| 单词 | at hand |
| 例句 | The time of the Elves is over, but our time is at hand: the world of Men, which We must rule. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The aim of this chapter is simply to reflect on whether traditional approaches to racial justice advocacy are adequate to the task at hand. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “I saw a Berg dropping in at the last second before I swung down,” Mark said, bringing his mind fully to the present and the task at hand. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The kids asked me questions, some about vegetables and the tasks at hand, but also things like “Where’s the president?” and “How come he’s not helping?” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z What we were about to decide went far beyond the moment at hand. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z As Burnham wrote this letter, his sons were near at hand. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But a kindly goddess was at hand, Ino of the slim ankles, who had once been a Theban princess. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The great thing about human language is that it prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to banish everything I've just seen from my mind; it's the only thing that will let me focus on the task at hand. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Now, if we could get back to the subject at hand...” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Then he addressed the lingering issues of future control and the necessity of having some sort of statement at hand to release to the world along with the first news of the explosion. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Donald had provided aid to slaves his whole life, whenever possible and with whatever means at hand, ever since he was a small boy and misdirected some bounty men who badgered him over a runaway. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She just likes to do the thing that is called her work, and she gets a deal of satisfaction in accomplishing the thing at hand. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But Hera had seen to it that sea nymphs should be at hand to guide them and send the ship on to safety. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z As they went by, one of the soldiers shouted out, “The hour of Compline is at hand! The curfew is in force! No one may be on the streets!” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I wonder what happened to it ” He pondered it a minute before I brought him back to the subject at hand. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, from some distance came the cry, “The hour of Compline is at hand. The curfew is in force. No one may be on the streets.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z From far away Leaf looked almost a girl, no older than Bran or one of his sisters, but close at hand she seemed far older. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “When ye see all these things, know that your salvation is at hand,” said Sister McCandless. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Quite plainly he had a distaste for the duty at hand, but his stem soldierly countenance did not soften. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z But we differed markedly about the principal subject at hand: prison conditions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Lee makes do with the material at hand. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The servant’s prayer, after the cloudless thunder of Zeus, Odysseus heard with lifting heart, sure in his bones that vengeance was at hand. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Right away he believed that the final amelioration of all his suffering was immediately at hand. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z And although he did not for a minute believe this herd of thundering clowns was going to flush Joe Mondragon, he never let that belief disturb his concentration on the job at hand. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have made covenants that will place me in a position of unfathomable power. After biding my time for long years, I feel my hour of triumph at hand. The evening star is rising.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Nearer at hand a few lights twinkled in the village of Woodhall. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Any ambiguity, any tendency to wander from the matter at hand, will introduce grave hazards for the cells, and even more for the host in which they live. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, so back to the conversation at hand. What’s the big deal, talking about that play? What? Jade can’t hear the word sex?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z They were searching for the source of the blood, for the food so close at hand. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a way to make the work go faster, to take their minds off the difficult task at hand. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Still, despite these significant developments, there seems to be a lack of appreciation for the enormity of the crisis at hand. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Now for the business at hand. May I see the key?” she asked, opening her purse. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Hoovers fattened dossier on Oppenheimer eventually landed on Eisenhower’s desk, with Strauss near at hand to interpret. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z With the sea and woods at hand, they were in their element in a way they could never be in Manhattan for all its glitter and glamour. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The mind builds itself like a sirrah’s nest with whatever is at hand: silk threads and stolen hair and the feathers of dead kin. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The blockhouse was thirty yards away from the pad, on the creek bank, its dimensions determined by the lumber at hand. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Above the thunder boomed, close at hand now. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I shook off the image Grandma had put in my mind and refocused on the situation at hand. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z In the dimness of its dreary day few things even in that land of vigilance could have espied them, save from close at hand. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z So...back to the issue at hand: You know what you got to do about Megan. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It was well to have a comfort in store on Harriet’s behalf, though it might be wise to let the fancy touch it seldom; for evil in that quarter was at hand. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z He turned to the matter at hand—dinner. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z ‘But you know the Gaffer is close at hand, and he will be very well looked after by Widow Rumble.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z With a new sense of responsibility he brought his eyes back to the ground near at hand, studying the next move. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Nervously, Guiteau paced up and down the main waiting room, "working myself up,” he later said, "as I knew the hour was at hand.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He knew what it was that had wakened him—a loud groan, almost a cry, somewhere close at hand. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to get past the unexpected interruption of saving a life and return to the business at hand. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I tuned, frowning, and concentrated upon the music at hand. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z But no one has outright banned the word union and right now it’s the most potent couple of syllables at hand. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I slump down against the rocks, momentarily forgetting about the task at hand. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z And so, after asking where there might be close at hand a ship where he might purchase ship forms, he departed. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Then, on a brisk September morning, deliverance seemed to be at hand. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit down on a stool in front of the mirror, and she stands behind me, her eyes dutifully trained on the task at hand rather than her reflection. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z There wasn’t much people about that day, and close at hand was only one man, a tall, thin chap, with a ’ook nose and a pointed beard, with a few white hairs runnin’ through it. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He sat up, listening to the drums that were beating again, now nearer at hand. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Closer at hand, it was the trees that ruled. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then quite suddenly one spoke clearly close at hand. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She looked up, surprised, then returned to the work at hand. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Any slave on a Brazilian sugar plantation knew that freedom was close at hand—if he or she could make it to the mountains and join the community of Palmares. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I sigh loudly, dreading the task at hand. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She wanted her life shaped now, immediately--and the decision must be made by some force--of love, of money, of unquestionable practicality--that was close at hand. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Far away, a stream pattered through reeds, while near at hand bush babies shrilled at the unwelcome presence of Ear, Eye and Arm. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z There being no large rocks at hand, the fishermen eyed Adah and me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And the time of fulfillment was surely at hand. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z If a person liked cookies, he was going to keep more than one at hand. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Sorry. Anyway, back to the subject at hand. Yeah. Timing. Bad. I know,” Lydia said. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z It was an interesting question, but not relevant to the matter at hand. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z There was a new, extremely commercial project at hand, though. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We toasted and drank, then Wilem brought us back to the matter at hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There is no problem of access, the entire health-care delivery system is immediately at hand, and the cost of all items is surely less than that for nonmedical families. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z From close at hand the sound of a shot tore across the fields. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Here now for seven days they tarried, for the time was at hand for another parting which they were loth to make. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The night air was cold and damp, but he saw no sign of snow though surely winter was close at hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Yes. You are descendant of a great people,” she continued, pulling my attention away from my wild, erratic thoughts and making me focus on the situation at hand. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Fixers were designed to replicate under strictly regulated conditions, but the damaged Fixer replicates uncontrollably, at an exponential rate, using whatever materials are at hand. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z A clock began to strike somewhere close at hand: the chimes of midnight, and they came. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Attendants poured water over their fingers, while the maids piled baskets full of brown loaves near at hand, and houseboys brimmed the bowls with wine. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd sensed the end was at hand. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It was twilight: the cold dawn was at hand again, and chill grey mists were about them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Stone and timber were plentiful with the wolfswood so close at hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The dawn is close at hand, and we have reason to be content with our first night’s work. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z But with the emissary’s return nearly at hand, there was time for only one firing. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Clay- tor s demanding, rapid-fire instruction had laid the foundation both for the content of the work at hand and for its intensity. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z And now the moment was at hand, the kids arriving, the air crisp and cool, excitement shivering through the crowd—and Renault and Janza there in the ring, glancing uneasily at each other. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The next question is, “What department are you in?” followed by, “How long have you worked here?”— from which it’s an obvious segue to the business at hand. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The end of the long summer was near at hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z At fifteen, Penelope was much too old for a ba-ba or a noo-noo, but the truth was her poetry book served a similar, comforting purpose, and she often kept it close at hand. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to foul anything up and I wanted to be supportive, but we lacked the time and resources to do any more than react to the moment at hand. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “I think it’s more important that we deal with the situation at hand,” says Tobias. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Once I’d conjured up that sobering image, I was able to focus on my situation, and the question at hand: What was she doing here? Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Revolutions need dreamers, too, however, and this quality had led him to the task nearly at hand. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Near at hand some kind of instrument was ticking slowly and regularly. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I don't draw a weapon at the sound of his voice, though I have a dozen at hand. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It doesn’t take me long to focus on the job at hand. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I would have been a fool to risk it with Dumbledore close at hand.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z A rocket bomb must have dropped quite near at hand. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z For when the maple sap began to run it meant that warmer days, pleasant sun, all the beauties of spring were close at hand. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Then presently the noise of fighting broke out near at hand, just above their hiding-place. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Yes, across two yards she saw a little girl sitting on a fire escape with a book in her lap and a bag of candy at hand. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Squealer, temporarily stunned, was sprawling beside it, and near at hand there lay a lantern, a paint-brush, and an overturned pot of white paint. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Judgment Day is at hand and she isn’t ready, not ready at all. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z More than this, in order to avoid going deep into the forest the boys worked near at hand on any fallen wood no matter how tangled with new growth. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Hunger, ever at hand to jog his elbow should he relax. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z And unlike Sticky’s hair, the troubles at hand did not hesitate to come back. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Now, can we adjourn the Mutual Admiration Society and get back to the topic at hand?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Someone there,” came a rough whisper close at hand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He was sleek and snowy and shining, like an eel preparing for its nuptial journey to the Sargasso Sea, for the time of Nimue was at hand. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Their figures held up, however, and would be confirmed decades later by more sophisticated measuring equipment than they had at hand in 1926. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I have cast my lot with my friend, and I will contrive some way to go to him. But your safety is the matter now at hand.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She still looked shaky and pale, but her mind was now obviously engaged in the problem at hand. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The facts at hand presumably speak for themselves, but a trifle more vulgarly, I suspect, than facts even usually do. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z And there the ginger smell was sharp, sharp enough to distort dreams and make the sleeper believe the things he hungered for were right at hand. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Paralysis followed so instantaneously that he could not reach the antidotes he had prepared at hand, and so he died. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z For J. T., violence was a distraction from the business at hand; he would have preferred that his members never fired a single gunshot. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Unless an engineer was given a compelling reason to evaluate a woman as a peer, she remained in his blind spot, her usefulness measured against the limited task at hand, any additional talents undiscovered. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Sticklers never read a book without a pencil at hand, to correct the typographical errors. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z Wondering what he ought to do, he suddenly heard a door open much closer at hand; somebody was about to come downstairs. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z —But back to the subject at hand—this absolutely reprehensible report card! Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Such a convenient way to keep a baby at hand. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The immediate task at hand was to carefully review, cut, and splice selections from the four hundred thousand feet of raw film she had shot at the 1934 Nazi Party rally in Nuremberg. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “The letter Z,” he said, squinting at his task at hand. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z All four Tucks kept their eyes and their attention on the business at hand. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The day of the locust was at hand, but from the ashes of humanity there arose no Phoenix. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The thought came to me that he should be treated with a hot mustard plaster, but I chased it away as unfit for the solemn moment at hand. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z And now, that joyous moment was at hand. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z His teachers, at least some, were annoyed by his aloofness and lack of interest in the lessons at hand. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He hoped that the elements would not divert the jurors from the crucial and difficult matters at hand. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It felt like Margo was just rambling to avoid the question at hand. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The moment was suddenly at hand not only to make ungodly sums of money but to build an empire, a lasting monument. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He snuffed round the prostrate group, and then he ran up to me; it was all he could do,—there was no other help at hand to summon. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z There were fish at hand here, and he might not be able to get anything from the plane. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time, I missed Jim, missed his strength, his ability to focus on nothing but the task at hand. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z "Watch and pray. The day of judgment is at hand." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Poillon likely understood that the moment was not nearly as close at hand as Lawrence claimed, but was not necessarily too far off, either. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Bobby played this form of chess at Nigro’s insistence and wasn’t particularly good at it, but it did quicken his appraisal of the position at hand and forced him to trust his instincts. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And to-night I shall not fear to sleep, since he is close at hand and within call. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Each of them knew that a defining moment in his life was nearly at hand; none wanted to waste it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They had gone some ten miles and noon was at hand when they came on a high green wall. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Now he could devote his full attention to the task at hand. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “National woman’s suffrage is at hand,” a committee report stated. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z DELPHI/HERMIONE: Maybe if we could concentrate on the matter at hand. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z He had the feeling that Brother Leon was that kind of character, that he would need a scapegoat and Brian would be closest at hand. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no trace of him to be found near at hand, and they did not dare to wander far. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z But back to the matter at hand: One morning, Chester had news. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z “If you two taradas are done arguing, we need to go home and change before going up to customs,” Velia said, taking the focus away from Papá and back to the situation at hand. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z That was all, there was nothing more than that, they wanted their farm and the closeness at hand of the people they loved and the scent of strawberries outside their window. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z But the temptation of having a hiding place that was truly their own, indoors and near at hand, had been too much for both of them. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z By then, Hen Wen sensed I was close at hand. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He let Mama sneak her arms around him and lay her head on his chest instead of breaking away to get on with the business at hand. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He realized that he did: a low, throbbing beat, coming from all around them, near at hand and far away, which echoed through the hills. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I note this information and keep it at hand in the event I need to use it to my advantage later. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The ghost had disappeared when Richard sat in the chair, and now that she was no longer distracted she was better able to focus on the matter at hand: Richard and his mysterious conversation. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Why was she so upset, and would she be able to shake off whatever was bothering her so we could focus on the task at hand? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He wipes his nose, spits, and gets back to the task at hand. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Which means, if I am no longer being fired at, there is at least one other tribute close at hand. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z But this morning the first tie at hand had been the Devon School tie. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z A protective enzyme called cholinesterase is at hand to destroy the transmitting chemical once it is no longer needed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z ‘Most fortunate, most blessed Rowsby Woof! Your reward is at hand! I bring you the best news in the world!’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I cannot imagine, even in our most primitive times, the emergence of talented painters to make cave paintings without there having been, near at hand, equally creative people making song. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Closer at hand, a gory killing in New York suggested he might have migrated to America. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He had loved them doggedly, had always been at hand with his money to pull them out of their errors. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He said the issue at hand was bigger than race—it was about the value of human beings as children of God. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere near at hand, though out of sight, there was a clear, slow-moving stream where dace were swimming in the pools under the willow trees. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z A noise nearer at hand made him quiver. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z And with you and Kutti and the boys close at hand—and the waste mart man far away—it felt silly to worry. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z But those were in the early days of the undead plague, when a trip into town could mean death by shambler, and we had to make do with what was at hand. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z But Rab was so certain the time was close at hand that he told Johnny that he himself was leaving Boston for good. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned to a young rabbit of the Neck Mark who was feeding close at hand. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When the dogs began to bay, Theon figured the fugitives were near at hand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Survival starts by paying attention to what is close at hand and immediate. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The Judgment Day is close at hand, the hellfires are burning. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z The mountains still loomed up ominously on their left, but near at hand they could see the southward road, now bearing away from the black roots of the hills and slanting westwards. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Growing more silent and almost unconsciously understanding each other in their glances, they thought that the time was now at hand to seek out a good honest man for her. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z “O Oracle, the time is at hand. I ask for the Great Prophecy.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Dangling up in the tree, with the sun warming me, a mouthful of mint, my bow and arrows at hand . . . this is the most relaxed I've been since I've entered the arena. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They could not bring most of their things, so they had to make do with whatever was at hand. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell of wood and pine was so intense that for a moment I was distracted from the business at hand. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you avoiding the subject at hand? Using social obligations to ignore the uncomfortable issue?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The end of the contest was at hand. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z In any case, discussion at the Solvay would turn not on predictions of the future but on results nearer at hand. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z His expression of love had already given him to her in part When she thought that he was there at hand, waiting for her, she grew numb with the intoxication of expectancy. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z We still need some Paul Revere of conscience to alert every hamlet and every village of America that revolution is still at hand. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And Mars is just the beginning, an obvious place to start because it happens to be close at hand. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z "For now, let's focus on the task at hand. If your mom says it's cool, will you join?" Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z All I hear is the click of keys as Cara works on the task at hand. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z But the invitation brought the Texan back to the situation at hand. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z If it was quiet, and a mockingjay perched close at hand, I would have heard the jungle go silent and then the bird’s call that precedes the appearance of the Capitol’s aircraft. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z My mother dismissed that and got back to the subject at hand. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Having none at hand, I am free to make one up. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The letter he finally wrote to Jenny with Ross Milton’s book close at hand as an aid to spelling was a simple one. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The three remaining fiery fingers lit the nightfire as the sun went down, but they wore their ornate armor as they led the crew in prayer, and their spears were close at hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There were no relatives at hand; and as Arthur had to be back the next day to attend at his father’s funeral, we were unable to notify any one who should have been bidden. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Then at last the hour for departure was at hand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z And the end of the world was probably close at hand. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z No, I'm certain it was real and very close at hand, too. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Now I can see that Adam is concentrating on the new task at hand. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He examines me and declares me suitable for the job at hand. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It was keeping tabs on everything going on around you and making sure you were acting appropriately, while leaving you free to concentrate on the main problem at hand. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I’m at three airless minutes when he says, “Well, then. The matter at hand.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z And sure you hear that sometimes here, men are men after all, but more of the time the Noise is songs or it’s prayers or it’s directed to the work at hand. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Because he had no topographic map, however, he had no way of conceiving that salvation was so close at hand. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Although, frankly, I think the odds are slightly in your favor at hand fighting.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But who, I wondered, forcing it below my consciousness as I turned to the tasks at hand. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z We get back to the work at hand, all of us practiced in our assigned tasks. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The end of Greek mythology was at hand when such plays drew full houses in Athens. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Passing under the protection of the Yard ’s Great Gate allowed workers a small smile of relief and permission to apply their minds and bodies to the tasks at hand. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Lawrence had several feline pelts already at hand. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She remembers how astonished she was, and yet her focus was necessarily on the task at hand. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “But how on earth did they run it without a fanbelt?” our mother asked, understanding by the Reverend’s irritation that she was expected to return to the subject at hand. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Whether they fled at first in fear, or not, our horses met Shadowfax, their chieftain, and greeted him with joy. Did you know that he was at hand, Gandalf?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Junior, Talloi, and I listened to rap music, trying to memorize the lyrics so that we could avoid thinking about the situation at hand. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Hippolytus went, but not into exile; death was waiting close at hand for him too. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She said that joy and confidence came from totally trusting in God and trusting in yourself to have the skills you needed at hand. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When the king's herald moved forward, Sansa realized the moment was almost at hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Closer at hand a far stranger creature raised his head in equally intent anticipation. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Staring into each other’s eyes was another way of keeping them closed, or off the details at hand, anyway. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Would her brother have been any wiser, had he known that the vengeance he had prayed for was so close at hand? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I pinched my wrist to banish the thoughts and turned my attention back to the task at hand. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “The Horned King’s outriders may be close at hand.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Political reform efforts were no longer adequate to the task at hand, he said. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z When Hoagland first mentioned Kwang’s name I only saw his ready image, what everyone else had at hand. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was quite possible that Artemis would have sat like that for some time, totally detached from the situation at hand, had not the front door imploded, shaking the manor to its foundations. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z There was a good quarry of limestone on the farm, and plenty of sand and cement had been found in one of the outhouses, so that all the materials for building were at hand. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z There was no one in the kitchen or in the servants’ rooms, which were close at hand. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The real issue at hand was whether—and to what extent—the Supreme Court would tolerate racial bias in the criminal justice system as a whole. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But another great deity was at hand to help. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t have to know. You just have to feel compelled to do the thing, the impossible, important task at hand. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Now there were more important things at hand. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He couldn’t believe that Nero would go to the trouble, particularly not now, when he was so obsessed with the challenge at hand. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z For a while their laughter wiped away the troubles at hand, and they were reluctant to give it up. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Closer at hand were the light-bearing trees of the casino gardens, and the streets of the city, and the waterfront with its hotels and cafés and warm-lit shops, all silent, all empty. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He needed to steel up his nerves before they set out to do the real business at hand. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The other sharks paid a longer visit, coming and going at different depths, some in plain sight at hand’s reach below the surface of the water, others deeper down. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘But now the world is changing once again. A new hour comes. Isildur’s Bane is found. Battle is at hand. The Sword shall be reforged. I will come to Minas Tirith.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Mother is kind to me, probably because I’ve stayed nearer at hand than her other children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But Dad brought him back to the topic at hand. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She longed to duck underneath them and lean out of the window to see what the world looked like now that the witching hour was at hand. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch till they disappear over the rise, then I heft my old bones down onto the sidewalk at the gates, close at hand but out of kicking range. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “So, again, the topic at hand: What are we going to do about it?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Closer at hand, silent electric launches glided through the lagoon. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z With no obvious solution at hand, Volpe looks like he is about to hyperventilate. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The subject at hand was a particle known then as the “deuton.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Somebody was setting off firecrackers in the woods,” he said, and I closed my eyes tight, the ineluctable fact of the matter at hand: I had killed her. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I decided to start with the annoyance closest at hand: an inmate’s illegal radio antenna. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z All I needed was a trail down to the cave and then the canoe would be close at hand. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z When she came back at midday and found nothing to eat, she would become furious and beat her son with a hoe, a shovel, anything close at hand. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Newton was an obsessive character who threw himself body and soul into whatever project was at hand. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to talk to you: you don’t count now; the Master is at hand.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I turn my attention to the excitement at hand—have we really found Virginia? Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z But back to the matter at hand: Clyde’s vengeance. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the first time I have killed with my hands, whom I can see close at hand, whose death is my doing. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She wanted to try and catch Shadows, and without the instruments in her laboratory she had to improvise with the materials at hand. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z ‘I did use the word, waking up out of my sleep sudden and all and finding him at hand. I said I was sorry, but I soon shan’t be.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Though the Earth Woman made a lasting impression on the twins, it was the History House—so much closer at hand—that really fascinated them. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why not? She must have someone with her until we are sure the creature is tame. In any case, all her servants are close at hand.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “Back to the matter at hand, though,” he says. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Fig wound in and out of my stride, with an occasional meow reminder of the more pertinent matter at hand. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Matthias wished that he could see around the back of the chair to confirm his discovery, but he had to bring himself back to the issue at hand. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Lyra had taken to wearing a little white leather shoulder bag everywhere, so as to keep the alethiometer close at hand. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Closer at hand, a pan clattered in the kitchen. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z They had driven their horses as hard as they dared to reach this place before Jaime Lannister had word of their coming, and now the hour was at hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “You should carry a dagger. I cannot be always at hand to rescue you from harm.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z As he rose he heard another, closer at hand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But one table near at hand stood broad and bare. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I listen to him breathe, and he strokes my fingers idly, the task at hand forgotten. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “You must get these people quiet. We must bring them to order. There is crucial business at hand.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She listened, but she didn’t absolve him from the choice at hand. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z At last he mastered her arms; Grace Poole gave him a cord, and he pinioned them behind her: with more rope, which was at hand, he bound her to a chair. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Brokers joked how the gloom might be the signal that a “day of judgment” was at hand. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z And all the time there is another danger, close at hand, which he does not see, busy with his fiery thoughts. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Jemmy, who was obliged to be close at hand for the daily lessons, reckoned that freedom was now close at hand. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Liam worked silently, his light eyes focused on the task at hand. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z There was a silence, for suddenly the dark and unknown forest, so near at hand, made itself felt as a great brooding presence, full of secret purpose. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z An earthquake in the countryside left people saying the end of the world was at hand. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The principal didn’t want to call any more attention to the situation at hand. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z However, after some time had passed, and I had exhausted the tasks which could usefully be achieved with the implements I happened to have at hand, Miss Kenton was evidently still outside. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I bought a new shotgun, which I always kept at hand, and the Walmart in Wasilla started carrying an anti-bear spray that was very effective, which I carried in a holster on my belt. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Emma’s politeness was at hand directly, to say, with smiling interest— Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z ‘The scouts have come back at last,’ said an Orc close at hand. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z How could he not have sensed so many dead, so close at hand? Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But Stockhausen never stopped composing, and a concert presented at the on Sunday as part of the Works & Process series suggested that the time for a reassessment of his late works is at hand. Music Review: Karlheinz Stockhausen Seen in a Different Light 2010-05-04T21:25:00Z Martin Bernheimer, in The Los Angeles Times, wrote that Shapero revealed himself a “superb craftsman,” an “artist totally in control of the grandiose variables at hand.” A Symphony With Powerful Champions, but Often Overlooked 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z Albers had arrived from Germany in 1933, bringing Bauhaus precepts with him: Focus on ordinary materials, what’s close at hand; consider all materials and forms of equal value, and all combinations valid. Robert Rauschenberg: It Takes a Village to Raise a Genius 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z One was apparent at a glance: the works at hand — Mr. Adams’s 1993 Violin Concerto and the Bruckner Seventh Symphony — are about as far from Minimalism as you can get. Music Review: A Concept Is Minimal. The Works Sure Aren?t. 2011-07-16T00:02:19Z Further opportunities for the intrepid art lover are close at hand, at Master Drawings New York. Art Review: The Cornucopia Known as the Winter Antiques Show 2014-01-23T22:45:34Z But he always brought things back to the task at hand. In ‘Hunters,’ Al Pacino Stalks Nazis Into New Territory 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z But back to the question at hand: Does being on these teen parent shows encourage bad behavior by having it pay off, like Portwood's did? MTV's problematic relationship with teen parents 2011-07-22T19:23:00Z "There's a task at hand: Get some laughs at the Oscars." Rock, Stiller come to Cannes with 'Madagascar' 2012-05-18T19:13:08Z So the compromise is fine, but your fiance’s ability to engage under pressure in general is the make-or-break issue at hand. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Fiance’s family insists on an open bar. He needs a shot of courage. 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z Despite being in danger of drowning the listener in sugar, Heath is always at hand with an angular beat or a keyboard bloop to make sure things are never too saccharine. New band of the day – Child Actor (No 1,358) 2012-09-25T16:50:00Z This week: Halloween is at hand with spooky shows for every taste, including not one but two productions of "The Addams Family" musical. L.A. theater openings, Oct. 25-Nov. 1: Astrid Hadad and more 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Cooking is a sometimes overlooked means of centering oneself, focusing on the task at hand and alleviating any anxieties that aren't immediately pressing and in the kitchen. The meditative salve of home cooking 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z If such an all-in-one approach sounds like it might generate ambiguity and ambivalence, well, that’s appropriate to the subject at hand. Review: She’s Still Debating ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z I like to say my apology and, unless it's directly related to the grievance at hand, wait for the next time they do something to air my grievance. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: How to explain why you’re backing out of an adoption 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z While these thoughts were not related to the task at hand, they were still somewhat focused. Focus is important to productivity. But it’s daydreaming that makes us happy. 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z Just the sort of thing to read in a dressing gown, with a dry martini or two at hand. Turn the Living Room into a Stage: Read Plays Out Loud 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z As in the book, the characters speak in ornate, excessively civilized ways — they make the characters on “Deadwood” seem plain-spoken in retrospect — perhaps as a bulwark against the uncivilized matters at hand. Film: The Coen Brothers, Shooting Straight 2010-12-10T19:26:00Z There is, in particular, one bizarre scene in which our heroine, late at night in the subway, takes certain measures because no bathroom is at hand. Frances Ha – review 2013-07-25T14:30:00Z Toweling off after the toilet scene, Mr. Ransone is nonetheless happy about the job at hand and romanced by the setting. ‘Low Winter Sun’ Gives Detroit a Leading Role 2013-08-02T12:00:19Z Humor in the films was supplied by Nigel Bruce’s clueless Doctor Watson, a lovable buffoon who was always bewildered by the case at hand. Critic’s Notebook: How ‘The Seven-Per-Cent Solution’ Reinvented Sherlock Holmes 2013-01-26T01:12:34Z He keeps his headphones close at hand and listens attentively to every bench conference. Asleep at the Roger Clemens trial 2012-06-10T13:00:00Z The studio has low ceilings, exposed brick and stone walls, casual floral-patterned chairs and prized vintage instruments and microphones close at hand. Bonnie Raitt Has New Album, ?Slipstream,? and a Tour 2012-03-30T19:27:38Z He films Margulies’s adaptation of Lipsky’s book—rather, he films Wallace’s language—as if its literary distinction were minor and secondary to the action at hand. David Foster Wallace Isn’t Just Like Us! 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z The subject at hand is “history’s biggest political blunders.” Craig Ferguson’s History Show, “Join or Die” 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z The artists at hand dealt with the feminine “problem” through a program of genteel idealization and domestication. Art Review: Danish Paintings Show at Scandinavia House 2013-12-05T22:25:09Z Drake did not hire Shiggy to create the challenge, but he latched on to it soon afterward, realizing the marketing potential at hand. It’s the Summer of Challenges 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z This keeps them close at hand, but you won't find yourself knocking them around between recipe steps. How to cook big meals when you're low on kitchen space 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z The Clinton doctrine, if one can be said to exist, is "smart power," a way of combining all the tools at hand — diplomatic, economic, military, political, legal and cultural, to effect American goals. Hillary Clinton's 'Hard Choices' makes for compelling reading 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z Instead, I constantly encounter a response that presumes the job at hand is to figure out what’s wrong, even when dealing with an actual victory, or a constructive development. Hey, left wing: Quit griping! 