单词 | gambit |
例句 | That is, until a Soviet gambit changed the conversation. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z America's nuclear gambit had kept Stalin in check, but the crisis in Berlin underscored the need to anticipate the USSR's next move. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The scariest was about the gambit, an animal that had four mouths. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Though success in Cambridge conversation frequently came from saying something preposterous, hoping that someone would take you seriously, there was no need for Francis to adopt this gambit. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z When she told gambit stories, all the kids would crowd around her. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t help but feel that her decision to join us was a gambit of her own. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Her showdown with John Becker was the kind of gambit that the laboratory expected, encouraged, and valued in its promising male engineers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I suggested that such a gambit be postponed until I was a convicted prisoner and the authorities were less cautious. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Tristran read it to himself, looking for something about which he could begin to talk: a conversational gambit of some kind—any kind. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I realized immediately that no one had told her about our gambit. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought hard and then said, “What are those books about, Lula?”—a pretty good gambit on his part. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Every time she thought back on the gambit, and how well it had worked, Kathy smiled to herself. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z In one of those Hollywood marketing gambits that's simultaneously truthful and intended to spread confusion, "Sanctum" is described as a film "from executive producer James Cameron, the creator of 'Titanic' and 'Avatar.'" "Sanctum": James Cameron presents an underwater cave thriller 2011-02-03T01:31:00Z It was a familiar gambit — endless numbers of young singers do the same — but an effective one; it scored him a major label deal. The Playlist: A Punk Response to Violence and Neil Young’s Return to Love 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z It’s a gambit as uncertain as the towering projects that Chicago and many other cities built 50 years ago, and its outcome could influence other new public housing projects across the country. Chicago’s housing experiment 2012-09-01T16:00:00Z This opening gambit is often taken as a chance for a conductor to show off a work by a less-known compatriot, and that was certainly true here. Restrained and urbane, Noseda leads NSO in strong Rachmaninoff 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Is Don’s grand road trip a brilliant gambit for this risky series? 'Mad Men' Recap: The Long and Winding Con 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z One of the women, Angela, who was a model and needs a full-time assistance, decides to begin modeling again, a standard reality TV gambit. “Push Girls”: Cocktails, guys, wheelchairs 2012-06-04T21:00:00Z Their opening gambit was made plain and eloquent in their clothes. Perspective | For Nancy Pelosi and the new women in Congress, fashion was a defiant statement of purpose — and resistance 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z And, in a stirring and audacious gambit, Jason causes time to stop. Arts & Leisure: Debated Movies: ?The Tree of Life,? ?The Future,? ?The Help? 2011-08-25T15:03:08Z Cramming the screen with established names to hedge their expensive bets is an old-fashioned studio gambit, whether in a 1920s musical revue or 1970s disaster flick. ‘The Flash’ Review: Electric Company 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Carr’s film crystallizes just how complex pulling off that legal gambit had to be to succeed, as counsel on both sides repeatedly defined and redefined the terms of Roy and Carter’s mental health. I Love You, Now Die: behind the text suicide scandal that shocked America 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Keeping aggressive amateurs on track is one of the well-practiced gambits in a show like “America; It’s Complicated!,” the latest summer residency for the Chicago-based improv troupe at the Kennedy Center. Review | The Second City’s latest sketch comedy show takes on Trump, tourists and trolls 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z And in what seemed like either a clever marketing scheme or a desperate gambit, Mr. Brucker then pulled out prototypes of his latest project: a Beverly Hills credit card. Beverly Hills: Still Elite, but ... 2011-05-27T17:11:25Z The studio has tried the two-film gambit before, splitting the Stephen King adaptation “It” into halves, but those films opened two years apart and a prospective “Dune” sequel would likely take far longer to mount. Venice Film Festival: ‘Dune’ Leaves Us With 3 Big Questions 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z The problem is that such a gambit suggests the conductor doesn’t really believe in the challenging work. Review: The Philharmonic Hails Sibelius, and Offers Joshua Bell on a Mendelssohn 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Even then, in the event of magical circumstances, an actor can return via any number of twists, including the enduring, delightfully dumb twin gambit. Why the latest "What We Do in the Shadows" twist makes sense in The Great Resignation era 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z A big-name band instantly selling out a small room: it’s called an underplay, and it’s becoming a standard gambit to get a new album noticed. Music Review: A Return to Power, Properly Punctuated 2011-02-02T22:24:02Z Despite the title, the concerto is also written for percussion and double basses; nonetheless, it’s a gambit of orchestration, pitting a string soloist against an ensemble of much louder instruments. Kurt Weill’s Path From Europe to Broadway Was a Straight Line 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z It was an impressive gambit, but it didn’t quite land, in part because of a rare klutzy flashback, a just-so story about the family roots of Piper’s dishonesty. Emily Nussbaum: “Orange Is the New Black” and “Louie” Reviews 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z In one of the night’s most successful gambits, Ms. Cyrus performed “BB Talk,” about her boyfriend’s infantilizing, lovey-dovey baby talk, dressed like a giant newborn, complete with an oversize diaper. Review: Miley Cyrus’s World of Excess 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z Hagan illustrates that gambit and many others, tinkering with form as well as content. In the galleries: Deconstruction that’s carefully constructed 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z There are tax laws that benefit the rich, and torture laws that are bent or broken to “protect” America, WMDs that don’t exist as well as a political gambit that gave rise to ISIS. Adam McKay's "Vice": A sly, irreverent portrait of Dick Cheney's monstrous power 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z This boldly colorful gambit brings a memento to life. Review | In the galleries: At Strathmore, artists illuminate the darkness 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Their latest gambit: Making the sort of movie that audiences traditionally would watch on a big screen. Will Smith Is a Cop in a World of Orcs and Elves in the 'Bright' Trailer 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Peck assigned six soloists a series of knotty duets that spoke more strongly about body sculpture than romance, then shattered those sculptures gymnastically before his inventive canonic gambits culminated in a mass collapse. Hollywood Bowl show marks a breakthrough for homegrown L.A. dance troupes 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z He’s a big bear of a man, fond of guns, cream liqueurs, pork rinds and flatulence as a conversational gambit. Patricia Lockwood Is a Priest’s Child (Really), but ‘From the Devil’ 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z Chilean drinkers will get a taste of Homer Simpson’s favorite problem-solver, Duff Beer, this week as part of a marketing gambit by 21st Century Fox. Duff idea? Fox hopes Chile's beer lovers give Simpsons brew a warm reception 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z The would-be gambit appears to have backfired; White House officials privately expressed their anger over it to Pruitt’s top aides, according to the Atlantic. The scandal at the EPA? It may be how its press office has handled all the scandals. 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z The gambit proved fruitful, particularly for finding original materials from more recent events. A New Showcase for the Story of Jews in the South 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z In the film, the grown-ups react variously to the children's gambit, with a chance for redemption for Willis' police officer. In 'Moonrise Kingdom,' Wes Anderson relocates 2012-05-18T10:04:09Z But if the play often seems to be privileging the passions of the creative team over those of the characters, the gambit eventually pays off. Review: Staging a Movie Melodrama in ‘The Conversationalists’ 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z The “some studies say this, but other studies say that” gambit is familiar to anyone who writes about — or reads about — the link between diet and health. What America can learn from the U.K.’s massive sodium experiment 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z This was a gambit that, in time, left planners frustrated and power imbalances intact. The Plight of the Urban Planner 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Perhaps the season’s oddest casting gambit is the empowerment that has been granted of late to the audience, which is to say the sudden spate of offerings that allows the viewer pride of place. Review: Onstage Risks and Rewards 2010-07-27T11:06:00Z Why is slapping her a sensible gambit – wouldn’t escaping someone bent on murder require stronger tactics? Bill Maher’s latest gross jab at women 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Postmodern paradise doesn't get much better, and neither do opening gambits. Epigraphs: opening possibilities | Toby Lichtig 2010-03-30T12:00:00Z In an inspired gambit, Artifishal takes a swerve into the metaphyscial, framing the salmon emergency as a question about the human soul, about what it needs – about what we need – to survive. 'We're the bad guy': inside the shocking new film about wild fish 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z Armstrong’s defense team, meanwhile, calls the suit an “opportunistic and insincere” gambit. Postal Service to Lance Armstrong: Pay up! 2013-04-24T14:57:00Z Macron likened Lafayette’s contribution to the American Revolution to those of U.S. service members storming the beaches of Normandy — gambits to achieve, maintain or restore liberty. At state dinner, Biden and Macron stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’ 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z In one direction lies a return to the critical derision faced by last year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad, the disappointing opening twin gambits in this ambitious interconnected world of superheroes. Five tasks Justice League must complete to save the DC universe 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z The first Guide Michelin was published, in France, in 1900, by the tire company of the same name, as a gambit intended to boost interest in the automobile, a fledgling invention at the time. The Michelin Guide’s Not Entirely Welcome Return to L.A. 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z But the sheer derangement of its plot and a bizarre casting gambit make it more interesting than standard straight-to-streaming schlock. ‘Orphan: First Kill’ Review: Still Slashing After All These Years 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Those who have read “Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals” or “The Silence of Animals: On Progress and Other Modern Myths” will recognize the cat gambit as a pretext to retread old ground. Review | We’ve been looking to philosophers to make sense of life. Maybe we should be looking at cats instead. 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z The gambit: 10 works, each from a different decade of the 20th century. 7 Classical Music Concerts to See in NYC This Weekend 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z Better still, Torpey excels at staying on task, reminding us of the point of this entertainment gambit. Game show “Paid Off” targets the student loan crisis: A subversive warning about a looming em... 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z It would be in his character, said Michel, to "play this sort of gambit – to sacrifice his queen in order to win the end game". Khodorkovsky ? the unexpected Berlin film festival hit 2011-02-15T00:29:13Z As a marketing gambit, the calendar breaks no molds. Pirelli’s Reality Check: Portraying Beauty at Any Age 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Publicity gambit or not, Ocean’s coming-out letter is a work of art in itself. Album review: Frank Ocean, 'Channel Orange' 2012-07-13T16:35:00Z The glee club director decides to risk the kids' chances on a radical gambit without first ascertaining whether any of them can really write? Really? Kurt and Blaine finally kiss on "Glee" -- but so what? 2011-03-16T13:17:00Z One of the women, Angela, who was a model and needs full-time assistance, decides to begin modeling again, a standard reality TV gambit. “Am I being punished for being gay?” 2012-06-05T16:37:00Z And though its latest gambit may be a similar publicity stunt, the results are bound to be entertaining. A “G-rated” porn campaign: PornHub’s strangely SFW idea 2014-03-05T20:27:00Z This was a bold gambit for a 16-year-old, even at a time, unlike today, when females that age were not thought of as children. Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson and the Ways We Talk About Our Past 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Not all the gambits and arguments are convincing. Review: Rural Kentucky With Poet-Farmer Wendell Berry in ‘Look & See’ 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z The D.C. artist’s most frequent gambit is to cover glass bottles with mortar, into which she presses dozens of small objects. In the galleries: Using heat to create several kinds of artworks 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z There is a playbook for this sort of gambit. Oscars 2015: A sudden surge for Julianne Moore and 'Still Alice' 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z The 1996 promotional gambit encouraged consumers to mass purchase Pepsi products to accumulate "Pepsi Points" in exchange for "Pepsi Stuff" or prizes, including a $23 million Harrier Jump Jet. What's new on Netflix in November, from "The Crown" and "Blockbuster" to "Wednesday" 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z His halftime show started with the most radical Super Bowl gambit of all: dead air. Coldplay and Beyoncé Hope to Match Past Spectacles at Super Bowl Halftime Show 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z But perhaps Pujol’s most outrageous gambit was perpetrated against his own wife, Araceli, a tempestuous beauty who resented living in grim, wartime London with a husband who was completely preoccupied with his work. “Agent Garbo”: Wartime’s greatest double-cross 2012-07-08T22:00:00Z We meet someone else whose opening gambit is “Guess how old I am”, falling at the first hurdle. Dating Around: the new Netflix reality show you'll love to hate 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z A gambit of daringly bleak nihilism that managed to be simultaneously hilarious and genuinely startling. From ER to The Sopranos: what were the most shocking TV deaths? 