| 单词 | flex |
| 例句 | “I suppose,” he began, flexing one hand, then the other, “I suppose you can go back to the barn, if you want. Were not using it. But we have an apartment.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Finally both arms, with long fingers flexed and twitching, clawed towards his neck. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Jesper flexed his knuckles, concentrated on the lines of his palms. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Grace’s body twisted on the bed in a way that it hadn’t during her labor, like it was confused about where Peach had gone, and her toes curled and her hands flexed. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I stared through the glass, fixed on that patch of green, thinking it must’ve been the breeze, but then each of its fingers flexed as if sensation were slowly returning to them. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z When he flexed his toes, the rear one bent only at one knuckle. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I steady myself and he roars toward me, blade flashing, flexing, coming in for the hit. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I think about my hands signing forms and my feet running, flexing up and down, as I sprint to some class I’m late for. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z She flexed her fingers, and he flexed his claws. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He was furious, flexed in his wrestling singlet, that dark glint in his eyes. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The cat sat, flexing his claws as he watched. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He rolled sideways and flexed his legs, and while he was rolled to the side he smelled it. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Dad flexed his shoulders as if to warm up for a sporting event. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Every muscle flexed as he fights to get more of a guy he’s already beaten down. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Silence-is-power stance number two: cross flexed arms across body, narrow eyes. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The logo was a cartoon of this giant bodybuilding bulldog wearing wraparound sunglasses and smoking a cigar and flexing his muscles. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She flexes her wrists, then bounces on her feet and shakes out her arms. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I pulled on my elastic haptic gloves and flexed my fingers to make sure none of the joints was sticking. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She tried to flex her toes, but they still wouldn’t work. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z After what seems like nearly an hour, I can finally bend and flex my fingers again. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z He wrenched them apart, the muscles of his arms flexing, his face grim. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She flexed it, held it up over her face arid smelled it, then held it out again. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Meanwhile the Object was very subtly flexing her legs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Raymie could have ridden her bike, but she decided to walk so that she would have time to flex her toes and isolate her objectives. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Nausea flashed through her as his muscles flexed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She would cross her middle and index fingers, then flex slightly to try to uncross them, asking herself a question. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She sits stiffly while the man flexes her hands up and down at the wrist. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Never smiling, never flexing, never sharing anything personal. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z He flexes his right wrist and I notice that his hand is bandaged. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Henry folded his fingers and flexed them, at arm’s length, until they cracked. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I see his Adam’s apple move like he’s gulping, and his hand muscles are flexed from where he’s gripping the steering wheel so hard. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z She could see the muscles flex in his forearm and just under the sleeve of his T-shirt. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Her slender legs felt immensely strong, like the wood of a bow that flexes and springs. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I want to begin by thanking each of you for being here,” she finally said, her hands softly gripping the sides of the pulpit, the muscles in her upper arms flexing. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Her pointe shoes probably snap in half when she points and flexes. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He put his quill aside and flexed his stubby fingers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He held up his hands and flexed the fingers, his expression rapt and exultant. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She lowered her face into the shadows, flexed her fingers. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Terminus made a straining expression, like he was flexing his nonexistent biceps. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Elston Hubbard was already in the ring, flexing his forearm muscles so the Marine Corps emblem jumped on the smooth bronze skin. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He took another step closer, flexing the whip in his hand. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And when that spray fell back in sheets to the following waves, it left Turner still standing on the top of the cliff, knees still flexed, toes still clenched. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Under the rubbery fake toes are layers of black carbon graphite that look nothing like a real foot, but the foot flexes with me and gives some bounce to my step. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z After a lot of toe flexing, Raymie arrived at the Golden Glen and discovered that the door was locked. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z He bounced his brows up and down a couple times and flexed his pecs. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Now and then the room blurred and a slight giddiness came over him; but his muscles would flex taut and it would pass. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He flexed what passed for muscles in his scrawny arms. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Grunting hard and flexing every muscle he had to flex, Duke fought his way to the middle of the whitecapped water. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Asha peeled off her fur mittens, wincing as she flexed her fingers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was leaning casually against the shabby pine desk, which is all the permanent furniture in that room, flexing his bony hands in front of the electric heater. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Finally he lifts it up and out, and I watch the muscles in his arms flex. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I go all the way down, until I'm pointing and flexing each toe, one by one. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Wearing only his pajama bottoms, he gently flexed his abdominal muscles as he filled the espresso machine with water. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I turned to find a huge dude rolling up to me fast and flexed. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Each time his hand opened, Nok's eardrum flexed from the pressure change. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “You used that one already. Besides, I’m strong,” I say, and flex a single bicep. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Father Gomez was impressed by the beauty of those wing-sails, by how they were flexed and trimmed so perfectly, and by the speed of the birds. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The muscles in his dad’s neck looked like they were flexing. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He began to flex his hand, opening and closing the fingers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A sickly green creature with sharp little horns had its face pressed against the glass, pulling faces and flexing its long, spindly fingers. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He pulled his swollen fist from the ice bucket, flexed the fingers, then stuck it back in. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Pet flexed her mother’s fingers, and its gold claws grew in length, the edge on them blinding. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Sometimes he’ll flex for us kids, and the eagle looks like it’s flapping its wings. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Frankie flexed his fingers, regarding his scabbed knuckles, the slaughterhouse grime caught under his neatly trimmed nails. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z His feet were long and thin, too long for his slim, bony ankles; he flexed his toes, looked up at me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She flexed her toes inside her tennis shoes. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z He flexed his hand and looked down at his bloody knuckles. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Slowly, timidly, as though entering a shrine, the boy’s fingers crept into it, flexed, curled the cracked leather, brought it back to shape, to life. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled his gloves on tighter and flexed his burnt fingers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Her left hind foot was flexed and resting on the toe, the way horses did when they had to stand in one place for a long time. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Alex could feel Jordan’s hips flex as he pressed his feet into the floor, shoving his body harder and harder against Alex’s, mashing him against the side of the bus. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z He was dying, his eyes glazed with the pain-killing drug of shock; yet his muscles still flexed. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Smiling, she flexed, bounced in place, shadowboxed the air with several quick jabs. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I flexed my fingers and stretched my palms until my hands mostly worked again, then started pulling off my wet clothes. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The man flexed his great arms to throw the great tree. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He pushed up the sleeve of his bathrobe, flexed his upper arm to display the muscles still visible under the old skin. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I flexed my fingers and made scratching motions like a cat. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He pulled a lever and flexed the heavy steel blade up and down, bringing the bottom edge to rest just even with the ground. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He tiptoed back to the bed, slipped matches into his pocket, detached the plug of the electric lamp by his bed and picked it up, winding the flex round it. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Anya could see the muscles in his neck flex and the areas around his arms buck. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The answer, surely, is that they had recendy acquired these extraordinary new gifts - the notation of music and the multiple layering of voices - and they were flexing their intellectual muscles. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He flexed his wounded hand, grimacing, then pulled his glove on and rose. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He jerked back violently, his muscles flexed taut. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I tried to clear the shake from my voice, and it took me flexing every muscle in my body—even cracked my toes—just to keep the tears inside my face. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z A vein popped out on Major's forehead, and his thick arms shook from the strain of keeping his muscles flexed. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The redhead flexed his chest muscles and slowly took his seat, glaring back at us. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I willed the sails to rise as easily as if I were flexing my arm. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He flexed his arms and bent his knees as he shot a free throw. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z His muscles flexed taut as steel and he pressed the pillow, feeling the bed give slowly, evenly, but silently. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Jane is small—I can see her upper arm narrow as she flexes her muscles. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z She took the glove off one hand, flexing her fingers as if testing their strength. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She flexed her fingers, trying to get the feeling back, I guessed, because I was doing the same thing. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I stared at my hands, then flexed my fingers. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I flexed my bare feet against the ground, trying to keep my legs still. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I take a deep breath and flex my tentacles. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The hippogriffs were tossing their fierce heads and flexing their powerful wings; they didn’t seem to like being tethered like this. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Raymie stood for a long time on the sidewalk in front of the Golden Glen, flexing her toes and isolating her objectives. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z The first one was shaking her wings, shaking her hair, stretching each leg in turn, and flexing her claws. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He was wearing a tight fitting kurta with his jeans, and every time he swung the gada, she could see his biceps flex through the flimsy material. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Palmer’s shoulder muscles flexed to the rhythm of its wings, urging it on. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z She had an ankle joint now—such a simple thing, to be able to flex. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z On the underwear, he was flexing on your crotch. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He wielded his useless arm like a club, flexing his powerful shoulder muscles to hurl it against the ground while he barked. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z With every flex of her foot or contraction of her muscles, she came wondrously alive, blood pumping, emotions playing across her face. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I point and flex my foot, stretching and tensing through my entire leg as much as I can. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She forced her muscles to flex, her fingers to seek, and pulled herself up one foot, then another, again and again, murmuring prayers of gratitude to her Saints. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Tendai sat with his knees flexed, almost in a lotus position, with his hands on his ankles. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I flexed the muscles in it, moved it a little. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He patted his slight paunch; he flexed his trembling, nicotine-stained hands. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, in front of Room 40, she flexed her fingers in a small wave hello, to which Vivian gave a tight-lipped smile in return. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z All day they sat, keeping Grandmother’s body warm and flexing her hands and feet. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Chaol tossed his cape on top of hers, his toned body flexing through the dark threads of his shirt. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The painting brightened and then seemed to awaken, each mermaid and monster flexing and turning ever so slightly, as if rising from an epic nap. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Alexander’s empire had collapsed into bickering states, and a new power was flexing its muscles in the West: Rome. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Tayo closed his eyes and leaned back against the bottom of the tree; he flexed his feet out in front of him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The helmsman grunted, his hands flexing on the wheel, but he didn’t turn. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z His skin glowed warm and his muscles flexed; he looked at her face in the dim light, his senses drunk with the odor of her hair and skin. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Bunny, hair falling into his eyes, was preparing to make a shot, flexing the mallet and shifting back and forth on his feet like a professional golfer. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The muscle at the back of my throat flexes, again and again, and I can’t stop it. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z That hoodie went with me everywhere—it had a picture of a flexed bicep on the back in faded black ink. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She lay aggressively receptive, flushed, her navel no goblet but a pit in an earth-quaking land, flexing taut and expansive. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood up and quietly walked onto the landing, flexing his throbbing hand. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I gave her a little flex and showed some thigh. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Her toes flexed without her even intending to move them. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z I’d flex and leap, and bow and sweep; a sugarplum, a swan, a maiden, a doll. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z He pulled off his gloves and flexed his fingers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Hank has decided that what I need is an active foot for my everyday leg—a “flex foot” that will even allow me to run. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z She felt as though she were a lion uncurling from a long nap, and she wanted to flex her claws. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z On the pants he was flexing all the way down your leg. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Lu had one of his arms flexed up, making a muscle. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z I flexed my fingers just to reassure myself that they were still my own. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He flexed his muscles against his back and shivered. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The cricket would catch his breath, have a sip of water, flex his wings, and begin a new selection as fast as he could. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke flexed his hands, feeling the pain from the cuts. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She rocked back and forth on her heels, flexing her fingers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The woman flexed her fingers; the leather glove creaked. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He flexed his fingers and struck a few soft, experimental notes, then swept into the song so gently that I caught myself listening to it before I knew it had begun. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The metal flexed and bowed under his slender weight as he wedged the toes of his sneakers into the diamond shaped gaps. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Inside, Malcolm saw a new piece of large machinery, surrounded by coils of heavy wire flex. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The cashier said something and flexed his outstretched hand, so Arturo gave him the basket, but the cashier only dropped the basket behind the counter. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He flexed his fingers and folded them on his knee before continuing. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Derek’s body lurched beneath him and dropped back, the raft took the blow, flexed, gave, but held together; and Brian started one clear thought: we made it. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z She flexed her toes in her little leather slippers, reveling in the familiar feel of them on her feet, bouncing on her nubbly rubber soles, fearless and eager. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He told us to flex our feet hard and rub the muscle to make them go away. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I found every detail about her to be remarkable, especially the way she flexed and curled her fingers. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z When a fish twitched, Emmett flexed upward and tried to twist away, but R.C.’s knee kept him pinned. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Nina flexed her fingers, and the drüskelle dropped their rifles, hands going to their heads, screaming in pain. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z One at a time I flex my feet at the ankles, extend my legs, and point my toes to check that the ribbons of my pointe shoes are tied and securely tucked. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z A responsiveness entered her body, a flex of abdomen in rhythm with mine, her head thrown back to offer up her throat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I’ll be done in a minute,” he said, and Moss was lost in the water droplets, the way his brown skin gleamed under the hallway lamp, the ease with which his muscles flexed. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Sefia flexed her fingers and gave the bow to the boy. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She flexed her wrists and wrestled the control column forward again. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It was still purple and the cuts were still evident, but he flexed it a few times without much pain. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She flexed her toes like Mr. Staphopoulos had taught her to do. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Thomas put his marker down, then flexed his fingers, hoping he’d been right about all this. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He flexed his left arm at her and grinned, but above the grin his eyes seemed troubled. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Sizzling on the grill, the hot dogs bulged in the middle, grew fatter, and, yes, flexed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Ms. Connors and Basketball Coach talk serious frown talk arms on hips, biceps flexing. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z TOC picked her off her feet and squeezed her tight, his biceps flexing. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Finally she brushed the hair out of her eyes and put the electrodes on her head, and then flexed her fingers and began to type. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The others watched the next fight—Muzzen avidly, flexing his fingers and speculating on the outcome, Inej silent and still as a statue, Kaz inscrutable as always, scheming away behind that hideous mask. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z We flexed our fingers "for the circulation" and worked ourselves into quite a state of calisthenic frenzy. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Dill took one hand off the handlebars and flexed his arm, mugging. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z A muscle twitched unpleasantly at the corner of Snape’s thin mouth every time he looked at Harry, and he was constantly flexing his fingers, as though itching to place them around Harry’s throat. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Snapping drums, a flexing of sound, and a high threading of guitar over a smoother cadence and then the man sang. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He looked at Mrs. Torrance, who stood next to her desk, her right hand gripping it so tight that he could see the muscles flexing in her arm. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Shoulder to shoulder, they leaned into the weight, legs flexing, teeth gritted. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The goblin bowed his great domed head in acknowledgement, then flexed his short legs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He flexes his biceps, And apples show up in his arms. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas could see the muscles in Newt’s arms flexing, veins popping out as he pulled at Alby’s hands, until finally, inch by inch, he was able to pry them away. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Buddy crouched by the door and held the iron skillet by its handle, his arm flexed and poised. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She flexed her fingers, repeating the maneuver again and again, until the steel base left deep welts in her finger joints. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z And they flex their pint-size muscles around the house for the rest of the afternoon. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z My hand hurt when I flexed it, but it was a good hurt. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I flexed my fingers and toes to make sure I could, then looked around. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The man beamed and flexed his shoulders and said, “Well, I am in charge of customs and immigration.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Blackmail, Nate. Besides, we came to an agreement. He screamed bloody murder and said he’d kill me if I outed him as a beer drinker, and I...made him take his shirt off and flex.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He flexed his burned hand as he rode, opening and closing the scarred fingers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I rolled my eyes and attempted to refocus, flexing to feel my bubble surround me. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Pima finally hauled Nailer up, groaning, her muscles flexing as she dragged him up like a dead pig, then left him lying on the carbon-fiber decking while she and Lucky Girl went below. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She flexed her fingers, and a small shimmer danced between them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Chuck had exercised as they talked, flexing his arms with nice ferocity, his veins straying over his muscles like snippets of blue yarn. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z As though it could hear, the infant flexed its tiny body in the womb until it was turned toward the man. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Every day in Lifesaving 101, Mr. Staphopoulos had all the students stand on the dock and flex their toes and isolate their objectives. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z I lifted my head, flexing my arm to raise the rifle into position. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He kicked his boots loose from the stirrups and stretched his legs; the tendons and muscles unlocked from the flexed position of the saddle. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Chester flexed his legs, and as quickly as you could run your fingers up the strings of a harp, he had played the whole scale. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z His body, despite the smoke and his burning eyes and heaving chest, was flexed taut. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He wore armor similar to Dobrynya’s—made of small scales fixed together that flexed as he moved—but his was shinier than the bogatyr’s had been. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “It’s understandable. Your newly upgraded brain is learning to flex its muscles.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z His joints popped as he flexed his fingers, and he rolled his head from side to side till his neck cracked. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He pulls on the gloves, flexes his fingers, and nods in approval. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z While he was inside it struck a sixth time, still on the port—left—side of the boat just above the waterline, and he could feel the hull flex with the blow. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Check out these biceps. I’m getting a solid upper arm workout,” Sheryl says, flexing. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z She examined her hands, flexing them like Spider-Man did whenever he started shooting out webs. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He unfastened his belt, a Navajo belt, silver-buckled and studded with turquoise beads; he took it off, flexed it, placed it across his knees. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z If I were to ask you to smile, you would flex your zygomatic major. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He saw Sam and flexed his legs to take off, but did not. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The wandmaker took the first of the wands and held it close to his faded eyes, rolling it between his knobble-knuckled fingers, flexing it slightly. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Only his hand moved down by his side; his fingers flexed, then tightened. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z “It’s the muscles,” he shoots back, flexing his biceps and raising a single comical eyebrow. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I caught my foot in the flex of the bedside lamp, and stumbled, the book falling from my hands on to the floor. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He stops talking, flexes his wrist, and grimaces. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z He was flexing his muscles and smoothing his mustache excitedly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She struck a pose, flexing her biceps and shaking her back so the feathers wiggled. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It’s impossible not to feel a rush as the noise fills your ears, throbs and swells, pulls you into motion, so you’re not flexing your own muscles as much as riding the roar. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The god of the pit flexed his fingers, examining his own polished black talons. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Bigger clamped his teeth and flexed his muscles; he knew what was coming. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He visualized the contours of Emo’s skull; the GI haircut exposed thin bone at the temples, bone that would flex slightly before it gave way under the thrust of the steel edge. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He advanced a few steps flexing the crowbar. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood back and watched him work the blood into his arms and legs, flex his fingers, crane his neck this way and that, crying all the while. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The whole room shook as the snake flexed its muscles, shuddering to overcome Tyson’s strength. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Snape made a slight flexing movement of his left arm, where the Dark Mark was branded into his skin. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Tristran flexed his burned hand in the blessed cool of the cloud. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z She sits and her cane flexes against the gravel and the boy clicks his buttons in spasmodic flurries. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Jake was still going to the bank in the afternoons, but Alfred couldn't get bothered about it, not when he felt his muscles flex every time he stacked the canned goods or lifted a box. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Con flexed his fingers and thought for a moment. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z A muscle in Jackson’s jaw flexes, but he says nothing. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He flexed his mouth, ran his tongue over his bruised lips. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Kaz flexed his fingers, but that was all he could do. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I flexed my fingers over and over, getting ready. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She flexed her knee, watching the hole in her jeans expand. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He flexed his biceps, though he didn’t have much to flex, and showed off his hot stuff tattoo. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z With my new “flex foot” my gait looks smooth, my stride confident. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z She prods the chicken, flexes a wing, pokes a finger into the cavity, fishes out the giblets. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Two white men, so he thought about what Janie had told him and flexed his knees to run. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Major was flexing his arm muscles at the cracked mirror over the mop sink. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, in front of Room 40, she flexed her fingers in a small wave hello, to which Vivian gave a tight-lipped smile in return. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She sat down and let her finger be grabbed, looked on as the baby squeaked, as she flexed her plump legs at the hips and kicked air. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The colored light shimmered and shone on the wings’ surface and I flexed them joyfully, delighted with how the colors spread and played upon their surfaces. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She stopped, took a deep breath, pushed her chair back, flexed her fingers. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The air smelled of mud, and with the abundance of precious water everything with the potential of being green flexed and groaned and desperately began to grow. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He flexed his fingers as he waited, squeezing and spreading until the hand tingled. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The steel bands of muscle flexed along his massive arms. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z His breath swelled deep in his lungs and he flexed his muscles, trying to impose his will over his body. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The Sleeper flexed his wrists, and Mini and Boo slumped to the ground, unconscious. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Smart adhesive flexed against her skin as the mask settled onto her face. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I breathed a sigh of relief when Mr. Banner flicked the lights back on at the end of class, and stretched my arms out in front of me, flexing my stiff fingers. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z His fingers flexed around the leather grip, probably itching to give me a cut to match the one I’d dealt across his face. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Your father?” says a bearded man behind Doctor Snow, his fingers flexing along the stock of his rifle, tho not lifting it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “A ship’s anchor with a saucepan hanging off the bottom. When she flexes her muscles, the pan swings back and forth a bit.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Incidentally, why is the question never put as follows: What is the probability that Shakespeare, by randomly flexing his muscles, might accidentally have found himself swinging through the trees like a monkey? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z My hands shook, and I flexed fists to try to calm them, but my fingers wouldn’t stay still. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She flexes her fingers and kneels before her garden bed. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I could see his jaw flexing, as if he was chewing on his words. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I flexed my hands anxiously as I looked over at the burnished metal canister. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I try to flex my fingers and nearly pass out from pain. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “We get Inej’s feet patched up—” She flexed them, then stood, testing her bare soles on the gravel. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He can see a muscle in Henry’s jaw flexing. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Each time the men of Durham flexed their muscle, she redoubled her efforts to break up their game. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Once we’re away from the chaos I get on the bike, flexing the brakes. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z His hands flexed at his sides, closed to fists and opened. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Das, for her part, had flexed one side of her mouth, smiling dutifully at Mr. Kapasi, without displaying any interest in him. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It did take a little adjusting to learn to drive with my fake leg, because my ankle doesn’t flex and I have to control the gas and brake pressure by using my knee and thigh. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z He saw their fingers flex, grip, release, and grip again. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z I looked at him doubtfully: thin and drawn, with thighs and arms so puny that no muscle showed even when he flexed them. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I look away, hiding a grin, and inhale sharply, flexing the best I can while I lift up my shirt and attach the tube to the button sticking out of my abdomen. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Truth bared her right arm to the shoulder and flexed her muscles to show her strength. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z That’s when I began to notice Mother moving around the house, her hand resting lightly on various objects as she muttered to herself, her fingers flexing in a steady rhythm. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He had in his mind a plan: he would flex his muscles and shut his eyes and hold his breath and think of absolutely nothing while they were handling him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She flexed her fingers, like she was practicing her throat-strangling technique. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then the great muscles would flex in dreams of the hunt, and the mighty chest would give off the muffled whisper of a bark. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She withdrew and feinted, her feet jabbing and flexing on the floor with birdlike grace. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Mr. Staphopoulos believed that flexing your toes cleared your mind and that once your mind was clear, it was easy to isolate your objectives and figure out what to do next. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z He flexed his fingers and arched his back from side to side. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Aru flexed her hand and Vajra changed from a ball to a glowing circlet around her wrist. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He stood in front of Matt, flexing his hands as though he had to keep them under control. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The kneecap is exposed, and the socket is cut away so I can flex, but it does pinch a little behind the knee. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z There was a silence in which Crookshanks stretched luxuriously, flexing his claws. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z She took a deep breath and flexed her fingers, for they were chilled to the bone. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z On the shirt he was flexing across your chest. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Beverly sat with her arms crossed over her chest, Louisiana looked out the window, and Raymie stared down at A Bright and Shining Path: The Life of Florence Nightingale and flexed her toes. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Paul was even flexing his muscles like that actor—except that Paul didn't have any muscles. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z But those biceps flexed, and she didn't budge. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It’s too easy for her, really, and there is little call for her to flex her powerful dramatic skills. Review | Mariinsky Ballet’s ‘Paquita’: Glittering dancing but a skimpy story 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z With animated shows TV is able to flex different muscles. In the golden age of TV the existential-animation is king 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z Whannell nicely flexes his horror-movie muscles in this tense opener, setting the jumpy mood with genre golden oldies — squeaking and creaking and an abruptly deployed bang — as Cecilia, eyes brightly shining, creeps through the shadows. ‘The Invisible Man’ Review: Gaslight Nation, Domestic Edition 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z The 64th Cannes Film Festival is not unlike the 63 that came before it, but after a few years of movie industry woes and the economic downturn, it may be flexing its glamour. Party Love at Cirque de Cannes 2011-05-16T22:16:49Z He flexed his presidential muscle, and he liked it. ‘Designated Survivor’ Season 1, Episode 4: A Way Forward 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z She became a member of Judson Dance Theater in 1963 after she presented “Pastime,” a solo exploring the action of a flexed foot. A Choreographer Dancing With Ghosts, and the Future 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Lang's outstanding nine dancers march slowly across the stage in profile, stop and lean backward, begin forward again, stopping in midstep with a lifted, flexed foot. Jessica Lang's vision is far-reaching in company's program at Irvine Barclay Theatre 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Female moviegoers continued to flex their box-office might this weekend, helping Melissa McCarthy's comedy "Spy" take the No. 1 spot with $30 million. Box office: 'Spy' tops weekend with $30-million opening 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z But outside of flexing the prowess of AI, is there any value – artistically, historically – to what the company is doing? How AI is hijacking art history 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z I replied, smiling broadly and flexing slightly, hoping to land the job solely through enthusiasm and muscle tone. Yoga, spinning and a murder: My strange months at Lululemon 2013-12-31T12:47:00Z “Ma” is Spencer’s first starring role, and it is amazing to see her flex acting muscles we have not seen before. Octavia Spencer’s Horror Movie, “Ma,” Is a Misfire Fit for the Moment 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Still, I wonder if the vicarious thrill of watching infinitely powerful men and women flexing their ids and trying to find contentedness is still enough to keep us fascinated. "Billions" is as wild as ever, but its vicious capitalism hits different in our uncertain economy 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z For Scott, it’s the scale of the flex — a partnership with a brand the magnitude of McDonald’s is essentially unheard-of. Travis Scott Meets McDonald’s (It’s Lit!) 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z But if opera is what you do, it’s hard to find ways to flex your creative muscles. Review | During ‘In War & Peace,’ Joyce DiDonato offers an unconvincing recital masked as theater 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z Something in my smile encouraged her and kept her there, rocking a little, flexing her bruised toes, running her tongue against her lips to show patience. Personal Journeys: In West Africa, a Dollar and a Meal 2013-05-06T21:58:34Z One text post reads “white parents: my child can play two instruments//chinese parents: 奇怪的flex但是可以,” which translates the “weird flex, but O.K.” meme into Chinese. The Story of the Subtle Asian Traits Facebook Group 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z His bodies never seem at rest, with muscles tense and flexed even in repose. Review | The bodies of his work: Michelangelo’s muscular mastery is on display at the Met 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z If not, sparklers or terrible indoor fireworks are a low-cost way for teens and pre-teens to flex their sarcasm muscles. 7 ways to survive New Year’s Eve 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z From her anguished feet — flexed or pointed to snapping-off extreme — to her fingertips, her ferocity is almost unnatural. Dance Review: Ratmansky?s ?Russian Seasons? From New York City Ballet 2012-02-05T22:36:15Z Forced to confront the world outside the walls of Castle Brack, she must flex her magical powers, forge relationships and, most important, dispel darkness over unsuspecting townfolk. It’s Not Easy Being Evil 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Ms. Lovette experiments with flexed feet, extreme pliés and tilts that throw dancers off balance. Review: At New York City Ballet, an Intriguing Glimpse of the Future 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Ms. Negga said that she embraced the opportunity to flex a different sort of power. Four Actresses Everyone Will Be Talking About This Fall 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z So I thought, you have a show, and maybe I could come and…” he trailed off flexing his puppy-dog eyebrows. Jon Stewart returns to “The Daily Show” to shame Congress for ending 9/11 first responders benefits: “Mitch McConnell doesn’t give a sh*t about anything but politics” 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Like when he took off his shirt and flexed his muscles after scoring both goals in Italy’s win over Germany in the semifinals of the 2012 European Championship. World Cup stars get creative in celebrating goals 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z In one phrase, Mr. Crossman sailed across the stage in a soft string of formal jumps, his front foot flexed. Dance Review: Dylan Crossman, Tara O’Con and Stacy Grossfield at Roulette 2014-02-12T22:32:10Z Girls were already swimming when I arrived at the pool, flinging from the diving board with arms flexed overhead, torsos rigid with focus. I was a secret hair puller 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z To improve circulation while in that position, flex and point your raised foot, and squeeze and spread your toes. The Getaway: Practicing Yoga at 30,000 Feet 2013-05-01T17:04:38Z The immediate impression of “Joints Array” is of a field of gawky, long-necked, faceless creatures stretching and flexing, or simply of animated lines twitching in place. Art in Review: CHARLES ATLAS: ?Joints Array? 2011-08-18T20:43:15Z This morning’s dad flex 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 is brought to you by #DOPEDAD @rev_malice . A dad posted joyful photos of black fathers to shatter stereotypes. Then it became a movement. 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z “I got interested in the NFT space because originally I thought it was cool as an online flex,” he told the website Decrypt. Teens Cash In on the NFT Art Boom 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z And in her new Netflix series "Mr. Iglesias," she flexes her comic chops again as the beleaguered principal of a struggling California high school. "The View" alum Sherri Shepherd doesn't want any more drama 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z The flex games have been such a success, that NBC can adjust matchups beginning in Week 6. A look at the seminal broadcasting moves that define the NFL 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z How did that help you flex your creative muscle? "Clean" star Adrien Brody talks "Succession" & daily injustice: "There is a lot to be angry about" 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z She heads off to find her bag, flexing her arm, trying a move one last time. Michael Clark steps it up at Tate Modern 2010-08-24T20:29:00Z Twice in recent decades they flexed their muscles, vetoing a new president just before he was to be announced and helping to force out Mr. Fletcher’s immediate predecessor, Don Roth. Sweet Sounds of Truce at Aspen Music Festival 2010-08-11T18:43:00Z But the star in question, Daniel Radcliffe, isn’t here just to flex his charisma for fans. Theater Review: Daniel Radcliffe Stars in Revival of ‘The Cripple of Inishmaan’ 2014-04-21T02:00:12Z Standing in my bedroom one morning with my breast-milk-stained Gap sleep shirt raised, I poked and pressed, attempting to flex and feel at least a remnant of resistance. Exercising to Slim Down? Try Getting Bigger. 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Will le Fleming's gloriously unsentimental debut follows Holly's attempts to right her life as misfortune flexes its muscles around her. Central Reservation by Will le Fleming – review 2013-06-21T17:39:00Z But we don't get to flex our storytelling muscle that our filmmakers are very capable of. "Indemnity" director on his unique South African action film: "What if trauma can be weaponized?" 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z AT the mouth of the Los Angeles River, shipping cranes flex across the skyline — an industrial panorama that suits Long Beach’s gritty reputation. 36 Hours: Long Beach, Calif. 2012-03-15T16:04:42Z I flex my feet and dig the toes of my shoes into the soft dirt. Beneath the surface — caving and diving — Belize is breathtaking 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z The positions were familiar — flexed wrists, knees lifted in passé — as they moved with force, especially Amar Ramasar, a New York City Ballet principal who lent the ballet a straightforward purity he doesn’t always possess. Kathryn Posin’s Bulgarian Program 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z With its combination of melodrama and musical performances, “Queens” offered Brandy a chance to flex all of her performance muscles. Brandy Scored Her ‘Dream Role’ in ‘Queens’ 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z She added, “The thing I found most attractive about him is he’s very calm and confident. It never felt like he was flexing.” Winning Her Over With Easy Conversation and Home-Cooked Meals 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Hollywood, which is used to getting blockbuster numbers from male superheroes, should start acknowledging the flexed muscle of girl power — perhaps by humming a refrain of “Oh, you beautiful dolls.” Catching Fire and Frozen: Hollywood Gives Thanks for Girl Power 2013-12-02T00:05:54Z The Americana wore thin, as did some of Ms. Seiwert’s favorite motifs, like flexed feet and one dancer lifted overhead by the group. Review: Emery LeCrone Dance and Amy Seiwert’s Imagery Balance Elements 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z With your feet about hip-width apart, your palms down and your elbows flexed to 90 degrees, grasp the band and raise your arms to shoulder height, making sure there is light tension on the band. To build strength at home without buying bulky equipment, try resistance bands. Here’s how. 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z You flex more than creativity on social media … ahem. KidSuper Wants to Bring Back Warhol’s Factory 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z In Season 2, Coolidge was given more space to flex her dramatic acting muscles when, in the finale, she ends up on a yacht full of “high-end gays” whose intentions she begins to question. Jennifer Coolidge wins best supporting actress for ‘The White Lotus.’ 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Third was class conflict, as workers and a nascent socialist movement flexed their muscles against bosses and the traditional aristocratic ruling class. A grim half-century 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Preening, flexing his muscles and hoisting his nose in the air, he is an Olivier of overacting. Stephen Sondheim, experimenter. Listen to 'Pacific Overtures' and 'Forum' 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z “Is to lay me or play me a bigger flex though?” Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ Era, on a Chaotic Stage 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Starting over might be easier – and it’s definitely the surest solution if the floor is flexing. How to copy an old photo in a convex frame The stakes flex in the wind, and this movement encourages a stouter trunk. Preparing trees to go from green pastures to the concrete jungle 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z Allowing workers flex or unpaid time to observe their faiths would be a reasonable accommodation, as long as that doesn’t disproportionately burden co-workers. Work Advice: This business owner gives more holidays to employees who share his faith. 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, this recent flood of releases highlights anew the fact that women of color are rarely allowed to flex the supernatural heroine mantle. Enough already with the white warrior woman worship 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z But not having a Jewish representative doesn’t stop Jewish New Yorkers from flexing their political clout. Do Jewish New Yorkers care about identity politics? Jerry Nadler hopes so. 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z “What’s really important about this entire thing is that young people are seeing their political power, they are flexing, and they are feeling it,” she added. Why Obsessive K-Pop Fans Are Turning Toward Political Activism 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z It’s especially good to see Ms. Anderson, such a beacon of intensity in “The Fall,” get to flex her dry humor again. As ‘The X-Files’ Returns, Do We Still Want to Believe? 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z It’s incredibly easy to whip up a batch of biscuits or chocolate chip cookies, so don’t be afraid to flex your baking muscles. The tools and ingredients every adult should have in the kitchen 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Watts, who wrote the screenplay with Christopher Ford, just oils it up, turns the key and goes zoom-zoom, flexing his skills as the audience eats his dust. Review: In ‘Cop Car,’ a Joyride by 2 Runaway Boys Takes a Wrong Turn 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Nadal blushed when asked about the moody black-and-white promotional photos which show him posing in his briefs sweeping back his hair and flexing his muscles. Fashion icon Rafa revels in added exposure 2011-01-24T14:45:21Z The latest trailer for "Fantastic Four" offers the most robust look yet at Miles Teller and his costars flexing their superhero powers. 'Fantastic Four' trailer: A superhero stretch for Miles Teller & Co. 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Once my shins connected with the front of the boot when I flexed, everything became more fluid. How a 40-year-old beginning skier learned to take on black diamond runs 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Washington theater’s Helen Hayes Awards flexed its new bulk Monday night at the National Theatre as its dramatically expanded nominations were announced under not one heading, but two: Helen, and Hayes. ‘Helen’ meets ‘Hayes’ in newly expanded theater awards 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Turning down an invitation is the foundational exercise, a finger push-up to inspire larger changes in your life, to flex your ability to account for yourself. How to Say ‘No’ This Thanksgiving 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z The wellnessHostel in the Swiss Alps resort village of Saas-Fee flexes its well-being muscle with a spa, indoor pool, fitness center and a restaurant serving regional fare. They aren’t just for backpackers. ‘Poshtels’ boast chic decor and the chance to be social. 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z But she discovered that hardboard flexed over time, causing tiles to loosen. How to frame and hang fragile tiles 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Here he’s flexing his directing muscles again at the helm of this double-cast show, which is written in Hawaiian Creole and explores the complexities of Asian American identity. The 99-Seat Beat: Aaron Posner, Anna Ziegler and the return of Tim Dang 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z After some misadventures — including a narrow escape that shows Reichardt gently flexing her action muscles — the two men reunite and set up house together, cooking, sewing, philosophizing. Around the Movie World in 17 Days at the New York Film Festival 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Plus, we reckon this return to the scene of his finest hour might give him a chance to flex his directorial chops with more force than in the likes of Steve Jobs. The most exciting films of 2017: returning auteurs 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z She has also occasionally lent support to his policies; she once circulated a statement by Putin on Instagram alongside flexed biceps emojis. The Netrebko Question 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z As he did that, he flexed his arms and made a face like the Incredible Hulk does right before he throws a tank through the air. Have you ever wondered about muscles? 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z He also gets a lot of vacation time, sick leave and flex time, which he says is a pretty good deal for a lawyer. How does he do it? How one Annandale father balances work, family. We pull on sensible shoes and flex those credit cards. Things Every Southerner Must Do! 2010-07-14T22:49:00Z Tankian says he is becoming more fluent in the language, and these days he spends much of his time composing for film and TV, flexing his rock, experimental and classical music muscles in equal parts. System of a Down's Serj Tankian goes classical with symphonic concerts in Northridge 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z A flex space that caters to indie game developers is open around the clock. They Don’t Call Them Hot Desks for Nothing 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Typically it's best to ignore actors who decide to flex their musicianship. 'Dear White People's' Tyler James Williams puts out mixtape -- and it's good 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z It’s a great gig for performers to practice their skills and flex their acting muscles. When art doesn’t pay the bills, an actor needs a good supporting role 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z A lot of those plain-clothed flex unit squads have been disbanded, but a lot of the guys from the Gun Trace Task Force, they're still working. Jon Bernthal embedded with Baltimore police to play city's dirtiest cop in HBO's "We Own This City" 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z No. Instead flex that part of your prefrontal cortex which loves the other and revels in difference. Russell Kane's ordered life 2010-10-23T23:05:00Z But I realized that making distinctions between better and worse, flexing the muscles of judgment, both appreciating and analyzing, was a crucial part of the happiness of finally being back. We Heard Our First Live Music in Months. Nothing Beats It. 