| 单词 | imitation |
| 例句 | Next time the kestrel sees a mouse, his own soul cries out Kee in imitation. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z James' chubby face was set and unsmiling as Major continued his imitation, scratching his nose, pouting his lips, and shambling loosely like a puppet at the end of jerking strings. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He watches a lot of Chinese martial arts movies and annoys us with his imitations of the movies’ monkey style. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Maya’s voice suddenly changed into a sweet and dopey imitation of herself. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Ron called back, in a passable imitation of Wormtail’s wheezy voice. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Then she slipped a suit jacket over her lilac blouse, pinned a hat of imitation lilacs on the top of her head, powdered her nose briefly and adjusted her thick spectacles. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He wanted them to have pride in their own heritage, not to see it as a second-rate imitation of European culture. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z "How astute of you. I am Jean de Joinville, one of the king's companions. When the king goes out, one of us often dons an imitation crown, for the king's protection." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I had to admit, it was a good imitation. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The oldest kind were, indeed, no more than built imitations of smials, thatched with dry grass or straw, or roofed with turves, and having walls somewhat bulged. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Lon slowed his voice and clipped his words in imitation of the Master Librarian. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z We were able to make each other burst with giggling when we did imitations of the thick-skinned preacher. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They were simply an imitation of his earlier manner, and curiously lifeless and unconvincing. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Her attempts at conversation with them are a performance, an imitation. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But she hid that feeling by sending Hezekiah who was the best imitation of Joe that his seventeen years could make. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He’s dressed in an imitation of a court doublet, except his doublet is made from scraps of leather. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I dip my head in my best imitation of Mom’s no- nonsense look. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I slipped it quickly into my imitation jet bead evening bag and looked around. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He seemed a ghostly imitation of Danny, except that his hair was black and his eyes were dark. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He does a whistling imitation of a ball in flight. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I do my imitation of the dance routine from TV and finish with the finale: Are you ready, boots? Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Now, me f I've got no use for lame excuses or imitation love that packs a punch. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They spend a few weekends taking the shuttle bus to Ikea and filling up the rooms: imitation Noguchi lamps, a black sectional sofa, kilim and flokati carpets, a blond wood platform bed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Those kinds of—of pale imitations aren’t the same as truly bringing someone back to life.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I’m laughing at the movie reviewer’s imitation of an actor’s wooden personality when Rambo’s head turns, making me look at the stairs. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He was already giving an imitation of the Speech, and was drawing near to the astonishing Disappearance. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But she had not been there two minutes when she found that Harriet’s habits of dependence and imitation were bringing her up too, and that, in short, they would both be soon after her. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Her imitation was so perfect, I burst out laughing. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The twins did B’s and my old Buck & Bubbles imitation. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Dad did an imitation of a hillbilly accent. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z One very vocal opponent of the tide of ethnic imitation was the writer, civil rights activist and co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, W. E. B. Du Bois. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Simulators are imitation spacecraft which are hooked up to computers. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked on the balls of his feet, almost in imitation of a boxer’s ring stance, and he was fanatically addicted to professional baseball. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Reb Saunders stood with his back to the congregation, swaying back and forth, occasionally clapping his hands together, and the child stood at his right, swaying too, in obvious imitation of his father. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Sometimes she would say “hello,” in a fine imitation of Samar’s voice. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It is true that in high school I read Augustine’s Confessions, but that extraordinary autobiography did not prompt my imitation. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When they were finished, B. and Boo Boo did a pretty funny imitation of them. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “Music!” concluded the necromancer in ecstasy, unable to make the smallest beginnings of an imitation “Hallo,” said Kay, opening the door of the afternoon school room. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She spoke in a sort of imitation joyful manner. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z He pushed together his lips and puffed out his cheeks—his best Storch imitation. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z We were meant to learn through imitation and emu-lation, not through questions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And instead of making me feel better, Ruth’s perfect imitation of a Post Family Christmas had just made me feel worse. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “Heh!” said the policeman, though his voice was too deep to do a proper imitation. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Brother Vu screams, Ha Ya, and makes me jump every time he breaks wood or bricks in imitation of Bruce Lee. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z They went on with several verses, the boy in the middle doing his imitation of an airplane. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Women began forming Ya-Ya Sisterhood groups of their own, in imitation of the group described in the book, and bringing Wells pictures of their group for her to sign. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It is not so much a question of constructing an imitation of conditions in the wild as of getting to the essence of these conditions. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t stone after all, but a clever imitation.The door revealed a dark passage going down into the earth. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the cathode-ray tube glowed like an imitation, feeble TV image; a collage formed, made of apparently random colors, trails, and configurations which, until the handles were grasped, amounted to nothing. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z As Ms. Wyman commences to speak, she forms her mouth into the perfect imitation of a smile. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “Mockery is childish, Beatrice,” I repeat in my best imitation of her voice. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Absolutely right,” he said quickly, slapping his own hand down on the table in imitation of Fleur. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He held his forearms in imitation of a mother cradling a baby. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “No, of course not. The call note arises out of imitation and then fee various bird songs are developed by repeating the call note and descanting upon it.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Until they can read well enough for textbooks, I must teach through the use of example and imitation. May I demonstrate?” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Boots grinned and held up her pudgy fingers in imitation. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z From the foot of the ski run, the imitation log cabin lodge piped its popular songs into the overhang of silence. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z But all they could do was create a pale, crystalline imitation, perfect and cold. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z This is a parade with no soldiers, not even imitation soldiers. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Through the practice of imitation, exploration, improvisation, and composition, students learn what music is by performing. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z "Rattle my bones!" the parrot said, giving a wonderful imitation of a spooky voice. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Gabe, moving his own skinny body in imitation of the wrestlers, found himself wondering how it felt to be Miller: to be so strong, so in command of his muscles and limbs. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Leo did his best Hazel imitation: ‘Popcorn! Our fatal weakness/’ She smiled wanly. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Is that a—” Celia clutched the floaty dress/shirt contraption to her chest and rolled her eyes to the ceiling, in a remarkably on-point imitation of Mamma. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z "It's in my imitation jet bead evening bag," I said. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Look at it there, a good job, an almost perfect imitation that seemed alive . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z You could play dead: “the state of collapse may be imitation of death, which many animals put on.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He did an imitation of a girl’s walk, with shoulders straight, an assertive stride, and lips pulled back in a baboon’s grin. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The middle class rather is tempted by the pastoral impulse to deny its difference from the lower class—even to attempt cheap imitations of lower-class life. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Movement and rhymes build cognitive abilities in terms of sequencing physical and linguistic activity, imitation, and internalization. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Even Bull Meecham leaped like a fawn in imitation of his wife. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Red pill or blue pill?” said Aru, in her best imitation of Morpheus. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It wasn’t a very good imitation, but it was better than nothing, and we wanted to do whatever we could to accustom our bodies to space. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was maybe ten, wiry and overenergetic, and he kind of skipped across the living room before shouting in a really good imitation of Isaac’s voice, “KILL MYSELF.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z David repeats, a perfect imitation of the narrator’s voice. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z There are cheesy hats, old-lady hats with veiling around them, and hair combs stuck with imitation rhinestones. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Bennie narrowed her eyes in a pretty good imitation of her mom’s suspicious face. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z For dinner we always have potatoes with imitation gravy and—thank goodness we’ve still got it—beet salad. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Troyka wiggled his fingers around in an idiotic imitation of pulling strings. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z We wore so many clothes that when Byron wasn’t around, the other ldds said stuff like “Here come some of them Weird Watsons doing their Mummy imitations.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “They’re worth a fortune. But I guess it would be an imitation dog: ersatz. Right? But those are made of wires and motors; they can’t be eaten.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z In The Stolen Prince I was the property man, and I also played a pennywhistle, in an imitation of Japanese music, for atmosphere. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z She pointed to an impressive but imitation oak desk at which sat a prissy, tiny, bespectacled individual, merged with his plethora of paperwork. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z A deafening horn blew, and the entire crowd of people who’d so far done a remarkable imitation of completely normal humans morphed into these rampaging beasts looking for free carnival rides. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “I wanted to ask you the same question, Signor Barbarossa,” Scipio answered, giving a perfect imitation of his father's condescending tone. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Caroline threw in imitations of the happy, drunken cats while the Captain and Call hooted with delight, and I felt as I always did when someone told the story of my birth. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you believe it! She had the time of her life whining about us. ‘You’re all going straight to hell, yesss,’” the She Elephant said in a perfect imitation. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Oh yeah, what we gave Big Joe and the new Mrs. Big Joe for a wedding gift was a pair of boss imitation Tiffany lamps that cost sixty-three dollars. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Thank goodness—no sign of Gerald doing a terrible Romeo imitation on the sidewalk below. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Just about everything in here is imitation something else. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But he would not be so bad—nor would he become so successful, a scholarship boy—if he did not accurately perceive that the best synonym for primary ‘education’ is ‘imitation.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind had risen and was whipping up the snow in frozen imitations of dust devils, but the night sky was clear and black, with thousands of stars spread in unfamiliar constellations overhead. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Incredibly, some of the last inscriptions are gibberish, as if scribes had lost the knowledge of writing and were reduced to meaningless imitation of their ancestors. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She is doing her Mae West imitation just as the yardboy comes in with a tray of rum and Cokes. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Moniek glanced at the guard in the tower, made sure he was not watching, then thrust out his own chest in hilarious imitation. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z He had a tuft of white hair just above his forehead, and as a boy, I would take white ash and rub it into my hair in imitation of him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He pounded on Kevin’s chest in some vague imitation of CPR. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He often put on this face, an imitation of the sensible, no-nonsense dad I think he aspired to be. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The skits that Dad liked best were the imitations of him and Mother. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z After a while, James might start his imitations. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The only flaw in her imitation was an occasional rapid twist of her head. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a deft mimic and could do fine imitations of the voices of Jan Smuts, Franklin Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The classical architecture of the White City made such a profound impression, Sullivan claimed, that it doomed America to another half-century of imitation. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Well, we do look to our prefects to take a lead at times such as these,” said George in a good imitation of Percy’s most pompous manner. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Stargirl was doing her best imitation of a flamenco; the click of castanets came through the windowpane. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Entrepreneurs from all over the country went to San Bernardino, visited the new McDonald’s, and built imitations of the restaurant in their hometowns. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z “I am only telling you the beginnings of the language. Suppose you try to tell me the song of any single bird which I can’t attribute originally to imitation?' “The night-jar,” said the Wart. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Screeching and leaping, the fans at Mr. P’s gave a good imitation of monkeys stung by a swarm of bees. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Several sailors did imitations of Cockney boys begging for a treat as Marston hammed it up as an ice cream vendor. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z In Houston we even had an imitation lunar surface, a slag- covered field with make-believe craters in it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The scarred woman turned her back on Kira and she heard the growl again: a human imitation of a beast. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Or is it one of your imitations? It does not sound altogether encouraging.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They have an extravagant, mocking way of talking, which seems like an imitation of something, only it’s unclear what they’re imitating. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They snogged in the corner and Duncan Priest stood right by them and did his imitation of a cow giving birth. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Cluny gave a big imitation snore and smacked his lips contentedly. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Then she hugged Felix, who was doing a perfect imitation of a garden gnome. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The coat looked shabby, an imitation of romance. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Poppy jutted out her hip, flicked her hands in imitation of one of the statues, then started laughing. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He at least owes me his best imitation of a human being. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Kira stared in dismay at his grotesque but accurate imitation of death. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She pushed uselessly at her disheveled hair in vague imitation of one of her mother’s gestures and twisted to see if her dress were torn. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Sure enough, there was Janina in the middle of the street, squatting on her haunches, hurling her voice, thumbing her nose at Buffo, taunting him in perfect imitation of me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Their next form of torment was to repeat whatever Julian said in an exaggerated imitation of his accent. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z But she shoved through the dense crowd quite near enough to me so that I could see her coat of imitation fleece and her gold earrings. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The young soldier closed two of his jacket buttons and touched his thin mustache as if to straighten it, an imitation of the gesture Jonathan had seen the old soldier make many times. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z He had finally taken off his bandages, and celebrated having the full use of both arms again by doing spirited imitations of Harry falling off his broom. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z In his era, racing was a business made rigid by tradition and imitation, superstition and wives’ tales. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I suspect my imitation was pretty poor, but my friends laughed all the same. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z My imitation of Sonny is not as good as Malik’s, but it makes him chuckle. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z This furniture is a clunky imitation of the early Scandinavian furniture of ten or fifteen years ago, now drastically out of style. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I had seen it thousands of times, but suddenly what I had considered an empty imitation of a Hollywood fad was flooded with personal significance. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore it, and—to the dismay of goldsmiths—spawned a fashion for human-hair jewelry, though none of the imitations could compare with the original in brilliance. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z In a bad imitation of my voice, she said: “‘It’s just a photo, Annabeth. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Some had actually taken American names, and others were doing great imitations of American accents at call centers and American business techniques at software labs. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z The laughing stopped, and from that moment on she did a perfect imitation of a sullen, pout-lipped teenager. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “Real like nature, real like a tree. Sinjin twirled and shot his arms upward like branches in perfect imitation of the “Keep It Real, Girl” video. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Mace leaned on his shovel and did a passable imitation. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z "I feel awful-" High above them from the pinnacles came a sudden shout and then an imitation war-cry that was answered by a dozen voices from behind the rock. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Eventually, a number of people came in and found me doing a frantic imitation of an upside-down tortoise. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I couldn't imagine where such a tarty picture had been taken until I noticed the Bloomingdale earrings and the Bloomingdale necklace glinting out of it with bright, white highlights, like imitation stars. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I finish my cappuccino, pay for it, leave a tip for the imitation Italian waiter who served it to me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They wear jeans and imitation leather jackets, like the ones in the market in Kobani. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I grinned and did my best imitation of surprise and excitement. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I have a wide black elastic cinch belt with an imitation gold clasp buckle, and flat ballerina shoes of velveteen that scuff as I walk and bulge out at the sides. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Finally, I settle on the parrot skirt Mami made me in imitation of the poodle skirt all the American girls are wearing. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Fact: my Harrison imitation is utter and complete genius. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “I’m starved for a taste of good syrup after that imitation stuff they served at that hospital. Sort of watered-down mixture they had. Had it on pancakes last Sunday.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Chuck nodded and gestured too, in seeming imitation; they could have been playing a children’s game. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z But maybe it was my whiny Holden Caulfield imitation of a boy in need of carnal therapy that got me nowhere. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Frank Readick’s perfect imitation of the commentator at the Hindenburg explosion. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “Glenn Burke loved doing imitations,” I say, laughing. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z It felt, to Ifemelu, like a weak copy, a floundering imitation of what she had imagined it would be. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z In imitation, Pollard took the ring name “Cougar.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But Ma Charles seemed to enjoy Vonetta’s imitation and reared her head back and cackled. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Now that she had seen the way that glass could be manipulated in Taninli, she knew that the ice was only a cold imitation. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He had to admit that Rupa’s tiger imitation sounded better than his. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Our meals consist entirely of potatoes and imitation gravy. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She swung her long red hair around in a very good imitation of Fleur and pranced across the room with her arms held aloft like a ballerina. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The salad did have imitation bacon bits, though, because bacon is the only thing they both miss. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z It took Richard a moment to understand before he laughed at the poor imitation of Sir Winston Churchill. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “So treat us like guests,” she said, mustering her best Nina imitation. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Whether it was real or just a convincing imitation, a chunk of yellow that big could buy plenty on the streets of the Barrel. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I held the knife and apple in imitation and, with the first paring motion, sliced my thumb open. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z This is a form of greatness worthy of your imitation. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Not for me Joan Crawford imitations or drag parties. I’m gay. Why did I marry a woman? 2012-11-11T02:15:00Z And he wanted a word that sounded like "gene," so he took a twist on the Greek mimeme, which is the origin of "mime" and "mimesis," a scientific term meaning imitation. Capitalism and socialism wed as words of the year 2012-12-05T14:42:08Z One sentence knocked me over with its insight into faith and the next cracked me up with a dead-on imitation of a hillbilly farm wife. The sin I couldn’t give up: What led me away from my strict Christian commune and back to the world 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z But if his Abzug is not an imitation, it can’t help being an embodiment, leaving you to wonder what that fierce advocate for expanding women’s roles would make of a man taking hers. Review: Abzug and Fierstein, on the Same Ticket in ‘Bella Bella’ 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z The singer’s faded cultural presence suggests a failure to groom a legacy lately reduced to pale imitations on “American Idol.” Music: A Piece of Her Heart on a 40th Anniversary 2010-10-03T02:00:00Z There’s a long history in tap of learning through imitation, of “stealing” steps in order to grow. A Hoofer for the Ages 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z How seriously can you take a company that starts its “Swan Lake” — season after season, complacently — with a prologue that ends with the sorcerer von Rothbart tenderly abusing an imitation swan? Critic?s Notebook: Injuries and Triumphs Color a Ballet Season 2011-07-10T22:01:07Z Forgery and imitation in classic literature are the themes in two fascinating pieces this week – from Dostoyevsky to Shakespeare. Your weekend reading: hoaxes and imitations, and a 12ft tall Mr Darcy 2013-07-14T00:50:17Z Though lower in elevation, the Pyrenees in winter do a decent imitation of the Alps. Skiing the Spanish Pyrenees 2012-01-20T20:30:20Z From Playful, the company that designed the iPhone game Words With Friends, Lucky’s Tale is relatively simple, a less imaginative imitation of a classic like Super Mario 64. Trying Out Splatoon, Evolve and Others at E3 Convention 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and parody a close second, “Top Gun” has been under a siege of compliments since its release in 1986. ‘Top Gun’ 3D takes off in theaters 2013-02-07T01:23:31Z Even if his intention is sincere homage, the bludgeoning witless imitation can’t help but feel like minstrelsy. Review | Post Malone is the perfect pop star for this American moment. That’s not a compliment. 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z And all too often, Ms. Moore’s custom blend of jokes, inner road maps and social observation devolve into what read like imitation Lorrie Moore stories. Books of The Times: ‘Bark,’ Lorrie Moore’s Meditations on Time 2014-02-19T20:59:55Z The project was so popular that imitations began springing up around the city, like one electrical box painted to resemble a cassette tape and stereo. Bulgarian Architects’ State-Sponsored Whimsy 2014-01-19T22:19:53Z Traditional African art, or imitations of it, gets screen time too. Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’: Let’s Discuss 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z Costume jewelry may use less expensive plated metals and imitation gems, but low margins or not, it’s still risky to make product that may not sell. Rings Fit for All Fingers 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Yet, in its first major screen version, the saga played to today’s audiences like a pale imitation of the movies that had imitated it. The Lorax Aborts John Carter's Mission to Mars 2012-03-11T21:05:47Z The Brady Bunch misses out on first place in the neighborhood talent show with their imitation of a Zoom call because Alice doesn’t realize she is on mute. Style Invitational Week 1407: Your ad space (or space ad) here 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Just ask the Chinese manufacturers that hawk clothes online with images of glamorous magazine spreads, then ship out disfigured imitations to unsuspecting customers. Our Never-Ending ‘Scam Season’ 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z As ever, Wright seems to realise that employing pastiche and satire does not mean creating a pale imitation of the movies you're stealing from. Could Scott Pilgrim Vs the World be the next Kick-Ass? 2010-04-22T15:07:00Z This year the outdoor show is Puccini’s deliriously grand “Turandot,” set on and around a stories-high imitation of the Great Wall of China surreally bent into the exaggerated curves of a dragon. Review: ‘Turandot’ and ‘Les Contes d’Hoffmann,’ Spectacle and Substance at Bregenz Festival 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z When she was young and living in Turkey, photography was about imitation, and she left to free herself, living in Paris and New York for years. Voyages: The Istanbul Art-Boom Bubble 2012-02-10T17:20:36Z “Awful imitations,” he labeled them in a later interview. Unknown or Unreal? The Shadow on Some Russian Avant-Garde Art 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z “Few, then or now, recognized young black women as sexual modernists, free lovers, radicals and anarchists, or realized that the flapper was a pale imitation of the ghetto girl,” Hartmen writes. An Exhilarating Work of History About Daring Adventures in Love 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z While her voice resembles that of Billie Holiday, there’s no sense of imitation or affectation to it, as Dalton’s unique reading of Holiday’s “God Bless the Child” demonstrates. ‘Karen Dalton: In My Own Time’ Review: An Elemental Musical Force 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z I didn't want to do just an imitation of Trevanian - that would have been stupid. Killer idea 2011-04-28T07:50:00Z Organizers have told fans planning to dress up as gaming characters not to bring imitation weapons. Gamescom fair kicks off in Germany under tighter security 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z So I got “imitation” shoes; they weren’t Converse — they were “con-whatever.” Alvin Ailey’s Robert Battle on His First Real Dance Shoes 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z We used the same imitation bureaucratic language that I’ve borrowed for the story. Tessa Hadley on the Bonds of Childhood 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Unlike the gray statues painted on the wings of many European altarpieces in deft imitation of carved stone, these are in living color. 'Painted in Mexico': LACMA's remarkable and important new show 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z But by the time the chorus hits, it’s obvious that “Fancy” is merely a soft-core imitation of Mustard’s pummeling elegance. The sound of the summer? It’s DJ Mustard. Mr. Strong, a pianist, was being managed by Mr. Gordy when, in a recording studio in Detroit, he began fiddling with a riff that was an imitation of one of his favorite artists. Barrett Strong, Whose ‘Money’ Helped Launch Motown, Dies at 81 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z In a few cases, imitation and variation are clearly demonstrated. Review: ‘Made in the Americas’ Explores Globalism From Way, Way Back 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Like its commercial sibling, international art cinema has its genres, as well as star auteurs who gather disciples, acknowledged or not, and spawn imitations. Critic?s Notebook: New Directors/New Films at the Film Society of Lincoln Center 2012-03-20T22:30:26Z An imitation of one at Peterhof in St. Petersburg, it was installed in 1844 by the 6th duke to impress Russian Czar Nicholas, who also never arrived. In England, a trio of stately homes illuminates a bygone age 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Both homage and imitation, it's agreeable to watch but instantly forgotten. 'Footloose': Remake stays in step with original 2011-10-13T13:55:03Z Universal now has a trophy room, Music is the imitation of nature, The Sex Pistols are nature, So please give generously. ArtsBeat: 'Anarchy' at 35: A New Record Deal for the Sex Pistols 2012-02-27T13:56:58Z I have been on the receiving end of this, erm, pale imitation of diversity many times. Lionel Shriver may not realise it, but greatness can come from anywhere 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z More recently, using a similar legal theory, Mr. Waits has won settlements against carmakers in Spain and Germany who used an imitation of his singing in their commercials. A British Volkswagen Ad Sounds Like Beach House 2012-06-07T22:20:38Z Even within the sphere of sweding, the reverential imitation of Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation seems quaint. Sweded movies: the end of Hollywood as we know it? 2012-07-05T19:00:03Z His mostly English-language ballads swelled with lovely, intuitive grandiosity in loose imitation of Italian arias. Music Review: Josh Groban at Madison Square Garden - Review 2011-11-15T22:42:12Z The sheets are available in either real gold or an imitation option that’s made of copper and zinc. Bronson’s Last Call: How to gold-leaf 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z In today’s era of high-tech billionaires and the cult of the start-up, this series goes back in time to glorify imitation, not innovation. On ‘Halt and Catch Fire,’ It’s Imitation vs. Invention 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Throughout the culture, there are imitations of the gait, bearing, and dress of the black body, a vampiric “everything but the burden” co-option of black life. Black Body: Rereading James Baldwin’s “Stranger in the Village” 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z I felt like the Italian slalom legend Alberto Tomba, despite the poor imitation my snowplow turns were of his muscular moves around each gate. Skiing the Alps, Making It My Own 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z The cooking, under Mr. McBride, has become utterly mundane, a pretty but flavorless imitation of French food of the kind found at any generic fake bistro. Restaurant Review: Keith McNally’s Cherche Midi 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z It’s imitation Reich, inferior in invention and less precisely calibrated in duration. ‘Rosas Danst Rosas’ Revisits a Choreographer’s Early Work 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z His efforts resulted in far more than mere imitation, meshing traditional elements with 20th-century twists. Music in Review 2011-04-09T00:11:04Z Sometime during the night before we left, Smith did his best imitation of the tooth fairy and left the Outback on my block on Capitol Hill, then emailed me a code to access the key. Camping without the hassle: New service rents you all the gear you need, plus the car 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Also, you can float a Halloween imitation eyeball in the drink or hot glue it onto the lower side of the beaker straw! 'Green monster' Halloween smoothies to make with kids 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z The host revealed a baby picture of the 19-year-old actress that shows her epically mean mugging the camera in a perfect imitation of her character on the HBO drama. This Baby Picture of Maisie Williams Shows She Has Always Been Arya Stark 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Its emergence, however, was all too often thwarted by educational institutions that encouraged slavish imitation over unpredictable originality. Inspiration Made Concrete in ‘Self-Taught Genius’ Exhibition 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z “She was able to shed a light on Nina’s work but not as an imitation, but as something fresh and new. This is because she’s not just replicating, but doing her own thing.” Nina Simone Saved Ledisi’s Life. Now She’s Paying Tribute on an Album. 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z He designed less in imitation than in homage, taking the broad strokes of Mr. Lang’s oeuvre — sharp tailoring, outerwear, slinky long dresses — and recasting them in his own image. Helmut Lang Returns! Or Does He? 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z “I’m not hearing ‘Ha!,' ” he says, “so much as I’m hearing” — and here he does an exaggerated imitation of Brian Dennehy’s blurted moan. ‘The Iceman Cometh’ Stars Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Its centrepiece is the Arab hall, a tiled and gilded orientalist fantasia made of real and imitation Islamic decoration. 1111 Lincoln Road 2010-03-28T00:05:00Z Young women sport berets in imitation of Bonnie’s signature look. ‘The Highwaymen’ Review: Grumpy Old Men on the Trail of Glamorous Killers 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z "I am the original, the real thing," he said, stressing that later Godzilla are mere imitations. Loyal to zip-up Godzilla, Japan wary of US remake 2014-05-09T13:11:56Z Others flaunt bright sandals with imitation jewels and wear robes the color of tropical birds. Pakistan ball maker to fulfill World Cup dream 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z What followed was sometimes perplexing but generally captivating in its close imitation of Bach. Review: ‘Rhythm in Motion,’ a Tap Dance Showcase, at Theater at the 14th Street Y 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z There’s a brass lamp from Rick’s, fringed with imitation gemstones, and two rattan chairs where Europe’s desperate and displaced drank their cognacs and plotted their escapes. ‘Casablanca’ and the Romance of the Refugee 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Priscilla Smith showed as much humor in bird imitations on various woodwinds as she did skill in her oboe solos. Music Review | Juilliard415: Juilliard415 Is Attuned to the Baroque at Tully Hall 2010-04-04T21:47:00Z The show, whether “Grey’s Anatomy” or “The Knick,” may be A-list, but the sight of actors doing their best stressed-out-doctor imitation while splashing around in stage blood just isn’t cutting it anymore. ‘Sex Sent Me to the ER’ and ‘Untold Stories of the ER’ 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z They sent him endless bouquets, in the form of that highest compliment of all, imitation. Picasso and Modern British Art ? review 2012-02-13T16:01:52Z It wasn’t until later that I learned, to my delight, that Bleier does a killer chicken imitation. ‘Football’ and Other Books of the Season 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z In the 11 years since the first Blair Witch, the expected camcorder imitations have been conspicuous by their absence. Commission us: 'found footage' ? the discovery that disappeared again 2010-10-14T10:21:00Z Given the dreary landscape of contemporary horror, making a creditable imitation of movies that were actually good qualifies as an artistic breakthrough. "Insidious": "Saw" creators go back to horror basics 2011-03-30T19:45:00Z Then Ali, also laughing, gets in on it, doing his own imitation. Don Lemon, this is no laughing matter 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z It’s screechingly awful, and especially after the incandescent latest season of “Veep,” feels like a sad and poor attempt at imitation. It’s not TV, it’s HB-bro: Welcome to the quasi-hellscape of HBO’s brooding, bumbling, baller summer 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z He is simply a reflection of another culture’s artifice, an imitation of an imitation. Waking Up From the American Dream 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z At that early age, I followed his lead both in creation and imitation and felt the inexorable link between the two. Just like a woman: I’m a feminist and I love Bob Dylan—even though I know I shouldn’t 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z The trouble arises in his continued disregard for the importance of the song’s success to the Latino music industry as a whole, which is made most apparent through his imitations of the track. No, Justin Bieber’s remix of “Despacito” isn’t innovative, it’s racial tourism at its worst 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z The technique of murder must be presented in a way that will not inspire imitation. b. Pacific Rim: mass destruction and modern cinema 2013-07-13T05:00:00Z When most live comedy stopped, we increasingly looked to our screens and found an imitation with an ineffable something missing. I Miss Being Part of an Audience 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Like the Beatles, Downton started from a place of imitation and cultural envy. “I Must Have Said It Wrong”: Decoding Downton Abbey‘s Television DNA 2013-01-04T13:00:59Z And sometimes, it's better to make a strong pivot than to go with any kind of imitation. The best butter substitutes for baking (that actually work) 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Flattering to American intentions, this scenario proved so compelling that over the next dozen years, there would be three “Magnificent” follow-ups as well as many TV imitations. Then and Now: Hollywood Remakes as Election-Year Players 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z If Trump’s maiden D.C. dinner is any indication, we’re looking at four years of imitation vanilla. Perspective | Trump’s first D.C. dinner as president: An overcooked, $54 steak. With ketchup. 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z An unnamed photographer’s family pictures capture Buenos Aires’s lordly Avenida de Mayo, a boulevard built in commemoration of Argentine independence and in palpable imitation of Baron Haussmann’s extended axes. How Latin America Was Built, Before Modernism Came Along 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z We cut to a story about "imitation calamari": pig rectum that was reportedly being sliced and sold as deep-fried seafood in Chinese restaurants. The Ira Glass / This American Life way of reporting the news 2013-06-23T18:30:03Z The ensemble let its hair down for a lighter second half, with arrangements more in the vein of university a cappella ensembles, complete with snapping fingers and imitations of percussion instruments. Calmus brings Christmas carols to Wolf Trap 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z As part of its representation of such people, the choreography indulges in a kind of cartoon imitation of Indian dance. Review: With ‘Dougla,’ Dance Theater of Harlem Recalls Past Glory 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z At one point, Ravel instructs the sarrusophone player to remove his mouthpiece and play as loudly as possible on it, in imitation of a rooster crowing. CD reviews: Slatkin turns to France; a Reich retrospective. 