| 单词 | knack |
| 例句 | He possessed an uncanny knack for winning the big races, the ones that really counted. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Percy has a knack for picking good friends. Like you. But Frank, you can trust anyone on this ship. Even Leo. We’re all a team. We have to trust each other.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Boseman was not the most intelligent fellow but had a knack for anticipating Ridgeway’s wishes in a manner equal parts indispensable and eerie. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z This catalogue is supposed to be a collective effort, but in fact Jody has written most of it, because she has the knack. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He had always had an uncanny knack for finding four-leaf clovers, and he loved to present them to her as small tokens of his affection. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z To be honest, she was more impressed than envious when it came to Mini’s knack for rhyming. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He had a knack for pulling together a group of artistic people, guiding them in staging a play, raising money, and managing the finances. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z For anyone with even a little brains, no experience was needed, especially if one had any knack at all with people. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you know your mama’s got a knack for causin’ trouble. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The furniture and knick- knacks that came with the house were on display. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Ogden Morrow was a brilliant programmer in his own right, but his true talent was his knack for business. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He had a knack for looking at an animal and guessing what was on its mind. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He himself had never got the knack of it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Though he was entirely self-taught, never learned Latin, and had scant understanding of Linnaean classifications, he was a prize plant collector, with an uncanny knack for finding and recognizing unknown species. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z But Ulbrickson was left staring at a cold, hard fact: Ebright just seemed to have an uncanny knack for winning the ones that mattered most. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I have a knack for knowing what needs to be said and done. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z You had to hand it to me, I thought: I had a knack for living up to the old man’s worst expectations. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z If we were born with all these knacks inbuilt, automated like ants, we would surely miss the variety. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Volpe always had a knack for imparting life lessons without being gross or embarrassing about it. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Noah had a knack for telling a story, and all of us laughed, even the two of us who already knew the details. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Dad had a knack for setting up publicity pictures that tied in with his motion-study projects. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I fell over loads before I got the knack of sliding in my trainers. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z As a child she always had a knack for organization; she would take it upon herself to neaten closets and drawers, not only her own but her parents’ as well. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, Gen didn’t have much of a knack for it. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z And she withdrew, sliding the door closed behind her.“People expect you to have cooler friends than us,” said Luna, once again displaying her knack for embarrassing honesty. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z A charismatic eleventh-grade geometry teacher stoked her interest in math, and for the first time, she entertained the idea of a future that took advantage of her knack for numbers and all things analytical. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z His knack for injecting himself into the cracks between warring political factions might have been interpreted as a sign of his independence. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z But I knew without him saying it out loud that he was disappointed I didn’t have the knack for it. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “I am worried that you have a knack for making unwise decisions,” he says when he’s a foot away from me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The old man showed an early knack for consonants. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re getting the knack,” approved Mercy when a few misshapen little balls finally lay in the basket. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Jinx had seen Shady play enough poker hands to know that his friend had no knack for bluffing. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He was admired by his colleagues for what Kamen described as his “knack for ingenious experimentation,” though perhaps less so for his unabashed ambition in exploiting it. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z None of them took, although Prim had a knack for all three. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Florentine had a knack for talking sense to folks. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Lucinda has a unique knack for bringing her ideas to life,” Mr. Keller says. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z She had always felt protective of him because of his clumsiness and his knack for getting into trouble. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “I got a real knack for arranging flowers, I mean, everybody back in Sugar Ditch said so, even my maid said so, right after she said I’m the worst cook she’s ever laid eyes on.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Mrs. Baylor had a knack for preaching under her breath, and you felt ruined if you thought she was preaching about you. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She had a hungry mind, an itchy curiosity, and a knack for drawing, building, and fashioning. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Leroy had a knack for getting to the heart of the matter. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He was young but poised and had a knack for making her feel good even when she was inclined to feel otherwise. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Sprinkled among every walk of life, in other words, are a handful of people with a truly extraordinary knack of making friends and acquaintances. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She has this knack for knowing what you’d like to read, just by looking at you. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z But I seemed to have a knack for it above and beyond my natural penchant for absorbing knowledge, so there was never too long a wait. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I suspect Trip has a pair of clever dice or an equally clever skill which probably extends to cards as well. I thank you for your timely warning, but a knack is something else entirely.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I have a knack for spotting garbage cans, because I so often end up in them, headfirst. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “He has a knack for getting in trouble.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I had gotten the knack of public dancing. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z "I knew you'd be a bigger nuisance than you're worth. You have a knack for wasting my soldiers' time. Not to mention the soldiers of several other commanders." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z That little crackpot sure has a knack for things like that. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She discovered she had an excellent memory for important information and a knack for separating the essential from the superfluous. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, and French, he had a knack for making friends wherever he went—as well as narrowly avoiding danger and death. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z She had a knack for numbers, that one, even in an emergency. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have a knack for trying to get yourself killed!” the man yelled. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Threpe was an inveterate gossipmonger with a knack for tasteless innuendo, and I have always had a gift for a catchy tune. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Knacks don’t go away so easily as that. When I was growing up in Staup, I knew a young man with a knack. Uncommonly good with plants.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Luna was demonstrating her usual knack of speaking uncomfortable truths; he had never met anyone quite like her. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He had a knack for spotting things other people didn’t. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Hushpuppy had a knack for finding huge overturned logs or shallow caves or even abandoned shacks for them each day. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a knack for pointing out things she’d find hilarious. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z ‘If any one of them is waking up, he will gobble you down before you can say knack jife,’ the BFG answered, grinning hugely. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I just don’t seem to have a knack for finding you.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The members of my family have always had a knack for selftransformation. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Bloom’s knack for promotion caught the attention of other fair officials, who came to him for help in raising the exposition’s overall profile. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Even though she had teased James about his knack for spotting a puzzle anywhere, it kind of spooked her, as if the book itself were trying to talk to her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He had a knack for fielding and batting, but although he was fast, he wasn’t a particularly coordinated runner on the bases. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t easy persuading naked girls to pose, but Hungry Joe had the knack. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I’m developing a knack for this, I can sniff out hidden misery in others now with hardly any effort at all. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Best go down, m’lord. This wind’s like to push us off the Wall, and I never did learn the knack of flying.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z For hours at a time she plunked away at C-ration cans, a bit unsure of herself, but as it turned out she had a real knack for it. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z My teacher said I had a knack for writing but that my language was oddly formal and stilted. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “What a terrible mess,” observed the Humbug, with his knack for saying exactly the wrong thing. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Both men had boundless energy, irresistible charm, and a knack for making women swoon. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z His intellect was a sparse acreage indeed but Pinkie got along by wearing a perpetual smile on his face and having an uncanny knack for repairing the engines of his teachers’ automobiles. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “To its owner, it’s just warm. That’s how you can tell the difference between an arcanist and someone who has a knack for finding water or guessing at the weather.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was meticulous and demanding work, but I had a knack for it. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Like his brother, Pierrot had the knack of depriving his lines of any sense. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The Klan leader genuinely liked young people and had a knack for communicating with them that was rare for men his age. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z In his divine knack for bringing things full circle, God called me to do for others what had not been done for my grandmother. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z McKissick had a knack for translating complex ideas and for incorporating the audience’s responses into his speeches. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z A grinning kid named Billy Pogo’s knack for being in the right place, at the right time, becomes Unnatural Luck. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “My apologies. That does sound like a knack. I’d be curious to see it.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Even though she had teased James about his knack for spotting a puzzle anywhere, it kind of spooked her, as if the book itself were trying to talk to her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Probably for the best. A couple hundred years ago, a person was good as dead if folk saw he had a knack. The Tehlins called them demon signs, and burned folk if they had them.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z After ten minutes I get the knack of tossing the pan so that the pancakes which are done on one side sail up, turn in the air and are caught again as they come down. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z No one else she knew had her knack of keeping still, without even a book on her lap, of moving gently through her thoughts, as one might explore a new garden. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I wanted her knack for seeing the good in things. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He was used to bizarre accidents and injuries; they were unavoidable if you attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and had a knack for attracting a lot of trouble. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She added: “She has a knack for saying something hard, but making it feel like she’s ready to acknowledge it and be cool with this hard acceptance.” The Sheryl Crow You Never Knew 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Ms. Ferguson is quick to acknowledge her Bergman-esque knack for conveying worldliness and infinite weariness in a glance, a quality that captivated the filmmakers. After ‘Mission: Impossible,’ Rebecca Ferguson’s Impossible Calm Amid a Whirlwind Mission 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Mr. Egan, who covered the American West for The New York Times and now contributes to its Web site, is a brisk and muscular writer, with a knack for vernacular prose. Books of The Times: ‘Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher,’ by Timothy Egan 2012-11-11T23:33:07Z Before 2020, Laufey hadn’t written much original music, but as a talented, classically trained musician, she discovered a knack for piecing pleasant parts into a satisfying whole. Laufey’s Old-Time Pop Is Smooth. Its Relationship to Jazz Is Spikier. 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z But it scarcely seemed credible that this knack for writing for a mainstream audience in a melodic, romantic style co-existed with his mastery of serialism and 12-tone techniques. Sir Richard Rodney Bennett 2012-12-26T18:24:33Z In part, too, it’s because he had a knack for titles. John le Carré, a Master of Spy Novels Where the Real Action Was Internal 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z In works for his own ensemble, Caleb Teicher & Co., he shares her knack for percussive invention and moving bodies through space in eye-catching ways. This Week in Arts: Roy Hargrove, Caleb Teicher, Prototype Festival 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Zoe and her two sisters opened a grocery shop in Kingston, Jamaica, said her grandnephew, Jimmy Bruce; Ms. Bruce, who had a knack for baking, would sell pastries and patties on the counter. The Jamaican Beef Patty Moves Beyond the Bakery 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z Long labeled “wish books,” holiday gift catalogues have an uncanny knack for transforming objects you never thought you wanted into Things You Cannot Live Without. The art of holiday catalogues: Selling the $300 ax you never knew you wanted 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z The son of a choir director, he revealed a knack for music and started playing guitar and other instruments while in high school, before running away from home at 15. Jack Clement, Producer and Country Songwriter, Dies at 82 2013-08-09T00:17:06Z We meet Carter Mecher, a doctor and an autodidact working at the Department of Veterans Affairs who has a knack for seeing how systems fail. Michael Lewis Chronicles the Story of Covid’s Cassandras 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z “BoJack” and “Succession” share a thrilling attention to detail — production design meant for obsessive pausing and screenshotting, with a particular knack for tickers at the bottom of inane cable-news shows. Miss ‘Succession’ Already? Here’s What to Watch Next 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Danielpour has a knack for writing new music with old soul, and this was no exception. Music Review: Manhattan School of Music Chamber Sinfonia 2012-03-04T23:15:57Z “I’m certainly not above that,” Mr. Weinstein said of his knack for political provocation. Hollywood Revs Up Partisan Films a Year Ahead of Election 2011-10-19T22:54:25Z But ghosts do have a certain knack for looming without ever arriving at their destination. Riff: What Don Draper and Christian Grey Have in Common 2012-06-22T21:48:00Z The director has a knack for finding the types of films, such as "Fight Club," "Se7en" and "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," that make viewers do double takes. 5 take-aways from Fincher's Q&A at 'Gone Girl' screening 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z As a diagnosis of his effect on other characters on the show, Gus’s analysis is spot on: he has a knack for ingratiating himself quickly, before his passive-aggressive neuroses spoil things. Swipe Left: “Love” and the Unromantic Comedy 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Olson was considered old school in his courtliness, his knack for leaving no fingerprints when planting clients’ names in boldface columns, and his unflappability in the face of the unexpected. Dale Olson, Top Hollywood Publicist, Dies at 78 2012-08-12T22:52:17Z “Lorne has a knack for spotting talent from a mile away,” says Shales. How SNL Became the Most Successful Comedy Show Ever 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Ms. Beard, the author of the 1998 autobiographical essay collection “The Boys of My Youth,” has a knack for melding the funny and the sad, amplifying small moments into something big. Newly Released Books 2011-04-20T22:05:44Z But that’s par for the course for a man who rivals Bond villains in his knack for pointlessly complex schemes with nearly zero chance of success. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7, Episode 13: Morgan Takes a Turn 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z She has a knack for writing to the needs of actual theaters — in this case, Marin Theater Company in Mill Valley, Calif., and Round House Theater in Washington. Review: Playwriting and Bug-Hunting Wed in ‘The Catastrophist’ 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z But he also had a knack for finding creative, offbeat projects, a talent that helped Elektra get through periods of slow music sales when it was a struggling start-up. Indie-Label Folkie to Rock Patriarch 2011-03-06T01:45:27Z The painter has a knack for drama, whether splitting a sketchy face across two large canvases or splashing an unexpected dab of aqua on a more detailed visage. Review | In the galleries: Doubling down on artworks 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z It features helium-high vocals, but something about them suggests not facetiousness but its benign cousin, playfulness, as though Frank Zappa's mordant humour had been tempered by Brian Wilson's knack for harmony. New band of the day ? No 895: ANR 2010-10-26T15:39:00Z But what those incredulous characters probably don’t share with the real Kemper is her knack for satire. Review | Phoebe Robinson, Ellie Kemper and Busy Philipps are here to brighten your days 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z As a seasoned pro with a knack for narrative and heightened emotional stakes, Bannon knows how to work a crowd. You can learn a lot about Steve Bannon by watching the films he made 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z One of the things I like most about her is her knack for the peculiarities of dialogue. The artists' artist: graphic novelists 2011-07-13T20:59:02Z The manager popped it into his tape deck and heard an eager talent with strong conservative views and a knack for landing big-name guests, including the voluble local congressman, Newt Gingrich. The making of Sean Hannity: How a Long Island kid learned to channel red-state rage 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z In common with other Abrams heroines, she is preternaturally talented, with an eidetic, or photographic, memory, a brilliant analytical mind and a knack for attracting and escaping danger. Stacey Abrams Contains Multitudes 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z She is a crisp dramatic actor with a facility for screwball, as well as a knack, best exhibited in last year's "cancer " 50/50, for being adorable without lapsing into kookiness. Anna Kendrick: 'It's all about that fatal flaw' 2012-05-24T19:30:00Z Higgins, Weiss knew, has a knack for working with his hands; he regularly offers to fix broken odds and ends around the building. This synagogue needed two arks for the High Holidays. So it turned to a Quaker. 