas 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z

Category by category, Mr. Muratyan invites readers to play an entertaining guessing game as they decode his apt juxtapositions. Books of Style: Reviewing ?Lessons From Madame Chic,? and ?Paris Versus New York? 2012-03-21T21:46:43Z

Live musicians and Elizabethan-y song and dance contribute to an entertaining evening that wears lightly its insights about the fine line between comedy and tragedy. London critics fall for ‘Shakespeare in Love’ 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

“I have tried not to reveal crucial plot details,” she writes of her entertaining, fastidiously researched headnotes. A Late — and Maybe Last — Collection of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘Lost’ Stories 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z

What it mainly demonstrates is the magnitude of Ms. Rhimes’s achievement in making something entertaining from that unpromising starting point. Review: ‘Notorious’ Offers Nice Cheekbones, but Not Much Else 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z

The story is told with robust authority and an entertaining sense of intrigue. Biography paints portrait of Muhammad as prophet, man 2013-01-17T22:06:50Z

That being the case, the exhibition is not terrifically newsworthy, though it is consistently interesting and often entertaining. Art Review: ‘Faking It’ at the Met, a Photography Exhibition 2012-10-11T22:05:00Z

Max is right: The plan doesn't make much sense, and neither does "Henry's Crime," an intermittently entertaining comedy/drama with a funny script and a fatal miscasting. 'Henry's Crime' doesn't make sense 2011-04-28T20:07:04Z

Far better, of course, to spend the night with one or — go really wild! — both of these highly entertaining collections. Review | These two books will lead you down a rabbit hole to unexpected literary delights 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z

“The Harvest” is neither as bloodcurdling as “Henry” nor as trashily entertaining as “Wild Things,” playing more like a macabre fairy tale with a child’s-eye view of adult behavior. Review: In ‘The Harvest,’ Love Is Wielded With a Chill 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z

For every polished, entertaining segment there's a behind-the-scenes view of the bootstrapped effort and time every shot requires. Is Netflix's "Bo Burnham: Inside" our lockdown "Lemonade"? 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z

News is not supposed to be entertaining, however. Goodbye Chris Matthews, MSNBC's reigning Ron Burgundy 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z

Neither has an abundance of ambition or, it would appear, production money, but both are sufficiently entertaining to attract some slice of the fanboy-fangirl audience. Television Review: ?The Fades? on BBC America; ?Lost Girl? on Syfy - Review 2012-01-14T01:49:07Z

Shameless is well into its ninth series, and though it remains entertaining, it's not as sharp as it used to be. Catch-up TV Guide: From Borgen to Brighton Rock 2012-02-11T00:05:00Z

It's an entertaining, but bleak, picture of politics in this country too, a world of bitter competitiveness and ruthless ambition that has very little to do with the interests of the country. The Politician's Husband – TV review 2013-04-26T06:00:11Z

Shining 31 flashlights into the audience's eyes was not entertaining. Offenbach's `La Perichole' ends NYC Opera season 2013-04-24T16:49:08Z

This screwball comedy, reminiscent of a Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn romp, is no classic, but it is very entertaining. César Winners Fill Roster at Rendez-Vous With French Cinema 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z

His decoding of food-related texts is the most original aspect of a work that is entertaining and revealing throughout. Tasty talk 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z

And this entertaining app from iNaturalist, an initiative of the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society, encourages users to do just that. 17 Learning Tools For Your Next Outdoor Excursion 2020-08-11T04:00:00Z

He’s entertaining and informative as he hopscotches around, relating the history and the culture that produced a particular drink, which he then samples. Alcohol’s Sudden TV Renaissance 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z

Several years of wildly entertaining bedlam ensued, which Wired Up captures perfectly. Alexis Petridis on glam rock 2012-06-17T19:00:04Z

As with everyone on "Reservation Dogs," there's a laser-focused truth to her character that becomes entertaining in its specificity. From "Prey" to "Reservation Dogs," Amber Midthunder always slays 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z

He is also sympathetic to Greg’s highly entertaining flaws and optimistic that the character might someday transcend his limitations — perhaps at some point during the coming third season of “Succession,” which begins next Sunday. How the ‘Succession’ Star Nicholas Braun Elevates Cousin Greg 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z

I've personally benefited from hearing other people's stories told in an either entertaining way or honest way or, ideally, both. Moby is happily boring now: "I look at the desperation that I had ... I don't glorify the past" 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z

The resulting book should suit us; it’s entertaining but not comprehensive. Instead of a New Album, Rihanna Drops a Book 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z

He thought it would be entertaining to offer Yankee Boy a bowl of tongue-searing spices. Chili, just what the crowd ordered for Super Bowl 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z

The one that I also found very entertaining, because they’re just so far removed from the world that I live in, is Made in Chelsea. Tom Hopper: 'I could watch another 10 seasons of Friends' 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z

Watching her strategize is entertaining, and cheering, letting us know that we might actually make it through this after all. "The Great" is the cheeky post-enlightment balm we've been waiting for 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z

"The footage and sound is then edited and dubbed into a finished programme, to deliver the most entertaining experience possible for viewers." Fans suspect X Factor of enhancing singers' pitch with Auto-Tune 2010-08-22T20:11:00Z

All their funny and entertaining rules are forgotten; they don’t want me to do a chicken dance, or pillow fight; they forget all about emailing Donald Trump. ‘We’re never going to bed’: children rewrite the house rules 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z

Neon-yellow wall lights and pendant lamps illuminate this sleek little bar, where live music on weekends might be a jazz pianist or a rockabilly trio entertaining the crowd. 36 Hours in Venice 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z

Highly entertaining even if you don’t speak the language. What a Trip: Hiking and painting in the French countryside 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

But does the film have the power to transcend the realms of entertaining and informative? New Black Panthers documentary tells the story behind the berets 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z

It was happy and bright and easy and melodious, though not particularly memorable — in the many vintages of concerts, a summer rosé, refreshing and fine for the season, and perfectly entertaining. Review | A return to end the season: Eschenbach leads NSO 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z

It’s a tremendously entertaining movie and also a gut punch. The Essential Spike Lee 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z

But far more entertaining here are the thematic feats of a pastel-blue moon goddess aerialist dangling from her crescent perch. Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Amaluna’ celebrates the power and grandeur of women 2013-02-02T00:11:02Z

His essential eagerness surely makes him a great audience, but even before acquiring his show, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Hickey said, could be as entertaining as any performer — without a typical actor’s neediness. The Six Degrees of Andy Cohen 2011-01-07T22:42:55Z

She said Monday that the new column will enable her to share her "passion for food and entertaining." Pippa Middleton to write column for magazine 2013-02-25T18:47:08Z

Just in time for holiday hosting season, we asked a lifestyle expert and a professional event planner for their stress-free entertaining strategies. Perspective | 9 ways to take the stress out of holiday entertaining 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z

He also has become the show’s entertaining id, channeling and deflecting our own dark thoughts about this lopsided spectacle. | 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark': 1 Radioactive Bite, 8 Legs and 183 Previews 2011-06-15T02:30:06Z

Off the back of a wildly entertaining tale of financial, sexual and chemical excess, it became the director's highest grossing film to date. Martin Scorsese's Silence lined up for Oscars... in 2016 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

The book fuses fantasy and even Joycean tropes to create an entertaining, passionate story. New in Paperback: ‘Jerusalem,’ ‘Leonardo da Vinci’ 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z

His mortality mélange was neither profound nor particularly entertaining. A Festival Adds to Opera’s Soaring Body Count 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z

It’s a surprisingly chaste movie from the often overheated director, but one of his most purely entertaining. What You Should Watch This Father’s Day Weekend 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z

Toss everything together to combine, gather your friends, and get excited for the beginning of outdoor entertaining season. Pickle pasta salad will be this summer’s potluck hit 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z

That was presumably the case with the entertaining but often baffling 2010 action-comedy Let the Bullets Fly, another former Chinese No 1, which grossed a feeble $69,000 in the States. Lost in Thailand: did China's comedy hit get lost in translation? 2013-02-13T16:50:12Z

If “Dark Gutter” is a lecture about the medium’s abundant possibilities, it is one that’s both entertaining and cleverly illustrated. In the galleries: Deconstruction that’s carefully constructed 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

They create a story to be more entertaining, memorable and to feed a needy ego. Perspective | Ask Amy: Grouchy gramps derails airport run 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z

Pundits regularly predict the demise of the formal dining room and the kind of entertaining that requires one, yet antique dinnerware still quickens pulses. What to Look for When Buying Antique China 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z

The exhibition also succeeds in entertaining a range of ages. Spare Times for Children for Jan. 30-Feb. 5 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

Serious and seriously entertaining, they married Shakespeare to contemporary Indian reality as artfully as they wedded a heightened realism to Bollywood showmanship. | '7 Khoon Maaf': A Black Widow Tale 2011-02-19T00:14:13Z

We never really learn much about this Barnum of the basement, what his motivations are or what he does when not entertaining guests, but it doesn’t seem to matter. 2010-01-12T07:15:00Z

The one section that is both effective and entertaining is set up like an Art Deco movie theater. Italian Wine Museums Appeal to the Intellect, but Not the Palate 2010-12-28T00:06:02Z

"There are two short extracts, which are very entertaining actually, which were cut from the first book," Roberts said. 'Lost' Douglas Adams draft found 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z

All hover just this side of kitsch in a way that is entertaining. Tom Gidley, Howard Hodgkin and Bridget Riley – the week in art 2012-06-01T15:31:33Z

The most entertaining sequence, though, is the murder of Agamemnon in his bath by his wife, Clytemnestra. Swan Lake; Love and War 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z

It's refreshingly honest fare; candid, ballsy, and unashamedly entertaining, with the traditional hint of preachiness demanded by this familiar hymn sheet. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up – review 2012-11-25T00:05:26Z

“The People v. O. J. Simpson” was a tightly packed, almost indecently entertaining piece of pop realism, a Dreiser novel infused with the spirit of Tom Wolfe. Review: ‘O.J.: Made in America,’ an Unflinching Take on His Rise and Fall 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

The prize aims to celebrate authors who deal with "real-life issues in a way that is honest, entertaining and fun" for a teenage audience. Maureen Johnson wins Queen of Teen prize 2012-07-06T15:58:12Z

"From cuddly puppies to bright balloons, costumed kids to bouncy babies, this board book offers entertaining illustrations on every page to help parents sing the praises of their very own special someone." Top 10 books for babies 2012-05-26T03:53:36Z

I don’t know if that makes the show any more or less poignant or entertaining than any other time. Ricky Gervais on ‘After Life’ and Life After the Golden Globes 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z

“The Middleman” is smart and entertaining and consistently intriguing, clipping along in brief chapters, somewhat reminiscent of the novels of James Patterson, and often animated by lovely, spare descriptive writing. A New Thriller Imagines a Revolt Against the Corporate Order 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Guy Levy/BBC The most entertaining programme on TV last night? Brushing Up On – British Tunnels; Maureen Lipman: If Memory Serves Me Right; Could We Survive a Mega-Tsunami? – TV review 2013-04-19T06:00:13Z

“We believe in entertaining,” said Ms. Hornig, a onetime Wall Street executive whose soirées for luminaries like , then a presidential candidate, and former President Bill Clinton are treated to splashy play on newyorksocialdiary.com. Away: A Couple?s Estate on the East End of Long Island 2010-04-22T21:23:00Z

“Bikram” paints a vivid, often entertaining picture of personal searching in nineteen-seventies Hollywood, and the voices of interviewees from that heady time are a highlight of the series. “Bikram” and the Fraught, Telling Tale of a Yoga Phenomenon 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z

“With Glee” was seen in 2007 at the New York Musical Theater Festival, and now that Mr. Gregor has teamed with the always entertaining Prospect Theater Company, the show has only gotten better. | 'With Glee': John Gregor?s Homage to the Musical at Kirk Theater 2010-07-15T22:47:00Z

It’s inventive, gut-destroying, sad, humanistic, real, impossible, true and relentlessly entertaining. Scott M. Gimple on ‘The Walking Dead’ and What Those Zombies Are Really Eating 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z

“It isn’t about being entertaining or pretty,” he said, taking a drag on his cigar. This Artist’s Collection Was a Milestone, and a Lifeline 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z

Dominic Cavendish of the Independent called the play a "a vitriolic, bluntly entertaining comedy." Rupert Murdoch-inspired satire 'Great Britain' opens in London 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z

"Tim Burton puts on a look and plays it up, and his movies are eerie and creepy but also entertaining fun," said Philpot. Casey Anthony, Marilyn Manson top list of creepy celebs 2011-10-27T12:41:04Z

Still, while Coupland showed that Generation X could be an entertaining and lucrative literary subject, the inevitable generational movies mostly failed commercially. Gen X vs. Bill Clinton: Cobain and Clinton, “Seinfeld” and “Simpsons,” and the ’90s fight for America’s soul 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z

Being a regular-dude public intellectual could well mean reflecting on all that, and the events of the past week, and what responsibilities Rogan might have to his fans beyond entertaining them. Perspective | Joe Rogan is too powerful to keep acting as if he’s just a regular guy chopping it up 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

As good as this is for entertaining, don’t just reserve it for parties. A Christmas Morning Casserole That Can Dress Up for a Party 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z

But De Courcy’s book is entertaining, and it satisfies the need for a peek, at once envious and satisfyingly censorious, at the lifestyles of the rich and famous. Review | A look back at the elegant highs and the wartime lows of the French Riviera 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z

"Marvel has done a really excellent job of entertaining the whole family. They put a lot of thought into it," Cage said. Nicolas Cage defends Marvel movies, defying Coppola's and Scorsese's cinema snobbery 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z

Granted, hiring someone to play your video game may seem no more entertaining than paying someone to flip your Scrabble tiles. Millennials Cash In as Pokémon Sherpas 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z

Some attend workshops, while others use C2 as a venue for entertaining potential clients. Ball pits, buskers and ‘ninja gardeners’: This business conference is a circus. 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z

Ms. Gellhorn and Ms. Cowles didn’t write a great play, but they did produce a solid, entertaining and only occasionally creaky one. Theater Review: ‘Love Goes to Press,’ at Mint Theater Company 2012-06-20T23:14:03Z

Funny and entertaining as “Moxie” is — did we mention the comedian in a bear suit? Happenstance’s gleeful hat tip to vaudeville with a wink to the present-day 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z

The holiday is one of my favorites, as it signals the beginning of the winter season, which offers all of the at-home entertaining with conviviality and cooking that I adore. ‘I Became a Thanksgiving Orphan’ 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z

The friction spilled into public view last month when Smith told Time magazine that “some of our opinion programming is there strictly to be entertaining.” Is Sean Hannity a journalist or not? Here’s why it matters. 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z

Mind you, a lot of things go wrong in “Snow White and the Huntsman,” so many that it’s surprising the film feels as exhilarating and entertaining as it finally does. “Snow White and the Huntsman”: A would-be fantasy classic 2012-05-30T23:00:00Z

So it is a good thing that Lezard is such an entertaining companion. Bitter Experience Has Taught Me by Nicholas Lezard – review 2013-07-15T08:00:01Z

The exercise of control is as entertaining on this album as the exorcism of stress. America Has a Problem and Beyoncé Ain’t It 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z

“It’s very entertaining, but it’s preceded by a montage of all his roles that shows how staggering he is.” Al Pacino: ‘What’s the point of quitting?’ 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z

Eventually, the pseudonym slipped away, and behind the sharp and entertaining observations, stood Mona Awad, a real, live writer from Canada. Mona Awad on her sharp-voiced debut, '13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl' 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z

The movie is weirdly entertaining, but the world it presents, despite its flourishes of comedy, is cold, hard and unforgiving. ‘The Last Duel’ Review: A Medieval Epic in the Age of #MeToo 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z

Super entertaining because that's my job, at the end of the day. Jennifer Weiner was right about sexism, media and women writers: "We were told we were lying" 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z

Dad was very hands on in terms of entertaining us when we were kids. Santa Montefiore 2013-07-19T12:00:00Z

He said, ‘Two things. He’s extremely entertaining. Far more entertaining than Hillary. Two, he’s a fascist.’ Sacha Baron Cohen: This Time He’s Serious 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z

Equally worthy of entertaining, dropping off for a friend in need or simply enjoying on a weeknight, hot chicken salad does precisely what is asked of a casserole: to soothe, lift up and spread joy. A Creamy-Crunchy Crowd-Pleasing Chicken Salad 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z

Their quest is the subject of “Uncharted: Big Data as a Lens on Human Culture,” an entertaining tour of the authors’ big-data adventure, whose implications they wildly oversell. Books of The Times: ‘Uncharted,’ by Erez Aiden and Jean-Baptiste Michel 2013-12-24T20:44:07Z

Mr. Hall may be considered a first among equals, if only because his character, who harbors a secret from his wife that he reveals to Jennifer, has the most entertaining non sequiturs. Theater Review: ‘Realistic Joneses’ Stars Toni Collette and Michael C. Hall 2014-04-07T02:00:12Z

I don't find it clever or anything but … well … at least people find it vaguely entertaining. The Cribs' Ryan Jarman: 'This is the only job I can do ... McDonald's wouldn't employ me' 2013-02-27T09:28:23Z

I'd have weeded out some of the shorter pieces to make it tighter and less enigmatic, but there's no doubt Enev is a talented and entertaining writer. Circus Bulgaria by Deyan Enev ? review 2010-10-15T23:15:00Z

He's instantly and effortlessly in control of the room, and his material is insightful and entertaining, at least for most of the show. Trevor Noah: The Racist – review 2012-08-16T15:26:30Z

There's entertaining material about Davies's ill-chosen education career – and plenty examples of his taste for playground humour. Greg Davies ? review 2011-03-22T19:31:00Z

Though straightforward in approach, the play is no less intelligent or entertaining for it, and the look is just right. Backstage race issues in 'Trouble' still have bite 2011-02-16T22:53:58Z

Their job is to produce an entertaining film that people will enjoy and, by all accounts, they have succeeded. The tangled tale behind The Devil's Double 2011-08-13T10:00:01Z

Faithful, fast-paced, and largely entertaining, this new Rocky Horror Picture Show is neither the calamity fans like myself were fearing nor the triumph that we were all hoping for. The Rocky Horror Picture Show: dammit Janet, it doesn't quite work 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z

She has made vats of it, starting when she was the young bride of a State Department official, because it seemed suitable for entertaining. A Mother’s Cookbook Shares More Than Recipes 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z

The ultimate aim is to become a show that people find genuinely entertaining but feel they need to see in order to become informed about what's happening in politics. Channel 4's 10 O'Clock Live: where satire becomes serious, and politicians can keep their credibility 2011-01-17T07:00:05Z

Carrie Ann and Bruno tried to provide some sort of encouragement by telling him that it was better than last week -- and strangely entertaining -- but it was faint praise indeed.  "Dancing with the Stars": Florentine Henderson, reluctant maiden? 2010-10-05T12:30:00Z

Not that they don’t have entertaining or at least interesting moments. Critic’s Notebook: Long-Ago Shows From Stars Like Perry Como and Dean Martin 2013-12-22T21:24:18Z

The men and women who populated and recreated Midtown during these years are the chief subjects of “Supreme City,” Miller’s entertaining new history of Manhattan in its modern heyday. ‘Supreme City,’ by Donald L. Miller 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

His “1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare” and “Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare?” are as entertaining as any nonfiction of recent years. Shakespeare Conquers America! Starring Ulysses S. Grant as Desdemona 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z

“The Nest” is an entertaining novel, full of observations about envy and competition among New York’s wealthy classes. Rereading Paula Fox’s “Desperate Characters” 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z

“Your film is a reckless attempt at continuing to pretend that these sorts of schemes are entertaining, even as the country is reeling from yet another round of Wall Street scandals,” wrote McDowell. Hedonistic high of ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ provokes debate 2014-01-08T20:45:52Z

Fortunately, the play’s vast hull has been built chiefly to contain the character of the wily Johnson himself, and he’s just entertaining enough to make “All the Way” worthwhile. ‘All the Way’: At Arena, a master class in LBJ and the Civil Rights Act 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z

Indeed, we now expect our journalists to be personalities, to exist outside the confines of their day jobs in exciting and entertaining ways. Brian Williams: Personal branding got in the way of the news 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z

