| 单词 | idle |
| 例句 | A few moments of small talk and idle chatter followed until the general cleared his throat. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He slowed to an idle and shouted something to a large blond woman who was sunning herself alone, about fifty yards from Abbey and me. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z As a matter of fact, if the Shaper’s vision of goodness and peace was a part of himself, not idle rhymes, then no one understood him at all, not even Hrothgar. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “The more you learn how to leave your backward ways behind, the easier things will be for you. Your days of being an idle farm girl are over.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Father spends his days making rounds through the village, trying to strike up chats with the idle old men, or venturing farther afield to inspect the state of grace in the neighboring villages. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A car idled on the street in front of the church. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Now that people were forced to be idle, a certain restlessness could be felt. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Dad had stopped the car and we just idled there below Gus’s grave for a minute until Van Houten opened the door and, finally silent, left. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z She idled through the roads quietly, trying to lay out a map in her mind. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I thought the bird was merely trying to impress me with idle gossip: I should have questioned her further. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The military helicopter we saw before idles there, offloading water behind an entire gauntlet of armed soldiers. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Kainene was looking at her woodenly, as if she had broken their unspoken rule and tried to start idle chatter. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z No energy was wasted on bravado or idle threats. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Well, y’all take it easy,” she said as we idled on by. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She glanced at Archer, thinking back to the night they’d met: Hatchet’s men trekking through the jungle, the smell of the roast and the idle chatter of his crew. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I stopped, turned the engine down to idle, and looked up. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z A line of black town cars idles at the curb while their drivers smoke and chat with each other. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps my wife won’t like London; then the sentence is banishment & degradation into indolent, idle fool.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The car idles in front of my house. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He hollered, “Way enough!” at the boys and slipped the launch into idle, still watching Pocock. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Her crafty, golden eyes had not been idle for a second since entering Cluny’s camp. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The greater part of those accounts were idle tales and could not be relied on, and the books that Illyrio had provided them were not the ones he might have wished for. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t going to, but Mother said that idle hands make the Devil’s work.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z To look out with idle hope is tantamount to dreaming one’s life away. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I suppressed my curiosity, though it was far from idle. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Why think these wild things with your idle mind? The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z In the long, hot days, they idled away, picking plaster from the walls and digging into the earth with sticks. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The effort to define, or merely understand, the relationship between Lawrence and Oppenheimer consumed the idle hours of many who knew or worked with them. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The rest idled along, hopping a few yards and then pausing to nibble or to pass droppings on the warm, sunny grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Other people’s tragedies should not be the subject of idle conversation. There was no reason for me to tell you.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z What’s worse: to be idle while someone dies, or to be exiled and empty-handed? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She picked up the bundle of typescript in an idle moment while passing through this office on her way to luncheon, asked to take it home to read, and finished it that afternoon. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Mother announced that now we girls could use our idle time to build up our hope chests. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no more idle talk at twilight about the huts. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “They are gone, their destination a mystery,” she said in her usual manner of investing idle news with importance. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z They’d early established themselves in the role of guests—most of them, anyway—and were content to stand idle while the caravan drovers and the Tizerkane—and Lazlo—saw to all the work. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z ‘But still we will not sit idle and let Him do all as He would,’ said Mablung. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I hated to be rude, but I found I couldn’t answer, couldn’t speak a word of idle talk. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Reverend Hunt begins to explain again, but Captain Smith finds us boys sitting idle and tells Reverend Hunt he needs us to come work in the gardens. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Faction customs dictate even idle behavior and supersede individual preference. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He did not allow his family to come and watch him, for those who gathered were often rough: layarounds, drinkers, wintering voyageurs who idled their time with gambling and trader’s rum. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z That’s a brilliant thing to put my idle mind to work on: making a bomb. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Perhaps the song had only seemed whole to me As I finished removing the broken string I gave it an idle look and all my thoughts fell to a jumble at my feet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She hearkened little to the insinuations of flattery or the curtseys of obsequiousness, but returned all idle, pretty chatter in its own coin. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Strikers idled in bars around the Yard, staring out the window at the steady stream of men and women the packers were bringing in. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Word of our good fortune came on a stormy afternoon, brought by Ulape, who was never idle. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is what comes from such idle behavior,” Chaol chuckled, stepping to the side so that Dorian stumbled forward. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z That ingot has set, and here you stand idle. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The new schedule idled “half of our potential capability,” York grumbled to Norris Bradbury. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Noticing that we were idle, a couple of Siriono kids tried to persuade Newell and me to look at a young jaguar in a pen, and to give them money for this thrill. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z "You know, five minutes' walk in that direction"—he pointed south—"brings you into the country. And tomorrow is our idle day." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z They idled away an hour with nervous jokes, and handed cigarettes about. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It had been commandeered from an idle civilian. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z With no companies like GE buying scrap for their manufacturing operations, or shipping companies like Patel Global Transit looking to buy scavenge to sell overseas, the ship-breaking yards were idle. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He absolutely did not want to be either idle or a fool. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Two night riders, tall and densely proportioned, idled on the porch smoking their pipes with complacent sloth. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Finally, one of the idle tourist boats edged up alongside our stern and the captain tossed me a lanyard. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Here they all were together, idle above their fields, nobody hoeing, godlike; nobody weeding, New Year’s in summer. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I cannot ignore the fact that it’s the customers’ sloppiness and idle whims that make me bend and crouch and run. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the time, the time he was not watching his mother’s magic or thinking of airplanes, he spent in the idle pursuits of bachelors without work in small towns. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The solenoid kicked in immediately; the engine stuttered once and then began to idle roughly, rattling frantically beneath the floorboards. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The captains, hoping to curry favor with Cluny, harangued the hapless runners: “Pick your feet up, you lily-livered scum! Come on, lift that ram properly, you idle devils.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He was trying to find passengers while other rickshaws sat idle. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z A long tan car idled up the block. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Lord Wyman was a fat man, but not an idle one, it seemed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They fill their mind and hands with soap and repair and dicey confrontations because what is waiting for them, in a suddenly idle moment, is the seep of rage. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It's always the idle habits you acquire which you will regret. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z His personal leisure is aimed away from idle amusement or detached tampering with nature’s processes. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘For who would lie idle when the king has returned?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z During these moments as the bus idled, several passengers boarded through the rear door. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z In the lane next to them, a bright blue van idled. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “Do you think this drill is made to toy with like a lotus flower? If Pai sees me idle here...” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The creature lifted an idle hand and flicked a finger at Ivan. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z And when we pulled off, two and a half miles later, my dad expertly brought the gears down to first, to idle at a red light. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He rushed to the washroom on the seventh floor, sadly in a removed area of the building without a local fire escape, sealing his fate in a stall idled with his own anxious stench. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z One of his fears, back when he was trying to figure out if he should marry or not, was that moving to the country would make him idle. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t the idle chat of servants, but someone speaking rapidly, almost chanting. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I decide to try out for the track team, to keep my mind from being idle, and to reconnect with my fellow human beings. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Hannah made fast the thread and sat with idle hands, her eyes never leaving the young sailor’s face. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z If it had been cloudy I could have looked at the window, thinking what he said about idle habits. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He was tempted to get out his tools and adjust the idle on her carburettor, because that much vibration would make her engine fly apart. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A Kenyan doctor who had investigated the Monet case happened to be drinking a beer in the bar, and he struck up an idle conversation with her and mentioned Monet’s name. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew Grandma’s fears were idle, but they stirred up a little fuzz ball of fear in my stomach. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Daddy idled the motor and Mr. Johnson looped a long rope around some branches on the rose of Sharon bushes so the boat would stay put while Daddy reached for Peach. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z When my sisters and I are lying down after lunch and my mind is idle, I think of these scenes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He starts the car but lets it idle. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Though I have only a half hour more of sunlight, I cut off the motor and idle; I fear that the noise is chasing the bonobos away. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Our driver let the truck idle and hopped down to greet the approaching voices. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “How long are you going to waste time here in idle luxury?” a severe voice asked. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z My thoughts don’t wander anymore; he’s where they go as soon as they’re idle. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z At certain intersections were deposited mortars and cannon, a few idle powder-monkeys lying atop them to guard them, awaiting commands or playing cards in the shadow of these engines of destruction. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “I’ve no objection, if you do something. It’s against the rules to be idle here,” replied Meg gravely but graciously. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The prophet snickers, the lore-master groans, and everyone else waits to see whether or not it’s an idle threat. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z In the weeks I’m idle I can do anything I like, get up in the morning, stay in bed, take long walks out the country like my father, wander around Limerick. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z They ran out of flour for bread, so the chum stood idle, but “I never craved churning,” said Lyddie. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z More Irish girls came on as spare hands, some of the machines simply stood idle. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I think maybe it is true that the idle mind is the Devil’s workshop. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Clown! Bungling buffoon! Get out of the way! Shift your fat idle carcass and let Scragg take over.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But I looked anyway, and as I idled down the streets in the minivan, I felt so hopeless. