| 单词 | entertainingly |
| 例句 | Rabia looks from one of us to the other, as if she’s watching an entertainingly tense moment in a TV soap opera. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z It would have to be quite entertainingly written, however, since, though there’s happily a small army of readers interested in verbal niceties, relatively few are interested in similar but often more important numerical nuances. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z For his art to remain truly and entertainingly deceptive, his mysteries, if not his mentors, must remain inescapably secreted away. Movie Review: ‘Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay’ 2013-04-17T20:40:36Z But its own terms were often absolutely freaking insane, if entertainingly so: for the first several episodes, AHS lurched around in febrile agitation, stitching together scenes of disjointed horror like a Frankenstein’s monster. Vacation Robo-Post: The 2011 Cincy Awards 2011-12-27T13:58:58Z And so it goes for a while as Michel wanders here and there, speaks with other intimates and keeps things entertainingly hopping with his observations about J.G. Review: ‘The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq’ Blurs Fiction and Reality 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z The dynamo at the center of “Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster” doesn’t leap over buildings in a single bound, but he comes entertainingly close to superhero status. | 'Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster': This Martial Artist?s Fists Never Leave His Body 2011-01-27T22:47:34Z He goes to work on a farm, organizes a meal for a camp full of children, and interns at a restaurant full of entertainingly sullen Russian line cooks. To Nosh or Not to Nosh: An Immigrant’s Dilemma 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z An introduction, by the conductor Fayçal Karoui, part of the company’s See the Music series, entertainingly brought fresh insights into Bernstein’s familiar score. Dance Review: Ballet Meets Broadway Choreographers and Composers 2011-05-26T21:20:50Z The image — bizarrely comic and mildly menacing — occurs during the later stages of “Damsel,” but it handily encapsulates the tone of a movie that turns the classic western into something wackily eccentric and entertainingly original. Review: This ‘Damsel’ Needs No Saving 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z For her entertainingly inventive if not quite next-level show, this New York-born sculptor used wood collected from around her Woodstock studio and a special clay she developed that barely shrinks when fired. What to See in New York Galleries This Week 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z But not this month at Studio Gallery, where “Hats Off: Taking Art Outside the Gallery” entertainingly juxtaposes works by area artists with the toppers they made for local collector Steven Krensky. Review | In the galleries: Artists talk through their hats 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z But a few years later this entertainingly professional production more closely resembles an actual Broadway show than does the inept work of the various Tony winners Mr. Gelb has since engaged. Music Review: Donizetti?s ?Fille du R?giment? at the Met - Review 2011-12-13T23:22:49Z After a brisk character-establishing first act, the dramatic flare goes up and the chase is on – and it pretty much stays on for the rest of the movie's entertainingly frenetic running time. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up 2011-08-27T23:05:46Z In Unreliable Memoirs, and the volumes that followed, James managed to make much of a confession that he was conceited and pretentious, all the while being entertainingly both. Clive James – a life in writing 2013-07-05T07:45:01Z Both films hum with urgency and life, and it’s hard to name two other pictures in the Oscar conversation that spotlight America’s deepest issues so entertainingly. Oscars 2016: The Race May Yet Heat Up 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z Few performance artists today use cameras as probingly or entertainingly as Gob Squad. Review: ‘Western Society,’ It’s a Selfie World After All 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Seek it out, if only to marvel at the entertainingly inane glory of what we once had and are in danger of never having again. ‘Tenet’ Review: Christopher Nolan’s Time-Bending Take on James Bond 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z The puppet's canine mannerisms and pooch-perspective commentary are threaded entertainingly throughout. Enchanting production of 'The Man Who Planted Trees' takes root in Seattle 2011-04-15T19:27:04Z An elaborately choreographed disaster, in this case a bridge collapse, eliminates a group of teenagers in entertainingly disgusting ways before being revealed as a premonition. | 'Final Destination 5': Death Will Not Be Cheated 2011-08-12T12:20:28Z Modan entertainingly draws on genre — including an absurd “Seven Samurai” plot — as Nili pulls together a motley crew including a Palestinian man and a bunch of goofy young settlers. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Revue is now basically a corpse outside universities, though it still twitches entertainingly in troupes such as Pappy's. Comedy gold – Rowan Atkinson Live 2013-02-28T16:26:02Z The play never sugarcoats, yet it steers clear of bleakness because Majok’s language is so entertainingly alive. A Polish immigrant fights American hard times in absorbing ‘Ironbound’ 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z But Weidensaul's exhaustively researched and entertainingly written history goes back well before the era of exploration and settlement, all the way to the last period of North American glaciation. 'The First Frontier': the bloody centuries before America's revolution 2012-02-15T22:17:06Z Unfortunately, while the actors were well-meaning in their roles, they were not given a storyline that held together effectively or entertainingly as slices of life over the 12-year span of those people's lives. Readers respond after 'Boyhood' fails to impress critic Kenneth Turan 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z To understand Ripa’s enduring career and reported $17 million salary, you must appreciate the craft of talking — effortlessly, entertainingly, without a script, on live television, every day of your life. Kelly Ripa has made a career of being herself. Where does she go from here? 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z But consider too some less obvious choices that ponder, in entertainingly florid style, the sacrifices and betrayals that theater folk make in the name of their Art. Week Ahead: Aug. 1-7 2010-07-29T14:33:00Z As a Secret Cinema virgin I found the event engaging and entertainingly bizarre: faux-American and yet very English in all its fancy-dress eccentricity. Secret Cinema: Back To The Future review – fancy dress eccentricity 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Though he often enunciated the Republican platform better and more entertainingly than any party leader, he was an imperfect spokesman. Rush Limbaugh, radio king and architect of right wing, dies 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z Audiences, especially in the West, liked it not because they viewed Psy as an artist, but simply because “Gangnam” was entertainingly weird. How Korean boy band BTS toppled Asian stereotypes — and took America by storm 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z The issues the movie would entertainingly raise — society’s deep-seated chauvinism, the gender pay gap — would still have resonance, but not too much. A ‘Battle of the Sexes’ Rages On, More Than 4 Decades Later 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Batman and Robin, 50 Shades of Grey and Showgirls are all entertainingly trashy. 50 Shades of Grey to Brokeback Mountain: are these really the most boring films ever? 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z The setup allows for some entertainingly peculiar moments, as when the elder Horovitz interrupts footage of the band’s early shows, where his younger self is reading rap lyrics off a crumpled piece of paper. