| 单词 | parlor game |
| 例句 | Despite his first, the study of English literature seemed in retrospect an absorbing parlor game, and reading books and having opinions about them, the desirable adjunct to a civilized existence. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The horse even had his own parlor game, the first of at least nine. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps the best way to understand this point is through the popular parlor game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Back home, the idea of French had seemed like a parlor game anyhow. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We all know that “How Damaged is Rick, Really?” is this show’s favorite parlor game. 'The Walking Dead' Recap: We Have To Control Who Lives Here 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z The novel opens in Lake Geneva in 1816, the site of literary history’s most famous parlor game. Review | In ‘Frankissstein,’ Jeanette Winterson brings something zany and intellectual ALIVE! 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z There are a lot of fun parlor games that are not trivia-oriented, and still encourage conversation and laughter. Perspective | Ask Amy: Mention of fishing trip puts relationship in rough waters 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z The list highlights the depth of the Blue Note catalog, nearly 1,000 titles, and also lends itself to the kind of parlor games that jazz fans always love to play: Who got slighted? ArtsBeat: Which Jazz Greats Were Left Off the Blue Note 100? 2014-03-24T21:04:37Z Other names for this kind of parlor game include the inverted Murdered Wink, Murder in the Dark, Killer Killer or just plain Killer. "Only Murders in the Building": Inside Oliver's deadly game night 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z You get caught up in the parlor game aspect of it, and then suddenly you're reminded that it's about mortal flesh as well as immortal language. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Body Counts 2012-06-20T18:28:52Z They’ve turned into an Internet parlor game among fans, who hunt out specific shots, for example, that might tie the show to its adventure-film heritage. Stories from the Set of Stranger Things, the TV Escape We Need Right Now 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z The final Gigue too burst out of the gate with furious speed, transforming the dance from parlor game into a drunken whirl. Music Review: Piotr Anderszewski’s Bach Recital at Carnegie Hall 2012-12-09T22:11:03Z Rather, it was that classic gay-bar parlor game: choosing a drag name. Scene City: The Outback in Bloom 2011-03-23T23:14:32Z The announcement of a remake gives viewers the chance to play the "Who would you cast?" parlor game, which is fun. The problem with American remakes of British shows 2011-02-09T15:01:00Z Ranking the great Japanese filmmakers of the mid-20th century is an easy parlor game, made convenient by the long, prolific and amazingly consistent careers of the major contenders. Critic’s Notebook: Mizoguchi Films in a Museum of the Moving Image Series 2014-05-01T22:16:40Z So was the fleet of hooks for the skeleton door key, which eliminated the parlor game of Which Pocket? Affirmative: The Charlotte Hotel’s a delight Morphing Figures, Mismatched and Distorted In the Surrealist parlor game exquisite corpse, artists build a figure on an absurd assembly line. Art Review: ?Exquisite Corpses: Drawing and Disfiguration? at MoMA 2012-03-29T22:25:34Z Astute festival-goers who had made a parlor game of guessing had already figured it out, using the film’s running time and the acknowledgement that audience-members had to be at least 18 to attend as clues. The Carpetbagger: Sundance: Reactions From the Secret Screening of ‘Nymphomaniac’ 2014-01-22T22:21:20Z “Some think these are useless parlor games; some are a bit more used to them,” he said. Music’s Most Treacherous Assignment: Finishing Mozart 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z In the decades since Prozac has emerged as a common conversational reference point, a favorite parlor game has been to imagine how antidepressants might have changed the course of cultural history. Review: ‘The Effect,’ About Falling in Love While Taking Antidepressants 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z The evening also includes parlor games, refreshments and other entertainment, and the galleries will be open for tours. Spare Times Listings for April 29-May 5 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z But after ranting against this whole parlor game, I’m now offering a corrective. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2015: 11 other acts that should be in 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z David Pichette plays Andrew Wyke, a popular mystery writer who is particularly fond of turning parlor games into something more sinister. Review: 'Sleuth' at Village Theatre is rich with twists, turns and local talent 2011-01-28T21:56:07Z Still running — deadline Monday night, Feb. 1: Our contest for novel board or parlor games. Style Invitational: A remeaning task — redefine a word 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Almost from the moment the book was published it became a literary parlor game to solve its mystery, or three mysteries, really: Is Drood truly dead, and if so, who killed him? ‘Mystery of Edwin Drood,’ Dickens’s Unfinished Novel 2012-11-25T00:40:06Z The reception of presidential biographies usually centers on how to rank the chief executive in question — a perennial parlor game. The Feats and Failures of Jimmy Carter 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Wilt Chamberlain, turning a parlor game about “who is the greatest” into a real-life showdown. ‘Jeopardy!’ Tournament to Settle Question: Who Is the Greatest of All Time? 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z My Facebook feed had been lighting up with bear news for weeks — friends across the country all playing a seasonal parlor game trying to figure out if bear 32, a.k.a. At Katmai National Park in Alaska, Bears Rule 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z But Healy and company have created more than a parlor game for Russian drama geeks. 'The Office' meets Chekhov in 'Suffering, Inc.' 2011-11-10T22:23:07Z Naming “great” or “essential” writers is a parlor game, and my list of excellent books is quite different from Bloom’s. Personal Canons, Foster Care and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z If you enjoyed guessing that these descriptions refer, respectively, to "Gone With the Wind," "Another Thin Man" and "The Invisible Man," maybe you'd like to join us in our little parlor game. Oscars too serious for you? Try our Silly Movie Summary contest 2012-02-24T17:59:07Z The dress code for the evening’s dinner and parlor games was pajamas, which was right up my alley. What Dita Von Teese Wore From Dec. 7 to 13 2011-12-15T17:48:41Z The rest patrons play a takeout parlor game of guessing. Behold the humble Superiority Burger, the rage of NYC 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z She has a tendency to repeat phrases for emphasis; and her questions can sound like a mix of therapy and parlor game: This made you feel, how? Our culture needed an adult. Gayle King rose to the challenge. 