| 单词 | expertly |
| 例句 | Beneath his Old South gentility, however, Keith was as opposed to desegregation as any Klansman and worked the system expertly to frustrate changes in Durham’s social order. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z She becomes quite adept at manipulating fabric, altering her gowns as expertly as a master tailor to accommodate the weight she has regained, her body feeling like her own again. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z That’s when the rope dropped from the sky, a thick length of rope with knots tied into it, expertly, every foot or so. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Farid had quickly gagged the guard and was expertly tying a rope around the man's legs. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Sissy put his head on the pillow, expertly undressed him and put him under the covers. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d piloted us expertly through a chaotic market, jabbering with street vendors. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z When boys came over, Kaprice and her stepsister would be sitting at a table with brush, rod, and cloth, expertly taking the guns apart, spinning the barrels, polishing the grips. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z They were both artificially tanned and bleach-blond, with the same expertly layered long hair. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He expertly dragged the man in and out of the tables. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z After a while he expertly put in another tape, pretending to mark the old one with a name or note. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The hyena let go of her wrist and expertly got to her throat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Parker takes Madge’s trombone from me and expertly puts it away. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z His left arm was expertly bandaged against his side so that he could not move his shoulder. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And when we pulled off, two and a half miles later, my dad expertly brought the gears down to first, to idle at a red light. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The rat leaped at Constance, swinging his cutlass expertly. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She expertly sliced a couple of legs off the body of a chicken. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Somkit expertly steered the boat to the north side of the bridge, trimming the motor to match the speed of the current. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Grandma continued expertly rubbing his palm and the back of his hand. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He rolled his eyes furiously and went purple in the face, but neither he nor Basta could utter a sound because Farid had gagged them both, again very expertly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z With a serrated knife, she clipped the fins, then turned the fish over, its underbelly facing her, and sliced it expertly from the tail to the gills. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Up she went, expertly negotiating rocky columns and ledges, until she hoisted herself onto the clifftop, where two young bears were waiting. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She flicked blond tresses expertly over a shoulder. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She had been expertly restored, but was still extremely nervous, and had agreed to return to her job only on condition that she was given extra protection. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Roy Lee expertly held one of them up to the light. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z My mom takes the fruit and expertly chews and spits out the seed. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Then, as if she’d seen enough, she started taking the plants apart, expertly sorting leaves from stems from seeds, creating small piles of each in her lap. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She got the panga and expertly prepared the carcass. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not quite,” Teresita said, waving the cards in front of us before shuffling them expertly in her manly hands. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He bent expertly between barbed wire strands and crossed a wide, soggy, overgrazed field, part of which was honeycombed with treacherous hummocks and leached-out grass clumps. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She expertly rolled a cigarette and lit it. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Twice a day, she lathered his face with a stiff bristle brush and with a straight razor expertly scraped the dent in his chin and the narrow space between his nose and his upper lip. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She jabs the tiny brush into the coral bottle, wipes the excess under the rim, and expertly strokes it on her big toe, correcting the line with her thumb. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Butler expertly gripped the informant behind the neck. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She watched as he rang up the return, expertly flipping the tiny egg in the frying pan like he was actually cooking it. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They heard him expertly exhorting the audience about what is needed today by “the black man here in these United States.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Nok watched the boy named Somkit as he expertly shifted gears, weaving around the choppy sections of current as if he knew exactly where to expect them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Mr. Curtain had perfect control of his chair, however, and as he raced down the rows he expertly dodged the children’s feet and the sharp corners of their desks, smiling as he went. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The mate wound expertly through the stacks of foodstuffs and spare parts until he reached Jules. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He passed the gun over to Rick, who inspected it expertly, by way of years of experience. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Even without the beard, Orson Welles had so expertly concealed his facial features under heavy makeup and a false nose that he was unrecognizable. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z A maid in a high-waisted dress takes their coats, expertly flips off the water, and hangs them on a brass-footed rack. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Earnestly and expertly, he cast himself not as an outsider but rather as a literal embodiment of the American story. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It was light gray with white trim, all sharp angles and expertly painted wood tiles. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It was raw steel, unpolished but expertly shaped. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They watched as hog after hog was upended and whisked screaming down the cable into the butchering chambers below, where men with blood-caked knifes expertly cut their throats. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z His warrior’s face with its expertly carved lines speaks its elegance in a language as foreign to them as Lingala. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z On the way back, he spotted the rarest and most delicate object in the wild, an old hummingbird’s nest, fragile and expertly woven, smaller than an eggcup. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z While the nurse was expertly tying a strip of gauze around her arm and the doctor was putting his instrument in the sterilizer and taking out a fresh needle, Francie spoke up. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It came up with several angry soldiers attached, and Nhamo expertly twisted off the abdomens and ate them. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The counterman emerged from the kitchen at the rear and sized them up expertly. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps artists were in need of her expertly prepared paint powders. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She expertly repaired a section of the line that had been nibbled by fish. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Then, expertly, I stop and look up, stricken. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z By day, my grandmother expertly managed a thriving Bible bookstore on the Far South Side, but in her off-hours with Dandy she was reduced to a meekness I found perplexing, even as a young girl. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Joe spit the cigarette butt from his lips and, swinging the crowbar like a baseball bat, expertly caught the butt, lining it across the yard at his antagonist, missing him only by inches. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He filled a burlap pouch with the potato cuttings and hoisted it expertly to his thin shoulder where a batch of new freckles was just beginning to appear. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He rode the white expertly down the hill. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z A master engraver expertly carves his designs onto a polished copper plate using an engraving tool called a burin. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He finishes plucking the last of the parsley leaves, watches as Donald grabs a knife and chops them, expertly and swiftly, a hand held flat over the top of the blade. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Rooster Jim expertly rounded up the three ladies and their escort. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Growing up, they had wielded axes and fishing gaffs and pitchforks expertly, and they had built up strong arms and broad shoulders doing so. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She pushes back her cuticles with the rounded edge of the file, then expertly picks and scrapes under her nails until they are spotless. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything was exactly as it had been when he had packed, but he was certain that the sports bag had been expertly and methodically searched. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He took a pink towel down from a big stack and expertly Velcroed it around Eleanor's neck, carefully lifting out her hair. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He handled the car expertly, picking up speed at the beginning of each block and slowing slighdy as he approached each street intersection. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The powerful tail whipped expertly out, slashing across the rat’s face with its poisoned metal war barb. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She expertly tapped off a little crown of shell from her egg. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She uses clippers and expertly snaps at leaves and branches. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z He reached over and got a deck of cards from a box on the end table—Tiffany cards, with sky-blue backs and Francis’s monogram on them in gold—and began to shuffle through them expertly. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Curving his paws expertly around a warm brown egg, he held it firmly, then cracked it with a neat sideways tap from a long incisor tooth, the contents settling intact on the straw. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She took out her sharp hatchet and expertly chopped into the tree at regular angles. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Tyrion owned a fine suit of heavy plate, expertly crafted to fit his misshapen body. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z After Bo expertly disemboweled or shredded every last dog toy bought for him by the staff who did our regular shopping, I personally escorted him over to PetSmart in Alexandria one morning. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His hands expertly touched places on her neck, and unconsciousness came. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He trimmed them expertly with his knife, lashed them with braided vines, and in no time at all the dwarf held up a serviceable cage. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z After a suitable pause, Riddick expertly shifted gears and began talking about the charrette in practical and even somewhat technical terms. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Every room is expertly decorated and looks like it belongs on TV. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She handed Karl the baby, all expertly swaddled in flannel blankets. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z But a day had always come when the web of fear, so expertly spun by Capricorn, tore and the attention of the police was drawn to his men and what they were up to. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The hunters disengage the sacks and fling them expertly to the waiting sailors. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The wood has been neatly arranged, expertly interspersed with tinder, but it has never been lit. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Her tomboyishly short hair looked expertly coiffed, even here at 17,000 feet. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He quickly grabbed his rifle and fired, expertly hitting his target. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z The Spaniard maneuvered the craft expertly, which was not easy, and the waves were rolling in toward the rocks now and the spray was blinding. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Valley picked up her cape, spun it around and onto her shoulders expertly, and buttoned the brass button at the neck. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “I’m so tired ...” A chair lifted off the floor and floated over to him, followed by an expertly wrapped medical bandage bobbing through the air. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z They chatted as they hoisted their babies and expertly dodged, with minute shifts of their hips, the children tearing after each other around the house. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Besides, his tasks were those of a hireling; no matter how expertly he did them, he could not hope to progress to anything better, as even the most stupid apprentice did. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He expertly describes so many drawings and paintings that it’s a crime that this book does not include illustrations. Books of The Times: Laughing Matters: Discuss 2010-12-07T23:00:00Z In the longer term, this expertly packaged authenticity also serves the Smiths and their careers. Why "Red Table Talk" is the closest inheritor to Oprah's mantle as TV's great celebrity confessional 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z She expertly maneuvered around streets no bigger than a bike path, up and down ski slope-like hills and canyons. Car of the Week: 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth 2012-06-12T16:58:38Z But country music doesn’t like to be told what it’s doing wrong — it prefers amenable allies, which might explain a slate of recent singles by young female singers playing it safe, but expertly so. Reviews: Jidenna, Chastity Belt, Sicko Mobb and Mickey Guyton 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z One is a full and realistic female nude, expertly rendered in a neoclassical style. In the galleries: The roots of these gardens run deep 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z George expertly crosscuts between various plots, coaxing them closer and closer as evening draws on. A Novel That Unfolds in a Day, and Other Historical Fiction 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z “Kirsch’s essays are expertly made, each one deftly including just enough historical context, healthy portions of summary and exposition, and the lightest sprinkling of interpretation and evaluation,” Josh Lambert writes in his review. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Sam Mendes’s production expertly recreates the warmth and the chaos of a crowded country home in County Armagh, in Northern Ireland. The Best Theatre of 2018 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z The four episodes provided to critics don’t indicate just how complex the overall plot is or how expertly the story will treat matters of faith. In ‘Outcast,’ the creator of ‘Walking Dead’ finds demons in downtrodden America 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z He also sings — not with technological assistance, as other rappers do, but expertly. Arts & Leisure Preview: The New Face of Hip-Hop 2010-06-09T19:29:00Z The cabin was cozy, the logs expertly fitted against drafts. Trekking With Wolves 2010-02-20T06:14:00Z Never are high-minded questions of art and authenticity more expertly lampooned than in the person of Anton Beans, a hacky second-year poet in the Seminars. Review | Poking fun at the male ego — and academia — in one cheeky little novel 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z In an expertly deployed self-own, she reveals that a clown costume during her childhood did not require use of a silly wig. Can Michelle Wolf's Netflix show shake up the late night comedy scene? 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z But he sounded in fine form as he performed songs by Brahms, expertly accompanied by Julius Drake. Music Review: At Alice Tully, 19th-Century Pop, Via Brahms 2010-04-01T21:07:00Z Among other things, this picture freshly demonstrates that a conventionally structured documentary can pack the fascination and wallop of an expertly executed fictional thriller. ‘The Lost Leonardo’ Review: Art, Money and Oligarchy 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z It’s a frightening story, expertly told, and the impact on Lockhart’s family is especially sad. Dying to work for Amazon: Where’s the outrage for the exploited, vulnerable temp workers who make Bezos’s empire run? 