He's a master craftsman on entertaining, but not electrifying form. Glenn Wool ? review 2011-08-23T18:20:00Z

Greig, so funny on the Showtime series “Episodes,” is spectacularly entertaining as she explores what besides the habitual assertion of male power might motivate a parent to threaten a daughter with expulsion. Review: ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ Cut in Half and Twice as Good 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z

Even if some of the other stuff is entertaining up to that point. Sub Commanders: Talking With Last Resort's Shawn Ryan and Karl Gajdusek 2012-09-28T12:00:56Z

The story of clashing personalities and adventures gone wrong was dull and uninspired, but the cast members, clearly enjoying themselves, kept things brisk and mildly entertaining. ‘Vacation Friends 2’ Review: Last Resort 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z

It is an entertaining if not profoundly revelatory exhibition. Art Review: Dispatches From the Kvetchnyan Ambassador 2011-03-17T22:25:33Z

“I think mostly before he came along business journalism was written for businessmen. The idea of telling business stories as just kind of entertaining pieces of reading was a real innovation.” Bill Gates resurrects 45-year-old book 'Business Adventures' 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

Working overtime to make an entertaining spectacle out of the Texas energy company’s world-rattling implosion in the early 21st century, “Enron” digs deep into the vaudevillian’s trunk. | 'Enron': At the Broadhurst Theater, Revisiting a Scandal 2010-04-28T02:26:00Z

Beyond their sheer number, the Asian-American contestants were among the most inventive and entertaining. McDonald’s B-Boy Royale Break-Dancing at the Skirball Center 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z

It’s much safer than any club or bar, funnier than a comedy club, & more entertaining than any movie. Is This the Golden Age of Drag? Yes. And No. 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z

Although it is without big stars, ‘A Gentleman’s Guide’ has lots of talented folks on stage and off, and provides a genuinely entertaining evening in the theater.” Tony Award Predictions: Readers (and Boldface Names) Weigh In 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

It’s unbelievable, it’s funny, it’s entertaining, it’s insane what those two men went through. Duos of 'Genius': A. Scott Berg and John Logan, Colin Firth and Jude Law, Maxwell Perkins and Thomas Wolfe 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

Yes, the fourth “Step Up” movie has arrived, and of course it’s full of invigorating dance numbers that are made all the more entertaining by the 3-D technology. Movie Review: ‘Step Up Revolution,’ Directed by Scott Speer 2012-07-27T01:33:43Z

“The objective was to ensure that the homeowner would be as comfortable on his own as when he is entertaining,” Murphy remembers. Los Angeles Home - High Design for a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z

Less honorable is joining a digital pile-on as a means of propping up one’s ego, even if it comes in the form of entertaining zings. On Social Media, Some Are Susceptible to Internet Outrage 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z

It's an entertaining popcorn-movie with a twist, for which commercial success is on the cards. Cannes 2013: Monsoon Shootout - first look review 2013-05-19T15:53:15Z

Will this be the greatest holiday entertaining season ever? How to keep guests out of the kitchen (when you're busy preparing Thanksgiving dinner) 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z

There’s an awfully entertaining one between two Arabian jirds on Tuesday night in “Wild Arabia,” on Animal Planet. Television Review: ‘Wild Arabia,’ a Two-Hour Special on Animal Planet 2013-08-05T20:35:21Z

The more successful trailers are entertaining in and of themselves. Cultural Studies: Missed the Author?s Tour? See the Video 2010-07-09T18:01:00Z

Birmingham’s book is packed with such entertaining factoids. Joyce, ‘Ulysses’ and obscenity viewed in page-turner style

This slick, fast-paced play will not win any awards for nuance, but it is entertaining. Haves and have-nots 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z

Augie and his best friend, Britt, are two smart, unpopular kids trying to survive middle school, and their friendship provides entertaining repartee and emotional depth to this fantastical novel. The best children’s books for June 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z

If you happen to visit on a Tuesday or Friday, the Kadikoy market is the best way to embark on an adventure, with its countless stalls and entertaining vendors selling clothing, produce and spices. 36 Hours in Istanbul: Differences Between European and Asian Side 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z

“Burning Man” is an unconventional biography — it skips Lawrence’s early life almost entirely — and, page by page, a fairly entertaining one. Review | ‘Burning Man’ presents D.H. Lawrence in all his flawed brilliance 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z

"Most moving thing in 'Aladdin' is the flying carpet," it said in a headline, adding that the musical was "entertaining but an emotionally sparse adaptation" of the film. Disney's 'Aladdin' unleashes a genie on Broadway 2014-03-21T18:58:12Z

The banter and the performances are still excellent and entertaining enough to distract from a sprawl that's still global but fails to register the bold, lurid memories it was once capable of spinning. "Killing Eve" is back and misses its calling, despite faint echoes of its past seduction 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z

They don’t do so as self-righteous scolds or as stuffed shirts; they’re slyer than that, more entertaining. Jon Stewart, capitalist stooge? 2012-07-25T21:00:00Z

The ending, though bold, is disappointing: There’s the sense that D’Aquila wasn’t quite sure what to do with his entertaining characters once he’d gotten them all onstage. 'Unorganized Crime' a quirky mob-family melodrama 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

Brandy, cigarettes and a quietly indomitable spirit make Rosa a most unusual and entertaining heroine. — J.S. May 23 at SIFF: 'The Oath,' 'Nowhere Boy,' 'Queen of the Sun' 2010-05-19T21:51:00Z

It's an entertaining read, conveying a similar message to many of the others: that to make a fortune what you need is stubbornness and a willingness to take risks. Happiness is a glass half empty 2012-06-15T22:00:43Z

Its equally entertaining but considerably different sequel, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules," is based on another book in Kinney's series. 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules': Zoo-Wee Mama! The gang is back for more fun 2011-03-24T05:27:13Z

Caldwell, who died last month, gave expansive, entertaining breadth to one of McNally’s great conjurings, the vain and intimidating Callas, who bullies and inspires a series of opera students in “Master Class.” Perspective | With Terrence McNally’s death, the theater has lost a voice of consummate wit and passion 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z

At a time when rock ‘n’ roll was taking over the airwaves, the group’s good-natured humor and show-business panache helped persuade listeners that jazz could be an entertaining experience rather than a daunting one. Jon Hendricks, master of scat, jazz vocalization and sly lyrics, dies at 96 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z

Beneath the poker face of this wickedly entertaining film lurks an insinuating smirk on the verge of widening into a grin. 'Terribly Happy': a wickedly entertaining Danish thriller 2010-04-22T21:14:00Z

True to Stephenson's baroque style, even the slightest of the book's narrative threads takes entertaining twists, and the main plot lines crisscross crazily. 'Reamde': criminality in a digital world 2011-09-14T22:20:05Z

And there are instances in some of the fictional re-creations when he seems more invested in delivering an entertaining documentary than an informative one. Review: The Surreal, Heartbreaking Case of ‘Three Identical Strangers’ 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z

They want a comfortable space for entertaining and reading. Paint and unusual art refresh a long, narrow living room 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z

I’ve come to see that, beyond purely entertaining, I am in the business of consciousness raising. John Lithgow, on Barnstorming His Way to Broadway 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z

It's all very entertaining – but it does distract from her music. MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z

This film by Patrick Lussier is entirely ridiculous, in appalling taste and often very entertaining. Drive Angry ? review 2011-02-24T22:05:01Z

That said, a lot happened this week that was meaningful to where this saga has been and where it is going — and a lot of it was plenty entertaining, to boot. ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,’ Season 1, Episode 5: Misty Mountain Hop 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z

He was essentially an essayist with a brush, but a highly entertaining one. Art Review: ‘Toxic Beauty: The Art of Frank Moore’ at N.Y.U. 2012-09-06T22:07:05Z

An entertaining action sequence at the end of the first act brings comic relief as projections on the back of the set bounce up and down to simulate a frenzied carriage ride. Storytelling haze shrouds the musical ‘Blackberry Daze’ 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z

They're far more entertaining and provide job opportunities for circus performers. The Last Act for the Ringling Circus 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z

In particular those darn sequels, a perennial easy target for those of us who persist in entertaining high hopes for summer entertainment. Film: An Old Pairing: Summer and Movie Sequels 2010-06-11T04:28:00Z

So unlike choosing to hire someone for a job because the person possesses a valuable skill, Persin picked these people because they have a weakness he thought might be entertaining to watch. Using Homeless Guys as Reality Show Props is Offensive 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z

If you want to add an of-the-moment accessory to your outdoor entertaining arsenal, try something made of galvanized sheet metal or some flameless pillar candles with timers. Up your outdoor entertaining game 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z

That’s where fear may begin to seep in: A dancing robot can be entertaining, but it is also a demonstration of how advanced these machines have become. ‘M3GAN’ Makes Us Ask (Again): Who’s Afraid of Dancing Robots? 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z

“Sociopaths can be incredibly entertaining and amazingly enigmatic.” Baz Luhrmann Is Ready for Rhinestones, Cadillacs, Dr. Feelgood and a Svengali 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z

The tone that emerges from its liberal, eccentric smorgasbord is both generous and entertaining. Dance Review: American Realness Festival at Abrons Arts Center 2013-01-14T23:01:01Z

We did a lot of singing, keeping each other company or entertaining each other on the front porch during the week, when we weren’t working in the field. Irma Thomas, a Soul Queen Far Beyond New Orleans 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z

It's just an easy stereotype, and a fairly entertaining one, too, I guess. The endlessly bizarre duality of New Jersey 2011-08-04T18:50:00Z

“That’s when I am happy. I’m not just delighted with myself when I’m entertaining, but I’m happier than when I’m not.” Remembering the Life and Work of Elaine Stritch 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

Now all he wants to do is showcase a Bobby Brown focused on entertaining, not issues. It’s His Prerogative: Bobby Brown’s Comeback Album Pays Tribute to Whitney Houston 2012-06-05T14:47:28Z

There's nothing wrong with films being made just to entertain, and Marvel movies are very entertaining even if they're not the deepest films in the world. Jeremy Renner on what’s missing from Marvel movies 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z

Most entertaining are Kelley Bell’s animated videos, which are funny if not exactly happy. In the galleries: Scenes of nature with allusions to religious art 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z

If you're looking for something that is a little more friendly — and incredibly flavorful — for weeknight entertaining, I really like setting out a platter or two of larb, a traditional Lao dish. Cooking for a crowd? Chicken and charred mushroom larb is the flavor-packed answer 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z

His zany, madcap first novel, “Holy Cow,” which follows the publication last year of “X-Files” co-star Gillian Anderson’s first novel, is a seriously entertaining fable that doesn’t take itself too seriously. David Duchovny’s first novel is a witty, madcap fable starring troubled cow, a Jewish pig and a suave turkey 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z

And I'm like, oh, okay, well, I just have to make Einstein's science entertaining for kids. James Patterson says pushing a narrative of stolen election results is "the game that Trump plays" 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z

“I always thought it was just funny & entertaining.” How PinkyDoll Mesmerized the Internet 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z

Naturally, he formulated the thought more elegantly: “To unfold and fulfill an entertaining narrative about something for which you might have to stretch your mind just a little bit.” With his first new play in nearly a decade, Tom Stoppard aims to 'stretch your mind just a little bit' 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z

Malcolm accuses Cooke of indulging respectability politics, arguing that he should be using his voice “for the cause” of black liberation instead of entertaining mostly white crowds. 'The humanity of black characters is often forgotten': behind Oscar-tipped One Night in Miami 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z

Allow me to recommend three books that are entertaining, informative and inspiring: How to Buy Wine: Five Questions to Ask 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z

Serve with paper cocktail umbrellas for a fun entertaining touch. Refreshing Summer Sippers 2010-06-04T16:27:00Z

“People’s attention span is a little weak, for the most part. So when you inject some of that entertaining Snoopy, you’re going to capture the audience.” The cosmos beckons for Snoopy onscreen and in real life 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

His “Elite Squad” movies, Brazilian blockbusters that starred Mr. Moura as an ethically erratic police commander, offered an entertaining but cynical — and controversial — look at corruption. Netflix Looks to ‘Narcos’ for a New Audience 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z

The ten minute long segment includes entertaining stories and tearful moments. Must-see morning clip: David Letterman delivers moving tribute to Robin Williams, his friend of 38 years 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z

At the time of his hiring, producers called him the “consummate” host who would make the telecast “entertaining and fresh.” Ellen’s the ‘safe’ Oscars host, but will she rise to the challenge? 2014-02-27T20:44:58Z

Our #newmystique spontaneous reading group is designed to be a positive, entertaining and enlightening experience. Pop-up book club: The Feminine Mystique 2013-02-19T18:14:06Z

“It’s a very entertaining show and it’s a scary show. Stalking is scary.” ‘Stalker’ creator says show doesn’t cross a line 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

The most entertaining part of the ballet derives from another McCartney, namely the costumes of his daughter Stella. Dance Review: ?Ocean?s Kingdom? at New York City Ballet - Review 2012-01-21T00:29:19Z

Her updates are mostly upbeat, entertaining and harmless. Perspective | Ask Amy: Online pity parties don’t elicit hugs 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z

Let’s be clear: no one in his or her right mind would argue that a film, as described above, cannot be entertaining, while a movie is purely and simply a popcorn-and-profit venture. The Best Movie of All Time Turns 70: Here’s Looking at You, Casablanca 2012-11-23T10:40:25Z

That turned out to mean catered appetizers and flowing drinks in a former four-bedroom apartment that had been converted into a one-bedroom residence, used frequently for entertaining. Rhyme or Reason: Alex Dimitrov?s Wilde Boys Salon, for Poetry or Maybe a Hot Date 2011-11-02T23:03:56Z

We asked food and entertaining insiders for their do’s and don’ts. Potluck etiquette: All you need to know before you plop a casserole on the table 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z

When we see the Nasty Bits, or the background on Lester, or the new David Bowie-esque character, these are totally entertaining moments -- and hearing the music is even better! ‘Vinyl’ Season 1 Finale: As Confused as Ever 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z

If you're looking for a way to feed a group of people that's truly effortless, add these to your entertaining menu. Jammy eggs are the best party eggs 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z

Samantha Bee is at her most entertaining and convincing when she attacks those in power with unapologetic, blistering rage. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘The Fosters’ and ‘Full Frontal With Samantha Bee’ 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z

Pearce gets into his groove swiftly, owns it and remains entertaining. 'Lockout': Actioner would be lost in space without Guy Pearce 2012-04-11T16:02:04Z

The kouign-amann is something to keep in mind for holiday entertaining; a change of pace from pie. A West Coast Kouign-Amann 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z

“Carlos,” Olivier Assayas’s epic and wildly entertaining bio of the terrorist mastermind, also arrives that day, along with “The Ma & Pa Kettle Complete Comedy Collection” from Universal. The New Season DVDs: New DVDs: ?Citizen Kane,? ?Going Places,? ?Birth of a Nation? 2011-09-18T00:13:03Z

The music is as haunting as the production is entertaining. Looking Ahead: Culture Picks for 2013 2012-12-27T23:05:33Z

Outside, the walled courtyard is ideal for entertaining and includes a fountain and a fire pit. This Home Is the Perfect Mix of Midcentury and Traditional Styles 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z

The results veer wildly between entertaining and frustrating, but fans of popcorn thrillers will nonetheless enjoy. Call of Duty: Black Ops II – review 2012-11-18T00:06:07Z

We hope readers find the features entertaining and that they discover great new music. Blog jam: The Von Pip Musical Express 2012-06-18T07:00:00Z

Kenneally takes a smart and highly entertaining look at the revelations DNA can provide. 100 Notable Books of 2014 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z

It’s the same way that journalists often insult teenagers and young women who listen to “boy bands,” for instance, conjuring up a monolithic tribe of bubbleheads incapable of entertaining any other concerns. Why Rupi Kaur and Her Peers Are the Most Popular Poets in the World 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z

But he was not speaking of her stylish entertaining: he meant her “incredible taste in identifying creative science.” T Magazine: Deeda Blair’s Elegance of Conviction 2013-05-31T17:00:11Z

Yet what makes Wolff’s account at once undeniably entertaining and lamentably unrewarding is precisely what makes covering this administration so frustrating. From ‘Fire and Fury’ to Political Firestorm 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z

And it was entertaining to hear these early musickers, who generally shun vibrato, try to beef up their tone to late-Romantic standards. A Diva, Two Pianists and a Pair of ‘Messiahs’: Classical Music This Week 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z

Still, even at its funniest and most seductive, “Zola” is about a teenager who narrowly escapes being victimized, whose entertaining yarn masks real, if unresolved, trauma. Perspective | ‘Female agency’ is Hollywood’s latest catchphrase. ‘Zola’ takes it further. 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z

And, episode to episode, the twists, betrayals, and rapprochements in “The Good Wife” make for ridiculously entertaining drama. The Season Finale of 'The Good Wife' 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z

That became clear when my taxi took a right turn toward the city center, and smack into what might be the most entertaining traffic jam I’ve ever experienced. Island-Hopping on Vibrant Trinidad and Lush St. Lucia 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z

Yet director Nick Hamm’s entertaining new film “The Journey” offers just such a hopeful message — and one with a real-life inspiration. WATCH: 2 political rivals in Northern Ireland become unexpected friends 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z

"It's not just entertaining. It's life affirming. It celebrates the triumph of the human spirit and that's so important in these times." Box Office: 'Hidden Figures' Dominates MLK Weekend as 'Live by Night,' 'Monster Trucks,' 'Silence' Collapse 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z

The stools can act as extra seating for Christmas entertaining, and the mirrors help to visually enlarge the small space. 86 Fresh Christmas Ideas 2010-11-19T19:59:00Z

Burchill tells stories as if she were writing them, which made it less of a conversation and more a series of entertaining anecdotes plucked from her mental Rolodex. Julie Burchill, Desert Island Discs: radio review 2013-02-15T07:00:52Z

They are banking on Pitt, 47, to transform Beane's use of bland statistics and mathematical tables into entertaining movie fare. Brad Pitt aims for home run with "Moneyball" 2011-09-10T15:32:44Z

Franklin's highly entertaining brain is mere pulp on a pillow. "True Blood" recap: Girls get even 2010-07-26T12:15:00Z

But Emily Schubert’s “Mouth Monster,” a suit covered with upholstered lips, is entertaining even without the artist inside it. In the galleries: Artist Francie Hester’s pieces show allure of the old

Do this without involving your colleague or entertaining any idea of being with her, because she’s married. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Worrying about a workplace attraction 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z

Those recollections, and images of Eichmann supervising the mass slaughter of innocents, serve as cautionary ballast, inoculating the audience against being too caught up in a suspenseful, entertaining wartime thriller. Review: In ‘Operation Finale,’ the Agonizing Hunt for a Nazi 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z

The space is for relaxing, reading and entertaining, and they don’t use the fireplace. A more contemporary look for a 1930s living room starts with an updated fireplace 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z

Yarkoni went from entertaining soldiers as a wartime songbird to criticizing the Israeli military's treatment of Palestinians during their uprising last decade. Yarkoni, Israeli wartime singer, dies at 86 2012-01-01T14:49:07Z

“Years and Years” is a gripping, highly entertaining and beautifully written family drama first and foremost. The quiet alarm of "Years and Years": A slow slide into dystopia, with cozy family dinners intact 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z

WED Side dishes for holiday entertaining; 5:30 p.m. Community calendar 2011-10-26T23:24:10Z

"It's not just entertaining people, but it's also speaking to people intimately." "Virgin River" writer on small towns, twists and next season: "Cameron lives to fight another day" 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z

He was never less than wholly compelling and wholly entertaining, and yet he didn’t seem to be trying to be either of those things. A firm bass: Edgar Meyer at the Kennedy Center 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z

Faith, though, is never less than thoroughly entertaining. Paloma Faith – review 2013-01-28T17:01:00Z

He just wanted everything to be as entertaining as possible.. How we made The Jungle Book 2013-07-29T16:48:16Z

Treat your children to some distinctive and entertaining gifts this holiday season with some of these special book collections and book-related activity kits. Entertaining book sets and activity kits for kids 2011-12-16T01:48:24Z

