| 单词 | on the spot |
| 例句 | An Architect is a designer of the level, dedicated to changing the world on the spot in favor of her team. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I wrote the song, and I came up with the freestyles on the spot just like you’re supposed to do in a battle. What are you trying to say?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I know she’d just love to see me fired on the spot. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He ever after recognized the importance in politics of being the man on the spot: “I took care to be seen in person every day.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z If Jonathan Willingham hadn’t started crying on the spot, I would have. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer rejected the overture on the spot, though the encounter would create a political problem for him down the line. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I picked it up, wishing with all my strength that a thunderbolt would strike me dead to ashes on the spot. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z So I go for broke and rewrite on the spot. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z George’s heart pounded, and for a moment, she thought she might burst on the spot. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z By being on the spot, troubles are seen at their birth and can be quickly remedied; not being there, they are heard about after they have grown up and there is no longer any remedy. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Chiron’s arrow flew straight between her eyes and she vaporized on the spot, her empty armor clattering to the asphalt Chiron reached for another arrow, but his quiver was empty. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “No, but I want to set up a display of Klan material in a classroom,” he told her, coming up with the idea on the spot. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z We went out into the street and played a game that Dante made up on the spot. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z She shakes her head, her fingertip fixed on the spot which, in her view, at any rate, identifies the Mary Janes. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “They should all be seized on the spot! When did you last come up here? I could scrape the dust off their pages with a trowel.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Tuesday morning's newspaper articles contained reports of angry cries to drag Guiteau from his cell and hang him on the spot. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They signed up as “trainees” on the spot. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Gary Drake began jogging on the spot like a cartoon Sport Billy. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Malfoy spun around on the spot, his hand flying to his wand, but at that precise moment the four Heads of House shouted, “Quiet!” and silence fell again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z When Dee kisses me, the taste of her is enough to make me die right here on the spot. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z He kept fiddling with his shotgun and glowered unpleasantly at the three of them as if he felt like shooting them on the spot. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Dill had a peculiar genius, honed over his years of friendship with Lydia, at turning any band into a Christian band on the spot. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z My eyes stayed on the spot where the fox had disappeared. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z One wrong move, and the Sleeper could end her on the spot. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She is so sweet with old people; I think they all fell in love with her on the spot. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z As a proof he produces on the spot two pounds of sugar for us and a half-pound of butter specially for Tjaden. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Petey took a sip, so sweet it nearly rotted her teeth on the spot. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z One verse of “Come Wash,” a verse I had never heard before, which I suspect she made up on the spot. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry I put you on the spot back there. But you really didn’t give me much of a choice.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z If my eyes could shoot out fatal rays like the ones in comic books I would incinerate her on the spot. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The roof had fallen in long ago, and an enormous sycamore had grown on the spot where the sacristy had once stood. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I stand on the spot where, a year or more ago, I stood with his child in my arms. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I received Mr. Billington’s courteous message that he would give me any information in his power I thought it best to go down to Whitby and make, on the spot, such inquiries as I wanted. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z But when she learned the woman’s name, Michael-Mary was so charmed by the sound of “Corinthians Dead,” she hired her on the spot. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Finley sat on his porch sucking chicken bones, as he had done for thirteen years, looked up, saw Sula, choked on a bone and died on the spot. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z They both accept the invitation on the spot. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I pressed my face to the window, which was fogged all around except on the spot I’d rubbed so that I could look out. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I couldn’t have felt more put on the spot than if he had asked me to tap dance while balancing the paints on my head. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The troll swayed on the spot and then fell flat on its face, with a thud that made the whole room tremble. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Yolanda eats several right on the spot, relishing the slightly bumpy feel of the skin in her hand, devouring the crunchy, sweet white meat. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z But after a time, as Frodo did not show any sign of writing a book on the spot, the hobbits returned to their questions about doings in the Shire. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Every time one of his children made a sound that was recognizably southern, Bull would expurgate that sound from his child’s tongue on the spot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The term improvisation is often misunderstood to mean, “making something up on the spot.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The rest of the horses pirouette, turning circles on the spot. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He knew if he accidentally dropped the bucket, he would be shot on the spot. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z “Why didn’t you pop out and tell them so on the spot?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Daddy, why you put me on the spot like that with Black Jesus?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Finally, Booth says that if Atzerodt still refuses to go along with the conspiracy, Booth will shoot him dead on the spot. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Miig left a pinch of his precious tobacco on the spot and mumbled his own goodbye as we shuffled out into the bright new day. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z When it had gone past, he crossed the road, keeping his eyes on the spot where the cat had been investigating. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We treat it the same way old ladies at Christ Temple treat their seats—if somebody ever beat us to our booth, we’d give them a stank-eye powerful enough to smite them on the spot. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Bellatrix spun on the spot, roaring with laughter at the sight of her new challenger. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I decided to avoid Cassius so as not to put him on the spot. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z And concentrating on the spot where the two spindles should be is the closest I get to looking into Hannah’s eyes as she tells my story. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “What are you running away from?” they’d call out as I whizzed past, books tight against my chest, eyes focused on the spot in front of my feet. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I meant to say something good and meaningful, but that was the best I could come up with on the spot. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Petra had wanted to murder her on the spot, but only came out with a pathetic “Don’t you wish you knew!” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing the red scarf I’d given her at Christmas and it was everything I could do not to walk over and kiss her right on the spot. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Whatever his motivation, my father accepted the job on the spot. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He was planning to open an office in Paris which would handle his business directly with the big companies, on the spot, and he wanted to know how I felt about going there. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z He was positive Calypso would strangle him on the spot, or order her invisible wind servants to chop him into a Leo purée. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z At any time she liked, the Matron could send you down in your pyjamas and dressing-gown to report to this merciless giant, and whenever this happened you got caned on the spot. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z But since Chevalier had agreed on the spot that the offer was inappropriate, Oppie had put it out of his head. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Reader, I forgave him at the moment and on the spot. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z "Especially about men and women. But I loved it all the same. The way he tells it I feel I am right there on the spot watching it all happen." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z I was glad I got to recline on the ground, because my knees were shaking so hard I was afraid that the Fatherland might faint right on the spot. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as he had always feared, he was fired on the spot. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Now, if that receptionist had told me there were going to be nine people in that room, I'd have walked out on the spot. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z If I could have thought clearly enough at that moment to formulate a plan of action, I would certainly have killed myself on the spot. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Harry spun on the spot, lost balance, and nearly fell over. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z A “miners’ meeting,” called on the spot, decided that the dog had sufficient provocation, and Buck was discharged. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z I like Momma’s friends, but they always put me on the spot. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z If you’re uncomfortably on the spot about something in the past, move to the future tense. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I hate being put on the spot in front of strangers. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He was arrested on the spot, handcuffed, and brought to Camp Greyhound. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z At Pine Mountain, if a boy showed up to class with facial hair like Joey had, they’d take him into the bathroom and make him shave on the spot with a nasty old, used razor. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They were talking about Webb and Forbes and how the cheerleading coach fired them on the spot for leaving at halftime. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z I felt like I could vaporize on the spot. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Right on the spot where Johanna Mason hit me with the coil of wire. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z If they did not kill him on the spot at Mudd’s farm, then they would escort their captured prey back to Washington for a hanging. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It kind of put us on the spot. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The other horses watch, dancing on the spot. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Hold-Your-Nose Billy looked angry enough to throttle Jemmy on the spot. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Harry would have given all the gold in Gringotts to evaporate on the spot. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “All the patients will be finished off on the spot,” said the faceless one. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Never in my life had I considered willing myself into an epileptic seizure, but if I could have wished one to happen, I would gladly have blanked out on the spot. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He should make a decision on the spot, execute it, and move on. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He is thinking of the lace-up boots and means to be on the spot. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He demanded on the spot that Merle dismantle the equipment and pack it all away in its original boxes, which he proceeded to seal with his own hands. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Yes,” said Harry, deciding on the spot that it was best not to lie. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He watched as Dumbledore continued to revolve on the spot, evidently concentrating on things Harry could not see. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The ones that were still alive were so bad off that Blake and his men just put a gun to them on the spot. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Goyle hopped furiously on the spot, trying to rub it out of his small, dull eyes. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Any attempt to write political messages in public was punished with a burst of machine-gun fire on the spot. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It seems as though you have to get up onstage and make everything up, right there on the spot. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Shouldn’t she know by now that I hate being put on the spot? Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z When FBI director J. Edgar Hoover—who did not tolerate recklessness in his bureau—heard what had happened, he fired Harvey on the spot. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The parish priest writes the letter on the spot. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Now your tongue drops dead like an opossum, while your jaw begins to gallop on the spot. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Mittelstaedt has some news ready for me that electrifies me on the spot. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Virgin martyrs always died singing hymns and giving praise not minding one bit if lions tore big chunks from their sides and gobbled them on the spot. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z ‘Do they eat them on the spot or do they carry them away first?’ she asked. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Madam Malkin dithered for a moment on the spot, then seemed to decide to act as though nothing was happening in the hope that it wouldn’t. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She would keel over on the spot, her soul obeying that beautiful voice and those kind eyes. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Her shoulders are drawn in like she’s trying to make herself even smaller, trying to evaporate on the spot, and we stand too far apart, the entire width of the hallway between us. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Or maybe God Himself would strike me dead on the spot. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Harry asked weakly, and when nothing happened except that Ron and Hermione gripped each other still more firmly and swayed on the spot, he raised his voice. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I'm not going to put myself on the spot for having failed. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She must be thinking the same thing because she turns on the spot, grabs a trash bag from the kitchen, and disappears into her bedroom. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z In all of Great Ellen’s years in the nursery it had manifested only once, and Korako had taken the baby away on the spot. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They were sure someone at the SIM headquarters would realize they had overlooked me and grab me on the spot. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry turned slowly on the spot, and his surroundings seemed to invent themselves before his eyes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Mom also drew pastel portraits on the spot for anyone willing to pay eighteen dollars, and every now and then she got a commission. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I thought Call would die laughing on the spot, but he managed to control himself enough to gasp, “Get it, Wheeze? Get it?” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It turned slowly on the spot and went back into the trees the way it had come, trying to step in its own tracks, still step-flick-pausing as it went. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “A new stone,” he called to Lyra, who knocked the first one aside and placed a second on the spot to heat. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z A computer who could process data on the spot and understand how to interpret it was more valuable to the team than a pool computer with more general knowledge. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He expected no less, and when he saw my face he fell down flat and began to melt on the spot.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Medieval church musicians called the technique of running two notes in parallel - which they improvised on the spot - ‘organum’, because to their ears it sounded like an organ. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z She wanted all the statues to shatter on the spot. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And on the spot, I made up a person and an address. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z And I know Joey was thinking about what he should do if Chas jumped into the backseat and began murdering me on the spot. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Mike ...” I hated being put on the spot. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Fully grown women were seen going into sweetshops and buying ten Wonka candy bars at a time, then tearing off the wrappers on the spot and peering eagerly underneath for a glint of golden paper. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Put me on the spot, why don’t you. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you give them malaria pills, make sure they take it on the spot,” he said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Everybody with fingers in a twenty-mile radius showed up and was hired on the spot. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Take it in your right hand. Lord strike you dead on the spot, if ever you split in any way sumever! Kiss it!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Let me finish. “My uncles, they had a plan to do something to Trujillo, but somebody told on them, and all three were shot, right on the spot.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, help, help,” Hermione whispered frantically, dancing uncertainly on the spot, “please...” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Edward was far out in left field, Carlisle stood between the first and second bases, and Alice held the ball, positioned on the spot that must be the pitcher’s mound. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I tried evaporating on the spot, I swear. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He folded this note up very small, and with immense difficulty, tied it to the tiny owl’s leg as it hopped on the spot with excitement. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Fang wasn’t howling anymore, but cowering silently on the spot. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He hired me on the spot for forty dollars a week, in cash. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He wonders what Santa Chiara would think of them, a lost David and Jonathan, turning slowly on the spot. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z And when the mood took me, I whistled or recited poems that I made up on the spot. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to be back on the spot to see what would happen, to be there with his fingers on the pulse of time. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z One of Dad's clients mentioned that he had an extra ticket, and Dad bought it from him on the spot. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z A vibrantly green cocoyam plant was growing on the spot. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A unanimous resolution was passed on the spot that the farmhouse should be preserved as a museum. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Before we young Akhaians shipped for Troy I led men on nine cruises in corsairs to raid strange coasts, and had great luck, taking rich spoils on the spot, and even more in the division. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I have to come up with an autograph on the spot. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z By being on the spot, and by pulling together information from different agencies and locations, she often saw links that no one else could see. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It doesn’t sound as if someone’s making it up on the spot. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “I was not brave, I was lucky,” said Tonya; “like all fools I was lucky. If someone had turned me in, of course I would have been shot, shot on the spot.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She just talks to me about popcorn and pigeons, and hires me on the spot. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z If you were being tortured by Martians and the only thing that could save you was telling them my favorite color, you would die on the spot. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He could have fought back on the spot and settled it. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z She was not nervous; in fact, Penelope fully expected Lady Constance to fire her on the spot, so she felt she might as well say what she thought. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “Your flow was absolutely ridiculous. I’m still in awe that you came up with that rhyme scheme on the spot. You should’ve won, hands down.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He was buried on the spot and lies there yet, but about a yard closer to North America than on the day he died. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z If you still persist in writing, “Good food at it’s best”, you deserve to be struck by lightning, hacked up on the spot and buried in an unmarked grave. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z I'm not going to put myself on the spot for having failed. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Some of our rules were tried and true; others, we made up on the spot when the occasion called for it. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Everything seemed to click back into place and get better on the spot. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She got angry and fired me on the spot. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t trying to put him on the spot, but it just kind of happened. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I stood confounded on the spot where we had last been together. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He admitted to the murder on the spot, giving details only the murderer could know. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He aimed at the bewildered detective— —and was felled by Mother on the spot. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He paced, paused, spoke, and paced behind his palm-leaf altar, giving every impression he was inventing his Biblical parables on the spot. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m used to them putting me on the spot, but I wasn’t prepared for this one. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “You’ll need these to pay for music and food,” he explained, signing the first twelve checks on the spot. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He seized one man and tore him on the spot, making a meal of him; the other two leaped out of doors and ran to join the ships. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We made up many songs on the spot. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Looking breathless and disorientated, he spun on the spot, goggling upward at the emerald-green skull. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Atticus had treated him like his own son, had given him the love that would have been Jem’s—she was suddenly aware that they were standing on the spot where Jem died. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z His annoyance with the previous owner vanishing on the spot, Harry now squinted at the next line of instructions. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “You ever go down in the mine again, I’ll get your Ground-Daddy’s old pistol out of my cedar chest and shoot you dead on the spot.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Dumbledore was standing in the middle of the cave, his wand held high as he turned slowly on the spot, examining the walls and ceiling. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Hoisting the groaning goblin, who still clung to the sword, over one shoulder, Harry seized Dobby’s hand and spun on the spot to Disapparate. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Jesse got the idea on the spot and pounced, announcing that this was a private club; the intruders couldn’t come in because they were too well-dressed. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Better yet, the security deposit is only $100, which I produce on the spot. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time the beeps would get close together, I’d tell Grandma to shine the flashlight on the spot. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Any horse that went down was butchered on the spot for meat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Twycross stepped forward, turned gracefully on the spot with his arms outstretched, and vanished in a swirl of robes, reappearing at the back of the Hall. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Had he been pondering the question of how to accelerate particles for a long time, or did the concept that was to guide his life’s work occur to him on the spot? Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I’m not trying to put you on the spot,” I said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “I will produce him first—he is on the spot. Mr. Mason, have the goodness to step forward.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Two years ago she would have said yes on the spot. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t like putting you on the spot,” he said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z All those sleek black cars would probably explode on the spot. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Armpit didn’t know if it was a real song or if she just made it up on the spot. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z If you look an angry black momma in her eyes, there’s a chance you will turn into a pillar of salt on the spot, like ol’ girl in the Bible. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Annabeth was in favor of breaking the cages and freeing them on the spot, but I pointed out it wouldn’t do much good until the truck stopped moving. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know why the gunman didn’t shoot me on the spot. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I'd always hated it when a teacher forced us to invent something on the spot. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Harry swore at the top of his voice, spinning on the spot to see where Mundungus had gone. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I let loose a string of curses—probably every one I’ve ever heard, plus a couple I make up right here on the spot. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Laurie and his grandfather came over to see her off, and Mr. Brooke looked so strong and sensible and kind that the girls christened him ‘Mr. Greatheart’ on the spot. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I keep my eyes focused on the spot. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The ruckus caused a big stir and Herman fired me on the spot. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Apparently lost in memories, he gazed at the opposite wall, turning idly on the spot to ensure an even heat on his backside. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Royal Odysseus pondered if he should hit him with all he had no and drop the man dead on the spot, or only spar, with force enough to knock him down. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Dill leaned down and kissed her on the spot between her ear and her jaw. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z With his eyes trained on the spot where his father had disappeared, Fadi started to run. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Harry stood rooted on the spot and watched them disappear. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I would be killed on the spot, no doubt about that. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z My parents and I drive to the A Street Bridge and climb down to the dried-up riverbed that runs below to lay some flowers on the spot where Eleanor was killed. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z One young man was killed on the spot. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z But he just spun around and around on the spot, exuberant as a dancing child, breathing out more fire. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Any animal caught singing it was given a flogging on the spot. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z He bought the guitar on the spot and paid fifteen dollars cash. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He’d made up the word “questers” on the spot, and it seemed right. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Blues made and used right on the spot. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Their mother told him to go ahead and obey the soldiers because she was afraid that they would kill Lionel on the spot if he put up more of a fight. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Put on the spot like this, what would Cassiopeia do? The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Learning that the house he coveted was un available for rent but up for sale, he bought it on the spot. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Polyrhythm, as it has since been dubbed, had long existed in African tribal drumming, improvised on the spot by highly intuitive, skillful players, often in various states of trance. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Though leaves and branches still flew through the night air around them, silence fell on the spot where he and Snape faced each other. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “It’s Scythe Faraday, and he’ll glean you on the spot if he finds you here.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He hired the model right on the spot. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, Archie had to concede that Brother Leon had dramatized the sale too vividly and therefore put himself and The Vigils and the entire school on the spot. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "My dear Joe," John began, but put on the spot, he was blocked for a rhyme. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Filch had clearly been manning his usual lookout post: They were once again on the spot where Mrs. Norris had been attacked. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Although he paints quickly and spontaneously, capturing what he sees on the spot, it is not as if he paints in a fever, he tells Theo. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Right on the spot, without knowing what exactly was going on, I made God one final offer. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama hastily placed a napkin on the spot, and when she raised the reddened napkin, I remembered her blood on the stairs. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Not to put you on the spot, but my mom’s been talking about making you a homecoming mum, and I wanted to make sure that wouldn’t be awkward or anything.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I’d already made up my mind that we weren’t going to crack them open and eat them on the spot. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z That will give him a chance to deny her on the spot.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m probably a jerk for asking that, so I’m sorry for putting you on the spot.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “You are telling lies,” he said, and dismissed the charges on the spot. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Bad things always happened when I got put on the spot. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The squire added, “They’re each scheming to make the prince propose marriage on the spot.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “My heart thudded and thumped and threatened to blow on the spot. . . . We held each other tight-tight and talked.” Review | James Ellroy’s new novel is an unabashedly retro tale of Hollywood’s sordid side 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z The couple began dating in 2008 and Wade proposed to his lady love last December with an 8.5-carat engagement ring on the spot in Miami where their new home was being built. Gabrielle Union marries Dwyane Wade; couple has five wardrobe changes 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z “I’ve never even thought of that in 37 years,” White said in an interview last week, “and to be asked almost on the spot, ‘How do you feel about hosting the show?’ Vanna White Takes a Spin as ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Host After 37 Years 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Then I made my way back to the medical clinic, where I approached a clerk in the administrative office and offered to pay her on the spot. Explorer: The Island of Sant?Antioco, off Sardinia, Italy 2010-03-26T07:58:00Z We did this chase scene through 12 different movies, just running on the spot on either side of the stage, cutting between soundtracks. Growing Funnier Each Serious Minute 2011-05-27T22:25:59Z We walked into the baggage office, and they offered to replace the luggage with something similar on the spot. What makes a weary travel customer a happy one? Details like a replacement toothbrush. 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z "I got angry. I told them, 'Now I'm angry, and I'm upset that I'm angry. I'm a Black woman who's been put on the spot in this country, and I don't get to be angry.'" "He made their lives miserable": How the showrunner of a popular courtroom drama finally got fired 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z Medieval-style armor and replica weapons are also available, and the Highland Arms shop provided a pleasant sideshow by having their blacksmith forge items on the spot. New Yorkers take ye olde trip uptown for annual Medieval festival 2012-10-01T14:24:54Z The customer “offered us $4,000” on the spot, says Osborne, 44. Can gigantic skeletons save Halloween? 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z My friend brought it over to my house and I read it on the spot, and was completely caught off guard by how spare and sad and lovely it was. Raina Telgemeier Can’t Wait to Break Bread With Her Friends Again 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z They went to Brighton to view a house and put in an offer on the spot. How we met: 'When I first saw him I knew he was the man I would marry' 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z One top-speed coloratura cluster of steps on the spot stops you from analyzing even as you watch, because its arrival is so sudden that its impact is that of an exploding cloud. Dance Review: Gabriel Miss? and Analia Centuri?n at Dardo Galletto Studios 2012-03-08T00:28:13Z “This guy on set made some misogynistic comment in the wardrobe department and was fired on the spot,” Eisenberg set. ‘Art of Self-Defense’ examines, satirizes toxic masculinity 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Obama didn’t change that reality on the spot, but his confidence touched me. Obama as folk hero: To be what he’s trying to be — black, idealistic and president — is nothing less than superhuman 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z “So, why? I’m sorry, I know this puts you on the spot. What is driving him?” Bob Woodward interviewed the ‘She Said’ authors at a book event. Things got tense. Then there was heckling. 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z I can imagine younger children after seeing this commercial and putting their parents on the spot by asking 'what is better with springs' and 'why are those people acting like that?' 8 complaints to the FCC about children's TV 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z Many vendors clean and cook your purchase on the spot, or prepare it raw if you want to consume it as sashimi. Five Reasons to Visit Pusan 2010-07-01T08:45:00Z He recommended the emergency room at the children’s hospital nearby, where she could see a pediatric orthopedist and get a cast on the spot. Perspective | ‘This is not the time for a broken arm’: How the pandemic is affecting parents’ perception of risk 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z One scene in his film is a homage to “Paris Blues,” where Sylvie sees Robert play for the first time and falls in love with him on the spot. With ‘Sylvie’s Love,’ Eugene Ashe Returns With a Big Hollywood Romance 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z Biesenbach said that he received the offer early in the morning on Friday and said yes on the spot. Klaus Biesenbach Leaving Los Angeles Museum for Post in Berlin 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z However busy the surfaces, though, the harmony remains becalmed, hardly moving at all, and giving a very good impression of just running on the spot. Prom 16: BBCNOW/Fischer ? review 2011-07-28T11:48:13Z He committed to signing it on the spot, and arranged for Irakere to appear as a surprise addition to a Newport Jazz Festival concert at Carnegie Hall. Chucho Valdés, the Pianist, Reflects on Irakere and His Career 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z Boats sometimes pinwheel on the spot, as if their captains were drunk. Video Games: Rayman Legends, Total War: Rome II, Plants vs. Zombies 2, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs and Puppeteer 2013-09-11T21:39:06Z One of my fellow workers broke down in tears when she accidentally dropped something, afraid she’d be fired on the spot. The glamorous life of a whistleblower: Working a dead-end job for minimum wage 2014-04-25T12:15:00Z What is offered is a kind of real-time collage, constructed on the spot, and brilliantly mapped out from a camera on the ceiling. Teatro Línea de Sombra's 'Amarillo' an unsparing look at immigrants' journey 2012-11-09T23:43:04Z Producer Daniela Taplin Lundberg of Red Crown Productions had already read the script, and when she heard that everyone else had passed, she agreed on the spot to write a check. As Sally Field aged, her parts got less interesting — until ‘Hello, My Name Is Doris’ 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Anyway, no one fired him right there on the spot, allowing him to have a four-decade career of inappropriate touching and red-faced spittle spraying. Is this the end of Bill O’Reilly? 18 reminders that the Fox News host is not so great 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z He and I agree on one thing: Disappointed diners ought to bring issues to the attention of managers before giving up — when a problem can be solved, on the spot — rather than leaving and telling. Review | Why do restaurants ask for a credit card to hold a reservation? A few bad apples. 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z We try to imagine the break-in that took place 44 years ago on the spot where we now stand. The new Watergate Hotel is decidedly upscale while capitalizing on its infamous past 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z He learned to handle a camera, got into fashion photography, and picked up lots of jobs from foreign magazines that needed a man on the spot in New York. Gilbert King on His Pulitzer-Winning ‘Devil in the Grove’ 2013-04-24T21:49:56Z It is an exceptional treat, and even better when warmed and devoured on the spot. Cheese Focaccia So Nice, You’ll Eat It Twice 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Janet Eilber, who was the current artistic director of the Graham Company, happened to be watching that class and offered me a job on the spot with the Graham Company. Q&A: Seattle dancer-choreographer Catherine Cabeen 2011-04-25T23:32:57Z Here is what you see in one of the police photographs: a naked woman on splayed knees, her body slumped forward, almost as if she is praying, more likely that she collapsed on the spot. Perspective | Let’s talk about maternal gore 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Ms. Eczacibasi considers her time at the fair research and does not necessarily buy anything on the spot, as some do. ‘Art Fairs Bring Me the Whole World’ 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z At its most basic, the Harold is made up of extended scenes — ad-libbed on the spot — that require no costumes or props, just a few willing performers and a single audience suggestion. 8 ways to do Improv Fest 2011-04-21T18:33:00Z The dive shop makes repairs on the spot and takes requests for specific dive sites, with a maximum of six passengers. In Key Largo, fin-to-fin with the denizens of Florida’s revitalized coral barrier reef 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z In this show, though, part of the Big Red Chair series at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, the writers are the audience members, whose creativity the troupe will mine on the spot. Spare Times for Children Listings for April 8-14 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z After telling her things that he had “never told anyone,” the man, a lawyer, hired her on the spot to be his private investigator. She Became a Private Eye. And Investigated Her Past. 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Malkmus generally stuck to his songwriting strategy of creating riffs inspired by favorite or recently heard songs and improvising his lyrics on the spot. Music: Together Again for the First Time 2011-08-18T18:29:50Z I would even suggest Jack’s early controlling behaviors were not “low-level” at all, but instead grounds for breaking up on the spot. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A man’s controlling behaviors are causes for concern 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z The painting puts you on the spot, confronts you with its eerie perspective beneath a rain-laden sky that is not quite day and not quite night. Van Gogh to Kandinsky; Edvard Munch: Graphic Works; Picasso and Modern – review 2012-08-04T23:05:38Z “He was very open and so quick. He could improvise on the spot.” 'I was very angry' – the last interview with Jonas Mekas, godfather of avant garde film 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Some pieces did indeed look made up on the spot. Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation's 'Off the Cuff' 2011-08-05T18:08:03Z Of course audience participation is standard in improv, but in sketch, where you don’t earn laughs for making things up on the spot, sacrificing curatorial control might be a risk not worth taking. Critic?s Notebook: Harvard Sailing Team Breathes New Life Into Sketch Comedy 2012-01-30T21:58:14Z Stuart Thompson, a prominent Broadway producer who had worked with Ms. Johansson on “View,” agreed to produce “Cat” for her almost on the spot. Scarlett Johansson in ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ 2012-12-19T19:23:30Z Would he be on the spot when you needed him, like Brantly did? If God saved an American doctor with Ebola, why did he let 1,200 Africans die? 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z If a French person saw this recipe, they'd literally throw up right on the spot. A Croque-Madame Dressed Up With Crab 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z That, in turn, helps him modulate and adjust his performance on the spot. Method Acting? Lars Eidinger Just Wants to ‘Become Myself’ 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z And, in the midst of his best man speech at Watson’s wedding, Holmes has conversations with Mycroft in his head that prompt him to solve two attempted murders on the spot. It’s not so elementary: The secrets of Sherlock’s mind palace 2014-02-09T14:30:00Z Improv comedy often gets the benefit of an overly sympathetic audience, which tends to be impressed with rapid-fire jokes invented on the spot. | 'Baby Wants Candy': A New Song and Dance With Every Performance 2011-01-25T22:49:35Z Improv comedy is not merely comics making things up on the spot, just as scripted theater is not just actors following directions. In the World of Comedy, Improv May Now Be More Important Than Stand-Up 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Mr. Robinson, who was already with the label, auditioned the group and told the singers to keep working, but he hired away Mr. Tarplin on the spot to play for the Miracles. Marv Tarplin, Motown Guitarist and Songwriter, Dies at 70 2011-10-05T01:54:57Z Perhaps that is because he is a bouncy, good-natured joke machine, given to muttering one-liners between takes and delivering on-camera dialogue as if he were making it up on the spot. A Go-To Guy, if You Want a Do-Nothing 2010-02-27T03:18:00Z Mr. Carson, almost always amiable on the air, was so annoyed that on the spot, in front of his television audience, he told Mr. Callas that he’d never appear on the show again. Charlie Callas, Zany Comedian, Dies at 86 2011-01-28T18:59:38Z Cutting the cheese is a much easier option than bringing a knife and cutting board to slice on the spot. How to take a cheese plate on the go 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Thus this telling has the rough-hewed realness of something being made up on the spot, which, as it happens, is one of Cyrano’s greatest skills. Review: ‘Cyrano de Bergerac,’ Now Noseless and Drunk on Words 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z I saw people changing their clothes right on the spot. Greetings from post-Sandy Staten Island 2012-11-05T17:49:00Z Ordinarily a frugal man who took a long time to make any kind of financial decision, he had seen this place, fallen in love and made an offer on the spot. ‘Spalding Gray,’ the Color? It’s a Long Story 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Good to know, and also that is something that was just made up on the spot by the writers. "True Blood" recap 4x6: Into the woods 2011-08-01T06:01:00Z Clinton, in what appeared to be a spontaneous moment, announced that he and Boehner had agreed on the spot to host a fundraiser in Washington for the effort. United 93 families dedicate Sept. 11 memorial 2011-09-11T02:50:00Z She can turn from adoration to contempt on the spot, and that’s essential. She and Her New City: Kim Cattrall Does London 2010-04-02T15:08:00Z As he speaks, Coates seems to be working out the logical string on the spot, circling back to the beginning and editing himself, refining the argument, then re-refining it. With Atlantic article on reparations, Ta-Nehisi Coates sees payoff for years of struggle Shore put him on the spot, saying Winters was initially reluctant to sign on to a network series. CBS’ ‘Battle Creek’ turns city into star magnet 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z She said tickets appear to be selling well, but that it's hard to tell in advance because many people just show up and buy tickets on the spot. Popcorn and snowflakes: 'Nutcracker' at the movies 2011-12-09T22:16:13Z After the building's manager denounced the Jews, men with guns arrived on Jan. 8, 1945, shooting some on the spot and others over the following days. Anti-Semitism taboo under threat in Hungary 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z It puts all his sibs on the spot. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A lack of empathy but an abundance of rage 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Exercise five, running on the spot for five minutes, doing 10 jumps every 75 steps. Fit in my 40s: Canada's Air Force fitness drills are a retro, noisy tonic 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z At dinner Perez was put on the spot and asked to sing her cover of Drake’s smash “Hold On, We’re Going Home.” Pia Mia: 'I'm here to speak for what's really going on for teenagers' 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z They could just come up with stuff like that on the spot. 'Jennifer Aniston cried in my lap': the inside story of Friends 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z At Mirazur in the French Riviera, Nayfeld says, the menu was decided more or less on the spot, in the garden and as the fishermen arrived with the day’s catch. San Francisco’s hottest restaurant is in an old auto body shop 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z He’s open about his tactic of putting politicians on the spot and pushing buttons as necessary. ‘No Responders Left Behind’ Review: Heroes Need Heroes Too 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z “You’d be crazy, as a writer, to have someone like Russell and not take the opportunity to revise and improve on the spot, given his improvisational skills.” film: Much Taller, Still Plastered 2010-08-27T19:23:00Z "Oh, my goodness! Y'all are putting me on the spot," she replied. Ariana Grande dodges more questions about her love life on 'Today' 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z And the next time your mother asks you to wait, please ask, on the spot: “Wait for what, exactly?” Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Loose lips sink friendships 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z If models refused the offer, Weber would fire them on the spot. 6 shocking revelations from Netflix's new Abercrombie & Fitch doc 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z A: The 12 social media team members on the reactive side work on Ask TSA, answering questions pretty much “Johnny on the spot” on Ask TSA Twitter and Ask TSA Facebook. The funniest travel account on Instagram is run by the TSA. seriously. 