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z He not only expertly managed the behind-the-scenes negotiations with Johnson, he also held together his own fractious coalition of civil-rights organizations. The Crucial Lessons of Democracy in “Selma” 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z But if the narrative machinery expertly grinds out suspense, the details Ms. Ali feeds into that machine are ridiculously contrived. Books of The Times: Imagining a Secret Life for Diana 2011-06-13T22:41:42Z A hearty, expertly written country song about hope after hopelessness. The 54 Best Songs of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z She imitates the broad, hammy choreography of the network sitcom expertly, transitioning seamlessly between that side of Allison's life and the one where the giggles never show up. On AMC's ambitious "Kevin Can F**k Himself," Annie Murphy is a dutiful sitcom wife who goes rogue 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z As the straight arrow protagonist, Park expertly pulls off a trick similar to Kristen Wiig in “Bridesmaids”: Her character serves as the narrative engine, while also setting up comedy opportunities for the others. ‘Joy Ride’ Review: A Raunch-Com Roller Coaster 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z O’Farrell expertly unravels the tangled threads that lead her protagonists to a wrenching confrontation that quite probably will destroy their marriage. A marriage based on secrecy is threatened in ‘This Must Be the Place’ 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z The technical challenges of Strauss's alpine ascent were expertly, noisily delivered. Sim?n Bol?var Youth Orchestra | Classical review 2010-03-24T21:45:00Z But even preschoolers will enjoy the high-kicking sweets and the rollicking slapstick, expertly executed by the puppeteers. Review: In ‘Little Red’s Hood,’ Tweets, Sweets and a Wolf on the Way to Grandma’s 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z All are expertly played by members of the eight-strong ARC Ensemble. Paul Ben-Haim: Chamber Works – review 2013-07-20T23:05:22Z The accompanying photos were gorgeous, but the star was the late Harvey and his words, spare, expertly paced and paused, and almost Johnny Cash-like in their raw evocation of Americana. Super Bowl Watch: A Fiery Stage, Lights Out and a Voice from Beyond (Oh, Yeah, and a Game Too) 2013-02-04T15:04:57Z Guiding us through all of this is Palma’s narrator, one eyebrow expertly arched. ‘The Map of Chaos,’ by Felix J. Palma 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z Outside her window — and for most of the movie — Rosa lurks and listens, later spying on Pearl and Lux via a tablet as he expertly coerces the ingénue into performing a sex scene. ‘Tape’ Review: That’s (Not) Entertainment 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Finn writes pop songs that expertly stretch the possibilities of verse-chorus-bridge; they use convoluted chord progressions, toy with meter and are full of twists and turns, even as the choruses stay catchy. Music Review: Neil Finn Plays a Career-Spanning Set at Town Hall 2014-04-09T21:28:16Z It moves at an expertly played gallop that suggests classic country without adding a wink. Kacey Musgraves and Other ‘Tomatoes’ Give Country Its Bite 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Chelsea Cawood, 22, a senior at the University of Oklahoma, logs on to the Web when she plans to shop, expertly combing sites like ShopNastyGal.com, as well as the Urban Outfitters online store. On Campus, Taking Fashion Seriously 2011-10-12T21:04:52Z The song, expertly rhyming, is anchored to a very simple, almost novelty keyboard riff, with a baritone hummed hook propelling it; once you hear it, you never forget it. R.I.P, the list pop song: Missing the lost art of rock ‘n’ roll lyrical overload 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z It's the kind of knockabout, kid's-eye-view -horror that hasn't been made for a while, with some nasty, frightening touches, but expertly encased in a distinctive family-movie aesthetic. Film review: The Hole 2010-09-23T22:10:00Z Melody Moore took admirable risks with a voice I might have thought a little light for the part, expertly navigating the role with small piercing top notes, deep low ones and solid dramatic comprehension. Glimmerglass season shines with vibrant vocal performances 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z Some larger choruses struggle with the acoustics in the vast cathedral, but St. Paul’s played it expertly, with its voices buoying naturally. A triumphant return across the pond 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z But Esmail is one of the few series creators to expertly utilize classic analog cinematic techniques to make the conceptual oppression of surveillance state palpable. Unhinged melody: "Mr. Robot" puts a grim holiday bow on its endgame 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z Katie Perry expertly summed up the general emotion of everyone who loved Prince. Classic Prince: Watch the legend’s 5 most iconic live performances 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z But both artists expertly depict women, offering the positioning of their limbs, the drape of their clothing and the fluidity of their hair as embodiments of grace. Review | In the galleries: An intimate panorama of video art’s variety and breadth 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z Sem-Sandberg's achievement is that this history becomes but a background to a multitude of vivid characters, the ordinary Jewish people of the ghetto, whose experiences he weaves expertly into a mesmerising whole. The Emperor of Lies by Steve Sem-Sandberg ? review 2011-07-08T09:05:01Z The sweet and funny nature of this book is expertly reflected in Yue’s energetic art and seemingly effortless line work. Cat Girl? A Kinder, Gentler Superhero Comic 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z It's a moment of emotional truth at the heart of this expertly made but hollow enterprise. 2010-01-08T21:05:00Z Fortuitously timed and expertly marketed, the show’s resonances with present-day troubles make it seem like a worthy vote. Here’s Who Should—and Actually Will—Win Emmys This Year 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z At America's most heralded sanctuaries of cuisine, every tiny detail is expertly fussed over. Who's rocking to the music? That's the chef 2012-04-26T04:30:48Z Winfrey’s flamethrower of a speech was both perfectly formed and expertly delivered. Golden Globes 2018: Why The Handmaid’s Tale and Big Little Lies had to win 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z “It’s hard to say what is ‘off’ about them,” Anfisa the maid, played expertly by Nancy Robinette, rightly observes in “No Sisters.” Review | Sometimes, no sisters are better than ‘Three’ 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z This solid, expertly managed drama, with its stark images of good men standing up to entrenched government evil, has earned critical hosannahs and could be the breakout favorite among year-end contenders for the Academy Award. REVIEW: 'Selma': The Film of the Year — But 1965 or 2014? 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z Whether it's a re-release of Alien on the big screen or a classic such as The Apartment, they combine the new and the old expertly. Cine-files: Duke of York's Picturehouse, Brighton 2012-07-17T17:02:50Z Similarly, viewers will have known what to expect from the five brilliant episodes of Chernobyl, which expertly reconstructs the world’s worst nuclear disaster and its aftermath. Feel-bad TV: why are we obsessed with small-screen tragedy? 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z Photograph: David Davies/PA Yes, she did look lovely, expertly navigating a worryingly floor-skimming dress and high heels, but why didn't they let her speak? BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2012: the best moments 2012-12-17T13:15:35Z He speaks in expertly honed talking points that include multiple incantations of his four-word mantra — “truth, justice and reconciliation.” When the Oscars really matter: A nominee tries to show how the U.S. aided a genocide 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z She flipped each slice expertly with two forks making sure not to overcook. "You never forget spotting your first mushroom in a Finnish forest": My day with the Mushroom Queen 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z “More mud!” he would shout, as I frantically mixed mortar, which he spread expertly with a large trowel between concrete blocks that seemed to climb skyward like Legos. The Short List: Rants about bad jobs in honor of Labor Day 2013-08-28T22:43:06Z The ideas get lost in the nostalgic, elegaic glow, but that glow is nurtured expertly. Something in the Air (Après Mai) – review 2013-05-23T14:38:00Z Then, an expertly engineered story shot it into orbit. 50 years later, ‘The Monster at the End of This Book’ is still selling — and inspiring authors 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z The good is very good: This is as elite a cast of actors as you’ll find on a broadcast series, expertly deployed. In ‘American Crime’ Season 2, a Rape Accusation Raises Troubling Questions 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z But the main problem is that the mirrored environments themselves wear thin, even when their effects are exploited as expertly as here. Into the Land of Polka Dots and Mirrors, With Yayoi Kusama 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z The song is evidence of how thoroughly Beyoncé has mastered the art of public identity, expertly inhabiting two duelling personas at any given moment. Listen to “Shining,” Beyoncé’s Last Word at the Grammys 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z It was all done expertly, with sparkly eye shadow under dark glasses and jangling gilded earrings to suggest that glamorama world at which the duo are masters. Special Report: Fashion: D&G and Fendi Step Back From Red Carpet Dressing 2011-09-22T18:29:13Z In expertly made animated videos, Bible narratives are presumed true, and there is little or no discussion of their manifold contradictions. Perspective | The new Bible museum tells a clear, powerful story. And it could change the museum business. 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z But as we watch Eric expertly construct and hide a makeshift knife, we know at once that this kid has been around. 'Starred Up' is a savage journey toward anger management 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z The gold standard, of course, remains Oliver Stone’s 1991 epic JFK, an expertly managed piece of historical hogwash; the equivalent of a paranoiac screaming about the government inside a shopping mall. Jackie: behind the creation of JFK, America's once and future king 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z Part of this is the series' appreciation of musical artistry; if old songs like "Can You Picture That?" weren't expertly crafted pop pieces they wouldn't have held up for decades. Lilly Singh is making "Muppets Mayhem": "No matter where you are in life, they mean so much" 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Pop into this European "street food" shop for expertly crafted lattes and hot-off-the-stovetop crêpes, both savory and sweet. Doing Knoxville Like a Local 2012-05-14T18:20:06.123Z Written, directed and produced by Fuller, “Underworld U.S.A.” initiated the luridly stylized, expertly crafted B-movies — blunt and punchy as a tabloid front page — that make up Fuller’s trilogy of despair. Sam Fuller and Fritz Lang: Audacious Auteurs of Noir 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z The novel expertly portrays the rituals and mores specific to ethnic Korean culture even as it also poignantly captures the universally complicated relationships between family members, lovers and friends. New & Noteworthy 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Cluttered with heavy metal iconography and images of guns, basketballs, caustic political commentary and the occasional expertly executed log cabin pattern, the "Man-Made" quilts prove that testosterone and needlework aren't mutually exclusive. Male quilters piece new gender, aesthetic paradigms in 'Man-Made' show 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z They also use that happily trashy space to play their own mesmerizing, expertly assembled garage-rock. Pop and Rock Music Listings for Dec. 20-26 2013-12-19T23:08:11Z Actually, it's seven shots, but it's expertly done and gives the middle of the movie some instant adrenaline. Oscar's Big Secret: Love and Death in Argentina 2010-04-25T02:35:00Z But as the show progresses, so does Noren's character: leaving any initial doubts behind as this gripping, expertly told thriller unfurls in a particularly satisfying manner. Your next box set: The Bridge 2012-11-22T15:30:02Z Wides-Muñoz expertly describes the broader reform movement, through vivid thumbnail portraits of key students. Meet the Dreamers Who Walked 1,500 Miles to Stay in America 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z As the hunting begins, Mr Couto expertly sprinkles hints as to the real source of the recent savagery. Of lions and men 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z We do not learn, alas, exactly how breakaway pants work, though we see them expertly wielded. 'Magic Mike': Baring a world of impressive gyrations, little magic 2012-06-27T21:38:04Z These quirky characters — and many others — spring to life courtesy of performer Nora Achrati, who expertly alters her inflections, vocal pitch and body language so as to make each personality distinct. Review | Hub Theatre’s ‘The Pavilion’ revisits the past 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z This was something unforeseen, expertly planned, a jarring demonstration of vulnerability. Critic?s Notebook: 9/11 Memorials: Many Perspectives, Few Answers 2011-09-02T23:58:41Z Mr. Parlato handles Mr. Shanley’s heightened prose expertly as he talks of art, love and the unusual way he views women. Review: ‘The Dreamer Examines His Pillow’ Talks of Love, Lust and Lots More 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z There's no operatic acting-by-numbers; instead a complex, troubled character is revealed expertly by vocal and physical means. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: a guide in clips 2012-05-18T16:16:00Z Both singers expertly wield acoustic guitars, but Þórhallsson is left-handed, so even visually they echo a magic mirror. Of Monsters and Men – review 2012-07-11T11:01:12Z But by far the most delicious pleasure of "Venus in Fur" comes from watching two actors dazzle us in a psychosexual pas de deux expertly choreographed for the dramatic stage. 'Venus in Fur' is a delicious study of sexual power dynamics 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z The enraging, incendiary and expertly crafted Crime + Punishment arrives in a moment inhospitable to the nuanced conversations required of the topic. 'We didn't ask permission': behind an explosive NYPD documentary 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z More recently, he continued to expertly juggle high-end films such as The Constant Gardener with unabashed entertainment like Aeon Flux and the 2006 remake of The Omen as, inevitably, a priest. Pete Postlethwaite: in clips 2011-01-03T13:25:29Z Song and music were also used expertly, in the right places and times. Young arts critics competition 2010: the winning entries 2010-10-20T22:00:00Z But as Tana French’s expertly rendered, gripping new novel begins, Frank has to go home again. Books Of the Times: Tana French?s Thriller ?Faithful Place? 2010-07-11T21:25:00Z This is a visual medium, after all, and in the tradition of Visconti and Sirk, Guadagnino expertly throws in everything he's got. Capsule reviews: `Knight and Day' and others 2010-06-24T20:48:00Z THE Academy Awards ceremony on Feb. 27 will be the first one in years at which the veteran publicist Ronni Chasen won’t be expertly shepherding a client down the red carpet. The Missing Guest at Oscar?s Party 2011-02-25T19:30:12Z “S-Town” is expertly constructed, by some of the most talented people in the podcast realm. “S-Town” Investigates the Human Mystery 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z The album's other tracks hew closely to the signature LCD sound: analog synthesizers, processed guitars, expertly programed beats and layers of live drums and percussion. LCD Soundsystem raises glass to "Drunk Girls" 2010-04-24T15:29:00Z This feast is for your eyes: sizzling green tomatoes, perfectly pink onions, a ripe zucchini being expertly chopped. Food in movies: These days, it’s about more than just making you hungry The song is the nest of damp, flaccid lettuce an expertly seared fillet has been spooned onto. The Singularity of Adele’s Soul 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z It's not all perfect – the album sags briefly during the final third – but Without Why is a rewarding, expertly crafted collection of sophisticated pop. Rose Elinor Dougall: Without Why 2010-08-26T21:30:00Z Salvaged by a rousing finale and a few other buoyant numbers, the Kennedy Center’s expertly executed “concert” revival of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” is a lively enough affair. Review | ‘How to Succeed’ is a tired musical whose sexist humor is a little tired, too. 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z The piece ended with a delightful tango by Ana Morales, who expertly trod the fine line between saucy and suggestive. Nuanced footwork from Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z What initially seems like a collection of stories reveals itself to be an expertly constructed novel of intersecting lives in London. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z In the Netflix series, information is expertly arranged to embody an existing story, one that had already been told through the media over the years, and to agree with an existing moral calculus. The Case of the Artist and the True-Crime Documentary 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z “Short & Curly” expertly tackles the challenge of making philosophy accessible to children, with the hosts, Carl Smith, Molly Daniels and Dr. Matt Beard, taking the audience through gripping thought experiments. 7 Podcasts for Stir-Crazy Kids 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z Zumas is a skillful writer, expertly keeping each of her characters in balanced motion, never allowing one to dominate the rest. A Novel That Asks, What if Abortion Were Again Illegal? 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z Family trees, Christie suggests, are just as knotty and complicated as real ones, and he’s expertly studded the novel with revelations about Greenwood family history. Review | ‘Greenwood’ is an absorbing saga of families and trees — and how they survive 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z But the relationship of the sisters, and the shifting power between them, is expertly drawn and embodied. Review: ‘Is God Is’ Reinvents the Good, the Bad and the Ugly 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z "The n-word ending in 'er' is far different context from the word ending in 'a'," she told the Huffington Post, expertly. Les Dawson set for a posthumous return, and an abundance of outrage 2013-02-27T11:44:08Z And at his show “Violinspiration” at Pangea on Thursday evening, he expertly played off the various sides of his personality. Review: Aaron Weinstein, Wunderkind as Highbrow Dandy 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Director Mora Stephens has constructed a moral drama paced like a thriller as a rising politician expertly played by Patrick Wilson contends with a sexual compulsion that threatens his marriage and his career. No second-guessing with the films or winners this year 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Struensee expertly diagnoses that the queen is "in a bad mood". A Royal Affair: one to remember 2012-07-06T08:53:50Z Rolling Stone's Judy Rosen gave the album three and a half stars out of five, saying "the cool, pretty, expertly arranged music washes over you like a healing wave." British singer Lianne La Havas seeks big love in U.S. 2012-08-16T19:23:14Z Nothing, however, is quite as it seems, and this huge novel, almost 700 pages long, expertly unpicks the motivations of both Landesman and the gods. Eric Brown's science fiction choice 2010-05-07T23:14:00Z But she enjoys the process and admires colleagues who can expertly riff. Meryl Streep for President 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z But Connelly expertly hides a trail of bread crumbs that leads straight to the denouement, with so much else going on that it’s impossible to see where he’s heading. Michael Connelly’s New Detective Makes Harry Bosch Look Like a Slouch 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z But "Terribly Happy" is not a horror movie but a witty, expertly constructed psychological thriller. 'Terribly Happy': a wickedly entertaining Danish thriller 2010-04-22T21:14:00Z In “Pinter at the Pinter Seven” — expertly directed by Jamie Lloyd and the final offering of a much-lauded season devoted to the dramatist’s short plays — it has been paired with the better-known “The Dumb Waiter.” At the London Theater, a Fear of the Foreign and Familiar 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z The back-and-forth, at once mutually admiring and desperately competitive, between Lowell’s Bostonian abstraction and Mailer’s New York Jewish caginess is the material of high comedy, expertly analyzed even as it is experienced. The Strange Prophecies in Norman Mailer’s “The Armies of the Night” 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Ciuraru expertly tells their stories and draws conclusions within each section, but there's no explanation that brings the examination full circle. 'Nom de Plume': why famous authors use pen names 2011-06-15T19:40:05Z Mr. Fassbender had studied commedia dell’arte, a type of theater that relies heavily on masks, and he handles the head expertly. 'Frank' Riffs on the Pop Curiosity Frank Sidebottom 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z The first black woman acclaimed as a master of the genre, she was known for vivid, expertly crafted tales that upended conventional ideas about race, gender and humanity. At the Huntington, see the inspirational note black sci-fi writer Octavia Butler wrote to herself 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z And that reminded me of that deliberate shot of Charles’ expertly outfitted bar — pretty glasses and silver tongs dress up his need for that boozy lift. ArtsBeat: ‘The Americans’ Recap: Spy Games Are Exciting, Until They’re Deadly 2014-04-10T03:01:50Z Our captain navigates expertly outside the river mouth and inside the break. Costa Rica’s ‘biologically intense’ Osa Peninsula is truly wild 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z If sectarian apologists for terror have down the years lent the Belfast accent a familiar quality of understated menace, the opener of this five-part series expertly sourced that association without overtly playing on it. Rewind TV: The Fall; The Murder Workers; Skint; Made in Chelsea – review 2013-05-18T17:00:05Z Nor can Mr. Leon’s expertly fluid direction quite disguise the artificial overuse of some fairly tired symbolic motifs, including baseball and the fences of the title. | 'Fences': Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in August Wilson?s Classic 2010-04-27T02:03:00Z Enter L., an expertly coifed Frenchwoman who works as a ghostwriter of celebrity memoirs. Friendship or Identity Theft? In This French Best Seller, It’s Hard to Tell. 