Just as impressive: Pine displayed a gift for drawing in an audience, enhancing her playing with insightful and entertaining discussions and demonstrations of each caprice's challenges. Rachel Barton Pine on making music personal, her comeback and the advice she got from Itzhak Perlman 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z

His cooking demos are both entertaining and instructive, business-like even and he knows enough to recommend Maldon salt. Lazarus Lynch cooks with his whole heart in "Son of a Southern Chef" 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z

It's entertaining, and it's extremely relevant, and people are going to learn a lot. "Democracy is never perfected": David Simon on his new HBO series and the 2020 "s**tshow" election 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z

The DC Design House is perfect for entertaining. Find inspiration for your home bar with these stylish displays 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z

Liszt is sometimes remembered as a purveyor of pianistic bling, a virtuoso who wrote flamboyant music that was entertaining but rarely profound. Music Review: Liszt, the Chick Magnet, Tickled Ivories and More 2011-02-04T22:29:41Z

If, in their knack for suspense, they imbue "People Like Us" with impatience, they also keep it entertaining, rendering a familiar, heart-rending melodrama as a gauzy and mostly pleasant diversion. Review: 'People Like Us,' a drama in action style 2012-06-27T21:39:08Z

That’s a question raised, if not definitively answered, by “Disguise: Masks and Global African Art,” an intermittently edifying and generally entertaining exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. ‘Disguise: Masks and Global African Art,’ Where Tradition Meets Avant-Garde 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z

Watching them argue playfully on screen or in person is both entertaining and somehow reassuring, like eating hot buttered toast in a perfectly heated bubble bath. Bake Off's Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry: 'We argue over every cake' 2012-11-18T00:08:03Z

That morsel of historical arcana is the basis of “The Favourite,” a wildly entertaining, bracingly cynical comedy of royal manners directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. ‘The Favourite’ Review: Scheming for Power in a Kinky Palace Triangle 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z

It has won Oscars, although it took some notorious liberties in order to make its subjects more entertaining. Are animals in Hollywood films too human? 2013-04-25T18:30:01Z

To him it was logical — and wildly entertaining. How I embrace my son’s language of numbers 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z

While he was in elementary school, he started entertaining at birthday parties, first for $5 and then more. In ‘A Simulacrum,’ Steve Cuiffo Has Nothing Up His Sleeves 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z

“That Physics Show,” an entertaining stage production made of experiments and demonstrations, has been running for more than a year just Off Broadway and next month will be joined in repertory by “That Chemistry Show.” Review: ‘Outrageous Acts of Danger’ Makes Science Life-Threatening 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z

“The overall result is informative, entertaining and often gross.” 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z

My favorite entry is their "inspirational" story of how the media "transformed itself from a mere public necessity into an entertaining profit center for ever-expanding corporate empires." Vintage chat: Moyers and Stewart 2011-05-18T16:30:00Z

How these people deal with this conflict—as individuals and as religious institutions—determines the variously entertaining or tragic manifestations of sexual obsession in religion. God is not a prude: This is why religion remains so sex-obsessed, why we pretend Jesus was born of a virgin 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z

More entertaining is the panel and its interplay. 'The Voice' adds a gimmick to reality talent shows 2011-04-27T02:31:10Z

Otherwise, you may wind up as the vocal star of a highly entertaining, typographically charming and much-forwarded video. A drunk dial goes viral 2011-03-31T18:06:00Z

Hear other entertaining tidbits below, and subscribe to the Mental Floss YouTube channel for more fascinating videos. 22 dubious pieces of advice for pet owners in the Middle Ages 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z

Reaching awkwardly for Ursula’s game but worried She, Glenn delivers the most entertaining kisses of the night. Kiss me again, and again, and again, and . . . 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z

Take any preconceived notions, put them to the side, and just read a funny and entertaining book. Matt Damon and George Takei, check out "White Savior," a samurai satire challenging beloved movies 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z

But he finds solace in entertaining others: he said that his goal in his shows is to “have people smiling and happy.” The Snapchat Story of iLoveMakonnen 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z

Moment to moment, the play is terrifically, almost scandalously entertaining — like the smartest TV sitcom you could imagine. Domesticated: What Happens After the Sex Scandal 2013-11-05T10:45:25Z

In her highly entertaining new novel, “The Swans of Fifth Avenue,” Melanie Benjamin investigates the bonds between this mismatched pair and Capote’s self-destructive urges that eventually ruptured them. ‘The Swans of Fifth Avenue’ review: Would you trust Truman Capote? 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z

“At my core, I’m an exhibitionist and the idea of entertaining people, of communicating authentically is really what I’m all about.” The evolution of Steve-O, where every act is his last 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z

Soon enough they are parted, as Harry heads to Poland to work as a translator and Lois works as a jazz singer entertaining the British troops. Review | PBS’s ‘World on Fire’ offers something besides the usual heroics of a World War II story 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z

The Onion sometimes looks to be merely entertaining instead of satirical, says James Caron, author of “Satire as the Comic Public Sphere.” Finding humor in Ukraine war? It’s (always) the Onion’s way 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z

It's an entertaining reminder that the sex-instinct once had an intimate psychological link with poverty. A Dangerous Method ? review 2012-02-09T15:29:01Z

There are several online, but the most entertaining one is posted by Joolz Guides, videos by an actor/historian who highlights curiosities around the city. My trip to London was canceled, so I took it on YouTube instead 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z

The tale of an Aboriginal family singing group entertaining American troops in the Vietnam War won best film and five other awards at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts ceremony Wednesday night. 'The Sapphires' sparkles at Australian film awards 2013-01-31T07:39:08Z

Its four-night run was entertaining, intriguingly visual, at times surprising, even witty. Perspective | The 2020 Democratic National Convention won with viewers. Now its organizers hope to win an Emmy. 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z

But, if both raison d'être and novelty are diluted by the passage of time, this is still an entertaining 90 minutes of Bible-basher bashing. Richard Herring ? review 2010-12-21T22:45:00Z

“Scalia allows us to explore it in a way I hope is entertaining.” Enter, stage (far) right: new play about Justice Scalia in production at Arena 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

There's a lot to like about Peele's debut, if only the desperate yearnings of film critics, intellectuals and pundits didn't get in the way of what is at best an entertaining B flick. The Best Movies of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

The tone was knockabout bordering on slapstick, and while neither actor is a born comedian, together they made an entertaining double act. Rewind TV: The Fear; The Town; A Young Doctor's Notebook; The Secret Life of Rubbish; Imagine... Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me; Inside Claridge's – review 2012-12-09T00:06:09Z

As it is, it is queasily entertaining, with a well-drilled cast that keeps its adrenaline level high and, at the very end, raises it off the charts. Theater Review: Mike Bartlett’s ‘Bull,’ at 59E59 Theaters 2013-05-03T02:00:01Z

Fortunately, these are mild distractions from an otherwise entertaining and informative, albeit somewhat meandering, work of popular scholarship. Review | A new look at Gatsby — as an Oxford man 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z

Whether any of New Year's Eve is actually entertaining is difficult to deduce, but Turkington's commitment to the act is worth applauding. Catch-up TV guide: from Homeland to The Town 2012-12-15T00:05:19Z

The great news for “Jagged Little Pill,” and for us, is that its creative team, led by the director Diane Paulus, did more than just fiddle with a show that, though blurry, was already entertaining. Review: With ‘Jagged Little Pill,’ They Finally Fixed the Jukebox 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z

When pop princess Ariana Grande visited Monday night, however, the late night host took a different — but just as entertaining — approach. Ariana Grande and Jimmy Fallon Have a Lip Sync Conversation 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z

But he is also the most entertaining thing on screen because every scene is guaranteed to do something. The worst film performances of 2021 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z

At the least she came away with entertaining stories about visiting his family in Italy, like the time she arrived at a “casual” dinner to find trumpet players and people on stilts dropping flower petals. Arts & Leisure: Look Past the Beauty, if You Can 2011-07-22T13:53:10Z

"They are quite entertaining," says Wade, in the manner of a fond zookeeper. Laura Wade's posh | Interview 2010-04-03T23:07:00Z

After leaving office in 2013, there was talk he might settle into a life of philanthropy, entertaining and golf. Mike Bloomberg deploys his billions to make a point, from a $1 million couch to a presidential campaign 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z

Even when you disagreed with August, he was entertaining and gracious company, and, gradually, he became more open during our chats — about, among other frequent topics, his frustrating Hollywood adventures over “Fences.” August Wilson and the long awaited triumph of “Fences” 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z

"Steve's work is always incredibly relevant, profound and remarkably entertaining," said Lloyd, whose productions of The Commitments and Urinetown are also running in London currently. Sondheim hails 'fresh' Assassins show 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z

Now he gets to do a little of everything, taking what you might call the “Hidden Figures” approach to history by putting as much emphasis on entertaining audiences as educating them. The new Thurgood Marshall biopic is trying not to be a ‘good for you’ movie 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z

"Even when the script feels shaky or certain emotions or plot developments unearned, the movie stays entertaining." The Green Hornet looks pretty Kick-Ass 2010-12-23T14:24:11Z

And it is, at turns, entertaining, informative and insightful. Decoding Etiquette in China, Handshakes to Meals 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

It’s physically impossible to dislike a programme this relentlessly, air-punchingly entertaining. Game of Thrones: the best show on TV just became the silliest 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z

For all practical purposes, one can argue that "Let the Bullets Fly" is simply an entertaining action comedy. Chinese director coy on political satire's message 2011-01-11T14:49:09Z

As a teenager in the early ’60s, I got my hands on the book and found it to be thoroughly entertaining. Harpo Marx, South Carolina’s Voting History and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z

And it’s entertaining because, out of context, a lot of what went down in this country sounds crazy and ridiculous. Suzy Nakamura Informs Herself With ‘The Dollop,’ Sister Wendy and Her Mother’s Diary 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z

So, hopefully, my worst fears will not come to pass and the show will be entertaining and thought-provoking and a whole new audience will be opened up to contemporary art. Artists get the reality-show treatment in Bravo's 'Work of Art: The Next Great Artist' 2010-06-08T22:35:00Z

Yet, with the help of illuminating descriptive labels lifted from Mr. Roberts’s book, those here cumulatively bring to mind a panoramic vista that’s as entertaining as it is edifying. ‘A Brief History’ Depicts City’s Story at Historical Society 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

It's a contemporary retelling that's meant to be fun and entertaining. Curtis Sittenfeld: 'I know my characters are unlikable sometimes' 2013-06-15T16:30:00Z

“Shakespeare’s Library” is unquestionably a lively, even sprightly book, nearly as entertaining as S. Schoenbaum’s capacious “Shakespeare’s Lives,” to which it is a kind of pendant. Review | Who art thou, Shakespeare? 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z

An installment about entertaining on the cheap consults a drifter with a foot fetish, also played by Ms. Sedaris. Amy Sedaris Is Excited for the Emmys. She Just Has to Find a Rabbit Sitter. 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z

With this entertaining novel, Reid subverts our notions of what it means to write about race and class in America, not to mention what it means to write about love. Review | In ‘Such a Fun Age,’ Kiley Reid takes aim at race and class in America 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z

Having said that, this is an entertaining and distinctive display of technique, an exhilarating demonstration of film-making IQ. Great Scott 2010-08-26T10:52:00Z

It is popcorn fun, highly entertaining, rarely taking itself too seriously. The return of The L Word: the groundbreaking lesbian show is back 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z

Above: Klomparens combined the kitchen and the dining area so that her client, who enjoys informal entertaining, can cook without leaving her guests. 2009-12-01T05:00:00Z

In London Martha was played by Lindsay Duncan, who brought an entertaining, toxic energy to the part. | 'That Face': Polly Stenham?s Play Opens at City Center 2010-05-19T02:01:00Z

Mr. Stewart sings those lyrics and also treats them as the story of his life in this highly entertaining account of his many triumphs. Rock ’n’ Roll and Write 2012-11-22T21:38:44Z

The role of the Globes is to be a bellwether for a film's Oscar prospects, and to be be an entertaining, drunken live awards show that challenges network sensors and ticks off corrupt, clownish politicians. Friendly reminder: The Golden Globes know nothing about good TV 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z

Yeah, watching some fool get "white girl wasted" is entertaining, but the other people in the house have so much more to offer than that. "The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans:" Changing the narrative 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z

But that doesn't spoil what is, without a doubt, the spookiest and most entertaining horror flick since "Paranormal Activity." 'Insidious': A spooky haunted-house flick that also screams fun 2011-03-31T21:27:41Z

All in all, “The Devil’s Due” strikes me as one of the best Sherlock Holmes novels of recent memory, at least as entertaining as Anthony Horowitz’s “The House of Silk.” Review | Sherlock Holmes can never die. New books about the great sleuth are making sure of it. 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z

While the roles she has played most recently are entertaining – and show off her sense of humour – they do not showcase the full range of her talent. ‘I’d ask my mum: why do you drink?’ Andie MacDowell on childhood and Hollywood 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z

He's right, of course; it wouldn't be very entertaining. Derren Brown: 'I'm being honest about my dishonesty' 2010-10-18T06:59:00Z

“This young man will get a special reward from God, because it is not just children he is entertaining, it is people of my age, too,” she said. Storyteller entertains kids in Mexico City apartment complex 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z

It's only when he talks his way into her house that you see Wong subtly fix her grin in way that hints Amy is entertaining a dangerous fantasy. What makes "Beef" so seductive? Understanding the intimacy of rage sheds light on that ending 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z

Swarming seafronts and a booming spa culture back it up, as do many of the interviewees, an eclectic and mostly entertaining bunch. ‘Usedom: A Clear View of the Sea’ Review: Come In, the Water’s Fine 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z

And it was part of a diverse program of well-crafted, entertaining movies that occasionally provided tonal and thematic respite from the edgy gloom and doom on offer. Perspective | At the Toronto International Film Festival, you can feel anxiety in the air — and on the screen 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z

Lady Grace Mysteries was a short story that was entertaining and easy to read. The Lady Grace Mysteries: Deception by Jan Burchett and Sara Vogler - review 2013-06-13T14:00:00Z

Still, beyond the entertaining subplots and witty dialogue is the hard truth that, in 1961, a smart, ambitious woman had limited options. She Moved From the Chem Lab to the Kitchen, but Not by Choice 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z

They wanted to get the arthouse crowd to talk about an entertaining movie with subtle messaging about African-American identity. Look Out: “Black Panther” could roar all the way to the Oscar for Best Picture 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z

"We provide something that's entertaining and informative and cool that you'd be proud to display on your coffee table, or the back of your toilet," he said. Philly book publisher the BRAAAINS! behind phenom 2010-10-15T12:16:00Z

This was an entertaining evening at the theater, but it isn’t a great play. ArtsBeat: Curtain Down, Heads Up: Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Theater? 2011-01-31T12:00:14Z

At least, that cookery item was aimed at parents entertaining their kids at half-term, instead of ostensibly functioning adults who take this cutesy-wutesy, cartoon nonsense seriously. It’s poké, man: the ultimate hipster-food glossary 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z

To Signature’s credit, honoring a a guy best known for his day job as a writer for “Sesame Street” turned out to be an entertaining and elegant evening for grown-ups. A two-time Tony Award winner headlines Signature Theatre’s annual gala 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z

In “Parallel Lives,” Phyllis Rose tells us about his frantic entertaining of the guests at a Christmas party. Notes From the Book Review Archives 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

“It’s something to do and it’s entertaining, kind of like watching a movie,” he said. Dream Discussion Groups Are the New Book Clubs 2010-07-09T21:03:00Z

Easily the best, most entertaining book about Gore Vidal is his 1995 memoir “Palimpsest.” ‘Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal,’ by Jay Parini 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z

The only thing that mattered to me was entertaining people.” Carol Doda, Pioneer of Topless Entertainment, Dies at 78 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z

But in a few instances, celebrities create apps that are highly entertaining, funny, or even good for the world. 5 apps by celebrities that you should actually download 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z

After a point watching Georgiana flex her savvy becomes downright entertaining: she is not keen to end up locked in an attic, like that Creole woman in another literary classic. A less sexy "Sanditon" doesn't evolve the plot, but so what? That's not why people watch 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z

Emojis are extremely entertaining, and I often find myself sending 30 or more at the end of every single text. Selfies, Snapchat and sassy ladies: a teen's guide to social media 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z

Nick is an entertaining character because he inhales crime novels and is thrilled to be able to start acting like a character in one. John Grisham Returns to Camino Island, This Time in Hurricane Season 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z

I don’t want to spoil the suspense, so I’ll just say that Nori lives many lives in this riveting, occasionally melodramatic, always entertaining novel. You’re Going to Want to Join this Odyssey Through Postwar Japan 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z

Not least important, it’s a highly entertaining play, often delivering laughs while posing its questions. | 'Molly Sweeney': Does One Need Sight to Grasp the World? 2011-01-31T22:37:45Z

Every show that Marvel has released so far is entertaining enough to drive fervent dialogue during their respective runs, with a couple achieving more depth and clarity than others. Marvel 's "What If...?" is a thrilling ride into the multiverse, albeit with minor irritations 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z

Of course, after a long weekend of entertaining and teaching your children to cook, you will need a treat. What to Cook This Weekend 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z

"Planet Earth" was successful because it made nature entertaining, not because it tried to pretend that it wasn't really about nature. Animal Planet's monstrous makeover 2011-01-31T22:32:00Z

This is not to say the movie isn’t flawed, but aside from the wretched Joker scenes, the rest of the film itself is actually pretty entertaining. 26 films Rotten Tomatoes got 100% wrong 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z

It's certainly atmospheric and playful, with terrific animation and entertaining sleight-of-hand tricks as it considers 18th-century preoccupations with the location of the soul – feeding into our own 21st-century feelings about carrying an organ donation card. The Irish Giant – review 2012-05-28T17:20:16Z

For 38 years, he has been in the business of entertaining people throughout southern India. Indian circuses struggle to adapt after court bans 2013-05-17T06:56:08Z

Which brings me to Bravo’s irresistibly entertaining “Below Deck” — and its spinoff, “Below Deck Mediterranean,” the fourth season of which is currently airing Monday nights. Perspective | Here’s to the class-conflicted, workplace-inappropriate ‘Below Deck’ — TV’s ideal mental vacation 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z

The most exhilarating songs in this varied and entertaining set featured stomping tap-dancing from two of the percussionists and then from Veydó. Cimarr?n | World music review 2010-03-21T22:30:00Z

A scene from the Australian film The Sapphires, portraying the girls on tour in Vietnam, entertaining troops. How Aboriginal 'Supremes' beat racism to inspire box office hit 2012-10-06T23:06:45Z

Hamsun's sprawling, entertaining novel with its vivid portrait of a small town on the shore of a big ocean remains immensely readable to this day. Carsten Jensen's top 10 seafaring tales 2010-04-14T11:04:00Z

It was the friends who came to see me after my mastectomy and assumed it was their responsibility to be their usual entertaining selves who softened the blow of such mutilating surgery. Who's afraid of the big C? 2010-09-18T23:06:00Z

But “The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin” nevertheless functions as an entertaining portrait of the unshakable optimism that governs what’s been called a financial Wild West. 'The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin,' From Nicholas Mross 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

Even Maggie Smith’s marvelously entertaining, extra-dry performance as Violet lost some of its radiance over the seasons, as the aphorisms she was given to deliver became more labored. Review: For the Crawleys and ‘Downton Abbey,’ the Beginning of the End 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z

But you can decide whether this book is smart, fast-paced and entertaining, all the things we want a recreational read to be. James Patterson says ‘The Black Book’ is his best novel in 20 years 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z

It was content to be lightly educational but mostly just entertaining. Review: Film ‘A Walk in the Woods’ is a slightly more serious diversion 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z

His movies – snappy, engaged, uncompromising, entertaining, literate, disturbing – reinvigorated the cinematic landscape and shook the status quo. Spike Lee: send us your questions for the director of Do the Right Thing and Malcolm X 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z

As Mr. Speakman asks his clients, “Is it more about special access, comfort, entertaining or getting the best view of the action?” Season Tickets, for Love of Sport, Culture or Comfort 2012-10-16T22:30:00Z

He turned things that happened in his life into really entertaining stories that I never got tired of hearing. Richard Marx reflects on fame with a healthy dose of self-deprecation 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z