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z The fashion world’s favorite new parlor game is over. | Alt Is In 2011-01-07T17:52:08Z Or, parlor games as they used to be called, harking back to Victorian times, but basically meaning: a game played indoors that doesn't require any special tools. "Only Murders in the Building": Inside Oliver's deadly game night 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z It’s essentially a useless skill, a parlor game in the wine trade, yet it contributes to the notion that to understand and enjoy wine requires special powers. In Wine and Critics, Populists Find an Easy Target 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z But here’s a parlor game for you: Try to find a newscaster in a major metropolitan market with curls. The Mirror: Making Waves, With No Apology 2011-08-05T20:14:52Z Guessing the identity of the unnamed author became a parlor game that extended well beyond Washington. Whatever became of the anti-Trump prophets? 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Newspapers recommended parlor games that promised to reveal romantic fortune. Boo? Halloween Used to Be About Finding True Love 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Forthwith to some informed predictions, in one of the toughest years for Broadway’s favorite parlor game. Shoo-Ins Are Few in Heated Tony Race 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z In Charades, two families – one white, one black – take opposing sides in the popular parlor game. Saturday Night Live: RuPaul teaches the art of drag but episode can't slay 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z It is also the grim reality behind the parlor game that those of us with an overly developed interest in our lunch have long loved to play: Just what would your last meal be? Last Meals on Death Row, a Peculiarly American Fascination 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z For one thing, the little shindig that begins this later play echoes the nasty revels of “Virginia Woolf,” in which “get the guest” was the favorite parlor game. Theater Review: ?Edward Albee?s The Lady From Dubuque? at End Stage Theater 2012-03-06T03:00:39Z Playing “guess who didn’t make it in” is going to be a major parlor game for fashion folk. Fashion Returns to the Museum 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z For these books are marvelous tranquilizers, as they transform violent death and temporarily upended lives into an engrossing parlor game. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Comfortably Mousetrapped 2012-01-26T14:30:40Z Such lists are a fun parlor game, if one that tends to provoke weary sighs from scholars, including some of the 91 who participated in the poll. What Makes a President Great? Clipping? Sipping? Slashing? 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z It is the parlor game of the pandemic. Who Is rg_bunny1: An Instagram Whodunit 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z When playing party host, he apparently gathers ideas for decor and for parlor games from the “ ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ Guide to At-Home Entertaining.” The Straightforward Trashiness of “I Am the Night” 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z He stayed for a solid hour at the French ambassador’s, though, where the parlor game — sorry, salon game — was guessing which Castro twin was which. It’s not a party without Joe Biden: Scenes from the correspondents’ dinner aftermath 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z Tracing the lines between fact and fiction makes for a dandy parlor game, one that Mr. Polanski obviously wants us to play, at least for a while, because such resonances have their rewards. Movie Review | 'The Ghost Writer': Writer for Hire Is a Wanted Man 2010-02-19T05:58:00Z The trick with this parlor game is to separate one's adoration for a given picture from the relative aptness, poetic beauty or comic rightness of its title. Titles that take 2011-02-10T20:35:47Z Playing parlor games, dancing the minuet, making snide comments — aristocrats sure do know how to party. ‘Barococo’ Review: Fop Till You Drop 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Lamenting the death of New York rap has become a morbid parlor game in recent years; the conversation relocated a long time ago to Atlanta, to Miami, to Houston and plenty of other places. Music Review: Food on His Mind, and in His Stomach as Well 2011-07-26T21:45:30Z “You can play all sorts of parlor games with this topic,” he said. ?The Contenders? on C-SPAN, Lessons From Losers 2011-09-07T23:21:25Z They recall Surrealist photography and parlor games like exquisite corpse, with a dash of Fluxus DIY, and are playful, though not particularly profound. Art Review: ‘Robert Heinecken: Object Matter’ Is on View at MoMA 2014-03-20T12:00:01Z If I had been feeling sufficiently penitent this Lent, I might have played a Nordic version of the old parlor game, “Which three famous people would you like to invite for dinner?” Review | Karl Ove Knausgaard turns his attention to Edvard Munch 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z What was frightening to my friends during my pregnancy has become a new parlor game: the onslaught of information I'm happy to provide, full of shocking information about even my uncomplicated and nontraumatic delivery. Motherlode Blog: When Old Friends Meet the New Baby 2013-01-18T18:05:52Z As flashbacks that are progressively less withholding unfold, the experience of watching the movie becomes a kind of parlor game: Is Lee capable of murder? In ‘The Moment,’ Doubts About a Character’s Sanity 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z On its surface, stuff like the spiriting of Warren’s image into the world of Harry Potter is an innocent internet parlor game. United We Stan 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Grading the video conference backgrounds of public figures has become a pandemic parlor game. The ‘Credibility Bookcase’ Is the Quarantine’s Hottest Accessory 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z “Our democracy is on the line. … And I frankly, in my head, do not have time for parlor games, when we have a president who is running for reelection. That’s it.” Kamala Harris on potentially becoming president: ‘Joe Biden is very much alive’ 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z “The macabre, like the spiritual smudges and tarot, all those Victorian parlor games are definitely coming back into fashion,” she says. Frightful florals for your fall table | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Projecting the future of economic growth is, unfortunately, more than a parlor game. Column: The economy has been strong. Why are economists so eager to predict it will tank? 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Mr. McConnell has insisted all these parlor games are for naught, saying, “I’m fine.” Mitch McConnell’s dizzy spell has politicos in Kentucky, Washington spinning plans for a successor 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z The noxious orange smoke that descended over New York this month reminded me of a parlor game I used to play with my husband: Would we have what it takes to survive the apocalypse? Will Children Save Us at the End of the World? 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Among China watchers, speculating on what this well-connected businessman might be doing became a parlor game. The Undoing of Guo Wengui, Billionaire Accused of Fraud on 2 Continents 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z With Mr. Biden on track to run, pundits can only float alternatives as a type of Washington parlor game. Democrats like Biden but looking for someone else to run in 2024, poll finds 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z “Trying to guess his next move has become something of a regional parlor game.” Slaughter on Eve of Ethiopian Peace Draws Accusations of War Crimes 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z It’s an OK parlor game, sure, although silly on its merits. Analysis: Novak Djokovic clearly not done dominating tennis 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z The biennial job carousel, a parlor game that plays out in the Capitol’s bustling hallways, hyperdrive text chains and chatty cafeteria lines, is always a closely watched exercise by staffers. Who would work for Rep. Santos? Capitol Hill is watching closely. 