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Her new album, “Silver Pony,” due in October, will reflect that inspiration without succumbing to imitation. Music: A Style Lasting Beyond a Lifetime 2010-08-27T22:50:00Z Ms. Peterman and Mr. Asner do the best they can, but the writing is too banal and heavy-handed to disguise how pale an imitation “Working Class” is of older, better sitcoms. The TV Watch: Old Boys? Network? Hardly. How About Lots of Tired Geezer Channels? 2011-01-27T23:14:39Z In a twist that sounds straight out of the story itself, the movie has become so popular that many fans don’t realize that the imitation is not the original. | 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?': A Test for Humanity in a Postapocalyptic World 2010-12-03T22:31:00Z This leaves the field open for Mr. Sturridge’s Phillip, who, in addition to being dazzlingly acrobatic, does nifty imitations of the game show hosts and movie stars he sees on television. Theater Review: ‘Orphans,’ With Alec Baldwin, at the Schoenfeld Theater 2013-04-19T02:00:01Z The 184th Japanese imitation of the Godfather films, works, to the extent it does, as a comedy of manners, but with heavy artillery and buckets of blood. Postcards from the Festivals: Seven Films at Toronto and Venice 2012-09-15T12:00:50Z A great majority of the work consists of imitations of Western gestures. Voyages: The Istanbul Art-Boom Bubble 2012-02-10T17:20:36Z Vocal imitations of other animal sounds, however, may have been used for hunting, like a modern-day duck call. Who invented music? The search for stone flutes, clay whistles and the dawn of song 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z Or maybe it’s just pretension, an instance of long-simmering Anglophilia among the American striver classes bubbling over into full-fledged imitation — or in the view of British observers, parody. Noted: Americans Are Barmy Over Britishisms 2012-10-10T20:37:21Z As a child, growing up in a free and prosperous Venezuela, I was stirred by Dario's poetry, and wrote poems in imitation of his style. The Inescapable Poet of Nicaragua 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z For “Day for the Dead,” he led his fine band in an imitation of a performer with the same surname, James Brown, that ended up being more fun than funky. At Nats Park, Zac Brown’s multiple musical personalities on display 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z Based on reactions from parents online, however, it appears Johnson’s imitation was spot on. Utah comedian's video imitating how toddlers avoid bedtime goes viral 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z This is not a matter of imitation, but rather of mastery, of finding — by borrowing if necessary — a visual vocabulary suited to the story and its environment. | 'Somewhere': The Pampered Life, Viewed From the Inside 2010-12-21T23:13:01Z With an amusing imitation of Dickens’s style, Clinch writes that the academy has “all the qualities of a prison but the warmth, all the qualities of a graveyard but the fresh air.” Review | Christmas comes early in Jon Clinch’s ‘Marley,’ a clever riff on ‘A Christmas Carol’ 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z There are megabrands that use synthetic imitations of oils without disclosing the difference. Essential oils are potent, risky and promising. Here’s what you need to know. 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z See, for example, the magnificent Ode 29 from Book Three presented by Dryden as his own imitation of "Pindarique Verse". Poem of the week: Horace: The Odes, Book One, IX, translated by John Dryden 2012-07-30T11:26:17Z But it wasn’t supposed to be an imitation of her. How Tika Sumpter Crafted the Movie Version of Michelle Obama 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z For days afterward, the Fox News Channel, a frequent target of “The Daily Show,” seized on Mr. Stewart’s imitation and criticized it as racist. ‘Daily Show’ Writer Recalls Heated Dispute With Jon Stewart 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z The room is a theatrical imitation of a cavity burrowed deep inside the Earth. An early look in the Broad museum reveals a show that doesn't quite gel 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z So Scott, who has never held a real office job, showed up to the imitation office every day that a negative P.C.R. test permitted. In ‘Severance,’ Adam Scott Gets to Work 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z When Lord Byron made his famous swim across the Hellespont — from the Black Sea to the Aegean, in imitation of the mythic Leander swimming to his lover, Hero — he was wearing trousers. | Float, Memory 2014-05-06T13:00:33Z Blowback followed, and so did an endless supply of imitations. The Personal-Essay Boom Is Over 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z I say that thinking that the best portrait of writers I’ve seen in a theatrical production recently involved no such imitation. Onstage, the Pen Is Usually Duller Than the Sword 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z "I didn't want an imitation," said the producer, and indeed there's a specificity to many of the sounds on "The Desired Effect" that elevates the music above the shallow '80s-pop pastiche it might've been. Brandon Flowers' new solo album, 'The Desired Effect,' takes personal turn 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z But where Ravel's starting point was Viennese waltzes, Baker's "cheap imitation" – his own description – draws from the spirit and momentum of dance music from the clubs of the 1970s and 80s. BCMG/Wigglesworth – review 2013-02-17T17:05:22Z They laugh at his imitation of a man with special needs. A sneak peek at ‘P---y,’ the soon-to-be published novel about Donald Trump 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z In fact it probably invited his attention, since he did a mocking imitation of my defensive arms-crossed posture. Theater Talkback: From Seat to Stage 2010-10-07T16:15:00Z Clothing retailer Lululemon quickly reversed course on Thursday after being inundated with criticism for suggesting Beyoncé new line of activewear was an imitation of its own sportswear brand. Lululemon Tried to Hate on Beyoncé's New Fitness Line 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z How do you avoid what might be considered imitations of well-known actors, characters or scenes and make these people and moments your own? 40 years of Martin Scorsese movies, mashed up as a concert-musical? That's 'American Crime Requiem' 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Not the vapid mass-market imitations that purport to be pilsners but are really diluted and dull, but any number of craft expressions. Beer Outdoors and Around the Clock 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z As an individual entity, "Halloween" is hardly as reactionary as its imitations would make it seem. The rise and fall (and rise?) of teen horror films 2010-05-03T15:01:00Z Several plotlines emerge from the mix of photographs, texts, drawings, comics and Huebler’s painted imitations of works by Cézanne, Mondrian, Picasso and de Chirico. Art In Review: DOUGLAS HUEBLER: ?Crocodile Tears? 2012-04-12T19:55:48Z The unusual sushi roll is made with spicy imitation crab, crushed Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, avocado, cream cheese and cucumber and topped with a drizzle of hot mayo and oil. Sushi chain unleashes Cheetos Flamin' Hot Roll for 'one-of-a-kind experience' 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z Shyamalan noted the humor of “Stranger Things” and its success in capturing the innocence of children as evidence that the Duffers had transcended mere imitation. ‘Stranger Things’ Is Back, and the Duffer Brothers Made It Big 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Has there been a year since the late '20s when Hollywood didn't produce multiple imitations of "Battleship Potemkin"? How "Battleship Potemkin" reshaped Hollywood 2011-01-12T01:32:00Z He added, “Her work is not an imitation of dance history, but is a distinct intellectual journey.” Baryshnikov Arts Center Prize Goes to Pam Tanowitz 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z I fear nothing from the flambé, to a robust imitation of the famous Turkish chef Salt Bae as I shower my creations with sodium. I drink while I do everything else, why wouldn't my cooking benefit if I drink while I do it? 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z During the live auction, when gubernatorial election results were being checked on phones, Alec Baldwin encouraged upward bidding with an imitation of both Mr. Clinton and President Trump. Bill Clinton and Aretha Franklin Toast Elton John’s AIDS Charity 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z You get the sense that the suggestions Lewis lays down for his improvisers in “Traveller” — de-emphasizing imitation, and promoting contrast and transformation — are similar to the directives he charges himself with when composing. It’s Alive! It’s With the Band! A Computer Soloist Holds Its Own 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z It can substitute surface for depth, imitation for originality, and its passion for recycling would surpass the most committed environmentalist. The internet: is it changing the way we think? 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z “Resonating ubiquitously it hurls back in imitation what it hears with overwhelming sensuality,” Mr. Furrer was quoted as having described the structure in the program notes. Music Review: Talea Ensemble and Ekmeles at the Czech Center 2013-05-17T22:02:36Z Through the 20th century you've got white people first listening to white imitations of black music. Book Talk: Black music, white culture and a legendary U.S. highway 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z There is no pale imitation of decency that will pass muster in times like this. Ivanka Trump goes to Washington (and all she got was dumped by Nordstrom) 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z His film resembles, in many ways, the new wave of docu-polemics that sprang up in imitation of Michael Moore – and yet Rock is not angry, just amused, bemused and very entertaining. Film review: Good Hair 2010-06-24T21:30:00Z Surfaced in imitation parchment, the lofty, resolutely modern space is furnished with objects made by several of the artists and craftsmen that Doucet championed. Don't Miss Galerie Vallois’s Booth at This Year’s Biennale des Antiquaires 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z So longing are the shows for their crowds that they have grasped for imitations. The Shows Must Go On. But They Aren’t the Same Without You. 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z Clinton was referring to Spacey doing an imitation of him praising his Netflix series, "House of Cards," where the actor plays the president of the United States. Bill Clinton jokes with Spacey at benefit concert 2014-04-18T22:37:17Z The earliest pieces of the Op 12 set, composed in the late 1880s and early 90s before Scriabin left Russia, are heavily indebted to Chopin, sometimes to the point of slavish imitation. Scriabin: Travel Preludes – review 2013-07-25T16:30:00Z As the human narrator changes into a tiger, so too the tiger turns away from his imitation of man. Ch-ch-changes 2010-07-29T11:27:00Z Philip French was impressed by the 'near-perfect imitation' of Woody Allen's early comedies. Nora Ephron: key reviews from the Guardian and Observer 2012-06-27T14:30:00Z His imitations of public officials at uncomfortable new conferences. Sydney H. Schanberg was a dogged journalistic role model; journalism will miss him 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z When you try to mimic another writer’s style for any reason other than practice, you’ll produce nothing but “pale imitations.” 21 Pieces of Writing Advice From Stephen King 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z She used to wear a ratty imitation fur coat and talk to herself. George Saunders's Humor 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z The project, “DeLIMITations,” is represented at Rick Wester Fine Art by photographs of the markers in situ, sculptures of them, imitation road signs and a map triptych. New York Art Galleries: What to See Right Now 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z He already received accolades for his performance in 1992’s “The Mambo Kings,” a performance so openhearted and passionate that few noticed that his only English at the time was in the form of phonetic imitation. Antonio Banderas Doesn’t Think You’ll Remember Him. Not Yet. 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z In addition, research shows that most accent imitations are not especially accurate. TikTok, #BamaRush and the irresistible allure of mocking Southern accents 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z But the shows it puts on, under the banner of Clubbed Thumb productions, always look inventively stylish, rather like the luminous young things of the neighborhood who assemble thrift-shop rags into passable imitations of couture. Review: ‘Tin Cat Shoes,’ a Commentary on the Silliness of the System 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z But as you watch this strained, lifeless imitation, it also seems pretty certain that knowing the language wouldn’t make the film actually — what’s the right word? — funny. | 'What Women Want': A Faithful but Strained Adaptation 2011-02-05T00:35:12Z They were a little greasier — in a satisfying way — than the other air fryer batch, but they still tasted like an imitation of the real thing. The absolute best way to cook french fries, according to so many tests 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z With conventional percussion, he said, he always felt he was offering listeners a mere imitation of the piece. 'Viva la M?sica': mostly Mexican, side dish from Brazil 2012-01-13T20:24:06Z Timberlake, alone in a spotlight wearing a fedora with left hand thrust into his pants pocket, did a decent if hardly transcendent Frank Sinatra imitation as he started to sing “New York, New York.” Justin Timberlake and Jay Z at Soldier Field concert review 2013-07-22T14:57:00Z I don't have to be an imitation of a white woman that Hollywood sort of hoped I'd become. Lena Horne helped integrate Hollywood 2010-05-10T05:06:00Z The whole game seems like a series of concessions, an abundance of acquiescence that leaves it feeling like an imitation of any other common, modern shooting game. Video Game Review: Resident Evil 6, by Capcom, Makes Its Debut 2012-10-02T19:39:33Z But, he concluded, the creation of entire landscapes, “all in imitation of nature, is to this day the peculiar art of England.” The Parks That Made the Man Who Made Central Park 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z “It’s hard when you start restoring everything and it becomes like an imitation of the past,” Ms. Andrei said. Greetings (and Shopping) From Asbury Park, N.J. 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z The new competition soon put their fat margins under pressure, eventually forcing them to indulge in the sincerest form of flattery: imitation. Why authors lost the book wars long before Amazon’s dustup with Hachette 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z This week is also Art Week, with craft activities and workshops in printing and making imitation stained-glass panels. Spare Times for Children for Dec. 26-Jan. 1 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z “But all these new fabrics are not cheaper imitations,” Mr. Lam said in the notes. On the Runway: Some Amazing Grace from Derek Lam 2011-02-13T17:46:22Z And beneath those questions, another, deeper one: Where does imitation fade and the self begin? Dancing with Claire Denis 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z The Renaissance, after all, was also a time for imitation antiquities, when amid plagues and upheavals the rich built pleasure palaces simulating Rome’s glory days. Alone in the Temporary New Ruins of Rome 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z The first vocalists to tackle the work, the Swingle Swingers, were inimitable, but the immensely creative artists of Roomful of Teeth need not rely on imitation. A Revolutionary ‘Sinfonia’ Returns to the Philharmonic 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Later, when he drops the imitation and lowers his heels into his own more free-flowing style, it’s a release and a relief — a high point of the show. Review: Bill Robinson’s Rags-to-Riches Tap Tale 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z But the sound is more of an inheritance than an imitation. Parquet Courts: Rock-and-roll against oblivion 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z He then launched into a 20-second-long imitation of the Chinese leader's dialect. Asian-American lawmakers demand Limbaugh apology 2011-01-28T12:06:09Z Among the recent explosion of A.I. imitations, rap has emerged as the most common playground. An A.I. Hit of Fake ‘Drake’ and ‘The Weeknd’ Rattles the Music World 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Some are reasonable-if-shaky imitations, while others descend quickly into surreal chaos. 6 Podcasts to Make Sense of A.I. 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z Fabulous buildings built by pashas, viziers and other imperial mandarins were destroyed overnight, and the city was turned into a pale imitation of a western city, devoid of its 1913-era "kaleidoscopic variety". 1913: The World Before the Great War by Charles Emmerson – review 2013-04-28T07:00:01Z This truly spontaneous ovation was another reminder of Levit’s power as a musician: He turned a moment of atonal imitation into the pinnacle of the evening. Review: Igor Levit Takes on a Shostakovich Kaleidoscope 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z The best Latin rockers have infused imported sounds with local legacies, moving beyond imitation to innovation — bands like Soda Stereo from Argentina, Aterciopelados from Colombia and Café Tacvba from Mexico. ‘Break It All’ Celebrates the Oppositional Energy of Latin Rock 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z Freed from all the imitation and parody, it's both a breathtaking technical exercise and a wrenching glimpse of human suffering set against the cruelty of history. How "Battleship Potemkin" reshaped Hollywood 2011-01-12T01:32:00Z And when Mr. Sands slips into a Pinter imitation in the casual narrative woven through the reading, it feels like a thump to the chest. Theater Review: ‘A Celebration of Harold Pinter,’ Directed by John Malkovich 2012-10-17T02:00:10Z They were pale imitations of what he saw as the American Superman; these flashy über-menschs. "The Misfits:" British superheroes just want to be teens 2011-08-11T22:12:00Z Either imitation really isn’t the sincerest form of flattery, or flattery simply isn’t all it's cracked up to be. 'The Art of McCartney' tribute album only traces the surface 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z There’s a reason for all the remakes and imitations. Television Review: ‘Liz & Dick,’ Starring Lindsay Lohan, on Lifetime 2012-11-23T21:58:09Z With all the dance and yoga instruction proliferating online now — all that imitation via screens — a virtual “Roof Piece” seems right for the moment. A Home Version of Trisha Brown’s ‘Roof Piece,’ No Roof Required 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Agnes considers this a form of theft, especially since her cousin’s life is struck by tragedy and what remains of her charismatic self is Agnes’s imitation of it. Ayşegül Savaş on Imitation and Identity 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z And before he can say “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” Harold is swept up into a mystery that will force him to do a latter-day Holmes imitation. Books of The Times: A Sherlock Holmes Tale That?s Hardly Elementary 2010-12-16T07:05:12Z A bad musical experience in a restaurant these days may be a kind of imitation of a thoughtful one, or at least a sufficient one: a good-enough one. Annoyed by Restaurant Playlists, a Master Musician Made His Own 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z I panicked again a few months later when, on our 10th anniversary, my boyfriend proposed with an imitation sapphire ring. The Wisdom of the Moving Man 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Letter From Paris | Tokyo on the Seine Van Gogh collected and painted imitations of Japanese woodblock prints. | Tokyo on the Seine 2013-07-08T20:22:53Z Trompe l’oeil artists were also highly in demand in the decorative arts, and wealthy patrons would hire peintres-décorateurs to shellac their drawing rooms with imitation marble and porphyry. Made You Look: The Cubist Art of Deception 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z As morphine-addicted Lorre, Amir Levi most successfully hovers between imitation and evocation. 'Something Truly Monstrous' draws drolly on golden age of Hollywood lore 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z As accomplished, competent, or even virtuosic as these guests may have been, the imitation, even when purposefully not imitative, usually paled. The Glorious Inconsistency of the Grateful Dead 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Something of that feeling attaches itself to the record wherever it's heard, and it never gets dulled by repetition – or endless imitation. How Donna Summer's I Feel Love changed pop 2012-05-18T14:35:09Z “He looked at us and he goes, ‘You’re all mad,’” Rousouli said, affecting a British accent in imitation of Lloyd Webber. A ‘Titanic’ Parody Show That Draws Fans Near, Far, Wherever They Are 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z For Rubio, the imitation Bolt Hero was a shock to the conscience. If Big Brands Copied Their Work, What Are Artists to Do? 