But it’s entertaining, and the narrative pull toward the answers that may lie near Stockholm is strong. Streaming This Week, a Short History of Scandinavian TV 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z

But it’s a highly entertaining one, with a refreshingly casual attitude. Art Review: All Nooks, Crannies, Bedrooms and Trees Are Backdrops for Art 2011-08-07T21:55:23Z

Over the years their pages have taught me a lot and done so in an entertaining fashion. Review | Four literary fanzines that can save your life. Or at least make you less lonely. 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z

At times it's been like watching a drunk clown juggling in an Ikea ballroom: pretty entertaining, but all over the place. The Secret Diaries Of Miss Anne Lister 2010-05-31T06:00:00Z

"The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey" is an affecting and entertaining testament to the beauty of a world in which difference is celebrated rather than denigrated. 'The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey' shines with humanity 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z

The Patriots are usually entertaining on the field, and this year promises a bumper crop of points. Is This the Year the New England Patriots Get Fun? 2011-09-16T09:00:00Z

Happily, the business in the foreground of “Evil” remains more than sufficiently entertaining. Review: ‘Evil’ Is Good and It’s Back for a Second Satanic Season 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z

A year before, Chris had sneaked into the attic and read his father's books: He knew what "entertaining" meant. A legacy of 400 pulp porno novels: Chris Offutt's revealing 'My Father, the Pornographer' 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z

I always find it extremely weird, and not particularly entertaining, to talk to actors when they’re in character; the exchanges tend to be stilted and unrevealing. Perspective | Hey, don’t make me perform! Sometimes, interactive theater goes too far. 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z

This data is intended to help marketers target likely customers — but it’s also pretty entertaining. Map: What your Seattle address says about you 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z

Like so much of the best nonfiction, “The China Collectors” is as entertaining as it is eye-opening. How Asian art came to America: ‘The China Collectors’ 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z

This is good, clean fun — neither terribly profound nor terribly clever, but entertaining nonetheless. ‘Lemons’ Review: A Fun Thought Exercise, Without Deep Thoughts 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z

Despite all the ways this seems like an ordinary procedural, it looks good to turn into something more entertaining. Fox picks up Rainn Wilson’s new series, ‘Backstrom’ 2014-01-17T17:58:01Z

This novel doesn’t hold together, but it’s more serious and more entertaining than nine-tenths of the novels that do. Viet Thanh Nguyen Packs Plenty of Action and Outrage Into ‘The Committed’ 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z

“Diana,” though, is lazy and thus neither entertaining nor insightful; though audiences talk back to it at will, it’s not even campy fun. ‘Diana, the Musical’ Review: Exploiting the People’s Princess 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z

David Marshall Grant ponders that question on a couple of levels in his surprising dark-comic drama “Pen,” now playing in an entertaining Washington Stage Guild production. The power of the ‘Pen’: David Marshall Grant’s darkly comic drama about destiny

At the moment, even the most innovative and otherwise thoroughly entertaining games such as the Grand Theft Auto series rely on cut scenes that interrupt the action. Virtual reality needs real writers 2011-02-23T13:14:31Z

What emerged was an entertaining itinerary but with surprises that kept the weekend, er, lively. Frugal Traveler: A $100 Weekend in Paris 2011-02-15T19:35:21Z

Back in the present, Nucky is entertaining Kennedy in his burlesque club, trying to persuade him to join him in the bootlegging trade. 'Boardwalk Empire' Recap: 'Jesus Was Wrong' 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z

Drinking also plays a significant part in the hugely entertaining blog of live artist Bryony Kimmings, whose show 7 Day Drunk explores the place of alcohol in the creative process. Noises off: The best of the Edinburgh festival blogs 2011-08-25T09:55:12Z

Kanye videos are entertaining one way or another, so it’s a little disappointing that he’d pass on creating a whole new concept. You've Probably Already Watched Kanye's New Music Video 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z

This year, my husband and I are entertaining a dozen friends and family on Christmas Eve in our small Welsh hillside cottage, where there is no electricity. | Easy Holiday Entertaining 2013-12-21T16:00:04Z

The male actors here — who also include Tom Aulino as a mysterious 130-year old man whose own anger has not been withered by age — offer an entertaining gallery of satiric portraits. Review: ‘Do You Feel Anger’ Plumbs the Depths of Office Humor 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z

NBC's Jimmy Fallon was criticized for entertaining Trump during the campaign by playfully rubbing the future President's hair on his show in what many considered to be a "softball interview" with no hard-hitting questions. President Trump Wants Late Night Hosts to Give 'Equal Time' to Republicans 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z

That first episode is compelling and entertaining enough to rise you up on skis at just the right speed. Review | It’s hard to stop watching ‘Seven Seconds’ — and that’s still the surest sign of a good TV show 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

Not to mention the ability to look at shows like "The West Wing" and say, with confidence: This is entertaining, but it's nothing like the real thing. Column: Real or fake? It's hard to tell anymore 2013-02-11T11:01:06Z

Their books are entertaining and educational, offering insight into popular music history along with the trash-talk and bad behavior. Once upon a time, rock-and-roll was strange, wild and dangerous 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z

Enjoying summer in the city requires ingenuity, as this entertaining tale — based on real-life events — shows. Standout Summertime Picture Books 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z

Delivision: Did you ever notice how people stare, entranced, at the “Now Serving No. ___” sign like it’s the most entertaining thing they’ve ever seen? Style Invitational Week 1247: Script tease 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z

As entertaining as the live reading was, though, it wasn’t what the audience was there to see. Saying Farewell at the Final Night of 'Mad Men' 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z

If the Kings commit to the horror — and give Emerson more to do — “Evil” might become a less refined but more entertaining show. Fall TV Reviewed: Choir Wars, Zany Immigrants and Demons of the Week 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z

This wasn’t ballet, and it certainly had elements of kitsch and cliché, but its use of several Chinese traditions — high-level martial arts, borrowings from Beijing Opera, virtuosic pipa players — was freshly entertaining. What’s Chinese About Chinese Ballet? 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z

“For people who think entertaining is daunting, I’m offering ideas that relieve some of the pressure,” Rose explains. Lela Rose Shows You How to Host the Ultimate Party 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z

He was, though, an astonishingly entertaining conversationalist, in public and private, with some claim to be the most consistent wit since Oscar Wilde. Gore Vidal reached amazing heights but missed out on main ambitions 2012-08-01T18:03:25Z

The Lady and the Revamp 9pm, More 4 Repeat for this entertaining doc. World Cup 2010-06-12T05:45:00Z

It also reminds us, regularly, that as entertaining as these characters are, they're not good people and we shouldn't desire to be like them. "Succession" ends its second season with a killer instinct 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z

They want to use the room for watching television, relaxing and entertaining, and they need more light. House Calls: Rethinking a post-renovation living room 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z

Ms. Colman also won the best actress award and critical praise for her role in the film, which was declared an “entertaining, mischievous, shrewd and archly feminist portrait of intrigue” by Screen Daily. Alfonso Cuarón Wins Best Film in Venice for ‘ROMA’ 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z

With crisp dialogue, a winning protagonist and a propulsive plot, the tale is enormously entertaining. New Fantasy Novels for Kids (and Adults) Ready to Go Beyond Harry Potter 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z

Channing would put a microphone in our face and say, “Do something entertaining.” Matt Bomer on Magic Mike XXL: It's All About Strong Female Characters 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z

It’s a bizarre performance in a very silly movie, but one that makes for a relentlessly entertaining watch, thanks in large part to his efforts. Rolling back: why we should welcome Mick Jagger's big screen return 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z

It is not especially sensational or funny or entertaining. Art Review: Crawling for Peace in a Not-Quite Salt Mine 2011-03-10T16:30:07Z

"But obviously it would be nicer if it were entertaining enough to draw people to contemporary art." 2009-12-03T23:00:00Z

“Even though Catelynn and Tyler are the least dramatic and entertaining of the couples, I appreciate what they did by placing their baby for adoption.” Fighting Teenage Pregnancy With MTV Stars as Exhibit A 2011-04-08T22:20:42Z

She has a great sense of humour, and an entertaining habit of using long words in inappropriate contexts. Family life 2013-01-12T08:15:01Z

Markel tells a true story that is both entertaining and heartwarming about a girl who was fearless, outspoken and determined to do good things in the world right from the start. Best children’s and young adult books of 2016 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

She had been entertaining audiences ever since she wandered into Aloni's orbit, aged just 11. Ofra Haza: Madonna of the dark soul 2010-12-09T21:20:00Z

With a libretto and stage direction by Joël Pommerat, this adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s tale of a marionette’s path to truth and redemption is a darkly entertaining piece of music theater. Review: ‘Pinocchio,’ the Opera, Is a Hit For a Renovated Theater 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z

The Gimmicks: Things start to get more entertaining when Jonathan steps out of the limo in a kilt, because he is half Chinese, half Scottish — and, he says, it’s the bottom half that’s Scottish. The Bachelorette Watch: Santa Claus Came to Town to Meet Jo Jo 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z

Fellow cast members and crew from "Laugh-In" remembered him as even more entertaining behind the scenes. 'Laugh-In' comic actor Alan Sues dies at 85 2011-12-05T09:16:07Z

It’s light, takes place kind of in the summer and is entertaining. Jim Jarmusch Talks Godard, and Outdoor Film Screenings 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z

If you’ve ever spent time traveling – or entertaining friends and family who have traveled to your city or town – you’ve probably spent time in a hotel bar or restaurant. How to choose great wine at a hotel bar – no matter where you're traveling 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

And who does Nesbitt himself read when he’s not writing or traveling or entertaining rooms of jazzed up young poetry converts? Meet Kenn Nesbitt, the New Children’s Poet Laureate 2013-06-15T14:58:08Z

I’m not just psyched because it’s going to be a fun, entertaining TV show. Heeeeeere’s Jimmy: Fallon Will Bring Carson’s Magic Back to Tonight 2014-02-13T00:41:13Z

Now that her children are older, she wants to get rid of the piano and add a TV to create a comfortable place to relax, as well as a space for entertaining family and friends. Conquering an open living room design with clean lines and a neutral palette 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z

A wry, gently surreal British sitcom about rival small-town morticians, “Wooden Overcoats” is as entertaining as it is strangely comforting. 7 Fiction Podcasts Ready Made for Vacation 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z

I think this book was written for readers younger than me but it was still entertaining. Monster and Chips by David O'Connell - review 2013-05-06T11:00:00Z

But “Black or White” makes a very entertaining movie for a post-Obama America, a smartly observed story that recognizes we may never be a post-racial America. ‘Black or White’: Well-acted film gets into gray areas of race 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z

The story’s most entertaining aspect may be its portrayal of Dexter, with his carefully compartmentalized world, “an array of ancillary rackets both legal and illegal.” In ‘Manhattan Beach,’ Jennifer Egan’s heroine dives deep for family secrets 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z

There are few things more entertaining in “Succession” than Kendall in a boss groove, tossing out big ideas and buzzy business jargon at a rapid clip. ‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 6: Cool New Rule 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z

"It's an exciting movie because it tells a complicated story in a very entertaining way," says the film's star, Jesse Eisenberg. Hollywood updates Facebook in lineup of fall movies 2010-09-03T14:23:00Z

Its 1,115 pages offer his entertaining thoughts on politics, art, music, technology and literature, with cameos by Napoleon, Goya, Beethoven, Faraday, Mary Shelley and dozens of others. Paul Johnson, Prolific Historian Prized by Conservatives, Dies at 94 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z

The references to the 1990s were, like the usage of Goose, witty and entertaining without seeming excessive or shoehorned. "Captain Marvel" is a soaring success thanks to Brie Larson and an adorable cat 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

Once in the field, though, she undergoes a transformation that is all the more entertaining because it doesn’t quite make sense. Review: In ‘Spy,’ Melissa McCarthy Is a C.I.A. Drudge Who Goes Rogue 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

They were already up-to-speed, already aghast at what they'd read or seen elsewhere, and needing someone to express their angers and worries in an entertaining way. Farewell, Stephen Colbert. (And hello, Stephen Colbert.) 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z

He missed our mom, and navigating this brave new world of virtual dating was at least entertaining. My 70-Year-Old Father Joined Tinder 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z

He had in mind a brisk, entertaining and urgent look at a single episode early in Marshall’s career. It’s Thurgood Marshall to the Rescue in a New Thriller 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z

I was all lined up to go work for an oil company, and then I just got bitten by the comedy bug and thought, this is just far more entertaining than drilling for oil. Nick Mohammed Has Been Faking It on ‘Ted Lasso’ 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z

There are series I couldn’t quite justify putting on this list but were crazy entertaining, like “Stranger Things.” The Best TV Shows of 2016 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z

It’s just a small part of the experience at the Maryland Science Center, but it’s a stop that kids are likely to find entertaining and, yes, enlightening. Maryland Science Center offers an enlightening new exhibit 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z

One critic called the original film "mildly entertaining if you want to watch Bronson suggesting silent, brooding menace for the umpteenth time." 'The Mechanic': Jason Statham is no Charles Bronson in this remake 2011-01-27T22:39:06Z

But here’s what not new about Oscar night: Me being assigned to review what should be and someday still could be an entertaining live TV show, and not finding one. Review | Oscar keeps it shorter without a host, but something still needs to done about those speeches 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z

The show’s salient questions, answered over eight fast-paced, highly entertaining episodes, are by whom and for what purpose? Review: With ‘False Flag,’ Israel Exports Another Fine Thriller 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z

Ms. Weir’s brash, impetuous, spiky music is at once unabashedly modern and continually entertaining. Classical Playlist: Handel's 'Messiah,' Beethoven, Schumann and More 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z

Still, the impressions grow to be sympathetic and entertaining, with consistently coarse language that always sounds authentic. ‘The Bullpen,’ Joe Assadourian’s Tale From a Holding Cell 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z

It's even more entertaining to teach the guys in our group, who are to a man much more ignorant than the women, the mere basics of the birth process. Motherlode Blog: When Old Friends Meet the New Baby 2013-01-18T18:05:52Z

What exactly is entertaining about an event that prompts rich people to party in the desert for a week? Mocking Burning Man's muddy catastrophe is just the latest example of how we cope with the rich 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z

"I've no doubt that his speech in Edinburgh will be as blistering, honest, and entertaining as any of his extraordinary performances on screen and stage," she said. Spacey to deliver MacTaggart lecture 2013-05-13T12:20:26Z

But “The Accidental Life” is intelligent, entertaining and chivalrous. Review: In ‘The Accidental Life,’ Golfing on LSD Is Just Part of an Editor’s Job 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z

Many of the most entertaining and touching scenes involve Nan schooling Charlie on everything from the alphabet to the weather. Kids’ Fantasy Novels That Make Heroes Out of Underdogs 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z

What has your experience been in choosing between those, toggling between being entertaining and imparting some sort of social message? The "Real World" creator has some explaining to do 2010-06-30T14:01:00Z

I always read it because it is entertaining.” The Medium: Art-Theft Blogs 2010-06-04T16:35:00Z

The documentary, which Rock wrote, produced and stars in, is an entertaining and – at times – shocking film about the complicated relationship between black women and their hair. Yeah, he said it 2010-05-28T23:04:00Z

If he's on the screen in something entertaining, the fans will pay to see it. The Expendables: still gunning down feeble box-office competition 2010-08-23T13:18:00Z

His books, which are as educational as they are entertaining, often focus on issues of betrayal, especially during wartime. ‘Most Dangerous’: A fast-paced young people’s biography of Daniel Ellsberg 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z

I really wanted to make something that was hopefully entertaining and would connect with people. "She taught me an eating disorder": Jennette McCurdy on why some moms "don't deserve" to be revered 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z

Some of the most entertaining bits are reminiscences by Wilder. Two perfect gifts for Halloween: ‘The Shining’ and ‘Young Frankenstein’ 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

By all accounts, MacLaine is a "huge fan" and was "a sensation" on set, entertaining the cast with non-stop stories from her movie and Broadway career. The Downton Abbey 'phenomenon' 2012-09-09T23:16:39Z

But her entry is merited by the orchestration of the single most entertaining sequence in Apprentice history: a hideously ill-judged pitch to Virgin Megastore for the cat-based calendar Nargis and her team had created. The 10 best Apprentice contestants 2010-10-02T23:04:00Z

Bob Williams and Stephen Heavner do a lot of outdoor entertaining. Outdoor entertaining: Six tips from Bob Williams and Stephen Heavner

But it's a classy, entertaining set that should win him a mainstream following. Marcus Bonfanti: Shake the Walls – review 2013-06-20T22:30:00Z

OK: these are hard-boiled thrillers, written in one of the most distinctively entertaining new fictional voices I’ve run across in years, in any genre. Seven Books I?m Looking Forward to in 2012 2011-12-07T09:58:46Z

A 22-minute film of the voyage south and of Amundsen's base camp in Antarctica is equally revealing — and also entertaining. Seattle exhibit celebrates Amundsen's conquest of South Pole 2011-12-12T06:02:27Z

But as well as being a little bit clever, it was also supremely entertaining. Week in geek's best films of 2010 2010-12-31T14:26:37Z

The peculiarities of being the rare woman on the track enliven this entertaining account. Books: A Time to Turn Pages Instead of Corners 2012-12-09T04:17:17Z

But suspend our morality and things start to take on a deliriously entertaining and madcap sparkle, with films like "The Master" and "Phantom Thread" playing like nihilistic screwball, cracked comedies. Comedies in serious clothing: an introduction to the films of Paul Thomas Anderson 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z

Watching this exultantly entertaining madman may make us question what we find funny. | 'Diary of a Madman': Send in the Russian Clown and His Pain and Alienation, Too 2011-02-18T00:36:24Z

Allen responded by saying his sole intention was making an entertaining movie set in Rome. Woody's `To Rome with Love' shows the sweet life 2012-04-13T17:29:07Z

“Claiming a Section 119 exclusion because the residence is ‘necessary’ for entertaining prospective donors periodically is difficult to justify,” said Charles M. Watkins of Webster, Chamberlain & Bean, a law firm that specializes in nonprofit law. Plum Benefit to Plum Cultural Post: Free, Tax-Free Housing 2010-08-09T16:12:00Z

The television followed us and watched what we did and that was what was entertaining. Pete Waterman: 'I bought $80 of ganja on the beach and made a reggae record' 2012-07-04T14:58:30Z

Robin Sloan’s second novel is an entertaining concoction of probiotic and high-tech ingredients. Ken Burns’s ‘Vietnam War’ comes in a powerful audiobook version you’ve got to hear 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z

Do you scoff at the notion of “easy holiday entertaining”? Five 15-minute recipes that add up to a four-star New Year’s Eve 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z

As might be expected, the Big House is for the patriarchs and entertaining; the cabin for deep thoughts and holy solitude. ‘The End of the Point’: a family and their seaside retreat 2013-03-13T21:43:32Z

Every decade or so, Hollywood produces a movie that is not only entertaining but also raises the question just what is entertainment. ‘Car Wash,’ a Raunchy 1970s Comedy Brimming With Meta and Mayhem 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z

People who used to socialize at charity dinners now have literally hundreds of options for entertaining friends at restaurants. How money muscled out power on Washington’s A-list 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z

But what makes not just tolerable but frivolously entertaining is its slapstick soul; a scene where the presidential limousine does doughnuts on the South Lawn plays like an homage to the Keystone Kops. White House Down: D.C. Meets Die Hard 2013-06-26T20:20:17Z

This is what music is all about, what it serves besides entertaining. Rachmaninov, Liszt and Mahler coming up at symphony 2011-09-29T20:03:09Z

He is a star because he never stops entertaining, and we love him all the more for it. Tom Cruise, our messy messiah of movies 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z

But this is a small quibble with a highly entertaining book that should be read more as an illuminating examination of an under-discussed topic than as a prescription for how to behave. ‘Spite’ Looks on the Bright Side of a Dark Feeling 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z

This city's hunger for fine pastrami and corned beef is apparently equaled by its appetite for an entertaining documentary about the world of Jewish delicatessens. 'Deli Man' expands while coming back for seconds 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z

News of Marks’ death broke on Sunday, with many describing him as a “truly lovely, entertaining and inspiring man,” the Guardian reported. 'Mr. Nice' Author Howard Marks Dies At 70 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z

