| 单词 | gamble |
| 例句 | Sabbatini: “Question or statement? And at what temperature? Care to gamble five points on the midterm?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “A gamble... how interesting. Information in exchange for the harpy? Winner take all?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But merely wishing for relations to improve was taking something of a gamble, for Cal Tech’s fabulous chemist Linus Pauling was not subject to the confines of British fair play. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z It’s not like they gambled away their family fortunes. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’m saying it’s no accident Poseidon has claimed you now. It’s a very risky gamble, but he’s in a desperate situation. He needs you.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They, too, were gambles, rolls of the dice. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Picking Sardothien had been a gamble—a bet against his father’s tolerance. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Now, opening the door was always a gamble. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z And then, on the twenty-ninth move, with the position equal, Fischer engaged in one of the most dangerous gambles of his career. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Many Reds gamble their earnings on the fights, hoping to win a little something to help them get through another week. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z Every day, I would gamble all of my tips—as high as fifteen and twenty dollars—on die numbers, and dream of what I would do when I hit. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They were sacrifices, and I’d just gambled them away to a Nazi. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Everybody loved to gamble, as far as I could tell. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z She claimed Jesus told us not to gamble, and playing the lottery was gambling. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I hope she doesn't gamble, the way I've seen some women do with cards in jail. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He came to realize that any business in the oil patch was an enormous gamble, even when prices were sky high, and he really wasn’t much of a gambler. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Woolf had gambled everything, and it seemed to have worked. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He neither drank nor smoked and did not gamble. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The rest must have been spectators, bettors who came to gamble on the outcome of the fight. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “She said he wasn’t afraid to gamble everything, and that’s the kind of man she wanted to spend her life with.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z While the father gambled, Jeremy and his friend hung out in the arcade. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “I was thinking the same thing. What we overheard him say about a gamble, and 'they’ll take the bait’... The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Zeitoun didn’t gamble and had never had a drop of alcohol, so when his own shifts were over, he went back to work, helping whoever needed it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The armies were packs of hounds, as it were, whose struggle with each other was to be commanded by Masters of Hounds, who took the matter as an exciting gamble. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z At roughly the same time that Woolf started his potentially deadly gamble, Pollard engaged in a gamble of his own. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Westing set his own example; he neither drank nor smoked and never gambled. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a good boy, but he liked to gamble and drink and run his mouth—just like his daddy. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Others, who had gambled on a girl, shouted in triumph. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z "I knew that goat would be a little gold mine. You're a little cooler though. Of course, I'm not going. He shakes his head. "Never gamble at cards. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Too bad I wasn’t old enough to gamble. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z It was a gamble to ask about it, but one that always turns out well if I'm right. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Just as he analyzed the value—or expectation—of a gamble, Pascal analyzed the value of accepting Christ as savior. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “If you were my boy I’d take you out and gamble,” he said. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you going to gamble on that, Mr. Quinn?” asked Dr. Calvin, indifferently. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He did not think of this course of action as suicidal, but as another gallant gamble of the sort he was accustomed to winning. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “This is a gamble. The kind I don’t like. The kind that killed Miss Nita’s last ship, you understand?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “You may be willing to gamble with your lives, but I'm not.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z No Muslim who followed Elijah Muhammad could dance, gamble, date, attend movies, or sports, or take long vacations from work. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In those days, people in New Orleans also liked to gamble, roll the dice. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t have a ballroom or billiards or a back room to gamble money away. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z John had a standing rule that anyone who came into the place to gamble had to check his guns if he had any. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Shoot, I figure if that man was smart ’nought to cheat all us, he have to be smart ’nough to know better than to gamble with no white folks.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He had a secret to keep, a gamble he had made years earlier and remade with each race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad always fought harder, flew faster, and gambled smarter than everyone else in his stories. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s not like I could gamble, I’m only sixteen. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Probably more of a coward. Very well, Jude, kingmaker. We will gamble with you. Put the crown on a head other than Balekin’s and I will help you keep it there.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Once, when he lost the gamble, an outstanding action picture resulted, which showed Dad landing a well-aimed and well-deserved clout on the side of Frank’s head. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He does not drink or smoke or gamble or chase women. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Ames gambled that as chief of counterintelligence for the Soviet division of the CIA, approaching the KGB couldn't be simpler. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z With the country in upheaval, waiting would have meant putting their children's lives at risk—a gamble they weren't willing to take. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Suppose he was to gamble four years against—well, let’s say ten grand. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was by far the most brazen thing Hitler had yet attempted, his biggest gamble, and a major step toward the catastrophe that was soon to envelop the world. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The risk might cost me, infuriate Du Barry further, but if it allows me to stand out from my sisters, the gamble will be worth it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z When the Depression started, he was newly married and had just bought his big car, moved to Queens, and made his great gamble on the writing-paper business. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Told us we were too young to gamble, and he wasn’t giving us anything.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Sun Man pulled out his things: four sets of new clothes two pairs of new moccasins two strings of white shell beads Kaup’a’ta smiled when he saw these things “We’ll gamble all night,” he said. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “He laugh and say, ‘Don’t worry, ain’t no gamble the way I play cards.’ Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z But while I think Haymitch might gamble with my life in the arena, I don’t think he’d rat me out to Coin. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z We took a gamble that we’d be able to intercept you.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “He gambles more than he can pay back and then threatens me? Why should I have been the one to let it go? What is our reputation worth if we take disrespect like that?” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He used the extra money to gamble and buy alcohol. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he told them he would gamble with them— their clothes, their beads for his. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z In a gamble, Massasoit intended to abandon, even reverse, a long-standing policy. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was a gamble, and a lot of people in Alke wouldn’t like it, but it had to be done. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Others swore that the woman’s good-for- nothing son had gambled away the family’s entire fortune. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z This is a gamble, and both of these brave officers know it. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He rubbed a thumb over his tattoo, hoping that his gamble had been worth it. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Everybody, including Father, would have an occasional pellet, but that was the way they might have a drink or gamble at the tables. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z When Dad gambled, he preferred poker and pool—games of skill, not chance. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The sorcerer who led the eldest Pandava brother astray in a cursed game of dice, where he was forced to gamble away his entire kingdom. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “The primary fact now is that the element of gamble in the overall picture no longer exists,” he wrote. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Every battle is a gamble, Snow. The man who does nothing also takes I a risk.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I like a gamble. My father was a gambling man.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z By the end of the week, with his forces in Cuba encircled by American ships and aircraft, Khrushchev realized that his gamble to place Soviet missiles at America's doorstep had failed. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “You be surprised what you can save if you like me and don’t drink, smoke, gamble or tithe.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z An increasing number of people shunned church and went instead to the taverns, where they drank and gambled; too many others spent their free time in theaters which displayed “rope-dancing and other shows.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z But Ren is risking his reputation as a professional player just to gamble a handful of notes here in an illegal game. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z This brought to mind the woods in the Wizard of Oz, where the trees have ugly faces and malign intent and every step seems a gamble. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z What tales of daring and adventure must earlier have been recounted as sailors and navigators, practical men of the world, gambled their lives on the mathematics of a scientist from Alexandria? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a gamble I had to take. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “On Dragon-stone he would gamble with the torturers and lend them a hand in the questioning of prisoners, especially if the prisoner were a young woman.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But he was decent and responsible, never gambled or lost his temper, and always paid his bills on time. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t gamble with the lives of people I care for.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He gambled for support and I gave it to him. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, after a little hesitation, he added a fourth piece which he had long kept by him on the chance of his wanting to gamble a little some morning at the tea house. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z With all my anxieties, my sense of taking a last desperate gamble, and so on, I had not been realistic enough to believe him. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The facts are when he was sixteen he got a shot at coming to America, gambled on the land of opportunity and lost. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z That she's a spendthrift and loves to gamble and entertain with extravagant parties. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He could gamble as well as anybody I had gambled with in New York. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know you like to gamble,” Mama squabbles, diverting attention by pretending our real predicament is her naughty husband. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m just saying, if this gamble doesn’t pay off—” “It’ll pay off;’ Luke snapped. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Bill Harvey's gamble was about to pay off. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z So we drove to Las Vegas, got married, and gambled away a few dollars. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z They had been planning to gamble all night. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z People could gamble themselves outdoors, drink themselves outdoors. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Black communities discussed with respect how Muslims were suspended if they lied, gambled, cheated, or smoked. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As the network pundits would later acknowledge, choosing Barack Obama to speak to an audience of millions had been a mighty gamble. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She had gambled on the fact that Ammu, whatever else she did, however angry she was, would never publicly admit to her relationship with Velutha. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The alternative for free apps is to gamble on this question: How much annoyance will users tolerate to get something for nothing? Apps you don’t have to use 2012-07-23T15:10:00Z Five years after Netflix’s gamble with “House of Cards,” the company plans to release about 700 original TV series, movies and other types of programming around the world this year. Netflix teases 'fitting end' to defining series 'House of Cards' 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z I was really impressed that they were going to gamble with something like that, so I wanted to drop everything and join them. Yoko Ono revisits John Lennon's archives for "Truth" 2010-10-02T02:39:00Z That scene is a pivotal moment for the heroine, Minnie, as she gambles her lover’s life on a game of poker with the town sheriff. Review: Puccini’s American Opera Needs a New American Vision 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Chris Tarrant says the introduction of charity specials made celebrities less likely to gamble to try and win the big prize, while "not very many of them are that bright". The legacy of TV's Millionaire quiz 2014-02-04T07:09:52Z The swap is also something of a gamble for a series that achieved rapturous acclaim for its principal actors, notably Foy, who won a Screen Actor’s Guild award and was nominated for an Emmy. ‘The Crown’ Executes a Peaceful Palace Coup 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z He admitted that he had shared the 30 Xanax pills with other inmates and that he had also smoked cigarettes, gambled, snorted substances and committed other infractions while in prison. NY appeals court takes up Cameron Douglas case 2012-12-18T22:59:15Z Every role I take is a gamble or a huge risk. "She Will" star Alice Krige is haunted and haunting: "There must be something a bit odd about me" 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Established side effects of Latisse include itching, irritation, redness and discoloration of the iris; the over-the-counter products, which are not government regulated, are also a gamble. Skin Deep: Batter Up: Eyelashes Enjoy a Spike 2010-12-29T19:52:53Z Ballard explained that in the first three months of the township venture he made 300 percent profit on the property he had “won” as a booby prize in a gamble with a friend. A look back on Leary Way, ca. 1936 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z It bears all the hallmarks of a good, old-fashioned gamble which we've become accustomed to seeing over the years when we bet on awards. William Trevor's odds for Nobel literature prize tumble 2012-10-04T13:21:07Z It's a gamble, but the audience clearly think it pays off. Washed Out ? review 2011-08-11T16:55:50Z "It makes the film less of a gamble if a certain number of people already know the material works." Cannes film festival set to honour the bookworm 2012-05-18T17:11:09Z Now, with a best-selling novel and after rubbing shoulders with Hollywood headliners such as George Clooney, the gamble seems to have paid off. Texas oilman turned art detective drills deep for 'Monuments Men' 2014-02-06T23:40:53Z A bigger gamble now awaits as Ms. Balshaw takes over Tate. Tate’s New Leader Has ‘Fresh Eyes and a Lot of Energy.’ Is That Enough? 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z It’s a gamble that has paid off; in the last five years Ms. Netrebko has become the Met’s biggest female box-office draw. Anna Netrebko Prepares to Star in ?Anna Bolena? at the Met 2011-09-25T03:00:06Z At Weekender, they are Italian long hots, always a gamble, erratic in heat; some are merely sweet and fleshy, others a silent shriek. Tables for Snooker and Bhutanese Food at Weekender Billiard 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z But OWN is a gamble not because it is the first cable network to be so tightly wrapped around the persona of its creator. ArtsBeat: A No Cynicism Zone on Oprah?s Network 2011-01-02T15:41:57Z Do Pennsylvania residents really need more ways to gamble legally, for the stated purpose of producing more money for state government, which officials promise to use for our benefit? Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z But The Art of More, a forthcoming TV drama for which Dennis Quaid is a star and executive producer, represents a different kind of creative gamble. How Sony's free streaming service is trying to take on Netflix and Amazon 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z "They are all wagering major gambles," he says. Seattle's Ivan Doig welcomes first stage adaptation 2012-02-09T23:20:06Z Any relationship is a gamble, and much more so in the workplace. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A crush on the boss, but he’s not interested. It’s self-assessment time! 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Better to amplify that collective statement, they concluded, than to gamble on what increasingly looks like a minor trophy. What’s the Point of the Turner Prize, Anyway? 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z The third piece on the program is more of a gamble: Ms. Kent’s first commission for the company, “Frontier,” by Ethan Stiefel, her former longtime Ballet Theater colleague. Taking Flight: Julie Kent at Washington Ballet 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z "I do not believe there has been any leak ahead of the judges' deliberations, but a real betting bandwagon has built up around the book with three-figure bets galore being gambled on it," he said. Winner of Booker Prize to be announced in London 2010-10-12T13:31:00Z On a gamble that seems sure to pay off, his publisher is releasing 100,000 copies, and he’s working on a TV adaptation. ‘Fourth of July Creek,’ by Smith Henderson As for Mr. Bartolacci’s gamble on Yale’s reach — it may yet pay off. Newly Minted Artists, Facing a Precarious Future, Take Action 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z So far, the gamble seems to have paid off: the reception accorded to the opening opera of the cycle, Das Rheingold, suggested the lack of a theatre meant no absence of theatricality. Opera North tackles Wagner's Ring Cycle – minus the financial dramas 2012-06-12T16:15:28Z The book’s misleading subtitle calls hosting the competitions an “economic gamble”, implying it is a risky bet with a potentially high return. Just say no 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z So why is Oprah Winfrey taking perhaps the biggest gamble in her life and launching a cable TV network this weekend? Oprah aims for "mindful TV" in OWN network gamble 2010-12-30T18:40:07Z Like that of his predecessors, his gamble paid off. Gay web dramas flourish as TV networks cling to the status quo 2013-03-05T17:46:29Z If he acted on this, he was going to be taking a gamble, pure and simple. The death of Osama bin Laden: how the US finally got its man 2012-10-12T22:00:09Z Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian Bankers' gambles underwritten by the state? Caledonia 2010-08-22T14:41:00Z Bob Sillerman, chairman/CEO of CKX, which oversees Presley's estate, doesn't view the contract as much of a gamble because of Jackson's unique appeal. Music biz insiders say Sony-Jackson deal makes sense 2010-03-20T00:39:00Z And new musicals are still a terrifying gamble. A critic's take on the Tony nominations: Kudos for rewarding inventive shows that take risks 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Often unable to afford the premiums, they have to gamble against falling ill, and the odds of that gamble get worse as they get older. When the music fades: US musicians' healthcare crisis 2010-09-16T21:45:00Z Three years on, his gamble is beginning to pay off. Rumer: 'If Burt Bacharach says you're good, it's time to start believing in yourself' 2010-08-28T23:05:00Z Simpson in the glitzy capital of big gambles has come to a close with the former football star's defense team feeling confident that their client is closer to getting out of prison. OJ Simpson lawyers say he is closer to freedom 2013-05-19T19:07:09Z It’s a gamble to come into a massive space, but I think it’s paid off.” Beer. Nachos. Arena. Ballet? 2011-06-19T21:57:50Z Q: You took a big gamble executive producing "Baywatch" when the network dropped it after only one season. A Minute With: David Hasselhoff talking "Piranha 3-DD" 2012-05-30T08:02:20Z Even as the pandemic takes its toll on tourism, immersive museums and experiential art centers are expanding to new cities and wooing investors willing to gamble on the future of the emerging industry. Entrepreneurs Bet Big on Immersive Art Despite Covid-19 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z Next to it, a “Manon” cart held rifles, a bird cage and, for the scene in which the luxury-loving Manon gets her earnest lover to gamble, a champagne bottle and a box of bank notes. The Met’s Herculean Task: 4 Operas in 48 Hours 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Yet the serial memoirs keep coming, as publishers continue to gamble on lightning striking twice. 2009-12-31T19:00:00Z His unwillingness to bend to the will of record labels in Nashville was country music's highest-paying gamble. New music on the way from late Waylon Jennings 2012-02-13T11:14:08Z We gamble at lunch now - there's been a gaming table set up. ArtsBeat: Emmys Watch: Damian Lewis on 'Homeland' and 'The Forsyte Saga' 2012-09-21T18:30:54Z The big gamble in Focus: it’s a Will Smith movie that dares to be small. In 'Focus,' Will Smith Does His Best Cary Grant Impression 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z But it looks from this as though all they did was squabble and gamble, and that's all the king did, too: have japes, shag around, manage not to get beheaded. TV review: Harlots, Housewives and Heroines: 17th Century History for Girls; Hit & Miss 2012-05-22T22:00:01Z No one wants to stand out or take chances, maybe because the Art Show’s move to Armory Week is enough of a gamble. Art Review: Venerable, Small and Lots on Paper (Including Napkins) 2010-03-04T22:38:00Z This show at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art was yet another rewarding gamble. The Best Art of 2018 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z Maybe they gambled we'd be more moved by knowing they still enjoy each other's company now. "Friends: The Reunion" is The One We Could've Lived Without 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Her estranged husband, who gambled away their savings. Three Novels Take Readers Deep Inside the Writer’s Life 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z He doesn’t yet fully know if his gamble worked; he doesn’t read reviews. Bradley Cooper Is Not Really Into This Profile 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Encouraged by Lee, he gambled his modest nest egg on Ibis and lost it all. Review: In ‘Money Monster,’ a Broke Investor Holds a Grudge and a Gun 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z “Take lots and lots of gambles,” an industry veteran once advised Mr. Braziller, “but small ones.” George Braziller, independent publisher who gave early boosts to literary greats, dies at 101 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z But the gamble is paying off, judging by the advance sales in a Broadway season full of Hollywood stars. Larry David's Broadway play sets advance ticket sales record 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Did you ever worry that taking those breaks and walking away from your huge success as a bankable female lead was a career gamble? Bollywood rebel Kajol: ‘I never gave a damn what anyone said about me. I still don’t’ 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z From a studio perspective, “Guardians” is the bigger gamble — because of its little-known source material and untested star. Chris Pratt Is a Superhero in 'Guardians of the Galaxy' 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z “We are the first museum in France to dare exhibit Buffet,” Mr. Hergott said, acknowledging that it was a gamble and it took him awhile to overcome his reluctance. Buffet: A Life of Success, Rejection and Now a Celebration 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z You throw up your gear and then you try to play 45 minutes and it’s a bit more of a gamble. Craig Finn looks back on The Hold Steady’s “Boys and Girls in America”: “Maybe it was the end of something” 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z To access mystery and intuition requires hard work and is a gamble, for there is no guarantee that we will find that source of water. Essay by Viet Thanh Nguyen: On uselessness 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z Still, the gamble paid off spectacularly well and perhaps, given her single-mindedness, it is no coincidence that Riseborough is drawn to feisty roles. The rise of Andrea Riseborough 2010-09-25T23:06:00Z Moguls prefer to gamble a few hundred million dollars on the chance of spurring a worldwide franchise tentpole, rather than play it safe with more modestly budgeted films. Monsters Wins, The Heat Is Up, White House Down 2013-06-30T21:16:09Z Bouillabaisse was never meant to be served in restaurants on demand; the dish is too expensive and difficult to make for a restaurant to gamble on the chance that a customer might want it. In Search of the Real Bouillabaisse, Marseille’s Gift to the Fish Lover 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z In that respect this movie is a solid gamble, one that may leave you saying, "Yeah. Thank you. Yes." "Army of the Dead" is what happens when desperation meets a thrilling zombie conflagration 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z Penny said trying to buy both paintings had been a gamble, especially given the dismal economic climate. British galleries buy Renaissance masterpiece 2012-03-01T12:38:09Z “Publishing the book was a big gamble for me,” Mr. Morgan told Cue magazine in 1955. Al Morgan, Novelist, Playwright and Television Producer, Is Dead at 91 2011-03-14T20:07:39Z “Generally speaking, collectors of authentic masterpieces want to avoid publicity like the plague. Even with enormous guarantees, which significantly reduce risk, auction on some level is always a gamble.” London Sales Will Gauge Art Market’s Health in Trump Era 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z But with Summit’s five-film Twilight Saga having expired last year, betting on another kid-friendly fantasy franchise seemed a gamble worth taking. Ender’s Game Win Muted by the Distant Hammers of Thor 2013-11-03T21:28:16Z They cared for them and gambled and took great risks. Book Talk: Actor Robert Wagner on his long career in Hollywood 2014-04-10T09:05:27Z Entrepreneurship is a gamble, so it seems noteworthy that the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards, with a $100,000 prize for the best pitch, takes place in casino-heavy Macau, off the coast of Hong Kong. ‘Own the Room’ Review: Chasing Their Entrepreneurial Dreams 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z I have spent a lot of money in Las Vegas, and I don’t gamble much. A Traveler’s Guide to the Best Bets in Las Vegas 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Many kidnapping stories, like the remarkable situation that’s still breaking in Cleveland this week, hinge upon such gambles. When I was kidnapped 2013-05-09T11:45:00Z If we stopped this arms race of fees and ticket prices, and gambled a little bit more often on new work, you'd see stories about a broader range of women. The Problem With Broadway Revivals: They Revive Gender Stereotypes, Too 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z He says his wife Jennifer, who has a small, gun-toting role in , wouldn't let him do any of this if it was a financial gamble. Kevin Smith: Why He's Going Rogue with Red State 2011-02-04T00:05:00Z But Mr. Porter said the work was always a gamble, given that it depicts a naked teenage girl and is not easily recognizable as a Picasso. It Didn’t Hit $1 Billion, but Rockefeller Sale Still Set a Record 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z In the crowded field, some gambles didn’t pay off. Finding Dory crushes Independence Day: Resurgence at US box office 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z Universal took a gamble by grabbing the 17 May date, only a week after Star Trek Into Darkness, and facing off against The Great Gatsby, which admittedly is targeting a different audience. Fast & Furious 6: has auto mayhem crashed The Great Gatsby party? 2013-05-22T09:51:40Z For friends and other family members who took a similar gamble, no. Dark Academia and debt: University thrillers are the literary subgenre of the student loan crisis 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z If this bold gamble continues, it’s unlikely we will never see him on-screen with another of the show’s stars. 'Mad Men' Recap: The Long and Winding Con 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z For restaurateurs, opening a new place in a casino isn’t much of a gamble. Where to eat at MGM National Harbor: We taste all the top restaurants 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z More than 2,000 people turned out on a Saturday afternoon to see him - giving the casino a nice bump when many of them stayed to gamble afterward. Casinos using TV stars to draw new customers 2010-04-02T18:35:00Z Still, it’s a gamble that everyone thought was worth taking. War Machines (With Gymnasts) 2011-05-13T21:23:27Z The monarch is a racing fan and horse breeder who reads the Racing Post each day over breakfast, although unlike many of her subjects she does not gamble. Queen off to the races as jubilee events begin 2012-06-02T12:31:19Z That’s a byproduct of being from Atlanta, really knowing how to gamble and shoot dice. 2 Chainz Is a Dedicated Father With a Competitive Streak 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z When he goes to gamble away his sorrows — in blackjack sequences edited with mechanical pizazz — thugs eventually rush in. ‘Wild Card,’ Starring Jason Stratham 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z The longer answer is that he’s a former plastic-factory laborer who gambled on Los Angeles two decades ago, with a few contacts and $400 in his pocket. ‘Everything Is Awesome’ for Shawn Patterson, the most unlikely of best original song Oscar nominees 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z “We gambled last September when we went ahead and started planning, and we got lucky,” Dr. Flannery said. Before a ‘Classy Dinosaur’ Wedding Came Leukemia and I.V.F. 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z “I was thrilled to see her win the award for this extraordinary gamble,” he said. Oscars Rewind: When a Woman Won for Playing a Male Character 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z But with the interview early in the morning and my flight in the afternoon we gambled that we’d be able to finesses it, and we did. My gay green card marriage 2013-04-17T00:00:00Z Every Friday night the group gambled; every week Snot tried to grab the cash. ‘The Wire’ Stands Alone 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z The brevity and focus of the film are a gamble on the part of the director, who goes by the graffiti-derived moniker One9. In ‘Nas: Time Is Illmatic,’ a Rapper Revisits His Roots 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Milch continued to gamble, betting tens of thousands of dollars on individual horse races; he had a heart attack, received a diagnosis of bipolar disorder and got sober at the age of 53. David Milch Still Has Stories to Tell 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z The baseball owners gamble on the foul-mouthed, thoroughly unqualified Brockmire because they’re desperate — the world is falling apart and so is their sport. Review: ‘Brockmire’ Is the Dystopian Baseball Comedy We Need 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Without a peg to hang expectations on, the world of “Twin Peaks” in 2017 is, for Showtime, a gamble. How ‘Twin Peaks’ Got Lost, and Found Its Way Back 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Crazy Horse" it wasn't "much of a gamble. 'Crazy Horse' film goes backstage at Paris cabaret 2011-09-26T10:37:08Z A year and a half later, Walter's gamble paid off when Time Warner paid $8.35 billion for 25 years of Dodgers broadcast rights. 'The Best Team Money Can Buy' profiles post-McCourt Dodgers 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z "It honestly feels like a gamble because the Happy Meals do add up in price," she added. “My price will only go up”: Collectors bet on nostalgia as they resell McDonald’s Adult Happy Meals 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z And many cities gamble many millions on acquiring "icons". The tragic battle for Hastings 2010-10-09T23:07:00Z Continuing his coaching apprenticeship at another club — Everton, for example, has a managerial vacancy, while a clutch of lower-league clubs would surely be desperate for a coach of Giggs’ stature — is a gamble. Giggs’ dilemma: Fly solo or keep waiting at Man United? 