| 单词 | manners |
| 例句 | After Atak was satisfied with our manners, he took roll by asking us to stand and say our names. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Heavy hair in a bun, dark eyes arched in a perpetual query about other people’s manners. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z This praise went to Johnny’s head, but patterning his manners on Rab’s he tried not to show it. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As I put on my cap, Roberto reminded me that it was bad manners to wear a hat indoors. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Luckily, her manners snapped into place, and she stepped forward and offered her hand to Diane. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Unlike at the barbecue, he had impeccable manners. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Besides, I liked to think he had good table manners. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I turned my head to the side a bit and studied the brand on my face; for the first time, studied it hard: the capital / that proclaimed my insolent manners and crimes. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z It was so good, she had to remember her manners and not gobble it down. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Weston’s manners,” said Emma, “were always particularly good. Their propriety, simplicity, and elegance, would make them the safest model for any young woman.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z He startles as he looks at me, adjusting his spectacles before doffing his hat in a lovely display of manners that I’ve seen men lavish on white ladies, but I sure ain’t used to. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Bellingham dropped his manners and bounded up the stairs, two at a time. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, Biddy, I was raised to be a southern belle. That means that I always use good manners.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Where are my manners? Of course, we were never properly introduced. I’m Clara.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “I was charmed by her pleasing manners and keen wit,” Dr. Cigrand said. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Would it be bad manners to ask Perilee if she lived in such a shack? Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Sifen continued to grin, but then, as if remembering his manners, he bowed to Amah. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "Remember to use your manners. Say please and thank you." The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z I spent three years at Miss Preston’s honing my combat skills, refining my manners, getting an education. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “I—I’m sorry for asking. I have the manners of a cat in a box of bubble wrap. Like, it’s a problem.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Worry had crept on a corroding world, and what was lost— good manners, ease and beauty? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They lost the few manners they possessed and used the table linens for blowing their noses. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Though I have heard that manners make the man...Where now?” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “You’re like—I don’t know how to put it . . . my grandfather. Your manners, I mean. You don’t gobble your food or spit on the floor. I’ve never heard you swear. It’s okay, but it’s different.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Cabin eleven, Percy Jackson. And mind your manners.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Everyone say the man is not to be messed with, so I showed my best manners. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Skull-rapping and elbow-thumping became a practice in which everybody in the family, except Mother, participated until Dad deemed our table manners satisfactory. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Dwarf etiquette dictated that gas be passed while still in the tunnel, but Mulch didn’t have time for manners. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Well. I guess that just goes to show you. All of Papa’s money can’t buy good manners.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She was loving and firm with her family, three girls and me, trained us in housework, dish washing, clothes washing, and manners. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She wouldn’t notice because I would camouflage myself with good manners. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “No, why would I want to? And could you now kindly stop making personal remarks? Hasn’t your father ever taught you that it’s bad manners?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I said, "You should have told me that. You should have told me long before now. A person with good manners would have." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z “Heroines usually are the Kingdom of Death’s worst nightmares. They’re always barging in, waving scraps of metal around, and demanding things. No manners whatsoever.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He was at the same time haughty, reserved, and fastidious, and his manners, though well bred, were not inviting. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z His manners are extremely crude, I thought, trying to put him at a disadvantage in my own mind by pointedly taking a small piece of the cheesy stuff and placing it neatly into my mouth. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z They criticize everything, and I mean everything, about me: my behavior, my personality, my manners; every inch of me, from head to toe and back again, is the subject of gossip and debate. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Yet they never seemed nearly as crucial to him as the question of kindness and good manners. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Briony suspected that behind her older cousin’s perfect manners was a destructive intent. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “What did I tell you? Indian kids, best manners in the world!” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She was too tired to be amused at her uncle’s telephone manners: he viewed such instruments with deep anger and his conversations were monosyllabic at best. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z If I had ever done such a thing, Momma would have switched my behind for having the manners of a pig. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a dinner party. Your manners are lacking.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Oh, where are my manners? Would you like a drink?” says August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She said languidly, “This is my sister, Briony, Mrs. Jarvis. Try and remember your manners when you speak to her.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Truly good manners are invisible: they ease the way for others, without drawing attention to themselves. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z Booth’s passions included fine clothing, Southern honor, good manners, beautiful women, and the romance of lost causes. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you’re old enough to know better! You need to teach him manners,” she shouts. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z That made me remember my manners, and I gave him his name to eat before he left with the prince. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Ain’t you got no manners, boy? You better learn how to talk to old folks.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “Why, you got the best manners I ever see. You always dress up nice. Your clothes never got wrinkles—and you don’t slurp soup.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Eating with the Sleets and Lefty Lewis was really hard to do, not because they had bad table manners or nothing, but because they talked through the whole breakfast. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z It was exhausting remembering his manners when talking to all those people, but Angie smiled and chatted as if she didn’t mind seeing the same baby over and over in two dozen pictures. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He had laughed, wishing he had been there with the “bunch of friends,” and he wanted that imaginary child to be his, that conservative child with good manners. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Not to generalize, but being OCD about manners isn't exactly considered a quintessential American trait. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Now employed by King Hamlet, they flaunted their rich clothes and gay manners, the fruits of their treason. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Aru slunk behind a palm tree, which hissed, “You have no manners, child!” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z People like the sleep-in maid for Beacon Hill white folks who used to come in with her ‘ ‘ooh, my deah” manners and order com plasters in the Jew’s drugstore for black folks. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she said to Cooter, “Where’s your manners at? Say good night to Elijah.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z But the West Computers’ competence silenced most of the dissent; up close, it was difficult to object to good educations and mild middle-class manners, even if they came wrapped in brown skin. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I admired her lack of compunction, the courage of her bad manners, the energy of simple rage. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Mama thinks you eat like a pig, Daddy. She’s just trying to help you develop good table manners,” Karen said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Get used to it, friend. You’re a shod tiger now, and you must wear them till you learn good manners. Till you can be trusted.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “You don’t worry about manners too much do you?” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Table manners, she mentally added to the long list of impossible tasks ahead of her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He must be so very tired, yet here he was using his best manners. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Lawson was an opportunist, and although he was soft-spoken and possessed Old World manners, his invitation wasn’t proffered completely out of courtesy. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Or maybe”—he turned to Johnny Ray—“her daddy too busy votin’ and such to be teachin’ manners to his daughter.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And I began to cry when she added, “Forgive us for his bad manners. My daughter, this one standing here, will be sure to teach him better lessons of obedience before he visits you again.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered that his mother had a strong distaste for suicide, feeling that it combined three things of which she strongly disapproved—bad manners, cowardice, and sin. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Against all logic, he continued to hope that sooner or later the quiet, awkward little girl who glided through his house would display the Frenchman’s elegant manners and refined charms. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I was hit first, I think, by their conservative clothes and manners. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t really cared much about that, though it was bad manners. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z And when they did have food, table manners were surely the last thing on their minds. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z But in a flash, he is all good manners. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They’ll sit up and take notice and keep their big mouths shut when I make them see they ought to attend to their own manners instead of mine. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Nice to meet you,” I reply, using the good manners that Mama has drilled into us. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Where are my manners? Would you like a beer?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Uhmma bows and then pushes me forward so I can show her my good manners. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z They have to do with bad manners, or worse, breaches of faith and loyalty. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t suppose it does any good,” he said quietly, “but I apologize for the bad manners of my people.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In the soft half-darkness his stiff manners gradually relaxed into a boyish eagerness. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z She gave up, apparently, all interest in table manners or hygiene, but acquired a deep concern for and about human relationships. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched, wondering at the uselessness of the man’s bad manners. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mind your manners, Alexander! As Agatha Swanburne once said: ‘If it were easy to resist, it would not be called chocolate cake.’ The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z It offers no nifty formulas for pigeonholing people or decoding folkways and manners. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z They had been “civilized” in that they now wore British clothes and had adopted British manners. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Werner thinks of Jutta with her opalescent hair and quick eyes and blunt manners: she would never be mistaken for the weakest. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She said, “Ma’am? Mercy, Miss Thomas, your guest has some real fine manners. I can tell that he isn’t one of those rude, crude folks Mr. Calloway usually scours up.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “Captain, take them below. Assign them hammocks on the berth deck. If they don’t mind their manners, show them how we deal with enemy spies.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Mary was a good little girl who always kept her dress clean and neat and minded her manners. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But something so unusual is going on that good manners seem beside the point. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “You may come out when you’ve learned some manners,” said the other mother. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Isabelle began, but clearly her upper-class manners made it hard for her to explain what she had meant. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The boy has the manners, he broods, of a half-tamed wolf. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z There could be no conversation in the noise of Mrs. Phillips’s supper party, but his manners recommended him to everybody. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The only thing I can think to say is, “And you don’t have any manners.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Mama always rates kids’ manners and comments on who has the best ones. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I grew up in the big house on Rose Hill, and even I didn’t have manners as pretty as Katherine’s when I got to Miss Preston’s. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The next day my mother received hand-delivered thank-you letters from our guests and left them out on the dining table to serve as a lesson in good manners to us. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She had been working very diligently with the children on good manners, socially useful phrases and appropriate party conversation topics; perhaps this expedition could serve as a valuable rehearsal. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “What? Beat them with a book of manners?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Where I have been, and where Galahad is, it is a waste of time to have ‘manners.’ The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But she said manners meant more than holding a spoon right. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Despite Aunt Ivy’s constant warnings not to talk to strangers, here, in the tight community of the Great Northern Railway car, it seemed bad manners not to answer. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “She at least has good manners. Her sister, Maria, is about your age and plays with Tom. Well, some might call it play. Most of the time she winds up crying her eyes out.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I pluck a chocolate flower from a cake with my fingers and nibble on it, so beyond worrying about manners. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “My parents are a little unusual, Georges. My mom is into table manners. But other than that, they’re not very bossy.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Houseguests pushed into the room to see, all pretense of manners forgotten, and in the corner, Clara crossed her arms, watching and waiting just as she had since Mrs. Caruthers had killed her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z "What he needs," Julian said, "is not fencing lessons but lessons in manners." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z If you look at it from the right point of view, lying is just good manners. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The chat rooms made her blog feel inconsequential, a comedy of manners, a mild satire about a world that was anything but mild. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Their uniforms were black, and two of them hadn’t taken their caps off, which Malcolm knew was bad manners, apart from anything else. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “He is just what a young man ought to be,” said she, “sensible, good-humoured, lively; and I never saw such happy manners!—so much ease, with such perfect good breeding!” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Ahn-young-ha-say-yo, I say and bow so I can show her good manners and she will not eat me up. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z But no advance in wealth, no softening of manners, no reform or revolution has ever brought human equality a millimeter nearer. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I remembered my manners almost too late and kissed her hand before she left. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I did not interrupt him because I knew it was bad manners. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “When I said that he improved on acquaintance, I did not mean that his mind or his manners were in a state of improvement, but that, from knowing him better, his disposition was better understood.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z It didn’t matter that Matt had excellent grades and good manners. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mind your manners,” my mother cautioned us as we got down. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit’s ribs filled out—he had put on two hundred pounds in the three months since he had joined Smith—and his manners had improved. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “What do you know about his eyes and his manners? You never spoke to him, hardly,” cried Jo, who was not sentimental. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mind your manners, young man,” the mom said with her eyebrows raised. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to teach you some manners!” she said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Knowing how his mother felt about table manners, Clayton wiped his mouth with his sleeve rather than using the embroidered cloth napkin still folded at the left-hand side of his plate. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z “Your boss could use some manners,” I said. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Their manners and miens reflected the Spartan personal discipline the organization demanded, and none of them would utter anything but Nation of Islam cliches. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only did they have American manners but they could still work like horses in the fields. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Everyone, even my mother, stared at her for her bad manners, criticizing a servant that way. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Hated him sometimes right in the middle of his obvious adoration of her, his frequent compliments about her looks, her manners, her voice. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look at you, with those pretty manners. Wherever did they find you?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Not at all, my dear friend. It is I that must apologize to you. The whole incident was entirely due to my priggishness and lack of manners.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “So much trouble teaching you good manners and you end up living like a pig.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z That’s settler life for you, I spose, not much time for niceties and it’s easy to sink to the level of people who revel in squandering their manners. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I was about to make a joke about how good that was, because someone needed to teach him some manners, but then I saw the look on his face. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z My mom would say he’s acting like an animal—like he has no manners, no class. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Their impeccable manners and graciousness did not offer complete protection from the reactions some of the staff had to the presence of black men in professional positions at the laboratory. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “You know,” Mr. Pomodoro continues, “bad manners, burping, crude language, that sort of thing.” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z I dropped the spoon I’d been given and slurped straight from a wooden bowl, my table manners a distant memory as greasy, delicious broth dribbled down my chin. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I thought it very bad manners for anyone to pound on a bathroom door the way some person was pounding. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z They settled on this complicity: they would not heal their rift — their mysterious rift — but bridge it, with manners. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She went everywhere with her little girl clutched to her breast, nursing her constantly without a set schedule and without regard for manners or modesty, like an Indian. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “And mind your manners. She’s not as forgiving of rudeness as I am.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Such lovely manners. I shall have to mention it to your mother next time I see her.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Your parents would be glad you didn’t. Satyrs would only teach you bad manners. I think they invented them.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I was real careful to use the manners that I had been taught. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama taught me everything I know about manners, so I know it’s not polite to ignore an offer of hospitality. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I don’t want to ask, but manners compel me. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The careful development of thrift, patience, high morals, and good manners. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I was drawn to observe the various manners in which men touched her, the grasp of their hands, the motions across the looped skirts and petticoats of her gown, the intricacies of her bodice. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “We wondered when you would remember your manners,” the one named Stephan said. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t know the manners of good society, eh?” he says to the character of the busybody, Mrs. Mountchessington, who has insulted him before exiting the stage. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t even have the manners to feel ashamed of what he’d done. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Strange hot land of courtly manners and sudden violence, elegance and anger. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They are careful about their manners, their plans, their clothes. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Or, So you voted no, you have the brains of a dung fly, and what’s more, you have no manners. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother was confused, but she always has the good manners to be hospitalizing even to perfect strangers, so she asked them in and told me to run squeeze some orange juice. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, your old friend Kira. The one who taught you manners.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Sitting in the living room, Ben had shone brightly in the companionship of Colonel and Mrs. Matthews, overpowering them with the heavy artillery fire of impeccable manners. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if the papers were read out loud in class, the discussions were usually brief, as the combination of good manners and complete lack of interest kept most workshop participants from expressing their honest opinions. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Not that I expect someone with your manners to know that.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “I got fired, didn’t you hear? That’s a painful subject, you shouldn’t have brought it up, good night, next time learn a little manners,” and he closed the hut door. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Poor manners on my part. What is your name?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Claude understands that he ought to resent them, but he admires their competence and manners, the clean efficiency with which they move. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Please, order as much as you want. I invited you here for a chat, so it’s good manners that I treat you to a meal.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She say this was a meal like a princess would eat, and we ought to pretend we in long dresses at a fancy dinner and use “company manners.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “But he needs to work on his manners.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Effie Trinket makes it sound like Haymitch just has somewhat rough manners that could be corrected with a few tips from her. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Deborah’s good manners surprised her, but they made her happy, because a family was judged by its manners. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Her husband is the Attaché to the Ambassador, so talk about good manners! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, I hear another outburst, we cancel the rest of the assembly, and everyone writes a ten-page paper about manners, understood? Okay, Mr. Early.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z With what Meg called ‘a great want of manners’ Jo had saved some bonbons for the little girls, and they soon subsided, after hearing the most thrilling events of the evening. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z When he and Annabeth started dating, his mother had drummed it into his head: It’s good manners to walk your date to the door. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Mother claims I have the manners of a wild animal myself, as I am a tomboy, but I never fail to be respectful of my father’s garden. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you,” she said, full of good manners. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Her manners were pronounced to be very bad indeed, a mixture of pride and impertinence; she had no conversation, no style, no taste, no beauty. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Helmuth is amazed at their boldness, even more amazed that not one teacher grabs them by the collar and shakes them, tells them to sit, to mind their manners. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z She confessed her affection for the seven Moscote sisters, for their beauty, their ability for work, their modesty, and their good manners, and she celebrated her son's prudence. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z "Hey, Max," I say with a laugh, remembering my manners and Afghan hospitality. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I slept late and spent the tail of the morning reading over my own notes on Palace etiquette and the observations on Gethenian psychology and manners made by my predecessors, the Investigators. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Effortlessly, without giving it a moment’s thought, we are capable of changing our language, music, manners, morals, entertainment, even the way we dress, all around the earth in a year’s turning. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But this is simple good manners anywhere in the world. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She had high animal spirits, and a sort of natural self-consequence, which the attentions of the officers, to whom her uncle’s good dinners and her own easy manners recommended her, had increased into assurance. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Tho, fifty-nine, had gray hair and manners Kissinger later described as “impeccable.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He wears a wide brim hat even though were indoors, and I figure that a place as lawless as this probably ain’t got much use for manners. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Then, remembering their manners, they added, “Good morning, Shady.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “There you go with those good manners of yours,” I say. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I mean, he’d just complimented me on my manners and everything. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I made a special effort to remember my manners, but I didn’t dare look at Lissa. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z ‘Your manners, my boy, are a credit to your mother.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "Your manners, Kashtanka!" the man said, giving the collar a jerk. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “I hope prison hasn’t robbed you of all your manners or good sense.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She was received, however, very politely by them; and in their brother’s manners there was something better than politeness; there was good humour and kindness. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z He uses phrases like “mutual respect” and “exemplary manners,” while people slump in their seats and yawn, waiting for practical information like grading or homework policies. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He’s always been a mess, the kind of dude who will unintentionally embarrass you because he has bad table manners and no filter. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “You have the manners of a donkey and the voice of a goose.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you want me to teach your swank a lesson in manners?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “I can see you haven’t improved since I last saw you. I hoped school would knock some manners into you.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The storekeeper came out from behind the counter and spoke to him and to Ma, and then Laura and Mary had to show their manners. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The Italians were full of manners and McAdams talked to Catherine while we went down to bet again. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “My boy Jimmy don’t got no manners. Don’t take it personal. Right, Jimmy?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z When I'd said all that nonsense about perfidy, I'd been telling a yarn, hoping that I could distract everyone from my questionable manners. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Excuse the poor manners, miss, but we’ve not eaten for three days. Hungry men are sometimes rude.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z To say, “Is your sheep genuine?” would be a worse breach of manners than to inquire whether a citizen’s teeth, hair, or internal organs would test out authentic. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “I am a damirep. A very flighty woman, too free in her manners.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I played the slave, minded my manners probably more than I had to because I wasn’t sure what I could get away with. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Dussel, the man who was said to get along so well with children and to absolutely adore them, has turned out to be an old-fashioned disciplinarian and preacher of unbearably long sermons on manners. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “It’s a declaration that we entered with a court order, showed you our identification cards, and that everything proceeded properly, with all due respect and proper manners, and that you have no complaints. Sign it!” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not their refusal—I could understand that; it was the bad manners they displayed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The manners of the table, too, had reached a pitch of civilization far beyond our own. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I forgot all my manners and reached right out He raised the bottle over his head. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Wash studied his mother’s face and saw that she couldn’t resist their manners. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Constrained by hard-learned manners I couldn’t look behind me, but to my left and right the proud graduating class of 1940 had dropped their heads. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good manners can mean keeping out of others’ personal business. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Okay, okay. Maisie, you’re not the boss of your little brother. But, Connor, you need to be more mindful of your manners. We had this discussion at dinner last night too, remember?” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She admired his impeccable table manners and the graciousness of his smile. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Ah, yes, of course! How efficient you are, my princess, how noble and precise are your manners!” creaked the palace. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Knowing not to sit on the furniture, she crouched, instead, in doorways and hallways, and observed gestures and manners in the same way a person tends to watch traffic in a foreign city. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z And he tried to put on what he thought very grand and stiff manners, but as a fisherman's hut is not usually a good place for learning grand manners, the result was dreadful. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z She did have terrible manners, it was true: She spilled food with abandon, chewed with her mouth open as often as not, and held her utensils like shovels. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The gentle manners and beauty of the cottagers greatly endeared them to me; when they were unhappy, I felt depressed; when they rejoiced, I sympathised in their joys. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, tie sternum,” he says, and I know they have entered together the shared world of biology, which offers refuge from the real, awkward world of manners and silences we’re sitting in at the moment. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Their manners seemed natural ; they were not putting on any airs. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z No manners to mind and no one pointing fingers. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z These Italians were also very mannered and matched manners with the two we had collected before. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Papi stood up, and Sandi, not knowing what manners were called for, stood up too, and was eyed by her mother to sit back down. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He climbed the steps, determined to mind his manners. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew his manners perfectly well, he just didn’t like to use them. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Remembering his manners, he tipped his hat, unveiling for just a moment a patent-leather hairdo, parted in the middle. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z It was rather like being the son of a modem gentleman who has made his money out of trade, for your father started you on the bottom rung even then, in your education of manners. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He had impeccable manners to match his insatiable appetite. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Don’t look white people in the eye; don’t do things to get their attention; don’t touch anything; don’t say anything unless spoken to; and then, mind your manners. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Dasch possessed good manners and spoke eloquently, seemingly unaware that he often touched his nose or forehead with his index finger when he talked. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I go to the refrigerator and put a smiley face sticker on my chart under your manners. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I had put on my best party manners and was above criticism. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He was always the model of old-fashioned manners, of course, but he could go off on strange and interesting tangents of conversation that I think Mother didn’t always find suitable in polite company. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Or maybe she doesn’t expect any better than bad manners out of me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Ruth was a pale but complicated woman given to deviousness and ultra-fine manners. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is for you, Coraline. For your own good. Because I love you. To teach you manners. Manners makyth man, after all.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “Such good manners,” the waitress would exclaim, because Mom and Dad made us say “sir” and “ma’am” and “yes, please” and “thank you.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Recently it has been decided, grudgingly, that dark skin or lameness may not be entirely one’s fault, but one still ought to show the good manners to act ashamed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “His manners are very different from his cousin’s.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “Everyone new to Seaward Pines Academy gets a buddy. It’s policy—not to mention good manners.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The preacher tossed back his head and roared with laughter, but my mother was angry and told me that I was to have no dinner because of my bad manners. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “The mothers of Saint-Malo,” he says, “used to tell their children: Sit up straight. Mind your manners. Or an Englishman will come in the night to cut your throat.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z "Boy, one of these days you gon' learn some manners," she clapped back. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z His excellent manners, educated voice, and physical poise marked him as a gentleman. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The students have better manners, more learning, more courtesy and infinitely more understanding. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Arthur is wonderful. Adorable. Great manners. I really like him. The whole family.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z It’s sweet and juicy, and I’ve eaten half the jar before I remember my manners enough to offer Mr. Gideon some. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “You might fight well, but your manners are a disgrace.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “She expired without a sigh. How desolate it makes one to think of her frank cordial manners.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike the general’s guarded and diplomatic manners—he didn’t correct me when I continued to call him “General Sahib”—Khala Jamila made no secret of how much she adored me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Instead, during every waking moment from breakfast until bedtime, she drilled the children on all they had learned in preparation for the big event: table manners, proper introductions, handshakes, bows, and curtsies. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Just the other day, his mom had said that Eleanor had excellent manners. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He dressed impeccably and had the manners of a grandee. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Whitiker was struck by his manners and how he spoke like the teachers and social workers she had known growing up— enunciating his words, slipping in a few she didn’t know. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z But my blunder was in manners, his in morals. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He is kind and gentle, a quiet man with good manners. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “But it would have been better manners to drink it, you know.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I used to wonder if convention and good county manners would brave the surprise, and whether a smile of welcome would be summoned to the frozen face. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, as if everyone had remembered their manners all at once, we began to introduce ourselves to each other as Navajos are always supposed to do. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been a contem-porary of Metternich and was an old man with white hair and mustache and beautiful manners. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Colonel Fitzwilliam’s manners were very much admired at the Parsonage, and the ladies all felt that he must add considerably to the pleasures of their engagements at Rosings. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “You still chew with your mouth open. If you hope to make general, you’ll have to learn the table manners of a gentleman.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t be disrespectful,” she said, reminding me of my manners, but I was already obsessing about my bleeding-nose problem. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Was he going to turn me over to Mother for yet another lecture on good manners? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z But she mustered manners enough to make orange juice, of which the chief was fond. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We grabbed up plastic plates and then, out of nowhere, Bobby Gene remembered his manners. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “I know exactly where I am. I am speaking to a young man who does not have the good manners to be polite to a lady!” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She never wore her company manners with one of us ... when Jem died, her precious Jem, it nearly killed her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z No one stirred or spoke until Ekheneos broke the spell—an old man, eldest of the Phaiakians, an oracle, versed in the laws and manners of old time. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z With her soft white curls and graceful good manners, Stanton appeared harmless, but when she was at the podium she challenged her audiences with revolutionary ideas about divorce, religion, and women’s role in society. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He was plain, and his manners were not polished. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Momma, I do believe that the manners and etiquette taught at Miss Preston's may be some of the best instruction in the whole state of Maryland, if not all of the United States. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “With respectable customers who mind their manners far better than you.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z These soon took a pleasure in doing their work well, in keeping their persons neat, in learning their tasks regularly, in acquiring quiet and orderly manners. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z On the way back from the colegio, the Doctorita says, “What a nice young man. Such good manners. And handsome, isn’t he?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Graham was delighted with Corinthians’ dress and slightly uppity manners. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, have you nothing to say for yourself, mouse? Where are your manners? Don’t you think you should apologize for leaping into my mouth like that?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Well I certainly don’t think much of his manners,” observed Judith. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I find the rituals comforting—the tried-and-true hymns, sermons by the mild- mannered, slope-shouldered reverend that emphasize decency and good manners. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Now you two other boys mind yore manners jest a minute, you’ll have yore turn. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not, I grant you, but what his manners is given to blusterous,” said Joe, apologetically; “still, a Englishman’s ouse is his Castle, and castles must not be busted ’cept when done in war time. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z True, I had manners, manners that had been drilled into me at home, at school, manners that had been kicked into me on jobs; but anybody could have manners. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He kept his chair well back, retired by the winebowl, for he alone could not abide their manners but sat in shame for all the rest. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Martin’s manners have sense, sincerity, and good-humour to recommend them; and his mind has more true gentility than Harriet Smith could understand.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z The books were of the most varied kind—history, geography, politics, political economy, botany, geology, law—all relating to England and English life and customs and manners. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z His manners left a great deal to be desired. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of you may say it is not good manners to be removing such things from one's chest at the dinner table.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z With our bundles in our hands, we stand before them, our faces washed, our hair wet and smoothed over, and our manners polite and respectful. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z So I said, “Maybe your mama could buy you some manners at Korvettes.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Without thinking, all the courtly manners my mother had drilled into me came to the fore. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He obviously had good manners and assumed that I wished to converse with Elizabeth. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z His teeth were too straight and his manners were too good. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Luckily, that wasn’t the reason; he just thought it was bad manners to seem so eager. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z What did she know, or need to know, of fancy wedding manners, or moving a herd of lambs through the desert? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They are a set of manners, customs, and rules that cover everything from the correct size of a serving to the order of dishes served at a meal. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “I guess. Lately, it seems like there might be a whole lot of reasons for not minding your manners.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He bowed deeply, which is something Penelope had taught the boys to do as part of their training in good manners. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Along with the rituals, there were also tribal laws governing manners. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z During Easter vacation Tom said good manners were no harder to learn than rolling over or playing dead. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z People are always reminding me about my manners, but where are theirs? Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z How galling, too, to see newfangled manners in my suitors! The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z What Laila saw was the calm, self-assured face beneath the wig, the clever eyes, the pleasant, unhurried manners. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He was the kind of man who instinctively waited his turn; he had manners. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “No. Gentleman wants to see you, that’s all. Mind your manners and tell the truth.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z All the adults had said it would be best for me to watch my manners and be a good girl—in following God's will and obeying His rules. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Yes, but leave the dog here. And mind your manners!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She has not stopped talking about Kareem and his proper Indian manners since I got home. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “That’s why he has such handsome black eyes and pretty manners, I suppose. Italians are always nice,” said Meg, who was a little sentimental. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The General was a portly, ugly man, his manners were not refined, and his talk was conspicuous for an eagerness to apply military similes to a very wide variety of matters. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He had very good manners, and he was fond of his Mother and remembered what was due to her. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z When guests weren’t present, Dad worked at improving our table manners. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks. You, too,” I answered, feeling awkward before her good manners. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z I have to deal with it because it almost always comes from little kids who haven't learned manners yet. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But the class had the good manners that come with not caring; they would leave the imposters alone. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “I do apologize, but we have strayed off topic. Where are my manners? I believe that introductions are in order. I don’t recall hearing your names.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Here I am, going at him as if I don’t have any manners. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “You don’t know how to hire proper help, Elizabeth. It is her job to make sure Mae Mobley has good manners.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Not now that I know they’re MY manners and I can do whatever I want with them. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The very familiarity of his bad manners was a relief, because for a long time after the accident had happened, even Will’s best friends had acted differently around him. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z An officer in a field uniform, ruddy-faced, with very thick glasses and ceremonious manners, signaled to the sentries to withdraw. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “He is rich, a gentleman, and has delightful manners,” began Amy, trying to be quite cool and dignified, but feeling a little ashamed of herself, in spite of the sincerity of her intentions. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I had recovered my composure and apologized for my terrible manners. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Multiple attempts on my life have taken a toll on my manners. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “What?” he snarls, all pretense of manners gone. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She was all bound up in concern for good manners, and she wanted very much to let us know that she was annoyed and why. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z If only he could cower Jan and Britten into awe, into fear of him and his black skin and his humble manners! Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Dark-haired and quick-witted, William had charming manners, hazel eyes, and a “strongly intellectual face.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “They want to talk to you again. They said you were a bright boy. Mind your manners, now. You know who they are?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Watch your manners. And be nice to your sister,” he says. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He knew she must never have had anyone to teach her better manners. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He was a fat, prosperous-looking man, but without the manners to stand when a middle-aged lady came into his office. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z My outburst was the height of bad manners, and manners matter deeply to her. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I fought my curiosity about the trunk and managed to remember my manners. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Mrs. Cooper could see he was upset, because his eyes were glistening, but he turned, remembering his manners, and held out his hand. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s bad manners. He’s Mr. Diaz, the contratista. He runs the bracero camp for Sheehey Berry Farms. The man with him is one of the braceros.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Lapham was a great manager, but she cared nothing for genteel manners and was the first to laugh at Dorcas’s ‘If it please you, Mother—-just a touch more maple syrup for me.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s play ‘white,’ ” Bigger said, referring to a game of playacting in which he and his friends imitated the ways and manners of white folks. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Mary’s countenance was equally intelligent—her features equally pretty; but her expression was more reserved, and her manners, though gentle, more distant. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z There might be another adjustment of his collar, another gift for Shad, more admonitions about his “comp’ny manners,” but, finally, they would let him go. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I had to greet each of the guests personally—Baba made sure of that; no one was going to gossip the next day about how he’d raised a son with no manners. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z If that was true, it had to be good manners to walk her to the start of her epic solo death quest. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Collins on his return highly gratified Mrs. Bennet by admiring Mrs. Phillips’s manners and politeness. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z I knew a little from our infrequent stays with Baron Greyfallow, and thought I was quite genteel enough without having to memorize forms of address, table manners, and the elaborate snarled rankings of the peerage. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z By all accounts, Andre was a model British officer with impeccable manners, who had the misfortune to be caught doing his duty. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “And only good manners prevented him from spending the rest of the evening at my side.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I stand and hold my hand out to her because I’m southern and even if my mom says otherwise, I do have manners. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “You saw her. And I picked her up,” Lyra said, blushing, because of course it was a gross violation of manners to touch something so private as someone else’s dæmon. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Have you forgotten your manners? This is my house! Amir agha is my guest tonight and I will not allow you to dishonor me like this!” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Little parrot or not, I am almost twelve and have to learn some manners. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The Wart was so startled by finding that the owl could tell that he forgot his manners and came closer still. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It was easier to remember manners with milk in her stomach and food on the way. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z "Ah now, that's manners for you," said the little figure, who wore a large, floppy hat and a large, flappy overcoat. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Always identifiable by their strange speech and crude manners, they were looked down upon by most people. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Remembering my manners, I took nice little ladylike bites off the edges. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark followed them inside and said in a loud, grouchy voice, “Kids these days got no manners. Showing up wet, with no clothes, expecting a meal.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Fragile, timid, with natural good manners, he was, however, better suited for war than for government. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Sometimes they don’t mind their manners much,” she said. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Laurie opened his mouth to ask another question, but remembering just in time that it wasn’t manners to make too many inquiries into people’s affairs, he shut it again, and looked uncomfortable. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z As she watched Margaret hug her grandchild and Izzy hug his, her mental censors and her customary good manners started shutting down. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z She had made him wash, taught him manners, and told him stories. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z While I abhorred the notion of British imperialism, I never rejected the trappings of British style and manners. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Jenny was so spoiled that even Papi, who never criticized anybody, complained that Jenny had no manners and no respect for her elders. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Passenger pigeons were greedy eaters with terrible manners; if they found some food they liked just after finishing a meal, they would vomit what they had previously eaten and dig in. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Others offered less charitable impressions, dubbing Harvey "a bloated alcoholic with the manners of a comically corrupt cop." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I want to push the drink away, but I cannot show bad manners. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z When we turned up to the school, we were neatly dressed and minding our manners. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I just wonder if this is the “new way” and manners just don’t matter anymore. Ask Amy: Parent jealous of new in-laws’ togetherness 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Nichols’s most distinct aesthetic choice is the movie’s quietness and the hush that envelops its first scene and that eventually defines the Lovings as much as their accents, gestures, manners and battles. Review: In ‘Loving,’ They Loved. A Segregated Virginia Did Not Love Them Back. 