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z She fired up the El Camino’s engine and let it idle in the cold for a few seconds. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z In idle moments her thoughts turned to Dr. Claytor and the phantom career he had assiduously prepared her for. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Beneath the idle ceiling fan, children chased each other, hopping over the stretched-out legs of dozing fathers. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He and the two harpy drivers swerved away, weaving around clusters of idle cars that littered the road. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Lapham could not have borne the sight of so ‘idle’ a boy. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though none of them had been idle before, with Bapi watching they all worked faster, trying to demonstrate they were worth keeping. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Being idle or waiting for random work assignments only invited trouble. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The long hot idle summer days palled on me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He maneuvered his father’s Chevy into one of the parking slots, let the engine idle, and sat back. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They lapse into idle conversation, little barbs and inside jokes, and these nights may be rare, but they’re still nice. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z A long tan car idled up the block. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Accustomed to farming the Thanagost badlands, they weren’t the sort to sit idle, but helped out however they could. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They were musings, idle thoughts, full sometimes of the old dreaminess, but not the kind of thing she cared to dwell on. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z They want someone who is fair and willing to do his share of the work, not sit idle giving orders. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Who better suited for such work than an idle Special Operations flight officer? Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He’d been idle in his stall for much of the time since the match, and his weight had crept up. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He was pleased that Cersei had not been idle, but wildfire was treacherous stuff, and ten thousand jars were enough to turn all of King's Landing into cinders. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “If only we could do something,” I said, “all these hours ahead of us, and we sit here, idle, waiting for to-morrow morning.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The sun had just gone down, and its afterglow was backlighting the city, which formed low cliffs around the bucolic void to the idle stockyards. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z So with this idle and luxurious living and rising when they would and sleeping when they would, he waited for his grandson. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He slept in a good house on Mars Avenue, rose mornings at nine, bathed, and idled to town for ham and eggs. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z There's no parking close to the diner, so I idle in front of a hydrant and wait for Jennica to come out. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Reluctantly, unwilling to give up the elegance he had felt on the flight, he taxied from the airport to the bus station and settled himself for two idle hours before the Greyhound left. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He simply stood, idle for one rare moment, staring at the golden fields. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z They idled at a stoplight, and Kendra stared at an overweight woman gassing up her minivan. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z An idle wind tussled the leaves in the trees and wafted a patch of smoke like a low cloud toward me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Tree-ear found himself idle on occasion, with too much time to think. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The horse, idle since the Bay Meadows Handicap in mid- April, was as big as a house. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Upon its knees and mighty chair, and all about the pedestal, were idle scrawls mixed with the foul symbols that the maggot-folk of Mordor used. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Two minutes before seven, Miles’s truck idled in the driveway, tailpipe gushing exhaust into the frosty air. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Here on Long Wharf, merchants’ counting houses were closed and shuttered, sail lofts deserted, the riggers and porters stood idle. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The great ships of Boston which had been bringing wealth for over a hundred years were idle at their berths. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Her cousin wasn’t exactly idle, but she was never given the really difficult tasks. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I killed the headlights one last time and idled up my driveway. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z It seemed irrelevant, nothing more than idle chitchat. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z There was less idle talk each time I came. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Over the past month or so Tree-ear had filled his idle time by molding clay. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z But the man was weary of speaking with him and he turned his back, and he hummed an idle tune. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z At that time Aureliano Segundo postponed any appointments in order to be with Meme, to take her to the movies or the circus, and he spent the greater part of his idle time with her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z They didn’t let us stand idle, but they didn’t force the pace either. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He saw her as he imagined her in all the idle hours he spent dreaming of her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Surely his mind was too full for thoughts of me, and I had only a few idle minutes each day to think on him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Arawn himself will have news of us before this day ends. He will not be idle.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “He’s been eating more than his share of the stores and lying idle while we sweat and faint in the heat,” Nathaniel complains. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Macon drummed his fingers on the steering wheel, which trembled a little as the car idled. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, you could stay in London and still be idle. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But the penguin, though thus neglected for the moment, was by no means idle. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z This suited the ship’s officers, for there was no room aboard for idle passengers. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z On December 27, Shackleton turned back from breaking trail to find that the men hauling the boats were standing idle. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “It looks like the troops are goldbricking again and the C.O. needs to revamp the work detail. Let’s cut the idle chitchat and police up the area.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well don’t just stand idle, Nurse Tallis. Get downstairs and help.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I don’t want to waste this girl with idle chitchat. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z In idle moments, I have turned over and over who might ask for her hand. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We make idle chitchat, but I'm afraid to ask him anything of real importance because after the incident with the door, I can't shake the feeling that I'm being watched constantly. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Everyone gathers to support the deceased’s family, and no one has idle hands, but there is no laughter, or shouting, or joking. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The red Toyota pickup truck idled past us. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z With full power roaring, it was Nadya’s turn to caper around in the searchlights while Marina climbed out of view, then idled her own engine to glide silently back to the target. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Connor and I sit in the back seat as the car idles. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z From there I looked into a narrow alley in which people were passing, one or two who looked up at me with nothing more than idle curiosity. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z We keep ourselves pressed as closely against the side of the bank as we can so idle soldiers and drunk workers above can't see us past all the grass and rocks. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z She stands with a coat over her shoulders, looking into the dark where expensive foreign cars idle sharply. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Nigel was big and strong and not one to make idle threats. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He let the truck idle for a moment before he killed the engine and got out. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z All through the late spring and early summer the water rose and at last it lay like a great sea, lovely and idle, mirroring cloud and moon and willows and bamboo whose trunks stood submerged. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z But on the other hand, rosewood would carry better in a crowded taproom, cutting through the murmur of idle conversation. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z So he slept late; when he woke a light snow was falling, and he idled about the lanes and byways of the town to watch the people busy at their doings. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z So he said nothing as Annie parked in the farthest corner from the door, letting the car idle as they sat in silence. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Later, at the table, I listen to him make idle conversation with the old senator about the various ailments they have both suffered. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I wish my collection were larger for your benefit and my own credit; but I am an idle fellow, and though I have not many, I have more than I ever looked into.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z In between times, she idled in shops, remembering Jaimito’s look that morning, feeling her resolve draining away. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His enemies and doubters, however, said that this Gotama was an idle fraud; he passed his days in high living, scorned the sacrifices, was unlearned and knew neither practices nor mortification of the flesh. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally others would approach them in their boats, see who it was, and turn immediately away, knowing there would be neither idle conversation nor hard information about the fish they pursued. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z In an idle moment I would stand and watch the two white men grinding lenses on the machines. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z They had slowed to a stop and idled in a line of cars. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Katz needed bootlaces, so we went to an outfitter’s, and while he was off in the footwear section I had an idle shuffle around. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z They had slowed to a stop and idled in a line of cars. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He had learned to keep his whip idle, compensating by riding with somewhat longer stirrups that allowed him to urge horses gently with his lower legs. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He idled in the barber shop and purchased a few trifles at the ten-cent store. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Also true: going to the swamp to pick a few apples is not a job for a man cuz men are never allowed to be so idle. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Partly it was shaped in the making of the mountains, but mighty works the Men of Westernesse had wrought there of old; and Saruman had dwelt there long and had not been idle. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z We were speechless as the towboat idled up to the dinghy. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Or they idle along 72nd Street to watch men dig holes in the ground for a new building. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z While we idled the months away, exerting our efforts to watch over a city of embers and stones, Boston is fallen to the rebels. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z In a way, her strangeness, her naivet6, her craving for the other half of her equation was the consequence of an idle imagination. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z After camp was set and dinner was cooking, I idled around the wagons, examining the knots Roent used to lash his cargo into place. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Maddie taxied her little plane to the apron in front of the Operations hut and idled the engine, waiting. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z As a boy Roger had idled away his summers rowing lazily about in Manzanita Bay, a lovely blue cove lying in the lee of the Olympic Mountains. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Everything was cold and quiet except for a milk truck that idled at the rear entrance as two silent, sleepy-looking men unloaded the wire crates and let them fall with a clatter on the asphalt. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Wang Lung stood there in his dooryard where year after year he had threshed his good harvests, and which had lain now for many months idle and useless. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Lupita’s eyes went to the idle men sitting all about them. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z This time, since it was after high noon, the gates were ajar and the keeper of the gate idled upon the threshold, picking his teeth with a bamboo sliver after his meal. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z After that he carried the equipment back through the kitchen and utility room, placed everything in the trunk of his car, locked the trunk, and started the car, letting it idle as he returned inside. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They would idle in the quiet room and drink the ales. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He waved an idle hand at the trio. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I tried to keep the desperation out of my voice, tried to make it sound like idle curiosity. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Cilia did not look at the work in her idle fingers. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As usual he walked the horse through the British encampment, through the idle men, stacked muskets, military stores, camp kitchens. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But an idle mind tends to sink, so the mind should be kept occupied with whatever light distraction may suggest itself. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “As idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z One took offense at her inclusion of native lore: “The grand defect of the work is the introduction of idle stories related to her by strangers.” The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I sit up and see that Finnick’s hands have not been idle. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “A girl should not be idle, for then the devil may do his work in you,” my father said to me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Blanca led the idle life that was her true vocation, while her husband gave himself to those small pleasures that only money can buy and that he had denied himself for such a long time. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A new tire had been ordered, but in the meantime Roy’s bike sat idle in the garage. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Edward undressed in idle, leisurely moves, drawing his shirt off over his head, revealing golden shoulders and the good muscular neck. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “He is already serving our nation. We are only interested in idle civilians,” he called out to the other soldier, who nodded. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z After an idle week, I got a job as a dishwasher in a North Side cafe that had just opened. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Bran's lady mother had named him castellan of Winterfell in her absence, and his duties left him little time for idle questions. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There was quiet, idle talking, but Doctor Copeland did not listen or speak. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z It was such an unfathomable condition that Gaston failed in his efforts to become intimate with him and had to seek other pastimes for his idle hours. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Buses idled their motors, filling the air with a stifling odor of exhaust fumes. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember when my own hands looked that way, when the memories of fear simulations crept into every dream and every idle thought. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Matthias, realizing that this was no time for idle chit-chat, promptly shouted out in a loud, courtly manner, “O King, I come to return one of your brave young warriors!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z On a day when he had been especially idle, he saw a very black girl taking a shortcut through the playground. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z While they idled at a red light, a sad man with a dirty beard and a cup limped to the driver’s side. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z All I see is customers unfolding carefully folded T-shirts, taking dresses and pants off their hangers, holding them up for a moment’s idle inspection, then dropping them somewhere for us associates to pick up. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The big motor idled with a deep whisper. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There the doctor sat idle over a pot of tea. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “It’s idle way the knob wiggles—you get to know these things.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z You start dragging out each little chore because if the manager on duty catches you in an idle moment he will give you something far nastier to do. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I washed up my dishes, tidied the kitchen, and found myself with idle hands. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z All over Kabul, electric fans sat idle, almost mockingly so. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z For three days we sat idle at the inn, waiting for the Lord Chamberlain's men to perform The Tragedy of Hamlet. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve never been idle. I went to school. I cared for my sisters. I helped my family.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I learn that it is not the idle fantasies of someone who maybe wants something important to happen to him, even if the important thing is horrible. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He gunned his motor and then let it idle again. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘But I am going down beyond the southern borders to get some news, if I can. I have been idle longer than I should.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But he wouldn’t say more—Baba knew how' lethal idle talk could prove to a young woman’s prospects of marrying well. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z These deadlines left no time for idle theorizing. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Someone shot it off in a moment of idle desecration—some say it was Mameluke Turks, others, Napoleonic soldiers. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As they were waiting for orders, black men and women were too excited to sit idle. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As for the phone calls, no one knows if they were simply idle bomb threats with eerie timing or if they were true warnings from someone on the inside. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z While the boys and I kept our eye on the National Science Fair, the Coalwood mine continued to be idle. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But working on the species sketch at Maer had gone well; he now knew that he would not be idle in the country. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It is impossible to tell the difference between idle threats and serious ones. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z After I left, I sat in the car, idle for a few minutes. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z It was probably the longest period of time he remained idle on his boat in the history of the Clara Belle. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He couldn’t believe his eyes: Though he had been idle for a year, Seabiscuit had been assigned 130 pounds; Kayak, 129. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A framed charcoal sketch by Toulouse-Lautrec showed her sitting at a café, fingers idle on a cup. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z They were no doubt idle and deserted children who generally swarm in great cities, nurtured on vice and daring, said Mackay, and ready for anything. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to plunge in the river again and let it idle him safely on down somewhere. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z His men were idle and dishonest, the fields were full of weeds, the buildings wanted roofing, the hedges were neglected, and the animals were underfed. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Following their tabloid coverage is something of an idle hobby of hers, one that in turns amuses and annoys their mother, and Alex is narcissistic enough to let June read him the highlights. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The thousand-yard stare of intoxication, I thought, and as I watched her with an idle fascination, it occurred to me that, yeah, I was a little drunk, too. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The skyline of the District of Construction is a tableau of idle cranes. Blight of fancy: D.C. starts to feel like ‘Mad Max’ amid constant construction 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z When it’s not all plotted out for you in advance, work has a way of getting into your head, of ticker-taping across your idle brain: what have you done today? I worked hard for no pay — and I dug it 2013-02-10T23:00:00Z After reducing passport services in March, the State Department is tackling the pile of applications that accumulated over the idle period. What to do while you can’t travel? Prepare for when you can. 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z In the hymnlike electronic meditation “Doomed,” the singer wonders, “Am I vital if my heart is idle? Am I doomed?” Moses Sumney Does Not Sing Love Songs 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z Welcome to the second season of HBO’s opulent drama “The Gilded Age,” a series laden with emblematic showdowns between the gaudy arrivistes and the idle drawing-room class. ‘The Buccaneers’ Arrives With More Arrivistes 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z In those idle moments, he said: “I get antsy. I’m my own worst enemy in that way.” Ben Affleck’s ‘Broken’ Batman 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z The next morning they discover that their idle wish has come true. | 'The Change-Up': About That Wish: What if It Came True? 2011-08-04T21:39:27Z With so many stages across the country idled indefinitely by fears of spreading the virus, this production felt miraculous. Perspective | Renée Fleming and Vanessa Williams sang at the Kennedy Center. And it turned the electricity back on. 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z In 1961 the two revolutionaries, clad in fatigues, boots and berets, mischievously took to the links to play what Mr. Castro had once called a “game of the idle rich.” ‘Cubanacán’ Imagines When Che and Fidel Compared Golf Swings 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z Diners are escorted to cherry-red couches or less comfortable chairs, where they look up or out to see imported chandeliers, noodle-shaped wooden dividers and an open kitchen that never idles. Review | Can a restaurant that showcases three Asian cuisines do them all well? 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z But the sunny vibe packs a tongue-in-cheek punch: the lyrics are all about the peril of idle gossip. Watch COIN's Gossipy Game of Telephone in "Talk Too Much" 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z I'd even taken the app off my phone, so I couldn't reflexively detach from my outside life whenever a stray observation or a need for idle distraction hit. Don't blame the trolls: Here's why I quit Twitter and what happened after 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z It was far from an idle boast, because it was Ellington’s talent for listening that made him the greatest jazz composer ever. Listen up: ‘How to Listen to Jazz’ 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z According to Consumer Reports, “it’s used to clean print heads and for other maintenance chores, typically when the printer is preparing to print after sitting idle for some time.” 7 rip-offs you need to know about 2013-09-11T15:25:00Z Who gets to be idle, and thanks to whose labor? Four Movies About Summer to Stream Now 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z One finds silly new uses for idle luggage. Feeling Down? Try a Good Vibes Dance for Your Hands 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z The temptation to spend every idle minute calculating and recalculating the year’s missteps and devastations—to indulge in the cruellest kind of stocktaking that December allows—is invariably strong. Postscript: Merle Haggard, 1937—2016 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z In China, however, that’s now no idle threat, especially for the rich. As war on corruption mounts, China’s rich flee to America 2014-02-09T22:00:00Z Sure, the Strokes went on to arenas, to overblown follow-up albums, to myth, all while the Rapture idled, then fizzled, then reconstituted, only to fizzle some more. Music Review: The Rapture at Webster Hall - Review 2011-09-25T21:54:09Z As it turns out, these were not idle fantasies. The androgyny of being Ernest: A gender-fluid reading of Hemingway that upends his macho image 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z "As a result, we cannot stand idle while material from another era gets in the way of who we are today." Kate Smith's 'God Bless America' will still play on Jersey Shore town's boardwalk, mayor says 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z But Mayweather-Pacquiao offers some concrete proof that this may not be just idle talk, or at least shouldn’t be. What Mayweather-Pacquiao may tell us about future 'Avengers' 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z The Chicago trains end here, and the tracks turn back in a giant loop around the gravel yard, where idle trains are docked. Confessions of a reluctant gentrifier 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Mr Brockman whimpers an idle threat, so idle that a few minutes later Ben is shouting: "Thirty!" Outnumbered and How the Other Half Lives 2010-04-09T05:45:00Z But sober life, like idle hands, proves to be the Devil's playground. "The Flight Attendant" returns with double the baggage and showcase for Kaley Cuoco 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z True that just by the mere fact of traveling we automatically create a larger carbon footprint than staying idle at home, but there are ways to travel with the environment in mind. 10 Ways to Be a Greener Traveler, Even if You Love to Fly 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z This is not just idle speculation by a former government official. Orszag: Another Mandate May Be Necessary to Save Obamacare's Long-Term Care Entitlement 2011-08-08T19:05:57Z It's not just idle curiosity: I'm preparing an end-of-the-year TV show, so I have to digest this stuff quickly: Homeland. Q: What do Skyfall, The Dark Knight Rises and a hamburger have in common? A: See below 2012-12-09T19:59:01Z The business doesn’t use synthetic pesticides, hand waters the plants, gives discounts to customers who arrive via bicycle and asks people to not idle their cars outside. Not so green: how the weed industry is a glutton for fossil fuels 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z The Corner House is one of Windsor's more stylish places in which to eat, drink and generally idle. Clubs picks of the week 2012-08-10T23:05:33Z It’s a memorably absurd moment capturing the lives of the Regency-era idle rich, and a line my sisters and I used to trill aloud with laughter as we watched and rewatched the show as kids. Sense and social distancing: 'Lockdown has given me a newfound affinity with Jane Austen's heroines' | Josephine Tovey 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z And, really, not much seems like a big deal in this 70-minute movie that slides into idle around the 50-minute mark. Movie Review: ‘Only the Young,’ by Jason Tippet and Elizabeth Mims 2012-12-07T01:30:09Z As Aubrey himself exclaims, “how these curiosities would be quite forgot, did not such idle fellows as I am put them down.” Finally, a biography of the man who invented biography 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z The devil finds work for idle actors, and this week he's pitchforked Nicolas Cage and Anthony Hopkins into satanic horror movies. Drive Angry 3D; The Rite ? review 2011-02-27T00:05:32Z The bartenders, waiters and other workers will be fine: The state is covering the salaries of all those idled by the shutdown. Perspective | One last drink, maybe two? Inside one dive as Parisians say goodbye, for now, to their beloved bars and cafes 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z One more thought to file away as you process this difficult change: The kind of idle backstabbing you describe is bad, of course, but it also allows for a measure of detachment. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Mother-in-law is throwing stones, and woman fears she’ll be the next target 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z In a room down the hall, 29 dialysis machines sit eerily idle. America has blood on its hands: Yemen is now the world’s worst humanitarian crisis 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Journalists realized that they couldn’t go around reporting every idle threat that popped up on Twitter, which has cost Anonymous much of its credibility. Anonymous strikes back 2012-06-03T13:00:00Z Sofia Coppola has fashioned a career chronicling the lives of the idle rich. Lock Up Your Daughters! Part 1: Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring 2013-05-16T20:16:39Z But beyond that, it’s just an idle thought. Sigourney Weaver discusses why she signed on for the new 'Alien' video game 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Economically and artistically, the industry and its idled workers are in survival mode, improvising a response to an open-ended disaster. Digital Theater Isn’t Theater. It’s a Way to Mourn Its Absence. 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z “It is such hard work to be idle, you know,” she says with a laugh. | Italian Hours 2014-03-18T18:29:23Z My mother loved to gossip, but for her the act of doing so was never quite idle. The Battle Hymn of the Papier-Mâché Mother 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z It's interesting to speculate, even if such speculation is necessarily idle. Looking back at the Lost Booker: Nina Bawden 2010-04-09T11:47:00Z Without gasoline and spare parts, tractors sat idle in fields. A Rush of Americans, Seeking Gold in Cuban Soil 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z A montage at the start of the film features inane chatter from entertainment hosts and radio d.j.s—the sort of idle, trivial taunting that every superstar contends with. Taylor Swift’s Netflix Special Is the End of an Era 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z I knew he disliked being idle and debilitated. The eye surgery I never should have seen 2014-01-28T00:00:00Z You use slow motion to present the idle rich, and often shoot characters in reflection. "Mothering Sunday" director on challenging politics through intimacy: "Nudity levels out classes" 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Workers on break from a Spanish tobacco factory, Carmen among them, are joined in a square by idle soldiers and townspeople. Crowds Define Opera. They’re Also Keeping It From Returning. 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z For a long while, “Deerskin” idles affably in first gear, but its guilelessness is a ruse. ‘Deerskin’ Review: Swayed by Suede 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z The tone is breathless, but it’s not an idle promise. Television Review: ?JFK: The Lost Bullet? on National Geographic - Review 2011-11-18T23:15:27Z It wasn’t an idle or trivial thing for me, undertaking a book like this. Q. and A.: Kevin Powers and Ben Fountain, National Book Award Nominees 2012-11-13T17:21:36Z The three returned to idle conversations they had had in college about starting a magazine. Kinfolk Magazine, the Martha Stewart Living of the Portland Set 2014-04-25T22:19:56Z It's all speculation, of course, but not necessarily of the idle variety. The Dark Knight Rises: will Blake be the new Batman? 2012-07-06T15:47:21Z It is therefore no idle symbol that the wedding band he gives Julia for their anniversary is presented on a chain to wear around her neck; he knows she cannot wear it on her finger. Review: ‘Wedding Band,’ a Searing Look at Miscegenation Nation 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z Lydia: And the delicate question of who keeps the apartment, never an idle question in a New York City breakup? 'Girls' Recap: Adam, an Example of How Selfish Young Men Speak When They've Done Wrong 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z To Friedan's surprise, these pampered, idle suburbanites were miserable. My hero: Betty Friedan by Lionel Shriver 2013-03-01T16:00:01Z The Blue Moon Boys were paid a weekly salary of $200 when they toured, and $100 week when they were idle. Scotty Moore, Hard-Driving Guitarist Who Backed Elvis Presley, Dies at 84 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z But its probably true that very many of the idle rich "paint and write." In Boulder, Where Inner Peace Meets Outer Beauty 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z It’s not that I don’t enjoy idle time. F**k everything, I’m staying on the couch today: I fled the corporate world to do nothing 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z The role, as D’Fwan, stretched to four episodes, yet Mr. Burgess’s career idled after that. Tituss Burgess on a Role Tailor-Made for Him on ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z There was something about being in Australia that added weight to my idle musings about eating. Australia is a land of firsts: First life, first burger with beetroot and pineapple 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z But Mr. Ayckbourn also knows that truth sometimes slips into the idle blithering that we call conversation. ‘Ayckbourn Ensemble,’ 3 Offerings by the British Playwright 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z The latter rank were excluded from the fitness classes, leaving them with many idle moments to have their faces kneaded, their nails manicured, their nostrils tickled by herbal concoctions — and their credit cards swiped. Meet the Goopies 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z “People said lots of things — and a good half of what was said could not be believed; never was there any shortage of idle minds or gossips about town.” Review | ‘Small Things Like These’ reads like a Christmas classic 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z “By entering the circle of stones, you accept the contract to stay idle for at least five minutes,” Fenger said. Dancers From the Deep Sea Shine on the U.N. for Climate Week 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Books — lauded by Carr — were once derided as flooding the world with idle thoughts and ideas. 'The Shallows': Is the Internet changing the way we think? 2010-06-17T20:15:00Z He ran a checklist, eased back the throttles to idle and gently pulled the nose up for smooth landing, all without breaking a sweat. 2010-01-08T20:02:00Z Everyone’s dominant hand will be shaky from the year of constantly moving the computer mouse to keep their Teams accounts from going idle. Style Invitational Week 1435: Who needs Peeps when we have CICADAS? 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z "Professor Winterthorn's Journey" is full of the disjecta membra of idle small talk, and in the following sequence, "The Suit of Mistress Quickly", Reid has written what is almost a piece of sound poetry. Nonsense by Christopher Reid – review 2012-09-28T21:55:02Z That idle banter about moms preceded a song called “Brain on a Table,” written in a fit of helplessness as her mother underwent major surgery. Music Review: Banter Is Cheery, but Songs Are Not 2011-04-27T21:53:46Z The remaining four feature idle young men of “almost human intelligence” and their several tribulations. Review | Cuddle up and listen: 3 great audiobooks to stave off the winter blues 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Over wine and cheese or perhaps a potluck meal, individuals engage in the opposite of idle chitchat. Dream Discussion Groups Are the New Book Clubs 2010-07-09T21:03:00Z Mina Loy's "Religious Instruction", on the other hand, is positively hostile, not so much to religion itself as to its imposition on young children by "idle adult / accomplices in duplicity". Poster poems: religion 2013-04-12T15:23:10Z The next thing I knew, he was changing the power settings on my desktop and laptop so they would use less energy when idle. Putting Love to the Stress Test 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Avoiding intimacy with something close to terror, Gong-ju idles on the fringes of events as though reluctant to take up space. ‘Han Gong-ju,’ a Drama About Sexual Violence in South Korea 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z But because you “would rather die” than play Nanny McPhee, keep your idle curiosity in check. Social Q’s: It’s Him, Not Her 2014-01-30T23:03:04Z Aylyak is a word taken from Turkish; in that language it means doing nothing or being idle. My father left Bulgaria when he was 14. Nearly 7 decades later, we visit as a family. 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z And yet, she was won over by his interest in her far-off corner of the world, and “it didn’t seem an idle interest, but a genuine one. He was so interested that he’d said ‘Wow.’ Review | A New Zealand poet turns a lyrical eye on her homeland through essays in ‘Can You Tolerate This?’ 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z To engage in playful, inventive thinking, and possibly create wealth for oneself during those idle hours spent at an airport, requires silence. Sherry Turkle’s ‘Reclaiming Conversation’ 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z More than a century ago, ordinary people avidly followed the follies of the idle rich in the society pages and passenger lists of liners like the Atlantic or the Mauretania. The TV Watch: Reality TV Is an Old Entertainment Form 2010-08-19T21:25:00Z “It was like restarting a car that had been idle for 20 years. I felt at home.” ‘Artists Are Migrants’: A Nigerian-Irish Dancer’s Multiplicities 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z As Burkeman demonstrated, contemporary political rhetoric suggests there is little worse than being idle. Today; Embracing Idleness: radio review 2013-02-22T07:00:11Z These idle, near throwaway interactions, when taken in concert, build a truthful portrait. The Best Video Games of 2018 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z ButHIFA rarely goes in for explicit political statements in a country where opposition members, activists, artists, journalists and idle gossipers are routinely arrested for insulting President Robert Mugabe. Zimbabwe: Harare arts festival offers upbeat image of a country in turmoil 2013-05-09T13:41:19Z While we watch smart TVs they watch us, a muted red light on our idle books, our dying plants. Why turning on the TV in the bedroom is a big turn off | Eva Wiseman 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z You might think TV executives would operate on the assumption that lots of people will be home for Thanksgiving and idle, and that therefore it’s a good time to put the best programming foot forward. Thanksgiving TV Fare: Wild Animals, a Tame Train and a Tribute 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Just like that, Mr. Rabil’s season was over, but he would hardly be idle. Can This Man Make Lacrosse Sexy? 2010-10-13T21:24:00Z Second, they saw relative damping down of activity in the “default mode network”, a series of linked brain regions that spring into action whenever we are idle or distracted. What does running do to your brain? 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z It’s not idle teasing, but “a ham-fisted way of trying to keep us plugged into who we were as kids,” Mr. Nail said. Sting and Jimmy Nail on the Musical ‘The Last Ship’ 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z The engine idles in anticipation and with a little throttle, is off and running. Car of the Week: 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL 550 2012-05-18T21:19:12Z Despite an unimpeachable narrative — an idle saboteur plans to throw a bolt into factory machinery but is prevented from doing so by worthy workers — the ballet was banned after one performance. ‘Bolt,’ at Gallery for Russian Arts and Design in London 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z The flour, egg and ricotta dough comes together in minutes; plus, I like recruiting idle hands to roll it into ropes and cut gnudi out in between sips of wine. How to make holidays any time, any place 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z In the collection’s title story, the most disturbingly contemporary piece, two ex-lovers idle around a plaza. Where Every Coupling Depends on Lies, and Men Are Aliens 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z In Scotland, another visitor remarked on the "groups of idle, sullen-looking young men" at the street corners, the houses "empty and unemployed like their tenants", the roads "pitted and rent". The King's Speech: How George VI's simple domesticity made him the king his country needed in time of war 2011-01-02T00:05:01Z On weekends, I have idled in cafes, reading books and watching shopkeepers close their doors for their own daily sabbaticals. We should all be lunching like Europeans — it's better for your mind and body 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z In “The Museum of Final Journeys,” which opens the book, we’re in the lush, green east of plantations left idle by the emergence of plastic as a substitute for jute. Books of The Times: ?The Artist of Disappearance? ? By Anita Desai ? Review 2012-01-10T22:04:26Z In between deliveries he drowns his despair in booze, with predictable results — idle minds might wonder what those white chunks are in the vomit close-up. ‘Violent Night’ Review: Yucks, Not Yule 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z “My mother kept me busy. There wasn’t a lot of idle time. She kept me in programs.” The Passionate Humility of Solomon Dumas 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z But the perfect way to idle away a sultry afternoon? Bauhaus on the Beach: A Corbusian Retreat in Cambodia 2011-10-27T12:40:00Z He developed some cartoons from an idle doodle, like the one of three menacing-looking pencil sharpeners that surround a sharp, stubby pencil. Jack Ziegler, Cartoonist at The New Yorker, Dies at 74 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z They also happen to be a very long way from our idle fantasies of the one meal that we hope might define us, when we ourselves are a very long way from death. Last Meals on Death Row, a Peculiarly American Fascination 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z The countertenor Iestyn Davies has made his career as a Handelian, but in “The Exterminating Angel” he plays an arrogant, idle aristocrat. Your Guide to the Met Opera’s ‘Exterminating Angel’ 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Born a decade too early to take full advantage of feminism’s imminent second wave, she is too privileged to have to work for money, too smart to be idle and stay sane. Rereading Paula Fox’s “Desperate Characters” 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z As a result, the car sat more idle than usual. Rats in our house, rats in our streets: For New York rodents, so much depends on real estate 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z Motorists idle with their ideas as their wipers thump away the rain. “Wanderlust,” Reviewed: Toni Collette in a Self-Help Soap Opera 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z As weeks turn into months, the narrative shifts into idle, jolted to life with spasms of violence — an escape attempt, a beating, screams. | 'Illegal': A Woman With a Son, but Not a Country 2011-03-24T21:23:03Z The president, identified by his overlength red tie, sits idle on a crescent moon, under the label “It’s just the flu.” Andrew Cuomo Ascends to the Mountaintop With His Pandemic Poster 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z No one says, “How did you like Paris?” with the same sort of idle disinterest they might ask, “How was Akron?” or “What did you think of Poughkeepsie?” How I failed at Paris: Why I didn’t fall in love with the City of Light 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z What might have started out as idle curiosity or even schadenfreude eventually turned into reliable affection and fandom. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Buckwild,’ ‘Washington Heights’ and ‘Black Ink Crew’ on TV 2013-01-06T22:55:35Z This idle game of "what if" is prompted by one of Spektor's songs, Ballad of a Politician – a protest song, of sorts. Regina Spektor – review 2012-07-07T23:05:38Z The pandemic brought her sold-out world tour to a halt after only three shows, and while one might hope she got some well-earned rest during the past year, she hasn’t been idle. Review | In ‘Billie Eilish,’ the pop star opens her family photo album, revealing another side of herself 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z “We created this as an outreach program to deter idle time.” Camp offers glimpse of life in show biz 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z This idle pursuit leads to surprisingly lively discussions among his fellow townspeople. Theater Review: Daniel Radcliffe Stars in Revival of ‘The Cripple of Inishmaan’ 2014-04-21T02:00:12Z In 21st-century America, we work hard to keep children away from mischief, idle fun and unsupervised play. Review: ‘Tag,’ You’re It. Playing the Long Game Into Middle Age. 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z But unlike past seasons, when idle cocktail chatter centered on the traffic, Eleven Madison Park, kid activities and celebrity spottings, a hard-shelled, surprisingly resilient uninvited guest has become everyone’s obsession: ticks, ticks, ticks. Ticked Off 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z Speaking of special touches, I was sad to see the piano idle midweek but cheered to hear it’s played on Fridays and Saturdays. Review | A reopened Marcel’s reminds me that fine dining, especially now, is about more than food 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z We have ascribed to the genre certain flattening traits—a degree of self-absorption, a preoccupation with authenticity, the presence of a writer as a protagonist—that can seem like so much “idle pondering.” The Overlooked Autofiction of Yuko Tsushima 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z Ms. Gabor, who died on Sunday, was a working actress who perfected the art of seeming idle. Before There Were Kardashians, There Was Zsa Zsa 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z In this iteration he is a well-meaning, idle and forgetful husband and father of two who goes into swivets over nothing with his posse of pals, the fathers of his sons’ friends. Television Review: An Idle Star With Time for Trouble 2011-04-13T22:47:22Z You seem to be trading in idle gossip, none of which affects you personally. He Wants a Loan. Can I Demand That He Get Vaccinated First? 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z And though there are no great claims to be made for it as drama or history, it is not the worst way to spend an idle hour on a summer night. 'Astronaut Wives Club' lifts off with a light payload 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z In the post-lunch lull, a few women stopped in for quick waxing sessions, while idle hairstylists colored and cut one another’s hair. At J. Sisters, a Brazilian Wax and Advice 2010-04-17T04:14:00Z Once, LuAnn attended polo games and brunches and she wore pretty hats and refused to indulge in idle gossip. "Real Housewives of NYC" finale: Goodbye, wackadoos! 2010-06-04T13:30:00Z In Britain at least, quilting was encouraged by the military and temperance organizations alike; they gave idle hands something to do between military engagements, staving off the temptations of drink and gambling. Wartime Quilts Honor Battles and Leaders, but Mostly Art 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z They get affirmative action, sympathy and welfare — “checks for the listless and idle.” Why Do People Who Need Help From the Government Hate It So Much? 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z On the asphalt, massive cargo trucks leaving Turkey idled. The crime of being Armenian: Sick, dehydrated, I was following my grandfather’s path through Syria as he fled the Turks. How must he have suffered? 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z “Now you know how we felt after watching ‘Pearl Harbor,’ Josh,” the narrator of a video segment intoned as the van idled outside. TMZ’s Vans Give Tourists a Tawdry View of Hollywood 2012-08-29T18:45:19Z In “The Lost Order,” an out-of-work lawyer, prone to idle fantasy and introspection, halfheartedly ventures out to find her husband’s lost wedding ring. Books of The Times: ‘American Innovations’ by Rivka Galchen 2014-05-07T20:15:28Z While its recently renovated stage in Central Park sat idle this past season, SummerStage — the nonprofit organization that typically floods the five boroughs with live outdoor music — sprouted roots in virtual space. 5 Things to Do This New Year’s Weekend 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Unfortunately, we didn’t have time to idle by the steps. New Orleans celebrates 300 years of letting the good times roll 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Vehicles were lined up to board — Toyotas, Mercedes, sporty SUVs, camper vans — all engines idle, everyone waiting to find out whether we would be leaving Tiree that morning. In Scotland, a ferry-borne exploration of the Inner Hebrides 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z We all know about the trouble that can come from idle Hands. ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap: The Full Targaryen 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z Is it any wonder that after a while one roots for an idle musing to become fact when Mr. Bakula’s beer-swilling Californian lets slip that he sometimes wishes he were gay? Theater Review: Welcoming Back Synge, and Stomping Along With 'Rock of Ages' 2011-10-04T10:11:45Z Mr. Johnstone radiates a dangerous hunger for vengeance — and a soldierly virility — that make his actions more than an idle threat. Review: In ‘Coriolanus,’ a Politician for a Campaign Season 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z Not a lot of talking went on ... you didn't make idle conversation ... Great dynasties of the world: The Copper Family 2011-08-05T23:06:30Z At the villa, the trio are contentedly idle. Françoise Sagan, the Great Interrogator of Morality 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z Right now, she fills her “idle” hours with running and Pilates. T Magazine: Keeping Up With Arizona Muse 2011-01-24T21:42:45Z As a bonus we’ll throw in those aptly named “resistance bands” lying idle in the junk drawer. ThighMasters, Jazzercise, Yoga and Other Chapters in the History of Women and Exercise 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Then, when that person/thing/show/band becomes idle, so are they until inevitably they – and we – lose interest and disappear. Internet picks of the week 2010-04-02T23:07:00Z Was Chuck trolling his so-called friends and sworn enemies with an idle jest? Charles Koch goes full Tyrion Lannister: His threat to back Hillary hints at the brothers’ devious game of thrones 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Madeleine drinks too much, and she spends too much idle time surfing the Web. Review: ‘Fulfillment Center’ Finds the Poetry in Missed Connections 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z That she is surrounded by idle, disaffected colleagues, a boss who doesn't believe in government and mutinous interns does not turn her from her path. America's Poor Kids; Parks and Recreation; Anna and Katy – TV review 2013-03-07T07:00:00Z This is, in short, just the book for an idle afternoon spent sipping espresso and watching the passing show on the Boulevard Saint-Michel or Connecticut Avenue. Milan Kundera’s new novel feels so very French 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z It’s no idle detail that “North Hero” was produced by David King of the Bad Plus and Happy Apple, two bands with intrepid angles on the rock-meets-jazz equation. New Music: Marc Anthony Returns to Salsa; Chris Morrissey Crosses Lines 2013-07-22T21:41:19Z In the show, Thatcher leaves the visit early, infuriated by the lifestyle of a family she increasingly saw as the idle rich. How to Survive a Royal Weekend on ‘The Crown’ 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z My Permanent Secretary had informed me that the Ford Foundation as well as the Coca Cola Foundation had plenty of idle funds they wanted to throw away to NGOs in poor countries. The Swimming Pool by Jekwu Anyaegbuna 2013-03-16T09:01:08Z Some kids look forward to filling summer’s idle hours with books. Got a Reluctant Reader at Home? 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z The outdoor performing arts center was so packed that cars were forced to line up and idle even before they reached the Wolf Trap exit. Misty Copeland packs Wolf Trap with the power of love 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z So says Yahweh in Deuteronomy 32:39-42, and this is no idle threat. God as the original terrorist: 6 ways the Bible condones horrific acts of brutality 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Though she’s no longer working with the Muppets — besides playing Maria, she was also a writer for the show and won 15 Emmys for that work — it does not mean that she’s idle. Maria on ‘Sesame Street,’ Sonia Manzano, Tells of Her Own Childhood 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z “I wanted them not to have idle hands, so they would stay out of trouble.” They Met on the Court. They Both Won in Love. 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z The German producer/deejay's statement is no more than an idle threat. Lollapalooza Day 1: Black Sabbath, Black Keys and Passion Pit's black thoughts 2012-08-04T06:11:00Z While adjusting to life on the west coast, Röehrs started to create doodles in idle moments at work: whimsical line drawings of women, photographed wearing real fruit and vegetables instead of clothes. 'I love colour and excess': Gretchen Röehrs’ San Francisco apartment 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z Another learning experience: When it comes to avid readers, there are no idle questions. Spy novels by real spies: Anthony Burgess, John le Carr? and others 2010-08-18T20:33:00Z Mr. Lee was not entirely sure, either, what drove him to make the kinds of movies he does in the way he does, but he knew what it felt like to be idle. The Real Message in Ang Lee’s Latest? ‘It’s Just Good to Look At’ 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z How many glasses of wine overflowed as an idle hand kept pouring while its connected pair of distracted eyes was locked on the chiseled map that made up the statue’s abs? Jeff Goldblum’s a movie star, jazz pianist and an inescapable meme. What’s behind his enduring appeal? 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z “Too idle to get up off my backside and do any research in the real world.” Philip Pullman Has Made a Career Building New Worlds. He’s Not Done Yet 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z They hum songs in their heads, long for food, have idle sex fantasies. A New Theory of Distraction 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z Initially the government sat largely idle as a small band of jihadists progressed steadily from pinprick assassinations to attacks on police stations and finally to the wholesale takeover of towns and army bases. Bringers of sorrow 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Mostly, it is a wellspring for a lot of talk, both seemingly idle chatter and carefully obfuscating oratories. Review: Hard-Boiled Play in ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z As with many of their comedies, the germ of "The Interview" sprang out of idle kidding around. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg like that Kim Jong Un doesn't get the joke Let us not waste our time in idle discourse! Waiting for Boulez 2010-07-09T14:53:00Z Not one to sit idle, Jefferson used his available free time to consider solutions to some of the problems that followed him at his Monticello farming endeavors. 25 things you might not know about Thomas Jefferson 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z When the price of oil dropped in 2014, many rigs went idle. This North Dakota Bike Trail Is Stunning. Just Hope You Survive It. 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z In Turkey, keyif – or the pursuit of idle pleasure – keeps locals sane and sanguine in turbulent times. Uncovering the secret to collective happiness | Helen Russell 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z I suspect that the inbuilt Scottish belief that the devil makes work for idle hands stayed with her throughout her career. Susannah York obituary 2011-01-16T10:38:03Z The opera opens in the drab kitchen of Hansel and Gretel’s home, with an idle stove and a cupboard that’s empty — except for a rare, and tempting, pitcher of milk on top. Review: The Met’s Holiday ‘Hansel’ Is Surreal (and Timely) 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z As Holmes puts it: “We, as humans, don’t like to be idle.” Why having too much free time can be as bad for you as having too little 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z How about that Nepal Airlines 757 that sat idled with stubborn mechanical problems on the tarmac at the airport in Katmandu in 2007? On the Road: ?Titanic Awards? Catalogs the Misery of Travel 2010-05-18T01:40:00Z Despite hair that's more pushed back than styled, a wardrobe heavy on T-shirts and jeans and a 5 o'clock shadow that suggests a rocker with a hangover, this 44-year-old is no idle barfly. Seattle's Dave Meinart is a nightlife entrepreneur and a political player 2010-07-16T21:08:00Z I meantime was happily idle, awaiting my last entrance. Learning 'Lear': Torn Between Soccer and Shakespeare 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z Should I be worried about an emotional affair, or could this just be idle chitchat? Ask Amy: Wife’s secret chats lead husband to worry 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z She finds the link between them in the way money corrupts Timon’s understanding of human relations, turning generosity into a kind of usury, extorting the interest of the idle well-born. Review: Shakespeare’s ‘Timon’ Gets an Occupy Athens Makeover 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z Noting that it was a way to keep the orchestra working during idle weeks, he said, “We’re trying to find a way to continue it.” City Opera Director Defends New Season 2011-07-12T23:00:30Z Led by their distracted, emotionless mother, known only as the Matriatch, they idle away their days, torturing and mocking one another. In a Debut Novel, Humans Are Scarce and Humanity Is Scarcer 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z Early this summer I asked an idle question of Seattle Times readers: What are the great spy novels written by authors who were actual spies? Spy novels by real spies: Anthony Burgess, John le Carr? and others 2010-08-18T20:33:00Z A firecracker who is married to her fifth husband and doesn’t like idle hands, Phyllis Kline says her son “wasn’t raised” to be a drug addict or dealer. His last shot: Will a monthly jab of a new drug keep this addict out of jail? 