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z The things I couldn’t draw or replicate: the knack Greek men have for winking at you as they pass on a scooter or motorcycle. On a Small Greek Isle, Drawing to Discover and Remember 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z But they do seem to have a knack for innovation. When Science Fiction Comes True 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z The narrator of the Medium essay displays a knack for quotidian particulars and mood-setting, but he also seems free of misanthropic grumpiness—he shakes people’s hands and expresses gratitude for “the mystery of being alive.” Beto O‘Rourke‘s Rebirth as a Knausgaardian Blogger 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z In the 2001 film “Training Day,” Denzel Washington played a corrupt narcotics detective with a knack for busting drug gangs and a weakness for skimming the take. ‘Training Day’ and ‘A.P.B.,’ Where the Rogue Cop Rules 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z It's got a short story writer's sensibility -- a knack for capturing a city, or a life, in a few well-chosen details. "Sins and Secrets": The perfect antidote to the sleazy crime show 2011-02-17T15:18:00Z What they share is their illustration of fiction's generous knack of annotating the microscopic lattice-work of consciousness, the small print of subjectivity. Ian McEwan: when faith in fiction falters – and how it is restored 2013-02-16T08:30:12Z In his defense, some of Mr. Trump’s most effective antagonists — Stormy Daniels, Michael Avenatti, Michael Wolff — have a knack for the outrageous. Review: Tom Arnold’s ‘Trump Tapes’ Blows Smoke With No Smoking Gun 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z The impressive 6,400-square-foot space reveals the firm's knack for combining elegant silhouettes and luxurious finishes in a signature neutral palette. English Interior Designer Kelly Hoppen Opens a New Studio and Showroom 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Thriller writers have a knack for picking settings that are inherently suspenseful. Chris Pavone’s Thriller ‘The Accident,’ Set in Book World 2014-03-10T21:39:56Z It has been theorized, dubiously, that Nordic artists acquire an early knack for hollering across wide-open spaces. A Tale of Two Sopranos: Astrid Varnay and Birgit Nilsson 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z An Eton-educated Brit, Lewis has displayed a remarkable knack for playing blue-collar Americans. Damian Lewis Discusses the Future of ‘Billions’ 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z These games demand physical knack, but they also hinge on pattern recognition and memorization. ArtsBeat: Game Theory: When Death Makes Us Laugh 2012-12-27T13:00:10Z She is also an avid churchgoer, with a knack for arts and crafts — including embroidery, cross-stitch and painting — and, of course, cooking and baking. One woman dominated a local fair’s food contest. The internet went looking for her. 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Like a lot of marginalized people — Mr. Michele is gay — he evolved a rich fantasy life and a knack for subverting narratives that historically left little room for people like him. At Milan Men’s Week, the War Lives On 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z On his most recent album, “New Topographics,” the multi-instrumentalist displays a knack for constructing classical music’s analogue of a hip-hop producer’s beat tape. 7 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Like the character he became famous for, Cazale had a knack for getting passed over. Respect for Fredo, a Character Who Is So Much More Than a Political Insult 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Can a filmmaker lose his knack for naming movies? The right and wrong ways to name a movie 2011-02-11T14:50:00Z The headmaster, a soulful and loving man named Teddy Cotonio, had a knack for saving overly talented and charming kids. Becoming Michael Lewis 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z He started out as a synthesizer player who just happened to have a knack for being a genius composer. Playing by Johnny Marr’s rules: “I love living in the modern world, but I just don’t accept a laptop as being a band member” 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z He also has a knack for inserting himself into the center of hip-hop Internet flares. Music Review: Riff Raff at Santos Party House 2012-09-02T21:09:52Z He's a top-notch lyricist and has a knack for storytelling, and it all makes for impeccable music. AP music writers' top 10 albums of the year 2012-12-13T14:50:11Z The Indians’ path to the postseason, however, isn’t predestined as much as it’s aligned with baseball’s enduring knack for dramatic ebbs and flows. Cleveland’s field of dreams: What hope means for long-suffering Indians fans 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Both had a knack for axioms: Schiap – "Only the rich can afford cheap clothes"; Audrey – "Never let a man see waste in your kitchen sink drain" and "Never put a hat on a bed". The Art of Being a Woman: My Mother, Schiaparelli and Me by Patricia Volk – review 2013-05-25T14:30:01Z St. Vincent, known offstage as Annie Clark, is a wickedly talented guitarist with a knack for writing songs that sneak up and surprise the listener. Your Week in Culture: Clive Owen, St. Vincent, ‘Marshall’ Before the Supreme Court 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Ahluwalia was referring to Arden Wohl, the young socialite who was hosting a benefit party on Monday for the Endangered Species Coalition, a conservation group with a knack for gathering well-connected people. Scene City: Cupcakes for the Endangered Species Coalition 2010-12-22T20:57:36Z According to Adam Hargreaves, the popularity of the books stems from the clean look and clear messages that his father had a knack for because of his advertising career. These Books Stand the (Silly, Messy, Topsy-Turvy) Test of Time 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z He believed he had a playbook, maybe a knack. The Great Amazon Flip-a-Thon 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z “But what the reader remembers is Janet Malcolm: her cool intelligence, her psychoanalytic knack for noticing and her talent for withdrawing in order to let her subjects hang themselves with their own words.” Janet Malcolm, provocative author-journalist, dies at 86 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z Henson is an amateur writer, but her frankness in relaying the events of her life is staggering, and she has a knack for including specific details that stick with you. A guide to the literature of Japan’s “comfort women”: Comfort station survivors tell their stories 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z He soon finds that he has a knack for working in the cloak-and-dagger world. Dominic Cooper on playing 007 creator Ian Fleming 2014-01-28T19:40:39Z Hennessy is an excellent presenter, with the writer's knack of making lively phrases. Radio review: One Hundred Years of Secrecy 2011-08-16T20:30:03Z His knack for playing the blank page, the human blur, has been mistaken in the past for stupidity or vacancy. Keanu Reeves: 'I would've broken Kubrick' 2011-01-13T21:30:01Z The two chefs share a similar knack for cooking deceptively simple dishes. Emmer & Rye offers a relaxed venue, good food and moderate prices 2010-04-15T20:43:00Z It was in his collaboration with Kara that he came closest to being an insider, but he didn’t have much knack for it. Coming of Age as Performance Art: An Outsider in 1970s Japan 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z But the intruding synth line is jacked up in a generic, energy drink way that compromises Joker's distinctiveness and opposes his previous knack for nuance and minimalism. Music Monday: Joker, Guilty Simpson, Lil B feat. Elliott Smith 2010-04-12T19:43:00Z The rest of the program showed Mr. Isserlis’s knack for insightful context. Music Review: Steven Isserlis at the 92nd Street Y 2013-01-28T22:31:28Z O’Toole is a gifted narrator with a knack for illuminating the significance of well-known people and events. Woodrow Wilson Achieved a Lot. So Why Is He So Scorned? 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Although they start out with help from a couple of guys to do their killing for them, each woman eventually finds she has a knack for at least part of the wet work. In the battle against toxic masculinity on screen, is revenge our only option? 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Certainly, Cameron also demonstrated a knack for commandeering military hardware in "Avatar." Bigelow vs. Cameron in historic Oscar race 2010-02-24T06:28:00Z Mr. Plepler showed a knack then for being noticed by other prominent Washingtonians, often by playing tennis with them. Richard Plepler of HBO Stands Tall in New York’s Cultural Elite 2012-09-21T15:57:49Z Given his dreamer-like disposition and knack for self-criticism, I'm curious about how much he's enjoying doing what he's always wanted. Tame Impala: a trip inside the head of main man Kevin Parker 2012-10-05T23:03:00Z Better still, he has a knack for getting people to talk to him and a sense of what to do to fill out a book that could easily have felt too thin or anemic. Review: Aziz Ansari’s ‘Modern Romance’ Explores Dating in the Digital Age 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z The Beatles didn't invent pairing a soaring melody and triumphant chorus with devastatingly sad verses, of course, but they did have a singular knack for voicing the otherwise unspeakable in our hearts. "My dad had a secret rage problem that only we could see": Author Erin Hosier on "Don't Let Me Down" 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z But then Hall — as proven in last year’s creep-out, “The Night House” — has a knack for pumping gravitas into somewhat batty narratives. ‘Resurrection’ Review: Mother of Fears 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z It’s this knack for juxtaposition that underlies his new photography book, “Our Interference Times: A Visual Record,” the second volume in a series from the Italian publisher Damiani. Michael Stipe on Working While He Sleeps and Savoring Mistakes 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z She possessed an uncanny knack for comforting people, for knowing the right thing to say and knowing when to say nothing at all. Perspective | Mothers and daughters: It’s a complicated sisterhood 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z But there’s no questioning the roiling passion in his voice, or his knack for a deftly curled melody. Van Morrison Would Rather Play Jazz Than Talk About It 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z As the spy novel developed, its specialty, it turned out, was an uncanny knack for capturing the ambient anxieties of the moment. The Trump era is posing some major challenges for thriller novelists 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z You can also hear his knack for arranging, particularly in the dances in the second act. 8 Ways to Better Enjoy the Nutcracker 2011-12-21T19:26:35Z On Clairo’s SoundCloud page, songs like “2 Hold U” and “Get With U” display an innate knack for complex emotions rendered so casually as to be destabilizing. The New Indie Pop: Off-Kilter, Handmade, Whimsical and Emotional 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Her communications director admitted to being slightly concerned about what they would cake onto Pelosi’s face, given the show’s knack for grandeur. Why Nancy Pelosi was hanging out at a D.C. gay bar watching ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z “He has a wonderful ear and a real knack for orchestration,” Mr. Corigliano said. Nico Muhly, Composer of ?Dark Sisters? and ?Two Boys? 2011-11-04T15:23:56Z Unlike their network television counterparts, the cops in “Southland” don’t have superhuman skills or a knack for cracking jokes while standing over a corpse. ?Southland? With Michael Cudlitz and Regina King on TNT 2012-03-16T16:10:35Z As prolific and beloved as he has always been, he has never had a knack for making pop hits the way his protégé Drake does. The Screwball Poetry of Lil Wayne’s Prison Diary 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z I was certain he knew about the contraband in my bag, because Geo has a knack for knowing things. T Magazine: Pacific Slim 2011-03-18T14:00:38Z Mr. Nakashima, it must be said, does have a knack for composition. Review: In ‘The World of Kanako,’ the Old Ultraviolence 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Sanders acknowledged his newfound cousin's knack for impersonating him. Here's the Moment Bernie Sanders and Larry David Found Out They're Cousins 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z One of the more popular myths involves Shakespeare’s “wildly extensive” vocabulary and ferocious knack for coining new words. The creation of William Shakespeare: How the Bard really became a legend 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z The cast of “Veep” was brought out for a similar police lineup and proper send-off, but they demonstrated a far better knack for not taking themselves too seriously. Review | 2019 Emmys: TV shows are great right now and some awards shows really, really need a host 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z As Arntfield says, it is relatively easy for anyone with a knack for narrative and an internet connection to dig up an interesting cold case and turn it into a podcast. As Making a Murderer returns, is the obsession with true crime turning nasty? 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z On Wednesday evening Ms. Melnick opened a program of two new dances at New York Live Arts — each a solo, yet not entirely so — that demonstrates her knack for uncovering idiosyncratic beauty. Dance Review: Jodi Melnick at New York Live Arts 2012-03-09T23:41:20Z Nevertheless, it is startling to observe that his sensibility and knack for unsettling imagery were already formed. Alfred Hitchcock: from silent film director to inventor of modern horror 2012-06-15T21:55:07Z Mr. Adjei-Brenyah’s own retail experiences were less fraught, only fueling his ardor and sharpening his knack for discerning just what is that his customers want. You Are What You Wear 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z The benefits of long exposure to great music and important musicians are evident in his supremely confident playing and knack for inventive programming. Music Review: Drawing on Fond Childhood Memories for a Pairing of Beethoven and Berio 2010-12-20T22:56:51Z Tuca didn’t speak much English, but he had an amazing knack for tracking down animals. Frugal Traveler Blog: It's a Jungle Out There: Wildlife in the Pantanal 2011-10-18T19:05:50Z Like a great politician, Robinson has a knack for making the small details of American life seem freighted with cosmic significance. Marilynne Robinson talks religion, fear and the American spirit: “The left, at a basic level, lost courage, because they don’t know how to deal with the proclaimed religiosity of the other side” 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z What they shared was that ineffably American knack for experimenting and stirring the pot, for trying out harebrained ideas and pushing homemade contraptions to their limits. Review | A look at the two men who turned up the volume on rock music 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Talented and charismatic, with a knack for rallying people, Davis was inclusive in his art and his life. Noah Davis Is Gone; His Paintings Continue to Hypnotize 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Bristol has the same glassy, anodyne good looks and manner as anyone who ever starred on ‘The Hills,” and the same knack for plodding conversations with lots of awkward silences and expository questioning. “Newsroom”: Aaron Sorkin does “The Daily Show” 2012-06-20T00:00:00Z The show, created by Alex De Rakoff, is, like the movie, a cheeky journey into the criminal underworld of London, focused on some misfits with a knack for getting in over their heads. Review: ‘Snatch’ and ‘Jack & Dean,’ Rich in Clumsy Criminals 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Mr Duhigg is an effective storyteller with a knack for combining social science, fastidious reporting and entertaining anecdotes. Getting the most out of one’s self 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z A songwriter with a knack for story and a taste for strange, he won the Jonathan Larson grant for early career composers. The Guy Behind ‘Be More Chill’ Is Keeping It in the Family 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z His knack for adapting his approach to whatever the song and the times demanded was key to the Beatles’ wide-ranging catalog, and it’s evident in his post-Beatles recordings as well. Paul McCartney: Busting a few myths 2011-07-22T13:48:00Z Like the president-elect, Mr. Bocelli was dismissed by many elite critics but has still managed to gain a large following through a combination of popular appeal, media savvy and a knack for drawing crowds. Andrea Bocelli Won’t Be Singing at the Trump Inauguration 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Among the finest melodists in jazz, he has a full-breadth command of his instrument, but his biggest assets are his knack for crisp understatement and simplicity. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z Then she sent a message to courtjustice, a longtime Twitter friend who has a knack for identifying Donna Karan attire on celebrities. Up Close: Aliza Licht, Unnamed Twitter Fashion Star, Comes Out on YouTube 2012-02-15T17:12:15Z A knack for music came early for the Toronto-raised Cox, who recalls adoring Disney movies like "Snow White" and listening to her mom's favorite singers, from Dinah Washington to Billie Holiday. Deborah Cox loves the 'beginning of a new chapter' 2013-04-09T12:55:08Z Defined by an ingenious knack for manipulating layers of feedback into oddly melodic hums and buzzes, this is a headphones record that gets more absorbing with every listen. Seefeel: Seefeel - review 2011-02-03T23:00:01Z The film captured North’s knack for connecting with rural Virginians: “I get asked all the time by people: ‘How do you get through all that?’” You can’t keep a good culture warrior down: The return of Oliver North 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z In his fascinating portrayal of the hero, Chamberlin reveals a king who invites some of that hell, through hubris, mission creep and a knack for unsavory expediency. Review: 'The Odyssey' at Taproot is a Greek-bearing gift 2011-02-10T20:12:03Z Among his best attributes, colleagues say: His knack for communication, his interpersonal skills, his sense of community. Meet the Clinton staffer who has devoted his life to her cause. Will it be worth it? 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Typical of his knack for teasing out subtext is a brief but piercing scene in “Tigers Be Still” when Joseph tries to cancel his dead wife’s subscription to a yoga magazine. | 'Tigers Be Still': Escaped Predator? What Else Is New? 2010-10-07T02:01:00Z His major label debut, “Baby on Baby,” is a 31-minute breeze exhibiting his charm, sense of humor and, when necessary, knack for intimidation. Review | DaBaby proves he’s one of hip-hop’s most intriguing figures at sold-out concert 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Rossington was adept as a lead and also had a knack for adjusting his style to support the other guitarists when one of them was front and center. Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd Guitarist, Dies at 71 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Three years older than Hendrix, Cox says he handled the booking and some of the business aspects Hendrix notoriously didn’t have a knack for, taking somewhat of an older brother role in their relationship. Jimi Hendrix’s Army buddy and bassist helps keep his spirit alive with Experience Hendrix Tour 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z She studied philosophy at university and then worked in an academic bookshop in London, but she soon rediscovered a knack for hunting down coveted collector’s pieces. How Jacqueline Durran, the “Little Women” Costume Designer, Remixes Styles and Eras 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z "Oblivion" briefly entertains and reveals Grimes' knack for impish pop. Pitchfork Day 2: Sleigh Bells, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Wild Flag 2012-07-15T06:26:00Z Viramontes had a knack for summoning his subjects’ personalities with great economy. | The Cult ’80s Fashion Illustrator Tony Viramontes Gets a Second Look 2013-09-03T21:38:57Z A lucid, exacting account emphasized Messiaen’s debt to Ravel and especially Debussy: a cool languor, an ear for arresting harmonies, a knack for exploiting the piano’s full timbral capacity. Music Review: Strands Tied Into a French Knot 2010-12-10T22:54:00Z As his style evolved and he moved away from fusion, it was his knack for understatement and his affinity for classic jazz guitar technique that defined his approach. John Abercrombie, Lyrical Jazz Guitarist, Dies at 72 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z Clips of Mr. Murray’s “Saturday Night Live” and film appearances highlighted his eccentric charm and knack for improvisation. Bill Murray Gets a Cubs Win and the Mark Twain Prize 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z In private, friends say, Ms. Clinton is much more Bill Clinton’s daughter — voluble and argumentative, warm with a biting sense of humor and a knack for remembering arcane facts. Chelsea Clinton, Living Up to the Family Name 2011-12-03T23:32:03Z Nominated for song of the year, “Love Yourself” is emblematic of Bieber’s uncanny knack for getting it right and wrong in the same stroke. No Grammys for old men! And don’t let these millennials win, either. 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Teller has a knack for playing a sympathetic jerk in those movies, as well as in That Awkard Moment and the Divergent series. Everything You Need to Know About the New Fantastic Four Movie 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z "Andrew and I had developed a knack for writing these catchy little songs," said Michael. "WHAM!": The 6 biggest revelations from Netflix's documentary about the '80s pop duo 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Sheran’s prolific output and knack for making oddly catchy music soon got him noticed in the Atlanta music scene. The Snapchat Story of iLoveMakonnen 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Did this knack for minimalism come from the modelling she did in her teens? Rebecca Ferguson on Mission: Impossible – ‘Tom says he makes the films for the audience. I don’t’ 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z Heidi Gardner has developed a knack for portraying women in troubled relationships, dialing up the melodrama until she gets a laugh. Heidi Gardner Celebrates Easter … Candy 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z The show’s great pleasure is its unpredictability, and its refreshing knack for making you look at accepted norms through fresh eyes. 6 Podcasts About Cults and Their Enduring Sinister Attraction 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z But Picker does have a knack for producing convincing atmosphere and narrative. Long Beach Opera puts its own spin on 'Thérèse Raquin' 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z All of which makes this a marvelous opportunity to stop crediting such shows with having a knack for real-world prescience or a special ability to reflect America’s most pressing anxieties back at the viewer. Are ‘24: Legacy’ and ‘Homeland’ really worth the added anxiety right now? 