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z If you really want to gamble, wait until a day before the show for the release of extra tickets. 'American Idols Live' presale starts Friday 2010-05-13T23:31:00Z LuAnn Walther, the editorial director of Vintage Anchor, who bought the paperback rights to “Lord of Misrule” after it became a finalist for the National Book Award, said she considered it a gamble of sorts. Writer Races to Victory From Way Off the Pace 2010-12-16T21:39:33Z You can’t be arrested, he writes, for “thinking while you gamble.” Books of The Times: Casino Crazy in Josh Axelrad?s ?Repeat Until Rich? 2010-03-30T23:21:00Z That gamble paid off for “24,” “Lost” and now “Homeland,” but plenty of other well-made series have not sustained momentum and disappeared. Television Review: Andre Braugher Commands a Renegade Vessel in ‘Last Resort’ 2012-09-26T22:06:40Z For Reed, who died in 1986, transplanting herself to television represented a big gamble. Television: A New Season of ?The Donna Reed Show? on DVD 2011-12-24T05:09:09Z On Aug. 26, it will open in 800 theaters, a sizable gamble for a movie with a budget of about $1.5 million. Parker Sawyers Summons His Inner Obama 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z "The business seems more complicated than it used to be and a bit more frantic but the money at stake is higher and it's a bigger gamble." Cannes film festival opens with fittingly lavish 'Great Gatsby' 2013-05-13T12:09:15Z At first, the retro impulse behind the bar, which Mr. Kong opened last year, felt like a quixotic gamble, he recalled. Bangkok’s River of Kings 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z For its architects, Jeanne Gang and her team, Gilder was clearly a gamble and leap of faith, bucking today’s innocuous norms, almost begging for charges of starchitectural self-indulgence. Wonder and Awe in Natural History’s New Wing. Butterflies, Too. 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Live performance in theaters is still a risky gamble for producers, and the shared productions that have made ambitious projects financially possible in the past have been off the table. Processing the Pandemic at the Manchester International Festival 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z We've gambled enough money to keep us going for six months. Game on for PAX Australia as Penny Arcade Expo hits Melbourne 2013-07-21T23:47:00Z That's an optimistic bet, but – apart from set construction – swapping the two programs costs little and is worth the gamble. Jimmy Kimmel's move to late-night: a challenge to Letterman and Leno? 2013-01-08T17:38:15Z And ordering lemon tart in restaurants is a gamble, too many are either really crust focused or too sweet. A Treat for Lemon Lovers and Beyond 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z To get to Broadway, Mr. Rando needed commercial producers who were willing to take a gamble. ‘On the Town’ Producers Keep Faith in Their Investment 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Saulnier gambled his career and much of his own money on that film, and although “Green Room” doesn’t have the same personal stakes, it has no trouble summoning the same urgency and old-school genre chops. How D.C. punk influenced one of the year’s most anticipated horror movies 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z This week’s premiere, too, has at times felt like something of a gamble. In Miami, Climbing Ballet’s Everest: ‘Swan Lake’ 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z The station took a gamble on Gentzler, a relative neophyte who had been demoted in her last gig in Philadelphia. Jim & Doreen: NBC4’s top-rated anchors are still leading the pack after 25 years Those at the front of the building found out that he'd been inside the building all day, rehearsing a live performance; those in the car park had gambled and missed out. Bieber fever 2010-04-03T23:05:00Z In between takes, Mr. Lorre considered the question of why, after years of mastery with the multicam, he took the gamble. ‘Young Sheldon’ Reinvents ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Formula. Will It Work? 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z Everyone who hopes that Kanye will bring jobs to town is aware that they’re taking an emotional gamble, especially given how frequently he changes his mind. Kanye, Out West 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z This approach is a literary gamble, demanding more of readers than a standard-issue medical thriller would. Books of The Times: ‘Five Days at Memorial,’ by Sheri Fink 2013-09-03T21:27:44Z Nix, whose primary investor is Steve Ells, the founder of Chipotle Mexican Grill, presents Mr. Truman with a gamble: He’s trying his hand at hospitality without one of Mr. Balazs’s properties as an anchor. James Truman, Condé Nast Alumnus, Is Now Editing Restaurants 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z Unless you’re really spontaneous, and don’t really want to see your family, there’s no good reason to gamble on last-minute bargains. 5 Tips for Saving on Holiday Air Travel 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z When they reach the penthouse, a further dilemma ensues – do suitors accept their date or gamble for a cash prize instead? TV highlights 21/05/2012 2012-05-20T19:00:08Z She was a feminist symbol and the first female athlete to win more than $100,000 in a single year; he was a self-avowed male chauvinist pig who liked to gamble big. Review: Advantage, Bobby, but Game, Set, Match, Billie Jean 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z For her part Ms. Huxtable said The Times made a “brave gamble” in the “belief that the quality of the built world mattered, at a time when environment was still only a dictionary word.” Ada Louise Huxtable, Architecture Critic, Dies at 91 2013-01-08T00:34:22Z If the aim was to shake him from his rut, the gamble paid off. Joaquin Phoenix: ‘There was a period when I wanted out. I wanted my life back’ 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z In today’s polarized environment, the effort to market to Trump’s voters was a remarkable gamble. The downfall of “Roseanne”: How ABC’s attempt to normalize Trump-era racism backfired 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z For artists, the gamble is that their works will get lost in the action of the show or, perhaps worse, be seen as merely decorative. “Empire”: TV’s Contemporary-Art Gallery 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Distributor Fox Searchlight was so sure it had a hit its hands that they spent a blockbuster $12m on buying the film out of Sundance, losing a lot on their gamble in the end. Sundance 2016: which films are set to reverse festival's box office flameout? 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z That seems like too big a gamble, especially for a service that makes most of its money delivering cat food. A Lord of the Rings TV series? Nobody has the stamina 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z By that point in the story, we're already far down the road in the production of "Meg," a creative gamble for the film's Ace studios. Ryan Murphy on "Hollywood": "I wanted to give a happy ending to so many people who didn't have it" 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z It would seem to be the biggest gamble yet for a film that has already ruffled the feathers of some dedicated fans by tinkering with the series mythos. 'Terminator Genisys' trailer: What's up with John Connor? 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z They hope their gamble – a labor of love in a rarefied industry – will pay off. How to make caviar sustainable 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z "This may become a gamble that doesn't pay off ... but that still wouldn't invalidate at all the concept of leveraging stars from digital platforms." Digital star Grace Helbig takes on TV 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z OWN represents an enormous professional gamble for Winfrey as she will move from mass market broadcast television to the niches of cable. Oprah Winfrey launches OWN television channel 2010-12-31T12:18:56Z It is only in the last third of “Jose” that Balvin takes a true gamble: For what may be the first time in his career, he gets vulnerable and deeply personal. J Balvin Attempts to Reintroduce Himself on ‘Jose’ 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z He gambled that it was much more likely than not that he would be able to kill Walter Scott and not be punished for doing so. License to kill: Can any amount of evidence convict a white cop who shoots a black man? 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Coral bookmakers say they suspended betting after a particularly large gamble affected the odds. Bookmaker Suspends Betting on Tom Hiddleston to Be Next James Bond 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z But even before it began, Rock in Rio USA felt like a gamble. Rock in Rio report card: 6 ways to make a better festival 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Wright’s brilliant gamble is to arrive at this level of emotional authenticity by way of self-conscious artifice. Movie Review: ‘Anna Karenina,’ From Joe Wright, With Keira Knightley 2012-11-15T20:25:23Z It's a bit of a gamble, and unlike a corporation, independent producers often don't have the deep pockets necessary to weather a movie that bombs. Failed film deal leads to allegations of fraud, money laundering 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z Anderson describes Pompeii as "the Las Vegas of the Roman Empire" - it was where the Romans came to gamble and have fun on the Italian coast. Game of Thrones star heads to Pompeii 2014-05-02T04:25:37Z Even on those occasions when the plot threatens to unravel, the game, as one of the film's high rollers played by BD Wong puts it, is so much fun it is worth the gamble. Will Smith and Margot Robbie sizzle in the irresistible 'Focus' 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z The family members behind Xi’an Famous Foods gambled that their Shaanxi cuisine could find an attentive audience in New York City. A ‘pan-Asian’ restaurant may seem dated. In fact, the trend is hotter than ever. 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Price Freeze on flights provides assurance for those who don’t want to gamble, though the fees can be budget-busters. Looking for the Best Deal on Airfares? Consider a Price Freeze. 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z A replacement worthy of the dream — which is to say, capable of holding his own against Ms. Netrebko — had to be found quickly, and casting Mr. Grigolo was a gamble. The Great Tenor Hope (Just Ask Him) 2010-10-14T16:47:00Z Throwing it all away to start fresh is a gamble Florence is familiar with. Tyler Florence: No more taking success for granted 2012-12-07T17:24:09Z “It’s a fantastic gamble,” Ms. Lee, in the words of her essay, told Mr. Brown. Michael Brown, Whose Industrial Musicals Gave Wings to ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Dies at 93 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z The gamble paid off: carjacked the box office and put it in Universal's vault. Fast Five Carjacks the Box Office with a Furious $83.6 Million 2011-05-01T06:05:00Z "I would suggest that JPMorgan take their business to Las Vegas because it's just a gamble," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat who represents Nevada, told reporters. FBI probes JPMorgan, shareholders back Dimon 2012-05-16T10:22:03Z In fact most of the land is already gone, gambled away piecemeal by their father, decades before. Country Girl by Edna O'Brien – review 2012-10-12T21:55:03Z “I think it’s a very arrogant gamble I made in a way,” he said. 2010-01-28T07:20:00Z Mainstage commissions are an expensive gamble, costing upward of a million dollars and creating, all too often, work that fails to make an impact or to get the best out of an adventurous young composer. At an opera festival, tales of drug cartels. At opera houses, same old song. 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Moreover she handled the two occasions with the same easygoing attitude that guesses she didn't quite deserve either award but that knows her life has always been something of a gamble. David Thomson on Sandra Bullock 2010-03-18T21:45:00Z And so brave, in front of that audience to take that gamble. Julie Andrews on 'The Sound of Music,' film, fame and Lady Gaga 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z It illustrates the grand gamble made by the cable network, one with a potentially big payoff. FX network's big risk with Sheen 2012-01-15T22:01:04Z This pianist is taking a gamble by devoting a sizable chunk of his career to a largely unknown composer. A Friend of Beethoven, Now Rediscovered in His Own Right 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Like a marriage, or any other investment, buying art can be a gamble. What to Do When a Once-Beloved Art Piece Has Lost Its Luster 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z The gamble is whether fans want a second actor for a Solo character. For summer movies, heroes (and heroines) step into the spotlight 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Usually, one production in any season is perceived as a gamble; it might be challenging, it might call for a controversial staging, or it might simply inhabit the fringes of the repertory. ‘Words Without Music’: A look inside Philip Glass’s creative genius 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Mutt was entirely motivated by greed, a dim-witted spiv with a compulsion to gamble and develop ill-conceived get-rich-quick schemes. Putting modern art on the map 2012-08-24T20:35:17Z It was also the year when ABC News, last in the ratings and viewed as by far the least reputable of the three big network news organizations, took an odd gamble. How Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley spawned Jon Stewart, Bill O’Reilly and all the horrors of TV news 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z One player takes a gamble to save a friend. What to watch on Wednesday: ‘Stateless’ on Netflix 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z No, he doesn’t secretly gamble away his savings or have illicit affairs, but he habitually whitewashes to save face. Are fibs deal breakers? 2013-05-13T00:00:00Z Such reverence is the death of ingenuity and inventive gambles. "Andor" disrupts the Star Wars fairy tale 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z The gamble was vindicated a year later when British Petroleum bought a block of the company’s stock at a 600 percent premium over that price. Bill Browder’s ‘Red Notice,’ About His Russian Misadventures 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z Or simply another big gamble, like the ones taken in 2008. Sotheby’s and Christie’s Return to Guaranteeing Art Prices 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Owen took a gamble and made the first call to Sklar, whom she'd met through her husband, satirist, musician, actor, comedian — and Spinal Tap's bassist — Harry Shearer. Judith Owen connects with '70s troubadours on her new 'Ebb & Flow' 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z To do this with a drama is a bigger gamble: concept-album TV. ArtsBeat: Talking ‘Mad Men’: Dr. Feelgood Arrives 2013-05-20T16:32:37Z Such moves are a gamble, given the uncertainty surrounding the course of the epidemic and the economic crisis. They Were Meant to Be the Season’s Big Books. Then the Virus Struck. 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z A perfect example: “It’s always a gamble when you ask me, ‘What’s new?’ ‘Dangerous Boobies’: One woman’s experience ‘breaking up with’ her breasts 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z There’s a subplot: his daughter marries an Army officer who gambles away her dowry. Theater Review: ‘Victor Frange Presents Gas’ at St. Mark’s Church 2012-08-27T21:31:31Z Some legal analysts had queried Rose’s decision to gamble on a court case rather than settle. NBA star Derrick Rose and friends cleared of rape charges 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Whether “Les Bosquets” is a disaster, a success or simply mediocre, it is a gamble that helps redefine the notion of collaboration. From the Bleak Streets to the Ballet Stage 2014-04-28T21:45:28Z Then McConaughey entered a third phase, widely characterised as his big gamble to be taken seriously, but which he says was a “life vest” at a time when acting had become deeply uninteresting. Matthew McConaughey: ‘My agent said no to romcoms. And then there was nothing’ 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z It was a huge gamble and so all credit to Pathe for gambling on it. Africa United reveals the other side of a continent 2010-10-02T23:07:00Z The New York district attorney’s office took an enormous gamble in how they set up the trial. Harvey Weinstein found guilty at rape trial 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z The gamble seems to have paid off: the restaurant received a Michelin star last year — one of only four in Sonoma County to be awarded the distinction. 36 Hours in Sonoma County 2010-08-27T05:01:00Z “I’m sorry, sir,” he explained, “but I’m not permitted to gamble.” Alex Karras, N.F.L. Lineman and Actor, Dies at 77 2012-10-10T17:24:05Z In the bidding Loeb gambled slightly, making a takeout double with only a doubleton club. Bridge: Bridge - Sly Improvisation at Honors Club in Manhattan 2012-07-04T21:43:41Z It's not like it's a gamble with this one. Spooks: we don't need a film version 2013-03-26T13:45:17Z But it is still a gamble, and it requires a rethinking of the entire organization around a goal of lowering prices. How Much Would You Pay to Hear Great Music? 