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z He has also continued to post about his support for his fiancée; on Friday, he shared a photo of himself flexing, wearing a #FreeBritney T-shirt. More Than Mr. Britney Spears 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z Stretching an arm with a rigid, flexed hand, they become Pyle's version of Wilis as they slowly spin amid increasing darkness. Review: Fighting for the Right to Dance Giselle 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z As the “bone breakers” illustrated, flexing can be freak-show grotesque, like Houdini breaking out of a straitjacket, arms bending as arms should not bend. Dance Review: ‘Flex Is Kings Live,’ at the Dumbo Arts Festival 2012-10-02T22:16:57Z Lanky and spry, he sometimes flexes his muscles or engages in modest calisthenics as he relates his story. | 'Absolution': One Man?s Wrathful Vengeance 2010-09-16T04:30:00Z “Green” is steel flexed into the shape of a corset and laced with tomato dried vines. Review | In the galleries: Science expands nature art, on grand and minuscule scales 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z I didn’t yet understand that my friend’s true flex there was that the cake in the picture was entirely intact. ’Tis the season to revisit the gingerbread that continues to defy me 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z The muscled, taciturn Greeks—this time fighting on sea—carry on flexing their freedom-loving biceps, hacking and slashing their way through faceless mobs of easterners. Zack Snyder and the West Should Stop Killing Ancient Persians 2014-03-10T14:33:58Z A few steps to and fro on half toe, the slow flexing of a foot, the vibration of a wrist, the roll of an isolated shoulder — these are often parts of the dance language here. How to Fall Under a Butoh-like Spell 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z In the end, he and Ms. Wiles face off in a duel between flex and ballet. Street Dancers Tackle a Ballet Project and the Armory Stage 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z Her recovery involved flexing her sexual power with men in order to “transform the very thing that made me feel vulnerable into a strength.” After Trauma, a Silenced Vocalist Sings Again 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z But if he’s wearing baggy jeans and a chain, “I’m not flexing no cash, because I don’t look different,” he said. Jimothy’s Flex Looks a Little Different 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z A brilliant opening sequence of still shots shows the four musketeers goofing around by the pool with their wives and kids, flexing their muscles, Mr Universe-style, an ironic demonstration of power and strength. Husbands – review 2012-09-27T21:50:01Z Fists crossed above his head evolve into languid, undulating arms; a flexed bicep gets swiped away by the other hand. Review: The Choreographer Kyle Marshall’s Spacious Slow Burns 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z Self magazine found that women at Coexist were divided on the policy, but those arguing against it wanted more flex time for all employees. Period pain: why do so many women suffer from menstrual cramps in silence? 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z It’s refreshing to witness a writer flexing in so many expository modes. New Short Fiction, Including a National Book Foundation Honoree 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z She even flexed her star power by premiering her cameo-filled music video “Bad Blood,” in lieu of a performance to open the show. Billboard Music Awards 2015: What's the point again? 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z His books are a rebuke to the action-man flexing in Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels. John le Carré, a Master of Spy Novels Where the Real Action Was Internal 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z Up on the gangway are eight dancers, one per painting, who bend and writhe throughout in a Brooklyn-born style of dancing known as flex. Review: In ‘Monochromatic Light,’ Artists Saturate and Vacate Space 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z “You want to flex different muscles but still maintain some of the things they look to you for in casting,” he says. Sam Richardson: ‘I love characters that are optimistic and sweet’ 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z Rooted in east Brooklyn, flexing is expanding in popularity, and the flexors here also represented other boroughs. Dance Review: ‘Flex Is Kings Live,’ at the Dumbo Arts Festival 2012-10-02T22:16:57Z Which is why Ms. Semmelhack of the Bata Shoe Museum is convinced that the current critical mass is far more significant than simply some flexing of fashion muscle. From Humble Sneaker to Luxury Icon 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z He’s most comfortable — and readable — when he’s on the move, when he’s flexing his joints as well as his synapses. Books of The Times: ?Driving Home,? by Jonathan Raban - Review 2011-09-15T21:30:23Z Despite its age, the only thing that has needed replacing was the electric flex. 'I bought this mixer when I was pregnant. My son is now 35': Guardian readers on the appliances that just won’t quit 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Schools all over, in every corner of America, are reacting to this hate, as if they’ve been suppressing it until this campaign gave them the heart to flex those feelings. Dear hard-working white people: Congratulations, you played yourself 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z “We studied the reference and dialed up the muscle flexing,” Mr. Westenhofer said. Creating a Tiger for ‘Life of Pi’ 2012-11-18T04:13:01Z Day after day, he would send me photos of himself flexing in different parts of his living room and ask me to come over to his place after work. My skinny arm complex 2012-12-16T01:00:00Z Nearby, three Brooklyn friends - Carmine Pennella, his brother Dominick and their friend Frank Cirrincione - flexed their sizable biceps into bodybuilder poses when asked for a photo. Cancun: Spring break on despite tourist unease 2012-04-03T16:44:07Z A few weeks ago, Jay Donn, a pioneer of the Brooklyn street-dance form known as flex, was stopped by police officers in a subway station. Street Dancers Tackle a Ballet Project and the Armory Stage 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z They are the types of characters who can break a plaster cast with a flex of a bicep. Analysis | The delightfully bonkers film that turned the Rock into Dwayne Johnson 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z That early recording shows a young man flexing his considerable musical muscle but also too constrained to let go. Russia's secret weapon? Valery Gergiev and the rapturous music of the Mariinsky Orchestra 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Above: The bedroom and adjacent flex space can be separated via a pocket door, the track of which is recessed seamlessly into the ceiling and the floor. 2009-12-01T05:00:00Z Under that basque lurks a diaphragm of steel, flexing in preparation for entry into the wind-farm A-list. Jessie J; Jonny ? review 2011-01-23T00:05:56Z On the other is a crew that loves to flex their American exceptionalism and drop in every four years looking for something novel to validate their quasi-worldly outlooks. Essay: This World Cup will be a true test of American soccer fandom Ortberg’s transition is mercifully free of grim stoicism, flexing instead an array of satiric voices, chief among them riffs on Christian parable. The Masculine Mystique: A New Kind of Trans Memoir 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z An online search for “Michelle Obama and strong” reveals a host of images with America’s First Lady flexing her impressively toned biceps. “Oh, girl, get up. You got this”: Why the “strong black woman” stereotype is an albatross 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z No matter who’s playing on the major stages, there’s always a crowd catching the crew of hip-hop dancers bending and flexing their bodies or moving in sync with one another. Rock in Rio: Five highlights from Day 1 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z To aid her in this transformation, Chipaumire wears football shoulder pads on her slim torso and often assumes the stance of a warrior, puffing up her chest and flexing her arms like a bodybuilder. Nora Chipaumire Makes Darkness Visible 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z When you flex your brain this way, you’ll be able to pull up their names at the next gathering. 9 Smart Ways to Improve Your Memory 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z The Calder exhibition was a relatively rare opportunity for members of the carpentry team to flex their creative muscles. The Secret Stunt Doubles of the Art World 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z A dancer is stationed in front of each painting, sinuously twisting and bending in the Brooklyn-born street dance style called flex. A Work of Mourning Comes to New York, With No Rothkos in Sight 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z In the over-the-top “Furious” series, it was important to wink at the audience — as when he bursts out of a cast by flexing a bicep. Dwayne Johnson, Star of ‘San Andreas,’ Is Solid. Solid as a ... 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z As the album unfolds, her narrative voice flexes its literary proficiency, assigning the point of view to first-person, third-person or, often, a “you” portrayed with both sympathy and unsparing detail. Aimee Mann Traces Elegant Despair on ‘Mental Illness’ 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z I duly bought all their other albums as they were released – Under the Iron Sea, Perfect Symmetry, Night Train – and observed Keane flexing different musical muscles, exploring other musical byways. William Boyd: Why I love Keane 2012-06-14T20:29:00Z If the Chanel gown was a nod to her guests’ home country, it was also a major fashion flex, demonstrating her membership in the elite circle of couture clothing buyers. Perspective | At the state dinner, Jill Biden stays understated 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z The corners flex as if the piece is ready to curl off the wall, escaping literal notions of what painting can be. In the galleries: ‘Strictly Painting’ is anything but 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z And while “Something Sampled” is a bright fantasy, much of “Flexn” is closer to a nightmare, drawing on flex’s grotesque side. Street Dancers Tackle a Ballet Project and the Armory Stage 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z On TV, it was “Oz” that allowed her to flex that muscle most enjoyably. Rita Moreno: The timeless woman in Hollywood who can’t, and won’t, stop 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z To promote his Metropolitan Opera debut in Matthew Aucoin’s “Eurydice” last fall, he flexed his breaking skills in Lincoln Center’s plaza, and the company’s publicity team filmed it in slow motion. He Break Dances. He Pole Dances. He Sings Like an Angel. 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Following Don’s instructions, we each grabbed a rope handle and flexed our knees as we landed with a soft bump. Lighter than air in the Shenandoah Valley: Lifting off in a hot-air balloon 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z The message of the trailer seems clear too -- that Depp, who has been in something of a critical and commercial slump of late, is back and ready to flex his dramatic muscle. 'Black Mass' trailer: Johnny Depp sinks teeth into Whitey Bulger role 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z And a cocky jerk who likes to flex his pecs. Motherlode Blog: Must We Worry About the Boys of 'Brave?' 2012-06-25T18:32:07Z Brown agrees that the chance to flex creative muscles is part of the allure. Gimmicky theme bars with a short shelf life are the hottest nightlife thing right now 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z In one pivotal scene, a character confesses that he just felt the air in the room “flex,” and it’s as if Stetson’s bleats have suddenly penetrated the narrative airspace. Perspective | Is ‘Hereditary’ really the best horror movie in years? Sure sounds like it. 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z If you’re sleeping on your side without a pillow or using one that’s too thin, that could cause the head and neck to be flexed on one side and extended on the other, he said. How to choose the best sleeping position, and why it matters 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Aiming their backsides at the audience, they flexed and jiggled them with some skill. Dance Review: Cecilia Bengolea and François Chaignaud at the Kitchen 2014-05-07T21:57:36Z Link to video: Mud Matthew McConaughey has been taking on more challenging roles of late, using the opportunity to flex his acting muscles, as well as the other ones. Matthew McConaughey: five best moments 2013-05-10T13:37:29Z The outer shell material, which also flexes, was first created for football and hockey helmets. Equipment: New Ski Gear, From Head to Toe, and Below 2013-12-19T19:56:30Z I’m mostly interested in experimenting and flexing my creative muscles in a genre in which I have no experience and thus feel less pressure. How do I start writing poems? 2013-02-22T01:00:00Z Now, CNN said, the Trump Administration has returned the room to its lesser status off the public tour, as almost a utility flex space. Mr. Smith Went to Washington … With Dimmers 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Sharon plays the part like a would-be god — shoulders back and chin lifted heavenward, exploding irrationally just to flex his muscles. The assassins are back in Folger’s spooky ‘Caesar’ This was the first time Buffy really flexed its dramatic muscles and proved that, while it was a teen supernatural show, it was as emotionally sophisticated as the best dramas. Demons, death and dynamite dialogue: the 20 best episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z Instead, we headed to the small Museo Leonardo da Vinci, where the kids could crank and pull at all of his inventions, including what looked like the world’s first bow flex exercise machine. Pasta Dreams and Flying Machines: Our Tuscan Adventure 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Leary is back once again on FX with a half-hour comedy aimed more at his adult audience: "Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll," which allows the 57-year-old Massachusetts native to flex both his comedic and musical muscles. Denis Leary is ready to rock FX once again 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z “We’re constantly flexing, depending on the needs, and helping each side understand what the asks are, why things need to be done, what maybe we cannot do,” he said. Chaos and Creation: Inside the Making of Yeezy Gap 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Our flex is a bit makeshift: my bedroom was the living room and there’s a gap on top of my door. How we live together: the ‘flex’ flatmates 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z The reunited band, with the same lineup as the one that recorded “Album of the Year” in 1997, flexes old muscles in its new material. Review: Faith No More, Reunited and Reclaiming Its Spot 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Behind her, a tube-amplified guitar slices out riffs, an organ alternates between full chords and long rests, and a heavy, pushing bass keeps the band’s muscles flexed. Beyoncé’s Dance-Floor Salvation, and 12 More New Songs 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z A hulking presence, he drifts across the stage while undulating his arms in an approximation of vogueing movement — flexed wrists and feigned drama. Dance Review: At New York Live Arts, Works by Tess Dworman and Niv Acosta 2014-01-31T19:38:38Z These clever kids flex their computer muscle and try to impress each other with hacking stunts. Scarecrow suggests 'Trade' and 'Taken,' both about kidnappings 2010-07-08T21:36:00Z I’ve crawled towards developing a code for what is worth it — what is educational, and what is me merely flexing my intellect or humor or ego. Trolls and clapbacks: Are they the trolls, or am I? 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z I wanted to push myself out of my comfort zone, to flex my autonomy and self motivation. How Much Did You Spend on Your Solo Vacation? 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z And, simultaneously, as if to flex her experimental chops, she created hyper-realistic reliefs of severed heads of martyred saints. With Splendor and Saints, Hispanic Society Shows Its Treasures 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Bill Hader solidifies this message throughout "Barry" and within its ending by flexing the directing skills he's nurtured since the show's launch. Bill Hader gives "Barry" his made-for-TV movie hero wish 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z Eventually, the creature reaches a wall, where “flexing and releasing,” up it goes and the reader with it. A London Teeming With Bodies, Buildings, Desire and Greed 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Her ad positions motherhood as its own form of qualifying toughness, and childbirth as the original flex. Perspective | Why a pro-abortion-rights candidate ran an ad where she gives birth 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Clad in a white shirt, bowler hat and braces, Mika was standing atop his piano before the second song, Relax, Take It Easy, had ended, hand outstretched and heels flexing. Mika – review 2012-07-31T17:38:39Z Given Mr. Finn’s reputation as a writer who flexes a novelist’s muscles within the confines of a rock song, this record is a reach beyond the mosh pit. Craig Finn of the Hold Steady on ?Clear Hearts, Full Eyes? 2012-01-22T02:23:06Z He flexed his pipes in bold new ways at the Block Party — which, incidentally, he's been attending for most of his 19 years, as a longtime Capitol Hill resident. Capitol Hill Block Party 2011 day two notables: Hausu, Witch Gardens, Best Coast 2011-07-25T01:01:05Z After that, into a sequence of mawkish ballads in which Rihanna pushes herself to the edges of her voice — and why flex here on the album’s blandest fare? Is a Rihanna album without hits still a Rihanna album? 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z From flex, he also developed the illusion of floating and gliding. Storyboard P: Where Is the Place for a Genius of Street Dance? 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Which raises a question: Why did he decide to follow up that triumph, to flex his new power in Hollywood, by making a movie that would go straight to streaming, bypassing theaters completely? Remember Family Films? Disney Plus Is Making ’Em Like They Used To 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Instead, an area that she dubbed the “flex space,” above, can be used for dining or for extra seating. 2009-12-01T05:00:00Z Jackson is eternally popular and remains Hollywood's most bankable actors, but this wasn't a favor as much as it was a flex. At long last, "The Long Kiss Goodnight" is getting the holiday affection it deserves 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z The wind howls, the camera prowls, the sea roars and Eggers flexes his estimable filmmaking technique as an air of mystery rapidly thickens. ‘The Lighthouse’ Review: Dark Nights, Troubled Souls, Hairy Men 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z But, boy, that voice could work a singlet, too: She learned to flex her soprano so that it bent, barked, yipped and squealed. Olivia Newton-John: That Headband Was a Crown 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z From there, he glided from “Hip Hop” to “Mathematics,” two highlights from “Black on Both Sides” that flexed his gifts in terms of flow, presence and lyricism. Yasiin Bey was one of rap’s brightest stars. His farewell concert was a stirring reminder. 