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z But the south Londoner's eruptions of punk-improv guitar-playing, knack of assembling gloriously incompatible ingredients, and his underlying ire about the urban downside always cut through. Billy Jenkins: I Am a Man from Lewisham 2010-04-08T21:15:00Z Mr. Johnston’s knack for drawing the best from his artists was rooted in a deep admiration for their work. Bob Johnston, 83, Dies; Produced Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash Albums 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z Unprotected is a perfect introduction to Rich's knack for putting kinks into scenarios. Simon Rich: the funniest man in America? 2013-07-16T19:00:00Z This crime series, adapted from a 2010 movie about an Australian family with a knack for robbery, is back. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Running With Beto’ and ‘Songland’ 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z He has the knack of creating a unique atmosphere for the show, playing great tracks you wouldn't otherwise hear side by side, and keeping the show a little bit oddball and unpredictable, but also friendly. A week in radio: John Cooper Clarke on A Month of Sundays 2012-05-31T20:00:02Z Given Dudamel’s knack for American music, he gets the style and musical language. Dudamel and Wang deliver a 'Rhapsody in Blue' for the Hollywood Bowl history books 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z There are no llamas in the book, but the character Little E is much like Baby Llama and its creator: full of pluck, a sly smile and a knack for witty verse. The happy future of ‘Llama Llama’ after its creator’s death 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z Philip Roth is neither Shakespeare nor Wilde, but he has always possessed the knack of confounding his audience. Philip Roth and famous literary exits 2012-11-12T13:37:25Z A deserter in disguise, the threat of Spanish flu and an American doctor with a knack for sleuthing all encircle the president of the United States during the Paris peace talks. ‘The Wilson Deception’ review: A terrific new Fraser and Cook mystery 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Colvin also had a knack for gaining the confidence of dictators and demagogues. She Reported From the World’s Combat Zones, at the Cost of Her Life 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Part of the knack is knowing your target. Ben Lewin on The Sessions: 'You can reach women without brute force' 2013-01-03T19:00:00Z Uttered by Fran Lebowitz in the new HBO documentary “Public Speaking” — partly a retrospective of her career, mostly a monologue — the line sums up the writer’s knack for dry, incisive, self-confident commentary. Scene City: Infallibility Has Its Upside 2010-11-19T00:47:00Z Rather, at its best, it points to Ms. Gould’s abilities as a keen-eyed noticer and her knack for nailing down her ravenous observations with energy and flair. ‘Friendship,’ Emily Gould’s Debut Novel, Is Set in New York 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z Russell, who showed in her 2011 debut novel “Swamplandia!” an uncanny knack for combining realistic characters and wildly over-the-top behavior, here brings us eight tales of the remarkable; of something that can’t entirely be explained. ‘Vampires in the Lemon Grove’: the real lives of vampires, monsters and bullies 2013-02-28T00:07:34Z Andrew Breitbart had a knack for drawing attention and stirring up trouble, which has proved both boon and bane. How Breitbart has become a dominant voice in conservative media 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z The talented Morano, whose work on the TV series “The Handmaid’s Tale” shows a knack for shuddery grim realism, sometimes seems to want to subvert the espionage-action genre by bludgeoning the pleasure out of it. ‘The Rhythm Section’ Review: The Semi-Reluctant Assassin 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z I'm not sure Ricci would agree, but it was a film made, for all his loathing of the punters, by someone with a knack for charming them. No more public exposure: Vincent Gallo puts his films away 2011-08-05T12:07:02Z Over a wide-ranging 20-year career, Lord and Miller, who first met at Dartmouth College, have demonstrated a unique knack for finding fun, clever stories in some of the least likely places. ‘The Afterparty’ Is a Genre Romp Wrapped in a Comic Mystery 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z But Bell not only had a great voice, he had a knack for writing sympathetic songs for other artists. An Underrated Soul Singer Returns 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z Laboile is also a sculptor, and his understanding of form complements his knack for seizing the ideal moment. Review | In the galleries: Animator finds playful inspiration on both sides of the border 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Cutler marveled at Forte's knack for scoring from anywhere on the field. Forte gives Bears their money's worth 2011-09-12T11:18:00Z Lusseyran was a teenager whose unusual characteristics — a prodigious memory, a moral clarity and a knack for strategy — made him ideal to run a clandestine organization. Battlefields: Recent Books in Military History 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Brammall is blandly handsome and on the comfy side of fit, with a knack for playing exasperation in both comic and dramatic situations. This Man Doesn’t Star in Every Australian TV Show. It Just Seems That Way. 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z “I decided I simply hadn’t got the knack.” Sam Beazley obituary 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Yet there have been too many times when it seemed to use a knack for period atmosphere and bloody gangster plotting to cover for the fact that it still didn't know what it's about. The plot-crazy spectacle of "Boardwalk Empire" 2011-09-26T01:26:00Z If the screenplay is the founding document of every film, Demme evinced a remarkably consistent knack for knowing how to execute it, from casting the right actors to hiring the right cinematographers, designers and editors. Perspective | Jonathan Demme, the last of the great journeyman directors 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Deals suit him and his knack for winning trust and getting people together. How this 64-year-old lawyer broke a world record swimming the English Channel 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Granada TV launched in 1956 and would always display a knack of being high-minded and public-spirited while doing well in the ratings. Sir Denis Forman obituary 2013-02-25T13:46:32Z What earned the fledgling conductor the role of music director, said Diane Salisbury, La Jolla Symphony’s executive director, was his knack for inspiring the performers. Music: Steven Schick Brings ?Nine Rivers? to New York 2011-09-10T00:33:17Z "Tonight" is obligated to shoot down the center, but Meyers' knack of distilling political headlines and social flashpoints into pointed jokes and bits is different from what Fallon offers. How September 11, 2001 became the borderline dividing two eras of late-night comedy 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Her father, a steelworker who never met a vegetable he didn’t want to grow, saw early on that she had a knack for finding the last ripe dewberry on a bush. After Culinary and Literary Acclaim, She’s Moving to the Woods 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z It helped that Ince spoke to jolly, bright experts with the knack of putting things clearly. Radio review: Schr?dinger's Quantum Kittens 2010-12-30T07:59:01Z His wife, Dawn, an accountant for the Government Accountability Office, has a knack for numbers. Wordle is our new drug 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Almost anyone with a little cash, a knack for wire-twisting and a magpie eye, could make their own versions at home, just as Sharif did in the modest Dubai apartment where he lived and worked. The Materials Man of the Emirates 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z At his best Mr. Gilbert has a knack for mixing old and new works in ways that tease out resonances among them. Emboldened Orchestras Embracing the New Music 2011-12-09T17:01:08Z Roach, who died in 1992 at age 100, also had an uncanny knack for finding and nurturing talent behind the camera. Hal Roach's film legacy explored in Hollywood Museum exhibition 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z She is also working on a talk show, with Michael Sugar, who was a producer for the Oscar-winning film “Spotlight,” to leverage Ms. Oxford’s knack for igniting conversations among women. Kelly Oxford Is Looking for Peace of Mind 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z “Lady Like” is filled with lyrical gems that reflect the budding star’s maturity and knack for one-liners. As a songwriter, singer Ingrid Andress discovers her voice 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z Yet in “Night World,” Mae Clarke, who plays a dancer with a knack for nursing drunkards back to health, cuts through the hedonism and anarchy with her grounded intelligence and low-key charm. These Talkies Star Complicated Women You Might Well Recognize 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z Mr. Trillin has a knack for summing people up in an evocative line or two. Review: In ‘Jackson, 1964,’ Calvin Trillin Reports on Race 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z The subject is meaty and the author, a professor at the University of Washington, has a knack for introducing concepts at the right moment. Machines for thinking 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z The knack to a good waterlily photo, she told me, is to capture the bloom either on an overcast day or in the shade, using a piece of photographer’s kit called a portable light diffuser. Is having a fish pond worth the effort? Yes. 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Milman has an ear for a good quote and a knack for explaining scientific research. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Scotton is a natural storyteller with a terrific knack for visiting trouble upon his characters and pushing them into confrontation. Book review: ‘The Secret Wisdom of the Earth’ 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Bristol has got the same glassy, anodyne good looks and manner as anyone who ever starred on ‘The Hills,” and the same knack for plodding conversations with lots of awkward silences and expository questioning. More bull from Bristol Palin 2012-06-19T16:15:00Z But this is when it is at its strongest, and Mohammad has the knack of stirring debate without sounding goading. Radio review: Radio Wales Phone-In 2011-07-05T19:29:01Z It was praised by many for taking risks without sacrificing Swift’s inimitable knack for lyrical pop narrative-building. Taylor Swift’s “Reputation’ is Grammys’ biggest snub 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z On the other hand, if all you want is a good time, Nina Stibbe is your girl: She has the knack of being funny without being mean. A British Christmas: Some Translation Required 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z I wanted to see how a character from Cuchulainn’s mythological era, and with his knack for spontaneous mayhem, would get along in a more contemporary setting. ArtsBeat: Back to Grouse County: Tom Drury Talks About ‘Pacific’ 2013-06-13T18:08:44Z Johnson's rumpled delivery extends the mileage of what becomes an extended joke that stops being funny after a point, which is Doug's knack for sniffing out goldmines but just missing the X with his pickax. Saved from extinction, "Minx" is back with an even richer and more complicated second season 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z The famous actor-filmmaker is Adrian Grenier, star of the HBO series “Entourage,” and he shows a knack for recognizing just when his movie is becoming glib and addressing the viewer’s impatience head-on. Television Review: A Kid With a Camera and a Documenter 2010-09-26T21:16:00Z At Oxford, and then at Birmingham, Coughlan developed a gift for comedy and, because she has always looked mind-bendingly young for her age, a knack for playing children. The Secret Is Out on This ‘Bridgerton’ Star 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z He also has a pop-Wagnerian sense of scale, a knack for building large action sequences into frenzied assaults on the laws of physics that nonetheless retain a certain lunatic plausibility. Summer Movies: Some Have a Blast 2011-07-17T01:13:02Z Mr. Costner, with his knack for grumpy understatement, manages both to dominate the film and to deflect attention from himself. Review: In ‘McFarland, USA,’ Kevin Costner Coaches Cross-Country Runners 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z He doesn’t think he has any particular knack for writing women or that his women are really any different from his men. Darren Star Finds Sex in Another City With ‘Emily in Paris’ 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z But his performance further demonstrated his comic daring, as well as his knack for beautifully timed ensemble work. Kenneth Mars obituary 2011-02-15T18:47:58Z The hosts have a knack for getting their guests to divulge unexpected details. How ‘The Breakfast Club,’ home to brash hosts and irate rappers, became a one-of-a-kind campaign stop 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z This merry menu reflects Ted and Matt's knack for updating Southern classics without loosing a lick of their delectable essence. Holiday Party with the Lee Bros. 2010-12-24T06:50:06.327Z Director David Fincher is a smart, serious filmmaker with a surprising knack for turning out enjoyably trashy mainstream entertainment. 'Gone Girl' a refreshingly adult tale of sex, violence and deceit 2015-01-10T05:00:00Z But Hynde has a knack for the deft turns of phrase and in-jokes that have made her a beloved songwriter. There's no pretending in Chrissie Hynde's spare, deft memoir 'Reckless' 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Art alone may not be up to this, but it does have a knack for opening minds, thus making them more susceptible to change. Classical music's soothing powers in troubled times can help open minds and inspire dialogue 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z Shelly was a skillful storyteller with a knack for whimsical comedy. 2009-12-03T17:21:00Z He also shows an appetite, and an impressive knack, for big effects. ‘Nope’ Review: Hell Yes 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Hugh North was a suave army intelligence officer with a knack for solving crimes. George S. Patton sailed off to save the world 75 years ago — and read these novels on the way 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Indeed, in his vast catalogue — including both his Beatles and solo work — there may be no better platform for gleaning his breathtaking vocal range and knack for improvisation than Ram. Paul and Linda McCartney's "Ram": Dramatic pop virtuosity that still shines brightly at 50 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z Always there is Ms. Legetic’s fleet of photographers: urban photojournalists with a knack for making even the most inebriated look attractive, who put photos online nearly immediately. Svetlana Legetic, Washington Night Life Promoter, Moving to New York 2012-08-17T20:45:23Z "I had an ignoble knack for meanness," Nixon admits in "Crooked." In Austin Grossman's supernatural novel, 'Crooked,' Richard Nixon meets H.P. Lovecraft 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z If, in their knack for suspense, they imbue "People Like Us" with impatience, they also keep it entertaining, rendering a familiar, heart-rending melodrama as a gauzy and mostly pleasant diversion. Review: 'People Like Us,' a drama in action style 2012-06-27T21:39:08Z The racial divide here is part of the punchline, but it’s also a perfect example of the show’s knack for stripping away political correctness to more honestly depict complex social and power structures. Soso and Chang, prison bunkmates by default: Why won’t “Orange Is the New Black” expand its Asian cast? 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z Knowing MacFarlane’s knack for pop culture references on his television show Family Guy, we’re guessing there will be at least one reference to Taken. Liam Neeson to Make an Appearance in Ted 2 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z It reveals SZA’s knack for deep self-analysis while also exuding strength and vulnerability. Review | SZA turns self-doubt into sublime sounds at Fillmore 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z He also shows a knack for the presumptive Republican nominee’s severely limited, superlative-laden vocabulary. Second City puts sting in ‘Almost Accurate Guide to America’ 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z He has that savvy intellectual shopper’s knack for quotation. Books of The Times: ‘Why Does the World Exist?’ by Jim Holt 2012-08-02T18:37:46Z Over the course of investigators’ careers, particular knacks emerge. What Makes an American Hero? (Or a Canadian One?) 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z I started my quest with a recipe from the invaluable Katie Workman, friend to frazzled cooks everywhere, who has a knack for making food that children like and that also tastes good to adults. Mastering Chinese-Style Ribs at Home 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z They share a knack for rousing choruses with their British folk counterparts Mumford & Sons. Band of Horses – review 2012-11-20T17:50:09Z Wohl, whose play "Small Mouth Sounds" was lavished with praise last year in New York, has a knack for resisting the more obvious dramatic paths. Astute 'Barcelona' at the Geffen Playhouse leaves audiences guessing 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z But the hallmarks of this period in Weill’s life — high standards for collaborative partners, a knack for internalizing diverse styles, an ear for unforgettable melodies — would soon serve him well in the United States. Kurt Weill’s Path From Europe to Broadway Was a Straight Line 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Rose is kind, cheerful, frank, and she has a knack for telling stories laden with famous figures without sounding as if she’s name-dropping. ‘In the Company of Rose’ Review: A Singular Woman and a Life Well Lived 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z His knack for spontaneity was tested in June, when the actor Shia LaBeouf showed up rowdy and apparently inebriated at a performance of “Cabaret.” For Alan Cumming, Life Isn’t Always a Cabaret 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z And his Bring Back... series on Channel 4 demonstrated a keen knack for nostalgia and shouting. Can TV stars be reborn after losing a hit show? 2011-02-01T15:44:22Z Mr. Thor, 47, has a knack not just for churning out books but for thrusting himself into controversies major and minor. Inside the World of Brad Thor 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z “Bria happened to start with us. She has the knack and she has the acting bug. There’s no reason why she can’t have a great future.” Bria Vinaite: from Instagram entrepreneur to starring opposite Willem Dafoe 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z Butt's knack for accentuating the elastic pace of Bach's writing – really driving the narrative action and drawing out the meditative arias – was magnified by the extra liturgy. St John Passion – review 2013-03-17T18:41:19Z He has a knack for singing from other perspectives, sometimes playing an opinionated narrator on the brink of a big realization. Brad Paisley’s country continues to expand its borders Hannah expresses misgivings to her boss barely days into a new job, despite showing a real knack for it. ArtsBeat: ‘Girls’ Recap: Hannah Gets a Job With Free Snacks 2014-02-10T03:30:31Z Ms. West shows the same knack for levelheaded exasperation that she exhibited in “Ghosted,” but all the best moments belong to Stephnie Weir as her character’s semi-hysterical mother. These Are the Best and Worst (Actually New) Sitcoms This Fall 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z And I would love to have even half his knack with a headscarf. "True Blood" recap: Time for betrayal 2010-07-12T12:30:00Z The staff admired his knack for assembling the voices of residents traumatized by war, his ability to get in close. James Foley was a journalist who had to be there This may be Townsend’s fourth knack — and the one most appreciated by the Wundrous Society. Nevermoor writer has knack for creating whimsical worlds 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z But while its recent recordings have reflected a more subdued approach in the studio, band members Norman Blake, Gerard Love and Raymond McGinley never lost their knack for composing concise pop gems. Billboard CD reviews: Kylie Minogue, Dierks Bentley 2010-06-25T22:00:00Z Christie also has a knack for cleverly structured set pieces. Comedy profile: Bridget Christie 2010-03-26T15:32:00Z A Norwegian postbop guitarist with a knack for streamlining all manner of rhythmic and harmonic complexities, Mr. Lund shares a core aesthetic with the alto saxophonist Greg Osby, who joins him here. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Anyway, this production has a blessed knack for reconciling discrepancies and mismatches. Lily Rabe in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ in Central Park 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Dystel seemed to have a knack for identifying books that would make good movies. Oscar Dystel, publisher of paperback phenoms, dies at 101 She also remembers her family’s descriptions of Miller, who died in 1922, as industrious and cheerful, with formal manners and a knack for squandering inheritances. Antiques: Female Astronauts? Memorabilia for Sale at Auctions 2012-04-12T22:27:40Z That improbably provides considerable hilarity -- Edlow’s knack for sardonic zingers is in peak form -- and each family member’s personal traumas emerge with increasing velocity. 