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Bottom line: If you use a lot of data and are willing to gamble with free public Wi-Fi, you’ll save serious money. The Getaway: Being Smart About Phone Fees Overseas 2014-03-19T16:07:07Z Social media-fueled teen musicals remain a gamble on the big stage of Broadway. A Message From the Gods: Keep ‘Lightning Thief’ Fans Happy 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Comedian Jay Pharoah explained how wandering, traveling and taking gambles has pushed both his acting and comedy to the next level. "Comedians have to reflect on life": "SNL" alum Jay Pharoah on comics becoming great dramatic actors 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z While lowly contractors gambled with lives and limbs on Route Irish, the Baghdad airport road, the chief executives of their companies made fortunes. Cannes film festival: the road that led to Route Irish 2010-05-19T01:20:00Z “I prefer to relax with stamps than sit at a cafe or gamble at a casino,” he said. In Paris, Passion Battles the Decline of Stamp Collecting 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z If your timing is flexible, it could be worth a gamble. Sizing Up the Bargain Potential of One-Way Airfares 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z It is a gamble, with a business, a name and a cause. Gambling With Fashion Fame 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z In a legal gamble in which the prosecution typically holds the winning cards, Owens had called the state’s bluff. What does an innocent man have to do to go free? Plead guilty 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Rumors swirl about a salary cut for Matt Lauer and Alec Baldwin tweets an offer to cut his salary, even as the network gambles on a $4.4 billion bid for the Olympics. NBC regroups under Comcast with new cuts, spending 2012-10-09T17:58:09Z I wonder if, looking back, he knew when he took that gamble he would end up where he is at 61? Spike Lee: ‘I get no joy from being right. I wanted progress’ 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z The huge reach of the Oscars is also an irresistible gamble for fashion designers. The Oscars: the battle for the red carpet starts here 2013-01-12T08:00:05Z Who would gamble on a first-grader’s star quality, his sheer screen watchability, that can be sustained and enriched until he’s a college freshman? REVIEW: Richard Linklater's Boyhood Is a Thrilling Epic of Ordinary Life 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Those who already gambled online are doing so more often, a survey published in the UK on Friday found. Veteran online poker players cash in during lockdown surge 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z So far, the gamble seems to have paid off. TV’s Horror Hosts: 70 Years of Screams and Cheese 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z They chose not to gamble, and consequently their bright reds and pinks are undimmed by time. Review: ‘Van Gogh: Irises and Roses,’ Sheds Light on a Disappearing Red Hue 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z No. “I would have liked to, but that’s just the gamble you take.” Signature’s ‘Revenge of the Understudies’: Give them a spotlight and no one gets hurt Using a pez ultimately took the gamble out of the process for me. Why a simple plantain press Is my most treasured kitchen tool 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z But an absence of stars is only one of the gambles it takes. Filmmaker J. J. Abrams Is a Crowd Teaser 2011-05-29T01:23:02Z Three years in the making, OWN is the biggest gamble in Winfrey's career. Oprah delighted with OWN network launch 2011-01-07T03:10:46Z I say I was forlorn, and I was, but only partly: A winter visit to the dreamy deep-red caverns and arches that stretch across eastern Utah had been something of a gamble. On the rocks, with ice: Utah’s national parks just as spectacular in the offseason 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z "My feeling was that it was worth a gamble," Weir, whose hits include Witness and The Truman Show, told the New York Times in 1983. Author Christopher Koch dies aged 81 2013-09-27T16:07:52Z It was lost in the murk of the postwar years, and de Man gambled accurately that no one really wanted to wade into it. How Paul de Man hid his past 2014-03-30T15:00:00Z Even with waived fees, Mahal calls air travel right now “a gamble.” Buy now, fly later? What travel experts say about today’s low prices for future flights 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z The judge described the industry as one of “risk-taking” and said every book was “a gamble.” A Trial Put Publishing’s Inner Workings on Display. What Did We Learn? 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z It was seen as a gamble for both the company and for Mr. Khan. Akram Khan’s ‘Giselle’ Coming to Chicago 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z I wanted to better understand his decision, which seemed to be either a bold gamble on personal happiness or a crazy one. Explorer: Along the Trail of Korea’s Mountain Spirits 2012-11-30T18:43:12Z At the pulsing heart of the book, though, is the swift and heartless moment of death, and the ever-present open vistas of sky and freedom, the daily gamble of life with a raptor. Helen Macdonald's 'H Is for Hawk' swoops into the wild 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z For Bobby, part of being a hedge fund manager is taking big gambles and living with the occasional loss, but for the first time, his instincts are failing him. ‘Billions’ Season 1, Episode 8: Bobby the Profiteer 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z In Act II, the staging takes a gamble in its journey to hell. An Opera Rarity Reclaims Its Spot in the Repertory 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z There’s no reason to gamble on Vegas restaurants. Review | No, this is not another meat market 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z There was a welcome touch of fall in the air, so I was willing to gamble on a little rain. From Nashville to Tupelo on the Natchez Trace Parkway 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z He also liked to gamble — though putting it this way implies it was more fun thrill than desperate compulsion, when for him it was palpably both. How a Murderous Poet Inspired One of Dostoevsky’s Masterworks 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z "Dragon Age II" is somewhat of a creative gamble for BioWare; shifting the typically sprawling role-playing genre into a relatively confined urban milieu is bound to leave some fans grumbling. Review: 'Dragon Age II' creates a new urban legend 2011-03-09T11:35:10Z In the event, the gamble exceeded all hopes. The Winning Card at Auction: Expressiveness 2010-05-07T11:30:00Z For Whitley, "Farming in a land like this, with a river that runs by it, it's like a gamble." Small farmers in New England are starting to rebuild, but climate extremes are here to stay 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z The museum, to be finished next spring, is a gamble, intended to become an extension of the school, a community anchor and gathering place. Sugar Hill Housing Will Have a School and a Museum 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z Most visitors to Macao prefer to gamble rather than attend shows and performances. With 'Avatar'-themed show, Cirque du Soleil sets sights on China, again 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Wealth and Power In the 1950s a huge gamble on a 30-year oil concession in Saudi Arabia made Getty one of the world’s wealthiest private citizens. Self-Portrait Of the Oilman As Collector 2010-12-26T02:23:54Z I had to gamble and go for the thing I hoped he might not be using next. ‘I end up eating quinoa in my pants at 11pm’: my year of living (a bit more) healthily 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z A year and a few months into Feinstein's tenure, the gamble looks to be a roaring success. Michael Feinstein leads Pasadena Pops to 'New York, New York' 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z Like all good stories – and most gambles – this one goes in directions I didn’t bet on. Laurie Frankel: We adopted by choice not necessity 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z “It was a wreck, but I thought, OK, let’s take this gamble,” she said during a tour of her gallery. His ‘Soft White Cube’ Is Conquering TriBeCa 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z “It was a gamble that had not paid off,” Jacoby writes. A Tale of Racial Passing and the U.S.-Mexico Border 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z O’Neil knew adopting a shelter dog written off as unmanageable was a gamble. This tale wags the dog: ‘Rescued by Ruby’ tells K-9’s story 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z “La La Land” is simultaneously a self-conscious throwback and a forward-looking gamble. Cinema Is Dead? Telluride Says Not Yet 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z A Maryland woman who gambled away nearly $1.5 million in funds from the elite dance school where she served as comptroller pleaded guilty to fraud in U.S. Former Dance School Comptroller Pleads Guilty in $1.5 Million Fraud 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z That's no less than what the characters face with their wild gamble. 'We Bought a Zoo': a family's wild leap of faith 2011-12-22T15:49:04Z "I was saying let me out of here before I was even born it's such a gamble when you get a face." Stephen Colbert Calls Out Trump for Not Hiring American Workers 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Our excursion seemed to encapsulate Montenegro with its mix of entrepreneurial gamble and sincere hospitality. Returning to Montenegro 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z Her plane home to San Diego was delayed, and at 19, she was too young to gamble in the casinos. The Least Vegas Neighborhood in Vegas 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z More from Food: There’s no reason to gamble on Vegas restaurants. Review | Gravitas is a beautiful work in progress that needs a dash more flavor 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z And so he had to basically take a gamble. Journalist John Dickerson: ‘The major problem is that we look to the president for too much’ 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Here are 10 films that illustrate the dramatic chops that won her two Oscars and some of the riskier roles that she gambled her image to explore. 9 Great Olivia de Havilland Movies to Stream 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Gao said he plowed some $12 million into the project, a huge gamble to take in the middle of a pandemic, when nightlife was on lockdown. Nebula, a Big New Club, Wants Manhattan to Dance Again 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z That might have seemed like a huge gamble for Paramount back in 2006, when flopping in the U.S. could make or break film franchises, but today, the domestic market is a drop in the bucket. “Inferno” isn’t a box office disaster: Dan Brown’s overseas hit may be the future of movies, whether we like it or not 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Critics have compared ABC's gamble to prestigious shows that run on cable channels rather than the major broadcast networks. ABC's 'American Crime' debuts to solid ratings 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z And if surprise is a strategy, maybe sacrificing conventional coherence is worth the gamble. ‘Atlanta’ Skips a Grade 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z But a sympathetic parole officer helped him complete his house arrest four months early, and the gamble paid off. Chicago News Cooperative: From Behind Bars to Before a Camera 2011-06-19T06:48:06Z Commissioning work is a gamble; choosing works to import is a display of taste. Dance Review: Ballet NY at Ailey Citigroup Theater 2014-04-16T20:45:53Z Instead, “women gamble to escape, soothe, reduce stress and distract themselves”. ‘I was living a secret life’: the agonising rise of female gamblers 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Biting into a Red Delicious is always a major gamble because oftentimes, you'll be anticipating a nice juicy chomp, only to fill your mouth with mushy, brown-hued bits of fruit. The Red Delicious isn’t actually delicious anymore. So, why do we keep producing them in bulk? 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z The network's big scheduling gamble is the launch of two new comedies to lead off Tuesday. Fox heralds its 'Empire' to advertisers as 'Idol' fades away Her decision was seen as a huge gamble. Store says no "pay later" deal with Lohan on necklace 2011-04-22T19:51:43Z Just like in poker, life is a gamble. A healthy lifestyle doesn’t guarantee a long life, but it will add life to your years 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z Paramount’s gamble to delay the release of “A Quiet Place 2” also paid off. Strong Opening for ‘Fast & Furious’ Film Suggests Movie Crowd Is Back 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z One runner, who later became a senior executive at Channel 4, successfully persuaded a viewer to gamble the life of their much-loved dog for the possibility of a cash sum. How The Word changed TV 2010-08-10T07:00:00Z However, the organizers teamed up with new sponsors and gambled on one more installment the next year. Afropunk Festival Hosts 60 Acts Over Two Days in Brooklyn 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z "We bet $100 million on him and won," Groves proclaimed, revealing a gamble unprecedented in the history of science. The man who invented 'Big Science,' Ernest Lawrence 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z With today’s investment-conscious art buyers less willing to gamble on emerging names than they were four or five years ago, there was noticeably less traffic upstairs. ‘Basquiat Factor’ and a Glut of Options Stoke Sales at Art Basel 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z On Friday, they will release their most audacious gamble yet, “Boyhood,” a film so formally bold that it is without an exact precedent. Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke on 'Boyhood' 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z Wendy goes out on an ethical limb to protect Maria: Her $250,000 is as much an investment in another woman’s place on Wall Street as it is a smart gamble with an ace trader. ‘Billions’ Season 1, Episode 3: The Women of Wall Street 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z It’s a high-stakes gamble — and a tragicomedy perfectly constructed to include the hopes and fears of everyone in the alley that day, even the creepy little man setting pins. Review | It’s been 18 years since Elizabeth McCracken’s last novel. ‘Bowlaway’ was worth the wait. 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z She says the way women gamble is very different to men. ‘I was living a secret life’: the agonising rise of female gamblers 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z The brand gambled on introducing a retail store and a sprawling rooftop bar there. Showing Off With the Hotel Flagship 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z That is a large gamble for an auction house since it has to cover any shortfall, though Christie’s was able to shift some of the risk to outside investors. Pulled From Rockefeller Walls, Picasso, Matisse and Monet Fetch Big Prices 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Tom admits he gambled, and “unfortunately our horse did not win.” 'Veep' Recap: Listen, You Are Beyoncé 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z Unlike the male courtiers in “The Favourite” who foolishly wager on duck races, Sarah didn’t make unnecessary gambles. The real women of "The Favourite" included an 18th-century Warren Buffett 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z Spotify’s audiobook push is a gamble for the company, which added podcasts, comedy performances and other spoken-word entertainment to its offerings and announced its ambition to become the leading service for all things audio. Spotify Makes a Bet on Audiobooks 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Although I have never followed my friend’s example entirely, I agree with her that powder rooms are a space where you should have fun and take decorating gambles. Perspective | These artist-designed wallpapers are guaranteed to turn heads — but be prepared to pay extra 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z In retrospect, hiring him was a major gamble by the Philharmonic. 2010-01-08T21:25:00Z So, in typical Hemingway style, they gambled for the right to buy it. Joan Mir?'s Tate Modern show reveals the surrealist master's politics 2010-11-19T20:11:00Z Horowitz's decision to open "Scorpia Rising" this way is a bit of a gamble, since Alex himself doesn't appear until Chapter 7. 'Scorpia Rising' is a rousing coda to Alex Rider teen-spy series 2011-03-25T21:47:04Z She goes wrong, she goes right, she turns to the Lord, she gambles, she pleads, she flirts, she uses her fists. Radio: Esther Waters, a gripping play about a Victorian girl's fight for survival 2013-03-09T06:00:06Z Some producers and studios appear to think that casting actors of color is some huge gamble, but producer Donna Gigliotti isn’t one of them. The ‘Hidden Figures’ stars on how working at NASA in the 1960s is a little like Hollywood 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z “If we have to shut tomorrow, then a lot of the gambles we’re taking will not have paid off,” Norris said. Six Months in the Life of a Locked-Down Theater 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z And that although every day of life is a gamble, every day is also, amazingly, a gift. "50-50": What's so funny about cancer? 