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Crosby always had great harmonies that he came up with on the spot. Neil Young: 'These people were our audience' 2012-10-04T19:00:04Z Invincibility was one of the theme words she gave to Cubs the Poet, a family member serving as the artist in residence at the Ace Hotel here; he writes poems on the spot. Juliette Lewis, an ‘Imagination Freak Fairy,’ Knows Her Worth 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z “They gave it to me on the spot. They said, ‘We’re making it with you because you read it yourself.’” Harvey Weinstein Talks Quentin Tarantino, Sony Hack And TV Division Sale 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z His clarion encore “Freedom” — made up on the spot and interspersed with the spiritual “Motherless Child” — sounded a powerful if wistful note. Richie Havens, Guitarist and Singer, Dies at 72 2013-04-23T02:06:59Z Coming up with hundreds of dollars on the spot proved impossible. The worst part of being poor: watching your dog die when you can't afford to help 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z It was a flat-out brilliant observation, one that seemed to have occurred to him on the spot but likely was a lifetime in the making. Charles Ramsey, hero and viral superstar 2013-05-07T16:49:00Z Q. Is there ever an occasion when you should buy art on the spot? Q&A: The Art of Buying Art Worldwide 2012-10-26T23:30:02Z We watched as Peggy, on the spot, saved the day for another account, and was then insulted by Don, who tossed money at her dismissively. Mad Men Monday (on Tuesday): Three women 2012-05-29T16:46:37Z I’ll put you on the spot and you will sing whether you like it or not. Sunday with Alan Cumming: ‘You will sing whether you like it or not’ 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z Steps and attitudes separated by eras flow through her improvising body not as some premeditated fusion but as a single language she appears to have always known and yet is creating on the spot. From the Lindy Hop to Hip-Hop in One Improvising Body 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z That means its performers assemble an arbitrary combination of unlikely elements into logic and harmony, on the spot and off the cuff. ‘Blank! The Musical’ Is a DIY Revue at New World Stages 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z And it's funny: Chavez and Allen making stuff up on the spot is more artful than the shows many spend months preparing. The Pajama Men – Edinburgh review 2012-08-08T17:01:22Z More remarkably, these women repeatedly bourrée on the spot, sending vibrations up their legs while teetering in one place. Review: In Donna Uchizono’s ‘Sticky Majesty,’ Two Queens and Their Handmaidens 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z That’s another reason that critics, should he win, will be quick to call it meaningless, as Iowa allows any resident to register as a Republican on the spot and participate in the caucuses. Ron Paul: If I'm leading polls, I'm electable 2012-01-01T22:30:00Z The rhymes in Mr. Iconis’s lyrics feel like they might have been improvised on the spot by class-cutting stoners behind the gym. Review: Anxious Teenagers Learn to ‘Be More Chill’ on a Big Stage 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z I challenged him to make a Seahawks cocktail on the spot. Hawktails: mixing and matching drinks with Seahawks stars 2014-01-07T21:50:36Z Perhaps unsurprisingly, the role appears to be his favorite to date: “I mean, if I was put on the spot,” McClarnon said. Zahn McClarnon Sets His Thousand-Yard Stare on the Lead 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z Mr. Mitchell offered her a scholarship on the spot. Stephanie Dabney, Electrifying Prima Ballerina, Dies at 64 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z I was interviewed about my book “Greek to Me,” which has a chapter on the Acropolis, and my interlocutor put me on the spot by asking where I stood on the Elgin Marbles. Should the Parthenon Marbles Be Returned to Greece? 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z The big draw is Paul McCartney, who is shown recording a song called “Cut Me Some Slack,” seemingly making it up on the spot. Movie Review: ‘Sound City’ a Documentary by Dave Grohl 2013-01-30T23:04:48Z Set to music by Thomas Larcher, “Second Duet” requires superhuman strength and trust: a display of lifts and dips that the dancers seem to be inventing on the spot. Twyla Tharp: ‘Each One of the Dances Is My Hope for a Perfect World’ 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z Throughout the 10 hours it takes, on average, to complete a photo shoot, stylists are expected to solve any given crisis on the spot. WD-40 and microwaved tampons: secrets of food photography revealed 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z That research involves having visitors use ingredients from the Menu for Mars pantry to cook dishes on the spot that are documented and then vacuum-sealed and labeled, becoming a form of abstract edible art. This Brooklyn kitchen offers the Earthbound a taste of outer space 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z To be a king, as it’s presented here, is to be utterly indulged, to have your every whim gratified on the spot. | 'King Lear': He?s a Grumpy Old Man, but Don?t Dare Run Away 2011-05-06T14:33:07Z Many of the immigrants were legalized on the spot, and in keeping with the derogatory terminology, the U.S. government would call it “drying them out.” The case for open borders 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z After hearing the LW mention contacting the police, the assailant confessed and was fired on the spot. Remember that allergic worker whose desk was smeared with peanut butter? 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z She chose one on the spot for the museum’s collection and suggested Barney contact MoMA about the “Big Pictures” group show in the works. Tina Barney: The Photographer’s Origin Story 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Endless jokes rolled in: “Did you hear about the time there was a kitten stuck in a tree? Linda Skeens baked a French Baguette Ladder right there on the spot and rescued it.” One woman dominated a local fair’s food contest. The internet went looking for her. 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z The first time my family checked in, the front desk was welcoming to my then-toddlers, assembling fabric playhouses for our room on the spot. Greetings from Asbury Park, love Mom and the kids 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z How many men do circuits of the same jumps or jump up repeatedly on the spot, legs spread wide, to touch their toes? Critic?s Notebook: ?Nutcracker? Nation: Yes We Can! 2010-12-08T23:32:00Z When you get a Caesar salad, the server doesn’t whip together the dressing on the spot. Red-Sauce Italian Cooking Finds a Future at Don Angie 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z I prefer solo gigs because you can rethink things on the spot. Bard reputation: pop stars pick their favourite poets 2010-10-07T15:52:00Z The choir members, no longer on the spot themselves, are free to enjoy Franklin’s solo performance. “My Soul Is Satisfied”: An Intimate New Documentary Explores the Source of Aretha Franklin’s Power 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Best of all are the communal numbers: such as the whole company making up a lullaby on the spot. Improvathon - review 2011-01-24T18:18:25Z When she offered Michelle the job on the spot, she didn’t accept it initially because she wanted to talk it over with her fiancé. Valerie Jarrett's leap of faith that started her path to the Obama White House 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z They chatted privately with a dancer or, in the last case, two, who then composed a dance — brief bursts of movement, seemingly full of secrets — on the spot. Review: Looking for a Hero? Hold on to These Dancers 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z He showed up at the Knoll offices in New York City, without an appointment, and was hired on the spot by Florence Knoll on the strength of those sketches. Richard Schultz, Designer Who Made the Outdoors Modern, Dies at 95 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z If your flight is oversold and you’re denied boarding, your airline is usually required to compensate you on the spot — or within 24 hours, under certain circumstances — with cash or a check. Do airlines always give out accurate compensation information? DOT fines say no. 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z As it turns out, Hubbell had decided on the spot to name his new liver. Webb Hubbell, writing his way to reclamation “He made a parody to Kenny Rogers’s ‘The Gambler’ on the spot,” she said. United by Sorrow, They Forged a Joyful Future 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z Given this administrative sparseness, much inevitably depended on the men on the spot, and they frequently complained how little London and the British people understood or appreciated them and their work. Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain by John Darwin - review 2012-12-28T08:00:03Z He said he wants to "put myself on the spot again from a different perspective," but it probably won't be on the big screen - and not just because of nerves. Baryshnikov takes the US stage in native Russian 2012-04-12T19:36:08Z They drafted and signed it on the spot. Loaning money kills relationships 2012-07-26T17:42:00Z Enter a drawing to score tickets to movies before they are officially released, or download and print tickets on the spot by registering at Gofobo.com, FoxSearchlightScreenings.com, SeeItFirst.net or WBTickets.com. A guide to products and services you didn’t know you could get free 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z “He’s on the spot, and you regain your footing,” Ms. Urbaniak said. Here’s How to Deal With Men (Thwack!) 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z On the day of the film’s opening, he recalled receiving a phone call from Harvey Weinstein, who agreed to finance his next project, “Smoke,” on the spot. In 1993, ‘Joy Luck Club’ Changed Hollywood. Until It Didn’t. 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z She can do anything you ask her, or whatever comes to her mind: a Russian peasant, a Chinese person, or she will invent languages on the spot. The Dutch Composer Louis Andriessen at Carnegie Hall 2010-04-01T20:43:00Z More than 100 chartered flights are landing in Udaipur’s sleepy airport, a source on the spot, who declined to be identified, told Reuters. Bollywood, Beyonce and bling as daughter of India's richest man set... 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z We thought of ourselves as on the other side of the fence back then so there was a certain amount of attitude flying about, and Gary would often put those people on the spot. Gary Hume: 'I couldn't hold down a job. That's why I became an artist' 2013-05-18T21:00:01Z “What everybody is doing is improvising on the spot,” he says. Perspective | The tango is back. And it’s never felt more vital. 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z This one will be bigger, with items like gingerbread house kits, escargot kits, charcuterie, pastrami, ice cream, chili crisps, breads, and foods from Vermont to buy or for snacking on the spot. Bonnie’s, From a Win Son Chef, Opens in Williamsburg, Brooklyn 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z I was devastated, and we broke up on the spot. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Just you and me and your 24/7 commentary 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z “The Prom” begins when a theater critic for The New York Times writes a pan so poisonous that the show he’s reviewing dies on the spot. ‘The Prom’ Review: Bringing Jazz Hands to the Heartland 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Everyone involved was inventing the music and the business on the spot. ‘The Breaks,’ a TV Movie on VH1, Examines the Year Hip-Hop Found Its Flow 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z Walk round this show without consulting the labels and the pictures put you on the spot. Patrick Caulfield/Gary Hume – review 2013-06-06T06:00:05Z He decided to buy it on the spot. Julian Robertson's Empire Down Under 2012-10-22T13:30:26Z “We won for throwing out the script and rewriting it on the spot,” Mr. Vilanch said. Academy Awards 25 Years Ago: Not So Different From Today 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z Not so fast: I was rejected on the spot. America’s credit system is broken 2013-01-03T17:17:00Z He immediately fires her, and Vigeland comes to her rescue, hiring her on the spot. Review: Doug Wright’s ‘Posterity,’ a Portrait of Ibsen 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z Anyway, Mike was nice enough to give me a copy of his book on the spot, and I started reading it on my plane ride back to Los Angeles, where I live. Attica Locke, Novelist and TV Writer, Has Some Suggestions for Hollywood 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z Four young people approached, and he questioned each on the spot. Gay military members come out, celebrate 2011-09-21T01:57:00Z The movers also demanded cash on the spot. When you’re moving interstate, beware the scammers 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z On the road it can turn into a grind, so if we allow the people in the band to come up with ideas on the spot in the show and make left turns, it's healthy. Unknown Mortal Orchestra an accidental success story 2013-10-10T15:05:45Z In May, they signed the lease on the spot they were eying. Matt Janke restaurant update: Lecosho set for Harbor Steps 2010-06-02T18:03:00Z After the guilt-ridden Kullervo returns from battle, he commits suicide on the spot where he attacked her. Music Review | Minnesota Orchestra: Symphonic Drama: Rage-Filled Reunion for Slave and His Sister 2010-03-02T21:56:00Z "You're free to do what you want," she keeps saying, before putting people on the spot and asking them how much an hour they earn. BAC at Summerhall ? review 2011-08-25T16:59:54Z He played the piece with jazzy vitality, as if he were improvising on the spot. Music Review: Philharmonic and Shanghai Symphony in Central Park 2010-07-14T23:05:00Z The famous “Chaconne” from the D Minor Solo Violin Partita, played in a transcription by Brahms, emerged with a spontaneous urgency as though improvised on the spot. Young harpsichordist continues to amaze 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Put on the spot, he dodged the question on cue. Jonah Hill may have abandoned comedy, but “Mid90s” wouldn’t exist without “Superbad” 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z The arrangement was improvised on the spot by the producer Billy Davis and the musicians. Fontella Bass obituary 2012-12-28T13:51:36Z Soup in Yeganeh's kitchen used to be made on the spot, with ingredients so fresh and abundant, the line often stretched around the corner. Soup shop that inspired `Seinfeld' reopens in NYC 2010-07-20T22:25:00Z “We pulled in and rented the house on the spot.” At 91, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott Still Wants to Tell You a Story 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z In between there were often sequences featuring the prolonged repetition of simple steps on the spot, but these felt merely schematic. Dance Review: Pam Tanowitz?s ?Untitled (the Blue Ballet)? at the Kitchen 2012-03-10T00:50:47Z This is one of several pictures made on the spot from this aerial viewpoint. The 10 best paintings for winter cheer 2013-01-12T19:05:00Z One of her inventions for “Spider-Man” was a Geek Chorus, four comic-book buffs who create the musical’s narrative on the spot. A Broadway Superlative for All the Wrong Reasons 2011-03-13T23:28:26Z If put on the spot in a red carpet interview, the publicist continued, stars should give a quick answer about the behavior being abhorrent before swiftly pivoting back to their film. As Red Carpets Roll Out, Spotlight Stays on Harassment 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z He made our repair on the spot for less than $10. In Key Largo, fin-to-fin with the denizens of Florida’s revitalized coral barrier reef 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z I was shocked to learn he made it up, and most of "Ghost of David," on the spot. Damien Jurado on "Ghost of David": "My most creative record" 2011-03-03T20:41:06Z Below us, we spy some men gathering some sort of shellfish from the water, cracking them open and selling them, on the spot, from a makeshift counter. Up close and personal in Puerto Vallarta 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Thirteen dancers, dressed in flowing white, are spaced across the stage, all moving slowly on the spot without traveling, both serene and rigorous, all doing the same movement. Dance Review: A Long-Absent Comedy Leaps Out for a Farewell 2011-03-06T20:22:36Z Seattle is known for its brilliant scenes, and this compilation of images hits it on the spot. NW Books: 365 days of butterflies 2013-03-25T20:38:07Z It reminded the singer of her birthplace, and she wrote the chorus for what became “Havana” on the spot. How Camila Cabello Lost Some Friends and Found Her Voice 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z The recording of “Pretty When You Cry” is built around the original writing session: chords from her band’s guitarist, Blake Stranathan, a fluctuating tempo and words she was making up on the spot. Lana Del Rey Still Stirs Things Up With ‘Ultraviolence’ 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z She also denied media reports that she was worth “tens of millions of dollars,” when the moderator asked her, on the spot, if she would forego the governor’s salary. The Shaming of Geoffrey Owens and the Inability to See Actors as Laborers, Too 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z It is gloriously appointed, with plush, dusty-blue velvet banquettes and chic tableware that you can buy on the spot should you want to take it home. My Favorite Restaurants of 2018 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z The sounds of monkeys, birds and splashing Caribbean waves, recorded on the spot, surface often throughout the album. Bomba Estéreo Strives to Save the Planet and Soothe the Heart 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z The store manager, unaware of her design lineage, admired them and offered her a trunk show on the spot. Jenny Lauren Steps Into Her Own 2012-04-06T18:04:09Z Eventually, an administrator from the modern and contemporary art department met them downstairs and asked the owner to email her photos of the work — which she did on the spot, from her phone. Lightning Strikes Twice: Another Lost Jacob Lawrence Surfaces 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z Tiny jumps on the spot, the raising of a shoulder, the sharp turn of a head, the shimmying of a body from knee up to neck or vice versa: There are many beauties here. Vuyani Dance Theater and Trisha Brown at Fall for Dance 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z He tells a story about someone excitedly approaching free-jazz saxophonist Evan Parker after a gig, before being visibly disappointed to find out he made music up on the spot. About Group: Alexis Taylor swaps Hot Chip for jazz improv 2011-03-31T21:29:00Z Many dancers know the feeling of being asked in social settings to perform on the spot, of being treated like “a show pony,” as the choreographer Kyle Abraham put it in a recent interview. Pros, Sure. But Reborn as Party Animals on the Dance Floor. 