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z Within the old-line Republican circles that spent years grooming Ms. Stefanik for a different kind of stardom, charting her turn toward Mr. Trump has become a kind of morose parlor game. The Invention of Elise Stefanik 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z What this precipitation might mean for voter turnout is a classic election-cycle parlor game. Will Rain Affect Turnout Tomorrow? The Answer Is Cloudy. 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z "Whether or not Trump is going to come back on, I think that's a parlor game," Goldman said. Analysis: For Twitter boss Elon Musk, now comes the hard part 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z The source of the tape “is a parlor game going on all over town,” said former Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky. Los Angeles mystery: Who taped meeting with racist comments? 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z In the midst of the rage and soul-searching, unearthing the leaker has become a parlor game among the politically savvy. The mystery behind L.A.'s racist tape scandal: Who leaked it — and why? 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z But for now, the “Will he or won’t he” Washington parlor game appears to be on hold. Breathing room for Biden: Big summer wins ease 2024 doubts 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z As a child, I loved the board game Scruples and “The Book of Questions,” social experiments masquerading as parlor games. Indoor Games 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z The committee’s work has given rise to a sort of parlor game of “name that Trump crime” among commentators, everything from manslaughter to destruction of federal property. Column: There is a gap in the evidence we've seen against Trump. We have to rely on the DOJ to fill it 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Whether any of these contenders will get a shot in 2024 is a Washington parlor game at this point. Biden’s age and political headwinds spur talk of 2024 alternative 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z However, this sort of parlor game would not be fair to Mr. Trump or useful for the public. Opinion | On Trump, crazy or calculating isn’t the question 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z Indeed, one of the most popular parlor games in GOP circles right now is speculating whether he is serious about taking another crack at The White House. Trump: People ‘will be happy’ about 2024 decision 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z At this point, however, you cannot easily say what he is getting at without playing academic parlor games and resorting to cant words like “problematize” and “liminal.” Review | Is acclaimed sculptor Charles Ray losing his magic touch? 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z “Governor Pritzker is focused on addressing the challenges facing the people of Illinois and is not spending any time on D.C.’s favorite parlor game: Who will run for President next,” said Emily Bittner, his spokeswoman. Democrats Are Solidly Behind Biden. There’s No Consensus About a Plan B. 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z As a news item, though, Mr. Wallace’s sudden announcement has already given way to the traditional media parlor game: Who will replace the outgoing host, who spent 18 years at Fox News? The Chris Wallace press tour gets under way 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z Such anxiety-fueled parlor games are common among Washington’s political class, but this one has spread to the states and constituencies that will play a central role in the next presidential election. Biden’s political standing fuels Democratic worry about 2024 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z Despite Mr. Biden insisting he will run, it still has become a political parlor game: Will he pass the keys to Vice President Kamala Harris or another Democrat? Birthday blues: Biden will turn 79 stung by sinking polls, doubts about future 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z The current discussion of billionaires puts significant weight on lists of the wealthy by media outlets like Forbes and Bloomberg, which are at best incomplete and in some cases almost a parlor game. Who Are America’s Billionaires, Anyway? 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z One Iowa parlor game is to play out what is really going on here. Opinion | Chuck Grassley favors term limits. Just not for himself. 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z The parlor game surrounding Bass’s intentions — whether she would enter the contest and if so when — has been going on for weeks. Rep. Karen Bass is planning a run for L.A. mayor in 2022, sources say 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z The internal parlor game became, how can we make Ty France a Mariner? How the Mariners’ pursuit of ‘analytics darling’ Ty France helped complete a franchise-altering trade 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z It has long been a popular, if irrational, parlor game in New England to discern who deserves more credit for the Patriots’ dynasty. Some Patriots fans are rooting for Tom Brady to win another Super Bowl. Others are dreading it. 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z But a good rule of thumb for the parlor game that will ensue over Epstein’s next move might be this: Whatever your guess is, think bigger. Analysis | Theo Epstein broke curses in Boston and Chicago. As he leaves the Cubs, anything is possible. 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Sure, it’s a parlor game, and ultimately harmless. Why the media are suddenly chattering about Joe Biden’s cabinet 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z “Well, there’s a classic parlor game of trying to find a little bit of daylight between running mates,” Buttigieg said. Column: Make way for Slayer Pete. Buttigieg is the Biden campaign's ruthless secret weapon 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Mr. Putin is fooling no one with the parlor games. Opinion | Putin is running a disinformation campaign on Navalny’s poisoning 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z But the real storm is psychological, as Michael hits on forcing his guests to participate in a parlor game in which each must telephone the love of his life to declare his affection. Review | ‘The Boys in the Band’ seeks relevance in a remake of a pioneering gay film 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z It is a Brussels parlor game at this point to speculate about whether he actually wants a deal. Europe moves to sue Britain over breaching Brexit withdrawal deal 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z We’d wager that every member of his caucus is now caught up in a chatty parlor game: Who would succeed Madigan as House speaker? Illinois Editorial Roundup: 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z Analyzing the Falwell Jr.-Trump dynamic is a rampant parlor game in the Liberty world. Jerry Falwell Jr. dreaded the spotlight. Then came Donald Trump. 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z Analyzing Strasburg’s body language became something of a D.C. parlor game. Perspective | Stephen Strasburg never moved on from Washington. He moved in. 