2011-09-30T13:31:00Z Warren G. Harding gambled away a set of White House china. Presidents' Day trivia: Surprising facts about each U.S. president 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z He's already defied the expectations many had of "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" when he took over in 2015 as a relatively unknown South African comedian on whom Stewart made a gamble. Trevor Noah made "The Daily Show" his own — and better 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Messing with the Gershwins is an artistic gamble even with top talent attached. Arts & Leisure: It Ain?t Necessarily ?Porgy? 2011-08-05T15:00:00Z Murray’s character Vincent MacKenna, a grumpy retiree who drank and gambled, used the phrase “in the context of a race and in a clear attempt to imitate” Johnson, the complaint said. Bill Murray film's use of famed U.S. horse racing phrase draws lawsuit 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z He probably falls within the fat part of the bell curve for single-guy behavior, which means he cusses, gambles and, occasionally, brings girls back to the house. Be careful when letting others set your priorities 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Susan gambles by taking on this unlikely student, and following where her heart leads her. Seattle's Ivan Doig welcomes first stage adaptation 2012-02-09T23:20:06Z He liked billiards and he liked to gamble. Django Reinhardt: music, mischief and magic 2012-08-19T21:00:00Z I'm aware that tampering with the status quo is a gamble that could leave the city with less than it currently has. In 99-seat tussle, don't lose sight: Common goal is a healthy theater scene 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z He relaxed at an old hotel in Genoa and gambled in Monte Carlo, where plastic barriers separated him from other revelers, to his mild disappointment. How the ‘Succession’ Star Nicholas Braun Elevates Cousin Greg 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z Impulsive, irreverent and bawdy, he treats women badly and gambles with money cadged off friends. A Descendant’s Daring Homage to Pushkin 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z Her second marriage, to shoe businessman Harry Karl, ended in the early 1970s after he gambled away most of her money. Actress Debbie Reynolds, known for 'Singin' in the Rain,' dies at age 84 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Life for the poor was a daily gamble. Motherlode: Parenting in a Prison Colony 2011-04-08T16:53:27Z "I don't think he was comfortable with Bond being a pawn in the Wall Street gamble," Broccoli said. Bond movies have beat do-or-die odds for 50 years 2012-10-03T15:16:08Z I understand the bankers gambled a lot of money and lost and that means we are in debt. Dear George, it's not too late... these cuts are wrong 2011-03-25T11:44:29Z It was a gamble for this soprano to sing the touchstone title role of Puccini’s “Tosca” for the first time ever this spring at the Metropolitan Opera. The Best Classical Music of 2018 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z “Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, you can gamble, drink, smoke, get hookers,” he said. Homeless below the Las Vegas Strip: where city's vices exist in the shadows 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Still, contemporary art is always something of a gamble, and this is especially true with a series like Dance and Process. The Week Ahead: Dec. 18 ? 24 2011-12-16T18:54:22Z Commissary, which will open this summer, could be another gamble. Roy Choi, King of L.A. Food Trucks, Moves On to a Hotel 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Perhaps the biggest gamble was the introduction of a rental program for special events on the scenic grounds. A Shaker Village Finds Enterprise Is Not So Simple 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z Last year, however, he agreed to take a gamble with "Survivor's Remorse," a comedy about a pro basketball player that had NBA star LeBron James attached as a producer. Patrick Stewart enters 'a new world' of comedy with 'Blunt Talk' on Starz 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Every book is a gamble, but this was a gamble in two senses. Rupert Thomson: a life in writing 2013-03-08T10:00:01Z Which is kind of disturbing as something that investors are willing to gamble on commercially. Women on Broadway: A Year of Living Dangerously 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z In their memorandum to the court, Mr. Nahmad’s lawyers wrote that their client was a child when he learned how to gamble from his father, a former world champion backgammon player. Art Dealer Seeks to Avoid Prison 2014-04-28T21:31:18Z An even bigger worry is the way that, in our smartphone-enabled and meta-data-enriched world, complete knowledge of human affairs is becoming increasingly possible, making redundant the entire gamble of insurance. Fitbitters of the world, unite! How the Soviets invented fitness tracking 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z It gambles, correctly, that the veteran cast can convince the audience to play along with outlandish contrivances — including an assurance that four seniors in loudly bedazzled jerseys can, when needed, sneak around like ninjas. ‘80 for Brady’ Review: Remember These Titans 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Still, given the yawning width and depth of the original text, even approaching such a translation seems a gamble perhaps better left untaken. Actually, maybe HBO shouldn’t adapt “Watchmen” at all 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z Collaboration of any kind is always a gamble, but it's a craving that stops playwrights from packing it in. Do not dismiss playwrights as mere content providers 2013-06-19T07:00:00Z His losing gamble on the outcome of the Iraq war also drained the prime minister of political capital. The shredding of Tony Blair 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z But his chief gamble is “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Aaron Sorkin’s new adaptation of the Harper Lee novel. This Broadway Season, the Play’s Really the Thing 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z But she did take one big gamble, on herself, when she spent her rent money on an acting class and ended up homeless for a time. In ‘The Card Counter,’ Tiffany Haddish brings the light 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z The lesson here is that not everything is worth coveting, but it’s a heck of a lot easier to contend with bad gambles and disappointments if you own the casino. Binge the rich! Window-shopping the lives of rich folks, this week on TV 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z The pardon, then, was a gamble for peace, for the greater good, which Clinton was willing to make at the expense of his own reputation. Joe Klein of ‘Primary Colors’ Reviews the Latest on Bill Clinton 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Red and white signs line many yards, and read, “Don’t gamble with our future,” residents’ polite way of saying “no” to a casino in their neighborhood. Pennsylvania is rolling the dice with a casino in the heart of Amish Country 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z John Macrae III, a dashing publisher who gambled on groundbreaking books and dauntlessly defended authors who defied injustices committed by their own governments, died on Feb. 1 at his home in Manhattan. John Macrae III, Eclectic Publisher and Rights Champion, Dies at 91 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Casting Amanda Seyfried, a spectacular beauty with a wide-open, alarmed face, brilliant skin and endless skeins of blond hair, in the central role is one gamble that pays off. "Red Riding Hood": The "Showgirls" of fairy-tale movies 2011-03-10T23:01:00Z Most American orchestras wouldn’t gamble on playing an evening-length contemporary work, particularly not one by Glass, who remains one of this country’s best known, most performed and least appreciated composers. Music of our time: Washington Chorus offers monumental Glass symphony 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z “It was a sort of last gamble,” Michael Peppiatt, an art historian, biographer and friend of Bacon, said in a telephone interview. A Writer’s Deathbed Portrait of Francis Bacon 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z I am familiar with that particular gamble, if not on that scale. Don’t bring your baby to a fancy restaurant 2014-01-15T20:38:00Z Weller has a view of himself that he’s above his current situation, and that meant Hollywood gin, which you could gamble on. James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson Lay Their Cards on the Table 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z This still-rough-hewn piece, which the playwright refers to as an “experiment,” gambles with form: The script is based on Instagram posts. Review | No shoo-in success for two new plays about female artists 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z Thousands of dollars were being gambled on the outcomes. Here’s how to legally gamble on the 2016 race 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z Even if we invest much of them in a longest-shot gamble, reducing carbon emissions in the hope that it will save us, it’s unwise to invest all of them. What if We Stopped Pretending the Climate Apocalypse Can Be Stopped? 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z Whether any network or studio will gamble on Loughlin remains to be seen. Felicity Huffman is making her Hollywood comeback; now what about Lori Loughlin? 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z I would drive her to the hospital every day, off my tits, bring her home, make her food, then shut myself in another room and gamble online. ‘He collapsed at the roadside. I thought he was dead’: couples on surviving trauma 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z It was all a huge extravagance and essentially a gamble, a piece of military theater, Hastings suggests, rather than serious strategy. The Real Story of the Royal Air Force’s World War II ‘Dambusters’ Raid 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z The Claire who fought wolves and redcoats for this man and gambled everything to return now found it "hard" to deal with a hostile sister-in-law and clearly regretted second marriage of desperation? ‘Outlander’ Season 3, Episode 8: The Secret Revealed 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z The rising fascination with royal history may be the reason that explains this gamble. Auctions: Century-Old Vandalism of Islamic Art, and Its Price 2011-04-15T12:00:27Z That's not to say that Stephen Dillane wasn't impressive, more that the force of what he gambled and ultimately lost was lessened by the amount of time he spent off stage. Game of Thrones: season two, episode ten – Valar Morghulis 2012-06-04T13:19:00Z Ultimately, they gambled that an in-person festival would be possible. The curtain rises on the Tribeca Festival, and New York, too 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z The gamble paid off, with major Hollywood trades like Variety and the Hollywood Reporter predicting a record 20th nomination for Streep. And the Oscar might go to: the sure bets and underdogs critics have already seen 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z You are right to say it’s a gamble. I no longer love my boyfriend, but I can’t afford to leave him | Dear Mariella 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z Not willing to gamble? Hotels.com offers nearly 145,000 properties in more than 60 countries from national chain hotels and all-inclusive resorts to bed-and-breakfasts. Practical Traveler: 19 Web Sites for Travel Savings in 2012 2012-01-04T15:34:33Z While Trucks admits that leaving their old bands behind was a risk, the gamble paid off. Tedeschi Trucks Band serves London some funky medicine 2013-10-30T13:13:46Z It was a gamble because the older I get, the more cynical I become. David Tennant: ‘Organised religion gave me a good moral compass’ 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z I kept looking at the performers, doing their jobs so gloriously on that stage, and wondering how anyone could be so reckless as to gamble with their health. I Love London Theater. But Not London Theatergoing. 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z “I thought it was worth a gamble to bring together all the stories known to exist,” he added. James Purdy, a Fabulist Haunting the Fringes 2013-08-26T21:23:20Z Turning on British TV is something of a gamble. Is British reality television worse than America's? 2011-04-28T19:57:00Z We decided to gamble with the crazy drivers. A black cat brings good luck to two travelers in Europe 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Sunday is where the network is engaging in its biggest gambles. TV upfronts: The Muppets are coming, but not much else changes at ABC 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Marina Bay is itself something of a gamble, of course. Marina Bay: Singapore's Flashy New Neighborhood 2010-11-19T14:20:00Z “They took that gamble before Hollywood did. When it came to initial content, it was 50% adult.” The last (porn) picture shows: Once dotted with dozens of adults cinemas, L.A. now only has two 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z And the creative gambles for artists will be as perilous, yet also as essential. Best of 2010 in Seattle-area theater: the Footlight Awards 2010-12-30T23:53:53Z The gamble, of course, seems to have paid off. 'Obvious Child's' Jenny Slate ready to be in the lead 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z As someone who has been vegan-ish for roughly 6 years, I have come to recognize that this is the case with most restaurants, and is part of the gamble of eating out. KFC's vegan nuggets are unremarkable, but here are 2 reasons why you should still try them 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z The hefty gamble now seems a smart bet. The Krypton Knight Rises: Man of Steel Breaks $100 Million 2013-06-16T21:29:41Z Yet at Glass, women are leading hardware and business efforts for one of Google’s biggest-ever product gambles. Women at Google Looking Past the Glass Ceiling 2013-08-23T21:13:42Z “It was kind of a gamble,” he said. Get a First Look at the Cover of Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Forthcoming Novel 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z How much can I gamble to make this better? "Lorelei" star Jena Malone: Lower-income stereotypes have always been "stigmatized but romanticized" 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z Such a gamble for someone so viscously humiliated isn't completely unprecedented. Rebecca Black works to overcome 'Friday' infamy 2011-04-25T13:35:01Z Producing any show in New York City is a gamble that rarely pays off financially, and presenting one at the musical theater festival is among the diciest of such bets. ‘Snow Queen’ Emerges From Defunct San Jose Theater 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z This year, they have both gambled that name recognition and pent-up anticipation would get their new albums noticed with or without radio hits. Music Review: Jay-Z Frets on ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’ 2013-07-04T22:31:32Z He smokes, drinks, gambles and apparently doesn’t dust. Bill Murray Stars in ‘St. Vincent’ 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z ABC took a gamble on Peyton Place, scheduling what was essentially a soap opera in prime time three times a week. Oscar winner Dorothy Malone, mom on Peyton Place, has died 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z In 1989, he took a gamble on the food of his homeland in the hopes that many Americans would embrace it, opening a bakery in the Bronx. The Jamaican Beef Patty Moves Beyond the Bakery 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z As Noah put it during his surprise announcement in September that he was stepping down, Comedy Central had taken a gamble on “this random comedian nobody knew — on this side of the world.” Trevor Noah Made the World of ‘The Daily Show’ Bigger 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z If you’re not willing to take a gamble on yourself, no one is going to take a gamble on you, no one is going to spend any money. Talib Kweli on the Burdens of Being Hip-Hop’s Outspoken Conscience 2013-06-19T16:29:21Z The ambitious Peak Performances series took a gamble when it decided to stage a work that would inevitably draw questions about cultural appropriation on a university campus. Review: Chutzpah? An Afro-Cuban-Yiddish Opera Worth a Schlep 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z But there’s no doubt This American Life is taking a gamble. Serial tackles Bowe Bergdahl: our expert panel gives its verdict 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z The fear is, if you fed in a vaguely challenging or experimental or atypical project into the machine – say Mulholland Drive or Under the Skin – the algorithm would discourage you from taking the gamble. 'It's a war between technology and a donkey' – how AI is shaking up Hollywood 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z In 1990, I gambled all my money on a film about Chernobyl and lost everything, including my wife. Lawrence Schiller's best shot 2012-05-30T13:11:44Z After 11 years of mostly roles as loving sweethearts and wives, the brunette actress decided she needed to gamble on her career instead of playing it safe. Oscar winner Dorothy Malone, mom on Peyton Place, has died 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z But ultimately the gamble is a part of your art. Jennifer Lawrence Has No Appetite for Playing Fame Games 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z We gambled away everything sacred, sucked our friends and families dry, ordered more rounds on our maxed-out credit cards and sucker-punched anyone who tried to tell us how fast our chips were falling. Critical Shopper | Calvin Klein: Critical Shopper: What Comes Between Brooke and Her Calvin Kleins? China. 