'ICU' at Atwater Village Theatre: Family dysfunction for the 'Shameless' crowd 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z With a knack for self-effacement, he lets the personalities of his clients take the lead. Books 2010-03-01T00:00:00Z But this brings up another crucial element of Danson's White Period, and that is his knack for association. Ted Danson gambles comeback on "CSI" 2011-09-21T16:22:00Z Photograph: Jame Dittiger The “princess” of UnREAL is Rachel Goldberg, a wired and wily producer on the reality show Everlasting who has a knack for manipulating contestants into crying on camera. 'Walter White in power heels': UnREAL is evil, twisted, unmissable TV 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z It will be Brown's fifth novel featuring Langdon, a Harvard professor of "symbology" with a knack for uncovering vast religious conspiracies. New Dan Brown book, 'Origin,' will continue his mega-selling Da Vinci Code series 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z But what at first seems like a knack for visual economy just turns into a handicap, as Mr. Rauniyar lets his stories dribble into rote melodrama, not helped by improvised dialogue. Movie Review: ‘Highway,’ Directed by Deepak Rauniyar 2013-04-26T01:34:44Z Her mother, it turned out, had a knack for poetry that matched her daughter's lyrical gifts. Cambodian Music Festival salutes tradition, new artists paving the way 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z A classically trained trumpet player who taught himself arranging, he has always had a knack for bringing tasty, artful twists to commercial music. Herb Alpert at 79 still has that knack | Concert preview 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z The real Werner von Braun shows up, too, playing Nazi generals “as skillfully as he played his cello,” a knack the rocketry pioneer nimbly redeploys at the end of the novel. Review | Love suspense? Here are 5 new thrillers that will have you on the edge of your seat. 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z The president of the Kennedy Center, where the National Symphony is based, is Deborah Rutter, who has a knack for getting what she wants. The New York Philharmonic Picks Jaap van Zweden 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Both Trump and Griffin found their fame as trash-talking reality stars, outrageous in hair and dress, with a cynical knack for latching onto the news cycle and stoking the culture wars. The White House correspondents’ dinner doesn’t draw stars anymore. So Kathy Griffin had it to herself. 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z Between Kelley’s knack for melding irony and suffering and Vallée’s dreamy attention to the illusions that prop up the characters’ coastal California bliss, “Big Little Lies” becomes a sinfully pleasurable and even thought-provoking experience. Review | How HBO’s ‘Big Little Lies’ transcends the usual rich-mommies drama 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Judith Jones, who long had a knack for anticipating the pulse of American culture, “saw important voices emerging for what was going on in American food,” Martin says. She brought us France with Julia Child, but Judith Jones’s culinary legacy also tells an American story 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z Either the world was a much smaller place in the 1950s or Wolfert had an uncanny knack for finding people who were making history. Review | ‘Unforgettable’ pays tribute to ‘the most influential cookbook author you’ve never heard of’ 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z The family was referred to Brad Bauman, a Washington public-relations professional with a knack with experience as a “crisis manager,” Joel Rich recalled. Seth Rich wasn’t just another D.C. murder victim. He was a meme in the weirdest presidential election of our times. 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z He has a knack for producing striking sounds, which he might do well to let be. 4 emerging composers' works shine in L.A. Phil Green Umbrella What Men Want is important, too, in exploiting Henson’s underused knack for slapstick, pratfalls and mania. Taraji P Henson: 'Hollywood didn't grasp my talent' 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Something about the fall palette and the once-bustling streets lined by rows of shuttered businesses strongly suggested the work of the photographer William Eggleston and his knack for forlorn, deadpan details. How a French Artist Turned a Stay in North Carolina Into Conceptual Art 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z Mr. Wolfe says he admires Mr. Jacobs’s fine cultural antennas, he said, and his knack for “spinning a mystique.” The Survivor 2011-06-01T20:37:21Z Beres has a knack for opening up possibilities, whether it’s offering new-to-Seattle artists their first show or well-known artists a chance to experiment. Coffee-shop art can get a bad rap. Seattle’s Joe Bar Cafe defies that, with shows by some of the most interesting artists around. 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Milarsky is a percussionist by training, and his conducting is the kind that is enlightening to watch, combining geometric precision with a bighearted feel for phrasing and a knack for making repetitive patterns swing. Music Review: Axiom, a Juilliard Ensemble, at Alice Tully Hall 2012-12-13T21:26:23Z Surface gleam counts for a lot in the music of MercyMe, a contemporary Christian rock band with a knack for earnest bombast. Making Merry With Music 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Former farmer Tim Higgs has sunk a withering £400,000 into his Black Country nudist haven, in which guests are expected to be in the knack for the duration of their stays. TV highlights 05/07/2012 2012-07-04T19:00:02Z Ban has the knack of conjuring inventive buildings from very little. What's the big idea behind the Pompidou-Metz? 2010-04-06T20:30:00Z This is one of Thornton’s greatest knacks: She tends to arrive on artists’ doorsteps just before some seismic shift in their public profiles. Sociologist Sarah Thornton scrutinizes the insular art world As it was long ago, “One Day at a Time” leans heavily on Lear’s knack for fearlessly blending controversial topicality with comedy — with a sometimes challenging additional layer of identity politics. In Netflix’s perfect revival of ‘One Day at a Time,’ there’s hope for the future of sitcoms 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Beginning in the 1960s, Mr. Dalton showed a knack for being where cultural moments and evolutions were happening. David Dalton, Rock Writer Who Lived the Scene, Dies at 80 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Howard and his wife, Pearl, give off sinister vibes, and West’s knack for zooming, cutting, manipulating point of view and layering sinister sounds creates an unmistakable anticipation of doom. ‘X’ Review: Trash, Art and the Movies 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Cassius doesn’t realize that his knack for persuasion and ability to relate to people is, in fact, where his creativity lies. Boots Riley’s career of confronting capitalism finally hits the big screen with ‘Sorry to Bother You’ 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z And sometimes you see really fast that a girl has a knack for an instrument she had never tried before.” Girls Are Outnumbered in Jazz. At This Summer Camp, They Run the Show. 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z This merry menu creates an easygoing style but reflects Ted and Matt's serious food knack for updating Southern classics without loosing a lick of their delectable essence. Holiday Dinner Party Menus 2010-12-13T09:09:00Z With a wondrous knack for combining magical, mystical and dark tales, Marisa Carnesky is the perfect performer to bring Halloween to artistic life and still raise hairs on the back of your neck. This week's new events 2010-10-22T23:07:00Z Mr. Okovacs, a trained singer with a deep knowledge of opera and a showman’s knack for audience development initiatives, worked as a television executive before he became general director of the State Opera in 2011. Hungary Turned Far Right. That’s Meant Millions for Its Opera. 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z "He's just got this knack for this romantic ballads and lyrical sort of melody," said Constantine Maroulis, who stars in the "Jekyll" revival. Composer Frank Wildhorn bridges pop and Broadway 2013-04-11T12:18:09Z Limón has a novelistic knack for scene, and the narrative lyrics in this remarkable collection, her fifth, could stand as compressed stories about anxiety and the body. New & Noteworthy 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z While he exhibited it sparingly, Mr. Asghari has a genuine knack for deadpan humor. More Than Mr. Britney Spears 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z He has a remarkable knack for getting under the skin of his opponents. Joel Embiid and the Narrative of the N.B.A. Playoffs 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Graham’s gift of gab and knack for theatrics have served him well over the years, first as a prosecutor and now as a U.S. senator. Why is Lindsey Graham acting like this? 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z It was then that he showed his first knack for organizing parties. Up Close: Faris Al-Shathir Matches Designers With Architects 2012-01-11T17:46:41Z “What he and Garrison share is a brain unlike many brains in the world. They have an uncanny knack for words, for timing, just making the right decision at the right time,” she says. Chris Thile: Radiohead would be 'dream guest' on A Prairie Home Companion 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z In recent years, Tatum has carved out a niche for himself as a hunky action hero with a knack for sly comedy. Channing Tatum to play superhero Gambit, 'X-Men' producer says 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Gosling’s ability to elicit sympathy while seeming too distracted to want it — his knack for making boredom look like passion and vice versa — makes him a perfect warm-blooded robot for our time. Review: ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Tries to Honor the Original and to Slip Free of It 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z He also had a knack for being in precisely the right place at the right time. Howard Smith’s Interviews From the ’60s to Be Released 2012-11-18T23:00:19Z He combines a writer’s eye for detail with an actor’s facility for mimicry and a stand-up comedian’s knack for injecting spontaneity into oft-told stories. | 'Leslie Jordan: My Trip Down the Pink Carpet': Leslie Jordan?s Coming-of-Age Show at Midtown Theater 2010-04-21T21:51:00Z Cyrus Khambatta, director of Seattle International Dance Festival: Beyond the Threshold, has a knack for finding acts that create a big effect in a small space. Seattle International Dance Festival displays Swiss movement 2012-06-03T19:49:03Z Over the last decade, mainly under the moniker Final Fantasy, he has shown a knack for elaborate constructions, not only musical but also lyrical and conceptual. New Albums From Lee Bains III & the Glory Fires, Sleaford Mods and Owen Pallett 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z As a teenager he spent a lot of time watching movies, and people noticed that he had a knack for selling things. David L. Wolper, Producer of ?Roots? for TV, Dies 2010-08-12T04:30:00Z But he had a knack for connecting with people. Behind ‘Oppenheimer,’ a Prizewinning Biography 25 Years in the Making 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z It wasn’t just in architecture that he showed a knack for communicating the civic ethos of Los Angeles. Marciano Art Foundation architecture loses some of its eccentric personality in stylish redesign 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z Like veteran Boston songwriter Jonathan Richman, DeMarco's got a knack for finding the sublime in little things and is unafraid of sincere positivity. Which of Coachella's smaller acts will go on to make it big? 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z The sold-out show put on full view Mr. Green’s uncanny knack for channeling the voice of marginalized but smart, self-identifying nerds, a gift he has turned into a YouTube empire. John and Hank Green Bring Their Show to Carnegie Hall 2013-01-16T23:22:53Z It reads: We moved on to a touchier matter: Scott Blake, an up-and-comer in the art realm with a zest for digital art and a knack for ticking off Mr. Close. Chuck Close responds to his critic and fan 2012-07-18T21:01:00Z She has a knack for seizing on weaknesses, and any information she gleans about her enemy — such as the delectable tidbit that Liam and Melody met on Match.com — is used to gain an advantage. Chutzpah and humor temper message 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z In every phase, Mr. Bannard showed a subtle color sense all his own, and a knack for deploying his forms in a slightly unnerving way, keeping viewers captivated and off-balance. Walter Darby Bannard, Artist of the Color Field Movement, Dies at 82 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Louis has a knack for finding humour in the most painful parts of life. From Game of Thrones to Revolution: the best and worst of US TV in 2012 2012-12-31T16:19:34Z It took several tries before we got the knack. Explorer: Far, Maybe Too Far, Into the Yukon 2012-08-23T17:33:18Z Ehnes, along with being a dazzling player, is a droll and charming host onstage — and he has inherited Saks' knack for drawing top-notch talent to Seattle. Seattle Chamber Music Society's summer fest lineup announced 2012-04-18T22:35:03Z But slowly, year after year, I've leaned into this process that so wholeheartedly captures Betsy's persona, and reminds me of her generosity and fearless knack for baking. The pesky mushroom cookies I bake for Betsy, my late mother-in-law 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z Q: You have a real knack for rendering communities that are unfamiliar to you. Known for her strong female characters, filmmaker Niki Caro says every tale is a ‘treasure’ 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Wolf’s franchises focus on the heroes, mostly leaving demonstrations of institutional villainy to its politicians, journalists with a bent toward sensationalism and defense attorneys with a knack for exploiting technicalities. Can “Law & Order: Hate Crimes” work in the era of Trump and Black Lives Matter? 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Black people have a knack for causing trouble. The Black/White Oscars Moment That Really Hit Me Last Night 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z Thirty years later, the billionaire still has the same knack for grabbing headlines, focusing on what’s good for the Trump brand and steamrolling anyone in his way. And then there was the time Donald Trump bought a football team . . . 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Eventually he managed to break away from the pack of anonymous scrappy news photographers to become Weegee, the man with a knack for getting to murders, fires, suicides and crashes at exactly the right moment. Weegee the Famous: The Master of Down-and-Dirty Street Photography 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z And, well, because he has a knack for recovering from blows to the head and other impressive physical assaults. A spy like us: Amazon’s “Patriot” is the screw-up’s answer to TV’s super-agents 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z On those records Ms. Holter’s grounding in avant-garde classical composition melds seamlessly with her knack for spinning memorable pop hooks. Music Review: Sarah Cahill and Julia Holter at Le Poisson Rouge 2012-03-08T00:17:18Z The 19-year-old songwriter from Brisbane who calls herself Mallrat has a sleepy delivery and a knack for singsong melodies that grow hypnotically familiar. The Playlist: Mavis Staples Warns of Deadly Force, and 9 More New Songs 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Ms. Deón writes with her nerves — she’s got a terrific knack for suspense — and thinks with her heart, showing just how devastating slavery was to families, and just how powerful maternal love can be. The Top Books of 2016 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z The Johnsons knew everyone, and she, it turns out, had a knack for mini-portraiture. Books of The Times: ‘Lady Bird Johnson: An Oral History,’ by Michael L. Gillette 2013-01-08T15:00:00Z “That knack of hers pretty instantly struck a chord with the audience.” Kelly Ripa has made a career of being herself. Where does she go from here? 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z The group had a knack for showing its muscle even as it reined itself in, as with its hefty take on Duke Ellington’s “The Intimacy of the Blues.” Review | Jazz vibraphonist and drummer Chuck Redd shows a hometown audience his enduring range 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z For another actor, such a call might be a windmill-tilt, but Chastain’s knack for picking prestige projects indicates a star with clout. Jessica Chastain: ‘I’d love to do a superhero movie’ 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z If Washington’s policymakers were indeed pursuing a coherent strategy — as opposed to simply demonstrating a knack for opportunism — that strategy’s defining feature was not isolationism but a shrewd preference for plucking low-hanging fruit. Where Does American Foreign Policy Go From Here? 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z The decision pays off, not least because Higgs has a knack for memorable lyrics. Everything Everything: Arc boasts "proper songs" 2013-01-24T08:03:39Z And the distance between Drake's pampered day-to-day reality and hip-hop's perennially embattled urban heartland makes his knack for dancing across that yawning chasm more impressive, not less. Streets takeover: Charting Drake's progress 2011-02-07T12:37:43Z The 81-year-old Mr. Gehry, who used to baby-sit for Mr. Thomas, 66, when both were living in Los Angeles, built his reputation as an architect with a knack for tapping into the popular imagination. Architecture Review: Gehry Design Plays Fanfare for the Common Man 2011-01-23T19:50:38Z Julianne Moore possesses a special knack for playing a diverse range of characters. Julianne Moore: five best moments 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z And, of course, an endless supply of gorgeous, vacuous, often shirtless women, because apparently there’s nothing a gal likes more in a guy than stupidity, self-absorption and a knack for treating the opposite sex dismissively. Review: ‘Ballers,’ on HBO, Follows a Financial Guru to the Sports Stars 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z I’ve been trying for weeks to articulate what’s so exciting about how this young painter from the Bronx handles color, and her knack for including drips and unfinished but patently purposeful brush strokes. 4 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z He has a knack for vomiting when under pressure and is unaware when he's the butt of a joke. Thomas Middleditch's nerdy 'Silicon Valley' part hits close to home 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z Along with her genius for physical comedy and deadpan inflection — “don’t get me started,” she’d intone, as the mediocre stand-up Jeannie Darcy — Shannon has an uncanny knack for transgression in pursuit of higher truth. Molly Shannon’s Memoir Is Filled With Mischief and Pathos 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z Kimmel’s knack for reaching wider audiences with humor and catchy one-liners is unusual. Michael Kimmel is out to show why feminism is good for men 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z I realize Holden qualifies his hatred in "Catcher" by conceding there are good movies and bad movies and that his beloved kid sister Phoebe has a knack for identifying the good ones. The "Catcher in the Rye" film that should never be 2010-06-23T15:30:00Z He was an amazing character and had an incredible knack of putting big stars at ease, which helped him produce really memorable images. Photographer of pop legends dies 2013-09-24T13:29:41Z “Tell Me True,” a happy marriage of her songwriting prowess, musicianship, and knack for appealing to any age. Best New Southern Musicians 2011-01-27T21:20:03.957Z The two shared artistic DNA—they were both tattooed depressives with huge online followings and a knack for genre deconstruction—but they had never met. Lil Peep and the Dilemma of the Posthumous Album 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z Parx’s technical skills, like a knack for arranging and producing vocals, also help set her apart. Tayla Parx Helped Ariana Grande Evolve. Now It’s Her Turn. 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Lo's delightful, hyperbolic audacity includes sharpshooter Guo's knack for banking bullets off walls to hit bad guys, as if playing pool. 'The Bullet Vanishes': Exciting crime thriller misses target at end 2012-08-31T00:01:05Z Parrot is the son of a British journeyman printer, with a knack both for drawing and mimicry. Newly Released - Novels by Drew Perry, Anne Lamott, Ace Atkins and Others 2010-04-14T22:48:00Z Cocksure and often brimming with ideas, Topiary used his silver tongue and an unusual knack for public promotion to slowly make his way up the ladder of secret planning rooms in the Anonymous chat networks. Anonymous strikes back 2012-06-03T13:00:00Z His book American Psycho displayed his knack for detailing extreme violence, so scripting a horror film would appear to be the logical next step. Paul Schrader and Bret Easton Ellis to get their teeth into Bait 2011-08-03T12:23:31Z In the heyday of mass-market “slick” magazines, a serious fiction writer actually had the option of selling out, but you had to have a knack for it. A Late — and Maybe Last — Collection of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘Lost’ Stories 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Fischer's conducting is concise and considered, with a thrilling knack for holding energy levels at brimming point without letting a drop spill over. SCO/Fischer – review 2013-02-03T18:43:21Z A failed actor from the Midwest, Carnegie discovered early that he had a knack for convincing people they could re-engineer their personalities — for fun or profit! Analysis | New York Public Library’s most checked-out books say a lot about what we read and why 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z “I think of myself as a person with a knack for metaphor. I think of myself as a person with the twist or the torque, that’s that little thing that some people have.” Patricia Lockwood likes to write in bed. 