2012-09-27T14:00:00Z The task at hand is daunting, though, and the threats to the site abundant. After Ravages of Time and War, Triage to Save Ruins of Babylon 2011-01-03T01:33:08Z Covetousness, fury, passion, attitude, desire—the much maligned skills of the street—were now concentrated and trained upon the task at hand. Stormzy at Glastonbury: King Michael Wears His Crown 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z For Knight, however, the violent thug life that Death Row once soundtracked has continued to be close at hand, even as his musical impact has lessened. Suge Knight remains stuck in a gangsta rap past 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z It’s messy, and “fun fun fun,” as Stevens puts it, but there’s also a serious project at hand. Turning the Lens Around on Richard Avedon 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z With summer at hand, Philip Mihalski introduced a casual "Weekend Patio Menu" at his Green Lake restaurant, Nell's, taking advantage of daylight hours and proximity to the summer fun. Szmania's "steaks" new claim, Nell's summer patio menu, Lark's little Licorous goes to Boudreau 2011-06-29T02:00:06Z It is clearly made by a woman dealing with her emerging feminist consciousness, making the most of materials immediately at hand. Art Review: Sanja Ivekovic?s ?Sweet Violence? at Museum of Modern Art - Review 2011-12-15T23:26:19Z Now a reckoning seems to be at hand. As protests grow, Belgium faces its racist colonial past 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z A new universe was at hand, comprising an impatient aspirational class. Amit Chaudhuri: my new perspective on Calcutta 2013-02-02T07:01:14Z I think I turned to the idea of a total blackout—a failure of the electrical grid and all communications systems—because it seems the most likely and close at hand. This Week in Fiction: Jess Row 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Then we got down to the matter at hand. My failed Mormon resignation 2012-07-11T00:00:00Z You have to appreciate what you have and it celebrates life and that the moment that's at hand is to be embraced and not to live in the future or in the past. How John Turturro got his moves, from "Do the Right Thing" to "Gloria Bell" 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z I wish I was enough of a classical-music expert to recommend a particular “Nutcracker” recording, but I suspect that if you love this music, the best recording is whichever one is at hand. Why Tchaikovsky’s ‘The Nutcracker’ is the sound of the holidays for so many of us 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z According to the State Department the showcase epitomizes Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s devotion to “smart power,” or the pursuit of foreign-policy goals via whatever tools one has at hand, including the arts. Film: Conducting Documentary Diplomacy 2011-01-16T02:43:01Z And some of Cole’s lines—“You miss junk food/ that’s why we work/ You bring cooked food/ and I bring dessert”—seem to diverge oddly from the topic at hand. Watch the Video for Janet Jackson’s Sultry New Jam 'No Sleeep' 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Bruckner, his death at hand, reaffirms an unshakable faith in God with heavenward gestures and allusions to Wagner’s holy-quest drama, “Parsifal.” Music Review: A Chance to Hear Bruckner Anew, by Himself and With an Unexpected Partner 2011-07-18T22:00:36Z At times, he has been left vulnerable by his devotion to the scientific data at hand, which is never perfect or complete. Perspective | Only in our anti-truth hellscape could Anthony Fauci become a supervillain 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z Help is at hand, thankfully, in the form of vet Marc Abrahams, in his last-chance-saloon practice. TV review: Living With Brucie, Dragons' Den and My Pet Shame 2010-07-15T07:00:00Z Naturally, with 22 tracks at hand, Gonzalez meanders some, but not much. M83's Hurry Up, We're Dreaming: Pure Bedroom Pop 2011-10-18T17:40:47Z They can experience it close at hand, thanks to the efforts of local authority archaeological departments and devoted museum curators. You don't have to go to the British Museum – Rome leads to all roads 2013-04-12T21:00:04Z They are hosannas to the beauty of life close at hand. The Most Intimate Photograph 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z And its make-do culture, using whatever is at hand, which often led to comical scenes in settings like museums. Fernando Campana, Provocateur of Furniture Design, Is Dead at 61 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z Have a large, shallow roasting pan at hand. Bake chicken and peaches together, and they make their own sauce 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z His advantages, besides an impressive vocal range: determination and a willingness to adapt to the work at hand. Johnny Gilbert, the voice of ‘Jeopardy!’, keeps going at 92 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z But there’s redemption at hand in the person of Jesus Christ. How Trump got religion — and why his legendary minister’s son now rejects him 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Prior to the aftermath of this year's midterm elections, the nation received word of a far more pressing — and dare we say, thirsty — matter at hand. The origins and evolution of the ongoing “Best Chris” debate 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z It distracts from the real issues at hand of how systemic racism plays a role in police brutality. Why the humble milkshake has cops shook 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z As a bonus, artists appearing at or otherwise taking part in the series have selected some personal favorites, not necessarily related to the subject at hand. 5 Film Series to Catch in NYC This Weekend 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z But I appreciated it as a way to bring us back to the unresolved matter at hand. The "People v. O.J. Simpson" Finale Was a Masterpiece 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Perrotta worked on The Leftovers as a writer, so he was always at hand to yank Lindelof back down to earth whenever he threatened to overstep the mark, but this won’t happen with Watchmen. Why Damon Lindelof's HBO Watchmen should be a triumph 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z “According to Carol Merrill, one of artist Georgia O’Keeffe’s caretakers, being at her table ‘was to be immersed in beauty with few distractions and an unspoken invitation to completely focus on the matter at hand. Carrot soup, chicken enchiladas and brownies: cooking with Georgia O'Keeffe 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z Fortunately he’s at hand to haul me, gasping, on to the bank. Mystic river: Canoeing a living entity in New Zealand 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z He frequently diverges from the topic at hand and the threads spiral into name-calling and vitriol. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Angry comments on news sites and Facebook? That’s my husband. 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Far better are the moments when Common tackles the subject at hand, in imaginative terms but concrete detail. New Music: Common Has a New Album and Audra MacDonald as ‘Lady Day’ 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z The sandwich at hand was pedestrian: vegan bologna, power-washed greens from a plastic clamshell, a slice of purple onion and Dijon mustard. My Search for Lost Time in a Slice of Jewish Rye 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z The looseness conveys the messiness of the business at hand – as do the closeups of inmates giving their definitions of love to an off-camera interviewer. 'Orange Is the New Black' Recap: It's Valentine's Day at the Litch 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z They are always the ones that end the conversation at hand -- they never stay too long at any party. Blogging "City Island": Until we meet again! 2010-05-03T18:04:00Z The pleasure comes from seeing how Columbo applies his wily process to the murderer at hand. A reboot of Columbo is a fantastic idea – apart from one enormous flaw 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z After reading this article and with this info at hand, I will not be watching the Grammy's this year. Grammy Nominations 2018: Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar Lead the Way 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Humankind never ceases to express itself in new terms, and the data at hand are inevitably flawed and partial. Marilynne Robinson: Can science solve life's mysteries? 2010-06-04T23:06:00Z He would get moody sometimes, but it didn’t interfere with the task at hand. The Rock ’n’ Roll Casualty Who Became a War Hero 2013-07-02T09:01:01Z The matter at hand is always, how low can they go? Review | Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid world is brought to the stage in the engrossing ‘Ink’ 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z Unlike any of the three bio-pics at hand, the project that Hawke describes sounds as if it would be not the condensation of a series of time frames but the expansion of a moment. Nina Simone and the Clichés of the Musical Bio-Pic 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z In contrast, given the usual plethora of mutual friends on Facebook, any constructive post about your spouse will get back to him or her, literally contributing to the dynamic of the marital challenge at hand. Facebook’s Last Taboo: The Unhappy Marriage 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z Returning to the task at hand, Mr. Pierce gingerly lifted a schnitzel by the edges like a magician holding a handkerchief. Shangela Cooks Wiener Schnitzel While ‘Quaranqueening’ 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Khayyam is inevitably claimed by both religious and secular Iranians; Saba begins his discourse with a bottle of plonk at hand, so we know which side he's on. The World's Most Dangerous Place for Women | The Genius of Omar Khayyam | Cougar Town | The Man Who Cycled the Americas | Watch this 2010-03-30T05:45:00Z Yet just as resolution, however sorrowful, was at hand, we were left with a cliffside cliffhanger that ensures plenty more action in Season 2. 'Poldark' Season 1 Finale Recap: Faith vs. Perfidy 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z During all hours of the show, one of these three or other assorted confidantes is present in the gallery, availed to visitors for unscripted reflection on the subject at hand. | Andy Kaufman 2013-02-01T22:53:36Z Instead of one cook being in charge of a dish from start to finish, Meszaros said processes are divided up and jobs assigned according to the best abilities of those at hand. Full plates fight prejudice in Hungary restaurant 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z That’s when Mark Rothko seemed closest at hand and the magic of theater most amazing. The Truths of Studios Onstage in ?Red? 2010-04-04T21:33:00Z But the mid-length narrative suits his talents particularly well, permitting a degree of expansiveness while maintaining a controlled, disciplined approach to the material at hand. Review | ‘If It Bleeds’ reaffirms Stephen King’s mastery of short fiction 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z After signing a blood pact with manly fortitude and staunch enthusiasm, Faustus is granted 24 years of life with Mephistopheles at hand to do his bidding. Review: ‘Doctor Faustus,’ All That Heaven Won’t Allow 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Then again, the show did mint some stars: audience members who turned out to be terrific at improvising on the topics at hand. ‘Block Association’ Review: Yes, in Your Backyard 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z Filled with diverse ornaments, trinkets and furniture signalling a life filled with travel, it seems well-suited to the topic at hand, given that we are here to chat about her new film. Ellen Burstyn: 'Women on screen were prostitutes or victims – I wanted to embody a hero' 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z They spring into terrified action, trying to make some kind of brilliant artwork out of the meager materials at hand before she arrives. ?Happy Days in the Art World? at Performa 11 2011-10-31T22:10:32Z He knew how to choose the best approach and techniques for the story at hand. In Memory of Curtis Hanson: A Director Who Did It All, Quietly 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Any glass coffee table gets shattered, and any glass or object at hand will be broken over the head of the other. David Fincher cast the wrong "Killer" in the Netflix thriller that lacks the auteur's usual edge 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z The “Old Town Road” performance — not the night’s best, but certainly the most delirious — also presented a possible solution to at least part of the Grammys crisis at hand. A Big Night for the Grammys’ Rookie Class 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z It abandons the metahistorical flourishes of the earlier work, focusing on the story at hand rather than creating a superstructure of characters to drag it into the present. Review: An Opera’s Exquisite Brutality Arrives in America 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z If that level of respect is not being given to you as an individual, then when there's larger forces at hand, of course, that disrespect is just going to be kind of amplified. TV writer talks "Breaking Bad," writers strike and the toxicity of the "auteur genius showrunner" 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Still, just as in the Battle of Winterfell, any tensions are put on hold as the northern troupes unite under Daenerys and head south to deal with the matter at hand: Cersei. Dracarys! Is madness about to reign in Game of Thrones? 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z It acts variously as a castle tower, a well’s edge and Mélisande’s deathbed, but the enduring imagery is that of a tomb, of a death that hovers forever at hand. Review: Berlin Philharmonic’s ‘Pelléas et Mélisande’ Boldly Stretches Boundaries 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z High-quality printed copies of celebrated paintings were regularly published and sold then, but a system for cheaply disseminating sculpture was not readily at hand. Art Review: ‘John Rogers: American Stories’ at New-York Historical Society 2012-11-08T22:14:24Z Her own art incorporated many of the principles Albers espoused: the use of negative space, beauty in repetition and a deep awareness of the material at hand. The Japanese-American Sculptor Who, Despite Persecution, Made Her Mark 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z Unlike Ms. Bellamy, whose father is in the picture and remains a significant presence, Ms. Rasmussen is working without Mr. Boehlke at hand. Minnesota Theaters Embrace New Leaders, and Others May Follow 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z She recommends painting a small square of any available wall space a neutral color so that the background won’t take away from the action at hand. How to Use Zoom Like a Theater or Film Professional 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z Keep in mind that a railroad line is close at hand. Twilight of the Glaciers 2011-07-29T19:50:35Z As they see it, hashing out the abstruse subtleties wrapped up in the idea of forgiveness is a distraction from the task at hand. After abuse,"Women Talking" challenges the misuse and metamorphosis of forgiveness 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z And other “Swan Lakes” emerged soon after the Petipa-Ivanov one, with new variations better suited to the dancers at hand. Ballerina thrills as both Odette and Odile 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z The familiar tough talk and gallows humor among cops seem achingly poignant when the last days are at hand. Dear Match Book: I’m Seeking Satirical, Semifantastical and Stand-Out Literary Fiction 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z But if a character’s occupation is “doll maker,” chances are high that he or she is going to get a pretty close look at the evil at hand. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Supernatural’ and ‘Annabelle: Creation’ 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z With all this cool new technology at hand — you can binge 37 episodes of Silicon Valley grifting without leaving your couch — do we really need guys, or movies, like this? ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Review: Will This Stuff Still Fly? 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Without my procrastination enablers at hand, I read Philip Roth’s “American Pastoral” at breakfast every morning instead of looking at email and a panoply of browser tabs. Future Tense: A Digital Detox Test: Unplug Twitter and Facebook. Put Off Email and Smartphone. 2014-02-07T21:43:43Z He threads stories about his life through the songs, displaying a rare vision that looks beyond the task at hand -- entertaining a crowd of thousands in a park -- to the streets beyond it. Pitchfork Festival Day 3: Tree, Foxygen, Killer Mike kick things off 2013-07-22T00:56:00Z As Carla, a single mother who prefers partying to PTA meetings, she is unapologetically raunchy in bedazzled, skin-tight jeans, a tumbler of booze always close at hand. Kathryn Hahn Would Like Moms to Stop Judging Themselves 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z The demonstration works like a charm: Without fail, the expected grades are far higher than one would reasonably expect, given the evidence at hand. Permanent happiness is a myth: Why you shouldn’t want to always be happy 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z On the topical front a lurid painting by Tom Sanford envisions the singer Whitney Houston up to her neck in a luxurious bath drinking Champagne, crack pipe near at hand. Art In Review: ‘THE DOUBLE DIRTY DOZEN (& FRIENDS)’ 2012-09-06T20:05:12Z Other authorities comment within each chapter, providing the audio equivalent of footnotes – short asides on the material at hand. A Digital Mozart Book That Behaves Like an App 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z This uneasy alliance reveals the complexities of the problem at hand. Sex ads: It isn’t just Backpage.com 2012-05-24T15:24:00Z Her glass Ball jar filled with water, her Vaseline lip therapy at hand, she was ready to work. That Voice You’re Hearing? It Might Be Hers. 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Scattered throughout the book are relevant reproductions of British Library artifacts, as well as quotes from the novels that will help readers connect the scholarly subject at hand with the Harry Potter book at heart. Feasts for Young Readers’ Eyes 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z There’s something decidedly retro about the grid sequence, where winning the war at sea has less to do with technology than with instincts, trigger fingers and the equipment at hand. Battleship: More Fun Than a Board Game Blockbuster Has Any Right to Be 2012-05-17T15:11:50Z Or if the topic at hand is one of those issues, we approach it from an angle that most people wouldn't. "Desus & Mero" won't give 2020 candidates a pass: "We bring up receipts" 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z The movie runs more than three hours, and Wiseman lets the talk unfold gradually, with respect for the underlying logic of the matters at hand as well as for the passions that they inspire. Finding the American Ideal in Queens 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z I liked being in the presence of what I thought of, with no particular originality, as the wonders, and for a long time I had sensed that they were somewhere close at hand. My Obsession with a Beatles Song 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z “I’d just like to think that I had a good eye for detail, that I captured the moment at hand. But mostly, I just did my job.” Don Hunstein, Who Photographed Great Musicians, Dies at 88 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Although Mr. Greenwood brings a sly humor to his Chauncey-like role, this satire about the corruption of language registers only when Adan’s nonsensical slogans weirdly apply to the situation at hand. Movie Review: ‘And Now a Word From Our Sponsor,’ With Bruce Greenwood 2013-05-10T00:37:58Z He’s telling us that domesticity is still at hand in the new picture, however much art and its evolution might also be in play. The Secrets Lurking Inside Matisse’s ‘Red Studio’ 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Yes, these eight brave women disagree, even caustically sometimes, but they also listen and forgive and move on as they constantly circle around the question at hand, define their terms and challenge their assumptions. Review | More than 100 women were raped by their neighbors for years — but no one would believe them. 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z The stars are out in force, restoring the glamour of cinema, or the media hubbub distracts from the art at hand. A Bit of Cinematic Déjà Vu in Cannes 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z The biggest task at hand was to cook and serve Christmas dinner, and chocolate was a favorite addition to the three-course formal dinner. Oppression in the kitchen, delight in the dining room 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z But certain natural, biodegradable ingredients that won’t harm you or the planet can signal that a product is probably up for the task at hand. How to find ‘green’ cleaning products that get the job done 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z The question at hand, she said, was how to keep her son busy and learning after he finished his classwork. Distance learning is straining parent-teacher relationships 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Help airline employees help you by giving them some potential solutions for the issue at hand. 5 Ways to Get Good Customer Service From an Airline 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Will we starve when the granola bars are not immediately at hand? Motherlode Blog: The Home-Cooked Challenge: A Week Without Prepared Foods 2013-06-14T17:26:15Z The trouble is that not all of us have a fjord at hand. Kirk Douglas, a Hundred Years Old 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z And for a good stretch of that composition, the entire band attacked a lunging cadence in the melody, immersed in the intricacies at hand, but also being carried irresistibly forward. Review: Tim Berne’s Snakeoil at the Jazz Standard 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Not only the implications of the miraculous, but “there was a mystery at hand, and Clare had given herself the role of solving it.” Review | The fantastic world of Laura van den Berg 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z You’re a grown woman with common sense, Grade A organizational skills and a Girl Scout’s zeal to tackle the task at hand. When It Comes to Aging Parents, Information and Solidarity Are Key 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z Your entire world is focused on the task at hand. Why you can’t stop playing Flappy Bird 2014-02-14T12:50:00Z As with most improv comedy, the best moments arise when the participants are utterly committed to the bit at hand. Steve Carell’s new Fox improv show “Riot” is just that 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z But it’s an approach, some of her detractors say, that is unsuited to the subject at hand. A Defense of ‘Transracial’ Identity Roils Philosophy World 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z This wasn’t a weird sex thing; I had a serious task at hand. Women obsess over the size of their privates, too 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z Before long, though, he had reverted to the topic at hand. What’s Faith Got to Do With It? 