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Last week and the week before, she said, about half of those deals “basically died on the spot.” Restaurant Closings Inflict Collateral Damage on Other Businesses 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z So, without a warm-up, he played from his audition — a virtuosic concerto — on the spot. A Young Horn Player Could Become ‘a Real Legend’ 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z I feel terrible that a child was put on the spot like that by a journalist. Maisie Williams: ‘I was covered in blood and gnawing on pizza’ 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z Plus, when she's not singing she does this awkward dancing on the spot thing which makes me want to hug her and tell her everything's going to be okay. The best sets to watch online 2013-07-02T13:45:53Z Palestinian security officials say she lit candles in the Church of the Nativity, built on the spot where Christians believe Jesus was born. Model Naomi Campbell in Holy Land for birthday 2012-05-22T15:01:16Z The restaurant shared a lengthy apology on its on Facebook page after the incident occurred and the employee responsible “was dismissed on the spot.” Restaurant accused of writing homophobic slur on note to customer 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z The rapper Einar was struck by several bullets in the Hammarby suburb south of central Stockholm and died on the spot late Thursday, police spokesman Ola Osterling told the Swedish news agency TT. Award-winning teenage rapper shot to death in Sweden 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z You often have the queasy feeling that the screenplay was improvised on the spot. ‘Horrible Bosses 2,’ With Jason Bateman and Jason Sudeikis 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Plus babies are helpless for an astonishingly long time, which means you are on the spot to give them what they need. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: She wants a baby and 8 to 10 hours of sleep. Time for a wake-up call. 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z In a huge portrait by the Australian painter Ralph Heimans, she stands on the spot of her coronation in the abbey, looking contemplative. A Lofty Perch Fit for a Royal Museum at Westminster Abbey 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z And the demon Thodsakarn, while keeping one leg bent sideways, sometimes hops powerfully on the spot as if stamping sculpturally. Dance Review: Pichet Klunchun?s ?Chui Chai? at Lincoln Center Festival 2010-07-25T23:55:00Z Marlowe was among the most gregarious of creatures, but if Dad shut the door he’d collapse into a bleak pile on the spot. Recording Audiobooks For My Dad, Stephen King 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z Unlike Radio 4's Showstopper, a new programme in which a musical is improvised on the spot, from audience suggestions. Rewind radio: Vanessa Feltz; Music Planet; Showstopper ? review 2011-01-23T00:06:21Z It was to have been fashioned from polyethylene, and after seeing the model, a Los Angeles collector named Bill Bell agreed to buy “Play-Doh” on the spot. Whitney Restrospective for Jeff Koons’s Monumental Ambitions 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z You don’t want to jolt someone on the spot by saying, ‘Oh, my dad just died,’ you know?” Leaving Facebook? Easier said than done. 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z He was taken with them immediately and gave them a manager, a name and a recording contract on the spot. Hidden treasures: Honey Ltd – Psychedelic Folk Essentials 2013-02-12T16:54:22Z East could see that declarer might be facing a bad heart break, so to put him on the spot immediately, she overtook with her diamond king and shifted to the club eight. Bridge: At the Spring Nationals, Titles, an Upset and a Smart Defense 2011-03-16T21:59:52Z Roast ducks and chickens hung everywhere, chopped on the spot. Ba Bar: Speaking Vietnamese in Seattle with Eric Banh 2011-07-27T02:01:04Z The atmosphere was understandably edgy, and Agenda Kenya immediately gained a reputation as the first and only TV programme that had the guts to put politicians on the spot about the issues of the day. Polly Renton obituary 2010-06-23T18:33:00Z Mr. Brion’s specialty onstage is building songs — his own, other people’s, sometimes tunes he’s inventing on the spot — instrument by instrument live, and knocking them apart too. The Week Ahead: Oct. 2 ? 8 2011-09-30T17:17:58Z In concert last month at the Bowery Ballroom, he delivered these songs as if assembling them on the spot, a crooner in control of the marionette strings, but not trying to obscure his process. The New Indie Pop: Off-Kilter, Handmade, Whimsical and Emotional 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Here was a concert where almost everything clicked: the pregnant pauses, the eruptive outbursts, the elegant transitions invented on the spot by the pianist Danilo Pérez. The Best Concerts of 2012, as Seen by Times Critics 2012-12-26T23:38:02Z When you see it, whatever it is, you will kill yourself on the spot: hence, the mother’s need for the blindfold. Review | While we wait for the ‘Bird Box’ sequel, its creator has a novel that’s yes, creepy 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z A few days after seeing the ad, Esther Arlen applied and was hired on the spot. On Love: Rachel Levick and Jonathan Corley The machines allow rangers to diagnose hyponatremia on the spot and administer IVs with a highly concentrated saline solution. Saving Lives at the Grand Canyon, One Salty Snack at a Time 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z It’s equal parts hip, family-friendly and laid-back depending on the spot you snag. 36 Hours: 36 Hours in Cape May, N.J. 2011-06-30T19:01:36Z She could get an Andrew Lloyd Webber agnostic to convert on the spot with her handling of “All I Ask of You” from “The Phantom of the Opera.” Barbara Cook, a Broadway singer who revealed the great American songbook in a new light 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z When she couldn't get out to the track, she ran on the spot for an hour in her cell. Marion Jones: 'I'm a sucker for a challenge' 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z I especially loved the gem shop inside, where an artist designs your own piece of jewelry on the spot. Insider's Guide to Anna Maria Island 2010-03-11T20:37:00Z And if shoppers do not want to make a purchase on the spot, store staff can add items to their online shopping carts for later consideration. Clicks to Bricks: Online Retailers Find the Lure of a Store 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z So Rumpel went ahead and sent Regina to her -- on the spot. 'Once Upon a Time' recap: Regina (partially) joins the dark side in 'Enter the Dragon' 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z “He put them on right there on the spot,” Elin said. Why this Virginia man spent days making an Alzheimer’s ‘busy box’ for a stranger 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z While spinning brilliantly on the spot, for example, a dancer will suddenly change focus and then shift the angle of his or her torso. 2010-01-12T07:13:00Z As they do at the opening of any star-studded film festival, photographers scrambled for position, training their lenses on the spot where audience members would alight. A Movie Festival for One, on a Tiny Nordic Island 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z But five minutes into the read-through, he cast Nighy on the spot, and has put him in nearly everything he’s done since. Bill Nighy, Master of Misdirection 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Amid these, Mr. Gomes picked up Ms. Vishneva and turned rapidly on the spot so that her arms and legs flew out ecstatically into the air, while all the company applauded. Review: In ‘Onegin,’ Two Star Ballerinas on Contrasting Arcs 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z So we had to create the music on the spot in the studio. Corinne Bailey Rae, Sir Mark Elder and other musicians' greatest on-stage moments 2010-08-05T20:30:00Z They discuss the content and form the ratings descriptor on the spot. PG? NC-17? She Made Such Calls for 30 Years 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z In “Musée,” so did the young choreographer Eleanor Bauer, an American living Brussels, as she asked passers-by for personal items with which to create brief but full-bodied dances on the spot. Critic?s Notebook: Eleanor Bauer and Boris Charmatz in Performa 11 Biennial 2011-11-09T00:01:03Z Propaganda Films, a forward-thinking production company who were doing Twin Peaks, bought it on the spot. How we made Candyman: 'I got a $1,000 bonus for every bee sting' 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z Mother decided on the spot that I would be tutored at home. Exclusive: An Excerpt from the Upcoming Novel by Amy Tan 2013-05-31T17:10:57Z The aim, Tatchell says, was to “raise public awareness and put powerful people on the spot. It was also a psychological morale boost for people with the virus.” Giant condoms and buckets of fake blood: the true story of Aids activists Act Up 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Jill O’Brien, its vice president for events and sales, said someone — she would not say who — reserved all 31 rooms this spring and paid for them on the spot. On the Trail of Chelsea Clinton?s Wedding 2010-07-16T19:15:00Z I wouldn’t have been surprised if Ellen had tried to nurse Lee on the spot. "American Idol" recap: Final performances 2010-05-26T13:27:00Z Released from prison after serving time for a bank robbery, this high-speed tank runs over anything in his path or shoots it on the spot. | 'Faster': From Tooth Fairy to High-Speed Human Tank 2010-11-23T23:34:00Z She was one of the first people to read for the part of Diana in the workshop; she was hired virtually on the spot. Jeanna de Waal Has Already Forgotten About That ‘Diana’ Film 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z "The board," Brian said, "refused on the spot to do business with a guy that crazy." T Magazine: At Canlis, Dinner With a Side of Camaraderie 2012-08-24T13:00:11Z “I would sign this guy on the spot.” ArtsBeat: Straight Shots on 'Idol,' at Last, Courtesy of Jimmy Iovine 2012-03-02T05:52:39Z “Covenant” opens with a small boy, dressed in white, running on the spot, golden light refracted through broken red-and-black clouds behind him. In London, Massed Human Misery and Communal Revelations 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Then the first day of shooting, I just had to just dive right in and create a character right on the spot. “What is fair?”: Rosie Perez on the complexities of playing a federal prosecutor on "Your Honor" 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z Audience members were asked to participate in the debate and the voting but were not put on the spot to do so. Perspective | Hey, don’t make me perform! Sometimes, interactive theater goes too far. 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z If they had been spotted, they would have been shot on the spot because the Einsatzgruppen wanted no witnesses. From Nazi to football hero: the incredible story of Man City's Bert Trautmann 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z When Tim Dearing, who had taken over as the restaurant’s lead chef, challenged her by pointing out that she hadn’t visited the kitchen after Mr. Crofter died, she fired him on the spot. Barbara Lynch, a Leading Boston Restaurateur, Is Accused of Workplace Abuse 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z “It always made me cringe to be put on the spot like that, but if I had to choose any of the movies I’ve been in to watch, it would be ‘Remember the Titans.’ Not just a football movie: How ‘Remember the Titans’ became a hit and inspired a nation 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Explanations are briskly dispensed, characters find solutions on the spot, and the children get on with the story. Ghost Knight by Cornelia Funke – review 2012-11-23T22:55:08Z Allen said he met Bruni when he was invited to have breakfast with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and asked her on the spot to join his cast in a minor role. Woody Allen film charms Cannes, Lady Gaga surprises 2011-05-12T09:41:21Z “It’s all being determined right here on the spot,” he said, as he experimented with the number of flashes and an umbrella. You snap pix of national parks for fun. Jarob Ortiz takes them for a living. 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z My favorite part of the novel is when Ripley arranges a meeting with the kidnappers at a club called Der Hump and invents a drag name for himself on the spot. Alexander Chee's guilty reading pleasure: Tom Ripley 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Instead, she showed Phillips a play she had written in college and was hired on the spot. Agnes Nixon, writer who created ‘One Life to Live’ and ‘All My Children,’ dies at 93 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z But watching “Back on Broadway,” you feel that if he chose, he could regrow those missing muscles on the spot. Arts & Leisure: How Hugh Jackman?s Two Sides Make Women Swoon 2011-12-08T16:00:00Z If the bloopers over the end credits are any guide, Mr. Beers appears to have fed his actors certain one-liners on the spot. ‘Premature,’ a Teenage Comedy, Mixes Sex and Sci-Fi 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z They decided on the spot to move there. Pioneertown Wants to Be the New Old West 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z Reading's picture of Marie de' Medici, the second wife of Henry IV of France, was almost certainly done "on the spot, from life", and probably drawn in 1622. Rubens drawing emerges from Reading University store cupboard 2013-05-28T16:19:23Z Records who offered them a deal on the spot. Echosmith: hits and high-school | Concert preview 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z When Mormon missionaries recently came knocking, he said he’d convert on the spot if they gave him “the full package.” In Margaret Atwood’s Essays and Speeches, Some Hazards of the Trade 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z He recruited Alabama Shakes to open some shows for the Drive-By Truckers on the spot. The New Sound of Muscle Shoals 2012-12-25T13:20:15.353Z The Parliamentary garrison commander was so astonished to see them there that he surrendered his much larger force on the spot. Britain's best views: Cheshire 2010-12-25T00:01:00Z The string sections were written on the spot and sometimes improvised. Meltdown 2012 – Marc Almond: 'I first met Antony Hegarty in a drag club' 2012-07-29T23:04:01Z He would scrap songs and reform them in another style; call in the female band one day and just the guys the next; feign a prepared song and improvise something on the spot. In first solo album, Jack White taps a blue vein 2012-05-03T14:01:11Z Guests lined up for bracelets that were being engraved on the spot. Encounters : Peter Thum’s Mission: A Jewelry Line Created from Guns and Bullets 2013-07-03T20:11:14Z It’s the kind of place where you can buy a zine and Venmo the artist who made it on the spot; if you care about supporting artists, it doesn’t get more direct than that. What to see this week: comedians of color, Clyde Petersen’s vision of the Northwest and DIY art 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Housewifery in 2019 requires its women to focus only on the spot in front of them, ignoring the world being repainted outside. Are cleaning gurus sweeping an epidemic under the carpet? 