| 单词 | genial |
| 例句 | He was a genial fireplug of a man who spoke informally, like someone from the neighborhood. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Up here, the genial Benjen Stark he had known became a different person. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Secretary LaHood, tall and genial, a former Illinois congressman, had begun focusing himself, and his agency, on the issue of preventable traffic fatalities, especially those caused by use of technology by drivers. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I could submit and live the life of a genial slave, but that was impossible. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes Francie talked and talked until the genial little boy fell asleep sitting upright on the steps with his head against the iron rail. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The genial little man who met me at the door seemed more like an uncle than a professional man or, Lord knows, a revolutionary. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They meet the doctor, a genial man in his early forties. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I attempted to convey to her what a genial employer Mr Farraday is; and I described the changes to the house itself, the alterations and the dust- sheetings, as well as the present staffing arrangements. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Then, assisted by the genial but shadowy Morley, Michelson embarked on years of fastidious measurements. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He was at his kindest and most genial, setting the woman at her ease. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The comical little painted man looked so genial, so ready to welcome anyone, that Johnny stepped in. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Summoning a host of reporters to the hotel lobby, he lost his ever- genial composure for the first and only time in his public life. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z My recollection of Mr Lewis is that of a gentleman of generous dimensions with a genial smile that rarely left his face. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Henry’s face is calm and genial, but one of his knees has shifted over to dig into Alex’s. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z With that, Mr Lewis sat back in his chair again, the genial smile returning fully to his face. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z His blue eyes were genial and closely set, with one magnified by a golden monocle. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Harry Strickland had always been a genial man, better at hammering out contracts than at hammering on foes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There was a round of handshakes, and a chorus of genial laughter at something Lord Marshall said. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Her God became genial and did not mind being commanded. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z No, reader: gratitude, and many associations, all pleasurable and genial, made his face the object I best liked to see; his presence in a room was more cheering than the brightest fire. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z There was only Mr. Brown, the genial, stocky, sandy-haired English teacher from New York—official school liberal, magnet for and friend of outcasts. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her genial, brown eyes had the radiance of pristine pearls. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “It could be worse,” a genial man named Paco consoles her. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z For a while, they eats and I eat and we are all genial; them asking me questions and me telling them stories as to how I’m a honest Dutchman new come from the Antilles. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z It was not genial anymore, but shocked, terrified. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Then came the cavalcade: mounted policemen and a large open motorcar in which was seated a genial, kindly-looking man with a wreath of roses around his neck. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But weakened by the genial events of the evening, he had consented. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The loud speakers veiled their commands in a genial and musical politeness. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z They addressed each other as Walter and Cornelius, which scandalized Mother, and they baited each other in genial discussions of Genesis versus the Fossil Record. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Gloria’s father was rarely home in the daytime except on Sunday—today, for instance—and when he was, he proved a genial and understanding person. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z And “This is Giles,” said Maxim, prodding my arm, and Giles stretched out an enormous paw and wrung my hand, squeezing the fingers limp, genial eyes smiling from behind horn-rimmed glasses. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The pastor, Father James, was a genial, well-fed man with a face like a darker moon. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z A kind of pleasant stupor was stealing over me as I sat by the genial fire. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I was listening to the same genial, slow voice with which the American gentleman had charmed many since his arrival and yet it now contained something unmistakably covert. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z This was wealth indeed!—wealth to the heart!—a mine of pure, genial affections. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z To understand why, we must travel north to Scotland and begin with a brilliant and genial man, of whom few have ever heard, who had just invented a new science called geology. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Or was the rough, genial, stout-hearted old major merely going along for the fun of it? Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “There she stood,” Stanton wrote, “with her good, earnest face and genial smile...I like her thoroughly.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Yet there he was, sitting in the Trail Room’s circular corner booth, his lively brown eyes, his square-jawed, genial good looks unchanged by death. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z So then we had a genial argument about Orwellian socialism. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “To my stepfather’s house,” my mother said in her most genial voice. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z There are genial drunks, exhausted drunks, drunks of all ages and races and genders and sizes, a veritable Drunk Menagerie. In New Orleans, terrific cocktails never went out of fashion His adventures — shootouts, bar fights and poker hands punctuated by musical numbers and bouts of genial, straight-to-camera philosophizing — set the tone for what follows. ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ Review: The Coens Go Darkly West Again 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z My Criminal World is narrated by David Slavitt, a genial crime writer trying to boost his sales, chiefly by making his new novel more graphic than anything he's ever done before. My Criminal World by Henry Sutton – review 2013-05-18T10:01:01Z But with Dudamel — his tempos moderate, neither rushed at one extreme nor sentimentally milked at the other — the ensemble was genial and eager. Review: Gustavo Dudamel Could Be the New York Philharmonic’s Future 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z At prep school he excelled in Latin and Greek and won a scholarship to Eton, where Wilfrid Blunt - a more genial and outgoing bachelor than his aloof art-historian brother Anthony - was art master. Christopher Pemberton obituary 2011-02-06T18:21:37Z At Rocky Mount, a new voice — bubbly, genial, twangy — rang through the loudspeaker. On the train, you gain space but may lose time That they cohabit the same table is testament to the genial ambiculturalism of Flinders Lane, which opened in February in the East Village. Hungry City: Flinders Lane in the East Village 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Who was the man behind the genial mask, the seething genius veiled by the persona of a twinkly eyed, white-haired senior statesman of American letters? ‘Updike’: Prolific writer lived a life full of contradictions 2014-04-09T19:38:35Z Yet along with his artistic skills, Lear possessed a genial surface personality that made him more than welcome at the country-house weekends of the well-born and well-to-do. Review | A plump, Victorian gentleman who was so very pleasant to know 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z He seemed a genial figure, and his work was, too, and American artists admired his particular mix of spontaneity and discipline. Review | In the shadow of Picasso and Matisse, Paul Klee offered Americans something new 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z But it also functions as a genial affront to the pavilion itself, a denial of its architecture and a shadow over its front door. Review | America picked artist Martin Puryear’s work for the Venice Biennale — and he’s everything America is not 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Like Morgan Freeman’s genial chauffeur before him, Mr. Church isn’t so much a person as a compendium of tropes about black servitude. Failing the “DuVernay Test”: 6 signs your on-screen black character is a tired trope 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z The show is stocked with a genial, five-member bluegrass band and a rogues’ gallery of oddball comic performers. Review: ‘The Robber Bridegroom’ Is Heavy on the Twang 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z Mr. Kendall led in Janacek’s Suite for String Orchestra, an early, genial piece that might pass in a blindfold test for English pastoralism, the subtle effect of Czech folk rhythms aside. Music Review: A String Ensemble at Play: Body Language and Sheer Exuberance 2011-01-09T23:01:27Z Can he shed the ironist’s mask he wore on “The Colbert Report” and turn himself into the genial master of ceremonies that an 11:35 p.m. network show requires? Stephen Colbert, the Late Night Hope 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z They tend to illustrate a similar point: that underneath her genial, hopscotch personality lies a fearless and curious soul. Who connects Jewish cooking the world over? The whirlwind named Joan Nathan. 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z The program also included works by Hungarian composers inspired by traditional folk tunes, opening with Kodaly’s genial Hungarian Rondo. Music Review: Christian Tetzlaff Joins Orpheus at Carnegie Hall 2014-03-31T21:19:15Z And, on the eve of the release of Theroux's 47th, it was striking how much an author frequently chastised for snide condescension toward numerous realms and races appeared genuinely genial and warm-hearted. 2010-01-08T21:05:00Z ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ The cult comic Jackie Hoffman is every inch — and decibel — the ingénue she needs to be in Transport Group’s genial, patchy revival of this 1959 musical about a galumphing storybook princess. Theater Listings for Dec. 18-24 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z The "Minister for Rock" – as the paper depicted him – was genial, sensible and perhaps slightly baffled at being presented as the political equivalent of a Martian. Tom Ewing 2010-04-15T21:45:00Z For all its unpatriotic and anticlerical jibes, the movie is too expansively genial to be truly discomfiting. Still Charming at 50: Luis Buñuel’s Greatest Hit 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Only the Symphony No. 4, the genial twin of the Third Symphony performed in 2011, seemed fully coherent. Eschenbach and NSO find coherence elusive in Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Now the city that Angkor made is something of a destination itself, luring visitors with a lively and varied dining scene, stylish hotels, genial residents and a laid-back river town ambience. 36 Hours in Siem Reap, Cambodia 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Tatum, a genial but inexpressive presence, plays Mike, the snake-hipped star of Club Xquisite, who's offstage a mild-mannered construction worker who really just wants to design unattractive furniture. 'Magic Mike': Baring a world of impressive gyrations, little magic 2012-06-27T21:38:04Z It was, he added, “the emblem of a genial but politically pointed performance about liberation still very much in progress.” Hunter Reynolds, Artist Who Dressed Up AIDS, Dies at 62 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z Its genial tone contrasts with the grittier air of Pattison’s book, but the two complement each other beautifully — the way a tall glass of water refreshes after a double shot of whiskey. Welcome to the Ruthless, Cutthroat World of Paleoanthropology 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Here there’s only winery manager Agustín, who doesn’t speak English – the genial owner, who does, joins us later – to show us around and uncork a few bottles. Wining and dinosauring in San Juan, Argentina 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z He was the genial and shy son of academics: his father, at one point, was dean of agriculture at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College. Review: In ‘Alex Haley: And the Books That Changed a Nation,’ a Reputation Made and Lost 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Born in 1891 on a farm some 30 miles from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he also seemed to be in pain yet not fully aware of it who maintained a genial veneer that appeared almost childlike. Grant Wood at the Whitney Both Thrills and Disappoints 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Typically, Valentine — an exceptionally genial excavator of half-forgotten and eccentric books — looks at more than Shanks’s account of humanity’s reversion to Neolithic barbarism. Review | Forget the bestseller list: These lesser-known works deserve your attention 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z His sound was limpid in the first movement’s genial exposition, growing a shade more diffuse in the development of the theme. Review: Evgeny Kissin the Curator Illustrates His Breadth 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z She was present, participating as an accordionist in two improvisations: a genial, sighing solo and a flickering duet with the violinist Jennifer Curtis. Review: International Contemporary Ensemble and Others Play in Brooklyn 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z Books by public figures, especially when written with help from others — Lauren Peterson is a speechwriter — are often pretty deadly, but “Make Trouble” manages to be genial, engaging and humorous. A Professional Troublemaker’s Guide for Young Activists 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z To the left is a self-portrait from 15 years earlier, the image of a robust, genial man with a direct, wide-eyed gaze and a generous beard. Art Review: ‘Ferdinand Hodler: View to Infinity,’ at Neue Galerie 2012-09-20T21:50:42Z The blithe smile, the genial but steely authority he wears like a bespoke suit: that’s Smith since his Fresh Prince days. In 'Focus,' Will Smith Does His Best Cary Grant Impression 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z There are just a rockabilly twang and a tone of genial, grateful satisfaction in her voice. Holiday Hits, Christmas Comebacks and Some Jingle Bell Schlock 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z The Beethoven cycle suited Mr. Spence best: it was genial and conversational. Music Review: Toby Spence Sings Beethoven and Mahler at the Frick 2012-11-14T22:29:42Z Popular among French passersby is a display promoting the more genial "Peanuts Movie," with life-size models of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy and the gang drawing admiring glances. Majestic meets 'Mad Max' in the maelstrom that's the Cannes film fest 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z In conversation, Menaker was often genial and self-effacing, but he would acknowledge competitive and boastful sides and was haunted by a family tragedy he helped bring on. Daniel Menaker, award-winning author and editor, dead at 79 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z The setup, watched over by chef de cuisine Nick Palermo, draws a bit of an audience, as if Palermo were the host of a genial neighborhood cookout. Review | Take a break from your routine — and the kitchen — with restaurant takeout 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Cullum’s genial figure concludes his celebratory aria with a sad acknowledgment that perhaps even the past isn’t what it used to be. Theater Review: ‘Detroit,’ With Amy Ryan and David Schwimmer 2012-09-19T02:00:20Z At 87, he lives a bit like a genial hermit, a bit like a gentleman farmer. T Magazine: J.P. Donleavy is Still Standing 2014-03-07T20:19:12Z Like all celebrities Carrey seeks to remain genial but vague in his interactions with civilians. "I Love You Phillip Morris": Too gay for 2010? 