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Beastie Boys Story’ and ‘The Hottest August’ 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z In her popular films, novels, plays, in her blog posts and essays for major publications, the younger Ephron wrote unpretentiously, wittily, entertainingly about her own life and times. ‘The MOST of Nora Ephron:’ everything for the Ephron fan 2013-12-18T23:03:05Z Summing up in the tone of debonair disgust that entertainingly colors his entire interview, the writer Charles Bowden delivers the best line: “This is a fake war — unless you’re a corpse.” | '8 Murders a Day': A City in Peril 2011-05-19T23:49:04Z The movie also exposes the ethical and moral jungle of modern society, where it's not necessarily straightforward to gauge what's right and wrong, and it does so entertainingly, at times hilariously. The eco-sex activists who want to save the world 2013-04-11T18:00:03Z But if he seldom returns to base camp, it's only because he's busy scaling some impressive comedy peaks throughout this entertainingly twisty solo hour. Henry Paker ? review 2011-08-21T15:04:02Z Molly Smith Metzler’s comedy “Cry It Out” divides neatly into thirds: an entertainingly irreverent beginning, a bland middle and a rewardingly unsettling finish. Review | Metzler’s comic ‘Cry It Out’ sings the new-parent blues 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z "There is an audience that loves to learn and wants to have this information; they just need it delivered a little bit entertainingly," he told Salon in a recent interview. Adam Conover on demystifying government on an Obama-produced show: "It was my primary misgiving" 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z There's another chapter to the ostrich business story, told entertainingly in Dreambirds: The Strange History of the Ostrich in Fashion, Food and Fortune by South African native Rob Nixon. Bird-Watching 2010-05-20T18:20:00Z And after the lessons of the Boston coverage are dispensed in Episode 1, Mr. Sorkin moves the action, entertainingly, into conspiracy-thriller territory. ‘The Newsroom’ Enters Its Final Season 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z This is an entertainingly inventive Alice, but it's a clever intellectual gloss, a pageant, not a story ballet. Scottish Ballet Alice ? review 2011-04-13T18:01:01Z What happens to motherhood when a robot can read a bedtime story to a child more entertainingly than Mom can, a reality Laura confronts? Review: ‘Humans’ Contemplates When Robots are Routine Accessories 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z She is cruel and vain, an entertainingly horrible person who asphyxiates enemies in her imagination, one of the touches that lends this high-strung comedy an intriguing darkness, I think. The Provocative, Preposterous Power of “Insatiable” 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z A pretty straightforward rip-off of The French Connection, but entertainingly paying homage to the great French gangster movie tradition. Michael Caine’s best films – ranked! 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z What ensues is a brisk, well-mounted children’s fantasy, with Cornish giving the story an entertainingly apocalyptic spin. ‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ Review: Cult Director Waxes Arthurian 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z That’s the magic practiced so affectingly and entertainingly in “The Cursed Child,” and it turns everyone in the audience into a sorcerer’s apprentice. Review: ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Casts a Spell Onstage 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Perhaps this “Fairy Queen” will do the same for this entertainingly quirky English style. Music Review | Les Arts Florissants: Take a Play, Then Adorn It With Opera 2010-03-24T21:30:00Z “The Monster Builder” isn’t likely to make anyone’s list of comedy classics but the laughter provoked by this entertainingly screwy play is welcome right now. And you thought your contractor was bad. Meet 'The Monster Builder' at South Coast Rep 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z Bad writing is hard to do entertainingly, and while some of this stuff is sort of funny, much of it is just tiresome — Nemens’s one serious misstep. A Winning Baseball Novel by the Editor of The Paris Review 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z But, while still a world from the mature works, it is a skillfully, entertainingly told story with depth and resonance. Wagner’s Early Operas Shouldn’t Be Mere Curiosities 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z The language is as entertainingly robust as their characters are outsize, even if some of the metaphors don’t land. ‘Billions’ Recap, Season 1 Premiere: Money and Sin 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z He was frequently accused of bigotry and blatant racism but could often enunciate the Republican platform better and more entertainingly than any party leader, becoming a GOP kingmaker. Rush Limbaugh, ‘voice of American conservatism,’ has died 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z What grows from such silences in this highly romantic – and entertainingly playful – production is the understanding contained in the contradictions of the text – that the human heart is a mysterious thing. As You Like It ? review 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z The Freundlich essay’s earnest, directive tone is in perfect counterpoint to Mr. Leu’s shrewdly and entertainingly persuasive video. Art In Review: PER-OSKAR LEU: ?Crisis and Critique? 2012-02-16T22:48:15Z As I learned when I interviewed her last month, she can be entertainingly animated even when speaking about some dry, obscure fact. Women’s Voices Festival a Potent Reminder of Who Goes Unheard Onstage 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Less vitally for Marvel’s future, though rather more entertainingly, we also discovered how Fury lost his eye. Superheroes and freaky cats: how Captain Marvel rewrote the rules 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z So the waters are deep, yet Psalmayene 24’s script surfs and splashes entertainingly. Review | Jay-Z and Kanye set the tone in premiere of ‘Les Deux Noirs’ at Mosaic Theater 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z The Dukes in Lancaster has the entertainingly titled Captain Murderer and the Morecambe Mermaid. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2011-08-26T15:02:48Z All this is perfectly plausible and entertainingly presented in Philip Franks's carnivalesque production. Rattigan's Nijinsky ? review 2011-07-26T17:33:42Z Mr. O’Brien, as the admittedly and entertainingly ornery Jack, brings the energy of mild raillery to the proceedings. Review: In ‘The Weir,’ Things Go Bump in the Night, at the Pub 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z What follows is a series of creative murders, all entertainingly annotated by the killer. A Comedy of Manners, and Multiple Homicide 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z One might say that both he and Nandina become intermediates, rather than beginners, in the game of life, as rendered faultlessly, entertainingly and entirely believably by Anne Tyler. 'The Beginner's Goodbye': the school of hard knocks, from beginner to intermediate 2012-03-28T19:27:07Z It's the repertoire he's played for years and will for as many years remain to him – but it's honestly, affectionately, and entertainingly done. Lou Donaldson – review 2012-05-31T16:16:40Z As is often true in animation, “Frozen 2” soars highest when it embraces abstraction, as in one number with a pitch-black void that entertainingly evokes Jonathan Glazer’s “Under the Skin.” ‘Frozen 2’ Review: The Cold Still Never Bothers Them 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z He is entertainingly paired with the easy naturalism of Tom Conti, playing his brother officer Lawrence, and there is an interesting, subsidiary chemistry between them. Bowie the film star: imaginative, daring and endlessly charismatic 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z I wrote a piece about Kelly's entertainingly bracing arguments in today's paper, and his book is Radio 4's book of the week. Is it worth reading Sir Walter Scott? 2010-08-17T14:02:00Z Wang has Liszt’s storied star power as a performer: easily able to command a stage and entertainingly showy, yet sensitive and never excessively emotive. Review: An Audition Season Begins at the Philharmonic 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z But Ford flaunts this polyglot style more aggressively, more seamlessly and more entertainingly than others. Music Review: Belly up to the bar with Colt Ford 2012-08-06T15:23:12Z You couldn't make it up; or, at least if you tried to, not half as entertainingly. Memoirs by William Rees-Mogg - review 2011-07-13T15:00:02Z The film shows Churchill fighting a political war on two fronts and Oldman very entertainingly and shrewdly shows his balancing act. Three Billboards the film of the moment – but Gerwig and Get Out deserved more 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z The film, written and directed by the series’s creator, Vince Gilligan, is a well-crafted postscript that entertainingly extends the “Breaking Bad” cinematic universe by two hours without really adding to it. Review: ‘El Camino,’ a ‘Breaking Bad’ Sequel, Is Suspenseful and Superfluous 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z First: devoid of the golden sheltering blanket of peppy vim which Mel and Sue ever bring, and of any of the entertainingly sectionable contestants, it was just Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood. Rewind TV: The Great British Bake Off Easter Masterclass; Our Girl; Keeping Britain Alive: The NHS in a Day; Boris Johnson: The Irresistible Rise 2013-03-30T22:45:01Z But he also slyly and entertainingly emphasized the abiding necessity of deception in securing a crown, winning a battle, avoiding arrest, borrowing money, writing history and, come to think of it, putting on a play. London Theater Journal: A Double Double Bill 2010-07-28T15:51:00Z “Dr. Bernard seems to delight in being a surprising person,” Fortune magazine wrote about this protean character in 1933, and Mr. Love entertainingly explains what Fortune meant. Books of The Times: ?The Great Oom,? by Robert Love, on Yoga?s Pierre Bernard 2010-04-14T22:33:00Z He’s a secularist skeptic who entertainingly urges a circumspect view of any and all simple solutions to the mysteries of the universe. Review: Tony Oursler’s Grand Illusions, Science Left at the Door 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z She stuck by him, though, and as "The Dog" entertainingly unravels his stranger-than-fiction existence, it's not hard to see why. 