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z By the time filming started, he felt able to deliver his lines with what felt closer to honesty than imitation. How Daniel Kaluuya Makes His Characters Come Alive 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z On a recent podcast for The Economist, a quiz asked employees to guess whether lyrics were from songs by Bob Dylan or a ChatGPT imitation. Is Originality Even a Worthy Ambition Anymore? 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Tallis, in the concluding Agnus Dei, set up a cascading pattern of imitation that emerged fluidly, obliterating the distance between high and low. Review: The Tallis Scholars, Hovering in a Meditative Sphere 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z His “Sea of Sorrows” choreography is a skillful imitation of the idiom widely established by Jiri Kyliàn: There’s little human individuality, since everyone onstage is homogenized by the same emotion — in this case, inexplicable grief. Review: Marcelo Gomes Returns to Honor Frederick Ashton 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z AT times, the friendships playing themselves out on air make for good, freewheeling television — as when Ms. Ripa did her best Andy Cohen imitation for a cheesy version of charades on the show. The Six Degrees of Andy Cohen 2011-01-07T22:42:55Z With her fake eyelashes and raspy yawp of a voice, she has inspired many a drag queen imitation. Movie Review: ?Carol Channing: Larger Than Life,? by Dori Berinstein 2012-02-03T00:28:15Z It helps, too, that Tarnished Gold is of a piece with their first two albums, but never a pale imitation. Beachwood Sparks: The Tarnished Gold – review 2012-06-21T20:00:01Z Each of the top Liverpool groups has its own style, and Liverpool with a folk music tradition perhaps as old and original as the American Negro's, does not lend itself to imitation. The Beatles: a trigger for a musical revolution 2012-10-04T09:56:03Z This presumably will prompt them to realize that they too should be asleep, activate some sort of imitation reflex and cause them to conk out. Critic’s Notebook: Sprout Channel’s ‘Snooze-a-Thon’ on Christmas Eve 2012-12-23T22:47:32Z Beyond all of this, there are an astonishing amount of "copycat" iterations and imitations across the interwebs, too. The rise of the egg bite: How these portable omelets became the star of coffee shop breakfasts 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z But they will find opportunities to create as well, including a workshop in which they can build an imitation coral reef, design their own festive headdresses and learn about Trinidad’s Carnival traditions. 8 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Then Pinterest made the look ubiquitous, and builders made it suburban, rolling out ever larger and ever blander imitations. Kitchens and Their Evolving Personalities 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z After Trump’s shock victory, McKinnon’s Clinton turned up on the doorstep of an electoral college member, silently working through handwritten cards in a pitch-perfect imitation of the film Love Actually. ‘Vanguard of opposition’: SNL adds Spicer to satire’s resurgence under Trump 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z Boursin … 'imitation cheese that had nothing to do with French cheese'. The Dinner by Herman Koch – review 2012-08-17T21:45:05Z Over a couple of hours he turned in pitch-perfect imitations of everyone from Walter Cronkite to the strangely gloomy waiter who brought his breakfast. 2010-01-09T04:08:00Z The history of TV, of course, is TV repeating its history, through spinoffs, reunions and imitations. Are We Having Fun Yet? ‘Party Down’ and the Sadness of the Sitcom Revival 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z When someone shouted “Gay is good” in imitation of “Black is beautiful,” we all laughed; at that moment we went from seeing ourselves as a mental illness to thinking we were a minority. How Stonewall felt – to someone who was there | Edmund White 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z That’s because “Big Game” is not a Hollywood movie; it’s equal parts ingenious contemporary scam and blast from the 1970s past, when every American hit movie spawned legions of low-budget European imitations. Honey, we lost the president!: Samuel L. Jackson as POTUS wandering the wilderness is just one reason you shouldn’t skip the delightfully ludicrous “Big Game” 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z At either end rose giant flagpoles, perhaps 100 feet high, projecting up through the cornice with electric signs, wavy in imitation of banners. | West 46th Street: West 46th Street/Streetscapes - Mementos of a Lost Battle 2011-10-09T05:48:09Z With so many constantly crying apocalyptic wolf or selling apocalyptic thrills, it’s much harder now to distinguish between genuine threats of extinction and the cheap imitations. America’s psychic numbing: Why we’re so obsessed with “apocalypse” 2014-02-26T13:30:00Z Black innovation; white imitation; white wealth; black anger; white guilt. Analysis: Macklemore apology for win over fellow rapper raises race issue 2014-01-29T05:32:49Z His is not a specific imitation of Robinson: Astaire’s torso moves a great deal, whereas Robinson’s deportment was far more upright. Astaire The Artist, Even in Blackface 2011-01-30T02:30:03Z While the broadcaster was turning down Tangle and Offspring, it commissioned three seasons of Bed of Roses and two of East of Everything – increasingly pale imitations of essentially the same story. The Time of Our Lives: following in the footsteps of Offspring, Tangle and Love My Way 2013-06-14T04:55:02Z The imitation is perfect, practically perfect, almost perfect–so tantalizingly close to perfect that it’s maddening, because in the end, she can never get past the fact that it’s not him. Netflix, Full House, and the Temptations of Nostalgia 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Although the Latin word imitatio would translate to "imitation" in English, it doesn't mean simply producing a mirror image of something. How Bob Dylan used the ancient practice of "imitatio" to craft some of the most original songs 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z She critiques the unthinkingness of contemporary choreography, charging that it veers aimlessly from unimaginative imitation to strident innovations usually in the form of gymnastic or melodramatic excess, accentuated by overzealous lighting and special effects. Fox’s populist dance spectacle 2012-09-18T18:08:00Z By and large, when pianists play Bach or Handel, you don’t want to hear an imitation of the harpsichord, much less with Brahms. Review: Richard Egarr and Carlo Grante on Keyboards 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z And what if that imitation hotel was really a kind of artwork based on an older imitation of a hotel that was itself partly based on a hotel that existed only in a movie? A Night at ‘Al’s Grand Hotel,’ at the Frieze Art Fair 2014-05-09T22:54:35Z He tied a size 18 sparkle dun on the end of my angling partner Dinty Leach’s gossamer-thin tippet, a mayfly imitation smaller than my pinkie nail. A pilgrimage to one of the most popular American trout streams 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Gain, excitement, imitation — today’s social media certainly trades in all those, while confirming more than ever the virulent and now viral “madness of crowds.” Review | The 19th-century book that helps us understand the allure — and perils — of social media 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z In this case imitation is the sincerest form of mockery. Television Review: ‘The Choice’ Begins Thursday night on Fox 2012-06-06T22:45:04Z This is imitation rather than translation, of course, but, by daring to be truly idiomatic, Peterson gives the wan modern English of recent translations a hearty blood transfusion. Poem of the week: Psalm 23 2011-02-07T10:26:09Z Bach’s braiding of multiple voices, in canon and in close but not exact imitation, meets a sibling in Tanowitz’s compositional sense. Review: Choreographer Meets Bach, and It’s a Match 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z The novelty of an exhibition devoted to imitation jewelry is, in and of itself, surprising, given the category’s enduring popularity. Special Report: Jewelry: Illusions vs. Reality in a World of Gems 2010-05-20T17:00:00Z There is something about the film’s brazen mixing of incompatible elements that defies categorization, imitation or even sober critical assessment. Review: ‘The Great Silence,’ a 1968 Spaghetti Western Unchained 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z The nautical costumes are a let-down, too: they look like a pale imitation of the super-sharp outfits for Michael Clark's "Jean Genie" ballet and bulk up the women unflatteringly. Stephen Petronio Company; Onegin ? review 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z Safflower oil is extracted from seeds of the prickly safflower, the petals of which are sometimes used as imitation saffron. What are the best substitutes for vegetable oil? 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Sounded an awful lot like an uninspired imitation of Ray Charles to us. Just say no, J. Lo: 'American Idol' judges waffle in season opener 2011-01-20T07:31:04Z In the Water Flume, riders were drenched while strapped into imitation logs that sped through a trough. Jerome Albert, Who Helped Bring Space Age to Coney Island, Dies at 74 2012-03-17T04:31:48Z He leveraged his uncanny gift for vocal imitation — including of celebrities, but mostly critters — to impress family and school friends, and eventually an audience. You don’t know his face. But voice actor Frank Welker likely ruled your childhood. 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z At Sincerely, Tommy, one of the few open shops, she went looking for that something cute to sip on, stopping to admire a skirt made from imitation fawn skin and a few more bucket hats. Denée Benton of ‘The Gilded Age’ Shops in Her Backyard 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z Director Johnson told Reuters that Gordon-Levitt put in a lot of "legwork and heavy lifting" to research and embody his characters thoroughly so that audiences don't feel like he is simply putting up an imitation. Actor Gordon-Levitt changes masks for "Dark Knight Rises" 2012-07-18T20:39:30Z The style of “Death Comes to Pemberley” is a loose approximation of 19th-century prose, a sort of modern equivalent, rather than a painstaking imitation. Books of The Times: ?Death Comes to Pemberley? by P. D. James - Review 2011-12-26T22:48:22Z He drives slouched in a letterman jacket and explains how cheap imitations from China flooded the vintage market and killed his Japanese stores. Loving Elvis tender and true 2011-01-05T18:24:46Z Radiantly still passages suggestive of heavenly peace sat cheek by jowl with dancing, almost angry, settings of Buddhisttexts, and delightfully literal imitations of the shofar or ram's horn in the "Jewish" movement. Jonathan Harvey obituary 2012-12-05T21:16:32Z And now we have come to live in a state of permanent retrospection, popwise, with a plethora of "classic" and "gold" radio stations and a music industry based on imitation, sampling and flagrant rehashing. Royal Wedding; Worried About the Boy; Girls and Boys: Sex and British Pop; Ashes to Ashes 2010-05-22T23:05:00Z Pollock left a number of paintings from that period that are in plain imitation of Benton. The Bump and the Hollow of Thomas Hart Benton 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z As for her delivery, it’s a needling imitation of a black Southern voice, with syllables that twang in the wrong direction and vowels that curve into sour shapes. White echoes: Rap, race and Iggy Azalea 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z “You just get the satisfaction of knowing that was not an imitation and it’s that recording.” ArtsBeat: How 'Mad Men' Landed The Beatles: All You Need Is Love (and $250,000) 2012-05-07T21:56:36Z The kitchen even packs a secret weapon for its fries and burgers: a perfect imitation of Cheez Whiz, made from scratch. Buffalo Wings, Milan Style 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Some way or another there will be people saying things that will prevent imitations of it. Elvis Mitchell: The success of Black '70s films was "the dirty little secret of American cinema" 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Compelling stuff, marred only by Reynolds's bad imitations of Roosevelt in the narrative. TV listings and previews: plan your week's viewing - 15-19 October 2012-10-15T07:00:00Z Performing some of the chanson parts on a textless vowel deflated some of the beautiful imitations among parts in this repertory. Review | Orlando Consort shares stage with a tiny Renaissance book at the Library of Congress 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z Such a reading misses completely the impact of the performance in 1972 – it won for Brando a second Best Actor Oscar – and confuses the original with subsequent imitations and parodies. The cutthroat casting of "The Godfather": life imitates mob movie 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z And one mark of originality on television these days is, oddly enough, unfaithful imitation. Review: In ‘The Returned,’ the Dead Return as if Nothing Happened 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z Thomas’s imitation of wandering minds is flawless and yet entirely comprehensible. Review | ‘The Performance’ unfolds over the course of a two-act play. The fact that it works is a miracle. 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z And a skewed imitation of reality, or probing analysis of humor’s limits, is what most comedies attempt to be. Prime time's new age of crudeness 2011-01-17T15:01:00Z “There is something about the film’s brazen mixing of incompatible elements that defies categorization, imitation or even sober critical assessment,” Scott wrote. What’s on TV Friday: ‘The Avengers’ and ‘She-Ra’ 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Substitute coffee, fake aluminum, imitation rubber, paper bandages, wooden buttons.” Books of The Times: ?The Beauty and the Sorrow,? by Peter Englund - Review 2011-11-10T22:18:39Z She was wearing an imitation Halston dress she had bought in a shop on Sunset Boulevard. Ewan McGregor: Dahling, He’s Halston! 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z The cliché rings true that all art is imitation, and “Famous” was heavily inspired by Vincent Desiderio’s “Sleep,” which was based on Jackson Pollock’s “Mural” painting. Gallery Hopes to Sell Kanye West’s ‘Famous’ Sculpture for $4 Million 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z But unlike shows that build on precedent and try to add something new, “The Deep End” is a pale imitation without smart writing, imaginative casting or even a clever conceit. 2010-01-21T06:57:00Z But the older composer did convince the younger that free counterpoint was more interesting than strict imitation, an idea which was to radically influence his work. Letter: What Gustav Holst taught Elliott Carter 2012-11-09T17:22:24Z Like a replicant, his synths were mechanical imitations of an organic orchestra — but, as Scott noted, they gave “Blade Runner” its soul. How to compete with the original ‘Blade Runner’ score: Pay homage to it 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Decorative architectural accents such as imitation stone countertops and hardboard panels of embossed “brick” are increasingly popular solutions in home renovations. No budget for beams or brick walls or granite counters in your home? Go faux. 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z "The imitation Shakespeare dialogue now sounds more of Hollywood manufacture than it ever did in the movie," he said. 'Shakespeare in Love' opens in London to mostly raves 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z A few speak with the tightened vowels that many Americans associate with Mike Myers’s Dr. Evil, his imitation of the Canadian Lorne Michaels in the Austin Powers movies. ‘Real Housewives’ in Greece, Israel and Canada 2013-06-06T12:00:01Z It became the first gothic revival house in the world, inspiring countless imitations and giving the world the term "Strawberry Hill gothic". Strawberry Hill will open doors to public once again 2010-09-23T16:23:00Z Being “friends” on Facebook is more of a fantasy or imitation or shadow of friendship than the traditional real thing. Cultural Studies: Crafting Fictional Personas With the Language of Facebook 2010-08-13T20:15:00Z A budding field of mycofabrication has developed imitation leathers and building materials out of fungi. Whether You’re Making a Meal or Cleaning an Oil Spill, There’s a Fungus for That 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z “But if you ever did want to hear one, David Sedaris on the radio does a great imitation.” Music Review: Rebecca Kilgore Honors Billie Holiday and Lester Young 2010-08-03T20:46:00Z As Zimmer continued to evolve his sound with scores such as “The Thin Red Line” and “Interstellar,” he left an ocean full of pale imitations and sameness in his wake. Young composers challenge the Hollywood music establishment 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z If these stories are not the real thing, they’re such a good imitation of it that the distinction is meaningless. Review: The Bold Voice of Rebecca Schiff, in 23 Stories 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z “I like to try new things,” He said, adding that characters from the “Lion King” and princesses in Disney animated films are next in her lineup for imitation. Masterpiece theater: Chinese make-up artist brings paintings to life 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z The Flemish tapestries have greater vivacity than one of the Mortlake copies, also in the exhibition, from 100 years later, which is evidently the product of reverent imitation rather than exuberant flair. Raphael Sistine Chapel tapestries and cartoons reunited at the V&A 2010-09-03T19:13:00Z And though a few found his imitation of Stephen Hawking’s manner of speech funny, I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who cringed. Latino history with professor John Leguizamo, the CliffsNotes edition 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z "I don't have to be an imitation of a white woman that Hollywood sort of hoped I'd become," Horne once said. Legendary singer Lena Horne dies 2010-05-10T05:35:00Z It feels like a very bad imitation of Madonna’s Vogue video, but I have to admit it’s surprisingly comforting. How to be more positive this year: 'Trump makes this much harder' 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z Sometimes imitation is not the highest form of flattery. Superman: Forged by bullies! 2012-06-16T20:30:00Z Unfortunately – as Dylan's critics too often demonstrate – this bias favoring supposedly "natural" originality over imitation continues to color views of the creative process today. How Bob Dylan used the ancient practice of "imitatio" to craft some of the most original songs 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z He tied a tiny mayfly imitation on Leach’s tippet and he began casting to the right. A pilgrimage to one of the most popular American trout streams 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z The Yale ensemble adroitly illuminated its quirky nuances, like the siren imitation and the flatulent waltz. Music Review: Penderecki Conducts His Work at Carnegie Hall 2010-05-02T20:59:00Z He added that he liked Mr. Baldwin but “his imitation of me is really meanspirited and not very good.” ‘S.N.L.’ Hammers Donald Trump as a ‘Gift’ to Vladimir Putin for Christmas 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z Both projects were confiscated, however, and Schiller was suspended for “supervising the building, research and development of imitation weapons.” LA school administrators suspend science teacher for doing his job 2014-04-15T12:45:00Z There’s evidence that when we replace an unhealthful food with a more nutritious imitation, our brains expect the same level of caloric satisfaction. Rice that cauliflower and spiralize that zucchini all you want. You’ll still miss your carbs. 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z MacFarlane’s parents hung on to his earliest artistic endeavors, copying recognizable imitations of Bugs Bunny and Fred Flintstone when he was 2. What can’t MacFarlene do? 2012-06-28T14:47:00Z When you bite into a sushi roll filled with imitation crab, shrimp tempura, or creamy avocado, one of the things that stands out is the sushi rice. How to make the stickiest sushi rice 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z If imitation is the highest form of flattery, the forthcoming horror flick "Karen" might as well be an ode to the legendary storyteller Jordan Peele. New horror flick “Karen” already causing backlash as a “Jordan Peele-knockoff” 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z "You need the imitation crab meat to make a good seafood salad," my she told me. Real crab — not imitation krab — is an ingredient I'm willing to fight for 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z The ruffled noodles capture a sweet, cheddar-ish sauce that does a good imitation of Velveeta. You won't leave Bellevue's Lunchbox Laboratory hungry 2012-04-12T20:15:10Z There were even a few spray-painted imitations round the town, she added. What Happened to the Stolen Gold Toilet? 