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z The cancel culture, shorn of class politics, is the parlor game of the overeducated. Don't be fooled by the "cancel culture" wars: Corporate power is the real force behind racism 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Predicting the demise of America’s biggest city, such a source of envy and fascination and resentment for the rest of the nation, is a longtime parlor game. New York faces an unprecedented crisis. Will the city I love survive Covid-19? | Ross Barkan 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z With the future of democracy at some risk, now is not the time for those kinds of time-honored, cover-your-rear political parlor games. Editorial Roundup: US 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z But the busiest day of the year on the Jackbox servers tends to be New Year’s Eve, when partygoers turn to parlor games before counting down to midnight. Missing your game nights? Jackbox has a silly solution for that. 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Kevin Bacon sparked his own social media initiative in support of social distancing on Wednesday by playing off of the viral parlor game known as "6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon." Celebs practice social distancing amid coronavirus pandemic 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z Now comes the inevitable journalistic parlor game: Who? Media launch veepstakes chatter: Biden needs a woman, but which one? 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Lee’s remake of “Perfect Strangers,” a 2016 Italian film about couples who play a parlor game in which they agree to share the contents of private texts and phone calls. The D.C. area has a film festival for everyone. Here are six coming attractions you won't want to miss. 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z It is a parlor game that has been rendered even more difficult by a complex new set of caucus rules. Stand Here for Your Candidate: Iowans State Their Preferences in Public 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z We could play the age-old parlor game of asking how our esteemed Republican senators would have responded to Barack Obama asking the French government to investigate Mitt Romney’s missionary exploits ahead of the 2012 election. Republicans march over the impeachment cliff – taking their self-respect with them | Richard Wolffe 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z The most popular parlor game right now in Washington focuses on the House side -- specifically, on which Democrats from Trump-won districts would vote to impeach, or defect, even though impeachment is widely seen as inevitable. Could Dems defect in Trump impeachment trial? McConnell sees opening 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Predicting the demise of the New England Patriots is a long-running parlor game that leaves no winners, only regret and fools. Analysis | For Tom Brady’s Patriots, the questions keep stacking up, and answers aren’t easy to find 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z One of the more common parlor games in online political circles these days involves analyzing one of the most stunning makeovers in Senate history. Are Lindsey Graham's stupid stunts just meant to keep Daddy Trump quiet? 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z In some Republican circles, the notion of President Trump’s children running for political office is not only a parlor game — it’s a matter of finding the right opportunity for the right Trump. Could Donald Jr. or Lara Trump Run for Office in New York, and Win? 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z “It’s the latest in a long series of D.C. parlor games, not unique to this point in time, it’s been going on for decades,” Mr. Snodgrass replied in another non-denial. Ex-Pentagon official won’t deny he’s ‘Anonymous’ author 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Anonymous decries the “contemptible Washington parlor game” of guessing that identity and insists that the name is secret so the focus can be on the substance of the message, not on the messenger. Review | Profiles in Thinking About Courage: inside ‘A Warning’ by Anonymous 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Let’s be clear: This is not the parlor game where a hypnotized person is convinced to disrobe or prance like a chicken. Hypnotherapy isn’t magic, but it helps some patients cope with surgery and recovery 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z It’s a fun Washington parlor game, no doubt. Dems ponder late entry: White knight or Don Quixote? 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z In a recent parlor game of sorts in Washington, journalists posted pictures of their smartphone conversations with the former New York mayor. Giuliani, Overheard Talking About Need for Cash, Mistakenly Calls NBC Reporter 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Indeed, predicting HBO’s demise has been an entertainment world parlor game for years. As HBO Celebrates a Big Night, Questions About Its Future Loom 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z To ask whether any of this is “instinct” or “strategy” is a parlor game. Opinion | The Real Donald Trump Is a Character on TV 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z For some, evidently, this requires replacing the usual parlor games with something more aggressively masculine. When Gender Reveal Videos Go Spectacularly, Cathartically Wrong 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z And, of course, Bacon became a pop culture touchstone with the parlor game Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, in which movie buffs tried to find the shortest link between him and any other actor. Kevin Bacon on his shockingly corrupt 'City on a Hill' FBI man and heroes vs. bad guys 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z There’s something distasteful about writers — even masterful ones — who play parlor games with combustible subjects like this, as if we’re their playthings, and our discomfort is their amusement. ‘Blackbird’ takes a steely and unflinching look at a powder-keg topic 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Salcito’s choice doesn’t exactly adhere to the rules of my parlor game. The Game of Thrones Guide to Wine 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z They all do good work, but can’t save Chen from his own parlor games, which start off as mildly diverting but ultimately nosedive into vacuous tedium. ‘Caught’ at Intiman Theatre gets too caught up trying to pull rugs out from under its audience 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z It becomes something of a parlor game to spot every reference in a never-ending shuffle of winks, nods and homages. Review | A film as good-looking as ‘Ruben Brandt, Collector’ should be more fun than it is 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Ascertaining the queen’s views on Brexit has been a parlor game for several years. Did the Queen Just Weigh In on Brexit? 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z It’s become a popular parlor game to try to point to which players in their 20s now will fill the gap whenever it is that these two superstars move on. AUSTRALIAN OPEN ’19: What happens to tennis when 2 GOATS go? 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z In recent years, this cinematic parlor game has become more popular as event pictures incorporate a revolving door of directors. 