2010-12-02T01:30:00Z In the concerto’s genial first movement and the spirited Rondo, Mr. McGill played with rhythmic brio and impeccable clarity. Music Review: New York String Orchestra, Conducted by Jaime Laredo, at Carnegie Hall 2012-12-31T21:05:36Z Best of all is the moment when the unflappably genial host sweetly tells Mailer to “fold it five ways and shove it where the moon don’t shine”. 'Have you no decency, sir?': Vidal v Buckley and the art of killer comebacks 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z His voice is a little nasal, in the way of a black standup imitating an archetypal white guy, but mostly it is confident, assertive, and hard as a genial back-slap. Watching Lottery Drawings in an Age of Plutocracy 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z But he was warm and genial, brightening as he began to report on his fledgling days of fatherhood. Paul Dano’s Cup Runneth Over (and Over) 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Responding to a prolonged ovation, she played Beethoven’s genial late Bagatelle No. 5 in G from the six Opus 126 bagatelles, as an encore. Review: Montreal Symphony Orchestra Performs With Panache 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z His mother died as he turned 12, an event which left the seven Housman children in the care of their genial but madcap father, and which would gradually lead Housman to reject Christianity. A Worcestershire lad 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z For the first time in its history, it is not directed by Guy Darmet, an avuncular genial presence indissolubly associated with the festival since its inception in 1984. Critic’s Notebook: Dominique Hervieu Leads Her First Lyon Dance Biennial 2012-09-18T22:30:06Z The first is to include, with almost every analysis of a discrete slum or shantytown, a genial profile of one of its residents. Books of The Times: Want a New Life? Wait Here 2011-03-17T14:45:49Z The album petitioned for pop crossover stardom with several genial, unremarkable odes to “cool chicks.” Rock & Pop Listings for Jan. 24-30 2014-01-24T00:17:04Z The brooding, saturnine artist has evolved into a genial grandfather. Robert De Niro: ‘Trump is a real racist, a white supremacist’ 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z He sat at the instrument at Avery Fisher last Friday, a bearish, genial man in a rumpled dark suit and black shirt, a bit of belly peeking through. Bronfman Braces for the Five Piano Concertos 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z In the video for his song “God’s Plan,” from earlier this year, Drake plays a genial, emotional baron, doling out a million dollars to grateful Floridians. How Pusha T’s “The Story of Adidon” Viciously Undercuts Drake’s Celebrity 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Whatever you want to call it, the opening set on Tuesday was a genial depth charge, a distillation of what Mr. Lightsey’s New York fans have been missing. Kirk Lightsey Returns to the Village Vanguard After 25 Years 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z True to its name, Friends & Neighbors embodies Austin’s famously genial culture. | Just in Time for SXSW, A Shoppable Home Away From Home 2014-03-12T16:15:08Z Since Day 1, Liberty has been a genial presence in the class. For these vets, making people laugh is the best medicine 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg by Mark Twain Twain is generally remembered as a sunny, genial humorist but his late works are invigoratingly savage and dark. Michael Foley's top 10 absurd classics 2010-04-21T05:00:00Z Kitty Empire found him to be a genial host, while Meltdown itself was "sometimes mystifying." Hop Farm 2012: festival preview 2012-06-26T15:53:00Z It wasn’t Michael Lynche, the only R&B singer of the group, genial and boring even as he plugged the sponsors with style. Music Review: On ?Idol? Tour, Beach Balls and Other Surprises 2010-07-09T21:25:00Z He presence, so genial on TV, looked skulking on the big screen, and that wrote finis to his film career. Eddie Fisher: The Songs, the Sins, the Scandal 2010-09-24T22:35:00Z But while Bell is a genial partner for an ensemble, there is something sedate about him — always enjoyable, never intense or unexpected. Review: On Thanksgiving, Gratitude for a Dependable Violin 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z Shepard’s art punctuates Aalto’s genial, knowledgeable text, and the generous use of period and full-color contemporary photos immerses readers in literary history and a living landscape. ‘The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh’ is a honey pot of nostalgia 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z There are plenty of subsidiary worries, in particular their friendly new next-door neighbor, a tall, genial F.B.I. agent freshly assigned to counterintelligence. Television Review: ‘The Americans,’ FX Series About Russian Spies 2013-01-29T18:14:28Z The nice guy is on TV: he’s the genial, comfortable friend you want to invite into your home each week. Read TIME's First Review of "Forrest Gump" on the Film's 20th Anniversary 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z DeSilva is a genial companion on this stroll through the deep origins of walking. What Made Our Species Unique: Walking 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z He was the genial overseeing adult of a beautiful children’s crusade, who helped keep it from chaos. George The Fifth 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z It's sprightly and genial, but hardly earth-shattering stuff, and it's quaintly dated, not just in its portrait of a disappeared world, but also in Greene's view of it. Travels with My Aunt – review 2013-05-09T17:05:43Z Unsurprisingly, the formidable Manville pulls off the switcheroo, instilling her role as the genial cleaning lady with a tenderness and grace that far surpasses the feel-good pish-posh that is the film around her. ‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ Review: High Fashion for the Humble 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Dokoupil, 36, a genial man whom she calls “a heartbreaker,” was reading a recipe for a seafood dish. Katy Tur Is Tougher Than She Looks 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Vanska opened the concert with a brisk, lithely phrased rendition of Mozart’s short and genial Symphony No. 32, a work more pleasant than stirring. Music Review: Rudolf Buchbinder at Mostly Mozart Festival 2012-08-15T22:36:11Z He recalls a genial and polite Johnson, but remembers how the “untucking of the shirt and the ruffling of the hair” was clearly a deliberate act before meetings. Mehdi Hasan: 'Most people ask the question and move on. I don't' 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z At that point, Mr. Trump, otherwise expansive and genial, sat with narrowed eyes and pursed lips, like a schoolboy who’d just been lectured. With Schwarzenegger as Host, ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Lacks Old Bite 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z He is, by now, what you might call a genial nihilist. More Russian meddling: Paul Goldberg comic novel, ‘The Château’ 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z In at least one his etchings, the cardinal’s wide-brimmed hat has been replaced with a straw one, and several of the artist’s Jeromes look like genial old men on a picnic. Perspective | In real life, Jerome was a combative intellectual. Artists made him lovable. 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z He also converses with his pets, who talk back, the cat in a menacing Scottish burr and the dog in a genial drawl. Ryan Reynolds as a Killer in ‘The Voices’ 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Meeting the man himself was just amazing; anyone who knew him will attest how funny, smart and genial he was. Edgar Wright, Alice Lowe, John Landis and Ben Wheatley on zombie king George A Romero 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z Throughout the evening, Rouvali stepped around the podium with a kind of cheery calm, like a genial general directing troop movements. Review: Another Week, Another Philharmonic Podium Candidate 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z The concert was conducted and hosted by the genial British maestro Bramwell Tovey, whose brand of humor, often lame but occasionally inspired, is familiar to Philharmonic audiences from the annual series Summertime Classics. New York Philharmonic and Dianne Reeves on New Year’s Eve 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z The creators may have thrown out the term “likable” from their script, but in the real world, the expectation that women be genial persists. UnREAL and the Evolution of the Female Anti-Hero 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Kristof is the dogged but unflappably genial reporter in the field. Television Review: ‘Half the Sky,’ About Sex Trafficking, on PBS 2012-09-30T21:56:14Z He did not rush it at all, which nearly amounted to an infraction of the genial move-it-along mood of the three-hour concert. Music Review: What Lurks Under the Splashiness 2011-03-17T22:54:49Z The project is the baby of the organisation's genial director, Johannes Hossfeld, who had nothing to do in the evenings when he arrived in the city six years ago. Ten Cities, a million tunes 2013-07-07T18:00:02Z Swafford’s voice is genial and conversational, that of a friend who loves to tell you about his fascinations: the foibles of court life, logistical problems of the musician. ‘Beethoven,’ by Jan Swafford 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z The next time I meet him, Tamara Drewe has opened in France and is doing extremely well, with superlative reviews. he is in a good mood, relaxed and genial. Cheers for Frears 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z Robert Klein, who himself honed his skills there, is the film’s genial host. ‘When Comedy Went to School’ revisits the Borscht Belt 2013-08-23T14:37:42Z Tsuruko is genial, but she is unadaptable to the point of being stupid. Review: ‘The Makioka Sisters,’ by Junichiro Tanizaki 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z But he also offered a spoonful of optimism, venturing that it was “more likely than not” that a vaccine would be available in a year or two, while maintaining his genial family-practitioner-from-Brooklyn tone. Fauci Hearing: Who Were Those Masked (and Unmasked) Senators? 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z It was a relief to have Cervenka back in genial good shape, because it's X’s craft and emotional complexity that made these albums worth returning to for decades. X returns to 'Los Angeles' at the Roxy 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z “Love” seems to posit that behind the genial, meek facade of the domesticated millennial guy lurks the atavistic anger and repressed hostility of the male animal. Awkward Sex, Onscreen and Off 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z The drivers and control staff are down-to-earth types who have seen it all before; the passengers generally drunk but genial, save for a few bad eggs intent on spoiling the party. TV highlights 25/06/2013 2013-06-25T06:00:03Z Burning Man’s tribes have been known to spill over into this genial bohemian retreat, one with a pacifist and eco-friendly ethos. Summer Stages 2012-05-17T19:59:09Z It’s all the things Mr. Byrne’s twitchy and alienated music with Talking Heads never was: genial, well-meaning, as forgettable as a real estate agent’s handshake. Books of The Times: ‘How Music Works,’ by David Byrne 2012-09-12T18:02:58Z Punters expecting to throw shapes to trendy funk at a genial multicultural gathering were, to put it mildly, disappointed. Block rocking dad 2013-02-26T08:36:22Z And so Friday’s early set was casual, stylized, spare, genial, dreamy and, except for about four minutes near the end, almost enervated, frustratingly low-impact. Music Review: Bill Frisell and Friends Play Venerable Country Tunes 2014-01-19T22:08:32Z He was a genial presence in newsrooms, often found with a glass of wine in hand, and often inspired fierce loyalty among colleagues. Alexander Chancellor, editor who transformed Spectator magazine, dies at 77 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z After showing flashes of roiling energy as the second part went on, the climactic “Hallelujah” chorus was a letdown: unaccountably mild, with a genial start and no hint of ecstasy. Kent Tritle and Musica Sacra Bring ‘Messiah’ to Carnegie 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z At this point, Rogers, in his genial, friendly manner, explained the concept to children, a soft piano tinkling in the background. ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ at 50: 5 Memorable Moments 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z I once got into an inadvertent bike race with Mike D from the Beastie Boys, another genial regular. The East Village Loses the Angelica Kitchen, Another Place for the Young, Hungry, and Weird 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z He has so much passion but is also so easygoing and genial and genuine. How ‘I’m a Virgo’ Pulled Off Old-School Movie Magic 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z Now in the States, Yeun tends to get offered genial characters. From ‘Walking Dead’ Casualty to South Korean Cinema Star 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Stone was a genial interviewer, I was a chatty subject, and we both seemed pleased by the outcome. A Portrait of My Ego as a Big Black Dog 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z In "Tales of the Grim Sleeper," the director builds a case that Franklin was a genial man whose activities were known but ignored — or maybe even liked — by police and neighborhood acquaintances. 'Tales of the Grim Sleeper' documentary looks at L.A. slaying suspect 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Morris has cropped silver hair and a large genial face given to ironic expressions and knowing smiles. The Fort Bragg murders: is Jeffrey MacDonald innocent? 2013-04-13T23:05:28Z What may be good enough for him, and what he seems to be aiming for, is the kind of genial, just-likeable-enough affability of George H. W. Bush. Ann Romney, and Her Running Mate Mitt, Meet Diane Sawyer 2012-04-17T13:32:01Z "I picture him in the latter days in the green room with his stick and his cap, always very genial." Archers actor Arnold Peters dies 2013-05-13T11:20:19Z Mr. Kiba’s Nakata naturally wins our hearts with his deadpan confessions of his own stupidity and genial ability to catch each of life’s curveballs as if it were nothing out of the ordinary. Review: ‘Kafka on the Shore,’ a Metaphysical Odyssey Adapted From Murakami’s Novel 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z It was created for Robert Fairchild and Tiler Peck, and on Saturday their individual loveliness and genial rapport made it a pleasure. Review: A Jerome Robbins Tribute by New York City Ballet Brims With Brio 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z The crux of The Circle is that Big Brother is still haunting us, but in an incarnation that’s both more genial and more insidious. Dave Eggers’ Scathing Attack on Social Media 2013-10-02T09:45:19Z Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Punch-Drunk Love” revealed the sensitivity beneath the genial man-child persona of his comedies. Adam Sandler on plunging into the Safdies’ ‘Uncut Gems’ 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Was it a splendidly flashy romp through the life of a genial grifter, or a wasted opportunity to get under the skin of a persona infinitely more complex than that depicted on film? You review: I Love You Phillip Morris 2010-03-22T13:14:00Z It’s an alluring performance, pitched between leathery guardedness and vulnerability, and spiked with the genial self-abnegation that defined Hugh Grant’s early career. Review: Carrying On and Making Movies in ‘Their Finest’ 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Bognar, whose credentials seem to be that he has worked in a broad range of food-industry jobs and is in a Los Angeles rock band, is nothing if not genial. 