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Tyson begins by asking, in imitation of those skeptical of climate change. Watch: The Neil deGrasse Tyson climate denier take-down we’ve been waiting for is finally here 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z A boring imitation of her previous self to react to in 140 characters or less. Readers' panel: What we think about Madonna 2012-02-10T15:51:39Z The filtered house of their debut album Homework spawned imitations from everyone up to and including Madonna. Daft Punk: Tron: Legacy ? review 2010-12-02T16:09:00Z It was an act of imitation, if not homage, which I acknowledged by dedicating A is for Alibi to him. Sue Grafton: 'My childhood ended when I was five' 2013-03-18T09:00:06Z The song, Mission Statement, is a Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young imitation instead of a direct parody. The Internet Should Have Killed Weird Al. It Only Made Him Stronger 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z An attempt to repeat the “Rumours” formula without that kind of fire down below would’ve resulted in a hollow imitation. The genius of “Tusk”: Fleetwood Mac could have followed “Rumours” with more of the same — but they made this visionary masterpiece instead 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z I almost choked, but I didn't –– I just ripped into the packet of season and sucked the salty imitation beef flavor out. How the "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" inspired me to make my childhood struggle meal gourmet 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z He had mystical visions, stole from his disapproving father to give to the church and devoted himself to a life of poverty in imitation of Christ, founding a religious order. ‘God’s Fool’ Review: A Singing, Beat Poet Saint 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z Then, as those low notes began to arrange themselves into a steady pulse, it was as if the band were performing a sonic imitation of the life functions they seemed to be threatening. Review | Sunn O))) is still conjuring heavy metal oblivion — but it feels more and more like bliss 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z “That’s a testimony to when something reaches a large audience — you have the imitations as well,” Mr. Dundas said, speaking by phone from Los Angeles. A Designer Launches a New Line With a Little Help From Beyoncé 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z At night, Jones, wearing a wig, would descend the restaurant’s winding wrought-iron staircase to do a Dusty Springfield imitation. The New York Restaurant Where (Almost) Nothing Has Changed Since 1975 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z And it isn’t just her clothes that are inspiring imitation. She may not acknowledge it, but Nancy Pelosi is a fashion icon 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Yes, this is the reporter whom Trump mocked during the campaign — waving his arms in a crude but unmistakable imitation of Kovaleski’s movements. A hellscape of lies and distorted reality awaits journalists covering President Trump 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z Though made with Sauvignon Blanc grapes, Sauvage is not an imitation of the wine varietal; it does, however, fill the same niche. The best non-alcoholic wines to serve at Thanksgiving 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z “Every imitation has its basis in love for the original,” she said. If These Dresses Could Talk 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z This is more than just the flattery of imitation. Review | Artist Barbara Kruger is still right about everything. Let’s listen up. 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Crispy rice with duck confit, for instance, does a great imitation of Cajun dirty rice. Hazel’s new chef changes course and steers toward Turkey 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Every age, Mackay writes, “has its peculiar folly; some scheme, project, or phantasy into which it plunges, spurred on either by the love of gain, the necessity of excitement, or the mere force of imitation.” Review | The 19th-century book that helps us understand the allure — and perils — of social media 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z A barrel-chested man with an enormous head, he also had a voice that, at least in the good-natured imitations of friends, could project the absolute authority of a bass-baritone. Biff Liff, Broadway Manager and Powerhouse Agent, Dies at 96 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z He is relieved not to be flying back and forth to New York on weekends to do his Sanders imitation for “SNL.” Larry David, Master of His Quarantine 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z Then again, Reed’s cheese straws do look fantastic, and I appreciated learning that “the kind sold at Sarabeth’s and countless other Manhattan emporiums” are pale imitations of the ones served at Southern cocktail hours. The Essays of a Beloved Bon Vivant 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z With imitations of fierce walks and silent screams, the work demonstrated the fine line between a runway show and a horror show, but it was as stylish as a QVC holiday special. Dance Review: Take Dance and Pulse at Merce Cunningham Dance Studios - Review 2011-12-18T22:33:43Z The Barrow Street Theater will be reconfigured into an imitation pie shop to host a British production of the musical “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” British Production of ‘Sweeney Todd’ to Set Up Shop Off Broadway 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z By now, the imitation speakeasy is familiar territory. The Last Word, an Imitation Speakeasy, Opens in Queens 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Doing his mimic marching shuffle, around the corner from the practicing British troops, what a pitiful imitation "human" he appears to be. Creating a spectacle of slaughter at the movies: Ambush at Kamikaze Pass 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Johns, for example, after bringing Mr. Shinohara’s imitation to New York, borrowed from it to create a 1965 painting with a bright green-and-orange flag that he intended as an optics experiment. New Exhibitions Explore Pop Art’s Foreign Agitators 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z With a minimum of genre pandering–only one Footloose dance imitation–and with the help of his gifted young ensemble, Hughes shows there is a life form after teenpix. 25 Great Movie Reviews by Richard Corliss 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Later the actress Karen LeBlanc does a pretty fair Tina Turner imitation on “Shake a Tail Feather” and “I Want to Be Made Over.” Television Review: ?The Playboy Club? on NBC - Review 2011-09-18T23:00:09Z Whatever his identity, he is clearly bad news, and to act out his character in a performance was to gain, through imitation and ridicule, retrospective control over history. Art Review: ?Through African Eyes? at the Detroit Institute of Arts 2010-04-15T22:09:00Z Beyoncé’s culturally quintessential music video for “Single Ladies” has inspired countless imitations and tributes. What’s on TV: ‘When the Beat Drops’ and ‘I’m Gonna Git You Sucka’ 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z She does better than you might expect, mainly by doing a close imitation of the young Emma Thompson. | 'Nanny McPhee Returns': Emma Thompson Tames the Wild Child in Wartime 2010-08-19T23:34:00Z The many imitations of children are very sharp, which perhaps is no surprise considering how recently the imitator had been one. Comedy gold: Eddie Murphy's Delirious 2012-10-11T13:50:17Z What I really would hate to see, I'd hate to see people becoming so protective of their own cuisine that they don't like any kind of adaptation or any kind of imitation. Ageism, affairs and Mexico Week: Getting personal with Prue Leith of "Bake Off" 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z This coveted label ensures that all pies sold as "Pizza Napoletana" and sporting the TSG label, adhere to incredibly strict, traditional standards regarding ingredients and preparation and protect it from imitation. An ode to the humble, healthy (?) pizza pie 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Perhaps most surprising is how a relative paucity of subject matter inspired a profusion of imitations, variations and adaptations. Review | Ten Vermeers, but a whole world of Dutch art 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z They imitate grown-up things, and the more accurate the imitation, the dearer they are to a human child. Man and Things 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Andrew Keeling’s chorale, for example, took inspiration from reggae; James O’Donnell contributed a deft Brahms imitation; the baritone and composer Roderick Williams chose to reflect the quotidian in what Whitehead described as a “wonky tango.” Finishing Bach’s Organ Music, With Help From 118 Composers 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z “Direct imitation of melodic or harmonic passages is to be avoided,” he says, referring to what the chamber group is playing. It’s Alive! It’s With the Band! A Computer Soloist Holds Its Own 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z “Murder in the First,” a new TNT series that begins Monday, might therefore seem like a belated imitation. ‘Murder in the First,’ a New Drama on TNT 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z The gallery will also have a group show of four women artists from the West Coast addressing issues of imitation, fantasy and identity in their work. Datebook: Experimental photography, stitched portraits, night of stories 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z The genie does Helmut Kohl and Donald Duck imitations, makes fresh figs appear and grants her three wishes. ‘Medusa’s Ankles,’ a Selection of A.S. Byatt’s Wildly Imagined Stories Across Three Decades 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z He didn’t think he’d do a good imitation anyway, but all that time away from home stirred something in him. A Photographer Frames His Own American South 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z The Telegraph said the "mouth-dryingly lousy" film seemed like a poor imitation of a David Lynch movie, while the Guardian implied that the 34-year-old only got the movie made because he's famous. Warner Bros.: Ryan Gosling down with limited release for directing debut 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z In person, Ansari is more guarded than one might expect from someone whose routine regularly includes an extended imitation of R Kelly. Aziz Ansari: mouth of the south 2011-02-16T21:30:00Z But elsewhere in the exhibition, imitation is more the rule than rejection. Exhibition Review: ‘Crossing Borders’ Opens at the Jewish Museum 2012-09-15T00:26:51Z He wrote two novels, each a Southern bildungsroman: “one a bad imitation of Thomas Mann,” he later said, “the other a worse imitation of Thomas Wolfe—which is very bad indeed.” We Still Live Within the Mediated, Alienated World of “The Moviegoer” 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z I must admit I'm always saddened when classics are saddled with the weight of horrid imitations, but I guess it's a kind of trial by fire, and the truly great survive. When Your Movie Is a Hit for All the Wrong Reasons 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z South Korean barista Lee Kang-bin is taking coffee art to the next level, creating miniature imitations of famous paintings on foamy cups of java at his central Seoul cafe. The Scream on cream: Korean barista wows fans with latte art 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z It's good enough that, while the album's playing, you forget that the music is essentially an imitation, artfully constructed in order to match Bradley's voice. Charles Bradley: Victim of Love – review 2013-03-28T15:30:01Z But then why launch this pale imitation in the first place? Queen + Adam Lambert are overcome by Freddie Mercury at the Forum 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z In his most famous act, which required exceptionally quick thinking and imagination, he delivered a long and often surreal monologue through an apparently faulty microphone; another favourite was his extraordinary imitation of a chicken. Norman Collier obituary 2013-03-19T12:33:06Z His similar facial features and dead-on vocal imitation make him singularly perfect in the role, as does his innate ability to switch between hostile and sympathetic, manic and pathetic. Saturday Night Live: the most memorable cameos of the Trump era 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Somehow, film-based games too often became just imitations of existing products. Prince of Persia shows why films based on video games will never work 2010-05-24T11:06:00Z "Not just some ..." The actress trailed off and gave a sarcastic imitation of a smiling musical ingénue. Why play Big Edie in the 'Grey Gardens' musical? Betty Buckley loves 'raw, naturalistic' characters 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z She asked them to change one sentence, to make clear that her father, a fastidious home restorer and antiques collector, had used real William Morris wallpaper, and not an imitation. ‘Fun Home,’ the Musical, Takes Alison Bechdel’s Life to Broadway 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z The modern imitations that accounted for the majority of the lots seemed sure to turn the session into a massive failure at a time when buyers, fearing an uncertain future, shun reckless expenditure. Auctions: Seesaw Bidding Early in the Season 2011-09-09T11:00:09Z His phrasing attests to some close study of Miles Davis and Clifford Brown, but avoids outright imitation. New Music: Fountains of Wayne, Now With Less Smirking 2011-08-01T23:00:34Z "His desires were all imitations of someone else," someone observes of the murderer. Fuminori Nakamura's 'Last Winter, We Parted' blurs reality, invention 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Mirrors and imitation wood paneling line the walls. Inside Art: At Art Basel, an Unslaked Appetite for Buying 2013-06-13T20:36:45Z I said ‘Well, I’ve imitated you for twelve years, you can spare a little imitation.’ The Chaotic Magic of Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z Writing in The New York Times in 1963, the architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable called it a “superbly executed vacuum,” which fostered “an unforgivable fuzziness between the values of the real and the imitation.” Building a Better Colonial Williamsburg 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z “This is an imitation of a kiss,” she sang. Uptown Rapture: Debbie Harry at the Carlyle 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z But how do those imitations compare with the real thing? Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’: How Wessy Is It? 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z I did imitations, some of them so good that I could pass for other people on the telephone. What “Peanuts” Taught Me About Queer Identity 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Where do you draw the line between inspiration and imitation? Behind the music: If I said you had a beautiful body, would you sue me? 2011-03-14T15:18:01Z Both he and Watson put their best foot forward, and despite their sincerest efforts, the film often feels like an imitation at once chintzy and overly expensive. From tragic to magic: what's the best Disney remake so far? 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z He performed comic sketches and imitations in front of his aunts, uncles and cousins; while attending a children’s theater school, he was asked to appear in half-hour radio dramas. Burt Metcalfe, Who Left His Mark on ‘M*A*S*H,’ Is Dead at 87 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z “I don’t practice painting or drawing as an art, in the sense of artifice, of making an imitation of something. It’s something I do from an inner compulsion, that has to come out.” Alan Davie, Painter With a Global Bent, Dies at 93 2014-04-17T03:18:03Z On Years, the voice wobbles like a imitation of Auto-Tune, reaching for rapid changes in notes and never quite achieving mechanical perfection, which is unsettling and oddly beautiful. Laurel Halo: Quarantine – review 2012-05-31T20:49:01Z Schwartz also wrote a mass of inferior work and the tin-eared Atlas is forced to praise his feeble imitations of Eliot. Literary biography: possibility and peril 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z It contains both actual and imitation birdsongs, always unaccompanied, and was released digitally in late 2015. Humanity’s Deepest Longings, Found in a Bird’s Song 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z From that point on, the timeline jumps around, perhaps in imitation of its high-flying subject, landing in different moments in Rudy’s life. ‘The White Crow’ Review: The Young Nureyev, Gotta Dance! Gotta Defect! 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Two years later, the Mexican culture minister went after Carolina Herrera for some embroidery on an evening gown that the government saw as an imitation of Indigenous tribal techniques and patterns. The Curious Case of the Alexander McQueen Graffiti Skirt 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Sometimes criticised in the western press for a lack of actorly technique or artfulness, he represented a different tradition of performance – not as imitation, but as presence, embodiment and witness. Sotigui Kouyat? obituary 2010-05-02T17:25:00Z At the time, her other commitments—which included working on a life-size imitation of the house from Hitchcock’s “Psycho,” which was displayed on the roof of the Met Museum in 2016—got in the way. On the Campaign Trail with Cornelia Parker, the U.K.’s Official Election Artist 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z But how do you honor the beauty of those gardens without mounting a cheap imitation? Exhibition Review: Temptations Found in Gardens of Islamic Delight 2011-05-20T23:27:00Z Some wines influenced by Bordeaux might be knockoffs meant to capitalize on the fame and commercial success of the original — inexpensive imitations, with few redeeming qualities. Among Sparkling Wines, the Other Half Lives Pretty Well 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z A previous attempt was made at a Caribbean beach in the Dominican Republic, but Cadaqués says it was not consulted and does not recognise it as a genuine imitation. Salvador Dal?'s home town to be recreated in China 2010-08-10T20:53:00Z British and American versions of the reality show were wildly popular, launching imitations worldwide, with some participants later becoming celebrities. South Africa's Big Brother boots punching resident 2010-09-17T17:16:00Z The imitation reflected badly on “Grease: Live”—even its finest moments made one want to turn on “Grease,” instead, even though the original, too, is pretty flawed. “Grease: Live”‘s technical triumph: A dazzling production almost makes up for lackluster leads 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z They don’t sound bad, but they lack both the audacity of reinvention and the humility of imitation. ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’ Review: Singing for Her Life 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z Younger artists who claimed to be embarked on a quest for spiritual authenticity were turning out gestural abstractions that looked more like imitation de Koonings. Jasper Johns Still Doesn’t Want to Explain His Art 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z At the I.H.D., the sculpture garden and imitation sconces served as decoration for parties. The Time Capsule 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z With all due respect to Geoff Grogan I am hard-pressed to understand why someone would opt for an imitation of the artist the book is about. Superman: Forged by bullies! 2012-06-16T20:30:00Z On an island inundated with mediocre imitation art, the originality of this bohemian art colony is refreshing. 36 Hours in Phuket, Thailand 2010-03-19T03:19:00Z In his muscle T-shirt, he started with an imitation of Gregory Hines but advanced into maneuvers that Hines couldn’t have dreamed of. Review: Tapping Out Some New World Rhythms 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z His designs are not imitations of classic couture, but rather are something wholly new. Fashion Review: Milan Steps Out of the Back Seat 2010-09-27T23:01:00Z And beware of imitation leather that would work better as picnic place mats. Fake them out with fabulous faux 2010-10-13T18:56:00Z His style is sentimental gothic, and though it should be easy to caricature, it defies imitation. Review: ‘Attorney Street,’ a Gothic Elegy for a Fleeing Here and Now 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z You will hear instead imitation Civil War songs, some belted and some crooned in nice harmony, but nearly all set to an easy-listening beat. Cast makes the best of entertaining but generic tune of ‘Freedom’s Song’ 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z But while these digital offerings are finding an audience, watching recordings can feel like a poor imitation of the real thing. 3-D Sound and a Zoom Apocalypse: The Plays That Come to Life Online 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z "Well, imitation is always the first step to achievement," he shrugs. Tobias Wolff: 'I still feel as though I'm faking it' 2011-08-25T09:32:10Z He finds a cassette on the road, passes an imitation Bel Air mansion in the middle of a field. The Tragic Death of Mark Baumer, a Prolific Poet and Environmental Activist for the Social-Media Age 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Donating his imitations to museums, Landis said, started as an impulse about 30 years ago. Painting imitator in 'Art and Craft' documentary says he wanted attention, not fortune 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z While not technically an imitation of either tequila or mezcal, Optimist Botanicals Smokey is made for drinking as you would a smooth tequila. The best nonalcoholic tequilas for Cinco de Mayo 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z As Latin pop flexes both its inventiveness and its commercial clout, crass imitations and dilutions are bound to appear. In 2022, Latin Pop Thrived on Innovation. Again. 