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' 'The Nutcracker and the Four Realms' and 'The Other Side of the Wind' all beg the same question: Who directed this, really? - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Second-guessing The New Yorker’s fiction department is something of a parlor game among members of the literati, but Prose wasn’t interested in quibbling over aesthetics. In Literature, Who Decides When Homage Becomes Theft? 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z The appointment also means his name is likely to be bandied about in one of Hollywood’s favorite parlor games: Who will run the Magic Kingdom when Iger’s contract comes to an end in three years? Low-profile Fox studio exec Rice gets power job atop Disney Television 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z But that hardly stopped Washington from playing a new round in its favorite parlor game: Who’s running for what? No rest for Nikki Haley? Political future fuels speculation 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Yet Wall Street’s latest parlor game says a lot about the state of Wells Fargo. Gary Cohn says he's not in talks to become the next Wells Fargo CEO — but the rumors are revealing 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z But, he added, this time the quest to unmask the author is not just a Washington “parlor game”. Op-ed sparks high-stakes whodunit in Washington as Trump seethes 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z The Q&A sessions always end up more like parlor games, where I’m asked to opine on the latest technology buzzwords as if they were ticker symbols for potential investments: blockchain, 3D printing, Crispr. How tech's richest plan to save themselves after the apocalypse 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z In what has become a parlor game in Trump’s Washington, rumors swirled about Kelly’s fate Thursday as the president sounded out allies about potential replacements for the retired four-star general. Trump floats chief of staff replacements amid shake-up 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z In March, on a ski vacation at a rented house near Vail, Colorado, she brought a batch of copies of the “Rules of Play” for an elaborate parlor game called the Machine Learning President. A Parlor Game at Rebekah Mercer’s Has No Get Out of Jail Free Card 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z There’s a parlor game in some circles about Donald Trump’s tweets, as observers wonder whether individual missives were written by the president or one of his aides. To sound like Trump, White House aides create poorly written tweets 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Speculation over the fate of the Kushner Companies’ flagship Fifth Avenue office tower has replaced Monopoly as the favorite parlor game of the real estate set. Kushners ‘Negotiating Now,’ Over Sale of Flagship Building 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z The most popular parlor game in baseball this season might be speculating where Harper signs. Three up, three down: Cheers for Ohtani; Boos for Kapler, Stanton 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z The court-watchers’ parlor game of “will he or won’t he” is back in vogue as the winter draws to a close. SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Kagan recalls clerking for Marshall 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z The most popular D.C. sports media parlor game finally has an answer. Three sportswriters launch subscription D.C. sports site 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z With those stakes, their sport would morph into a parlor game, and not a parlor game they were suited to win. Blanked by the Czechs in a shootout, U.S. men’s hockey team is out of the Olympics 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z But that hasn’t stopped speculation about who’s in or who’s out from becoming a national parlor game and the subject of wagers in Britain’s legal betting shops. Royal wedding guess list: Who gets a nod from Harry, Meghan? 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z But that hasn’t stopped speculation about who’s in or who’s out from becoming a national parlor game, and subject of wagers in Britain’s legal betting shops. Royal wedding guess list: Who gets a nod from Harry, Meghan? 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z Their conversations between meetings and over beers became something of a parlor game. Trump’s favorite general: Can Mattis check an impulsive president and still retain his trust? 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z As the federal government hurtled toward a shutdown this week, lawmakers played a now-familiar parlor game: What on Earth does President Trump want? Opinion | What on Earth does President Trump want? 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Mattis clearly abhors the political parlor games that are part of Trump’s Washington. Opinion | Trump likes Mattis. Will it last? 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Jonathan Turley, a George Washington University law professor, said the question “has been a parlor game for constitutional scholars for decades.” Whatever President Trump has done, it can't be obstruction of justice, his lawyer argues 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Guessing Mr. Carter’s replacement became a parlor game at media industry parties. Radhika Jones, Vanity Fair’s Surprise Choice, Is Ready to Go 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z As Trump hits the one-year mark of his election victory, a favorite parlor game among Republicans and several of the president’s allies is whether the 71-year-old will try to repeat the feat in 2020. One year later: For Trump, the 2016 election is ever-present 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z In the popular parlor game of “Where Will Kirk End Up?” Perspective | Kyle Shanahan wanted Jimmy Garoppolo. What does that say about Kirk Cousins? 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z But his remarks did little to dampen what has become a rowdy parlor game among California politicos: speculating on just what Garcetti will do next. Essential California: Death toll climbs to 17 as California fires continue to rage 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Felt, deputy associate director at the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover, had long been a contender in the Washington parlor game of speculation as to Deep Throat’s true identity. Review | Liam Neeson delivers a man-as-monument performance in ‘Mark Felt’ 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Alas, this burgeoning attendance slump is an indirect product, in part, of the never-ending rich man’s parlor game of musical stadiums. Perspective | Saw this coming: NFL games aren’t must-attend events like they once were 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Beyond that, it has become a Capitol Hill parlor game to guess what could move her and whether it would work without prompting an avalanche of similar demands from other senators. Ready to deal this time? Alaska’s Murkowski is in the health-care spotlight. Again. 