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z “When, at last, the crime is at hand, the actress fully dramatizes the struggle between her hunger for revenge and her love of her sons,” Rich wrote. Actress Zoe Caldwell, Tony winner for ‘Medea,’ dies at 86 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Without at least some acknowledgment of the ridiculousness at hand, the writer risks turning in an article that is little more than a press release. Bloggers must be free to call a buzzwordgasm a buzzwordgasm 2011-03-17T12:00:00Z With the new year close at hand, Seattle theaters are getting in gear for a busy 2012. Seattle theaters warm up for 2012 2011-12-29T21:20:05Z But no matter how far out into the ether she would travel, these foundations were always close at hand. Perspective | Alice Coltrane is finally heralded as a jazz great. A new reissue doesn’t do her justice. 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z I use my research on maternal health disparities to educate vulnerable populations and suggest solutions to address the inequities at hand. When my patient died giving birth, the reality of US maternal mortality and race hit me 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z After ten episodes, I don’t detect the needy reporter-as-hero quality that mars so many investigative podcasts and distracts the listener from the subject at hand. “The Hurricane Tapes”: Will a British Podcast Solve the Hurricane Carter Case? 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z Kathleen Wright, an independent educational consultant, said: “Writing focuses your attention on the task at hand. You tend to write slower by hand than you type on a keyboard.” Anonymous Stories for the Instagram Age 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z He stressed the importance of a quiet kitchen, because the calm was protective, allowing his team to become absorbed in the task at hand and to focus on details. A Cooking School in France for Women Living in the Banlieues 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z “That leads to good and accurate criticism about the restaurants at hand.” Is the era of the white male food critic coming to an end? 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z There were deeper meanings at hand, but alas, they did not get across. Why was 'Terminator Genisys' spelled with a 'Y'? 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z Will Ferrell is at his best when he plays competitive, determined and unreasonably committed to the endeavor at hand. Will Ferrell set to star in comedy about a Shakespearean theater company 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z Sharing in Schiff’s single-minded focus on the work at hand, in his act of extreme attention, is perhaps the main attraction of the lecture-recitals. Sleepless Nights with András Schiff and Beethoven’s Sonatas 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z By grounding yourself in the present moment, you’ll be able to cope better with whatever’s at hand. 10 ways to manage stress, according to mental health experts 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Reading the discussions of the various works without having the printed music and a recording at hand will limit understanding of the brilliance of Walsh’s insights. John Adams on Debussy, the First Modernist 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z In the face of that mass collective anxiety, social and political activists steer people toward the organizations already working to directly combat the issue at hand. Time to Make the Donates! 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z At the time of the Letterman appearance, Mr. Rather recalled, he had been reporting the tragic story nonstop, “laser-beam focused on the work at hand,” with little sleep and no chance to decompress. Cultural Studies: Big Boys Don?t Cry, Do They? 2010-12-31T04:15:37Z But first he examined a major issue at hand: the immigration and humanitarian crisis along our southern border. Must-see morning clip: Jon Stewart eviscerates anti-immigration protesters 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Last Friday's culminating scene, in which Peggy visited Phil at his flat to tell him about Sam's baby, was astonishing for reasons beyond the drama at hand. EastEnders: when things are bad, it's very, very good 2010-09-07T14:21:00Z So the message I take away from this is: always keep a film crew close at hand. Weiner: 10 political lessons from the warts-and-all documentary 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z But she left them for the spot she inherited in the royal family business: a place where quotes are scripted and chiefs of staff are close at hand. Chelsea Clinton steps into the spotlight — on her own terms 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Mamdani fasted for the first day, but couldn’t make it through the second, not with kebabs so close at hand. A New Role for Madhur Jaffrey: Rap Grandma 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z There will also be be Finley’s unsparing psychological deconstruction of the subjects at hand: race and gender — as told through the personas of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. This is what happens when performance artist Karen Finley inhabits Trump and talks Weinstein 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z An evening there will stretch your conception of the opera at hand, but not to the breaking point. Critic?s Notebook: Where Opera Is Stretched Yet Unbroken 2011-07-05T21:30:26Z This has also wisely been entrusted to Altwies, a winning and commanding Seattle stage veteran who draws every arrow in his quiver for the challenging task at hand. Theater review: 'An Iliad' proves an ancient tale can still be meaningfully and well-told 2010-04-15T20:08:00Z Buoyed by an easy, natural chemistry, Paul’s scenes with Laura are exceptionally touching, the sadness of the road not taken easily eclipsing the chaos of the path at hand. | 'A Little Help': An Unsatisfying Life 2011-07-21T23:26:02Z He worked in any media at hand: acrylics, oil paint, watercolor, pastel, crayon, and pen. Famous writers’ art and design 2012-07-03T00:00:00Z If you’re trying to do something, you have to revert to the tactics you have at hand. Spike Lee says it’s time to stop taking violence lying down 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z His total absorption in the task at hand, his graceful combination of discipline and talent, his unshowy confidence in his own skills — all of these are signs that we are watching an artist at work. Review: ‘The Rider’ Is an American Regional Film to Savor 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Now, when the topics at hand are fake news, freedom of the press and the role of journalism in a democracy. Brian Stelter has been training for this moment his entire life 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z Certainly the idea of only having to deal with the crisis at hand, especially for people whose lives are overcomplicated to begin with . One man spent a decade studying hangovers. He may have found a cure. 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Finding the balance between mausoleum and living institution is the challenge at hand. What Would Donald Judd Do? 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z “I’m Tom,” he said, making his way to the front of the town hall and quickly turning to the issue at hand. Want to impeach the president? This billionaire is on the case. 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z Now that the BFI is the , they need to be allowed to just get on with the jobs at hand. What should Sajid Javid do first? 2014-04-10T16:30:41Z M*A*S*H and Catch-22 were out-and-out anti war, except that the wars in question were Korea and the second world war, not Vietnam, the one directly at hand. Hanks and Spielberg pick their battles with The Pacific 2010-04-03T13:20:00Z “In a social thriller, the monster at hand is society,” Peele said. Review: The Giant Leap Forward of Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z A scholar of Hinduism and mythology, Doniger writes here about a culture close at hand — that of her own family on Long Island. Family Memoirs: The Ties That Bind and Those That Fray 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z And there comes a moment about halfway through both productions when a solitary soul is heard gasping as if her last breath were at hand. Review: Domestic Doom, Fiercely Conveyed, in Ibsen and Strindberg Plays 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Attuned to the task at hand, suspicious of everything, our senses sharpened. Your Vacation Mission? Find This Stolen Horse 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z I remember her wearing a dull blue, loose-fitting outfit and scarf and sitting by her living-room coal fire, reading; her dictionary, atlas and radio close at hand. Family life: My religious grandfather, the Beatles and Gran's Hungarian pancakes 2013-07-06T06:30:10Z With death the only certainty ahead, why deny himself the joys at hand? ‘Henry IV’ Plays, With Antony Sher as Falstaff, in London 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z Having none of those resources at hand when Either/Or opened its annual spring festival at the Kitchen on Thursday night meant reacting on the fly, making connections in the dark. Music Review: Either/Or Spring Festival at the Kitchen 2013-06-02T20:36:24Z What the gallery and the restaurant have in common is a spirit of adaptation and of making use of what is at hand. Beautiful south 2010-06-19T23:05:00Z Fortunately, help is at hand: here are 17 easy, delicious and slightly different ways to use up your Christmas turkey. 17 ways with leftover turkey, from warming ramen to rich risotto 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z Don't fret, because a remedy is at hand, and with even glossier players. The Carpetbagger: Off to the Races! 2012-11-26T14:41:32Z There’s no presidential election, no singular political issue at hand. A Washington Halloween: It’s all politics in Dork City Hanson was adaptable, democratic and curious, always attentive to the material at hand but never precious about it. In Memory of Curtis Hanson: A Director Who Did It All, Quietly 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z I could take for granted a hip audience that required a minimum of exposition, and was game for jumping into the deep end of the subject at hand. The Closing of the Village Voice, Downtown’s Magic Mirror 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Dial made his work from anything at hand, from bits of rope to bones to scrap metal. Thornton Dial, Outsider Artist Whose Work Told of Black Life, Dies at 87 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z Making a fashion statement wasn’t the only business at hand for the first lady — it was at that meeting that she interacted with some of the women she would later entertain on official visits. ‘She wouldn’t miss this for anything’: Melania Trump holds first White House event after 24-day absence 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z The Theater of Early Music, a Canadian period-instrument and vocal ensemble led by Daniel Taylor, the countertenor, expands and contracts to suit the project at hand. Music Review: Theater of Early Music, Daniel Taylor, Deborah York - Review 2011-11-16T23:05:40Z A new era is at hand, and fittingly, “Mad Men” ends with the dawn of the strong women who get to work and the sensitive men who get in touch with their feelings. Shifting From ‘Mad Men’ to Strong Women in a Series Finale 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z All of that makes the film’s underperformance such a disappointment; RoboCop could have been the smart, savvy blockbuster to further vindicate the season at hand. Our Winter of Discontent: Where Have All the Quality Blockbusters Gone? 2014-02-19T20:36:56Z A vision of the sublime is at hand in the unspoiled beauty of the countryside. Review: ‘Sunset Song’ Shows a Woman’s True Grit 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z The issue at hand — whether McKinney engaged in criminal behavior with Anderson — is of little moment; what's important is the personality of the lady in question. Tabloid: The Honey Blonde and the 'Manacled Mormon' 2011-07-14T21:10:00Z Keeping the shows, songs and movies the hate-watcher despises close at hand – rather than trying to avoid or repel them – can make them better prosecutors in the court of public opinion. Why our dislikes should be celebrated as much as our likes 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z Choose your actors well, or marry them deftly to the material at hand, and you are at least half way there — though a sympathetic director, let it be said, is important, too. Review: Onstage Risks and Rewards 2010-07-27T11:06:00Z In a video released on Monday, Ms. Pinkett Smith said of Mr. Rock, “I can’t think of a better man to do the job at hand this year than you my friend, and good luck.” Amid Oscar Boycott Plans by Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith, Stars Gather for King Day 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Perhaps there are creative ways to create collaborative models with the forces at hand — a program or series devised by NSO musicians, or members of the Kennedy Center Opera Orchestra. Perspective | Kennedy Center seeks creativity. Making artists into administrators may not be the answer. 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Whitaker is a talented, magnetic actor, and he does his best with the material at hand. Television Review: On the Scent of Psychopaths: Penetrating the Criminal Mind 2011-02-15T22:51:38Z This risk should incentivize the parties at hand to resolve the estate debate swiftly, financial actors said. Prince's Estate Might Be Worth Far Less Than We Think 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z With little interest in elucidating the conflict at hand, much less in distinguishing between the various Somali parties in play, “Escape” is a wildly inadequate history lesson — it’s a silly blockbuster after all. ‘Escape From Mogadishu’ Review: Conflict Abroad 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Desperate, Harry steps into the restaurant alley to take care of the business at hand . . . and overhears, through an open window, those lone customers planning an execution. At 82, ‘NCIS’ actor David McCallum has written a delicious crime caper 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z Before you fret and make a run for the closest store, remedy the situation at hand by making a quick sour cream substitute with ingredients you likely already have at home. 11 sour cream substitutes for the creamiest, dreamiest vibes 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z Each book in the Dublin Murder Squad series is narrated by a different detective, and in each novel the case at hand is one that changes that detective’s life forever. “Broken Harbor”: Suburban gothic 2012-07-22T22:00:00Z She also criticised people for condemning a project that allows “for a woman to be impure” without addressing the factual issues at hand. 'Crass and contemptible': is Clint Eastwood's new movie built on a lie? 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Have a baking pan at hand that will hold the apples comfortably. This simple, old-school apple dessert has a delicious twist 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z With the release of Netflix's "Halston," a new revival is at hand: not of the line, but of the personality that for a comparatively brief – but glittering – moment, ruled the fashion world with devastating simplicity. Halston: The glittering rise — and spectacular fall — of a fashion icon 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z At the end of every workweek, Mr. Borle has found himself alone in his apartment, a Four Roses bourbon close at hand, crying it out. This Broadway Season, Christian Borle Is Taking the Lead(s) 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Hnath sees the drama at hand from all sides with virtually equal clarity and compassion. Review: In ‘The Christians,’ a Schism Over Fire and Brimstone 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z There are only a handful of writers who don't have to take a meeting or explain how he would solve problems in the script at hand. Lit Fest: Sayles stays rooted in change 2011-06-01T21:26:00Z Closer at hand are “Fear the Walking Dead,” which begins its sixth season Oct. ‘Walking Dead’ to be laid to rest in 2022, spin-offs to rise 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z That lavish commitment "reflects a moment when there was a sense that the opportunity was at hand to make a major statement about the city," said Jonathan Spaulding, an expert on California history. LACMA's most reliable patrons: 10 million taxpayers 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z I made sure boxes of Kleenex and anti-depressants were close at hand. 2010-02-17T16:01:00Z With this sort of Jesus at hand, God becomes just too easy. The cringe at the heart of Christmas 2010-12-11T07:00:00Z But the orchestra must do them all nearly simultaneously, adding layers of counterpoint-like complexity to the tasks at hand. Challenges Mount for the New York Philharmonic 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z The effect is monumental, grand, colossal—it creates the sense of a cosmos right at hand—and it’s one that has a particular place in Godard’s own work and thought. Godard’s Revolutionary 3-D Film 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z At 39, she is naturally warm and free with hugs, yet her poise and focus on the task at hand announce a presence to be reckoned with. For this ‘Top Chef’ star, one tropical fruit represents both past and present 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z “Thank you so much. You pretty much just saved my marriage this morning,” stated another, who planned to keep the piece at hand for future moments of discord. How to stay married. (Don't get divorced) 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z But at last, here in the lonely Lake District, retribution is at hand. He met Hitler, was mocked by Maugham, but what of Hugh Walpole’s books? 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Young Rosie, ambitious and desperate to be taken seriously, soon conflates in Shirley’s mind with the missing co-ed, and the writing at hand. 'She puts you into a dream': inside a thrilling film about Shirley Jackson 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z Even without academic studies and bundles of statistics at hand, we can all go to the movies, to the big movies that are in and of themselves political events, and interpret them politically. There Is No “Genius of the System” 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z Some of the talent was close at hand. ‘New York Spring Spectacular’ Brings High Kicks to Radio City Music Hall 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z One of our town’s distinguishing characteristics is its proximity to nature: Rustling forests and rushing whitewater are close at hand. In the galleries: Watercolors, silkscreen, portraiture in Alexandria Change how a people eat -- or what they eat -- and you change the people, is the anthropological axiom at hand. In-work dining at Silicon Valley companies like Google and Facebook causes spike in divorce rate 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z The matter at hand was, for once, simple. A chance encounter between Colin Powell and a disabled veteran left them both inspired about America 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Fenisa murmurs, explaining her inability to curb her enthusiasm for masculine attention — even when the man at hand is supposedly attached to one of her female friends. From Spain’s Golden Age, a bubbly ‘Betrayed’ 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z The task at hand is to rebuild this country. Britannia Unchained: Global Lessons for Growth and Prosperity – review 2012-09-27T07:00:03Z The composer Phil Kline assembled the program, briefly discussed the works and composers at hand and introduced the performances of nearly a dozen off-the-edge art songs, including several of his own. Music Review: Some Off-the-Edge Songs, Placed Front and Center 2011-05-04T22:12:30Z Afterward, she told me she was reassured by the knowledge that carabiners and cables were always close at hand. Coming Soon to an American Cliff Near You: ‘Via Ferrata’ Routes 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z Then she turned to the issue at hand: “Democracy only works when we work for it. When we fight for it. When we demand it.” Perspective | Stacey Abrams, a sea-blue dress and the politics of appearance 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Its Chong Qing chicken, which weaponizes capsaicin in just about every known form and should not be faced without a full glass of water or beer at hand, is proof of that. Little Pepper Packs More Than Heat in College Point 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z Fortunately, the orchestra’s associate conductor, Lee Mills, was at hand as Dausgaard’s substitute, and he proved the hero of the hour. Review: Seattle Symphony shines in major works by women composers, despite last-minute conductor change 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z The importance of the line, she said, is not in establishing where the action is taking place, as Goodland had done, but in bringing the reader into the fold of the people at hand. New Translations Explore Brazil’s ‘Endless and Unfinished’ Character 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z It sent an intense subliminal message that art was the subject at hand.” Revisiting Max?s, Sanctuary for the Hip 2010-09-03T15:19:00Z Curiously, one seems to be at hand, and it’s even got backing from the social scientists: It’s called the law of diminishing returns. The United States of Metrics 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Like López-Alt, he’s more interested in using whatever’s at hand to improve the texture and flavor of just about everything we eat. Cooking: ‘Asian-American,’ ‘Women Chefs of New York’ and More 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z But in this book, Riedel saves his bon mots for the offstage drama: The subject at hand in “Razzle Dazzle” is the “business of show,” not the artistic merit of the productions themselves. ‘Razzle Dazzle’ review: Michael Riedel pulls back the curtain on for Broadway 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z Pertinent to the topic at hand, however, were the pieces griping about her lack of consideration regarding the demands of parenting in either her original book or her 2016 follow-up, "Spark Joy." Everybody relax: Marie Kondo isn't a fraud. She's simply as worn-out as the rest of us 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Sheeran does his best with these tracks, and his voice shines as it twists around his own guitar and Pharrell’s beats, but ultimately his sale of the lyrical material at hand falls short. REVIEW: Ed Sheeran Multiplies His Appeal on x 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z The artist lives on a Virginia farm and works with objects at hand, but uses them to evoke larger forces, including mortality. In the galleries: Where nature and art come together What they are, though, is committed to the task at hand: some percentage of wit, wisdom and attitude that every number seems to call for and with double the amount of exposition. ‘Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square’ Review: Holiday Winks 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z Alas, Becker, probably best known for playing a soccer star in the "Goal" movie trilogy, simply isn't up to the task at hand. Panic 5 Bravo' an amateur outing on the border 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z These are intentionally not the Kennedy family’s stories or takes from their intimates, but the people who had enough of a professional closeness to be at hand when the assassination happened. “JFK: One Day in America” restores the humanity to one of America's most dramatized tragedies 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z The bass playing comes across as a physical force, and the vocals sound close at hand. New Music from Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka Flame 2011-08-08T22:27:29Z I decided to focus on the issue at hand. Motherlode: When Adults Call Children Names 2011-04-15T15:32:17Z I don’t really need any help to keep focused on the job at hand — it’s so all-consuming. James Spader on 'The Blacklist': 'I Don't Know What Our Competition Is' 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z Instead, simply fix a constant gaze on the listener and show them that you’re fully concentrated on the matter at hand. 7 Body Language Tricks to Make People Like You 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z This wasn’t so much a change of heart as a belief in using the instrument that worked with the current job at hand. The Washington gambler 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Whether dancing or singing, the performers hovered on the edge of earnest and deadpan, and the repetitive choreography, which served to accent the music or the topic at hand, was purposely rough. Dance Review: Insects Flee, and Kitty Seeks Revenge 2011-05-22T20:58:11Z Bolognese, chili, soups and stews will be that much closer at hand. Canning class postscript: You preserved stuff. Now use it. He will usually have some sort of rationalization ready at hand — he is not the psychopath who rejects moral concepts altogether — but the rationalizations are becoming ever thinner, ever more difficult to identify. How Fox News created a new culture of idiots 2012-10-28T12:00:00Z No matter the topic at hand, Ms. Callaghan’s writing, whether in plays like “Roadkill Confidential” and “That Pretty Pretty,” or the cable series “Shameless” and “The United States of Tara,” is florid and highly flammable. Review: ‘Everything You Touch,’ a Brash Examination of Self-Image 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Pete, clad in a red sweater and garish plaid pants, gets mad at Don for showing up for a golf outing in office attire; he's in the wrong "disguise" for the task at hand. 