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z The novel is part satire of gossip-poisoned, exploitative embassy communities, part comedy of manners and part drama. Review | 3 great new audiobooks for your holiday weekend — and beyond 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Lady Susan, the recently widowed gentlewoman at the center of Whit Stillman’s new comedy of manners Love & Friendship, opening May 13, is a master manipulator with a significant gift for cunning schemes. Kate Beckinsale on Her 'Early Feminist Fighter' in Whit Stillman's Love & Friendship 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Sandy’s perpetually on the Atkins diet—he eats only varieties of meat—and his table manners are famously awful. Adam Sandler’s Misused Comedic Art 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z That was true in 1985 and it’s arguably even truer now, which is why it’s perhaps tempting to declare table manners, or even just general manners, dead. Table manners aren't dying. They are changing, though 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z As Emily Post wrote, “Good manners reflect something from inside — an innate sense of consideration for others.” The man behind “How to Survive a Plague” taught us how to be activists 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Emerging from a constrained Victorian era, these women, with great aplomb, would assert their status in theatrical manners: one de Meyer muse would often drift down Venice’s Grand Canal with a leopard in her lap. Portraits of a Lady | Baron Adolph de Meyer 2010-03-04T16:40:00Z It’s Bacon’s kindness and decency the authors take pains to evoke — his beautiful manners, his generosity. New ‘Revelations’ in the Life of Francis Bacon, a Master of Darkness and Distortion 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z She is smitten by his smooth yet courtly manners, and his fervor for his art. | 'Havana Journal, 2004': Eduardo Machado?s Play at Theater for the New City 2010-04-12T21:12:00Z In hindsight, given Wilde's biography, one can also see in this diverting comedy of manners about a trusting wife who places her politician husband on a lofty pedestal a self-rationale — and a plea for tolerance. Into the Wilde with Taproot's 'Ideal Husband' 2011-10-03T18:07:04Z From South Korea, a comedy of romantic manners in which a director gets to town a day early for a festival, meets and spends the day with a young painter and falls in love. Summer Movie Release Schedule 2016 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z So that’s what this was going to be: a comedy about what makes a society, whether laws and manners matter even when there’s no one to enforce them. How Last Man on Earth Reversed Its Male Gaze 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Gurney returns to home territory — writing about the manners and morals of the white Anglo-Saxon Protestant upper class — the results will most likely be gratifying. | 'Black Tie': Patrician Clan That Clings to Its Foibles 2011-02-09T03:01:04Z But manners cops’ actions are more traditionally born of a sense of injustice. Circa Now: When the Manners Police Knock - Circa Now 2012-12-20T22:54:38Z Impeccable, in that we both agreed to lie and say the other had good table manners. Blind date: ‘I kept coughing into my elbow like a sick Victorian prostitute’ 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z Mama, a 67-year-old black transgender woman with an abiding faith in Emily Post, volunteers to teach a class in manners to the rough young transgender clients of a Chicago L.G.B.T.Q. center. Review: In ‘Charm,’ Challenges Emily Post Never Dreamed Of 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z She cares a lot about table manners and behaves daintily when dining with her high-powered clients; the book is more specific about this than it is about whatever else she does with them. Books of The Times: ‘And When She Was Good’ by Laura Lippman 2012-08-01T20:07:25Z It’s as much a clash of mind-sets as it is of beach manners. Lines Drawn in the Sand Over Dogs and Cleanup 2010-06-11T20:36:00Z Yet they cohere in tone, and intertwine in manners both physical and metaphysical. ‘Suspended Sentences,’ Novellas by Patrick Modiano 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Indeed, what looks like good manners to some looks like laziness or cowardice to others. Are fibs deal breakers? 2013-05-13T00:00:00Z You wouldn't guess so from the energetic flurry of good manners with which he welcomes us, but he's quick to clarify that his attentiveness is just camouflage for misanthropy. Slavoj Žižek: 'Humanity is OK, but 99% of people are boring idiots' 2012-06-10T19:00:05Z Sometimes people respond to social uncertainty by basically being too clunky, shy, or intimidated to demonstrate basic decent manners. Ask Amy: Workplace exclusion creates petty drama 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z Similarly, the prim Orange scolds her new companion whenever a curse word escapes his mouth, and repeatedly derides his lack of manners. | 'Orange, Hat & Grace': A Salt-of-the-Earth Romance Amid Shadows of the Apocalypse 2010-09-23T02:01:00Z The characteristic courtesy and cleanness of his performance were the same as ever; his musculature displayed no strain, his manners remained quiet. Jonathan Stafford Bids Farewell to City Ballet 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z Such is the mischievous setup of Douglas Maxwell’s sneakily thoughtful comedy of manners, “A Respectable Widow Takes to Vulgarity.” Theater Review: ‘A Respectable Widow,’ About an Unusual Friendship 2014-04-13T21:06:55Z But what literary efforts there are on the topic, Saval argues, tend to focus on “office politics”—“manners, sociability, gossip, the micro-struggles for rank and status”—instead of “the work that is done in offices.” The Office Politics of Workplace Fiction by Women 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z The Lord and Lady keep their lips, necks and manners stiff, but take the girl in and raise her as their own — or almost. Movie Review: ‘Belle’ Centers On a Biracial Aristocrat in the 18th Century 2014-05-01T22:04:13Z Andy’s table manners also earned him bonus points: “He was a gentleman, serving me first and then serving himself,” Lucia recalled. Date Lab: They matched! Their boots did, anyway. 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z The Clinton era was in its evening, the meritocrats had the world by its lapels, and Brooks was a careful student of the manners of the end of history. David Brooks’s Conversion Story 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z It's bad enough to be a girl, any way, when I like boys' games, and work and manners. Season's reading: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 2010-12-22T12:40:55Z People with good manners didn’t talk about their own attributes. In Louise Glück’s New Book, Infant Twins Offer Contrary Worldviews 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z “As an American, I will do my best to be clean in my outdoor manners, be careful with fire, be considerate in the outdoors, be conservation-minded.” Muslim Scouts pursue an American tradition — in an America wary of Muslims 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z The magic lies in its simultaneous re-creation of a lost era of refined manners, or tehzeeb. Returning to Hyderabad, Once a Land of Princes and Palaces 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z This is for guests who deposit themselves in your living room with no plans or manners, of course, not people you’ve invited and are thoughtfully hosting. Carolyn Hax: Fiance’s friend makes it hard for her to be a gracious host 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z But wait, there’s more: “Courtesy and good manners are not the business of men of God,” he tells the cardinals. HBO’s ‘The Young Pope’ is confounding, captivating and one of the most unsettling shows in years 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z It was always about manners and always about working. Star Trek legend Michael Dorn: Forget "Picard," I've been trying to pitch a "Worf" TV show 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z He slowed things down, rather than speeded them up, but his slowness and deliberation were always an exemplary demonstration of good timing and manners as a performer. Paul Bhattacharjee obituary 2013-07-18T14:53:53Z Dear Miss Manners: I've never experienced a situation where income would dictate the proper manners, but this may be the case. Perspective | Miss Manners: If you’re not in line, you’re not in line 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z She judges people "by their shoes and their manners at the table", and has never met a socialist. Overlooked classics of American literature: Mrs Bridge by Evan S Connell 2012-10-02T13:41:50Z Ideally I’d want British newspapers, the weather of the south of France, American television and the polite manners of Canada. Emma Donoghue: ‘I’ve ended up having a family and being a lesbian.' 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z Can’t it, just for a minute, mind its manners, clean up its room and behave responsibly? Xavier Dolan’s ‘Mommy’ Depicts a Clashing Mother and Son 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z A Swedish Love Triangle, With Some Slight Revisions August Strindberg isn’t the first playwright who springs to mind when the phrase “comedy of manners” is uttered. Theater Review: ‘Playing With Fire’ at the New School for Drama 2012-05-28T21:26:14Z Fortunately the show’s chintzy elements are offset not only by the performers’ extraordinary abilities but also by their mostly self-effacing manners. Dance Review: Golden Dragon Acrobats at Queens Theater 2012-07-22T22:12:48Z Surely an open exhibition should be an unpredictable free-for-all, cramming as many artists as possible into the space, of all styles and manners and attitudes. Why has The London Open got its eyes wide shut to the capital's creatives? 2012-07-04T11:24:57Z There are fine performances by the soloists – I loved Ashley Ellis's sad gaze, and was struck by Bradley Schlagheck's elegant stage manners – but , for me, is about the corps. Boston Ballet – review 2013-07-06T23:06:50Z This element, often distracting, is especially out of place in Act I of “Giselle,” where the male peasants greet one another with the refined manners of dandies at a salon. Dance Review: Paris Ballet Opera’s ‘Giselle’ at Lincoln Center 2012-07-15T21:45:22Z The Nationalist regime’s signature policy — the New Life Movement, highlighting loyalty, honor and good manners — which May-ling helped the generalissimo execute, showed just how out of touch the first lady was with her countrymen. The Famous, Feuding Siblings Who Helped Shape Modern China 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Some of his female leads — Ingrid Bergman and Grace Kelly among them — “declared themselves smitten with Hitchcock, his gracious manners, his humor, and his talent.” Review | In ‘The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock,’ it’s the contradictions that made the man 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z “It just goes to show that well brought-up people don’t always display good manners,” he told an interviewer. Prince Rupert zu Loewenstein, Rolling Stones Money Manager, Dies at 80 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z FISHERS, Ind. — The drama unfolding here on the outskirts of Indianapolis involves a dashing, Kentucky-born guerilla fighter, ruthless in plunder and genteel in manners. Theme Park Review: Where Park Visitors Answer a Call to Battle 2011-06-21T17:14:18Z “The Analects of Confucius,” translated by Roger T. Ames and Henry Rosemont Jr., presents the Old Master’s thoughts plus his values of respect, precision and good manners — as gently from the top down. By the Book: Gary Snyder 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Dear Miss Manners: Why is it bad manners to correct someone's grammar? Perspective | Miss Manners: I’m educating these idiots, but they just think I’m rude! 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z I do not like their principles; I do not like their manners, I do not like their opinions.” Books of The Times: ‘To America With Love,’ by. A. A. Gill 2013-08-21T22:17:14Z Falling Rated R for sexism, racism, homophobia and terrible table manners. ‘Falling’ Review: Father and Son Reunion 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z Nothing about good manners requires us to be patsies. Social Qs: A ‘Circle of Life’ Exit 2013-05-23T23:03:58Z Pace Alex Ross and the no-clap zone that he identifies in so much classical music culture, I detect a subtle change in concert manners going on at the moment. Proms 2010: Let's hear it for more applause 2010-07-21T12:01:00Z And while Momo really is coming for someone in more or less the manners described, it’s not the children. Momo Is as Real as We’ve Made Her 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z If good manners forbid eating with one's hands, how, pray, do we use the phrase "finger-licking good"? Perspective | Miss Manners: Rules about difficult topics exist for a reason 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z But Holbrook, who died late last month at age 95, was in every sense a gentleman of the old school, in manners, in love of performance, in devotion to his craft. Perspective | From Twain to Deep Throat, Hal Holbrook left an indelible mark on American entertainment 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z At this stage of his life, his form of crowd control and stage manners is to act basically level and courteous and then once in a while, in a quiet moment, scream at the audience. Music Review: Loud and Middle-Aged, But It?s Not a Reunion 2010-10-11T21:15:00Z Where Wasps go wrong, I think, is mistaking bad manners for moral breaches. "Low class" Donald Trump and the Wasps: Reckoning with vulgarity, snobbery and the presidency 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z As well as tips, it's full of advice on men, manners, yob culture, parenting and discipline in schools. Pass notes No 3,031: Joan Collins 2011-08-22T19:30:03Z Allegra’s manners were affected and her face did not show residual infancy like those of her peers. Fiction: The Autobiography of Allegra Byron 2012-07-21T16:00:00Z A: It’s always good manners to call people what they want to be called, so I applaud your search for an inclusive salutation. In 2016, ‘they’ became singular, and everyone learned more about gender 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Yes, there are many scenes of mannered excess, but what manners, what excess! When geniuses bomb 2012-06-12T14:00:00Z This book covered learning about numbers, counting, shapes, colours, sounds, opposites, feelings and manners. My book of Numbers, Shapes and Colours by Kali Stileman - review 2012-07-26T11:00:00Z He is a precise student of English manners – of dressing up in costumes and playing silly games – so none of these associations will have escaped him. Jeremy Deller's visions of England 2013-06-01T22:00:01Z The friends were setting out to assess and discuss the state of modern manners in a variety of settings around the city. Two Etiquette Experts Take On New York 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z And so the show’s sense of momentum relies mainly on tragically beautiful eye candy, high manners and lifestyle — the building blocks of televised Anglophilia. Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ is best when viewed like separate little movies 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Is it a breach of good manners to mislead folks just a little if you are going to show them a good time? Books of The Times: ?Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That?? ? By Henry Alford ? Review 2012-01-03T22:29:05Z In Paris, the nightmare next door is more likely to be an elegant, worldly couple with irreproachable manners. Television Review: ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ Is Remade Into a Mini-Series 2014-05-08T21:12:18Z Though the internet receives the brunt of censure for corroding manners, other elements of popular culture aren’t much more elevated. The Culture of Nastiness 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z The work is a contemporary comedy of manners revolving around an affluent black family whose insecurities gradually unravel during a vacation. Alicia Keys will write music for Broadway show 2011-10-04T18:44:08Z The story begins “warily,” Mantel writes, “as if the business of storytelling might be an infringement of good manners.” What to Read by (and About) Hilary Mantel 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z His scientific reputation was undeniable, but he had neither the refined manners nor the sparkling wit that flourished at Frederick’s court. The master of them all 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z What tips do these veterans of the manners wars have for those considering such classes? This Life: Teaching Respect to the Young Faithful 2012-10-12T20:37:30Z Unfortunately, the good manners only lasted until she left the room. A gift from Jacqueline Kennedy — broken but still angelic 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z When Iago describes Othello as “defective” in the “years, manners and beauties” that might appeal to a young woman, you think, “Au contraire, dishonest Iago.” Review: A Cool-Tempered ‘Othello’ for Warm Central Park Nights 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z "In our view he lacks the values, commitments, management style, ethics, and even manners, needed to lead this University, and his Presidency should be ended at the earliest opportunity," the letter states. Scholars call for U. of I. president's ouster 2012-02-29T04:36:00Z All they need is a no-nonsense English woman to teach them a few table manners. The King and I ? review 2010-12-10T21:30:00Z Though the couple now lives in Berlin, Ms. Windorf grew up in Knoxville, where proper manners are part of the area’s Southern culture. On Registries, More Couples Are Asking to Show Them the Money 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Unlike most manners manuals, the book is not divided into discrete sections dealing with the major potholes of bad conduct in the modern world. Books of The Times: ?Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That?? ? By Henry Alford ? Review 2012-01-03T22:29:05Z Before we could suit up, we had to watch a video that covered the basics of good manatee manners. In Florida, should the manatees swim alone? 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z The presence of Maggie Steed as the fearsome Judith Bliss, matriarch of a 1920s theatrical family, may be reason enough for Ian Brown's revival of Noël Coward's comedy of bad manners. This week's new theatre 2010-06-04T23:06:00Z The relationship between manners and memory has always been fraught: anyone who utters “Have we met?” has walked on etiquette’s knife blade. Circa Now: Nice to Meet You ... Again 2013-06-28T20:32:17Z However, in much of Japan it's par for the course — according to blogger Makiko Itoh, it's "a ritualistic dance" of manners and tradition. 20 common American behaviors that are considered rude elsewhere around the world 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z He ascribes Guinness’s elusiveness, his love of disciplined work and good manners to the legacy of the “indignity and disorder of his wretched early years.” Le Carré, the Con Man’s Son: Writer, Liar, Survivor, Spy 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z In addition, their table manners are atrocious, some don't like to shower or use deodorant, and they may forget to brush their teeth. Earth to Justin Bieber: Barn door's open, dude! 2011-02-14T21:50:07Z But nearly everything about Sam Tahar’s life is a lie, and “even his manners were affected, his voice tinged with an aristocratic accent.” Six New Books, Including One by Christopher Buckley 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Addiction can manifest itself in all manners of ways. Lily Allen: ‘Sex can still be an addiction’ 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z There’s “bougie”, denoting a membership of a wealthy social class and the manners that go with it; “bougee”, which more often carries the pejorative sense of acting above one’s true social status. Bad and boujee: the lifestyle that took over TV 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z Dear Miss Manners: Would remarks such as "You look tired" or "Are you sleeping well?" be considered bad manners in a small family conversation of four individuals? Perspective | Miss Manners: After working relationship ends, so does the interest in socializing 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z He epitomizes the old-fashioned swashbuckler whose stories stress, in the words of film historian Brian Taves, “the purity of the hero’s motives, his physical and mental agility, impeccable manners and often witty speech.” Zorro at 100: Why the original swashbuckler is still the quintessential American action hero 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z King of the ugly prom is Khalar Zym, leading an army of miscreants whose ragged gear and rude manners recall the bonkers bikers in Mad Max. Conan the Barbarian: That's Sado-tainment! 2011-08-18T17:50:00Z Not only do they exemplify the modest good manners that are so touching an element of this idiom, but they also show high technical command. Royal Danish Ballet Performs Works by August Bournonville 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Such complaints ought to be taken seriously, both concede, but these are internal manners to be handled by HR. Ivanka’s insulating power: What the Trump scion still doesn’t get about sexual harassment 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z He has written a satire of middle-class manners called Country Air, for his cast of fellow students at Downside School in Somerset. Edinburgh performers bid to reclaim the 'true spirit' of the fringe 2012-08-04T13:23:54Z No list of shows about manners would be complete without this eight-year-old series descended from the grande dame of American etiquette, Emily Post. 6 Advice Podcasts to Navigate the Weirdness of Daily Life 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Witnesses and victims, interviewed on the local news after he has emptied their cash drawers, recall Forrest’s good manners. Review: Robert Redford Aims to Charm in ‘The Old Man & the Gun’ 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z The novel, inspired by Guy de Maupassant’s short story “The Necklace,” is a love-triangle comedy of manners told in Crosley’s signature irreverent style. Sloane Crosley on book trailers, book clubs and her new novel, ‘The Clasp’ 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Scott wrote in his review for The Times, “except moviegoers with the good taste and bad manners to resist its relentless, ridiculous charm.” What’s on TV This Week: ‘Atlanta’ and Fall Previews 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Or is keeping mum about sexual yearning for another person just basic kindness, or tactfulness, or good manners? Monogamy, without the “-ish”: A humble and definitely not cool defense of the closed relationship 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z I was introduced to religion, taught manners, exposed to a wide aspect of life experiences, and shown compassion and caring from parents other than my own. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: When people pressure you to eat more 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z She apparently doesn’t even need you to nudge her toward purpose, connections, fulfillment — allowing you the luxury of limiting your “guidance” to her ethics, manners and self-care. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A potential tiger mom wants to change her stripes 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z A stickler for good manners, he walks me to the door of the suite. Tom Ford: ‘I wore a suit on set. It's a uniform… I feel weak in trainers’ 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z Lin said she appreciates the government’s efforts to encourage better manners but doubted the effectiveness of the recent 64-page guidebook. The new ugly Americans? Video of pushy Chinese tourists goes viral 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z With nearly one hundred pages devoted to this inauspicious day, the stage is set for a comedy of manners. Habits of the House by Fay Weldon – review 2012-08-03T21:55:02Z But the aristocrats in “Beloved Sisters” have pretty much the same attitudes and manners as those of “Downton Abbey” or those of vintage Merchant Ivory films. ‘Beloved Sisters,’ Directed by Dominik Graf 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z We have no confidence as observers of middle-class manners nor do we have much, it seems, when we are depicting women as business leaders. House Husbands, Paper Giants: Magazine Wars – TV review 2013-06-10T06:21:47Z Should I stop sending gifts to these ungrateful relatives or try to convince myself that they have not been trained in good manners? Dear Colleagues, Will You Please Mask Up? 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z It soon becomes clear that the prologue’s double murder is merely a device to present Montefiore’s panoramic descriptions of the manners, mechanics and passions of an oppressive society. ‘One Night in Winter,’ by Simon Sebag Montefiore On home game days, Oxford’s storied, 10-acre greensward turns into a tableau of antebellum civility and manners: tables set with lace and fine china, chandeliers suspended from the boughs of the elms and magnolias. Southern Football Traditions 2010-09-17T16:13:00Z But the overall tone was fuzzy, and the hints of languor and decadence in the manners of Mr. Collins and Ms. Kapteyn were too vague, too tentative. Dance Review: Baroque at the Seaport in Wally Cardona’s ‘Set Up’ 2013-07-10T20:06:27Z I remember seasons in the late 1990s and early 2000s when the men’s musculature looked alarmingly tense and when the performance manners of the whole troupe looked forced and ingratiating. Dance Review: Revealing New Facets of a Choreographer?s Gemstones 2010-03-01T23:06:00Z “But it seems lately like the audience manners have been really crazy.” Audience members behaving badly 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z Even mapping other people's countries without permission was seen as bad manners – and possibly provocative. Under Every Leaf by William Beaver - review 2012-05-18T08:00:03Z The return to ballet class manners at the end functions as a larger-scale joke. Review: Dance Heginbotham Shows Off Its Eccentric Style at the Joyce 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z I may be losing some short-term memories, but I won’t forget the manners. Ask Amy: Man celebrates birthday by giving friends a dilemma 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z The film is all about manners, as each character puts on a face for others, masking their true selves to avoid conflict. "Murina" filmmaker: "You need to be a 'dangerous' woman in Croatia to survive" 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z To what social forces do we owe the presence of manners cops? Circa Now: When the Manners Police Knock - Circa Now 2012-12-20T22:54:38Z We can’t understand Abel, a quiet, calm man whose good manners seem to sit atop a deep reservoir of fury, without a grasp of his environment, even if its governing logic is mysterious. 'A Most Violent Year,’ With Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z But eventually it also became an outlet for his thoughts about what it is to be a man of manners. Among the Vulgarians 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Andrew: We joked that we were both eating messy foods that meant indelicate table manners — me with fried chicken, her with the pasta with shrimp in it. Date Lab: These two were in full flirt 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z She had graduated from Sears Charm School, a multiweek course that taught young girls proper table manners and good posture and culminated with a fashion show. ‘Battle of Versailles’: How African American models reshaped fashion 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z His quibble, it turns out, has its basis in good manners. A life in books: Tim Waterstone 2010-09-08T07:00:00Z Soon, the event became a formal study in manners and a highlight for the students, who are part of the school’s international baccalaureate program. The Art of the Thanksgiving Table 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z It makes addictive reading for anyone interested in shameless greed, hilariously rotten behaviour, inept skulduggery and just plain bad manners. Summer reading: 'coalition books' 2010-07-16T23:05:00Z Who wouldn’t rather be George than a good little boy who minded his manners and listened to his teachers? Curious George turns 75: Why the monkey and the Man in the Yellow Hat endure 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z “Sea of Glass” is half comedy of manners, half murder mystery, and terrifically enjoyable throughout. ‘Sea of Glass’: A 1955 masterpiece you’ve probably never heard of 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z The Lydia R. Diamond work is described as a contemporary comedy of manners revolving around an affluent black family. Alicia Keys helping produce a Broadway play 2011-06-27T18:23:15Z There’s a marvelous contrast between his build and his manners: he’s stocky, with powerful legs, but his manner is courteous and refined. Critic’s Notebook: American Ballet Theater Presents ‘Sleeping Beauty’ 2013-07-07T21:18:29Z I didn’t encounter any bad manners on my visits, though on one Sunday the restaurant was so packed — with preternaturally beautiful people, no less — that the phrase “fire hazard’’ took on new meaning. Buffalo Wings, Milan Style 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Her philosophy of hosting, though, was to make guests feel comfortable — not to correct their table manners. We Always Give Generous Gifts. Why Are My In-Laws So Cheap? 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Together, they tear the moldy fig leaf off a Hollywood staple, the Arthurian-style romance — with its chivalric code, knightly virtues and courtly manners — to reveal a mercenary, transactional world of men, women and power. ‘The Last Duel’ Review: A Medieval Epic in the Age of #MeToo 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z They had impeccable manners and were eager to engage. Washington society and Team Trump: A year in, the fear and loathing is mutual 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z Actually this is Britain's best bartender, so if you want to get served, mind your manners. Why we're watching… Gareth Evans 2013-07-14T06:59:00Z Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s razor-edged and smutty comedy of upper-middle-class British manners would rate higher if it weren’t so determined to get you on its title character’s side. The 30 Best International TV Shows of the Decade 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Dear Amy: Referencing the question from "Inquiring Daughter" who wondered about when to clear plates at a dinner party, my Southern mother raised us with old-fashioned table manners. Perspective | Ask Amy: Client stalks therapist, combing through records 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z A riotous comedy of bad manners, set in Microsoft-obsessed Seattle and written as a string of barbed e-mails, texts, F.B.I. documents and other communiqués. Janet Maslin’s 10 Favorite Books of 2012 2012-12-17T16:09:46Z Asking a stranger to dance takes courage and good manners. How not to be a jerk at a concert 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z As a society, we're not exactly at peak manners right now. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Best friend blows up over last-minute destination wedding 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z For the younger children, the topic came up at dinner — during a conversation that somehow veered off the usual topics of school, friends, manners and plans onto race and slavery. Motherlode Blog: The Best Time to Talk to Your Children About the Next National Tragedy? Now. 2014-02-04T19:38:31Z Instead, he became an artist, though adopting a bohemian life didn’t mean abandoning his courtly manners. Whit Stillman Pays a Visit to Jane Austen 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Good manners will not absolve these polite people of their crimes. Review | Is the end of an American dynasty a real tragedy? 