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z It remains to be seen if Jay-Z’s gambit with Samsung will create a new template for distributing music, but some marketing experts are watching the deal closely. ArtsBeat: Billboard Will Not Count Jay-Z’s Sales From Samsung Deal 2013-06-21T18:49:46Z Predictably, the gambit doesn’t end well, and Tomoya’s chased down by his irate, bullying father, who delivers a vicious beating. To Sayaka Murata, Nonconformity Is a Slippery Slope 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z But I was happy to indulge even its less rewarding gambits. Theater Review: In the Musical ‘Murder for Two,’ One Man Is Many Suspects 2013-07-26T02:00:01Z Rather than being a gimmick, in other words, the one-take gambit added new layers to a tense story of two characters moving in opposite directions. 12 Surprising Reasons to Be Grateful for the Arts in 2017 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z But it takes its time getting there, which is its most audacious gambit or biggest failure, or possibly both. ‘Pam & Tommy’ Review: The Internet Is for Porn 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z While some loved the furry Ewoks in the original trilogy, others accused George Lucas of creating the creatures as a gambit to lure children into theaters. You're Definitely Going to Fall in Love With Porgs, the New 'Star Wars' Creatures 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z There’s Woody, whose conversational gambits include explaining why he’s not “addicted” to Six Flags. Can Handiwork Save Your Soul? A Quiet Novel Suggests It Can 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch speculates about whether the divorce is a gambit to improve Dragon’s medical coverage, though his shock at his wife’s decision suggests otherwise. Farewell, my muskrat love: Captain and Tennille divorce 2014-01-23T20:16:00Z “It’s the end-of-the-bar book club,” I said as an opening gambit. Just for Tonight, Pretend You Don’t Know Me, O.K.? 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Mr. Kosminsky added that the series is nonetheless an important gambit for the BBC, whose royal charter is up for renewal and whose system of funding is being questioned ahead of a general election. ‘Wolf Hall,’ a Six-Part TV Series, Tackles Hilary Mantel’s Books 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z A shared prophetic dream suggesting that Odysseus will soon be returning and on a rampage of revenge gives the drama a degree of urgency, though there's a dilatory quality to the conversational gambits. 'Penelope' an audacious reimagining of Homer 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z His most daring gambit, however, was to persuade Henry Fonda to play his monstrous killer – railroad enforcer Frank. Once Upon a Time in the West: No 3 2010-10-19T10:52:00Z Attribute it to his bold, risky choice to shoot the picture using an iPhone 7, a gambit many decried as an aesthetic killer. The best films of 2018 … that you didn't see 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z You probably think you would see right through my silly opening gambit. Learning How to Sell From ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ 2012-11-11T04:40:29Z Their first college years were full of logic, mostly derived from Aristotle, who identified 14 main types of valid deduction and 13 key gambits of sophistical trickery. In Praise of ‘Rationality’ 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z Whether through ubiquity or talent, his gambit succeeded. Club 57, Late-Night Home of Basquiat and Haring, Gets a Museum-Worthy Revival 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Although that’s not unprecedented, the artist is better known for bustling visual dialogues that feature playful gambits such as dried paint nailed to the canvas. Review | In the galleries: Tehran doesn’t reveal itself readily 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z Rhonda, unfortunately, is down for the count, her body crushing the roof of a limousine in the show’s go-for-broke opening gambit. ‘Empire’ Season 3 Premiere: The Fall 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z But “Genèse” is unusual enough that those gambits seem bold rather than foolhardy. Genèse Review: Crossing Borders Between Films 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z "No – I hardly read anything," he admitted, an honest but dangerous gambit on a literary panel show. TV Book Club | TV matters 2010-03-25T06:45:00Z This is no author’s gambit to keep a reader’s interest, although it does. William Trevor’s Quiet Explosions 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z The novel’s formal gambits and transgressive literary figures lend a bit of highbrow window dressing to an otherwise anodyne romance. Boundary-Pushing Books for Fans of Narrative Experiments 2020-08-11T04:00:00Z In a novel marketing gambit, Soul partnered with 30 Black radio stations across the country, printing a different edition for each. Soul Told Black Musicians’ Stories. Its Archives Are Going Digital. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Fox Searchlight tried that gambit a few years ago with "The Descendants." 'Birdman' looking solid in Oscar race, and momentum is a big reason 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z The opening gambit of Allora and Calzadilla, the artist team representing the United States, is an inverted tank, topped by a treadmill that is used on an hourly basis by an American runner. ArtsBeat: Venice Biennale: An Installation Art Contest 2011-06-01T14:44:11Z Mr. Cooke also doesn’t entirely pull off the tricky shift from the creative gambit that threatens to undermine the film’s moral authority. Movie Review: ‘How to Make Money Selling Drugs’ Takes the Law to Task 2013-06-25T22:24:49Z But after more dead-end jobs in Los Angeles and occasional work as a television extra, Ms. Clarkson saw her gambit go up in flames, literally, when her apartment caught fire. Kelly Clarkson, the Role Model Next Door 2011-10-29T13:24:15Z It doesn’t make for a very coherent line-up, but maybe a slate of shows that logically lead into one another matters far less than a bunch of attention-grabbing gambits. Nicholas Sparks makes his first foray into television 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z I am inexorably opposed to this despicable guilt by association gambit that's being played and the author's horrendous use of it. Alec Baldwin Skewers Trump. And Supports Allen and Toback. 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z This fourth figure provides crucial support after two murders and does so in two genders, thanks to the text’s most radical gambit. Review | Murder and music coincide in ‘Destroy All Monsters’ 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z It was also, they say, a reckless gambit undertaken by an emboldened Trump. How Trump Is Remaking the Highest Office in His Own Image 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z At which point, I predict your conversational gambits will shift, irretrievably, to the trials of parenthood. Social Q?s: What a Workout 2011-04-01T21:17:41Z Ms. Gomez’s real adulthood gambit might not be musical, or creative, but psychological. Critic’s Notebook: The Diverging Musical Paths of Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus 2013-07-24T21:18:26Z In 2010, a security contractor in Belarus noticed the virus, posted it to a forum, and soon everyone from Iran to the Times became wise to the gambit. Are computer viruses the future of war? A provocative new movie makes the case. 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z Sure enough, Otto’s “discomforting truth” blew up in his face, as the gambit fully opened the king’s eyes to the extent to which his Hand had been jerking him around. ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap: The Full Targaryen 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Ocean, 24, is an extremely unflashy songwriter, avoiding big proclamations and broad brush strokes, instead leaning on conversational gambits and the power of detail. Arts & Leisure: Frank Ocean’s ‘Channel Orange’ 2012-07-04T17:31:15Z It was either a clever postmodern joke or a foolhardy gambit that the star of the show didn't appear in the first episode of , other than a brief glimpse of him driving a car. Rewind TV: Shameless; Episodes; Kidnap and Ransom; Human Planet ? review 2011-01-16T00:05:49Z He was so successful in these gambits that curators who championed minimalist abstraction, and who thought figurative art inherently passe, were willing to set aside the fact that Close was still painting faces. Perspective | Chuck Close’s reputation as an artist is hard to separate from the impediments he faced — and overcame 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z But the ad was brilliant, a witty and knowing parody of 19th-century promotional gambits. Why Melissa Leo may find it does not pay to advertise 2011-02-23T20:00:00Z My layman’s intuition is that you should begin with an apology for skipping several steps in your understandably fearful opening gambit. ‘Defund the Police’? Easy for You to Say 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Shrigley sees the pieces as something between black humour and a conversational gambit about the nature of death. How to dispose of a dead pet: is taxidermy the very best option? 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z They know all the gambits and, as with all religious extremists, reason and irony are futile. Rewind TV: Boardwalk Empire; The Big C; Louis Theroux ? Ultra Zionists; Welcome to Romford 2011-02-06T00:05:43Z Howard intercuts scenes from the day leading to the concert with memories from Weary's past, a narrative gambit that doesn't always work. 'Driving the King' a bold reimagining of civil rights era 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z It was a gambit that led them to freedom, eventually. 'A Kim Jong-Il Production' times it right, post-Sony hacking 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z On its face, it’s an all-star duets record, a country version of the sort of gambit we now expect from eminent elders, like Tony Bennett. Notable Releases From Sia and Mary Sarah 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z Circling back to a slightly changed version of the same premise over and over again inevitably leads people to recognize updated versions of favorite characters, and that's not entirely a wise gambit. "The Nevers" is nothing more than a recycled Victorian version of every Joss Whedon show you've seen 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z “Long Strange Trip” opens with a savvy gambit that sums up this paradox of Deadheadery. I hate myself for loving the Dead movie 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z Our only conversational gambit was: "Isn't he amazing?" The parent trap: art after children 2010-08-01T20:30:00Z Kendall sits with Rome and tells him about Shiv's gambit, admitting they don't have a lot of leverage. "Succession" mourns the Roy "family way" in all its tragic glory 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z As opening gambits go, this one is pure kamikaze, and it could have backfired accordingly. Books of The Times: New-Wave Drug Dealers in Don Winslow?s ?Savages? 2010-07-07T22:18:00Z This is a somewhat risky gambit, considering that a missed connection may result in missing the meal. 5 Ways to Save on Holiday Airfare 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Indirection like that, stirring up terrific curiosity, proves one of the novel’s best gambits. Review | In Domenico Starnone’s ‘Trust,’ infidelity takes an unlikely form 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z It was a gambit that brought to mind Snohetta’s popular expansion of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. For AT&T, Balancing Change and Preservation Under the Same Broken Pediment 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z The result of Lane’s research is “Hitler’s Last Hostages,” a scrupulous account of Hitler’s abiding obsession with art and Germany’s cultural patrimony that set the stage for the Gurlitt gambit. The Great Art Stolen by Hitler 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z In mystery fiction, this kind of extreme weather situation is what’s known as “the dark and stormy night” gambit. Review | An intense bond between two women fuels the suspense in ‘Palace of the Drowned’ 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z It was a blatant move to create more buzz around an already artificial buzz machine, an appeal to populism and a gambit to boost ratings. The Drama of How the Race Is Run 2010-03-05T04:46:00Z Nevertheless, Hot Club of Cowtown knows every workaround, every gambit, every way to patch its sound whole. Music Review: Swing That?s Smoked and Saucy and Will Stick 2011-01-07T23:26:43Z “Three Nights” rendered Oliver North’s arms-for-hostages gambit as sheer farce, which is not where Strand is heading here. Enter, stage (far) right: new play about Justice Scalia in production at Arena 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Take, for instance, the opening gambit of “Tradition”: “In English writing we seldom speak of tradition, though we occasionally apply its name in deploring its absence.” A Hundred Years of T. S. Eliot’s “Tradition and the Individual Talent” 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z About a week ago Mr. Mayer pulled a boy from the crowd in Philadelphia to play a duet with him, a bulletproof gambit for adulation. Music: Now Letting His Guitar Do the Talking 2010-03-01T06:39:00Z The dramatic gambit apparently ordered by the country’s authoritarian president to suppress dissent was denounced as piracy, a hijacking and terrorism. West condemns plane’s diversion to arrest Belarus journalist 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z At recent shows, she has begun with a brisk tour of her back catalog before playing her current and most daring gambit, “Masseduction,” in full. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z While the moneyed origami remains an effective gambit, some of Tague’s newer wrinkles don’t add much. In the galleries: Katrina and a tempest of symbols 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z So when Power finally decided to “do the work,” as the converted like to say, it seemed like a generous gambit on my behalf. Review | Is there such a thing as too much self-care? One woman found out. 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z Fremantle's wonderful scene with the frogs is one instance of Katherine's exercise of her "gambit", the chess move in which, to challenge your opponent, you sacrifice a pawn. Queen's Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle – review 2013-04-06T10:00:01Z You find it credible enough that this gambit would actually work that you felt compelled to bar the door to it? Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A host of problems for this immature couple 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z This opening gambit is exciting, if slightly worrisome. An Elegant, Ice-Cold Thriller Served Straight Up With a Twist 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z But a random appeal to Twitter royalty is only one of several gambits by which users of the site blur the lines between good and bad manners. Circa Now: To Woo Twitter Followers, a Trail of Self-Promotional Tweets 2014-02-14T19:56:24Z Another night the opening gambit was fresh marinated Washington sardines joining sweet, sautéed onions and grated parmigiana on warm, pliant flatbread. Belle Clementine: surprise menu, dinner-party atmosphere, locally sourced food 2012-07-19T20:03:09Z Although many of the show’s ingredients are specifically Alaskan, the artistic styles and gambits derive mostly from the world of the colonizers. In the galleries: Reclaiming cultural identity 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z In the event, with pitiful irony, Katherine's knack for a canny chess gambit forsook her after Henry's death. Queen's Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle – review 2013-04-06T10:00:01Z Saying no to Trump has attained an unusual power; it’s the gambit most likely to get his attention. What Artists Accomplish by Saying “No” to Trump 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z He is like the bore at a party who, determined to create a stir by smashing decorum, tries one gambit after another. Review | Georg Baselitz is an overrated hack. Art collectors fell for him — but you don’t have to. 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z And what was once a clever gambit is rapidly turning into the shark-jumping of the 21st century. Musical TV episodes: The gimmick that won't die 2011-03-29T20:16:00Z Or sometimes it’s a last-ditch gambit to save a series, culminating as a cliffhanger. The Michael Cohen Show: Where GOP politicians angle to become Trump's new co-stars 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z But his most common gambit was to juxtapose a drummer’s focused face and blurred hand, suggesting both mental concentration and physical commotion. In the galleries: Where nature and art come together Level 2: The Hotel Given the unexpected robustness of Fischer’s mental security, Cobb opts for a risky gambit. Everything you wanted to know about "Inception" 2010-07-19T13:01:00Z That’s a bold gambit for a documentary, and unexpected enough that it might portend a winner. ‘The 2021 Oscar Nominated Short Films’ Review: Major Issues in Brief 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Nearly everyone who's deigned to pick up an acoustic guitar has tried their hands at "Stairway to Heaven," although the song is far more than a novice guitarist's opening gambit. A "Led Zeppelin IV" listening guide: Comfort food for your ears 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z In truth, the “it’s a 20-hour movie” gambit is actually weak tea; an attempt at an explanation as to why a show doesn’t fully justify its existence until multiple hours have passed, if ever. Smart Watch: “David Makes Man” and “Lodge 49,” where fantasy and reality collide 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z If you want to understand Snyder's central narrative gambit, it's right there in the title. The twisted, stupid brilliance of "Sucker Punch" 2011-03-25T01:01:00Z The new privacy gambit involves, in part, unifying Facebook’s various messaging apps, allowing messages to disappear more easily, using encryption and shifting communication to smaller groups. Perspective | Mark Zuckerberg claims that, at Facebook, ‘the future is private.’ Don’t believe him. 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z The new trio begins each movement with a harmonically skewered version of Mozart's melodic gambits. Camerata Pacifica introduces John Harbison's curvy string trio 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Hipper still may be the gambit suggested by several red-carpet aspirants: a formal top with trousers. What Happened to Risk on the Red Carpet? 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Most of it did the opposite, because it was a marketing gambit with the unfortunate side effect of confirming the popular perception of design as fobbing us off with overpriced, uncomfortable chairs. 2009-12-28T08:42:00Z While there are whispers that the Dark Universe isn't dead, it certainly wasn't jumpstarted by its opening gambit. 15 summer "blockbusters" that completely tanked at the box office 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z That it is being enforced now is the result of a peculiar governing gambit by the ruling Duke. Review: In ‘Measure for Measure,’ Desperately Seeking Solutions in a Problem Play 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z Such a gambit only stood a chance of succeeding with a top-flight troupe of actors. Review: A Star Director Takes a Back Seat in ‘The Seagull’ 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Actually, I’d describe that gambit with an entirely different word: specious. Perspective | By giving Trump a town hall to rival Biden’s, NBC is playing into his ratings obsession — again 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z But the wink of the title was his most effective gambit, a way of linking his insouciance to Madonna’s. Pop’s Material Girls, Rich With Influence 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z The slick gambit doesn't provide what the show still misses: a more developed arc for Frank's saga and persona. Catching up with revamped 'Catch Me' 2011-05-05T20:36:04Z Many saw the concerts as little more than a desperate, money-raising gambit. It's a wonderful afterlife for Michael Jackson 2010-06-21T05:17:00Z This was a wise and thoughtful opening gambit from Moffat, and from the wonderful Capaldi – if you can utterly disregard the demented plot. Doctor Who: Capaldi's wiser, older Time Lord cuts through the hype 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z He proposed a gambit of his own: red wine. Their Essential Interest in Common Was Each Other 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z "And what we got back is, it ranges the gambit, let's just say that. That's an understatement." New York City's Museum of Pizza takes more of a 'fine art approach' 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z That makes "A Day in the Life" a small but winning gambit. Review: Spurlock starts an original series on Hulu 2011-08-17T04:11:08Z “That Way Madness Lies …,” directed by Sandra Luckow, begins with my least favorite “here is a personal chronicle” gambit: The director narrates over views of the mountaintops of the Pacific Northwest, where she grew up. ‘That Way Madness Lies …’ Review: A Terrifying True Story, Ordinarily Told 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z For one, providing the Al Nusra Front with chemical weapons would be an extraordinarily dangerous gambit. 'The Killing of Osama Bin Laden' by Seymour Hersh details a grave threat to our democracy 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Regular visitors to local art spaces will recognize some artists’ familiar gambits in new editions. Review | In the galleries: A wide array of media carry election-year messages 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Yet, what the film ultimately becomes — a sci-fi mystery, a smirking satire of religion — doesn’t possess enough actual narrative meat, formal style, or wit to justify its structural gambit. ‘Nr. 10’ Review: A Strange Joke, Too Dryly Delivered 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Following this gambit is a series of familiar McDonagh elements: airborne body parts, unexpectedly sensitive killers and a propulsive, outlandish plot. Is He Mellower? Ask the Guy Missing a Hand 2010-03-03T00:02:00Z Nearly every image in “I Can Make You Feel Good” is set outdoors, a gambit of visibility and a declaration of fearlessness. Tyler Mitchell: ‘Black Beauty Is an Act of Justice’ 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z Bickley doesn’t need such gambits to craft a complex picture, however. At the Corner Store, Goertel’s photos make a splash without the flash 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z On its face and unexamined, that statement could be a perilous, risible gambit, but Mr. Jarecki navigates skillfully through the complexities of his relationship with Ms. Jeter, partly by immediately addressing his own privilege. Movie Review: ‘The House I Live In,’ Directed by Eugene Jarecki 2012-10-04T23:11:01Z “Just have a chat as you grab your lunch, even if it’s the classic British opening gambit of discussing the weather,” says Evans. The golden hour: 15 ways to change your life in a work-from-home lunch break 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z It is an effective gambit to claim that your work is for kindred spacey souls. Robin Winters Evokes Counterculture Flair in ‘Free Standing Sentence’ 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z The Irish rock superstars tried a new promotional gambit for "Songs of Innocence" as part of Apple's ballyhooed new-product announcement event. U2 announces new album -- and it's already in your iTunes 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z This is an extension of the ancient theatrical aside and most of the screen-cracking gambits in TV fiction have resulted from importing stage conventions to the screen. Miranda cracks the television screen 2010-12-02T08:00:00Z At Studio Theatre, the spring brings an even more daring gambit. From Bechdel to Chekhov, literary stars inspire this spring’s D.C. theater choices 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z “The Black Album” represented Jay’s biggest gambit yet. Jay-Z’s ‘Black Album’ Helped Me Beat the Odds. Will We Finally Even Them? 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z The title track is Daya’s latest single, and nails her gambit of delivering a sober message — the expectations on women to be objects, not subjects — with a kind of frothy glee. Sure, Daya Wants to Visit the Club. But She Doesn’t Want to Live There. 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z A new, improved opening gambit is an absolute must for any author who wants your attention. Review: In ‘Disclaimer,’ by Renée Knight, Secrets Wind Up in Print 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z There are new bands to hear, new gambits to observe. ArtsBeat: South By Southwest: The Din of Business Meeting Pleasure 2011-03-17T10:56:58Z Casting Rudd as a star with limited acting talent and a reputation for being a badly behaved narcissist is a simple gambit. "Only Murders in the Building" is the more the merrier this season 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Some gambits pay off and others bring disaster. Ruben Östlund: ‘All my films are about people trying to avoid losing face’ 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z That gambit is lost to me here, as The Canal has little in common with any of them in spirit, tone, or plot. Not the Booker prize: The Canal by Lee Rourke 2010-10-04T12:08:00Z Also, no mention of Chuck's gambit to get the incriminating laptop back? ‘Billions’ Season 2, Episode 10: Nonconformity 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z At every turn, there’s a caress waiting, even if it’s a gambit for affection: “I got a lot on my mind, and I gotta share the pain,” Saint Levant avers. The Weeknd’s ‘Avatar’ Anthem, and 8 More New Songs 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z The Tumblr was entertainment, a map of modern hip-hop taste, and, for Yams, also a strategic gambit, “a setup.” ASAP Yams, Partner to Hip-Hop’s ASAP Rocky 2013-01-25T13:00:00Z With its new film “Deliver Us From Evil,” which opens Wednesday, Screen Gems is trotting out another gambit that has been used in a number of recent horror campaigns. 'Deliver Us From Evil,' 'The Strain,' and selling modern horror 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z This hypothesis prompts her to interpret one of Kahlo’s New York drawings as “a peek into her private dreams and desires” — discerning in it a profile of O’Keeffe, an interpretive gambit that seems far-fetched. Frida Kahlo in ‘Gringolandia’ 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Don't Say a Word starts off quizzically, with Goulding's breathless vocals playing off against effects and drum patterns, a gambit that fails to settle into much of a tune. Haim; Ellie Goulding – review 2012-09-29T23:05:37Z At the close of the song, the telecast cut to a shot of film mogul Harvey Weinstein, who is producing "Neverland" and is known for bold publicity gambits. Tony Awards 2014: A stage to tout coming attractions 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z At the same time, there’s a conceptual gambit happening here. The Many Styles of Emma Amos, and Her Drive to Get Free 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Its radical gambit lies in reminding us there were Black outlaws and lawmen, even if they’ve often been given short shrift by the genre. The Rich History of Black Westerns Enters a New Era 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z The ones in this show often put triangles or diamonds atop the sun-dappled vistas, placing the artist’s gambits directly between viewer and subject. In the galleries: Wells & Barnes offer many seats, but no place to sit down 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z But when she started hashtagging videos of fans enjoying her song “Freak Me” with the phrase “#FreakMeChallenge,” people took note of her gambit. It’s the Summer of Challenges 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z One of those products was Audi, whose cars were used as prizes and in the catastrophic gambit that paralyzed the young man. Stupid German Tricks, Wearing Thin on TV 2013-01-30T15:16:49Z For the most part, these gambits were successful, and, more than any of his contemporaries, he was able to influence the scope and direction of the American built environment. Philip Johnson, the Man Who Made Architecture Amoral 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z His playful staging brings a snazzy panache to the comic reversals of fortune and mistaken-identity gambits. A Lot of Opera Is Now Streaming. Here’s Where to Start. 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Yet gambits are not out of character for Griffin, the Folger’s reserved director of public programming and artistic producer. The quiet impresario: Pulling the right strings at the Folger 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Even as she’s become outrageously famous, and her private life has become public gossip chum, keeping the circle tight has been one of her essential gambits. 22 Musicals, Plays, Concerts, Dances and Festivals You Can’t Miss This Spring 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z It was a risky gambit for the burgeoning pop star, who released her disco-kissed “Future Nostalgia” at a time when bumping pelvises in a packed nightclub was actually forbidden. Review: Dua Lipa turns Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena into a sweaty nightclub 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z I bet your husband is less troubled by these conversational gambits than you. Social Q’s: Hello, Dear ‘Friend’? 