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z While concert halls are purpose-built for exactly one type of use, the multiple rooms of The Reach are all considered “flex spaces” — designed to accommodate rehearsals, performances, classes or social functions. Kennedy Center looks to the future with opening of The Reach 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z A video posted on YouTube shows the 48-year-old singer limping back and forth across the stage, flexing his foot as he assures the crowd he's OK. Jon Bon Jovi injures leg at New Jersey concert 2010-07-12T14:51:00Z I realized this would be an excellent opportunity to flex my deductive skills. Perspective | A lesson in journalism: Sometimes you’re Sherlock, sometimes you’re Watson 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z The robust “Virtual of the Seas” itineraries posted by Royal Caribbean, which started in March as the lockdown began, helped inspire Jen Sternfeld, a private chef, to flex her cooking skills at home. Cruise enthusiasts stage their own faux voyages at home 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z A few days later, other flex dancers in the city could be witnessed expressing the effects of solitary confinement, their contorting limbs suggesting minds breaking apart. Street Dancers Tackle a Ballet Project and the Armory Stage 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z He’s the chef on the red phone, sounding like a thuggish surfer dude as he narcissistically flexes his biceps. Hold, please! Tom Story mans the phones in ‘Fully Committed’ 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z This is a film about movement: the 14 dancers careering between three sprung stages, the way a pelican flexes its wings in San Francisco Bay, the stately passage of ships past the building's huge windows. Tacita Dean at the Common Guild - review 2011-01-01T00:05:49Z Where the opposition is clamorous, the book is calm; where the opposition flexes its Vedic muscles, the book is undercutting, irreverent, and impish. India in Pieces 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z “The first album was about a young, queer girl who was a bit melancholic, but now I’m flexing my muscles,” she said. Gender Is a Construct. Christine and the Queens Built a Bulldozer. 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Bouncy padding can make a thin carpet feel more luxurious but shorten its life by letting the backing flex too much. The cost-conscious consumer’s guide to buying carpet 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z He determinedly tells us that the common people here are indeed common: They seldom straighten their legs, they often flex their feet, they’re emphatically vulgar, and that’s about it. Review: ‘Othello’ Is Performed by the American Ballet Theater 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z When I first surfaced in the flex culture, I believe there were only three other females. Shelby Shellz Suzie Q Felton, the ‘Lady Professor’ of Flexing 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Also 'Bad' was when Michael really started to flex his muscles creatively. Documentary pays tribute to Jackson's genius 2012-09-01T03:31:04Z He strips off his black leather jacket, flexing toned biceps in a black muscle shirt. For Gay Men, a Fear That Feels Familiar 2013-05-17T20:54:54Z The French group BD Égalité called for a boycott with an image of Olive Oyl, flexing her muscles like Popeye and proclaiming, “We Do It Too!” After Outcry Over Lack of Female Grand Prize Nominees, Angoulême Comics Festival Opens Prize to a Vote 1459-10-14T05:00:00Z Among many fine points, the flexing of individual fingers — alwaymore remarkable in the dance forms of Southern Asia than anywhere else — was riveting. Review: Erasing Borders Festival of Indian Dance, a Showcase of Dizzying Movement 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z In “Tradition,” we first see him flex those muscles. A Hundred Years of T. S. Eliot’s “Tradition and the Individual Talent” 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z The brand was on vacation, hence the bellhops laden with bags, not to mention the hunky guys in small briefs flexing their muscles on gym apparatus above the sand-strewn runway. Fashion Review: More Than Just the 'Heiress' 2012-10-04T07:27:21Z For a flex performance, such traumatic subjects are common. Street Dancers Tackle a Ballet Project and the Armory Stage 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z He also flexes his alternative edge on "Don't Look Back," which samples the Zombies' "Time of the Season." Review: Miguel propels R&B on 'Kaleidoscope Dream' 2012-10-01T16:00:13Z “But he’s also adroit with more leisurely horrors, like the snap-crackle-pop of the murderous shade flexing for the kill, or the slow animation of a sacklike scarecrow into a toothy obscenity.” What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Supernatural’ and ‘Annabelle: Creation’ 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z David Stubbs The Coming Up initiative, where new talents are given the opportunity to flex their creative muscles and get a bit of experience, begins a new series tonight with this half-hour drama. TV highlights: 11/07/2011 2011-07-10T22:00:01Z To be fair, this group—a tight-knit group of friends who routinely flex their power around the league—haven’t exactly ignored current events. “Stick to sports” is no longer an option: What it means for NBA stars to take a stand for Black Lives Matter 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z In one meme, a Twitter user joked about personal finance using the tone of the Spotify campaign: “Your checking account balance was in the bottom .003%. Weird flex but ok!” When Did Spotify Wrapped Get So Chatty? 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z The women of “SATC” made it seem as if buying expensive footwear was just another way to flex their feminism. Review | 10 trends launched by ‘Sex and the City’ 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Women were perpetually weeping while men pulled back bow strings and arrows, their arm muscles flexing. How I choose to celebrate Diwali as a feminist 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z “I put my hands on both of Stravinsky’s arms, and he literally flexed his muscles to show me how strong he was,” Wyner recalled. American Academy in Rome Announces Winners of the 2015–16 Rome Prize 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z “It’s the ultimate billionaire white boy tech flex: I’m so above convention. I’m so special I am not subject to the same rules and propriety as everyone else.” Hey Silicon Valley, It’s Time to Wear a Suit 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z Beyoncé flexes both her musicianship and her cultural leverage with “The Lion King: The Gift,” her companion album to the state-of-the-art remake of “The Lion King.” Beyoncé Reimagines ‘The Lion King’ as Global 21st-Century Pop 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Even the president of the United States dropped the term this year, flexing putative feminist cred as he did so. The problem with being 'badass' 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z We weren’t reading scripts to flex our muscles as thespians or to show off for each other. Turn the Living Room into a Stage: Read Plays Out Loud 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z As the dim lights brightened the stage again, three men clothed in masks, boots and coats moved robotically, kicking a leg forward with a flexed foot and slamming it down hard. Dance Review: A Work Starts Onstage and Stops at the Subway 2011-04-29T22:09:55Z In the wide panoply of rapid, Irish-type footwork that characterizes much of the dance, heels pump the floor, feet flex and toes cross in the air. Dance Review: Merce Cunningham Dance Company in ?Roaratorio? - Review 2011-12-08T23:13:25Z It's significantly boozy, but light in body, and is simultaneously both perfectly crushable and elegant—not to mention a major flex for any home bartender to craft. This 1700s cocktail method is having a 21st century moment 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Dr. Rosenblatt found that most couples sleep best when they face away from each other, the better to avoid flexing knees and “that little gush of bad breath.” Family Matters: Married, but Sleeping Alone 2010-07-23T18:19:00Z The former is starting to really flex its claws now after the Weinstein Company almost doubled its theatre count to 1,543. The Green Hornet buzzes to the top of the box office 2011-01-17T16:46:23Z And he flexes his mettle by invading England's archrival France — and, against high odds, conquering it. Theater review: 'Henry V' asks, 'Ain't war grand?' 2010-04-20T20:25:00Z Scrambling to catch up with Europe, even the United States embraced the classic imperialism of conquest and occupation, expelling Spain from its Caribbean backyard and flexing its muscles in east Asia. The ruins of empire: Asia's emergence from western imperialism 2012-07-27T07:00:04Z Superman, his body flexed with a terrible rectitude, is hoisting a car over his head and crushing its front end against a boulder. ‘Superman,’ by Larry Tye 2012-07-06T22:10:04Z She engages in an erotic dance with the Angel Gabriel, played by a "flex dancer" named Banks whose jittery movements, as if caught under strobe light, are a highlight. Adams, Sellars bring 'Passion' into present in opera's first full staging 2014-11-22T05:00:00Z It’s an automatic response, he says, a flexing of the story muscles. Michael Dirda reviews ‘The Getaway Car,’ a collection of Donald E. Westlake pieces He was flexing his arms and legs in a series of complicated callisthenics. TV matters: discrimination at the BBC 2011-02-17T08:00:02Z The result is an uncanny, almost automaton-like effect; each flex and release is a pop, or a hit. Five-Borough Freestyle: Popping on the Roosevelt Island Tram 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z She was clad in a similar sports bra and propped up on her elbow so that her shoulder flexed in the same way as it did in the picture. I Can’t Hate My Body if I Love Hers 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z This, the series implies, might explain why Truman dropped atomic bombs on Japan — not to end the war but to flex his muscles and intimidate Stalin, as he himself had been intimidated as a boy. Oliver Stone Rewrites History — Again 2012-11-25T03:37:22Z Some of the inking entries below are a bit of a stretch, but the Empress put on her YJPs — her Yoga Judging Pants — and flexed a little. Style Invitational Week 1242: That was then . . . — give us a then/now joke 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z But Bellows had already shown how a body can be taken to pieces –not dissected by an artistic theory as in Duchamp's case but bent, flexed and almost turned inside out by desperate physical strife. George Bellows: Modern American Life – review 2013-03-17T00:05:47Z This would have left the groove edge of the new piece just resting on the tongue of the adjoining piece, making it prone to splitting loose as the flooring flexed from people walking over it. What to do about splitting floorboards in an old home 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z A vocabulary derived from traditional African dance was seamlessly married to contemporary street genres like krump and flex; anxious, seizurelike movements broke into sinuous floating. A Dance Steals the Show at an Opera Festival 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z About Bernard’s signature move, one commentator says — here I imagine Howard Cosell’s voice — “Did you say the double helix overhand patty flex and dismount?” A Wild, Caustic Satire Packed With the Absurd 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z And while mimetic gestures are often part of flexing, the literal storytelling here undermines the form’s inherent rebelliousness. Review: In ‘Flexn,’ Street Dance Gets a Grand Stage 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z The film's centrepiece is a 50-tonne plane crash, which allowed director Robert Zemeckis to flex his technical expertise in creating the all-too realistic terror of an aircraft carrying 96 passengers falling from the sky. Denzel Washington takes a budget flight 2013-02-01T07:56:43Z In Scotland, predictably, it was the windiest day of the year and the screen spent the entire movie flexing and bending in on itself. Pop-up cinemas: top 10 tips for creating your own 2011-08-22T16:06:12Z It's an act of self-care, but flexing my culinary muscles within my newly forged routine has actually been a lot of fun. Tired of boring lunches? Try this genius formula for flavor-packed meals 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z The Black Friday scones are a product of my desire to bring something to the holiday weekend, even when there is no room for me to flex at the Turkey Day meal itself. Stay inside Black Friday and eat scones instead 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z He makes a face like a threatened grizzly bear: mouth wide open, snout muscles flexed, teeth bared. Riff: Reaction Videos as Anthropological Study of America 2011-11-27T04:00:09Z “They never get to flex their acting muscle because there is nothing there for them.” ‘It’s not a movie, it’s a moment’: Crazy Rich Asians takes on Hollywood 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z In addition, the exercise flexes muscles we tend to ignore. How to do your first pull-up, and why you should try 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z As long as there are opportunities to flex that muscle, I’m good. Perspective | You love theater? So do these 12 D.C. stage dynamos. 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z The novel, unfolding in a slang that is equal parts Jonathan Swift, Sarah Waters, and Eimear McBride, flexes its moral imagination with inclusive casting. “Confessions of the Fox” Is a Cunning Metafiction of Vulpine Versatility 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z I thought about this predicament while my therapist flexed her feet in leopard-print skimmers; they showed egregious toe cleavage. Body of work: Women writers on disordered eating, writing the body and the book launch diet 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z These two events, though not directly connected, both point to how far flex dancers are traveling, culturally, from the streets of East New York. Street Dancers Tackle a Ballet Project and the Armory Stage 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z The decision to sell also comes as Murdoch has flexed other muscles. Rupert Murdoch: The media mogul says goodbye to much of the company he built 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z An untitled 1988 work combines the words “we don’t need another hero” with a campy image of a girl admiring a boy flexing his nonexistent biceps. Review | Artist Barbara Kruger is still right about everything. Let’s listen up. 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Keep your arms by your sides and flex your elbows, so your hands are by your shoulders and your palms are facing forward. To build strength at home without buying bulky equipment, try resistance bands. Here’s how. 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z The first asks: “As a matter of fact, nobody’s ever survived the double helix overhand patty flex and dismount, have they?” A Wild, Caustic Satire Packed With the Absurd 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z This, in turn, gives Moffat a chance to flex the muscle that was his strongest before Time Lords came along – the romcom with a twist. Doctor Who Christmas special 2016: The Return of Doctor Mysterio 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z My four- and seven-year-old sons are proud of their bodies, their scrawny arms flexed into muscles, their joyful and adventurous spirits proud to show me how they can do tree pose. Naked with strangers, finally unafraid 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z With everything they’ve gone through in the past year and a half, including the racial reckoning, dancers say they’re now flexing an inner strength they hadn’t dared to demonstrate before. With 10-hour rehearsals and buckets of ice, dancers prepare to retake Broadway stage 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z In a moment of both broad excitement and deep disillusionment with the franchise, these works have flexed fandom muscle in a creative tug-of-war over whom the galaxy really belongs to. The Force (and a Lenient Disney) Is With ‘Star Wars’ Fan Filmmakers 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z “How to Eat” also marked a step away from technical, chef-written cookbooks and toward a philosophy of cooking that was about pleasing oneself rather than flexing culinary muscles to impress others. Nigella Lawson Was Never Just a Domestic Goddess 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z But the larger galleries choosing to flex their muscles in the United States may present a slightly different case, she said, in that “their growth is more about attracting and retaining artists.” The Gallery Invasion: More Foreign-Based Businesses Extend to U.S. 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Holding one arm flexed, she waits as if deciding; then she brings her raised hand softly over her face as if ruefully; and then pow! Dance Review: Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca ? Joyce Theater ? Review 2011-09-29T00:11:26Z Even “The Office” had to flex a bit before it found its comfort zone. Review | Steve Carell’s ‘Space Force’ has a troubled launch, even with heroic efforts from John Malkovich 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z Recipe development lets me flex technical accuracy with a creative touch. Jenn de la Vega has 4 separate pantries (at least) 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Its interlocking stories culminate in scenes of a criminal trial and solitary confinement, all expressed through flex. Street Dancers Tackle a Ballet Project and the Armory Stage 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z Reader, I am not within the same income hemisphere as either of these women or, let’s face it, the people who curate these fa-la-la-la-la flexes. From Goop to Oprah, this year's gift guides may signal the end of the world 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z For those whose spaces and budgets allow, flex rooms may be swapped for long-term office spaces. These are the most trending home features for 2022 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z When R&B singer Jaheim asked Regina King to be the leading lady in a music video in 2010, she flexed her neat negotiating skills: If I’m in it, let me direct it! Outtakes: Regina King on white lies, directing and ‘227’ 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z Gibney’s debut program was overstuffed and at times puerile; after more than two hours of watching hyper-mobile performers bend and flex, I was more depleted than enlightened. Review: Reimagined Gibney Company Makes a Long-Winded Debut 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z Some are almost figurative, the rubber cut, flexed and positioned in layers or strands to evoke the human body or more cryptic forms. For Chakaia Booker, Whose Medium Is Tires, the Art Is in the Journey 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z One whole page is filled with an oversize, hunched, anxious Porcupine, little paws seeming to flex and clench with existential dread. Brief Tales for New Readers and Little Listeners From Philip Stead and More 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z For a short while, the movie drifts along agreeably as Nick and Mae’s gauzy romance heats up, and then Joy shifts gears, flexing her action-genre muscles with violence and rampaging villains. ‘Reminiscence’ Review: Out of the Past, Into the Future (and Back) 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z The vocabulary registers instantly as Tanowitzian, full of idiosyncratic footwork and gesture: little trots in place with swinging arms; a hand circling the head as if wielding a lasso; heel-clicking jumps with flexed feet. Review: At City Ballet, Bending the Form’s Rituals and Codes 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z In a locker room in Atlanta, a group of men – black, brown and spray-tanned, some carved like Hercules, others softer – flex their muscles. Man Made: behind a powerful documentary about trans bodybuilders 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z It’s not even very good as a genre exercise, and can’t always keep track of which genre muscles it wants to flex. Review: ‘The Commuter’ Has Panic, Paranoia and Punches. Liam Neeson Too. 