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Disgust, disillusion, misogyny, self-hatred and ironic despair mingle in the speaker, and it's these often-raw emotions that charge the sequence's metrical good manners with the pulse of living speech. Poem of the week: Modern Love by George Meredith 2012-08-13T13:24:41Z Q: What should I teach my children about manners on airplanes? Answers to frequently asked questions about flying with babies and toddlers 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Indeed, she and other experts talked repeatedly about setting, and how it affects manners and behavior. Eat, Drink, Be Nice: Teaching Children Manners 2012-12-27T17:30:04Z “But now, after seeing so many panicked people, we understand. When you are in survival mode, you forget manners.” A Chance to Bond on a Perilous Hiking Trail in Iceland 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z The eye homed in on the charm and beautiful manners of one pair only to notice their multiple mirror images and geometric echoes around the stage. Dance Review: School of American Ballet Workshop Performances 2013-06-03T21:09:56Z How many of the manners and mores of American political life can be reestablished after Trump leaves or is forced from office is one of the great unknowns of his presidency. Perspective | Will Trump’s bowing out of Kennedy Center Honors do lasting damage to the arts? 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z SAT Food historian explains the manners, menu and accouterments of a formal dinner 100 years ago, 1 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-05-01T21:45:29Z You listen to music differently, you learn manners, how you talk to your colleagues and how you deal with the pianist. School of American Ballet Enlists City Ballet Members 2012-09-30T04:00:05Z The vocabulary is connected to those of both George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, the main choreographers for these City Ballet dancers, but with many new inflections, alternating between informal manners and academic rigor. Critic’s Notebook: Troy Schumacher and BalletCollective Open Eyes 2013-08-19T21:42:28Z With the affable Ed McMahon and a band led by Doc Severinsen by his side, Carson charmed viewers with his sharp humor and “Midwestern manners,” as comedian Argus Hamilton put it. When Johnny Carson signed off the air 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z But the show had at once devoted itself to deep contemplation, the careful examination of manners and morals. Breaking Bad Finishes in the Shallow End 2013-10-01T09:45:47Z What she seeks to ban is self-appointed, and often uninformed, “manners police” causing a ruckus. Perspective | Miss Manners: Calling a grown sibling ‘mean’ won’t help the situation 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z In the exchange, Suttles commented "I'm going to puke" on the footage of the food, to which Singh replied "Don't be disrespectful. Have some manners." Montana community rallies support for Indian restaurant after owners receive racist Facebook message 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z The material translates much more comfortably to the stage: instead of neurotic family interactions, we get an action-filled black comedy, broad satire of upper-class British manners — and a tour-de-force actor’s turn. Sunshine and Murder: The Movie-to-Musical Express 2013-11-20T14:00:41Z But this, too, involves looking at them with an eye that differs from the nostalgic exaltation of traditional Hollywood methods and manners. The Misplaced Nostalgia for Movies Like “The Graduate” 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Her mission to bring glamour back to the White House made Mr. de la Renta, known for gentlemanly manners, a natural confidant to a first lady. Oscar de la Renta, fashion designer, dies at 82 His “Upstairs Downstairs” good manners disguise a schoolboy crush on Blonde and an inner barbarian that gets the usual response of “here he goes again.” Abducting Mozart's 'Abduction From the Seragilo' to another time 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z “I see it as a comedy of manners,” said Liv Hennessy, the writer of the play, which returns to the West End on Thursday at the Ambassadors Theater. The Enduring Appeal of ‘Wagatha,’ Now on Stage and Screen 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Our polite 33-year-old daughter is about to marry a man with dreadful table manners. Can We Be Friends if We Can’t Talk About Money? 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z He seems to treat the audience and other characters onstage with the same frank good manners. Fresh Dewdrops for New York City Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z No matter what sort of contempt the president claims to hold for “Washington” and its protocols, Inauguration Day remains a choice opportunity to admire the good manners that keep the nation churning. As TV goes, the inauguration was perfunctory and unimpressive, but it had moments 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z On the one hand, the English pilgrims regard themselves as epitomizing civility, manners and thus superiority. Was There a Murder on the Mayflower? 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z Post wrote of good manners, saying they're really "nothing but courteous consideration of other people's interests and feelings." Why are we SO obsessed with stories of hospitality gone wrong? 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z Reflecting on the event afterwards, I thought: in future, I’m not going to do those kind of manners any more. My teenage respect for the rules led me to risk poisoning the whole family 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Which is the role he plays in “Happy Christmas,” his latest study of the manners, mores and drinking habits of white people in Chicago. BAMcinemaFest Showcases Indie Films 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z "I'm trying to be somewhat professional or somewhat have manners or something, but I'm probably going to be Garth and fall apart." Brooks heads for Country Hall of Fame, looks ahead 2012-10-19T16:05:09Z How do you praise lightness without aligning yourself with the social forces that produce lightness — often privilege and wealth, or some extraordinary grace of manners, luck or temperament? Perspective | Helen Frankenthaler came from wealth and privilege. Her art transcends that. 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z This stuff is blistering, sure, and some might say ill-mannered, but criticism isn’t about good manners, or it shouldn’t be. Taylor Swift joins Rilke in Michael Robbins' 'Equipment for Living,' reviewed by Justin Taylor 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z This is the discourse of “bad manners” parading as insight, while working, regardless of intention, to hide the effects of power, politics, racial injustice and other forms of oppression. Are the politics of “incivility” paving the road to an American fascism? Part 1 of 2 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z Five sparky sisters, but in another world – a world where manners, society and social standing dictate everything. Cathy Cassidy's top 10 stories about sisters 2010-09-22T06:55:00Z The opener for The Job Lot didn't capture that weirdness, but it did have some sharpish observations on modern working manners. Rewind TV: Vicious; The Job Lot; Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian; The Repo Man – review 2013-05-04T09:45:01Z This era also saw the rise of the "men's rights" movement, which has rapidly expanded into all manners of sexist hate communities, from the incels to the Jordan Peterson fans to the Proud Boys. How the abuse of Britney Spears led to the GOP's war on women 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z When tension happens on “The Great British Baking Show,” which has been running in Britain since 2010 and in the United States since 2014, it typically gets resolved with sportsmanship and manners. Perspective | After decades of brawls and betrayals, reality TV has finally gotten nicer 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z But it also offers a history lesson in world events, politics and the social manners and mores of postwar British society, seen through the prism of Elizabeth’s reign. In ‘The Crown,’ a Young Queen, but a Young Woman, Too 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z The larger issue today is the contrast between the Waterbury lawsuit’s accusations of dismaying manners and language offstage and the beauty of the stage behavior shown in Balanchine’s ballets. Review: City Ballet, in Turmoil, Shows the Value of What’s at Stake 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z To whom do you hope to teach manners — your neighbor or your son? Perspective | Miss Manners: Do the right thing, even though neighbor is in the wrong 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z Anonymous What better reason to resent someone than for bad manners? Social Q’s: Girls Will Be Girls 2012-09-27T22:07:57Z She criticizes his hat and his table manners. Anne-Marie Miéville and the Perils of Collaborations 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z This year, her great-great granddaughter Lizzie Post has published a new book of mores and manners her forebear probably never imagined. The new rules of cannabis: how to pass the joint and more 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z His transition to agent was another part of the comedy of manners. Bernard Hunter 2012-10-07T13:17:00Z Jane Austen and Mary Shelley wrote novels about manners and monsters respectively, while Byron pumped out poetry. George IV: the rehabilitation of Old Naughty 2011-08-28T20:00:05Z People looked upon mental illness as something other than illness, and attempted to eliminate the problem in horrific manners. 8 horrific “cures” for mental illness through the ages 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Mr. Kiilunen, whose Ondine label released more than 40 recordings of Mr. Rautavaara’s music, recalled him in a phone interview as a man whose gentle manners and easy humor belied a strong sense of self. Einojuhani Rautavaara, Composer, Dies at 87; His Lush Music Found Wide Appeal 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z The worst manners would be found anyplace where there are a lot of transients: train stations, Las Vegas, a co-working space? The Tricky Etiquette of Co-Working Spaces 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z Even Eddy comes around to this stance, once he transfers to a school in the bigger, better-off city of Amiens and meets richer students with nicer manners. Fleeing Home, but Not Homophobia 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Good manners are just a good way to navigate the world. We live in uncivil times. Two former White House social secretaries offer a cure. 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z Sometimes they back off abruptly; sometimes they explode in frustration or anger and then retreat into the safety of clichés and engrained middle-class good manners. Critic?s Notebook: Richard Nelson and Jonas Hassen Khemiri?s Takes on 9/11 2011-09-21T22:01:28Z Thanks, perhaps, to Sam’s good looks and upper-crust manners, though he was untrained and untutored at 18, he was invited to join Gielgud’s theatre company. Sam Beazley obituary 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z But I’m afraid that my thank-you note would be received with embarrassment instead of gratitude, as if I’m pointing out her lapse in manners. Social Q?s: Answers to Social Questions 2010-04-22T20:43:00Z Every episode in the series was a class struggle, which reached its peak in the mid-1970's, played as a comedy of manners and won by the wily proletarian. Peter Falk: From Lt. Columbo to Wings of Desire and Princess Bride 2011-06-25T05:45:00Z This sort of comedy of manners is much harder to pull off than it appears – it needs to create the illusion of an effortlessness that is in fact very hard-won. ArtsBeat: Brantley, Isherwood Answer Readers’ Questions About the Theater Season 2013-05-02T17:29:09Z Mr. Cerveris’s performance catches the extraordinary blend of charming good manners and absolute artistic purposefulness that so characterized Balanchine. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Nikolai and the Others,’ a Theatrical Portrait of Balanchine 2013-06-10T21:45:47Z The novel engages the tropes of the comedy of manners, a genre of societal critique that dates back to classical Greece and locks its gaze on the affectations and hypocrisy of the upper classes. The Stealth Absurdism of Patrick deWitt’s “French Exit” 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z When people reached for all manners of comfort, something to give purpose or a shape to the days, these five women turned to their shared past. Five Pioneering Black Ballerinas: ‘We Have to Have a Voice’ 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z “In addition, a number of these young people seem unaware of the very essence of good manners, which is not to offend, according to the experts.” Table manners aren't dying. They are changing, though 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Did you think that ballet was all about gracious manners? Review | The ballerina who fights back: In ‘La Bayadere,’ she won’t be manhandled 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z The stakes couldn’t be much lower in “Mr. Pim Passes By,” a trivial comedy of manners that seems to evaporate into the ether while the actors are still taking their bows. ‘Mr. Pim Passes By’: drollery, manners, not much else 2014-02-06T22:23:33Z Small of stature, Terry was a man of perfect manners. Terry Ball obituary 2011-03-22T18:24:10Z But its form, which owes a debt to 18th-century comedies of manners, was deliberately regressive, its plot as familiar and creaky as a horse-drawn wagon. Review: ‘London Assurance’ Minds Its Manners 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z The secret to his career success, besides good manners and a thick skin, is that his talent, bold and undeniable, has always been paired with a killer work ethic. David Henry Hwang, the Man Who Can Make Bruce Lee Talk 2012-11-10T14:39:45Z Watching him eat with his hands, Mary Cassatt remarked on his “total disregard for the dictionary of manners,” while admiring a deep level of courtesy in him. Review | The sourest, meanest mouth in the history of portraiture 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z And if it satisfies readers wearied with having to mind their language and their manners, that relief is only a small part of the pleasure. Howard Jacobson: In praise of bad boys' books 2012-10-05T21:55:17Z His art is a hodge-podge of inconsistent and seemingly incompatible styles and manners, half-digested and invented myth, symbols, stories and allusions. Paul Gauguin: guilty as charged 2010-09-27T20:31:00Z My boyfriend of five years, with whom I try not to nitpick, has terrible table manners. Social Q?s: At the Table, Like Father, Like Son? 2011-07-14T21:32:07Z Among its enemies and its friends, our native cinema has a reputation for decency and good manners. The troubled heart of Ealing and British postwar cinema 2011-07-21T21:00:04Z This kid has the best manners of any kids I know. My son, the repeat offender 2013-01-24T18:16:00Z Judging both from my own and readers’ experiences, party manners aren’t just in decline. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: When they don’t show, we go high 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z The complaints stated that the advert might encourage bad manners in children. The worst TV adverts of all time 2012-11-29T13:25:41Z Blame Fox News, blame Infowars, blame the rise of Donald Trump — whatever mechanism of good manners used to direct traffic between people’s darkest thoughts and their big mouths has atrophied. Perspective | ABC wanted a contrarian on mainstream TV. Roseanne was never right for the job. 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z From then on, the book rambles through Twain’s often chastening experiences, the rise and decline of steamship riverboating, and the manners, mores and eccentricities of river towns and people. Review | Audiobooks for your summer travels 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z The steps and manners combine those of ballet and those of American square dancing; so do its patterns and structures. Balanchine’s ‘Square Dance’ Speaks Ballet With an American Accent 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z In most cases I've already done this, as my parents raised me with great manners. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A colleague judges you for not having kids, and now you’re a pariah 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z Dear Amy: Regarding the letter from “Baffled,” whose 10-year-old son was rude to his grandmother: That mother needs to teach her son some manners and how to behave and care for others. Perspective | Ask Amy: This husband can make but not take a joke 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z “I remember being so small and being taught about manners,” says Tara, owner of Soiree, a Charleston event planning company. Elements of a Charleston Dining Room 2010-02-17T18:58:00Z One of the surprises of “Fake Accounts” is how much its carefully observed comedy of manners is solidly traditional in its novelistic concerns. ‘Fake Accounts’ Examines the Alluring Trap of Our Online Personas 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z In his films, cultivated manners hide, contain, and reflect furious passions. An Essential Retrospective of the French Filmmaker Jacques Becker at the Newly Renovated Film Forum 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Oh, and about those absentee linens — Dilly and your son are manners challenged. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Daughter-in-law is standoffish. Don’t make things standoff-ish. 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z Such fire-for-fire is almost never a manners cop’s point; it is merely a byproduct. Circa Now: When the Manners Police Knock - Circa Now 2012-12-20T22:54:38Z These white, Protestant communities are populated by the descendants of British immigrants who arrived in the 18th century and have retained old manners of speech, music and a tight-lipped clannishness from generation to generation. Winter's Bone 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z It’s a thriller, not a light comedy of manners — but exactly what sort of thriller it will be is something that the director, Michael Winterbottom, keeps tantalizingly at bay. ‘The Wedding Guest’ Review: On the Run in India 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Good manners, good taste and marketable skills were considered the kiss of death. Art Review: ‘Punk: Chaos to Couture,’ at the Metropolitan Museum 2013-05-09T20:07:09Z Try cultural appropriation: He’s an American aping European manners. Perspective | Miss Manners: Are my homemade condolence cards tacky? 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z Given the table manners of swans, one hopes that they were small. Forget flowers this year. Try decorating your holiday table with fruit. 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Yet their main performing manners were calm, matter-of-fact and often brisk. Dancers Strip to Essentials in ‘Basketball’ and ‘TranSenses’ 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z This weekend the carnivores at Woodland Park Zoo get their Thanksgiving turkeys a few days early, minus the cooking and table manners, since they devour them raw. Zoo has turkey day, Apple Cup mania, more 2011-11-16T23:09:06Z Jilting you was not only bad manners but also bad business for him. Ask Amy: Wedding guest plans ultimate wedding crash 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z I pushed forward, drawn to his good looks, intelligence and manners. Cropped Out of My Own Fantasy 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z “Kindness towards others without the need of raising the tone of voice; being kind at heart, gracious in manners and behavior,” Molinari said in show notes. Blumarine says elegance comes in kindness at Milan show 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z No less an authority than Chris Hoy remarked on this in an interview for the Telegraph, saying that nothing winds him up more than bad manners on a bike. What's the worst thing about cycling? Other cyclists 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z That gentle tap with a padded clue-by-four might help her recall her manners. Work Advice: Parenting is thankless. Helping out a parent shouldn’t be. 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Schlesinger added that manners don’t “complicate social life as much as they simplify it.” Review: ‘Table Manners,’ Chef Jeremiah Tower’s Guide for All Dining Challenges 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Christopher accepted it and even remembered his manners with a thank you. A gift from Jacqueline Kennedy — broken but still angelic 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Teaching Austen’s novels of manners to convicted sex offenders is certainly not something I ever envisioned myself doing. Teaching Jane Austen to sex offenders 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z It’s her best full-length role: she understands where good manners, joy and reticence are appropriate. Dance Review: ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ Returns to Lincoln Center 2013-07-02T21:29:12Z “This is not the age of manners,” said the four-times married Russell. The Master of Cinematic Vulgarity: Ken Russell (1927-2011) 2011-11-28T20:17:50Z But those core values remain the heart of all manners. How To Explain the Point of Manners to Modern Kids 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z It's weird that in the world of "True Blood," where all manners of creatures exist, the concept of "expendable henchmen" needs to somehow be justified with a couple throwaway lines about these people's families. "True Blood" recap 4x8: Vampire trust issues 2011-08-15T12:16:00Z His genuine manners are a refreshing break from all those stuffy types whose good behavior is an inch deep. Review: ‘Everybody Rise,’ Stephanie Clifford’s Debut Novel, Features That Old-Money Scent 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z “Poor manners can really interfere with the fun of the party,” the narrator deadpanned after Bob, who was gesticulating wildly while telling an exciting story, knocked over a quarter-full glass of milk. Table manners aren't dying. They are changing, though 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Sometimes I wonder if the man who evaluated my worth by my table manners came to understand that. Making etiquette for everyone again – despite, or because of, its weaponization 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z But a random appeal to Twitter royalty is only one of several gambits by which users of the site blur the lines between good and bad manners. Circa Now: To Woo Twitter Followers, a Trail of Self-Promotional Tweets 2014-02-14T19:56:24Z Yet Payne’s mother still managed to instill in her daughter the “respect for refined behavior and manners and etiquette” she had picked up before her marriage, when she worked at a Roman Catholic monastery. Diamond Doris, the Bourbon King and Other Stars of True Crime 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z In particular, the manners and motifs of the capital's tube system are seen just as they were 85 years ago. Underground depicts a world both far removed and familiar 2013-01-08T16:43:47Z Spurn thought and manners, And look: our land is full of ignoramuses now! Style Invitational: Do over the do-over — enter any of the year’s contests 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z I treat them with manners, I turn up on time and I make my shows on time and I make them as well as I can. Victoria Wood: 'I feel at the BBC I'm not trusted, not valued, not needed' 2010-09-27T06:59:00Z Against a background of revolution and restoration, Catholic mysteries and aristocratic manners, Buñuel unfolds, in images akin to Freudian X-rays, the repressed desires that social institutions and politics both embody and conceal. Movies 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z Stranger still is the interpolation of a song called Stiff Upper Lip, in which the Nevada cowboys improbably parody the starchy manners of the English upper crust. Crazy For You ? review 2011-08-10T18:00:01Z Washington is still, in many ways, a Southern city where manners and social graces are part of the unspoken rules and confrontations are considered poor form. Trump’s absence at Washington’s premier social event is a relief for some. But the prestige of the presidency is missed. 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Especially now that people are making plans with frenzied abandon, saying yes to all manners of activities without a second thought because they are so starved for socializing. If You Don’t Want to Go, Say No 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Morris rebuilds an ancient world — one of manners and restraint — right before our eyes. Review: The Sophisticated Simplicity of a Mark Morris Masterpiece 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Lizzie Post, whose great-great-grandmother was Emily Post and who shares her views about manners in the Awesome Etiquette podcast, is also a manners evolutionist. The Art of the Thanksgiving Table 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Park spoke by phone about New York realities, Korean manners and of course, Jane Eyre. Patricia Park talks about her Korean American spin on Jane Eyre 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z In one, teens are taught good manners, how to use cutlery and properly use a napkin. ‘Grease’ exhibit in Auburn a blast from region’s past 2013-08-22T21:08:03Z This is alleviated by the wonderful stage manners of the Morris dancers, who keep integrating the singers into the stage world as best they can. Dance Review: Mark Morris Stages ‘Acis and Galatea’ 2014-04-28T21:20:19Z Is it a courtesy to the speaker to show one's face in the audience, as if one were there in person, or is it considered good manners either way? Perspective | Miss Manners: Keep camera on — but only if you can look interested 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z It’s so nice to see good manners in the younger generation. Rant & Rave: Marijuana street peddler ‘outrageous, offensive, illegal’ 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z He was a caterer to the wealthy and a comedian of manners, yes, but also an acute observer of daily life, keen absorber of influences, and a tireless reinventor. Art Review: Inspiring Comparisons With Vermeer 2011-04-28T21:46:13Z “He was a product of his mother, so far as manners is concerned,” the elder Burns said. Bob Burns, Former Lynyrd Skynyrd Drummer, Dies in Crash 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z It almost killed me, so good was I at keeping that secret, at maintaining my manners and appearance. Dominatrix in a Tea Party town: Confederate flags, pickup trucks — and now me 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Even if it was the result of a thoughtless failure to edit a mass-mailing list, it seems a horrible breach of manners. Miss Manners: Be mindful when extending new year’s wishes 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z Single-handedly correcting the manners of an entire audience is hopeless, but avoiding conversation yourself is not. Perspective | Miss Manners: Minding the manners of smart appliances 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Dickerson’s childhood was part of the drama of an earlier Washington, a place of better manners and worse habits. Face time with John Dickerson, the new host of ‘Face the Nation’ 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z I think the young strangers are usually being friendly, but I do recall, from several of your columns, that it is poor manners to attempt to engage a stranger in public. Perspective | Miss Manners: Learning the social rules of the playground 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z In some respects, his professional career was linked to his private life as in a of manners. Bernard Hunter 2012-10-07T13:17:00Z The canine murders, all told, are a way in, a comedy of manners with a dabbling in whodunit. ‘The Dogs of Littlefield’ review: Who’s poisoning the pets in this idyllic town? 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z “The Laughing Monsters” is to the conventional thriller what Eugene Ionesco’s “The Bald Soprano” was to the traditional comedy of manners. Book World: Denis Johnson’s ‘The Laughing Monsters’ offers more than formulaic thrill Nordling is a smooth and dapper gentleman whose impeccable manners disguise a gift for guile. ‘Diplomacy’: Wartime tale explores why we still have Paris 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z What is it like to be on the receiving end of a manners cop? Circa Now: When the Manners Police Knock - Circa Now 2012-12-20T22:54:38Z The manners and morals of fledgling members of the privileged class have always interested this director, who made three sweet, astringent comedies in the 1990s before receding into a much remarked-upon, now thankfully concluded obscurity. Movie Review: ?Damsels in Distress,? From Whit Stillman 2012-04-05T12:00:00Z When it comes to table manners, royalty should be your benchmark. When it comes to table manners royalty should be your benchmark 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z And tennis’s Chris Evert, with her beautiful manners and air of mystery, her composure under pressure, remaining error-free in the tightest situations, and her quiet professionalism. Perspective | Why Roger Federer is the most graceful athlete of our time 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, his offstage manners were largely exemplary and inspiring; and his choreography remains the richest domain in world ballet. At New York City Ballet, Balancing the Art of Transition 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z “Don Quixote” is not his métier, but he brought some of the mix of fine manners and regular-guy appeal of his poor Italian fisherman in “Napoli” to the poor Spanish barber. Alban Lendorf Performs in ‘Don Quixote’ 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z “People like the elegance and the manners,” he went on. Steampunks at Sea 2014-03-14T15:50:39Z Maybe shaving, tucking in your shirt or displaying good manners is just sissy stuff. Movie Review | 'The Bounty Hunter': Aniston and Butler as Battling Exes 2010-03-18T23:14:00Z With safely distant authors Virginia Woolf and Harper Lee on the reading list, there is little danger of any social realism close to home threatening the creaky mechanism of the comedy of manners. Bookworms 2010-06-04T21:45:00Z Propaganda this may have been, but how extraordinary, in 1942 – with the war far from won – playfully to imply that the home-front manners of British decency could easily be an insidious veneer. Film review: Went the Day Well? 2010-07-08T22:20:00Z Peruvian food often uses "everyday" ingredients in unusual manners; Food critic Eric Asimov once said it was one of the world's most important cuisines.. Happy National Ceviche Day! To make a classic "Peruvian hangover cure," look for the freshest fish 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z And they were strict, her mother a rigid stickler for good manners and proper behavior. Cristina Alger Writes ?The Darlings,? on Ethics, and Fortune Brought Low 2012-02-17T22:28:30Z I think she missed her calling as an actor, but she did help manifest a magical world of pretend for my nieces, all while instilling table manners and providing a history lesson or two. Sugar, spice and everything nice: These southern "tea cakes" are perfect for fall entertaining 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Their explosive sensibility and style are as far removed from mediocre prose and middle-class manners as you can imagine. Read Your Way Through London 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z He is prim, charming and ultrafastidious; he is vain but considerate, sharp but deferential, faultless about manners and etiquette but, when it is time to issue a verdict, thoroughly ruthless. What Makes a Good Hercule Poirot? (It’s More Than the Little Gray Cells.) 