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Well, because I had exactly one child three years ago, I think you’ll agree that I am expertly qualified to tell everyone how to do everything. New parents: don't panic! Here's how to bring baby home on a budget 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z That’s the space so jubilantly occupied by this production out of Chicago, directed by Dado and starring the off-center film star Michael Shannon in expertly demented form. Review: Sam Shepard’s ‘Simpatico,’ Cut Loose and Roaming Wild 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Why it works: It's an expertly produced competition and, hey, viewers can still imagine what the dishes taste like, right? The 5 most inexplicably popular reality shows 2010-05-12T04:38:00Z The tension lay in the riot of references contained by the exacting shapes; the result, a kind of expertly controlled chaos. Revolution Is Absent From Runways 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z Sumptuous in every respect and expertly edited by Joyce scholars Rose and O’Hanlon, this oversized “Ulysses” is certainly one of the Folio Society’s most dazzling artist’s books. A treasure trove for book lovers: Michael Dirda picks books about books 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z In a movie of subtle tones and wild swerves, Pike expertly mixes a cocktail of hot and cold blood. Gone Girl Plays a Fatal Game of Love and Marriage 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z The expertly crafted “Other Desert Cities” is staged elegantly and incisively by Victor Pappas. ‘Other Desert Cities’: A family’s personal, and political, pain 2013-06-07T22:37:00Z Simon Wall relished the challenge of defining ornately decorated lines and was expertly matched by Thomas Herford in tenor duo partnership. La Nuova Musica/Bates ? review 2010-12-16T22:00:01Z It wasn’t reasoned through or too expertly assembled. The Discovery of Roscoe Holcomb and the “High Lonesome Sound” 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z It's an expertly written, sensitively acted, subtly directed scene, right down to the way that it leaves the source of Janet's ire undefined. "Rescue Me" recap: "Normal is dead and buried" 2011-07-14T11:15:00Z Watching Walters's performance, it is clear that she has expertly captured the nuances of Mo's personality and, overall, this is what makes the drama so engaging. Young arts critics competition 2010: the winning entries 2010-10-20T22:00:00Z The angle of vision and the recession of the perspective skews the ones in the farthest row so much that they would be unrecognizable if the ones in the foreground weren’t so expertly rendered. Perspective | Wayne Thiebaud’s artistic eye was so much keener than pop art confections 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z And it has been expertly assembled and fine-tuned for maximum heartwarming effect, so those who like this sort of thing will like it very, very much. Television Review: Late-Life Romance in ‘Last Tango in Halifax,’ on PBS 2013-09-06T21:28:01Z Every scene in this film is expertly managed; every comic line and funny moment adroitly presented and every performance given with intelligence and love. Cannes 2014: Mr Turner review – Timothy Spall plays artist JMW Turner with relish 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z It's not cynical, it never tips a wink at the audience – it's just honest entertainment, expertly handled and delivered. The Princess Bride: No 23 2010-10-21T10:32:00Z Such anxiety emerges as one of the strengths of House’s raw and tender prose — “Mother Noise” feels lovingly labored over, expertly whittled and chiseled into its current frank form. Three Memoirs That Re-examine Challenges in Life and Identity 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z But in an expertly calibrated lead performance in which every gesture, wince and pause is essential data, actress Kirsten Potter dominates the stage. Female scientist’s life, work exposed 2013-02-08T20:26:09Z What initially looks like a collection of loosely linked short stories reveals itself to be an expertly constructed house of mirrors. A Novel Follows Intersecting Lives on London’s Margins 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Though the new “Watchmen” expertly subverts expectations set up by the original comics, the show seems less confident inhabiting the world of Tulsa itself. The Great Achievement of “Watchmen” Is in Showing How Black Americans Shape History 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Our meal was expertly paired with wine, and despite my general dislike for a lot of wine, they managed to nail it. Eat your way through Niagara Falls 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z "Every scene... is expertly managed; every comic line and funny moment adroitly presented and every performance given with intelligence and love," he said in his five-star review. Mike Leigh tipped for Turner prizes 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z An instrumental version of this album, which was expertly produced by the veteran Mark Bright, would be an apt fit for just about any Nashville singer. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-02-28T23:00:00Z With very few tools — just two women talking for about an hour — Mr. Watkins expertly forges a claustrophobic atmosphere. Theater Review: ‘My Daughter Keeps Our Hammer,’ at the Flea Theater 2014-02-24T23:00:32Z The music is expertly performed unassuming blues-rock, the songs not up to much – a version of the Faces's peerless Debris notwithstanding – but Wood's playing is impressively raw. Ronnie Wood ? review 2010-10-20T21:31:00Z The problem, as everybody notes, is that, no matter how expertly he flaps around and gasps for breath, Radcliffe on Broadway remains a fish out of water. What to say about ... Daniel Radcliffe on Broadway 2011-03-29T09:58:53Z She brought subtlety and conviction to the part, and expertly conveyed the gradual awakening of repressed passion — and the unleashing of other, sharper emotions. Olivia de Havilland, "Gone With the Wind" star, dies at 104 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z The expertly cut lighting design by Seah Johnson catches a man in midstep, a woman in freefall and two men paused before a punch as waving light beams fade to black. Aspen Santa Fe Ballet launches L.A. residency with stirring, cinematic dance 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z In any case, much of the fun in “Enemy,” which is tightly constructed and expertly shot, lies in Mr. Gyllenhaal’s playful and subtle performances. Movie Review: ‘Enemy’ Stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Twice 2014-03-13T23:11:40Z Seeming to extrude the words rather than speak them, Matthew Rhys expertly conveys Perry’s confusion about his own motivations. ‘Perry Mason’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap: ‘King Kong’ Ding-Dong 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z He scans the menu expertly, wonders why the restaurant serves the stone crab claws five to an order — harder to share evenly — and asks for six. José Andrés thinks food can fix the world, starting in Haiti Kennedy Center Board member Tony Welters, who led the search committee, calls her a “do-er” and “hell of a fundraiser” who expertly handles divas and donors. One woman, three parties. A whirlwind welcome for new Kennedy Center president. We’re living in a time of necessary television, of dramas and comedies that expertly speak to who are are, where we are and where we’ve been. Scarlett Johansson can’t do this: “Pose” shows why authenticity matters in LGBT stories 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z Wang watches as a woman “in her kitten-heel shoes and red skirt” clambers onto a table to jigsaw expertly through layers of fabric for a set of costumes, while a chicken squawks nearby. The Untold Technological Revolution Sweeping Through Rural China 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z Who knew that seeing a tiny actress expertly doing Blues Traveler songs could be so popular? How Lip Sync Battle went from fun Fallon mime to winning prime-time 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z On Saturday night, conductor Carlos Montanaro, a company favorite, led a large-scale, opulent performance that was beautifully paced, giving the singers plenty of interpretive scope and expertly building the drama. Review: Seattle Opera’s ‘Madame Butterfly’ packs an emotional punch 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z The luncheon ceremony at the AFI Awards is notable for its expertly edited clip reels and its lack of speechifying, meaning it is as relaxed an event as trophy season musters. The Carpetbagger: AFI’s Top 10 Could Be a Clue to Oscar Nominees 2013-12-09T20:30:35Z The 77-second clip is short on plot details, but long on expertly cut action: we see running and jumping and whooshing and shouting and falling and even a big fish. Check Out the New Trailer for Star Trek: Into Darkness 2013-03-11T14:18:47Z As one might expect, it feels expertly conducted. Perspective | ‘Now Hear This’ modeled itself after cooking shows. It found millions of viewers with an appetite for classical music. 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z Gardiner and music director Mark G. Meadows have expertly assembled and drilled a cast with the vocal chops for the occasion. Review | A galvanizing ‘Rent’ raises pulses as it welcomes audiences back to Signature Theatre 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z So much of your work is rooted in deep human and historical truths and there is always something expertly undeniable about your projects. Steve McQueen: 'Black people are weirdly missing from the narrative' 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z The expertly staged action scenes were designed by the legendary Sammo Hung, who also plays one of Ip's rival martial-arts masters. 'Ip Man 2': Sequel's martial-arts action beats the storytelling 2011-01-27T22:55:30Z “They cut their way through it in a heartbeat,” says Ladd, standing next to a section of steel mesh that had been expertly peeled back. Border fence’s devastating toll 2012-09-18T22:00:00Z But Episode 2 introduces a much more rewarding character, expertly played by Miranda Hart: another inexperienced midwife named Chummy. Television Review: ‘Call the Midwife,’ a BBC Series, Comes to PBS 2012-09-29T01:32:04Z The show expertly highlighted the range of responses these events stir in black families. What did Black-ish's police brutality episode get right? 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z The orange juice was fresh; the flat white coffee expertly prepared. Hotel Review: The Hotel Revival, Baltimore 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z As he was winding down his expertly imagined, electrified rock and roll hoedown on the main stage, he took a moment to deliver a sermon. Coachella 2015: Jack White bids farewell, Kanye West says hello in week 2 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z The novel is expertly paced and full of action building to a meaningful end. Joshua Mohr's 'All This Life' delves into death, divorce and addiction in the digital age 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z In a chapter called “I Learn to Edit,” he tries his hand at editing human DNA using CRISPR, expertly guided by Doudna’s associates. A Biography of the Woman Who Will Re-Engineer Humans 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z It’s still early, but “Tap-Tap,” while expertly filmed and scored, has not caught on, perhaps because it is a bit preachy. The TV Watch: In Haiti TV Tries to Educate, With Mixed Results 2012-07-11T21:54:55Z To proclaim such riches in a few square inches of advertising space was a challenge, but for the most part, it was expertly done. Review | A rare look at 60 years of newspaper advertising for motion pictures 2017-03-26T04:00:00Z Another episode expertly eviscerates the intricacies of the Brooklyn organic food co-op. Broad City: season three of the comedy is one of the TV highlights of the year 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Under Stacie Passon’s precise direction, this gothic fable of isolation and violence expertly treads a fine line between tragedy and camp. ‘We Have Always Lived in the Castle’ Review: An Arch, Feminist Fairy Tale 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z At 60, she is still clad in black and leather, with expertly winged eyeliner — even offstage. Joan Jett: ‘My Lot in Life Is to Battle’ 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Rudnick's efforts to evolve "Coastal Elites" from a live stage production a montage of quarantine solo performances for HBO are apparent even so, and the actors' handle that pivot as expertly as one can. "Coastal Elites" is a noble attempt to clap back at Trump's America in the time of quarantine 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z But this glimpse into the past was expertly presented. Viols give a glimpse into a musical past at the National Gallery of Art 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z The title character, expertly played by the reliable actor Robert Cuccioli, is Ray, a financial consultant whose job, as he explains, is to “make rich people richer.” Review: A Scalding Take on Race in ‘White Guy on the Bus’ 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z And in a shelfie-scape fit for the most refined minimalist palette, the shop features midcentury sculpture, artful tomes, and the Row’s expertly crafted handbags. Check Out the Row’s Design-Savvy Shop on Bergdorf Goodman’s Recently Revised Sixth Floor 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Pig Iron goes for slapdash — expertly planned and executed slapdash — and hits the mark. Theater Review: Within ‘Twelfth Night,’ a Delirious One-Man Show 2014-02-16T21:19:31Z A handful of perfectly timed, expertly revealing line reads can be heartbreaking, hilarious and vicious. ‘How to Defend Yourself’ Review: The Murkiness of Consent, and Friendship 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z As readable as it is dense, Powell’s book is rich and thorough, expertly crafted and completely accessible. 3 Books That Take Us Inside the Lives of Britain’s Royals 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z The setting betokens the monumental standoff expertly executed by Boston and Wallace, who stand as twin pillars of this transitional American age. Shylock goes to Washington in ‘District Merchants’ at Folger 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Lead track Made to Stray sounds suitably on point, expertly marrying digital precision with wooze. Mount Kimbie: Cold Spring Fault Less Youth – review 2013-05-25T23:05:08Z Even when the moves are executed expertly, as Mr. Damm’s are, a person riding a rola bola looks like a panda trying to snowboard. Review: The Big Apple Circus Is Ripe for Another Bite 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z The table service at lunch was French, expertly executed by my host’s majordomo, a dwarf in a fez whom he rescued from a hard life on the streets, so it was difficult to be blasé. T Magazine: The Last Casbah 2011-05-20T14:00:57Z Lorenzo, a tyke at the time, was expertly performing a sketch with his dad, the co-founder, director and chief clown of the Pickle Family Circus. 'Humor Abuse': life from a clown's POV 2011-10-03T21:32:04Z Along the way, we saw a multitude of birds — avocets, oystercatchers, white spoonbills and plenty of seagulls, in the air and expertly walking on the mud, leaving their tiny tracks. In the Netherlands, exploring the Wadden Sea — on foot 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Logistics resolved, fans could focus on the frequencies coming from expertly engineered sound systems. FYF Fest Day 2: Redemption through Flying Lotus, Haim and more 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z A man who recycled modest art he bought online into more expensive works by expertly crafting fake provenance documents. The F.B.I. Has an Art Crime Team. And These Days, It’s Busy. 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Kushner's scenes, like her characters, are expertly sketched, vivid and memorable. Dale Kushner's debut is '50s coming-of-age tale 2013-05-13T15:57:08Z The message it leaves you with — down to its expertly chilling final line — is certainly dark. Women on the Scottish Coast, at the Whims of Male Violence 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z Drawing the most laughs is the commentary, delivered in expertly glib style by Mr. Williams and Mr. Point-DuJour. ‘A Beautiful Day in November’ Opens at City Center 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z This book expertly captures Barcelona at the turn of the 20th century, as it transformed itself from a mediaeval warren into a booming, modern city. 10 of the best novels set in Spain – that will take you there 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Among other dance moments, he whips expertly through a B-boy spin, proves he can hustle as well as salsa, and even pulls off some line dancing. James Brown and Al Pacino, Salsa Added 2011-04-10T00:51:52Z What’s so refreshing about “The Edge of Seventeen” is how expertly it upends all the tired tropes of teen comedies, ranging from “Love Finds Andy Hardy” to “The Breakfast Club.” The teen cult classic you’ve been waiting for: Catch “The Edge of Seventeen” in theaters while you still can 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z Robert Harris’s meticulously researched and expertly paced thriller, “Munich,” recounts the days leading up to the ill-fated agreement. The Plot to Kill Hitler 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z Writing in vigorous, pictorial prose, Mr. Hughes expertly conjures the triumphal, over-the-top, Hollywood-like pageantry that Roman leaders excelled at. Books of The Times: ?Rome,? a Personal History by Robert Hughes - Review 2011-11-21T23:26:49Z As on the album, Mr. Plant squared the silvery burr of his singing voice against an expertly adaptable backdrop, courtesy of the mostly English backing band he calls the Sensational Space Shifters. Robert Plant With Led Zeppelin Hits and More 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z A quintet of skilled and spirited musicians, they were at the University of Maryland’s Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on Thursday, playing expertly but more carefully than in the past. An assured, polished concert from Imani Winds 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Adams expertly moves both that melody and bass line through the ensemble before the frenetic final movement, tellingly titled “Roadrunner.” Music Review: Ensemble ACJW at Zankel Hall 2014-05-11T20:28:02Z Now, at 80, Forsyth has published his 17th novel, “The Fox,” an ingenious, expertly written and serious look at international conflicts that threaten the future of the world. The 10 best thrillers and mysteries of 2018 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Huie and Stone expertly attack their functionary roles, and Wright, who also voices Sonya’s doorman, performs his duties with outsized flair. 