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z One of the more compelling parlor games in the political world right now is speculating about why Donald Trump’s aides don’t quit. White House aide: 'You have no idea how much crazy stuff we kill' 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z “There’s this new awareness about what was formerly a rather insider parlor game,” said State Senator Brad Hoylman, a Manhattan Democrat. Tensions Flare as Cuomo Confronts Democratic Rift 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z She chalked up the speculation to Republican consultants playing the “parlor game” who are not in the Trump “inner circle.” Mike Pence blasts media hype about 2020 presidential run as ‘fake news,’ ‘categorically false’ 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z The exhibition’s colorful machines span the gamut from simple, old-school parlor games to modern devices with outrageous themes and plenty of bells and whistles. Secrets of pinball wizards: There’s plenty of science in those machines 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Since then, one of baseball’s favorite parlor games has been speculating about where he might sign as a free agent. Bryce Harper brings more than passion to the game; making baseball fun is beyond a slogan 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z There’s even less evidence to support a popular Washington parlor game — asking when Republicans might finally turn on Trump. Tested by the many chapters of the Russia story, Republicans stand by Trump 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Watching who shuns and who invites Mr. Bashir has become something of an international parlor game. South Africa Should Have Arrested Sudan’s President, International Court Rules 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z In an online world where rankings and opinions are rapidly replacing actual journalism, there is an increasingly popular parlor game: Has Max Scherzer toppled Kershaw as the game’s best pitcher? Clayton Kershaw shows he is game's best to Freeway rivals 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Right now, the question is just one in a wildly speculative parlor game over whom Uber's next CEO might be. Analysis | The women who could run Uber — if they actually wanted the job 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z But for those engaged in the left’s favorite parlor game — What Will It Take for Republicans to Impeach Donald Trump? — parsing the GOP reaction for movement in that direction must be as dispiriting as ever. Are Republicans starting to turn on Donald Trump? The answer is partway between “no” and “kinda” 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Forecasting who will testify is a beloved parlor game for Capitol Hill heavies. Investigators in Russian election meddling haunted by Benghazi probe 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z So there are the jeers and the taunts and the parlor games about where he fits among the most hated Duke players ever. Perspective | Grayson Allen is known for one reason. He’s the key to Duke’s hopes for another. 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z It has long become a parlor game in Chapel Hill to speculate how worn Williams looks, particularly after a loss. When college coaching legends leave the game, who’s got next? 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Measuring the net worth of the new administration is something of a journalistic parlor game, with estimates ranging from about $6 billion to $13 billion. Why You Might Not Want to Take Away a Billionaire’s Money 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z Still, his welcome appearance gives pause to revive his namesake “Six Degrees of Separation” parlor game. Playing 'Six Degrees of Separation' with this year's Oscar acting nominees 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z Not yet four weeks into the new administration, Washington has already revived a favorite parlor game based on Howard Baker’s famous question in the Nixon era. Opinion | Why do smart people in the White House do stupid things? Because Trump tells them to. 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z Figuring out who will replace someone who has stepped down from their post is a favorite parlor game in the nation’s capital. Inside the Beltway: ‘Media jihad’ against White House an old game 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z Lately, in media circles, trying to trace his angry tweets back to a particular news segment has turned into something of a parlor game. Donald Trump Is the “TV Reality” President 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z She describes rating past Presidents as a “parlor game” with serious implications, as it can also help future Presidents do a better job and help political scientists understand “which characteristics we put a premium on.” 10 Criteria Future Historians Will Use to Rate Obama's Presidency 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Many years later, when I was visiting my parents with my wife, Lisa, and our son, Harry, my father agreed to a round of Celebrity, the after-dinner parlor game. Behind the Cellar Door 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z Barack Obama’s place in the pantheon of American presidents is now a historian’s parlor game. Where does Obama rank in American oratory? 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Tracking such numbers is no demographic parlor game. Students of color changing the face of Washington schools — and the state, too 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z It’s a parlor game of the high-nerd variety — or, as Mr. Schleicher put it, “a stress test of the robustness of our analysis.” What America Can Learn About Smart Schools in Other Countries 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z On a Facebook page devoted to the village, solving the conundrum became a popular parlor game. British Villagers Are Baffled by Flocking Chinese Tourists 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z It also includes period parlor games, Civil War soldier impersonators and old-time music by the Lonesome Fiddle Ramblers. C&O Canal visitors can help decorate 1800s plantation house 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z At stake is more than a parlor game about who gets what job. ‘Never Trump’ Becomes ‘Maybe Trump’ in Foreign Policy Sphere 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z So it’s hardly surprising that Washington’s latest parlor game is speculating about the future of the 55-year-old former prosecutor, once praised for independence and integrity but now facing calls for his resignation. FBI chief James Comey faces a rocky relationship with his next boss, no matter who wins 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z K Street’s favorite parlor game is in full swing. K Street’s current obsession: musical (committee) chairs 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z It felt almost like a surrealist parlor game, an associative exercise in thinking about architecture without thinking about buildings. How Maverick Architects Snøhetta Became One of the World’s Most Sought-after Firms 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z A favorite parlor game in Baltimore these days, best undertaken with bourbon, is to enumerate the various errors and blunders in the Freddie Gray trials. Baltimore vs. Marilyn Mosby 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Around the Clinton campaign, the question of whom to cast as Mr. Trump has become something of a running parlor game. Hillary Clinton Piles Up Research in Bid to Needle Donald Trump at First Debate 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z While gossiping about jobs is a Washington parlor game, some veterans caution that the early handicapping is nearly always wrong. Clinton and Trump Campaigns Are Buzzing About the Race … for the Cabinet 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z Beneath the surface is a juicy "House of Cards" parlor game, which always helps. Toronto: Is a repressive 19th century drama from a newbie director the most radical movie of the season? 