2013-04-18T18:51:42Z This gambit has moved Brenner from the best seat in the house to the hot seat. From Dallas’s top kitchens, reviewer Leslie Brenner is feeling the heat Local tourism officials say the pay-what-you-can gambit is characteristic of the Pine Tree State. In Maine, businesses offer pay-what-you-can promotions to locals as restrictions keep tourists away 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Discretion is deciding to skip the big publicity gambits all together; control is cherry-picking interviewers and photographers. Perspective | JFK Jr. and Carolyn showed us the right way to be famous for being famous 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z No other work in “Glass Giant” is quite that standoffish, but Gubbiotti does use various gambits to emphasize his pictures’ status as physical objects rather than mere images. Review | In the galleries: Art 101, a sampling event for beginners 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z The French magazine L'Express applauded Roberts' barefoot gambit as a "veritable act of militant feminism." Julia Roberts ascended the famed red-carpet steps to the Cannes Film Festival barefoot, a year after several women were famously turned away from festival premieres for not wearing high heels 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Two bad gambits combined for a fiscal death spiral that sent the MoviePass higher-ups scrambling for a way to get some quick cash. The rise and fall of MoviePass: how 'Netflix for cinemas' fell apart 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z But it's hard to know what to believe when the film makes an astonishing error in portraying one of the gambits used to try and identify whether Bin Laden was hiding in Abbottabad. Zero Dark Thirty: the view from Pakistan 2013-01-27T19:00:00Z The launch of HBO Max is still a few months away, but the WarnerMedia gambit just added another key part of its catalogue. HBO Max grabs "Doctor Who" streaming catalogue, will also carry BBC series like "The Office" 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z While Horn is hidden away in the studio, adding final touches to the double Welcome to the Pleasure Dome, Morley twiddles his thumbs and dreams up ever-more absurd gambits to hype it. ZTT: 'Every record company panicked after Two Tribes' – a classic feature from the vaultsZTT: 'Every record company panicked after Two Tribes' 2013-01-01T11:00:00Z In one scene, after Neni learns that her family’s existence in America has been threatened, her ruthless gambit to protect them is awe-inspiring. New Books by Imbolo Mbue, Krys Lee, Gonzalo Torné and Lisa McInerney 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z These changes weren’t made, of course, but similar gambits were used elsewhere in the city’s monumental core. Review | In the galleries: Cold War ignites inspiration for Culture House DC artist 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z It’s certainly a bold gambit, but it’s also a good example of his blinding, mighty ambition. REVIEW: Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp a Butterfly' 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Sidestepping the impossible task of compression, this chronological series takes the gambit of having each director’s story relayed by a contemporary counterpart. Review: ‘Five Came Back,’ and Inspired the Likes of Spielberg 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z In interview after interview down the years, Seagal has raised the spectre of something akin to special-forces experience, only for the gambit to end in tantalising ellipsis. Steven Seagal: how the would-be senator was ahead by a ponytail 2013-03-21T18:40:01Z The artist uses similar gambits in his non-gallery views, which also feature complex geometries. Review | In the galleries: A satire on images of women and the objects they advertise 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z It also relishes kinky strategic gambits without curdling into “Game of Yachts.” I Love Top Ten Lists 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z While not lethal, the evisceration leaves Anabel in numb, semi-zombified aimlessness as she awaits the results of her bold gambit to get his attention. In Boston Court's 'With Love and a Major Organ,' she gave him her heart, quite literally 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z And the younger of Chase’s wards has an exquisitely droll fixation on convening funerals for her doll, a gambit with surprising emotional payoff. In These Romance Novels, the Characters Are Sexy, Hot and Toting a Ton of Emotional Baggage 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z His genius begins to attract the wrong kind of attention, and the jealousy of his classmates leads Mandelbrot on a desperate gambit to protect his family from the Nazis. Best science fiction and fantasy books to read this month 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z The gambit results in a prospectus promising such a high rate of return that Kendall, in a moment of clarity, chuckles, “It’s enough to make you lose your faith in capitalism.” ‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 6: Cool New Rule 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z It's a punt, a hustle, a gambit, a try-on. The Shard: A symbol of towering ambition 2011-01-30T00:05:57Z But it was also talky, with lengthy introductions and speeches, and one gambit to rearrange the final awards ended awkwardly. Soderbergh, Cheadle return to Detroit in ‘No Sudden Move’ 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z “I enjoy having hits,” he says over the phone a couple of days after his starring gambit has been announced. Sting, the tireless troubadour Butler's novel structure likely defied simple adaptation until recent years when the whole "in media res" gambit became fashionable. Butler's "Kindred" features a Black woman doing what most people fear: grappling with ugly history 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z There is a kind of exhibition that’s effective for work like this, something more process-focused that shows the inspiration and the innovation side by side — a display of tools, techniques and gambits. Can Virgil Abloh Fit in a Museum? 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z "Hot Body Rub", an opening gambit of aerated jazzy instrumental funk, still sounds like a Hoover runs through it. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti: Before Today 2010-05-30T10:20:00Z Saul Berenson is out The man everyone’s now calling “The Maestro” after his successful gambit to infiltrate Iranian intelligence is, at least to everyone’s face, happy to be in the private sector. Everything You Need to Know Before the 'Homeland' Season 4 Premiere 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z This is not, of course, the most brutal of George’s gambits. Theater Review: Tracy Letts in ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ 2012-10-14T21:52:14Z It’s a charming gambit, and a clever one, to call your first novel “Early Work.” The Moral of These Stories? ‘You Are Not as Special as You Think’ 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z It’s an effective gambit that Kiarostami maintains throughout the film, all the way to an ending as abrupt as a knockout blow to the skull. ‘Like Someone in Love’: Drama’s mystery will lure you in or put you to sleep 2013-03-14T20:55:29Z Mercury Now, in sharp contrast to his gambit with Odd Future, Ocean is letting his old label release his first studio album the old-fashioned way. Frank Ocean: Channel Orange – review 2012-07-14T23:05:46Z That said: The only Chandler quotation that appears in Bartlett’s comes to just three words — “The Big Sleep” — and the man deserves a lengthier rap sheet of his inspired prose gambits. ‘The World of Raymond Chandler,’ Edited by Barry Day 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z It’s a risky move, but Tinseltown experts say this whole “movies playing on screens” gambit may just be crazy enough to work. Is Netflix about to change how it releases original movies? 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z The Globes began as an industry event in 1944, a gambit to increase the small journalistic group’s pull. The Golden Globes Were Too Big to Fail 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z The bedbug gambit is ironic; Daisey uses it to suggest how unprepared he and everyone else were for the worse disruptions that would come in 2020. Review: Live Theater Returns, With Mike Daisey and His Beefs 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z It's a gambit that offers an authentic-feeling peek into the everyday lives of characters living in an increasingly guarded culture. Keanu Reeves on making “Siberia,” a movie set in Russia that’s not about politics 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z So far, the gambit has worked out better than I had any right to expect. Did I make it? 2012-11-18T17:01:00Z He says he knew this gambit would get audiences talking, and makes clear he is using his tribal dress not as a costume, but toward education. Fighting the power and speaking for the earth: The explosion of Native American hip-hop 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z These are matters of small degrees, so it’s reasonable to hope the show will jell into the kind of ease Rachel Zampelli displays as the Beadle in the show’s most interesting casting gambit. Olney’s big ‘Sweeney Todd’ makes a stab at greatness, and falls just shy 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z “It was long enough for me to know,” he says of his gambit at a payday in commercials or TV. Rick Foucheux paints a possible stage exit with an intimate ‘King Lear’ 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z U.A.L. marks down 70 percent from full retail as an opening gambit, then slashes further from there. Is This the Best-Kept Secret in Fashion? 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Suggesting that there is some cynical calculation to these kinds of gambits is seen as an unsophisticated, even offensive, analysis. The Triumph of the Celebrity Endorsement 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z It was a plot point that roughly zero percent of viewers found credible but here we are, and with Sunday’s summit in King’s Landing, glimpsed in the episode trailer, we’ll learn if the gambit worked. ‘Game of Thrones’: 7 Questions for the Season 7 Finale 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z But setting half of "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" in the year 2025 could be the riskiest gambit yet for the successful shoot-'em-up series known for its relentless past-and-present realism. 'Call of Duty: Black Ops II' aims toward future 2012-11-09T14:52:09Z By agreeing to Carter's Camp David gambit, he hoped that Egypt might displace Israel as the Americans' key ally in the region. Lawrence Wright's new book vividly recalls 1978 Camp David summit 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z As the games begin, and expensive Scotch is served, the host tries to impress Bruno with his knowledge of backgammon, and addresses what seems to be Lethem’s gambit. Alexander Chee on Jonathan Lethem's 'A Gambler's Anatomy': 'Oceans 11' meets 'Escape to Witch Mountain' meets a meningioma 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z To some, the purchase was a head-scratching gambit: The sport of horse racing is perceived to be dying a slow, inexorable death, an ember of the 20th-century sporting scene, like boxing. Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank And His Underdog Horse Farm 2012-09-07T13:00:00Z Choices picked out of a hat: It’s a gambit of magicians and improv comedians, a way of showing an audience that chance is at work and performers are creating on the fly. Swing Today: ‘Our Dance Is Modern Because We’re Alive Right Now’ 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z To some commentators, the video gambit recalled Beyoncé's surprise release last year of an album complete with 14 songs, 17 videos and a direct-to-the-fans approach. Weird Al Yankovic Scores With ‘Mandatory Fun’ 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z It is classic Naharin: bursts of uninhibited motion and eccentric gestures framed by various theatrical gambits. Review: Gibney Dances Ohad Naharin, Minus the Inner Drive 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Humorous gambits keep the 75-minute show buoyant: Monks are portrayed as monkeys. Review: UMO Ensemble's buffoonery shines in 'El Dorado' 2010-08-20T21:44:00Z A nicely staged gambit, this disorienting sequence prepares you for a loud and aggressive show benefiting from very accomplished makeup work and puppetry. Go Down That Hall. You Know You Want To. 2010-10-21T14:56:00Z As a top adviser, Weaver is credited with the “Straight Talk Express” strategy for McCain’s 2000 presidential bid, a gambit that almost won the nomination. The fall of John Weaver, a Lincoln Project co-founder whose political career was shrouded in mystery 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z Still, the show suffered a steep ratings drop and one gambit, to shake up the usual awards order, ended the ceremony awkwardly with an absent best-actor winner in Anthony Hopkins. Steven Soderbergh’s ‘No Sudden Move’ to premiere at Tribeca 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z Sensing a gambit, she replied, “Not usually” — as in, No thanks. Date Lab: He thought she was sweet. But was she weird enough? 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z The attorney’s argument that the incident was simply an emulation of the popular MTV series of the early part of the century is an intriguing gambit. “Simulated rape” with a bottle isn’t a drunken “Jackass” prank: When will we get real about men and sexual assault? 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z “Words Like Loaded Pistols” sports a fabulous assortment of examples of time-tested rhetorical gambits in action. “Tubes”: What the Internet is made of 2012-05-28T00:30:00Z A total of 750 exceptions, as it turned out — hence the diplomat’s reliable conversational gambit: “How do you like your Sargent drawing?” Review | John Singer Sargent didn’t just paint the 1 percent. There was another, less-known side to his art. 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z The gambit didn't work because the rest of his tribe found Russell deeply untrustworthy even by "Survivor" standards, and physically revolting to boot. "Survivor" redeems itself 2011-03-17T13:18:00Z Cho inserts strangers who serve as life counselors and guides for this trio, an entertaining gambit — though, in the end, a somewhat cloying one. Learning the words for love in ‘The Language Archive’ 2013-05-22T19:20:46Z “I know you did this,” Margaery snarls, aware that Cersei empowered the fanatical Sparrows as part of her ruthless gambit to regain control of the Iron Throne. 