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z Those improvisations are copied and translated on the spot by Ms. Beller and her five dancers, who reteach the guest artist the movement material. Dance Review: Alexandra Beller and Company at the Joyce SoHo 2012-04-09T21:06:04Z “I committed to it on the spot without thinking about it,” she said while laughing. Hilaria Baldwin Holds Her Center 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z She’d have to watch the tape in front of them and reject them on the spot. These four friends grew up pulling pranks. Then they turned their shtick into a cable TV empire. 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z The worst time to air a complaint is after you’ve eaten, which doesn’t allow the restaurant a chance to make amends on the spot. Hoping to have a good dinner? Be a good diner. 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Agents and bookers took to frequenting the club, looking for promising talent and sometimes signing up newcomers on the spot. Rick Newman, Whose Comedy Club Made Careers, Dies at 81 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Turned Off: On the first episode of the first TV cooking competition show I ever watched, the very first contestant was eliminated on the spot for using the same spoon to taste different dishes. Perspective | Ask Amy: Husband’s daily pot use makes wife smolder 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z Once, a teacher put her on the spot in cookery class by asking her why she hadn’t brought any ingredients. 'I haven’t seen a healthy version of marriage': children of divorce on the lasting impact 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z You’d need to get a promise like that in writing, or, better yet, persuade the airline to pay it on the spot. Airline offered me two ‘free’ nights at a hotel, but I just wanted to go home 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z He asked the designers on the spot whether they wanted to be the first to do a site-specific installation in the museum’s newly renovated Great Hall, which was designed in 1895. | SITU Studio's 'reOrder' 2011-03-04T19:31:45Z In Times Square he took selfies among furry mascots, gawking tourists and the Naked Cowboy, who composed a song in his honor on the spot. ‘Fat Guy Across America’ Hits New York 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z So when he, by chance, drove by this 1920s bungalow in Chattanooga, Tennessee’s St. Elmo neighborhood, “I stopped, called, and pretty much made an offer on the spot,” says George. 2010-02-11T20:44:00Z The artist’s task was to capture that process, on the spot and on the fly — to sketch it, you might say — in paint. Art Review: ‘The Path of Nature,’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2013-01-24T22:22:49Z “Stick a pin in a map of the desert./Build a road in the middle of the desert./Pour cement on the spot in the desert.” Review: Desert Awakening in ‘The Band’s Visit’ 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z And, it sends Mom the message that if she wants to see your kids, she either leaves her negativity at home or fixes its damage on the spot. Carolyn Hax: Grandma’s negativity shouldn’t be mom’s top priority 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Baryshnikov offered her an apprenticeship on the spot. When the boss is a ballerina: Julie Kent on balancing Washington Ballet top job and family 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z For that one track alone I bought the band's 2002 CD "Trust" on the spot, then wondered: Who the heck were these people? The band Low soars to join with dancers in 'Heaven' 2010-03-29T23:49:00Z When people complied — hundreds did — he sealed the cans on the spot while the smiles were still fresh. ‘If You Build It,’ a Local Show Celebrating Local Art 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z The great exponents of the style know the repertory and the art of singing so thoroughly that they can intuit on the spot what expressive liberties a singer is going to take. Toscanini and Giulini Put Their Mark on ?Traviata? 2010-04-04T21:37:00Z It is telling, for example, that one of the central characters is, he admits, addicted to Noh and can’t help himself from inventing and performing the stuff on the spot. | 'Musashi': From Hisashi Inoue, a Zen Comedy-Drama 2010-07-08T22:44:00Z “They were so apologetic, and on the spot, issued me a refund for the remaining days. They looked visibly upset when I left.” Perspective | When to change rooms in a hotel — or just check out 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z The British designer David Pocknell recalls going to see Lubalin in New York in the 1960s with a “Beatles haircut, a velvet suit and few posters,” and Lubalin offered him a job on the spot. Designer for the age of austerity 2012-06-25T00:00:00Z The comedian did what he did best and put the world’s most beautiful woman on the spot about Goop’s most bizarre recommendations. Gwyneth Paltrow admits that even doesn’t know “what the f**k” Goop is talking about 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Sourdough loaves, walnut financiers, carrot and curry cake, cardamom-ginger-swirled brioche feuilletée and more will be sold, some baked on the spot, some shipped from Paris. Poilâne Brings Its Parisian Bakery to New York 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Lewis sings over them, beautifully and confidingly, but in a mumble, as if he’s making up place-holder lyrics on the spot, or singing a scratch vocal. Sweet or Hardcore, Nothing Is Quite What It Seems 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Gallantly quit my job on the spot and continued the date as planned? Critic's Notebook: It?s Date Night, and Lots of Strangers Are Along for the Ride 2010-12-16T16:47:38Z Making fun of how another person is different from the dominant group, or putting them on the spot and making them feel bad for speaking differently, is wrong. Don't tell me my accent doesn't exist 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z “Upgrades are always offered on the spot, often with no upcharge,” he said. Asia-pacific Issue | Practical Traveler: More U.S. Hotel Chains in Asia Add to Local Options 2010-03-16T21:44:00Z You were under no pressure to respond to her post on the spot. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Aunt unfriends niece for not inviting her to her baby shower 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z He would be in big trouble if his bosses suspected he’d put me in touch with an indiscreet ex-employee, and he’d be fired on the spot if he got caught blabbing himself. We are all addicts now 2013-05-11T23:00:00Z I heard you can down a pint on the spot, any day, all day long, in between the aisles of Rock Star energy drinks and bags of Frito Lay. Happy Hour: Who would guess ? craft beer tasting in a convenience-store setting 2011-03-23T00:29:42Z Ron offers to buy one on the spot, and a hilarious who’s-on-first-type wrangle over obtaining the proper license follows. Review: ‘Nice Fish,’ Mark Rylance and Louis Jenkins’s Quirky Ice Fishing Tale 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z Branco raises his arms in the air and runs on the spot for emphasis. Phoenix: 'We are French, we are romantic by essence' 2013-04-20T05:00:00Z It’s less intimidating for kids to talk to you when you aren’t staring at them eye to eye, putting them on the spot, making them squirm. Motherlode: Calling Mom a Hippo 2011-04-27T17:24:43Z After chatting with the shop’s proprietors, designer Kristan Cunningham and her husband, Scott Jarrell, Heather hired the firm on the spot. Toms Founder Blake Mycoskie Takes AD on a Tour of His Los Angeles House 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Ms. Basil was tasked on the spot with creating a dance for four of the extras. Quentin Tarantino’s Goddess of Go-Go 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z Walk in and a Buffalo Exchange employee will price your items on the spot. How to get the most money for your used clothes 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z But Insidr’s most appealing feature is the on-hand team of employees ready to help with restaurant and hotel reservations, on the spot translation, airport transfers and more, all accessible on the Insidr phone. Enjoy Paris Without Letting Language Get in the Way 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Perry says she was “completely moved” by the film and started writing a song on the spot in her car immediately after the screening. Hear Miley Cyrus' New Song From 'Freeheld' 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Fidget maintained a wait on the spot for 20 minutes, with a noisy scene going on behind him. 'Make sure they don't eat the set!' Movie animal trainers' tips 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z She lingered over the songs as if she were thinking through every verbal and musical convolution on the spot. A Year of Concerts With Staying Power 2013-12-29T22:45:02Z Oh and they’re followed by an RV team who helps facilitate the random help right there on the spot instantly. 2010-01-30T05:29:00Z We were all impressed by Dan Stuart's ability to make lyrics up on the spot – none of us were good at that. The Paisley Underground: an oral history of Los Angeles's 1980s psychedelic explosion 2013-05-16T17:00:00Z Now she advances through space; now, staying on the spot, stretching her upper body, she arches her neck up to face the sky. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center - Review 2011-12-07T22:26:02Z “It’s hard to make something inspired on the spot,” one guest observed as Bock surveyed his material for the next outfit. | The Deste Fashion Collection at Barneys 2012-06-06T19:00:53Z In your place, my goal would be to temper your son-in-law’s temper over the long haul, not stop a single angry outburst by challenging him on the spot. What’s Wrong With Kissing in Public? 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z There’s only regular conversation and responding on the spot: e.g., Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Should you say something to a friend about her freeloader boyfriend? 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Sometimes things are written and we'll say it how it's written and it doesn't hit, and me and Quinta will come up with it on the spot. Why do we love "Abbott Elementary" star Janelle James for being bad? It's simple: "I'm hilarious" 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z One afternoon, he was discovered sleeping there and was fired on the spot. Words, Words, Words: Mel Bochner's Thesaurus Paintings 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Batiste stuck with the gig even during the pandemic, coming up with tunes, both original and covers, on the spot. Meet Jon Batiste, new Grammy winner with plenty going on 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z The artist began painting it on the spot, but was so overcome by the heat and smoke that he had to resort to reconstructing the scene in his Newlyn studio. Fish tales: new art show at Two Temple Place trawls Cornwall's past 2013-01-25T17:45:35Z It had a modified Jet engine and was able to hover on the spot, which it did as soon as it was time for Jewel and Gem to parachute into the mountains. Your stories: The Final Leap by Krazy Kesh 2012-10-10T11:00:00Z “The marriage received the official gold seal on the spot,” said Ms. Holder, who, after being on her own for so long, decided to change her name. ‘Mr. Downstairs’ Had the Key to Her Heart 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z When he was put on the spot at the film's packed press conference, Affleck fielded questions with the agility of a master batsman. Hoax! 2010-09-17T23:03:00Z He had to see it that weekend and commit to it on the spot. Tour Ray Booth and John Shea's Grand Hilltop Home in Nashville 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z Hidden beneath the mountains is a kind of Jurassic World made of gloppy, bubble-gum-pink material and filled with hungry, amoeba-like creatures, acid lakes and fields of anemone that regenerate on the spot. ‘Strange World’ Review: All Too Familiar 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z In the three weeks after JetCityStream started, 78 different groups submitted music — one walked into the station's lobby and played on the spot. Mike McCready and friends raise funds for Crohn's research 2012-05-29T02:03:04Z He consulted with Mr. Plotnick about blocking, and on the spot rewrote a joke about a dummy landing splat on the stage. Seth Rudetsky, Broadway’s Go-To Guy, Flirts With ‘Disaster!’ 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z The real-life unrest was filmed on the spot for the movie, and its “cinema vérité” approach was closely studied by aspiring filmmakers. Haskell Wexler, Oscar-winning cinematographer of ‘Virginia Woolf,’ dies at 93 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z He shoots across the stage in jumps that turn and skim; he spins on the spot in multiple pirouettes and then pauses with one leg still raised. Dance Review: American Ballet Theater’s ‘Dream’ and ‘Firebird’ 2012-06-22T22:43:10Z Cast members make up scenes and songs on the spot, and ask the audience for names or words on which they riff and build a scenario. This Little Amsterdam Improv Club Launched Big American Careers 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z “I looked at them and thought, oh my God, these are so beautiful. I bought about 12 on the spot.” From Elton John, Photography’s Greatest Hits 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z How far they may really stand in his way he will better ascertain on the spot. “Hamilton” and the Books That Hamilton Held 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z RUDD: By the way, very apparent it was made up on the spot. | David Gordon Green, Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch on Making “Prince Avalanche” 2013-08-07T19:09:21Z It’s normal for old resentments to resurface occasionally, and it’s okay to decide not to air them all on the spot in hopes they’ll just sink back down again. Carolyn Hax: He vetoed a second child, and a lingering resentment was born 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z He was like a jazz bandleader, egging on the orchestra, interacting with the players and offering the unbelievable impression that he was making it up on the spot. L.A. Philharmonic breathes fire into Saariaho world premiere 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z They’re drawn on the spot in black ink and then completed with watercolors, without use of photographs or specimens. Review | In the galleries: Finding the unknown within what is known 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z The young men’s fate depends on how high they roll, compared with Mr. Rogers, who invents a plot twist on the spot. Exit the Dungeon Master. Tonys Rehearsal Is Calling. 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z With the encouragement of her husband and teenage sons, she walked into Bloomberg one day last spring and quit on the spot. Looking for a Plan B? Make It Gluten-Free 2011-06-03T20:58:24Z The Third Man was scripted by Graham Greene, but its most famous speech was improvised on the spot. Reel dilemma: are we condoning the conduct of Hollywood's tyrants by watching their films? 