The book is narrated by David Aaron Baker, a Southerner himself and an accomplished actor whose calm, rueful delivery accords with the sly humor of this terrifically entertaining book. Review | Gore Vidal’s ‘Lincoln’ and other best audiobooks for summer’s end 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z

In her penetrating and entertaining new biography, “The Master of Us All: Balenciaga, His Workrooms, His World,” Ms. Blume acknowledges that, even in his heyday, Balenciaga was something of a cipher. Books Of Style: Balenciaga’s World of Mystery: Books of Style 2013-01-26T00:03:55Z

It's fast and entertaining, but it's also a model for how we can lose the distinction between criticizing and criticism, between the first and second definitions, walking into one and coming out the other. "E.T." at 40: A personal reflection on the importance of a "closed story" 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z

On the other hand, every article I write needs clear, engaging and entertaining prose - otherwise no one will want to read it. Jacob Aron on science writing: 'Analogies are like forklift trucks' 2013-04-15T06:29:00Z

Whether the SAG Awards evades that fate remains to be seen, but producer Brockett said he believes the telecast’s approach will be entertaining and, perhaps, a link to better times. Pre-taped SAG Awards go for spirit of live ceremonies past 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z

“Post-pandemic, people are really wanting easy escapism, things that are entertaining and narrative and with a sense of time and place, and Taylor is a master of tapping into that.” Her Books Show the Lifestyles of the Fictional and Famous. She’s Poised for Some Fame of Her Own. 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z

Serving tasty appetizers is the best way to start a night of entertaining in your home. 70 Best Party Appetizers 2014-01-23T16:50:03.034Z

The finale of this short, entertaining production sees the entire audience getting to their feet in response to instructions from the stage, uniting in a mass hand-jiving, hips-sashaying dance. Flash Mob – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-17T14:31:32Z

For three months of the year, the basement becomes the main entertaining space. Home & Design: For Top Chef Bart Vandaele, a home is for enjoying — with lots of friends

Raffish, charming and, any way you cut it, entertaining, Moore stood atop an era that saw Bond evolve from the sharp, desirable killer Sean Connery helped create into an amiable, somewhat prettified comic character. Roger Moore wasn’t a good Bond, but he was my Bond 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z

This definitive portrait of the French cubist poet is chockablock with entertaining anecdotes about his friends and confidantes, including Pablo Picasso and Jean Cocteau. 50 notable works of nonfiction in 2020 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z

With nearly 35,000 people, it’s the most substantial and entertaining home base on the route. Experiencing the soul of Spain in Andalucía’s hill towns 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z

Many potential castaways would immediately grab James Boswell’s “Life of Samuel Johnson,” probably the most entertaining work of nonfiction in English literature. Review | ‘The Club’ spotlights the stars of 18th-century British culture — and invites some new members 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z

It was all mildly entertaining, but hardly more exciting than, say, a Hugh Grant comedy like “Four Weddings and a Funeral.” ArtsBeat Blog: Two Performa Events Invite One Big Question 2011-11-10T19:24:54Z

“Fires are a risk in the kitchen year-round, but we’re even more distracted by entertaining guests and family this time of year,” Carli said. Home safety tips for the holidays

The book contains no overarching narrative, but unfolds as a series of entertaining vignettes, circling back from time to time to Montesquiou and Pozzi. Hanging With the Wits and Dandies of the Belle Époque 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z

"Whatever the video is trying to do," says Prueher, "all we ask is that it fail in an entertaining way." Found Footage festival: 'Stupid videos might be the international language' 2012-06-18T17:50:49Z

Basically all the characters do in this entertaining, irresolute drama about a man torn between two lovers and two corresponding sexual identities is go around in circles — literally and figuratively. 'Cockfight Play' goes around in circles at Rogue Machine Theatre 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z

And lyrically, it's an entertaining album, full of punchlines where, if the last one didn't work for you, the next one will. Seattle rapper Nacho Picasso reviewed on Pitchfork 2011-11-08T18:31:04Z

Doerr’s entertaining and intricate novel wasn’t one that called out for Cliffs Notes. ‘All the Light We Cannot See’ Review: The Blind Girl and the Nazi 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z

“Because Internet,” which breaks down just how life online has rewritten the rules of how we communicate, is “an incisive and entertaining guidebook,” our critic Jennifer Szalai writes. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z

Jacobsen’s account is full of entertaining anecdotes; she catalogs the seers, the spoon-benders and the researchers who administered ESP tests to plants, all funded in the interest of national security. Paperback Row 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z

The intuitively entertaining Ijames knows his history, and the lampoon scenes are packed with information as a fevered, hapless Martha finally starts asking questions about the system she’s been on top of all her life. Review | First ladies on the edge in two plays and a musical 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z

Shuckers develop names for themselves with performances that combine agility and often salty wit — what Thomas Stewart, a Manale’s shucker known as Uptown T, describes as “entertaining myself at others’ expense.” Gulf Oysters Are Dying, Putting a Southern Tradition at Risk 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z

“Low Winter Sun” isn’t that, but it’s an entertaining way station. Television Review: Killers Who Just Won’t Lighten Up 2013-08-08T22:34:06Z

How did you and Summerour devise a floor plan conducive to entertaining? Always Inviting 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z

And while they were at it, they looked for ways to make waiting in line entertaining. Inside Disney’s New Fantasyland 2012-12-21T16:55:27Z

In any case, the series quickly establishes one thing that Mr. Wolf no doubt knows: Fictional crime is more entertaining than real crime. Television Review: ‘Cold Justice’ and ‘Deadline: Crime With Tamron Hall’ 2013-09-02T20:37:56Z

Photograph: Brian Seed/Hulton Archive On 4 April 1955, after entertaining the Queen, Prince Philip and other guests to dinner on his last night in Downing Street, Winston Churchill retired to his bedroom. Events, Dear Boy, Events edited by Ruth Winstone - review 2012-12-26T07:00:04Z

After several years of contests that were panned by critics and many viewers, the producers are promising more input from professional music producers, more entertaining performances by contestants and fewer distractions from surprise guests. Smug?s Out, Talent?s in at ?Idol? 2011-01-19T00:13:12Z

The results are richly entertaining and ultimately touching, though not without some issues. Review: 'Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin' at the Geffen Playhouse 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z

It is witty, entertaining, with excellent performances and not drawn to conform with a simplistic template. Does ‘Three Billboards’ Say Anything About America? Well … 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z

Photograph: PR @DrGiggles Without a doubt Primer is the most obtuse film I've ever seen – it was as entertaining as reading a book on advanced calculus. What's the best arthouse film that makes no sense? 2010-10-20T11:00:00Z

“I just serve others through entertaining,” she said. Remembering the Life and Work of Elaine Stritch 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

Now Rash Dash offer up the true story of Emerald and Pearl in this enjoyably untidy and entertaining cabaret-style show created with the band Not Now Bernard. The Ugly Sisters – review 2012-08-07T17:45:01Z

They discuss ideas, telling him the kinds of things they like and he combines those movements into entertaining sequences. In Transit Blog: In London, Dance, Collaboration and Public Art in One 2012-06-27T04:13:14Z

Surrounding it are generous outdoor entertaining areas punctuated by boxwood spheres and century-old olive trees, the work of landscape designer Scott Shrader. Los Angeles Home - High Design for a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z

And here’s the thing: no one notices whether you leave a party early, because you are never as entertaining as you think you are. How I accepted I'm an introvert – and learned to refuse invitations without guilt 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z

By streamlining it here into a more overtly accessible form, Gun Machine succeeds in being exactly what it wants to be: a magnificently entertaining gun held to the head of the crime thriller genre. Gun Machine by Warren Ellis – review 2013-01-31T09:01:01Z

Now, with vaccinations underway and warmer weather arriving, you may be eager to do some socially distanced outdoor entertaining. It’s outdoor entertaining season. Here’s how to keep the bugs at bay. 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z

And at the time I thought “well, misery is a human condition and the comedian’s job is to articulate and craft the story in an entertaining and hilarious way.” Do you have to be miserable to be funny? 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z

Racial sensitivities aside, this Exodus is a stolid mess, bleakly laughable without being an entertaining hoot like De Mille’s camp classic. REVIEW: Don't Let Your People Go See Exodus: Gods and Kings 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z

“All New X-Men,” which collects the first five issues of the new series, is wonderfully entertaining. ArtsBeat: Graphic Books Best Sellers: X-Men Travel Back in Time 2013-04-19T18:43:33Z

Which is not to say it wasn’t entertaining. Music Review: New York Philharmonic and Mariah Carey Team Up 2013-07-14T22:11:01Z

“It’s been a helluva four years, trying to get back to work, making you guys laugh and entertaining you, but I’m gonna be just fine,” she wrote. Kathy Griffin says she is undergoing surgery for lung cancer 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z

Yet it succeeds in entertaining middle-schoolers while compassionately depicting challenges many children cope with daily, and silently. A homeless boy with a rich fantasy life is centerstage in SCT's 'Danny' 2012-10-26T15:46:03Z

Nice girls do not finish first in Seattle playwright Victoria Stewart's trenchant and entertaining topical drama, "Hardball." Review: 'Hardball' play hits home about media pundits run amok 2011-03-10T01:30:46Z

“If you see the shows, they are educational and entertaining.” Sex and affairs on PBS’ summertime agenda 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z

Apparently the average viewer saw the vignette as just one more entertaining fact of city life. Art Review: Sexuality in Modernism: The (Partial) History 2010-12-10T23:38:00Z

It is spirited, entertaining and well wrought, a lovely example of the early Classical style, but if you abandon hindsight, it is miles from the Mozart everyone reveres. Music Review: Mostly Mozart Festival, Louis Langrée Conductor 2012-08-19T21:50:48Z

In between museums and tours, however, there was levity — the kind that comes from traveling with a 16-year-old whose emerging dry wit makes even a disappointing visit to Harpers Ferry, W.Va., entertaining. An aunt hits the road with her niece and nephew 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z

Mere words cannot describe how awesomely gnarly "Piranha 3D" is, how hugely entertaining and how urgently you must get yourself to the theater to see it. 'Piranha 3D': Run, don't walk, to see this fun horror flick 2010-08-19T22:27:00Z

That's just a small sampling of the entertaining and sordid anecdotes that can be found in archives devoted to Gilded Age show business. Joe Exotic channels the spirit of America’s 19th-century tiger kings 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z

He subsequently deleted some of his more uprising-flavored tweets, but enough of the meltdown is still entertaining. The 10 best (and worst) tweets of 2012 2012-12-28T15:09:00Z

If it wasn’t entertaining, none of this would matter,” said the former “Lilyhammer” star and Bruce Springsteen guitarist who produced the recent reuniting of The Rascals. Steven Van Zandt, Paul Shaffer Sign on to Bert Berns Musical 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z

However irresistible that question is to some, Diana's former secretary Patrick Jephson says the speculation is "entertaining perhaps, but hardly useful." Time to speculate: Princess Diana would be 50 2011-06-30T10:22:08Z

It survives today as a curious artifact of film history, more fascinating than entertaining, deserving of study rather than popcorn. Ishtar at 30: is it really the worst movie ever made? 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z

When other people are putting lines in his mouth, he’s terrific — or at the very least entertaining. Smart Watch: Why you should watch Jennifer Garner play a total jerk in “Camping” 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z

I’m beginning to feel like maybe it’s up to us to be entertaining the troops once more. In a Bygone New York, John Epperson Invited Charles Busch to a Show 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z

The acting is schmaltz-free and very funny, cresting to a long, entertaining final scene between McCoy’s blissfully weird Anthony and Rhea’s determined Rosemary. Review | Keegan and Constellation shine on their historic D.C. stages 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z

Laksa is a great dish for entertaining, because you can prepare everything in advance, and heat the broth just before serving. Festive recipes from around the world 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z

As Sonam sleeps — inexplicably, given the buttock-clenching road — I battle with the urge to write down every one of the endlessly entertaining road-safety warning signs that you find disseminated by the military throughout India’s Himalayas. In Ladakh, India, history and myth, past and present, melt into one

Allman says they decided to replace the large-scale chairs dating from the Teddy Roosevelt administration because their size made them difficult to use for entertaining. Obama legacy includes a new look for White House’s State Dining Room 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z

I thought the characters were colorful and entertaining. The sneaky politics of “Suicide Squad”: A popcorn movie for the prison-industrial complex era 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z

I tuned into The Kitchen Cabinet, Radio 4's food panel show, hosted by the always entertaining Jay Rayner of this parish. Rewind radio: The Kitchen Cabinet; The Budget; Inside the Academy School Revolution; Breakfast; The Atkinson People – review 2012-12-09T00:06:16Z

A few performances and characterizations, unfortunately, are distracting in a less entertaining way. TV Tonight: The River 2012-02-07T13:30:49Z

But this entertaining if patchy novel, set in a Brazilian beach town, is fundamentally a low-key and often very funny existential noir with sand between its toes. Daniel Galera’s ‘Blood-Drenched Beard’ 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z

I think David enjoyed himself, entertaining himself there for two years on the ship while everyone else was in cryostasis. Prometheus Star Michael Fassbender on His Robotic Role and Why He Believes in Aliens 2012-06-06T10:45:25Z

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell is a fleet, entertaining transfiguration that keeps Clarke’s big ideas while pulling a few tricks from its own sleeve. Review: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell Brings the Old-Time Magic 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

The DH Lawrence revival, The Daughter-in-Law, is at Sheffield Crucible, while in the studio you can catch the entertaining and provoking Money: the Gameshow. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2013-03-15T16:55:48Z

This is a substantial, patiently made, entertaining portrait, with a percussive, rhythmic jazz score by Ramachandra Borcar and some emphatic spoken word courtesy of Umar Bin Hassan of the Last Poets. ‘The Melt Goes On Forever’ Review: David Hammons Makes, and They Take 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z

I kept reading not just for the squirrel lore but also because McKenzie has crafted a story that beneath an entertaining, clever surface, is deep and wise and complicated. 'The Portable Veblen' is deep, wise and eccentric ... and full of squirrels 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z

In short, this entertaining book is about the party, then the come-down. George Clinton's funk chronicle, 'Brothas Be, Yo Like George' 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

The finale, and the season overall, got strong reviews from critics, including The New York Times’s James Poniewozik, who wrote, “If this was not the series’s best season, it was its most flat-out entertaining.” ‘Game of Thrones’ Finale Draws Record Ratings 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z

She’d been doing some entertaining when some of the paper’s editorial staff and board members invade, so there’s that. For Your Reconsideration: Supporting Whom Exactly? 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

Miles’s novel mimics a New Journalism narrative style, and our reviewer, Christopher R. Beha, called the book “a highly entertaining literary performance.” New in Paperback: ‘Force of Nature,’ ‘Feel Free’ 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z

New West End musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels has won over many of the nation's critics, with one branding it "entertaining and slickly staged". Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 'entertains' 2014-04-03T11:09:18Z

“Suzanne understood entertaining, how to throw open the doors of a house and make people comfortable,” Mr. Owens said. Suzanne Rheinstein, Designer of Classic American Interiors, Dies at 77 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z

I'm sure you have your own personal OCD obstacles around entertaining. The author of "The Dinner Party Project" on the easy secrets of being a great host 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z

As well as some serious issues, there are plenty of entertaining nuggets in the book. The truth about poo: we’re doing it wrong 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z

That’s one takeaway from “Moynihan,” a conventional but entertaining rundown of the greatest hits of the life of Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Review: ‘Moynihan’ Is a Conventional, Entertaining Political Documentary 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z

Of course it can be really entertaining, but it doesn’t actually mean anything. Vikings Star Travis Fimmel and Creator Michael Hirst Talk Season 2 Finale 2014-05-01T15:37:54Z

Turan said the early scenes "are 'Lucy's' most conventional and most entertaining, as our heroine discovers an escalating series of superpowers." 'Lucy' has more firepower than brain power, reviews say 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z

"Step Up Revolution" taps into the dance "flash-mob" phenomenon and moves to Miami to give us the sunniest and most entertaining of these kids-gotta-dance musicals. 'Step Up Revolution' taps into flash-mob phenomenon 2012-07-26T00:36:03Z

His video does a far better job than the New Yorker did of offering a factual story that is both entertaining and true. Off with his head: The manufactured scandal over Hasan Minhaj 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z

If I was utterly honest about everything then it wouldn't be very entertaining. Derren Brown: 'I'm being honest about my dishonesty' 2010-10-18T06:59:00Z

"Ancient astronauts are utter nonsense as a historical and scientific theory, of course, but the idea sure is entertaining," Mr. Walsh said. ArtsBeat: History News Network Celebrates Bad History Books 2012-07-04T14:51:09Z

The first time I read it in eighth grade, I thought it was just an entertaining story. Bill Gates Has Always Sought Out New Reading Recommendations 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z

Portman is so much fun to watch behaving badly that viewers may actually root for her to self-destruct; she is that entertaining. Natalie Portman is a force of nature in intense and stunning “Vox Lux” 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z

His death wasn’t just a loss to his family and friends, though; it was also a loss to readers, for Westlake was one of the most sheerly entertaining fiction writers of his time. Michael Dirda reviews ‘The Getaway Car,’ a collection of Donald E. Westlake pieces

It's not just entertaining people, but it's also speaking to people intimately. "Virgin River" writer on small towns, twists and next season: "Cameron lives to fight another day" 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z

It’s all brisk and unaccountably entertaining until the film suddenly achieves an almost religious intensity. Video: Hard Work of Comedy and Straight-Shooting 2011-04-16T02:23:01Z

It’s a scrappy, entertaining little bunch of shows, though, with an underdog’s energy and signs of an appealingly high-low, genre-smart curatorial sensibility. On Paid YouTube, Sci-Fi Comedy and the Grown-Up Karate Kid 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z

That leaves Baldwin, a committed liberal, who not too long ago was entertaining running for a variety of public offices. Alec Baldwin Is a Perfect Donald Trump 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z

Hoary jokes and peppy, standard-issue melodies can be put to highly entertaining use, as was evidenced by the success of “The Producers.” Theater Review: ‘Bunty Berman Presents ’ at Acorn Theater 2013-05-10T02:00:01Z

They are not entertaining and leave no impact, he asserts, suggesting they shortchange actors of quality. Ernest Borgnine dismissive of modern movies 2011-01-20T01:24:55Z

While Nicholson claims that publishers favour "abused Irish alcoholics" as protagonists, what sort of characters do you think are the most entertaining to read or watch? Anyone for a spot of middle-class drama? 2011-07-13T12:17:02Z

Hiddleston's trickster resented that fact in Season 1, and watching him battle his selfishness was both entertaining and moving. It's impossible to tell where in the multiverse "Loki" is going. Thank the gods 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z

When I first met him, he said first and foremost that he wanted it to be entertaining. Steve Carell hopes you want to throw up after seeing ‘The Big Short’ 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z

That aside, “The Dream of Enlightenment” is an entertaining introduction to a range of daring thinkers of the long Enlightenment from Descartes to Rousseau. Seeing the light 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

Hook’s latest opus is “Substance: Inside New Order,” a thoroughly entertaining 750-page book detailing the band’s rise, internal turmoil and eventual permanent schism. “You don’t want to kill the myth”: The feud continues in “Substance: Inside New Order,” a second memoir by New Order bass player Peter Hook 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z

Oliver did a smashing-good interview with Stephen Hawking, which was alternately informative and entertaining: The year in John Oliver: How “Last Week Tonight” redefined political comedy 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z

He was bewitching, sweet, playful and wildly entertaining, the kind of baby strangers admired in the grocery store. The Enduring Wisdom of ‘Goodnight Moon’ 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z

For food/entertaining tips, pull up a chair . Turkey, plus 10 other things to do this week 2012-11-19T15:01:09Z

Unfortunately, “Ghastly Love” is a fallen soufflé, a spoof enormously pleased with itself but only occasionally entertaining. Movie Review: ‘The Ghastly Love of Johnny X,’ Starring Will Keenan 2013-04-26T15:44:50Z

Otherwise, The Engagements is an entertaining read of emotional maturity. The Engagements by J Courtney Sullivan – review 2013-07-20T13:00:06Z