2010-01-21T04:45:00Z A tune involving three light-footed cops dancing choreographer Karma Camp’s vintage steps creates a buoyant, devil-may-care air; it’s the most winning of Michael Dansicker’s largely genial original songs. Review | A Greek-set ‘Comedy of Errors’ adds songs to the slapstick 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Can we hope that at some future date Stephen Fry might be induced to record even further adventures of this genial detective? Stephen Fry gets behind the mic for ‘The Tales of Max Carrados’ 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z It also captures his genial, appealingly geeky appearance – all beard and glasses and waving hands – and entertainingly rambling conversational style. Andy Stanton's 'cult humour for kids' 2011-07-05T11:48:22Z He’s a middle-aged African-American man who favors suits and ties and presents a genial boardroom demeanor. Can legal weed save the newspaper business? Wait — what was the question? 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z “The conversations weren’t just civil, they were genial — strange and psychedelic for being so almost normal.” And Now, a ‘Spider-Man’ Tell-All 2013-08-29T21:57:46Z Herford is happier in the more genial sections of the play, in which Holmes and Watson bicker amicably and quote directly from Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories. The Secret of Sherlock Holmes 2010-07-23T21:00:00Z The genial lightness of Fiasco's ensemble manner, however, keeps things buoyant. Imagination at play in a simple but joyful 'Into the Woods' 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z This time the mysterious stranger who invades an upper-class household charms everyone with his exuberance, love of life and genial storytelling powers: He met Hitler, was mocked by Maugham, but what of Hugh Walpole’s books? 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Unlike “Solo,” which ambles from one set piece to the next in a spirit of genial in-betweenness. Review: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Answers Questions You May Not Have Asked 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z It takes a village to nurture a restaurant, and Simic, a genial host, pitches in with some lip-smacking drinks, arranged in categories that set expectations. Review | Nina May is dialed into diners’ desires in Logan Circle 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z The event was two hours of genial antagonism that was, mostly, performative — the two groups announced they’d be touring together starting next month. Live Music Is Back! (Live Music Is Back?) 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z But what The Dilemma does differently from the more genial and successful bromances is acknowledge how male friendship can devolve into the type of “bros before hoes” mentality associated with toxic masculinity. Hear me out: why The Dilemma isn't a bad movie 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z There is a notion — best expressed by Harry Lime, the genial psychopath played by Orson Welles in “The Third Man” — that bad times make for good art. Sonnets That Reckon With Donald Trump’s America 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, it is a regular stop on the noir tours that Mr. Herron, a genial man with a slightly disheveled look and a wild white beard, has conducted in San Francisco since 1977. San Francisco Noir 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z Of course he also lingers — kibitzing, meddling and prying in his genial, diffident way — because he is entranced by Kate herself. | 'Around a Small Mountain': A Village Circus From Jacques Rivette 2010-07-08T21:39:00Z The contrariness of the foreground against the background — thin, sorrowful voice against broad, genial ruckus — was echoed by the arrangements. Music Review: David Karsten Daniels at Le Poisson Rouge 2010-07-13T23:09:00Z The music, overall, is thought to be genial and, despite some mysterious moments, affirming. Bavarian Radio Symphony Performs Brahms and Ligeti 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Once you part ways with the genial hosts here, you may find yourself adrift in a sea of absent-mindedness. PassionFish Bethesda review: Pretty as the ocean, but the waters are choppy 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Sheen, like plenty of individuals who've struggled with substance abuse, can appear at times a genial, charismatic guy. Can Charlie Sheen be saved? 2010-10-27T15:20:00Z Mr. Thompson’s fierce charisma infuses the commanding Gennady with warmth and genial humor, although he is rather more buoyant and less glowering than the character is in the text. | 'The Forest': Dianne Wiest Tries ?The Forest? at Classic Stage 2010-05-07T03:50:00Z That acclaim skews expectations above the actual reach of this genial but less-than-dazzling affair. Tony winner ‘Gentleman’s Guide’ is good but not a killer 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z The low-key approach, and some genial dashes of humor, balance out the more didactic, history-lesson aspects of the play. Review: 'Jackie & Me' brings together Little Leaguer, hero 2011-05-06T20:50:11Z Known in the dance world as Freddie, Mr. Franklin had a genial but magnetic stage personality that made him popular everywhere he performed. Frederic Franklin, Inventive Ballet Star, Dies at 98 2013-05-05T23:23:17Z That attention to detail doesn’t extend to the service, which is genial and unpredictable; at times, I wished that the dishes I had ordered had tracking numbers. Masha & the Bear in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z George Zimbel, a genial photographer who had empathy for ordinary people, but whose two best-known subjects were megastars, Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy, died on Jan. 9 in Montreal. George Zimbel, Photographer of Marilyn Monroe and J.F.K., Dies at 93 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Last week, Trump chose Fallon and faced off against the genial host’s Trump impression. Hillary Clinton Seeks a Viral Hit with Jimmy Fallon 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z And about Alexander Payne’s “Downsizing,” a genial, barbed parable of consumerism, environmental crisis and social inequality disguised as a dystopian farce. Best Pictures, Maybe, but Telluride Is Not About Oscars 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z Ms. LaFarge, an open and genial interview subject, drops a few casual bombshells testifying to what the psychobabble of our own time might call boundary issues. | 'Project Nim': Some Humans and the Chimp They Loved and Tormented 2011-07-07T22:30:06Z On board, the genial billionaire waved me up. T Magazine: Beyond the Sea 2014-03-21T16:23:22Z Now Herbert, who had been genial at the start of the hearing, even occasionally winking at attorneys, starts to show signs of annoyance. Migrants risk it all seeking asylum. The answer in court is almost always ‘no.’ 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z "I guess it's passion for the art form," answers the genial Ewald. Beckett's 'Happy Days' to go on stage at New City Theater 2012-03-01T21:03:04Z In a vast window-walled bar space, Grover Arnold, a genial brand ambassador, offered lyrical commentary as he guided me through a tasting. Savoring Bourbon, and Its Storied History, in Northern Kentucky 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z And the play as a whole has a genial, conversational quality; it always holds you, but without trying to shake you. Theater Review: ‘Raisin in the Sun’ Brings Denzel Washington Back to Broadway 2014-04-04T02:00:14Z For whatever reasons, the genial Suite No 3 sounded smudgy and unkempt despite a resplendent polacca finale. Claudio Abbado at the Lucerne festival; BBC Prom 44 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z The results can be thunderous battle, delicate sympathy, genial play — sometimes all in the same piece. Two Coasts, Two Concertos: Adès and Adams Offer Piano Premieres 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z If you scratched that genial facade, you would simply find more geniality underneath. Steve Carell: 'I don't care for mean humour' 2010-10-14T20:30:00Z Though “Trainwreck” is a robust comedy, ranging from genial to zingy to uproarious, it’s essentially a romantic melodrama of self-abasement, self-deception, and self-discovery. Everyone Is a "Trainwreck" 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z If Long's no match for Barrymore, he's still a genial comic performer, and even the most ordinary parts of the film deliver plenty of laughs. "Going the Distance": Can Drew Barrymore save the rom-com? 2010-09-03T11:01:00Z First thoughts: solid drinks, genial bartenders, small white pizza for . White server jackets and signs of promise at RPM Italian 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z By genial choice, Mr. Howard took on a vast spectrum of students. David Howard, Revered Teacher of Dancers, Dies at 76 2013-08-19T00:50:27Z On Saturday, though, the jokes were self-deprecating, sidestepping questions of ethnicity with genial banter. McDonald’s B-Boy Royale Break-Dancing at the Skirball Center 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z Servers are genial, but can seem overwhelmed even at slow hours, when the wait for a glass of water or a fresh teapot can stretch out. Little Pepper Packs More Than Heat in College Point 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z Back-chat and ambient noise can be heard between some songs as well as a genial Dylan trading barbs with Cynthia during “Liberty Ship.” My father recorded young Bob Dylan: How the historic "Minneapolis Party Tape" was made 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z Mr. LaMontagne’s reverence for Helm, the beloved drummer of the Band who died that year, is apparent in his own genial, collaborative folk. Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for Nov. 14-20 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z His most recent Broadway appearance was his subtle work as the deceptively genial Interlocutor in “The Scottsboro Boys,” which despite a brief Broadway run earned 12 Tony nominations. A Lifetime of Roles, Sometimes Two at a Time 2011-06-15T22:29:15Z It may be naive of me, but I think that Bishop is every bit the genial, self-deprecating, ordinary bloke that he appears. Comedy gold: John Bishop's The Sunshine Tour 2012-11-29T13:45:44Z He at once sounded like his old self—plainspoken, clever, genial—and like a man at peace with a depression so dark that there was nothing left to say. David Berman Made Us Feel Less Alone 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Perhaps no one is doing that better right now than Terry Fator, who brought his genial, unusual ventriloquist act to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center here on Friday night. Critic’s Notebook: Terry Fator’s Comic Style Successfully Plays to the Middle 2013-07-28T20:50:43Z That fact is a reminder that Carter was, under his genial demeanour, a fighter. Elliott Carter 2012-11-06T03:26:13Z “We’re of two mind-sets,” said Mr. Green, a genial, flannel-clad Southerner who seemed slightly uneasy by the chic Manhattan hotel lounge he was speaking from. Way Back in Time With Two Friends Who Go Way Back 2011-04-01T20:53:01Z On the albums, it’s genial and good-humored; onstage, it’s just weak and unexpressive, even with other band members singing along. Music Review: Coming a Long Way and Still Sounding Very Familiar 2011-04-20T23:30:50Z He was too genial for that, and too involved in practical ways with American musical life. Elliott Carter 2012-11-06T03:26:13Z Black women, if ever mentioned in the larger media, were portrayed as either loud, undignified troublemakers or genial, overweight maids and nannies who supposedly delighted in doting on white folk’s children. Nichelle Nichols Helped Show America a Different Future 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z None of these problems are insoluble, and the Cooper-Hewitt is preparing to tackle them under a new director, the gifted and genial industrial designer Bill Moggridge. A Quest for Meaning in a Dystopian Era 2010-05-16T15:30:00Z That's what was on offer for the scandalously low price of £5 a film or £15 for the day at the wonderfully named Frighten Brighton, the brainchild of genial co-hosts Rick Gladman and Sarah James. Festival radar: Frighten Brighton 2012-08-30T14:03:27Z Mr. Coogan is as much a master of genial hostility as Ms. Mortimer is of emotional vulnerability, and the two of them add credibility to their warmed-over characters. | 'Our Idiot Brother': ?Our Idiot Brother,? Starring Paul Rudd - Review 2011-08-25T23:52:36Z Riley, who lives in Oakland with musician Gabby La La and their child, is a genial presence. Boots Riley: ‘In film, the more personal you get, the more universal you get’ 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z Mr. Evans is genial and easy on the eyes, but a superhero with a mask, whether bland or brooding, is rarely as interesting as the sidekicks and baddies who surround him. | 'Captain America': Hey, Brooklyn, Where Did You Get Those Muscles? 2011-07-21T12:00:01Z Mr. Jones clearly took a shine to the rowdy world of the derby, and has populated his play with smart-mouthed but ultimately genial characters. Theater Review: ‘The Jammer’ by Rolin Jones at Atlantic Theater Company 2013-01-23T23:19:07Z Hook may be the fantasy-farmer of townies' fantasies – ruminative, canny, genial and wistfully affectionate to his animals – but he puts a human, articulate face on the vexed, and vexing, subject of food production. The Moo Man – review 2013-07-11T20:16:00Z Their dialogue took the form of genial synchronization or tame call-and-response, without productive tension or much variety. Music Review: ?East Meets West,? With Daniel Hope at 92nd Street Y - Review 2011-10-31T21:34:05Z Morlot was a genial accompanist, perky in the outer movements, placid in the Adagio, but not really on his soloist's more curious and challenging wavelength. Sun shines on Hollywood Bowl guest conductor Ludovic Morlot 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z The tone is sardonic but also genial, at once sharp, critical, empathetic, and companionable. The joy of literary destruction: Writers who broke all the rules 2014-01-19T15:00:00Z On the podcast, and in person, Sitman has a genial professorial vibe, spiking his learned explications with anecdotes about prominent figures, some of whom he knew personally. Two ‘Leftist Bros’ Dive Into Conservatism to ‘Know Your Enemy’ 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z Yet, eventually, after moving to Los Angeles, he spoke of Pierre-Auguste Renoir as the central influence of his life, which he elaborated on in the genial memoir “Renoir, My Father.” Dad Left a Big Impression: The Renoir Family Inheritance 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z This faction is so genial the food servers tell everyone to "Go with happiness," making the whole place seem like a very large branch of the Cafe Gratitude franchise. 