'Washer/Dryer' needs less softener, more starch 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z China Miéville expertly mixes science fiction, fantasy and surrealism in this gripping collection. Best science fiction and fantasy books of 2015 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Daft Punk expertly exploits the tension between human and machine, feeling and numbness, and turns it into a great dance track. Album review: Daft Punk, 'Random Access Memories' 2013-05-17T17:59:00Z Best bits: Simmons’ deep knowledge of sports shines through as he expertly dissects the latest sports news. 15 podcasts perfect for summer road trips 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z The popular “Kellyoke” segment on her daytime program has become a showcase for her genuine appreciation for all sorts of music and proof that she can sing expertly in just about any genre. Kelly Clarkson’s ‘Chemistry’ Draws on Familiar Formulas 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z When Sam finally confesses his feelings, in a scene that Harris plays tenderly and expertly along with Casey, the effect is wonderful. Theater lovers will get hooked on the marvelous moviehouse play ‘The Flick’ 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Brahms added copious rhythmic variants of his own to those of the theme itself, and all of these were expertly negotiated by Kalmar. Carlos Kalmar leads SSO in fresh take on Beethoven 2013-12-29T19:43:19Z Ms. Pite, as she often does, expertly mobilizes large groups, adding militaristic elements here like whispered counting aloud. Review: Pacific Northwest Ballet Plays With Limits and Dystopia at City Center 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z For while these savvy veterans bring a new feistiness to their parts, they never make the mistake of turning expertly tuned ensemble pieces into lopsided displays of star power. How to Keep a Musical Great: Call Heather Headley and Marin Mazzie 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z It’s the achingly sad lament of those on the receiving end of these immensely powerful, expertly choreographed and ultimately ineffectual agents of obliteration that landed in their fields and villages. Making Art Out of Bombshells and Memories in Vietnam 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z It underlined the fact that Colman’s surprise victory over the frontrunner, Glenn Close, was not just a happy stroke of luck, but the result of a long and expertly calculated campaign. Swag, charm and birthday party invites: how to win an Oscar in 2020 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Luckily the orchestra, under Lothar Koenigs, were playing so adroitly that the slipped dialogue and consequent collapse of surtitles in the prologue hardly mattered, expertly brought back on course by the nimble conductor. The Turn of the Screw; Ariadne auf Naxos; Les p?cheurs de perles; Mitsuko Uchida 2010-10-09T23:07:00Z “Vermin”, meanwhile, expertly explores the lines between hosting and being invaded, between ownership and being ousted. Lionel Shriver on things that possess their owners 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z The cases of the week are strikingly timely and engaging, and the ongoing story lines are expertly managed. Critics predict Emmy nods for "Good Wife", "Glee" 2010-06-16T06:46:00Z But the studio has expertly mastered a range of tones—from the quippy Guardians to the noir-esque Winter Soldier—so a turn to the supernatural could open up a whole new genre of blockbuster. The Comic-Con Movies We're Most Excited About 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Layered and split by three black frames, it is expertly lit by Marika Kent, whose cinematic lighting achieves something like blackout cuts and changes of focus. ‘Catch as Catch Can’ Review: Caught in a Tangle 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Two visionary leaders and the revolutions they fostered, expertly chronicled. Review | Forget trendy bestsellers: This best books list takes you off the beaten track 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Ms. Amaro, whose hair underwent several major makeovers in the course of the evening, managed to thank God and America, but her main job was to look overwhelmed, and she did that expertly. ArtsBeat Blog: 'X Factor' Watch: And the Winner Is ... 2011-12-23T04:04:41Z We ordered four in the late afternoon and returned later to collect our expertly steamed dinner. Overnighter: Tranquillity on Cuttyhunk Island, Off Cape Cod 2012-08-03T17:50:18Z Lanny Mitchell, who narrated, expertly expressed the poetry’s rhythms; Ms. Stoops played with a loose, impulsive verve that suggested improvisation. Music Review: Da Capo Chamber Players at Merkin Concert Hall 2013-02-03T20:17:59Z But she expertly pieces together the personal and the political. Missed connection 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z “We Can’t Stop” is a low-key burner produced by Mike Will Made It, whose work expertly straddles urgent, dark R&B; hip-hop gravity; and pop accessibility. Critic’s Notebook: The Diverging Musical Paths of Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus 2013-07-24T21:18:26Z Never before published in English outside Japan, these two early works now appear in a single volume expertly translated by Ted Goossen. On to the beginning 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Ms. Winfrey has expertly marshaled all of her media resources, and especially the 25th and farewell season of her syndicated talk show, to promote her new venture. ArtsBeat: A No Cynicism Zone on Oprah?s Network 2011-01-02T15:41:57Z The tics with which she invested Edith — the shuffling walk, the zinger delivered without realizing its zinginess — are stage techniques translated expertly to television, delivered with the comic timing and commitment of a theatrical performance. An Appraisal: Behind Jean Stapleton’s Ditzy Edith, a Giant of Theatrical Skills 2013-06-02T18:34:19Z Partly biographical, it captures the spirit of the times expertly, but nostalgia looms large. The Hangover Part III, Something In The Air, Epic 3D: this week's new films 2013-05-25T05:00:09Z Watch this video, expertly crafted by the folks over at Vulture, which wrangles everything you need to know about Marvel in order to walk into the theater May 1 and not feel dizzy with confusion. Here’s everything you could possibly want to know about the Marvel movies — in under 7 minutes 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z But it still has a ring of truth, and is expertly embodied by Reginald André Jackson as an ill-used African-American actor. Seattle Rep mounts redo of ‘Inspecting Carol’ romp | Theater review 2012-11-30T23:03:22Z Those flavors expertly blended in a uniquely American way are extremely appealing. A Menu That Defies Tidy Categorization at Ok Lah! 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Here she was backed by only the up-and-coming Nashville duo Striking Matches: Sarah Zimmermann and Justin Davis, both singing and strumming, expertly blending with her muted style. Music Review: Ashley Monroe, Resilient Country Singer, at Joe’s Pub 2014-04-15T21:34:16Z Instead of hiding oiled acacia and expertly joined bamboo, display your cutting boards by leaning them against the wall. How to decorate your kitchen counter — without sacrificing space 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z In her professional life, she expertly helped clients navigate the treacherous waters of fame, but at the personal level she’s awkward and something of a dingbat, desperate to fit into her adopted community. Review: For ‘Agatha Raisin,’ Playing Detective in an English Village 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z Credit card statements on which my name had been expertly forged began to arrive in the mail. All my parenting mistakes 2012-06-26T00:00:00Z It is warm and deeply satisfying, expertly blending the heat and complexity of just the right amount of chili powder with the sweet redemption of bell peppers and mushrooms. Chili, just what the crowd ordered for Super Bowl 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z But, although the play is expertly done, Simon ultimately shies away from the logic of his story: if Mel is the woeful victim of recession, Simon is himself the prisoner of Broadway feel-good convention. The Prisoner of Second Avenue 2010-07-13T15:10:00Z And Olivia Colman, her face more gaunt than it appears to be in the family portrait sitting on the table, plays the rejected mother expertly. 'Broadchurch' Season 2 Episode 5 Recap: The Center Collapses 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z And it was not only the more assertive passages, such as the triumphal brass-happy conclusion, that impressed: The expertly sustained string polyphony of the slow movement was compelling in its throat-catching eloquence. Review: Seattle Symphony program roams from fun to profundity 2011-02-04T19:14:04Z Sounding husky and committed, confident and intense, her voice builds a bridge between the worlds of the secular and spiritual music she once so expertly walked. ‘Sparkle’ Remade With Jordin Sparks and Whitney Houston 2012-08-10T21:09:42Z Yet there's nothing stale about this retro set; the material's so strong and so expertly delivered that the songs satisfy like a first sip at the neighborhood tavern. 9 of the year's best overlooked albums 2011-01-07T22:04:04Z Hand on stomach, the dance was demonstrated, the toe expertly twirled in the dust. Havana’s Symphony of Sound 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Her face crumples and twists as she savours telling people of her urine infection, expertly infuriates her beleaguered daughter and cunningly plots against her in silence. The Beauty Queen of Leenane ? review 2011-07-27T17:30:05Z The loaves are expertly shaped into fish and flowers, braids and hands. A Twist on the Traditional Challah 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Tranquillity on an Island off Cape Cod THE Elizabeth Islands — 16 land hops trailing southwest of Cape Cod like expertly skipped stones — are often overlooked. Overnighter: Tranquillity on Cuttyhunk Island, Off Cape Cod 2012-08-03T17:50:18Z When he fixes things, he does so expertly and with philosophical proofs. The voice told me to end my life: This love quieted the voices better than any pill 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z It is in one regard an odd tale, but it’s also ingenious, expertly written and a serious look at international conflicts that threaten the future of the world. Review | At 80, Frederick Forsyth has produced a classic thriller that’s also eerily relevant 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z Although most La Mirada shows feature casts from Southern California, the role of Billy requires an actor with very specific qualifications: a young teenage boy who can sing and dance expertly. Bad break for 'Billy Elliot' star a good break for his sub 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z He could have been talking about the menu at the festival itself, one of the biggest and most expertly run musical events in the world. Smokey Robinson Delights Montreal Jazz Festival 2010-06-29T16:40:00Z And now comes “The Getaway Car,” a collection of Westlake’s nonfiction — essays, introductions, letters and interviews — expertly compiled by Levi Stahl with a foreword by Lawrence Block. Michael Dirda reviews ‘The Getaway Car,’ a collection of Donald E. Westlake pieces Some of America’s greatest musicians have been the ones who, like Dylan, are able to expertly tell the story of the country—in all of its beauty and ugliness. Sunday Reading: American Singers, Songwriters, and Storytellers 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z “The Birth of a Nation,” which is gorgeously shot and expertly acted, feels revolutionary. #OscarsSoWhite isn’t the only problem diversity faces in Hollywood 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Armed with an ear for a skilful beat and an array of weird samples, it's a mixture the Peckham-born producer expertly facilitates. Gold Panda: Lucky Shiner 2010-10-07T22:20:00Z Ackland shows me a picture of her beautifully abundant garden, clearly benefiting from her expertly maintained compost fertilizer. Dog poop bags are a menace. But what's the green alternative? 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Obviously, this intimate song cycle is not the stuff of Broadway blockbuster dreams, but it’s expertly performed. Perspective | The Baltimore theater scene’s new projects: Buildings and songs 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z She performs them with a haunting, expertly modulated energy. Julien Baker: Sad Songs That Whisper and Howl 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z What a diner is paying for is not merely dear foodstuffs, expertly handled, but a restaurant that lets you leave Washington for a hushed and beautiful cocoon, if only for a few precious hours. Plume at the Jefferson: A hushed escape, expertly handled Some of the greatest pop music ever made, expertly played by a ferociously well-drilled band. Chic at Glastonbury festival – review 2013-06-28T23:44:24Z On the contrary, his job was to convert this dysfunction into disposable laughs, expertly choreographed farces in which Stewart channeled our own helpless bemusement. We all got addicted to Jon Stewart: How the “Daily Show’s” brilliance made us codependent with the crazies 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z Whatever their theme — spectral invasion, diabolism, shape-changing — Blackwood expertly builds up an atmosphere of the otherworldly coupled with the spiritually threatening. Review | Long before ‘Ghostbusters,’ fiction’s detectives were exploring the otherworldly 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z Just as he did in The Wire, Williams plays his character expertly. Boardwalk Empire Recap: A Chaos of Spoils 2012-09-23T22:04:22Z He wrote expertly in nearly every genre, and quickly—he started and finished one of his novels in a single week—as if fuelled by an intense rage that was very well sublimated. William Goldman’s Strange, Sad, Captivating Children’s Book About a Girl and Her Blanket 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Tanya's body is prepared lovingly by the two men, who wordlessly and expertly observe the ancient rituals, washing the corpse then performing the same tender rites as on a bride before marriage. 'Silent Souls' revives ancient Merja traditions 2010-09-04T18:46:00Z But his sleights were accomplished so casually and expertly and with such cheerful misdirection that the hands themselves — what Mr. Jay calls “the secret ballet of fingers” — never caught the eye. Sleights of Hand With Cards, Coins and a Colander 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z Each chapter follows different characters, and Kennedy expertly manipulates point of view to reveal the nodes in her complex, interlocking plotlines. A Mystery Wrapped in Race, Class and Silence 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z The meat was expertly cooked at the table as we watched, lest we overcook or mistreat it. Banchan, vegan fried chicken and caviar: A size-inclusive travel writer's guide to eating NYC 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z This expertly assembled theatrical mosaic quotes local policemen, ranchers, clergy, Shepard's friends, college officials, pleas and confessions by the homophobic killers. Review: 'The Laramie Project' paints public, private face of grieving community 2010-07-16T15:34:00Z It was meaty stadium rock performed by a veteran, charismatic performer who expertly used every gesticulation and fist-bump to whip the crowd into a dizzy fever. Chesney keeps fans buzzing with 2-hour parade of his hits 2013-06-02T22:11:24Z Signed and mentored by rapper Usher to record label Island Def Jam Music Group, Bieber already deftly handles the media, giving little away while expertly posing for photos. Justin Bieber wins fans by working like an old pro 2010-06-04T18:17:00Z Most of the nine cast members play several roles, expertly. Review: In ‘Important Hats of the Twentieth Century,’ Saggy Jeans and Sweatshirts Make a 1930s Incursion 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z But on “1989” her liberation from that caricature often leads to music that feels circumscribed in a different fashion: high-level pop-by-numbers expertly designed not to offend or titillate. Taylor Swift smooths out the wrinkles on sleek '1989' 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z When they began, they summoned the sensation of a religious building literally abuzz with an expertly played organ. With the Barclay Brass, D.C. takes an outsized role in the small world of classical brass music 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Another expertly measured horror from the House Of The Devil director, set in a supposedly haunted hotel whose days are numbered – as are those of the guests. This week's new films 2012-06-08T23:05:15Z Like “Femenine” and other works, it invites interpretive choices and improvisation; and by now, this group expertly responds to such calls. Now Celebrated, Julius Eastman’s Music Points to a New Canon 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z It’s not a happy story, but it’s an important one, and Austen, a journalist who frequently writes about urban planning and housing issues, tells it expertly and well. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z I watched as he expertly sliced a chunk of week-old Spanish bluefin tuna into three sashimi cuts and plated them in order of fattiness. Confused in California 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z You get the impression of feelings unconfronted, of characters and situations expertly, even beautifully, glossed over rather than explored. Critic’s Notebook: Britten’s ‘Billy Budd’ Has the Gay Closet as Its Subtext 2012-07-03T21:36:04Z Such voices, along with telling vignettes, are expertly deployed to aerate what is, after all, a dense history: five centuries, 19 monarchs, numerous wars and crises, all compressed into a little over 300 pages. Review | Future kings don’t squeeze their own toothpaste: Tales of the pampered British royal family 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z Band members expertly mimed playing their song, hit their various marks on time, and backup dancers created a kaleidoscope effect, seen from a bird's eye view like synchronized swimmers. Death Cab for Cutie's experimental "You Are a Tourist" video: what is it? 2011-04-06T17:00:09Z Sharpe — no pressure — needed to play so expertly that he would convince a panel of antagonistic bureaucrats it’s a game of skill, not chance, thus overturning a decades-old citywide ban. The man who saved pinball gets his Hollywood moment. Reluctantly. 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z The moody, black-and-white video opens with shots of Gomez getting prepped for a photo shoot and then posing expertly for her portraits. Selena Gomez Has Looks to 'Kill' in New Music Video 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z The ensemble expertly walks the line of how much needs to be said. Review | Playwright Richard Nelson ends his epic cycle of hyper-realistic drama with — what else? — a global pandemic 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z That roiling confusion is also expertly conjured here on a more personal plane, in the complicated relationship that unfolds between Stuart and Caroline. Review | You’ve never seen a play quite like Woolly Mammoth’s ‘Underground Railroad Game.’ 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z The series quickly developed a core of expertly juggled recurring motifs, including American history, technology, nostalgia and its trademark cautionary tales. ‘The Twilight Zone’: Here’s Why We Still Care 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z She keeps her performance small and dignified, expertly intertwining Penny's vulnerability with her inner strength. "Secretariat" Review: A Feel Good Movie to be Proud of 2010-10-07T20:05:00Z But even she couldn’t identify the two striking young women sitting next to Ms. Kruger, expertly dipping their chins and crossing their legs as the paparazzi clicked away. New York Fashion Week: The View From the Second Row 2010-09-16T04:20:00Z Masello expertly blends contemporary thrills with a historical spin on the life of Cellini. `Medusa Amulet' is unconventional thriller 2011-04-27T20:32:20Z “An expertly judged and profoundly humane movie,” noted the Hollywood Reporter. ‘It’s a form of modern slavery’: MPs on Ken Loach’s film about the human cost of the zero-hours economy 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z It’s an expertly tailored drama with exceptional acting. Filmatique: Where to Stream Foreign Movies You Can’t Find Elsewhere 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Even the posters for "XXL's" expertly executed marketing campaign are stripped-down to the essentials, with nothing but text, blank backgrounds and its shirtless stars. In honor of 'Magic Mike XXL,' a brief history of men's abs in the movies 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z What struck me about those lines in “The Boarding House” was how expertly they disguised themselves as banal. The Magic of Dubliners 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z “Lost in the Stars” definitely meets this criterion, and Weill’s eclectic score, part chamber opera and part Broadway musical drawing on African-American influences, is expertly served by the music director, Rob Berman. | ?Lost in the Stars?: Pursuing a Prodigal Son, Who?s Strayed to the City 2011-02-04T23:55:30Z It'll turn out expertly flaky, so long as you let it chill well before rolling. How to make bakery-worthy pie crust designs 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z The sweaters — soft, white acrylic wool with little owls across the front — were expertly knitted. They died leaving labors of love undone. Strangers complete their work. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z In particular I can say as a white person that he manipulates white discomfort expertly to the advantage of his storytelling. Review: Race and Sex in Plantation America in ‘Slave Play’ 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z And understanding that, they overuse it themselves in such a way as to cannily comment on the clichéd nature of the gimmick while expertly exploiting it to hilarious effect. 