The parts about Mr. Dole are particularly entertaining and revealing, and help you understand - deeply - what drives him and what he's like to be around. ArtsBeat: Times Staffers Recommend Books About American Politicians 2012-07-02T16:27:04Z

It’s also one of the most entertaining documentaries to appear since “Exit Through the Gift Shop,” a film similarly obsessed with role playing and deception. Movie Review: ‘The Imposter,’ About the Con Artist Frédéric Bourdin 2012-07-12T22:39:37Z

He discussed “The Perfect Host” and his own travails in entertaining at home in a recent conversation with a reporter. Q&A: David Hyde Pierce Will Be Your Host 2011-06-29T22:29:21Z

He sees it as entertaining, educational and a way to preserve the Navajo language at a time when fewer tribal members are speaking it. Navajo the chosen one for new 'Star Wars' dub 2013-04-27T15:28:08Z

"I still have a weird and slightly confusing longing for Matt Smith, but I've accepted he's gone, and Capaldi is resplendently terrifying and entertaining," he said. Doctor Who: How was Peter Capaldi's debut series? 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z

Somehow the film manages to be both enlightening and entertaining. Before Midnight rages against film's dying of the light 2013-06-24T15:50:20Z

He blends viciousness with sensitivity, compassion with greed, making Alex all the more volatile, dangerous and entertaining for his unpredictability. Review: Shepard gives a good chase in 'Hit & Run' 2012-08-21T13:12:20Z

Because science fiction writers are meant to depict future worlds that audiences will find entertaining, they tend to predict technological advancements that are wondrous to behold. We were promised hoverboards: Of course “Back to the Future II” got 2015 mostly wrong — here’s why 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z

I regret the loss of Jim Harrison, who was hugely entertaining and intellectually tricky. By the Book: Gary Snyder 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z

The result is an entertaining novel in which the most compelling characters are not the killer or the victim, but the detectives charged with solving the crime. J. K. Rowling’s New Crime Novel, ‘The Silkworm’ 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z

In this enormously entertaining scripted nonfiction show, Dana Schwartz delivers deep dives into how members of the nobility lived and died throughout history. 5 Podcasts About the Royal Family 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z

That the Oscars managed a watchable show, much less the brisk, entertaining one we got, was a surprise. Nobody Hosted the Oscars. And They Did a Fine Job of It. 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z

All in all, though, it's a moderately entertaining exercise in running in circles and chasing one's tail. Ghostface still phoning home 2011-04-14T13:58:00Z

As the star of "Sherlock," the highly entertaining new BBC-"Masterpiece Mystery!" production that comes to PBS on Sunday, he is officially the latest incarnation of Sherlock Holmes, the demon detective of Baker Street. 'Sherlock': A modern Holmes battles crime on PBS 2010-10-22T23:55:00Z

He really made it funny and entertaining to watch. "American Idol's" David Archuleta on the new season 2011-01-29T00:29:56Z

Delivering this chaotic and amusing 65-minute monologue, Mr. Maguire is an entertaining if confusing guide, his words cascading forth with few pauses for the rest of us to catch up. Theater Review: ‘Wild Man in Rome,’ a Solo Show by Matthew Maguire 2012-11-19T22:52:54Z

His superpowers come at a price, so he relies on an entertaining group of misfits to help him overcome his paranoia and live a normal life. TV highlights 11/07/2012 2012-07-10T18:59:01Z

Still, the first half is full of entertaining scenes spun with the quick-witted spirit of Rosalind Russell. Review | In Elizabeth Gilbert’s ‘City of Girls,’ a young woman discovers the joys of sex 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z

Note: Pilkey has created a highly entertaining video about making "Super Diaper Baby 2" that can be accessed via this link: http://www.pilkey.com/sdb2_behind_the_blankies.php. Super Diaper Baby is back in all his powder and glory 2011-07-23T01:23:32Z

It took a giant step toward the stage one night when Mr. Alessandrini and Ms. Lyng were entertaining friends in a Manhattan living room with some of the satirical songs that they had perfected. Nora Mae Lyng, Actress at the Heart of ‘Forbidden Broadway,’ Dies at 66 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z

What follows is an entertaining journey in Parini’s sputtering used car. A Road Trip With One of the 20th Century’s Greatest Writers 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z

When he's not twisting or doing magic acts for private or corporate functions, he's studying childhood education at Kent State University or entertaining at places like Donatos in Hudson or Doogan's in Aurora, Ohio. Balloon artist twists designs 2011-05-23T16:42:44Z

Ultimately, Spurlock is honest about his own brand of documentaries, using light and entertaining comedy to get across his own serious message. Morgan Spurlock's new film takes swipe at advertising 2011-04-20T17:02:24Z

His schedule these days leaves little time for entertaining, much less romance. Art, Darling 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z

Cohn was a paradox, and so is this documentary — a brisk, entertaining, quite full primer that nevertheless feels like it missed an opportunity for a unique angle or approach. ‘Bully. Coward. Victim.’ Review: The Paradox of Roy Cohn 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z

And it is amazing how potent and entertaining the Spider-Man myth continues to be: the bullied brainy teenager whose weakness and unpopularity are somehow alchemised into super-powers. The Amazing Spider-Man – review 2012-07-04T11:42:32Z

Don’t ever change, American Family Association, because you are so, so entertaining. Conservatives mad at Hilton for showing gay couple in ad 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

For a show this entertaining, there shouldn’t be. Dance Review: American Ballet Theater’s ‘Bright Stream’ at the Met 2012-05-30T21:28:34Z

They brought servants — they weren’t so advanced as to imagine doing without them — and shocked them with their informal, mixed-gender entertaining. ‘Vanessa and Her Sister,’ by Priya Parmar 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

Marshal Raylan Givens in this spinoff from the hugely entertaining crime drama “Justified”; it arrives eight years after that show, and is set 15 years after its action ended. 30 Shows to Watch This Summer 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z

But I wonder, how do you balance the need to address these issues, these big subjects, against the need to be....well, entertaining. Hot seat: David Simon explains "Treme" 2011-07-04T12:05:00Z

But before even entertaining thoughts of marriage, I have to get past the dating stage. Dark-skinned black girls don't get married 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z

In many ways this month's journey through experimental music was been one of the most entertaining genre delves. Tim Jonze On Shuffle … Experimental music 2012-06-29T23:05:00Z

Nickelodeon's 27th annual awards show was among its more entertaining, opening with a sprawling and colorful Todrick Hall-choreographed performance and closing with Wahlberg's eventual sliming on Saturday night in Los Angeles. One Direction cleans up at Kids' Choice Awards 2014-03-31T13:28:06Z

And though its latest gambit may be a similar publicity stunt, the results are bound to be entertaining. A “G-rated” porn campaign: PornHub’s strangely SFW idea 2014-03-05T20:27:00Z

Three Billboards is staggeringly entertaining – its script performs a series of hairpin turns with a mastery that leaves you agog. Why Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri should win the 2018 best picture Oscar 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z

A clever and entertaining tale starring Owen Wilson as a Hollywood screenwriter who pines for the Paris of the 1920s, the movie is also a cinematic homage to the City of Light. Cannes believes in Woody Allen, even if he doesn't 2011-05-11T14:52:08Z

A lively interrogation of dance history that offers more questions than answers, the series is as educational as it is entertaining. Music, Theater and More to Experience at Home This Weekend 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z

A lot of the moves I couldn’t really emulate, however, so this was more entertainment experience than exercise, and frankly, it wasn’t that entertaining. Fit in my 40s: I’m doing yoga at home. It’s free, but can I ignore the carpet stains? | Zoe Williams 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z

Growing up during the Depression as an only child whose parents divorced when he was 7, Winters spent a lot of time entertaining himself. Groundbreaking improv comic Jonathan Winters dies 2013-04-12T17:08:10Z

Though the sea lions are back and entertaining guests with handshakes, painting demos and dance parties, the sharks are gone. The U.S. Virgin Islands clean up for the holidays 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z

As a reality TV producer, I find myself tapping into all of those aspects of entertaining TV when I’m producing docu-series, game shows and talk. Your First Crush 2013-07-10T15:42:09Z

To readers prepared to suspend their usual expectations of a Trollope novel, The Fixed Period is an absorbing, thought-provoking and entertaining tale. David Lodge: rereading Anthony Trollope 2012-12-14T22:55:04Z

How much will you spend "exercising, entertaining and educating" your children this summer? Motherlode Blog: American families will spend $16.6 billion keeping children busy this summer. 2012-06-27T14:08:42Z

But of course, in the process they become less entertaining. Review: An ‘Evita’ Newly Tailored for Our Time 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z

On one hand, to make a story credible and entertaining, the more realistic the backdrop that you depict, the more willing someone’s going to be to believe it. Q&A: The Real Forensic Psychiatrist Behind Side Effects 2013-02-08T15:00:26Z

Despite its title, though, “Tides of War,” Stella Tillyard’s welcome and entertaining contribution to the genre, is not a seafaring novel. Books of The Times: Stella Tillyard?s ?Tides of War,? Napoleonic Novel - Review 2011-12-21T21:56:44Z

Neither of the smart and entertaining new memoirs by Henry Winkler and John Stamos inspires such odium — even if both TV stars have written books that traffic heavily in their authors’ lesser angels. Under the Leather Jackets: Anxiety, Bravado and the Keys to TV Stardom 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z

On Saturday morning the festival presented one of its always entertaining opera-scenes master classes in the historic Wheeler Opera House, featuring talented young singers from the opera theater and conductors from the academy. Critic’s Notebook: Aspen Music Festival Embarks on New Era 2013-07-29T21:49:03Z

Meanwhile sceptics such as me must take solace in dinosaurs and the entertaining thought that, while there's no such thing as ghosts, at least there used to be such a thing as monsters. Why are the English obsessed with ghosts? 2010-10-16T23:06:00Z

Dear Miss Manners: When entertaining friends for dinner, should I set the table with teaspoons even though there's no need for them, given my menu? Perspective | Miss Manners: You’re not being ‘canceled,’ you’re being criticized 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z

It’s always been hard to convince Murphy that a little goes a long way, and viewers will have to admit that most of “Pose’s” weaknesses tend to vanish during the fantastically entertaining ballroom scenes. Review | Ryan Murphy’s ‘Pose’ is a fabulous — if preachy — restoration effort 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

Most of "Critical Thinking" is engaging and entertaining. With "Critical Thinking," John Leguizamo directs a rousing "Stand and Deliver"-style chess story 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z

Tomb wants to create a more comfortable, functional space for relaxing and entertaining. Creating the perfect outdoor space for relaxing and entertaining 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z

For those infrequently utilized items you're not ready to part with, consider storing them elsewhere: our party and entertaining gear is all stashed in a closet and sideboard. Lessons I learned from renovating my small kitchen 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z

“We want to be an entertaining musical with messages.” Alanis Morissette’s ‘Jagged Little Pill’ Musical Heads to Broadway 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z

With exciting stories, fascinating facts, and lively sound effects to grab kids’ interest, all you need for an entertaining family-listening experience are some headphones or a set of speakers. 20 podcasts your kid should listen to this summer 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z

That’s good news for fans of Ms. Ireland, one of New York theater’s most inspired and entertaining interpreters of people programmed to self-destruct. Review: Marin Ireland Brings Down the Halfway House in ‘Blue Ridge’ 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z

Then again, as entertaining as their squabbling is, the last thing this family needs is another bone of contention to gnaw on before finally sitting down to that rehearsal dinner. Review: ‘Familiar,’ a Comic Clash of Assimilation on the Path to a Wedding 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z

Harvey’s entertaining history of James Jesse Strang, a 19th-century con man who led a breakaway Mormon colony on an island in Lake Michigan, chronicles a manic, anxious, gullible time, not unlike our own. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z

Big Bird, Oscar and Spinney were part of “Sesame Street” when it made its debut Nov. 10, 1969, with the goal of entertaining and educating young children, especially those in low-income families. Puppeteer who performed Sesame Street's Big Bird, Oscar, dies at 85 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z

Will you be eating or entertaining much in carpeted rooms? The cost-conscious consumer’s guide to buying carpet 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z

The second is sleeker, funnier, and more entertaining, including a meme-worthy scene featuring Tara Reid and a buzz saw. You Can't Escape Sharknado 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

Walks down memory lane are rarely so inclusive and entertaining. Theater Review: Jim Brochu Honors Broadway Colleagues With ‘Character Man’ 2014-03-09T21:16:11Z

And then there is the implicitly entertaining: cable news. Telivision is having its moment 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z

Their most recent sci-fi epic, Jupiter Ascending, was another rebellion story, entertaining notions of hybrid identities such as humans who are part-bee or dog. The Guardian profile: Lilly Wachowski 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z

The family comedy-drama “Almost Christmas” is an often disarmingly entertaining picture, in spite of its being a not particularly well-thought-out cinematic contrivance. Review: ‘Almost Christmas,’ a Home-for-the-Holidays Comedy 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

Still, like you, I would not relish entertaining someone who thinks I murdered his mother. My Brother-in-Law Vilified Us Online. Should We Still Have Him Over? 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z

Anthony Tommasini - The New York Post It proved a weirdly inspired work, an engrossing, outrageous, entertaining and, ultimately, deeply moving new opera. Success or failure? 2011-02-18T10:18:29Z

Watching robots sing opera while they navigate the stage is entertaining for about five minutes. Opera With Atmosphere of Brave New World 2010-10-04T12:00:00Z

A different sort of Texas hospitality, but an entertaining one for sure. Weekend in San Antonio 2010-04-01T20:01:00Z

Karaoke wasn’t the only entertaining part of the bit. Watch Adele Cover Nicki Minaj and Spice Girls in Carpool Karaoke with James Corden 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

The Independent's Paul Taylor called the production "entertaining, if slightly underpowered." Lindsay Lohan earns respectable reviews for 'Speed-the-Plow' in London 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

Not so the students of Sheffield, whose Tuesday Club has, for the last 13 years, been entertaining them and clued-up locals alike with a soundtrack of drum'n'bass, hip-hop and more. Clubs picks of the week 2012-07-13T23:11:31Z

“It’s been a rather consuming but very entertaining process to look at all kinds of papers that I wouldn’t normally ever look at,” the bride wrote. Mathematician couple forces wedding party to answer math problems during dinner 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z

The museum also wants to attract visitors by providing an entertaining and inspirational message, not by presenting original artifacts or by adding complicated perspectives. Museum Review: Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum Reopens With New Exhibits 2012-07-03T21:40:13Z

The luxurious outdoor entertaining and play areas add a gracious dimension to a house that, despite its interior emendations and refinements, remains a somewhat unconventional setup for a family of five. Patrick Dempsey's Frank Gehry–designed Malibu Estate 2014-02-04T05:00:00Z

“He definitely presents an image of the literary life as something fun and entertaining, which might save a few people from going into investment banking.” Lorin Stein, the Paris Review?s New Party Boy 2011-02-25T19:58:16Z

Or it’s simply a marvelously entertaining compilation of three linked yet unrelated ballets — “Emeralds,” “Rubies” and “Diamonds” — to wonderful music by Fauré, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky. Dance Review: Three Gems of the Here and Now 2011-06-06T22:04:19Z

In every way, he’s the industry’s Stephen Colbert; a coy, intelligent, and sharply dressed man, forever entertaining from the stage, whether it’s recorded or IRL. Has Paul McCartney Been Holding Back? 2013-10-17T09:45:36Z

If you can get past the blatant misuse of ellipses, capitalization, apostrophes and text-speak, it is an entertaining, and sometimes fascinating, read. Does he like me? 2012-10-11T00:00:00Z

This entertaining anthology compiles 10 creepypasta fictions from eight directors folded into a framing device about a man who finds a mysterious thumb drive in a house of horrors. Five Horror Movies to Stream Now 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z

The ensuing bumps and scrapes are perversely entertaining. ‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 4 Recap: A Coronation Demolition Derby 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z

Increasingly it's known as a modern paradise for ambitious designers who want dinnertime to be as entertaining as the stage shows. Las Vegas' Designer Restaurants 2010-03-01T23:00:00Z

In a mostly formulaic and conservative industry, he made inventive, personal films that were entertaining and accessible but also something more. Critic?s Notebook: MoMA Presents a Raj Kapoor Film Festival 2012-01-05T22:50:33Z

It was constantly and consistently entertaining, but occasionally that chaos pushed it away from more commercial sensibilites. Gun Machine by Warren Ellis – review 2013-01-31T09:01:01Z

The Ueno Zoo, with pandas, tigers and lemurs, is another entertaining outdoor activity. Traveling to Tokyo With Three Generations 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z

But this good-humored riffing is mostly entertaining even when it isn’t enlightening, and Stew is in good, solid voice. Review: ‘Notes of a Native Song’ Is Stew’s Homage to James Baldwin 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

In sum, this is a truly magic "Flute," musically superb if not perfect, theatrically masterly and irresistibly entertaining. 'The Magic Flute': Beautiful fun at Seattle Opera 2011-05-09T20:32:05Z

It would be trained monkeys if I hosted, because think how entertaining it would be to see a star guided by a monkey! Chelsea Peretti Wants Comedies to Be Funny Again 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z

Genres provide that because they’re inherently entertaining, sort of comfort food. Paul Feig Keeps Filmgoers Guessing 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z

The film was “giddy one moment, unbearably tense the next, and always so entertaining and fine-tuned that you don’t even notice when it’s changing gears”, IndieWire critic David Ehrlich wrote. Darkly comic 'Parasite' gets critics buzzing at Cannes 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z

An actor-turned-standup who doesn't think she's very funny and claims "not to be sociable" but is a natural raconteur: easy, entertaining and garrulous company. Comedy profile: Bridget Christie 2010-03-26T15:32:00Z

Netflix's "D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!" may not have the answers we've all been waiting for, but it's still an entertaining feature that highlights just how bizarre this whole case has been. The 6 most surprising "D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!" revelations from Netflix's docuseries 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z

The encores included a version of Hey Jude that was more entertaining than Paul McCartney's at the Olympics. Prom 24: José Hernando Arias Noguera and Egidio Cuadrado – review 2012-08-01T11:20:43Z

“The Bible says be careful how you entertain strangers — you may be entertaining angels unaware.” What’s the right reaction when a white stranger walks into a black church? 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z

But it proved a weirdly inspired work: engrossing, entertaining and ultimately quite moving. Classical Music on Disc, on DVD and in Books 2012-11-22T21:26:23Z

“It’s entertaining, and the narrative pull toward the answers that may lie near Stockholm is strong,” Mike Hale wrote in The New York Times. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘The Goldbergs’ and ‘Riverdale’ 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z

But there’s something less entertaining about them these days, too. ‘Nurse Jackie’ is starting to feel tired 2014-04-11T21:26:07Z

"The recommendations should be thought-provoking and/or entertaining," @AdvancedDriver requested, though experience of sitting my pair in front of a movie suggests that if it's not entertaining, then no thoughts will be provoked. Commission us: a library of kids' films 2010-10-11T13:50:00Z

But both series find a clever, entertaining way to pay tribute to women who in their time were often overlooked and underestimated, and nevertheless found ways to never be ordinary. Television Review: ‘The Bletchley Circle’ on PBS 2013-04-19T22:48:51Z

Mr Duhigg is an effective storyteller with a knack for combining social science, fastidious reporting and entertaining anecdotes. Getting the most out of one’s self 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z

Again, the voice here is using elaborate, vigorous, often very entertaining prose, adverbs and all: "perfectly", "shockingly", "impossibly". Poetry workshop: a rectangular frame 2010-05-24T15:22:00Z

It is entertaining to watch the Mighty Mites — as they are soon dubbed — start winning. Aw, shucks! "12 Mighty Orphans" is the Depression-era underdog sports hokum you've been missing 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z

It’s ostensibly a caper-cum-heartwarming holiday story; alas, it doesn’t hit either of those marks, and is instead an occasionally entertaining, mostly befuddling mess of a movie. 10 Things We Learned From 'Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever' 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z

The Hollywood Reporter said it was “ambitious” and “wildly entertaining.” Despite coronavirus, 1 musical is holding auditions, online 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z

Lucashenko is an Aboriginal Australian author and this novel is entertaining, powerful and funny about life as an Aboriginal woman in modern-day Australia. The all-time best summer books, according to our readers 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z