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z “Angling is an opportunity for mindfulness without being too idle,” Barnard said, standing at the water’s edge. England's anglers cast coronavirus worries aside, return to action 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z Then a short idle on Connecticut to the towers. How do you keep a job for 60 years? This man knows: Be irreplaceable. 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z The balance is fragile and the threat of a spiral of decline is not an idle one. Arts and the new coalition government 2010-05-21T23:07:00Z The intervening years have not been idle – many of the band were involved in God Help the Girl, Murdoch's film and music project of a couple of years ago, among other enterprises. Love, Belle and Sebastian-style: Laura Barton interviews the indie heroes 2010-09-30T21:45:00Z The Dayton factory remained idle until Fuyao announced it was taking it over, investing millions and hiring hundreds of local workers, numbers it soon increased. ‘American Factory’ Review: The New Global Haves and Have-Nots 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z All the jibber jabber about public education these days seems to be based solely on idle speculation, memories of a Golden Age and the bilge that the LA Times publishes in lieu of objective journalism. Teaching ate me alive 2012-09-15T19:00:00Z If idle hands are the Devil’s playthings, then, sometimes, it is the busy, bloodied ones that can best serve their Creator. A Swashbuckling Pirate Pulled Into One Last Job 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z In addition to being an idled Tony Award-winning performer, he serves as chairman of the national human services organization The Actors Fund. Brian Stokes Mitchell on how theater community can rebound 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z While her career idled at a low hum, R&B turned eccentric again, for better and worse: the earth mother Erykah Badu returned, more psychedelic than before. Music Review: Kelis as Dance-Club Diva at Santos Party House 2010-04-22T21:18:00Z After World War I, Europeans, such as the duke and duchess of Windsor, flocked to this permanent party for the idle rich. Palm Beach used to be a nice town for billionaires. Then Trump came along. 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z I fantasise about an entire month away from it, with no news headlines, email inboxes, idle googling or instant messages, the same way retirees contemplate a month in the Bahamas. The internet: is it changing the way we think? 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z Its title character, a humble well-liked man, might be retired, but he is far from idle. | 'Lung Neaw Visits His Neighbors': Review: ‘Lung Neaw Visits His Neighbors’ 2012-07-15T21:14:48Z Despite an intense debate about whether to restart the rest of Japan's nuclear reactors that were idled after the disaster, director Nao Kubota said he opted to tell a human story. Japanese film "Homeland" tiptoes into Fukushima nuclear debate 2014-03-05T02:22:56Z “Most skipjacks, historically, just sat idle all summer.” The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism? Like a screen-saver with a purpose, the system lets idle computers crunch models of the climate system to help pin down the links between global warming and extreme weather. Will.i.am arrives by helicopter for flying visit to climate debate 2012-05-24T10:49:59Z But certain people were being driven slowly crazy by the knowledge that a perfectly good steamboat was sitting idle. The American Queen Paddle-Wheeler Cruises on the Mississippi 2012-06-01T19:22:58Z There are other clubs, too, each of them created meticulously over the past three-and-a-half decades during idle moments just like this one. ‘No tricks. No mantras. I just want to learn how to do nothing’: my quest to stay still 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z For instance, as David idled in foster care, there were existing studies proving the importance of attachment and the harm of moving an infant from one foster mother to the next. Adoption Used to Be Hush-Hush. This Book Amplifies the Human Toll. 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z Whether we are living through a sequel to Watergate — or whether out-of-control presidents after Nixon might have learned to get away with their own crimes — is in some ways an idle question. Review: ‘Watergate’ Shocks Anew With Its True Tale of Political Scandal 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z As the night progresses, the dressers idle around, chatting and browsing on iPads. Opera dressers: quick, my hot towels! 2013-04-23T17:03:00Z But in debtors' jails, inmates were idle, and with an increase in crime driven by an increase in London's population, the public wanted prisoners to be punished, rather than merely contained. Rewind radio: London's Oldest Prison; Oblique Strategies – review 2013-06-15T17:00:03Z They embarked on a covert romance, stealing sweet nothings during idle moments and kisses in stairwells, so as to not detract from their jobs. At the Opera, a Losing Battle Against Romance 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z And some of his scores sit idle for years, waiting for the right interpreter. A Grand History of Small Operas 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Ms. Ham is not idle while she waits, and the embroideries are just one facet of a varied career. An Artist Unites North and South Korea, Stitch by Stitch 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z With idle fans paying closer attention to social media, it’s easy for stars to “like” or “comment” their way into controversy. When the Publicists Are Away, the Stars Will Play 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z “My faith in the Constitution is whole. It is complete. It is total. I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution.” How an impeachment unfolds: Inside the 1974 Nixon hearings, day by day 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z First some distraction: idle talk of going “down to the weald” to talk to ironmasters. 'Wolf Hall' Recap: Henry Is All Heat, Fury and Menace 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z She has briefly escaped her perfect home and perfect child to spend a few days among the wealthy and idle in the superannuated German resort of Baden-Baden. DVD: Joseph Losey?s Dark Hall of Extramarital Mirrors 2011-06-17T19:43:11Z This is not just another idle whispering echo of "the British are coming", but a slow, steady build-up of a significant array of immensely talented directors, writers and producers with vast understanding of cinema. Britain's indie movie-makers need you 2012-12-09T00:07:17Z “It’s an effort to maximize revenue from a perishable inventory, like an airline seat. Since people often no-show, overbooking occurs to avoid idle inventory and a lost revenue opportunity.” What all the recent United Airlines headlines may mean for travelers 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z After the pandemic idled the industry in March 2020, Broadway is at last gearing up for its return this fall. Broadway Is Back! A Guide to Shows, Tickets and Covid Protocols. 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z More taciturn than previous Bonds, he dispenses with the dapper niceties and idle womanizing that defined the other Bonds. Here's the real secret to being a great action hero 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z One man told me that the secret of being a good lay was: "Never let a hand lie idle. Always keep them both busy." Caitlin Moran: my sex quest years 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z It’s a series centered on the petty irritations that blister an idle, privileged life. The TV Watch: Another Dose of Neurosis 2011-07-07T22:07:48Z The children’s play isn’t idle or fantastical; in fact, we gradually realize, at some point it stopped being play. Review: In ‘Make Believe,’ Four Children Meet Their Inner Adults 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z With idle time and a phone in her hands, she ended up doing email. The Death of the Sick Day 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z It’s because the lot of many women at that time was leading such idle, frustrating lives.” ?Downton Abbey? Inspires Themed Viewing Parties 2012-01-18T22:56:54Z “Baeksu,” which translates to “white hands,” suggests that idle days make for shamefully clean palms. When a Track Suit Embodies a Nation 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z They also pass, in a depiction of real life, a long row of riot police trucks and idle police officers, while Halcones patiently wait at the corner. Two things you may have missed in Alfonso Cuarón’s "Roma" 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z This decreased potential virus exposure, eased physical mobility, reduced stimulation and minimized idle time. Where food sustainability and disability clash 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z They are newly woken, freshly laundered and they idle for a moment in the hotel lobby. Noah Baumbach on Frances Ha: 'I wanted it to feel like a first film' 2013-07-18T18:00:00Z Each weekday morning at 7:15, he idled at the drive-through window while she handed off his sausage, egg and cheese croissant and a large hot coffee with cream and sugar. Met at Dunkin’, Married at Dunkin’ 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z “I am out of that loop just because I’m idle and have other things to do,” she says. | Tilda Swinton 2014-03-11T19:00:39Z As long as your intentions are solid, and about growth and progression and being productive and not being idle, then you're doing good in my book. Frank Ocean: 'I told y'all my album would be the best!' 2012-12-13T23:59:02Z For all of Patrick’s idle privilege, manifest here in the sumptuous scenery and endlessly fabulous outfits, his pain is too complicated, his wounds too deep, to allow him to function as a regular human. Patrick Melrose - Cumberbatch finds privilege corrupts 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z Puritans would give to the poor, but not to the idle. Steal this album: What happens if no one pays for music? 2012-06-20T11:45:00Z The burgers drip with grease and the old man stationed at the grill engages in the kind of idle chatter that’s been endangered since the invention of the smartphone. Time Traveling Through Las Vegas 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z More pressingly, unless my curiosity was to be merely idle, what kinds of conclusions could I draw from the numbers, and what paths forward might they suggest? White bro reading: Yes, I’m reading men and women equally — but they’re still mostly white 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z In every city I visit, I lounge in the porticoed Plaza Mayor and crane for snippets of idle chatter — at once furiously translating and intoxicated by the beautiful cadence. Tortilla española, mi cariño: An ode to the simple, perfect Spanish omelet 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z What my audience might not realize is that between all those deadlines, my fork, chopsticks and hands aren’t exactly idle. Review | Tom Sietsema’s 9 favorite places to eat right now 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z And these were not idle promises or subterfuges. Unlike His Peers, a Studio Chief Saved Jews From the Nazis 2014-04-11T12:00:02Z Galland’s Aladdin is no kindhearted “diamond in the rough” — he’s the slacker son of a hard-working tailor, an idle juvenile delinquent in the making. Review | How ‘Aladdin’ came to be: Thank (or blame) an 18th-century French scholar 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z They spend a lot of time wandering the fields and pathways of a drab and marshy northern French countryside, their mostly silent, idle days punctuated by spasms of violence and eruptions of metaphysical strangeness. Movie Review: ‘Hors Satan,’ Directed by Bruno Dumont 2013-01-17T23:18:44Z And if the raison d’etre of travel is “to learn something new,” then to ponder maps can turn idle time into lifelong learning. Maps new and old offer shelter-in-place globe-trotting — and lessons in human history 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Designer Christian Siriano was watching from home, and a few minutes past noon, he tweeted out into the universe that he and his team of idled seamstresses could help. Christian Siriano has become the face of a fashion industry that once dismissed him 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z “Lost Property” paints an unsparing portrait of a self-absorbed cad, “idle, rootless and mischievous.” Ben Sonnenberg, Founder of Literary Journal, Dies at 73 2010-06-26T01:00:00Z More than 30 of the country's 54 reactors are idled, forcing a nationwide conservation effort this summer. Nobel winner urges Japan to abandon nuclear power 2011-09-06T11:14:08Z If you let a Roku idle long enough, you will eventually be transported to a magenta cityscape beyond time and space. Pack Your Bags, We’re Moving to ‘Roku City’ 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Like too many New Yorkers, I also indulge idle fantasies about what my artistic life might be like on the other coast. The Los Angeles Art Scene Looks to the World 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Duchamp said he mounted a bicycle wheel on a stool just for the pleasure of having it beside him, flipping the wheel round as he idled away afternoons in the studio. The Bride and the Bachelors: delighting in Duchamp 2013-02-15T15:32:55Z Then there is street theater, getting a new look from artists idled by the pandemic. Beyond Broadway, the Show Does Go On 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z In deciding to become a farmer—not an idle dweller but the owner of a productive, medium-sized fazenda—he had downgraded the status of literature. Why Brazil’s Greatest Writer Stopped Writing 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z He has a habit of pulling taught the skin of his cheek, as if making age an idle plaything. An unlikely harmony for Eastwood in ‘Jersey Boys’ 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z In 1959, taking to heart a friend’s idle suggestion that he write a life of Twain, Mr. Kaplan quit his job. Justin Kaplan, Literary Biographer, Dies at 88 2014-03-04T05:34:11Z My belly clenched as I heard the rumbling engines idle on both sides of our ship. Drug search in the Panama Canal: How my high school adventure at sea almost ended 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z We are so distracted that we've lost the habit of being idle. How can you engage with a novel if you're plugged in constantly? My desktop: TC Boyle 2013-05-15T11:37:32Z For The Force Awakens, fans in the world’s fastest-growing movie market will only have to sit idle for three extra weeks. 