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Covering Trump, American journalists and political analysts risk turning into their Russian counterparts and falling into a Moscow-style, labyrinthine parlor game, in which answering the question “Who benefits?” is considered a form of proof. What the Kremlin Makes of Donald Trump 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Before calling it quits, they produced some comedic gems, including a film called “The Exquisite Corpse Project,” a twist on the Surrealists’ parlor game. The World According to ‘BoJack Horseman’ 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z With the primaries having concluded and the dawn of summer ushering in a somewhat dead political space before the party's national convention in three weeks, the vice presidential parlor game offers the juiciest storyline. Two Women, Too Soon? 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z One of the more tedious political parlor games in any presidential election is now fully underway — Vice Presidential speculation. Clinton and Warren: It might be exactly the right ticket at the right time 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z A great parlor game is "Who will be Hillary Clinton's vice presidential choice?" Warren Is Worth the Risk 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z Tracking the bomber’s ultimate cost has become a bit of a parlor game in certain Washington circles. How the Pentagon Is Keeping Secrets 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z A macabre parlor game among reporters here now is to guess which billionaire will, as Thiel did, wait 10 years with a grudge before seizing an opportunity to bankrupt you and exact maximum revenge. What Silicon Valley's billionaires don't understand about the first amendment | Nellie Bowles 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z The documentary occasions a chance to engage in alternative history as a parlor game. Anthony Weiner, a Man Who Likes Screens 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Parsing the difference between “support” and “endorse” is likely to endure as a political parlor game. The GOP’s maddening Trump conundrum 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z I’m not joining the parlor game of predicting whether Trump can get enough delegates to secure the nomination or can prevail at the convention if he doesn’t. The voters have spoken: Never Trump 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Wants GOP convention fight based on records, not a “parlor game” John Kasich, Ohio governor: No one is going to have enough delegates 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z But the Ohio governor says the election “is not a parlor game.” The Latest: Supporters, protesters clash at Trump rally 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z But the Ohio governor said the election “is not a parlor game,” and he contends that he is the Republican best suited to defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton in November. Supporters, protesters clash outside Trump rally in Utah 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z But the Ohio governor said the election "is not a parlor game," and he contends that he is the Republican best suited to defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton in November. Protesters clashed with supporters of Donald Trump after he gave a speech in Utah on Friday, ending a day full of presidential candidate appearances that also saw Mitt Romney intensifying his criticism of the GOP front-runner 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z But the Ohio governor said the election “is not a parlor game,” and contends that he is the Republican best suited to defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton in November. In Utah, Kasich brushes off Romney endorsement of Cruz 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z "This is really about who we want to run the country. This is not a parlor game." Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney says he will vote for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the upcoming caucuses in his home state of Utah. 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z A few months back, pondering the ghastly parlor game of choosing between President Donald Trump and President Ted Cruz, I opted — reluctantly, disbelievingly — for Trump, as the lesser of two dangers. I was wrong: President Trump would be way scarier than President Cruz 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z “People sitting around here talking, it’s just a parlor game,” said Charlie Black, a longtime Republican strategist. Pandemonium in the GOP: Some embrace Trump while others rush to stop him 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z A decade ago, negative interest rates were a theoretical curiosity that economists would discuss almost as a parlor game. Negative Interest Rates Are Spreading Across the World. Here’s What You Need to Know. 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z There was an informal parlor game among many political observers in January as we looked at the nominating calendar and asked an awkward question: where does Rubio win? Team Rubio has a plan: lose primaries, win nomination 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z One of the great Wall Street parlor games is trying to divine what the stock market is telling us about the future of the economy. Proof! The stock market is no crystal ball into the economy’s outlook. 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z For years this crowd had been losing the political class’s latest parlor game. Defining ‘Establishment’ Down 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z There’s a little parlor game that people in Silicon Valley like to play. Tech’s ‘Frightful 5’ Will Dominate Digital Life for Foreseeable Future 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Identifying these and other parallels between the Star Wars films and nineteenth-century children’s literature is more than just a fun parlor game for history and sci-fi nerds. These 'Star Wars' Plot Devices Are Centuries Old 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z For months it’s been the favorite parlor game of the movie industry. Hit the alarm: ‘Star Wars’ wakes again 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z This ghastly parlor game lacks a satisfying answer; either would be toxic for America. Ted Cruz is more dangerous than Donald Trump 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z But this is not just a political parlor game anymore. A Problem Already 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Forecasting what could precipitate the disintegration of Clinton’s fundraising network has become a favorite parlor game among California’s Democratic donor elite. Hillary Clinton's big donors in California have found all sorts of reasons to be nervous 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z "This is not a political parlor game in Washington, D.C.," he said. G.E. May Move Up to 500 Jobs Overseas Over Export-Import Bank Issue 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Colbert's eclectic taste will help distinguish him from Fallon, whose fun house of a show skews toward lighthearted musical sketches and parlor games rather than topical humor or probing conversation. As Stephen Colbert debuts on 'Late Show,' late-night TV wars heat up 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z It’s not political analysis; it’s beltway parlor games, and it’s not really worth discussing. Anatomy of a Hillary Clinton pseudo-scandal: How Republicans and their media lackeys are trying to manufacture her downfall 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z The parlor game goes on: What mystery candidate will save the Democratic Party as 2016 looms? Inside the Beltway: Michael Bloomberg, a Democratic presidential candidate? 