This new version remains ravishingly entertaining, but is also, like the movie adaptations, a more obvious attempt to cash in on Pottermania. Review: ‘Harry Potter’ Back Onstage, Streamlined and Still Magical 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z

As he seeks the Senate seat, it’s another example of Vance’s transformation, from once entertaining the idea of supporting Hillary Clinton to now portraying himself as a loyal Trump ally. JD Vance paid $55K by colleges he bashes as Senate candidate 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z

But the books I remember most were very entertaining — often quite funny. Why the Nobel-Winning Economist Amartya Sen Recommends ‘King Lear’ 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z

He’s the right mix of menacing and entertaining, while the idea of Raylan contending with a trio of ex-soldiers instantly raises the danger factor for our marshal. Justified 'Cash Game' recap: Two ends against the middle 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z

It's just purely entertaining and engaging and you're gripped, like a thriller. Richard Ayoade does The Double 2014-04-07T05:50:06Z

Say what you will about Hannibal Lecter, but up until the dinner hour, he’d be an entertaining companion, even someone you might consider a “friend.” Review | Paula Hawkins has a new thriller, and let’s just say it’s no ‘The Girl on the Train’ 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z

The of-the-moment shout-outs might also limit the shelf life of the book, but for this summer, it's a pleasant, entertaining read in a tabloid magazine sort of way. The devil in the details of `Revenge Wears Prada' 2013-06-13T17:19:09Z

You can see a full run down of events on the Leeds Big Bookend website but I'd also point to the event featuring adopted Leeds lad Boff Whalley, which will no doubt be entertaining. Tony Harrison to headline Leeds literature festival the Big Bookend 2013-04-12T07:00:05Z

I’m happy to report that the 5th Avenue’s locally cast “Spamalot” is just as garish, madcap and entertaining — maybe more so. ‘Spamalot’ is a successful quest for laughs 2014-02-08T03:50:51Z

But what makes "Into the Woods" so entertaining is the cleverness of the tale itself and the way specific characters match the talents of its storytellers. The trip 'Into the Woods' is spooky, thoughtful, delightful 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z

I was under no mandate to do anything but make an entertaining and compelling film. Peter Berg discusses bringing "Battleship" to film 2012-05-17T20:37:08Z

While the filmmakers manage some entertaining fight sequences, they offer a standard-issue gang of heroes backed by a vague, unoriginal mythology about human-looking aliens finding refuge on Earth after their planet is destroyed. Capsule reviews: 'I Am Number Four,' 'Unknown' 2011-02-17T19:55:16Z

And I have turned down a lot of those front row seats, but human behaviour is constantly entertaining. Tom Hanks: ‘I’ve made a lot of movies that didn’t make sense – or money’ 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z

Her approach to entertaining is no less fluid. At This Avant-Garde Fashion Designer’s Dinner Party, Footwear Is Optional 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z

Schultz diplomatically laughed it off, but the question might have come straight out of “The City of Conversation,” the entertaining inside-the-Beltway play that opened Thursday night at Arena Stage. Manners and politics collide in Arena Stage’s ‘City of Conversation’ 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z

The duty solicitor was always the most entertaining player in the doubles match that was The Bill's suspect interview. Missing a beat 2010-08-26T19:59:00Z

There's nothing like a chill fall day and an entertaining book. Books for autumn reading: new novels by Wiggs, Jio and Macomber 2012-10-12T20:46:04Z

“It really is cool to have a more realistic, but still entertaining, take on education,” she added. Broken Lights, No Glue: ‘Abbott Elementary’ Has Teachers Talking 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z

It was “so entertaining, and then the disaster with the boa,” Len said sadly. 'Dancing With the Stars' Season 19 premiere recap: The heat is on 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z

And that’s a problem: Like Mr. Keitel, Mr. Lee is so despicably entertaining — and we are so starved for relief — that we guiltily anticipate the Undertaker’s next visit. Movie Review: ‘National Security’ Depicts Torture in Korea 2013-08-04T21:57:15Z

“Artists have a very important job to do. They’re not just out there entertaining rich people. They really matter.” 'We get people to stop and look': The election year's most provocative political artists 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z

Haddish will be presenting tonight though and anyone who watched her acceptance speech at this week’s New York film critics circle awards will testify that she should make for an entertaining inclusion. Golden Globes 2018: the red carpet, the winners, the speeches – live! 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z

Thankfully, on Sunday, The Criterion Channel will launch an eight-film series of the screwball master — a body of work that stands as one of the sublime and most absurdly entertaining in all of movies. New this week: ‘Cherry,’ ‘Bloodlands,’ Nick Jonas & Grammys 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z

“And they have so combined sentiment, humor and pathos with taut melodrama and bristling intrigue that the result is a highly entertaining and even inspiring film.” What’s on TV Thursday: Carrie Fisher in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z

We want to peer into the reality of other family's lives, but we want it to be effortless and entertaining. Yes, TLC, as Duggar scandal shows, life surprises. Shocker? No. 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z

Although entertaining at times, neither was a particularly good movie — not that audiences minded. The 18 most memorable movies of 2018 — for better and for worse 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z

So the task of entertaining fell to me. Family, Meet My Old Love: Saigon 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z

They were willing to throw things at the wall, and some of the things that stuck were highly entertaining. ‘Supernatural’ Lays Its Weary Head to Rest 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z

“She was entertaining, but not in a ‘let me get in your face and laugh with you’ kind of way. On the trail of Yma Sumac: The exotica legend came from Peru, but her career was all Hollywood 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z

That’s a pretty good lineup, and Sunday’s matinee was frequently absorbing, and more entertaining than many contemporary dance experiences. Dance Review: Taking on the Risks of a Mixed Lineup 2011-06-07T22:15:27Z

Still, for theatergoers new to Beckett, I can’t imagine a better introduction than this lucid and entertaining cartoon of a show. Review: A ‘Waiting for Godot’ as Comically Futile as a Looney Tune 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z

“We wanted it to be entertaining, we didn’t want it to be a documentary and we didn’t want it to be an ‘eat your spinach’ piece of filmmaking,” Clooney told the news conference. Damon, Clooney defend black family's portrayal in 'Suburbicon' 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z

She pushes past the baseline expectations of memoir as a genre to create an entertaining and inventive amalgamation of literary forms. After Hurricane Katrina, How Do You Return Home When Home No Longer Exists? 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z

Better documented and more entertaining, without a doubt. ‘The Food Lab,’ reviewed: A lot of explaining, and entertaining 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z

Highlighted by grand entertaining spaces and a stately façade sporting pilasters and quoins, the residence is reminiscent of the work of legendary royal architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel. Extraordinary Homes for Sale Around the World 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z

It is supposed to be entertaining, and provide through that entertainment a new angle on scandal – catharsis through adjacency to the most extreme emotions or situations one could feel. Why is the college admissions scandal movie so boring? 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z

And I’m like, Don’t judge me, these are really important women that are telling very important stories and they’re very entertaining. Jessie Ware Centers Herself With ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z

Readers get a taste of Quinn’s processing power when he holds multiple conversations across cyberspace simultaneously; it’s entertaining to ping-pong among these emails, texts and video chats. Young Adult Dystopian Fiction That Feels Pretty Real 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z

The Independent, a more centrist player in British media, was less savage, but not exactly admiring, calling the series both “self-aggrandizing” and “wildly entertaining.” ‘Harry & Meghan’: What People Are Saying about the Netflix Series 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z

A wildly entertaining book about probability, which left me ultimately deflated by my complete ignorance of chance, or luck, and what an astonishing huge part that plays in our lives. John Cleese Intends to Have His Unread Books Buried With Him 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z

Depressingly entertaining, this series has become as savory an illicit thrill as a stolen bite of chicken on a yacht. Best TV Shows of 2019 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z

While the production was fairly simple, the show was still exciting and entertaining, thanks to the musical mastery of Auerbach and Carney. Review: The Black Keys’ Tacoma Dome show proves arena tours don’t need to be flashy to be exciting 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z

Useful, too, is Ellery’s penchant for entertaining two or three nights a week, minimum. How to Host a Dinner Party, and Also Enjoy It. Really. 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z

The version of bad child-rearing that features intense parents competing through their kids is so overworked at this point that it’s not even train-wreck entertaining anymore. Reality TV Parents Need a Timeout 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

It’s about telling great stories with memorable characters that are truly, deeply entertaining for the audience. ArtsBeat Blog: Pixar's John Lasseter Answers Your Questions 2011-11-01T12:00:21Z

He was always so sweet to me and so entertaining to watch in screen. 'True Blood' Star Nelsan Ellis Dies at 39 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z

These two things will make them significantly more entertaining than, say, Neil Young last year. Sleeve notes: Glastonbury 2010 unveils its lineup 2010-04-16T14:02:00Z

I just liked it because it was entertaining. 'Bad guy' Luis Guzmán has fun being evil in 'Ana Maria in Novela Land' 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z

But that did not stop the composer, writer and soprano Kate Soper from exploring the matter in “Here Be Sirens,” her inspired, entertaining and strangely powerful fantasia. ‘Here Be Sirens,’ a Little Philosophy Included 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z

“We were entertaining all kinds of possible scenarios given a very poor market environment. It’s a relief.” Swiss Museum in Financial Straits Sells Three Cézannes for $53 Million 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z

“Hard Love,” the new record from Strand of Oaks, is a rock ’n’ roll masterpiece, and a genuine work of art, as entertaining and stimulating as it is enlivening and inspiring. “Play it loud on the radio”: From Strand of Oaks, an ode to joy for grown-ups 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z

The lodge takes its role of entertaining guests seriously. At Ski Resorts, a Giant Hot Tub Is a Good-Time Machine 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z

Safran has a breezy style that can be entertaining, and there are moments of humor and insight. 'God'll Cut You Down' misses the mark in Southern murder case 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z

"They sing, they dance, they do comedy and they love entertaining. They love being in front of an audience." Maya Rudolph looks to spice up NBC with a variety show 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z

That successful gathering bolstered our resolve to continue entertaining on both big and small scales, even as we’ve added more children to our family. Once kids enter the picture, can parents still entertain? 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z

Nasheed proved to be more entertaining in two dimensions than most performers were in three. The digested Hay festival 2010-05-31T13:15:00Z

Several pages are as wise as they are entertaining. Grandparents Are Heroes, and Also Totally Normal People 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z

The Strausses are known for their lavish entertaining, particularly goulash suppers for Met artists throughout the year. Scene City: The Ultimate Hostess Gift, in a Song 2010-12-29T19:33:21Z

There are at least 30 carriages, theatrical re-enactments, dancers, musicians, jugglers, street performers, royal pages, giant puppets and many other entertaining characters. In Transit Blog: Madrid to Celebrate Three Kings, and the Gift of Innocence 2012-01-01T11:00:41Z

She recently returned from entertaining U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Ayla Brown _ senator's kid, ex-Idol _ goes country 2011-01-14T07:46:03Z

What might have been dry, or perhaps self-congratulatory, is instead warm, informative and hugely entertaining. No sequels allowed: the 12 best alternative movies to watch this summer 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z

We are well into the summer entertaining season, which puts bars and kitchens front and center for barbecues, pool parties and other gatherings. Up your entertaining game with stylish bar stools for every budget 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z

The darkest, angriest and most improbably entertaining work in the Sondheim canon. Now You Know: A Critic’s Guide to Sondheim 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z

It was Taylor, a legendary press officer, who provided all the razzamatazz surrounding the Beatles in their psychedelic period, and the book is strong on entertaining gossip. Counterculture books 2011-02-23T12:01:21Z

Taking the highly specific sensibility of the Coen brothers' movie and expanding it into something original and entertaining is well worthy of celebration. The top Emmy races: Likely winners and possible upsets 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

Tchaikovsky's trio is a chamber-music monster that ends with a half-hour set of variations, hardly mystical like Beethoven, but rather a series of entertaining scenic vignettes, and each was made a delight. Review: All-star piano trio leaves listeners with a royal flush 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z

The results are usually effervescent and entertaining, despite the script’s faithfulness to Junie’s odd locution. Review: Junie B. Jones, the Raging Bull of First Grade 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

Tucker encourages the actors’ instincts for animating Shaw’s entertaining debates: Is Joan a divinely sanctioned visionary or simply a military savant, as she leads the demoralized French to victory against the invading English? Review | The small-cast ‘Saint Joan’ at Folger Theatre is a mighty big deal. 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z

It is enormously entertaining and for the reasons listed above a healthy treatment to whatever anxieties plaguing us a little more than a week leading up to the election. "Borat 2" makes an America slathered in misogyny and disinformation reckon with itself 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z

"We are delighted to work with Queen Latifah to be the exclusive destination for what are sure to be relevant, entertaining movies," Ted Sarandos, Netflix's chief content officer, said in a statement. Netflix, Queen Latifah's film company strike TV distribution deal 2013-02-05T22:38:01Z

The new “Magnum” isn’t as terrible as the latter and is at least as entertaining as the former. Smart Watch: From “Murphy Brown” to “The Good Place,” stick with TV you know 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z

Is the show entertaining for children or particular adult demographics? Review: The Big Apple Circus Is Ripe for Another Bite 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z

Producer Glenn Weiss said the goal was to deliver “an enjoyable and entertaining evening while we work hard to produce a three-hour show for the first time.” Diversity feted as Oscar nominees gather for class photo, and lunch 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z

“I think Leslie’s show is entirely entertaining but also surprisingly cathartic, and people might not hear that about the show unless Jane and I were drawing attention to it,” Ms. Tomlin said. Celebrities in a New Theatrical Role: ?Presenters? 2010-03-02T03:56:00Z

"I am so excited to be given the opportunity to explore and test intelligence in a format that will be fun, informative and entertaining." Balding to host BBC One quiz show 2012-10-19T10:21:56Z

Jack Reakoff, a trapper who hunts wolf, fox, lynx, martin and wolverine, gave us an entertaining spin on life where it’s below freezing for seven months and in the ­minus-40s for weeks on end. This 414-mile road to the Arctic Ocean is one of the world’s most remote highways 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z

Leskov’s tall tale insists on the inexplicable but entertaining randomness of life. ‘The Enchanted Wanderer,’ by the Mariinsky Theater, at BAM 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

It’s very much a discorama Ford aesthetic, but again, it feels more entertaining than substantive. The Multi-Layered Movie of American Fashion 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z

But it's such an entertaining yarn — and, at ACT, a real feast for the eyes, too. A steamy, riveting 'Indemnity' at ACT 2011-10-29T21:45:05Z

Mr. Muhly, a high-octane, entertaining host throughout the evening, described Mr. Glass as a “great mentor.” Music Review: Nico Muhly Previews His ‘Two Boys’ at Le Poisson Rouge 2013-05-15T20:05:23Z

No Korean language skills are needed to enjoy the chubby, massively entertaining performer's crazy horse-riding dance, the song's addictive chorus and the video's exquisitely odd series of misadventures. The social commentary behind PSY's 'Gangnam Style' 2012-09-19T10:01:04Z

All this is not to say that “A Decent Ride” is less than entertaining or without literary merit, but simply to warn that it’s not a book for everyone. Irvine Welsh is back with another brazen novel: ‘A Decent Ride’ 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

But Leduc is a refreshing and entertaining guide to Parisian neighborhoods and cultures, especially those that well-established tourist routes typically pass by. ‘Murder in Pigalle’: Aimée Leduc back on the case 2014-02-27T22:30:50Z

So entertaining a spectacle was this that it became performance art. Father's Day, every day, with my disabled son 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z

But in a world where patients where considered people and medical advice could also be entertaining and informative, we wouldn't be suckers for a Goop Lab at all. Our crappy healthcare system is to blame for Goop 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z

That said, this low-fi slacker road movie is funnier and more intelligent than there are any grounds to hope for: an entertaining, wry tour of LA's scuzzier sights. Passenger Side ? review 2011-03-31T22:29:00Z

Instead, Season 2 of “Only Murders” is entertaining in pretty much the same way as Season 1, which is both its strength and its weakness. Returning to the Scene 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z

Another is that Jane moves about a deserted world, which means that there are none of the repeated encounters that usually make this type of movie so entertaining. Five Science-Fiction Movies to Stream Now 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z

Their pieces grace walls and shelves, entertaining the casual visitor and tempting the art collector. Heads Up: In Rome, Art Off the Tourist Trail 2012-11-22T18:39:56Z

The same doesn’t apply to reading, but there is a category of book known to combine tranquilizing and entertaining properties. Monkeys, Mysteries and Murder 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z

"It's hard to find a story with a good beginning, middle and end that'll be entertaining to an audience," he told the Observer. Woody Allen's screen magic outshines shadows in his private life 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z

But in “Cigarettes” he gives us a sly, inventive and entertaining novel which is a racy investigation of midcentury New York society. The Best Book That Amor Towles Ever Received as a Gift 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z

I found the game entertaining and a bit addictive. Review: `Crysis 2' is addictive FPS fun 2011-03-30T11:51:16Z

"Nurse Jackie," while always entertaining and smart, is that strange hybrid of drama and comedy that never manages to be quite funny enough or quite dramatic enough. The Emmys: Who should win? 2010-08-28T00:20:00Z

Is it that perhaps anxiety’s also a little more entertaining than depression, like you can share it more with others? The only addiction “that hasn’t tried to kill me”: Melissa Broder on confessional writing, anxiety, and how much honesty is too much 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z

In the end, “Assisted Living” settles for being amusing, entertaining, life-affirming rather than alarmist and dystopian. In ‘Assisted Living,’ the Golden Girls (and guys) meet Orwell 2013-04-29T19:14:35Z

Mundy’s “The Nine Unknown” is just one of several highly entertaining novels published in the United States in 1924 and now in the public domain. Review | For fans of Indiana Jones and Dan Brown, an adventure story for the ages 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z

But they can be entertaining and evocative — and let’s face it, shorter — ways to experience queer community and commune with the past. Celebrating Pride on Film 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z

"Nine" is much messier than "Chicago" and far more entertaining than "Memoirs of a Geisha." 2009-12-18T01:20:00Z

A good cook, she loved entertaining friends and family. Jan Ormerod obituary 2013-02-03T16:16:31Z

The wilder things become, the more entertaining the show is, but it's hard to be convinced by its revolutionary spirit. Mutatis Mutandis 2010-08-02T21:16:00Z

Instead of entertaining people, I was reporting the things I saw and experienced. Creativity From the Chaos of Hurricane Maria 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z

With the comedy apparently lost in translation – or mislaid on the flight to Scotland – this evening states the obvious but without the wit to render it entertaining. Meine Faire Dame – ein Sprachlabor – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-15T23:59:11Z

Here are some fresh ideas to toast the holidays using entertaining throwbacks. 5 old-school table accessories get hip for the holidays 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z

Director Richard Jones has given the work a lively, fast-moving production, especially in the first and vastly more entertaining half, which traces Anna's rise in jaunty, energetic fashion. Anna Nicole, the opera: She aims to sleaze 2011-02-18T01:35:12Z

She delighted in gracious entertaining and glittering guest lists, and made an invitation to the White House a coveted and exclusive treat. In first lady, Nancy Reagan found the role of a lifetime 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z

"It's about something important but is told in a way that's hugely entertaining. I hope that's a message that people will find out for themselves." High hopes for Dagenham musical 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z

“The Arrest” may not show Lethem at the height of his powers, but as with so much of his work, it is inventive, entertaining and superbly written. Jonathan Lethem Imagines a World Where Technology Stops Working 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z

Each of these shows is capable of pleasing us, of entertaining us, of educating us — and as the judges and mentors on each show remind us, you have to think about your client. ‘Making the Cut’ Is New, but the Pattern Is Familiar 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z

Ms. Wong grew tired of entertaining Western audiences with racist clichés and dropped out of films. Review: In ‘China: Through the Looking Glass,’ Eastern Culture Meets Western Fashion 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z

Written for young women to educate them about different industries, they’re as entertaining as they are historically interesting — sociology lesson and soap opera. In Praise of the ‘Career Romance’ 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z

Between 1966 and 1974, over 200 itinerant alternative theatre companies sprang up all over Britain, presenting entertaining, provocative and incendiary new work throughout the country. Find a play. Squat a building. Steal a van. Now make a show 2010-06-28T14:04:00Z