'Priestdaddy' is her memoir 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z A Mistake to Write Off the Weinsteins Harvey Weinstein, a bottom feeder with a knack for resuscitating troubled projects, may actually be back. The Oscars 2010-12-31T20:00:30Z "It's a bit of a knack that I have, to see past what people are saying," says Ryan. Debut author: Donal Ryan 2013-01-13T00:05:08Z I always think of this book in autumn, the time in which it begins, with Salter’s knack for evoking the seasons and domestic bliss. New & Noteworthy Audiobooks, From Bob Dylan to Greta Thunberg 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z As one of four children, he told Salon: "I've had a knack of knowing how to get attention when I felt ignored." “Only Murders in the Building” star on the creation of Theo, the show’s conscience 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z He described his character as “very cunning,” with a knack for getting out of dangerous situations — until his luck runs out. No ‘Fauda’: Hamas TV series glorifies fight against Israel 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z The song "Farewell Never Never Land" shows his knack for mining gold from obscure sources. Tom Russell sings of life from Hollywood to Mexico 2012-01-19T13:14:07Z Alynda Segarra has a knack for writing songs that both celebrate the natural world and articulate the dangers of ignoring its glory. Spring Forward: Songs for a New Season 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Butterfield developed a knack for wrangling people who resisted being wrangled. The man who knew too much about Richard Nixon 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Yet the machinations of recent weeks also epitomize Trump’s knack for turning a relatively obscure issue or backwater agency into fodder for a culture war — with little more than a tweet. How Trump’s obsessions with media and loyalty coalesced in a battle for Voice of America 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z For a story supposedly set long ago in a galaxy far, far away, "Ahsoka" has a knack for capitalizing on frustrations common to women living in the here and now, especially through Hera. How "Ahsoka" takes the sexist subtext of "Star Wars" and brings it to the fore through Hera Syndulla 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z As evidence of his knack for salesmanship, his populism and his deep New York roots, Vassilaros recently started a satirical campaign for New York City mayor. | Bodega Coffee Flavor, Brewed Right in Your Kitchen 2013-08-13T21:48:10Z And that's exactly what Trent has done: he seems to have a knack for visualization – Ramón Rodriguez, the actor who plays Trent, describes him as a puzzle master, reconstructing crime scenes in his mind's eye. What popular culture like "Will Trent" gets wrong about dyslexia, and why it matters 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z He’s got a real knack for not just comedy and action, but for capturing the truth about characters at the same time. Film: Cult Director Courts the Mass, Keeps the Crazy 2010-08-06T21:12:00Z This time, he demonstrates once again that he has a knack for violence and suspense. ‘The Rover,’ a Drama With Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z But when you are sober, I see the dad I remember, the funny, fascinating man with a way with words and a knack for telling a story. Letter to … my dad, whose heavy drinking is out of control 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z This knack serves her well in the new “Heart Like Mine,” where the Seattle-based author puts a new twist on the usual dilemma of the new stepmom-to-be who must deal with difficult stepchildren. On Mother’s Day, three new novels about motherhood 2013-05-13T05:55:34Z Waite has a knack for showing the ways that cognitive dissonance can chart pathways in the mind that cause emotional confusion to obscure rational thought. New in Memoir: Lessons in Falling in Love, and 2 Accounts of Its Horrors 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z His knack for making friends came in handy in 1972, when he met Mr. Lennon and Ms. Ono at an Apollo Theater benefit. Bob Gruen Captures the World of Rock in Photos 2011-10-12T19:22:53Z His sense of humor, but more importantly, his uncanny knack for capturing human nature in all its imperfect glory, captivates me. Lisa Gardner, the Thriller Writer Who Loves Historical Romance 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Running through this body of work is O'Nan's tender knack for bringing to life his flawed, sometimes honest and sometimes self-deluding, always intriguing characters. The Odds': spinning the wheel of marriage 2012-01-26T21:09:03Z ITV retains its uncanny knack of doing the dumb thing whenever it counts. James Donaghy's Screen burn: The Prisoner 2010-04-16T23:08:00Z Mr. Saura soon began to focus on cultural subjects, especially dance, whose beauty and excitement he had a knack for capturing on film. Carlos Saura, a Leading and Enduring Spanish Director, Dies at 91 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z A food scientist and nutritionist, my mother was always trying to sneak nutrient-rich elements into everything our family ate, and she possessed an exceptional knack for finding great-quality ingredients. Three Restorative Recipes to Warm From Within 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z But Mr. Sullivan has shown a special knack of late for resolving Shakespeare’s so-called problem plays by finding cohesion within their seeming inconsistencies. | 'All?s Well That Ends Well' : Flawed Man Draws a Good Woman 2011-06-26T22:27:12Z She has a knack for turning a hotel into a hotspot and the Austin Motel is no different. Roadside revival: 10 of the best motels in the US 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z They had a knack for finding the killer riffs secreted within obscure songs from the past and, through deft recontextualization and processing, unleashing their incandescent potential. Daft Punk Gets Human With a New Album 2013-05-15T12:00:18Z It’s just that real-life has a knack of veering from the script. Ageing bulls: have Robert De Niro’s roles inspired Donald Trump? 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z It is a knack fans of the show have sorely missed in the six years since a new episode aired. Preeetty good. Larry’s back and still misanthropic after all these years 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z He was a superb melodist and had a knack for emotionally compelling stories. For Many, Opera and Puccini Are One (Trump’s Campaign Knows the Appeal) 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z And then there's the saucy stuff, like "Vox" and "House of Holes," which merges Baker's knack for satire with a keen interest in sex. Nicholson Baker's 'The Way the World Works': on Wikipedia and weddings 2012-08-01T19:59:04Z In her long career, Connie Lawn has had a knack for showing up at memorable moments in history. ‘Everything . . . had sexual connotations’: Being young, female and a reporter in the 1960s 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Trobisch, with a remarkable knack for storytelling, gets through all of this in 20 minutes; 20 minutes filled, too, with so much observation and humanity. My streaming gem: why you should watch All Is Well 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z Despite his knack for getting lost in repetitive cycles, Riley has become our most devoted musical fundamentalist. For Minimalist music mastermind Terry Riley, a major birthday bash 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z She has a lesser knack for first bringing her men and women to life. Review: Annie Proulx’s ‘Barkskins’ Is an Epic Tale of Logging and Doom 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z As she’s matured, though, she’s found a knack for simple, evocative lyrics and memorable imagery: eyes “roll around like dice on the felt,” someone’s “selling tomatoes at five bucks a bag.” Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield Is Out of the Storm, Cleareyed 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z That low-budget titan was a defining hit for Jason Blum and Blumhouse Productions, horror specialists with a knack for steering movies with slim budgets into profitable successes by nurturing talent and canny marketing. Why smart horror is putting the fear into sequel-addicted Hollywood 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z In a recent telephone interview, Mr. Amis discussed his novels, his knack for naming characters, the way he experienced the death of his parents and more. ArtsBeat: A String of Antiheroes: Martin Amis Talks About His Novels 2012-10-03T12:59:28Z Through the decades, the group has applied its knack for tunes and rhymes to, among many other things, science, history, the music business, romance and teaching letters and numbers. New Year’s Eve 2017: A Guide to Music and Comedy Events 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z This comes out in a knack for phrasing things just so. Comedy gold: Jason Manford's Live at the Manchester Apollo 2013-02-14T14:03:04Z To this he added a knack for “finding, nurturing and promoting young talent, of bringing forth new men and trusting them to carry on.” ‘Napoleon: Soldier of Destiny’ sheds new light on the storied emperor 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Later, Hart honed his knack for emotional brutality. Grant Hart, Hüsker Dü's drummer and inspiration for a rock generation, dead at 56 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z He has a knack for deft, accurate explanations that are quick to read and easy to understand, with memorably vivid language. From Black Holes to Breakfast, Three Books Show How Einstein’s Legacy Lives On 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z However, the author displays a knack for uncovering the absurd and delightful. 3 Books That Take Us Inside the Lives of Britain’s Royals 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z It has a knack for tapping into common fears with cases that play out like urban myths. Luther is back with more comic-book gore and fantastical crimes 2013-06-29T05:00:00Z Mr. Madden’s knack for swift and intricate drama has shown itself before in films as varied as “Shakespeare in Love” and “Proof,” but those movies also show the tendency toward glibness that undermines “The Debt.” | 'The Debt': ?Debt,? With Helen Mirren - Review 2011-08-30T12:00:00Z The producer had a knack for infuriating the people whose work he’d bought. Saul Zaentz: What Does a Producer Do, Anyway? 2014-01-09T17:04:41Z Animated and gregarious by nature, Ms. Robinson knows that the best guests combine a talent for conversation with a knack for domestic flexibility and extreme self-effacement. The Serial Sleepover Artist 2011-04-13T23:55:51Z Wilson has a knack for finding bizarre and resonant moments in the everyday: An air-conditioner dangling from a window is as terrifying as a horror movie. The Best Half-Hour of Comedy in 2020 Is About … Scaffolding? 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z Dunham’s knack for writing amusingly self-destructive women and dopey men remains intact, and her own turn as the mother caught in the middle is as thorny and complicated as the movie surrounding it. ‘Black Bear,’ ‘Sharp Stick’ and More Streaming Gems 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Men like him, those feckless, nervously smiling lumps pouring into decent haberdashery, have a knack for scoring second chances. Hey, talk show gatekeepers: Let’s not enable Sean Spicer 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Watts was an old-world virtuoso — his idol was the composer and showman Franz Liszt — with a knack for electricity and emotion. André Watts, Pioneering Piano Virtuoso, Dies at 77 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Visually, then, is captivating, and despite a lack of narrative, it evokes a universe that combines Lewis Caroll's knack for the absurd with the underlying violence of Grimm's Fairy Tales. Limbo 2010-07-31T23:06:00Z It's great because it collapses the firefighting and domestic worlds and makes them indistinguishable, and because it plays to the show's strength: its knack for down-and-dirty slapstick and on-the-edge-of-ludicrous verbal exchanges. "Rescue Me" recap: Season 7, Episode 2: "Menses" 2011-07-21T14:30:00Z When he retired, he decided to see if he might rediscover “the knack” and act again. Sam Beazley obituary 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Frans Hals has a knack for simulating consciousness. The genius of Frans Hals 2010-09-24T15:22:00Z Now in his 40s, the actor has long shown a knack for crinkling and darkening the edges of even the most straight-and-narrow films, since well before he gave us cinema’s scuzziest Jesus. Is Joaquin Phoenix set to be the greatest actor of his generation? 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Tanner, 48, is a hulking, blond teddy bear of a man with a slight Southern drawl and a knack for storytelling. Bounty Hunter Takes His Skills to the Met Stage 2010-12-26T22:36:09Z Certainly, few actors have been more expert at the smoothing of feathers, or had more of a knack for the mot juste. Anthony Lane: Celebrating Alec Guinness’s Centenary, at Film Forum 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z The movie is the child of two creative parents, Fincher and Flynn, who share a knack for embedding potentially inflammatory ideas about gender in entertaining stories. 'Gone Girl' powers up with formidable women taking lead 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z By the time her fantastic debut, “Broke With Expensive Taste,” arrived late last year by surprise, those turned off by her knack for provocation had moved on. Coachella 2015: Ciara, DMX and more highlights from Day 1 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z Ms. Akiyoshi, who also uses instruments and concepts from Japanese folk music, has a knack for tuneful phrasing and braided, two-handed constructions. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z I have a knack for spotting frequent complainer flyers. This Is When You Should Complain to an Airline 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z The renowned Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite has a knack for finding the propulsive poetry of large ensembles. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z But nobody has Robert Pollard’s knack for melody. On New Album, Guided by Voices Accepts Niche—In a Good Way 2014-02-21T13:00:06Z It’s sensational success is testament to Marvel’s knack for balancing smart long-term creative planning with hands-on visionary boldness. Avengers: Endgame is the final gambit in Marvel's triumph of diversity 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Those buzzing kazoos were just one example of Mr. Marsalis’s knack for a sort of musical onomatopoeia. Review: Wynton Marsalis’s ‘Spaces,’ a Kinetic Series of Zoological Portraits 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Pebble has a knack for turning out Hall of Fame winners and I suspect the trend will continue. Tiger, The Tour And Inside The U.S. Open 2010-06-15T22:00:00Z What energy it does have comes from motor-mouthed comedian Kevin Hart, who has a knack for making a slackly written line sing. ‘Ride Along’: Someone stop this genre, I want to get off 2014-01-16T00:10:53Z Its knack for spotting hosts who could appeal to viewers while pan-searing a chicken breast made it a ratings powerhouse. The Food Network Expands With the Cooking Channel 2010-04-20T22:43:00Z As for Emily, she is not just an operator with a publicist’s knack for saying exactly what people want to hear. ‘Seared’ Review: For a Pompous Chef, Comeuppance on the Menu 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Funny, with the clever hustler’s knack for an energetically spun tall tale, she has an upbeat tone that hardly falters, even when she recounts the most harrowing episodes of her life. Memoirs of Addiction and Ambition by Cat Marnell and Julia Phillips 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z The experimental jazz group Onyx Collective has a knack for attracting listeners that don’t frequent traditional jazz sets and collaborators whose approval can move the needle. For Experimental Jazz Group Onyx Collective, the Only Rule Is ‘No Rules’ 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Even more impressive than Mizuki's knack for narrative is his ability to convey the mood of a nation. Shigeru Mizuki's 'Showa' draws a graphic portrait of Japan 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Announcer: He's a cop with an uncanny knack for getting the bad guy ... TV spot for "Hot Genius Jerks With Quirky Jobs" 2011-05-31T20:32:00Z And from a young age, Parton demonstrated not just a knack for a beautiful melody, but a talent for stories of suffering — especially the suffering of women. Dolly Parton, American icon: Why everything's coming up Dolly now 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z The author has a knack for summoning the peculiarities of her word people. In ‘The Liar’s Dictionary,’ People Work on the Definition of Love and Many Other Words 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Mel Brooks's knack for breaking the fourth wall is deeply rooted. 12 surprising facts about Mel Brooks on his 95th birthday 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z In recent years, Nesteroff, 40 and often seen wearing a fedora, has carved out a niche as the premier popular historian of comedy because of his knack for unearthing such forgotten stories. Writing Native American Stand-Ups Into the History of Comedy 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z One fleeting moment in that movie demonstrates her knack for identifying small but revealing details in any scene. Vivica A Fox: 'Black Lives Matter is going to be Trump's demise' 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z At the age of 33 he has built a profile as a writer of distinctive art songs that show his compositional ingenuity and his knack for pop-inspired directness, all delivered in his smooth, deadpan baritone. A Voice Where Romance and Dysfunction Meet 2011-04-29T18:00:32Z Guatemalans also have a knack for fried chicken, which is not as surprising considering how nuts Guatemalan transplants go when an outlet of their native fried chicken chain, Pollo Campero, opens in the United States. Frugal Summer: Highs and Lows 2010-09-16T02:13:00Z From Connolly, Bridges inherits a knack for telling amiable stories about working-class life, albeit in a glummer style. Comedy gold: Kevin Bridges' The Story So Far 2013-03-08T10:00:04Z His frenetic style and knack for juggling multiple theater and film projects simultaneously was captured in the 1972 book “The Producer,” an inside look at show business by Christopher Davis. Hillard Elkins, Producer, Is Dead at 81 2010-12-07T07:09:00Z He's back on his own again, not that you could tell from this talented multi-instrumentalist's canny knack of sounding like a full band is at work. February's best music from across the MAP 2013-02-15T09:17:22Z There’s much to admire about playwright MacAllister-McDonald’s knack for dialogue and inventive structure, with some simultaneous sequences that suggest David Mamet’s “Sexual Perversity in Chicago” gone bipolar. 'The Sexual Life of Savages' at the Beverly Hills Playhouse 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Grant knows how to play a sensational heel to the hilt and has a knack for choosing movies many are primed to underestimate. We scouted "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" and can confirm that it's a true treasure 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Mr. Hrusa is a charismatic conductor with a particular knack, evident in “Scheherazade,” for minutely shaping a string melody so that an entire section appears to play with the same effortless freedom as a soloist. Memo to the New York Philharmonic: Louder Isn’t Better 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Cobb, making her first appearance in a film, has a knack for simultaneously soliciting and deflecting curiosity about Casey’s inner life. ‘We’re All Going to the World’s Fair’ Review: Is It Horror, or Just Ennui? 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Woolf, the author of “Amber Revolution,” an absorbing look at the orange wine genre, is a genial host with a knack for selecting the best and more representative stories. The Year’s Best Wine Books 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z An appealing cast and some gorgeous singing enliven "Breaking Through," a new musical about an old subject — the music industry's uncanny knack for destroying the talent it packages for fleeting fame. 'Breaking Through' falls into cliched musical traps at Pasadena Playhouse 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z When a private investigator asks him to help track down another runaway, Cali finds out he has a knack for finding people. Author Blake Nelson: Why YA Novels Make Reading Fun Again 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z She has the knack of drawing animals that, magically, are wholly bestial, whisker for whisker, and yet animated without seeming too cheaply humanized. A Mark Twain Tale, Brought Back From the Dead 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Glasses wearers often complain about fogging up, but there is a knack to this. ‘Remember to smile with your eyes’: how to stay safe and look great in a face mask 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z I guess we all had a knack for doing something theatrical, and there was a certain sort of movement in painting at that time. Recalling Happenings Events on Eve of Pace Exhibition 2012-02-05T05:07:07Z Traveling alone, Ms. Roden had a knack for getting herself invited by strangers to try a local specialty, like the octopus-and-potato salad from the Greek island of Skopelos in her most recent cookbook. Traveling the World for Recipes, but Always Looking for Home 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z Advertisement The children had their own knack for finding things that interested them. Traveling to Tokyo With Three Generations 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Like her employer, she changes her selections every day and displays a knack for pleasant surprises. Review | In Northern Virginia, there’s no restaurant like Clarity 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Esmail’s knack for clever obfuscation is dialed down several notches from “Mr. Robot,” which means “Homecoming’s” central mystery is rather easy to decipher. Review | What’s more enticing than Julia Roberts starring in a TV drama? How about half-hour episodes? 