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z It was the late 90s – more innocent times, when it was easy enough to rent imitation firearms. Experience: I was arrested by a Swat team by mistake 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z It turns out Henry prefers the scat-singing of Cab Calloway to gospel, and a brief Calloway imitation leads him into memories of a job delivering groceries on his bicycle, sometime in the 1930s. “Alive Inside”: Music may be the best medicine for dementia 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z But despite that specificity of time and location — and a milieu of predominantly white, educated people — they have achieved broad resonance, including international adaptations and imitations. Richard Nelson’s New Play Closes a Chapter of Theater History 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z When Harry insists he surely would have been able to tell the difference, she begins fake moaning, building to loud cries of imitation ecstasy. In 'Harry Met Sally' salute, New York deli contest invites all to... 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z And the moviegoers who loved “Dirty Dancing” in the Reagan administration will recognize this new version for the sterile imitation that it is. Review: ABC’s Perspiration-Free ‘Dirty Dancing’ 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z His aim is to save enough money to realise his true ambition – to own a firm producing superior custom-built furniture, though not, presumably, imitation Chippendale. Magic Mike – review 2012-07-14T23:05:59Z By the time it appears in “The Bell Jar,” however, the dress is a symbol of dashed illusions, “a skimpy, imitation silver-lamé bodice stuck on to a big, fat cloud of white tulle.” Who Bought Sylvia Plath’s Stuff? 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z But imitation is hardly a deterrent, certainly not at these prices. Getting Comfortable with Furniture Customization 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z “Each of us had a distinctive style,” Mr. Clinton wrote, “sometimes in imitation of people who were famous then, sometimes in anticipation of people who would be famous later.” Fuzzy Haskins, Who Helped Turn Doo-Wop Into P-Funk, Dies at 81 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Reducing their risk of being seen as a West Wing imitation, each of the current political series adds some extra generic element to the legislative procedural. What Hillary Clinton could learn from TV's women in power 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z Moving forward, the decision sets a precedent that will likely halt other food manufactures from citing intellectual property law and rules to protest competitor’s imitation products in the future. Dutch company can't copyright the taste of cheese dip, court rules 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z "I do have a couple of songs, things that in the original arrangements were imitations of orchestral arrangements," he said. Elvis Costello looks at the orchestral possibilities in Bowl shows 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Sociologist Jonathan Fast expanded on the meaning of this imitation by hypothesizing that these school shootings served a ceremonial function. It’s not just about guns: What the gun control debate exposes — and threatens — in our toxic white male culture of violence 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z The Bulletin was made in conscious imitation of The Hyde Park Gate News, the family newspaper produced in the 1890s by Virginia and her sister Vanessa Stephen. New Virginia Woolf published 2013-06-15T07:59:02Z They seem warmer and even playful: Bellamy nods to the venue's fabled history with a perfect imitation of the opening lick from Hendrix's Voodoo Chile. Muse – review 2012-10-01T11:35:50Z However, according to Amanda Blue — the president and chief operating officer of the Tasting Alliance, an organization which hosts and conducts several international spirits competitions — these spirits aren't just weak imitations of their alcoholic counterparts. Top shelf prices for booze-free drinks: Are nonalcoholic cocktails too expensive? 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z It can also taste like any of the following, on their own or in jarring and disturbing amalgamations: sugar cereal, cherry fluoride, imitation vanilla, Fruit Loops, packaged cake mix, Go-Gurt, bubblegum, and nothing at all. What does unicorn flavor actually taste like? 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z The harmonies were right on key, with a Japanese mood that didn’t cross the line into outright imitation. At Gem, a Teen Wonder Plays in the Big Leagues 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z But for Mr. Gehr film was a thing and not an imitation and didn’t reflect on life, but rather embodied the life of the mind. Ernie Gehr?s Films Traffic in Images and Light 2011-11-12T22:00:05Z The best absinthes were made abroad and very expensive; other spirits, such as peach brandy, survived only in poor, flavored imitations. The man who helped spark the cocktail movement — and keeps feeding it 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Buchla disliked the term “synthesizer,” which suggested to him a synthetic imitation of existing sounds. Don Buchla, Inventor, Composer and Electronic Music Maverick, Dies at 79 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z “You want to find, how the hell do I relate to this person? If you get into imitation then you’re not really listening.” Watch Ethan Hawke and Tom Hiddleston Share in an Impromptu Duet 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z The zany upstairs installation includes two semisatirical videos, graphics on the walls, branded beach products, and an imitation real-estate office for land repatriation. 3 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Haters will always hate but isn’t imitation the sincerest form of flattery? New this week: ‘Big Shot,’ ‘Mare of Easttown’ and ‘Monday’ 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z To suggest that these are all unworthy, inferior or merely imitations of Champagne is like dismissing all other red wines because they are not Burgundy. Among Sparkling Wines, the Other Half Lives Pretty Well 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z Clever devices, but they can’t upstage a twist of imitation vegetation. In the galleries: Celebrating nature 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z Dylan's imitations follow this pattern: His best work is always part flower, part Dylan. How Bob Dylan used the ancient practice of "imitatio" to craft some of the most original songs 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z Emulating Western culture and practices would prompt admiration and antagonism; Russians have defined their culture in imitation and opposition ever since. The Myths That Made, and Still Make, Russia 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Though they can bask in the light of humanity, they can never be much more than imitation humans. Creating a spectacle of slaughter at the movies: Ambush at Kamikaze Pass 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z While many of the movie’s visual details are right, the music — including generic imitations of ’70s styles — isn’t. Movie Review: ‘Blood Ties’ Ignores Rules of the Gangster Genre 2014-03-20T23:26:44Z Fey launched into a Cosby imitation that she’d brought out years ago on Weekend Update in connection withe the charges: “I put the pills in the people!” she said, in her best Pudding Pop expostulation. From Cosby to 'Charlie,' This Golden Globes Had Something to Say 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z First of all, imitation is a sign of flattery. Ageism, affairs and Mexico Week: Getting personal with Prue Leith of "Bake Off" 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z The clothier Alexander Julian once quipped that imitation is the sincerest form of aggravation. Supreme Copies: The Instagram That Attempts to Decode Supreme Clothing 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Vintage photographs disclose how in Mexico’s sprawling capital its new republican government erected statues of Cuauhtémoc, the last Aztec emperor, while Argentina plowed out lordly avenues in imitation of Haussmann-era Paris. 23 Art Exhibitions to View in NYC This Weekend 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Slight but steely, she seems like someone who could take you without lifting a finger — by the power of her regard and her clown horn imitation. TV Pick: 'Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro' 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Since then, the demand for Burgundy has accelerated around the world, prices have skyrocketed and La Paulée has grown and spawned dozens of imitations. A Vintage Bash for All Things Burgundy 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z These chemical-loaded imitations weren't perfect clones of the real deal but they were passable. Netflix's self-serious "Jupiter's Legacy" is the superhero TV version of a Designer Imposter stinker 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z But set against the singular appeal of her "Never Have I Ever" lead character, Bela comes across as an imitation of other women Kaling has played instead of a unique creation. HBO Max's "The Sex Lives of College Girls" is less erotic and more awkward than its alluring title 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Rarely do you see life and art in such mutual imitation. The Question at the Heart of “The Good Wife” 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Just watch how every part of her is involved in this full-bodied pigeon imitation, and some fiber in us responds as if in potent inner recognition. Review: ‘The Two Pigeons,’ Frederick Ashton’s Look at Love 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z In an expert imitation of an old master’s manner, this Italian artist paints bizarre images suggesting mushroom-induced visions of a 19th-century alchemist. Chelsea Galleries, Like a Box of Chocolates 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z And Mr. Shorter made several references to the cryptic wisdom of Miles Davis, slipping each time into an unusually convincing imitation of that trumpeter’s throaty rasp. Wayne Shorter’s New Album Is ‘Without a Net’ 2013-01-31T17:38:26Z For these ladies, the tribute game is more than hero worship: it's about a riff-perfecting devotion to rock that exceeds imitation. Lez Zeppelin, Vag Halen and AC/DShe – meet the all-female tribute bands 2013-05-31T05:00:01Z By the 1990s, a flood of imitations had been unleashed. World War Z unleashes an unedifying breed of zombie 2013-06-17T13:58:58Z Hughes calls his current model “en primeur,” a sort of, but not really, imitation of Bordeaux’s practice of selling the recent vintage two years before it is released. Bargains on quality California wine exist, if you know where to look 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z Put the samurai back in a pair of chaps, though, and the film just feels like a pale imitation of the original. Hollywood Goes to Sweden 2010-02-18T17:04:00Z Far Away and Long Ago, sung by Chris Stamey in his best imitation of Paul McCartney, is particularly affecting, a dusky elegy for a relationship that refuses to be forgotten. The dB's: Falling Off the Sky – review 2012-07-12T21:15:01Z Imitation high-end wines may satisfy many people, but they are commodities, no more worthy of applause than the imitation designer bags sold on Canal Street. Let’s Be Clear: Bad Wines Are Bad Wines, Period 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z And if I can articulate that feeling today, it would sound like this: "Yes, Dad! I am too good for imitation crab meat. And if that makes me a snob, I'm OK with that!" Real crab — not imitation krab — is an ingredient I'm willing to fight for 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Even at yeshiva, she was always a wisecracker, always a clown, “the wacky kid who does imitations and gets thrown out of class,” she said. Jackie Hoffman Kvetches Her Way to Royalty in ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z I think that we all form our identities by imitation to some extent—by mimicking the gestures, mannerisms, or personas of people we admire. Ayşegül Savaş on Imitation and Identity 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z Many of these are now built with industrial meat simulacra made from pea and soy proteins, which tend to produce deep-brown patties that can look and feel the part — that can bleed imitation blood, even. In Los Angeles, Veggie Burgers With Real Veggies Still Appeal 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z It's not Hamlet, but it's no pale imitation either. My Hamlet 2010-08-20T14:55:00Z The actual dance was a bland, poor imitation of a Bob Fosse number. "Dancing with the Stars" recap: Jennifer Grey finds her groove 2010-11-23T13:30:00Z I mean, how the hell can someone like Birdland seriously be touted as a great British band when they're nothing but an extremely bad imitation of the UK Subs? Bobby Gillespie: 'The whole rock scene is a joke' – an interview from the vaults 2013-02-27T16:05:42Z "Their opinion, based on years of research on Van Gogh's drawings in the museum's own collection and elsewhere ... is that these album drawings are imitations of Van Gogh's drawings," it said. Van Gogh museum dismisses claim discovered sketchbook authentic 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z The better way is to be Isaiah Berlin’s versatile fox, not a single-minded obsessed hedgehog, or to embrace Machiavelli’s virtues of imitation, adaptation and approximation. When to Wage War, and How to Win: A Guide 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z “You would imagine him sitting by himself in the corner just waiting for the scene to start,” says Hines of filming Curb, crossing her arms in imitation of the curmudgeon David portrays on-screen. 'We're not Game of Thrones' – Curb Your Enthusiasm's stars on their unsexy TV sensation 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z In one charming section, Melinda Sullivan established the importance of imitation in the tap tradition by matching steps in a video compilation of female predecessors. Syncopated Ladies and Beauteez’n the Beat Revel in Tap 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z Perhaps the young viewers this series is aimed at are so hungry for new wizarding tales that they won’t care, but even a kid prefers innovation to imitation. Television Review: ‘Wizards vs Aliens,’ on Hub Network 2013-05-31T20:55:25Z All too often, however, the recycling and cut-and-paste esthetic has resulted in tired imitations; cheap, lazy re-dos; or works of “appropriation” designed to generate controversy like Mr. Shields’s “Reality Hunger.” Arts & Leisure Preview: Reading and the Web: Texts Without Context 2010-03-17T23:19:00Z She did an imitation of her agent calling her and trying to be discreet while she shrieked “the Queen?!” with her phone on loudspeaker. Olivia Colman: Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears the Crowns 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Because Picasso's art is actually his diary, imitation can only seem false. Picasso and Modern British Art ? review 2012-02-13T16:01:52Z And there’s one moment when the magic fails, when James’s transformation seems like a cheap imitation of Whoopi Goldberg lending Patrick Swayze’s spirit her body in “Ghost.” Review: ‘Simon Says’ to Channel the Paranormal 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z Their imitation of those desires, which he termed mimesis, is imitated by others in turn, leading to escalating and often destructive competition. René Girard, French Theorist of the Social Sciences, Dies at 91 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z By the middle of 1973, the purity and power of Bowie's breakthrough had become dulled by imitation and repetition – the full stupidity of fashion or trend evanescence: here today, gone tomorrow. When Bowie met Burroughs 2013-03-09T09:01:00Z This neatly encapsulates the postmodern fascination with the ersatz and the phony, suggesting there is no authentic reality, but merely a succession of imitations designed to gull us into believing in them. Forged: Why Fakes Are the Great Art of Our Age by Jonathon Keats – review 2013-06-28T07:00:00Z He also faulted a display of imitation leather leggings, in elephant gray and creamy white, which were piled hopelessly on a table. Behind the Scenes at an H&M Opening 2012-11-21T23:36:27Z She unleashed a fiery speech that called out his mocking imitation of a disabled reporter during the campaign — a performance that “sank its hooks into my heart” — and extolled the open borders of culture. 10 Cultural Battles That Ruled 2017 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z “He told me, ‘I don’t want to hear you popping gum no more,’ ” Ms. Hudson said in an enjoyably terrible imitation of her Scottish director. Jennifer Hudson, Without a Safety Net, Prepares for ‘The Color Purple’ 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z It’s an age-old casting problem: one great, villainous performance engenders a lifetime of pale imitations. Don’t make Christoph Waltz a Bond villain: How Hollywood mis-typecast one of the best actors out there 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Someone familiar only with the imitations may be forgiven for thinking that the original moment must be hilarious and campy. ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Episode 2: Give the People What They Want 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z And the kid's imitation of some of Danny's mannerisms was spot on. Did You Watch ‘Bloodline’? Let’s Talk About It 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Gone Home is recognizably a video game, not an imitation of some other form. Video Game Review: In Gone Home, a Family Mystery Unfolds 2013-08-18T22:04:16Z His performance of "Talk Dirty" felt like a cheap imitation of something Brown would have done five years ago. 10 pressing observations on the 2014 Billboard Music Awards 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z You started your career as a toddler with a Marilyn Monroe imitation. Put Down Your Phone! It’s Patti LuPone. 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z Cable dramas are more likely to get little details right; network dramas often fail this test, rendering them pale imitations of their cable brethren. Realism held hostage in NBC’s new drama ‘Crisis’ 2014-03-14T20:24:38Z One of the exhibitions, “Serial Classic,” organized by Mr. Settis, will explore the notions of original and imitation, using Roman antiquities that are actually reproductions of lost Greek originals. The Prada Foundation’s New Arts Complex in Milan 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Networks have certainly tried to replicate the show’s formula, though, churning out imitations and variations. Review: Matthew Perry in an ‘Odd Couple’ Refitted for a New Century 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Even the owners of my favorite Korean food spot gave me a free order of fried imitation crab sticks to go with my weekly box of shrimp fried rice with extra shrimp. Real crab — not imitation krab — is an ingredient I'm willing to fight for 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Rhythmically swaying her body, in imitation of her adored Shirley Bassey, the wig glowed and glinted under the feeble electric lightbulb, on that dreary day, adding just a touch of much-needed magic. Family life 2012-12-22T00:04:00Z But other imitations retained a sense of mystery, like Mr. Grimes’s uncannily leonine gait in “King Lion.” Review: Jared Grimes and Lil Buck Embody Their Animal Muses in ‘Spaces’ 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Like all serious artists, he writes primarily to amuse and please himself, knowing far better than his non-admirers his real “letters,” and bringing to them the homage of profound knowledge and creative imitation. Notes From the Book Review Archives 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z But there are times when a sincere imitation is not only better than nothing — it’s nearly as good. Television Review: Sincerest Forms of Flattery for British Shows 2011-01-06T23:10:24Z It begins with a teasing imitation of his father, a classic belligerent blowhard of an old-timer. Louie Anderson and the Compassion of America’s Eternal Kid 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z “I was telling people a year ago, ‘This is like Nirvana,’ ” he said, adding that he expected Urban Outfitters to produce imitations soon. Finding Authenticity in a T-Shirt 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z But it’s a lazy grab at topical feminist cred and feels, as do many aspects of “Clover,“ like a half-realized imitation of better movies. ‘Clover’ Review: A Crime Goes Wrong, and You Can Guess the Rest 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z He describes Serge's rural retreat in France as having "a whiff of Boursin … imitation cheese that had nothing to do with French cheese". The Dinner by Herman Koch – review 2012-08-17T21:45:05Z He recalls “the opposition leader’s shouted questions, the brilliant non sequitur replies, the festive jeers and clever imitations of sheep.” Ian McEwan’s Political Satire ‘The Cockroach’ Offers a Reversal of Kafka 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z While Peele does a perfect imitation of Obama’s measured, halting pronouncements, Key’s manic Luther translates the president’s message into a more accessible language. Jordan Peele on Us: ‘This is a very different movie from Get Out' 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z Contemporary viewers may have other criticisms, about Reynolds’s slavish imitations of Titian and Rubens. Masterpieces From Scotland Visit the Frick 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Stanislavski was the first to identify these things, and to formulate a way in which actors could work on them, beyond imitation or intuition. Simon Callow: Stanislavski was racked by self-doubt 2013-03-16T08:00:09Z It's an understanding that goes well beyond simple imitation or a behavioral response to a stimulus. 