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z He and his wife were instantly smitten by a 16,000-square foot estate in Newport, Rhode Island, and bought it pretty much on the spot, with all the furnishings. ‘Antique Roadshow’ flips the script with celebrity editions 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z I don’t like to be on the spot. Linda Ronstadt Has Found Another Voice 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z Chet Faker, an Australian singer and producer, made his songs assemble and disassemble on the spot, triggering beats and playing keyboards as he crooned romantic woes. Critic’s Notebook: South by Southwest Festival Starts to Feel Corporate 2014-03-16T22:44:49Z Instead, Shankar watched a scene, and then composed the music on the spot. Works of Glass 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z The manager of the Chipotle location, who reportedly witnessed the entire altercation, fired the male employee on the spot. Chipotle employee fired after slapping co-worker during 'play' fight 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z Tucker’s voice is too distinctive, a reminder of how raw and galvanizing Sleater-Kinney has been, and how so many of its songs have felt like they were clawing their way into existence on the spot. Sleater-Kinney Grasps at a New Sound on ‘The Center Won’t Hold’ 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z Reed says that many of the show's guest appearances are the result of meetings at press events, where he puts people he admires on the spot "until they're sort of too embarrassed to say no". Life of spy: the return of Archer 2013-07-12T13:00:00Z I came up with little tricks that would hold off sleep for a minute or two, pinching myself, running violently on the spot, shouting at the top of my voice. ‘Narcolepsy isn’t funny’ – living with a sleep disorder 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z Upon hearing that I had had only four hours of sleep the previous night, she offered to make me an espresso on the spot. Critical Shopper: Proenza Schouler on Madison Avenue: Critical Shopper 2012-09-20T00:01:02Z They got married on the spot with friends and family on hand, the website said. Ludacris wastes no time marrying longtime love Eudoxie Mbouguiyengue 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Going back later only puts the clerk on the spot with his or her boss, compounding an unethical situation. Ask Amy: Chores pile up while Dad piles on In our fast-paced lives, it's easy to think that to treat a stain is you just spritz some stain treater on the spot and then toss the garment in the wash. This is the secret to removing your peskiest stain 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Kitchen said that when his quartet workshops a new piece with the composer, changes are sometimes made on the spot and shared wirelessly with the players. When Classical Musicians Go Digital 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z A razzle-dazzle sampler piece based on excerpts from Mr. Naharin’s previous dances, it features an extended social-dance romp between the performers and the audience members they select on the spot. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey?s Ohad Naharin Premiere at City Center - Review 2011-12-11T22:45:45Z Either way, if Margolyes were hired by Harvard to declaim the book, at the start of every course in twentieth-century fiction, the numbers signing up for James would quadruple on the spot. A Day for Henry James 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Tell the specialist your ailment and he'll concoct a remedy on the spot. 2010-01-07T14:30:00Z But the deal is sealed a little later, when events lead them to a convenience store parking lot and she improvises a verse on the spot. Why we keep gazing at ‘A Star Is Born’: From Gaynor to Gaga 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z “But I did get to stand on the spot where LeBron stood.” Yes, Bill Kristol is at the Republican convention, having a terrible time 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z I would just start throwing lines at him that we would make up on the spot, and we got that gold where he cried at the end. The Carpetbagger: Behind Camera, Checking the Ego 2010-12-08T23:38:00Z “There was a dispute with the soldiers. She fired a gun. She died on the spot.” 'Boardwalk Empire' Recap: Surprise, Surprise 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z When he got to her, Sonali was, the man recalled, covered in thick black mud, coughing blood, and spinning around and around on the spot like a child would to make herself dizzy. The tsunami survivor who lost her whole family 2013-03-09T23:00:01Z “I wanted this whole project to be treated as an art project,” said Mr. Helwani, who recognized Mr. Modu on the street in SoHo in January 2018 and pitched him on the spot. Portraits of Tupac and Biggie Receive the Luxury Treatment 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z She performs a manicure or pedicure on the spot, sitting on a plastic stool by the side of the street. Virginity for sale: inside Cambodia's shocking trade 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z Which is still to write and compose songs in a Pavement kind of way and still kind of do his freeform lyrics on the spot.” ArtsBeat Blog: Popcast: Stephen Malkmus, Beck and the War on Drugs 2011-08-18T17:38:16Z Most of them walked out on the spot, and word of your tirade got around pretty quickly after that. It’s a hard time to be a homophobe 2013-03-20T15:40:00Z Her music teacher interceded and brought her to audition at Trinity College for the eminent choral conductor Charles Kennedy Scott, who offered her admission on the spot. Margaret Price Dies at 69, Soprano With Rich Voice 2011-02-01T06:51:50Z The lyrics of “The Bridge” offer the last words of a pregnant woman about to jump to her death, on the spot she first kissed the lover who deserted her. Dolly Parton, American icon: Why everything's coming up Dolly now 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Some of those exceptional expressions will be more than a century old; others will be created on the spot. Events for Children in NYC This Week 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z By any comparison, of course, we are wealthy, although any attempt to selectively share those riches on the spot will quickly render us broke. How to handle anti-Americanism when you travel 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z A. Well, the one-liners I’m just picking on the spot. A Word With: Neal Brennan 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z She decided on the spot to devote herself to designing jewelry. Special Report: Jewelry: Jewelry That Sparkles With Stories and Gems 2011-05-12T13:49:21Z You sense a pianist almost making up embellishments and varying articulations and accents on the spot, often changing his choices dramatically when a section of a variation is repeated. Glenn Gould’s Every Detail. But Why? 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z At Mr. Cyrille’s behest, every musician on the album contributed a new tune, and they created a few others on the spot. Andrew Cyrille’s Late-Career Renaissance 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z When Esther arrives for an interview, Lady is charmed and hires her on the spot, but Esther’s behavior is a performance, with a shocking twist. Paperback Row 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z The Lincoln Address Memorial, dedicated in 1912, claimed that he had delivered it on the spot occupied by the Soldiers’ National Monument, an imposing 1869 neo-Classical pile topped by a figure representing Liberty. A Lingering Gettysburg Battle: Where Did Lincoln Stand? 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z I'm almost dancing on the spot to get through the door. From Lady Gaga to Apple: meet the überfans 2012-11-23T22:01:11Z When I sought a second opinion, I was admitted on the spot. Shooing Carolers Away for a Love That Stays 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z “As a dancer, Janie had that quality of being extreme and looking like it was all made up on the spot,” said Millepied, also a former principal at City Ballet. A Ballerina Harnesses Her Wild Imagination to Choreography 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z Ms. Mearns, 31, is no polite ballerina, but an all-or-nothing dancer who reacts on the spot through her deep connection with music. This New York City Ballet Dancer Has a New Role: Being Bad 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z She took a step backward, out the door, as if I might jump out of bed and, unable to control my increasingly rippling muscles, strangle her on the spot. Yoga, spinning and a murder: My strange months at Lululemon 2013-12-31T12:47:00Z It's a mobile, nuclear-powered laboratory holding 10 science instruments that will sample Martian soil and rocks, and analyze them right on the spot. Mars rover blasts off on 8-month trip 2011-11-26T15:06:00Z But even as she spins, first one man, then another, does little jogging runs on the spot before throwing his body sideways into the air. Ratmansky’s ‘Concerto’ Shines in Mariinsky Triple Bill in London 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z And about those bookstores — those holy, papery pockets of goodness and light — the next time you visit one, especially in these next weeks, buy something, right there on the spot. Amazon?s Evil Price Check App: Kicking Bookstores While They?re Down 2011-12-08T20:16:15Z But the composer thinks the conductor’s tempo is better, so right on the spot the musicians are told to change the movement title from Larghetto to Largo, which is how we all know it today. 10 Treasures, Unearthed From the New York Philharmonic’s Archives 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z The literary editor was slaughtered on the spot. The Lady and the Revamp and Storyville: Kings of Pastry | TV Review 2010-03-19T06:45:00Z But through the evil deeds of a bullying monk, Xu sees Bai in her reptile form origins and dies on the spot. Review: Zhang Huoding Makes American Debut in Two Operas 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z The two then create dialogue on the spot, with direction sent to them via text messages and phone calls. Pop and Jazz Fall Preview: 70 Albums, Shows and Festivals 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z So you can say that Henry was born on the spot. 'Horrid Henry' author drawn to impish behavior 2011-08-27T05:20:29Z One day in 1965 Brown saw him at a club in Macon, Ga., and hired him on the spot. A Living Legend Tries to Make a Living 2011-03-29T14:02:02Z An undercover soldier, hearing of an imminent investigation to find the rogue female, took out her revolver and killed herself on the spot. ‘Woman’ Is an Ambitious Attempt to Capture Four Centuries of Being Female 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z “We were eight or nine months into seeing each other and Amanda was starting to put me on the spot and say, ‘What are we?’” A ‘Summer House’ Wedding Five Seasons in the Making 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z “Duologue,” their new album, puts them on equal footing, cutting to the heart of their musical kinship: brisk fluency, crisp flexibility, and a capacity for coming up with magic on the spot. Jazz Listings for Nov. 21-27 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z She found a townhouse on the banks of the South River, with Canada geese on the lawn, and fell in love with it on the spot. Real Life Can Be Raw, in Marriage and Death 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z Though I was supposed to fly back to New York that night, I signed up on the spot. Learning to Navigate the Venetian Lagoon Like a Pro 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Both are embodied in music from a band with decades of camaraderie and the fast reflexes to keep reacting to one another on the spot. Review: Pearl Jam’s Full-Throttle Marathon at Madison Square Garden 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Offering more than 300 types each of both herbs and essential oils, you can find premixed teas and oils for various effects, or staff will custom mix you one on the spot. 7 hidden-gem attractions to check out at Seattle’s Pike Place Market 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z She said she couldn’t decide on the spot and replied two days later with a ‘yes’. Should I stop my unhelfpul sister being my bridesmaid? 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z The format of “Prize” is similar to a work she first showed in the mid-’90s at Bennington College in Vermont when she enlisted a group of dancers and made a piece on the spot. Sally Silvers?s ?Prize Every Time? at Roulette in Brooklyn 2011-10-09T04:00:16Z These interviews are so slapdash that you wonder if Mr. Pappas simply stopped people at random and filmed them on the spot. | 'To Age or Not to Age': Robert Kane Pappas?s Documentary 2010-07-15T22:37:00Z He jumped up and down on the spot and sang a note, getting the audience to sing along. Bobby McFerrin gets vocal 2010-05-06T22:05:00Z “It’s called Twilt, that feeling,” I answered, laughing, having coined the term on the spot. When the school is the bully 2012-05-18T16:15:00Z The bridegroom reworded a few on the spot. You Could Write a Country Song About Them. (He Probably Will.) 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z “These men were mentoring him on the spot — ‘Speak a little louder,’ ‘Say this.’ Teen entrepreneur Trey Brown willed his clothing line into reality. Now Spergo has arrived in D.C. 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z This specially trained individual has the authority to problem solve on the spot. Flying Tips for Wheelchair Users, From Wheelchair Users 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z “We put a new system in place on the spot to process these members,” Mr. Wardropper said, adding that he had been surprised to note how many younger people had joined the museum. Inside Art: Dutch Bonanza for the Frick 2014-01-17T08:46:14Z A few years back he recorded both the Liszt concertos with Andrew Litton conducting the Bergen Philharmonic in a white heat that sounded improvised on the spot. Stephen Hough twists the kaleidoscope of Edvard Grieg’s moods 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Britton plays that, too, with a zeal so focused that he surely converts audiences on the spot. Review | Heaven sent: ‘Jesus Hopped the “A” Train’ at 1st Stage 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Sure, proteins are seared on the spot and crème brûlée is torched to order, but everything else — risotto, pasta, green beans, soups — are made hours and days in advance. The no-browning way to store peeled potatoes 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z I grinned and took her up on the offer on the spot. Front-yard garden: At vacation time, drip irrigation and a sitter come to the rescue To stay awake I kept putting my arms through the roots of the tree, releasing them every now and again to jog on the spot and punch myself all over, to keep warm. Experience: I got lost on a mountain for two and a half days 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z They introduced themselves, and Mr. Alig hired her on the spot to become a club regular and help spice up the party. Amanda Lepore, Transgender Club Diva, Tells All About Her Plastic Surgery 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z He made it on the spot in 1952, at 65, when the daughter of a friend he was visiting doubted that he was a famous artist. 2010-01-29T06:18:00Z I wised up enough on the spot not to push her for clarification. My body was going nuts: How I thought about sex as a teenage evangelical virgin 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z “It was like taking all your clothes off. People judge you on the spot. I’m a work in progress.” After 43 Years, Mossy Kilcher’s Folk Songs for Alaska Get a Second Life 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z The songs on “Fade” often well up out of studio ambience, as if forming themselves on the spot; close listening reveals sounds tucked almost subliminally into the mix. New Music: Yo La Tengo’s ‘Fade’ and Cristina Pato’s ‘Migrations’ 2013-01-14T22:57:43Z He cried on the spot when he heard those words. Caveh Zahedi Has So Many Stories to Tell 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Bergantiños, he said, began to chastise the bouncer, unspooling a story on the spot about how he was an American veteran and deserved more respect. The Confidence, and the Art, Looked Real 2013-12-25T21:26:07Z A mesmerized Julian, then 4, declared on the spot, “I want to fly like he does.” Ballet treasures from the Treasure State 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z He was hired on the spot, he said. A Day in the Studio With Salehe Bembury 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z His new album, “AZD,” uses vintage-sounding samples, beats and timbres in tracks that seem to be dissolving into bleary memories, eroding on the spot. The Playlist: Kamasi Washington Releases a Blast of ‘Truth’ 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z The jumps, I am more or less convinced, are there to keep you counting your steps, which distracts you from how hard and existentially pointless it is to run on the spot. Fit in my 40s: Canada's Air Force fitness drills are a retro, noisy tonic 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z Trying to spruce up its public image before the 2008 Summer Olympics, China embarked on a program of enforced self-improvement in which citizens were meant to change their ways on the spot. Review: In Susan Barker’s ‘The Incarnations,’ Lives of Despair (Past and Present) in China 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z He and his mother bluffed their way through a sales meeting with a collection they whipped up on the spot. Fashion Asks: Who Deserves Success? 