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z We say etiquette is a combination of manners and principles. To The Manners Born: The Great-Great-Grandson of Emily Post Wants To Bring Civility to The Internet 2013-04-11T09:45:49Z There were questionable manners, no rest, endless hand shaking. Exhibition Review: Morgan Library?s ?Charles Dickens at 200? - Review 2011-09-22T21:48:27Z With his talent and looks, his good breeding and passable manners, Paul could easily sell out and settle into a version of Hal’s cushy, corrupt existence. | 'The Rum Diary': Hunter S. Thompson?s ?Rum Diary,? With Johnny Depp - Review 2011-10-27T22:54:08Z That third issue included Conan Doyle’s “The Voice of Science,” an inconsequential comedy of manners involving an early phonograph. Do we need another book about Sherlock Holmes? 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z With Anthony Carrigan as a mobster whose manners are as fussy as his rage is pure. My Favorite TV Shows of 2018 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z But I don’t think the problem is a general lack of manners in our society. Readers Respond: Kicked Off a Plane 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z “I always thought of hair as a piece of clothing,” Mr. Nuttall said in the mildest of manners during an interview on Saturday. Colonial Roots at Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, S.C. 2010-05-30T22:11:00Z Dear Miss Manners: What are the manners about answering text messages? Perspective | Miss Manners: Cleaning up after adult son and his girlfriend 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z "I was the only guy in the band with any manners." TV Picks: 'The Salinas Project,' 'Notary Publix,' 'The Other One' 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z He was an Ivy League-educated executive who lived in Atlanta, Georgia, and had the refined manners of a 19th-century aristocrat – until, that is, it came to the subject of his current president. Readers recommend songs about assassination: The results 2010-08-26T22:30:00Z We are only renters, but wasn’t this bad manners? Social Q’s: Telling a Co-Worker When a Political Rant Is Out of Line - Social Q’s 2012-11-03T04:00:44Z Always err on the side of good manners. Let’s get this party started: How social media has changed entertaining 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z Rubin is similarly devoted to sweating the small stuff — clean closets, manners — that contribute to the big picture of contentment. “Dinner: A Love Story” 2012-07-26T16:25:00Z Soldiers who harass her receive no morphine until they learn better manners. Review | A med student gets a crash course in battle wounds and PTSD in ‘The Winter Soldier’ 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z I would think it would fall under the same category as table manners. Ask Amy: Readers’ responses and solutions for kids’ messy rooms 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z He knew that compassion and kind manners help a person establish strong and positive relationships. Perspective | How George H.W. Bush used handwritten thank-you notes to build bridges 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z Why it's still going The fusion of history, knowledge and manners speaks of gentler times and nobler ways, of humility, tweed, bicycle bells and feigned interest in the provenance of one's scrimshaw. Top Gear, New Tricks, Lewis ? the television shows that won't die 2011-08-12T23:11:04Z I likewise know conventional table manners can be disputed, and even controversial. Michelle Obama, where are your table manners? 2013-01-22T16:35:00Z Case in point – the impromptu lesson in manners she gave a heckler Tuesday evening. Michelle Obama’s heckler win 2013-06-05T14:41:00Z It's a very clever piece, and much more than a mere comedy of manners, offering instead a chilling exploration of the loneliness of being human and the icy wastelands of the heart. This week's new theatre 2010-09-24T23:06:00Z McConaughey told me that while such scenes are generally staples of celebrity tell-alls, he felt that to include them “would be in bad taste and bad manners — that’s why bedrooms have doors on ’em.” Matthew McConaughey Wrote the Book on Matthew McConaughey 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z “It’s one of the things that makes it a great play,” said Mr. Nighy, who quite possibly has the best manners in Britain as well as the best suits. Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy Prepare ‘Skylight’ for Broadway 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Until those moments “The Housemaid” generates intrigue partly by making you guess which movie it is going to become: the cruel psychological thriller, the comedy of upper-crust manners, the feminist fable, the erotic romp. Movie Review: Taking Up With a Maid Might Upset the Family 2011-01-20T22:00:38Z These guidelines will help you mind your manners. The six do’s and don’ts of Zoom happy hours 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z Her bad manners should make me want to slap her, but I feel surprisingly well disposed towards her. 'I'm scary. I'm scaring myself' 2010-04-16T23:09:00Z But “Death at a Funeral” is a rather unlikely redo of a British comedy of manners. Film: Chris Rock Gives New Life to ?Death at a Funeral? 2010-04-09T15:31:00Z But many British noblemen felt adrift in a place where "the fine distinctions of manners, dress, and vocabulary that allowed the British to recognize and place each other in a social pecking order meant nothing." 'Prairie Fever': the highborn British and the American West 2012-06-06T21:19:18Z “I sound like an old man, but we’ve lost manners,” Mr. Ford said. Formal-Wear Tips From Men?s Fashion Experts 2012-02-22T21:48:18Z He was very cordial, with impeccable manners, but not joyful. Pianist Vladimir Feltsman knows Shostakovich the man as well as his music 2011-04-28T20:13:17Z He recently spoke of how it amused him to hold the heads of schoolmates under water, but his occasional violence was countered by a precise, rather Germanic use of language and good manners. Lucian Freud obituary 2011-07-21T21:08:42Z Twitter Shows Its Rude Side What accounts for the galloping lushness of bad manners on ? Circa Now : Nasty Comments on Twitter 2013-04-26T22:39:53Z Mr. Massie was born in Kentucky and grew up in Tennessee, and traces of the South linger in his accent, his courtly manners, his love of storytelling, his attachment to place, even in the North. Robert K. Massie?s Latest Subject Is Catherine the Great 2011-11-09T22:40:21Z The manners and everyday details, so closely observed, are noticeably those of another time. We Still Live Within the Mediated, Alienated World of “The Moviegoer” 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Bryan and Joseph are doctors, and they look down on Russell, an entrepreneur whose rough manners and improbable business schemes set off their snobbish, protective instincts. Movie Review: ?Darling Companion? From Lawrence and Meg Kasdan 2012-04-19T22:35:40Z It was a filibuster of false manners, a prim reminder that she would not be yielding the floor. Perspective | Farewell to Kellyanne Conway, the ultimate Woman for Trump 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Noah Baumbach’s comedy of manners, “While We're Young,” due out next year, addresses themes of middle-aged obsolescence and the yearning to stay young with rueful familiarity. From ‘Birdman’ to Zellweger: the actor as screen object “Money and good manners don't necessarily walk together,” another quipped. American Airlines passenger spots fellow travelers playing footsie over their seats 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z She’s shocked to discover “these people indifferent to the ordinary conventions of table manners, these people of no restraint. These people steamed in happiness.” Book review: ‘Honeydew,’ short stories by Edith Pearlman 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z “She was very particular about behavior and manners and the way you treated people,” he once said. Roger Moore, suave actor who held James Bond role the longest, dies at 89 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z He has a great range of styles and a great range of subjects, from comedies of manners to really profound political analysis. Mario Vargas Llosa wins Nobel literature prize 2010-10-07T19:38:00Z All the family’s common sense and manners were allocated to Elizabeth, the future sovereign. Review | Princess Margaret’s beauty and arrogance are on parade in ‘Ninety-Nine Glimpses’ 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z For Paula Madden, a real estate developer in Portland, Ore., “Good manners are the basis of civilization.” Cultural Studies: The Found Art of Thank-You Notes 2014-04-04T23:16:35Z At one point in this durable drama about the manners and morals of writers, Ms. Lavin raises said eyebrow by perhaps half an inch. | 'Collected Stories': Linda Lavin as Donald Margulies?s Vision of Faded Fame 2010-04-28T23:01:00Z Somewhere along the way, manners and etiquettes stopped being taught. A National Park’s Plea: Enjoy the Animals; Don’t Act Like One 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z The ballroom scene, with its crimson draperies and lugubrious manners, recalls the grandiloquent gothic style of Corman's Masque of the Red Death, and serves, very effectively, to embody the oppressively conformist society Shakespeare portrayed. English National Ballet: Romeo and Juliette ? review 2011-01-06T22:01:00Z “Deep down,” Lüscher writes, “he was an anarchist, a punk, he would say to himself, but with a higher level of hygiene, better taste and good manners.” For Ideologues in Silicon Valley, Everything Is Just Right 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z The great theme of Toibin’s novel, as in much of Mann’s fiction, is decline — of manners and morals, of families, of countries and institutions. Colm Toibin’s ‘The Magician’ Intimately Recaptures a Literary Giant 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Terry was not brought up with table manners, and as a matter of fact, her family doesn't even own a dining table. Perspective | Ask Amy: Young woman should be taught timeless skills 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z “Your parents need to teach you your manners.” Salman Rushdie, Out of Exile, Is a Fixture on the Social Scene 2012-03-23T21:30:22Z During a break in the shooting, I asked Gilligan if, now four seasons into his show, he could explain the gulf between his manners and his material. Magazine Preview: The Dark Art of ?Breaking Bad? 2011-07-06T12:20:00Z He wrote a blistering letter to Pravda, the Communist Party newspaper, accusing the powerful literary union of “lies, lies, lies, bad manners and lies.” Andrei Voznesensky, 77, Celebrated Russian Poet, Dies 2010-06-01T20:19:00Z The country western superstar’s entire schtick revolves around having a sense of humor about herself – about her manners, about her assorted surgical upkeep, about her trashy-made-flashy style. Saturday Night Live: the best and worst musical hosts 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z Allowing discrimination under the guise of religious freedom is simply not fair — and certainly not good manners. Civilities: A gay college senior asks about coming out on a résumé 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z And it’s not about the erosion of manners and tradition in the early 20th century, though early-21st-century politics and new media do eat away at police taboos and old school loyalties on “Line of Duty.” ‘Line of Duty’ Compared With ‘Downton Abbey’ 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z “Change in etiquette usually comes slowly, just as changes come slowly in the dictionary,” Amy Vanderbilt wrote in her book on manners, published more than half a century ago. How to act in public spaces in a digital age 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Made in 1961, it followed the adventures of a Stone Age man who visits the Soviet Union and comments, a little too acerbically, on the manners and customs he observes. Eldar Ryazanov, Russian Film Director Known for His Satire, Dies at 88 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z Slate: The Internet can either be a beautiful meadow for creative sprites to dance around in or a garbage dump for people with bad manners to spew their angst. Round Table: Four self-possessed voices from Young Hollywood 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z And reminding myself that I shouldn’t resent him for bad manners hasn’t lessened my irritation. Social Q’s: Girls Will Be Girls 2012-09-27T22:07:57Z "He didn't seem a bad sort," my father said after he'd gone, while my mother spoke well of his good manners. Election memories 2010-04-09T23:07:00Z “I think a lady has better manners than a man,” another said. “A Lady for President?” Third Graders Respond 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Though he's slightly more formal in the television studio, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau had one of the most relaxed platform manners I have ever witnessed, perfectly putting the audience at their collective ease. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: a guide in clips 2012-05-18T16:16:00Z He flattered me by saying he was attracted to my Southern manners and Bobby Flay, boy-next-door looks. “Don’t go in the bedroom!”: Working in Spanish soaps turned my love life upside down– it took years for me to learn love without drama 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z Although someone’s personal beliefs are not my business, his manners — or “social conduct” — are. Is my husband waffling by having pro-LGBT values but indulging Chick-fil-A cravings? 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Exposing feelings her characters prefer not to acknowledge strikes her as unseemly she said, adding, “I think all good writing is good manners.” Claire Keegan Harnesses the Power in Brevity 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z The growing viciousness between them is enacted with perfect manners. Summer reads - best psychological thriller: The Silent Wife 2013-07-08T14:41:53Z “Everyone talks about manners as a thing of the past,” Ms. Brown said. Two Etiquette Experts Take On New York 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z But the virtual cocktail party, like all social gatherings, relies on good manners to keep the experience pleasant for all. The six do’s and don’ts of Zoom happy hours 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z Third Turning decades such as the 1990s, the 1920s and the 1850s are notorious for their cynicism, bad manners and weak civic authority. Where did Steve Bannon get his worldview? From my book. 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z Their civilized manners were intact, yes, but you could also tell that those manners were all that were keeping them together. ‘A Delicate Balance’ Revival Stars Lithgow and Close 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Much of what the English used to call manners were class indicators and disappeared along with deference. Book reviews roundup: Pow!, Sorry! and The Love-Charm of Bombs 2013-01-25T22:55:02Z When our children are young, we are busy with issues needing urgent remediation, like correcting table manners or supervising chores and homework. Personal Journeys: Mother and Sons, on the Same Track 2011-06-03T18:55:00Z What’s left is a tightly choreographed comedy of manners with coolly precise slapstick and the requisite helping of improvised winks at the New York audience. Is ‘The Mikado’ Too Politically Incorrect to Be Fixed? Maybe Not. 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Let's get rid of this weight, of these manners. Nicolas Sarkozy, the murderer of the Princess of Cleves 2011-03-23T09:30:01Z It was a curious comedy of manners, and a way for me to process his death and to say goodbye. Simon McBurney Attempts to Grasp Time 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z And now there is “The New York Idea,” which Mr. Auburn described as a “gut renovation” of a long-forgotten Langdon Mitchell comedy of manners set in Washington Square. The Curious Career of David Auburn 2011-01-23T00:59:00Z Today, when manners are much looser and the boobies lie low, creepiness is our red flag. The Age of Creepiness 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z She was very much the extrovert, in contrast to Langston’s fine manners and elusive quality. Review | A look at what brought Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes together. And what tore them apart. 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z In this biography, Nietzsche steps out of the mists of obfuscation and rumor, vividly evoked with his beautiful manners and ridiculous mustache, the blue-lensed glasses to protect his delicate eyes. A Life of Nietzsche Turns the Spotlight on an Idol Long Misunderstood 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z My mum taught me manners, morals and kindness. Susan Boyle: this much I know 2012-12-08T19:00:01Z Scenes portraying the manners and reading lessons offered by the faculty of the Tuskegee-style institute where Cora and other fugitives find shelter demonstrate the allure of these middle-class values. "The Underground Railroad" attempts to upend viewers’ notions of what it meant to be enslaved 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z Buñuel might be shooting fish in a barrel, but French manners have seldom been so expertly ridiculed. Still Charming at 50: Luis Buñuel’s Greatest Hit 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Your generosity, kindness and good manners might inspire them to behave differently. Perspective | Ask Amy: Christmas crashers ponder this year’s exclusion 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z Your son-in-law is not alone in being confused about the manners surrounding the posting of someone else’s words — whether in the form of bumper stickers, T-shirt slogans, or things taped to office doors. Perspective | Miss Manners: T-shirt slogan sticks in in-law’s craw 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z Some customs have changed, and you’ll need to mind your manners more than ever. Perspective | What kind of reception can American travelers expect post-covid? 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z “Listen Up Philip,” his pocket epic of literary bad manners, was one of last year’s most inspiring unpleasant releases. BAMcinemaFest Opts to Be Unlikable and Thought-Provoking 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z It’s all the simple ‘me-first, it is O.K. if you can get away with it’ attitudes and basic bad manners of people such as yourself.” Readers Respond on Bags, Airfares and Global Entry 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z The theater in “Drink to Me Only” simply lies in the energy, organization and manners of these people dancing these steps. Dance Review: American Ballet Theater at City Center 2012-10-17T22:19:58Z In a world that is host to what seems like an ever-increasing number of rogue manners enforcers, there are even people who like to police the policers. Circa Now: When the Manners Police Knock - Circa Now 2012-12-20T22:54:38Z Mystery Train” is as much about American art, literature, politics, manners and morals as it is about rock music. Just a Book? No, More Like a Trusty Companion 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z The first sign of this is his impeccable manners—he’s already a prince. Princely Duties at “The Nutcracker” 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Subtle thought and fine manners — powerful tools no matter to what ends they are put — are still dismissed as unnecessary refinement, effete and pretentious. The French, improving American taste for more than 200 years 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z We less often hear: Acknowledge your base tastes, confess your eccentricity, and never let your higher mind or manners hide your interests. The Age of Creepiness 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z The feelings that tend to burn through Fargo‘s combination of good manners and late-1970s “malaise” are the baser ones: The will to dominate, say, as so many bad actors did all season. The 'Fargo' Finale Proved It's One of TV's Great Shows 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Johnny Mercer was a modest, circumspect fellow — especially by Hollywood standards — whose Southern manners rarely deserted him. 2010-01-29T14:51:00Z To some extent, “Greenberg,” like nearly all of Mr. Baumbach’s work going back to “Kicking and Screaming,” is a comedy of manners. Movie Review | 'Greenberg': Ben Stiller as a Slacker in Noah Baumbach?s Work 2010-03-18T21:46:00Z You’ve run into doors, pavement and all manners of immovable objects and kept on going—so you’ll be ready when the marathon’s wall starts cracking its knuckles around mile 18. Former drunks make unstoppable runners 2013-01-06T14:00:00Z Set in an unnamed Caribbean country where the air is thick with postcolonial British dominion, it offers a complex portrait of the manners and motives of third world revolutionaries. V.S. Naipaul, a Writer of Many Contradictions and Obvious Greatness 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z Fires burn, simmer and die, only to rekindle, in “The French Minister,” a comedy of manners and errors. Movie Review: ‘The French Minister’ Lampoons Power Brokers 2014-03-21T00:27:36Z The modern manners of it all is very interesting because America's big. "We beat ourselves up": Michelle Buteau recognizes our insecurities and reflects our sexiness back 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z “I love this period, the culture, the manners, the cocktails,” he said. Scene City: Decades Ball Benefits Lapham?s Quarterly - Scene City 2012-05-17T20:05:37Z Mind your manners: Proper etiquette will keep you out of trouble while you’re on the road, and I don’t just mean using “please” and “thank you.” Aspire to travel the world? Read this before you go. 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z That morsel of historical arcana is the basis of “The Favourite,” a wildly entertaining, bracingly cynical comedy of royal manners directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. ‘The Favourite’ Review: Scheming for Power in a Kinky Palace Triangle 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z But, hey, if star actors want to risk their careers in an S-M amorality play, it's only good manners for audiences to check out the rubble. Crazy Cops in Toronto: McConaughey and Harrelson Go Splendidly Sicko 2011-09-14T14:25:00Z He has a great ear and eye for contemporary speech and manners, but during spells of writing he sat in the dark with earmuffs and a blindfold. Does Freedom reign? 2010-09-17T23:05:00Z A person standing nearer the wearer than manners permit would be met with the brazenly synthetic aroma of artificial fruits. What in the World Is a $590 Scratch-and-Sniff T-shirt Doing in 2020? 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z The current popularity of the reality-television genre that ranges from blue collar to proudly redneck, and the larger recalibration of American tastes and manners it reflects, has many roots. Critic’s Notebook: ‘The Price of Gold’ Revisits the Harding-Kerrigan Story 2014-01-15T22:56:24Z Loewe came into her cross hairs when she sent up the musical tastes and manners of the belle époque. Celebrating an 18th-Century Composer, Carl Loewe 2012-02-24T21:05:38Z This is far from a line-item history of English etiquette, since Hitchings digressively muses on many related topics, such as table manners, which are, he writes, “a means of managing disgust.” ‘Sorry!’ a guide through the thicket of English manners 2013-12-24T21:28:22Z Writing a thank-you note to the CEO’s wife was an act of good manners. Perspective | Miss Manners: If you’re not in line, you’re not in line 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z Dear Amy: Good manners are as important as ever, especially in these complicated times. Perspective | Ask Amy: Wronged wife blames the cellphone 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z “After You” is a dance of civil behavior, of good manners that include good humor. Review: American Ballet Theater in Mark Morris’s Take on Manners 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z By taking a subject so remote in time and manners, Flaubert gave himself license to stretch and indulge the exacting descriptive talent which he deployed so scrupulously in "Madame Bovary". World literature tour: France 2011-03-28T11:30:33Z I was fascinated by the rituals and manners of English life. Author, author: Richard Mason 2011-03-12T00:06:54Z Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan, in its colorful story and impish satire of British manners. ‘Pirates of Penzance’ pleases at 5th Avenue Theatre 2013-07-20T20:33:11Z Instead of driving home or to her mother’s house, she went to her friend Jovita Moore to tell her about the man who had charmed her with his values and good manners. He Stopped by Her Table, and Then Into Her Life 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z No one eats at their desk, because it’s considered bad manners, and grossly unhygienic. Working lunches around the world: what's in your lunchbox? 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z The chapters on exact email wording to attract partners get tedious, and advice on preparing for a swinging experience — from hygiene, to clothing, to manners — is similar to the regular dating world, and not revelatory. ‘Swingland’ Offers Peek Into Kinky Sex Underworld 2013-10-17T14:36:25Z You are correct that if no one’s manners were ever corrected, we would all be eating with our hands and wiping our mouths on the tablecloth. Perspective | Miss Manners: How will people learn if I don’t correct them? 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z Leading with his smooth manners and a paunch that will swell into a potbelly stove, he goes through the proper courtship motions. Review: ‘Colette’ and One Woman’s Lust for Life 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z In terms of almost everything, I think it’s a superior time, for music, architecture, manners, thought. Whit Stillman Discusses Austen’s Sense and His Sensibility 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Our interview over, Davis says her goodbyes with an abundance of friendly manners. Julia Davis: laughing in the dark 2012-08-10T22:00:36Z The Frey family was decimated within a few fateful gulps amid a brief recap of what they were paying for: Stark murder, mostly, but also just bad hosting manners. ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7, Episode 1: A Tale of Two Maps 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z "For a greater good. Our manners, our tastes, our declarations are welcomed. Superior for life. Except when we're not." Margo Jefferson reveals life inside the black elite in 'Negroland' 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z “When we went to pay for an item, I put the money in the hand of the proprietor and he called to my grandfather — 'Tom, you better teach this chap some manners,’” Onakoya said. Art is helping seniors piece together snippets of their past 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z And so a comedy of manners begins to tip into something darker. Jon Savage celebrates the film Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment 2011-02-10T21:45:01Z He’s the lead grotesque in a series created by Julia Davis, the British comedian responsible for comedies of bad manners including “Hunderby” and “Camping.” “Sally4Ever” and “The Bisexual,” Reviewed: Women in Crisis, In and Out of the Bedroom 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Clocking in at a brisk 100 minutes, “James Brown Wore Curlers” is less a biting bourgeois farce or comedy of bad manners than Reza’s most celebrated plays: It feels slight and hardly packs a punch. Review: In a New Yasmina Reza Play, a Superfan Becomes Celine Dion 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Dowling wants people to know how widespread scam artists are in a business marked by genteel manners and moneyed buyers. CNBC tries reality TV after business hours 2013-03-04T21:13:14Z His slovenly wardrobe and manners also improved, though he still made calls at the dinner table, scolded liberals and worked his teeth with a toothpick at inappropriate times. My Father’s Last Romance 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z He had a proto-Freudian vision of sex as the irrepressibly dynamic force of society, manifested in manners and institutions, experienced less in terms of what’s unconscious than as what’s repressed or hidden. The Writer Who Sparks the Finest Movie Adaptations 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z On the one hand, it’s witty and incisive parody, as fluent in Mr. Obama’s tics as in hip-hop manners. Critic?s Notebook: Prez N the Hood: A Hip-Hop Parody Stirs Up Issues 2010-10-25T22:56:00Z Since Mr. Laurents died only last week, at 93, this was surely good manners. Comparing Stage Notes on Laurents 2011-05-10T22:35:23Z Modern manners: is it OK to photograph your meal in a restaurant? Life through a high powered lens: the Nikon Small World awards 2010-10-23T23:06:00Z Bob reasserted his “dater” status by standing closer to the curb than I did after a discussion, call it argument, about manners. Modern Love: Looking for Signs That It?s Meant to Be 2012-04-13T00:00:34Z They’re about manners, assumptions, and ways of asserting power and control. There are rules in my bar — Yes, even you, who called yourself the Angel of Death 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z The context is often the only way Myles’s work is read — irreverent, restless, “without manners” — all descriptions that dismiss the conditions of the queer or trans body. From an Iconoclast and an Icon, Poems of Personal and Public Transformation 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z “Now ladies, I agree that black lives matter, but black manners matter as well,” Wilmore said, a comment that was met with muted applause from the in-studio audience. Larry Wilmore mocks Black Lives Matter activists at Sanders rally: “Black manners matter as well” 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z “Given that traveling is often stressful under ordinary circumstances, the likelihood of manners being suspended is increased given the extent that additional steps must be taken to contain the spread of covid.” Perspective | Why good manners are more important than ever during pandemic travel 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z But we cannot and should not sentence people for bad jokes, poor taste and terrible manners. Matthew Woods 'joking' about April Jones on Facebook is sick, not criminal 2012-10-09T12:17:57Z Touching on religion and faith, the four-person play is a comedy of manners that centers on an actor whose mother dies, leaving him with the question of what to do with her remains. Who's a busy boy? Actor-playwright Colman Domingo 2012-10-03T16:31:06Z All seven dancers showed good style, with beautiful lucidity, and, above all, radiant good manners — to colleagues and audience alike. Dance Review: American Ballet Theater’s Studio Company Displays Growth 2014-02-09T22:39:56Z She spends a long and happy life there, teaching the endearing yetis English speech and good manners, and telling them captivating stories. The Abominables by Eva Ibbotson – review 2012-07-06T21:55:17Z We are invited to a sprawling luncheon full of bad manners, brutal teasing and useless advice. ‘The Hand of God’ Review: A Portrait of the Cineaste as a Young Man 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z The movie operates mainly as a comedy of postmodern manners, poking at the unexamined sensitivities and tiny contradictions that are part of the daily rhythms of the character’s lives. Review: In ‘Nasty Baby,’ Friends Decide to Start a Family. What Could Go Wrong? 