'A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas': Stoner duo is back in merry form 2011-11-03T16:13:04Z The production also features two expertly carved studies in eccentricity from George Morfogen, as a threadbare, misanthropic count, and Roberta Maxwell, as a penny-pinching money lender. Theater Review: ‘Ivanov,’ With Ethan Hawke, From Classic Stage Company 2012-11-12T03:00:00Z It was one more intrusion of the real world into the dream life she’s so expertly crafted. Lana Del Rey overwhelmed by her image at the Shrine 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z Then taking them home and watching my cousin lay out sheets of newspaper on the tiled floor, and expertly cleave her way through the skin. Durian: love it or hate it, is this the world's most divisive fruit? 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Suspense is pivotal, and it’s something McPherson manages expertly when he directs his own material. McPherson keeps the faith in Irish drama ‘Night Alive’ 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Bourdain, however, made a point of maintaining his status as a friend to men and women who proudly, expertly and anonymously chop, season and saute ingredients in kitchens around the world. From “A Cook’s Tour” to “Parts Unknown,” Anthony Bourdain made us want to know him 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Unmarked and unadvertised, the tiny bar nonetheless quickly became a phenomenon, known for its unapologetic dedication to expertly made pre-Prohibition cocktails, as well as its eccentric reservation system and exacting rules of decorum. Sasha Petraske, Bar Owner Who Changed Cocktail Culture, Dies at 42 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z As Templar, he addressed the camera in wry asides, luxuriated in fast cars and the company of beautiful women, and was expertly and unfailingly tailored. Roger Moore, suave actor who held James Bond role the longest, dies at 89 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z So far, so familiar — except for one detail: The priest has also been expertly castrated. John Banville’s New Murder Mystery Starts Like a Game of Clue 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z Just the third-world glaze of sweat and privation you see everywhere in this richly endowed land of economic imbalance, an atmosphere the film, Faraday Okoro’s feature debut, captures expertly. Review: Bright Young Men Stoop to Scam in ‘Nigerian Prince’ 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z This is the central question of the book, and Chen expertly and beautifully nudges this discussion forward. Review | Angela Chen’s ‘Ace’ reveals what it means to be asexual in a society obsessed with sexuality 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Kurosawa expertly modulates an uncanny flow of energies between shame and grief, between venal urges and high-minded moral demands. Kurosawa’s ‘Penance,’ About the Legacy of a Girl’s Murder 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z She ended up writing a revealing, expertly researched history of Mr. Gordon’s life. Jazz Wouldn’t Be the Same Without Them. But Few Applauded These Hidden Figures. 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Smith expertly traces the impact of this separation: “Barbara developed some cynical ideas about marriage. It was the antithesis of freedom, and freedom mattered most.” Troubled Marriages, Old and New 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Kudos, then, to Karen Joy Fowler, whose expertly constructed new novel coyly guards its biggest secret, leaving it unmentioned in flap copy and blurbs. Neil Gaiman’s ‘Ocean at the End of the Lane,’ and More 2013-06-26T18:50:28Z Buñuel might be shooting fish in a barrel, but French manners have seldom been so expertly ridiculed. Still Charming at 50: Luis Buñuel’s Greatest Hit 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Despite the long takes and the wide angles, the traumatic violence looks like expertly realized C.G.I., combined with elaborately sampled stunt work. “John Wick: Chapter 2” Is Just a Trailer for Chapter 3 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z Harriet Gilbert – who expertly presented – coined a phrase for this: "stadium poetry". Skip; More Actors' Words; I Come from There; Nightingales and Roses 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z On a more granular level, King’s sentences snap into each other like Lego bricks, standardized, expertly molded pieces engineered to fit together perfectly. He Can See Dead People but ‘Not Like in That Movie.’ (OK, Sort Of.) 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Grim events are hinted at but expertly withheld. Wreaking by James Scudamore – review 2013-07-26T09:00:01Z So he expertly paces the whole thing like an audience with a blousy, foul-mouthed queen. Review: Bette Midler gets to make fun of Hollywood 2013-04-25T01:07:08Z It’s the more devious, surprising story of a smart man who gets even smarter once he spends five years honing his skills as a jailhouse lawyer — and then expertly concocts an ingenious revenge scheme. Books of The Times: ‘The Racketeer,’ by John Grisham 2012-10-17T21:59:00Z They cook virtually nothing on today's trains, save a burger and I wonder about those. those fools and expertly ruined an otherwise bullet-proof entrée and no one bats an eye. Lamb Shanks Show Off Their Inner Beauty 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Blue Pearl compensates for the strenuous schedule with expertly prepared meals using local organic fruits and vegetables. T Magazine: Pacific Slim 2011-03-18T14:00:38Z This is a work of literary tourism that expertly flatters its reader. Books of The Times: A First Wife Can Be So Stolid and Clueless and Plain and Pregnant 2011-02-27T22:49:34Z Murphy and Lewis both made expertly crafted, excessively self-conscious pop songs designed to keep people dancing as they reluctantly forfeited their youth. Perspective | James Murphy is our Huey Lewis 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z He shared the songs and candid stories of longtime pals like Paul McCartney and Joni Mitchell, landing expertly practiced punch lines. Graham Nash Has a Few More Songs Before He Goes 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z At 105 minutes it’s exhausting, even though it has been expertly cut together. | 'Justin Bieber: Never Say Never': That Hair, Those Eyes, the Crazed Fans 2011-02-10T15:49:55Z Her work is humble, orderly, packed with detail but expertly crafted: not a mosaic—a perfect brick wall. Rising design star: Naz Sahin 2012-05-17T21:42:00Z The company functions almost as an opera factory, expertly mounting productions day in and day out. A predicament right out of a melodramatic opera 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z To say that the author uses language expertly would be an understatement. Reader reviews roundup 2013-01-11T14:39:33Z O'Sullivan expertly stitches together these two testimonies, linked yet separated by their differing experiences of the Palestinian cause. Children of the Revolution ? review 2011-08-25T21:00:01Z If Umbria is truly famous for anything, it is for salumi, salt-cured pork products that expertly use every bit of the animal. Umbria, Italy’s Best-Kept Culinary Secret, Is Budding 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z And her assets may be the expertly lit focal point of objectification, but the camera also displays Vogel's form and captures the peach fuzz on Demos' shapely cakes. "Sex/Life": Netflix's best worst raunchy ride of this summer is 50 shades of oy vey 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z "Wow, his son's in college," she says, her deep brown eyes sparkling under expertly applied makeup. Eva Longoria shows passion for acting, activism and philanthropy 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z "Space Marine"is less about using your wits than it is about expertly timing your button-mashing and marveling at the bloody carnage that ensues. Game On: 'Resistance 3' is a keeper 2011-09-27T22:16:04Z Both operas used a five-piece instrumental ensemble to support the singers, all expertly conducted by UrbanArias founder and general director Robert Wood. UrbanArias visits Baker, Stein and Picasso in Paris, and beyond 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z The sketch expertly lampooned Clinton's extended will-she-or-won't-she dance with the media as well as her recent troubles for using personal e-mail to conduct federal business. 'Saturday Night Live' tackles Hillary Clinton's e-mail scandal 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Day-Lewis is terrific – obviously – but the huge cast and huge history are expertly handled. This week's new films 2013-01-26T06:00:06Z He moved from old-fashioned looking panoramas of cities expertly copied in ink from his books to collages using fragments of such drawings. ‘Willem van Genk: Mind Traffic’ and ‘Ralph Fasanella: Lest We Forget’ 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z So expertly imagined as to suggest not just a reunion but a continuation, this was the Dead ideal, communal, filled with a generosity of spirit that united stage and seats. The Grateful Dead jam in mostly perfect harmony in Santa Clara 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z Those experiences may have affected the new novel's strikingly fluid chronology, which blurs expertly between two periods of 2008 and one in 2011, though rarely in calendar order. A Delicate Truth by John Le Carré – review 2013-04-19T06:30:01Z But the doors are also open Thursday for dinner, when the special is sometimes fried chicken with green beans and potato salad or a salad made from expertly breaded fried green tomatoes. Bites: A Sense of Place, on the Plate 2013-05-17T18:49:31Z Krist expertly weaves together the stories of Griffith, Mulholland and McPherson, the charismatic evangelist from rural Canada who moved to Los Angeles to attend to the city’s spiritual needs. In ‘The Mirage Factory,’ a Thriving Los Angeles Born From Humble Beginnings 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z They are mundane and repetitive fictions, propelled by the characters’ internal monologue and expertly acted facial expressions. Day Drinking with Japanese TV and comics creator Masayuki Qusumi 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z Right now he's at the peak of his powers, expertly controlling 10,000-person festival crowds, using his influence for good with "Same Love." 'Same Love': Macklemore, Marriage Equality, Sub Pop 2012-07-18T17:01:04Z In fact, multiple voices speak here, expertly mobilized. Review | Anne Raeff’s ‘Only the River’ travels the globe and spans decades to explore one family’s secrets 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z There’s no utterance that can’t be absorbed into his arsenal — and no limit to the free-floating hate he can so expertly channel into his chosen target. ‘Homeland,’ Season 6, Episode 11: Is Quinn Just a Natural Killer? 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z A man on a leather sofa is commended for “expertly unlocking that complex apparatus — a clothed woman.” ‘The Old Drift’ Is a Dazzling Debut Spanning Four Generations 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z This musical knows that fans of the TV series are legion and that its job is to hit their sweet spot again and again, which it does expertly. Review: ‘The Honeymooners,’ Still Striving, but Now Tunefully 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z Then, she expertly folds it up and ties it with a bow made of corn husk. Homemade pork tamales are the ultimate weekend cooking project 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z Powers, slithering expertly up and down the fingerboard, milked it for all its silliness, and most of the audience got it and laughed along. Review | A well-hidden Bach festival offers cheerful relief on a summer afternoon 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z “What attracted me to this collection was the concept of these skilled craftsmen, essentially boat builders, expertly crafting furniture from their native materials,” says Klaus Nienkämper. High-Design Furniture Made for a Remote Canadian Inn 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the modern attention span — expertly pruned by Silicon Valley — supposedly runs about eight seconds, roughly the time it’s taken you to reach this sentence. Can Drugs Help Us Focus? Casey Schwartz, You Better Watch Your Speed 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z As I wrote in my review of the series, “Don’t F**k with Cats,” which is comprised of three hourlong episodes, is expertly paced. From “Making a Murderer” to “Don't F**k with Cats,” the evolution of true crime this decade 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z I thought Charbel's inquisitiveness towards Gail as she so expertly tells the group about the ins and outs of all of these foods was sweet. "Top Chef: World All Stars" elevates the best of London's classic pub dishes 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Diaz’s long study of North American literature, much of it steeped in the 19th century, allowed him to expertly plunder an antique genre for parts. A Debut Novel. A Tiny Press. A Pulitzer Finalist. 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Abortion, guns, vigilantism, drug dealing, white supremacy, bitter misogyny and online fetishism all figure in the tableau Haigh expertly details. Guns, Race, Abortion: Jennifer Haigh’s New Novel Humanizes Hot-Button Topics 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z In high school and college and even a little into law school, the main thing they portray Kavanaugh learning is how to expertly blend into the background hum of blasé misogyny and clubby competitive drinking. ‘The Education of Brett Kavanaugh’ Takes a Hard Look at the Supreme Court Justice and His Accusers 2019-09-14T04:00:00Z Wilbur’s piece is black-and-white and expertly detailed, which is typical of the selection. In the galleries: Collaged drawings that zig and zag at Adah Rose It is a timely subject and a rich, expertly layered performance. Glenn Close: ‘You don’t lose your sexuality as you get older’ 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z Like most things on the Sundance Channel, “One Child” is artisanal television: Beautifully acted, concisely written, expertly steeped in mood and message, it is passionately ambitious, occasionally to its detriment. TV Picks: 'One Child,' 'The Red Tent,' 'The Librarians' 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z But the premiere, while entertaining and expertly produced, doesn’t hold out a lot of promise. ‘Extant’ Stars Halle Berry as a Space Traveler With a Secret 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Musically, it's hardly unfamiliar – weeping Americana, backed with fuzzes of electric guitar and organ that slide in and out of focus, discomfiting and discombobulating – but expertly done. John Murry: The Graceless Age – review 2013-05-02T21:30:02Z Though it is expertly made, with evident commitment and passion and art behind and before the camera, I also found it on the whole frustrating and unsatisfying. Artful 'Leftovers' on HBO leaves viewers wanting more 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z These 15-minute portraits, expertly paced and beautifully delivered, will set the tone. Radio review: from Unknown Cities to Ode To Finchleystrasse 2013-04-20T05:00:11Z “Slow Horses” moves on waves of ennui and disappointment, and on the bitter joy of expertly honed sarcasm. An International Buffet, From Elena Ferrante to ‘Slow Horses’ 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z The best revolutions are, after all, clear of purpose and expertly timed. Review: ‘Collective Rage’ Is ‘The Vagina Monologues’ Times 5 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z A similar disaster befalls an expertly puppeteered polar bear and her cub. Review: In ‘Dimanche,’ a Climate Emergency Comes to Stay 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z “The printing is fabulous, it’s a really rich colour, the illustrations are done expertly,” Warrington says. Enduring love: how gen Z saved the greetings card 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z The concerts are thoughtfully arranged, expertly played and free, so it may seem churlish to complain. Music Review: Summergarden Features Juilliard Musicians at MoMA 2012-07-23T22:16:03Z Over more than two decades as a stand-up, Ms. Bamford, 45, has become a cult favorite by blending kooky impressions and expertly written jokes with an overdose of human empathy. Maria Bamford Mines Mental Illness for Her Sitcom, ‘Lady Dynamite’ 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z This is funny, fat-free film-making, expertly paced and played, ending in a romantic flourish to swoon over. The Apartment: No 6 2010-10-16T10:49:00Z This season didn’t have the same range of really expertly done shows as last season, particularly musicals. Farewell to a Brand-Name Season 2010-05-16T16:55:00Z Reviews of Paris Hilton's debut album were mixed--some cringed at what they viewed to be a soulless music venture covered in glitter, while others found it to be expertly produced and fun. Celebrities Who Make Music 2010-07-14T17:00:00Z Colbert expertly trolled him, though, letting him be his mouthpiece and almost getting him to say bulls—t live. Emmys 2014: The Winners, The Losers and Everything In Between 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z The episode also functioned as a microcosm of the entire series, Elliot using the size and disconnected structure of E Corp against it as he expertly manipulates its networks and vulnerabilities. 12 Surprising Reasons to Be Grateful for the Arts in 2017 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z In a happier realm a samba version of “The Nearness of You” was expertly wound around “Like a Lover.” Music Review: Sensitive Revelations, Free of Anguish 2011-02-11T22:31:59Z Music tends to sentimentalize coming-of-age movies, even those that are as expertly constructed as “Summer of 42” and “Stand by Me.” ‘Hide Your Smiling Faces’: Boys confront a mysterious death 2014-04-03T20:49:10Z He wields two knives like drumsticks, expertly dicing meat on a metal dish and tapping a high-tempo tattoo with the easy flair of a seasoned performer. Artist of the week 130: Haroon Mirza 2011-03-18T15:30:49Z These expertly placed images of Saucy, Becca, her family and the small town they inhabit will tug at you long after you close the book. 3 Illustrated Novels With Animal Magnetism 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z They also use that happily trashy space to perform their own terribly mesmerizing, expertly assembled garage-rock. Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for Oct. 31-Nov. 6 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Most importantly, she does this – expertly – while she is still a virgin. Salome: Strauss' heroine for the new century 2013-01-18T09:51:11Z The play's producers said in their statement that the owls associated with the production were "expertly cared for by a team of certified trainers and an on-site specialist veterinary surgeon." 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' in London discontinues use of live owls 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z With punctuating horns and bluesy guitar fills, the band expertly supports Franklin without overstepping. How Aretha Franklin asserted control over her career, paving the way for female musicians 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z In this expertly turned Women’s Project production, directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch, the focus is on the rough waters being negotiated by a single mother living in an unnamed exurb of a small American city. Theater Review: ‘Bethany,’ With America Ferrera, at City Center 2013-01-21T03:00:00Z Room did that expertly, but The Family is pulpier. The Family: ABC's buzzed about thriller is an intriguing but generic imposter 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z Hall expertly gives these extraordinary sisters the recognition they deserve, just as Katharine sought to do in writing about the Grimkés, so-called “minor figures” of an earlier era she recognized as pioneers of her own. The Daughters of the Confederacy Who Turned Their Heritage to Political Ends 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z The Late Middle Classes deals expertly in secrets, concealments, ambiguities. The Late Middle Clases; The Crucible; Ingredient X 2010-06-05T23:05:00Z Director Mike Christie films their genuinely jaw-dropping skills, while their stories are expertly told. TV highlights 15/08/2011 2011-08-14T20:59:00Z And it’s not often that a fairly familiar Surrealist image is so expertly rendered as an object. Art Review: ?Sherrie Levine: Mayhem,? at Whitney Museum - Review 2011-11-10T23:15:08Z The show expertly uses Claire and the female gaze as an anchor for the audience. ‘Outlander’ Season 2, Episode 12: Deal With the Devil 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z “The Beauty and the Sorrow” expertly pans across other theaters of war: the Alps, the Balkans, the Eastern Front, Mesopotamia, East Africa. Books of The Times: ?The Beauty and the Sorrow,? by Peter Englund - Review 2011-11-10T22:18:39Z Below are a few albums that have earned their nods with expertly crafted work. Essential tracks: Lesser-known but just as worthy Grammy nominees 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z My travel companions — María, an effusive Madrileña who drove expertly over cliff-hanging roads, and Joan, an adventurous Catalan who helped us discover the Iberian secret — were old friends and fellow carnivores. 