'Game of Thrones' recap: Jorah's reunion with Dany turns nasty 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z Cole got these pictures by making friends with township gang members and tagging along with them, a potentially risky gambit. What Ernest Cole’s Hidden Camera Revealed 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Although one can divine classic structures and gambits in his work, the dizzying pace of Williams' quick changes kept you continually off balance; you were always a step behind him. Robin Williams ran a comedy marathon at a sprint 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Whether or not it is dramatically necessary will be debated, so it's a risky gambit. TV highlights 29/01/2013 2013-01-28T20:00:02Z When male models swung down from ropes for Band of Outsiders show, it was the opening gambit in a kooky look at American sportswear. Special Report: Fashion: Addicted to Love 2011-02-13T17:19:03Z He noticed her when she whooped at one point – he claimed it distracted him – and he picked her up by using a gambit in which he wrote her name in Urdu on a napkin. The Big Sick's Kumail Najiani and Emily Gordon: 'In America, the idea of a cross-cultural relationship is still controversial' 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z Supporters of Sir Keir's position are optimistic that the gambit could mean most resignations are avoided. Keir Starmer considers Labour Gaza ceasefire motion 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z "I am not a misogynist," lawyer Chris Kise claimed, citing his marriage to a woman as evidence, a silly gambit that surely no one believes. "I am not a misogynist": Ivanka's testimony shows how the Trumps exploit sexism to defraud people 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z The debate will be the third Trump has skipped — a gambit that has yet to cost him support in opinion polls that show him the overwhelming Republican frontrunner to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden, 80. Republican debate: Will DeSantis and Haley take fight to Trump or each other? 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z The recommendation is an important milestone on Kyiv's road to Western integration and a geo-political gambit for the EU as Ukraine has been fighting against a large-scale Russian invasion since February 2022. EU executive proposes to start membership talks with Ukraine once conditions met 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Some saw this as a gambit to win political support at home. Ethiopia PM Abiy eyes Red Sea port, inflaming tensions 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z He's conferring all the power of government, the entire gambit, to himself, the chief executive, so he can do whatever he wants. Michael Cohen: Trump will go broke and may face prison — "it's going to hit him hard" 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z For Arizona, it was a gambit that failed. Semien’s 5 RBIs, Seager’s home run lead Rangers over Diamondbacks 11-7 for 3-1 World Series lead 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z For the Diamondbacks, it was a gambit that failed. Semien’s 5 RBIs, Seager’s home run lead Rangers over Diamondbacks 11-7 for 3-1 World Series lead 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z But if anything, Román stands taller, breathes deeper and looks more alive in these moments — and so does Morán, who, through another clever structural gambit, also gets his well-earned moment in the sun. Review: 'The Delinquents,' a superb existential heist-comedy, might just steal your heart 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z And while the box office belonged for a second time to “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” got off to a strong start in Apple Studios’ first major theatrical gambit. Swift bests Scorsese at box office, but ‘Killers of the Flower Moon” opens strongly 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z In a narrow sense, Biden’s speech was merely a legislative gambit. Column: Biden says the U.S. must help Israel and Ukraine succeed — he's staking his reputation on it 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z But its stunning incursion into Israel over the weekend marks its deadliest gambit yet, and the already unprecedented response from Israel threatens to bring an end to its 16-year rule over the Gaza Strip. What was Hamas thinking? For over three decades, it has had the same brutal idea of victory 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Senate seat held by the late Dianne Feinstein, a gambit by a political newcomer banking on his baseball fame and affable demeanor to overcome the long odds Republicans face in this solidly Democratic state. Former Dodgers star and Republican Steve Garvey enters U.S. Senate race 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z The pivot suggests Trump's team just wasn't getting very far with the "look at Trump in court!" gambit. "The Donald Trump show is over": Trump tried to make his trial a campaign spectacle. He failed 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Russian President Vladimir Putin banked his Ukraine gambit on the presumption that Western allies would eventually crack over time and gradually abandon Ukraine. Combat fatigue? Cracks in Western unity as Ukraine struggles to show progress 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Leftists would be wise to get more of their own candidates and allies elected as Democrats, rather than turning to bitter, dead-end gambits or running away scared. Leftists, save yourselves! It's a bad moment for nihilistic self-indulgence 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z Bizarrely, the gambit worked, as White was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and served less than five years. Opinion: Don't let Sen. Feinstein's conventional demeanor and centrist politics obscure her not-so-moderate legacy 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z The gambit paid off, as she scored significantly higher on her second run. 13-year-old Chinese skateboarder wins gold at the Asian Games and now eyes the Paris Olympics 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Some acknowledged the difficulties of forging a rare-earths hub but said the gambit could make Vietnam a viable player while assuaging strategic worries, even if China remained dominant. Inside Vietnam's plans to dent China's rare earths dominance 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z The gambit and its fallout provoked awe, speculation, bankruptcies and even congressional hearings. Review: 'Dumb Money,' the inevitable GameStop surge movie, injects laughs into a class war 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z That all depends on whether a gambit to renovate their childhood home on an HGTV-style reality show pays off. ‘Dream Hou$e’ asks: Would you cash in by selling your childhood home? 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z The recusal motion was a risky gambit by Mr. Trump’s legal team given that the judge, Tanya S. Chutkan, will have the initial say about whether or not to grant it. Trump Seeks Recusal of Judge in Federal Elections Case 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z “It’s a desperate gambit to avoid accountability to voters who choose their state representatives, their state senators and their Supreme Court justices.” GOP threat to impeach a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is driven by fear of losing legislative edge 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z The untested legal gambit is a last-ditch bid of sorts against an ex-president who remains popular with his base. The 14th Amendment plan to disqualify Trump, explained 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Having failed in their ethics gambit before Wisconsin's judicial commission, GOP legislators apparently won't take the voters' verdict on Protasiewicz for an answer. Wisconsin GOP's impeachment plan: Another MAGA coup against democracy 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z The party starts early for White when Black tries too hard to hold the gambit pawn: 5. The king of chess gambits can still be a royal pain 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z The party is in such disarray that it's difficult to anticipate how successful they might be at their various gambits to interfere in the 2024 elections around the country. Republicans demand a ransom: Defund the prosecution of Donald Trump or else 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z "In finance, information is currency," said Yang, for whom a game of guandan has become a standard gambit before wining and dining local officials. US-Sino tensions help spawn China card game craze 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Yep, it's the "liberals want to save the whales but not the babies" gambit. Trump judge: Women owe us more sonograms 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Scott Milburn, who was a top aide to Governor Kasich, said that political gambits like the Legislature’s turnabout on August elections risked creating precedents that Democrats could embrace if they regained power. Abortion Drives Ohio Election on Amending the State Constitution 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Qd3 — White has recovered the gambit pawn, Black’s queenside pawns are a mess, and Spassky still enjoys a strong lead in development; Black’s game may already be beyond salvation. The king of chess gambits can still be a royal pain 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, that marketing gambit gave Vanilla Ice bragging rights in regards to “Ice Ice Baby’s” historic singles-chart position. 50 years, 50 game-changing moments: How hip-hop took over the world 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z The gambit fails to please them, thanks to the long shadow of Japanese colonial rule. How 'Shortcomings' went from groundbreaking comic to Randall Park's directing debut 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z But my instincts tell me that gambit, the theater and spectacle of it all, would have pushed Trump closer to the finish line. Donald Trump has lost control of his own image 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Even Trump's former attorney general, Bill Barr, dismissed this gambit by saying, "free speech doesn't give you the right to engage in a fraudulent conspiracy." Trump's "defense" strategy: Flooding the zone with sh*t 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z J&J's first bankruptcy gambit began in 2021, when it offloaded its talc liabilities into a new company via a corporate division known as a "Texas two-step" and immediately placed the new company into bankruptcy. J&J talc cancer plaintiffs want 6-month ban on further bankruptcy filings 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Weiss' latest gambit for attention, meanwhile, is even more cringeworthy: A "debate" over whether "the sexual revolution has failed" between a group of fake feminists and faux-socialists titled "A Clash of the Female Titans." "They need us. We don't need them:" The fall of Twitter is making the trolls and grifters desperate 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z J&J's first bankruptcy gambit began in 2021, when it offloaded its talc liabilities into a new company, LTL Management, and immediately placed that company into bankruptcy. J&J effort to resolve talc lawsuits in bankruptcy fails a second time 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Trump actually did that gambit decades ago during a tax audit, claiming that important records were destroyed in a flood. New Mar-a-Lago documents charges show Donald Trump is a poor mob boss 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z But few, if any, conservatives have even tried to engage with the movie's argument on its merits, in no small part because they know that's a losing gambit. The Barbie backlash isn't just cynical: The right is abusing its own supporters 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Other gambits he engaged in, like his Atlantic City casinos, would cause him to declare six bankruptcies, so it was the banks who lost money, not Trump. The Big Why 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z So who knows who this gambit would hurt more in a general election? The 2024 revenge plot against Democrats 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z This is a standard rhetorical gambit of white nationalists, who claim it's not racist to want different races to have "their own" countries. Republican attacks on Chris Way echo the ideology of Oklahoma bomber Timothy McVeigh 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Movie critic Christian Toto, host of the “Hollywood in Toto” podcast, said the gambit might be what’s needed in an increasingly fragmented entertainment marketplace. Viewer-sponsored ‘Sound of Freedom’ flick stirs box-office revolution, say observers 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z This "just asking questions" gambit, which anti-disinformation activists have long called "JAQing off," isn't just a way to promote lies under the guise of free inquiry. Tucker Carlson's interview with Andrew Tate proves one thing: Elon Musk is desperate 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Attorney Harry Litman agreed that "nobody, including DOJ, expects a trial" in December but "that doesn't justify team Trump's gambit of not even offering" a timeline. “Very telling”: Experts say Trump filing to delay trial is a test of Judge Cannon’s “favoritism” 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z As Mr. Prigozhin lodged increasingly caustic attacks against the Russian ruling class, his support steadily rose until he staged his high-stakes gambit against the government, the polls by Russian Field found. Prigozhin’s public support remains significant despite Russian propaganda efforts, polls show. 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z So far the Lean community has verified an intriguing theorem about turning a sphere inside out as well as a pivotal theorem in a scheme for unifying mathematical realms, among other gambits. A.I. Is Coming for Mathematics, Too 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z It was an expensive gambit: Drones cost more than $1,500 each, and he soon learned that a good show required at least 75. Fireworks Have a New Competitor: Drones 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z But the gambit ultimately contributes to a powerful finale. Tom Rachman's debut novel was a joyful triumph. In his fourth, cynicism seeps in 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z Johnson may slip here and there as he slides down his chosen rabbit holes, but his gambits are more than worth the reader’s while. How a mysterious 'Con Queen' impersonated moguls and duped Hollywood 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Recall that earlier this month, our state was the place DeSantis and his officials opted to steer a group of misled asylum-seekers, dumping them in the capital in a sick publicity gambit. Essay: Is racism making us too tired to fight it? 