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z That’s the terribly pleasant and almost painfully articulate world of “Damsels in Distress,” the loopy new romantic comedy of manners and other things by Whit Stillman. Scene City: ?Damsels in Distress? Screening and After-Party 2012-04-04T19:28:22Z His perfect manners and plummy tremolo of a voice never came across as entitlement. Chris Blackwell Is Music’s Quietest ‘Record Man.’ His Artists Speak Loudly. 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z I'm a little old school in the respect that I think manners have gone by the wayside. Lou Diamond Phillips: "My entire career has been fighting against those labels" 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z The same is true of the cocktail waitresses in rabbit ears on “The Playboy Club,” who endure tight corsets and loose manners because the money is good and the opportunities better than back home. | Television: ?Pan Am,? ?Playboy Club? and ?Whitney? New on TV 2011-09-16T15:26:17Z Clichés like this indicated the limits of Brooks’s work as a social critic: you can miss a lot if you mainly study the manners of élites. David Brooks’s Conversion Story 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Some of it can be traced to old-fashioned Southern hospitality and the exquisite manners he learned from his mother, a caterer to Atlanta’s elite families. How Vernon Jordan became a one-of-a-kind Washington presence 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z She does not value the friendship of these three ladies, and shame on them for their lack of class and manners. Perspective | Miss Manners: Subtle message should get dog sitter back on the job 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z At times they call to mind one of Congreve’s or Sheridan’s comedies of manners. Why Robert Lowell, Famed as a Poet, Should Be Remembered for His Prose 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z After her death in 1928, when a book of their correspondence came out, Shaw warned readers “not to judge it according to the code of manners which regulate polite letter writing in cathedral country towns.” The Drama of Letters, Swirling With Suspense 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The seats are carefully selected based on factors such as a pup’s personality, age and manners. These dogs ride a bus like humans ‘and now the internet is in love’ 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Dear Miss Manners: What are the manners dictated for when or if someone should be corrected for a mistake in public? Perspective | Miss Manners: Accidental birthday suit sighting 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z Inviting them as part of an unspoken quid pro quo, and then judging them harshly for not holding up their end, sounds like bad manners to me. Carolyn Hax: Avoid. Confront. How about the middle? 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z But after a while, once we’ve met the principal players, the speechmaking starts and a potential comedy of political manners turns into a pious, tendentious morality play. Review: A Sex Scandal Upends a Campaign in ‘The Front Runner’ 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder," a comedy of manners about a would-be heir and a family inheritance, leads the competition with 10 nominations, including two for best actor in a musical and best director. Neil Patrick Harris, Cranston go for Tonys on Broadway's big night 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z He also evolves from a player to devoting himself completely to his “Ace,” which honestly, isn’t that impressive, but in a world that rewards mediocre men for basic good manners, merits him a gold star. A Definitive Ranking of Rory Gilmore's Hapless Boyfriends 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z In two rowdy public forums, the one-time schoolteacher lectured her constituents on manners and morals, eventually bringing them around. Shirley Chisholm, the Democrats’ forgotten hero 2012-09-09T19:00:00Z A sumptuous Stockholm museum filled with grotesquely pretentious conceptual art is at the center of "The Square", a Palme d'Or nominee at Cannes which switches between surrealism, comedy of manners, thriller and social commentary. Bourgeois art world skewered in Cannes movie 'The Square' 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z She went on, "I’m telling you, if you could meet Greg, he was given a life beyond my belief. He was raised with manners. He was raised how you would dream. It’s just unbelievable." Woman finds son she gave up for adoption 33 years ago thanks to DNA test 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z She preaches the gospel of inclusion through manners, and her students are willing disciples. The Art of the Thanksgiving Table 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z She also has quite a lot to say to modern society about manners, behavior toward others, empathy, ethics and other civilized subjects that seem to have fallen out of favor. In Defense of Jane Austen. Also Zebras. 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z She disarmed us – good manners had not been what we'd expected. One Tree Hill and me: the true cost of renting your home to a hit TV show 2012-07-27T22:00:46Z “After telling us how dumb we are, we read slutty novels, nutty old science books, and practiced manners,” Pauline reports, in a letter to Dana. In These Elegant Comics, Love and Darkness Collide 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z They take showers, have decent manners and contribute valuably to society. My generation, living on the road 2014-04-20T23:59:00Z Soon Grover is settled in Anne’s guest cottage and impressing his benefactress with his impeccable manners and mad skills with begonias. Review: ‘Sophie and the Rising Sun’ Has Forbidden Love in a Foreboding Time 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z One Mississippi places Notaro’s autobiographical character in sharp relief against characters who deal with grief in loopier manners than she ever would. How Low-Key Comedies Are Owning Fall TV 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z As a result, their shift to the manners of the English gentry, landed and not so landed, and achieved through uniformly persuasive accents and deft physical performances, is all the more bewitching. This is how you bring Jane Austen to the stage 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z It is feminine denial as etiquette, manners so counterintuitive they become comedy. The Hidden Benefits of Not Taking a Compliment 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z I would even go so far as to say good table manners can change your life. When it comes to table manners royalty should be your benchmark 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z He’s just a bit more brusque, too distracted to be worrying about manners. Doctor Who: 12 things you need to know about the 12th Doctor 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z “At the very least, it’s better manners to show people a good time.” Nathan Hill Is Compared to John Irving. Irving Compares Him to Dickens. 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z It’s one of the places where the multi-generation family business helps with a certain perspective, in that every generation witnesses the changes that occur in manners over a lifetime, and thinks that society’s in decline. To The Manners Born: The Great-Great-Grandson of Emily Post Wants To Bring Civility to The Internet 2013-04-11T09:45:49Z Any friends with a lot of other commitments — not just parents — can be tough to pin down, but manners still apply. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A leopard can’t change its spots, and neither can some cheaters 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z Instead it is an examination of power, morality and manners, of social mores and individual inclinations. TV Picks: 'Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell,' 'Deutschland 83,' 'Game of Thrones' 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z The novel is billed, aptly, as “a tragedy of manners.” The Stealth Absurdism of Patrick deWitt’s “French Exit” 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Ms. Carson was impressed by Tiffany’s good manners: “When I would ask about her, she would say: ‘How about you? The Other Trump 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z And I'm always interested when somebody has been very sort of big on manners could say the most disgusting and outrageous things. "It's our foundation myth": PBS' "World on Fire" challenges the World War II narrative we know 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z Ms. Guswiler is sweetly charming from the ankle up, but Mr. Lendorf, though more shy in manners, is a model of style and prowess, easily delivering immaculate double air turns to both right and left. Dance Review: International Stars at Damian Woetzel?s Festival in Vail 2010-08-08T23:47:00Z Drawings in all manners of style — pointillism, minimalism, Art Deco, realism, Pop Art — covered the walls. Tatiana von Furstenberg Curates an Exhibit of Art From Inside Prisons 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Ms. Hanover’s own experience with manners and romantic reconciliation were far more salubrious, and suggest that the manners of reunion with an ex are sometimes good ones. How to Get Over That Ex 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Narrator Adepero Oduye’s versatility with characters’ voices and her wonderful adeptness with various forms and manners of Nigerian speech add verisimilitude to this unusual story. Review | Three great audiobooks for your holiday drive 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z When Ms. Palm met Mr. Brown, she thought he seemed overly formal, with his unwrinkled clothes and impeccable manners. A Rejected ‘Bachelorette’ Contestant Finds Love 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z But, hey, if star actors want to risk their careers in an S-M amorality play, it’s only good manners for audiences to check out the outrage. Killer Joe: Matthew McConaughey as the Creepiest Cop in Texas 2012-07-26T12:00:44Z Dear Miss Manners: My husband says he is very concerned with good table manners, and he constantly harasses my 8-year-old grandsons on the subject. Perspective | Miss Manners: Responses to ‘How are you?’ when you’re anything but fine 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z The top five foundation manners are sit, stand, lie down — plus impulse control and hand targeting for pups. 5 puppy training tips no one ever tells you 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z George Bernard Shaw did not care much for Oscar Wilde's comedy of manners. This week's new theatre 2012-12-15T00:05:32Z For much of the movie, he switches between Mr. Foley and Dr. Mireles, who register as very different men with distinctive methods, manners, lives and presentational styles. Review: In ‘Cartel Land’ Documentary, Vigilantes Wage Drug Wars 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Real vampires, for this movie’s purposes, are hunky guys with tight T-shirts and laid-back, seductive rock-’n’-roll manners. | 'Fright Night': Those Good, Old Vampires, and Now They?re in 3-D 2011-08-18T22:53:48Z When she enters a room and tosses out, "Salaams, everyone," it's a greeeting that speaks volumes – from her harried tone to her begrudging adherence to manners before she gets down to business. From ghosts to cannibals, here are the 10 breakout TV performances of the year 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z The Cain and Abel thread of the show is set aside as “Off Brand,” as the episode is titled, swivels to guns, drugs and shabby manners. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 3, Episode 6: Brick by Brick 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z Experts bring spot-on period detail to the music and manners of the time, not to mention the half-time supper, and there's a look at what Mr Darcy would have been rocking in 1813. TV highlights – 10/05/2013 2013-05-10T05:59:01Z It is that dollop of wisdom that elevates Austen from a simple comedy of manners. In Trying Times, the Balm of Jane Austen 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Ms. Newman then rewinds her own tape, going back to when she was exactly that tired and raw from new-parent discombobulation, and turns that bleary, smeary era into a comedy of manners. Review: ‘Catastrophic Happiness,’ a Comedy of Manners About Bumpy Child-Rearing 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z She films, along with the styles and manners of Mongolian society, the strong but imprecise influence that exposure to Mongolian culture has upon the Western women forced to observe it and participate in it. “Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia” and the Question of the Substance of Style 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z On proper table manners of eating asparagus, I may mention my comment to the article by David Tanis, of April 21, 2017, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/21/dining/three-ways-to-let-fresh-aspara... An Early Look at the Grill, in the Former Four Seasons Space 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Like “Daisies” itself, they typically embarrass these stodgy authority figures with their shameless gold-digging and terrible table manners. ‘Daisies’: Two Wild and Crazy Gals 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z She’s broke — her husband, it turns out, was a Bernie Madoff-type, eventually indicted — and has nowhere else to go, but she clings to the breezy language and manners of her past. ‘Blue Jasmine’: A wrenching drama from Woody Allen 2013-08-08T19:31:53Z I later apologized, but am still taken aback by her lack of manners and courtesy. Perspective | Miss Manners: Let academic leaders know of challenges with anxiety 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Pei, who died May 16 at age 102, was endlessly charming, with a wide smile and impeccable manners. In Their Words: Remembering I.M. Pei 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z Elizabeth Jane Howard was universally acclaimed as an elegant writer with a witty insight into middle-class relationships, manners and mores. Obituary: Elizabeth Jane Howard 2014-01-02T19:26:16Z I can testify from our only meeting that the affable, manly good manners that he shows modestly onstage are abundantly evident offstage. Jonathan Stafford Bids Farewell to City Ballet 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z Still, it would be a pity if the spikiness of Penn’s manners were allowed to obscure the worth of his deeds. T Magazine: The Accidental Activist 2011-03-25T19:21:15Z If a mature Boucicault came to New York today, what would he make of our manners now? Review: ‘London Assurance’ Minds Its Manners 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z I'm not saying that poor families didn't use utensils, but the finer points of table manners were a low priority compared to scrounging up enough food to feed kith and kin. When it comes to table manners royalty should be your benchmark 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z “Preparation is key,” agrees Hilarye Fuller, author of the children’s book “Monsters Don’t Ride on Airplanes,” which teaches young kids manners in a subtle way for air travel. Travel Wise | A flying-with-kids survival guide for parents (and fellow passengers) 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Strauss, who affected the manners of a card-playing businessman, appeared not to give it much deep thought himself. The Endless, Grisly Fascination of Richard Strauss’s “Salome” 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z It’s a matter of responsibility, of manners, of neighborliness. Internet Mob Justice Isn't Justice At All 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Set in London, Lurie’s novel was consciously based on old-fashioned narratives of manners and customs, with one character imagining himself trapped in a Henry James story. Alison Lurie, prize winning novelist, dead at 94 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z Dear Miss Manners: Eating with one's hands is not bad manners in many cultures. Perspective | Miss Manners: Rules about difficult topics exist for a reason 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z Good manners prevent me from saying exactly what does happen, since to reveal a hugely significant plot twist in the middle of the movie would be a terrible spoiler. | 'Charlie St. Cloud': Zac Efron Plays With Phantoms in the Northwest 2010-07-29T21:53:00Z Has the digital age changed what constitutes notice and good manners? The Hosts Are Unvaccinated. Should the Guests Know? 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z The comedy of manners is based on a play, and the big screen adaptation is set in real time in a New York apartment, giving it a stage-like effect. Venice film festival wins on points, lacks knock-out 2011-09-09T13:29:02Z What I’d like to see more of in the workplace of the future is what I call proactive good manners. The Tricky Etiquette of Co-Working Spaces 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z A lot of people think that this table manners stuff is, well, stuffy. Salon’s social bootcamp: He says licking his fingers at the table is fine 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Am I being too old-fashioned to expect more manners? Perspective | Miss Manners: Friend of a friend treated like a servant 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Instead it is an examination of power, morality and manners, of social mores and individualism. 'Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell' conjures literate magic world 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z So, for example, given the words “manners,” “round,” and “tennis,” the correct answer would be “table.” Study: Racial stereotyping linked to creative stagnation 2013-01-07T22:02:00Z Despite his lack of manners, she ruled in favor of Rotten. 6 celebrities who have appeared on court shows 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z There are jokes about French hygiene, French expressions and French manners that were probably already musty back in 1899. Opera Review: Die Fledermaus at the Met, via Douglas Carter Beane 2014-01-01T16:04:50Z And she berates women for complaining about men holding doors open and pulling chairs out for them, which she says is "good manners", not sexism. Why is 1960s female icon Diana Rigg now laying into other women? 2013-04-30T12:27:34Z In a sharp bit, he says the Germans gave us what he calls “rude polite,” a kind of manners so abrupt that it verges on impolite. Review: Colin Quinn, Full of Nostalgia for Gritty Old New York 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z In its comic study of Edwardian manners and marriages, “Room with a View” does share attributes of Jane Austen’s 19th-century novels. Edwardian travelers of ‘Room with a View’ come to 5th Avenue stage 2014-04-10T00:10:47Z It is a sharp comedy of manners about the nouveau riche of Delhi, refugees who are remaking themselves in a pitiless city. New & Noteworthy Poetry From Sharon Olds, Paul Muldoon and More 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z The slight sexual overtones and double entendres in a Restoration-style story of misunderstanding, mistaken identity and manners apparently made them nervous. Maclom Arnold's The Dancing Master finally comes in from the cold 2012-10-11T10:57:48Z It’s a comedy of manners about New York in the early 1980s, not “The Last Days of Carbon Copies.” How Hollywood Gets the Publishing Industry Wrong 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z As you note, criticizing the table manners of others is rude. My Daughter Is Dating a Polyamorous Woman. But That’s Not the Problem 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z To me, it’s bad manners to call people names they don’t like or that may hurt them. I Was Fine With Being the Breadwinner, Until 2020 Came Along 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z As if I were the one who needed manners! Personal Journeys: Mother and Sons, on the Same Track 2011-06-03T18:55:00Z It felt like bad manners to elevate a children’s fight to the center of the party. Should I Stay Silent During One Child’s Populist Taunt of Another? 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Finally, she told me that asking restaurants to split orders is bad manners. The Least Our Freeloading Son Could Do Is Practice Social Distancing 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z "I'm here today to first acknowledge what I've been in denial for 37 years, and that is I did assault and inappropriately touch my sister in manners that were uncomfortable for her," Imes said. Brother of "Precious" star apologizes for abuse 2010-04-20T00:07:00Z We fret about teaching our kids how to use the potty, why they should eat vegetables and why good manners matter. When should you start teaching your kids about money? Now. 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z A decade ago, that monitor of good manners, the Telegraph, was already mourning the demise of the classic dinner party. The new rules of dinner parties: don't be on time – and bring more booze than you need 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Harvey is relatively well behaved, certainly more so than his two pals, whose manners, language and decision-making are all less than ideal. Review: In ‘Harvey Beaks’ on Nickelodeon, Life Isn’t Disney Perfect 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Every character in this comedy of bad manners is on thin ice. Review | The 10 books to read in July 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z I would have loved to have read this preternaturally smart human on masks, on madmen, on mail-in ballots, on manners and what are left of them. When Reading Had No End 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Had dogs table manners they might be the masters. When it comes to table manners royalty should be your benchmark 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z Or, “There’s no greater mask for immorality than manners.” Theater Review: ?The Kreutzer Sonata,? Based on Tolstoy, at La MaMa 2012-03-12T02:00:00Z I’ve spent a lot of time in the UK, and I always notice an element of grace and manners and etiquette. Brooke Shields: 'I'm such an addict of Downton Abbey' 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z But it’s more important to help kids of any age understand that manners are about far more than obeying a set of requirements. How To Explain the Point of Manners to Modern Kids 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Yes, there are many scenes of mannered excess, but what manners, what excess. The kids are all wrong 2012-05-29T15:20:00Z She’s a balanced female character, full of good manners and grace but also judgmental about others’ laughter styles, and she’s a master of reverse psychology. Mary Poppins Was the Original Disney Feminist 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z “Good manners are not about the fork you use or the way the table is set,” he said. The Art of the Thanksgiving Table 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z “I have to say this: We have forgotten our public manners,” an inflamed LuPone told a crowd after stopping a performance of “Gypsy” to have a picture-taker thrown out. Turn off your phone. And ignore the prostitute. 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z “Lydia, thank you for ‘Stick Fly,’ ” Lawton says of Diamond’s comedy of modern manners that played Arena Stage in 2010 and made it to Broadway the next year. ‘Raisin’ dramatist Lorraine Hansberry’s time is now 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z As a former professor myself, I'd seen all manners of cheating, and I did not feel we were in that domain - we discussed the topic in detail, but she wrote her paper herself. Motherlode Blog: When 'Help' With Homework Is Too Much 2013-02-03T14:22:47Z Ms. Rankine added, “But of course, once recognized, black excellence is then supposed to perform with good manners and forgiveness in the face of any racist slights or attacks.” Jesse Owens, a Film Hero Once Again 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z A cool “May I help you?” rejects — by not acknowledging — the customer’s words, while satisfying the requirements of good manners. Perspective | Miss Manners: How will people learn if I don’t correct them? 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z Through two seasons, “The Affair” charted a course between melodrama and comedy of manners, with a ticky-tacky mystery thrown in to keep the plot percolating. ‘The Affair’ Season 3, Episode 3: Noah and Juliette 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z As Moose pursues his idol during an inopportune personal moment, the actor scolds his number one fan, “You need to learn some f**king manners!” Fred Durst's "The Fanatic": Even Travolta's overacting can't make this limp thriller any fun 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z With an unapologetic crankiness, he attacks the digital age’s deficit of manners and attention spans. Critic’s Notebook: Broadway’s Laughs, From Nathan Lane to Bette Midler 2013-05-29T16:05:07Z “I am forever being outflanked,” he sadly reports, “by Southern manners.” Review: In ‘The Adventurist,’ an Executive’s Search for Meaning and Small Raptures 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z The other was a tall, self-effacing, cricket-mad and astonishingly naive Englishman with perfect manners. Mysterious frenemies: Houdini and Conan Doyle 2011-11-23T22:16:04Z But after working with him on "Lust, Caution," Lee believes Wang's parents instilled a deep sense of traditional manners and values that inform his artistry today. Can Leehom Wang transcend China and America's pop cultures? 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z If I live by any 30s values in my life, I suppose it’s trying to have good manners: be polite, and nice to folk, and help them as much as you can. Modern life is rubbish! The people whose homes are portals to the past 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z As she has no way to accomplish this within the dictates of good manners, she is pleased you did not ask. Perspective | Miss Manners: Maybe just leave a will 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z She is a comedian of manners, and a fastidious chronicler of her chosen country, whose map stretches from Anglican suburbia to country parishes and metropolitan London. In Praise of Barbara Pym 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z But I would like to be able to address this person with civility and good manners. Why Can’t My BFF and My New Boyfriend Get Along? 