'Insurgent' smartly gives the Divergent Tris room to run 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Tyler may be this group’s de facto leader, but Earl is the kind of guy—articulate, genial yet assertive, just a little vulnerable—we should want spearheading just about any youth movement. Earl Sweatshirt Takes the Odd Future Lead on Doris 2013-08-23T13:00:08Z He’s genial and open and, underneath it all, not the slightest bit pompous. John Lithgow: 'When the Brexit movie lands, I call dibs on Boris Johnson' 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Even as her eyes are being opened to some uncomfortable truths, Sara Jane ultimately makes for genial but rather bland company. Theater Review: In ‘Arlington,’ an Army Wife Fights a Lonely Battle 2014-03-03T03:00:01Z She faulted Mr. Fallon for conducting a genial, hair-mussing interview on Thursday, even as Mr. Trump had refused that day in other interviews to acknowledge that Mr. Obama was born in the United States. Samantha Bee Condemns NBC and Jimmy Fallon’s Trump Interview 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z The cameras kept coming back to his genial visage, anointing it with airtime, a special dispensation for being thought the party's best hope against the likely Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton. First GOP debate was more like a reality TV show 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z He was too genial to be a ‘real’ German, however. My Krautrock adventures: Faust’s albums were the greatest recordings ever made by anybody — how could I keep them to myself? 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z From the moment he appeared onstage in his new cabaret show at 54 Below on Thursday evening, the room crackled with his brand of genial humor and hyperawareness of the smallest nuances of personal style. Charles Busch Claws at His Divas, but He Understands Them 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Fans of “The Wire” also know Mr. Whitlock as Clay Davis, the genial and corrupt Maryland politician known for his ability to stretch a common four-letter-word into an endlessly adaptable, three-beat musical phrase. The New Season Film: In Praise of Character Actors 2011-09-14T12:00:05Z Then, joined in a ring by a dozen or so beginner cellists, Mr. Kanneh-Mason sometimes seemed almost overcome with bashfulness as he led a genial little master class. The Sheku Effect: A Classical Music Star Rises 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z In those, faith is an elastic concept, and the author’s tone is one of genial skepticism. | Westchester: I?m an Angel, and I?m Here to Help 2011-05-29T16:24:02Z And we meet two barkeeps who serve as our genial guides through the film. ‘Hey Bartender’: Make this documentary a double 2013-06-13T21:16:44Z Gandhi’s portrait of the outgoing commander-in-chief as a genial junior-year transfer into New York City’s Columbia University reflects the quality that made our first African American president so appealing: his normalcy. Netflix’s “Barry”: Barack Obama as a young modern invisible man 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z But this genial, well-intentioned movie never quite lands a real emotional punch. ‘The Cuban’ Review: Memories Lost and Reignited 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z The undecided Bone appeared at a town hall debate between Trump and Hillary Clinton, asking a question about energy policy, and charmed viewers with his gentle, genial presence. In a year of political anger, undecided voters inspire a special kind of scorn 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z But it is hard to see how this movie, with its contemplative mood and genial, curious spirit, could make anybody angry. | 'Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives': A Farewell to This Life, and All Its Ghosts 2011-03-01T22:56:29Z It played for critics Monday night ahead of its Tuesday premiere, and was warmly welcomed as a genial reprieve after two days of dismal rain along the French Riviera. Haneke, Loach among Cannes highlights thus far 2012-05-22T11:13:15Z Angell notes elsewhere in the article that the genial, modest Blass “often gives the impression of an armored blandness that suggests a failure of emotion.” Philip Roth’s retirement lesson 2013-02-12T12:39:00Z Though this is one of the composer’s more genial works, the lack of strong dynamic contrasts in the performance sapped much of the drama of the piece. Itzhak Perlman does his thing: easy delights for comfortable listening 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z As the party scene shows, the Stahlbaums are a stereotypical American example of the nuclear family, and Mr. Morris sweetly lampoons their mixture of social anxiety and genial affection. Mark Morris’s Party With Robots, Barbie and a Nutcracker 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z But the hapless Edgar of “Asuncion,” Mr. Eisenberg’s genial wisp of a play about the delicate mysteries of male friendship, is by far the least appealing character onstage. Theater Review: ?Asuncion? at the Cherry Lane Theater ? Review 2011-10-28T02:00:00Z It feels like a genial cross-continental salute from the freeways of the artist’s Los Angeles to New York’s huddled pedestrians. High Line Rhapsody 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Dr. Tyson is genial and comfortable on camera, just as Sagan was. Television Review: Neil deGrasse Tyson Hosts ‘Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey’ 2014-03-07T23:00:27Z But it reflects a sensibility that runs through “The Spymasters,” Chris Whipple’s genial, engaging portrait of the men and one woman who have run the C.I.A. over the past six decades. One of the Most Perilous Jobs in Government 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z It’s important that this genial shock came from reading an analysis of film form, not from political or social content. Stanley Kauffmann: The Old Master of Movie Criticism 2013-10-09T23:03:45Z Mr. Engels, a genial Kentucky cartographer and clipping celeb who hosts a series of YouTube videos on the subject, is a potential goldmine. Television Review: Miles of Aisles, Endless Opportunities to Save 2011-04-05T22:21:19Z The 43-year-old playwright is a man of meditative calm, soft-spoken and genial, in stark contrast to the volcanic scenes he presents onstage. Ayad Akhtar: On Muslim identity, and life in America Frankel, a veteran of both the Air Force and Broadway—he’s been in the business since 1980—is long-haired and goateed, with necklaces, bracelets, a wildly patterned shirt, and a genial, easygoing manner. Lights, Curtain, Action: Backstage with the Man Who Illuminates “Hamilton” 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z More than any of his previous albums, on which Mr. Snider usually excoriates himself above all others, this one — among his best — is largely a genial catalog of working-class rage and revenge. New Music: New Albums From Todd Snider, Nite Jewel and Floratone 2012-03-05T23:28:52Z Approach him in a genial way: “I’m sad about the way our friendship has diminished. Do you think there’s anything we can do to restore it?” My Ex and I Are Friends. Why Won’t His Wife Accept That? 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z In person, Weinberger is genial and self-contained; he smiles frequently and is prone to wisecracks. The Unclassifiable Essays of Eliot Weinberger 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z “There’s such a creative energy in the state,” says fashion designer Billy Reid, the Shindig’s genial host, sitting in his natty store on North Court Street. The battle for Alabama’s soul 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z Her home life — she’s married to a genial luthier, and her early-teens son plays music and hockey — seems serene at first, but there are fissures. ‘The Audition’ Review: A Violin Teacher on the Verge 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z They’ve been thought to be well tooled but inauthentic, genial but ultimately impersonal. Stephen Costello and Tamara Wilson Show Opposing Approaches 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z But that wouldn’t jibe with Mr. Wyatt’s genial, untroubled take on the apocalypse. Looking Apocalypse in the Eye 2011-08-04T14:59:55Z The most eloquent of Smith's subjects are two older men from Canada, a widower and his friend whose quiet observations are genial and wise. 'Walking the Camino' an eloquent trek to Spanish shrine of St. James 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Sandwiched between these genial works was Barber’s Adagio, the second movement of his Opus 11 String Quartet, which has taken on a life of its own. Music Review: Emerson String Quartet at Alice Tully Hall 2012-08-14T22:06:47Z It’s an essentially comedic song, delivered in the warm, warbling voice we heard Crystal employ each year when he was a ubiquitous comedy star and a reliably genial Academy Awards host. Let Him Entertain You: Billy Crystal Returns to Broadway 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z A former Cornish College of the Arts student, and a Roosevelt High School grad, the soft-spoken and genial Smith considers the effort an act of homage to a musical classic he grew up with. Preview: Classics 'Cymbeline,' 'Don Giovanni' undergo a little remodeling on Seattle stages 2011-01-06T22:09:04Z Like a fox, Alÿs does a lot of walking and standing about and watching, making understated films and videos, as well as genial little paintings and jerky, hand-drawn animations. Francis Al?s treads the thin green line 2010-06-14T20:30:00Z Dud — a charming, genial beach bum played by Wyatt Russell, Kurt Russell's youngest son — is searching, in his own languid way, for . . . well, something. Comfort TV: 9 comedies to binge as an escape from our nation's madness 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z A genial town councilman enjoys afternoon tea at home with his wife. Art Review: David Goldblatt?s South Africa Photos at Jewish Museum 2010-07-01T21:52:00Z Yet Van Kempen, a genial man with the slender, graceful frame of an ex-dancer, does not consider himself a star maker. Drama teacher at Seattle's Roosevelt High named one of nation's best 2012-09-17T00:42:04Z He’s a one-man industry, and though he comes across as kind, genial and scholarly, his success is underpinned by a smart sense of business. The Composer Who Owns Christmas 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z Mr. Frühbeck is a genial artist, and this was a genial rendition, with some blazingly clean playing from the trumpets and focused strings. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Plays Richard Strauss 2013-12-13T22:39:30Z As the strings play a genial, ambling theme, a percussion instrument mimics a clock’s ticktocks as the seconds pass. Not Bach or Beethoven, but Leroy Anderson Is the Composer for Now 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z His humor could be observational and genial, a bit like Robert Benchley translated into German. Giving a Satirist of the Third Reich the Last Laugh 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z With his cups of tea, country and western inflections and interest in patriotism and PR, middle-aged Bragg is a genial figure. My favourite album: Life's a Riot With Spy Vs Spy by Billy Bragg 2011-08-24T14:13:00Z Fred West especially was genial, affable and possessed of a beguiling charm which he used equally on men and women. Inside the mind of serial killer Fred West 2011-07-31T19:30:01Z Amid soft fluorescent colors, you hear the Big Apple Circus Band, a genial engine of musical bounce, perched above a tendril-covered archway. ‘Metamorphosis’ at the Big Apple Circus 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z It was a smooth, genial New York debut. Music Review: Kenny Loggins and Blue Sky Riders at Feinstein’s 2012-09-27T21:37:59Z Mr. Stamp, his hair a little grayer than it was in 1967 but just as shaggy, appears in interviews as a genial, energetic raconteur. Review: ‘Lambert & Stamp’ Recalls the Duo Who Helped Ignite the Who 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z It’s a genial male-bonding album, conscious of history but also relaxed; it’s far less metaphysical than the albums Mr. Miller makes with his wife, Julie Miller. New Music: BUDDY MILLER AND JIM LAUDERDALE 2012-12-31T22:21:39Z Lively musical crowd-pleaser in which a 1960s Aboriginal girl group, managed by the genial O'Dowd, overcomes racial barriers to entertain US troops in Vietnam. This week's new films 2012-11-10T00:05:50Z There is not a trace of strain in the music, and the clear-textured, glowing playing that Mr. Muti drew from the orchestra was suitably genial and effortless. Music Review: Riccardo Muti and Chicago Symphony at Carnegie Hall 2012-10-07T22:03:08Z In general, the energy was genial but listless — which made the occasional edgy joke startling. The Golden Globes Sets the Thermometer to Warm 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z As Forbes plays him, though, he is also a genial sort, much given to hearty laughter and seeming like good company. Educating Agnes ? review 2011-04-12T17:29:03Z In other words, in her genial new film, Bullock returns to the rom-com genre that helped make her a star. Sandra Bullock charms in "The Lost City," which falls short of its screwball-comedy ambitions 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Or if you’re just looking to dip a toe in the sea, bike over to Clarence S. Higgs Memorial Beach, a strip of sand in front of the genial beach bar restaurant Salute! 36 Hours in Key West, Fla. 2011-01-06T20:57:02Z The book, which appears to be an expanded version of a Newsweek article by Mr. Clinton that appeared in June, shows the former president in two familiar modes: freewheeling policy wonk and genial retail politician. Books of The Times: ?Back to Work? Has Bill Clinton?s Ideas for America - Review 2011-11-07T19:14:59Z Earlier this year, Haynes addressed rumors of his “secret gay past” with a genial, “Was it a secret? Let’s all just enjoy life & have no regrets.” “Real O’Neals” star walks back explosive Bryan Singer comments: “I admit there is no basis for any of the things I said or implied” 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z “This is what the Middle Eastern table should look like — crowded, like a teenager’s bedroom where you can’t even see the floor,” said the genial waiter who fussed over us at lunch. Petra Mediterranean Bistro serves up garlicky goodness 2013-08-22T21:02:10Z It is genial music for a large orchestra, carefully orchestrated to keep things gentle, hazy and impressionistic, with a vibraphone creating a blurry aura in the background and cascading woodwind figures internalized in the texture. Review | With aerialists, ribbons and Copland, the Shift festival begins 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z Like a genial friend, chicken should be prized, not derided, for its adaptability. Grilled chicken: How to get it perfect He turned out to be just as fans hoped – a genial, whip-smart performer with a twinkle in his eye. Late-night tales: how a new crop of TV hosts is reinventing an old format 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Theirs was, oddly enough, the most appropriate response to the sweet, dull performance of Chanticleer, the genial San Francisco men’s a cappella choir. Music in Review 2011-04-09T00:11:04Z To round out Zobeck’s bibliographic labor of love, Block himself contributes a characteristically genial afterword, “The Man Who Wrote Too Much.” Review | Miss going to the bookstore? Here are some books about books to help get you through. 