'The Dog' unravels bank thief's stranger-than-fiction life 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Not many yachtsmen can act out the Beaufort scale so entertainingly. Chris Ryan's Strike Back and Timothy Spall: Somewhere At Sea 2010-05-06T07:00:00Z It was an entertainingly site-specific spectacle in the summer of 2009 when projected in a lavish Benedictine refectory in Venice for which the work, now at the Louvre, was painted. When the Art Stared Back and Other Trends 2010-12-17T14:43:28Z As Isaac Butler at Parabasis points out, Mamet's piece contains his usual dose of entertainingly written but ultimately silly thinking, which "has the benefit of feeling true without actually being true in the slightest". Noises off: Politics casts the die on theatre's fate 2010-04-22T16:53:00Z Across the street, a warm medicinal drink called emoliente, with giant horsetail, barley and who knows what else, shaken entertainingly and surprisingly delicious. Most Important Meal of the Day 2010-07-16T20:57:00Z He's fluent with the language and entertainingly various in his delivery, finding humor even in exalted poetry. With age, the wisdom of staging 'Lear' becomes less clear 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z Philip Miller’s entertainingly offbeat, so to speak, score for a seven-member chamber ensemble — one that gives particular prominence to brass and especially the tuba — has the flavor of incidental music. When refusing the hour saves the day 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z The most unrelentingly and entertainingly dirty show on the small screen returns with a fifth season on Friday. (Very) Adult Animation About Mixed-Up Kids 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Pineapple Express, while entertainingly silly stoner fun, really only succeeded in making us aware of James Franco's impressive comedic talents. Week in geek's 2011 preview: Will it be First Class all the way? 2011-01-07T12:56:21Z It’s a satisfying and entertainingly retro production, chock-full of subplots and buoyed by dotty humor. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z No. But for those so inclined, it makes for an entertainingly goofy, at times inspired, evening of sweetness and darkness, with a cryptload of sly punch lines and some irresistible performances and panache. A night with 'The Addams Family' scares up laughs 2012-10-27T02:16:04Z The result is both a tribute to a misunderstood city and a brilliant piece of film criticism, delving deeply and entertainingly into how architecture, geography and civic self-consciousness intermingle. 'X-Men' sequel jumps across time and earlier films 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Silver and Ms. Lavin demonstrated that affinity very entertainingly in their first collaboration together, “The Lyons,” in which she played a refreshing variation on the child-stunting Jewish mother, a longtime specialty of Mr. Silver’s. Nicky Silver’s ‘Too Much Sun’ Stars Linda Lavin 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z Because at some point, it will get entertainingly ugly. Jaypocalypse 2: This Time It’s Different? 2013-03-21T14:01:10Z The duo – Lucy Trodd and Ruth Bratt – are a delight to watch: totally at ease while sparring with one another entertainingly. Well Done You: Free – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-20T16:19:30Z Long talks entertainingly of each of the government's dastardly new measures. Josie Long ? review 2011-08-09T17:45:01Z The Booker had already begun to acquire notoriety – the year before had seen a much publicised run-off between William Golding and an entertainingly grumpy Anthony Burgess – but now it seemed to be revealing something new. Twelve of the best new novelists 2011-02-25T13:05:56Z Dickens, likewise, sometimes saw perfection in the little Dickenses, especially when they were newborns, or when he chose to embellish entertainingly about them. Books of The Times: Robert Gottlieb’s Book on Dickens and His Children 2012-12-06T19:06:19Z As choreographed with a bracing electricity by Sergio Trujillo — the production’s most effective contributor — the number entertainingly incorporates allusions to the boxing ring and highlights the show’s muscularity, its most rewarding attribute. A Cuban ‘Carmen’ with a shortage of sizzle 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z There are plenty of things to be bothered by in Reign, the entertainingly ridiculous CW teen drama about Mary, Queen of Scots. Reign’s Royal Scandal: What’s So Shocking About Masturbation? 2013-10-15T14:51:02Z Maybe it's because nobody really knows how things will pan out, or make money for news again, that the atmosphere was oddly tense and entertainingly freewheeling, all at the same time. The Media Show 2010-05-20T07:00:00Z An entertainingly varied set, if unexpectedly low on emotion. Anaïs Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer – review 2013-03-07T16:33:12Z Michelle babbles endlessly, entertainingly, almost nervously about opossums and muffins and towns called Oxnard and never has to articulate what she is doing with her life. “Bunheads” Adorable Nihilism 2012-07-17T14:22:00Z Often silly but never vivacious, Grace of Monaco fails as either a stately drama of the BBC provenance or an entertainingly trashy tell-all. REVIEW: The Real Scandal Around Grace of Monaco: It's Not Very Good 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z These people want to blow up their world, and in a way they do, most entertainingly. Review: ‘The Present’: Even in Russia, It’s Hard to Turn 40 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z When his efforts resulted in rejection, Mr. Yankovic was evidently, if entertainingly, peeved. Music: Serving Pop Stars, but on a Skewer 2011-06-09T12:00:00Z It also captures his genial, appealingly geeky appearance – all beard and glasses and waving hands – and entertainingly rambling conversational style. Andy Stanton's 'cult humour for kids' 2011-07-05T11:48:22Z It was an entertainingly subversive lob at," he wrote, "the wiseacres who repeat the parrot cry that art should never be didactic. Seattle Shakes delivers a fine 'Pygmalion' 2012-02-28T23:02:04Z Gibney, an Oscar winner for "Taxi to the Dark Side," entertainingly traces the former D.C. lobbyist's swift rise to power and dramatic fall to disgrace. 'Casino Jack': The rise and fall of a D.C. lobbyist 2010-05-14T00:01:00Z “The Cake and the Rain” is full of colorful anecdotes, well told and entertainingly punctuated by the steady dropping of names: Frank Sinatra was my friend! Hot Tracks: Summer’s Big Books on Rock, Pop, Soul and Jazz 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Mendelsohn, a crime-genre stalwart, produces an inexplicably dull turn, as if he were too bored by the role to work up any effort to make his character either entertainingly villainous or wildman-mysterious. Review: 'The Marsh King’s Daughter' toggles between drama and thriller, shortchanging both 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z But in its thumbnail sketches simmering with risk, humor, and melancholy, illuminating a world of worsening disparities but spikier solidarity, it entertainingly takes stock. Review: 'Dumb Money,' the inevitable GameStop surge movie, injects laughs into a class war 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Giant-killing Jack is not the brightest bulb, but Cole Thompson’s portrayal is entertainingly clever and gloriously sung. Review: The Tony-nominated 'Into the Woods' revival — maybe the best in my lifetime — lands in L.A. 