2010-01-14T03:45:00Z Her 2018 return from abroad was prompted by a desire to help others more expertly. The Little Wedding on the Deck 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z So credit where it’s due: I’ve never seen such an expertly halved head before on TV or anywhere else. ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 1, Episode 8 Recap: Calamitous Ambition 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z Rightly named on all levels, the 2-inch-thick hunk of meat, ceremoniously presented on a large wooden board, was expertly cooked, palest pink and juicy to the vigorously seasoned bones. Le Petit Cochon: Enjoy gastro adventures, head to toe 2014-02-06T22:33:44Z Like Schubert's tuneful overture, it was smoothly and expertly played. Mahler's majesty a worthy farewell for SSO's Schwarz 2011-06-17T17:54:04Z These are the questions that drive the narrative, and Sarvas keeps them expertly on the boil. Review | A rediscovered masterpiece lost during WWII forces an actor to confront his past 2018-02-17T05:00:00Z Gray pivots expertly between Koffi’s and Ekon’s points of view, while also sprinkling in pieces of an older tale that may hold the key to their quest. 4 New Y.A. Fantasy Novels Full of Dark, Enchanting Twists 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z Moving in front of the simple set’s off-white doorways, Lefkow is terrific, expertly calibrating the fluctuations of Eithne’s fear, exasperation and grit. Review | The park setting of ‘In the Middle of the Fields’ is compelling but can’t make up for the sliver of a plot 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z The show has been organized with Feature Inc., Mr. Wurtz’s longtime New York gallery, and expertly chosen and installed by Matthew Higgs, the ever-catalytic director of the alternative space White Columns in Greenwich Village. Art Review: An Artist Who Makes Much Out of Very Little 2011-06-30T22:05:51Z It visits the audience, it gambols, it dances expertly, and your kids will want to take it home. Spare Times: For Children, for April 6-12 2012-04-05T21:26:58Z Such a gesture expertly captured the spirit of her life. Nora Ephron’s Memorial Service, Dish by Dish 2012-07-10T23:16:45Z The critical role of the Evangelist, or narrator, was sung expertly and movingly by veteran tenor Robert Petillo. Review | Conductor Matthew Dirst leads Washington Bach Consort in St. John Passion 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z This story is so affecting, so expertly constructed, that the reader wishes Ms. Oria had written more like it. 'New York 1, Tel Aviv 0,' Stories by Shelly Oria 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Gilbert and the orchestra provided expertly calibrated accompaniment, with playing in the Larghetto so dewy that it threatened to evaporate outright. Music Review: New York Philharmonic, Featuring Frank Peter Zimmermann 2012-01-27T22:43:12Z Patti and Nancy in particular knew exactly what people thought of them, and leaned right into it, expertly manoeuvring and manipulating to win their cases and prove the substance underneath the stereotype. The Good Wife: a feminist successor to Sex and the City 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z “Keefe’s narrative is an architectural feat, expertly constructed out of complex and contentious material, arranged and balanced just so.” 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Eva Frederick may not be expertly rendered, but she is fully present as an individual. Detroit museum roars back with powerful exhibit on Kahlo, Rivera 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z The play is also well-stocked with humor, which the actors expertly exploit. Review | Knockout acting in Studio’s play of a marriage on the rocks 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Some of those moments were expertly orchestrated and very moving. Television: No Longer ?Lost,? but Fans Are Still Searching 2010-05-24T17:23:00Z His expertly choreographed scenes of mayhem are at once comical and appalling, and his young cast embraces the melodramatic extremity of the story with impressive conviction. Movie Review: ‘Battle Royale,’ Directed by Kinji Fukasaku 2012-05-24T23:38:04Z They have expertly guided the series to bigger budgets — the latest chapter cost $90 million to produce, up from $20 million for the first — while managing to maintain heart; each installment has charmed critics. Little Lionsgate Soars to the Top With John Wick Ticket Sales 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Rather, her menu is quite traditional and she expertly coaxes intense flavors from fine local ingredients using restrained techniques, a rarity among young chefs in Rome. A New Roman Restaurant With a Young Chef Celebrates the Classics 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z A little more than a year later, in May 2018, the martial arts professional got the proposal tattoo — though he expertly managed to hide it from his partner for four months. MMA fighter proposes to girlfriend using tattoo 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z “The Fever” is all about innuendo, which Ms. Abbott handles expertly from the first page onward. ‘The Fever,’ by Megan Abbott, Based on Real Events 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z The play’s tonal shifts, from farcical to terrifying, were expertly handled by the troupe, who made us laugh, gasp and squeal in unison. A Surprising First Live Show, in the Hometown I Once Fled 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z Desai expertly renders the clinics into which poor young Indian women are forced, by economic or family pressures. Origins of Love by Kishwar Desai – review 2013-01-26T18:30:01Z Yet his novels are lean, expertly sustained performances. Books of The Times: ‘Every Day Is for the Thief’ by Teju Cole 2014-03-25T20:21:54Z Mr. Trump expertly exploits journalists’ unwavering attention to their Twitter feeds, their competitive spirit and their ingrained journalistic conventions — chiefly, that what the president says is inherently newsworthy. Trump, Twitter and the Art of His Deal 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z The addictive brown sugar and benne seed popcorn expertly melds sugar and salt. These Are the 10 Best New Southern Restaurants 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z The cadences of small talk are so expertly mimicked that a reader might catch herself getting bored on characters’ behalf. The Stealth Absurdism of Patrick deWitt’s “French Exit” 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z It’s the way Brown expertly captures the narrator’s mental state through an internal dialogue that’s alternately plagued and disgusted by how others perceive her. Review | Societal expectations? Please. For the female protagonists in these 3 debut novels, it’s time to break the mold. 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z “Mr. Mercedes” was both shockingly normal and filled with expertly wrought suspense. Review: Stephen King Leaps Through Time in ‘Finders Keepers’ 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z Back when it was the state of the art, photographers expertly overcame the pitfalls of the technique, but Mann embraces the flaws. Love and Loss Through the Photographer’s Lens 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Turner, with filtered sunlight expertly rendered in the skies. In the galleries: From destruction, a call for transformation 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z In addition to exhibits on Irish history, the galleries are home to expertly curated displays on Irish fashion through the years; a millennium of Irish coinage; a huge collection of Irish silver and much more. 36 Hours in Dublin 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z The “new” worn-in waxed cotton jackets were so expertly distressed that it was hard to distinguish them from the archival pieces on display. | Day 1 2011-01-12T19:13:31Z Ms. Hathaway expertly delineates the gradual disintegration of her character’s equilibrium. Anne Hathaway’s Solo Turn as a Fighter Pilot in ‘Grounded’ at the Public Theater 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z Kirsch’s essays are expertly made, each one deftly including just enough historical context, healthy portions of summary and exposition, and the lightest sprinkling of interpretation and evaluation. From Kafka to Kushner, Touring the 20th Century’s Jewish Canon 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Hudson Mercantile, 500 West 36th Street; offsite.sightunseen.com Collective Design May 13–17 Collective Design is an expertly curated fair geared toward the sophisticated collector. AD’s Guide to NYCxDesign 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Ms. Moremong expertly steered the boat through other vessels’ wakes, so it wouldn’t rock or splash. The Wonder Women of Botswana Safari 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z However, when I went back to “Recitatif” some 25 years after my first read, it was clear that Morrison expertly used racial codes as a shell game: You never can find the prize. Toni Morrison’s Only Short Story Addresses Race by Avoiding Race 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Thomas Murray weaves these interlocking stories together expertly — and impressively, given that this is his first film — and in doing so also tells a fourth story: his own. Television Review | 'Dad?s in Heaven With Nixon': On Showtime, Autism: Something That Families Share 2010-04-05T22:21:00Z The comic strokes undercut the tension that the film expertly builds, but they aren’t isolated — an element that sets “Bridge of Spies” apart from the dour, alienated tone of classic Cold War movies. For Spielberg, ‘Bridge of Spies’ is culmination of a Cold War fascination 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Plemons plays anxiety expertly, awkwardly patting Rose on the back when they have only just met and he walks in on her crying. The power of Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z In his 2002 book "The Haunted Smile," historian of comedy Lawrence Epstein coined a phrase that defines that archetype expertly: "secular rabbi." Ed Asner helped usher in the secular rabbi, making America warmer and a little more Jewish 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Chris Wall in the Los Angeles Times called it “an impressive, expertly crafted work of sensitivity and detail, absent the hokum that usually accompanies sad tales of simple women and their domineering fathers.” Kent Haruf, acclaimed novelist who chronicled small-town intrigue, dies at 71 And the images were beautiful, expertly rendered and organized with the blunt force of great poster art, or advertising. It’s written all over their faces 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z Litton expertly paced the crescendos and accelerations of the first movement, and there were fine solos from several quarters, notably the poignant oboe of Nicholas Stovall to open the second movement. National Symphony Orchestra shines in quiet moments at Wolf Trap But, more importantly, “King” was the first time that T.I. expertly toed the line between his two sides. T.I.’s show at the Fillmore proves why he still holds a rap throne 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z They are expertly diced, refined and tightly edited in a way that convinces a viewer that it’s easier to keep watching than to consciously click away. Quibi is here with two dozen new shows. Are any of them worth watching? 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z The young soprano has a voice of substance and quality, well placed and expertly controlled. Mattiwilda Dobbs, Soprano and Principal at Met, Dies at 90 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Another in the Fountain Theatre's series of expertly acted productions of the great South African playwright. The best theater of 2015 highlights transformation and enduring power from L.A. to Broadway 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z It seemed like an expertly staged attempt to underscore the strength and intimacy of one of the world’s most scrutinized marriages. Kanye West’s Reality-TV Reckoning 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z Although expertly performed throughout, the highlight was definitely a spectacular display of pyrotechnics in which a teenage girl etched blazing, whirling patterns in the air with flaming torches. Young arts critics competition 2010: the winning entries 2010-10-20T22:00:00Z Jones expertly moves things along in this tale of the 1970s London theater world. ‘Fallout,’ by Sadie Jones, a tale of passion and imperfect love in 1970s London theater world In Alger’s cerebral, expertly paced Swiss thriller, an American expat wife sorts through the conflicting stories surrounding her husband’s death and the shady investigations that follow. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Horne expertly captures Mr. M’s exuberance, stubbornness and passion — the qualities that keep the teacher toiling in the most dispiriting reaches of apartheid education. Review | ‘My Children! My Africa!’ still resonates in expected and unexpected ways 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z And the giant sandworm and other puppets by Michael Curry that show up for cameos are expertly replicated from Burton’s own macabre laboratory. Review | The new ‘Beetlejuice’ musical is overcaffeinated, overstuffed and virtually charmless 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z It’s a light, bouncy, expertly calibrated number that’s fun without being sharp, witty but with no taint of irony. Magazine Preview: Bret McKenzie Meets the Muppets 2011-11-17T18:27:32Z The whole steamed chicken, rubbed with fragrant sesame oil, was expertly chopped into bite size pieces and served with a dipping sauce of ginger, soy sauce, shallot oil, and green onions. Lunar New Year: A feast for the gods and family 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Over an expertly guided half day, the tour takes in the classic specialities of the region, from the morning coffee to superb gelato to finish off. 10 of the best attractions in Emilia-Romagna: readers’ travel tips 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z The first, “Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership,” by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, is an expertly told history of the post-civil rights emergence of what Taylor terms “predatory inclusion.” Ibram X. Kendi Likes to Read at Bedtime 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z Bill Hader stars in this expertly crafted dramedy about a hitman who finds his work unrewarding — so he decides to become an actor instead. 10 TV shows with big dad energy 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z But the evening belonged to Ms. Buck, who sang beautifully in the plush melodies at the start and adapted expertly to increasing angularity and high-flying acrobatics as Proserpina’s plight grew dire. Music: Emmanuel Villaume to Leave Spoleto Festival USA 2010-06-01T23:00:00Z In “BMX,” Blake Hicks cavorts so expertly with an ordinary bicycle that his body becomes the machine and the bike an accessory. For Children Listings for Dec. 18-24 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z A center devoted to self-improvement and community — expertly marketed and built on the model of a high-end fitness chain — could find a large audience, she said. SoulCycle Without the Bike: Here Comes Peoplehood 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z Drew is also her brother’s caregiver, and Ms. Bailey expertly conveys both the exhaustion and the loneliness of that role. | 'Answers to Nothing': ?Answers to Nothing,? by Matthew Leutwyler ? Review 2011-12-02T05:33:02Z Immaculately groomed and entirely self-possessed, Siobhan bestrides the world of public relations like an expertly contoured colossus. In ‘American Horror Story,’ Kim Kardashian Skims the Surface 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z What ensues is the kind of smooth, fitfully funny, finely machined romantic comedy that is expertly calibrated to hit all the rom-com happy places. New DVDs: 'Cars 2,' 'Crazy, Stupid, Love' 2011-10-31T20:08:03Z Mr. Margulies’s expertly imagined Hetchman belongs to the parallel universe of folklore, where people are not lifelike, but bigger, stranger and realer than life. Theater Review: ‘The Hatmaker’s Wife,’ a Comedy by Lauren Yee 2013-09-06T21:03:59Z Whatever its associations, it is a completely astounding object and, alone, worth the trip to this richly appointed, expertly orchestrated show. Art Review: Hats, by Stephen Jones, at Bard Graduate Center - Review 2011-09-22T22:03:10Z The expertly made, richly detailed miniature models Ms. Cao created for “La Town” are displayed in a separate room, spotlighted in transparent vitrines. Cao Fei Captures Modern Malaise in a Series of Inventive Videos 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z What it does, in fact, is conduct an expertly guided tour along a rather marvellous scenic route. The Books that Shaped Art History – review 2013-04-20T10:00:01Z Like Forced Entertainment's cunning creations of chaos, the mess is expertly controlled, the clumsiness deliberate: in reality these performers are highly skilled, not just in circus but also on various musical instruments. Popcorn Machine 2013-01-15T12:35:23Z James Holden, the man with the biggest fringe in techno, is launching his second album, The Inheritors, with an all-night set, expertly blending wintry electronics with dancefloor oomph. Clubs picks of the week 2013-06-15T05:00:29Z All this is expertly charted by Marowitz: was Brecht good, as his followers believed, insofar as he was communist – or good, as Bentley argued, insofar as he was Brecht? Silent Partners – review 2013-07-02T18:34:58Z Chernobyl is a disaster movie, a spy movie, a horror movie, a political thriller, and a human drama, and it spins each plate expertly. Chernobyl: horrifying, masterful television that sears on to your brain 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z Kolhatkar, a staff writer for The New Yorker and a former hedge fund analyst, expertly synthesizes an enormous amount of material, including court documents and hundreds of her own interviews. Review: ‘Black Edge,’ an Account of a Hedge Fund Magnate and Insider Trading 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z As always, her environments are deliciously luxe, and not at all restricted to the expertly rendered manor-house details. ‘We That Are Left’ review: Can the British manor house survive? 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z She expertly lays out how we went from ape to civilization, what animals we feared and ate along the way, and how changes in environment drove changes in our bodies, brains and behaviors. Welcome to the Ruthless, Cutthroat World of Paleoanthropology 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z James MacMillan's Fanfare Upon One Note joined warhorses by Wagner and Strauss, all expertly delivered by one or other ensemble, and sometimes both. Proms 30 & 31: BBC Singers/Bach Choir/NYCGB/Hill; BBCSSO/NYOS/ Runnicles – review 2012-08-06T17:15:34Z Season two of “Luke Cage” delivers and collides these complications expertly. In "Marvel's Luke Cage," history makes a rage in Harlem 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z Michelle Moran expertly balances fact and fiction in her latest novel, "Madame Tussaud," about a woman whose wax modeling told the tale of the French Revolution. Moran writes expertly about Madame Tussaud 2011-03-07T18:58:15Z Clémence Michallon’s assured debut, “The Quiet Tenant,” is an expertly paced psychological thriller that follows three female characters, each compelled and controlled in different ways by the same man. In Clémence Michallon’s Debut, a Serial Killer Deceives an Entire Town 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Yet since this is Adams, each number is inventively written, rhythmically fiendish and expertly played here by a small ensemble dominated by electric guitar, sax, clarinet, keyboards and drumkit. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky; Icarus at the Edge of Time; Don Giovanni 2010-07-10T23:05:00Z Out again almost entirely, he then he slid in expertly — YES, YES! — and we both exhaled in exhilaration. Style Invitational Week 1356: Ask Backwards 38 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z “Good practitioners of fiction know how to use this expertly.” Mr. Darcy, You’re No Colin Firth 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z The score of cool, expertly crafted pop tunes has a 1960s-’70s gleam as the perfect soundtrack and framing device. Natasha, Pierre, Imelda Marcos and you: Immersive new Off-Broadway musicals 2013-07-11T19:25:59Z It was expertly done and deserves a life beyond west London. Opera Holland Park: Francesca da Rimini, Fantastic Mr Fox; BBC Proms 24 & 25 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z This dilemma, and J's crisis of loyalty, are expertly held in the balance until the very end. Animal Kingdom ? review 2011-02-24T22:10:02Z This made it the opposite of a Dickens novel, in which your experience is expertly guided, your attention constantly engaged. Voyages: The World of Charles Dickens, Complete With Pizza Hut 2012-02-07T19:16:01Z All the marvels are reproductions, modelled with digital technology and expertly crafted to mimic the originals, at a cost of £4.4m. Why Egyptian replicas are as good as the real thing 2010-10-24T19:00:00Z As sharp as Hanks and the scenery look, it's actually Thompson who steals the movie with her expertly tailored wardrobe and gleefully fierce performance. 'Tomorrowland' and 5 more Disneyland movies to mark the park's 60th 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z In the next, there was a jumpsuit made of expertly draped black lace that loosely skimmed the body and revealed practically the entire anatomy of its model. Marchesa: The Red Carpet That Never Ends 2010-09-16T15:33:00Z That line, from “The Fault in Our Stars,” is undoubtedly true, and it is also true that the movie, like the book before it, is an expertly built machine for the mass production of tears. ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ Sets Out to Make You Cry 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z “Here’s a fighting conch I found,” said Aviva, holding up the swirled mollusk casing expertly identified by museum biologist Stefanie Wolf. This Florida museum offers a hands-on look at the secret lives of shells 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z As in the fragmented argument at the beginning of the dance, the competition was imbued with humor, and performed expertly, down to Oliver’s virtuosic slow-motion rendition. Dance of the Everywoman 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z After an hour of intense, expertly disturbing theatre, we spectators were left alone on a cobbled street. Edinburgh fringe theatre: Sub Rosa; Of Women and Horses I Have Known; Long Live the King; The Author; My Romantic History; Speechless 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z Many K-dramas expertly combine references to globally popular shows, and the overt references to films in “Squid Game,” including “The Hunger Games” and “Battle Royale,” are no secret, either. When a Track Suit Embodies a Nation 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z This part of the narrative is also expertly shot and edited to suggest more than it shows, in case your feelings about animals utilized for dramatization veer toward alarm. 'White God' gives the child-dog fable a thrilling twist 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Buchbinder recalls an encounter with a city taxi driver a few years ago who facilely discussed who was singing what role at the Vienna State Opera and expertly commented on the singers strengths' and weaknesses. Austrian piano virtuoso enjoys life on-off stage 2012-07-12T12:00:16Z In this case, McGarry expertly deploys a crust made of gingersnaps for a baseline of fall flavor. No more room in the oven? These no-bake bourbon pumpkin cheesecakes are a lifesaver 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z The writer and director Kris Rey expertly walks a tightrope of quiet tragedy and cringe comedy, and Jacobs wears Kate’s tics and insecurities not as flaws, but as deeply relatable merit badges. ‘Margaret,’ ‘American Animals’ and More Streaming Alternatives 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z A marked departure from Gerritsen's past work, this expertly plotted thriller combines a combustible mix of contemporary family drama with the history of Europe during World War II, built around a mysterious musical score. Tess Gerritsen's 'Playing With Fire' is a well-plotted thriller 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z What is relevant is not whether these victims were male or female but that they were in many cases underaged and that Savile and Smith expertly used positions of power to behave as predators. Social Media Gossip Fuels Bigotry Amid U.K. Sex Abuse Investigations 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z The workers are unionized, have expertly crafted safety and ergonomic standards, and are paid three times the national minimum wage. Sweatshops still make your clothes 2013-03-21T15:36:00Z Stage director L. Zane Jones moves the singers expertly about G. W. Mercier’s minimalist set, as they push chairs and doorways about the stage to “frame” each new scene. ‘As One’ tells a transgender story with power, passion 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z The denouement is visible from a distance; a shame if you recall how expertly Carpenter unleashed the powerful climaxes of The Thing et al. John Carpenter's The Ward ? review 2011-01-20T22:40:02Z The most probable answer lies in all those lush, luminous photographs that ABC film editors expertly matched to Mrs. Kennedy’s soft, breathy voice. ArtsBeat Blog: A Portrait of the Kennedy Marriage That Differs From the Mini-Series 2011-09-14T15:13:56Z A vision in snakeskin pants and poodle hair, Hill expertly deconstructed archetypes of strutting rock ‘n’ roll dudedom while also relishing them. Best Theater of 2019 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z But the thing is, once you've got your expertly airbrushed mug on the cover, are you really ready for what the journalists will write about you? Readers recommend: songs about magazines – results 2013-05-23T14:00:00Z Playing several custom horns — the most striking of which, the Sirenette, faintly suggests a sculptural form by Gaudí — Mr. Adjuah cut the figure of an aesthete-provocateur, expertly conveying steep emotion with his tone. Music Review: Christian aTunde Adjuah Brings New Sound to a Jazz Festival 2014-05-09T21:40:13Z Mr. Segal expertly captures the note of serious aggression that simmers under Jesse’s slacker-dude surface, without sacrificing any of the character’s prickly humor. Theater Review: ‘The Bad Guys’ by Alena Smith at McGinn/Cazale Theater 2012-06-06T21:13:07Z The rest of the cast is peppered with expertly played misfits, perverts, eccentrics and even decent people. From Buffy to Boardwalk Empire: your favourite boxsets ever 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z “Zoo” is expertly made and fits the current fascination with dystopian what-if scenarios, but it’s basic. Review: ‘Zoo’ Is a James Patterson Novel Brought to TV 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z Below: five highlights from an expertly executed night of outlaw country rock. Five notes on Eric Church/Dwight Yoakam sets at Staples Center 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z But Massie expertly captures the privations of surrender: cheap cigars, undrinkable coffee and the enervating sense of being suspended in limbo. Dark Summer in Bordeaux by Allan Massie – review 2012-08-07T11:05:00Z Partly, it’s that he has lost interest in sustaining the act, in always being “on,” to the degree so expertly practiced by his wife, whom Ms. Carroll calibrates with bravura skill. Review: A British and an American Revival Intoxicate, for Different Reasons 2010-06-15T14:53:00Z My fingernails were expertly groomed, my hair elegantly highlighted and bobbed. Motherlode: Feeding Your Family From a Dumpster 2011-04-07T19:20:14Z Disney dishes up its little morals so expertly, with a wink and joke, that we just drink them down like milkshake. ‘Feasting on fantasy’: my month of extreme immersion in Disney+ 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z Taylor expertly juggled his three households for years, explaining his frequent absences by mentioning conferences or work-related trips. ‘A Circle of Wives’: three wives, one murder 2014-03-13T20:16:42Z Lee’s depressive fog is expertly calibrated, and Affleck deserves all the accolades thrown his way. Casey versus Denzel: Oscar's lead actor race is a dramatic study in contrasts 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z In this presentation — expertly selected and installed by Adrienne Spinozzi, an American Wing curator — more than half of the artists are entering the Met’s collection for the first time. The Met Museum Sees More Clay in Its Future 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z Chatty and relaxed in sport coat and jeans, the 66-year-old, bald-pated singer-songwriter delivered an expertly paced show, mixing old and new, familiar and unfamiliar, vocals and instrumental jams. James Taylor performs at the Key — and how sweet it is 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z This perfectly inflected performance is expertly directed by actor Mantegna, who, through longtime collaboration with David Mamet, knows a thing or two about four-letter eloquence. Lenny Bruce's fire and fury light up Theatre 68 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z In Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s stylishly designed production, she’s expertly abetted by some marvelous actors, reveling in the musicality of the language as they rip into roles that seem, at first, to be drawn from stock. Review: ‘Paradise Blue’ Rekindles Racial Drama in 1949 Detroit 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Comedy and tragedy are balanced expertly by Cretton with a light, naturalistic touch. My streaming gem: why you should watch Short Term 12 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z We made up expertly with our next two shots, obliterating whole swaths of the attacking armada, but lacked the one final shot to “beat” the game. 5 Ways HBO’s Game of Thrones Exhibit Dissapoints Us 2013-04-04T09:45:32Z Seldom-seen gray hairs, usually disguised expertly in a salon, met me in the mirror each morning. A Season of Grief and Release: 5 Months of the Virus in New York City 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z It was an expertly staged production – somewhere between interactive theatre and being kidnapped, but in a good way. This week's new film events 2013-01-05T00:06:04Z My grandson Patrick grasps a carrot’s shoulders and pulls it expertly from the soil. Salad days: Introducing young palates to the garden, one pickable crop at a time 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z As she descends into the ethereal depths, expertly weaving among the undulating plants and scattering fish, her one-piece suit gleams like a beacon. ‘Murina’ Review: Hunting for Independence on Her Terms 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z The opening slow movement features a dialogue between soloist and three offstage horns, and the work includes a virtuoso cadenza, played expertly by Mr. Purvis. Music Review: Penderecki Conducts His Work at Carnegie Hall 2010-05-02T20:59:00Z This biography expertly shows how distance, distrust and even disillusionment have informed Mr le Carré and influenced his bestselling fiction. The spy who came in from the cold 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z At first, Walker’s music seems recognizable enough: a man singing, expertly and beautifully, over sumptuous orchestration. The Weird and Vast and Periodically Devastating Music of Scott Walker 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Though Kobborg is a less flashy dancer than many of his fellow Romeos, he handled expertly the acting demands of the role, and the two together delivered a heartfelt performance. One more emotional farewell ends strong ABT season 2012-07-10T18:53:10Z Especially in a business, as Martin Mull expertly put it, that's "like high school with money." Alec Baldwin Skewers Trump. And Supports Allen and Toback. 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z His varied tour of Antarctica’s scientific stations and their long-term residents is like a jokey, expertly shot slide show from another world. ‘Antarctica: A Year on Ice,’ Directed by Anthony Powell 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z Emerging from an hour of television this expertly discomfiting feels like bursting free of a haunted house. ‘Mr. Robot’ Season 2, Episode 8: A Shock to the System 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z “In high school and college and even a little into law school, the main thing they portray Kavanaugh learning is how to expertly blend into the background hum of blasé misogyny and clubby competitive drinking.” 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Holmes is for her an ideal exemplar of both mindful thinking and of expertly trained insight. Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes by Maria Konnikova – review 2013-01-28T08:00:01Z Well acted, concisely written, expertly steeped in mood and message, the program, which premieres Friday, is lush and slow and passionately ambitious. 'One Child' examines injustice at expense of personal pain 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Each is formidable, resourceful and capable in her own right; Black Widow is even more impressive because she's expertly trained as opposed to technologically augmented. "Black Widow" is a triumph for Marvel fans, yet that's what makes it so infuriating 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z While Gaiman’s “Norse Mythology” transmutes the tales of ancient Scandinavia into expertly paced short stories for the 21st century, Carolyne Larrington’s “The Norse Myths” offers a wide-ranging guide to those gods and their world. Review | Neil Gaiman’s suspenseful and surprising ‘Norse Mythology’ 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z His delivery clarified both the meaning of the witticisms and the psychology of the humorist by expertly varying the intonation and rhythm of his character’s rather tricky repartee. Summer Shakespeare: A critic's take on the secret to theatrical success 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z At least you can count on Mr. Hopkins, whose Father Lucas is eventually possessed by the devil, to deliver an expertly hammy variation on his “Silence of the Lambs” performance. | 'The Rite': Giving the Devil His Possessive Due 2011-01-27T23:35:29Z Garbus pairs well with Moss in that she's a filmmaker expertly versed in drawing upon the palette of an actor's expressiveness to color a scene. "The Handmaid's Tale" furious finale could turn the show around – and it's all in the execution 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z No question that it expertly worked the Toronto crowd, and it will win salutes when it opens on Oct. Ben Affleck's Argo: Can a Fake Movie Save Real Lives? 2012-10-11T12:00:13Z But what stands out about “BlacKkKlansman” is how expertly Lee modulates tone, playing up the fish-out-of-water absurdity of Stallworth’s operation while suggesting a history of white supremacy in America that continues to manifest itself today. Where to Stream ‘Green Book,’ ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and Other Big Oscar Winners 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z The film expertly captures the drama of the game, but it doesn’t dwell on the loss. ‘30 for 30’ Re-examines the Miracle on Ice 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Full of expertly constructed, slightly neutered songs about heartbreak, “1989,” which is to be released on Monday, doesn’t announce itself as oppositional. Taylor Swift's '1989': New Album Review 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z That physical humor is not always expertly rendered. Review: In a Gleeful ‘POTUS,’ White House Enablers Gone Wild 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z The woman milks our affection for her so expertly that I nearly found myself shifting obediently to the idea of Mrs. Donnelly’s reform. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: Check In, You Won't Want to Leave 2012-05-04T10:45:56Z The expertly pared, perfectly cooked vegetables decorating a main course of braised rabbit appear to be jewels. Buck’s, Restaurant Eve, Vermilion: Three dining guide near-misses But he had been expertly taught and his works, with their bright, bold colors and attractive landscape settings, have a kind of folksy immediacy and charm. Puncturing the Myth of Carpaccio’s Waning Powers 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z For Ms. Ellsworth, a jittery performer who expertly folds nervousness into her character, the disappearance in question is both hypothetical and very real. Michelle Ellsworth and Jeremy Wade at American Realness 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z My boy, who loved to flip anything on wheels belly-up so he could watch them spin, his little fat hand expertly rolling them faster. My autistic son made me see the season anew – a Christmas tree is not a fish! 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z The Roman label is particularly deft at complicated intarsia techniques, in which expertly cut and dyed pieces of fox, lamb and mink are inlaid together like a fur puzzle. In Italy, Standards of Excellence 2012-11-15T06:07:03Z When he compares her voice to that of a bilious pigeon, she responds — not “quite overwhelmed,” as the script suggests — by expertly imitating the bird in question. Review: ‘My Fair Lady,’ Illuminated With New Stars 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z And, while Parker was the unavoidable selling point of his movie, in which he cast himself as the hero, Affleck is part of an expertly calibrated ensemble; he plays a jerky, damaged, socially stunted loser. The Thorny Ethics of the Oscars 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z A sharp-dressed soul man in the vein of Sam Cooke or Otis Redding, Bridges expertly revives '60s-style R&B in the handful of tunes he's released from his coming major-label debut. SXSW 2015: Snoop Dogg, Sam Hunt aim to stand out in a crowded music field 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Done expertly, a creation engraves itself on the memory. The 10 best TV episodes of 2018: A highly subjective list 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z The publicity campaign for “1989” was expansive and expertly executed, with a blitz of television and radio appearances and advertising support from Target and Diet Coke. Sales of Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’ Intensify Streaming Debate 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z They all exploit some form of nostalgia, expertly reformulated for contemporary palates. Smooth Jazz Finds New Ways to Reach Its Audience 2013-07-05T17:01:15Z For much of this startling story, set in Colorado Springs in the early 1970s, Lee expertly takes you into a shocking American past that harrowingly leads right back to its agonized present. The Best Movies of 2018 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z Whether a particular dish resembles Action Art or naturalism, everything is expertly, calculatedly off-the-cuff. The Europe Issue: Six Prix-Fixe Restaurants in Paris 2010-04-16T19:17:00Z It’s as if the entire city is one big museum, carefully curated and expertly lit to encourage awe. Two French Cities, Neither of Them Paris. Which One to Love? 