'Gifts of the Crow': New book by Seattle authors about brainy birds 2012-06-04T01:30:06Z First published in 1971, this austerely handsome volume assembles a dozen literary fairy tales, that is, stories written in imitation of the oral folk narratives transcribed by the Brothers Grimm and other scholars. Review | Books make the best gifts. Here are seven surprising choices for the readers on your list. 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Slipping into an affectionate imitation of Mr. Spader’s elegant monotone, Mr. Downey said: “The Chateau is mellow. It’s like a castle. The Sportsmen’s Lodge elevator smells like urine. It’s up to you.” James Spader Prepares for ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z But when their popularity spawned numerous soft-core imitations, he revised his opinion again and published an “abjuration” of the trilogy. Pasolini’s Legacy: A Sprawl of Brutality 2012-12-26T23:04:57Z Rarely do these hybrid treats taste like anything but an artificial imitation of an untouchable treat, but leave it to those vest-clad girls to perfect it. Move aside, Thin Mints: There's a new Girl Scout cookie in town 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Many Middle Eastern grocers in the United States sell mixes, imitations often made with just a hint — or maybe just the idea — of the real thing. For Many U.S. Turks, Salep Is Beloved but Elusive 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z But Coover’s feat of transformation is ultimately more interesting than his imitation. Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer are back — and all growed up 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z There are also balsamic-inspired and balsamic imitations that run rampant on grocery store shelves throughout the states, such as glazes and syrups. The balsamic break-down: Here's what makes this Italian condiment so special 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z His imitation of a cranky judge is marvelous, as is his one of Al Pacino. ‘The Bullpen,’ Joe Assadourian’s Tale From a Holding Cell 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z Loyalty: "One picks it up by imitation and if, as in my case, you are never shown it as a child, you can have difficulties learning it." Sharon Olds: Confessions of a divorce 2013-01-26T07:29:01Z It’s an imitation of the film, but at least it’s not a pale one. Review: Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp Seems Like Old Times 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z And he has enlisted the choreographer Joshua Bergasse to summon the mood of Robbins’s style without literal imitation. Theater Review: In ‘On the Town,’ Sailors on Leave Look for Love 2013-06-19T21:10:16Z He was jailed again in June last year for burglary and possession of an imitation firearm. Amy Winehouse's ex-husband in coma after multiple organ failure 2012-08-09T10:19:30Z Why have a snitch sing when he can be “doing his best Freddie Mercury imitation for D.E.A. right now”? There is cop. ‘The Border’ Is a Stunning and Timely Conclusion to Don Winslow’s Drug-War Trilogy 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z This week Murphy is back doing her best Anthony Comstock imitation in a political ad sponsored by Youngkin. Perspective | In the Va. governor’s race, ‘Beloved’ is reduced to its most explicit parts. That’s obscene. 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z This is not to say the movies are derivative, only that imitation is often the handmaiden of originality. New Directors/New Films Festival Gives Spotlight to Youth 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Digging deeper than outright imitation, meanwhile, requires both connoisseurship and independence, a sense of identity strong enough to survive immersion in the songs. Music Review: The Songs Of Prince, Faithfully Reimagined 2011-06-16T22:08:15Z Meryl Streep’s searing critique of Donald Trump’s imitation and treatment of the disabled New York Times journalist Serge Kovaleski was a sobering moment which brought a stunned silence to the usually boisterous Globes. Golden Globes 2017: La La Land wins record seven awards as Moonlight takes best drama 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z Many tried to give their major export markets, like the United States, what they thought was wanted, namely, popular varieties like cabernet sauvignon and merlot that were produced in imitation of international styles. New Wines From Old Spanish Vines 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z He is flattered when he sees passers-by on the street wearing his label - or even an imitation of his trademark styles. Thom Browne might be more 'suit' than you'd think 2013-03-14T19:06:15Z Not the real David Beckham, who is presumably otherwise engaged, but a pale and amiable imitation, who fits right into the production’s smiley sensibility. London Theater Journal: Make 'Em Dream 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z It's not that he whiffs the imitation; rather, he nails the dialectic nuances, including the casual interjections of "alright?" and "yeah?" aptly enough to call attention to the parts that aren't fully crisped. With the sleepy "Moon Knight," come for the MCU, but stay for Oscar Isaac's dodgy cockney accent 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z The title of the exhibition, “American Knockoff,” says Shimomura, “references the United States’ popular culture’s attitude toward Asian Americans as not being real Americans, merely imitations.” A & L highlights: Brandi at the zoo and boldly going where many Trekkies have gone before 2013-08-14T23:10:22Z Some people misapprehend it and think of as imitation. The Making of Black Ivy Style 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z These appearances and the unforgettable imitations of officials from administrations and campaigns past work because they parody isolated moments of unadulterated lunacy within a political administration running like a typical, normal circus. How can "Saturday Night Live" parody a farcical administration? 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Bad biopics feel like cheap attempts at imitation, but just seeing LaBeouf shout out “You cannot be serious!” makes it clear that this is something else entirely. See Shia LaBeouf transform into John McEnroe in the “Borg vs. McEnroe” trailer 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z There's a tremendous solo from a woman who announces that she is perfecting her imitations. Strange Interlude; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Trash Cuisine – review 2013-06-08T23:05:35Z A whiff of each was handed to each journalist, on white paper sticks wrapped in silver thread with the appropriate color of tiny imitation gemstone. Skin Deep: How La Prairie Unveils New Cosmetics 2010-06-30T20:57:00Z However, at various points, different characters do imitations of the more famous politicians who remain in the wings. Review: A Byzantine Path to Middle East Peace in ‘Oslo’ 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z That got laughs, and Wilmore continued to develop his cerebral act, including an imitation of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson that reliably killed with audiences. Why Larry Wilmore is the perfect comic fit for this year’s correspondents’ dinner 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Better qualifications would be hard to conjure, given that Le Diplomate is essentially an imitation McNally restaurant. Back to Pastis for a Second Helping of Nostalgia 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z They smudge a fine line between emulation and imitation, always a danger for artists who have a naturally ventriloqual grasp of styles. Art Review: A Mind Where Picasso Meets Looney Tunes 2011-01-27T22:41:49Z Like North American chocolate/satire, this imitation will divide opinion. TV highlights 11/04/2013 2013-04-11T06:00:08Z “I haven’t seen the need for legislation, but that was before it became worthy of imitation,” she said. France Defines Natural Wine, but Is That Enough? 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z MacFarlane's parents hung on to his earliest artistic endeavors, copying recognizable imitations of Bugs Bunny and Fred Flintstone when he was 2. Is there anything Seth MacFarlane can't do? 2012-06-28T14:33:16Z I think it goes beyond this, to a question of imitation. A Place to Call Home is Australian television to be proud of 2013-07-18T02:32:00Z And yes, he’s singing an imitation of the Isley Brothers’ “Shout!,” but wouldn’t we be better off hearing this song at every wedding reception for the rest of time? Perspective | With ‘R&B in DC 1940-1960,’ historian Jay Bruder reacquaints us with the sounds of a vanished Washington 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Civeyrac leads Étienne into anxious imitations of the past, and the possibility of making art fueled by the present never materializes. Review: University Spoils a Cinephile in ‘A Paris Education’ 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z At first this smacks of affectation: after 20 pages, one asks what is the point of an imitation of Tristram Shandy when one might just as well read . The Tale of Raw Head and Bloody Bones by Jack Wolf – review 2013-01-11T20:00:04Z They say imitation is a form of flattery – but the Fondation Le Corbusier doesn't see it that way. Seeing double: the rise and rise of China's copycat architecture 2013-01-07T18:59:00Z Going from that treatment of light to an imitation of a dark European cathedral is an impossible journey. The Crystal Cathedral redesign: Why tasteful updates add up to architectural disappointment 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z "Help me, Ken," he said in a perfect imitation of the film's tiny, doomed fly voice. Robin Williams' rise no surprise to a writer dazzled by unknown comic 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z In so doing, she’d given me a living demonstration of Castiglione’s true art, “that art which does not seem to be art,” one best learned through practice and imitation, rather than bookish study. When in Rome, Learn to Cook Italian 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z As if that were not enough, the legs are decorated with a combination of petrified wood, amethyst, cabochon carnelian and diamond-cut rock crystal, gilt and more imitation pearls. Art Review: Johann Christian Neuber’s Gold-and-Stone Bonbons at the Frick 2012-07-12T21:49:03Z A 19-year-old Finnish supermarket cashier with millions of Internet fans of her language imitation YouTube video is heading for America hoping her gibberish hit will open up a new career. Finnish gibberish talker finds fame, heads to US 2014-03-20T13:16:46Z “They do say imitation is the best form of flattery. Maybe Beyonce is so Crazy In Love with our brand, she made her own,” the company wrote in a since-deleted tweet. Lululemon Tried to Hate on Beyoncé's New Fitness Line 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z I didn’t do an imitation of him or anything, and I never begged my mother to take me to see him. Michael Jackson Cast a Spell. ‘Leaving Neverland’ Breaks It. 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z I mean, what was so doggone wrong with the flavor of coffee that people felt like it would be better off tasting like hazelnut candy and imitation vanilla extract? "Cowboys & Aliens": Daniel Craig does Eastwood in a steampunk mashup 2011-07-28T00:30:00Z Success breeds imitation in TV, especially when originality is at an all-time low. Between "Ghosts" to "Not Dead Yet," it's starting to look like TV is having a season full of spirits 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z It’s the imitation of inner demons, not the demons themselves. Dance Review: Lauri Stalling?s gloATL Drafts Viewers at DMAC Center 2010-06-14T01:40:00Z All other coffee will seem like a pale imitation. Eat and drink Edinburgh: readers' tips 2010-08-02T13:43:00Z Typical of successful global art, the show’s 20-some works occupy seven immense spaces doing a good imitation of a museum, right down to the explanatory labels for each piece, but I would trust your eyes. Subodh Gupta: ‘Seven Billion Light Years’ 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z But every boom has a bust, and cynical, second-rate imitations featuring haunted mansions, rampaging demons and evil children soon overran the marketplace. Review | Horror novels are having a renaissance. Here’s what to read. 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z The following year, experts from the Rembrandt Research Project, a group of Dutch scholars who examined all the master’s known paintings, were even more dubious: They suggested that it was a 19th-century imitation. A Portrait of Rembrandt Goes on Show. But Did He Paint It? 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Besides, imitation is flattery; the very fact that Frow picked up on the similarities shows how well it was working as homage. Booker club: Last Orders by Graham Swift 2012-07-24T11:28:36Z There is also a penetrating and original discussion of Alan Turing’s imitation game as imagined in his epochal 1950 essay, “Computing Machinery and Intelligence.” The Beautiful Mind-Bending of Stanislaw Lem 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z A hotel is an imitation of home, a home once removed. A Night at ‘Al’s Grand Hotel,’ at the Frieze Art Fair 2014-05-09T22:54:35Z A friend sometimes does an imitation at parties of his Midwestern ex-girlfriend. Let’s Not Pretend to Be Who We Aren’t 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z An academic neoclassicist, Adam approaches rap as a kind of imitation based on careful and thorough study. “Bodied,” Reviewed: The Eminem-Produced Battle-Rap Movie Is a Confused Satire of P.C. Culture 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z This synthetic quality may be an intentional imitation of life; certainly it’s obvious that Kiarostami was thinking a great deal about cinema. Review: The Persistence of Abbas Kiarostami’s Vision in ‘24 Frames’ 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Bowie was the rare artist who inspired not just adulation but imitation, a desire to inhabit and inhale the glittering spectacle he presented on album covers, in music videos and onstage. See TIME's Cover Commemorating the life of David Bowie 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z I was assured that imitation was the sincerest form of flattery. Poems on the Underground: copycats and controversies 2013-01-09T06:10:01Z “Glow & Behold” is the band’s second album, and it’s a touch looser and less mannered than its debut, which means Yuck is become a real band, not just a spot-on imitation of one. Fall Pop Music Preview: An Abundance of Rhythms and Styles 2013-09-09T16:03:09Z Schwitters, in turn, thought Nicholson unequal even to minor players in the Hanover arts scene and Hepworth a pale imitation of Hans Arp. Kurt Schwitters: the pop art pioneer who brought order to chaos 2013-01-19T09:01:37Z We based our choice that night entirely on the fact that this movie starred the girl from “Beetlejuice,” and some guy who seemed be doing an inexplicable Jack Nicholson imitation. Director Michael Lehmann on why Ivanka and Kellyanne are today's "good Heathers" 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z Next to him, his young daughter did an imitation of her father, pounding away at an imaginary gong. Thailand’s ‘Gong Highway’ 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z “The river police came by and said: ‘Tony Slattery, we like you on television, but please stop polluting the river,’” he says, doing a jolly imitation of a policeman. Tony Slattery: ‘I had a very happy time until I went slightly barmy’ 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z No Japanese instruments were grafted onto a Western ensemble; few gestures seemed like overt imitations of traditional Japanese modes or methods. Music Review: The Many Paths of Japan?s Avant-Garde 2011-04-11T20:27:03Z Mr. Browne pays tribute to Mr. Dylan by singing a fragment of his song “I Want You” as an affectionate imitation of his idol. | 'Troubadours': Recalling the Reign of Taylor and King 2011-02-01T23:08:01Z But you have to ignore the obvious imitations — including the Sleepless reunion of 1998,You’ve Got Mail — to truly appreciate this film. Ranking: Valentine’s Day Films From Worst to Best 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The caricature in the imitation underscores the distance between what Lucy came from and what she has become. ‘Lucy Barton’ Review: Laura Linney Finds Her Perfect Match 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z It was replaced by a new building that many regarded as a poor imitation of the old structure. 2010-01-20T07:05:00Z After all, both my dad and my wife love imitation crabmeat. Real crab — not imitation krab — is an ingredient I'm willing to fight for 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z It won’t be long before what’s being discussed and spun is nothing but “a pale imitation” of the report itself, he said. Perspective | Media must ‘fight their own DNA’ to properly cover the redacted Mueller report. 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z Then came The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, a Gremlins imitation about some dolls that look like they belong in the final scene of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. From Trolls to Transformers: toy films – ranked! 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z There are many potential angles of imitation — Anthony Atamanuik’s Trump on Comedy Central’s “The President Show,” for instance, is a raging appetite. Review: ‘Our Cartoon President’ Misses a Huuuge Target 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z In that context, words such as “imitation” or “impression” became insults, equated with empty mannerism and inauthentic artifice. Why music biopics so often fall flat 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z Cliche tells us imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and such mockery is surely a measure of Downton's success on both sides of the Atlantic. Top TV spoofs: 'Don't I know you from Lark Pies To Cranchesterford?' 2012-10-11T14:27:05Z A track like “The Pearls” starts off as a plausible imitation of decorum, with a string quartet shown onscreen in the entryway to a dining room. Jonny Greenwood: First Radiohead, Now Orchestras and Film 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Plenty of those albums were Bee Gees records; Dahl used to inhale helium on the air to do a mocking imitation of the band. Review | In HBO’s magnificent Bee Gees documentary, broken hearts — and icon status — can finally be mended 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z A wistfully saccharine, soft-focus imitation of Botticelli, this picture is easy to dismiss as escapist fantasy. ‘The Pre-Raphaelite Legacy’ at the Met Is a Journey Back 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Paradoxically, the pair of Louis XVI imitation candelabra triggered vigorous competition and climbed to £73,250, more than double the price predicted by Christie’s. Auctions: Art Buying Spree at a British Estate 2011-09-16T13:30:07Z Mr. Dujardin’s imitations and spoofs, while memorable, do not match the traditional criteria of the Cannes jury, which typically favors performances in social dramas and tragedies. French Twist: Jean Dujardin, a Comic Who Does Nuance 2011-11-20T01:57:20Z Two-ingredient recipes are often a cruel joke, something which approximates another thing just enough to make you sad you're chewing on a poor imitation. These two-ingredient brownies are one baking hack that doesn't sacrifice on flavor 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z This is especially true when the tune is heard at a fast music-box clip, complete with imitation birdcalls, as dawn breaks in Act II after Butterfly’s long night anticipating Pinkerton’s return. Classical: Puccini Opera Echoes a Music Box at the Morris Museum 2012-06-17T01:03:03Z Moms and dads online are praising a now-viral video of a comedian’s imitation of a toddler avoiding bedtime. Utah comedian's video imitating how toddlers avoid bedtime goes viral 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Using a variety of paints -- acrylic, oil, tempera, lacquer – plus graphite and wax, she paints on stretched surfaces of pleather, the imitation leather fabric made from polycarbonate. Review: Michaela Eichwald at Overduin & Co. 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z They close in on Fallon, always smiling, still singing, crushing him with the pressure to entertain and be the man they are wax imitations of. Is Jimmy Fallon's 'Barbara Ann' segment a cry for help? 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Consider labeling it a homage, instead of an imitation. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Parks and Recreation’ and ‘Circus of Books’ 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Also a challenge: striking a balance between imitation and innovation. See How ‘Beetlejuice’ Designers Built a Habitat for Demons 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z The critiques are legit: Too many jukebox projects are pale, confused imitations. Perspective | Are jukebox musicals like ‘The Cher Show’ dumbing down Broadway, or just giving us what we want? 