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Jewish communities around the country, horrified by the appalling lack of manners their children display at bar and bat mitzvahs, are increasingly turning to more-formalized training efforts. This Life: Teaching Respect to the Young Faithful 2012-10-12T20:37:30Z The princess notwithstanding, I learned my theatergoing manners at Covent Garden; I wish they were more widely observed in New York. Latecomers to the Theater Always Step on Toes 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Insecurity is to bad manners as boat travel is to nausea. Circa Now : Nasty Comments on Twitter 2013-04-26T22:39:53Z Kudos to the parents for teaching their children good manners. Daily Rant&Rave: Political vandalism 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z It was always really funny to me, and so it was based on those observations about what was going on with society and discourse, and lack of manners, all rolled into one. ‘Ted Lasso’ Is Back, but No Longer an Underdog 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z She chides him gently about his manners and his wardrobe — she does everything gently — pointing out that his somber black suit and tie are no longer required for occasions of mourning. | ?Restless': ?Restless? With Mia Wasikowska - Review 2011-09-15T23:00:10Z And there’s a mordant comedy of manners about a group of privileged, oversharing narcissists furiously pretending that there isn’t something totally weird going on right in front of them. Review: M. Night Shyamalan’s Thanksgiving Feast of Twists 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z SUN Introductions and handshakes; thank-you notes, table manners, includes etiquette lunch, children ages 8 to 13, 11 a.m. Community calendar 2011-12-01T00:37:04Z In the end, the best way to enhance co-sleeping may be to emphasize mattress manners. Family Matters: Married, but Sleeping Alone 2010-07-23T18:19:00Z But Coward's paradoxical plot hilariously exposes the guests' good manners as a mask for hypocrisy and the artifices of the family as the true expression of sincerely genuine natures. Hay Fever 2010-06-26T23:05:00Z This is a long slide, reflecting not just a hard market but the manners of a bygone world. The New York Times Book Review's retirement plan 2013-04-29T15:03:00Z The secret of “A Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff” is in its sense of scale, proportion, musicality and good stage manners. ArtsBeat: The Nutcracker Chronicles: Following the Dancers From Room to Room 2010-12-02T12:30:00Z Still, core HBO viewers staying tuned after the upper-middle-class comedy of manners Divorce might experience whiplash. Issa Rae on Her Show Insecure: 'This Is Not the Quintessential Black-Woman Experience' 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z But his pick of Ruby - after Bo Derek backed out - is simply too much for some in Vienna, where parents of the moneyed class still send their kids to manners courses. Ruby's presence shakes up staid Vienna Opera Ball 2011-03-03T14:17:28Z This sense of being partly responsible for the success of a social function is one of the things that lies at the heart of all good manners. Motherlode Blog: The Youngest Thanksgiving Hosts 2012-11-21T17:00:35Z By all accounts, he was a retiring figure with awkward manners and speech. Why Seattle Symphony’s next program has just one piece 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z They mocked his accent and his manners, while he resented the Kennedys and other "Harvards" he believed looked down on him. New book shows another side to Jackie Kennedy 2011-09-12T03:51:08Z It is bad manners to point out, as I have done, that we wouldn’t have needed rescuing by Americans if we hadn’t been invaded by Americans in the first place. Vietnamese Lives, American Imperialist Views, Even in ‘Da 5 Bloods’ 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z What emerged was a comedy of bad manners. Review | Cheap wine and cheese puffs are only the beginning of this ‘Happy Hour’ 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z He thought it was “incredible arrogance and bad manners to dramatize people who are still around.” Tom Stoppard Finally Looks Into His Shadow 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z They have four small children whose manners and behavior are also very challenging. Perspective | Ask Amy: Daughters say their childhood was traumatic. Their mother is devastated. 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z “Say the words ‘manners’ or ‘etiquette’ to kids these days, and they run the other direction,” she said. Eat, Drink, Be Nice: Teaching Children Manners 2012-12-27T17:30:04Z Honestly, it only seems like good manners to hold your applause, please, ladies and gentlemen, and let a performer be a character instead of a star. Theater Talkback: Hold the Entrance Applause, Please 2012-10-04T16:55:14Z A culture of manners emerged, as the upwardly mobile middle classes approximated aristocratic values by appearing uninterested in money – superficially, at least. The wealth gap: How changing fortunes tear close friends apart 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z The evening finished with the second act of Prince Igor, including the "Polovtsian Dances", previously considered a searing portrayal of the manners of primeval Russia. The Rite of Spring – a rude awakening 2013-04-12T15:01:01Z Well, part of manners used to be to say to somebody you just met, “Where you from?” Going Home with Wendell Berry 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z Hyperactive, he could be mistake for hyper-cocky, too, but when we settle down to speak in his trailer he has perfect manners. Bieber fever 2010-04-03T23:05:00Z It seems vulgar and infantile for the wealthy to ape the fashions and manners not just of France, but of pre-revolutionary France of the ancien regime, a culture grounded on exploitation and inequality. The French, improving American taste for more than 200 years 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z “Sir Victor changed the face, and the manners, of Shanghai,” he said. The Man Who Changed the Face of Shanghai 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Gentlemen take note: It’s considered good manners for the male passengers to remain standing. When in Venice, Eat Like a Venetian 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z The 184th Japanese imitation of the Godfather films, works, to the extent it does, as a comedy of manners, but with heavy artillery and buckets of blood. Postcards from the Festivals: Seven Films at Toronto and Venice 2012-09-15T12:00:50Z The Academy Awards, and the nearly six-months-long period of red carpet events, media appearances, parties and speeches that lead up to them, are Hollywood's death march of manners. Oscars: Hollywood's death march of manners 2011-02-25T01:04:33Z Sports fans can be too wild and need a serious lesson in manners, and making an example of this incident would be a great start. Patriots fan pours beer on Tyreek Hill: Boozy, toxic sports culture needs a serious cleanse 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z The spoon’s influence, he writes, “is felt in every department of life—in manners, morals, and even in national characteristics.” In Praise of Eating Almost Anything with a Spoon 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z The Mariinsky dancers, usually so elegantly formal in their deportment and sophisticated in stage manners, are wonderfully free with their torsos here and engagingly naïve in their behavior. Dance Review: Horseplay for the Staid Mariinsky 2011-07-13T22:23:04Z While held captive by the hyper-refined Leon—whose perfect manners and arch phrases, masking brutal inflictions, come from the bottom drawer of Hollywood’s movie-Nazi stereotypes—she fights back bravely, smartly, and effectively. Tarzan Cannot Be Rebooted 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z He sees it as a lesson in humility and good manners; outsiders are more likely to feel instead the humiliation of lobstermen forced to wait while the grandee goes on with his meal. Television Review: ‘41,’ George H. W. Bush Documentary, on HBO 2012-06-13T22:26:10Z The book, aimed at children ages 3 to 6, harks back to the good old days, when people held doors for others, nodded hello, minded their manners. What about Bill O’Reilly’s children’s book, ‘Give Please a Chance’? 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z The young Tahitian islander was brought to London from the South Sea islands in 1774 and was placed in the care of explorer Joseph Banks and taught English manners. Joshua Reynolds' Omai to remain in UK after Ed Vaizey's intervention 2012-07-02T23:03:03Z No burden can’t be lightened, she insists, with an application of good manners. Is following Emily Post the path to a better world? 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z “American manners are different than British manners,” Ingrid sweetly told the New York Post when the engagement was announced. A spotters’ guide to the royal wedding’s biggest absolute chancers 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z They possessed impeccable manners, airy elegance and a touch of royal remove. A last look at the Joffrey Ballet’s soon-to-be-retired ‘Nutcracker’ 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z But part of the Royal’s charm lies in the vivid characterization, eloquent mime and exemplary stage manners demonstrated by its principal character artists, among whom Elizabeth McGorian and Genesia Rosato are exceptional in many roles. Royal Ballet Has Slipped a Little From Its Peak Form 2013-12-20T20:39:50Z The action is intended to demonstrate your concern and good manners, not your efficacy as a doorstop. Perspective | Miss Manners: Wine snobs don’t want to share 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z "With involved sentences, musings over moods and manners, and whatnot, the book is significant only for those anointed few who find Proust the genius of the age," our reviewer scoffed. Happy birthday Marcel Proust! 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Gene is guided by Aileen, who corrects his manners and teaches him empathy, such as when he insists on photographing a victim’s face. ‘Minamata’ Review: A Crisis Slowly Revealed 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Plus, he had retro Southern manners that included ordering for me at a restaurant when we went out the next night. Coming out of the bisexual closet 2014-04-07T23:00:00Z You address this elderly gentlemen with good manners! A tween impervious to the stink-eye 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Not only does Bourdieu’s “game of distinction” foreground the kinds of cultural affectations that the novel of manners has always loved to skewer; now the characters themselves are hip to the game being played. Riff: ?Why Write Novels at All?? 2012-01-13T22:19:00Z What are my obligations to teach other kids manners? Hey, That’s My Dad You’re Talking About! 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Top flight people and they had the manners to go with it. When it comes to table manners royalty should be your benchmark 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z It is one of the greatest coincidences of manners that the behavior of their enforcers is sometimes worse than that of the people they seek to change. Circa Now: When the Manners Police Knock - Circa Now 2012-12-20T22:54:38Z “The essence of good manners is not exclusivity, nor exclusion of any kind, but sensitivity,” he sensibly writes. Books of The Times: ?Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That?? ? By Henry Alford ? Review 2012-01-03T22:29:05Z With all due respect, how much more proof of Trump's incompetence, thoughtlessness, bad temper, poor manners and general malfeasance do we need? From ‘Fire and Fury’ to Political Firestorm 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z You might cop to the odd personality flaw; the occasional pirouette of self-deprecation is nothing if not good manners. In defence of pretentiousness | Dan Fox 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z The elitist call to civility also risks collapsing the important difference between just anger and malevolent rancor, dismissing both as instances of faulty character and bad manners. Are the politics of “incivility” paving the road to an American fascism? Part 1 of 2 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z Couples murmur to each other, but mostly the silence seems rooted in country club manners and everyone enjoying their food. At Canyon Ranch, learning to stroll instead of run 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z For me ballet is the essence of royalty, reminding me of the Renaissance and its charming ladies with their exquisite manners.” Balanchine and Toumanova, in a Teenager’s Eyes 2012-07-19T23:27:56Z “To men and women of dogmatic morality,” the film’s narrator intones with a discernable condescension toward the ordinary, “this appears the manners of Manhattan — Babylon of the East.” Critic?s Notebook: How We Picked Our Presidents, 1960s Style 2011-07-05T00:23:31Z The searching look veiled by polished court manners and the poise of the woman, conscious of her magnificent attire, sum up the art of Jonson, cool and intense. For Old Masters, It's Dealers' Choice 2010-07-16T13:00:00Z Even with children who struggle socially or are prone to inertia, parental focus still belongs on ethics, manners and self-care; pushing toward achievement is about the parent, not the child. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A potential tiger mom wants to change her stripes 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z It was this horrible date with J.R. that gave me the impetus to throw my good manners out the window when I deemed it necessary. When It's Okay to Walk Out of a Date 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Part ritual, part tradition, the operating principle every four years is to put on a good face and welcome the new administration with respect and excruciating good manners. Don’t gloat, don’t pout: The Golden Rule of elite Washington inaugural parties 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z The story begins in 1958 at the Lovegood College for women, one of those prim academies corseted by tradition and good manners. Review | Gail Godwin has been writing novels for 50 years. Her latest proves she has no intention of coasting. 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z This was also the prospect for Asahel Curtis’ “then,” recorded early in the 20th century when this First Hill neighborhood was still known for its stately homes, big incomes and good manners. The birth of Swedish Hospital 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z To which, in one of the play’s few flashes of humor, Bayard responds, “You make it sound like they have bad table manners.” Review: ‘Incident at Vichy,’ an Arthur Miller Tale Set in World War II 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Mr. Booth also drew shaggy cave men, some with fine manners. George Booth, New Yorker Cartoonist of Sublime Zaniness, Dies at 96 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z The parents are role models: They are responsible for choosing and preparing food, deciding when and where meals and snacks will be eaten, teaching manners, and making mealtimes pleasant. Perspective | Forget switching Halloween treats for a toy. This dietitian says: Let them eat candy. 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Either way, Mr. Baumbach is, as usual, a piquant observer of the manners and morals of the various demographic subsets of the white, urban lower-upper-middle class. Review: In ‘While We’re Young,’ a Coupling of Gen X and Y 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z “My upbringing, my manners, my way of thinking, my way of living. Everything comes from Atlanta. No matter where I go, I’ll never be able to get distance from Atlanta.” How Atlanta History Shaped Lil Baby and Generations of Rappers 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z In both “A Room with a View” and “Maurice,” the awkwardness of human intimacy is heightened by the constraints of upper-middle-class manners in Edwardian England. James Ivory and the Making of a Historic Gay Love Story 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z Just a little brown orphan, nice manners, honeyed tongue. Meeting his family, disowned by my own 2014-01-08T23:59:00Z I’m sorry, therefore, that in the season’s final weeks, he showed a loss of freshness, not just in dancing but also in stage manners. Savoring the Spectrum of American Ballet Theater’s Rich Season 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z Modern etiquette keeps evolving, and it’s hard to keep up with what is good manners and what isn’t. Date, time and . . . dog? Invitation do’s and dont’s to consider. 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z One of the greatest things about being human is table manners. When it comes to table manners royalty should be your benchmark 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z But her young students face problems, like hunger, that make table manners seem trivial. 5 Shows to See if You’re in New York in September 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z And Mr. Gotheiner caught the road theme in the ways dances passed across the stage with changing characters, and in the kinesthetically appealing combination of intense vitality and casual manners. Rendering ‘On the Road’ as Dance? That and Other Audacities 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z He adds: “Years and years of good manners / swept away by a dozen movies.” The Story of the Lehman Brothers, from Bavaria to Alabama, and From the Heights to the Crash 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z Everyone has spent the past 15 months being very careful and following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, so I was gobsmacked by the lack of manners/discussion. Perspective | Miss Manners: First rule of bunco is ‘Don’t ask about vaccines’ 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z These six shows, covering sex and dating, office politics, family dynamics and table manners, will help you navigate the weirdness of daily life. 6 Advice Podcasts to Navigate the Weirdness of Daily Life 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z But the novel never feels anything less than captivating because Winman creates such a flawless illusion of spontaneity, an atmosphere capable of sustaining these characters’ macabre wit, comedy of manners and poignant longing. Review | Sarah Winman’s ‘Still Life’ feels like a Saturday night among old friends 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z It was a patrician Washington back then, with good manners and even better conversation, not partisan hatred so deep that Democrats and Republicans won’t dine at the same table the way it is today. | D.C's Dinnertime Diplomacy 2011-11-23T23:08:15Z “Remind them that table manners exist because we need to find a pleasant way to do this gross thing called eating.” The Art of the Thanksgiving Table 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z There is some historical merit to it, and all the manners and under-the-surface tension disguised as nicety has lulled us into the comforting sense that watching this show is something of a highbrow activity. Downton Abbey Watch: Mastercheese Theater 2012-02-13T14:15:46Z Yes, but if the Cookie Monster from Sesame Street came over for dinner, surely he have the better table manners? One last thing... Gregg Wallace 2011-02-19T00:05:29Z It’s difficult to write a novel of manners in a world where manners rarely count and people have forgotten why they mattered to begin with. Review: ‘Everybody Rise,’ Stephanie Clifford’s Debut Novel, Features That Old-Money Scent 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z I casually asked my pal if teaching her kid table manners was going to be important for her. Back 'Into the Woods' for librettist James Lapine, with new feeling 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z “Reg,” on the other hand, is a stealthy comedy of manners that shifts from silly to sad before you know it. London Theater Journal: Laughing Wall to Wall 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z Royal court melodrama derives its pleasures from the mash-up of manners and the Machiavellian — the tasty paradox of wickedness expressed politely. ArtsBeat: ‘Game of Thrones’ Recap: Flames in the Night Sky 2014-05-05T03:38:23Z Langston syncopates his verbal abstractions in double time and then triple time, delivering conundrums like: “Creative manners to skip and erase from moment to moment/abstract, realist, most problematic version of futurism.” Drake Looks for Love, Repeatedly, and 9 More New Songs 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z For Mr. Khubani, her caring and elegant manners sealed the deal. Field Notes: Parental Involvement Can Help in Choosing Marriage Partners, Experts Say 2013-01-18T21:31:10Z Begin by teaching manners and mealtime expectations around the dinner table at home. Pack to distract, and other tips for taking toddlers to restaurants 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z The Wyeths ascribe the ills of the contemporary world to drugs, left-wing whiners and bad manners. | 'Other Desert Cities': Drowning in Domestic Denial in the Sands of Palm Springs 2011-01-14T03:00:00Z Never in recent years has City Ballet seemed more like family than in the touchingly warm good manners with which its dancers welcomed these two at curtain calls. Dance Review: New York City Ballet Season Gala, With Robbins and Balanchine 2013-05-09T21:10:33Z The catalog of Llewyn’s lapses is extensive and fills the spectrum from casual bad manners to epic jerkiness. Movie Review: ‘Inside Llewyn Davis,’ Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen 2013-12-05T13:00:01Z Issues with table manners and dress sense might appear superficial now, but their ability to irritate is likely to increase over the years. My boyfriend and I are well matched, but I just don’t fancy him | Dear Mariella 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z Envision being trapped in the role of manners cop/maid service for several days! Perspective | Ask Amy: Daughters say their childhood was traumatic. Their mother is devastated. 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Children are welcome, with a catch: They are expected to behave — and to watch their manners, or learn them. Eat, Drink, Be Nice: Teaching Children Manners 2012-12-27T17:30:04Z Even better, Mr. Osborne has a keen and sometimes cruel eye for humans and their manners and morals, and for the natural world. Books of The Times: ‘The Forgiven,’ by Lawrence Osborne 2012-09-25T21:17:10Z It says that professional conduct is identical to ruling-class savoir-faire, and its manners are too circumspect to say much else. Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, and the Mysteries of “Business Casual” 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z They’re played with a veneer of worldly good manners by Redmond and by an equally nimble Michael Glenn as a sort of agent for the young man. Review | Two Irish comedies shine in the heart of the city 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Once upon a time, or so we’re told, the princes were charming, the villains were grotesque, and distinguishing between them was as simple as examining their manners and their minds. The Age of Creepiness 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z I relate to her family having one person whose influence on food, manners and entertaining was profound and far-reaching. Sweet potato and orange are a perfect combination in your new favorite Thanksgiving pie 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Being from the South, I try to have good manners. Armistead Maupin: ‘Being gay liberated me’ 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z Linton’s poor manners soon spilled over to Twitter, and in short order, she edited her post removed the brands, and then made her account private. Louise Linton: Bad at being a public servant, bad at being Instagram famous, but pretty quick to apologize 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Whereas Bush senior was famous for his self-effacing New England manners and quiet diplomacy, Bush junior became known as a proud, outspoken gut player, with Texas swagger. '41,' George W. Bush’s Portrait of George H. W. Bush 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z For those among them who dared go to work, in any field, good manners were both sword and shield. Death of Letitia Baldrige Is Loss for Society as Decorum Fades 2012-11-05T18:32:08Z Now that customers have returned, their forbearance and good manners haven't. "The White Lotus" may inspire vacation fantasies, unless you see Belinda's point of view 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z Just now, it doesn’t even look like a company: There are plenty of talented dancers, but with obviously different manners and styles. Review: For Pennsylvania Ballet, Transitions Onstage and Off 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z There’s a lot to unpack in that response: her general sense of decorum and good manners. Can the new social secretary make the Trump White House more ‘presidential’? 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z “They need to learn social skills and manners and how to talk to people face to face,” says my friend Stacey Schmidt, a Fairfax mom of two kids younger than 6. Parents invent a social network app for children 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z He doesn’t do much better at the Harlem boardinghouse where he rents a room: Poor blacks there are suspicious of his fine clothes and fancy manners. 'The Knick,' a Cinemax Medical Drama Set in 1900 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z A two-week home visit involving two small children sounds ghastly: too long to sustain guest manners and too short for housemate manners to kick in. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Entitled mom’s no help in reining in whirlwind grandkids, so what now? 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z In “Metropolitan” and some of your other films, like “The Last Days of Disco,” characters are obsessed with manners and social norms and class and courtship, which are very Austeny subjects. Whit Stillman Discusses Austen’s Sense and His Sensibility 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z The shorthand on Powell is that he’s the quintessential British novelist of manners, thanks as usual to A Dance to the Music of Time. A Portrait of the Artist as a Droll Slacker 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Since my boyfriend finds his father’s table manners gross, would it be helpful to point out their similarity? Social Q?s: At the Table, Like Father, Like Son? 2011-07-14T21:32:07Z Regarding manners, what’s the best course of action for those of us whose grasp on reality is sometimes oversaturated with media? Circa Now: Nice to Meet You ... Again 2013-06-28T20:32:17Z Any modern novel of manners would have to deal with how we project ourselves online. Planned Obsolescence 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z My already limited mind was getting jammed up with judgments on swearing, naturists, the decline of circuses, pop acts with unseemly manners and contemporary art sculpted from dung. If you want my opinion, what we need are experts, not windbags 2013-02-24T00:05:40Z In fact, the higher up the ladder you are, the better your manners should be. Modern Etiquette: Doors, Elevators, and Escalators 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z After Fest made clear to his headmaster how parochial he thought him, his fellow pupils asked: "Have you no manners?" Not Me: A German Childhood by Joachim Fest – review 2012-08-10T21:55:03Z These weren’t merely costume dramas or comedies of manners, but struggles for the souls of women. The Unsentimental, Darkly Elegant Stories of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z He hides behind sanctimonious manners and political rhetoric, which helps him more effectively push a racist/homophobic/xenophobic/misogynist agenda. All the vice president’s memes: Reading Mike Pence’s stillness in the Oval Office showdown 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z A tenant farmer’s son — the oldest of 12 brothers — with the accent and manners to match, Drake was despised by courtly patricians for his passing acquaintance with protocol. How Sir Francis Drake and Queen Elizabeth I Made England a Global Power 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z Ms. Korelitz is able to glide smoothly from a watchful, occasional sinister comedy of New York manners into a much more alarming type of story. Books of The Times: ‘You Should Have Known’ Is Jean Hanff Korelitz’s New Novel 2014-03-26T20:50:10Z “I like people with manners, grace, some social intuition, an education slightly above the Reader’s Digest fan,” he wrote in a letter to the thriller writer George Harmon Coxe. ‘The World of Raymond Chandler,’ Edited by Barry Day 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z There is an emphasis on manners and expectations. "Mothering Sunday" director on challenging politics through intimacy: "Nudity levels out classes" 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Ms. Mirren’s portrayal of this sometimes fearsome woman who doesn’t suffer fools is ultimately sympathetic; her chilly reserve and aristocratic manners camouflage a reservoir of feeling. Review: ‘Woman in Gold’ Stars Helen Mirren in Tug of War Over Artwork 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z But will you be scorned if you practice American good manners by offering a hand or a word of greeting? Perspective | Miss Manners: Ready to meet the queen — just in case 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z The author of “Crazy Rich Asians” brings his romantic froth of privilege and manners to the Hamptons in this madcap riff on “A Room With a View.” New & Noteworthy, From Kevin Kwan to a Call for Integration 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Schoenberg’s Bad Boy Turns 100, Too Complaints are sometimes made about the manners of contemporary audiences, particularly regarding the use of cellphones during events. Music Review: ‘Pierrot Lunaire,’ at Merkin Concert Hall 2013-06-09T21:17:20Z “The handshake traditionally was meant to show respect in business,” said Myka Meier, the founder of Beaumont Etiquette, a manners consultancy based in New York City. Will We Ever Touch (Professionally) Again? 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Since old-fashioned manners are important to her, I wonder what etiquette dictates when your boyfriend is up for the same award. Mercurial Marling 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z “He understood that he could not imitate or reproduce their gifts or their manners. He would have to find his own path.” Jerry Bradley, Who Helped Remake Country Music, Dies at 83 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Next time, mind your manners and wear tuxedos. Oscars 2015 Nominations Analysis: Who Will Take Home the Awards? 