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Set for January Release in China 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Words help paper over this sorrowful understanding or at least distract us from it, but as Sally observes at one point, the hollow grooves of idle conversation can also leave us lonelier than ever. ‘Lips Together, Teeth Apart’ Revival at Second Stage 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z Ms. Louis’s bubbly Becky gradually becomes hardened as her idle dreams meet with the sobering realities of the business. ‘Pretty Filthy,’ a Behind-the-Scenes Musical about Pornography Stars 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z For every piece of idle communication it is as if you are stranded on a desert island, waving your arms and jumping up and down to get the attention of a passing plane. Cultural Studies: Crafting Fictional Personas With the Language of Facebook 2010-08-13T20:15:00Z He had planned to become a lawyer, but found himself reading history during idle times at sea. Robert Remini, Andrew Jackson scholar, dies at 91 2013-04-06T07:46:03Z "In my family we were never idle, partly because idleness was a sin, partly because there was so much work to be done, and partly no doubt we were just that sort of people." The Real Iron Lady: Working with Margaret Thatcher – review 2013-03-15T19:40:01Z Consider the map of an hour of idle browsing on the Internet: a tangled, convoluted path through the universe, represented by a cascade of places, persons, things and ideas. Review | Eugene Lim’s ‘Search History’ is a pulpish adventure interwoven with meditative moments 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Daft Punk dismiss all such idle speculation about their backgrounds as entirely irrelevant. Daft Punk: 'Maybe when we were 16, rock was OK' – a classic interview from the vaults 2013-03-20T12:41:57Z Work with available local resources, whether residents or idle restaurants and schools. Review | José Andrés’s riveting ‘We Fed an Island’ calls for a revolution in disaster relief 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z There, he befriended Mr. Clark, whose proclamations about making a film were initially dismissed as idle chatter. ‘Kids,’ Then and Now 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z As filming progressed on Episode 8 on a steamy afternoon last month, directors, cinematographers, writers and idle actors huddled behind pillars and crept down hallways to stay out of camera range in the cramped quarters. Television: AMC?s ?Rubicon? Offers Spies and Paranoia 2010-07-23T20:51:00Z Now, with his signature wry humor, Phillips has recast that idle game in the tense world of early 17th-century European politics. Review | Arthur Phillips shows that choosing a leader was no easier 400 years ago 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z My son, Luca, and the others strolled from cavernous hall to sheltered courtyard, and I idled in the immediacy of the moment: echoes of footsteps. Take a Barcelona day trip to honor a nationally revered onion. Yes, an onion. 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z After some idle Googling, her suspicions are confirmed. Why Are Americans So Anxious? 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z The plotless evening tends to meander, especially since Ms. Szeglowski’s choreography gets repetitive after a while, leaving the idle mind free to ponder: What is the show trying to say? Review: A Talent for Talentlessness in ‘Stairway to Stardom’ 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z The threat of funding cuts is not an idle one. Christian activists force Smithsonian to pull Aids video from show 2010-12-01T18:56:00Z In the other, which dates from 1628-29, he is still and grave, his vitality on idle, as in the Kenwood picture. Art Review: ?Rembrandt at Work? at Metropolitan Museum 2012-04-05T22:11:33Z But you could still hear the influence; this was no idle tribute. Music Review: A Singer?s Tribute to Lena Horne, Her Regal and Daunting Role Model 2011-05-12T21:12:39Z On a platform designed to turn idle thoughts into urgent messages, it can be hard to distinguish between a crude or splenetic observation and a menacing threat. Censoring Twitter 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z The Not Safe for Mom Group, which surfaces confessions of anonymous mothers, pulses with idle threats of role refusal, like: “I want to be alone!!! I don’t want to make your lunch!!” Mommy Is Going Away for a While 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z The idles deceptively, lulling us with a whirl of domestic routines in verdant, blue-collar suburbia. Cannes 2013: Fruitvale Station – review 2013-05-17T09:53:09Z I’m not used to looking at the time on my wrist while my hands are idle. Affairs of the Wrist: The Apple Watch Comes Between Them 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z When's he going to take on some serious issues, not these silly trivialities, this idle gossip? The Wonders of Life 2013-01-28T06:59:01Z He idles in one apartment and then another, smokes, drives a car, smokes some more, buys groceries and steadily, imperceptibly unnerves you. 'Aurora': quietly tracking a shadowy figure 2011-10-06T21:05:04Z Costello said he had hoped that music was more than "mere noise, filling up idle time". Elvis Costello cancels Israel concerts 2010-05-19T11:19:00Z Reservation life provided too much idle time and too much poverty, and no good came of it. Fighting the power and speaking for the earth: The explosion of Native American hip-hop 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z But after you're home for a while you start feeling idle. Q&A: Jonathan Russell from The Head and the Heart 2012-09-13T13:30:20Z During the day, the city is frenetic, but you can always find a quiet place along the river or under an idled crane. Amazon chose two locations for its new headquarters. Now, we go explore them. 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z And so, if the world would not indulge my idle musing, I’d indulge myself. In praise of idle hands: Underemployed and unashamed in America 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z The Benedictine order discourages idle chitchat, so even though conversation is open and friendly, every question is carefully posed, and responses are weighed. Oh brothers, where art thou? A thriving oasis in Australia’s outback 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z As a child, he toyed with the family piano, which otherwise lay idle. Schubert’s Sonatas, and a Pianist, Come Into Their Own 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z “What follows is a veritable trip through the demimonde, populated with the idle, dangerous rich and the desperate, hungry poor, all with motive and means to kill,” Sarah Weinman writes in her latest crime column. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z I’m not sure how long you’ve left her to idle around the office, showing her disdain for the chances you’ve proffered, but I suspect it’s way too long. My friend is threatening to expose private texts | Mariella Frostrup 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z I don’t think his boast was an idle one. Frugal Traveler Blog: Is the Best Travel Search Engine Around the Corner? 2012-02-14T19:04:29Z Inside are dusty storage closets full of idle angel wings, boxes of unused hymnals, and once bright nurseries now draped in cobwebs. Faith must fight capitalism: Forget theological purity — the church needs a revolutionary spirit 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z Generally I spend weeks thinking about it in an idle way, a pleasing diversion from whatever else I’m supposed to be doing. Stress-Free Stews 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z That’s not an idle fact, and neither was the praise that he showered on his band mates and guests, in some of his only utterances. Music Review: ?Wynton Marsalis at 50? at the Rose Theater - Review 2011-10-13T22:30:47Z But this young woman had not been idle on the beach: She showed off her crochet work, like an itsy-bitsy swimsuit that would barely have covered the petite Kylie Minogue, sitting front row. Special Report: In Color and Shape: Who Dares Wins 2010-09-26T17:39:00Z “Haply your eye shall light upon some toy you have desire to purchase; and your store, I think, is not for idle markets, sir.” Style Invitational Week 1433: Questionable Journalism 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z “There’s a lot of idle time in the studio,” says Pruitt. Rob Pruitt Marks the Passage of Time at His New Solo Show 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z Customers with families from countries including Bangladesh, Russia, Mexico, Uganda and Korea idle in line, some of them calling home to confirm the amount of chicken and quail they need to buy. The Store Where Los Angeles Converges 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z McCune said he thinks Toyota needs to end the problem once and for all by installing a device that returns the engine to idle when the gas pedal and brake are pressed simultaneously. 2010-02-04T23:31:00Z With her husband, diplomat Harold Nicolson, she undertook renovation of the buildings and rescue of the idle property in Kent, about 50 miles south of London. 'Sissinghurst ? An Unfinished History': Restoring the manor to a fruitful farm 2010-05-19T21:58:00Z She mocks the "sweet-belled idle" and their ignorant racism, but, more importantly, she shows a certain tough humour, as well as anger and compassion, on behalf of Ku Li. Poem of the week: Ku Li by Robin Hyde 2011-02-28T12:55:00Z For Sanchez, it’s about more than filling idle time. Puzzle swap celebrates jigsaw ‘barter culture’ amid pandemic chaos 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z If the weather’s dreary why not allow yourself an idle afternoon watching oddities on television, as I did. Zurich, for a Song 2010-09-24T18:42:00Z Mostly, it’s the idle jottings of an actress who has played this part before, much better. Television Review | 'Kirstie Alley's Big Life': More Adventures in Trying to Lose Weight 2010-03-18T21:46:00Z More than 40% of Germany’s industrial workers were idle and Nazi brownshirts were fighting communists for control of the streets. What the 21st century can learn from the 1929 crash | Larry Elliott 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z In a more idle frame of mind, you can also browse your favorite museum’s permanent collection — and get a sense of the 90 to 95 percent of works not on display at any given time. Perspective | So you’re stuck at home. Here’s a guide to finding great art while in isolation. 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z The rehearsal room is where Wilson’s richest characters idle and collide, telling stories about how they learned what they learned. Review | How August Wilson learned about life and writing 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z The ground floor and basement spaces have been idle for decades, repurposed for storage; some rooms appear frozen in time. With Chop Suey and Loyal Fans, a Montana Kitchen Keeps the Flame Burning 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z Bob is unlikely to be a mood for idle chitchat. How to have a great conversation with someone who is going to die 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z We made a promise to each other that we've largely kept: no broken promises, no idle threats. Motherlode Blog: The Best Parenting Advice I Ever Got 2012-10-11T12:00:25Z So it's a little frustrating when the plot idles instead of moving forward. When superstar and superfan collide: It's 'Future Thinking' at South Coast Rep 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z The conversation in the bar was no idle talk. A Novelist Makes Good on His Promise to Sinclair Lewis 2011-01-26T16:25:50Z Billy learns about them at the Social History Museum where he idles in his gap-year job, and fantasises about them, as he does about his mother's killer. Life! Death! Prizes! by Stephen May ? review 2012-05-18T21:55:02Z The rhythms and rituals of Ph.D. exam prep, vegan dinners and idle academic gossip become the landscape upon which the real work of “Real Life” is built. Jeremy O. Harris: Brandon Taylor ‘Subjugates Us With the Deft Hand of a Dom’ 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Buoyed by victory, Brown spends $600,000 on a new training pitch and idles away his time basking in the trappings of fame. Last Chance U: you won't see a better drama all summer 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z Is idle curiosity rude, or only in certain contexts or with certain queries? Perspective | Miss Manners: Rules about difficult topics exist for a reason 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z But there is nothing much here beyond idle curiosity and superficial scares. Movie Review: ?The Innkeepers,? a Paranormal Film Directed by Ti West 2012-02-02T22:50:06Z And it’s a good thing, because it’s not as if the man has a lot of idle time to spare. Siddhartha Mukherjee Weaves History and Biology to Tell the Story of Us 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z I had to learn to be cool-headed, to understand that idle chitchat wasn't idle but an important way of communicating. Emily Woof 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z Do not imagine I was idle during the days when there was no hunting to be had. Digested classic: Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man by Siegfried Sassoon 2010-05-07T09:12:00Z Responses quickly began piling up, and an idea that had started out as an “idle tweet” became “something I’d have to do for real.” At ‘Boring’ Event: Lamppost History and Puzzle-Assembling 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z Bare-chested fishermen idled on the rocks one afternoon and argued mellifluously. In Sri Lanka, an Island of Detachment and Desire 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z Nowadays television is the primary peephole through which the idle gaze upon the industrious. TV review: Engineering Giants; Thelma's Gypsy Girls 2012-07-15T21:00:01Z Even though he's not currently on set, Hauer-King hasn't been sitting idle at home. "Everything is changed": Star Jonah Hauer-King on the WWII drama "World on Fire" and Season 2 plans 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z In 1629, Massachusetts Bay colonists went so far as to make it official company policy that those who appeared to be “idle drones” would not be allowed to live among them. Actually, the right invented the “War on Christmas”: The real history behind today’s phoniest persecution 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z When an author inflicts his idle and arbitrary fancy on a helpless person whom he has invented for that purpose, a lot of talent is needed to have that trick work. Review: ‘Nausea,’ by Jean-Paul Sartre 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Sean Penn does his best Robert Smith impression as an idle rock star who becomes an unlikely Nazi hunter. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2012-08-10T23:05:24Z Asking “How is the Trump marriage” isn’t just a matter of idle gossip, said Katherine Jellison, an Ohio University history professor. How are Donald and Melania doing? Why America cares about the presidential marriage. 