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z As the genial Mr. Ravenhill explains at the top of the evening, the interview has been reconstituted from a series of talks the two shared, which Mr. Ravenhill then shaped into a fixed format. Theater Review | 'A Life in Three Acts': Of Youth, Frocks and Politics: A Not-So-Ordinary Life 2010-03-08T06:24:00Z The Madeiran personnel who cleared things up were uniformly genial and conscientious, and English is spoken widely. The rain forest destination Americans are missing out on 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z David Greenspan, an actor and playwright with the charisma of a genial space alien, writes the kinds of plays that allow his eccentric virtuosity to shine. David Greenspan's 'Go Back to Where You Are': charmingly offbeat and yet off by a beat 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Beethoven based that genial four-movement work — composed around 1805, with the piano in a central role — on his Opus 103 Wind Octet and Opus 4 String Quintet, itself an arrangement of the octet. Music Review: Beethoven Project Trio at Alice Tully Hall 2010-05-19T22:16:00Z This droll customer adds an effervescent splash of comedy that narrator David Shih serves by granting him a genial, quizzical manner. Review | The best audiobooks to listen to this month 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Yet if you want to hear him — and if you love opera, you should — I wouldn’t take the bait and rush to this genial but scattered “Barbiere,” which opened at the Met on Monday. Review: Javier Camarena’s Days as Count Almaviva Are Numbered 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z His Bach is genial and airy, light but not too fast, with subtle, stylish ornamentation in some repeats. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z A genial contrarian, he takes a different view. David Bowie as Muse? Why One Composer Says So 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z All this mayhem suggests that while Mr. Lyons, a genial and sturdy man with a shock of white hair, is going, he isn’t going quietly. Robert Lyons?s ?Nostradamus? at Ohio Theater 2010-08-06T21:12:00Z Mr. Hughes’s book is smart and populated without ever exactly feeling ambitious; it reads like a set of genial biographical sketches. Books of The Times: Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Take Me In 2011-08-16T16:57:42Z But don’t be fooled by Mr. Broadbent’s genial sarcasm, Ms. Duncan’s warm smile or the literary felicities of Mr. Kureishi’s script. Movie Review: Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan in ‘Le Week-End’ 2014-03-13T14:29:45Z But she’s grief-struck, recovering from the death of her mother, who shot herself in the head, and dealing with a genial but distant father. Newly Released Books 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Franklin, known in the dance world as Freddie, had a genial but magnetic stage personality that made him popular everywhere he performed. Frederic Franklin, Inventive Ballet Star, Dies at 98 2013-05-05T17:58:24Z The salesclerk who rang me up, as genial as the one who had helped me work my way through the store, came out from behind the register to shake my hand for the purchase. Critical Shopper: Critical Shopper: Rothmans Rebrands, Trying to Cater Younger 2012-03-20T22:18:55Z And also, with genial cynicism, setting up commercials, in particular for Folger’s instant coffee. | 'Double Take': Grimonprez Makes Hitchcock a Symbol of Cold War Era 2010-06-01T22:24:00Z We knew him occasionally as a large, genial presence with an upswept R.A.F. mustache and a cigarette, and probably a pint of beer, as well. The Fallen Worlds of Philip Pullman 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z Heading east, I stopped in Dickinson for lunch, and at a Hardee’s I ended up in conversation with three genial young guys from Bismarck who work for an aluminum siding company. In Transit Blog: Welcoming Monks and Wild Horses, in North Dakota 2011-08-29T16:49:10Z His early set on Thursday was impeccably paced, and he presided over its execution with a genial sort of poise. Sean Jones Quartet at the Jazz Standard 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z People cheered every time Massimino made a remark or waved a genial arm. Outer Space, via Virtual Reality, in Prospect Park 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z When I entered that trapezoidal classroom on East Ninth Street, I saw a panda man — a large fellow just shy of 40 with sad eyes and an air of genial melancholy. Remembering Andrew Sarris: A Great American Film Critic 2012-06-21T12:39:03Z I was on the editorial teams at both publications when Hugo's work and his genial, can-do attitude made him quietly invaluable. Hugo Dixon obituary 2010-12-03T16:25:00Z Kimmel, known for his genial but deadpan delivery, got high marks as last year’s Academy Awards host when then-newly elected Trump and his policies became a running gag. Jimmy Kimmel's mission impossible - Oscar host in midst of #MeToo 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z It let up at Smith’s final syllable, and the panel wheeled around to Lalas, who said nothing in particular in a genial fashion. The England vs. Croatia World Cup Match Made for Some Awkward Television 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z And somewhere in the middle of it all, a genial dude with an arm covered in tattoos will be waiting to introduce you to your next pair of kicks. At Maketto, selling sneakers, dinner and the highly curated life 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z A genial but private man, he appeared on the platform bearing a ukulele and a kazoo. Jack Vance dies aged 96: master of bold and bizarre science fiction 2013-05-29T23:13:06Z He had personality—quick-witted, genial, always pleasant—and a way of connecting with everyday kids and artists, but he also managed that difficult balance of being a star yet a servant to his audience. Dick Clark, America?s Party Chaperone, Dies at Age 82 2012-04-18T21:25:48Z Now intrinsic to the local scene, he brings a sassy, genial warmth to Seattle stages, along with some fresh and intricate theatrical ideas. The stop-start career of Seattle choreographer Mark Haim 2012-03-21T21:35:03Z There were curious moments of imprecise playing in the genial second movement and the sardonic third. Music Review: Simon Rattle and Berlin Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall 2012-02-26T21:18:46Z The reality: a group of middle-aged regulars enjoying a few sedate brewskis around the bar with the genial bartender. Hyatt House, a different kind of home away from home The genial mood is aided by a plucky score, and a restrained performance from August in the lead role. ‘Britt-Marie Was Here’ Review: Scrubbing Away Years of Indifference 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z On a Tuesday morning in July, David Milch was in a genial mood and voluminous in his affectionate praise for Rita. David Milch Still Has Stories to Tell 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z If you were looking for evidence of the demise of the diva — at least of the stereotypical variety — it’s true, neither of these seemingly genial, generous women came across as imperious. A Day of Divas 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z Everyone was palpably engaged in making music at the highest level, and presiding over it all was Muti, his manner genial, relaxed but, as always, extremely focused on what mattered. Muti's 'arrivederci' for the CSO subscription season has audience clamoring for more 2011-05-13T17:51:23Z In this genial if formulaic confessional, Voigt addresses the addictions she has struggled with — alcohol, sex and above all, food. Criticized for her weight, opera star Deborah Voigt speaks up 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Discussing auditions for Biosphere 2 candidates, the genial and soft-spoken Allen says he looked for freethinkers, automatically eliminating people who followed others. ‘Spaceship Earth’ Review: A Mini-Planet With Mini-Planet Problems 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Their interiority never arrives: “It was hard not to assume the role of genial sitcom neighbor. Television created the context, and Black people had to play along.” What Happens When a Vacation Goes Wrong — and Not in a Funny Way? 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z The innocent mood of the opening is soon shattered by an exuberant Allegro that returns, like a sudden truce midargument, to the genial melody. Music Review: Paul Lewis at Zankel Hall With Beethoven and Bach 2014-03-27T22:36:02Z Although the pace sometimes flagged, Mr. Langrée illuminated the diverse characteristics, like the dark undercurrent simmering below phrases in the first movement and the tension that lies beneath seemingly genial sections throughout. Music Review: Louis Langrée Leads Mostly Mozart Festival’s Grand Finale 2013-08-25T19:36:27Z The banter is believable, as are the pinpricks of disquiet and the weird suppurating wounds that increasingly mar this otherwise ordinary scene and its genial hero. ‘Candyman’ Review: Who Can Take a Sunrise, Sprinkle It With Blood? 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Perhaps what’s most admirable about these essays is their genial and searching tone. What Do Mark Twain, Carpentry and Commodes Have in Common? 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z In nonfiction, we recommend a contemplative and genial self-help book about time management, as well as two books probing current affairs: one about QAnon, the other about the political era spawned by 9/11. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z In its combination of precision and exuberance the show matches the spirit of Environmental Communications itself, whose work always a cultural contradiction in terms, a carefully indexed card catalog of scruffy, genial radicalism. L.A. in the 1970s: A visual and architectural treasure trove at LAXART 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z That’s not a phrase one has historically associated with Tyga, a genial hip-hop hanger-on for at least a couple of generations. It’s a TikTok! No, It’s a Song! Drake and the Viral Feedback Loop 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z William Smith III, new to the company this year, gives Drosselmeier not only genial authority and mystery but rare notes of pathos too. Dance Review: A Playfully Roasted Old Chestnut 2010-12-12T23:28:00Z He is wearing a dark brown suit, white shirt and tie, and is unfailingly genial. Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet on drugs, disillusionment and playing father and son 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Nongenius is nonconcentrating, and no matter how nasty it may be to people in the story, it is genial to itself. Review: ‘The Complete Stories,’ by Flannery O’Connor 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z The rebooted version aims to speed things up, with contestants now playing against the clock, so what we lose in Chris Tarrant's genial mindgames, we most likely gain in rapid turnover of contestants. Tonight's TV highlights 2010-08-03T07:00:00Z Opdahl, a genial, self-deprecating man, was in town last month to introduce and answer questions about the show. Ørnulf Opdahl ’s first U.S. solo show lands in Seattle 2013-07-11T22:36:16Z And in 2011, when he returned to lead the New York Philharmonic for the first time since 1978, the program of Strauss’s “Don Quixote” and Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony was genial yet wan. Music Review: Bernard Haitink Leads the New York Philharmonic 2014-05-09T21:23:31Z At the gallery, Shander remembers a stocky, balding, genial man who embraced her father and called him "Doc." The art world's Bernie Madoff, and his deceptions 2010-10-23T16:16:00Z Photograph: Guardian Martin Hall, genial, white-coated head of research at the Natural History Museum's Department of Entomology, holds a miniature glass phial up to the harsh fluorescent light of his gleaming laboratory. Lords of the flies: the insect detectives 2010-09-23T07:00:00Z Nyqvist, who played the crusading journalist in the Swedish Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogy, is solid but a little too genial as Wick’s looming adversary. Review: In John Wick, Keanu Reeves is Back Up to Speed 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z In the Nickelodeon cartoon series “Rugrats” and its spinoff, “All Grown Up,” he was the voice of Randy Carmichael, the genial neighbor and father of four children. Ron Glass, Who Played a Dapper Detective on ‘Barney Miller,’ Dies at 71 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z But Mr. Kesler, an unfailingly genial West Virginian, doesn’t seem to mind Wilson’s intellectual company. ‘Charge the Cockpit or You Die’: Behind an Incendiary Case for Trump 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z “But then, I said to myself, ‘I hope is enough,’ ” said Mr. Ferretti, a genial neurotic whose list of collaborators includes Federico Fellini, Franco Zeffirelli, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and Tim Burton. We Need a Miracle on 34th Street 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z But here he is before us, genial and energetic, moving with an easy fluidity as he recounts the story of the fall and its aftermath. Theater Review: Tristan Sturrock in Solo Show, ‘Mayday Mayday’ 2013-04-23T02:00:01Z He makes a lot of films, but chief among his more recent roles are the genial, supportive sperm donor in The Kids Are All Right, and a genial, supportive wrestling coach in Foxcatcher. Mark Ruffalo on Spotlight: ‘The whole of Boston was complicit. Everybody looked the other way’ 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Sarsgaard is more genial, a handyman with explosives who is willing to blow up a dam to protect endangered salmon but also goes trout-fishing because, “All I know is, they’re fun to catch.” REVIEW: Night Moves: Political Thriller at a Slow Boil 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z You realise, chatting to Waterstone, that at least part of his success lies in his genial manner: good situations become superlative – "great, terrific, wonderful", while the challenging moments are "tricky". A life in books: Tim Waterstone 2010-09-08T07:00:00Z Indeed, he concludes that Ford’s genial Midwestern decency was just what the country needed in the wake of Nixon’s excesses and the Watergate scandal. Gerald Ford, President Nice Guy 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z Whistler’s genial facade does eventually slip, and “They/Them” ramps up the familiar slasher violence, as a masked, ax-wielding maniac begins butchering various people around camp. ‘They/Them’ Review: Scared Straight 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z I characterised it so regularly in print as the infectious sound of someone quietly chuckling that I began to wonder if even the perpetually genial Beckett might get irritated by the comparison. Harry Beckett obituary 2010-07-26T17:38:00Z When David Letterman began entertaining night owls after Johnny Carson, it was a change of tone and style, a shift in what late-night was, from calming, genial humor to surreal, unbalancing comic experimentation. Your New, Very Slightly Different Host of Late Night, Seth Meyers 2013-05-12T19:07:15Z His many chroniclers seek to reconcile the iconic Elliott — the mopey and tragic guy in the rumpled white Oscar night suit — with the slightly more genial figure described by his friends. How ‘Either/Or’ made Elliott Smith a star, and why a tragic glamour lingers many years after his death 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z When he isn’t being genial or eager to please, he can go to a place that his friend Robin Williams calls “the other side.” Billy Crystal on His New Book and His Later Years 2013-09-05T12:00:01Z The upper deck, as always, was a genial riot of drinking songs, Frank Sinatra tunes, Danny Boy and the rest. Edwin Morgan obituary 2010-08-19T17:23:00Z But Steve Cohen, the program’s genial host, is an adherent to the magicians’ code; don’t expect to learn how to make a rope rise skyward out of a basket here. Television Review: ‘Lost Magic Decoded,’ With Steve Cohen 2012-10-17T21:55:03Z Mr. Woolf, the author of “Amber Revolution,” an absorbing look at the orange wine genre, is a genial host with a knack for selecting the best and more representative stories. The Year’s Best Wine Books 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z What we shall all recall, with pleasure, is his silvery voice, his genial presence and his priceless ability to empathise with characters who, for whatever reason, exist somewhere on the margins of conventional society. Richard Griffiths obituary 2013-03-29T16:52:59Z One foot into an otherwise genial Nate’s Deli, I was hit with “Can I help you?” — from a woman shouting from a booth in the back. 10 top places to eat in Cleveland, for convention-goers and the rest of us 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z It’s a palatable umbrella for the band’s genial songwriting chops, though the fascinating punk undercurrent of its past eight efforts has been snuffed. Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for Oct. 31-Nov. 6 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Despite being far more conservative than his genial manner implies, Rubio doesn’t seem devious enough to attract conspiracy theories in a serious way. Ted Cruz, Christian rocker?: Why there’s no conspiracy theory too weird to explain the GOP contender 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z His character does admit that he’s not a beautiful man, but there’s something so genial about him that you can imagine him collecting hundreds of dollars even from Sharon Stone. ‘Fading Gigolo’: Charmer borrows Woody Allen formula 2014-05-08T19:40:00Z Throughout his life, Armstrong remained a genial bandleader, taking groups overseas to spread jazz and goodwill to international audiences — an establishment role that didn't always sit well with black activists during the civil rights era. Dr. John infuses Louis Armstrong tribute album with 'Spirit of Satch' 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z "Between Here and Here" presents a mean, bullying father who turns, unaccountably, into an almost genial old man. Where the God of Love Hangs Out by Amy Bloom | Book review 2010-03-20T00:07:00Z It was Mr. Blunt who “persuaded Brookner to move on to an M.A. in art history,” offering “genial and sympathetic tuition” that led to her doctorate on Greuze, The Guardian reported. Anita Brookner, British Art Historian and Novelist, Dies at 87 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z A post-dinner stroll along Beach Drive to our hotel takes us through a lively crowd of genial revelers old and young, dressed up and down and everything in between. Once-sleepy St. Petersburg, Fla., awakens with vibrant arts and nightlife scenes 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z We enjoyed the genial ministrations of a waitress who was familiar with many of the wines on a mostly French list that offers plenty of choice in the $30-$40 category. A la Bonne Franquette presents unfussy food, skillfully prepared 2012-05-11T03:34:03Z Bill McGlaughlin, trombonist, composer and former conductor of the Kansas City Symphony and a genial polymath, compiles five, one-hour programs each week organized around a theme. Three things we love this week, Nov. 11-17, 2012 2012-11-07T23:11:12Z Now he brings his genial, stream-of-consciousness stand-up to Town Hall with his “Hot & Grumpy Tour: Walking the Earth.” Comedy Listings for March 6-12 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z And in Mr. Terry, who maintains his dignity and genial sense of humor in the most trying circumstances, there’s a durable jazz ideal, at once in the mix and above the fray. Jazz’s Year of Complaint, Citing ‘Whiplash’ and The New Yorker 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z One such moment: a Christmas scene, shot on home video, from the late eighties, of a family milling about a tree-decked room, genial, cups in hand. Kim Gordon, Kurt Cobain, and Punk Myth-Making 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z One was a blustering ex-colonial type, the other a genial old buffer. Tom Sharpe, Wilt novelist, dies aged 85 2013-06-06T09:45:25Z A smaller cast, in a bare-bones production such as the minimalist American troupe Fiasco specializes in, might better suit a play that is ultimately just a genial jape. ‘Shakespeare in Love: The Play,’ in London 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z His prose is mostly good, and genial, even if this memoir lacks introspection. Among the Literary Lions, at Full Roar, in the 1980s 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z A red lamp at 25 East Houston Street marked the establishment of Harry Hill, a “genial and indefatigable landlord.” Mike Huckabee’s worst nightmare: Meet the radical sisters who revolutionized 19th century America 2014-03-09T15:00:00Z I answered, briefly, to be polite, and gradually the beautiful day and his genial company lifted my mood. End of the affairs: the dangers of internet dating 2012-02-10T22:59:54Z He’s a genial entertainer and singer, and he runs a taut soul band. Lollapalooza Day 2: Chief Keef, Frank Ocean, Chili Peppers and an evacuation 2012-08-05T07:02:00Z Its view of the past is doggedly rose-colored, with social and emotional rough edges smoothed away by the passage of time and the filmmaker’s genial temperament. ‘Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood’ Review: OK, Boomer 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Beck is genial and gentle — in short bursts on the app, he’s a palliative. TikTok Made Them Famous. Figuring Out What’s Next Is Tough. 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Mr. Sheeran — in his best mode, this generation’s James Taylor, perhaps — can do this because he belongs to no scene, which allows him to dabble in a whole bunch of them, a genial visitor. Review: Ed Sheeran’s Secret Weapon on ‘Divide’? Being Unabashedly Uncool 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z Like Ms. Bocanegra, you may not be all that interested in tartans, but the artist’s voice is so earthy and genial that you happily follow along. Theater Review: ‘Bodycast,’ at BAM, With a Lecturing Frances McDormand 2013-12-04T19:14:04Z “Now you take your first civilised bath,” says his genial host. My favourite film aged 12: You Only Live Twice 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z But more often, and almost exclusively by the 1990s, Mr. Nielsen showed up in movies, series and commercials, representing in his own archetypal silver-haired persona an ideal of genial, deadpan nonseriousness. Unsinkable Captain of Spoofs 2010-12-01T20:43:00Z Kimmel, known for his genial but deadpan delivery, got high marks as last year’s Academy Awards host when then-newly elected Trump and his policies became a running gag. Jimmy Kimmel's mission impossible - Oscar host in midst of #MeToo 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z Alas, Mr. Ross, the director of the genial entertainments “Pleasantville” and “Seabiscuit,” and whose script credits include “Big,” has a way of smoothing even modestly irregular edges. Movie Review: ?The Hunger Games? Movie Adapts the Suzanne Collins Novel 2012-03-22T12:00:01Z His genial performance lacks the austerity that made “Curious Incident” challenging for theatergoers who expect characters to mirror their own sentimental processing of the play’s experience. The 'Curious Incident' of a young detective set loose to find life's truths 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z One night, the genial host actually had on a tie beneath his jacket. Tom Sietsema’s 8 favorite places to eat right now 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z The motive force in most of these lives is complacency, the genial expectation that the young will succeed to the quiet privileges that their parents, in enjoying them, have preserved.” ArtsBeat: Rediscovering Pulitzer Winners After a Blank Year 2012-04-17T20:07:54Z And the screenwriters, copiously sprinkling the author’s supple, genial prose into dialogue and voice-over, maintain a clear sense of her major theme. | 'Eat Pray Love': Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem in ?Eat Pray Love? 2010-08-12T17:08:00Z Glancing around, he said, with that quiet genial empathy that makes you grind your teeth, “Don’t worry, I understand—my mother used to be like this.” My secret hoarding shame: I lived with my trash. It was time to throw it all away 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z Davis is referring to their range of viewpoints — the Viguerie-Kozak spectrum, which is a source of genial banter at the amphitheater, while the actors wait to start their dress rehearsal. In ‘Galileo’s Torch,’ unlikely group of Washingtonians debate issue that resonates The genial Monsieur Ange hosts tastings in an open-air wine bar decorated with vintage insignia and advertisements. Le Dauphiné, a French Region With a History Both Ancient and Personal 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z He took a genial, unrushed approach to the opening Allegro, allowing ample time for melodic phrases to breathe. Music Review: The Russian Pianist Denis Kozhukhin at Zankel Hall 2010-06-27T21:08:00Z Mr. LaMontagne’s reverence for Helm, the beloved mainstay of the Band who died that year, is apparent in his own genial, collaborative folk. Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for Nov. 7-13 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z He’s 6-foot-2 and sturdily built, with a bobbed cataract of hair swooshing forward and giving him the vibe of a genial jock in a 1980s teen comedy, inevitably played by Judd Nelson. ‘The essence of life is kind of a nostalgia anticipation sandwich’: Philosophy 101 with Julian Casablancas 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z The genial Mr. Ramasar is playing against type; Mr. Salstein, who has left the classical world behind, just feels free to dance. A Ballet Crowd, Bustin’ Out All Over ‘Carousel’ 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z Their genial naïveté is blinding them to the grossest sin here: the smug self-satisfaction, the hubris of the alleged good deed. This ‘Imagine’ Cover Is No Heaven 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z Based on trailers and the durable, slightly stale charm of its stars, “The House” might be mistaken for a genial, silly movie about nice people making questionable decisions. Review: ‘The House’ Is a Comedy Built on Despair 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z The actual auteurs of “Official Competition,” Duprat and Cohn, are much more relaxed, keeping everything at a pitch of genial, low-key farce with a few eruptions of strong feeling. ‘Official Competition’ Review: Madness in Their Methods 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Being a commercially successful soul- star in the 1960s didn't help the genial Donaldson avoid a life on the road in his 80s. Lou Donaldson – review 2012-05-31T16:16:40Z And Crook is a brooding white-collar worker, then later a hulking, genial construction guy. 'Clybourne Park': A racially divided neighborhood, close to home 2012-04-27T23:34:03Z And an hour dedicated to the story of the submarine in movie history felt half an hour too long, even in the genial company of presenter Robert Llewellyn. Bear Grylls: Born Survivor and Dive, Dive, Dive! 2010-05-04T07:00:00Z Instead, it’s being offered with a smile by a genial Japanese actor in a kimono in the Kabuki drama being presented as the opening night offering of this year’s Lincoln Center Festival. A Kabuki Drama at the Lincoln Center Festival 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Their exchanges are casual, genial, because the outsider Richard wants to make a good impression, and the anxious Erik wants the visit to go smoothly so he can go home. A superb ensemble anchors "The Humans," showcasing an anguished, claustrophobic Thanksgiving dinner 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z His style as a tenor man runs toward an old-fashioned masculine ease, somewhere between gruff and genial. Music Review | Houston Person: Cruising or Fired Up, an Unchanging Language 2010-03-05T22:08:00Z Presiding over the lengthy and well-chosen program was the choir’s genial music director, Stephen Cleobury, who occasionally offered some charming informal commentary on the music. In Seattle concert, King’s College Choir shows why it’s been a hit for 5 centuries 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Wainwright’s original songs over four decades amount to an autobiographical family history and its genial and witty surface camouflages an absurdist vision in which everything comes to naught. Review: Loudon Wainwright III Offers Tart Folk-Song Sentiments at Appel Room 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z In Act 2, there's a little preaching by genial Pastor Alphonso H. Meadows Jr., but the soaring, rollicking music is the main event. Review: 'Black Nativity' raises the roof at new venue 2010-12-14T23:01:05Z Her husband George, genial, with short, steel-grey hair and moustache, shows us around. Robert Mugabe's brutal 2008 crackdown: torture, death and a stolen election 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z The genial Mr. Foster is well cast as Richard Hoover, a determined optimist who has set aside his dreary white-collar career with the hope of becoming a self-help guru and motivational speaker. | 'Little Miss Sunshine': Taking Dysfunction on a Road Trip 2011-03-08T16:48:24Z He softens in domestic scenes, where the genial presence of his wife and two children uncover both the dangerous stakes of the case — the family receives death threats — and Strassera’s caring side. ‘Argentina, 1985’ Review: All the Prosecutor’s Men 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z As always, the dysfunctional family tensions are played both broad and genial, with Zahn's perennial goofball expression a source of constant pleasure. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up – review 2012-11-25T00:05:26Z Instead of a genial, shuffling Everyman, he is an outspoken, fiery-eyed political gadfly preaching revolution. Review: ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes,’ a Documentary About Income Inequality 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z But there was certainly nothing chilly about the music making or the repertory: a drama-free evening of genial, lyrical pieces by Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. Review: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Kicks Off a Summer Series 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Aucoin seems to have read this passage as Whitman taking cover in a genial blandness rather than risking exposure. Walt Whitman and the Essence of Opera 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z “You can’t fake this,” the genial Canadian-born performer explains, seated at a piano onstage at the venerated Times Square concert venue The Town Hall. Leonard Bernstein comes to life in New York 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z If his right-hand passagework did not always sparkle, it hardly mattered, for all the genial warmth and integrity of his playing. Five Days, Three Pianists, Three Generations 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z B. Sure!, a charismatic and preternaturally smooth R&B singer; Heavy D & the Boyz, a genial and approachable hip-hop outfit; Father MC, a loverman rapper. Andre Harrell, Executive Who Bridged Hip-Hop and R&B, Dies at 59 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z For readers who go to fiction for the pleasures of panoramic sweep, elaborate plotting and the company of a humane, genial intelligence, he has become one of the preferred masters. William Boyd’s Madcap Burlesque Revisits the Summer of 1968 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z And the bawdy skits enlisting some genial patron/victim to play straight man for wily comedians. Teatro ZinZanni's new show mixes food, fun and a little commentary 2012-03-09T20:47:06Z Parks is a genial enough sitcom that I suspect it will split the difference on that eventually. Parks and Recreation Watch: We Didn't Start the Fire 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z The trigger for the poised, genial Philomen’s accumulated, unexpressed anger to erupt is sexual and domestic, not overtly political. ‘The Suit’: A fitting personal and political allegory 2014-03-21T23:14:10Z The two men act as genial hosts for this tour of one of the sport’s most invigorating eras and their roles in it, part of the “Legends and Legacies” series of HBO Sports. The Week Ahead: June 5 ? 11 2011-06-03T18:16:25Z But in this show, he’s mostly relaxed and genial, cruising around in lavish whips and bantering with star-studded friends from his seemingly unlimited Rolodex. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’ and the World Cup 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z “The Interview,” a genial, occasionally incisive, generally lackadaisical comedy about a dunderheaded journalist tasked with assassinating Kim Jong Un, was never supposed to get this far. Review: ‘The Interview’ has some laughs and makes some points but isn’t as edgy as its reputation suggests 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z The craft requires putting on a good face, after all, and clowns remain a genial, outgoing, colorful lot, ready to laugh off their cares. It’s the worst time in history to be a clown. They just want you to love them again. 