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z He drinks only milk, though for good manners he has it served in a wine glass rather than a tumbler. Film-makers need to trust the audience 2013-05-24T13:00:01Z Here is a list of stories about Tom Hanks I’ve heard over the last few miserable months, as it appeared that politeness and civility and manners were facing an extinction event in this country. This Tom Hanks Story Will Help You Feel Less Bad 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z At the end lunch he praised my manners and made a derogatory remark about the rest of the kids in the program – most of whom, like me, are Black. Making etiquette for everyone again – despite, or because of, its weaponization 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z Despite his "no electronics at the table" rule, he plays videos for them — at the table — about good manners. Perspective | Miss Manners: Responses to ‘How are you?’ when you’re anything but fine 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Thanks to his extensive prewar travels in Syria and Mesopotamia, he understood their manners, their mentality, their language. Sue Arnold's audiobook choice - review 2012-10-05T21:55:10Z Expecting good manners is not old-fashioned, but it is worth reviewing the difference between manners and friendship. Perspective | Miss Manners: Friend of a friend treated like a servant 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z "Above all, don't romanticise the communal life – dress for work every day, keep regular business hours, and learn proper phone manners." Bernadette Corporation: 'Don't have sex with each other' 2013-03-24T21:00:01Z His chief subject is anthropological: the new American society of the Beat age, informal in manners and sexual suggestiveness. Rendering ‘On the Road’ as Dance? That and Other Audacities 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z On the surface a polite, upstanding fellow — a sheriff’s deputy with fine manners and a clean white shirt — Lou guides us on a grisly tour of the abyss that is his soul. | 'The Killer Inside Me': Casey Affleck in Michael Winterbottom?s Adaptation 2010-06-17T22:56:00Z Diane Gottsman, a frequent air traveler and owner of the Protocol School of Texas, says people forget to pack their manners. Comfort hacks for flights that cramp your style 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z So tone is everything to the person who finds himself on the business end of a manners cop’s pedagogy. Circa Now: When the Manners Police Knock - Circa Now 2012-12-20T22:54:38Z This is a film expressly about preservation: of hospitality, manners, pride in a job well done. Films to Heal a Broken Moment 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z In the other houses, the mothers stayed home, the fathers disappeared on the Long Island Rail Road, boys played baseball, girls had to mind their manners. The One Thing We Couldn’t Talk About 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z She's more strident, overbearing American cowgirl than sophisticated French noblewoman schooled in the refined manners of her age. Review: Comic elements overshadow the story at heart in ArtsWest's staging of 'Emilie' 2011-01-27T23:43:17Z Can you think of anyone who plays up their good manners in order to make a flawed message seem more palatable? Politeness costs nothing, but it may stop people understanding you 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” is most famously a delectable comedy of manners, a souffle of nimble wordplay, upper-crust peccadilloes and absurd romantic complications. Oscar Wilde’s elegant wit shines in Seattle Shakes’ ‘Earnest’ 2014-03-26T23:59:36Z These videos teach viewers everything from table manners and sportsmanship to even the benefits of popularity. Taking a bath is a “good daily habit”: 10 vintage video tutorials 2013-05-13T18:11:00Z Ineptitude abounds, both in concept and in practice, as “Intelligence” aims for an “Office”-like atmosphere of bumbling awkwardness and bad manners. Review | Peacock arrives with a big archive and a few new shows (‘Brave New World’) that aren’t much to strut about 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z But instead of the manners police there were kind, attentive servers and four styles of afternoon tea: the Classic, the New Yorker, Chocolate Tea and Eloise Tea. Sipping Serenity in the City 2011-03-10T21:55:25Z Some have chosen to codify their own rules for an evolving social realm; others have taken a more sociological look at the forces underlying old arguments about rules and manners. How to act in public spaces in a digital age 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Maybe the most recognisable for fans of Dead Ringers, Reversal of Fortune and Die Hard 3 is Anthony Royal, High-Rise’s architect, depravity detectable under the manners. Jeremy Irons: ‘I have the natural tendency of a benign dictator’ 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z He does seem to be slacking on another important job, his manners. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Monosyllabic teenager should be able to handle ‘please’ and ‘thanks’ 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z There’s nothing new about false modesty, nor its designation as a form of bad manners. Circa Now: Bah, Humblebrag: The (Unfortunate) Rise of False Humility 2012-11-30T20:49:55Z But the place itself — its physical layout and especially the manners and speech patterns of its citizens — breathes with an unusually delicate sense of reality. Movie Review | 'Blood Done Sign My Name': A Town Torn Asunder by Racial Killing in ?70 2010-02-19T04:53:00Z This screwball road movie of dirty jokes and bad manners pairs Russell Brand's brainy madness with the sardonic shtick of Jonah Hill. The Week Ahead: Tom Petty, Joe Cocker, 'Cider House Rules' on stage are arts highlights 2010-06-02T22:29:00Z But a few of the deer’s table manners needed polish. A Plush Hideway in the Florida Keys 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z There are different standards of table manners specific to the setting and company, but there are some rules that are static. Salon’s social bootcamp: He says licking his fingers at the table is fine 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Still, he speaks Spanish well enough, and has good enough manners, to establish an amiable, bantering rapport with his instructor. ‘Language Lessons’ Review: Who’s Zooming Who? 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Safran describes the show’s deep structure as a comedy of manners. New York, ‘Gossip Girl’ Loves You, Again 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z When you didn’t shake someone’s hand, for instance, he got upset, even though you had never been instructed on good manners. Hunter S. Thompson’s son shocker: “Hunter was surprised and pleased that I actually grew up apparently sane” 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z And then a sense of permanent discontent, always stifled by my habit of good manners. Elena Ferrante: 'What held me back from having therapy?' 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z Three male newcomers were chivalrous in both manners and achievement. New York City Ballet Introduces Its Future With a Flurry of ‘Nutcracker’ Debuts 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z It’s impossible to argue that female likability is based on good manners when today’s fawned after starlets are anything but polite and well behaved. The new cool girl trap: Why we traded one set of rigid rules about who’s “likable” for another 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z There are many Balanchine pas de deux in which the man does just what Mitchell demonstrated: offer a hand, reach inquiringly — enact specific manners or a conversation of niceties and politeness. ‘How Do You Do?’ On Being a Gentleman in 21st-Century Ballet 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z As one of the last great hostesses and philanthropists in Washington, she believed in discretion, in manners, in bipartisanship. Buffy Cafritz and her lifelong quest to bring Washington together 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z 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 Within minutes of meeting David, you want to shout, "Where are your manners, young man?" Review: Redgrave is raw, moving in Eisenberg play 2013-03-01T16:20:10Z In polite circles, the etiquette of shared dining sometimes serves as a progressive tax on the hungry, since good manners dictate that everyone nibble like a Preakness jockey when sharing. Thanks for Not Sharing! My Fine Dining Isn’t Your Fork Orgy 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z Those aren’t quite fighting words, but in a genre where regime change requires that you mind your manners, they come pretty close. Another country: Sam Hunt maps out Nashville’s bold new future Around the country, there are classes taught by self-appointed etiquette counselors — Emily Posts for a new age — delivering a more decentralized and less formal approach to teaching manners than in years past. Eat, Drink, Be Nice: Teaching Children Manners 2012-12-27T17:30:04Z Chances are that Pollux will still be perfecting his stage manners when “Swan” opens at the Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris on June 6. DANCE: Choreography With Real Swans 2012-06-03T04:30:53Z Run so long as they have proof of vaccination and a friendly dog with good manners. Does Your Dog Deserve a Private Park? 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z I found the three pieces superficially agreeable in stage manners and dance impulse, but trivial as composition and in expression. Review: At Washington Ballet, 3 Affable, Immature Premieres 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Hidden inside “These Violent Delights” is a clever novel of manners that might have been even more exciting than the lurid plot at its steamy center. Debut Novels About Seamy Underbellies and Dark Turns 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z For instance, my manners, topics of conversation, humor, dress, attitude toward money and even body language sometime seem "foreign." Perspective | Ask Amy: Citizen wants to become even more ‘American’ 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z “You don’t even need to be friends,” he continued, “but there has to be respect, manners.” How Dance Partners Create Chemistry Onstage 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z She also plays to stereotypes of sommeliers as sneering over our shoulders as we dine, criticizing our wine choices and table manners. Some sommeliers don’t brush their teeth in this wine service ‘tell-all.’ Is that right? 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Author Christina Mantz outlines Burke’s renovations and efforts to preserve the home’s history and maintain its elegance, paying tribute to a time when “gracious living and fine manners were of paramount importance.” Inside the Seguine House, a Working Estate in New York City 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z That, along with an overextended final act in which Maugham repeats himself, takes the shine off what is otherwise a shamelessly old-fashioned but entertaining comedy of manners. The Constant Wife ? review 2011-02-16T18:20:18Z Johnny is intelligent and suave, with impeccable manners that keep people at bay, but there is a glint of suppressed mischief behind his imperturbable facade. Television Review: David Hare?s ?Page Eight? on PBS - Review 2011-11-04T22:36:42Z All the familiar elements are here: the rolling hills and empire waistlines, the elegant manors and manners, the silent and attentive servants. ‘Emma’ Review: Back on the Manor, but Still Clueless 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z The Young-Boyle-Sasse Act to mandate that young men start minding their manners. Style Invitational Week 1111: When you riff upon a store 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Related: Nigella Lawson: I eat, therefore I am – in pictures My mother had quite a different take on table manners. Nigella Lawson: my life in food 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z But not only were you not taught any manners, you're both just blatantly rude. Rant & Rave: Hey, that birthday cake didn't walk to your table! 2011-04-27T20:47:05Z It’s a comedy of Northwest manners, as if “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” had been written after a long alcoholic weekend, an exquisite corpse cobbled together by a raucous, sophisticated group of writing instructors. Review | ‘Cheer Up, Mr. Widdicombe’ author Evan James is a writer to watch 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Dear Miss Manners: I think I was taught good table manners, including not talking with your mouth full, keeping your lips closed while chewing, not gulping food, etc. Perspective | Miss Manners: Repeatedly mispronouncing a name is disrespectful 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z “But after a while, once we’ve met the principal players, the speechmaking starts and a potential comedy of political manners turns into a pious, tendentious morality play.” What’s on TV Thursday: ‘The Front Runner’ and ‘The Emoji Movie’ 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z “Once I said to my mother: ‘You would be happy if I just kept well-dressed and good manners,’” he recalled in an interview. ‘Chalk: The Art and Erasure of Cy Twombly’ Hunts for Big — and Elusive — Game 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z It’s not really illegal, but maybe not good manners. Hints From Heloise: A ‘berry’ bad lady? 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z Dinesen, with his European manners, books and scientific principles, is at once noble and ridiculous, a civilized man adrift in the wilderness and the embodiment of blind, imperial arrogance. Review: ‘Jauja,’ a Desperate Odyssey in the Argentine Desert 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z As Gabby Petito news coverage continues, one expert is sharing how parents can speak to their children about the case in age-appropriate manners. How an expert says parents should talk to kids about Gabby Petito 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z It takes quite a while, however, for Ms. Simpson to hit her stride, and she seems uncertain at first whether she is writing a social satire, a comedy of manners or a character study. Books of The Times: Nanny Runs the Show in Mona Simpson?s ?My Hollywood? 2010-08-09T18:02:00Z Immediately the company establishes its most appealing feature: beautiful manners. Dance Review: Ballet Arizona in Ib Andersen?s ?Play? at Joyce Theater 2012-02-23T23:51:31Z The family remains close; Joe credits them with keeping him levelheaded, and indeed he is exceedingly polite, with excellent table manners. Joe Jonas Comes of Age 2011-09-28T21:35:03Z What begins as an upstairs-downstairs comedy of manners is transformed into a thriller, and concludes as a devastating tragedy. Why Parasite should win the best picture Oscar 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z The snow tamps down so much: In Minnesota, even some of the killers have placid miens and pleasant manners. Television Review: ‘Fargo,’ a TV Series Riffing on the Film, Begins on FX 2014-04-14T21:28:35Z A portrait of the Lowell household on Boston’s prosperous Beacon Hill early in the last century, it details a largely forgotten world of wealth, privilege and the ritually calibrated manners of genteel New England. Why Robert Lowell, Famed as a Poet, Should Be Remembered for His Prose 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z "The devices, the reading experience and the ecosystems are showcasing all manners of books, magazines and videos," Forte says. Children's publisher developing app for e-reading 2012-03-06T02:32:16Z Those rules will interact in complex manners creating unintended behaviors that cannot be fully predicted by programmers. ‘Westworld’ Season 1, Episode 3: Don’t Make Arnold’s Mistake 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z In the best sense, everything here was amateur; affection, good manners and objectivity shone in equal measure. Dance Review: Downtown Dance Festival at Battery Park 2012-08-17T23:55:17Z It probably wasn’t great table manners when he shouted: “I love sex, OK, Agnes?!” but it was quite amusing. Blind date: ‘I’d have preferred late and boozy to early and sober’ 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z Pinkie fingers out; mom's vintage Royal Albert tea set filled and set; lemon slices, cream, and sugar cubes arranged; the girls practiced their manners while sipping tea and eating what my mother called "tea cakes." Sugar, spice and everything nice: These southern "tea cakes" are perfect for fall entertaining 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z The manual also advised on telephone manners and what to say upon entering a room; it reminded staff members to smile at all times and avoid direct eye contact. Always Well Groomed 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z The novelist, in turn, burnished the dictator’s image, describing Castro in 1990 as a “man of austere habits and insatiable dreams, with an old-fashioned formal education, careful words and fine manners.” Love in the time of surveillance: FBI agents tracked Gabriel García Márquez 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Coming in with his high-end art supplies, his urbane manners and air of distinction, Noguchi was more of an outsider than ever. Ginger Rogers bust, sculptor’s letter displayed at National Portrait Gallery Dear Miss Manners: I am aware that you strongly advise people not to respond to rude behavior or bad manners in a similar way. Perspective | Miss Manners: No good can come from applicant’s ‘thanks for nothing’ note 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z Although it’s common to think of kids as innocents, it’s less naive to try to see the world through their eyes, unencumbered by the hypocrisy of adult mores and manners. What to see in L.A. galleries: street-art ethos, a mesmerizing digital canvas, wild tapestries 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z As the witty advice columnist Miss Sweetie, she is soon offering insights on matters ranging from manners to suffragists and prejudice — and shaking up the status quo. Review | A beautiful lesson in empathy other best books for children and young adults this month 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Despite the good manners, it wasn't long before law enforcement caught up with him. Lowrider bikes as activist tools: General Dogon's rolling art works are part of Skid Row history 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z In the lives of Voltaire and Madame de Pompadour, she found a world of perfect “U” manners. The Arbiter of Aristocracy: And No, It’s Not Downton’s Dowager 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z In your defense: Requesting that servers split orders doesn’t seem like bad manners to me. The Least Our Freeloading Son Could Do Is Practice Social Distancing 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z “The Slap,” an NBC mini-series that begins on Thursday, is a remarkable feat — a sophisticated, suspenseful comedy of ill manners that seems much more like a Showtime or Netflix drama than a broadcast network offering. Review: In ‘The Slap,’ Culture Clash and Family Dysfunction 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z This is not your mother's polite Regency comedy of manners. PBS' "Sanditon" brings Jane Austen's racy and racist subtext into the open 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Driver expands the conversation with a focus on sex, noting that “male educators often paddle female students in manners that seem highly objectionable,” even obscene. The Power of the Supreme Court Inside America’s Schools 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Dear Miss Manners: You've said it's considered rude to correct others' manners. Perspective | Miss Manners: How will people learn if I don’t correct them? 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z Shouldn’t modern partnering be more about two-way manners than one-way manhandling? Review: City Ballet’s Gala Evening of Misses ... and a Lot of Skin 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z The dinner was a mix and match of perfect laughter and imperfect manners. Work, Work, Work. Love, Love, Love. 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Those chronicling the famous also have to mind their manners. Future Tense: Celebrities Behaving Well 2014-03-07T21:36:13Z My husband and I did mind our manners, keeping our picnic well inside the Land Rover while a herd of our multi-ton hostesses grazed peacefully a few yards away, surrounded by children of all sizes. Personal Journeys : In East Africa, Safaris That Leave a Lighter Footprint 2014-01-31T18:49:41Z He says the stresses of traveling during a public health crisis exacerbate the decline in manners. Perspective | Why good manners are more important than ever during pandemic travel 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Influenced by the vernacular verse of her grandfather Guillaume le Troubadour, Eleanor cultivated poetry at her court of Poitiers, establishing a code of chivalry and manners. In the French city of Poitiers, Eleanor of Aquitaine’s influence is everywhere 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Just as Anderson reveals the moral nobility of true manners in “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Ophüls sees into the depths that surfaces so subtly suggest. Movie of the Week: “Letter from an Unknown Woman” 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z The power jousting goes upscale in "Celebration," a scathing comedy of manners set in a tony London restaurant. Theater review: 2 excellent one-acts open ACT Pinter Festival 2012-07-30T22:51:02Z After she sang Mr. Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall,” she commented, “That boy’s not much in the way of manners, but he sure could write.” For Paul Simon and Joan Baez, Farewells Reckon With Past and Present 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z In 1922, Emily Post published Etiquette, a guide to the mores and manners of a rapidly changing world. The new rules of cannabis: how to pass the joint and more 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z We manners cops are not, on the whole, fixated on wealth- or status-based issues like asparagus prongs or forms of address for lapsed Catholic prelates. Circa Now: When the Manners Police Knock - Circa Now 2012-12-20T22:54:38Z “Whether it was the clothes, the customs, the manners, every element, even the smallest, was inaccurate,” he said in a 2019 interview. Pema Tseden, Pioneering Tibetan Filmmaker, Is Dead at 53 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z With her gentle temperament and Southern manners, Ms. Swope managed to get cranky, tired actors to do what she wanted without seeming bossy. Martha Swope, 88, Who Etched Dance and Theater History in Photographs, Dies 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z “It almost felt like he had dropped in from another century — his considered speech, his manners, everything,” Ms. Waters wrote in her 2017 memoir, “Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook.” David Lance Goines, Who Shaped the Counterculture Aesthetic, Dies at 77 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z “I struggled deeply with depression, drug and alcohol addiction, eating disorders — all manners of things,” Sky Hopscotch said. StripTok: Where the Workers are V.I.P.s 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Table manners are no different whether someone is clothed or not. The Joy of Cooking Naked 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z As you know, the main characteristics of all the military are reprehensible manners and a lack of any moderation whatsoever in their consumption of vodka. The Birthday Party and the Airman by ?ukasz D?bski, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones 2011-04-08T10:22:00Z Given that the divide between party pooperism and bad manners is gossamer thin, what should Christmas deniers keep in mind when interacting with the less seasonally challenged? Circa Now: Some People Celebrate Christmas by Dodging It 2013-12-20T21:46:19Z In life, making a tumultuous scene is a sign of poor manners, but on the stage it’s more or less a requirement. In defense of anger: A critic's appeal to playwrights to let their tempers fly 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z With a perfect mirroring of manners and style, the twins become inseparable, surviving to adulthood by employing the art of restraint, wanting little more than each other. In Daniel Sada's ticklish 'One Out of Two,' twins raise questions about self and identity 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z We polish our accents, our tastes and manners grow more sophisticated, but home and family are still there under the surface. Dean comes by sentiment honestly in 'Old Romantic' 2011-02-16T17:01:05Z And yet each episode is tightly, often ingeniously plotted; they range from sweet romance to urban satire to comedies of manners, and each delivers more depth of character than TV episodes three times as long. REVIEW: High Maintenance Deserves Its Buzz 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z “To practice good manners is to confer upon others not just consideration but esteem; it’s to bathe others in a commodity best described by noted speller Aretha Franklin.” Books of The Times: ?Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That?? ? By Henry Alford ? Review 2012-01-03T22:29:05Z It’s regarded as “the most Southern place on earth” not because of its manners, moonlight or magnolias, but because of its malignant heart. Review | John Grisham’s new novel wades into Mississippi’s racist past 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z The astonishingly real Michael Winner added that I have "no manners, grace or charm". Got to get this off my chest 2011-02-20T00:05:50Z But the accentuated manners and devotion began to feel like an entrenchment of existing problems. ‘How Do You Do?’ On Being a Gentleman in 21st-Century Ballet 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z In this comedy of manners, Basu brings us to modern India, where Mr. and Mrs. Jha’s newfound money propels them from a cramped housing complex in East Delhi to the rich side of town. Perspective | Now that Hollywood is interested in Asian stories, here are other books that should be movies 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z The audience doesn't need to be experts in 19th century manners to understand the humor and tension derived from a breach of etiquette either. "Emma." finds its hilarious humanity through the body's betrayals 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z You don’t need good manners to get inside this music, but you definitely need an imagination. Review | Let’s get small with Jessica Pratt 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z As news of the 1962 Sino-Indian war periodically drifts in, the movie charts the bonds and radically unequal lives of this child, with her British school and manners, and of her loyal, exploited caretaker. Father Doesn’t Know Best at New Directors/New Films 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z If he had to describe Balanchine in just a few words, Mr. d’Amboise said, he would single out “exquisite manners”: “Balanchine got what he wanted by good manners and diplomacy.” Jacques d’Amboise: Apollo at 83 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z Modesty was ingrained in him, a legacy of his moneyed Connecticut upbringing with its emphasis on self-restraint and good manners. Perspective | How George H.W. Bush used handwritten thank-you notes to build bridges 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z I ask because regular readers know that I don’t buy into the theory that good manners are simply about making others feel comfortable. Did a lesbian couple bully Christian innkeepers over the right to marry on their farm? 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z Aspiration is essential to good manners and social mobility. Is it wrong for a person to change their accent? 2013-04-20T16:59:01Z She called almost every day to say something like, “People used to have manners!” and, “Maybe I’m old-fashioned, but I believe in hard work!” and, “I guess any idiot can get a medical licence.” From propping up the bar to working at the Samaritans – how I learned to listen 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z To walk its halls is to enter a realm of testosterone and old-fashioned manners. Margaret Atwood visits West Point for a frank conversation on gender, politics and oppression 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z His cheerful good manners to his ballerinas have been unfailing; though he’s a surefire star, he still behaves with a humility that shows he knows this art is larger than he. Goodbye to All That Blaze: Joaquin De Luz Dances His Farewell 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z "There before me was a frightful gnome with red-rimmed eyes and no eyelashes, no hair, greenish teeth, bad breath, the manners of a mountebank and the reputation, nevertheless, for being a ladies' man." The Pike: Gabriele D'Annunzio – Poet, Seducer & Preacher of War by Lucy Hughes-Hallett – review 2013-02-04T07:00:01Z Coming of age before 1968, the elder actresses were raised with a social face, a self-control of public behavior that elevates proper manners into a virtual perpetual choreography. Two French Melodramas: “3 Hearts” and “Villa Amalia” 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z “Understand where you are going, the population, manners, the dress. Act appropriately with the culture. Abide by the laws of the land.” Travel Wise | Strategies for surviving holiday travel 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z Her youngest child, Abdul, is the narrator – a bright nine-year-old boy in whom she has instilled good manners, strong moral values and a keen awareness of his cultural heritage. The Kid by Sapphire ? review 2011-08-19T11:15:01Z A boy-man like Edward in the “Twilight” series may be dead, but he has old-fashioned manners and, unlike his flesh-and-blood contemporaries, is in control of his hunger. Movie Review: ‘Warm Bodies,’ Written and Directed by Jonathan Levine 2013-01-31T22:50:15Z It is, however, the rendition of proverbs, of speech, of manners of speaking, that elevate Achebe’s novels into a celebration of language. Chinua Achebe: The man who rediscovered Africa 2013-03-22T14:45:00Z Guests arrive for one singular evening draped in good manners and respectfulness. The flowing diplomacy of the first lady’s dress at the Japan State Dinner 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Ms. Jones’s comedy of manners, which takes place over the course of a single evening in 1912, gleefully exposes the family members’ snobbery despite, or because of, their own questionable pedigree and depleted funds. New Books by Sadie Jones, Laurent Binet and More 2012-05-30T21:07:15Z Also, new manners: how to talk about it, how not to spoil it for others. Perspective | I’m signing off as TV critic, but here are six shows I’d happily watch again 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z Bill, was my outstanding informal teacher on poetry, plus both Western and Sinitic calligraphy, and traditional Asian manners for many years. By the Book: Gary Snyder 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z At least at Carolina Herrera, you know exactly where you are: this season, in a graphic garden where blooms the sort of decorous good taste that has manners, and a pedigree, of its own. Tommy Hilfiger, Diane von Furstenberg, Carolina Herrera, the Row and More Show at Fashion Week 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z |
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