'Mad Men' recap: Zou bisou boohoo 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z A catastrophe is at hand, thanks to global warming. Is Global Warming the 21st Century’s Black Death? 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z There was some other more personal truth at hand that remained unreachable. Why I tried to be a punk 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Tagging along with his mother on errands, he would draw all day, using whatever was at hand — a pencil, sticky pad notes. He Likes ‘Staying Under the Radar,’ but His Art Is Getting Noticed 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z I was attempting to write the inaugural poem — agonizing, spinning in the thickets with the task at hand. In a Commanding Literary Voice, Maya Angelou Sang Out to the World 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z The use of the “anatomy” structure was also, she added, “about that quest of shifting the narrative away from individual women, and toward an examination of the pressures and stereotypes at hand.” Our trainwrecks, ourselves: Why women hate on hot messes and other toxic female tropes 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z Inside, the house has the snug plenitude of a man who likes his comforts close at hand. Snooki?s Time on ?Jersey Shore? 2010-07-23T21:47:00Z As he notes, while the official Chinese workday is 8 hours, the norm at Foxconn is more like 12 and even longer when the introduction of a product is at hand. | 'The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs': ?The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs? ? Review 2011-10-18T02:01:31Z But the soiree at hand was on an altogether different level. How to Host a Dinner Party, and Also Enjoy It. Really. 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z With careful planning, the right organization tools and a few tips, a galley kitchen like mine can actually be the best kind of kitchen because everything you need is right at hand. 10 ways to make a tiny kitchen work for you 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Any professional writer of Wells’ experience knows book titles and text are locked down months ahead of time, which in this case meant long before The Reckoning was at hand. New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells reviewed my book; now I know why so many chefs hate him 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z All are on vital, return-to subjects, which is why I keep these precious things, in no particular order, near at hand on the shelf. The Best Art Books of 2017 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z The walk back to town after the performance, passing through evergreens beside a wide rushing stream, with stars seemingly close at hand amid the cool night air, was a tonic. Dance Review: Nature Paints Backdrop for City Ballet?s Stars 2011-08-03T22:21:36Z Tattoo artist Teddy, always with a sketchbook at hand, tells Ruthie, “You’re so pretty I need to buy a pencil sharpener.” Review | Sally Thorne’s ‘Second First Impressions’ is full of cracking attraction and cackling laughs 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z At home the rising of the moon brings a mother’s absence — she works the night shift at the brewery — and a father’s frustration, which is relieved only by violence inflicted on whomever is at hand. Books of The Times: ?We the Animals,? by Justin Torres - Review 2011-09-01T22:00:18Z The last people you should trust when seeking answers are those shifty characters who have immersed themselves in the subject at hand. If you want my opinion, what we need are experts, not windbags 2013-02-24T00:05:40Z Ms. Monk is observed working out the details of the performance in rehearsal and on site, not so much imposing a plan as coaxing form out of the materials — human, musical and architectural — at hand. DVDs: New DVDs, ?Word Is Out? and ?Meredith Monk? 2010-05-30T01:53:00Z Reading it with the two previous editions near at hand, one realizes how relatively scant Gardner’s first set of annotations was, especially after fifty subsequent years of other annotated classics, all of which Gardner inspired. Who Can Be Finished With Alice? 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z But inspiration was also nearer at hand: Beacon Hill Park, the subject of many Carr paintings. Vancouver Island, Through an Artist’s Eyes 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z The works at hand, as often as not, make their own appeal, independent of any idea they are intended to express. ‘Marks of Genius,’ Works From the Bodleian, at the Morgan 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Guns present danger at a distance, with little action at hand beside ducking, diving, sliding, pointing, running, and reloading, which are, for the most part, cinematic clichés piled atop one another in a rapid montage. The Good and the Bad in “Central Intelligence” 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z I asked, trying to focus on matters at hand. My terrifying chemical storms 2014-01-12T21:00:00Z Such a collision is also present in a talisman that Mr. Baitz almost always has close at hand. Possessed: Better Penmanship, Less Pain 2011-02-05T00:51:47Z For me, growing up in the Maryland suburbs of Silver Spring and Rockville meant living in a household with ample amounts of corn flakes available at hand. Once a cure for deviant behaviors, Kellogg's Corn Flakes continue to be a blueprint for all cereals 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z Her experience was relevant to the issue at hand, so she shared it. Attention, pro-choice Democrats: It’s time to start sharing your abortion stories 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Using tools she had at hand — her wit, her phone — she built an enormous audience for her short-form videos mocking Trump’s remarks on everything from the coronavirus to crustaceans. She Went Viral Mocking Trump. Now Sarah Cooper Is Taking on a New Role. 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z That’s the cheerful yet self-doubting story at the heart of “Popstar,” one that extends far beyond the comedy at hand and the specific pop astuteness and gets to the experience of the filmmakers themselves. “Popstar”: A Well-Tuned Satire of Celebrity Self-Indulgence 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z The premiere at hand was a choral arrangement of “The New Rule,” a succinct Rumi setting in English translation from Mr. Glass’s 1997 opera, “Monsters of Grace.” Make Music New York: ‘The New Rule’ at Make Music New York 2012-06-23T00:22:58Z “But when the music starts, we are professionals, and our thoughts move to the performance at hand.” Ukrainian Dancers Find Shelter Abroad as War Rages at Home 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z She possesses the grace and determination to execute any task at hand with astonishing efficiency. Did slaves catch your seafood? 2012-05-21T14:26:00Z "Based on the facts and the evidence at hand, I believe this is the right decision," Alvarez said in the statement. 4 won't face retrial in 1994 Englewood killing 2012-01-18T06:00:00Z The two congressmen laughed and joked together in front of the cameras; the jabs remained focused on the contest at hand. Washington is more polarized than ever — but the bipartisan party scene rages on 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Or it suggests that Ms. Harris consciously and strategically crafted her image to ensure that it could not distract from the duty at hand. Kamala Harris, in Southeast Asia and in Uniform 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Following a single project through numerous permutations is especially satisfying, particularly when the questions at hand are so rich, and the artist so ambitious. The Week Ahead: Oct. 7 — 13 2012-10-07T07:30:05Z It doesn’t help that Poulter and O’Toole give clumsily shaped performances that distract from the violence at hand rather than heighten it. 'Detroit' Is an Important, Flawed Look at American History 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z We're finding a way to try to encapsulate some of those feelings while telling the story at hand, which is certainly not about people living through these exact times. "Dead to Me" creator on the show's secret to success: "I'm interested in genre-nonconforming" 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z And the families of the dead much prefer an ether-filled universe in which the lost souls of the dead remain close at hand. Books of The Times: ‘Archangel,’ by Andrea Barrett 2013-09-02T21:41:52Z “This is my very favorite room,” said Knottingham, who used to run a tea shop, and is well versed in the material at hand. Seattle Art Museum is open again. Here’s how the first day went 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z The task at hand: determining whether two women who were photographed at a tech summit in Italy were, in fact, at this tech summit in Italy. Perspective | The case of the Photoshopped female CEOs 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z Now that the album's ready to roll out and a tour is at hand, Homme finds it easier to talk about. Heavy new QOTSA album looks at life after death 2013-06-03T15:25:08Z But when Mat finally agrees to marry Anna, redemptive happiness seems at hand. Anna Christie ? review 2011-08-09T22:12:00Z Tyson is recalling the product "out of an abundance of caution," noting that the concern at hand involves "small, pliable metal pieces." Tyson foods recalls a dinosaur-shaped frozen chicken nuggets due to "metal pieces" 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z It requires not just being able to read lines, but to be inside them and to know enough about whatever subject is at hand to go beyond them. Nobody punctures blowhards better than Jon Stewart on 'The Daily Show' 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z All it can offer, in good times or bad, is a view of the world we want to live in rather than the world at hand. The Saint Who Stopped an Epidemic Is on Lockdown at the Met 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Until fairly recently, the question at hand — do you want to become a parent? — wasn’t really a question so much as a pervasive social expectation. Deciding whether to have kids has never been more complex. Enter parenthood-indecision therapists. 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z This is why, he argued, Big Towel launches such regular broadsides at hand dryers. Hand dryers v paper towels: the surprisingly dirty fight for the right to dry your hands 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z And so millions of aspiring 3-year-old princesses hum "Someday my prince will come!" to themselves, turning their backs on the sweetness of the day at hand. "Mad Men": Stillbirth of the American dream 2010-07-17T23:01:00Z She keeps paperback editions of both books, marked with slips of paper, close at hand to read from. Review: An Autumnal Patti Smith Remembers Summer in ‘Words and Music’ 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z Before his death, Fitzgerald saw another world war at hand. This Week in Fiction: The Lost Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z The latter is a fine example of the issue at hand. Watching scary movies in the dark: The success of “Don’t Breathe” and the resurgence of horror 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z So does her text setting, which closely follows the spirit, if not every gesture, of the poetry at hand, just as Mr. Barrière’s video mirrors the timbres, shapes and imagery of Ms. Saariaho’s music. Music Review: Kaija Saariaho?s ?Voix, Espace? at Zankel Hall 2012-03-07T00:06:13Z “For all the good that seeing traditionally marginalized people fighting crime does though, there are still two pressing matters at hand,” writes Charles Pulliam-Moore of Fusion. Marvel’s Trump agenda: Maybe it’s no accident that fans have to push for equality and diversity at every turn 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Perhaps the drawing served as a catalog for works that were to be stored, so that he could later recall what was no longer at hand. Soot, Spit and Paper: James Castle’s Transfixing Worlds 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z “Am glad that following a balanced approach we resolved the task at hand in a pragmatic and positive manner.” India's censors clear Bollywood movie, objectors say protests to conti 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z Occasionally he tapped people he knew to serve as models for photographs, especially family members who were more likely to abide by his policy of offering no context for the project at hand. One Hundred Artists Rolled Into One Man 2011-12-16T16:41:49Z “The task at hand is so hard that our men won’t even think about battling each other until the finish line,” Desgranges said before the stage. How it feels to tackle the Tour de France's 'final battle' – the Col d'Izoard 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Because of the looseness of its anniversary theme — or, perhaps, the nature of the Tanglewood Music Center itself — the festival escaped the biggest danger of theme-driven programming: becoming prisoner to the topic at hand. Music: Festival of Contemporary Music at Tanglewood 2010-08-17T22:36:00Z I was grateful not to be visiting in January but still, I quickly realized I wasn’t quite prepared for the task at hand. In Scotland, Guts, Glory and Haggis 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Xenakis's music – and its preternaturally brilliant performers - allows its listeners to witness seismic events close at hand, to be at the middle of a musical happening of cosmic intensity. A guide to Iannis Xenakis's music 2013-04-23T16:57:59Z The decision to perform indoors made sense on Tuesday evening, when the program at hand was Viennese chamber music. Music Review: Viennese Chamber Music at Washington Square Festival 2012-07-19T21:45:52Z Sure, there are more pressing matters at hand in Washington right now than lapel widths. From President Macron, a Lesson in Style 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Martin Bernheimer, then a critic for The Los Angeles Times, wrote that “Shapero reveals himself here as a superb craftsman, an artist totally in control of the grandiose variables at hand.” Harold Shapero, 93, American Neo-Classical Composer, Dies 2013-05-22T03:58:50Z Fellow travelers and staff can also be great resources on where to go and what to do in the city at hand, or in surrounding ones. Four experts on cheap travel share their best tips for maximizing value while vacationing 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Those receiving bad news hardly seem to suffer, and helpful friends with soothing smiles are always close at hand. | 'The Human Comedy': World War II and Coconut Cream Pie 2011-05-24T21:48:44Z The show’s star was undoubtedly Crowe, who tuned the color of her soprano to the music at hand. Review: Handel’s ‘Serse,’ With Yuks and Exquisite Playing 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Listening, I feel like I finally grasp the topic at hand. The Art of the Impeachment Podcast 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Handel, himself, couldn’t keep his mitts off it — snipping, scribbling in and rewriting parts to tailor this eternally popular oratorio to the performing forces at hand. Review | NSO presents a muddled ‘Messiah,’ but all is not lost 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z It’s a resort-town fantasy of creature comforts close at hand and, of course, it’s a drinking song. Jimmy Buffett Was More Than Beaches and Booze 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z The solidarity, the cold and the mission at hand — go somewhere but get back to where you started, too — delivers its own sense of purpose. In New Hampshire, Can Bretton Woods Get Gnarly? 2011-02-18T19:55:00Z It’s too often the case that the “issue” plays Arena mounts don’t live up to the vitality of the subjects at hand. Review | A new play asks: Should the Internet let you erase your past bad acts? 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Fear not, for help is at hand: galloping on to our screens this week comes a fresh new Robin Hood in the form of Taron Egerton, the boyish hero of the Kingsman movies. How the Robin Hood myth was turned on its head by rightwingers 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z A book browser, Motherwell kept a varied assortment at hand. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Motherwell 2010-02-01T00:00:00Z Also part of the “grawful” moment is the loss of his mother five years ago, a memory still near at hand. Dan Savage at Midlife: ‘It’s ... “grawful”?’ 2013-05-26T01:41:37Z So unless you keep Larkin’s collected poetry at hand — which isn’t a bad idea — you aren’t likely to gain much from these close readings. Book review: ‘Philip Larkin: Life, Art and Love,’ by James Booth It's an ingenious way to keep the game's tasks at hand at all times, while giving direct goals to hit. Game On: "Case Zero" prequel delivers zombie kills 2010-09-07T20:49:00Z “Probably more problematic is whether a single test is representative of the problem at hand,” he said. EPA reverses water pollution decision after lobbyist steps in 2013-03-13T22:51:00Z To build a case with the evidence at hand requires a great deal of speculation, with the inevitable protrusion of the nonscientific worldview. Nicholas Wade’s ‘A Troublesome Inheritance’ 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Red Light New Music’s thematic concerts can seem either inventive or fanciful, depending on whether a listener is persuaded that the works at hand touch on the program’s unifying notion. Music Review: Red Light New Music Plays Christopher Cerrone - Review 2011-10-08T00:56:13Z The task at hand was not just to ensure that they braided just so, but also to cloak every movement and interaction in apparent serendipity. Odyssey Works Makes Art for and About One Person 2012-10-07T05:10:06Z Despite the diversity of its contents, something like Phillips’s unpretentious, workmanlike concentration on the task at hand can be seen in one way or another throughout “A Shared Legacy.” ‘A Shared Legacy,’ at the American Folk Art Museum 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z The problem, according to the filmmakers, is that Buckley and Vidal let their personalities and personal enmities take precedence over the issues and the forum and let the high-minded possibilities at hand degenerate into spectacle. Buckley, Vidal, and the Birth of Buzz 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z Simon admitted that the conclusion of his “Plot Against America” is a good deal darker and more uncertain than Roth’s, a reflection of the cultural moment at hand. ‘The Plot Against America’ Imagines the Rise of an Intolerant Demagogue 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z First, let's talk about the matter at hand – Jump Street! Jonah Hill: 'Having a bad day doesn't reflect who I am as a person' 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z A "last supper" scene in which the monks, knowing that their hour of trial is at hand, sit down together to eat, left Cannes audiences speechless. Cannes film festival: Kiarostami's scenes from a fake marriage 2010-05-18T21:00:00Z The lion’s painstakingly chased fur recalls the contrasts of clean and striated bronze in Bertoldo’s “Orpheus,” though now the technology at hand is different. In the Swim of Digital Images, There’s Nothing Boring About Sculpture 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Other points are more descriptive: Distractions disappear as their attention remains solely with the task at hand, though effortlessly so. It’s great to be ‘in the zone’ — while working, exercising and creating art. Here’s how to get there. 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Not only a noted historian, he was a public intellectual of rigour, unrelenting in his pursuit of the issue at hand. Not Me: A German Childhood by Joachim Fest – review 2012-08-10T21:55:03Z They have stretched the medium out and plumped it up, throwing in new ideas, politics, storytelling and whatever else is at hand. Review | I used to think Ansel Adams’s photographs were boring. This exhibition changed that. 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z With a lightweight attack and a deft tangle of dissonance, this solo articulated something essential about the music at hand, and by extension the mind behind it. Matt Mitchell’s Jazz Gallery Concert Showcased New Material 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Mr. Blight poses profound and thoughtful questions, but I don’t think they get to the issue at hand. Sept. 11 Memorial Museum Conversation 2012-06-05T16:40:23Z Describing the things they would never be able to do together, she said they moved on to “Plan ‘Be,’ ” or enjoying the moment at hand and the times shared with their three children. Amy Krouse Rosenthal, author of best-selling children’s books, touching farewell essay, dies at 51 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Kid specifics aside: For one’s peace of mind, it’s a good idea in general not to jump to the worst conclusion available from the facts at hand. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: She’s upset that her sister hasn’t designated her as her baby’s guardian 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z If the specter of death haunted this wistful, articulate swan song, prospects of preservation and renewal were also at hand. Critic’s Notebook: Robert Ashley’s Work Lives On at the Whitney Biennial 2014-04-14T21:19:51Z Now, with the album’s arrival at hand, she was feeling apprehensive. Charlotte Gainsbourg Finds Her Own Voice 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z He ends on a note of solemn disappointment—not without frustration or irritation, but markedly restrained, especially for the subject at hand. Larry Wilmore’s big night: Late night’s elder statesman steps up in tonight’s career-defining role 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z Their dream was to sit in on a terrace halfway up a mountain, with tea steeping, an ink-brush at hand, a friend at the door and a waterfall splashing nearby. Chinese Landscapes at the Met: If Those Mountains Could Talk 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z "Then the second they step in front of that furnace, they feel the 2,100 degrees blowing at them and they're focused on the task at hand." Everett arts center revitalizes downtown, artists 2012-02-15T23:05:05Z Which makes sense, given that Mr. Frisell composed these pieces for a multimedia commission, with the photographs close at hand. The Week Ahead: Nov. 14-20 2010-11-14T06:30:00Z But some of this year’s most striking gift books evoke the natural beauty of monuments much nearer at hand. The Season’s Fashion Books From Cindy Crawford, Terry Richardson and More 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Which is just to say that Mr. Rock was alert to the contradictory nature of the task at hand. Let’s Talk About the Oscars: An Evening of Squirming 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Perhaps not surprising, given her subject matter, she wrote with a wooden baseball bat and a gun at hand, telling interviewers that she saw the world as a dangerous place. Ann Rule, Best-Selling Author of True-Crime Books, Dies at 83 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z In any case, the cure for chile overdrive is at hand in the form of Dhamaka’s only dessert. At Dhamaka, Chintan Pandya Shows He’s Not Fooling Around 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z A new cultural revolution is at hand, and many of its leaders are even more smug and self-righteous than the counterculture activists who, back in the 1960s, also thought they could change the world. The TV Watch: Nerds Get Their Due on ‘Silicon Valley’ and ‘Veep’ 2014-04-04T00:00:25Z Is it linguistic blackface, with all that implies, or a 12-year-old’s guileless attempt to cobble together a voice of his own from what’s nearest at hand? Bridging the Racial Divide in a Middle School Friendship 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z Just as resilient as her weird circumstances demand, she’s always willing to construct a home and family from the scraps at hand. Book review: ‘The Rise & Fall of Great Powers,’ by Tom Rachman But let's return to the archives at hand, and consider a most articulate component. Imagining Africa, past and present 2013-02-13T08:33:51Z “Like Mike, Lucas, Dustin and Eleven, we must remain focused on the task at hand and hold this administration accountable,” Cicilline added. Aliens as immigrants: How ‘Arrival’ became the latest political sci-fi film 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z But he is not a virtuoso, and he keeps aggression and chaotic noise close at hand. Review: Chris Forsyth & the Solar Motel Band, Building to Dramatic Peaks 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z What makes the series sing is its lack of sentimentality for the toys at hand. The Toys That Made Us: Netflix's show will make you rethink your childhood 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z For the present, Mr. Gaytten prefers to focus on the work at hand. Bill Gaytten, Out From the Shadows Cast by John Galliano 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z But here's what I keep at hand for this drink: How to make a Fascinator, a minty Kentucky Derby cocktail that isn't a julep — or made with bourbon 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z In the six big oil paintings in his new show at James Harris Gallery, Noah Davis' eye is fiercely focused on the dynamics of the action at hand. 