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z These GOP gambits assume Trump is a total moron, or that his followers are. Trump's defense in the documents case: When you're a star, they have to let you do it 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Die-hard “Shadow and Bone” fans are eager to boost the show’s stats and have engaged in creative gambits to improve its chances. What makes a streaming hit? Desperate fans 'game the system' to save favorite shows 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Riyadh has also listed a series of high-stake demands, including U.S. help in developing nuclear power, but U.S. officials see that as an opening gambit. Pariah or partner? U.S. navigates complicated, contradictory relationship with Saudi Arabia 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Of course, Republicans will continue to lie and use this "trophies" gambit. More than trophies: Trump's documents crime is like his others, an attempt to cheat the system 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z The scheme was a gambit by DeSantis, and brought attention to his recently launched presidential bid focused on denouncing what he calls “wokeness” and attacking states like California over “sanctuary city” policies. Migrants say Florida contractors pushed to get them to board planes to California 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z With the Republican presidential contest in full swing, DeSantis’ targeting of Newsom with what is fast becoming a tired gambit counts as simple misplaced aggression. Opinion: DeSantis picked a fight with Newsom because he's too scared to attack Trump 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z It’s an uncertain gambit, with the amendment’s roots in the aftermath of the Civil War and almost certain to be struck down by today’s supermajority of the right on the Supreme Court. Playing chicken on federal default risks a world economy fried 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z The gambit was considered a significant breach of protocol, and Netanyahu was criticized in Israel for threatening the country’s historically bipartisan support in the United States. McCarthy invites Netanyahu to visit Congress, skip the White House 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z The damage they did with this gambit back in 2011 is still being felt and the country can't afford another round of that insanity. Too bad Kevin McCarthy: Biden has learned from Barack Obama's mistakes 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z The rise of the far-right Republicans underscores the tough task facing McCarthy — and the broader economic risks in the party’s new gambit. With debt bill adopted, far-right House Republicans ready for fiscal war 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z “He has gotten all he is going to get out of this gambit with the right-wing zealots,” Stipanovich said. Analysis: DeSantis' showdown with Disney carries political risk 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z But McCarthy’s speech belied the risks in the GOP’s political gambit, which threatens to sink the stock market, thrust millions of Americans from their jobs and jolt the global financial system. Fiscal crisis nears as McCarthy takes debt ceiling plan to Wall Street 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z It was a bold gambit by the 25-year-old Kenyan chess player to disguise himself as a woman to compete in his country's female open chess tournament. Male chess player dons disguise to compete as woman 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Circuit Court of Appeals Philadelphia rejected J&J’s gambit in January, ruling that the cash-flush subsidiary had no legitimate claim to bankruptcy protection because it wasn’t in financial distress. Exclusive: Johnson & Johnson considers refiling talc-liability bankruptcy after appeals-court defeat 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Tying the two cases would be a rather novel legal gambit. Citizen Trump 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday Russia would station the nuclear arms in Belarus, his latest gambit in a worsening stand-off with the West over the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year. Belarus to face more sanctions over nuclear arms plan, Poland says 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z This daring gambit worked initially, as Jackson had to decide whether he should shoot when left wide open while his teammates struggled to find space to work with inside. Connecticut blitzes Gonzaga to reach the Final Four 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z Critics see a gambit by the prime minister - who is under trial on corruption charges that he denies - to subordinate the courts to the executive. Hundreds of elite Israeli reservists say they are joining judicial protests 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z But rather than abandon this dumb-as-nails talking point, right-wing media has been working overtime trying to backfill the "woke banks" gambit with post hoc rationalizations. However racist you thought the "woke banks" talking point was, it's worse 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z His invasion of Ukraine can be seen as a desperate gambit to increase the Russian population at gunpoint. Opinion | Russia’s population crisis is making Putin more dangerous 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z The bill reflects Republicans’ political gambit since assuming control of the House this year. House GOP to take early step on bill preparing for federal default 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Spotify’s continued podcasting gambit comes during a period of stress for both the company and the wider market in which it operates. Spotify charts podcasting future after controversies, challenges and shakeups 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Adam Aron, AMC’s chief executive, characterized that move — charging a bit more for the best seats — as less a moneymaking gambit than a way to avoid broader price increases. Heads Up: A Better Movie Seat May Cost You 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Rather than abandon this dumb-as-nails talking point, right-wing media has been working overtime trying to backfill the "woke banks" gambit with post hoc rationalizations. However racist you thought the "woke banks" talking point was, it's worse 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z This isn’t a new gambit — “The Monkees” was created in part as a machine to sell records that would in turn promote the television show. ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ review: Riley Keough fronts a rock soap opera 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Together, they represent an “opening gambit” in the mission to educate Congress and the public about the law’s importance, said a senior intelligence official on a call Tuesday with reporters. Top Biden officials warn about pending lapse of spy law 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Not long after, Pat A. Cipollone and Patrick F. Philbin, the two top lawyers in Mr. Trump’s White House, tried a similar gambit. Special Counsel Seeks to Force Pence to Testify Before Jan. 6 Grand Jury 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Lee attempted to stymie this argument by telling supporters she would serve only one term, a gambit reported by the San Francisco Chronicle that puzzled many, including her supporters. Rep. Barbara Lee kicks off Senate campaign to replace Feinstein 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z It was part of a wider strategic gambit involving use of intelligence by Washington to try to foil Russia’s war. U.S. Warnings to China on Arms Aid for Russia’s War Portend Global Rift 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z Not surprisingly, he’s borrowing strategies that worked for Clinton and Obama, a gambit that combines nostalgia and practical politics. Column: Biden's 2024 presidential campaign harks back to past Democratic triumphs 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z Alas, such legal gambits are becoming more common. Opinion | Trump’s lawsuit against Bob Woodward is absurd — and dangerous 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z How, perhaps, gambits like the metaverse may rely less on a particular technological achievement than on the stories and experiences one might encounter inside it. Column: How tech is changing L.A. — and how L.A. is changing tech 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z He’s had help from defensive partner Adam Larsson backstopping his every offensive gambit and shutting down opponents’ zone entries. Report card: Geoff Baker grades the first half of the Kraken’s second season 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Plaintiffs’ lawyers attacked the gambit, known as the “Texas two-step,” charging it amounted to a bad-faith bankruptcy filing and a fraudulent ploy to shield the parent companies’ assets. Corporate lawsuit dodge imperiled after court rejects J&J bankruptcy tactic 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z It is far from clear that such a gambit would calm global markets or preserve America’s credit rating, which suffered a downgrade after the 2011 debt limit standoff. The Trillion-Dollar Question: Could a Coin Save the Day? 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Tormented by sinful desires and intellectual hubris, Gervaise finally decides to assuage his religious doubts through a daring gambit: He challenges Satan to a chess match. Review | Why M.R. James is the Arthur Conan Doyle of supernatural fiction 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z It’s a bold gambit in the war to eliminate fossil fuels because the mandates to go all-electric would increase demand on a power grid that relies heavily on fossil fuels. The new prohibition: Anti-natural gas frenzy spreading across the U.S. 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z “Escape” is the emptiest of these pictures, but Leff’s 3D gambit makes it one of the most complex. Review | In the galleries: The harsh beauties of a glacial season 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z If 3M loses, it could strengthen case law against such bankruptcy gambits and further discourage companies from pursuing them. Corporate lawsuit dodge imperiled after court rejects J&J bankruptcy tactic 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Then Nixon took his famous trip to China in a Cold War gambit to split Beijing from Moscow. One of the Most Influential Ambassadors in Washington Isn’t One 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z Though never refuted, the gambit opens up White to a dangerous attack, and a number of defensive ideas have been found for Black to return the sacrificed pawn and set up a reasonable defense. A romantic chess opening that gets few dates these days 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z That sounds right and I’d love it if the GOP’s gambit were successful. Column: GOP's deficit reduction is a cynical performative gesture 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z “Usually the person is thrilled,” said Scott Keyes, the founder of Scott’s Cheap Flights and an employer of the couple’s gambit when he and his wife, Anya, travel together without kids. This airline booking hack is dividing the internet 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Johnson & Johnson now finds itself facing the same mountain of litigation that prompted its bankruptcy gambit. Corporate lawsuit dodge imperiled after court rejects J&J bankruptcy tactic 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z “He thinks that this was Surovikin’s gambit, and now he has to suffer for it.” Russia’s new commander reflects Putin’s plan to push for victory in Ukraine 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z That White still has his chances in the gambit can be seen in today’s second game, taken from a strong open tournament in the Dutch city of Leiden. A romantic chess opening that gets few dates these days 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z The second problem is that the gambit isn’t really about spending. Column: GOP's deficit reduction is a cynical performative gesture 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z The gambit left Republicans barely in control of the House and McCarthy facing a revolt from hard-liners who in coming months may hold his speakership hostage. Kevin McCarthy wins his dream job, but at a humiliating and stifling cost 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Lawmakers’ new secrecy gambit will only end one way, but there are two paths to get there. State lawmakers are keeping secrets from the people again 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z The parliamentary gambit, which forces a vote on retaining the speaker, has been a key demand of conservative hardliners within the Republican conference. Nine more House Republicans call McCarthy’s concessions insufficient 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z At the time, it didn't sound plausible even as a one-off gambit, let alone something pervasive that law enforcement nationwide had embraced as legitimate. They called 911 — but cops and prosecutors decided they were lying 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z Senate leaders ultimately worked out an arrangement to permit several amendment votes on the policy, known as Title 42 — placating Lee, even though his gambit failed, while allowing lawmakers to finalize the bill hours later. Senate approves $1.7 trillion omnibus bill to fund government 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z The trip, a risky gambit coordinated in stealth, was also a projection of strength and confidence amid the daily blare of air-raid sirens from Russian attacks and persistent power outages. The Ukrainian leader sought to convey the reality of the war to Washington. 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Mr. Smith’s gambit — which included offering to keep Activision’s blockbuster game Call of Duty widely available to satisfy competitive concerns — failed. Microsoft Gambles on ‘Nice Guy’ Strategy to Close Activision Megadeal 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z The novel sprays literary gambits like a fallen power line throwing sparks: Here a narrative in tweets, there in emails, here a satire of literary tropes, there a spoof of Hollywood. How 2022 became the year of the fragmented-identity novel 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Tesla’s gambit is likely to succeed because of a provision in the contracts that the company’s customers agree to when they buy electric cars from the company. Tesla’s Direct Sales Model Helps It Thwart Customer Lawsuits 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z If these gambits were to fail, Washington would be staring down a domino-effect of federal worker furloughs. U.S. Congress creeps toward deadline to pass $1.5 trillion funding bill 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Though it failed at its primary goal, the gambit inflicted severe political damage on then-President Jimmy Carter and allowed Iran’s revolutionary leaders to portray themselves as standing up to the hated Americans. In Hostage Diplomacy, It’s Often the Hostage-Takers Who Pay 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z The most popular gambit has been to claim that the law is "unnecessary" since the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in 2015. The GOP hasn't evolved on LGBTQ rights, despite media swooning over "bipartisan" marriage vote 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Speakers on Tuesday described the damage estimate of $400 million to $2 billion, developed by their economic consultant, as an opening gambit in what is expected to be complex negotiations with the city. Black and Latino residents burned out of Palm Springs seek city reparations 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Such historicism is not an argument but a gambit to forestall argument. Opinion | Be thankful for the pugnacious Zelensky’s magnificent resistance to suppression 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z The international hacktivist collective Anonymous called Bolsonaro's gambit "straight from Donald Trump's playbook," an assessment echoed by progressives in Brazil and abroad. "Straight from Donald Trump's playbook": Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro contests validated election loss 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z It was a "grossly unreasonable" gambit, the attorney said, one that allowed the detective to interpret Logan's credibility. "Is the caller the killer?": How Jessica Logan’s 911 call for help became evidence against her 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Politicians love the Who They Are gambit because it usually, eventually, allows them to keep their jobs. By refusing to resign, Kevin de León is giving anti-Blackness a pass 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z The gambit failed, as did Scott’s challenge of McConnell’s leadership position last week. GOP’s lackluster fundraising spurs post-election infighting 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z The whole gambit backfired, and yet when Gingrich "faced an insurgency in his ranks from his far-right flank," Hemmer explained, he gave in. It would be amazingly dumb for GOP to impeach Biden — so sure, go for it 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z She calls that a clear message that sex wasn’t on the table; he said he took it as a “playful” gambit. Deliberations in Paul Haggis rape lawsuit set to start 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Polls show that this gambit might backfire, as voters preoccupied with inflation, the economy, crime and other matters consider voting for the extremists anyway. Opinion | This is not a normal election. Voters should keep that in mind. 