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z He ignited the performance with a fiery prelude, vigorous, pacy and febrile, as well as expertly played. Carmen; the Manson Ensemble; the Nash Ensemble – review 2012-11-25T00:05:46Z Paranormal Activity may have been cleverly paced, expertly marketed and wildly profitable, but it was by no means a perfect film. Apollo 18 is totally eclipsed by aliens on the moon 2011-02-23T12:37:00Z Every song he produces is yummy, delightful, and expertly artificial. Randy Rainbow, singing truth to power 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Dylan sat down to roll a joint, as Victor and others have reported, but he proved all thumbs, and Victor expertly took command. A Dylan Insider’s Back Pages 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z “I was running a traditional presidential campaign with carefully thought-out policies and painstakingly built coalitions,” she writes, “while Trump was running a reality TV show that expertly and relentlessly stoked Americans’ anger and resentment.” Hillary Clinton Opens Up About ‘What Happened,’ With Candor, Defiance and Dark Humor 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z If I may pursue the culinary metaphor, and supplement it with a different comparison: “Allied,” while neither haute cuisine or haute couture, is like an expertly tailored suit or a properly cooked classic dish. Review: ‘Allied’ Uncorks a Favorite Vintage, and Infuses It 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z As retaliation, I think, my mom whipped up a batch of expertly spiced pumpkin cookies with cream cheese frosting. The sweet potato casserole feud that almost imploded Thanksgiving 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z She expertly intermingled Broadway tunes, ballads and standards with biographical anecdotes. Lots to see and hear on Norwegian’s megaship, but good luck booking a restaurant 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z The result is intensely flavorful and expertly spiced chicken with a crisp, dark skin reminiscent of parchment and juicy, flavorful meat thanks to a pre-frying buttermilk soak. How to make buttermilk substitutes for fluffy pancakes on the fly 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z In the latter instance, you've got the less than thrilling prospect of someone rapping, albeit expertly, over a beat that would have been recycled already by a man who's been dead for six years. New band of the day: Joey Bada$$ (No 1,302) 2012-07-05T15:50:28Z Mr. Daugherty expertly dissects Ms. Didion’s preoccupation with narratives — not just with the techniques of storytelling but also with the subtexts undergirding the personal and political story lines mapped in her work. Review: ‘The Last Love Song,’ a Biography of Joan Didion 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z As an equally unlikely encore, Ms. Chase played her own arrangement of Paganini’s Caprice No. 24, expertly deploying unconventional techniques to evoke a violinist’s bowed chords and plucks. Music Review: Claire Chase Playing Flute at Weill Recital Hall 2010-04-23T22:34:00Z I twirled expertly on the pole and danced for hours without stage fright or self-hatred. My lucky thunder thighs 2013-01-06T02:00:00Z Christopher Darden and Marcia Clark watch as Cochran expertly evades questions from reporters, with Darden commenting that Cochran is “made of Teflon,” but Cochran loses his ever-present cool when he sees the show. ‘The People vs. O.J. Simpson’ Season 1, Episode 7: The Glove 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Conducted by the composer, and with some lush, ear-catching writing expertly played by the London Sinfonietta, it's more cantata than in any sense opera. Aida; Elegy for Young Lovers; O Sonho 2010-05-01T23:07:00Z Before long, bank safes are being expertly burgled all around the Midwest. Review | Why O. Henry is so much more than those short stories you had to read in school 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Over the weekend, though, "Saturday Night Live" filled that void and expertly skewered the boys-club nature of superhero cinema with a spoof trailer for "Black Widow: Age of Me." Scarlett Johansson gets her own Marvel movie in 'SNL' spoof 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z This expertly constructed show manages never to cross that divide. Review: ‘Undesirable Elements,’ Documentary Theater for Uncivil Times 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z When Bert Berns died at 38 in 1967, he left a voluminous catalog, and “Piece of My Heart” — presented by Merged Work Productions at the Pershing Square Signature Center — taps it expertly. ‘Piece of My Heart’ Tells the Story of Bert Berns 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z Keefe’s narrative account of the Troubles is an architectural feat, expertly constructed out of complex and contentious material, arranged and balanced just so. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2019 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z “It was expertly done,” said Geof Wills, president of Live Nation Comedy, which is promoting some of the tour dates. Conan O?Brien Ventures Onto the Web to Promote His Tour 2010-04-06T23:23:00Z Over the course of about an hour, the Bang on a Can All-Stars play Riley’s composition, expertly, on one side of the stage while the dancers do something equivalent all over it. Review: Sasha Waltz’s Action Painting Swirls to ‘In C’ 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z The DIY packages I’ve sampled resemble cooking classes, replete with everything you need to make a dish, expertly cut and arranged, and directions for what turns out to be easy assembly and cooking. Review | With restaurant meal kits, you become the sous-chef 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z The expertly skilled animals — which cost about $50,000 to train — are free to qualified applicants. This dog knows 40 commands and can play cards. A hospital hired him. 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z The camera expertly brings objects to our attention rather than the people around them. Four years later, “Breaking Bad” remains the boldest indictment of modern American capitalism in TV history 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z The show expertly duplicated the Seasons’ sound, and Young’s raspy falsetto filled the large theater. Jersey Boys Movie Review: Music is Sharp, Drama is Flat 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Modeled after the Point, the Rockefellers' Adirondack great camp, this expertly crafted cabin boasts panoramic vistas of verdant treetops, a sparkling lake, and distant peaks. Retreat to This Rustic Cabin in Carmel, New York 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z October is the month of Poe’s mysterious death, in 1849, and ends with Halloween, whose spirit is so expertly evoked by his memorably macabre stories like “The Tell-Tale Heart,” and “The Pit and the Pendulum.” Edgar Allan Poe?s Bronx Cottage Readies for Its Reopening 2011-10-26T15:36:34Z Shooting in black-and-white and expertly mingling professional and nonprofessional actors, Mr. Payne, an exiled Nebraskan himself, views the flat rural landscape and its human inhabitants with an eye at once satirical and compassionate. Critic’s Notebook: At Telluride Festival, a Redford Solo and Other Previews 2013-09-02T21:37:32Z Our main course featured the only meat on the menu, wagyu beef with Trumpet Royale mushrooms, potato purée and a miso-mustard, which was just as expertly prepared as the rest of the menu. Banchan, vegan fried chicken and caviar: A size-inclusive travel writer's guide to eating NYC 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z In the encore, just before expertly assailing the call to abandon that is Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy,” she literally let her hair down to sing “PrimeTime,” a gorgeous, simmering soul ballad. Janelle Monáe Kicks Off Celebrate Brooklyn! 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z BioShock games are ostensibly first-person shooters but are just as much a vehicle for exploring expertly conceived alternate histories that imagine the cities and societies that might be erected by the zealots of different philosophies. Looking Ahead: Culture Picks for 2013 2012-12-27T23:05:33Z The gears of this thriller move expertly and fast. Jake Tapper’s Hero Is Embedded With the Rat Pack, Hoping to Catch a Rat 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z By turns Dickensian, Marxist and dystopian, it's a movie as deliriously unclassifiable as it is expertly focused in its desire to provoke and entertain. 'White God' gives the child-dog fable a thrilling twist 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Prepare yourself for four more weeks of torture as Mercurio expertly turns the wheel. TV review: Line of Duty; Imagine: Theatre of War; Gordon Behind Bars 2012-06-26T23:15:06Z Like a fleet of shiny subway trains in a utopian metropolis, “gotcha” moments arrive right on schedule in “Ripcord,” David Lindsay-Abaire’s expertly engineered situation comedy about adversarial roommates in a retirement home. Review: ‘Ripcord,’ a Comic Tale of Adversaries 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z At age 4, she was given a wild field horse that she learned to ride expertly. Quintessential star Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79 2011-03-24T10:32:15Z Miller and Armstrong tell their story plainly, expertly and well. The Lesson Here Is Listen to the Victim 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z They are expertly staged black-and-white studies of family and community, patriotism and the persistence of dignity in the face of arbitrary and dehumanizing injustice. Perspective | If America fails its people again, what will the catastrophe look like? 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z They dole out expertly lit vacation selfies on their personal Instagram accounts. Perspective | JFK Jr. and Carolyn showed us the right way to be famous for being famous 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z To really navigate the store expertly requires a working knowledge of an ever-changing landscape — being able to tell your Pinnacle 4s from your Oreo 4s helps. At Round Two, There’s Always a Buyer 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z The Soviet’s strategy, like that of a “Godot” character — wait, delay, avoid despair — is expertly conveyed when Ms. Chalfant is speaking or only listening. ‘A Walk in the Woods’ Is Revived With Kathleen Chalfant 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z They are smart and expertly made, but slightly stuffy. Review: Kate Newby and Helen Johnson at Laurel Gitlen 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z She expertly wields both her father’s slow-burn stare and her mother’s icy avoidance, and thus is the most powerful person in all of New York City. Mad Men Watch: Will the Circles Be unbroken? 2013-06-10T14:29:59Z Her hand-to-hand battle in a restaurant kitchen with a female assassin, during which Cooper uses a frying pan to protect her breasts, is a perfect blend of gut-busting comedy and expertly executed action. The best (and worst) US culture 2015: Film 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z Service was friendly — almost chummy — but professional; all my questions about the menu were expertly answered. Choice Tables: New Variety in Oakland?s Restaurants 2010-06-23T18:53:00Z On the spoken word front, proceedings were expertly held together by rising star of poetry and writing Bridget Minamore. Tie-dye, graffiti, rebels and geeks – whose Brainchild is this? 2012-07-04T15:14:49Z Songwriter Clark busted out of Nashville in 2013 on the heels of this expertly crafted country album and went on to earn deserved spins on commercial radio. Essential tracks: Lesser-known but just as worthy Grammy nominees 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z Ms. Hval, working in an amphitheaterlike side room, expertly dialed up the discomfort in her set with a voice that jolted quickly from soothing to strident. Basilica Soundscape: A Festival of Pop, Punk and So Much Else 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z I watched as he expertly pinned it to fit me just so, paid 50% upfront, and went home to await his call. This trick to removing grease stains is also the simplest 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Scott, reviewing it for The New York Times, said it is “an expertly built machine for the mass production of tears.” So You Want to Watch a Weepie 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Martin’s novels not slated to appear in the television show — and she used it as an opportunity to expertly troll book readers: Game of Thrones: Maisie Williams Proves Herself an Expert Troll 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z The mild warping on 1994’s “Wildflowers” is the very thing that keeps such an expertly understated solo album from sliding into an exercise in tastefulness. Perspective | Tom Petty’s Americana felt stranger than the rest 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Clowes keeps us expertly in the dark, even as we stand in the psychedelic illumination of spaced-out discoveries. Best graphic novels of 2016 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z It is scary without being particularly terrifying, with gore that is expertly attuned to Halloween-industry standards. ‘The Strain’ season 2: More fun with the world’s least-complicated vamps 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Ware expertly scatters red herrings, so that even the most alert reader becomes diverted into false deductions and dead ends. Best thriller and mystery books of 2020 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z Somehow, finally, it all fits together rather expertly, in a manner that's a joy to behold. Utopia – box set review 2013-05-30T14:00:01Z On back-to-back pages you will find clichés like “richly observed,” “deeply felt” and “expertly crafted.” Books of The Times: Christopher Bram?s ?Eminent Outlaws,? on American Gay Writers 2012-02-02T22:57:21Z The Returned also an expertly suspenseful thriller–but one where part of the thrill is learning, only gradually, what kind of thriller it is. TV Review: The Returned 2013-10-30T09:30:40Z It’s an expertly rendered juxtaposition, all the more effective for being unstated. Review: ‘The Anthropologist’ Tells a Mother-Daughter Story, With Rising Seawater 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Scott called "Fault" "an expertly built machine for the mass production of tears." 'The Fault in Our Stars' is out for tears, and gets them, reviews say 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z “Not many folks have had a wide platform that expertly weaves the African American foodways into preserving tradition,” Ms. Simley wrote in an email. Food Scholar, Folk Singer, Blunt Speaker: The Many Lives of Leni Sorensen 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Johnson expertly layers the Gothic atmosphere with dread. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z My fish was from the lake, expertly grilled with garlic butter and served with a cilantro sauce and beans and rice. One of Guatemala’s most exquisite boutique hotels is owned by Francis Ford Coppola 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z "Libertador" is a Latin American epic set to open in the fall, and the music fits its Latin soul expertly. Hollywood Bowl's 'Noche de Cine' also a night of Gustavos 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Besides being expertly written, the Gunther novels possess a special dimension because they don’t offer make-believe evil, but rather a fact-based portrait of the real thing — evil as bad as the world has ever known. Book review: Philip Kerr’s ‘The Lady from Zagreb’ 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z The album is also expertly produced by Julian Bunetta, best known for his work with One Direction, which also nodded at various genres without drowning that group in any particular one. Hey Violet and Terror Jr: The New Female Pop Rebels 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z Although the bitter competition between the exes over where their son will spend Thanksgiving is nasty, Ellis expertly navigates the emotional minefield. Movie Review: ‘Goats,’ With David David Duchovny and Vera Farmiga 2012-08-10T13:14:39Z My teenage daughter strides ahead, weaving expertly through the shoppers, past the odd mule weighed down with wares. Hats off to Fez: go back in time in this atmospheric city 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z Everything else is wondrously fierce and overheated, and this restoration raises the melodramatic temperature by interpolating pop-eyed silent-movie reaction shots and expertly choreographed scenes of struggle and riot. Critic?s Notebook: Full Vision of ?Metropolis? Includes Lang?s Vivid Wit 2010-10-21T21:48:00Z The easiest way to do this, of course, is to lovingly shoo your friends out of the kitchen while expertly chopping an onion and say charmingly, "Go socialize! I've got to make dinner!" How to keep guests out of the kitchen (when you're busy preparing Thanksgiving dinner) 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z I vanished so expertly that I wasn’t actually in my body any longer as he peeled me away from my sister. Why I Took a Vow of Celibacy 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z A sleeveless gray quilted incarnation also was expertly done. Special Report: Refining the Rococo 2010-03-08T18:30:00Z Either way, “Unmanned” — a title with several meanings — is an exciting story, expertly told. Review: Dan Fesperman’s ‘Unmanned’: Timely novel about military use of drones A double-looped, olive scarf and a single chestnut braid contrast her blue eyes, dilated juniper berries that have been expertly framed. Sex in the cornfields: The agony and ecstasy of dating at a strict Christian college 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z So do Alda, who expertly navigates Arthur’s turn from benevolent to nasty, and Sidibe, even though her lines are fairly deplorable. Tower Heist: Occupy the Penthouse 2011-11-03T11:00:38Z From his cluttered desk in the school office, Vincent negotiates expertly and discreetly between the college program, the principal, the prisoners, and the librarian. Reading Conrad with convicts: What I learned leading a book club inside a men’s prison 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z In a novel of expertly rendered horrors, the relative shallowness also disturbs, and thereby detracts. On Loony Island, a Malignant Priest Strips Mental Patients of Free Will 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z The whole thing is an expertly engineered package, involving more than 40 musicians. Jerusalem 2010-05-17T20:45:00Z Just as pachinko-parlor owners delicately adjust their devices’ pins and cups to keep gamblers in the seats, the makers of “Pachinko” have expertly tweaked the machinery of their story to produce a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. ‘Pachinko’ Review: K-Drama, American-Style 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z These are astonishing and rare numbers for specialty film, but what's so gratifying is that because both movies got made for a price and were expertly released in the US and overseas, they're profitable. How The King's Speech got an outside edge at the Oscars 2011-03-01T14:41:18Z Both “The Anthologist” and “Traveling Sprinkler,” for example, clout Archibald MacLeish over the head expertly and often, for political crimes as well as aesthetic ones. Books of The Times: ‘Traveling Sprinkler’ Is Nicholson Baker’s New Novel 2013-09-09T21:31:25Z In addition to appearing onstage, the two showed up countless times in expertly produced video clips that looked like trailers for a French New Wave-style reboot of “Bonnie and Clyde.” Jay Z and Beyonce in L.A.: 5 thoughts on their second Rose Bowl show 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z A dynamic, expertly recorded record, "The Deepest Lake" answers that question. Essential tracks: J.D. McPherson's 'Let the Good Times Roll' a sharp shock 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z Baranski expertly explores the cracks in Diane’s carefully curated facade without making her into a spectacle; the stakes at this point in her life may be even higher than those Maia faces. ‘The Good Fight’ Recap: On the Other Side 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z Once again, this show is expertly deploying Tori Amos. ‘Yellowjackets’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap: Hunger Games 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Grandma appears to have doubts, however, which are expertly communicated by Ms. Martindale with a few appraising glances. Review: In ‘Sneaky Pete’ and ‘Casanova,’ a Fast Talker and a Smooth Talker 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z That production, expertly directed by Sam Yates at the small but fertile Finborough Theater, is the same one that opened on Tuesday night in its New York premiere. Theater Review: ‘Cornelius’ Is Revived at 59E59 Theaters 2013-06-12T21:15:07Z |
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