'Noah Davis: Savage Wilds': Trash TV as elegant art 2012-08-02T20:17:14Z Referencing evidence seems to be enough to satisfy almost everyone, as few bother to check the evidence referenced, to see if it is actually connected to the story at hand. Never forget David Bowie masterminded "the biggest art hoax in history" 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z Judging by the evidence at hand, Gurney definitely improved with age. Review: The Ages of A.R. Gurney in the Wistful ‘Final Follies’ 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Perhaps the pomegranate at hand was not perfectly ripe? The viral pomegranate cutting hack we’ve been waiting for 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z With every chauvinistic remark played for its clumsy shock value, not enough focus is given to the central relationship at hand. This 'Dolls House' shuts the door on a nuanced examination of a marriage 2011-01-25T22:50:25Z In addition to the distance between them, there were other serious issues at hand. Let’s Eat Grandma’s Electro Pop Is Glittery. Its Subjects Are Weighty. 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z These words – their ferocity and speed, their disconnection from the matter at hand -- tend to jostle us loose from this moment, distance us from the action, alienate us from what's actually happening on the screen. Is "Treme" still great? 2010-05-22T23:01:00Z He's like a well-loved college professor whose classes are lessons in far more than the subject at hand. Van Dyke Parks: 'I was victimised by Brian Wilson's buffoonery' 2013-05-09T17:30:01Z Following this year's festivities, many concertgoers took issue with Frank Ocean's disappointing headliner performance while some took issue with a more pressing matter at hand: the festival food. Attending a music festival this summer? Here’s how much you can expect to spend on food 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z Shimomura smiles, shakes his head and continues the task at hand. Review | At Nasime, an intimate dining room delivers big personality 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z The near-illegibility of the original annotations as reproduced on the backs of the paper CD sleeves forces one to keep the book close at hand as you wend your way through the often-confusing layout. Jascha Heifetz's vast recorded legacy lives on 2011-06-08T13:53:00Z Luckily, however, a solution to at least one such conundrum is at hand. Fake News Jeans: Travesty or Sign of Our Era? 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z The songs do not function the way songs normally do; they never address the situation at hand, and sometimes even contradict it. Who Says You Can’t Give Tony Awards in an Abbreviated Season? 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z But this anatomical inferiority complex often results in books that spend their time trying to persuade the reader that the particular tissue at hand is important while missing the wonder and poetry of our bodies. No Better Time to Consider Our Lungs 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Most of us sense, at times, that there are parts of the electromagnetic spectrum not accessible with the tools at hand. ‘The Premonitions Bureau’ Recounts Crowdsourcing the Supernatural 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z Without the story closer at hand, Mr. Levy seems to pronounce and exalt rather than to delve and persuade. ‘Huck Finn’s America’ by Andrew Levy 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z I have to be very grounded in understanding what the job at hand is. Tracie Bennett as Judy Garland in ?End of the Rainbow? 2012-03-30T15:00:00Z In turn, Trump may need to overcome any anxiety he may experience about not being sufficiently knowledgeable about the issues at hand. These Trump and Clinton debate tactics will make you a better public speaker 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z In Davis’s stories, the mundane and the fathomless appear together on the same street, and calamity is always close at hand. 100 Notable Books of 2014 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z Today, as we inch closer to the realization of self-driving cars and delivery by drone, that future seems close at hand. New York Art Galleries: What to See Right Now 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z I’m sure that’s a wildly oversimplified version of the task at hand, but maybe it’s a decent place to start. Finn Wittrock: The First Time I Started a Theater Company 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z In the last few weeks, Burton made sure to remind his followers of the goal at hand with a brief but eloquent tweet that called attention to not landing the gig yet. "Jeopardy!" finally taps LeVar Burton as a guest host, heeding the wisdom of concerted fan campaign 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z Both place stock in developing mental models of activities, aspiring to an ideal form of the task at hand. Getting the most out of one’s self 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z No one was focussing on the issues at hand: police shootings; a judicial system systematically biased against African-Americans; an educational system desperately in need of reform; racial injustice. Malcolm Jenkins’s Message for Those Not Listening 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z In general Mr. Graae isn’t shy about stealing the spotlight from the subject at hand. Theater Review: ‘Inventing Mary Martin,’ With 3 Singers in the Title Role 2014-04-28T02:00:01Z Film is the best way to explain a point of view or a task at hand.'' Clippers' Davis Vies for Emmy for Gang Documentary 2010-09-20T21:59:00Z How to create visual variety for moviegoers while keeping them focused on the awful job at hand? Danny Boyle's 127 Hours: An Existential Great Escape 2010-09-15T18:45:00Z Having richly layered scores at hand also helped dispel any sense of constriction, and Mr. Zehetmair offered a typically hefty program. Music Review: Emotional Essays and a Soliloquy for the Violin 2011-05-23T21:02:07Z Did you have any discussions with your castmates or Night about how you would approach the choice at hand in the film? What Would the Cast of ‘Knock at the Cabin’ Do? 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Their parrying of riddles and jawboning always distract them from dangers at hand, yes? For the 'Fargo' Finale, Many Unanswered Questions 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Is it possible to pick a “fair and impartial” jury in such a high-profile case with such sensitive subjects at hand? A week into Harvey Weinstein’s trial, here’s what we know and we can expect as the high-profile case continues 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z And characters needed to be cut, not just for impatient TV viewers, but for the quality of the stories at hand. 'Game Of Thrones' Season 5 Trailer Looks Terrific 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z But, Blount thinks “that isn’t really germane to the problem at hand.” Dumber than Fox News: Super Bowl hype is brain-dead sports media at its worst 2014-01-31T19:51:00Z To call these men and women corrections officers undersells what they do as they are the extreme watchdogs who send ordinary guards to jail and the criminals at hand to solitary confinement and longer sentences. | 'The Squad: Prison Police': A&E Reality Show Spotlights Police Unit in Prison 2010-08-04T22:37:00Z "We pray for her and that the cure for this wretched disease will be close at hand soon." Actor Pierce Brosnan's daughter dies of ovarian cancer 2013-07-02T12:35:04Z By constantly loading the mind with other processes, it leaves less “mind” for the task at hand. Scarcity changes how we think 2013-09-08T12:30:00Z “I will not allow questions about my serving as a legislator and prosecutor to cloud the real issue at hand,” she said. ‘Rust’ Prosecutor Steps Down After Baldwin Challenges Appointment 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z His downfall, and perhaps his destiny, is perpetually and harrowingly close at hand. Adam Sandler on plunging into the Safdies’ ‘Uncut Gems’ 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Returning to the matter at hand, though: Richards really nailed his two weeks. "Jeopardy!" is likely naming this man you never heard of as host – apparently the job was always his 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z Baking is the perfect way to unplug from the world around you because it requires you to stop worrying and start focusing on the task at hand, if only for a short while. You can bake this quick loaf with ingredients on hand in your pantry, because substitutions are easy 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z Weaving around the low white pedestals that these nine little patches of paradise reside on, you may suspect that the Kingdom of Heaven, while surely at hand, is in need of some protection. Ablaze With Art: Thriving Galleries in Lower Manhattan 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z I keep what I admire close at hand. The Best Book That Amor Towles Ever Received as a Gift 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z The science of climate change is not the issue at hand. The weather used to be good for small talk. Now it’s dead serious. 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z Each song begins with an idea and whatever instrument is closest at hand. Blues, jazz, electronica. It all flows through Ben LaMar Gay. 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Despite all the silliness that’s piling up here — and it is getting almost as tall as Trump Tower — there is a serious principle at hand. Joe Scarborough defends schmoozing with Trump as ‘the Washington way’ 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Whether constructing a cathedral or baking a croissant, there is an inherent embrace of quality, design and craftsmanship for the task at hand. 36 Hours in Barcelona: Hidden Gems 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z You manifest an amazing ability to concentrate on the issue at hand, and are difficult to distract from issues that are important. Will this personality test make you insane? 2011-04-07T22:08:00Z It also fosters an abiding appreciation for the gesticulative art of the all-deaf performers, whose interactions — whatever the emotion at hand — have the expressiveness of choreography. 'The Tribe' an unusual, powerful look at criminality 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Hall is the kind of character who leads his team into battle from the front and understands the complexities of the task at hand. Tony Hall has the PR skills to command the media circus 2013-04-03T14:35:45Z But even though we all have an opinion about Woody Allen’s personal life, the mystery of it isn’t one we can solve with the information at hand. Woody Allen Sidesteps a Rape Joke in Cannes 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Throughout the show, Mr. Leibowitz plays sleight of hand with art, history and identity, suggesting that you use whatever materials are at hand, from self-deprecation to cheap ceramics. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z Such unlooked-for artists learn to make do with their situations, with the rough materials at hand. Paper Gallery: ‘Joe’s Junk Yard,’ by Lisa Kereszi, and More 2012-10-18T21:31:56Z But instead of moving to the next world, Sam becomes a ghost, and he’s incredibly confused by the situation at hand. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Homeland’ and ‘High Maintenance’ 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z Mr. Bispo do Rosário created feverishly, working with whatever materials were at hand. Dance Review: Mimulus Dance Company Opens Jacob’s Pillow Season 2012-06-22T22:43:21Z I also think it’s an excellent opportunity to look at it as the latest point in a sequence of tensions, and treat the whole tension this time — not just the issue at hand. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: The truth behind your daughter-in-law’s aversion to events 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Alternatively, with Auld Lang Syne still ringing in your ears, enter 2011 in the spirit of forgiveness, with bygones bygone and hatchets at hand, ready for burial. Beginning a new year of reading 2010-12-31T09:00:03Z My second thought was, Hey, Professor K: Isn't your level of righteous indignation a little out of balance with the matter at hand? Look at him: Why can’t straight guys acknowledge male beauty without freaking out? 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Compounding the issue, little help is at hand for those suffering from mental illness. In modernizing India, suicide is on the rise among young 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z But these do little to lighten the load or divert us in any meaningful way from that pesky issue at hand: double suicide. 'Amour Fou,' about a suicide pact, moves at glacial pace 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z The event at hand was mounted by Distinguished Concerts International New York, a producing organization that regularly presents choral extravaganzas with participants from around the world. Music Review: Eric Whitacre and His ?Paradise Lost? at Carnegie 2010-06-16T20:23:00Z After all, times are tough and one of the best things we can do is stay connected to our local communities and feel comforted by knowing we're not alone — help is at hand. Growing your own food and foraging can help tackle your ballooning grocery bill. Here’s how 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z The rag paper has held up relatively well, she said, partly because Mr. Lockard’s family largely kept the works in drawers or files at hand rather than boxed up in storage. Antiques: Mystery at Drayton Hall: The Hunt for a Watercolor 2010-07-15T22:01:00Z Young listeners will understand that there is power and joy in recognizing the richness of what is right at hand and in giving thanks for one’s present moment. Three children’s and young-adult books we love, November edition 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z But on the subject at hand they were united — and astonished. Their Parents Were Holocaust Survivors. That Wasn’t Their Only Secret. 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z For a story of survival the full potential of the richly resonant history at hand feels untapped. Movie Review: ‘Gei Oni’ (‘Valley of Strength’), Directed by Dan Wolman 2012-07-13T00:02:44Z It also seemed telling and weighted beyond the incident at hand, that Henry in yelling at Betty about Carla’s dismissal warned: “There are no fresh starts.” ArtsBeat: 'Mad Men' Watch: A Whole New Kind of Clich? 2010-10-18T05:53:00Z “Am glad that following a balanced approach we resolved the task at hand in a pragmatic and positive manner.” India's censors clear Bollywood movie, objectors say protests to conti 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z “I’m not on Twitter or anything else,” Stimson said, “because it distracts from the task at hand.” ‘It’s absolutely gripping.’ Washington races to make sense of the Mueller report 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z Who do you ask to be your children’s guardian when there’s no obvious choice at hand? Motherlode Blog: How do you choose a legal guardian for your child when there's no obvious choice? 2012-01-27T18:28:53Z Sitting by a piano with glasses of wine they discussed the subject at hand. Dance Review: Jennifer Lacey in ?Gattica? for American Realness - Review 2012-01-15T23:13:51Z In the world of public discourse, ad hominem is a means of attacking one's rhetorical opponent by questioning his or her reputation or expertise rather than sticking to the issue at hand. 10 Latin phrases people pretend to understand 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z The seventh anniversary of the Sudden Departure is at hand, and with it the widespread belief that something monumental is about to happen. ‘The Leftovers’ Season 3, Episode 6: The End Is Near 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z The resulting self-portrait is comically proud and self-mocking, in equal measures creative and blocked, productive and frustrated, forward-moving and nostalgic, haunted both by past tragedies and by a new one at hand—his grave illness. Movie of the Week: “Caro Diario” 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Mr. Nuttall introduces the works at hand with amusing but mostly pertinent commentary about the music and composers, but you never know what to expect from him. Music Review: New Works Enliven Spoleto Festival USA 2012-06-04T22:14:32Z My breasts are not the topic at hand in the workplace. In "Pretty Bitches," women confront the words used to put them in their place 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z The largest prop is a towering Trojan horse, made of the debris the battle-weary Greeks would have had at hand, mostly used weapons and war junk. Music Review: ‘Les Troyens,’ at the Royal Opera House in London 2012-06-26T21:10:52Z Heroes from Sir Lancelot to Tom Mix wore white in the great contests to express purity and single-minded devotion to the task at hand. John Travolta's white suit to star in V&A exhibition 2012-08-06T23:16:00Z Or, in my case — in the particularly high-stakes conversation at hand — it was the bubble that popped up to indicate typing, then disappeared to show he had stopped. Texting Anxiety Caused by Little Bubbles 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z His total concentration on the task at hand feels like mindfulness. Move over Attenborough: why Bob Ross's art lessons are TV's ultimate stressbuster 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z It seems obvious that a lemon ginger variety does the job at hand perfectly, but any tea would likely work fine here. A holiday classic takes vacation: Blueberry gingerbread is worth turning on the oven for in summer 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z All this prompted Yeats to declare, or hope, “Surely some revelation is at hand.” ArtsBeat: The Poetry of Catastrophe 2011-03-18T19:09:01Z Tastes and sounds may change, but Hendrix always remains close at hand. Hendrix at 70: New album offers different look 2013-03-05T19:25:24Z “The mystery’s gone,” she says, with more on her mind, it seems, than the whodunit at hand. Film: ?Date Night? Adventure for Steve Carell and Tina Fey 2010-04-04T02:58:00Z The State Department urges travelers to China to keep a U.S. passport with a valid Chinese visa close at hand. State Department issues new China travel warning 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z It’s plausible that he might inject new life into the subjects at hand here. Books of The Times: In ‘Across the Pond,’ Terry Eagleton Explains the U.S. 2013-07-11T19:40:24Z These frantic, radiant, spontaneous works on paper — some made on pieces of torn Tiffany stationery, or whatever was at hand — are one of the show’s revelations. Art Review: Alfonso Ossorio, Who Knew Both Pollock and Dubuffet 2013-08-01T22:28:40Z While I’m researching and reporting on a book, I’m reading all sorts of relevant stuff — works of history, science and philosophy that shed light on the subject at hand. After a Hard Day’s Writing, Michael Pollan Likes to Unwind With a Novel 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, a valid and exciting means for enjoying opera is at hand, even if it never can replace the thrill of being there. 2010-01-13T05:54:00Z Unfortunately, these characters can get unruly, and the girls keep an axe close at hand. What Does It Mean to Be a “Real” Writer? 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z As Ms. Turkle sees it, online life tends to promote more superficial, emotionally lazy relationships, as people are “drawn to connections that seem low risk and always at hand.” Books of The Times: ?Friends? Without a Personal Touch 2011-02-21T19:16:33Z The story’s “curse” is a community’s decision to blame this incipient disaster on witchcraft, a cowardly act of scapegoating that leaves them defenseless against the very real apocalypse at hand. Turning the ‘Curse of Ham’ Into a Blessing 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Dozens of people at the concert were beaten by the Angels, with fists and pool cues and whatever else was at hand. The Chaos of Altamont and the Murder of Meredith Hunter 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z It all has to do with the energy to do the job at hand. Angela Lansbury, Chris Pine, Rajiv Joseph: Favorite memories from 50 years of Center Theatre Group 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z It inhabits one character’s struggle to imagine a bright future when a dismal present is so much closer at hand. 'Something Rich and Strange,' a Ron Rash Anthology 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Given the huge and diverse turnouts at the nationwide demonstrations over the past two weeks, is he optimistic that systemic change is at hand? Perspective | Spike Lee on his role as an artist in tumultuous times: ‘I’m built for this’ 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z The tweet lays out the tension at hand. Do it for the country? Or don’t do it at all? The dilemma facing artists at Trump’s inauguration. 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z But it reflects a kind of practical authenticity: These are the objects at hand. This Puerto Rican Sculptor Meets Disaster With Spirit 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z With no narrative at hand I concocted my own: birds chirping at dawn, migrant workers trudging through fields, an evening dance in triple time, frogs peeping at twilight. Music Review: ‘Cerchio Tagliato dei Suoni’ at the Guggenheim Museum 2012-11-21T23:01:16Z The artist observes forests of the Great Falls/Carderock area from vantages within, drawing what is close at hand. In the galleries: The free-for-all that is Artomatic 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Then again, if trying to recreate a lost object of obsession from the materials at hand was Hitchcock’s subject, then he couldn’t ask for a more fitting tribute. Review: ‘The Green Fog,’ a Salute to Hitchcock’s San Francisco 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Perhaps, with a program of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 and Mahler’s Ninth, closure of sorts was at hand. Met Orchestra With Maurizio Pollini at Carnegie Hall 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z If so, his time may be at hand. Another Tale, or Two, Of That Operatic Figaro 2011-06-03T18:19:59Z When she appeared on stage and in movies, Madonna creditably attempted to subsume her personality in to the role at hand, but mostly the charisma evaporated. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: Stepping From The Rock Arena to the Broadway Stage 2011-01-20T21:52:38Z “Chainsaw” then gets down to the bloody business at hand — chainsawing. ‘Texas Chainsaw 3D’ doesn’t leave out the ‘massacre’ 2013-01-04T17:12:08Z But I fear we diverge from the task at hand. | 'MacGruber': Will Forte in a ?Saturday Night Live? Sketch Made Film 2010-05-21T23:07:00Z “This awareness might be the reason why you keep distracting parts away and focus on the task at hand,” she says. Need a brain boost? Exercise. Plus, there are much bigger issues at hand. Fifty shades of gross – Marlon Wayans on body fungus, weird sex and Donald Trump 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Oliver charged his viewers to think critically about "the power of public shaming" and to reflect on the context, consequences and nuance of each individual situation at hand. John Oliver is right: Wield the power of public shaming responsibly 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z “In its attempt to do the right thing, Ravelry is going to create more chaos. In their attempt to jump into action immediately, they don’t work on the underlying biases at hand.” 'Knitting is political': how Trump forced the craft community to confront racism 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z Depending on the show at hand, there are plot twists and character revelations to dissect, theories to discuss and historical context to plumb. 6 TV Tie-In Podcasts to Enhance Your Next Binge 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Televisions on, laptops open, cellphones close at hand, all three hope to hear nothing while preparing for the worst. Eyes on the skies, minds on their phones: The fireworks lobby hopes for a quiet Fourth But this also distances Ms. Ryan from the plight at hand. Television Review: ‘Half the Sky,’ About Sex Trafficking, on PBS 2012-09-30T21:56:14Z When I’m cooking at home, I usually don’t have a recipe at hand. This Seafood Stew Is Endlessly Riffable 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z "It's a pretty immaterial movie for the potential risk at hand. There's no upside." Sony scraps 'Interview' release amid pressure from theaters, studios 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Much of this is home cooking, solving everyday puzzles with the tools at hand. Book Review: The Innovators by Walter Isaacson 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z When an artifact is close at hand, we see that it was once touched by another’s hand: Booth wrote these words; a Sufi scribe drew these lines. Museum Exhibitions at National Archives and the Smithsonian 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z She clipped recipes from magazines or wrote them on whatever happened to be at hand. A Mother’s Cookbook Shares More Than Recipes 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z Evenings, he’d sit on his veranda with a rifle close at hand. This North Dakota Bike Trail Is Stunning. Just Hope You Survive It. 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z The dull fact is, we spend most of our time engaged with the task at hand – rehearsing, writing, booking tours. Godspeed You! Black Emperor – the full transcript 2012-10-11T09:18:54Z He tended to pronounce on the topic rather than the book at hand. Review: Christopher Hitchens Expounds in ‘And Yet ...’ 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z There, you'll find a fireplace, comfortable chairs and a SAM curator with a video screen at hand, ready to share his or her knowledge and insights. Hotel series is where you, with snacks and drink in hand, meet the arts 2010-04-20T20:17:00Z There is also a human guide at hand in case we should stray, revolt or — heaven forfend — perish en route. Review: In ‘Remote New York,’ an Unseen Tour Guide Calls the Shots 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z That spirit of industrious innovation using whatever is at hand, and the relentless optimism in what the future might hold, are evident throughout the exhibition. Africa Style: With Freedom Came Fashion Flair 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z I think it distracted me from thinking about the larger issues at hand. Long aftermath of a mass shooting: Remembering my father, killed in 1991 at the University of Iowa 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z "The View" mimics gatherings of women where conversation turns from the purported business at hand to opinionated dish about whatever is top of mind. From Hasselbeck to McCain, "The View" needs the "right" hook when casting its conservative co-host 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z The answer depends on your recipe at hand, but it also depends on your preference and how you want the final loaf to look on the cutting board. A handy guide to homemade sandwich bread 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z The numinous experience, the thrills, they have always been near at hand. She Won a Tony. But Deirdre O’Connell ‘Can’t Think About That.’ 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z In keeping with the subject matter at hand, write your comprehensive ideas on a Post-it Note and send them our way. What doesn’t fly these days? Puffery about comforts of flying 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z But civilian officials, senior military officers and friendly journalists are always at hand to offer assurances that things are looking up. Where Does American Foreign Policy Go From Here? 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z What’s both stressful and great about this prospect is that it vastly expands the pool of movies at hand. Our Dated Model of Theatrical Release Is Hurting Independent Cinema 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z But the day of liberation may be at hand. Design Notebook: Frustrating as They Are, We Still Can’t Live Without TV Remotes 2012-05-30T22:55:39Z He liked the roots knobby texture and, without saffron at hand, felt excited by the prospect of its sun-colored hue. My dad puts turmeric in his risotto — and now I do too 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z I’m not saying they’re all horrible people, but they look at the task at hand and don’t really consider whether it’s right or wrong. Mike Judge on ‘Silicon Valley,’ T.J. Miller’s Exit and How ‘Idiocracy’ Endures 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z The urgency of the plot and, indeed, the overarching issues at hand, are diminished. ‘Pills and Starships,’ by Lydia Millet The Frye show lets you set your own pace as you stroll from room to room and shape your own narrative from the materials at hand. Seattle's Degenerate Art Ensemble gets the museum treatment at the Frye 2011-04-13T23:45:05Z Adams is known to look at scores and give frank, productive feedback, but also lessons applicable beyond the work at hand. John Adams, an American Master at 75 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z With a computer, a projector and a huge screen at hand, they proceeded to spend the next hour or so cyberspying on dozens of Dublin homes. Round House Theatre can thank Google for its set design 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Each volume, with its own editor, included a preface by Professor Barnet surveying Shakespeare’s life, work and stagecraft, followed by an introduction to the work at hand by an eminent scholar. Sylvan Barnet, Scholar, Is Dead at 89; Edited Signet Shakespeare Paperbacks 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z So there is always a playmate at hand for Chloe's favorite activity — "family fun time." Picture books for summer break 2012-06-09T02:01:04Z There is no parallel harvest of thoughtful assessments of fatherhood in evidence, and the three books at hand are a tentative start, at best. Review | Why do so many books to inspire dads end up making them feel inadequate? 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z Connery took 56% of the vote in the first round of the Radio Times poll; as befits the gravity of the issue at hand, a complicated multi-knockout round system was employed. Sean Connery voted best Bond, with Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan runners up 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z The message is harsh: No real illumination is at hand — for the soldiers or for us, the listeners. ‘The Source,’ an Oratorio About Chelsea Manning’s Leaks 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z What’s striking, above all, is how quickly Paul Strand pictures began to look like Paul Strand pictures—and how definitively they remained that way, no matter the subject at hand. Paul Strand’s Sense of Things 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Waller’s team is composed of highly individualistic, temperamental “metahumans” who need to figure out a way to blend their talents, suppress their differences and work together to complete the task at hand. Even Superheroes Punch the Clock 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z In short, the spirit of Malcolm Tucker hovers ever near at hand. Julia Louis-Dreyfus: bucking the Seinfeld 'curse' 2012-06-15T22:01:46Z But since this is a Dyer book too, it can’t just be about the subject at hand. Geoff Dyer Takes to the Streets With Garry Winogrand 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Ingredient lists were always close at hand, and sometimes prominently displayed. Gluten-Free Dining in Italy 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z It takes him 45 minutes to get around the task at hand. Dr. Oz’s Trump-infused Senate run is coming down to the wire 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Their concerns are familiar — marriage, work, children, friends, houses, bills, job and exhaustion — but also extreme, as they become implicated or embroiled in the mystery at hand. Review: In Sophie Hannah’s ‘Woman With a Secret,’ Mysteries Multiply 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z St. Patrick’s Day is at hand, and that’s why Trinity Irish Dance Company is in from Chicago to perform at the Joyce Theater this week. Trinity Irish Dance Company Review: Those Flashing, Percussive Feet 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z You'd think that at least a book review would be obliged to concentrate on the novel at hand, but no. Lionel Shriver: 'If you're thin, you are a kook; if you're fat, you're a failure' 2013-05-11T07:00:27Z With an impromptu translator at hand, she delivers a set about her tempestuous marriage, which, even across a language barrier, turns tragic, leaving the crowd in tears. Drag Queens on the Screen: There to Prove a Woman’s Authenticity 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z The mass in our body may emit weak gravity that is close at hand. Our godless brains: Emerging science reveals mind-blowing alternatives to a higher power 2014-04-26T20:00:00Z “There’s the idea of somebody having grown as an artist or having different tools at hand.” A Director?s Toughest Competition 2011-03-11T05:40:21Z At the same time, it’s a year of inside-movies practicalities, of special attention to the business at hand, because of the structural threats to the movie business from new and powerful players. The Best Movies of 2019 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Science, for both the Hitchcocks, was not a stand-alone academic discipline so much as a pervasive approach to the world at hand, woven entirely into their carnal and spiritual domains. Mushrooms, Magma and Love in a Time of Science 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Close inspection of his movies almost always reveals homages to his favorite films, quotations that frequently complement the story at hand. A Guide to Watching Scorsese Movies Like an Insider 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z What with an ongoing pandemic and a fate-of-the-world election at hand, art that can briefly transport you to another plane of existence might be especially appealing this weekend. 8 Things to Do This Halloween Weekend 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z “Yes,” is the terse reply, though it’s probably safe to assume that wherever Cornelius has been languishing, soap and a razor were not readily at hand. | ?Septien?: A Rural Homecoming Stirs Trouble 2011-07-05T21:10:09Z I'm a believer - steadfast really - in using all the resources at hand to help kids through debilitating depression and anxiety. Motherlode Blog: When Teenagers Need Antidepressants 2012-07-03T15:18:06Z Venture a few pages past the midway point of “Unprotected,” actor Billy Porter’s stirring new memoir, and you’ll discover the root of the introspective interrogation at hand. Review | Billy Porter bares his soul in ‘Unprotected’ 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Have a large, deep baking dish or casserole at hand. Here’s your ticket to a vegan take on moussaka that’s actually traditional 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z This slippery approach is one strategy for dealing with the intractable issue at hand in “A Living Documentary”: how to do the work one wants, while also earning a living. Theater Review: ‘A Living Documentary,’ a Solo Show at New York Live Arts 2014-03-07T23:19:35Z The subject at hand: the history of Jazz in July as well as its current edition, running Tuesday through Thursday, this week and next. Jazz in July Celebrates 30th Season at 92nd Street Y 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z There might be an opportunity at hand if I can actually think of what I would do. Dan Harmon on the Future of Rick and Morty and That Community Movie 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z For some reason “Cut” has travel segments with the duo, which have nothing to do with the competition at hand. ‘Making the Cut’ Is New, but the Pattern Is Familiar 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z But the show’s theme of continuity across mediums is defied, brilliantly, by two late-1950s works in brass; their spiky points show Arp’s friendly blobs evolving into something more specific to the material at hand. Art in Review: Jean Arp: ‘A Collection of Wood Reliefs and Collages’ 2012-11-08T22:38:47Z Mumbai Mariachi, for instance, sprung from imagining what a homesick Mexican who found himself in India might cook up from the ingredients at hand, says the chef. Immigrant Food connects bowls with a cause near the White House 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z PORTLAND, Ore. — There’s a touch of silver now in K. D. Lang’s punk pompadour, which she still clips herself with whatever is at hand: grape shears, cuticle scissors, a paring knife. K.D. Lang Doesn’t Have to Indulge Your Constant Cravings 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z The sky may be conventionally azure, as in the voluptuously hued “Padua Blue Wave,” but a tempest is always close at hand. In the galleries: A meeting of lines in art and architecture We pray for her, and that the cure for this wretched disease will be at hand soon. Pierce Brosnan's daughter Charlotte dies of ovarian cancer at 42 2013-07-02T12:26:59Z The tools required to work plywood were common and readily at hand; the skill required to manipulate them was relatively undemanding; carpentry was another “ordinary” everyday skill in the urban late industrial milieu. Odd Man in: The Sculptor Robert Morris, at 86, Is Still Blazing Trails 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z After all, we need to be attentive to the task at hand, right? Focus is important to productivity. But it’s daydreaming that makes us happy. 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z I’m a confirmed rereader of classic texts, and I’m happiest reading in our front room with my feet up and perhaps a cup of tea close at hand. ‘Her Prose Is Sometimes Poetry’: Why Margaret Jull Costa Loves Virginia Woolf 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z She said she hoped the works captured her ennui, stillness, worry and fear — “a sense that illness could be close at hand.” Gillian Wearing Has Turned Masks Into an Art Form 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Specifically, they provide the perfect setup for the twists and strange miracles at hand, resplendent in a selection of 32 paintings, drawings and sculptures ranging from the late 1960s through the ’70s. Art in Review: WILLEM DE KOONING: ?The Figure: Movement and Gesture? 2011-06-16T22:00:28Z Or at night he would make portraits on whatever material was at hand, whether a cheap canvas or plain cardboard. A Mexican American Artist Finds Heroes in Farmworkers 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z But back to the film at hand, though I would rather talk about almost anything else. | 'Knight and Day': Opposites Attract: Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz 2010-06-22T22:10:00Z Sometimes, you just have to use whatever human parts you have at hand. Recap: Game of Thrones Watch: The Royal Housewives of King's Landing 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z For her entranced victims, shown wading up to their chests in a consuming black void, the end is at hand. Movie Review: Scarlett Johansson as a Deadly Alien in ‘Under the Skin’ 2014-04-03T22:28:04Z To bend a famous Joan Didion quote to the subject at hand, We tell ourselves stories in order to enjoy the trampolinist. Olympics secret: They’re not about sports 2012-07-26T20:20:00Z “And if the poor things should be rich / Then there’s no end to the suitors at hand!” Photos: 100 Years of Exquisite Mourning Dresses 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Gilberto Rivera, a former Brooklyn street artist, also made use of resources at hand. Making Art When ‘Lockdown’ Means Prison 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z Working with heavy vintage shirts, hoodies, trucker hats, bomber jackets, whatever was at hand, Mr. Thomas would frequently screen-print the brand’s logo, adding paint or other flourishes as the feeling struck. Is It Street Wear or Is It Art? 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Younger listeners, who came of age with the phrase “cultural appropriation” close at hand, are perhaps even more awake to issues of insidious creative pilfering, particularly across racial or ethnic lines. Going to Graceland 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Still, most gardeners use whatever safe manure is at hand. Why manure rules in the garden 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z I see the task at hand really differently, for better or for worse. “The World Is, of Course, Insane”: An Interview with Errol Morris 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z When every news cycle brings a fresh opportunity for an off-the-cuff civics lesson, it’s useful to have funny, factual books about the United States close at hand to ground the discussions. Help: My Child Doesn’t Know Another President Besides the Current One 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z If you suffer from a lacklustre text life, help is at hand. Lost for words? A new app writes witty texts so you don’t have to 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z With over 70 people represented, it shows how they erode the traditional boundaries between artistic disciplines simply by doing what they want with what is at hand. Exhibitions at Sean Kelly, Pavel Zoubok and Salon 94 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z The bassist is the branch manager of the music — dispensing the helpful notes, keeping everyone on time and focused on the job at hand. For D.C.’s older jazz artists, scarcity of gigs is a hard reality The image continues to raise the real question still at hand, though: Is he or isn’t he dead? Here's HBO's Bloody Jon Snow 'Game of Thrones' Promo 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z What he seems to be looking for—as if such a thing were regularly at hand rather than singular—is some of that exuberant Bouton spirit. Jim Bouton Was Baseball’s Misunderstood Evangelist 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Choose not to say something harsh, consciously, even if it means you “lose” the battle at hand. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: How do college sweethearts love each other like they did in the early days? 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Keep in mind, "MH370" doesn't offer a clear answer to the mystery at hand, but it does offer some new insight into what may have happened on that flight. “MH370”: The 6 most shocking theories surrounding the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines flight 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z If your boyfriend is going to see you as part of a collective instead of as an individual, whatever the topic at hand, then this will be a difficult marriage. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: She’s kinda married to her name 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z Squaring the two was his obvious task at hand, and a point of difference when using less-than-original source material.” | C?line Wins! 2011-03-08T00:18:48Z Their "female" qualities and childish innocence are often what resolve the crisis at hand and bridge conflicting worlds. Studio Ghibli: Leave the boys behind 2011-07-14T21:00:03Z There’s always a risk, with research like this, of concluding that the problem at hand – in this case, people treating other groups of people as less human – is simply a matter of language. Do bigots just lack imagination? | Oliver Burkeman 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z She always had her "whackers" ready at hand to punish those who were too slow or got it wrong. Hazel Yarwood obituary 2013-06-11T09:26:05Z Here, the business at hand is a conspiracy to threaten the children of powerful politicians, forcing their parents to cough up outrageous ransoms — not in cash, but in political influence. The Scenes of the Crimes: Landfalls, Stadiums and Creepy Blogs 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z Victory was at hand, the emperor having fled on an “autumnal hunting tour,” and the meeting concerned its spoils: Each side feared the other would obtain more booty from looting the huge complex. China Remembers a Vast Crime 2010-10-21T12:26:00Z I wish your reviewers would keep to the business at hand of reviewing books. Letters to the Editor 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Although the matters at hand — terrorism, mortality, failure — are weighty, “High Dive” carries itself with an admirable lightness. ‘High Dive’ review: A bomb is ticking under the prime minister 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z His mission, he said, is clear: “I need to address the job at hand, get it done and go home.” Bruce Castor is a magnet for controversy. Naturally, he’s Trump’s impeachment attorney. 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z A few years ago, triumph seemed at hand: Ms. Rose secured a development deal with a division of ABC for a reality show called “Social Heights.” Of Her Own Making 2011-06-08T17:21:22Z And then it’s time to move on and get back to the business at hand. Movie Review: ‘Fury' Has Brad Pitt Killing Nazis Again 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Having found Christ close at hand, in the face of a Jewish neighbor, he kept him even closer. Art Review: ?Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus? in Philadelphia - Review 2011-08-26T04:00:08Z The topic at hand is the burning issue of pants versus dresses, which assumes genuine urgency. Theater Review: ‘Women of Will’ at the Gym at Judson Memorial Church 2013-02-03T23:10:30Z Feel the energy burgeoning in your bones and your head and your heart and know that the very revolution itself was at hand. Readers share memories from 1968 Sky River Festival in Sultan 2011-08-10T17:48:01Z In a subscription-heavy era where everything is on-demand, and celebrities are packaged and sold as commodities, the language of cancellation is close at hand. Everyone Is Canceled 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z When I had devoured that, I would grab anything at hand that had text: cereal boxes, cookbooks, Girl Scout handbooks, matchbook covers, magazines. Susan Orlean: By the Book 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Willem de Kooning, Jean Dubuffet and Paul Cézanne seem close at hand elsewhere. Review | Is he or isn’t he an abstract painter? Two museums differ. 