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z In the end, the joke appears to be on Musk who paid nearly double the company's value to take it private in a gambit to control the world's largest public square. Elon Musk's Twitter takeover is a disaster. How much longer will the platform hold? 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Because whether this gambit brings the results we all want and need, Newsom knows he’s “the piñata” when it comes to responsibility, as he put it. Column: Newsom rejects every local homeless plan in state, demanding more ambition 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Is it possible the Democrats were on the right track with a single-issue gambit, but focused on the wrong matter in question? Opinion | How polling could affect partisan strategies 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z "I'm not interested in your emails," is how Mark, who led two teams in the Indo-Pacific region, describes his opening gambit. Inside a US military cyber team’s defence of Ukraine 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Irving tries a couple of rhetorical gambits throughout the novel, most notably two extended sections in screenplay format. ‘The Last Chairlift’ review: John Irving’s epic family saga 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Just as the government shutdown maneuver comes straight out of the 1990s Newt Gingrich playbook, so too does this gambit to shut down military support for allies in Europe. What will a GOP majority actually do? Almost nothing — but in the worst possible way 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z A growing number of funds are betting on the long-term appeal of bitcoin and ether, a gritty gambit in the depths of a crypto winter. Cryptoverse: Flurry of funds bet on bruised bitcoin's allure 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z “Ultimately, it may fall to the city council to rein in this radical gambit.” Congress probes Jackson water crisis as city and state spar 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z The Journal quoted unnamed Saudi officials as describing the move as a political gambit by Biden ahead of the vote. Saudi Arabia says US sought a month delay of OPEC+ decision 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Why do Republicans think the public will fall for this pathetic gambit this time around? Newt throwback! GOP's death wish is back — they want another government shutdown 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z The first nine moves look wild, but are actually standard in this gambit line. The plot thickens — and sickens — in Niemann chess cheating controversy 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z The gambit, however, is far from certain to work. A Lawyer’s Journey From Adviser to the Oath Keepers to Defendant 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Settled history describes how the Soviets discovered our earlier missile deployments, perceived them as threatening and so tried their Cuba gambit. Opinion | Biden should pressure China to end its relationship with Russia 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The latest gambit to bribe young college graduates for votes going into the midterm elections is just one more usurpation of congressional power by the executive branch. Opinion | Biden’s ‘forgiveness’ of college loans is clearly executive overreach 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z I don't know why they think the public will blame the Democrats this time when voters never have fallen for this pathetic gambit before. Newt throwback! GOP's death wish is back — they want another government shutdown 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Whether or not criminal charges ensue, details that have emerged about how the gambit unfolded could bolster a class-action suit on the migrants’ behalf against Mr. DeSantis and others. Opinion | DeSantis must be called to account for tricking migrants 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z This disorienting but thrilling opening gambit is cinematic, like a view from space that pans swiftly down into a single pore on a human face. Review: How Lucy Ives turned the 'What's in Her Bag' trope into a brilliantly berserk novel 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z What gambits, challenges and missed advantages came along the way? EXPLAINER: Musk Twitter turnaround reflects legal challenges 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z But Twitter is unlikely to give up on its legal proceedings unless it confirms that the deal is for real this time and not a tactical gambit. EXPLAINER: What’s next in Musk’s epic battle with Twitter? 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z So let’s consider a full range of possibilities from “careless onetime goof” to “opening gambit in a harassment campaign.” Advice | I saw a sex scene playing on my boss’s phone. Do I say something? 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z On Friday and again on Monday the pound plunged, finding a record low of $1.0327 as investors question Britain's economic gambit of unfunded tax cuts to spur growth. Plunging pound pauses as investors await policy response 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z While the Kremlin has used referendums and annexation in the past to exert its will, the boldness of President Vladimir V. Putin’s gambit in Ukraine far exceeds anything he has tried before. In a U.N. speech, Russia’s foreign minister says ‘the future of the world order’ is at stake. 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z Still, in a crisis, China’s People’s Liberation Army could attempt a chancy gambit like offloading amphibious vehicles from the ferries at sea or using floating causeways, Dahm said. China using civilian ships to enhance navy capability, reach 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z While the Kremlin has used referendums and annexation in the past to exert its will, the boldness of President Vladimir V. Putin’s gambit in Ukraine far exceeds anything it has tried before. Staged voting is happening amid international condemnation. 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Legal experts widely believe that Trump's gambit to delay the investigation by asking for a special master may have already backfired. “Put up or shut up moment”: Special master corners Trump's lawyers on his "planted" evidence claims 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z During the hearing before Judge Dearie, Mr. Trump’s lawyers provided a glimpse of what the declassification gambit may actually be about. Trump Claims He Declassified Documents. Why Don’t His Lawyers Say So in Court? 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Putin’s actions are the sign of a desperate dictator who knows his reckless military gambit is in danger of defeat. Opinion | Don’t let Putin bluff us. Russia is losing. 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z The Trump team’s next gambit, which the judge also adopted, was even more logically and legally threadbare. Column: The Mar-a-Lago judge's latest opinion is as atrocious as legal experts say it is 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z A last-minute resolution made the gambit unnecessary, but the idea reflected Biden’s deep personal involvement in one of the most dramatic confrontations between labor and capital in recent American history. Biden’s 11th-hour moves to avert a strike — and a political calamity 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z It was about finding a fun, unique narrative gambit each time and finding a new thing to talk about with each new story. Why making 'Glass Onion' scared Rian Johnson even more than 'The Last Jedi' 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z The rapid rejection of Mr. Graham’s gambit was the latest misfire in the party’s struggle to unite behind a clear strategy on an issue that has reshaped campaigns across the country. Republicans Struggle to Unite Party Around National Abortion Restrictions 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s truculent speech on Wednesday was his latest gambit to change the course of a conflict that is trending inevitably toward his country’s defeat. Opinion | Don’t let Putin bluff us. Russia is losing. 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z In most cases, the parents'-rights gambit is rhetorical sleight-of-hand meant to distract people from what's really going on, which is adults depriving vulnerable children of the resources they need to grow into healthy adults. Upset by New York Times exposé on Hasidic schools? That's what GOP wants for all American kids 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z I have always called it the "where there's smoke there's fire" gambit. Teflon Don: How Trump keeps getting away with it all — even stealing top secret nuclear documents 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z FDR's court-packing gambit was a disastrous failure: He was never again able to pass the kind of ambitious reform legislation he had during his first term. When FDR tried to pack the Supreme Court: A lesson for Dark Brandon? 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z Spinning a stark message about the future of democracy into little more than a political gambit may feel "fair" to journalists, but it's actually very unfair to readers. Biden's speech wasn't "partisan" — it was the plain truth the media won't tell 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z “Xi’s third-term gambit leaves him in a much stronger position to dictate outcomes than his two immediate predecessors.” China Sets Key Communist Party Congress for Mid-October 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Now, Donald Trump and his defenders are using a version of that gambit to deter the Justice Department from prosecuting the former president, arguing that going after Trump would dangerously incite his already angry followers. Opinion | Trump again summons the mob 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z By mid-March, with its forces struggling on either side of Kyiv, Russia tried a new gambit, sending a line of tanks 225 miles westward across the center of Ukraine from the Russian border. Battle for Kyiv: Ukrainian valor, Russian blunders combined to save the capital Despite that unassailable logic, the court-packing gambit was a disastrous failure. When FDR tried to pack the Supreme Court: A lesson for Dark Brandon? 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z It was part of a centuries-old political gambit known as gerrymandering. Primary takeaways: DeSantis’ rival, redistricting’s impact 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Madison Johnson started “running the insurance gambit” nine years ago when she left her parents’ health care plan. How the Inflation Reduction Act could affect WA health care 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Early in his rule, Mr. Xi launched an array of foreign gambits to develop geopolitical ties through investment, paying close attention to Africa. The Face of China: A Globetrotting Diplomat Armed With U.S. Admonitions 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z Often, abortion is the Democrats’ opening gambit at the start of general election ad campaigns. Why Abortion Has Become a Centerpiece of Democratic TV Ads in 2022 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z It is highly unlikely that the DGA gambit was the deciding factor in Cox’s victory in Maryland. Opinion | Anger over ‘Democratic meddling’ in Maryland’s GOP primary is misplaced 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z The gambit has put the Johnson & Johnson talc lawsuits in stasis and could leave claimants, some of whom are extremely ill, with a smaller pot of funds for payouts. Johnson & Johnson Will Discontinue Talc-Based Baby Powder Globally in 2023 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z The military operation is a risky gambit for Mr. Lapid, a centrist often derided for lacking security experience by his main rival, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest serving prime minister, who now leads the opposition. Israel-Gaza Fighting Flares for a Second Day 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z Sandy Hook, however, has always been his most disgusting gambit. Opinion | Alex Jones gets caught in just the right way 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z “Sharp Stick” uses a different gambit to illustrate the contrast between “real” and “mediated.” Can Hollywood figure out Gen Z? This summer's movies are a major test 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z His last attempt in August, a cold turkey gambit without nicotine replacement therapy, triggered an excruciating maelstrom of cravings that lasted several months. Breaking Nicotine’s Powerful Draw 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z But the Kentucky senator’s gambit would ultimately fail. Bumps, bipartisanship in long fight for semiconductor bill 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z That represents a real political gambit for Democrats, balancing the urgency of climate action against real political pressure from rising energy prices and general economic chaos. Biden’s climate plan is back, and it’s all about building things 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z In Georgia, the outcome of that gambit could determine a U.S. In Georgia, Democrats look to abortion rights to lure votes 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z The debt buyback scheme marks an attempt to demonstrate sound finances despite high inflation, costly fuel subsidies plus losses stemming from Bukele's bitcoin gambit. El Salvador says it has $560 mln for partial debt buyback 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z There are warning signs everywhere that it's a risky gambit. The walls are finally starting to close in — so expect Trump to announce his 2024 run soon 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z The ad is the latest gambit by Democrats to promote far-right candidates in the hopes of bettering their odds in November, when Republicans are widely favored to win back control of the House of Representatives. In risky midterm strategy, Democrats boost far-right candidate in Michigan race 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Despite fears of unconstitutional legal gambits and Big Brother-style tracking, lawyers and experts predict that much of what is expected to unfold over the coming months and years will look very familiar. Lawyers preparing for abortion prosecutions warn about health care, data privacy 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z After Jan. 6, there was broad bipartisan consensus in Congress that the law should be revamped before 2024 to prevent Trump or other candidates from trying those gambits again. Congress is moving toward fixing the way it counts votes for president, but it won't be easy 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z Their bill not only guards against the gambits the lame duck White House attempted in 2020, but it also limits the potential for other nefariousness by a future candidate. Opinion | A bill to prevent Trump’s attempted coup is finally ready — and must pass 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z European leaders rejected that claim, saying it was a political gambit in retaliation for sanctions. EXPLAINER: Can Europe live without Russian natural gas? 