2010-03-24T17:28:00Z The gamble paid off, reigniting both actresses’ careers. Perspective | Hollywood ageism punishes actresses, but the art house offers some hope 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z For all those reasons and others, "Die Hard" was considered a gamble by 20th Century Fox. "Die Hard" changed action movies in Hollywood – then it became part of the franchise problem 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Their next plan: head to Las Vegas and gamble their way into enough money to start a company in New York. The Amoralists Ready a New Play, ?Amerissiah? 2010-06-05T02:03:00Z When it comes to accessibility, it can feel like a gamble every time a disabled person like me leaves the house, including the simple act of trying to go to a film. What's so hard about making movies accessible? 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z But her appearance in a role made famous by Elizabeth Taylor is a financial gamble as much as an artistic one. Scarlett Johansson back on Broadway for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof revival 2013-01-18T15:44:05Z Spears, who was considered a gamble when she was first signed, was reportedly paid $30 million to extend her “Piece of Me” residency until 2017. Mariah Carey Announces Residency at Caesars Palace Las Vegas 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Frankenheimer gambles that audiences will find Beatty similarly alluring — which, at that stage of his career, seemed like a sure bet. Angela Lansbury’s Greatest Roles: A Streaming Guide 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z When North continued with three diamonds, South, painted into a corner, gambled with three no-trump. Bridge: From the Vanderbilt in Reno, a European Success Story 2010-03-24T22:05:00Z They drank, gambled, fell in love, bred newts, and were heaved out of fixes by Jeeves, their cluelessness laid out before the reader like a map of the blinkered passage of privilege and entitlement. The balm of Blandings 2013-01-12T09:00:04Z For Sam Zemurray, it was time to gamble everything, make that one big play. King of the banana republic 2012-06-03T21:00:00Z "The Slap" is not just a gamble for NBC, which is looking for event series to complement its live musicals and Olympic telecasts, but also for one of its lead creative figures. NBC risks parental blowback with 'The Slap' 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The only game they disagreed on was poker, because Sandberg didn’t much like to gamble. Dave Goldberg and Sheryl Sandberg's Unlikely Love Story 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z “It was a giant gamble, because if any one of those should happen to go awry, you have to still remain committed,” said Jeph Loeb, Marvel’s head of television and an executive producer of “Daredevil.” With Marvel’s ‘Daredevil,’ Netflix Looks to Build Its Own Superteam 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z Did you think you were taking a big gamble in casting an Algerian humorist unknown in Canada in such a delicate and crucial role? The Carpetbagger: Working With Kids Isn't as Hard as They Want You to Believe 2012-02-08T15:30:31Z “I gambled on your love, baby, and got a losing hand,” Belafonte sings. Harry Belafonte and the Social Power of Song 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z "I genuinely think people were saying, 'I can't risk it'. They would not gamble." The legacy of TV's Millionaire quiz 2014-02-04T07:09:52Z Sheen, in contrast, has gambled on his own charms to carry his live tour, perhaps because few other stars are dying to associate themselves with his toxic waste dump of a current career. Why Charlie Sheen's live show was bound to fail 2011-04-04T15:30:00Z She also liked to gamble and dabble in finance and, for good or ill, she pioneered the development of what are now called derivatives. Critic?s Notebook: A Mistress of Voltaire, Set to Video 2011-06-05T22:05:53Z Yet the collaboration between Mr. Soderbergh and the relatively untested Mr. Tatum is itself a gamble, one that has brought out the best in each. Movie Review: ‘Magic Mike,’ by Steven Soderbergh, With Channing Tatum 2012-06-28T21:57:03Z Everyone gambles with the unstable currencies of status and influence. ‘The Favourite’ Review: Scheming for Power in a Kinky Palace Triangle 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Recall that ABC similarly saw “Roots” as a gamble in 1977. John Legend’s Resistance TV: Season 2 of “Underground” is our reminder that freedom isn’t free 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z Unfortunately, for some stars, the work ends up being in service of a project that doesn’t merit the gamble. Don't go changing: actor transformations that weren't worth the effort 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z The film was a gamble for us all. Jimmy Cliff and Carl Bradshaw on The Harder They Come 2012-08-20T17:20:20Z Ultimately putting any show on the air is a gamble of sorts, as much as people would like to figure out the formula that they can totally depend on. ArtsBeat: He's Created a Monster: Alan Ball Talks 'True Blood' 2011-06-17T14:49:32Z In a place like The White Lotus, where locking eyes with a stranger can be a steep gamble, fulfilling that desire is as likely to satiate as poison. How "The White Lotus" blurs the cinematic meaning of gaze through the lens of Valentina 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z Bieber’s team decided it was too good to just be the “lyrics” video, though, and their gamble paid off. Here's Your Guide to the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z In London, the surprise commercial gamble of the year was the transfer from the Almeida for an extended West End run of “Oresteia,” directed and adapted by that theater’s associate director, Robert Icke. Review: A Year of Greek Revivals on the London Stage 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z Where once it gambled on revolution, it now saw order and stability as the prerequisites of capitalist expansion. Eric Hobsbawm, the Communist Who Explained History 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z A Pakistani migrant worker and a gangster, along with hundreds of other equally hapless individuals who have fallen foul of South Korean capitalism, gamble it all. "Squid Game": The real debt crisis shaking South Korea that inspired the hit TV show 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z In 1942, he gambled successfully in approaching two crucial sea battles, at the Coral Sea and near Midway Island. What Remains to Be Said About World War II? Plenty, These Authors Suggest 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z We took a gamble and allowed ourselves to be led to one house that had five gorgeously appointed rooms, a pagoda with lounge chairs, an endless breakfast, drinks all day, American bluegrass on the iPod. Minorca, Off the Coast of Spain, Is a Tranquil Biosphere Reserve 2012-04-13T17:28:35Z This week, two fairs gamble on unpredictability to help break up the monotony. The Thrill of Unpredictability at Two Art Fairs 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z “Are you ready to gamble your car? Are you ready to gamble your house? Are you ready to gamble the American dream?” In Trump’s country: U2 takes “Joshua Tree” politics back on the road 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Its cast of mature actresses, playing single women in Miami retirement, presented a gamble in a youth-conscious industry. Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, dies at 99 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z She was taking the reasonable gamble that her club suit would be worth six tricks. Bridge: Surviving a 5-1 Trump Break at USA Trials 2013-07-21T22:21:04Z Bringing Woody home is a gamble, but Nora Guthrie knows that Oklahoma needs to rediscover her father's work, now more than ever. Woody Guthrie: the return of a pariah 2012-07-12T20:30:00Z And, as of now, I'm not confident that gamble is paying off. "The Flight Attendant:" Don't mace Brenda 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z Hunter was taking a huge gamble when he bought up his millions of dollars of options. Hedge fund’s wild side: The man who lost $8 billion 2013-06-01T20:30:00Z When I was coming up, there were still gambles being taken. Talib Kweli on the Burdens of Being Hip-Hop’s Outspoken Conscience 2013-06-19T16:29:21Z With fanatical fans, taking Alan Partridge on to the big screen was a big gamble. The Alan Partridge film gamble 2013-08-07T07:24:12Z Soderbergh put it even more succinctly: “I don’t know what to say, other than that you gambled and you won.” Is Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut the best version we'll ever see? 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Today, buying a home in Atlantic City is a gamble. Tomorrow's Real Estate Trouble Spots 2010-04-27T17:00:00Z Not every paint gamble will be a triumph, but McPhail says your odds are higher with every shade you sample. Designers reveal their most challenging paint colors and how to master them 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z However, adapting a TV show for the big screen can be a gamble. Can 'Entourage' make a successful leap to the big screen? 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z I wish I could tell you some great new breakthrough in the creative process, but the truth is it's always a gamble. Joshua Jay explain how magicians think — without ruining the magic 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z Martin, evolved from a big ticket gamble into one of the most celebrated pop culture franchises in the world. ‘Game of Thrones’ Melts Ice, Reveals July Return 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z Mr. Chernin added that “Rise” had been a huge gamble for the studio. Andy Serkis, Caesar the Ape, Has a Message for the Academy 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z Life is unpredictable, and the film gambles big to make that point. ‘Don’t Make Me Go’ Review: Sharp Curves Ahead for Next 2,000 Miles 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z “Frozen 2” was a bit of a gamble: Rarely do musical sequels succeed, and this movie was being released a whopping six years after the original. ‘Frozen 2’ Opens to $127 Million 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z But this show doesn't punch its way through problems half as much as other shows do, choosing to gamble that its viewers prefer more intellectual solutions. It's impossible to tell where in the multiverse "Loki" is going. Thank the gods 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z So I gambled and took a leap of faith. I hate my amazing life 2013-09-17T00:00:00Z NBC's failed gamble of putting Leno at 10 p.m. last year shows why this kind of spending is a must for the networks. Network spending shows why free TV isn't dead yet 2010-06-02T16:28:00Z Soon, he realised it was being gambled with, and that it would always be off limits. ‘We didn’t recognise that he was dangerous’: our father killed our mother and sister 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z Rolling Stone took a gamble on one traumatized person’s account of potentially inflammatory events and presented them as fact, when it turns out there are many parts of the story that needed clarification first. Everything Rolling Stone did wrong: How it should have protected Jackie from getting torn apart by trolls 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z But, with a budget of $180 million, it’s also a bold gamble on a property that is not well known outside of Europe. Luc Besson offers an early sneak peek at his sci-fi epic 'Valerian' 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z It’s a gamble, one that this episode plays out tensely as Dr. Bill’s white patients balk at parking their El Dorados with leather seats in the black neighborhood in which the hospital is situated. 'Masters of Sex' Recap: Jumping Into an Ice Cold Lake 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z She saw a show in London that was at the edge of what Broadway audiences would accept, and she gambled her own money to try to make it fly. Rosie's Bum Rap: In Defense of Taboo 2010-05-11T16:35:00Z What she gambled on was that we would give her a lot more attention than she would receive in a more traditional publishing house. Booker shines spotlight on indie publishers 2012-09-19T00:00:23Z Meanwhile, food outlets that treat terms such as “gluten-free” as little more than buzzwords gamble with people’s health. 'Eating that meal could kill you': when cooks don't take food allergies seriously 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z If this is a gamble for Rock Star, and its multimillion-dollar game — the company would not disclose a figure — it is a calculated one. Video Game to Play in Vintage Gumshoes 2011-05-06T20:13:40Z Alvarez argued that Plath’s attempt was a gamble, “‘a cry for help’ which fatally misfired,” and he did so without drawing on any information about the British gas industry. Malcolm Gladwell’s Advice When ‘Talking to Strangers’: Be Careful 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Until that happens, the center has to hope a big gamble pays off: that it can create a simulacrum of urban life and vitality inside the Reach, even as the city itself shimmers from afar. Perspective | At 50, Kennedy Center can no longer be a cultural island 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Sampler programs — bits and pieces from different artists — are a gamble for both presenters and audiences. Dance Review: Taking on the Risks of a Mixed Lineup 2011-06-07T22:15:27Z Sailors played cards, gambled, got drunk and got into knife fights. From Montreal to Minnesota, by Inland Sea 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z I took a gamble that “Network” might be a favorite film of yours. ArtsBeat: Stephen Colbert on 'Network': Great Film, or the Greatest Film? 2011-05-19T15:14:27Z The gamble pays off: "Annie Up" builds on the trio's successful debut "Hell on Heels" by taking even more risks with bold material and inventive arrangements. Review: Another ace up sleeves for Pistol Annies 2013-05-06T16:59:10Z It took me a second to realize that in 2050 I’ll be 83 and she 38, a nice bit of symmetry on which to gamble. Amid the pandemic, an adventure addict finds solace in imagination 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z But if the dice fall against us when we take a gamble that someone’s intentions are good, is it our fault when they aren’t? American Bitch: Girls tackles the truth about sexual harassment 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z Warhol refused, so Mr. Hughes stepped in and gambled his savings on the film. The Great Interview Magazine Caper 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z Unable to find other work in the bleak 2020 job market, he gambled on finishing the book he had started writing on his lunch breaks. Gabino Iglesias, a Writer of Noir, Explores the Texas Underworld 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z It is about Alfred Hitchcock making his pulp-nightmare masterpiece Psycho, a career departure on which he gambled his reputation and, indeed, his own money. Hitchcock – review 2013-02-07T21:00:01Z Stu Ungar, the son of a bookie who learned to gamble at his father’s bar, won the “Main Event” for the second year on the trot. A chip and a chair 2014-05-08T04:00:00Z “I don’t gamble. I like plain food,” he says, pulling at his navy suspenders. The improbable story of the man who won history’s ‘biggest murder trial’ at Nuremberg 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z But I'm really down on my finances – I edit Agenda, and was really struggling, and thought this was probably better than a gamble on the horses. First world war poem wins National Poetry Competition 2013 2013-03-27T20:29:01Z The only gamble associated with Ota’s fugu menu is the risk that you might not get it. Review | Sushi Gakyu’s thrills lie beyond the menu 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z They originally belonged to James Jackson Jarves, a diplomat, art critic and all-purpose entrepreneur who repeatedly gambled with fortunes and lost: you envision him with a perpetual sheen of flop-sweat on his brow. Art Review: Yale University Art Gallery Reopens After Renovations 2012-12-13T23:11:46Z But the gamble is a moderately selfish pursuit. "Lorelei" star Jena Malone: Lower-income stereotypes have always been "stigmatized but romanticized" 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z Paul Watson and the Sea Shepherds return for another confrontation with Japanese whalers; the team gambles on a plan designed to intercept the enemy before they reach the whaling grounds. Friday TV Picks: 'Best Friends Forever' on NBC 2012-05-31T19:35:03Z They remained confident their gamble eventually would pay off. Sportscaster Andrés Cantor set to call eighth World Cup in a row 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z Photograph: Tristram Kenton It looks like a wheeze at first, a publicist's gamble to get people to pay twice for the same evening. Old Times – review 2013-02-03T00:07:05Z Minting a Las Vegas success is another gamble. 