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z But why should a guy fret over money when he has charm, washboard abs and a knack for gyrating his hips to “Blue Suede Shoes”? Pull off the wig and falsies, and 'Georgia McBride' hits its groove 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Lipton, Friedman and others say that Spears matched the range and commitment of professional dancers, with a preternatural knack for picking up choreography on the fly. Britney Spears Has Always Fought Back. By Dancing. 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z I developed quite a knack for it, and I was actually licensing songs for television, for commercials, for movies well before it was considered to be OK. 2010-01-30T03:25:00Z Though Silverstein’s mother encouraged his early knack for drawing, his father made it clear that he was expected to join the flailing family business. The Giving Tree at Fifty: Sadder Than I Remembered 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z Shakespeare's greatest plays have a knack of being timeless and yet thrillingly topical, too. Richard II ? review 2011-02-22T18:20:29Z He focuses throughout on actions, of his oil-field “brothers” like Huck, a charismatic giant with a fantastic knack for trouble, and of his real family, marked by bad luck and a bad father. From an Artist’s Life in Brooklyn to North Dakota’s Oil Fields 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z The paintings were dark and caustic, but he had a knack for social networking dating back to his childhood in the Five Towns of Long Island, where one of his best friends was Donna Karan. Mary Boone Is Not Done 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Until now, Donoghue's reputation had been founded on her knack for spotting historical rough diamonds and buffing them into glowing narratives. Emma Donoghue: 'To say Room is based on the Josef Fritzl case is too strong' 2010-08-13T06:00:00Z It's a story that begins with Viking raiders, commanded by Rollo the Walker, establishing an enclave in northern France, where they display a hitherto unsuspected knack for nation building and, when deemed necessary, brutal suppression. Tonight's TV highlights 2010-08-04T07:00:00Z But RiRi — a culture maker as well as a retailer — has a knack for making commerce feel transcendent. 7 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Corsi, with his long nose and knack for tragic expressions, could portray characters as diverse as fortunetellers, monks, knights, Puritans and pharaohs. Antiques: Rooms With a View of British History 2013-05-02T20:02:50Z Rose is consistently generous, knowledgeable, and chatty, with a knack for connecting specific incidents to large social trends. Christine Smallwood: Phyllis Rose’s “The Shelf: From LEQ to LES” 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z Qualifications: Brilliant writer; eclectic musical tastes with a fondness for traditional Protestant hymns and patriotic songs; knack for poking fun at Midwesterners without offending them. New Host Needed: Be Prepared to Fill Big Shoes 2011-05-14T04:00:03Z "But Ai shows a remarkable knack for working in different registers." Ai Weiwei shows Venice Biennale his many sides 2013-05-30T11:57:01Z I have a l knack for shifting up the way I sound and the way I look, and I love it. "Red Notice" star Chris Diamantopoulos swears he wasn't trying to break up Jim and Pam 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Seth Rogen has a knack for getting a ton of famous comics together in the same room, whether at “The Roast of James Franco” or at a fictional house party in “This Is the End.” What’s on TV Friday: ‘6 Balloons’ and ‘Troy: Fall of a City’ 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Ford’s keeps displaying a knack for putting local actors into the right big roles, and as a composed, powerful Coalhouse, McAllister emerges as the soul of the show.” DC Theater Friday: ‘Three Sisters’ 2.0, plus a ‘Nasty Women’ rep 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z Sean Evans, a Chicago native who grew up admiring Howard Stern, David Letterman and Adam Carolla, turns out to have a knack for demystifying celebrity. ‘Hot Ones’ Was a Slow Burn All Along 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z To Mr. Nichols, at 34 a rising writer-director with a knack for turning personal revelations into sharply observed films, these two moments, entwined, seemed like a movie. Jeff Nichols Spins Another Southern Tale With ‘Mud’ 2013-04-19T18:47:43Z Qi’s knack for suspending his subjects in empty yet charged space likely influenced the younger artist, too. At the Frye: sublime cross-cultural influences 2014-03-12T21:52:00Z Tchaikovsky’s thickly plotted opera — which centers on a ghost with a knack for winning card games — will appear at the Bolshoi as the theater celebrates the composer’s 175th birthday. What's On This Week Around the World 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z If that gave critics an opening to unfairly label her a “she-Hammett” for some of her hard-boiled tendencies, her knack for suspense is still admired. Lillian Hellman is once again a presence in Washington 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z The English have a knack for balancing the twin values of tradition and change — sipping tea while exploring new lands. The London guide for chocolate lovers 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z He's got a great knack for endings, too; he finishes phrases cleanly – no pomp or sanctimony. The New Century – review 2012-06-01T16:11:15Z Sirota is a frequent collaborator with living composers, and she has a knack for describing complex aesthetic ideas with a combination of expertise and humility. Q2 Music’s Brilliant “Meet the Composer” Podcast 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z At the very least, Sam Green was a fabulist, an unabashed poseur blessed with good looks, a natural flair for storytelling, a knack for self-promotion and a markedly elastic relationship to the truth. A Collector of People Along With Art 2011-04-06T23:34:47Z Winehouse was one of life's great observers, with a knack for selecting the right, cutting line. Amy Winehouse: songs in the key of life 2012-07-22T17:00:12Z Indian moviegoers already know about Rajamouli’s knack for maximalist action and imaginative set pieces, many of which are built around dynamic special effects and choreography. How the Indian Action Spectacular ‘RRR’ Became a Smash in America 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z This time, he is bringing his nonjudgmental eye, matter-of-fact dark humor and unerring knack to get under an audience’s skin to the stage, where he’s making his playwriting debut. Welcome to the Playhouse 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z Her knack for embellishment wasn’t helped by her tendency to take a swig of whiskey before interviews, a nervous habit that wasn’t, as King dryly notes, “conducive to accuracy.” Beryl Bainbridge: The writer who used tragedy as an entry point into farce 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z She's also a genuinely good person who cannot let transgressions committed by bad people go unanswered, and who has a knack for stumbling into murder conspiracies anywhere she stops to take a breath. Rian Johnson on the charisma of "Poker Face" star Natasha Lyonne in his throwback mystery series 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z But the character’s showpiece came in Season 3, when Dewey’s knack for both baroque victimization and abject gullibility coalesced in an episode in which he was convinced that his kidneys had been stolen. R.V.s and Stolen Kidneys: Life on the Fringes in ‘Justified’ 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Melissa Livaudis of the Williamsburg-based rock band has a knack for laconic suggestions, like this one for the Fulton Street Mall: “I got a gold tooth cap here.” | Offbeat City Guides 2012-06-14T16:59:18Z For better and worse, it also stamped the Greeks as people with a knack for living for the moment, a characterization that has haunted them during the country’s national debt crisis. Michael Cacoyannis, Director of ?Zorba the Greek,? Dies at 90 2011-07-26T05:08:08Z A social observer of invigorating insight, she reveals a knack in this absorbing comedy-drama for nuanced accounts of the travails of blue-collar men and women and the questionable choices that illuminate their complicated lives. Review | Detroit’s assembly line brought to vibrant life in ‘Skeleton Crew’ 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Guy, who is Irish, and Girl, who is Czech, meet in Dublin and discover they share a knack for creating folk-rock tunes that ripple with melancholy and rue. Theater Review: ?Once,? With Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti, at Jacobs Theater 2012-03-19T02:00:10Z Thanks to costume designers, makeup artists and Steadman’s knack for transformation, she “becomes” the aristocratic Lane Fox, a visitor to Downton who spars with Lady Mary. Review | Best known for her role on ‘Downton Abbey,’ Catherine Steadman is making a splash as an author 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z For all his seeming clumsiness, Gutfeld had a remarkable knack for saying ridiculous things without getting himself fired. In Praise of Fox News’s Greg Gutfeld 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Hence the nickname, which plays on Chicken George’s knack for showmanship — the black man who performs for white favor. History’s engaging new ‘Roots’ is faithful to the original and woke to the present 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z This knack ensures that, although flawed, The Canal is curiously charming – and not boring. Not the Booker prize: The Canal by Lee Rourke 2010-10-04T12:08:00Z In high school, Rubin developed a serious interest in major league baseball and discovered a knack for facts and statistics. In the Land of Too Much Television, This Nerd Is Queen 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z No. But then, I choose a physician based on his or her skills and track record, not on personality, shared interests, or knack at small talk. Motherlode: More on Women and Medicine 2011-06-15T19:30:16Z Joey Santiago, the lead guitarist, said he had a hard time watching the documentary, but added that Matthew had an uncanny knack for getting the reclusive band members to open up. In Film and Music, the Galkin Brothers Are on Their Own Together 2010-07-14T20:09:00Z A librarian with a knack for helping family members through personal crises must confront global issues when she begins working for a climate change podcast. Washington Post hardcover bestsellers 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z In each of them, he demonstrates his knack for conjuring the moments between events, the seeming down time in which the ramifications of turning points in life sort themselves out. Alan Hollinghurst bears beautiful 'Stranger's Child' 2011-10-19T23:15:05Z It has a knack for being appropriate in a multitude of situations. ‘I became an icon. Now I want to be an oracle’: Diane von Furstenberg is ready for her third act. 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z Spacey says he developed his own knack for imitating other people when he was young. Spacey's star impressions highlight "Casino Jack" 2010-12-16T19:16:04Z Songs like “Heartbreaks + Setbacks” and “We’ll Die” speak to trials, tribulations and inevitabilities, yet his knack for unleashing their harnessed emotion through explosions of live, free-form improvisation was remarkable. A journey through the life’s ups and downs with Thundercat 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z In 1949, she married Bernard Ashley, a rebellious, charismatic businessman with a knack for all things mechanical, who, once they launched the company, handled its financial and operational aspects. The Enduring Appeal of Laura Ashley 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Her opening-night slot reflects more than just her steady popularity: Organizers also appreciate her unerring knack for making headlines — and capturing the attention of people who don’t otherwise follow the news cycle closely. Why Michelle Obama has a prime spot at the Democratic National Convention 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z The former tend to be salads of beauty and seasonality, while the latter celebrate a knack for pastas. The Grill Room review: A new reason to go, thanks to Frank Ruta & Co. 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z So why wouldn't we appreciate Chishiya's honesty, his knack for cold calculation and overall panache? Why some see this "Alice in Borderland" breakout as a role model for survival 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z He really reminds me of Neal Cassady – he had a knack for stealing cars, and was running an illegal taxi cab service. Numero Group: the crate-digging record label's top 10 2013-06-13T16:05:50Z Their verbal riffing is amusing in spite of Mr. Chou’s heavy accent and slow delivery, and they also demonstrate a lively physical rapport, aided by Mr. Gondry’s stop-and-start editing and his knack for hand-to-hand action. | 'The Green Hornet': Have Cool Car and Mask (and Sidekick), Will Travel for Justice 2011-01-13T22:53:25Z Marshall’s local counsel, Samuel Friedman, played by Josh Gad, is a white, Jewish insurance defense lawyer with modest skills beyond a knack for spotting technicalities. It’s Thurgood Marshall to the Rescue in a New Thriller 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z It is not just that he laughs at the world, but that he possesses a unique ability to see through it; a preternatural knack for understanding its hypocrisies and rank deceits. We don't need a prestige Joker movie, but "The Dark Knight" made one inevitable. 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z But his “Don Carlo” showed a knack for stealthily accumulating drama, for epiphanic orchestral gestures that fixed emotional arcs without calling attention to themselves. The Met Chooses Yannick Nézet-Séguin 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Like their rivals the Beatles, the Rolling Stones had a knack for attracting the most accomplished photographers, from Annie Leibovitz to Robert Frank. The Rolling Stones, David Bailey and Taschen's big, pricey book 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Even Fauci’s explanation of what happened behind the scenes at the White House is emblematic of his next-level media savvy — not to mention his knack for managing up. Perspective | Dr. Fauci symbolizes everything about the Trump-era media climate 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z It also features some remarkable work by filmmakers of lesser originality who nonetheless possess a knack that their chosen screenplays and casts give room to flourish. A Nineteen-Fifties TV Series That Let Directors Run Free 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z Plus, Keller’s knack for erasing people never interferes with his weakness for wordplay and quirky tangents. Sleuths for our time: smarts, not guns 2013-01-11T00:47:17Z The world of the DC Extended Universe may be ending, but if there's one thing we know about this bizarre band, it's that it has a knack for surviving the impossible and the highly improbable. Is the new DC Studios regime the apocalypse that "Doom Patrol" can't survive? 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z He has a knack for combining the quirky and the mundane, the painful and ugly, and rendering something joyful and beautiful on the other side. Nick Cave Goes Underground 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Of his eight excellent dancers, Lindsey Jones has the sharpest knack for his style of deadpan, which requires keeping a straight face as fanciful, ridiculous moves swoop in from out of left field. Review: A Dance Heginbotham Deserving of the Hype 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z He had no knack for academia and dropped out. Bill Cunningham, Style Maven, Leaves Behind a Memoir and It’s ‘a Real Dilly’ 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z So many young TV auteurs have failed to emulate Dunham’s knack for elliptical, off-kilter scripts that tell you everything you need about characters who don’t fit any stereotype. Streamadelica: the 30 best box sets to watch before you die 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z Mike Kenny has an uncommon knack of encapsulating the spirit of a work while discarding any extraneous material. Of Mice and Men ? review 2011-02-20T21:45:00Z She describes his outspokenness, moodiness and knack for “being aware of what’s right in front of you.” Antiques: Peter Sekaer and the Other America 2010-06-03T22:10:00Z Bill Burr is one of those with a knack for mouthing off in a way that invites rather than repels. ‘F Is for Family’: Bill Burr’s stiff salute to the brutality of being a ’70s child 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z There were predictions, wishes and -- given the Recording Academy's knack for the unexpected -- a few cynical choices. Grammys preview: Sam Smith, Beyonce, Iggy Azalea lead L.A. Times' nominee picks 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z He has a knack for this kind of thing. Barry Keoghan Doesn’t Mean to Be a Scene-Stealer 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z It’s one thing to be a great host with a knack for comedic moments. David Letterman's Top 10 'Late Night' and 'Late Show' Moments 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z Wood displayed a knack for producing works in the styles of contemporary masters. Christopher Wood’s Brief Life, Richly Expressed 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Mr. le Carré had a knack for language of every variety. John le Carré, a Master of Spy Novels Where the Real Action Was Internal 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z She does have the knack, though, I say. Charlotte Church: my private life 2012-10-05T21:59:00Z Obreht, who is best known for her stunning debut novel “The Tiger’s Wife,” has a knack for illuminating both history and human nature in her writing; “Inland” continues in that vein. You need to read this: 5 hot new fiction books coming in August 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z She has a knack for, and a long history of, illustrating complex rhythms with witty, fluid gestures and compelling pedestrian patterns to create layered tapestries of bodies. 8 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z His knack for conveying compositional struggle ingeniously reflects his theme — a nation’s birth pangs. Review | These ‘missing’ Jacob Lawrence paintings are finally in a museum — and they’re masterpieces 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Already, Weinberger had a knack for scholarly compression and textual collage. The Unclassifiable Essays of Eliot Weinberger 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z She has a knack for conversations that ring true as characters wend their ways through disappointments and fears — in this case, terminal cancer. New Brunstetter play and ‘Floyd Collins,’ looking for wings 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Farrell, who has a knack for grinning wickedly, at least seems like he's having some fun, as does a 1985 "Fright Night" alum in a cameo. 'Fright Night' ? silly and strictly for horror fans 2011-08-18T17:52:04Z As Johnny Rotten, the young Mr. Lydon had a knack for design. Afternoon Beers With a Former Sex Pistol 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z That presence and his knack for details were evident in Sunday’s show, and a reminder that those qualities make him a particularly strong live performer. Review | ASAP Rocky’s eccentric detours don’t deter from a spectacular sold-out show at the Anthem 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z As a teenager, Mr. Smith started to show his knack for balancing high achievement with high mischief. Up Close: A Founder of Vice Magazine Branches Out 2010-08-16T21:02:00Z He also had a penchant for profit and a knack for self-promotion. Review | Harper Lee tried to turn a murder trial into a true crime masterpiece. What happened to the book? 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Warwick, who also serves as chairwoman of the Louisiana Music Commission, said King was known for his guitar-playing skills and knack for writing songs. Country singer Claude King dies at 90 2013-03-07T19:37:10Z I owe it all to Dale Carnegie, the failed actor from Missouri who discovered he had a knack for jazzing up people’s confidence. ‘How to Win Friends & Influence People’: Why the granddaddy of self-help endures 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Guinga is a master of classical guitar whose smooth and impeccable technique is matched only by his knack for finding gorgeous melodies. Guitar master Guinga to make Triple Door stop 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Hannah, or her poetic persona, would appear to have a knack for attracting the Wrong Type of Man, and she dissects them forensically. Selected Poems by Sophie Hannah – review 2013-05-21T13:02:48Z He has had a knack for bridging the worlds of theater and film, luring movie stars to Broadway and finding film jobs for stage actors, directors and writers. Volatile and Vengeful: How Scott Rudin Wielded Power in Show Business 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z While his first film showcased a knack for playing the slacker, his second allowed him to demonstrate a more refined southern charm and courtroom command. Matthew McConaughey: ‘I’ve never done a film that’s lived up to what I imagined’ 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Amid loosely arranged sign language classes and social education, Nim advances through a safari of human dynamics to reveal a knack for manipulating the big game. Project Nim: we are the real chumps in this chimp's story 2011-01-21T11:00:10Z The integration of contemporary music into the repertory has also been helped by the emergence of inquisitive artists with a knack for juxtaposing old and new works on imaginative programs. Just Why Does New Music Need Champions? 