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z From days of privation in 1863 we see a Confederate cookbook with recipes for imitation oysters and apple pie without apples. Exhibition Review: ‘The Civil War in America’ at Library of Congress 2013-01-10T20:02:01Z Then the commercial necessity of giving a huge international audience a C-minus imitation of what they've already seen took over, and we got this shockingly inept retread instead. The mind-boggling awfulness of "The Hangover Part II" 2011-05-26T18:10:00Z The lighting is so portentous and the isolation and hopelessness so exaggerated that these scenes have always reminded me of Technicolor film stills from a 1950s melodrama — a kitschy imitation of life. For Gregory Crewdson, Truth Lurks in the Landscape 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Her impression isn't anywhere nearly as overpowering as Fagbenle's tightly tailored imitation of Barack Obama's quirky speech patterns, which is both dead on and over the top. "The First Lady" tells the story of three revolutionary presidents' wives in an inconsequential way 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z The house inspired countless imitations and gave the world the term 'Strawberry Hill gothic'. Strawberry Hill will open doors to public once again 2010-09-23T16:23:00Z The banner is painted over imagery that ranges from Aztec to Masonic, rendered in wry imitation of stone relief. Thrilling new exhibition shows modern Mexican art is bigger than murals 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z The blimp laughed at the dog as it was dragged past, and Robbie barked in imitation, causing the blimp to turn. It's All Right I Have a List That Helps to Make Everything Clear and It's Real Easy to Follow by Ian Beck - short story 2012-11-14T12:09:04Z On their second date later that week he amused her with a spot-on imitation of one of their professors. A Romantic Turnaround for Two Political Scientists 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z The real gang members stand on the edges while a dozen or so imitation gang members – professional dancers – dance and wave knives. Michael Jackson: 'Magic is easy if you put your heart into it' – a classic interview from the vaults 2012-11-20T12:40:54Z The same habit of reverence that doomed his artwork to bland imitation served him well as a biographer. How Giorgio Vasari Invented Art History as We Know It 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z A poor imitation of the best "Bourne" films, it's confusing, illogical, with plot lapses and continuity blunders. 'Cold Light of Day' can't stand up to much scrutiny 2012-09-07T19:21:04Z In general, Kuppner's work operates at a far remove from the more tuneful poetry Pound would recognise as "melopoeia", though in previous books he has shown himself a dab hand at imitation Chinese lyrics. The Same Life Twice by Frank Kuppner – review 2012-08-24T21:45:03Z McSweeny will direct his first show, “Julius Caesar,” in June in the Blackfriars — where, in imitation of Renaissance practices, the house lights always stay on. Perspective | Who needs a director, anyway? A classical theater in Staunton, Va., lets the actors run the show, and it’s a hit. 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z When all these elements came together, the developers behind Resident Evil 4 felt like they had made a true remake of a classic game instead of a glossy imitation. Scare Me Once? Great Game. Scare Me Twice? Great Remake. 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z If that amount of money seemed crazy for a pale imitation of an 18th-century vessel, it was dwarfed by the price commanded immediately after by a famille-rose vase described as “probably Republican period.” Special Report: Asian Art: Chinese Nationalist Fervor Trumps Basic Facts 2011-05-26T18:00:08Z As Anne fades, Georges takes devoted care of her: feeding her, doing her stretches, holding her as she shuffles in a faded imitation of a walk, quietly stroking her hand as she whimpers in pain. Love ages and endures in ‘Amour’ 2013-01-24T21:53:59Z But even if certain football story lines or moments set in the local diner seem like faint imitations of events in Dillon, Tex., Review | ‘Rise’ is a good-enough version of the old standby: Appealing kids put on a show 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z If the film's equation of violence with justice also inspires imitation, its impact will hardly be benign. Oscars 2013: what the nominations say about America 2013-02-21T16:00:00Z Under most circumstances, his canny asides, imitations and bits of pantomime would help enliven a fairly static evening. Spoleto Festival USA Offers Tension and Balance 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z This depicts large paper maps crumpled into the shape of mountains, or draped like waterfalls – their cartography an even paler imitation of the real thing than the artist's ad-hoc sculptures. Artist of the week 94: Sem? Bekirovic 2010-07-02T14:42:00Z A mockingbird welcomes us with imitations of birdsongs that we do not recognize. A sojourner cheats the chill in the warmth of Argentina and Uruguay 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Achieving originality depended on the successful imitation and repurposing of an admired author from a much earlier era. How Bob Dylan used the ancient practice of "imitatio" to craft some of the most original songs 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z At its most strained, “Birthday Candles” feels like an imitation of a superior work. ‘Birthday Candles’ Review: Another Year, Another Cake, Another Profundity 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z But his performance of this and other Sinatra signature songs, including “I’ve Got the World on a String” and “Day In, Day Out,” also proved that an imitation, no matter how facile, is only that. Review: Stars Pay Tribute to Frank Sinatra 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z The harm of stereotypical accent imitations is one familiar to many whose speech exists outside the accepted "standard," like speakers of African American English and those for whom English is a second language. TikTok, #BamaRush and the irresistible allure of mocking Southern accents 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z “He just made an imitation of this art,” he said. Damien Hirst Controversy at Venice Biennale 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z The effect strongly suggested Herbie Hancock, but without tipping over into imitation. Music Review: Enrico Pieranunzi Trio at Village Vanguard 2012-03-28T21:59:28Z But if any network can claim to produce shows based on originality and story over imitation and repetition, it's AMC. 'Halt and Catch Fire' dives into '80s tech war with AMC flair 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z He once won a woman’s heart with his “imitation of a henhouse at night.” Love the Smell of Old Books? This Bookseller Would Like You to Leave. 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z But that would be an imitation of Bellow’s technique, his insight, his feeling. Cynthia Ozick, with her new collection 'Critics, Monsters, Fanatics,' on her writing life 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z He became an imitation of himself, an occupational hazard for a big personality. P.J. O’Rourke Wrote With High, Cranky Style in a Shrinking Tradition 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z He was briefly sectioned in 2002, after confronting strangers at a pub with an imitation pistol. Adam Ant checks into hospital 2010-05-24T12:14:00Z At his local bar, for example, an imitation Irish pub, the bartender sedates the customers by showing them sumo wrestling highlights. Books of The Times: ‘Gun Machine,’ by Warren Ellis 2013-01-02T21:35:39Z There’s a reason Cai’s videos and book are as delectable as the dishes they feature; they, too, are made for consumption, much more so than imitation. Eating Alone in China 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Legally, there’s no reason why fake sausage or imitation turkey can’t be labeled as such. Should plant-based proteins be called “meat”? 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z What typically happens after a box-office smash is that a raft of imitations are given the green light. Commission us: 'found footage' ? the discovery that disappeared again 2010-10-14T10:21:00Z Chiswick House is not so much a home as a white pavilion, floating coolly between park and sky, built in imitation of one of Palladio's masterpieces. Britain's garden state 2010-06-08T20:29:00Z Through imitation, counterpoint and attentive orchestration, Leontovych brought the sounds of the Ukrainian nation to a broader public. When Ukrainian Music Wasn’t Under Threat, It Thrived 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z The imitation Shakespeare dialogue now sounds more of Hollywood manufacture than it ever did in the movie. ‘Shakespeare in Love: The Play,’ in London 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z Whatever possibilities Mr. Harrison had in mind for his latest venture, imitation probably wasn’t one of them. Music Review: The Joel Harrison 19, a Big Band, at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola 2013-07-17T20:24:01Z Ruskin's descriptions of the art he admired urged imitation, but not of a literal sort. Saints and sinners 2010-09-24T23:06:00Z The party was held in an art gallery that was showing work by someone who painted imitations of hoary masterpieces, in which she had replaced the original Caucasian figures with famous people of color. “This Is Pleasure” 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Its design offers an uncanny imitation of life. The Design of “Maniac” Offers an Uncanny Imitation of Life 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z I'd been sent loads of scripts since starting The Good Life, but all were a pale imitation. How we made: Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles on To the Manor Born 2013-04-15T16:30:09Z Mr. Kinnear, in particular, quite credibly pulls off a nearly impossible task, but even at his best he is a pallid imitation. Television Review: The Power Brokers: Fathers, Sons, Dynasties 2011-03-31T20:00:05Z Junior is sweet but hapless; he does an excellent frog imitation and would obviously let the girls go if it were up to him. Wes Craven's brutal truths about sex, death and childhood 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z So this aesthetic of low-fi, cheap imitation was very much the aesthetic that I wanted to put across. Frye Art Museum hosts Ming Wong's first solo show in U.S.: 'Life of Imitation' 2011-01-27T00:41:05Z Despite the Mexican American comic's engaging presence, amusing observations and deft imitations, "Fluffy" is a standard-issue comedy concert film far better suited to a 90-minute cable TV slot than the big screen. Gabriel Iglesias in 'The Fluffy Movie,' good fun, standard film 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z If the image sounds like a scene from “Bizarre Foods,” the reality is a DIY open-face fish sandwich likely to prompt imitations. Tail Up Goat is a second act worthy of three Komi veterans 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Given his vocal range and his ability to mimic — he imitated Sammy Davis Jr.’s speech patterns a few times on Thursday — he could probably put on a decent imitation of Frank Sinatra. Rubén Blades at the Rose Theater 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z The more costly of the two, , was subsequently revealed to be a contemporary imitation of Botticelli's work. What lies beneath 2010-06-19T23:05:00Z But however excellent, imitations remain imitations; good forgeries are still forgeries. Voices carry 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z You might ask, if the wine is made with a Champagne grape by the same method, how is it not an imitation of Champagne? Among Sparkling Wines, the Other Half Lives Pretty Well 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z One was broken with a hammer; the other’s cracks were cut in perfect imitation of the first. Seeing Double? So Do Great Artists. 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z And the “In This House” sign has spawned many flattering imitations and absurdist parodies. ‘In This House’ Yard Signs, and Their Curious Power 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Holmes delicately negotiated the tricky matter of vocal imitation, often scaling back his lounge-singer swagger several notches to croon in a pure head voice with polished, if hesitant phrasing. Music Review: Clint Holmes Tribute to Bobby Short at Carlyle - Review 2011-10-17T22:19:30Z The new imitation leathers are supple, serviceable, some even scrumptious. Fake them out with fabulous faux 2010-10-13T18:56:00Z Wara, born in Brooklyn and raised in Atlanta, produced the entire album, and it doesn’t rely on samples of hits or imitations of brittle current sounds. New Albums From Jesse Winchester, Lia Ices and Others 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z The gallery of characters allows Kushner a Chekhovian varnish: Rome’s Empty even reminds the others, in imitation of a Chekhov heroine, that it is important that they keep on working. Kushner’s ‘Guide’: Long, gabby and intelligent When he describes his disappointment in the tedium of his day-to-day life, he writes, “After the neon explosions of my hallucinations, I felt like I was living in a consolation prize, a cheap imitation.” David Stuart MacLean’s terrifying memoir of amnesia 2014-02-20T20:03:28Z Water becomes the mind’s sanctuary while the body moves in its best imitations of a fish. Eat. Sleep. Swim. Repeat. 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z Instead of strong, risky interpretations, they offer crib notes and the pale flattery of imitation. Movie Review: ‘Anna Karenina,’ From Joe Wright, With Keira Knightley 2012-11-15T20:25:23Z Modernisation still seemed absolutely imperative, but it did not seem the same as westernisation, or to demand a comprehensive rejection of tradition or an equally complete imitation of the west. The ruins of empire: Asia's emergence from western imperialism 2012-07-27T07:00:04Z Within days, the imitation jail had descended into a near-riotous squalor of mental and emotional disintegration. ‘Straight Outta Compton,’ N.W.A. and the new vernacular of protest 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z I have a real memory of being in high school and I have no idea what I did, but I did some imitation, and it was of a butt. Paula Pell, queen of comedy: On her "SNL" years, making "Wine Country" with Amy Poehler and more 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z The MFA’s best impression of Hokusai’s wave appears here not in contemplative isolation but crowded among imitations, parodies and tribute acts. How Hokusai’s Art Crashed Over the Modern World 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z Energized by savvy filmmaking and star performances and infused with folkloric elements, they were made as alternatives to, rather than imitations of, contemporary Hollywood movies. The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema Lives Quietly Online 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z He finished the job by sprinkling salt flakes from on high, in a pale imitation of the master’s style. A Sprinkle, a Snapshot, a Sensation: My Dinner With Salt Bae 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z But the songs aren’t revivalist imitations; they would be terser if they were. Critics? Choice: New CDs: Albums by Brian Wilson, John Mellencamp, Trace Adkins 2010-08-15T23:05:00Z The many imitations that appeared almost immediately kept sneaking into his peripheral vision and making him mad. Remembering Saul Steinberg 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z I cast again, a little closer this time, and stripped, or tugged, my line back toward me to make my fly, an imitation shrimp pattern, look like the real thing. Off Belize, a Hunt for Saltwater Fly-Fishing’s Top Prizes 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z On "Lazy Afternoon," Jordan slips into Meredith Monk-like Native American mode, then closes with a version of "I Could Have Danced All Night" that ends with a capricious soprano imitation of Julie Andrews. Sheila Jordan's 'Yesterdays' a treasure 2012-01-30T22:34:05Z The tertiary “Spring Awakening” at the Oriental is a pale imitation of what was on Broadway. Young cast is not up to 'Spring Awakening' 2011-05-04T22:00:28Z Mr. Grant said that he had watched a lot of footage of Thorpe and found he could do a good imitation. For Hugh Grant, a Smaller Screen Brings a More Complex Role 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z It's a remarkable, comedic imitation of Crosby and Bowie's beloved 1977 Christmas special in which they sang "Peace on Earth/The Little Drummer Boy." Ferrell, Reilly parody classic Christmas duet 2010-12-14T02:46:04Z Though not imitations of Golden Age hits, Tesori’s songs are loving tributes that swim in and out of currents of familiarity. Review: In the Musical ‘Soft Power,’ China Whistles the Tune 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z “That ballet technique and tradition is transmitted by simple imitation.” Boston Ballet Takes On William Forsythe’s ‘Artifact’ 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z The robot — or even a fast-moving zombie imitation à la “The Last of Us” — might work well here. The Hottest Song at the Club? ‘The White Lotus’ Dance Remix 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z If Mr. Hawke does a reasonably good imitation of Baker’s plain, vibratoless voice singing “My Funny Valentine” and “I’ve Never Been in Love Before,” he only fitfully captures the fragility embodied in that voice. Review: ‘Born to Be Blue,’ Portrait of a Trumpeter as a Heroin Addict 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z He seems exactly like James Dean to me, but it isn’t a conscious imitation – he’s really being himself.” Luke Perry obituary 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z But this was not a tribute show by an ’80s imitation band. Classical Crossover for the Win 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z I tried being a playwright because of that play, and I just did cheap imitations. Peter Dinklage Is Still Punk Rock 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z Burgers made with the same ready-made imitation meats are increasingly dull and devoid of character, monotonous in texture and flavor, practically indistinguishable from one another. In Los Angeles, Veggie Burgers With Real Veggies Still Appeal 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z When Wiig eases up around people — I've heard — her weird creativity comes out, and she does a lot of voices and imitations. Kristen Wiig: The Anti-Comedian 2011-05-02T14:10:00Z Someone has read the work of this notoriously vain, ambitious and competitive writer closely and has been inspired to imitation. Movie Review: ?The Raven,? With John Cusack, Directed by James McTeigue 2012-04-26T23:19:38Z But cinema possesses an unusual ability to burrow into public and private consciousness, making the membrane between imagination and behavior even more porous by way of identification and, sometimes, imitation. Perspective | The ‘Rust’ scene that Alec Baldwin was rehearsing strikes a familiar and played-out chord 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z This kind of success sometimes prompts poets to produce increasingly wan imitations of the work that won the big award. Review | Yusef Komunyakaa again brings his distinctive music to the page 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z With that in mind, she pivoted to a performance that had unnerved her: Trump’s mocking imitation of a disabled reporter during the campaign. Meryl Streep at the Golden Globes 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z He loves the continuum since the 1970s of guitar-based mainstream radio rock, and increasingly, his songs turn it into a stolid, screamy averaging-out of all that music, or an enthusiastic imitation of it. Review: Foo Fighters Bring a Little of Everything to the Stage, Including a Broken Leg 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z When he gave a victory speech in New Hampshire, feinted at congratulating his opponents, then pivoted — “Now that I’ve got that over with … ” — he sounded like a sketch comic doing an imitation of himself. Donald Trump Is a Conundrum for Political Comedy 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z We used to do a lot of imitations of J.B. at the pitch meetings because he always had hilarious, elaborate sketch pitches and never, not one of them ever got on. A hit on `Curb,' J.B. Smoove spreads his `ruckus' 2010-06-13T22:01:00Z And Mr. Margiela, one of the show’s stars, makes jackets and vests from broken plates, Paris Métro posters, strands of imitation pearls and multicolored strips of newsprint covered with clear tape. Art Review: ‘Punk: Chaos to Couture,’ at the Metropolitan Museum 2013-05-09T20:07:09Z But significant numbers of consumers either see all sparkling wines as Champagne, or see all other sparkling wines as inferior imitations of the real thing. Among Sparkling Wines, the Other Half Lives Pretty Well 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z These passages sometimes devolve into labored imitations of Céline — so willfully perverse and repetitious that they gradually lose their shock value, becoming gratuitously stomach-turning. Review: In ‘More,’ Dispatches From Hell by a Human Trafficker 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z He does the best – or the first? – imitation of what it's like to wee in a train lavatory. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; Philadelphia, Here I Come!; Playing the Games: Taking Part/After the Party – review 2012-08-04T23:06:09Z They would no longer bring back a flamenco doll from Majorca, as my mother had; they would be sold an imitation Mediterranean look, sans soleil. Grayson Perry's tapestries: weaving class and taste 2013-06-08T08:00:41Z “This kind of black imitation is very reminiscent of blackface minstrel shows,” the singer-songwriter Moses Sumney wrote in a letter to the festival, explaining his decision to withdraw from it. Protests Shutter a Show That Cast White Singers as Black Slaves 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z That story is an apt illustration of the paradoxical power of movie make-believe and the twofold imitation it can inspire: you dream of being both the character and the person behind the character. An Appraisal: Marvelous Invention of Movie Make-Believe 2010-10-01T23:18:00Z Some people, she knows, will see paying to interact as an imitation of intimacy, instead of fostering the real thing. Pamela Anderson’s Garden of Eden 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z |
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