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z A few years after the war had broken out, he generated good will—and free advertising—by turning idle building lots into victory gardens. The Trumpian Origins of New York’s Floating Billboard Problem 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z As her friends’ car idled outside, she changed into dinner clothes and let drop that she’s taking swim classes. A taste of cranberry sauce sparked L.A. chef Jessica Koslow’s career: It wasn’t from a can 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z “Well, you can’t sit idle!” says the designer, laughing as he looks back on that impulsive decision. Ranjana and Naeem Khan's Miami Penthouse Is the Height of Style 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z The eponymous anti-hero of the Scottish play is an unappealing mix of empty ambition and idle guilt; lacking the steel of his wife, he dithers before doing the wrong thing – and then regrets it. In praise of … the real Macbeth 2013-02-19T21:35:09Z But that’s different from saying parts of their brains lie idle. Sex’s feel-good evolution: Charles Darwin’s erotic shocker 2014-03-09T20:00:00Z Another kitchen stove sat idle on the front porch. Mercy and grace: Reclaiming the family home lost to my father's addiction 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z The invasion wasn’t scheduled to start for more than a week, which left Patton with plenty of idle time. George S. Patton sailed off to save the world 75 years ago — and read these novels on the way 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Amis doesn't do idle conversation: he fashions pithy wisdoms, jokes, apparently helplessly. Martin Amis: a new chapter in America 2012-06-02T23:04:03Z While Forrest Leo falls short of the master’s flair, his first novel does provide consistent amusement for an idle evening. ‘The Gentleman’: a Wodehouse wanna-be that (kind of) does 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z In “Get Me Some Medicine,” the “stinking carcass” of a porcupine becomes the key figure in an idle game of cards that ends in a fistfight. Beer Runs, Porcupine Hunts, Jars of Teeth and Much More 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Heavy manufacturing entailed enormous investments in machinery, which required every worker along the assembly line to show up, so that those expensive machines wouldn’t sit idle. How the ‘Temp’ Economy Became the New Normal 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z But what interests Carter even more than the stories Texas tells about itself are the everyday figures—idle kids, blue-collar workers, animals both domesticated and less so—that contribute to the state’s mythology. A Photographer’s Loving Ode to Small-Town Texas 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, your relationship with her takes on an easier rapport since you secured that seat; maybe you even sprinkle in some idle chatter or a wry observation with your drink order. The spontaneous joy of eating at the bar, the last bastion of walk-in dining 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z She said that research by Christopher Hsee, a professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, found that people who use their time productively are happier than people who are idle. Practical Traveler: Planning the Perfect Vacation 2011-07-20T14:50:46Z My mother would see a women’s 3X or girls 14 tag and, probably exhausted because I was known to idle in the store’s fluorescent-lit dust for up to five hours a weekend, protest. Why You Should Love Secondhand Fashion Now 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z And idle hands, even if your idle hands are just looking on Vanity Fair at gowns. Embrace doing nothing, especially if you're working from home 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z Nearby, a stretch limousine idled, its passenger area illuminated by a black light and filled with champagne glasses. 2010-01-30T01:36:00Z When other senators made their drivers idle their cars outside, Isakson would often invite his in, even once having the Secret Service scramble because he insisted that his driver be allowed into the White House. Perspective | Johnny Isakson was a truly likable politician. That’s rare. 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z These tortoises, stage naturals, amble and idle and chomp their lettuce, a sluggish, tender contrast to political turmoil and artistic crisis. Review: ‘Maps for a War Tourist,’ Rewritten by a Real Tragedy 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Another night I idled at the bar on a leather stool with legs of bent chrome-plated pipe. Pizza Moto Comes to Rest in Brooklyn 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z Writing is a job that requires large quantities of idle time and, paradoxically, near constant effort. In praise of idle hands: Underemployed and unashamed in America 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Since then she has lived and worked in the same institution or nearby, but has hardly been idle. Into the Land of Polka Dots and Mirrors, With Yayoi Kusama 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z As a cultural value, boredom means big trouble, idle hands being the devil’s playthings, and all that. Why Andrei Tarkovsky’s interminably dull 1979 sci-fi masterpiece “Stalker” is the movie we need right now 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z I could hear his joints creaking, as if his body were a rusted machine that had lain idle for too long. Short story: England and My Clan by Yan Lianke 2010-03-22T12:02:00Z “All of these people hanging around in an idle way,” she says as much to herself as to anyone. Anna Deavere Smith returns to Baltimore, with a mission 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z As we rushed from home to work or social gatherings, we never made the smoothie, we always got the roll, and our bananas idled, getting mushy and bruised. In 2020, These Things Came Out on Top 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z A pickup truck idles on the opposite side of the road. In biking the Natchez Trace, she was traveling through Southern history 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z I poked my head inside the lobby, letting the stroller idle outside the door. Glitter and Cotija: The poignance of my first lunch out with my daughter 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z I often make idle chitchat with other mothers about the city, in the museum, subway, parks, etc. Flying While Muslim: A Civil Rights Advocate on Travel Right Now 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z If you’re in publishing, this is not an idle — or sexist — question. Perspective | Stop dissing romance novels already 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z Yet that obsession damaged those around him, and succeeding generations of Vanderbilts, fairly and unfairly, became symbols of the “idle rich” and frittered away a fortune. More than a statue: Cooper explores the Vanderbilt legacy 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Falling back repeatedly on in-your-face symbolism — especially with regard to the specter of decline — Mr. Salvadori seems content to idle in neutral. Review: In ‘In the Courtyard,’ a Neurotic Retiree Bonds With the Janitor 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Yet musical or verbal complexity can easily add clutter rather than depth, not to mention idle pretension. Music: Want a Hit? Keep It Simple 2010-12-31T19:49:03Z Off-season, by mid-February, idled workers are clearly anxious. California’s farm towns are losing jobs and dying of thirst 2014-02-13T13:45:00Z Some producers think idle hours have led customers to their products. Canned Cocktails in Quarantine Make Mixing a One-Step Process 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z Just don’t think that he is ever idle. Comedian Aziz Ansari Will Host MTV Movie Awards 2010-06-03T23:23:00Z But the buoyancy of the production and the overall intrigue of hearing him struggle with his idle hands prevent the album from getting mired down in too much vanity. Tyler, the Creator is His Own Worst Enemy on Wolf 2013-04-03T11:00:02Z Behind them, hulking army tanks idled single file. Tourists are trickling back to Egypt 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z I know others make idle chitchat, and at least one fellow critic has taken to staring deeply into the tester’s eyes. The Joy (and Pain) of the Physical, at an In-Person Berlin Film Festival 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z This isn’t an idle detail, or at least it wasn’t on Tuesday night. Music Review: Marc Ribot Trio at the Village Vanguard 2012-06-27T20:46:58Z Takeley, however, is a one-off, and it is idle to pretend that the pressures that favour standardised buildings will go away. Michael Gove's standardised schools not such a class act 2013-04-13T23:05:30Z Frames upon frames of frantic preparations and idle chatter are interrupted by gray spreads of a missile or a submarine. Raymond Briggs, Illustrator of ‘The Snowman,’ Dies at 88 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Useful players sat idle while England struggled in Brazil. Why England Should Stop Competing in the World Cup 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z As Lanegan’s band idled and his promising solo career withered, his heroin habit grew. Review | Screaming Trees’ Mark Lanegan delivers a nothing-but-warts memoir, full of drugs, alcohol and Kurt Cobain memories 2020-05-24T04:00:00Z I also loved watching an excellent video presentation of Westminster Abbey by London’s famous Blue Badge certified guides, who did three videos a week while they were idled by the lockdown. My trip to London was canceled, so I took it on YouTube instead 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z Before the play begins, cast members can be seen chatting with the audience, swapping, I don’t know, idle observations about the weather or the subway traffic? The Shakespeare Globe’s Informal ‘King Lear’ at the Skirball 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Cover crops have been sown, winter storage crops have been stashed away, and some idle moments in which to plot out next spring's planting beds have descended at last. Seed companies and customers say paper seed catalogs are not obsolete — yet 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z When they looked at data for the greater Chicago metro region they found that there were 150,000 idle 16 to 24 year olds. The job crisis we must not ignore: Employment for young Americans remains staggeringly low 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Hope fades, as it does, amid the sunshine and smiles, and this movie slips into idle. Review: In ‘The Disaster Artist,’ How to Fail at Moviemaking 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z To make sure he doesn’t overhear idle chatter, he often listens to white noise through his headphones. The Man Who Knew Too Little 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Our smartphones untether us from the office, saving us energy on travel, but also allow our lives to be interrupted nearly 24 hours a day, chewing up any productive idle time. What Silicon Valley Could Use More Of: Inefficiency 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z For the idle elite of his novel, charity is only intermittently selfless. Affluent Idlers Find a Just Cause in a Refugee Swept Ashore 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z Plaza was not an idle dreamer: as soon as she identified SNL as her perfect job, she set to work investigating how to land it. Aubrey Plaza: 'I'm a poster child for irony' 2012-12-14T23:00:16Z While most home sellers are benefiting from a red hot market, this particular home is sitting idle on the market. Haunted New York house with nine ghosts has few buyer prospects 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Approaching the great man was hardly less fraught with procedural issues than embarking on idle chit-chat with the Queen. 40 years of Stars Wars – why the blockbuster saga is a galactic soap opera 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z Looming over the modest three-bedroom Cape Cod house was the glowing white Mobil sign, the steady hum of traffic, motorcycle engines roaring, music pulsing from open windows as cars idled at red lights. Lessons from My Father 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z This year, Mr. Stewart and other shuckers are spending more time in the kitchen, as restaurant managers redeploy employees idled by the oyster shortage. Gulf Oysters Are Dying, Putting a Southern Tradition at Risk 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Willa, now 61 and remarried to another bossy man, is comfortably idle in Tucson. Review | ‘Clock Dance,’ Anne Tyler’s 22nd novel, feels familiar — for better and worse 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Mind you, we once met Bic Runga at a record company "do" – a launch party for a Blondie album – and after about five minutes of idle banter she decided to slap us about the head. New band of the day – No 1,305: Gin Wigmore 2012-07-10T16:43:59Z Last year the duo went on hiatus, yielding a solo album from Mr. Auerbach and a side project from Mr. Carney, along with idle rumors about a breakup. Music Review: In Central Park, Black Keys Play With Original Formula 2010-07-28T21:25:00Z In that place and time, Texas in 1981, this was not an idle question. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: A Texas Oil Boom Fuels a Family Saga 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z The walkways, rimmed with wild grasses planted by the Dutch landscape designer Piet Oudolf, who helped create the High Line in New York, encourage hours of idle wandering. In London, an Olympic Park Anchors a Resurgence 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z And they got the same results: most participants regardless of age or gender did not like to be idle and alone with their thoughts. Would you rather sit and think or get shocked? You'd be surprised 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z Now she seems to have lost all hope of moving on, moving forward or even moving out, although she makes idle threats to do so when tensions flare up with Francine. Review: In ‘Nice Girl,’ a Sudden Ray of Hope in a Dead-End Life 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z No surprise here: Spend an idle hour in SoHo, and you’ll spot well over 100 of the coats. | Michelle Obama’s Bulkier Brows, Harry Brant’s Runway Moment and Dries Van Noten’s Curator Cameo 2014-02-28T19:30:55Z Again, in idle moments, I find my thoughts turning to the film: its chronology, its script, its enormously stirring soundtrack. A quarter of a century for Back in the Future 2010-09-16T20:30:00Z “I want to kill myself,” this hyperactive party girl announces more than once during the idle cavorting. | 'Bachelorette': Wedding Trash Talk in Leslye Headland?s Comedy 2010-07-27T02:04:00Z Having seen Mr. Flynt stop traffic at the Four Seasons more than once — sometimes literally, since managers let the Bentley idle in the driveway while he eats — I grew curious about his routine. Scene Stealers: Larry Flynt, Pornography and Politics 2012-10-19T23:14:39Z |
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