2010-06-09T18:10:00Z A man tossed 10 two-bite sticks of meat over glowing coals and whipped together a rich, surprisingly savory peanut sauce for me on the spot for 20,000 rupiah. Finding the Other, Cheaper Side of Bali 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z “I should have bought it on the spot, but it sold almost immediately,” said the London collector and dealer Christian Levett, a member of the awards committee. British Art Fairs: One Country, but Worlds Apart 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z Jason was almost supernaturally prolific, and several times I watched him write an album's worth of songs in a weekend, recording them on the spot. Singer-songwriter Jason Molina dies aged 39 2013-03-19T12:58:00Z Tyrion states that future kings will be chosen on the spot where they stand. "Game of Thrones" recap: The Iron Throne apparently goes to the person with the best story 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z We made up Death Disco on the spot. How we made ... Public Image Ltd's Metal Box 2012-02-13T21:46:01Z Not only did the guy give Paul a raise, he hired the girl on the spot. How psychopaths take over 2012-10-13T17:00:00Z Many were either slaughtered on the spot or transported to death camps. Budapest residents remember locals' role in Holocaust 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z There are more than passing similarities to that album in that that the songs manage to sound improvised without falling apart on the spot. CeeLo’s Strange New TV-Theme-Song Album 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z And if you were given the choice, on the spot, right now, irrevocably, to stop feeling all this pain and with it the love you feel for them? Perspective | Carolyn Hax: We feel pain, because we love 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z They use their homemade yogurt as the base, and add a made-to-order sorbet whizzed on the spot in a high-speed Pacojet blender. A New Frozen Dessert for Summer 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z If you and your boyfriend notice his mother doing other bizarre or thoughtless things, then please do act — kindly, of course, and ideally on the spot. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A partner who wants to be missed won’t meet you where you are 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z For a moment I stood on the spot. Altai by Wu Ming – review 2013-06-01T08:02:25Z Having fun with the crowd, the "Zoo" crew made anyone who asked a question answer a question that they made up on the spot. 'Extant' kisses for Halle Berry and cheers for a Storm movie at CBS' Comic-Con show 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z It is built on the spot where, according to legend, the Biblical figure's boat ran aground on rocks during a missionary journey to Rome. Cypriot foes unite to save ancient religious site 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z It seems as if he’s making up episodic songs on the spot, tucking shouts and grunts into secret places, creating new riff sections that aren’t necessarily repeated. Playlist : Garden of Big Sounds, Yielding Hybrid Crops 2011-06-03T18:30:40Z We offered him the part on the spot. How we made The Inbetweeners 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z The Princess, spying a ceremonial sword, decides to knight him on the spot. Unmaskings, burkinis and vegan cheese: the alternative ‘women of the year’ awards 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z He compares conversations that put people on the spot to watching gladiators fight in ancient Rome. This Life: The Life (and Death) of the Party 2011-07-08T19:14:43Z They had hoped to put her in the witness chair — on the spot and on the record. Judge denies attempt to have case against Bill Cosby thrown out 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z He listened for an hour or so, she said, and then wrote her a check for $1 million dollars on the spot. Welcome to the Menopause Gold Rush 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z He said instead that his first priority was getting rid of James Spears, whom he challenged to resign on the spot in his first appearance before the court. Britney Spears’ father files to end court conservatorship 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z The church is built on the spot where Christians believe Jesus was born. Model Naomi Campbell in Holy Land for birthday 2012-05-22T20:01:04Z While on the air Monday, she spotted The Post’s headline saying he now intended to disobey it; she called Nunberg and booked him for a phone interview on the spot. Unhinged and maybe a little tipsy: How Sam Nunberg cable-news takeover happened. 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z “It was hard for me to make up lyrics on the spot,” she said, so she just sang a la-la-la tune. A husband and wife’s ‘family music nights’ in their basement become an album 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z I knew from “Griot” that if something didn’t work, he’d change it on the spot. An Interview With Garth Fagan and Wynton Marsalis 2012-09-26T18:22:55Z Sunja’s reputation preceding her, the owner hires her on the spot to supply his restaurant’s banchan — the small side dishes that often accompany a Korean meal. A Spread Worthy of Royalty 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z At the beginning of every show, Mr. Swen delivers the only scripted jokes of the evening, assuring patrons over and over again that everything they are about to see is made up on the spot. The Improvised Shakespeare Company’s Couplets Off the Cuff 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Although he says they didn't really understand what this "magic mixtape" idea was, they were so inspired by his enthusiasm, they approved him on the spot. Saturday interview: Dynamo, the magician who walks on water 2012-07-06T23:05:33Z Ms. Preston adopted him on the spot and took him to Mark Flynn, the K-9 unit commander at the state’s Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, to get his opinion. With a Sniff and a Signal, These Dogs Hunt Down Threats to Bees 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z The most byzantine maneuvers were devised on the spot. Film: A Bold Vision, Still Ahead of Its Time 2010-04-04T03:02:00Z But the effect is less reminiscent of Swiftian satire than of throwaway television comedies like “Mock the Week,” in which headlines are transformed into punchlines on the spot by a panel of stand-up improvisers. Richard Bean’s ‘Great Britain’ Opens at the National 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Then the tables were turned and the audience puts Monbiot on the spot. George Monbiot comes out fighting on 'Left Hook' tour 2011-02-17T14:35:04Z Some people even download my book on the spot. I’m a smut-smith, not a nympho: Stop thinking I’m sex-crazed because I write hot sex scenes 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z Three riffs, improvised on the spot by clarinet, cello and percussion, enhanced the music’s variegated colors and sense of spontaneity. Review | Despite its troubles, BSO’s concert of American music is brilliant 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z And, most important, next time you write your story and attribute your decisions to somebody else, rewrite it on the spot without the passive voice. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Some boyfriends you quarantine with, others you quarantine from 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Dana White, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and hugely successful promoter of mixed martial arts, came to the show's opening and on the spot bought all 37 Costacos framed posters on display. West Seattle brothers turned poster idea classics for a generation 2011-08-01T02:04:04Z Even so, Ms. Finneran won the role virtually on the spot at her audition last spring. Katie Finneran Takes on ‘Annie’ 2012-10-21T02:47:17Z From there, as necessary, you’d need only to state your policy on the spot to anyone who asks you to break it. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Don’t tell, but don’t cover for brother who’s being vague about divorce 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Then there’s some legally mandated medical misinformation — which he reassuringly debunks on the spot — and a compulsory 24-hour waiting period before she can end her pregnancy. ‘The Appointment’ Review: A Chorus Line at the Abortion Clinic 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z It looks as if the song itself is improvised, made up on the spot, out of pure excitement, pure well-being, pure love of life. Stanley Donen: a Hollywood blueblood treasured for Singin' in the Rain 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z I understand that you write very quickly and sometimes on the spot. ArtsBeat: Cannes Film Festival: A Return Visit for a Director Fond of Repetition 2012-05-23T18:10:16Z Also on the lineup is the mischievous Sally Silvers, who plans to choreograph on the spot and improvise with her colleague Pooh Kaye. Dance in NYC This Week 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z It means making something new on the spot, but what’s newness? Music Review: Darius Jones, Ryan Sawyer and Shahzad Ismaily at the Stone 2012-07-04T21:38:09Z Had this been a real contest, Emma and Ruth would have been eliminated on the spot but, as they were great box office, they lived to fight another day. TV review: Jewish Mum of the Year; Fresh Meat; Nurse Jackie 2012-10-09T22:09:01Z He asked his producer to invite Ms. Fishko to his apartment to audition for the ad’s voice-over, and he hired her on the spot. Bob Gill, Graphic Designer Who Elevated the ‘Message,’ Dies at 90 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z There’s something, she says, about being judged — live and on the spot — that unnerves her, especially since her appearance in Central Park in 1967, when 150,000 people showed up and she forgot lyrics onstage. Barbra Streisand Sets the Record Straight 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z After the sale, a block of 70 apartments was built on the spot. Report: Actor Connery in Spanish property probe 2010-05-07T15:18:00Z Tourists are streaming in and out of the souvenir shops surrounding the little booth that stands on the spot where American MPs used to check my papers whenever I crossed into East Berlin. In Berlin, it’s a whole new city, but the Wall’s traces remain SB: It’s insane that you, or anyone else, would be forced to make such a momentous decision on the spot with zero information. “The most ludicrous scenes of ‘Orange is the New Black’ are the most realistic”: My time in federal prison 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z And so Pilate ordered Jesus crucified on the spot. Did Jesus think he was God? New insights on Jesus’ own self-image 2014-03-23T17:00:00Z The quintet's performances are improvised — composed on the spot and inspired by the land formations and the people in attendance. Celebrate Earth Day at Kent's Earthworks 2010-04-21T19:47:00Z From anything less than civility, again, disengage on the spot. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Make amends, not a scene, at family gathering 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z In part he did this by returning again and again, as the exhibition stresses, to certain sites and motifs, completing pictures not on the spot, but often in his studio, based on what he remembered. Critic?s Notebook: Paris Rediscovers Monet?s Magic at Grand Palais 2010-10-05T01:41:00Z Research on jazz musicians and rappers who were improvising creative work on the spot showed that when they enter that coveted flow state of creativity, their brains were exhibiting these signs. 8 tips to help you generate great ideas 2013-12-03T16:26:00Z I’m asking you to think and manipulate and be on the spot and be vulnerable and not worry about how you look.’ When These Dancers Collaborated, 2 Learning Curves Met as One 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z “It would no doubt be wonderful to just be at a meeting and be able to agree to a date on the spot,” said Ms. Aston, who keeps a desk calendar at home. A Paper Calendar? It?s 2011 2011-07-29T21:10:49Z She was hesitant to approach Third Man again, but eventually scheduled a meeting and was asked to cut a direct-to-acetate record on the spot. Margo Price, Nashville Outsider, Tells It Like It Really Is 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z I know how to come up with stuff on the spot that fits that situation, that will feel fresher because it’s thought up in that moment. Hannibal Buress, Racing Beyond Cosby to a Starring Role in ‘Tag’ 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Schubert was often asked to improvise waltzes on the spot.” Taking Schubert for a Wild Joy Ride 2010-12-03T22:00:00Z He said McCullough's solo on "My Love" was a "classic that he made up on the spot" in front of a live orchestra. Henry McCullough, who played guitar in Wings, dies at age 72 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z He devised his choreography mostly on the spot, working within the structure of an alegrías, a traditional flamenco form he chose because its upbeat mood seemed to suit the boozy surroundings. ‘Dance in DC’ short films capture the city’s spirit of entrepreneurship 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z If I tell my boss sooner, I may be fired on the spot. Work Advice: Facing termination at a religious nonprofit because of a change of faith 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z He found his sister, Nadia, in bed with his father, whom he killed on the spot. Review: In ‘The Prisoner,’ Peter Brook Ponders Crime and Punishment 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z I felt as if I was being put on the spot. My month of being Jewish 2010-04-08T07:00:00Z Not all answers are available on the spot. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: The modern triangle — boyfriend, girlfriend, and the ex tattooed on his wrist 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z When his girlfriend left him to seek a modeling career in New Jersey — with his best friend — Mr. Sledge, overcome with emotion, made up a song about it on the spot at a gig. Percy Sledge, soul balladeer of ‘When a Man Loves a Woman,’ dies at 74 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Terms of consignment: You will receive 50 percent of the retail price and be paid on the spot, by cash or check, for anything the store decides to purchase. Where to sell your clothes around D.C. 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z I try to put the musicians on the spot as much as possible. Alex Horne, comedian: Edinburgh festival Q&A 2012-08-06T13:30:01Z He probably hurried back to New York in his finest suit, was met with skepticism and probably fired on the spot, but said “wait, listen to this.” 'Mad Men' Finale: Readers Respond 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z They decided on the spot to agree, surprising and disarming Gregg, and infuriating some Republican staffers who saw the move coming even before Dodd and Garner made the call. How a GOP Senator Helped CLASS, Obamacare's "Fiscal Disaster," Make It into Law 2011-09-19T15:18:44Z In an alternative universe where she would have gone in and done the questioning, I think she would have really put him on the spot. "Fifty Shades of Grey"'s Eloise Mumford: I Would Never Sign on to a Film That Didn't Empower Women 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z This is all a pretty analytical approach to improvisation, where I think a lot of people consider Phish's music to be just "made up on the spot." Trey Anastasio and the art of improvisation 2011-09-05T20:01:00Z These questions are examined in a piece that puts both its performer and its audience on the spot in a way that is both discomforting and exhilarating. This week's new theatre 2013-01-12T06:00:19Z A poet wrote poems on the spot for attendees, and an artist was also on hand to draw their silhouettes. From ‘Yes, and’ to ‘I Do’ 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z His no turned into a yes on the spot. From ‘Wonder Woman’ to ‘Star Wars,’ Jenkins’ rise continues 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z “Once I get a chance to experience the magnificent organ and the symphony together, we’ll explore on the spot,” he says. Seattle Symphony ends season with Wagner, Saint-Saëns 2013-06-25T18:30:10Z I’m quick to say sorry on the spot. Sheryl Crow: ‘Life’s biggest lesson? Attachment will only bring you grief’ 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z Still shaken and vulnerable, I was in no position to make such a decision on the spot, and frankly her description of the court process scared me. How I was raped – and pressured into dropping the charges 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z The rules are enforced instantly and on the spot. Books of The Times: ?Whore of Akron? and ?When the Garden Was Eden? - Review 2011-12-25T22:22:07Z After City Hall finished, Notes got back on the computer/turntable combo and freestyled for a while, coolly making up verses on the spot. Review: OC Notes, Fergus Farley, City Hall at Hollow Earth 2011-12-29T19:30:11Z As Twain describes in his journals, his daughters constantly demanded he make up stories on the spot. A Rediscovered Mark Twain Fairy Tale Is Coming Soon 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z He created visually opulent pieces in which performers obsessively repeat actions like running on the spot or waving giant flags, or enact scenes involving violence, sex and nudity. Jan Fabre Is Renowned for Pushing Boundaries. Did He Go Too Far With His Dancers? 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z She approached a buyer at Whole Foods at a farming event in Seattle, pitching her on the spot, and soon Whole Foods began carrying her line. A Feel-Good Lip Balm Created in Her Dorm 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z |
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