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Fleming has a knack for crafting fast-paced true tales aimed at middle grade and teenage readers, with previous books on topics such as the last flight of Amelia Earhart and the assassination of the Romanovs. Behold, King Tut, in All His Majesty and Mystery 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Arguably the dialogue was always the star of the original, and Ms. Sherman-Palladino still has a knack for it, as her short-lived comedy “Bunheads” proved. Why a New 'Gilmore Girls' Wouldn't Really Be 'Gilmore Girls' 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z His graceful knack for rhythm, melody and lyrics - that rare triple threat in rock -- have made his catalog essential, but his concerts go far beyond mere recitals. Paul Simon takes graying fans on world tour 2011-04-25T05:21:26Z Twenty Twelve, set in the offices of the Olympic Games' organisers, was another series with an uncanny knack of pre-empting events. Political drama 2012: Fact v fiction 2012-12-31T07:11:28Z But none have the Dutchman’s lurid intensity and knack for frenzied, high energy set-pieces. The next Paul Verhoeven? I'd buy that for a dollar 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z “Sex Education” has a knack for introducing characters as stereotypes, then complicating them: jocks have anxieties; nerds have lusts; mean girls and bullies have sympathetic backgrounds. Review: ‘Sex Education,’ a Sweet Teen Comedy of Modern Lust 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z I've dabbled in making soda bread over the years, but never felt I quite got the knack to pull off as tasty a loaf as my mother. Family life 2012-07-20T23:05:04Z “Robert had a knack for making everything look perfectly imperfect,” Ms. Burch wrote in an email. Robert Kime, Decorator for Nobility and Other Notables, Dies at 76 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z As good as cuts such as the imperious, pleading Stay Away are, you get the impression her best material is ahead of her, although she already has a knack for hooks. Charli XCX – review 2013-04-18T16:32:00Z The dance troupe with a Busby Berkeley knack for turning human beings into springy, abstract shapes returns to Seattle to open the World Dance Series' 2011-12 season. What our writers love this week 2011-09-28T23:43:08Z “The Gulf” is a shorter piece in “Love Is a Blue Tick Hound,” which confirms Cefaly’s knack for honest, quiet talk and American South reality. Review | Women’s Voices notes: An exotic ‘Imogen’ and a down-home ‘Hound’ 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z Rocca's seamless transitions between colors and her knack for barely hinting at something figurative in a wash of hues testify to her exacting technique and control. Painter, photographer shroud their Northwest landscapes in mists of memory, mood 2010-06-17T21:27:00Z Mr. Lipes, with an eye for pleasing, natural compositions and a knack for visual understatement, shows a similar sense of decorum. ‘Ballet 422’ Captures Justin Peck and City Ballet in Creative Motion 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z He married into an outspoken Democratic family, which gave him a knack, some say, for listening to opposing viewpoints. Two years ago, Eric Cantor lost his House seat. Was it just in the nick of time? 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z “It’s simply a knack of being able to really understand what the community needs and listening to what the community needs and then being able to get them in the door,” he said. Baltimore Symphony’s New Conductor Breaks a Racial Barrier 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z He studied piano and, discovering a knack for electronics, began building radio sets. Don Buchla, Inventor, Composer and Electronic Music Maverick, Dies at 79 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z But whenever Morrigan asks Jupiter about her knack, he changes the subject. Nevermoor writer has knack for creating whimsical worlds 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z Television then was rife with mostly stodgy male pundits, and her knack for the provocative sound bite proved compelling. Not Done Yet 2010-10-08T21:40:00Z Kelly Link has a knack for snapping readers to attention with her opening lines. Kelly Link’s ‘Get in Trouble’ and Five Other Works 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z To engage the listener’s imagination, though, requires a knack for making those noises speak. Review: Argento Chamber Ensemble Pays Homage to a Central Figure of the Avant-Garde 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z This was a period in which he demonstrated his knack for the dapper romantic comedy-thriller, beginning a new relationship with Cary Grant in films like Charade and Indiscreet. Stanley Donen: a Hollywood blueblood treasured for Singin' in the Rain 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z On Wednesday at Symphony Space, as part of the weeklong New York Chamber Music Festival, Mr. Wosner again showed a knack for drawing connections between composers. | New York Chamber Music Festival: Connecting the Dots Between 2 Composers 2010-09-17T04:00:00Z But as Mr. Haddow said, “she seems to have the knack to find the right stone.” In the Garden: Thea Alvin on Life With Pebbles and Bam Bam 2013-07-17T23:02:03Z Few individuals share Sheen's spectacular list of arrests, rehabs, and legendarily bad behavior -- and equally formidable knack for not losing jobs or winning lengthy prison term for their parole violations in the process. Can Charlie Sheen be saved? 2010-10-27T15:20:00Z Mr. Shatner’s genial, relaxed self-absorption is a large part of his charm, along with his odd cadences and his unparalleled knack for blurring the line between pomposity and sincerity. | 'The Captains': To Boldly Go: A Starfleet Six-Pack 2011-07-21T22:07:45Z Haberman moonlighted as a bartender at the start of her career, which she has said helped hone her knack for making conversation — with customers and later sources. Maggie Haberman and the never-ending Trump story 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z She had a rare knack for revealing the fraught link between surface calm and unexpected eruptions. This week's new exhibitions 2011-01-22T00:06:54Z Still, no one theory fully explains Brooklyn’s knack for encompassing America’s best and worst tendencies, often simultaneously. A New History Celebrates Brooklyn’s Heights, and Depths 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z It also, to some degree, displays their knack for timely social commentary. ‘BrainDead’ makes every easy Washington joke there is, but it’s still entertaining 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z A visual artist before she became a filmmaker, Taylor-Johnson has a knack for capturing men at their most vulnerable. 'Fifty Shades of Grey' director Sam Taylor-Johnson finds R-rated sweet spot 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Ebullient songs such as “Give Yourself a Try” and “TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME,” both from 2018’s “A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships,” reveal the band’s knack for wrapping sobering honesty in exuberance. Review | The 1975’s show at the Anthem was an emotional roller coaster. That’s a good thing. 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z The first is that Ms. Gerwig, who has effortless, behind-the-beat verbal timing, also possesses a knack for physical comedy, an enviable ability to obliterate the difference between clumsiness and grace. Movie Review: ‘Frances Ha,’ With Greta Gerwig 2013-05-16T21:27:33Z Usher has an evident knack for selecting letters that land with the force of a good short story, with personalities and dramatic arcs emerging swiftly, from just a page or two. Explaining the Popularity of Letters of Note 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z But as we grow older, we seem to lose the knack. Storytelling: how reading aloud is back in fashion 2013-01-06T00:08:26Z Like the most-talented politicians, Isakson had an uncanny knack for making people feel special by remembering small details about those around him. Perspective | Johnny Isakson was a truly likable politician. That’s rare. 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z With a sharp knack for circumstantial improvisation, Vincent stays in play against all odds, bleeding from a serious knife wound as he's repeatedly chased, beaten and bloodied. 'Sleepless Night': Cop races to find son in breathless French thriller 2012-08-16T20:56:06Z Finder Walter Sherman, the main character in the new Fox series “The Finder,” has a knack for locating people and things that have gone missing. Television Review: ?The Finder,? From Hart Hanson, on Fox - Review 2012-01-11T22:44:27Z Despite it all, Monk’s still got a knack for solving even the toughest of problems, thus proving just how talented he is. Adrian Monk returns in “Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie”: Watch the trailer 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z “She had a knack for getting that character down exactly how you would expect them to be while throwing her own little personal flair into it.” Michelle Monaghan at the heart of ‘True Detective’ 2014-03-06T20:41:09Z What it all amounted to was a distillation of the musical ideals long embodied by Nels Cline, a guitarist with a knack for wrangling restlessness into coherence. The Nels Cline Singers Play New Music at Le Poisson Rouge 2014-05-05T16:43:42Z Now 87, though looking 20 years younger, Pennebaker hasn't lost his filmmaker's knack for blending in with the background, and for getting strangers to open up in a heartbeat. DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus: 'A film-maker needs to watch like a cat' 2013-03-06T00:39:54Z The author of a previous book about the tourist trade on Mount Everest, Kodas has a knack for fluid prose and an eye for ghoulish detail. Are the American West’s Wildfires Inevitable? 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z Lyrically, Tudzin has a knack for articulating how hard it can be to form authentic human relationships in a world clotted with the detritus of an increasingly absurd consumer culture. Illuminati Hotties’ Wonderfully Warped Punk-Pop 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Both follow the lives of young female professionals with “quirky” personalities and a knack for awkward encounters and romantic entanglements. What “Mindy Project” and “New Girl” can learn from each other about the pitfalls of sitcom romance 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z The native Washingtonian had a knack for the sport, and he kept on playing at Indiana University. Retired NFL players team up to lose weight But he also has an instinctive knack for locating the center of a person's problem and working out from there. "Breakthrough With Tony Robbins": Robbins needs a little self-help 2010-07-28T19:40:00Z Hekselman, 36, owes a lot to the more nebulous tone of Kurt Rosenwinkel, though he has a knack for playful misdirection and blues inflection that gives him an identity of his own. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z And he has a knack for witty descriptions and analogies, which help the reader navigate the deeper waters. 'The Most Powerful Idea in the World': the invention and ascension of steam power 2010-07-25T04:46:00Z The darkly funny mystery traces the story of the restless Brooklyn misfit, and Shawkat’s knack for playing stunted growth is one the show’s best draws. Alia Shawkat on Going From 'Sassy Teen' to the Lead in Search Party 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z He has a real knack for getting subtle and engaging performances from his casts, and this episode is no exception. ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3, Episode 3: Amnesty Intergalactic 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Weir has a knack of making the instrumental ensembles she writes for shine and shimmer in a way that's completely her own. A guide to Judith Weir's music 2012-05-28T13:27:39Z But certain filmmakers have a knack for the womp and cadence of doom. My Favorite Summer Blockbuster 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z Young speaks in a deep Southern drawl, with frequent asides interrupting his train of thought, but a good storyteller’s knack for getting back to the point. Just because you can age wine in bourbon barrels doesn’t mean you should 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Working in a surreally inflected vérité style — with few title cards or identifications other than what is spoken on screen — Mr. Sauper also has a knack for catching his subjects in unguarded moments. Review: ‘We Come as Friends’ Explores Potential Exploitation of South Sudan 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z His knack, experts say, is to capture these deeply personal scenes almost as if neither he nor his cameras were in the room. The Saturday Profile: An Iranian Filmmaker Tiptoes Around the Censors to Explore Risky Subjects 2011-05-07T01:56:05Z Mr. Blum is an unobtrusive writer, yet one with a knack for bundling packets of data into memorable observations. Books of The Times: ‘Tubes,’ by Andrew Blum, Explores Physical Reality of the Web 2012-06-19T14:31:24Z A rising star with a knack for finding the right detail, particularly in beta male character types: the needy boyfriend, the younger sibling in a fight. Now Playing Nightly on Instagram: Sketch Comedy’s Newest Star 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z He’s got a knack for knowing what his customers want to listen to, but he’s kept himself emotionally closed off. New in Paperback: ‘The Cooking Gene,’ ‘The Music Shop’ 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Frazier, in her photographs of women at rodeos, explores an entirely different world, but with an equally strong eye for color and composition, and a knack for ambiguous social commentary. Twisted takes on summer wear at Winston Wächter 2013-07-25T22:41:01Z Whelan also has the natural dramatist's knack of expressing his ideas through purely theatrical means. The Accrington Pals – review 2013-01-22T12:14:09Z Whether or not you eat what McDonald’s serves, let’s at least agree the fast-food giant has a knack for putting together unexpected ingredients in a way that no one had seen before. ‘The Founder’: Burgers, Fries and a Couple of Wiseguys 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z In a land where sinners and suspected insurgents are publicly executed and then strung up to rot in town squares, June continues to demonstrate a knack for skirting past the worst consequences. Review | Some grim news about ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’: It’s getting boring 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z Benway credits her knack for capturing teen voices to memories of being that age and treading the line between who you’re becoming and how you want to be perceived. In her sixth book for teens — 'Far From the Tree,' a National Book Award finalist — Robin Benway strikes at the heart 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Johnson has a knack for summing up a character in a blazing line or two. Illuminating the Beats From Their Shadow 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z But So Percussion’s work calls for more than a steady beat and a knack for paradiddles. Music Review | So Percussion: So Percussion at Zankel Hall: Textures From Contraptions 2010-03-26T22:21:00Z So why wouldn't we appreciate Chishiya's honesty, his knack for cold calculation and overall panache? Why some see this "Alice in Borderland" breakout as a role model for survival 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Dougherty has a knack for figuring out exactly what it is that draws fans to specific genres and then making films that work as carefully-crafted Valentines. "Godzilla: King of the Monsters": Awesome monsters in epic fights 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z From the beginning, Mr. Gruen showed a knack for stumbling into music history. Bob Gruen Captures the World of Rock in Photos 2011-10-12T19:22:53Z Prone to depression but with a knack for festivity. Lionel Shriver: How I failed my best friend 2010-03-20T00:11:00Z O’Keefe is unbeatable because he has the bully’s knack for turning his victims’ words against them. ‘Homeland,’ Season 6, Episode 11: Is Quinn Just a Natural Killer? 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z He was, he says, an odd child with not much academic inclination, but a knack for making the other kids laugh. Paul Chowdhry: 'I just want to make people laugh' 2012-12-18T19:00:01Z This knack for making friends in the most unlikely places resonates long after you turn the last page. Barry Lopez Travels to the Ends of the Earth, Seeking Glimmers of Hope 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z Mark had a special knack of being able to tell a woman what she wanted, to use the power of language and imagination - which resonates more for women, I think. Ben Lewin on The Sessions: 'You can reach women without brute force' 2013-01-03T19:00:00Z Her singular ability to get into trouble is superseded only by her knack for getting out of it. The Three-Decade Wild Ride of Supermodel Naomi Campbell Isn’t Slowing Down 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Ford’s keeps demonstrating a knack for putting local actors into the right big roles, and as a composed, powerful Coalhouse, McAllister emerges as the soul of the show. Review | ‘Ragtime’ sings with purpose at Ford’s Theatre 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z They praise Mr. Clegg’s knack for getting inside a writer’s head, how he handles manuscripts with velvet gloves, and his hard-nosed dealings with publishers. A Book Agent?s Descent and Ascent From the Ashes 2010-05-28T22:45:00Z Even more astonishing than her ability to depict these women is her knack of making us love them. Phoebe Waller-Bridge: 'I have an appetite for transgressive women' 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z And Mary McCartney, a lifelong vegetarian-leaning-toward-vegan, has developed a knack for recipes that satisfy all kinds of eaters, including her four young-adult sons. For Christmas With the McCartneys, a Vegan Yorkshire Pudding 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z The Chicago Landmark Project begins with a turn-of-the-20th-century man -- a very ordinary Chicagoan with a knack for persistence and a taste for order -- sitting with his uncertain wife in a little rowboat on Lake Michigan. Striking new plays capture city intersection by intersection 2011-06-05T23:22:26Z She had the knack of speaking - in the Southern accent she retained all her life and with a characteristic slow, deliberate delivery - in complete and grammatically perfect sentences. Obituary: Maya Angelou 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z This elegantly structured ballad unfolds almost like a short story, and showcases Parsons’s knack for narrative-driven lyricism. Enough About Gram Parsons’s Death. It’s Time to Celebrate His Music. 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z As Daemon put it in that meeting — he, too, has obvious flaws but also an early knack for saying what we’re all thinking — the thing the king is worst at is kinging. ‘House of the Dragon,’ Season 1, Episode 2: A Happy Announcement 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Still, there are thousands of dollars to be won for those with a knack for the game. Here’s how to legally gamble on the 2016 race 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z Americans have a knack for overlooking far worse in other people, so Harrelson fans shouldn't stress on his behalf. Woody Harrelson's anti-vax joke raises questions about what we excuse in likable people in our lives 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Ramona Gonzalez still hovers under the radar, despite being a gifted songwriter with a knack for reconfiguring the smoothest sounds of 1980s rock ballads and 1990s R&B into alluring new shapes. Best albums of 2012: 40-21 2012-11-26T13:15:15Z To make matters worse, he had a fondness for alcohol, a knack for antagonizing directors and fellow cast members, and a volcanic persona that made him nearly impossible to cast. 2009-12-25T01:45:00Z Set in London and the southwest coast of England in Cornwall, "About Time" follows Lake, who was disbelieving at first but finally gets the knack of time travel. Richard Curtis puts happiness through time travel in 'About Time' 2013-10-30T20:36:25Z Those vinaigrettes or dressings tend to be so full of sazón — which can be loosely defined as having the knack for matching and mixing ingredients and flavors — they could be eaten on their own. Mexican salads, hold the tortilla shell 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z That is a crucial creed, because it implies not simply a visual knack but a reserve of moral generosity. The Loss of Jonathan Demme 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z It was the lurking fear that Obama might turn out to be less a visionary do-gooder than one of those charming, eloquent men who had a knack for looking busy without actually doing anything. Jon Stewart was born to bash Obama 2010-06-22T18:25:00Z Elsewhere in the series, Ms. Streisand shows a knack for screwball timing in “What’s Up, Doc?” Film Series in NYC This Week 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Tempest has a knack for the devastating throwaway line—a skill honed, no doubt, from years of rapping and spoken-word performances. Kate Tempest’s Transformations 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Ruess has a knack for writing grandiose pop tunes with complex structures, soaring hooks and pensive verses. A Band Called Fun., With a Period 2012-03-10T00:25:53Z “I’ve always just had a knack for wanting to be on some electronic device, making some sounds,” she said. Hannah Jadagu Turns Small Moments Into Big Pop Songs 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Perhaps we need to thank Emmerich, a disaster auteur with a genuine knack for entertainment, for his service as well. Four Movies About Summer to Stream Now 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Bell had built an impressive reputation as a preacher; he had a conversational style and a knack for making his messages straightforward and appealing, especially to young people. A Megachurch Pastor’s Search for a More Forgiving Faith 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Yoav may be, in the eyes of a reasonable viewer, an odd kid with an unusual knack for language. Review: From Israel, ‘The Kindergarten Teacher,’ a Drama About Poetry and Obsession 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z The knack, says Jones, is to keep talking. Fleabag’s Vicky Jones: ‘Porn was the thing that kept coming up ’ 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z His knack of interlocking consecutive movements into one long sweep makes for gripping momentum. Dunedin Consort – review 2012-12-21T18:07:41Z Mr. Gunn established a wistful, relaxed tone straightaway with two selections by Ben Moore, an American songwriter with a knack for matching texts to lyrically generous, harmonically rich music. Music Review: Nathan and Julie Gunn With Pacifica Quartet at Zankel Hall 2013-04-24T21:51:23Z Notorious English rapper with a knack for grabbing headlines. 