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Let's be clear: Being beautiful, wealthy, and powerful icons of culture, and declaring to the world that you do not bathe, is an act of dominance, a flex of one's power, period. Why do we even care which celebrities bathe? An investigation 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z My main goal all along has been to do the most outlandish things and flex the most creativity. KidSuper Wants to Bring Back Warhol’s Factory 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z If it raised eyebrows when Alfred merely flexed attitude and oversaw bully comeuppance, then what’s the logical response when he outduels trained killers, humiliates mob henchmen and charms their bosses? 'Gotham' Recap: Gordon Plays a Rigged Game 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z “It’s really hard to find an experience in life that’s both kinetic and dynamic,” he said — you can flex your solo style and also get the communion of “an organism moving around together.” How New York Got a Glorious Throwback Roller-Skating Extravaganza 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z Or maybe the people who think so — who are loyal to the movie and rock stars who defined their own adolescence and early adulthood — are still flexing their muscles in the marketplace. This Summer’s Action Heroes Are Several Shades of Gray 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z They heave the flexing body off the back seat and set to work with a niblick and pinking shears. Literary pseudonym quiz: whodunnit? 2013-07-24T15:42:05Z Later, during a group dance number, she bounces in one spot for three minutes, flexing her bottom to the beat. 2010-01-08T21:05:00Z Mr. Trank brings a light touch to these self-discovery scenes — the three are flexing fast-evolving muscles — as well as a creeping sense of menace. Movie Review: Dane DeHaan in ?Chronicle,? Directed by Josh Trank 2012-02-03T00:02:16Z So, flex your muscles, but don't punch them and then walk away. What does being fly mean to Dapper Dan? Liberation 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z Later she attended a rehearsal for one of his flex dance projects and decided, “This is it — the energy I’ve been trying to incorporate into ballet.” she said. Street Dancers Tackle a Ballet Project and the Armory Stage 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z On film, we see every shivering bead of sweat and flex of the mouth. “Amazing Grace” Gives Us Aretha Franklin at the Spellbinding Height of Her Powers 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z A follow-up to “Something Sampled,” last season’s flawed exploration of ballet and flex, “Don’t Blink,” is similarly lightweight. Review: BalletNext’s Unique Brand of Dance Returns 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z But anyone might appreciate the sly intelligence it flexes alongside its tearjerker machinery. Disney's defiant, talking-gorilla movie offers kid-friendly lessons in civil disobedience 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z Jim is chased from London to Barcelona to Gibraltar, and Mr. Penn, grimacing and flexing his impressive brows and well-veined biceps, is put through the paces of the midlife-crisis action thriller. Review: In ‘The Gunman,’ Sean Penn Plays a Remorseful Sniper on the Run 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z In concert, Gibbs rapped like he was being paid by the syllable, as he flexed his verbal dexterity and ability to go a cappella or ratchet up the speed. Rapper Freddie Gibbs heats up the Fillmore Silver Spring with virtuosic craft 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z While Tatum and Manganiello signed photographs and posed for selfies with the Sydney fans, a group of topless male dancers flexed their pecs and gyrated down the red carpet in Magic Mike-branded threads. Channing Tatum on Magic Mike XXL: 'I’m all for equal opportunity objectification' 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z A concise, straightforward rendition of Led Zeppelin's "Good Times Bad Times" flexes surprising muscle, and the rarity "Joy Ride" satiates diehards. Dave Matthews Band Caravan music reviews 2011-07-08T05:00:00Z There may be no more effective critic bait or cinematic flex than the extended tracking shot, wherein an episode's director of photography captures an extended section of action and dialogue in a single take. From beignet bites to a deadly dance, here are 2022's best TV episodes. Well, six of them, anyway 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z All that caffeine, flexing those mighty muscles--longing to go charging into your system--flogging those languid red blood cells into life--oh come on, sir! The Sun Never Set on the British Empire, or Its Food 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z Did I feel a twinge of envy at all that this scene implied—the Saturday night romance; the love-interest perhaps dozing languorously inside as her man basked and flexed? Lessons on Living a Better Life From a 109-year-old Man 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z It was what girls did to flex new muscles their younger selves never knew existed. The Kisses That Paid My Rent 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z It’s cool but I don’t really flex on people. Hannibal Buress on His New Show, Justin Bieber and Hawaiian Shirts 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Her skin split open if she flexed her wrist, her arm, her leg. 'I have three seconds before she draws blood': life with extreme eczema 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z With every flex of a manicured pink-nail-polished finger, she shoots at birds as a horrified neighbor looks on, calling to her in horror; she keeps shooting as a cigarette dangles from her mouth. Hell Hath No Fury 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Popping a shoulder or flexing his pectoral muscles on a musical accent, he made a spellbound crowd erupt in giggles. Review: Paco Peña‘s Troupe Flaunts Its Inventive Flamenco Style at Town Hall 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z But that also means that this story about a career woman who society doesn't allow to be herself isn't allowed to flex its full potential until the third and fourth episodes. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe comedy is a woman's work 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z “There are options for actors to hone their craft and flex their muscles,” Ms. McColl said, “and options that allow actors to get paid.” Some Los Angeles Theaters Told by Actors' Union to Pay Minimum Wage 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Maher did not go so far to flex this bankrupt idea last week, but he did come close. Bill Maher’s Weird, Effortful Apology for Saying the N-Word 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z The performers roll the dice, and repeat; the viewers watch them flex, sweat, fail and succeed. | 'I?m Going to Make a Small Incision Behind Your Ear to Check and See if You?re Actually Human': Heeding Audience Cues and Ping-Pong Balls 2010-12-16T16:46:46Z Clearly, it’s not just onscreen that he knows how to flex his muscle. Scarlett Johansson Spills Secret to Her ‘Marriage Story’ 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z I decided that I needed to flex some time ago, and when I reconnected with Jessy, I knew she was the one. How we live together: the ‘flex’ flatmates 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z She also nails the regional accent, from what I understand, but her dramatic muscle really flexes when she says absolutely nothing. "Mare of Easttown" is twisty until the very end, but the best part is its grace 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z Bruk Up paved the way for flexing, and helped bring bone breaking to the forefront as well. Five-Borough Freestyle: Bruk Up 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z By the end of the second episode, I came around: I liked how they allowed Spacey to flex his mouth muscles and bring the viewer into Frank’s confidence. House of Cards Watch: I Ate the Whole Thing 2013-02-08T14:00:42Z It was handy for the university, which is behaving less like a public institution than the big business it now is, flexing its muscles like the mill owner in a mill town. Jessop hospital, Sheffield – review 2013-03-31T00:05:21Z Lev Zhurbin’s arrangement of an outgoing, rhythmically vital Iraqi song, “Oh Mother, the Handsome Man Tortures Me” and Jacob Garchik’s transcription of an ornate Iranian lullaby let the ensemble flex its multicultural interpretive muscles. Music Review: Responding to the Anniversary of 9/11 With a Call to Erode Cultural Borders 2011-09-22T22:00:09Z “Bust Me” features an even bolder, sadder flex: “When you got this type of money, you are never ugly.” Perspective | On Lil Uzi Vert’s ‘Eternal Atake,’ mixed emotions swirl toward the void 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z That fuller repertory is more suited to her voice, which is accustomed to flexing itself against an orchestra. CD reviews: A modern symphonic master 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z It was one of the best tap lineups I’ve seen in Seattle in recent years, an eye-catching way for Toronado to flex its muscle and announce its arrival in the Evergreen State. The Toronado: Is this the best new beer bar in Seattle? 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z There is the extension of a leg with a flexed foot, a torso bending forward over a raised knee, a walk frozen in space. Review: At City Ballet, Giving Voice to the Body, With Sneakers 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Attached to the slab is a concrete cast of an inflated anthropomorphic toy eagle, flexing its muscles and signifying a sociopathological intersection of modern sports and nationalism. Review: Sex, Death and Little Subtlety 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z And I'm hardly alone in coasting for a much too long time on the messy flex that ice was the only thing I knew how to make. Will record heat make Europe embrace the American ice cube? 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z Woven together, the classical dance and folk motifs — circles, flexed heels, quick runs backward and forward — knit patterns onto the stage, almost transforming its surface into a sky of gliding birds. Review: Jerome Robbins Delivers the Hit of City Ballet’s Season 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, variety is what Burnett wanted, and she flexed her star power to force CBS to put “The Carol Burnett Show” on the air, beginning with a 30-show season in 1967-1968. Carol Burnett relives show’s comedic genius with ‘In Such Good Company’ 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z The rest of the episode feels like a fever dream, with a “Wizard of Oz”-style rotation of all the important people in Hannah’s life coming through the apartment to flex their compassion muscles. 'Girls' Recap: Adam, an Example of How Selfish Young Men Speak When They've Done Wrong 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z This was war-war, as modeled by an international authoritarian movement flexing its muscle, executed by a country with a doomsday arsenal and ordered by a tyrant of questionable stability. Ukraine on TV: We’ve Seen This Before. And We’ve Never Seen Anything Like It. 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z But Man Made weaves these difficult moments in with the easy-going, less self-conscious ones – Caminiti making hand shadows on the wall with his mother-in-law, or Weaver teaching his son to flex before a McDonald’s trip. Man Made: behind a powerful documentary about trans bodybuilders 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z The entire scene is a gaudy flex, and as if to drive that point home, the diva's husband Jay-Z co-stars in that sequence. "Black Is King" continues Beyonce's immortalizing of the Black American experience through art 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z In addition to playing, Shore also wrote charts and occasionally sang, and when the band began playing with symphony orchestras around Canada, he got to flex his classical muscles by writing orchestral arrangements. Before he won Oscars for his music, composer Howard Shore helped kick off SNL 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z But it doesn’t just stop there: It tethers Mankiewicz’s nonexistent role in this disinformation campaign to his role in “Citizen Kane,” a fascinatingly self-serving flex. David Fincher, the Unhappiest Auteur 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z Jesus saluted me — upside down — his flexed feet reaching toward heaven, a shroud of gold glitter shimmering around his body. Art in Bristol, England, Moves Beyond Museum Walls 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z To stave off the collapse of their young society, Cassandra’s sister, Allie, becomes mayor, and flexes her latent dictatorial instincts. “The Society,” Reviewed: A Teen Dystopia, but with, Like, Socialism 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z Sweden's flexed pixieish power as she hammered on drums and poured out her frustrations in grandiose -like break-up songs, then demonstrated a lush ballad voice on a staggering cover of the Drifters' "Please Stay." Lollapalooza closes on high note 2011-08-08T02:22:00Z Gradually they shaded into movement, flexing and swiveling their arms with their fists clenched, as if to rope the air with invisible slow-motion lassos. NW New Works: wildly uneven but with glorious highlights 2012-06-11T17:02:04Z Still, devoted Feifferites, not to mention fans of Mr. Rash and Mr. Koechner, who get to flex their muscles nicely here, will be well sated. Review: ‘Bernard and Huey’ Has Wit and Personality. Stale Jokes, Too. 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z The essay, for me, has a kind of physicality to the way it bends and flexes to fit the author’s consciousness. Steven Church talks essays, and his new book 'Ultrasonic' 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z In silence or to pounding beats, the combatants train and practice as the camera all but licks their flexing muscles and rivulets of sweat. | 'Hanna': Daddy?s Lethal Girl Ventures Into the Big, Bad World 2011-04-07T21:24:34Z Questions of national unity are poignant in Afghanistan, where Taliban insurgents are flexing their muscles with near-daily attacks. Afghanistan's Bruce Lee 'reincarnation' becomes Web hit 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z In spite of that, Plevan and other bartenders have found ways to flex their creativity within the realm of the julep. What do Kentucky bartenders actually think of mint juleps? 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z Her hands were flexed as if she were clutching at something. The City at the Bottom of the Sea 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z The movie, more than five hours long, provides Ramirez - a rising star who began his career in a soap opera - ample opportunity to flex his muscles as an actor. 'Carlos' screens at Cannes Film Festival 2010-05-21T15:33:00Z "One of the exciting things for me about doing the show is I'm going to be able to flex all my muscles," Couric told TV critics this summer in Los Angeles. So you think you can host a talk show? 2012-08-31T21:25:04Z For big brands, loud belts offer a chance to flex their fashion muscles; they also lend themselves to manufacturing startups. Step Aside, Crazy Socks. Colorful Men's Belts Have Gone Mainstream 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z The former bodybuilder gurns and flexes his ways through the film with such thunderous commitment that the end credits are rolling before we’ve even had the chance to remind ourselves that he really can’t act. The next Paul Verhoeven? I'd buy that for a dollar 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Stalking up a tidal channel with a spear over his shoulder, he is "as flexed and focused as a heron". Feral: Searching for Enchantment on the Frontiers of Rewilding by George Monbiot – review 2013-05-24T06:30:12Z Serena Williams with a flexed arm and clenched fist after serving an ace, roaring, “Come on!” Félix Auger-Aliassime Is Trying to Stay Calm 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z Female filmgoers, who have already flexed their box office clout this summer, will likely be the key demographic audience for "Spy," which is being released by Twentieth Century Fox. 'Spy' expected to top 'Entourage,' 'Insidious: Chapter 3' at box office 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z On those songs, they flexed Venice Beach bodybuilder muscle. Music Review: Coldplay Unveils New Songs at the Beacon Theater 2014-05-06T21:32:31Z She wiggled and flexed and twisted her limbs like a pretzel as she told anecdotes about Stone. Juliette Lewis, an ‘Imagination Freak Fairy,’ Knows Her Worth 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z Flip McVicker, the creator of a tortured noir crime show within the show, flexes his power over actors by forcing them to perform naked. The Only Hollywood Abuser I Want to Hear From Is a Horse 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Yes, Beyoncé is one of the world’s biggest stars, but traveling with a cadre of chefs isn’t just a flex. Less Cocaine, More Vegetables: Concert Tour Cooking Goes Healthy 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z A crime that had nothing to do with your beloved movie, and everything to do with the alt-right flexing its muscle. Nerds of the world, unite: The villains have weaponized “canon” — and it’s up to us to stop it 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z As Latin pop flexes both its inventiveness and its commercial clout, crass imitations and dilutions are bound to appear. In 2022, Latin Pop Thrived on Innovation. Again. 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Lim, who works as a librarian at Hunter College High School, is the author of “Fog & Car” and “The Strangers,” novels that flexed his fragmentary and quietly unnerving style. Eugene Lim’s Uncanny Sense of What It’s Like to Be Alive Right Now 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Dominick is a rusted soul, and Ruffalo thrashes out his angst in moments of spiked anxiety, quietly flexing his desolation when he has no more to give. "I Know This Much Is True" offers twice the Mark Ruffalo, many more times the sadness 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z So when the 24-year-old Latin trap phenom finally dropped his interminably awaited debut album on Christmas Eve, the gesture itself felt like a mischievous flex. Review | Bad Bunny released the best album of 2019 before the year even started 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Its Greek roots mean “hooked joints”; the arms and legs of many people who have it are shorter than usual because their joints are permanently flexed. Are Disability Rights and Animal Rights Connected? 