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z And while he did enjoy the start of the "entertainingly heady comic-book caper of time-warp heroism and identity" he concluded that ultimately "none of it makes a lot of sense". The Flash: Critics give their views on Ezra Miller's DC superhero movie 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Hayes never lets us forget that the curmudgeonly wag being entertainingly outrageous is receiving electroshock treatments. Unhappiness made Oscar Levant a laugh riot. Sean Hayes carves a portrayal in a marble of suffering 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z It is — skillfully, entertainingly and at times almost overbearingly so. Review | ‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’: A masterfully manipulative war thriller 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Brookshire expertly and entertainingly demonstrates that while it is risky to interact with our fellow creatures, it is even more perilous when we fail to clearly see our changing relationships with them. Review | Rodent: Friend or foe? ‘Pests’ explores how some animals become villains. 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Those entertainingly cheesy performances matter, because viewers who stick with the story to the end will be rewarded with one of the battiest plot-twists in recent B-movie memory. Review: It's no secret why Netflix's monster movie 'Troll' is so popular 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z “Glass Onion” doesn’t need to be an infraction point to be amusingly, entertainingly and unfortunately all too relevant. Review | ‘Glass Onion’: Another fun, and scathing, Knives Out mystery 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z In “The Passenger,” theoretical physics frequently comes across as a series of handoffs from one scientist to another, with entertainingly framed biographies about who proved the last guy wrong. Cormac McCarthy, 89, has a new novel — two, actually. And they're almost perfect 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z These Trojans are very disciplined, very focused, very opportunistic — seriously, they had three pick-sixes — and entertainingly bold. Plaschke: Like a breath of fresh air on a hot day, USC football feels like USC football again 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z It would be easy to get lost in all this, but Blum lays out his pieces clearly, and entertainingly. Review | A (dubious) suicide, a (possible) mole and an enduring CIA mystery 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Fleming and Gilfry vamped entertainingly between each number, presumably allowing Gershon a quick glance at scores he had not seen before. Review: How well does opera represent reality? LBO and L.A. Opera take differing approaches 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z The pair tussle entertainingly over who has the power and authority in the student-teacher relationship. How a classroom confrontation inspired a hard-hitting play 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z Scott Borchert, a former book editor, capably and entertainingly explains the backstory of these “rich and weird and frustrating” books in “Republic of Detours: How the New Deal Paid Broke Writers to Rediscover America.” Review | When unemployed writers set out to chronicle America 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z Limbaugh often enunciated the Republican platform better and more entertainingly than any party leader, becoming a GOP kingmaker whose endorsement and friendship were sought. Rush Limbaugh, ‘voice of American conservatism,’ has died 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z He applies his sharp eye for details, and he does so entertainingly. Review | How wood shaped human history, from spears to boats to books 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z By juxtaposing glamorous international backdrops with naturalistic dialogue, “The Flight Attendant” manages to be both entertainingly escapist and refreshingly relatable. Kaley Cuoco isn't just 'the girl next door.' And she's out to prove it 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z One nocturnal prowl, the entertainingly gothic My Own Version of You, is drenched in as much gore as Murder Most Foul. Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy Ways review – enthralling, mischievous – and very male 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z The event, which was played in New York, entertainingly features Jordan and some fellow All-Stars, who are off camera, talking some smack to a young, rambunctious Bryant. 'The Last Dance': The 23 most fascinating takeaways from Episodes 5 and 6 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z The story, which centers on health professionals working to stem the spread of disease — and a nut-ball anti-science blogger, played by Jude Law — is a mesmerizing combination of entertainingly speculative fiction and chilling fact. 6 movies to watch while you’re stuck at home during your coronavirus self-quarantine 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z In 1971, audiences turned out for “The Andromeda Strain,” an adaptation of Michael Crichton’s entertainingly wonky science-fiction novel, about the efforts of some brilliant doctors to defend against a microscopic threat from outer space. Want to understand how a pandemic upends everyday life? The movies can tell you 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z Yet even where its terrors are biblical in intensity they often also manage to be entertainingly absurd, marrying the ridiculous and the sublime, as when Princess Diana manifests, wearing her wedding dress. My favourite Mantel: by Margaret Atwood, Colm Tóibín, Anne Enright and more 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z She returned to Broadway a handful of times, including in 2010 in the starring role in Matthew Lombardo’s play “Looped,” about the entertainingly profane, hard-drinking diva Tallulah Bankhead at the end of her career. Valerie Harper, Who Won Fame and Emmys as ‘Rhoda,’ Dies at 80 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z While this sprightly material is expertly and entertainingly presented, “Bernadette” is not as deft when the plot turns more serious and Elgie begins to genuinely worry about his wife’s mental health. Review: ‘Where'd You Go, Bernadette’ works with a splendid Cate Blanchett at its center 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z He could write entertainingly and could summarise complex historical circumstances in a few pregnant sentences, gifts which brought him a flourishing career as a journalist and commentator. Norman Stone obituary 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z Rose broached the idea, and Jennings gradually created an entertainingly descriptive schoolgirl whose eyes widen starting at age 12 as she notices everything from boys to culture clashes. Jennings’s solo ‘Queens Girl’ plays get revived in Baltimore 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z It’s up to the rest of us either to ignore him, out-argue him or, as “The Brink” does so entertainingly, demystify him for good. Review | This new documentary entertainingly demystifies former Trump adviser Steve Bannon 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z That’s because “The Highwaymen,” an excellent and entertainingly old-fashioned police procedural about the case, isn’t really about Bonnie and Clyde at all. Review | Bonnie and Clyde are legendary. But this entertaining new movie shows the real heroes were the men who hunted them. 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z He might be vastly more experienced and medal-strewn than David Moyes and a more entertainingly volatile character than Louis van Gaal, but all three’s Manchester United experience amounted to a similar sort of failure. Mourinho’s place in United pantheon? Simply part of a botched succession | Paul Wilson 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z There’s no major on Nobilo’s resume, either, and he also works tournaments for CBS, but he is an astute analyst for Golf Channel and an occasional sparring partner for Chamblee, entertainingly so. Forget the usual suspects. We've got a great idea for the person to replace Johnny Miller when he retires at NBC - Golf Digest 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z The Brahmins invariably went to Harvard, and in the foggy milieu that Mr Collins entertainingly evokes, suspect, victim, lawyers and many of the witnesses all came from that social subset. A murder that scandalised Harvard and the world 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z Both teams intend to channel their nervous energy more constructively after an entertainingly ramshackle opener. Knights, Caps try to keep their cool in Vegas at Cup Final 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Here though, they meet a side whose motivation is similarly suspect, though it is hard to know if this match will be entertainingly carefree or demoralisingly careless. Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z The game also spawned a tower-defense sequel called My Life as a Darklord, which I never actually played, but King is an entertainingly chill addition to the Final Fantasy oeuvre. Nintendo’s WiiWare dies this weekend, so download these games while you can 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z But the only one that works for me is to see it as a comedy, in which two entertainingly clueless people toss non sequiturs at each other while wearing lovely clothes in beautiful rooms. Finally free of ‘Fifty Shades’: ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ brings an end to the heavy-breathing saga 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z That not only appears a recipe for relative success, it means most Burnley games are entertainingly close and worth watching. The goals have gone: Premier League stifled by growing conservatism | Paul Wilson 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z That would give the credit, entertainingly, to Trump as the igniter of a feminist tsunami, not Hillary. Opinion | Hillary Clinton Ignited a Feminist Movement. By Losing. 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z And augmented reality services on smartphones will begin to transform the static world around us into something more dynamic and interactive - a golden opportunity for brands to market their wares more entertainingly. Is this the year 'weaponised' AI bots do battle? 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z And he is maybe Russell Wilson’s best friend on the team — Wilson entertainingly referred to Graham on Monday as being “like a unicorn. There are only so many of them in the world.’ Seahawks free agents: An early look at who may stay and who may go 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z Yet it has been well served by lexicographers writing entertainingly about their work. A history of slang charts the change in taboos 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Still, “Tom of Finland” entertainingly recounts an intriguing and vital chapter of 20th-century gay history with style and deference. Entertaining portrait of iconic gay artist in biopic 'Tom of Finland' 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z The self-crowned dean of rock criticism is Robert Christgau, who for decades wrote devastating, entertainingly incisive capsule-length reviews that could singe or shank and edited the reviewers at The Village Voice. Should Women Make Their Own Pop Music Canon? 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z Schopenhauer’s vision of life is sensationally pessimistic — indeed, entertainingly so. Opinion | The Anxiety of John Stuart Mill 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z Ibrahimovic bent the club to his will with the catnip combo of goals and his sometimes entertainingly large ego. Column: First Paris, now the rest of the world for Neymar 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Like Le Pen, Mélenchon is appealing to young voters with his hologram meetings, his upbeat election messages and his entertainingly forthright approach to televised debates. Mélenchon puts left in contention as French election becomes too close to call 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z In an age before the internet, it provided a convenient and entertainingly written set of mini-biographies. Pop encyclopedia creator Irwin Stambler dies in LA 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z The crowds asked a variety of questions, all of which Watson entertainingly answered, including what was the longest drive he’s ever hit in a tour event. Bubba Watson’s favorite shot to hit in an exhibition doesn't seem to be his driver - Golf Digest 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z In Cannes last year, Salma Hayek spoke entertainingly about the way Latinos were still perceived in the industry. Hollywood’s hidden Hispanics: why LA’s Latinos are invisible on screen 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z Ms. Bennett manages to convey a remarkable amount of substance briskly and entertainingly. Review: ‘Feminist Fight Club’ Takes On Workplace Sexism 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z “I guess bring it on,” said the director, an entertainingly candid persona, in his trademark gravelly voice, speaking of his Yente-like reputation. 'Light Between Oceans' stars Fassbender and Vikander seek a private romance in the age of instant exposure 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z She also provided one entertainingly dizzying response as to whether her show could be described as a reality show. TV Networks Try to Win Over the Critics 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z The manuscript that Random House published was, depending on your perspective, either entertainingly insightful or shamelessly self-aggrandizing. Donald Trump’s Ghostwriter Tells All 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z It was praised as “entertainingly demented”, clever, comical, knowing and Jacobs-Jenkins’s most personal work to date. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins: 'theatre is about controversial ideas' 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Take away the epic scale and computer-graphics wizardry of "Star Wars," and you've got the same essentials of cinema: actors engaged with one another entertainingly. J.J. Abrams and Chris Rock talked movies, comedy and playing nice during a freewheeling conversation Friday at the Tribeca Film Festival 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Take away the epic scale and computer-graphics wizardry of “Star Wars,” and you’ve got the same essentials of cinema: actors engaged with one another entertainingly. J.J. Abrams and Chris Rock talk films, comedy and being nice 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Here’s an entertainingly edited video of Bernie Sanders dismissing the notion that he might consider being Hillary Clinton’s vice presidential running mate. Assault allegations fly as Carson plans to endorse Trump – as it happened 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Part of the reason is that he seems reluctant to aggressively promote himself, something Trump does constantly, forcefully and entertainingly. Jeb Bush Sticks to His Story 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z Van Gaal does have a reputation as a tactical analyst, and reputedly he doesn’t really care how entertainingly his players perform as long as they carry out his instructions. Louis van Gaal should ask Paul Scholes to be a Manchester United coach 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z That feeling extends to Sisters, where their characters are frequently frustrated with each other's considerable faults, but still so mutually giving and approving that they encourage each other into entertainingly awful behavior. In Sisters, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler create an awkward, inclusive intimacy 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z That’s something that also applies to Chelsea fans of a certain generation, though their history hasn’t been quite as entertainingly unstable as City’s. Too good to go down? A brief guide to … big clubs being relegated 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z Here’s an entertainingly edited video of Bernie Sanders dismissing the notion that he might consider being Hillary Clinton’s vice presidential running mate. Assault allegations fly as Carson plans to endorse Trump – as it happened 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Butterfield has told this story in a 2008 oral history publicly available at the Nixon Library, but Woodward tells it more entertainingly — and harshly. A bumbling, pitiful, sweet Richard Nixon 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z For some time now our nation has counted on satirical comedians like Jon Stewart to entertainingly inform us of major issues we would otherwise ignore. Trevor Noah’s master class: It’s not just Fox News — this is the topic that needs Noah, Oliver, Stewart 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z The biography offers candid and sometimes unflattering assessments of Mr. Trump by co-workers, friends, enemies and, most entertainingly, by his ex-wives. Donald Trump Likens His Schooling to Military Service in Book 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z By turns worldly, winsome, cheeky and coy, he is multilingual with a dry wit and a clipped British syntax, moving cars more entertainingly than his competitors. At Car Week, RM Sotheby's auctioneer gets the audience revved up 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z For many Americans, the Trump presidential campaign amounts to a billionaire talking endlessly, and entertainingly, on television. An Iowa surprise: Donald Trump is actually trying to win 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z He specializes in neurotics with an entertainingly blinkered viewpoint, and he has no interest in taking off the blinkers here. Review: Irrational Man and the incredible shrinking worldview of Woody Allen 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Computers, smartphones, even watches seem to serve some shared purpose of making life more entertainingly productive. Contrasting Innovation Narratives From Apple And Lockheed Martin 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z You will be entertainingly led from whist to bridge whist to auction bridge to contract bridge. What’s the Deal? Gifts for the Bridge Player 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z Awarded for his public speaking and writing, the judges said Brand was almost in a field of his own, and described his message as "entertainingly garbled". Brand babble wins Foot In Mouth award 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z In these circumstances, the suggestion that one could become a fearless free-thinker by repeating, in louder and more extreme tones, what those in power were constantly saying was entertainingly farcical. Does anybody ever 'think the unthinkable'? 