28 bands not to miss at Sasquatch! 2014 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z They’re also a ton of fun, thanks to Murrow’s knack for making the fantastical look plausible. 3 don’t-miss gallery shows around Seattle, May edition 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z She’s an empty-nester with a knack for French cooking, so she begins working as a fill-in chef one night a week at a local restaurant. You are what — and where — you eat: From the Lanford Inn seafood buffet to those “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” organic strawberry donuts 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z It’s also an example of one of Paisley’s signature songwriting tricks: his knack for turning jokes into social commentary, and vice versa. Arts & Leisure: Brad Paisley?s Country Underground 2011-05-14T04:00:07Z Revered widely as a fiddler’s fiddler, Mr. Kavakos possesses flawless technique and a knack for conveying intensity without resorting to histrionics. Music Review: Defining the Art of Gravity With Strings and a Bow 2011-11-10T23:08:05Z But Berlinger has a knack for cutting through the fog and drawing sharp lines where the truth previously had been blurry. The Armenian genocide is still being denied: “This human tragedy has been allowed to be treated as a debate rather than actual history” 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z He was popular with reporters, lauded as a hands-on editor with a knack for improving stories, both at the conceptual stage and once they’d been written. Dean Baquet, from New Orleans reporter to executive editor of the New York Times This was something I had always loved about Jeff: his knack for derailing my plans in the best way possible. Pudge Will Keep Us Together 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z "Werewolves," said Neil with his knack for getting to the heart of things. When a writer's words have unintended consequences 2011-08-06T15:00:01Z But despite his knack for enchantment, the films he builds from those images, like “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “The Science of Sleep,” don’t quite sweep us away. Movie Review | 'The Thorn in the Heart': Michel Gondry Tells the Story of an Aunt and Cousin 2010-04-01T22:35:00Z Mr. Anderson, an independent director with a far-ranging résumé that leans to shockers, has a knack for creating unsettling atmospheres with the low-budget-filmmaking equivalent of smoke and mirrors. | 'Vanishing on 7th Street': Disappearing People, Leaving a Lot of Clothes Behind 2011-02-17T23:09:46Z He attributed his output less to artistic or technical ability than to a certain knack for people. Oswald Morris, Artful Cinematographer, Is Dead at 98 2014-03-27T07:11:58Z But like her collages in this year’s Whitney Biennial, which layered drawing over torn-up photogravures, they show off her knack for integrating different techniques and materials. The Print Fair Has a New Emphasis on Gallerylike Shows 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z The Washington bureau chief of USA Today’s intimate biography of the Bush matriarch is written with a reporter’s knack for detail. 50 notable works of nonfiction in 2019 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z If Walker is often out of his league, he has a knack for solving crimes. 'Assumption': a trio of gripping crime stories 2011-12-28T21:48:07Z He’s got a light touch and a knack for apt quotation when synthesizing the media-studies canon into his story. A New Book Argues That Trump Is Television in Human Form 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z But what his interview with host Jimmy Kimmel did do quite nicely was remind viewers of David’s knack for skewering the absurdities of modern parlance. Preeetty good. Larry’s back and still misanthropic after all these years 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z The title track, which cruises along in seven-eighths meter — because of the importance of the number seven in the Tiresias myth, of course — shows his knack for reformatting the ensemble in shifting arrays of timbre. New Music: ‘La Misma Gran Senora’ by Jenni Rivera and ‘Tiresian Symmetry’ by Jason Robinson 2012-12-17T22:57:59Z Noting Mr. Kosinski’s knack for using digital tools to visualize camera movement and staging, Mr. Fincher added, “He was someone whose skill set, I felt, represented precisely where directing was heading.” Film: Cyberspace Gamble 2010-12-04T23:03:00Z Like Beryl Bainbridge, Fowler has a knack for making historical events come vividly alive by immersing the reader in the blinkered confusion of the people who experienced them. Karen Joy Fowler's fine new story collection, 'What I Didn't See,' moves from ordinary to fantastical and back 2010-09-29T21:40:00Z In this, his first Broadway show, he demonstrates the astonishing knack for dirty pastiche that has informed such follow-ups as “The Last Five Years,” “13” and “The Bridges of Madison County.” Review: A Pageant of Love and Antisemitism, in ‘Parade’ 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z And in flashbacks to their childhood in Mumbai, they shared a knack for mischievously, yet ingenuously, testing the patience of their parents. Movie Review: ‘Hasee Toh Phasee’: Complications at a Wedding in India 2014-02-09T21:54:44Z While there's nothing wrong with a little decluttering, you don't have to shed your quirky knick knacks if you don't want to. 6 ideas that changed how I decorate my home 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z He’s a philosophical ex-priest who is uncomfortable with his wife’s knack for leaving miscreants on the living room floor writhing in agony. Review | Looking for a summer thriller? Here are 9 picks for your beach bag. 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z Somerset Maugham's The Constant Wife is revived at Salisbury Playhouse by Philip Wilson, a director with a knack for mining beneath the surface. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2011-01-28T16:50:48Z When I mention her knack for playing intimidating, sometimes psychopathic characters, there’s a sudden and uncomfortable key change. Melissa Leo: 'Things we would call abuse on set? Happens all the time' 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Over the last few years, he has emerged as a commercial force in Nashville, a songwriter with a unique melodic and lyrical touch, and an uncommon knack for hits. Out and Riding High in Nashville 2013-05-24T12:00:31Z She has a knack for playing awkward goody-two-shoe characters with perky weirdness and contagious enthusiasm. “Mulaney” doesn’t know what to do with Nasim Pedrad 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z He had a knack for tattoo melodies and chord progressions so juicy that you want to bite into every section of almost every song. ‘Wham!’ Review: They Made It Big, Then Broke Up 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Fogerty himself remains a mighty singer, and shows he hasn't lost his knack as a songwriter either. Review: Fogerty's latest a tribute and duets album 2013-05-28T13:08:10Z She has a knack for refocusing a conversation, particularly for those who might underestimate her, with a piercing stare or a sharp comment. Fox's Newman and Walden one of Hollywood's most lucrative partnerships 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z Mr. Bell had a knack for incorporating instrumentation into his arrangements that was not typically heard on R&B recordings. Thom Bell, a Force Behind the Philadelphia Soul Sound, Dies at 79 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z Better still, from the perspective of the corporate types he has links to, he has a knack for making costly luxury goods look essential somehow to the maintenance of cool. Luka Sabbat, the 18-Year-Old Fashion Influencer 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z The writer-composer-filmmaker-performer’s current output attests to her knack for slipping through borders even as she remains an avant-garde brand name. Laurie Anderson keeps experimenting, next with ‘Letters to Jack’ 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z He found he had a knack as a trader, but after stints at several firms he tried law school again, graduating with such low grades he had a tough time finding a job. Leslie Alexander's Wine Club Asks For $50,000 Initiation Fee, Promises Ultimate Wine Experience 2013-09-05T13:00:00Z Despite his knack for rich evocations of place, like the Lower East Side in 2008’s “Lush Life,” he has never lived in the neighborhood he wrote about while excavating it. Arts & Leisure: Richard Price and CBS?s Harlem Crime Drama ?NYC-22? 2012-04-05T16:11:57Z The guy really has a knack for finding people who, like him, are suffering indescribable pain. 'Mad Men' recap: Zou bisou boohoo 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z In the event, with pitiful irony, Katherine's knack for a canny chess gambit forsook her after Henry's death. Queen's Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle – review 2013-04-06T10:00:01Z The one thing you can hand to Snyder is his knack for choreography, even when working in a predominantly green-screen-produced movie. 'Sucker Punch': Trapped in a bizarro Zack Snyder fantasy 2011-03-24T17:57:04Z Ridley’s knack for making provocative work has been honed by a relatively recent move to telly and shows such as the blunt and unrelenting American Crime. Guerrilla's John Ridley: 'As Three Kings went through the system, George Clooney was unblackified' 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z On a night dedicated to minorities in music, he captured this ensemble’s knack for playing against the grain. Review: An Orchestral Season That’s (Almost) Entirely Female 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z In high school he tried illustration, but found his calling at Brown University, where he discovered a knack for writing. Scott Snyder Writes a New Swamp Thing for DC Comics 2011-09-06T22:13:31Z Winters has a knack for creating appealing detective fictions that skew reality in thought-provoking ways, producing a hybrid of the familiar and the uncanny. Review | Imagine a country that prioritizes truth-telling above all else. Is it an improvement? 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z In the modern works that followed, Ms. Chase and her collaborators showed a consistent knack for illuminating communicative strands within knotty conceptions. Music Review: Claire Chase Playing Flute at Weill Recital Hall 2010-04-23T22:34:00Z Singh showed a knack for visual brilliance with "The Cell" and "The Fall." 'Immortals': powerful Greek gods in weak tale 2011-11-09T23:42:03Z Between then and now, “Homeland” demonstrated an eerie knack for staying a half-step ahead of the news. Perspective | As ‘Homeland’ ends, what kind of TV hero will fight terrorism’s next form? 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Arpino has shown a knack for identifying emerging beauty and capturing its ascent. Up Close: Kevin Arpino Creates Fashion Mannequins – Up Close 2012-12-12T22:52:53Z Garfield has a knack for creating high-spirited, erudite and user-friendly books on subjects that may seem crashingly dull to all but a few fanatics. ‘On the Map’: The wonderful world of maps, from A to Z 2012-12-27T19:20:05Z His knack for charming pickpockets, dodgy taxi drivers and a mistress of seduction means he gets a fascinating insight into the scammers' work. TV listings and previews: plan your week's viewing - 15-19 October 2012-10-15T07:00:00Z But for Lohan what matters, purportedly, is a strong work ethic and a knack for excellent service. The Precarious Spectacle of the Girl Boss in “Lindsay Lohan’s Beach Club” 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z But with her knack for inhabiting a work, she always seems to invest whatever she plays with freshness and directness of expression. Krzysztof Urbanski Leads the Philharmonic in Dvorak 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z The dazzling results mixed George Crumb’s knack for unearthly timbres, Alvin Lucier’s infinitesimally fine gradations of tone and the fierce creative audacity of Jimi Hendrix. Music Review | So Percussion: So Percussion at Zankel Hall: Textures From Contraptions 2010-03-26T22:21:00Z And anyway, independent cinema has always had a knack for making hay while the sun shines, and while it rains too. The Tribeca Festival Returns in Full Bloom 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z In the 2010 interview, he said that he had no early ambition to be an entertainer but that he did have a knack for making people laugh. Richard Dawson, Kissing Host of ‘Family Feud,’ Dies at 79 2012-06-03T22:14:10Z Sherri Shepherd has a knack for making her dreams come true. Sherri Shepherd Skates Through Life 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z His knack for melody and gorgeous harmonies coupled with his amazing sense of rhythm and virtuosity on acoustic guitar should make him a household name, no matter what language he's speaking. New band of the day (Ásgeir 1,553) 2013-07-15T15:17:37Z It would be great to see him present the Baftas and expand his singing into a full set of ring-a-ding-ding classics: it seems to me that he has a knack for that kind of material. From hair to eternity: Could James Nesbitt crack Hollywood? 2010-12-08T10:51:00Z At times this kitchen sink approach threatens to smother the story, but Maazel propels the narrative forward with her knack for evoking empathy out of the improbable and transforming coincidence into conspiracy. Fiona Maazel's 'A Little More Human' is like Pynchon writing a telenovela 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Michael Upchurch said that "Hollinghurst demonstrates his knack for conjuring the moments between events: the seeming downtime in which the turning points in a life sort themselves out." 32 of the year's best books 2011-12-07T23:43:04Z “She has a knack both for thinking inventively and for executing well,” says Graham, a former Post reporter. Susan Coll continues to skewer life in D.C.’s suburbs in her new book ‘The Stager’ Mr. Bowman was heard frequently in concert settings as well, and he had a knack for deploying his musical gifts to striking effect in famed performance spaces. James Bowman, Who Helped Resurrect the Countertenor, Dies at 81 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z A man who stops for gas a sign espies That says a dog out back has quite a knack. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Time for another round of jokes retold as poems 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z Even though I have had a grudging respect for Sparks's knack for ingenious popular fiction in the past, this latest gushing, smouldering love story is just too ridiculously cliched. Love Arbitrage? Tell us about the films you've seen this week 2013-03-04T15:18:39Z The song ably sums up this Australian band’s knack for gentle, palatable pop. Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for July 25-31 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z We see a bit of his authoritarian streak and his knack for self-promotion. Review: Paul McCartney’s Yesterdays. All of Them. 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z But what makes it all quintessential Kanye is his effortless knack for references that seem at once totally rando and utterly apt. Kanye West is a magnificent blowfish 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z McCall noted that Clement had a knack for spotting "game-changing artists" - in the likes of Lewis, Cash, Pride and Williams - and "bringing them to the public." Country music legend 'Cowboy' Jack Clement dies at 82 2013-08-09T00:08:57Z Its successors included Cash Records and Money Records — names presaging the rap music tradition of not being bashful about one's knack for turning songs into dollars. In 'Recorded in Hollywood,' Dolphin family's lore crosses over into R&B history 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z True to her name, Donna Moodie is a restaurateur with a knack for creating offbeat ambience. Well-prepared, inventive fare showcased at the new Marjorie on Capitol Hill 2010-07-22T21:43:00Z And it had more than a little of that show’s knack for smartly paced suspense and authentic emotion. The 30 Best International TV Shows of the Decade 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The desert also has a knack for making sheep vanish without a trace. Cultured Traveler: Herding Sheep in Basque Country (Idaho) 2012-08-24T19:19:51Z But he’d also seen that “knack” work with his family, he said. Searching for What Connects Us, Carlo Rovelli Explores Beyond Physics 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z One of the things that made Mr. Berry’s songs jump out of the radio was his mischievous feel for words and his knack for alighting on details so fresh that they squeak. Chuck Berry’s Memoir Grabs You Like a Song 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z Brodie is never going to solve cases by the piercing strength of his intellect, but Isaacs has the engaging knack of conveying a man who knows he's not as bright as he'd like to be. Rewind TV: Panorama: Hillsborough – How They Buried the Truth; The Hunt for Britain's Sex Gangs; David Bowie – Five Years; Case Histories 2013-05-25T23:04:04Z He has a knack for balancing visual impact with dramatic understatement. Review: ‘Beasts of No Nation,’ a Brutal Tale of Child Soldiers in Africa 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Cook, as you might expect from the relatable roles she’s known for, has a knack for making strangers feel like she’s their best friend. Rachael Leigh Cook Was Always Worth the Bet 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z Winnette's vision is darker, and his knack for tapping into scenes of primal fear and poetic violence serves as an indictment of our species' base nature and worst instincts. In 'Haints Stay,' an edgy indie publisher takes on the bloody Old West 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Sadly, Goode’s knack for playing sympathetic cads doesn’t quite register — or smolder — here; he’s not having his usual fun. Review | In ‘The Crown’s’ new season, a delicious friction between Elizabeth and Jackie 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Anchored by his lyrical dexterity, Nas' knack for social commentary and deeply detailed narratives drove the album and cemented him as an artist who would continue to inspire new generations over the following two decades. Nas to launch tour built around 'Illmatic' documentary, performance 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z The New Hampshire singer-songwriter was inarguably talented, with a knack for refashioning songs to suit his own spirit. 'American Idol' recap: Alex Preston out as Top 2 advance 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Wood revealed a unique knack of conveying Stoppard's cleverness as though it were contained within his own. John Wood obituary 2011-08-10T14:21:55Z She has this rare knack — the same as Robert Duvall — she listens wonderfully. Arts & Leisure: Elizabeth Olsen in ?Martha Marcy May Marlene? 2011-10-11T15:30:08Z Mlangeni displayed a knack for portraying the whirling African megalopolis with an uncluttered minimalism—wide angles, smoky landscapes, eschewing loudness yet alert to the dramatic. The Atget of Johannesburg 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z The Recording Academy has consistently lagged behind the changing currents of popular music for so long, its knack for getting things wrong has become a running cosmic joke. No charts, no Grammys, no Hall of Fame: Why pop greatness requires talk and time 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Here, she joins Mr. Goldberg, a virtuoso American pianist with a knack for well-greased propulsion, in a performance of Latin American folk songs and anthems of resistance. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in NYC This Weekend 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z And Mr. DeFrancesco dominated the solo spotlight, maybe unintentionally: his knack for pacing and crescendo, and his way with a boppish glissando, yielded reliably engaging results. Music Review: Frank and Personal Don?t Rule Out Commercial 2010-10-15T22:53:00Z Ms. Anggono realized she had a knack for restaurant management, first in Colorado, then after moving to New York in 2000. In Queens, a Food Bazaar With the Vastness and Variety of Indonesia 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z My mother's writer friend, the one tasked with finding me a dress, had a knack for vintage shopping. What my mother's "selfish" writing retreat taught me about being an artist and a parent 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z It's no page-turner, but Abe was a good writer with a trial lawyer's sense of story and a knack for dramatic closing arguments. Unraveling my family's Cold War mystery 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Endowed with an ample, vigorous voice and a knack for expansive legato lines, he may mature into a tenor to watch. Review: A Lifeless Revival of ‘Don Giovanni’ at the Met 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z But it's Chris's knack for owning all our futures that will pay dividends, and it also applies to his debut single. Christopher Maloney: Why the X Factor star has staying power 2013-05-30T17:31:20Z Hoefler had a knack for slogans, having worked as a corporate publicist. How the Department of Defense Bankrolled Silicon Valley 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Princess Diana perhaps best embodied the power of such outings, showcasing her empathy and knack for connecting with people as she walked among adoring well-wishers. Platinum Jubilee: Queen’s reign marks 70 years of change 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Avenatti’s fame from the Daniels case made him a leading figure in the anti-Trump movement, with relentless cable news appearances, a hard-punching style and a knack for obtaining information about others’ wrongdoing. Avenatti tripped up by Nike extortion claims, other charges 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z |
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