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z The highlight of the show arrived in the encore, with a version of “Just Wanna See” featuring a wistful guitar and Lee flexing a smoky lower register for maximum longing effect. Review | Shaed adds color but needs more depth at its D.C. homecoming show 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z Temporary shows, formerly crammed into two small basement spaces and intruding on the beautiful Oval Room, will flex and breathe in the new tower. Expanding the Frick: Let the Hard Hats Come 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z To the west, Germany was flexing its industrial muscle, while the powerful British navy was the envy of the world. Europe: 100 years of war and transformation There’s a touching solo where Isabella Boylston, dancing with the distinctiveness that marks a true ballerina, steps to and fro on point while sometimes flexing her feet; it’s the most human moment in the ballet. American Ballet Theater Opens its Fall Season 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z So why are people choosing to flex their diets in this way? Third of Americans consider themselves 'flexitarian,' willing to embrace more plant-based diet options, survey finds 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Is this the treatment that a British icon such as James Bond deserves, or is Sky just pointlessly flexing its muscles? Why licence to show all James Bond movies could repeat on Sky 2012-08-07T14:22:30Z There's no real choreography, no backup dancers flexing in unison, no marks to hit. Life of the Party 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z My name is Mitt, or Willard Romney; Though, once I was my party’s nom’nee, Last month I flexed my spinal bone And now I eat my lunch alone. Style Invitational Week 1376: Get thee to a funnery 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z Dancers stand in silhouette, their bodies quivering before they flick a flexed foot and crouch to the floor. Dance Review: Ailey II, ABT II and Taylor 2 at Joyce?s 1.2.3. Festival 2010-04-18T21:55:00Z Before he won an Oscar for his sensitive paternal character in Moonlight, Ali flexed his thespian muscles playing a villain in another superhero series: Luke Cage. 10 Actors Who Could Star in the Upcoming Joker Movie 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z Season 1 proved “Better Call Saul” can flex its dramatic muscles, vigorously, at any moment. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 2, Episode 2: What’s Hoboken Got to Do With It? 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z His credentials were eventually restored; the point wasn’t Acosta’s banishment but Sanders’ flex. A Fox News afterlife for Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Why she's perfect for the job—and Sean Spicer's not 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z In Weimar Berlin of the early 30s, parties take place in abandoned factories and ketamine is becoming fashionable, its users "flexing and humming in the grass". The Teleportation Accident by Ned Beauman – review 2012-07-26T07:00:02Z Again, it will be really flexing the muscles of the documentary form. Katherine Butler: the gambler behind Film4's low-budget features 2012-08-30T16:02:14Z Ms. LeCrone falls prey too often to the idea that contemporary ballet means overlaying academic steps with flexed feet, parallel legs and the occasional backbend that aren’t part of the ballet lexicon. | Columbia Ballet Collaborative: Six New Works From Columbia Ballet Collaborative 2010-04-11T21:31:00Z No one in the real world talks the way Alicia does — she’s seeing with her third eye, flexing her middle finger at the world, rocking her family’s thundersome legacy — but they might if they could. Cormac McCarthy’s Unsettling Dream of a Novel 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z We were told to keep our left arms down and straight, and to flex our right arms, which would be holding bows, to show off our martial might. What It’s Like to Perform at the Met With No Opera Experience 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z If “Something Sampled” is about a flex dancer alone in the ballet world, “Flexn” is more about transplanting a community of flex dancers onto the Armory stage. Street Dancers Tackle a Ballet Project and the Armory Stage 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z Last year, she collaborated with Jay Donn, a flex dancer, to find harmony in their disparate styles. Dance Listings for Oct. 30-Nov. 5 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z In another, cartoonish tarantulas and a blissed-out frog join a few more vultures to flex their muscles like a high school wrestling team. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Soon after, Man, who identifies as genderqueer, modeled for Calvin Klein flexing his biceps in black boxer briefs. The Trans Actors Challenging Outmoded Ideas of Masculinity 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z She could flex to meet what appears to be an insatiable demand for her plants. How Much Would You Pay for a Houseplant? 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Actually she has her arms folded behind her, in front of a man flexing his own muscles. Wenders' Pina: Dance Crazy 2011-12-29T09:58:22Z Instead, Ms. Beverlin places a peach in her open palm, wraps her hand around it and barely flexes. How to Tell if That Peach Is Ripe? Ask Southern California’s ‘Produce Hunter’ 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z The last review I wrote — I can’t believe they did this, but … A man got down on his knees, with his knees apart, and his feet flexed. She’s Been Writing About Dance for 55 Years. She’s Not Done Yet. 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z The research, launched ahead of World Vegan Day on Nov. 1, saw the average American studied flexes their culinary techniques by eating four meat-free meals a week. Third of Americans consider themselves 'flexitarian,' willing to embrace more plant-based diet options, survey finds 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z “Romantic comedy allowed me to flex a different muscle as a director,” he said. Indies Invent a New Breed of Romantic Comedy 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z Only away from the glare of homophobia could we experience malleability, a flexing of the self, a full rotation. ‘My First Gay Bar’: Rachel Maddow, Andy Cohen and Others Share Their Coming-Out Stories 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Pools are great and all, but these days, many other home features from bar rooms to flex spaces are taking the cake as the most in-demand essentials for home buyers. These are the most trending home features for 2022 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z After a decade of work, “Pieces of a Woman” is Kirby’s first time leading a feature film, and it is a bold and memorable role that shows her flexing her acting muscles. Vanessa Kirby Has Been Waiting for a Role That Scares Her 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z “Within the community of people that decorate, it’s a big flex,” says Morgan Adams, 25, of Victoria, British Columbia. Can gigantic skeletons save Halloween? 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z Garfield’s time filming “Tick, Tick . . . Boom!” flexed a different muscle: singing on screen. Andrew Garfield contains multitudes 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z At the conclusion of an icy, fiery, truncated season full of abruptly concluded plots, this narrative-as-king motif was, as some might say, a weird flex. “Game of Thrones” Season 8 Finale Recap: The Iron Throne 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Even now, at my advanced middle age, I consider the following things the apex of bourgeois flexing: "You want a rich lady mouth": Could fixing my teeth fix my life? 2019-09-15T04:00:00Z Of the Penny boards, he said: “The plastic is durable, but when you’re riding it the board flexes. If you took it to a skate park, you’d be looked at strangely.” Penny Skateboards Find a Niche 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z But this system allows the ceiling pieces to flex as needed to accommodate truss movement, eliminating cracks. How to repair cracked molding seams 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Promising up to 56,000 troops in a single battle, and a choice of nine factions, armchair warlords should flex their mouse fingers now. Games preview for 2011 2011-01-02T00:04:02Z That promise of recognition helps explain why high-octane stylists would choose to work punishing hours, flexing fashion muscle, but just as often subjugating their own tastes and instincts to those of their charges. Hollywood?s Power Stylists 2012-01-13T22:05:14Z But Abudu has been gradually flexing her muscles and broadening her creative palette. Mo Abudu Isn’t Waiting for Permission 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z In one phrase she leaned her weight onto him, stretched one leg low past one of his, and then — a peculiarly striking effect — took time to flex her foot and then point it. Dance Review: ?Tango y Vida? at Chase Latino Cultural Festival 2010-08-02T22:00:00Z It’s the perfect counterpoint, she said, and a great way to flex the imagination. How ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Helps to Heal Generational Trauma 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z After turning in Jonathan Stafford’s arms, she suddenly stopped, and her arm shot up with a flexed wrist mirroring the ballet’s iconic opening position. Dance Review: City Ballet’s ‘Serenade’ and ‘Red Angels’ at Koch Theater 2013-05-22T20:42:42Z In the end, Mr. Kleioris, grasping Ms. Williams’s leg held forward with a flexed foot, slowly turned her as she bent backward. Review: Joshua Beamish Takes On Challenges Within Couples, in 4 Takes 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z “I just like to flex my muscles every once in a while and do something relatively mindless,” Mr. Penn explained to Mr. Schickel. Arthur Penn, Director of ?Bonnie and Clyde,? Is Dead 2010-09-29T14:59:00Z To preserve the improvisational nature of flex, the choreography, supplied by the dancers, is not set. Street Dancers Tackle a Ballet Project and the Armory Stage 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z So it’s a different job; you can flex your muscles as a director more.” Risking Boos, the Met Opera Puts Present-Day America Onstage 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z They can sneer all they want and flex their unorthodoxies. ‘The Suicide Squad’ Review: Train Them! Excite Them! Arm Them! 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z The stuff that flexes even the small muscles. Music Review: The R&B Star Miguel at Bowery Ballroom 2012-10-03T22:19:09Z Asking friends to flex their amateur spinning skills may be a suitable alternative, especially if the dance party is an absolute must-have. Where Are All the Wedding D.J.s? 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z The rapper also said he was glad to hear Martians flexing more production muscle in the record's sound. Syd tha Kyd and Matt Martians widen the Internet's connection with 'Ego Death' 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z Overhead, a naked bulb sways on its flex. 'Jesus, Ralph, you're dangerous' | Rupert Thomson 2010-03-27T00:36:00Z As Davis smiled and flexed a bicep, Palcy delivered a rousing speech: “Black is bankable! Female is bankable! Black and female is bankable!” Michael J. Fox, Diane Warren and Cher at the Raucous Governors Awards 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z After I left my marriage, I found I was able to flex my muscles, to play with the way I looked again.” The Year in Style: Daphne Guinness, Fashion?s Wild Child 2010-12-31T04:15:37Z Barrbell: Something Trump has in the palm of his hand that helps him flex his muscle. Style Invitational Week 1395: Always room for one more 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z He lauded the flex performers for their brilliance, likening them to “the first generation of nuclear physicists” but attached more importance to their humility and vulnerability. Street Dancers Tackle a Ballet Project and the Armory Stage 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z It is true that partisan considerations have led congressional Republicans to support Trump’s flexing his muscle while Democrats have often been afraid to take tougher stands against this runaway administration. The Many Varieties of Donald Trump 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z And now they're set to flex their spell-weaving muscles at their Manchester debut in the subterranean haven that is the Roadhouse. Clubs picks of the week 2010-05-07T23:12:00Z Asked which muscles they got to flex on this writing assignment, they said, “The cremaster muscle.” ‘Game of Thrones’ Writers Take On ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ 2013-07-24T20:59:33Z On a map, Cape Cod National Seashore, established in 1961, resembles the flexed forearm of Cape Cod, Mass., stretching 40 miles from its elbow to its fist, a peninsula punching into the Atlantic Ocean. Water, Sand and Plenty of Elbow Room on 8 Wild, Protected Coastlines 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z Wesson plans to lead from the front lines by challenging all the other city council members, as well as the city attorney and city controller, to flex Shakespearean muscles on camera. L.A. Mayor Garcetti reads the writing on his wall to raise money for Shakespeare youth troupe 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z But among the Olympians of mythological movie machismo, the movie flexes muscles that are all show, no strength. Immortals Outmuscles Adam Sandler. But Still Proves a 97-Pound Weakling 2011-11-13T20:42:54Z This will be “an important step for your future,” they continue, an amusing acknowledgment of how large China looms in world consciousness as it flexes its increasing financial muscle. Theater Review: ‘C’est du Chinois,’ at Under the Radar Festival 2013-01-11T23:42:25Z Stallone and his cast of fellow action stars flex substantial ensemble muscle in this high-energy battle between good mercenaries and bad mercenaries. The Expendables: Old-timers wheel out the one-liners 2010-08-16T15:36:00Z Nonetheless, he adds, “Gubar continues to defiantly flex her critical muscles.” 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z My awkwardness went away, and I stretched out, flexed, showed my biceps. When Neither Male Nor Female Seems to Fit 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Tensions between the U.S. and North Korea have been on the rise as North Korea flexes its newfound nuclear capabilities and President Donald Trump promises to rain down “fire and fury.” John Oliver Gets Weird Al Yankovic to Serenade North Korea 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z He conveys this by barely flexing his nostrils, as if having reluctantly detected a bad odour emanating from himself. 'She is the Queen, whereas you are Joe Shmuck': Clive James on The Crown 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z Mr. Wheeldon incorporates into the mix stylized Egyptian profile gestures, flexed feet at odd moments, shoulder stands and sinuously undulating upper bodies. Review: An American in London (Bernstein, That Is) 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z I’ve been able to do “Bad Moms” and “Step Brothers” — I’ve been able to swing all over the place and flex my muscles. Kathryn Hahn Talks About Her Insidious, Perfidious Role on ‘WandaVision’ 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z “It had the perfect stretchiness that she could play with,” Ms. Parkinson said, referring to the fiddling and finger-worrying that Ms. Seyfried performs throughout the series, her jaw flexed and eyes held wide. Becoming Elizabeth Holmes 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z On a loftier plane, abbreviation makes artists and audiences alike flex different mental muscles, tap into unfamiliar pleasure centers. Get. Arts. Fast. 2014-03-20T21:33:30Z But Chuck's petty flexing of power forced Jimmy to always fight dirty. We are all Kim Wexler, part 2: “Better Call Saul” finale taps our love affair with grifters 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Under a wave of hooting, hollering and flexing, they do. RECAP: The Bachelorette Watch: Dating, Magic Mike–Style 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z On the beach in France one summer, Tillmans aimed a point-and-shoot camera at his flexed knee and silky black Adidas shorts: a first, abstracted self-portrait. The Disappearing World of Wolfgang Tillmans 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z DVT is inflammation and the development of a blood clot in a deep vein, bringing symptoms of pain, warmth and swelling in the calf, plus pain while flexing the muscle. 5 ways to stay healthy while traveling this year 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Cut to her in a standing position, flexing her mammoth muscles Schwarzenegger-style. Wenders' Pina: Dance Crazy 2011-12-29T09:58:22Z To see Sondheim flex in a genuine classroom setting is one reason to be grateful for YouTube. From ‘South Park’ to ‘Knives Out,’ Pop Culture Is Steeped With Sondheim 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Note that the manufacturer recommends that you check the bag if you’re using the flex feature, which you may not want to do. Perspective | These new travel carry-on bags are on a roll (if you can find them) 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z Unable to flex our Paleolithic muscles, we have withered, aetiolated, gone to seed. Feral: Searching for Enchantment on the Frontiers of Rewilding by George Monbiot – review 2013-05-24T06:30:12Z The event, “Flex Is Kings Live,” part of the Dumbo Arts Festival, took its name from “Flex Is Kings,” a coming documentary about the street-dance movement called flexing. Dance Review: ‘Flex Is Kings Live,’ at the Dumbo Arts Festival 2012-10-02T22:16:57Z Runway designs from past seasons — sometimes from decades ago, and sometimes just a few years old — have been a red carpet flex for a few years now. At the Met Gala, old clothes are the newest thing 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z Onstage, he clowned with the kids, some in school uniforms, giving an impromptu lesson in flexing, a street style he’s perfected, like a goofball kid himself. Lil Buck Expands Jookin’s World 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z This wasn’t a revelation to those who had noticed his subtly self-mocking, script-defying intensity in the Twilight, or even his game matinee-idol flexing in Water for Elephants; the context was just a little more acceptable. How Robert Pattinson became an unlikely arthouse superstar 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z Budgeting can feel dire if you let it, but it can also be a very satisfying way to flex your creativity in the kitchen. 5 ways to easily lower your grocery bills right now 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z When Timmy flexed his arms to show me how strong he was, one of the muscles he contracted was the biceps muscle in his upper arm. Have you ever wondered about muscles? 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Though the singer has not said who she will play on the show, she will likely flex her vocal cords as guest stars like Gladdys Knight and Rita Ora did last year. Kelly Rowland and 6 Other Celebs Joining 'Empire' Next Season 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z “I think other interested parties should show their commitment. Let Buffalo flex its muscle a little bit.” Buffalo Museum, Ready to Expand, Raises Money at Breakneck Pace 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z From the nozzle emerges a hand; a real hand, that occasionally flexes. Back in business at the Liverpool Biennial 2010-09-20T20:30:00Z One major underlying problem for conservators is that the scrapbooks in most cases were store-bought and mass-produced, with vulnerable flexing spines and acidic papers. Antiques: Saving Scrapbooks From the Scrapheap 2011-08-04T21:59:48Z And while Willis gets to flex his action-star muscles, it's the vulnerability and world-weariness of his performance that's even more appealing. Review: `Looper' takes you to unexpected places 2012-09-26T01:55:08Z As they play, the tent will quiver and flex with each jab of a bow or poke of an arm. Wrapped in stretchy fabric, orchestral musicians become performance art at Green Umbrella festival 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Now, playing Dungeons & Dragons has become something of a social flex — the antithesis of the popularity contest that was the 1990s and early 2000s, an antidote to our more basic tendencies and cheugy proclivities. Who’s Playing Dungeons & Dragons These Days? The Usual Fans, and Then Some. 