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Mostly, though, we learn that even hard workers have to cast aside the task at hand and get creative if they want to win. "Mad Men" recap: Cure for the common job 2010-08-30T12:59:00Z But one thing is sure: You cannot control other people, so let’s deal with the issue at hand. Perspective | My kids haven’t slept alone since their dad left. How do I (gently) break that habit? 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z I asked his view and and he told me and we discussed the matter at hand, I giving him both sides of the story. Parenting in the Age of Online Pornography 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z How do we move forward with such polarizing issues at hand? Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Suspicion that a boyfriend lied about getting vaccinated leads to snooping 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z Paul Sorvino, massive and affable, appeared onstage and offered the audience the uncertain pleasure of hearing him sing “O Sole Mio,” which, Italian origins apart, had no obvious relation to the business at hand. “The Godfather” at the Philharmonic 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Nina Angela Mercer, a Bronx-based writer and performer who helped stage the event, says that performance connects quite viscerally with the political issues at hand. How Black Lives Matter turned performance into powerful activism in 2016 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Driven by his own passion, his own empathy, his own sense of responsibility, Ophüls approaches his subject with a focussed precision that stays close to the subject at hand. Two Prescient Films About the Memory of the Holocaust 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Its philosophical contemplation embodies the majesty and the complexity of the work at hand; its matériel matches the mighty social forces he considers. Terrence Malick’s Metaphysical Journey Into Nature 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z One thing die-hard classical music fans like to do during a concert’s intermission is compare notes — about the performance at hand, about what else has been going on around town and about what’s coming up. Review: Mitsuko Uchida Revisits Beethoven’s Final Sonatas 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z I kept it at hand for hourly reminders that I needn’t activate some dormant intrepid fighter inside me who could claw my brain back to stability like a member of Roald Amundsen’s Antarctic crew. Desperately Seeking Hope and Help for Your Nerves? Try Reading ‘Hope and Help for Your Nerves’ 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Hitler’s forces have reshaped America not by imposing Teutonic culture on it but by using, or warping, what was already at hand. An Alternative America Hits Home in ‘The Man in the High Castle’ 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z “Animals” overlaps with some of these earlier projects; Sohier found that her subjects were often more at ease with their pets at hand. The Mysterious Relationship Between Pets and Their Owners 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z “She was within the rules at hand,” he said. Excuse Me, Is This Seat Taken? 2010-02-23T23:14:00Z Chris, I will not be at the Academy Awards, and I won’t be watching, but I can’t think of a better man to do the job at hand this year than you, my friend. Please don’t boycott the Oscars, Chris Rock: The TV audience needs you now more than ever 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z No, not the usual pleasantries that require only the most cursory responses before moving to the substance at hand, but an in-depth inquiry that I always took to be intentionally guilt-provoking. Motherlode Blog: Can I Bring My Kids? I Never Asked 2013-05-16T13:48:22Z For the purposes at hand, an object is a unique, physical thing. Review: ‘Image Object’ Looks at the Relationship Between the Virtual and the Physical 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z It’s not an antisocial sport, but it is far removed from the daily news churn, distant and focused on the task at hand. Porches, Yards, Driveways, Parking Lots: Where the Neighborhood Is Now 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z I think my bum right ear is the direct result of being close at hand for one of those spectacular implosions. Notes from a trailing spouse: I'll tell you what makes a home 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Whether the subject was pork loin or marriage, the topic at hand seemed less important than the state of togetherness. Cruises Are So Uncool They Are Cool 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z The tissue boxes were undoubtedly close at hand across America as Jack valiantly rescued his family from a raging house fire. Perspective | How ‘This Is Us’ helped me process my dad’s death 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z Back to the crime at hand, which is the tragic murder of “Miss Caroline,” a Crane groupie and fellow enthusiast for Revolutionary War battle reenactments. 'Sleepy Hollow' recap: Weep No More, My Lady 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z "The paradise of infinite storage," as former record producer Sandy Pearlman once called it, is at hand. What 2011 in rock teaches us about the future 2011-12-28T06:00:00Z But, as always, Buck's focus is turned toward forward motion and the current record at hand, which at the moment is the new Filthy Friends. Peter Buck has no complaints: On his new Filthy Friends album, R.E.M. reissues and more 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z Navigating 90,000 people moving every which way toward stages, tents and vendors without any sense of order is tough enough, let alone when most are only halfway paying attention to the journey at hand. Coachella 2015: Digital witnesses and the tyranny of the smartphone 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z Ms. Gilot said she was greatly looking forward to seeing her painting as a backdrop, after a painstaking large-scale re-creation from the original canvas, which was kept at hand for color and textural comparison. Teaming Up to Pair Art and Ballet in American Ballet Theater’s ‘AfterEffect’ 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z "However, the issue at hand is the fundamental right to marry being denied to an unpopular minority. Our judiciary has failed such groups in the past." History shades Arkansas' gay marriage debate 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z Immortality seems close at hand, but it's a scary time in America. 'Super Sad True Love Story': Gary Shteyngart's dystopian novel is super, sad and true 2010-07-30T23:27:00Z Crucial to understanding how to build an ice cream formula is knowing the composition of your ingredients; this basic information is important no matter the preparation at hand. The science behind the scoop: Four key factors to consider when making ice cream 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z With the Malevich piece, it’s not even 100 percent clear what is at hand. In ‘White on White,’ the Traditional Landlord-Tenant Pact Is Ruptured 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z The personal fulfillment of spouses, especially wives, means little next to the key business at hand. “The rape-your-wife privilege”: The horrifying modern legal history of marital rape 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z So I kept Tom Hodgkinson’s elite slacker manifesto “How to Be Idle” close at hand. When Reading Had No End 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z The question at hand, relayed by Emily Bumgardner, a museum educator, was this: Given the choice between weekly tests and no homework or daily homework and no tests, what would the students opt for? At This Museum Sixth Graders Learn Lessons in Democracy 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z The cart return will be close at hand. Perspective | Hints From Heloise: No more distracted driving 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z He clearly establishes the sexual conventions of Comanche life, with young women behaving as aggressors and young braves not always sure whose bodies are at hand on very dark nights. Books of The Times: ‘The Son,’ a Novel by Philipp Meyer 2013-06-19T21:01:43Z She phrases songs with a freewheeling sense of play that never loses sight of the subject at hand. 2010-02-15T00:59:00Z The last two years, in ways both cosmic and close at hand, happened to lend themselves to an artistic recentering, not sprawl. Maren Morris, a Pop-Curious Hitmaker, Is Country, After All 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z I ordered a photocopy of Kerouac’s Marilyn Monroe letter during my visit to Butler and have kept it at hand ever since. Jack Kerouac, misogynist creep: Inside his ugly infatuation with Marilyn Monroe 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Rickson, the director, tends to take an excitingly exact scalpel to whatever text is at hand, and I’ve rarely clocked the degree of sadness that courses beneath the deceptively simple surface of this play. Theater Review: 'Betrayal' With Just Enough Sting 2011-06-28T12:00:06Z Hopefully when people actually watch the movie they’re not just comparing it the whole time, they actually get involved in the movie at hand. Total Recall Director Talks Remakes, Relevance and Real-Life Paranoia 2012-08-02T12:00:34Z To be a true ally, you must reject hatred and not “agree to disagree” when the matter at hand involves human beings who are simply being human. Perspective | Ask Amy: Woman insists friend shun gay granddaughter to remain on good terms 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z In 1524, Müntzer joined the peasants’ uprising, preaching to his followers that the end of days was at hand and calling for the blood of princes. Christianity’s original anti-science crusade: The religious order that tried to crush modernity 2014-04-13T18:00:00Z Folk art, by reputation, is just the opposite: naïve, inward-looking, made from whatever materials are at hand. Art Review: In ‘Folk Couture,’ Fashion Designers Buck Constraints 2014-02-27T23:02:24Z Making A Murderer” dissolves every barrier between the viewer and the subjects at hand. Obsessed with “Making a Murderer”: Why Netflix’s engrossing documentary on crime and corruption became a break-out hit 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z For a documentary largely about archives, it should be better organized, but its breathless profusion of information underscores the scale of the task at hand. ‘Film, the Living Record of Our Memory’ Review: How to Save the Movies 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z If there are clues to be found in the book at hand, perhaps they reside in the dialogue with Paul Valéry, his most compelling interlocutor. La Folie Baudelaire by Roberto Calasso, translated by Alastair McEwen - review 2012-12-28T22:55:02Z Not just empty, though, like there had been a leak, but actually refilled with water . . . confirming that something nefarious was clearly at hand. Don't sugar coat it: How "pancake syrup" stacks up to real maple syrup 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z In Lipsky’s book, Wallace’s voice is startingly present—but so are his ideas, his immediate emotional responses to circumstances, and his own complex range of perspectives on the circumstances at hand. David Foster Wallace Isn’t Just Like Us! 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Brafman also said prosecutors will seek permission from the trial judge to call other accusers as witnesses, even though their allegations are not part of the criminal charges at hand. Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault trial set for May: court papers 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Now it was E’s turn to be horrified: another walk was at hand. I wanted everything to be perfect for my new girlfriend. Then the Christmouse turned up 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z Fox and Galliano didn't just spew; they brought their own egos and inability to do the job at hand to their high-paying, high-profile workplaces. The new high price of mouthing off 2011-06-21T20:11:00Z Yes, she forcibly restrains him using a pair of zip ties that just happen to be at hand when she needs them. ‘Vladimir,’ a Debut That Celebrates Transgression — Up to a Point 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z The mix doesn’t keep well, so just mix just enough for the chore at hand. DIY household cleaners that work if you’re short on supplies 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z In the forests of fashion month’s dark, volcanic ash-strewn second to last night, the task at hand for two of of Paris’s most talented couture-level designers was whose collection would burn most bright. | Alexander McQueen Wins! 2011-03-10T01:54:21Z No one could see my computer screen without me knowing, but if someone did barge in, I had a quick decoy at hand. From good girl to prostitute: My path from ultra-Orthodox Judaism to Craigslist sex ad 2014-02-03T01:00:00Z The watchmaker rivets his attention on the task at hand, forming his own timepiece through focused coordination between his oversized hands and the monocle that amplifies the powers of his eye. Surprises abound in the illuminating 'Leap Before You Look' at UCLA's Hammer Museum 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z There was no crime at hand, and there was no malfeasance, and there was no shady business. "I've done my share of bombing": Marc Maron talks about navigating failure, grief and embarrassment 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z Which isn’t to say that the documentaries aren’t intriguing, or light on the task at hand, or scintillating in their positioning of Fyre festival as the allegory of millennial adulthood. Fighting Fyre with Fyre: the story of two warring festival documentaries 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z That being said, old sports, the project at hand reflects Gatsby through the ears of our “hip hop age” and even here, the soundtrack fails from the very beginning. Gatsby Soundtrack Beats On, Borne Back Ceaselessly Into Failure 2013-05-10T15:25:50Z He would give the literary background of an opera libretto, delve into multiple editions of the score, and recount its performance history before proceeding to the rendition at hand. Postscript: Andrew Porter (1928-2015) 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z Beyond the science, Mr. Roach’s use of the word “discipline” may reveal the real reason many coaches and some athletes favor a sex blackout: It keeps a person focused on the task at hand. No Sex, Please. I Have a Game Tomorrow. 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z And when, after five years, he returned to his family’s home in rural Idaho, unable to communicate by conventional means, he kept right on making art, using whatever found materials were at hand. Review: Reanimating an Autistic Artist With ‘Soot and Spit’ 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Often, it appears that the Trump administration uses such name-calling — and the non-existent, seemingly unending battle with Clinton that riles up its base — as a shiny object to distract from the real issues at hand. In exchange about Clinton on “The View,” co-host Meghan McCain admits: “I call her Crooked... 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z With promising projects at hand, Reid took advantage of necessity and immersed herself in her music. A composition that captures the ‘trapped repetition’ of the pandemic? Seattle Symphony debuts that and more 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z But just because Ms. Bee is fixated on the task at hand does not necessarily mean she is nervous about it. Samantha Bee Prepares to Break Up Late-Night TV’s Boys Club 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Then he remembered the urgent task at hand. This troupe celebrates the earthy allure of a strange English folk dance. And beer. 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z If anything, Gessen says, “the excruciatingly slow, tantalizingly complicated, deliciously dirty story of Russian interference in the 2016 election” served as yet another distraction from the undeniable facts at hand. In ‘Surviving Autocracy,’ Masha Gessen Tells Us to Face the Facts 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z Can we just stick to the pressing issues at hand, please? Fear the Walking Dead: Season one, episode two – So Close, Yet So Far 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z By chasing the flickering promise on the horizon — whether fame, lovers, validation of one sort or another — one can wound the living loyalties close at hand. New York City Ballet suits up for courage and soars in ‘La Sylphide’ 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Proselytizing leaders were required, and one was soon at hand. Timothy Leary’s liberation, and the CIA’s experiments! LSD’s amazing, psychedelic history 2013-12-14T21:00:00Z And often he would use whatever was at hand to teach. Noah Purifoy, an artist forged by fire 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Less a snapshot than a painstakingly detailed mural, "Black Europe" seemingly moves, artist by artist, through every 78 r.p.m. record the archivists could find on the topic at hand. Grammys 2015: An archival bounty within best historical album category 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z I was focusing on just dealing with the situation at hand and trying to have a personal conversation with the president in the midst of this. Marc Maron Discusses his Podcast Interview With President Obama 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z I literally did not have the funds at hand. Don't just buy the record -- help make it 2011-09-01T19:02:00Z For example, at hand car washes, undocumented labor from Albania, sub-Saharan Africa, Iraq and Kurdistan now competes with documented workers from eastern Europe. How undocumented migrants find work as substitute couriers in the UK 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Am I the only reader of the Book Review who often wonders, “Is this reviewer seeing his or her task at hand as an opportunity for self-promotion?” Using the Bible in an Apocalypse and Other Letters to the Editor 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z I see Storm using his D&D skills as he listens to his friends discuss the topic at hand, waits his turn, then offers his own opinions and observations. How “Dungeons & Dragons” saved my autistic son 2014-04-15T11:50:00Z There are no prints or ruffles or designer names to distract from the issue at hand. Liz Cheney: The Model of a Modern Never-Trumper 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z But help is at hand, or rather ear: thanks to a new headphone concept aimed specifically at cyclists. Safe to listen to music while cycling if playing through your face? 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Luckily for me and this assignment at hand, not all of them were good. Top 10 albums of 2018 in hip hop and R&B 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Scientists will mean one thing when they say that an earthquake is “unlikely,” but laypeople will often come away with a very different understanding of the danger at hand. Weekend Reading: Observing Executions, Italian Earthquakes, Nico Muhly on Beyoncé 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z “The task at hand is to bring failure into your life, accept it, and then find the right amount that suits you.” Audiobooks for Those Long Summer Drives, Without the Kids 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z Zemeckis: My mind does not drift off the task at hand when I’m flying. Steve Carell and Robert Zemeckis on "Welcome to Marwen," process, pretension and pain 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z We learned that we were very bad at hand washing before. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: What I learned during the pandemic 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Along the way he's kept an instrument close at hand. Jeff Bridges sings 'Crazy Heart' songs at Ste. Michelle 2011-08-25T21:11:57Z But trudging from the Lido’s oppressive beach heat into the cool of the Sala Grande theater for the morning screenings of “Joker,” we sensed a larger moment was at hand. When a Film Festival Goes Virtual, What Do We Lose? Or Gain? 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z I was too nervous and too focused on the task at hand to be emotional. Andrew Rannells: The First Time I Watched the Tony Awards 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z As the debate topic turned to candidate's views on the gender wage gap, Gillibrand instead pivoted to what she called a "broader conversation" at hand of "whether we value women." Sunny Hostin slams Gillibrand's attack on Biden: "She really played a game of dirty politics" 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z This material was originally published in magazines and newspapers and, as columns are asked to do, deal with the issues at hand. Etgar Keret's memoir opens an odd, alluring window into life in Israel 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Soviet literature like dog-eared copies of Krasnaya Nov, the iconic Soviet magazine, is at hand to flip through while you wait for multiple orders of dumplings. On the Menu in Moscow, Soviet-Era Nostalgia 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z There’s an elemental, stylized simplicity to his work that focuses attention on the meanings behind the matters at hand. Review: In ‘Red Speedo,’ a Swimmer Faces a Moral Quandary 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z I'm amazed by the tenacity, the boldness and the sheer courage of what people did in order to complete the task at hand. Westerns saddle up for TV comeback 2011-11-03T12:33:02Z Visitors also will be able to view trench art soldiers, called “doughboys” or “Sammies” after Uncle Sam, crafted from what was at hand. Exhibit captures the poster art of World War I 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z A flawless example of the Coens' style harmonizing sweetly with the subject at hand. 15 Coen Brothers movies ranked from best to worst 2011-01-05T00:54:13Z For those with severe allergic reactions, which is not uncommon in cases like peanut allergies, he recommends keeping the medication epinephrine and auto-injectors at hand. Allergic to Dogs on a Flight? What Travelers Need to Know 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z As the forces of good assemble at Hogwarts for the final showdown with Voldemort and his hordes, Harry knows only that the most vital horcrux is actually in the castle, very close at hand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 ? review 2011-07-07T15:43:12Z The current tour of "Dixie's Tupperware Party" began in September 2008, another rough moment for a nation wondering if a second Great Depression was at hand. Dixie Longate rings up laughs and sales in 'Dixie's Tupperware Party' 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z I tried not to bring it up too much because I was focused on the task at hand. Sterling K. Brown reflects on playing O.J. prosecutor Chris Darden on TV and a slave in the 'Father Comes Home' play 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Rephrasings, clarifying questions and awareness of the context at hand are sometimes needed to avoid misunderstandings. Sing like a canary! The whistling consultant who taught Romanian noir gangsters a tune 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Though coincidental, the dialogue stood out amid the nuclear fears at hand in Japan as a result of last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami, prompting reaction by viewers on and elsewhere online. Bad timing for NBC's 'The Event' nuclear-themed episode 2011-03-15T04:44:00Z Meanwhile, the military-industrial complex and its beneficiaries conspired to spend vast sums on weapons purchases that somehow never seemed adequate to the putative dangers at hand. Goodbye, age of great expectations: We know how America got here, but where does it go now? 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z And paradoxically, perhaps, the program at hand was wholly devoted to music by still another composer: Morton Feldman, a Cage associate who died in 1987 at 61. Music Review: Janacek Philharmonic Ostrava Plays Morton Feldman 2012-11-07T23:12:27Z Throughout, Mr. Van Nevel drew a solid, burnished, well-tuned and perfectly unified wall of sound from his singers, who seemed undaunted by the demands of the dense, complicated works at hand. Music Review: Huelgas Ensemble at White Light Festival - Review 2011-11-11T23:05:06Z |
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