'Duck Dynasty' Family at Center of New Las Vegas Musical 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z Aniston also took a gamble on Galliano, the designer who lost his job at Dior after being caught making racist comments on a camera phone and who recently restarted his career at Maison Martin Margiela. SAG Awards 2015: The duds, thuds and wows on the red carpet 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z According to an affidavit from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Ms. Kim gambled with funds she was overseeing as the academy’s comptroller. Former Dance School Comptroller Pleads Guilty in $1.5 Million Fraud 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z Yet Pitzer seems reluctant to venture into the minds of the individuals who gambled so much and took such pains to tell their stories. ‘Icebound’ Takes Us Back to the Arctic, in All Its Terror and Splendor 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z After Mr. Ali decided to leave the show last year, his disciplined gamble paid off immediately. Mahershala Ali? You’ve Surely Seen His Face 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z In the production's biggest gamble, it's an Australian actor named Travis Fimmel, who shot to magazine and billboard fame a decade ago as Calvin Klein's most highly paid male underwear model. TV's new drama `Vikings' sheds light on Dark Ages 2013-03-01T17:31:05Z Just a movie with the word "West" in the title is a gamble — recent westerns including last year's "Lone Ranger" update and 2011's "Cowboys & Aliens" flopped at the box office. Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron find common ground in 'West' 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z If the gamble works, they'll salvage their finances and, maybe, their marriage. The Odds': spinning the wheel of marriage 2012-01-26T21:09:03Z The film was divisive to say the least, and Corfixen immortalizes the anxieties and fear of a director trying to follow up commercial success with an artistic gamble. The Sex Pistols of cinema: Director Nicolas Winding Refn on movie violence, anxiety and his artistic gamble after “Drive” 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z "It is a gamble for politicians but it's live so we can't edit it," he says. Channel 4's 10 O'Clock Live: where satire becomes serious, and politicians can keep their credibility 2011-01-17T07:00:05Z “It’s just too much of a gamble to bring the announcers there. Let’s say we test negative here and test positive there, you’ve got no recourse and are subjected to the protocols,” Hicks said. Remote Games: NBC announcers ready to call action from US 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z What skins really added was an easy way to gamble. Online gambling’s weird new frontier: The $2.3 billion business of garishly painted virtual assault rifles 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z I loved to gamble, and the gambler in me knew the dude was an amazing talent: super fast with good hands. I never planned on seeing 40: How do I get over believing I was destined to die young? 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z “All those houses that take on new people, it’s always a challenge and a gamble,” she said. Can Raf Simons Reinvent American Fashion? 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z “Toll Booth” is a slow burn of a movie — so slow, in fact, that it bravely gambles with our attention. | 'Toll Booth': ?Toll Booth? Directed by Tolga Karacelik ? Review 2012-01-11T23:05:35Z Macau, a former Portuguese colony, is the only place in China where people are legally allowed to gamble in casinos. Kung Fu Panda and Shrek debut in Macau with DreamWorks, Sands venture 2013-04-30T08:23:39Z Despite reports that he had a gambling addiction, Affleck noted that he doesn't really gamble at all otherwise. Ben Affleck on blackjack story: It 'took place' but wasn't that bad 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z The transfer to the cinema screen is a gamble and, recently, a rare thing. Skins the movie: Sex, drink and drug-fuelled teen drama to be a film 2010-05-26T17:12:00Z “But you don’t realize how much of a gamble it is until something like this happens.” The Tricky Dance of Sharing a Winery in the Pandemic Era 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z An unprecedented Hollywood gamble to reassemble cast and crew for breakneck shooting and editing in a race to deliver a new version in time for the US Christmas box office, just like that? Ridley Scott on erasing Kevin Spacey from his new film: 'He's a very good actor. It's a pity' 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z I don't gamble in my own life much, except I do, I supposed. "She Will" star Alice Krige is haunted and haunting: "There must be something a bit odd about me" 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z The new project is a gamble for both Lee and James: It will inevitably be compared to the now-beloved original in the same way that James is continually measured against Jordan. Malcolm D. Lee on ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ and Directing LeBron James 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z But that gamble has paid dividends, and Alcock’s and Carey’s skills in depicting their characters’ complex relationship has been a key to the show’s success. ‘House of the Dragon’ Stars Say Goodbye to HBO’s Biggest Hit 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Bowman charms throughout in a casting gamble that pays off. Elle Woods Returns to London in a Revamped ‘Legally Blonde’ 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z It was a gamble, and, essentially, they were betting against the house. The Cost of Defying the President 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z They gambled together, drank in the same Soho dens and painted each other. Francis Bacon triptych sells for ?23m ? three times its estimate 2011-02-11T01:25:42Z Strategically, he waits until the end of his set to land his knockout blows, the reasons the service gambled people would watch. "I'm not a victim, baby": Chris Rock delivers an incendiary counterpunch to infamous Oscars slap 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z This "edgy" take is a gamble for Warner Bros, but what else can they do? Superman: Man of Steel ? is this the blue boy scout's big-screen comeback? 2011-08-18T15:59:52Z The gamble paid off and Roubieu's various commissions now range from the boardroom of a bank to the wall of a restaurant, to airbrushing a design on to a car. A working life: The graffiti artist 2011-07-22T22:02:15Z They ask why Montanans should gamble with something so precious as the Smith. Can Montana’s Smith River Survive a Nearby Mine? 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Still, it’s hard to escape the sense that Mr. Ellis’s time-traveling adventure is a big gamble, one that may amount to a dazzling but short-lived experiment. All Aboard, for a Trip to the Past 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z The feature debut of the director Sarah Smick, this bubble gum comedy gambles on a noxious protagonist — and fails to find much humor in him. Movie Review: ‘Friended to Death’ Looks at Social Media 2014-05-01T22:47:09Z The idea of leaving a great job and uprooting our family was met with as much judgmental condemnation as one would get for choosing to drink or gamble with abandon. How to travel the world with 2 little kids: Teach them that every step counts 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z It is a personal gamble that is to cause him heartache both professionally and personally. Show me the motivation! Why Jerry Maguire's full-length mission statement is for superfans only 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z This might look aggressive, but in teams scoring there is a big bonus for bidding and making a vulnerable game; it pays to gamble. Bridge: Bermuda Bowl Selection Process Begins 2010-06-21T00:27:00Z The gamble with regietheater was largely successful, an entertaining, bold rendition that some will conclude lacks new insight and others will find frenetic and fun. Mayer's `Rigoletto,' set in Vegas, opens at Met 2013-01-29T20:16:03Z Many are casting it as a gamble and an ultimatum. “Wonder Woman” Reviews: See what the critics are saying 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Muse's greatest songs -- from storm-the-heavens anthems to melodramatic ballads -- are last chances, gambles with fate, challenges to the gods. Muse a contender for world's biggest band 2010-09-27T00:59:00Z He gambled on an Angolan writer named Sousa Jamba to write a Letter from Springfield. Wigwag: The Magazine That Lex Built 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z In a memoir about their experience, "Sand in My Shoes," Katharine reflected that although they had been unsuccessful as farmers, they had learned "to gamble, the pleasantist life in the world." Peaches are a minor part of Georgia’s economy, but they’re central to its mythology 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Resentful and bitter over his lot, he is willing to gamble on this path, which he knows is a cheat, and bring her along with him into the aftermath. A girl's skeleton in the museum: On runaways, the Jersey Shore and a cold case that haunted me 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z The director Fred Zinnemann said he took a gamble casting the largely unknown Mr. Hurt as Richard Rich, a young lawyer and More disciple who betrays his mentor. John Hurt, British actor who played desperate, eccentric characters, dies at 77 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z This odd gamble of an episode didn’t pan out, but if next week’s installment is a return to form, we’ll all forget about it: Even Don has written a few mediocre taglines. 'Mad Men' Recap: Misplaced Nostalgia 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z “Confederate,” the forthcoming HBO show about an America where the rebelling Southern states managed to win the Civil War, was always a going to be a gamble. After Charlottesville, HBO doubles down on “Confederate” 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z And because there haven’t been known sales of these statues, collectors wouldn’t be able to tell what one is worth, so investing would be a gamble. Why a Russian billionaire wants to buy controversial statues that were taken down 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z The Cottonwood Canyon Road through this national monument was a notorious Trek shortcut back in the day: stunningly beautiful, but also a bit of a gamble. Take a road trip to Utah’s Red Rock Country 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z But so far, that gamble is producing some of the most promising public housing I’ve seen in a while. New York Has a Public Housing Problem. Does London Have an Answer? 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z “I took a gamble and chose to remove them,” she said. Blogger celebrates breast implant removal with warning: 'Grass isn’t always green with bigger boobs' 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Mr. Cennamo’s gamble will cost him and the family members and friends who are backing his presentation just over $50,000, a sum not easily recouped. New York Fashion Week: No Beginner Discounts At Lincoln Center ? New York Fashion Week 2011-09-07T22:55:58Z And second, why do folks feel this is a kind of gamble? “Some folks believe blockchain will save the universe”: Inside Alex Winter’s “Trust Machi... 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z The California Hotel and Casino near the Fremont Street Experience, a pedestrian mall, waives the fee for guests and validates parking tickets for visitors who gamble or eat there. There goes tradition: Las Vegas Strip casinos start charging for parking 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z That trade was a gamble that winter 2008 would see high gas prices extending into March, then falling in April. Hedge fund’s wild side: The man who lost $8 billion 2013-06-01T20:30:00Z The old mine captain gives him a tip that there might still be copper, and we know that Ross likes a good gamble. 'Poldark' Episode 2 Recap: Triumph v. Torment 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z They decided this was their guy, and they were going to just gamble on it, and make it happen. Lindy West reclaims the "witch hunt": On comedy, feminism and why terrible men think they're victims 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z Cope speaks of an aunt who "married a man who was nice but fairly worthless. He gambled and drank." 'How the World Was' a vivid tale of a 20th century California boyhood 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z This is “speculative” fiction in the financial sense, too, a new way to gamble on futures. When Science Fiction Comes True 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z “Tracking had a much higher number…but this is a tough year for R-rated movies and we took a gamble.” 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1' soars again over 5-day weekend 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z “Multiple people said to me that if he was able to gamble the club on certain occasions, he would’ve gambled away the club and then been absolutely devastated,” he said in an interview. A Hallowed London Jazz Club Comes to Life Onscreen 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Homeland, which has teetered between one of the best shows on TV to one of the worst and back again, is taking another gamble. Ripped-from-the-headlines is the latest TV trend but will too much reality bite? 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z With a difficult reputation and a string of box office flops to his name, the actor was deemed “unbankable” before director Francis Ford Coppola took a gamble on him. The 10 best actor transformations 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z However, after South signed off in six clubs, East gambled with a lead-directing double for diamonds, the first suit bid by the dummy. Bridge: Bridge - Roth Open Swiss Teams in Philadelphia 2012-07-27T22:28:43Z You make that gamble, you leave your car too long, you get a ticket, it’s your problem. Our great healthcare denial 2012-06-17T12:00:00Z During a sojourn in Paris she gambled regularly at faro and one night lost an extravagant sum. Capturing the essence of Pushkin, the revered poet killed in a duel at 37 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z I take the gamble that I’m going to be able to find the film in the rushes. Frederick Wiseman on Censorship, Small-Town America, and Why He Dislikes the Word “Documentary” 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z “But it’s always a gamble. Sometimes it’s tough to judge whether you’re about to cross that line.” Don Rickles, lightning-fast launcher of comic insults, dies at 90 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z She said it had been a gamble taking La Cage to New York because there was a Broadway production just five years ago. Brits tipped for Tony awards 2010-05-04T19:00:00Z That was the big gamble, to surprise people by remaining as faithful as possible to the book. A New Pinocchio Film Returns to the Tale’s Dark Origins 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z At Fox, he gambled on the first real-time series, "24." Showtime's David Nevins on the effect of awards and the welfare of elves 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Similarly, the parents of that baby at Alinea gambled their child would be docile. Don’t bring your baby to a fancy restaurant 2014-01-15T20:38:00Z Now, as the rain rattled on my parka hood and the full-moon tide began surging over the beach crest, that gamble appeared badly misguided. Life Lessons from “Fishing With Dad” 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z Within three years she was a widow, left with two young sons and no money because Bicknell had gambled everything away. How to Create the Perfect Wife by Wendy Moore – review 2013-01-04T22:55:08Z The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City said it will become the first casino in the United States to let guests gamble over hotel room TV sets, starting Feb. 18. Now you can lose money without ever leaving your bed 2013-02-11T22:51:00Z Macau is the only place in China where nationals are legally allowed to gamble in casinos. Macau mogul hopes dinosaurs trump volcanoes in new casino resort 2013-07-30T21:22:37Z I’m not exactly sure why, but this kind of movie is a bigger gamble for a studio. ‘Steve Jobs’ and the secular ritual of going to the movies 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z “When you commission a piece, you take a gamble that is always exciting,” according to Morlot. The next ‘Become Ocean’? Seattle Symphony to unveil new commissions 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z At 30, she decided to take a gamble and pursue her dream of a career in movies, going back to school to get an M.F.A. in film at Columbia University. Jennifer Lee, Queen of the ‘Frozen’ Franchise 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z A thousand-page epic centered on the building of a cathedral in medieval England, the book was a commercial and artistic gamble that paid off for Follett in a number of ways. Review | Ken Follett’s latest epic is a cautionary tale of global catastrophe 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Of course, as Lum is quick to point out, Crazy Rich Asians is a gamble, because no one knows how Asian leads will do at the box office. Awkwafina: ‘I was just rapping about my genitalia – not making a feminist message’ 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Ms. Lee and Mr. Buck, the “Frozen” writer-directors, have painted the film’s success as an example of a Disney gamble that paid off. Oscar-Nominated Songs With Familiar Composers 2014-02-19T22:59:00Z “I gambled with ‘Angels,’ which is set in the Reagan era but which I felt would be historically significant 30, 40, 50 years later, because something really fundamental had shifted under Reagan,” he said. Tony Kushner Plans a Trump Play, and a New ‘West Side Story’ 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Stylistically, Ms. Michaels is something of a gamble for this show. Rockettes Tradition, Set Free by a ‘Banshee Artist’ 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Yet what makes it such a gamble is the subject matter. HBO bosses take a gamble with apocalyptic grief and loss in the Leftovers 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z “If I was a cable executive dealing with struggling audience sizes, especially in news, something like that would be a safer gamble,” Youmans says. Little reality in Trump TV: Experts say the GOP front-runner’s reported desire to start a network is a pipedream 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z There was also the question of whether she would be busy filming episodes of the sitcom “Sean Saves the World.” Mr. Silver took a gamble on that. “ ArtsBeat: Linda Lavin to Star in New Nicky Silver Play 2013-12-10T16:39:03Z But the obvious candidates for the appetites of chowhounds can be a gamble these days. Review | There’s no reason to gamble on Vegas restaurants. Here are your best bets. 