“Video is more descriptive, more entertaining and, really, the most detailed way to present a collection,” Ms. Kamali said. Front Row: For Fashion Week, Designers Start to See in 3-D 2011-08-31T21:33:23Z

The crazy-quilt production that opened Tuesday night at New York Theatre Workshop is a sweeping, literate and entertaining tale of intersecting spiritual myths and American history on the bitterly cold Christmas Eve of 1864. Review: 'A Civil War Christmas' is sweeping tale 2012-12-05T03:46:05Z

The swapping of insults is moderately entertaining, though. ‘Motor City Masters’ Begins on TruTV 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z

Anna Franklin, interior designer and founder of Stone House Collective, uses an antique china cabinet as a bar and entertaining station in her home outside Milwaukee. Tips for setting up your home bar, during the holidays and beyond 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z

Crazy Rich Asians was a very entertaining picture and it’s certainly in with a shout. Golden Globes 2019: who will win – and who should win – the film categories 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z

Newcomers include the entertaining, gently driving Queen Biz, and the soul balladry of Wally B Seck – both mixing western influences with a distinctively Senegalese edge. Various Artists: Teranga! Senegal – review 2013-01-03T22:30:01Z

If you waver or start making too many deals or entertaining too many negotiations, you are not going to get them out of bed. Perspective | My kids haven’t slept alone since their dad left. How do I (gently) break that habit? 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z

Whenever it focuses on Sydney’s dash through the minefields of democracy, “Kings” is entertaining and informative, if not surprising theatrically. Review: In ‘Kings,’ Washington Is Where Idealism Goes to Die 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z

She and Albert had not taken an airing in all that time; both were busy entertaining their guests, Victoria’s favorite uncle Leopold and his wife Louise, King and Queen of the Belgians. Killing Queen Victoria 2012-07-22T18:00:00Z

For proof, just take a look at the A.I.-generated TV scripts now available online, and this thoroughly entertaining podcast further proves that point. 6 Podcasts to Make Sense of A.I. 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z

“We want to entertain people, and it is very entertaining, but we also want to inspire people to address the issue.” Shots Fired: is this Black Lives Matter, the TV show? 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z

It was entertaining, and frankly satisfying, to see so many professionals pooh-pooh his data crunching and insist Obama-Romney was a toss-up, whatever Silver’s computer machine said. There Is a 99.45% Chance That Nate Silver Is Changing Journalism 2013-07-22T19:31:53Z

Grab your popcorn—the show promises to be as entertaining as a gladiator fight. NOVA PBS Offers A Unique Look At The World's Most Extraordinary Architectural Wonders 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

The star is famous for making new besties and entertaining them in style. 6 Things John Green and Taylor Swift Could Have Discussed On the Phone 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z

I find Sean to be utterly entertaining and magnetic and responsible. David Fincher: unfriended by Oscar? 2011-02-02T21:31:01Z

But along the way, we get a far more entertaining cat-and-mouse game, with far more female interiority and male vulnerability, than this type of spy story has traditionally delivered. ‘The Night Manager’ Premiere: Do You Have to Love le Carré to Like This Show? 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z

One evening, writes Olivia Williams in her thorough and entertaining “The Secret Life of the Savoy,” a bomb exploded right outside the hotel, and “threw bandleader Carroll Gibbons off the stage at dinner.” The History of a Palatial Hotel and Its Famous Guests, From Kings and Spies to Presidents and Poets 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z

The movie "doesn't boast the same edge that 'Training Day' did," but Fuqua and Washington "are clearly more interested in entertaining audiences this time than in collecting award-season hardware." Denzel Washington slays in uninspired 'Equalizer,' reviews say 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z

It's also a feature-length joke about Hollywood's mania for product placement — and an instructively entertaining way to spend an evening, with no hidden charges. The Joneses Review: Keeping Up With Them Could Kill You 2010-04-16T01:10:00Z

She even corralled a small bar on a pretty silver tray, which is perfect for entertaining. 2010-02-08T16:41:00Z

The job of the distributor was to ask if films were pieces of art and entertaining, he added. Amazon Dropped Woody Allen’s Latest Film. Europe Has Picked It Up. 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z

As Fallon begins to collect himself for the task of being effortlessly charming and entertaining for the next hour, he's brought into a performance of "Barbara Ann" with the wax figures. Is Jimmy Fallon's 'Barbara Ann' segment a cry for help? 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

A paint-by-number plot still leads to an entertaining picture in “Breaking In.” Review: ‘Breaking In’ Finds Gabrielle Union as a Mother on a Mission 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z

It all adds up to an entertaining 88 minutes, despite the film’s ramshackle construction and its once-over-lightly approach to political, cultural and athletic history. | 'Fire in Babylon': A Look at West Indies Cricket 2011-07-21T23:39:12Z

Grooving through the decades, this entertaining documentary aspires to prove that the Bee Gees were more than a hitmaker for disco nightclubs. ‘The Bee Gees’ Review: Night Fever, for Decades 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z

The writing is knowledgeable, well researched and entertaining. Blog jam: sockformation 2012-06-12T11:32:32Z

“A lot of women tell us that the movie is not only entertaining for them, that it’s necessary,” said Suzanne Todd, one of the film’s producers. What Would Mrs. Brady Do? ‘Bad Moms’ Takes on Modern Motherhood 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

His waspish wit can make him entertaining company at a party, but there is little evidence of that in his largely turgid prose. The Third Man by Peter Mandelson 2010-07-17T23:05:00Z

These two never fail to deliver energetic and entertaining routines that are just plain fun to watch. 'Dancing With the Stars': Dynamic Duos and a Dance-Off 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z

Which is to say, “A Burglar’s Guide to the City” isn’t just an entertaining and unusual book but also kind of trippy and at times metaphysical in its musings. How to be a better burglar: Creeping around in buildings with Geoff Manaugh and Jeff VanderMeer 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z

"His performing skills blend perfectly with our ideas for making the show entertaining and fresh," the producers said in a statement. 'Family Guy' creator Seth MacFarlane to host Oscars 2012-10-01T16:40:03Z

“Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!” is the opposite—Stanley’s writing invites you in and teaches you new things, entertaining you as you rock the night away. The Best Books of 2014 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z

Another problem with Persin’s video is that it anticipates some wildly entertaining outcome in a completely irresponsible way. Using Homeless Guys as Reality Show Props is Offensive 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z

Walker would like to use the space for entertaining and reading, but she’s not sure how to design it. House Calls: A postage stamp backyard makeover

You may find You Don’t Know Jack, in the triumphant, hilarious and even enlightening return of this game, the most entertaining trivia franchise around. Challenges Abound in a Feast of Serious Trivia 2011-02-08T16:09:41Z

The Reitmans joined a relative in Toronto, where Ivan displayed his show biz inclinations: starting a puppet theater, entertaining at summer camps, playing coffee houses with a folk music group. Ivan Reitman, producer, ‘Ghostbusters’ director, dies at 75 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z

But the critiques are far more entertaining, enraging and enriching, ranging from thoughtful and constructive to ones that prompt blood pressure spikes and imaginary arguments in the shower with readers. Frugal Traveler Blog: Dear Seth, You're a (Fill in Here) 2012-09-25T21:26:11Z

It was soapy, explicit, entertaining and, at times, as infuriating as the season-two-onwards theme tune. Leather vests at the ready! The L Word is coming back 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z

In a sequence drenched in Johann Strauss II’s “Blue Danube,” the closely timed interaction between video images of the dancers and their fast-moving bodies was momentarily entertaining. Ezralow Dance Makes Its Debut in Los Angeles 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z

But as a chronicle of one impossible brilliant actor and the community around her, this biography provides a thoroughly entertaining and vividly drawn picture of show business in the 20th century. Shut Up and Drink Your Champagne: The Impossible Life of the Impossible Elaine Stritch 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z

In his review, Chris Jones says that “on one level, it's an entertaining piece of physical, neo-vaudevillian theater. But it also has emotional, existential echoes. ... Remarkably, though, the show is no downer.” Save the Seats 2014: We've got your ticket for New Year's Eve 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z

But while the most intriguing of films that dabble in the subject tell entertaining stories, they warn of the complications of relying too much on technology to solve problems. In the Movies, A.I. Wants to Help … Until It Doesn’t 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z

“There’s a part of me that would say, bluntly, that we’re entertaining ourselves to death,” says Simon. David Simon of ‘The Wire’ finds drama in public housing. But will the public tune in? 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z

Now it’s a reasonably entertaining film directed by Nicholas Hytner and carried almost entirely by the force of Ms. Smith’s performance. Review: In ‘The Lady in the Van,’ Maggie Smith Homesteads in the Driveway 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z

Part sociology, part memoir, part self-help, this entertaining guide to the education system’s most notorious institution aims to explain why trauma and humiliation figure so prominently in our associations with junior high. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z

What he has done is create an entertaining cast. 100 days of Sean Spicer: The White House’s press strategy is more sinister than you think 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z

As a jaunty romp through American pop-art history, the book is a light and entertaining read. ‘The Trip’ review: An entertaining cross-country romp with Warhol 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z

But this is also why Hardwicke’s film is gleefully entertaining in a B-movie kind of way, zesty yet also corny at times. Try to keep up with "Miss Bala": Gina Rodriguez stars in this entertaining if bumpy ride 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z

We were ‘entertaining,’ and the story about Donald Trump and his stature fell into some bizarre public record as ‘truth.’ Former “Apprentice” producer reflects on “buffoon with the funny hair,” Donald Trump, winning election 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z

Thank you for the hours of entertaining and thought-provoking reading your column provides. Ask Amy: Adopted adult seeks biological family 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z

The author of the entertaining “Flower Confidential” is back with a new book about “the marriage of botany and booze.” A&E highlights: beer, bunnies and Mudhoney 2013-03-20T19:58:38Z

Oliver claims to understand why Trump’s supporters like him, as Trump is unpredictable and entertaining and could be seen as a “protest candidate.” John Oliver Takes On Donald Trump On 'Last Week Tonight' 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z

What may be entertaining and touching for viewers remains personal for Winsberg. ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ finds heart, song in tragedy 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z

Or splurge on a bottle now and tuck it away to enjoy in 20 years when celebrating an anniversary or entertaining a distant memory of Valentine’s Day past. Perspective | How to pick a Valentine’s Day wine that’s as romantic as your mood 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z

I thought it would be especially entertaining to witness all of my fellow egomaniacs discussing their book in reverent terms while wearing those creepy elephant-trunk World War I-era gas masks. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Why would I question a last-minute invitation to a book festival? 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z

Filmed in what you might call the international hotel style, Tornatore's idiotic premise is entertaining if you don't inspect it too carefully, or look for anything beneath the portentousness. The Best Offer – first look review 2013-02-13T13:50:43Z

He produced an enormously literate and entertaining journal, and letters, and opined freely and insightfully on art. Review | In Paris, a major Delacroix exhibition that continues to explore his genius 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z

Three shows that are wildly different; entertaining and memorable for no shared reason or vision, except that they are riding the awesome wave of Netflix. Perspective | In its bid to be everything, Netflix is still missing one thing: An identity 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z

In "The Throne of Fire," one of the most interesting, and entertaining, characters is the dwarf god Bes. Crowning touches run riot in 'The Throne of Fire' 2011-05-07T01:58:32Z

But the speech on Friday was a strikingly blunt statement for the entertainer, who, if only briefly, had no intention of entertaining. ‘To Age Is a Sin’: In Blunt Speech, Madonna Confronts Bias in Various Forms 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z

“I understand entertaining,” Mr. Rosen said, adding, “You want people to walk out saying, ‘I spent a night with interesting people.’ ” Aby Rosen Is the Life of the Party 2013-05-29T19:51:55Z

“It never seemed grueling to me because I find painting enormously entertaining and fascinating,” he said. At 91, Frank Auerbach Is Still Searching for the Perfect Image 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z

The other band members took outgoing, entertaining solos as well. Music Review: A Little Bit Tchaikovsky, A Little Bit Rock ?n? Roll 2010-10-11T21:09:00Z

Spending time with them is a reminder of how entertaining they were on screen – and how bland and rehearsed most ready-made TV partnerships are. Richard and Judy: 'I wouldn't remotely want to do television again' 2011-02-07T08:00:06Z

I really wanted it to be first and foremost an entertaining movie. Schwimmer puts 'Trust' in family drama 2011-03-30T13:12:00Z

She remained dependably entertaining, but the sharp edges were not so cutting any more. An Appraisal: Nora Ephron’s Sharp Edges and Sugary Success 2012-06-27T14:27:17Z

She was the ultimate movie star – entertaining and fun and interesting. The day Elizabeth Taylor spent trying on my hats 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z

It might have been more entertaining had it fully leaned into its true nature, and included jugglers, kid performers, and pet tricks. The Bizarre Perfection of Trump’s Inaugural Concert 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z

“The Inspection” takes the traditional form of a boot-camp movie and makes it incredibly entertaining. Raúl Castillo Can Empathize With Ambivalence 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z

“There’s three or four times where I couldn’t get around it. I find her so entertaining and hysterical.” Finding Beauty in a New Routine 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z

Christopher Brownfield’s memoir, “My Nuclear Family,” is not the best book written by an insider about America’s post-9/11 military, but it’s certainly the most entertaining. Books of The Times: What?s a Submarine Officer Doing in the Desert? 2010-09-21T21:23:00Z

The wide, flat roof of the building’s central section extends protectively over the two smaller wings, bringing the spaces for entertaining and the ones for quiet retreat into a close embrace. Marmol Radziner Designs a Modern Beverly Hills Home 2014-01-30T05:00:00Z

Rocci Johnson, an enthusiastically ribald singer who’s been entertaining crowds for at least two generations, takes the stage several nights a week. Fast-changing Boise offers plenty of adventure, day or night. Here’s a list to choose from. 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z

At one point, Bella thinks, “O changelings of the world: we go up and down the ladder in this circus called life, and we are more entertaining than clowns, more grotesque than freaks.” This Week in Fiction: Yiyun Li on Fairy Tales 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z

She plays herself in everything, but that’s fine, because herself is endlessly entertaining and hilarious and wonderful. RuPaul's Drag Race recap: season 12, episode 11 – the queens Whoopi it up 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z

It was fun, entertaining and hopeful, but also showed a different side of Michelle. 36 Podcast Personalities Recommend Their Favorite Shows 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z

The first season of this odd yet entertaining animated series continues. What’s on TV Monday: ‘Gentleman Jack’ and ‘Charm City’ 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z

Our goal for this apartment was neither entertaining nor having houseguests—it’s about function, about us. Sir Elton John 2009-11-01T00:00:00Z

Actually, it's more like a ticket for a glimpse at an entertaining guy in career transition. Kevin Smith: Why He's Going Rogue with Red State 2011-02-04T00:05:00Z

The result is a highly entertaining clash of Albanian brass and beats, with unexpected echoes of India or the Caribbean added in. Fanfara Tirana Meets Transglobal Underground: Kabatronics – review 2013-02-21T22:14:01Z

This secondary plot is the weak link in an otherwise consistently entertaining book. ‘Murder Below Montparnasse’: art, politics and mayhem 2013-02-28T23:48:52Z

Calling attention to our love affair with problematic entertainment is precisely what these joke shows are supposed to do, hand in hand with entertaining us. "Dear White People" visits the "Big Brother" Cookout via a pointed parody of reality show racism 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z

She doesn’t use the space for entertaining, but it doubles as the entryway to the home, so she wants it to be welcoming and also comfortable for relaxing and watching television. A living room for one, with midcentury modern flair 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

Neither remotely credible nor more than minimally entertaining, Stacy Cochran’s New York City romance, “Write When You Get Work,” presents rich folk as gullible idiots and blue-collar crooks as heroes. ‘Write When You Get Work’ Review: Backstreet Boy Seeks Uptown Girl 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z

Here's an entertaining guide to cynical readings of these terms, by "industry veterans." Five pop culture items we missed 2011-08-23T21:24:00Z

But it is full of good art and often entertaining. Wandering from the straight path of clarity, it’s still full of powerful art 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

An entertaining tour of a complex Mississippi town built on slavery and defined today by a handful of eccentric characters. New & Noteworthy, From the Rubik’s Cube to the Deep South 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z

Hatch, too, was entertaining on the piano as he sang a medley of tunes he wrote, including Clark's "My Love" and Bobby Rydell's "Forget Him." Sting, Billy Joel, Elton John at Songwriters Hall 2013-06-14T14:26:09Z

A conversation with him quickly turns into an entertaining seminar on the history of photography. In Wayne Thom's revelatory show, a generation of L.A. buildings gets needed attention 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z

New York cabaret singer Lady Rizo will also be entertaining, while on Sunday the entire town will be taken over for free theatre and entertainment. 24:7 theatre festival, Lost Musicals, Sea Wall: what to see at the theatre this week 2013-07-20T05:00:00Z

“It’s a celebration of shopping and about making shopping fun and entertaining for the customer,” Terry J. Lundgren, the president and chief executive of Macy’s, wrote in an e-mail message. A Night to Ring Up Some Good Will 2010-09-16T16:23:00Z

Like its author, "Hitch-22" is entertaining, thought-provoking and sometimes irritating, but with the depth to make up for the latter. 'Hitch-22': the unvarnished, unapologetic Christopher Hitchens tells all 2010-06-22T00:12:00Z

“Born to Be Posthumous” is an entertaining account of an artist who liked to be coy with anybody who dared to write about him. A New Biography Takes on Edward Gorey, a Stubborn Enigma and Master of the Comic Macabre 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z

It's not quite entertaining enough to work as a comedy, and it's too slight to be wholly profound. Rick Moody's uneven 'Hotels of North America' is not worth a stay 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z

When this multidimensional thriller debuted about a year ago, the Times critic Mike Hale called it “the most entertaining new series of the winter.” What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Counterpart’ and ‘Dumplin’’ 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z

Not very entertaining but left wondering who will win the wide bottom jet ski worth 17,000+. ‘The Shape of Water’ Wins Best Picture as Oscars Project Diversity 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z

Horne was the first black performer to tour with an all-white band, and she refused to perform for segregated audiences while entertaining soldiers during World War II. Obama mourns passing of singer, actress Lena Horne 2010-05-10T21:19:00Z

Not all aspects of popularity are the same, though, as demonstrated by this entertaining but narrow concert, an arena show that carried the charms, and liabilities, of a club gig. Review: Future and Migos, Onstage With Their Hits on Shuffle 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z

Mr. Limbaugh said he found the U.S.-Belgium World Cup matchup entertaining to watch, spurring his curiosity about the game’s origin. Rush Limbaugh: Soccer began by ‘animal-abusing white guys … kicking pig bladders’ 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z

Given its length and scholarly detail, “Max Jacob: A Life in Art and Letters” isn’t sprightly, but it is definitive and chockablock with entertaining anecdotes. Review | Who was Max Jacob? A poet, friend of Picasso and, a new biography shows, a man who defied easy labels 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z

Here’s hoping that some daring distributor takes a chance on “Room 237,” a wonderfully entertaining look at the extreme movie love that has grown up around Stanley Kubrick’s masterly 1980 chiller, “The Shining.” The Carpetbagger: Sundance Documentaries Transform Data Into Stories 2012-01-30T17:29:47Z

“I spend a maximum of two hours cooking, if I’m entertaining,” says Goddard, who sticks to staple dishes like roasted chicken or pasta — in large quantities. How to Throw a Party Like a British Fashion Designer 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z

Wildly entertaining, with fantastic costumes and amazing dancing—just a delight. My Not-Top-Ten Television List, 2018 Edition 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z

Art certainly can be entertaining, but it must also be enlightening or disorienting. Up to My Eyeballs in Art at Superblue 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z

But he’d make going under more entertaining than it has any right to be, while ensuring that no one on board succumbs to soppy excesses of feeling. Theater Review: ‘Cornelius’ Is Revived at 59E59 Theaters 2013-06-12T21:15:07Z

Zaila stressed that she didn’t mind the addition of vocabulary or the lightning round, which she said “will be really entertaining to watch or even to compete in.” Vocabulary, lightning round added to National Spelling Bee 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z

A lovely, entertaining way to end a tremendous week of reviews! Reader reviews roundup 2013-04-19T08:58:54Z