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z But at least it became an entertainingly competitive and even compelling contest, like the scare the unranked Wolverines put into the heavily favored Buckeyes before losing by 14 points Saturday at the Horseshoe in Columbus. Rutgers Is Victorious Over Maryland in Game Between Big Ten's Newest Members 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z Actually, it already happens to them, only not as publicly or entertainingly. Jon Stewart Shows Why Brands Don't Control Their Narratives 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z “I wanted my story to be entertainingly written,” he said. Appeal of Penning Memoirs Grows, Along With Publishing Options 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z But, at the Council on Foreign Relations, rather than offering a vigorous, reasoned defense of his program, he skated ably and entertainingly on the surface, while repeating generalities about “future” and “past.” In New York, Renzi Mania or Renzi Remorse? 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z After an entertainingly frenetic game, which saw both teams lead, Martins, who had been playing off the shoulder of the centere-backs all night, got away from Nat Borchers and was headed for goal. Seattle Sounders come up roses as rivals slip and trophies home into view 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z See this Wikipedia entry for an entertainingly concise history of the Tour. Tour de France: Why you can't miss cycling's greatest spectacle 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Hot Air’s open thread also pretty entertainingly captures the real time flavor. Eric Cantor Loses His Primary and the Spin Games Begin 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z The ability to write clearly and entertainingly is, however, crucial. Job: British economics and business 2014-05-01T04:00:00Z Experience is less important than the ability to write shrewdly and entertainingly. Job 2014-05-08T04:00:00Z And Depp, who has gone studiously, sometimes entertainingly, bananas in the Pirates movies and his Tim Burton collaborations, is subdued to the point of entropy. REVIEW: Transcendence Has Only Artificial Intelligence 2014-04-16T19:00:26Z Gribbin entertainingly illustrates the history of computers, the great minds who have contributed to the field, and what may be in store if quantum computers can fulfill their promise. Book Review: Computing with Quantum Cats 2014-02-21T13:00:00Z Whizzing entertainingly through more than a century of experiments on animal cognition — including many carried out by the authors, evolutionary anthropologists Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods — it demonstrates the extraordinary extent of canine cerebral skills. Summer books 2013-07-11T15:50:23.720Z Bieber, on the other hand, has had a few years' practice, and has become entertainingly strange. Celebrities on Instagram – who to follow and why 2013-02-25T14:21:00Z Let me just say that if half of all papers were this entertainingly written, the scientific literature would be so much more accessible to the general public. ENCODE, Apple Maps and function: Why definitions matter 2013-02-21T23:15:00.343Z On Wednesday – the precise middle of the working week – Sunderland was entertainingly duffed-up by members of the banking standards commission as he gave a limp defence of Bob Diamond's bumper £2.7m bonus for 2011. Another bad week for Barclays bank 2013-02-01T19:00:00Z Since you can’t use a flashlight in a firefight, the best source of light is, entertainingly, the muzzle flash from your gun. 87 Bazillion Aliens: A Hand's On Look at Gearbox's 'Aliens: Colonial Marines' 2012-12-11T14:27:31Z The hyperreal greensward vanished, as if by magic, and the 19th century arrived, giving way bizarrely but entertainingly to Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club band. Olympic opening ceremony: Peter Bradshaw's review 2012-07-27T22:53:55Z Rather surprisingly, Martin McGuinness, the IRA commander turned politician, who now serves as Northern Ireland's deputy first minister, loves the game and talks entertainingly about playing it with his children on the beaches of Donegal. Irish cricket moves up the batting order 2012-07-14T23:17:46Z This is a polemic that, like a charismatic pole-vaulter, always goes entertainingly over the top. Et cetera: Steven Poole's non-fiction choice - reviews 2012-06-08T21:55:13Z It is necessary, therefore, that there should be some who can speak, and that fluently, if not entertainingly—only not too many. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z I should like to survey the scene there, it will be most entertainingly ridiculous, but they won't let us miserable scoffers assist at the incantation. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z At a little over an hour long, it whizzes by very entertainingly for anyone familiar with the politics of currencies. Euro Binges on Snails, Pound Drops Down Drain in Wacky Musical 2012-01-26T02:30:24Z Her own story of love, and love lost, neatly and entertainingly frames the experts and couples from whom she seeks advice and perspective. What Is the Secret to a Happy Marriage? A New Film Offers Unusual Answers 2011-10-25T01:45:10.040Z Then the conversation ranged to art, the theatre, war, and politics; and on each he could speak entertainingly. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Of course the popular books of the last five years had passed him by, and of such he knew nothing, but he could talk intelligently, interestingly, entertainingly upon the great classics. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z He is not garrulous, but once he gets into his stride and the company is congenial he talks well and entertainingly. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z Of course, there is first of all the charm of Miss Fay's own personality, the charm of her observations intimately, entertainingly, and shrewdly expressed. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z In his own account of his travels he speaks entertainingly of the various reasons which at different times prompted him to journey. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z Our Buffalonian encountered numerous literary lions, and writes entertainingly of them. Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z THE DOCTOR, HIS WIFE, AND THE CLOCK. 32o, limp cloth 50 cents "The story is entertainingly told..." Cynthia Wakeham's Money 2011-07-18T02:00:24.717Z He can ask questions, and he can tell a story well, vividly and entertainingly, in a vein all his own. Knut Hamsun 2011-07-18T02:00:21.927Z An outsize creature, American-made and Hollywood-approved, the Checker was a taxi as big as the city it served: garish, romantic, entertainingly oversized. New Yorker With Flair Extols Another: Her Checker Cab 2011-06-27T20:27:57Z The successful candidate will combine a strong technical background with the ability to write simply and entertainingly about the dismal science in general, and the nexus between economics and business in particular. Economics writers 2011-06-09T11:07:17Z Yet the story doesn't always disappoint, either, as a wild Sunday so entertainingly demonstrated, in each case providing at least a worthy substitute and in one case a surpassing one. Monday Qualifier: Luke Donald On Top Of The Heap 2011-05-30T04:00:00Z It is as obliging in company, especially of superiors, to listen attentively, as to talk entertainingly. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z You will find him good company everywhere, I think, for he not only talks entertainingly but he plays tennis and golf and bridge and plays them well. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z In his recent book “Salted,” an entertainingly opinionated, frustratingly undocumented tour through the new world of salts, Mr. Bitterman offers vivid tasting notes. The Curious Cook: In Salts, a Pinch of Bali or a Dash of Spain 2011-04-27T04:20:04Z He writes well and entertainingly, and never with a narrow theological preoccupation. The Riverside Bulletin, March, 1910 Houghton Mifflin Books for Spring and Summer 2011-02-23T03:00:32.690Z Forgetting to criticise, Harry read the entire story, which, in truth, was a pathetic little incident, very gracefully and entertainingly told. The Hazeley Family 2011-01-24T03:00:16.447Z But the devouring profundities, now opened up in him, consume all his vigor; would he, he could not now be entertainingly and profitably shallow in some pellucid and merry romance. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z Penny talked entertainingly, relating the various difficulties which beset a young publisher. The Secret Pact 2010-12-20T17:12:03.907Z Neutrals will want to support Blackpool; not only because of Holloway's idiosyncrasies – he will surely be the Premier League's most entertainingly whimsical manager by some distance – but also due to his football philosophy. Premier League preview No5: Blackpool 2010-08-04T07:29:00Z But an embarrassingly visible portion seems to be of a type that fails to be even entertainingly bad. Digital Domain: YouTube Wants You to Sit and Stay Awhile 2010-05-29T21:22:00Z That set the tone for an entertainingly helter-skelter contest, though it soon emerged that Michael Ingham was going to be the busier keeper. Wilder takes Oxford back to League 2010-05-16T19:34:00Z Few teams do worst cases as entertainingly as the Nets have done in their three-decades-plus N.B.A. history as a team too often on the edge of a nervous breakdown — and, this season, infamy. Nets 118, Pistons 110: Second Straight Win Moves Nets Step Further From History 2010-03-27T04:30:00Z He may not appear on television, but the turn-off-the-lights story is typical of a man who is both fiercely competitive and entertainingly playful. New Boss for Universal Music, Lady Gaga Record Label 2010-03-03T09:45:00Z The whole relation in which he stands to the heroine, Bell Hamlyn—or Miss Hamlyn, as she is generally called, while her step-mother is almost always known as Flossy—is entertainingly and naturally told. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. She went; and he talked very entertainingly to her, told her a great many amusing anecdotes, succeeded in making her smile, and even laugh, and seemed pleased at having done so. The Lamplighter There was an interesting evening in a box, with Eugene talking gaily and entertainingly to all, and then an after-theatre bite at Sherry's. The "Genius" This inexpensive little book is one of the most entertainingly funny publications in current print. A World by the Tale The scene in which the townsman who thinks that he can dispense with forms among the peasants is very entertainingly taught better, is exceedingly valuable in an educational point of view. Pedagogics as a System Wesley H. Porter, in "My Vacation", tells entertainingly of his visit to the hive of the Woodbees last September. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 She was entertainingly simple if at moments entertainingly intelligent, and he had divined that she was jealous of the crumbs that fell to Miss Woodruff's share from the table of Madame von Marwitz's bounty. Tante In the car he talked continually, not very entertainingly, but there was more vivacity about him than there had been. The Crimson Tide A Novel There are no men who live so much within their profession as actors, or are so earnest in their faith in it; and this devotion is reflected unconsciously, but very entertainingly, through the whole volume. Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy His voice was deep and pleasant, his diction and expression perfect, his thoughts, clothed in finished sentences, were entertainingly expressed and at times exhibited a rich vein of the choicest humor. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight They did so, and wandered at once into a mountain of fire, while Tamino played entertainingly upon his flute. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Both could write very entertainingly of their “First Algebra Recitation;” neither could write a convincing essay on “The Advantages of Free Trade.” English: Composition and Literature A writer in "The Youth's Companion" speaks very entertainingly of "voices in trees." Music and Some Highly Musical People He undertook a pretty serious task, that of talking entertainingly in a general way to a company of Federal prisoners. John Brown: A Retrospect Read before The Worcester Society of Antiquity, Dec. 2, 1884. Those heretofore interested in agreeable speech will at once recognize my obligation to the few men and women who have written entertainingly on conversation, and from whom I have often quoted. Conversation What to Say and How to Say it He knew 134 how to talk, and entertainingly, of books and people, of events and places he had known. Brand Blotters Her experiences on his back are entertainingly set forth in her book The Horsewoman, which is well worth the reading, not only for its hints on horsemanship, but for the many amusing sporting anecdotes. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. He is also a capital story-teller, with a head full of odd fancies, and a nimble pen able to set them forth entertainingly. The Opened Shutters The value of 'The Romance of Australian Exploring' is as a history, ... and the annals of Australian exploration are arranged clearly and entertainingly.... Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush She catered to his tastes and comfort, and she talked so entertainingly during spare moments of what the future would be when he was a great success, that he was simply compelled to make good. The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies He can talk more entertainingly than any other man I know. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 He kept a journal during this trip, and in it he describes very entertainingly his companions and their experiences. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 For there is hardly a business in the world in which it is not a great advantage to be able to converse entertainingly. 21 Mrs. Middleton still wore the pink wrapper, but she had little to say, and her husband was so elegant and attractive, was in such good spirits and talked so entertainingly, that Elsie almost forgot. Elsie Marley, Honey He sang and played entertainingly on the organ for an hour, while we sewed and knitted as we do each evening. A Woman who went to Alaska She talked entertainingly during dinner, enlivening her companions thereby, and afterward played a game of dominoes with the Colonel in the living-room, permitting him to beat her at this, his favorite diversion. Mary Louise in the Country The duty has been performed faithfully and entertainingly. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson So, as he talked entertainingly to me, my fears were dissipated, my suspicions lulled. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance At Cleveland Archie's last doubt as to his mentor's connection with the underworld of which he talked so entertainingly was removed. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! As a foundation for personal reactions, e.g., criticisms, interpretation, moralizing, personal philosophizing, or as mere facts entertainingly told: the idea of the early 19th century. A Guide to Methods and Observation in History Studies in High School Observation The only attraction of the professor was his eloquence, his ability to talk entertainingly. Watch Yourself Go By He began to talk more seriously and entertainingly on the economic changes in modern society that had produced the present state of unrest and readjustment. One Woman's Life She spoke most entertainingly of Egypt, of Japan and Hawaii. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII. (of X.) The story of this "discovery" is entertainingly told by the Duke of Argyle in the "Nineteenth Century" magazine. Evolution An Investigation and a Critique For the first few days life was entertainingly disorganised. The Loom of Youth He related adventures into which his profession, that of mining engineer, had taken him; and Elizabeth listened with interest, asked questions, made comments, and talked entertainingly, but said nothing of her own walk in life. Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories All this he sketched lightly and entertainingly for Milly's benefit that first time. One Woman's Life That evening he and the friend with whom he seemed to be traveling talked most entertainingly in the little saloon, after supper. Russian Rambles The Judge, with a big hat pushed away from his warm, red face, held the can of bait and discoursed entertainingly on his past angling experiences. Judy The first is from a letter written in 1810, and addressed to Manning, the correspondent with whom Lamb was most entertainingly whimsical. Charles Lamb On many points he is qualified to speak, and on these he generally speaks entertainingly. How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art He did not hide his enjoyment, but talked well and entertainingly of everything—except himself. The House of the Misty Star A Romance of Youth and Hope and Love in Old Japan Meanwhile the general survey, being thus relieved from the necessity of constant explanation, expansion, and digression, is enabled to flow straight onward with its story, rapidly, simply, entertainingly. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 The speaker who would speak fluently before an audience should learn to speak fluently and entertainingly with a friend. The Art of Public Speaking One of his late pamphlets, not listed in the D.N.B. account of him, entertainingly illustrates one of his hobbies. An Essay towards Fixing the True Standards of Wit, Humour, Railery, Satire, and Ridicule (1744) Nor was he being ungracious to Mr. Turner of Beckett's House, though the latter could not talk of turnips half so entertainingly as Joanna would have done. Joanna Godden They seated them in the veranda, where they could enjoy the breeze and a view of the sea, and talked to them entertainingly of the various pleasures—bathing, boating, fishing, etc.—in store for them. Grandmother Elsie Mr. Daly had a pleasant word for each, and talked so entertainingly all through the meal, that they had scarcely time for sad or lonely thoughts. Elsie's children He had the fortunate quality of being able to work and converse most entertainingly at the same time. Twelve Men When the geisha is not bringing in new dishes or replenishing the saké bottle, she kneels before the table and chatters entertainingly. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People Mademoiselle Joubert supplemented her instruction with a violent affection, a great deal of her society, and the most entertainingly modern of the French novels, which Brentano sent her monthly in enticing packets, her single indulgence. A Daughter of To-Day Fritz writes entertainingly," murmured Melchior, and seemed to cast about for another word, but repeated, "—entertainingly. Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts In picturing the great writer, Boswell writes more entertainingly than Johnson ever did, and thereby overtops his subject. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors On the eventful day the solemn man started for the station, but on the way met the village grocer, who talked so entertainingly that the bridegroom missed his train. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations His experiences were very like those of Dr. Cutler; but in his journal he told them more entertainingly, being a man of considerable humor and sharp observation. The Winning of the West, Volume 3 The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790 Crossing the waters of the Victoria Nyanza we come to Uganda, a region which has been entertainingly described by Speke. Primitive Love and Love-Stories Man's virtues and vices are being subjected to a re-classification, in the course of which they are entertainingly seen, in no few instances, to be changing places. Vanishing Roads and Other Essays But the greatest literary light of his day has been thrown into the shadow by a man whom no one suspected of being able to write entertainingly. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors Agony chatted on gaily, entertainingly, flitting from subject to subject, and the rest listened from sheer pleasure of hearing her rich voice. The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit Or, over the Top with the Winnebagos The landlady was very polite and conversed entertainingly about the very extraordinary and dissolute servants that had fallen to her lot. Love and Mr. Lewisham If they die, let them die entertainingly, or else, I say, don't die in public. From a Girl's Point of View Every murderer who can murder entertainingly will be allowed to murder. All Things Considered He had no set program but he had a feeling that if he was to be questioned he would lie entertainingly. The Slim Princess He had a wonderful personality, talked entertainingly and ever exhibited an innate gallantry toward women in general, and herself in particular, which Jane had found delightfully interesting. The Apartment Next Door Both Cooper and Greenough wrote fluently and entertainingly, and I shall select a few characteristic sentences from the letters of each, resisting the strong temptation to include the whole correspondence. Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume I. He lies fluently, even entertainingly, but not consistently. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 He was here on a visit not long ago, young Beecher was, and he talked most entertainingly about his discoveries. Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders, or, the Underground Search for the Idol of Gold He was well read, and possessed the ability to discuss what he had read intelligently and entertainingly. The Mucker He chatted entertainingly concerning the Second Pointed style of architecture; translated many of the epitaphs; and was abundant in interesting information as to Robert Bruce, and Michael Scott, and the rencounter of Chevy Chase. The Certain Hour Smith, throughout the journey, talked entertainingly about his work in Burma. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu Accordingly, as though forgetting the stated purpose of his visit, he dropped into a chair and chatted entertainingly enough until Mrs. Lancaster made her appearance. Till the Clock Stops She wrote entertainingly of her trip, by wagon, northwest into the Arizona Strip, much of her diary published in 1912 in the Arizona Magazine. Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert He did his best to talk, and talk entertainingly, for no other reason than that it was expected of him. Quaint Courtships Panurge's doubts and difficulties about matrimony were not more entertainingly contradictory. Among My Books First Series In depicting Caesar's preparation in Rome, where his uncle is a Cardinal, for the career he has planned for himself, Señor Baroja etches vividly and entertainingly a typical cosmopolitan society—witty, worldly, prosperous and cynical. Youth and Egolatry Drawing out his monologue entertainingly he gazed repeatedly at Lucy. The Happy End George Augustus Sala, one of England's oldest and most successful descriptive writers, talks very entertainingly regarding the emancipated slave. My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young The other book is lightly and entertainingly written. The War and Democracy Above the neck she is the most artificially and entertainingly painted creature that has graced society since Queen Elizabeth. Nonsenseorship He felt that he had never before realised what a great gift it is to be able to talk entertainingly, and this evening was a revelation to him in the ways of good society. The Adventures of a Boy Reporter He seemed to know instinctively all those little attentions in which women so delight, and he could talk, too, very entertainingly of the things he had seen. The Shepherd of the Hills Remembering how entertainingly this odd guide had explained all the wonders of the ducal grounds, Odo began to regret that he had not asked his mother to let him have Brutus for a body-servant. The Valley of Decision "I am in no haste for you to go," replied the priest, whose quest, notwithstanding his constant watchfulness, had conversed very entertainingly. Napoleon Bonaparte You will wear garments of gold and eat the most delicate soups, and you will pass your time most entertainingly. The Inspector-General One man hovered attentive about the most beautiful of these, and whispered entertainingly as she scanned the gowns submitted to her choice. Merton of the Movies Albert wrote regularly and of course well and entertainingly. The Portygee Some became more obliging and kind, others did not care to speak to him, and when they did speak to him, it was done angrily, and not at all entertainingly, as before. The Man Who Was Afraid Most of the aristocratic ladies of Fifth Avenue had not the least inkling that the amiable manager who so entertainingly discussed philosophy, drama, and literature at their five o'clock teas, was the "notorious" Emma Goldman. Anarchism and Other Essays Every one privileged to be there felt that those four hours had passed more quickly and entertainingly than any in their experience. My Memories of Eighty Years A cursory inspection of these revealed nothing which gave promise of whiling away entertainingly the moments which must elapse before the return of Ann. Piccadilly Jim He used his old useless knowledge as a barrister to talk entertainingly of a tribunal that was a parody on the pompous anomalies of English law. Manalive His letters with reference to himself also are vigorously and entertainingly expressed. Autobiography and Selected Essays The manager begged to be introduced to her sister, chatted entertainingly with the pair of them, and strove greatly and anxiously to be agreeable. Moon-Face Such impressions must be entertainingly novel to the civilized person.” Martin Eden |
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