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z The women’s Diva, shown here, is narrower than its unisex counterpart, the One, with a slightly different side cut and flex pattern. From Goggles to Binding, Ski Gear Gets an Upgrade 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Daenerys’ constant need to flex her might is as built into her being as her heartbeat at this point, because she grew up swimming through those low expectations. A "Game of Thrones" shout out to the last ladies standing 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z “It’s tiring,” Coogan says, flexing his left hand like a golfer warming up for a putt. ‘We've had a love-hate relationship’: Steve Coogan on bringing Alan Partridge back to the BBC 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z The egg, slid into a smoking-hot oiled skillet then basted with said fat until done, is just an added flex, as in: "Behold my mastery of the sear." Egg cookery by emotional state: An essential guide 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z A mask, with all of the fear, anxiety and foreboding it conjures up, is at odds with Trump’s view of leadership — which is more a series of flexing poses and sonorous brags than verifiable actions. Perspective | Wearing a face mask is humbling and generous. That’s not how Trump defines leadership. 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z And I see many - healthy eating, teenagers and college-age children, career and flex time, infertility, media, homework - that we've returned to again and again over the course of just 13 months. Motherlode Blog: Motherlode in 2013 2013-01-07T20:49:36Z There was a wide gap between pro and amateur during Mr. Konders’s set: The dancers who were flexing were pulling off maneuvers impossible for the uninitiated. Music Review: Moving to Varied Beats at Bounce Ballroom 2014-05-02T22:29:31Z Like Nao, the crowd never stopped moving, dancing and singing, and as much as they appreciated the “Brown Sugar” flex, they were clearly there to hear her songs. Review | At the Fillmore, Nao demonstrated the power of her celestial voice 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z Hospitality norms can be even more narrowly defined and flexed within friend groups and families, and they can shift over time. Why are we SO obsessed with stories of hospitality gone wrong? 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z Reeve said a good way to strengthen both sides of your mitts is to shove your hand into a bowl of rice or sand and extend and flex your fingers. Why grip strength is important even if you’re not a ‘Ninja Warrior’ 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z The choreography, anchored by lifts that spirit dancers from here to there — or situates dancers on the floor in more twisted contortions and flexed feet — runs out of fresh ideas. Review: In ‘Like Water for Chocolate,’ Plot Overtakes Ballet 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z And at every turn these days, women are either flexing their clout or frantically working to retain it. Perspective | The message from the Paris runways is simple: Buy a suit and get to work 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z He describes his first live interaction with flex dancers, at a fund-raiser for the movie, as one of the best nights of his life. Street Dancers Tackle a Ballet Project and the Armory Stage 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z In the ongoing streaming wars, the acquisition of Murphy shows that Netflix, which has blown past 100 million subscribers, is flexing its muscles as competing studios and streaming services creep closely behind. American success story: how Ryan Murphy became Netflix's $300m man 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z Saul Goodman isn't that guy, but he flexes in a way that makes men like Hutch seek him out for help. Bob Odenkirk scores with "Lucky Hank," a frustrated guy who shares DNA with his "Saul" conman 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z As for Bullock, she rises to the challenge of her role with big-shouldered, brassy aplomb, clearly relishing the chance to flex her muscles and demonstrate her true dramatic weight. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z This desire for enrichment that’s personalized led Road Scholar last year to introduce “flex programs”: international tours that provide travelers with free time to pursue their own interests. In Travel, We’re All Boomers Now 2013-02-01T15:30:38Z I really wanted to have some of those common dishes where they could be a flex. "Oprah, you need to try this": Chef Kenny Gilbert on fusion food and his famous fried chicken 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z While, on the face of things, the snake might look like a bendy cylinder, inside it's an elaborate system of flexing vertebrae married to a flabbergasting cat's cradle of muscles. Screen burn 2010-06-11T23:05:00Z As this movie progresses, though, it emerges that the directors Laura Citarella and Verónica Llinás are less interested in flexing their cinematic chops and more concerned with solitude, materially and existentially. New Directors/New Films Festival Highlights Bold Narrative Experiments 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z They’re in a continual state of rebound: After a kick with a flexed foot, they curve around an invisible bend. Review: Stephen Petronio Company Revives ‘Glacial Decoy,’ With Its Supple Sylphs 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Meanwhile the women sat to one side, nonchalantly crossing their ankles or flexing their feet. Dance Review: Evolving Movements That Flow Through Time and Into Infinity 2010-10-12T21:40:00Z It’s still one of the most impressive flexes I’ve ever seen a musician pull off live — and at the age of 88, no less. Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga Dueted. Their Stars Were Reborn. 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z I tell Page all of this before he has even fully flexed the door on its hinges, “Well I’m so glad you came then,” he smiles, giving me a hearty handshake. Stairway to heaven: Jimmy Page’s castle is his home 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z If you like eerie sci-fi but fear commitment, or if your super power is identifying celebrity voices and you want to flex your skills, watch this. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z “I wasn’t trying to flex up on my mom,” he said. Frank Ocean Is Finally Free, Mystery Intact 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z The surprise he spoke of was Borner walking across the graduation stage, and flexing along the way, to receive his diploma in front of those gathered inside Loos Field House in Addison, Tex. He was paralyzed and told he’d never walk again. 12 years later, he walked at his graduation. 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Before the season started, they went to the Edgbaston ground in Birmingham for coaching and conditioning, which involved squat thrusts, sprints and muscle flexes supervised by two county cricketers. The Authors XI: A Season of English Cricket from Hackney to Hambledon by The Authors Cricket Club – review 2013-07-18T07:00:01Z Soon the scintillating brass section flexed its muscles — the first of many impressive displays of power, in which the horn section did itself especially proud. Alan Gilbert Conducts the New York Philharmonic 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z As a singer, his performance was mixed: Some of the high notes on his record didn’t exist, but he was able to flex his falsetto when really needed. At the Fillmore, Nick Jonas tries on his latest persona 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z Susanne Reber, whom NPR hired from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to head its investigative unit, said she is asking reporters to flex muscles that they already have - namely good sources - in a different way. Public media puts millions into investigative work 2011-03-06T00:06:59Z But hit full fury this year with the arrivals of HBO Max, flexing the full force of the Warner Bros. library, and to a lesser degree, Peacock, NBC Universal's addition to the fracas. Wait, that happened this year? A reminder of the TV events that 2020 erased from our memories 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z “A lot of you are so preoccupied with whether to point or flex your toes,” he said during one session earlier this month. Is This the Breakout Star of Virtual Fitness? 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z "It's been four-and-a-half years since I was on the stage, so it's time to flex that muscle again," he said. Liam Neeson considers return to stage 2013-01-30T14:57:07Z The shoe tends to draw up toward the toes a little bit as the foot flexes.” How to pick a better running shoe 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z All the headlines of the Rocket were flex type stuff. For Sub Pop’s 25th, a show and some recollections 2013-07-03T22:47:04Z Her pieces were pointillistic and dizzying, defining odd meters and adding and subtracting notes to make the patterns endlessly flex and realign. At Moogfest, Electronics Stimulate Ears and Emotions 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z He thinks of rapping as an imaginative opportunity — flexing your make-believe muscles allows you to learn the breadth of your humanity, the height of your hopes and the depth of your desire. As a rap phenom, LL Cool J needed love. As a rap legend, he’s finally getting it. 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z There is a certain elegance to Ms. Coonrod’s decision to let audience members flex their imaginations, and the purity of intention matches the story’s setting in an austere Nordic hamlet. Review: ‘Babette’s Feast’ Is Served, This Time Onstage 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z The movie does a terrific job of evoking an explosive, optimistic sense of possibility as the nation, in the flush of victory, flexed its collective muscle and set about reinventing itself. Movie Review: ‘On the Road,’ Directed by Walter Salles 2012-12-20T23:12:37Z "It's a beautiful thing, man," one character says of the restorative powers of their flexing. In honor of 'Magic Mike XXL,' a brief history of men's abs in the movies 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z TV, however, was booming: “I flexed a little, and maintained working status.” Dermot Mulroney: 'I remember Charlie Sheen climbing over a balcony, half-clothed …' 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z He added that any price cuts were part of parent company AEG Live's "flex price" strategy to curb touting. Keith Richards: the Stones don't want fans to 'starve their babies' for tickets 2013-05-09T09:33:18Z As the virus rages outside, hobbyists can at least flex control of their own little worlds. The Grocery Store of the Mind 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z It was a peek into how the craft beer industry is currently and simultaneously leaning into and flexing against one of its most popular, albeit controversial, varieties. IPA: Why the love-it-or-hate-it beer is here to stay 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Bieber released a video on his YouTube page featuring the performer dancing along with a few of his friends—while flexing his arms at the camera maybe just a few times. Watch Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and More Dance to Carly Rae Jepsen's 'I Really Like You' 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z She breaks free from a male dancer’s embrace, her fists clenched, her arms flexed; all of the song’s force embodied in her movement. Karine Plantadit, Dancer 2010-02-17T18:43:00Z Before takeoff, the bees repeatedly flex their flying muscles. Ever wondered about warm-blooded and cold-blooded animals? 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Fearlessly flexing her instrument, she released uninhibited streams of consciousness that prodded her musicians to follow her into wide-open spaces where they seemed happy to go. Music Review | Dee Dee Bridgewater: A Woman and Her Band Commune With a Legend 2010-02-19T06:19:00Z I think a lot of flex spaces tend to be overcomplicated. An Immersive Sound Installation at MoMA Introduces the Studio 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z So as the roof heats up or cools, the ceiling also flexes, causing those maddening cracks to open up between the crown molding and the ceiling. How to repair cracked molding seams 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Recently she spoke about being a woman in the male-dominated flex world, her influences and how dance has given her life meaning. Shelby Shellz Suzie Q Felton, the ‘Lady Professor’ of Flexing 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Earlier this week, Mr. Valdés, a Latin jazz patriarch, began an extended run at the Blue Note that will find him flexing his powers in a variety of contexts. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in NYC This Weekend 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Maybe you're indifferent to your friends' social media flexing on their photogenic feasts of humble "pantry staples." Give up on that sourdough and embrace the tao of "I Hate to Cook" 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z Look at Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson, who happily stuffed his big frame into tutus in Tooth Fairy and hilariously busted through his own cast while flexing his muscular arms in Furious 6. Dear LeBron James: Please Make 'Space Jam 2' 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z But in the pandemic economy, there’s a new way for the rich and recognized to flex their status and wealth: through a SPAC. Anyone Who’s Anyone Has a SPAC Right Now 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z The guard over the shaving head vanished long ago but the cleaning brush is still stored in the case under the flex. 'I bought this mixer when I was pregnant. My son is now 35': Guardian readers on the appliances that just won’t quit 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z But it was in flexing his cerebral side in 1982's "The World According to Garp" that Williams found his footing in film. Robin Williams seized the day in every role 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Seeking to extend that collaboration and to give flex dancers opportunities to experiment outside the battle format, he has been bringing them into projects in a realm he knows well, the world of concert dance. Street Dancers Tackle a Ballet Project and the Armory Stage 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z Not only did Mr. Lucchesi name names but, still flexing those editorial muscles, he sketched out broader themes embodied or engendered by each restaurant. 8 Ways Restaurants Have Changed in the Past Decade 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z We have opportunities not just with the field pieces, but we get to flex with sketches, and chat segments with the correspondents, and one on ones with Trevor. "The house has never not been on fire": How two "Daily Show" correspondents made comedy for our pain 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z That flexing of transgender might was a welcome sign that this wasn’t going to be the “Queer as Folk” I came of age with. Watching ‘Queer as Folk’ but Craving ‘Heartstopper’ 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z From the start of this debut novel, Cala flexes her prodigious comedic muscles, managing to render the three friends both as sympathetic heroines and as the victims of lives more humorous than they would like. Finding the Comedy in Tween Tragedy 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Instead of Victorians, there are triple-deckers, their porches lined with railings that flex against a body’s weight. A Mother and Daughter and a Town Made of ‘Brass’ 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z His costume comprised a shower curtain cloak, ketchup around his mouth, the flex off a mini kettle for a vestigial tail, tungsten-tipped screws for claws and complimentary biscuits Sellotaped to his face. From ‘Aha!’ to zombies: the encyclopedia of Alan Partridge 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z Bryan Cranston does gently flex military muscle as some kind of admiral. For Me, Rewatching ‘Contagion’ Was Fun, Until It Wasn’t 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z In Drake logic, this was a flex; even in attack mode, he can hardly be bothered. How Pusha T’s “The Story of Adidon” Viciously Undercuts Drake’s Celebrity 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z The Body as Pretzel, With Lots of Mustard “What is flexing?” said a man named Reem at powerHouse Books in Brooklyn on Saturday night. Dance Review: ‘Flex Is Kings Live,’ at the Dumbo Arts Festival 2012-10-02T22:16:57Z Maybe he actually is the centre: the last action hero, rock-solid nucleus of popular culture, whose flexing biceps are all that’s holding civilisation – or at least Hollywood – together. Let’s rock! Why Dwayne Johnson is the new Schwarzenegger 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z They joked about “flexing” and wrote “rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr” to each other when they were happy with how their trading was going. Hedge fund’s wild side: The man who lost $8 billion 2013-06-01T20:30:00Z Is he flexing his muscles or reaching for a beer? | '___ Year': Ellen Barkin Stars in Cam Archer?s ?____ Year? - Review 2011-09-20T22:48:20Z Inevitably, this will include some girls, but at first the boys are flexing for one another. Two Musicals 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z For the first time, nudity was permitted on screen, and it’s easy to see how Altman could have viewed the shower scene as a flex of his first amendment rights. M*A*S*H at 50: the Robert Altman comedy that revels in cruel misogyny 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z And Mr. Jackman, for all his growling, flexing and macho wisecracking, keeps our attention focused on Logan’s feelings. Movie Review: In ‘The Wolverine,’ Hugh Jackman Broods Again 2013-07-25T21:12:49Z Rather than playing the hits, as JJ Abrams’s franchise-reviving The Force Awakens did two Christmases ago, it flexes its fingers before riffing over old chord progressions in ways that will leave fans beaming with surprise. 'Yay, porgs!' – critics' verdicts on Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z The “New Dances” concert at Juilliard gives students at the prestigious school a chance to create works with top choreographers while audiences get to see some promising talent flex their performance muscles. 8 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z The dancer who caught her eye was Jay Donn, a manic jester of flex, overflowing with ideas and giddy energy. Street Dancers Tackle a Ballet Project and the Armory Stage 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z Musical highlights: a section where the normally slow-rapping rapper flexed an extended, rapid, double-time flow that included the line "return of the Mack." SXSW 2011 post #4: Macklemore at the Fader Fort 2011-03-17T21:56:06Z Bryan Phlamm, 18, a college freshman in Illinois, often posts shirtless videos of himself in the locker room of Charter Fitness, flexing his chiseled hamstrings and pectoral muscles. What Is ‘Bigorexia’? 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z After a point watching Georgiana flex her savvy becomes downright entertaining: she is not keen to end up locked in an attic, like that Creole woman in another literary classic. A less sexy "Sanditon" doesn't evolve the plot, but so what? That's not why people watch 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z He pouts, he flexes, he fights in bars. How wrestling is taking over the movies 2010-09-02T21:00:00Z |
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