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z “The 64-year-old architect was in a genial mood,” Mr. Sullivan wrote. ‘Friday File’: The Whitney Museum’s 1966 Opening 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Mr. Girard, one of Quebec’s finest actors, has a dumpling face and genial demeanor made for comedy, and he turns Lebel into a marvelously paradoxical figure. | 'Incendies': Scavenger Hunt for Family Secrets Across Time and Geography 2011-04-21T22:24:49Z But despite his genial demeanor, death often lurks in his songs. Tom Russell sings of life from Hollywood to Mexico 2012-01-19T13:14:07Z So the unflappably genial Mr. Machover has become as much a herder as a composer. Detroit Symphony Tackles an Adventurous Premiere 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z "His genial contribution, in the form of unequaled production paintings, propelled and inspired all of the cast and crew of the original Star Wars trilogy," Lucas said. Designer of 'Star Wars' look dies in Calif. at 82 2012-03-07T02:31:05Z On the set he was known for his genial charm, calling everyone “darling,” however mighty or marginal they were. Richard Attenborough, Actor, Director and Giant of British Cinema, Dies at 90 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Bateman is uptight, anxious and asexual, firing darts of weary sarcasm with his eyes, while Mr. Sudeikis is a genial, excitable doofus who also happens to be catnip for the ladies. | 'Horrible Bosses': A Treatise on Issues of the Workplace. Not. 2011-07-07T16:06:51Z At the invitation of the San Francisco Symphony on Saturday night, actor Tim Robbins read those lines with an eloquently genial whimsy, as if to exclaim, the way Cage often did: Isn't that marvelous? San Francisco Symphony interprets John Cage, with great results 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z The businesslike gravity of Alioune and Amina is a far cry from the casual attitudes and genial fecklessness of the Americans. Theater Review: ?Belleville? at Yale Repertory Theater - Review 2011-11-04T22:39:42Z I wondered what Watson, seemingly so genial as he played the game, would have said had someone ordered him to "open the pod bay doors." Final score on 'Jeopardy!': Computer 1, humans 0 2011-02-17T14:09:35Z Somewhat predictably, the narrative hangs on father issues, but Mr. Dengler is a genial raconteur, and we rarely encounter his kind of experience at the theater. FringeNYC, a Grab Bag That Calls for Intuition, Not to Mention Dumb Luck 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Like his previous releases, it’s full of genial and only slightly dusty country, with specific rural referents few and far between. In Nashville, Luke Bryan and Others Forgo Cowboy Hats 2011-08-27T04:00:27Z And yet 21 Jump Street earns my genial nod because of its limber, 120-IQ take on the whole notion of movie revivals. 21 Jump Street: Rude Fun at Fantasy High 2012-03-15T16:34:26Z He is violent, reckless, funny – especially in the famous speech in which he pulls the rug from under Ray Liotta’s Henry Hill – and able to turn his mood on a dime from genial to malevolent. Who is the best Oscar-winning supporting actor of all time? 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Sadly, the original Mumbai house has been demolished, but its genial spirit now lives on alongside Michelangelo's David. 1:1 with the V&A's Small Spaces 2010-06-09T20:30:00Z Mr. Ghomeshi, mussy-haired and scruffy of beard, said he was especially proud of his daily monologues, delivered in his genial baritone in a riffing rush over background music. Jian Ghomeshi Brings His Show, ‘Q,’ to New York 2012-07-20T17:10:39Z Shearer is a genial host, a smooth talker as she winds through the complex family tree, and appealingly curious once Dawkins’s script finally finds a sharp edge. Review | ‘Happiest Place’ sadly ponders Disneyland 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z Michael Barone, the evening's genial and informative host, changed his tie at least four times. Originality enlivens the birthday party for Hurricane Mama 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z If there was little innovative about the piece’s harmonic language, its emotions spanned the furious and the gentle, the fierce and the genial. Review: ICE Features Levy Lorenzo on Teacups and Rebekah Heller on Bassoon 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z He's genial, relaxed; these days, you might even catch him circulating cat pictures on Twitter. John Dean takes a fresh look at Watergate in 'Nixon Defense' 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z "No one is ever bad," said the disconcertingly genial Isaacs, in jeans and a casual shirt looking nothing like the supercilious Lucius. Malfoy actors talk good, evil as Potter saga ends 2011-07-07T11:55:08Z One was a blustering ex-colonial type, the other a genial old buffer. Tom Sharpe, Wilt novelist, dies aged 85 2013-06-06T09:45:25Z Hers is loose and genial: besides the standard old-time lineup, which she described as “banjo, guitar, fiddle, bass, feet!,” she’s seen “clarinet, saxophone, Baskin Robbins spoons and interpretive singing” worked into the scrum. From City Folk, Toe-Tapping Country Sounds 2011-02-24T21:28:59Z But the throng in the packed restaurant didn't seem to mind -- the gracious and genial producer and writer was given a hero's welcome when he arrived for the victory party. Vince Gilligan: Fashionably late to his Emmy victory party 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z He broke character briefly, offered a genial smile and calmly declared, “I have to go get crazy.” ‘Network’ in an Age of Fake News and Fury 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Hirst is genial enough, but as essentially guarded as his preposterous sunglasses suggest. Touched By Frost | Heston's Chocolate Factory Feast | True Stories: Starsuckers | In Confidence: Damien Hirst | Watch this 2010-04-06T05:45:00Z Common tropes include: What’s most important is a sort of genial feel-good sense that everything will be OK, thanks in large part to the brilliance and beneficence of TED conference attendees. Internet doomsday, explained 2012-05-16T11:45:00Z Mr. Swanson is a genial 39-year-old connoisseur who works for the Wirtz Beverage Group, which supplies premium Japanese bottles to restaurants up and down the Strip. In Las Vegas, a Good Story Helps Sell Expensive Sakes 2011-02-02T05:40:04Z Bram is genial and a devoted father, but overly fond of booze, driving too fast and the temptations of the flesh. Review | A good-hearted mother faces the ultimate betrayal in the twisty novel ‘Our House’ 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z His most recent Broadway appearance was his subtle work as the deceptively genial Interlocutor in "The Scottsboro Boys," which despite a brief Broadway run, earned 12 Tony nominations. At 81, John Cullum relishes his two roles in Shakespeare in the Park 2011-06-19T03:42:04Z Breathless news coverage followed that summer when “Jeopardy!” ratings spiked as millions tuned in to see the genial trivia expert stomp all over every contestant who crossed his path. Ken Jennings talks James Holzhauer ‘feud,’ Brad Rutter’s losses and that brutal Bloomberg tweet 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z Academy members are so delighted by that film’s genial Mexican auteur that they even squeezed his dark, expensive noir “Nightmare Alley” into last year’s best-picture race after most pundits had pronounced it dead. Oscars 2023 Predictions: Who Will Win Best Picture, Actor and Actress? 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Ted Chapin, the genial president of the Rodgers and Hammerstein organization for three decades, hosted the show. Review: A Side of Richard Rodgers Not Often Seen 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z I agree with your basic premise, but hardly agree with your portrayal of Alan Gilbert as genial, bookish and curious, and utterly without glamour. With James Levine Fired, Should We Rethink Maestro Worship? 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z Elba’s considerable skills in projecting menace and resolve don’t come into play and he mostly just looks genial and a little lost. Review: In ‘Turn Up Charlie,’ the Manny Isn’t Just a Man, He’s Idris Elba 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z He was helped by his genial manner, his capricious sense of humor and his accented but fluent English. Jean-Jacques Perrey, Electronic Music Pioneer, Dies at 87 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z But he said he believed that if his father could be marketed as a living American legend, a genial master of his craft, his career could be revived. ‘Conan,’ ‘Goodfellas’ and MTV: How Tony Bennett Revived His Career 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z Despite his genial persona, David Schwimmer is drawn to characters who are struggling, broken, flawed and in pain. David Schwimmer on Life After Ross and His Role in ‘Feed the Beast’ 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z The first, at the Jazz Cafe, was reportedly excellent, with Grant proving a genial raconteur as well as a mesmerising performer. John Grant 2010-06-27T21:15:00Z And thus, in a display of robustness that one does not typically associate with this most genial of actors, Mahoney shows us a proud, flinty man for whom the loss of lucidity is entirely intolerable. 'Outgoing Tide' a touching look at end-of-life woes -- 3 1/2 stars 2011-05-23T21:19:02Z Unable to convince my wife of goats’ genial nature, this escapade would mark the first time I took our eldest son into the wilderness alone. Explorer: In Utah, a 100-Mile Trek With a 4-Year-Old Boy 2013-06-14T20:06:25Z In the first two seasons, it’s a genial, occasionally bland but mature show. Bob Newhart, Master of the One-Sided Conversation 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z You point to your chosen fish — on my visits branzino, orata or striped bass — and the genial host, who doubles as a cook and waiter, asks, “How do you want it?” In Queens, Star Treatment for Seafood 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z Yet he's so genial and controlled that it's always a bit shocking when he erupts into violence and reminds us that this is, after all, a man who is defined by his fists. "Lights Out" throws a knockout punch 2011-01-25T15:35:00Z Their conversation is one of several meta-jokes scattered through “Coming 2 America,” a genial, mostly inoffensive, sometimes quite funny sequel to a beloved comedy from way back in the 1980s. ‘Coming 2 America’ Review: Comedic Royalty 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z Mr. Salazar, a sturdy and genial presence, is not entirely persuasive as a hotshot management consultant. Review: ‘Tick, Tick…Boom!’ Is Jonathan Larson’s Run-Up to ‘Rent’ 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z The new model is a genial heartthrob, probably lives closer to the city than the country, knows his way around a frat party, and never gets too dirty. In Nashville, Luke Bryan and Others Forgo Cowboy Hats 2011-08-27T04:00:27Z Given the seemingly genial nature of the conversation the two had, what exactly so agitated Ms. Swift remains somewhat unclear. Team Kardashian-West, With Release of Taylor Swift Clips, Is Primed for Battle 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z The genial staff sometimes goes overboard trying to win your affection. Review | Succotash is a looker, but the cooking needs some polish 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z His songs mixed thoughtful or witty lyrics with simple but strong melodies in oddly different styles, with echoes of acerbic Dylan, genial Donovan and even Sinatra. Rodriguez – review 2012-11-19T17:57:43Z And her austere demeanor — every time Ted refers to her colloquially as “Doc,” she corrects him with “Doctor” — offers a sharp contrast with the show’s usual parade of jokes and genial aphorisms. Sarah Niles Needed ‘Ted Lasso,’ Too 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z That’s the theme of “Only the Young,” a genial and visually appealing documentary about several teens navigating life in Santa Clarita, a city of 200,000 30 miles from Los Angeles. ‘Only the Young’: Friends forever? Teens navigate life 2013-03-08T03:52:01Z If you’ve ever tuned in to watch Kimball rolling out dough or spooning into a piece of cobbler on “America’s Test Kitchen,” you probably remember the genial dweeb he plays on television. Cook’s Illustrated’s Christopher Kimball Believes Cooking Is Ultraserious Business 2012-10-14T16:30:31Z But apart from a genial announcement near the middle of his first set, Mr. Lovano seemed too caught up in the action to engage in backward glances on Wednesday night. Music Review | Joe Lovano and Us Five: Celebrating 75 Years of Grooves in Village 2010-02-26T22:49:00Z “Based on trailers and the durable, slightly stale charm of its stars, ‘The House’ might be mistaken for a genial, silly movie about nice people making questionable decisions,” A.O. What’s on TV Monday: ‘Amazing Grace’ and ‘The House’ 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z This is the first of a series of columns in which Richard Corliss drops his usually genial demeanor and assumes the stern tone of the Cranky Guy. Why Weird Al's 'Word Crimes' Is English for Dummies 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z He is a genial, likeable sort, whose only flaw is a preoccupation with work. Is it OK to laugh at Ibsen? 2010-10-25T09:57:00Z This is genial but consensual stuff, eclipsed by the riff that follows, about a pheasant that invades his home to savour "the high life at Casa Byrne". Ed Byrne ? review 2011-03-20T17:49:00Z Above all, as the genial documentary portrait “Icahn: The Restless Billionaire” explains, he’s dauntingly good at making money. ‘Icahn: The Restless Billionaire’ Review: Right on the Money 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z But its genial hosts are reluctant to interpret this as evidence of a mantle being passed. This year's festival highlight: Rob Da Bank's Bestival 2012-05-25T23:28:00Z Litwin, a genial operator with a Star of David chain, was then working as a party and concert promoter while selling gold and diamond grills. Murda Beatz, an ‘Alien’ in Rap, Can’t Stop Making Hits 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z This is Harry as I remember him: the rolled up shirtsleeves and tanned arms of a gardener and the smile of a genial man who called everyone "mate". Family life 2010-03-20T00:07:00Z Pained in another way is George Hardy, the father in “Troll 2” and this film’s genial anchor. | 'Best Worst Movie': An Actor?s Not-So-Big Break 2010-05-14T00:01:00Z At Ross Noble's Hammersmith Apollo gig back in November, the genial surrealist asked a pair of fans close to the front to move seats slightly so that a nearby couple could have an "upgrade". Stage rage: when standups heckle back 2012-12-31T10:38:42Z As at a tasting, he describes what he’s offering, his quiet, genial manner the opposite of a hard sell. Dance Review: Chase Granoff at the Chocolate Factory - Review 2011-11-18T22:59:09Z Though he doesn’t mask his expressions — usually astounded, though never mocking — he’s a genial interviewer, empathic, he says, even if he can’t be sympathetic. Review: ‘American Chaos’ Looks at the Election. You Know the End. 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z After the musical adventures of the first half, however, Dvorak’s genial quartet was something of a letdown. Review: The Hazy Mysteries of Love at Lincoln Center 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Ms. Haworth, a genial woman with a ready smile, talks forthrightly about the disconnect between the accolades she receives as an athlete and the messages American culture sends about large-bodied women. Television Review: ‘Strong!’ and ‘Going for Gold,’ Olympic Tales on Television 2012-07-24T21:17:39Z The genial 2008 indie “Bottle Shock,” free on Amazon Prime, is a paean to connoisseurship, depicting in fiction form the rise of California wines in the 1970s. Oh, My Aching Head: Movies for the Soused or Now Sober 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z But for the genial father and devoted husband who once filled my television set, the funny man who felt like family. Trying to Separate Bill Cosby From Cliff Huxtable 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z The music, a genial if passionate partnership, moves from low, oscillating growls to husky floods of notes. Review: A Pierre Boulez Tribute, Eight Months Late 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Cardiff passed away last year, but not before becoming the genial subject of this affectionate, even adoring biography, which is part of a season of Cardiff's films at the BFI Southbank in London. Film review: Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff 2010-05-06T22:20:00Z "It was a mix between Saint Laurent's elegance, the way he dressed in the 1970s, the Moroccan influence and the psychedelic spirit of that period," the genial French designer told reporters after the show. Paris menswear designers break out Jesus sandals 2010-06-24T21:37:00Z A genial kid — he’s all of 19, and still a virgin — with a friendly manner and an understated sense of humor, Billy is the kind of person everyone seems to like. Review: Oscar-Winner Ang Lee’s Super-High-Definition Take on the Iraq War 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z In conversation, Slaboshpytskiy, 40, has a warm, genial air that seems at odds with the forceful power of his film but perhaps also reveals the source of its darkly compassionate heart. 'The Tribe' director aims for realism in depicting troubled deaf world 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z If the show nevertheless feels basically genial, it’s a tribute to the cast, which is scarily comfortable selling this hooey. Review: ‘Escape to Margaritaville,’ Where Work Is a Dirty Word 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Dvorák's seventh symphony, however, represented an entire change of mood, although Belohlávek's urgent approach underlined the work's ambition and drama as well as its characteristically more genial and vigorous qualities. BBCSO/B?lohl?vek ? review 2010-10-04T21:00:00Z In person, he’s an elegant, genial fellow who doesn’t give much away. Don Cheadle on playing the drug-addled Miles Davis in “Miles Ahead,” and the toxic costs of Hollywood racism 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z Rather than driving the genial conversation, he gently swims in the conversational stream with the rest of party. From “A Cook’s Tour” to “Parts Unknown,” Anthony Bourdain made us want to know him 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z In “Brief Candle in the Dark,” his genial, vaguely remote bearing is a form of the proverbial stiff upper lip. Review: ‘Brief Candle in the Dark,’ by Richard Dawkins, Puts Intellect Over Intimacy 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z We learn of a genial game clock operator who routinely bent the rules working the controls in the Knicks’ favor; that’s treated as touching. Books of The Times: ?Whore of Akron? and ?When the Garden Was Eden? - Review 2011-12-25T22:22:07Z With graceful modesty and genial wisdom, “The Big Year” peeks at both sides of this equation, suggesting the glory and the limitation of its subject. | 'The Big Year': ?The Big Year,? With Owen Wilson and Steve Martin - Review 2011-10-13T21:45:11Z He’s just a genial wag who tosses around witty, elliptical remarks. | 'The Glades': Matt Passmore Plays a Detective in a New A&E Series 2010-07-09T21:46:00Z Burstein warmly and engagingly renders Matt Friedman, the genial yet outspoken Jewish socialist accountant from St. Louis making his big move for future happiness. Review: 'Talley's Folly' is a charming revival 2013-03-06T02:44:09Z My friend Andy and I had driven across the country and ended up in the town of Sheridan, Wyoming, where we stayed for a week with a genial middle-aged couple, family friends of my friend. Why the Most Popular Hiking Memoirs Don’t Go the Distance 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z He was a genial music director who put the attention on his players first and who was committed to community engagement and education. Jeffrey Kahane leaves L.A. Chamber Orchestra as master musician and mensch 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z The postwar president is remembered as a genial golfer. Under the surface of Eisenhower’s era 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z Sherpas Lead Way to a Feverish Finish Even Mozart, the composer of some of the most profound, sublime music ever written, churned out a few works that are merely genial. Music Review: Perter Serkin and the Shanghai Quartet at the 92nd Street Y 2012-11-13T23:52:09Z Duets always settled into a genial give-and-take when they sometimes needed to argue and stab. Can Opera Become an Agent of Change? 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Dawson was involved in many from Family Feud and Match Game and was always charismatic, witty, and genial. TV star Richard Dawson dies at 79 2012-06-03T15:45:41Z Schaefer is a genial and gratifyingly humble host for this night of minimal drama, one that might feel a bit more consequential in less formal theatrical surroundings. Review | ‘Light Years’ is a new musical at Signature Theatre — with the emphasis on lite 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z It's a topic that incited the soft-spoken, genial actor at various intervals during the interview — to the point where his twitchy movements resulted in some spilled green tea. Mark Ruffalo was schooled by 'Normal Heart's' pioneering gay playwright 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z His genial hostility was a grinning rebuke to propriety, his brattiness a breath of fresh air in a prim and anxious culture. | 'Jack and Jill': Adam Sandler in ?Jack and Jill? - Review 2011-11-10T23:57:03Z Over the years, the few snippy comments the genial Hanks has made to interviewers have come when others have tried to intrude. The evolution of Tom Hanks Those were relatively informal concerts calculated to beat the heat, offering standard and lightish fare, which this genial British maestro introduced with witty palaver — often charming, occasionally tedious. Review: New York Philharmonic’s Summer Host Beats the Cold 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z The tender bonds between these genial underachievers and their nonhuman companions is gently contrasted with their more awkward attempts to relate to one another. Theater Review: Ethan Lipton’s ‘Red-Handed Otter,’ at the Cherry Lane Theater 2012-09-21T02:00:00Z Speaking in his natural Scottish accent, Tennant initially gives off the air of a genial bookworm with whom you might discuss Goethe over a drink. A Studio Ghibli Classic Comes to the London Stage 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z “We like to believe we’re a communal, genial, gracious nation, and we can point to curling as an example.” Think you could be an Olympic curler? Don’t make these women laugh. 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z “It’s a new country,” one genial fellow reassured me with a shrug. This region on New Zealand’s North Island is the Southern Hemisphere’s take on Yellowstone 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Sarah is on the other side of a heavy white curtain with Michael, a genial young man with precision stubble. No Seat in the Fitting Room for Me 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z A pale, genial knockoff of the two, McKenna's script posits Becky as having the sunniness of the Moore character and the drive of Holly Hunter in . Morning Glory's Rachel McAdams: When Perky Makes Perfect 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z Some 3 million people watch "The Late Show," according to ratings data, which has challenged the genial formula of topical jokes, games and celebrity guests seen on NBC rival "The Tonight Show" with Jimmy Fallon. Crude Trump-Putin joke triggers attacks and support for TV's Colbert 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z Though in person he comes across as genial and thoughtful, on screen Corddry has a special flair for playing jerks, creeps and losers — albeit weirdly likable ones. Rob Corddry jumps back into the whirlpool for 'Hot Tub Time Machine 2' 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z “God Save Texas” is full of such commentary — affectionate and genial, yet dry as desert scrubland. In ‘God Save Texas,’ Lawrence Wright Ranges Far and Wide 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Her reviews, however, were mixed, and some thought her genial manner lacked the edge the show needs. Neil Patrick Harris, in Oscars' 'perfect storm,' faces ultimate hosting test 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Brahms was one of Dvorak’s earliest and most ardent supporters, although he agreed with critics who deemed Dvorak’s genial Symphony No. 8 almost too tuneful. Music Review: From a Chair, Not a Bench, Exploring Brahms?s Poetry 2011-01-23T22:51:13Z A performer to her core, Ms. Dodson has cultivated a persona that swings between gruffly abrasive and genial, and she can be wryly funny at times. You Are Your Safest Sex Partner. Betty Dodson Wants to Help. 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z The conversation was genial and funny, and I could tell he was what we used to call at my old employer Spin magazine a “quote machine.” “River’s Edge”: The darkest teen film of all time 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z A genial plutocrat, Shaw fancies himself a man of the people. | 'Tower Heist': Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy in ?Tower Heist? - Review 2011-11-03T20:29:01Z Don't let the "Avatar" director's level genial demeanor in "Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron" fool you, because that is the tense vibe pulsing right under the surface of this hourlong expedition. James Cameron gives stand-ins hypothermia to try and settle that "Titanic" Jack and Rose door debate 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z Salinger "was very relaxed, very genial and genuinely interested in my father and in us." Letters reveal human side of JD Salinger 2011-01-27T00:16:46Z Its genial McLuhan is in for a frantic evening, clicking through television channels as he has a stroke. Review: ‘The Medium’ Is Less a Message and More a Museum Piece 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Judging by the images and models of him, Padmasambhava was a genial, if mercurial, teacher, alternately baby-faced and beaming or stern in a nice-dad way. 22 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z One biennial headliner is Esterio Segura, a genial superstar who says his art “takes the place of a newspaper—it states the same facts yet explores deeper meanings.” A Design Lover's Guide To Cuba 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z In interviews, Ira Sr. nevertheless comes across as a genial lug — maybe fun at parties, but surely a handful to have as a father or a partner. Stream These Three Great Documentaries 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Lubbock the collagist and critic is that rare, accessible – and perhaps very English – mix of the genial and the dangerous. Tom Lubbock: the pain and the pleasure 2010-12-13T17:00:00Z Written a few years after the pathbreaking Third and in the midst of work on the grand, roiling Fifth, the Fourth is lively and genial. The Ultimate Beethoven Symphony Collection 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z No one in them is exempt from criticism, implicit or otherwise: Greyfriars's Mr Quelch is shown to be pedantic and bad tempered in comparison with the genial and honourable headmaster Dr Locke. Has public school fiction passed the test of time? 2011-01-04T14:53:11Z But for this concert Mr. Lovett was the genial, modest voice of what, back in 1986, no one was yet calling a social network. Music Review: Lyle Lovett Concert Introduces ?Release Me? Album 2012-02-29T23:31:23Z You’ll be happier and more genial at work; your colleagues and clients will benefit. Drowning in commitments? It's time to stop giving a damn 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z Mr. Barsotti was known as a genial host who flew the Texas flag in his back yard while making barbecued ribs. Charles Barsotti, New Yorker cartoonist known for his simplicity, dies at 80 In that moment you either stay an amateur, a genial, sometimes inspired one, but fundamentally someone who does not understand the dynamics and processes of getting a film made. Television: HBO?s ?Luck,? Starring Dustin Hoffman 2012-01-25T15:29:12Z On Sunday afternoon at Alice Tully Hall, the soprano Christine Brewer addressed the awkwardness head-on when she turned to the audience members at “Prayer” and, in a genial tone, encouraged them to relax. Review: Christine Brewer in ‘Prayer,’ at Alice Tully Hall 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z A modest, genial family man who for many years had thick bowl-cut gray hair, Mr. Jakes seemed ill suited for the celebrity life. John Jakes, Whose Historical Novels Hit the Jackpot, Dies at 90 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z In honor of the 50th anniversary, participants talked about the frenetic buildup to the festival, the genial collaboration between Balanchine and Robbins, and how the festival was a turning point for Balanchine and the company. To Igor, With Love and Masterpieces, George 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z But her affection for the confused bustle of backstage life suffuses the play with warmth and genial humor. Theater Review: ‘Stage Kiss,’ a Sarah Ruhl Comedy, at Playwrights Horizons 2014-03-03T03:00:19Z Mr. Shatner’s genial, relaxed self-absorption is a large part of his charm, along with his odd cadences and his unparalleled knack for blurring the line between pomposity and sincerity. | 'The Captains': To Boldly Go: A Starfleet Six-Pack 2011-07-21T22:07:45Z After the genial repertory explorations and playful experiments of Alan Gilbert, this may well be an era of more driven, even fussy performances. Classical Fall Preview: Debuts, Premieres, a New Philharmonic Maestro 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Huie was much loved for his genial personality and was always celebrated when he returned to Jamaica. Albert Huie obituary 2010-03-17T19:05:00Z Wofford possesses an unforced elegance — in the 1930s, he joined his grandmother on a six-month world tour — and is genial and generous, opening his home to a stranger days before the wedding. ‘A part of the magic of love’: How Harris Wofford fell for a man 50 years his junior 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z A genial fellow using the moniker Sparky Sweets, Ph.D. serves up video summaries of classics in the language of the street, throwing in a minute or two of analysis for good measure. Critic's Notebook: Thug-Notes and Other Sites Translate Literature Into Rap 2014-01-24T18:13:44Z Few people would have put the genial Reiner and the king of horror together, I say. 'I want everyone to be happy': how Rob Reiner became a great director – and a political hero 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z Trump effectively outruns any satire of him that network shows are willing to do of him, and is in on the joke—he’s gleefully shown up on Fallon’s and Colbert’s couches for largely genial interviews. Will McAvoy Nostalgia Proves How Awful 2016's Political Comedy Has Become 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z “We are both very passionate about houses and gardens,” says Copping, a genial Englishman whose Instagram feed is an escapist parade of his favorite interiors, landscapes, and antiques. This Dreamy Country Estate in Normandy Blends High Style with Cozy Charm 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z In 1959, The New York Times called him “one of radio’s most genial fanatics.” Oscar Brand, Folk Singer Whose Radio Show Twanged for Decades, Dies at 96 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z |
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