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Bannon did, however, have one more gambit up his sleeve, reversing course at the 11th hour by offering to testify to the committee. Bannon ‘Decided He Was Above the Law,’ Prosecutor Says 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z But ultimately, it remains unclear whether Biden’s gambit will deliver the results he is seeking. Biden vows expanded U.S. role in Mideast as controversial trip ends 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z German politicians have dismissed Russia’s technical explanation for last month’s reduction in gas flowing through Nord Stream 1, saying the decision was a political gambit to sow uncertainty and further push up energy prices. Gazprom casts doubt on pipeline’s quick return to full flow 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z It could also be that this is the calm before the storm — a big storm, if a new initiative-promoting gambit gets its way. ‘A debacle’: Our troubled citizen initiative process is in a record drought 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z German politicians have dismissed Russia’s technical explanation for last month’s reduction in gas flows through Nord Stream 1, saying the decision was a political gambit to sow uncertainty and push up prices. Gas pipeline shutdown starts amid German suspicion of Russia 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z Ms. Cheney had previously said she would not take such a step, and it is unclear how successful the gambit will be in a state where the number of registered Republicans dwarfs that of Democrats. Liz Cheney’s Latest Fans: Democratic Donors 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z This exodus can be linked to Scott’s gambit. Did Larry Scott kill the Pac-12? The answer is more complicated than you might think. 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z It’s the latest in a string of long-shot legal gambits from defendants charged with crimes ranging from low-level misdemeanors to felony seditious conspiracy. Judges keeping Capitol riot trials in DC amid bias claims 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z Many pundits believe the gambit got Trump elected. She helped get Trump elected. Now she’s raising crypto for Ukraine. 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Putin’s regime thrives on such coarse gambits. Opinion | Brittney Griner is a hostage, plain and simple 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Frontier’s move was the latest gambit in a fight between Frontier and JetBlue to see who gets the nation’s largest discount airline. Airline merger: Frontier sweetens offer for Spirit Airlines 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z But the gambit was widely dismissed as an attempt to rally others to his policies while making few concessions. French parties brush off Macron appeal to unblock parliament 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Jacob said the whole gambit would be kicked out of court and Eastman claimed that the Supreme Court would invoke the "political question doctrine" and refuse to take the case. Trump wanted a different insurrection 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Pence never considered it, former vice-presidential counsel Greg Jacob testified — and even Eastman acknowledged that the gambit was not legal, Jacob said. Trump aides told him that using Pence to overturn election was illegal 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z The German government rejected that reasoning, saying that maintenance shouldn’t have been an issue until the fall and the Russian decision was a political gambit to sow uncertainty and push up prices. Germany steps up calls to save energy as Russia reduces gas 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z The gambit might just work — underscoring the Russian economy’s surprising resilience in the face of the one of the most intense barrages of sanctions ever meted out by the West. McDonald’s, Moscow Style, Is Back, as Russian Economy Stumbles On 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Musk, who leads the electric carmaker Tesla and the rocket company SpaceX, is famously mercurial and has often winged his wheeling and dealing, making his latest gambit not entirely unexpected. Elon Musk threatens to end Twitter deal without information on fake accounts. 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z Perhaps sensing he’s lost the position battle, Black essentially gambits a pawn to change the character of the position with 16 … Ba5!? Making the cut: Finalists shine in Chessable Masters knockout rounds 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Mr Irranca-Davies described the call as an "interesting gambit" that "doesn't hold water at all", adding that Senedd reform had featured in three of the parties' manifestos. Wales politics: Plans to increase Senedd to 96 members move closer 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z Could we talk about his latest political gambit? Bill de Blasio Knows He Isn’t Loved 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z But even then, opponents tried one more gambit. How the ‘apocalyptic’ Southern Baptist report almost didn’t happen 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Less certain still was the political fate of Democrats’ latest legislative gambit, as Republicans signaled early opposition to the spending measure, potentially dooming its prospects in the narrowly divided Senate. Democrats propose funds to ease formula shortage as kids are hospitalized 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z White follows up the gambit energetically with 20. d5! and the removal of Black’s fianchettoed bishop, creating all kinds of weak squares around the Black king. Making the cut: Finalists shine in Chessable Masters knockout rounds 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z The gambit is far from guaranteed to work. Democrats go all-in on MAGA in bid to make midterm elections all about Trump 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z On Monday, three weeks after the state’s highest court declared the Democrats’ map unconstitutional, it became clear just how spectacularly the party’s gambit had backfired. Redrawn New York Map Nullifies Democrats’ Gamble to Gain House Seats 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Though Mr. Hotze later admitted the gambit turned up nothing nefarious, he continues to raise money to sniff out voting fraud. Opinion | Vigilantism threatens the democracy it claims to protect 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Analysis: The new gambit -- claiming key Russia probe data was 'made up' Sussmann trial to test credibility of controversial figures from 2016 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Instead, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine gambit has backfired spectacularly across the board, culminating in Thursday’s blockbuster announcement that Finland will abandon 75 years of neutrality and formally apply to join NATO. How Putin’s war in Ukraine has backfired spectacularly 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z But if the 50-year-old Musk’s gambit has made anything clear it’s that he thrives on contradiction. Elon Musk, an erratic visionary, revels in contradiction 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Although new federal emission reductions would be welcome by environmental groups, some observers criticized the move as an 11th-hour gambit that was unlikely to result in substantial air quality improvements by next year. Why can't smoggy SoCal improve air quality? Local regulators blame the federal government 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z They also said the gambit also revealed the Democrats’ extreme agenda of abortion on demand, including full-term abortions. House GOP says Democrats ready to run on an abortion-on-demand platform 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z That unusual gambit worked, as the Grizzlies fell short at the end, losing track of Thompson on his go-ahead three-pointer and then coming up empty on their final two possessions. Warriors edge Grizzlies in Game 1 thriller despite Draymond Green’s ejection 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z If Mallers’ gambit succeeds, it might make a lot of Bitcoiners wealthy — but it will also radically change their online community. Crypto is winning, and Bitcoin diehards are furious about it 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z The blundering campaign has exposed underlying weaknesses inside Russia’s supposedly cutting-edge war machine, damaging Moscow’s military credibility around the world and fueling hope in the West that Mr. Putin’s Ukraine gambit will fail spectacularly. Angry Putin wields energy, nuclear threats against West 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z It was a high-stakes gambit that dented the economy, but Abbott has been unapologetic about the fiasco, raising the question of what he could do next. "Constitutional invasion": Texas GOP plots legally dubious border scheme to take over deportations 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z Musk’s latest gambit — the news of which Twitter’s users, and investors, woke up to on Thursday morning — is a hostile takeover bid for the company, at the meme-worthy price of $54.20 a share. Opinion | This is Elon Musk at ‘peak billionaire’ 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z But invading Ukraine on Feb. 24, trying to capture large swaths of the country and topple its government, was a high-stakes gambit that turned much of the world against Putin. Putin’s Ukraine gamble pivots to a very different battlefield 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z Behind Musk’s headline-grabbing gambit, however serious — and many question if it is serious — is a philosophical juxtaposition of two theories of how to manage and promote free speech as a social-media company in 2022. Elon Musk's paradoxical vision of running Twitter: Less democracy, more freedom 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z It’s not clear how this gambit will play out, but there’s also a more fundamental question: what does Elon Musk think free speech is, and who’s threatening it? What Elon Musk’s Twitter ‘free speech’ promises miss 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Huffines had also proposed shutting down all inbound commercial traffic from Mexico as a way to force Mexico to improve border security, an idea similar to Abbott's gambit earlier this month. "Constitutional invasion": Texas GOP plots legally dubious border scheme to take over deportations 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Thompson’s lawyer, Samuel H. Shamansky, tried the gambit largely because he did not have many other choices. Ohio Man Who Blamed Trump for Storming the Capitol Is Found Guilty 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Abbott’s meddling with international commerce is his latest gambit in what he calls Operation Lone Star, which is designed to make him look tough on immigration and President Biden feckless. Opinion | Greg Abbott declares war on international commerce 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Khan’s political opposition runs the gambit of the political spectrum, from the left to the radically religious parties. Defiant Pakistani PM calls for street rallies in his support 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Ms. Le Pen’s emphasis on pocketbook issues was a gambit that has paid off. A Reinvented Marine Le Pen Threatens to Upend French Elections 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z The rare writer for whom each book has been an entirely different gambit, Egan has continually worked to stretch what both the novel and the novelist are capable of. Jennifer Egan wants to save literary fiction from itself 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z His tactical gambit has helped cement his support among core Fidesz voters. Hungarians vote on Orban's 12-year rule in tight ballot overshadowed by Ukraine war 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z Russia’s latest gambit is to demand payment for its natural gas exports in rubles. Opinion | The West is winning the economic battles in Putin’s war against Ukraine 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z For President Biden, as for his predecessors, North Korea’s dangerous gambits pose a serious challenge. Opinion | North Korea’s man with the shades and the missiles just won’t disappear 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z And for some film lovers who make up the Oscars’ core audience, the gambit smacks of pandering. The Oscars’ fan-favorite award explained: No, it's not a real Oscar 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z Perhaps, she adds, Rafflesia’s opening gambit is to suppress this secretion and besiege its host. Giant Rotten-Smelling Parasite Flower Rafflesia Evokes Host Defenses 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Duke had played zone defense roughly 5% of the time during the regular season, which made it a risky gambit when Coach K threw the switch against the Red Raiders. Sweet 16: Coach K says ‘It’s not the coaching.’ But it is 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Putin’s demand is a “cunning gambit” to frustrate sanctions while “elevating uncertainty for the West,” said Tan Boon Heng of Mizuho Bank in a report. Asian stocks mixed after West vows more Russia sanctions 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z The new launch was a provocative gambit in the North’s relations with Washington. With U.S. Focus on Ukraine, North Korea Launches a Powerful New ICBM 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z |
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