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z The gamble paid off; Lawrence's tough, subtle performance earned her an Oscar nomination for best actress. Anne Rosellini: A Northwest talent behind 'Winter's Bone' 2011-02-26T01:26:49Z I gamble on “eight,” but a yawn slips out instead. So much for “family values” 2012-10-28T21:00:00Z She knows the move was a gamble; it risked closing the door at her back. Cate Blanchett: ‘I used to be very socially awkward’ 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z Could this one-year bonanza be a sign that Mr. Gelb’s big gamble is going to pay off? Metropolitan Opera?s Donations Hit a Record $182 Million 2011-10-11T02:17:33Z It's all a gamble for "American Idol," no longer as dominant in the pop firmament as it once was. 'American Idol' returns, with J.Lo but not Cowell 2011-01-20T13:46:05Z Outside race seasons, Keeneland holds thoroughbred auctions that draw global billionaires and resource-pooling syndicates eager to gamble on a promising foal. In Lexington, Selfies With American Pharoah, Then ‘Bourbon and Branch’ 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Klessens said that those gambles are always part of the business, but that it never gets easier. Kanye, Out West 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z If not, please don't gamble on a child's life. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Just remember that it won’t be Mother Nature changing the diapers 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z “It was a huge gamble,” Mr. Maillot, the director of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, said in a phone interview from Monaco. A New Calling Card for the Bolshoi Ballet 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z The gamble of having Miller and Cumberbatch alternate roles pays rich rewards for anyone who can see the play twice - far fewer, probably, than would like to. Danny Boyle's 'Frankenstein' should be monster hit 2011-02-24T14:36:34Z Industry website Deadline Hollywood called the "Super 8" marketing campaign a "bold gamble" given the pressure on Hollywood studios to deliver the biggest possible audiences on opening weekend. Mystery surrounds "Super 8" in a summer of sequels 2011-06-08T04:59:57Z Another is to keep publishing huge best sellers, which can be a gamble, and an expensive one. Best Sellers Sell the Best Because They’re Best Sellers 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z If you gambled and lost too much, gambled and won too much, if you talked with the police or were suspected of such a serious crime… you might be considered in breach and violated. Growing up black in the whitest city in America 2014-03-17T23:00:00Z The story of "Balacobaco" revolves around Isabel, an architect, whose dreams of building a house dissolve when her husband gambles their savings away. Soap operas give Brazil the edge in Mozambique rush 2012-12-21T15:35:14Z Yet it will be out of character if Wolfgang's final gamble on his own daughters does not succeed too. Wolfgang Wagner obituary 2010-03-22T14:24:00Z It’s a $40 million gamble that short-timers are willing to pay top dollar not just to live in the heart of Washington, but to become part of it. D.C.’s latest twist on upscale urban living: A dorm for grown-ups in a historic mansion 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z Meaning, regardless of the show's lukewarm reception among critics, it had a enough of an audience to make granting it a second season a worthwhile gamble. Romancing the music: "High Fidelity" and "Cherish the Day" find affection in their art 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z The photographer’s gamble pays off with fireworks beautifully painting the sky. 2010 Reader photo of the year and honorable mentions 2010-12-30T06:43:59Z We wanted to explore a quieter corner of Lesbos and gambled on Plomari on the southern coast. Lesbos, a Greek Refuge for the War Weary and Vacationers 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Every birth is a gamble by nature, a throwing in the air of infinite possibilities. The genius who lives downstairs 2011-08-19T22:01:50Z Whether ABC and the ceremony’s producers decide to gamble on mixing live and pre-taped elements remains to be seen, with planning for the Sept. 20 event hosted by Jimmy Kimmel under wraps. Virtual Emmys: Less walking, talking, but beware the Wi-Fi 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, the Oklahoma native gambled by releasing a six-song album that capitalized on its title cut, "Hillbilly Bone," which reached No. 1. Review: Blake Shelton offers up another 'six-pak' 2010-08-09T19:37:00Z But I was tired of the courthouse and decided to gamble. I went to D.C.’s small claims court and learned a big lesson — in something Her father was a farmer who drank and gambled; her mother was a former maid. Books of The Times: Edna O’Brien’s Memoir, ‘Country Girl’ 2013-04-29T19:31:34Z Kauffmann’s machinations — granting Roosevelt special access to Greenland, and generally acting like an unofficial leader in exile — were an audacious gamble during wartime chaos. ‘The Good Traitor’ Review: The Defiant Diplomat 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z A more successful gamble involved Steven Bach, a former United Artists executive. Robert Lescher, Literary Agent, Is Dead at 83 2012-12-07T02:40:48Z “With all the different things added together, it felt like a relatively safe gamble to gather for the holidays,” he said. Going Out and Worried About Covid Safety? There’s a Calculator for That. 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Casting a kid actor is always a gamble. From Sally Draper to Arya Stark: 5 TV dramas that bet big on kid actors and won 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Some say I should never have played this at half-speed over the top of some eerie sound effects … but you know, life's a gamble and there's no regrets. Damian Lazarus Q&A 2012-10-05T23:05:22Z When Scott won in May, becoming only the second pitmaster to win a Beard chef award, the gamble paid off. How a small-town pitmaster turned a dying cuisine into the stuff of celebrity 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Now, he is making another — even bigger — gamble. Can a high-end boutique prosper in Detroit? John Varvatos has a vision. 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z The men did not share a first language, but Qadir gambled. ‘A threat to health is being weaponised’: inside the fight against online hate crime 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z In Ivan Reitman’s intelligent but sometimes exhausting new comedy-drama, “Draft Day,” the Ohio team is demoralized by a losing streak when Sonny gambles by announcing a trade early in the morning of draft day. ‘Draft Day’: a good pick for sports-movie fans 2014-04-09T22:55:32Z One new ballet is a gamble for any company; seven is insanity. Slowly Altering Expectations 2010-12-17T14:43:26Z As art prices soared, the big international houses gambled with guarantees and sacrificed commissions to attract the most valuable lots, squeezing their own margins. How Sotheby’s Found a Path to Higher Profits 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z The twist is a first for the franchise, and a gamble. ‘The Bachelor’ Goes International. Will Bachelor Nation Follow? 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z And because there were no breakthrough hits during the 2010-11 season, the networks seem willing to gamble with some series that seek to woo viewers with offbeat concepts. Advertising: In Network Pilots, Paranormal Is the New Normal 2011-05-22T21:51:26Z Indeed, the consensus seemed to be that the Taubman gamble was unfortunate, however unavoidable. Sotheby’s Announces $12 Million Loss Over Taubman Sale 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Unwilling to gamble with money they couldn’t spare on odds so bleak, the couple ended the run at their dream business. Pot blocks: obstacles keep small business owners from a multibillion-dollar market 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z Enough with the machinations, the subterfuge and the gambles. Mad Men Watch: Don Draper’s Baby 2013-06-17T14:54:15Z This transforms the auction into a dealer-style transaction spiced with a gamble — any amount on top of the guarantee is shared between the consignor and the auction house. The Winning Card at Auction: Expressiveness 2010-05-07T11:30:00Z The Terminator might blow things up, but he also might be the only individual fit to fix things, and that was a gamble voters — in a liberal-leaning state, mind you — were willing to wage. Early stage idiocracy: Trump won’t be the last celebrity-turned-politician 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z “It was essentially, for the duchess, a giant gamble,’’ Walker told the AP. Duchess of Cambridge, the reliable royal, turns 40 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z "Everyone in this whole project took a gamble on everybody," Fairchild notes. Ballet stars talk Tony-nominated 'An American in Paris' and Broadway leap 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z The gamble paid off, and the 40th anniversary is a huge deal in the food world. The Inn at Little Washington will soon turn 40 — and it still has big plans for the future 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z That is the gamble one takes with Randonautica, which claims to channel users’ “intentions” to produce nearby coordinates for exploration. What Is Randonautica Really About? 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z And I've found myself thinking that Bill's political gamble wasn't idealistic but horribly selfish. "Big Love's" riveting final stretch 2011-03-07T17:15:00Z It was an incredible gamble for all of us, him included. Kathryn Hahn: Happyish is All About 'Knowing Myself as a Person' 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Soon, others saw the value of Rivera’s gamble, including the board of education, which authorized the superintendent to enter into a three-year contract with Brigaid. Former Noma chef turns his talents to school food. But will students go for it? 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Chris Young enjoys going to Las Vegas for the Academy of Country Music Awards for many reasons, including because he loves to gamble. Chris Young leads youth movement at ACM Awards 2012-04-01T17:31:04Z Making a career of art is a gamble, too, since it’s impossible to predict what will resonate with audiences. New York Galleries: What to See Right Now 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Now the owners are preparing a second location, and another gamble. Named the World’s Best Bar, Dante Plans a Sequel 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z “It’s a gamble with the crops,” he said. Louis C. K. and Others Take Stand-Up to the Web 2012-03-20T17:24:32Z The casting was a gamble, not least because of Hogg’s way of working. Joanna Hogg and Honor Swinton Byrne: ‘We should tell whatever stories we like’ 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z Given Lum’s track record, a gamble is probably what suits her best. Awkwafina: ‘I was just rapping about my genitalia – not making a feminist message’ 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z On my first visit I won enough to gamble and drink for free, which wasn’t bad for a lazy Sunday. From Museums to Mountains, Pride and Patriotism 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z Early signs suggest Google's gamble may pay off. Google goes Hollywood with 'The Internship' 2013-05-28T20:25:03Z Every year was a gamble as to whether the chardonnay would ripen sufficiently, as the region sits in the northernmost part of Burgundy. Chablis, From the 2019 Vintage Perspective 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z The casino had, in effect, paid me to gamble and eat at their restaurant — and the steak, a 10-ounce top sirloin, was delicious. Vegas on the Cheap? Get Off the Strip 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Its cast of mature actresses, playing single women in Miami retirement, presented a gamble in a youth-obsessed industry, but it proved a solid hit and lasted until 1992. Betty White, an ageless TV star, was America’s sweetheart 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z “It’s something of a gamble, but I think there’s an audience or potential audience,” she added. City College to Support New Theater Uptown 2011-05-29T22:14:08Z Moving because you are absolutely sure you will be at that school for the next six years is a bit of gamble. Perspective | Should you move closer to your kids’ school? Maybe, but consider the alternatives first. 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z The Santa Fe Opera has gambled that in this year of Menotti’s centennial the time has come for a fresh look at “The Last Savage.” Music Review: Love Beats Science in a Spoof by Menotti 2011-08-14T22:00:12Z Tapping into the age-old romance of shipwrecks, he and his patron are embarking on a giant artistic and financial gamble. Damien Hirst Is Back With an Underwater Fantasy. Will Collectors Care? 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Casting the married country music stars McGraw and Hill in heavily dramatic roles would seem to have been more of a gamble, though Sheridan insisted that he’s never known a musician who couldn’t act. ‘Yellowstone’ Gets a Prequel in ‘1883,’ but It Wasn’t Easy 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has taken a gamble on Mann, hoping that her words may be enough to convict Weinstein, despite sometimes extenuating circumstances. Analysis | Harvey Weinstein accuser Jessica Mann’s dramatic testimony is a new kind of test in sex-crime trials 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z He stood up with a pair of dice and said, “If you’ve ever played board games or gambled with dice, you may have noticed that the opposite sides of the die add up to seven.” Sleight of Hand in Midtown, Beyond Three-Card Monte 2011-06-23T21:04:32Z Then again, if any member of the “establishment” would be willing to gamble on a Donald Trump presidency, there are plenty of reasons why it would be Don McGahn. Trump’s own Beltway establishment guy: The curious journey of Don McGahn 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z I used to gamble on my phone while sitting opposite my dad in restaurants. ‘I was living a secret life’: the agonising rise of female gamblers 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z It's hard to know whether this gamble will pay off, and especially if this particular ensemble can grow around this particular actor. Ted Danson gambles comeback on "CSI" 2011-09-21T16:22:00Z After the early success of "House of Cards" and "Orange Is the New Black," the big-budget gamble "Marco Polo" has failed to generate much buzz or critical attention. Amazon's Woody Allen series deal marks big step in creative strategy 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z So why would studios gamble on a new film when they know they can use those millions from a franchise to make even more millions by continuing the franchise? Summer sequels: Bad reviews, major moolah 2011-05-31T17:32:00Z The actual business of travel — getting from one place to the next and finding food and lodging there — is a bit of a gamble, especially with children. In Senegal, a Coastal Region Sees a Resurgence 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Regardless of how real their feelings are, Sutton declares, “Its a gamble, all of it. But I am putting my money down on my career and believing that love will fall in place.” “The Bold Type,” “Dietland” and fashion: The feminist army is assembling (literally) in t... 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Clearly the most striking aspect of the news, though, is the changing-of-the-guard aspect of the restaurateurs’ youth, which might strike some observers as a gamble. The Four Seasons Space Gets a New, Younger Face 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z These comic scenes about terrorists plotting bloody mayhem are the novel’s biggest gamble. Book review: ‘The Global War on Morris,’ a political satire by Congressman Steve Israel 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z “The ACMs this year is kinda like how I like to gamble: You get in quick and get out quickly,” he joked. Amazon places bet on streaming, fast-paced music awards show 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z |
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