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z Under a blazing sun, Bush expressed irritation with what he called “the parlor game” of focusing on Wolfowitz and other past Bush administration advisers who have resurfaced for this Bush campaign. Family history hounds Jeb Bush on campaign trail 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Rep. Mike Pompeo said none of them answered the question right away “because it is a bit of a parlor game.” US representatives from Kansas asked about security threat 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Diplomats made talking about Mullah Omar a kind of parlor game, compulsively discussing the latest official statements. Afghan War’s Convenient Myth: A Living Mullah Omar 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z The parlor game for 2016 campaign observers is based on a straightforward question: “If Donald Trump’s support is eventually going to fall, what will be the cause?” 'They just want somebody to fall in love with' 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Whether that governor would actually carry his own state – with a fairly liberal, active electorate – in the general presidential election in 2016 is quite the parlor game. Scott Walker's Home Crowd Disadvantage 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z The venue seemed often the brunt of vitriol that became its own kind of parlor game. Maybe what Chambers Bay really needs is a little perspective: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z He was expected at his book party Thursday evening in Manhattan for another round of the parlor game. Former Israeli Envoy Weighs In on Frayed Relations Between Obama and Netanyahu 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z In general, I sometimes understand the appeal of the “Would ____ be a Democrat or a Republican?” parlor game. Ted Cruz believes JFK 'would be a Republican today' 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z All of this is, of course, being overlooked as people line up to play the new parlor game, "What did he do?" Thoughts on the Dennis Hastert Indictment 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z But the thought experiment itself is nevertheless a fun parlor game for Republicans: what would conditions be right now if Romney’s 2012 campaign hadn’t failed? Team Romney: if Mitt had won, there'd be no ISIS 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z In fact, determining the provenance of each rumor has become a kind of modern-day parlor game. Rumor Fatigue Sets In at False Alarms of Castro’s Death 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z It also has prompted a perennial parlor game focused on whom Barry persuaded to pay for roughly $40,000 in donated turkeys. Marion Barry memorial plans still in flux, likely will be pushed into December “The truth is it’s a ridiculous sort of parlor game,” he added. Rand Paul Calls for a Formal Declaration of War Against ISIS 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z One of Silicon Valley’s favorite parlor games is to guess when Google will try to return to mainland China, a market it left in 2010 over concerns about censorship. Google Play Store Opens to Chinese Developers 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z They rhapsodize and criticize, revel in arcana, turn the justices’ work into poetry and parlor games. The Supreme Court’s devotees go DIY Taking their cue from the Surrealist parlor game, 15 renowned authors take turns contributing to an original short story. Exquisite Corpse 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Washington’s favorite parlor game is filling Cabinet vacancies; I like playing as much as the next pundit. Eric Holder’s exit leaves a complicated vacuum to fill The resignation announcement plunged the Washington legal community into an urgent parlor game of ranking potential candidates’ chances. Attorney general confirmation process is fractious even before it’s begun Hillary Clinton is widely expected to run for president again in 2016, letting political observers move on from the usual will-she-or-won’t-she to another, more nuanced parlor game: When will she announce her candidacy? Why Hillary Clinton Should Wait as Long as Possible to Announce a Presidential Campaign 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z While the Cantor sweepstakes continues, countless smaller parlor games ensue. LeBron and Melo Have Nothing on Eric Cantor 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z In fact, one of the great parlor games for event shows is discussing in their aftermath of how awful the content generally is. Context is King: World Cup's Lessons for the Media Business 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z Journalists, politicians and pundits are now in full parlor game mode, examining who is at fault — or not at fault — for the uncertain future of Iraq. Inside the Beltway: Still no winner in the Iraq blame game 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z One of the great parlor games now is whether Jeb would be better served by having the last name Smith. Game of Thrones The report also takes a stab at defining big data, which has become something of a parlor game in Silicon Valley. Beware ‘Big Data’ Hype, Reports Warn - Digits - WSJ 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z He demurred, and the parlor game officially commenced. Your Fellow Americans: What Would Scott Brown Do? 2014-03-18T15:26:03Z A three-year parlor game has been taking place on Wall Street to identify the Goldman Sachs employee behind a Twitter account that purports to reveal the uncensored comments overheard in the firm’s elevators. DealBook Column: @GSElevator Tattletale Exposed (He Was Not in the Goldman Elevator) 2014-02-25T03:29:20Z A parlor game began: Spot the unmarked police cars. Crime Scene: Burglaries Turn Once-Comfortable Residents Into Crime-Stoppers 2013-07-26T23:23:31Z The nomination of the next Commission president - one of the two most powerful jobs in the EU - is perhaps the most intriguing aspect of the Brussels parlor game. Insight: Threat of protest vote casts long shadow over European elections 2013-07-08T06:17:50Z At first it seems like this is another app that replicates what is essentially a parlor game that already works fine on bits of paper. 'Heads Up!' Uses iPad To Create Hysterical Frantic Family Fun 2013-07-02T14:48:00Z This project took the form of a parlor game: A and B, a man and a woman, communicate with an “interrogator,” C, by some intermediary such as a messenger or a teleprinter. Spam: A Shadow History of the Internet [Excerpt Part Two] 2013-06-19T16:15:00.180Z I found myself thinking throughout that the book lends itself to a parlor game of alternative history. City Room: Big City Book Club - Discussing 'Great Fortune: The Epic of Rockefeller Center' 2013-04-29T17:45:42Z It can be a fun parlor game to try to see through those smoke screens. N.F.L. Draft — Lack of Quarterbacks Overshadows a Deep Class 2013-04-25T01:06:38Z My first question: Readers will be familiar with video games, and board games, and parlor games like charades. Tiny Games: Selling Festival Gaming Through Phones 2013-04-09T16:01:26Z Predicting whether Woods will ultimately reign as the all-time major king is golf's most popular parlor game. What's Ahead For Tiger Woods? 2013-01-14T05:00:00Z An addictive parlor game, it's played in front of millions of political fanatics, like me, who can't resist tuning in and feasting on the dish. IHT Rendezvous: Why Everyone Is So Certain About Hillary 2016 2012-12-11T17:56:59Z Predicting what technology of the future will be developed when sound like a parlor game rather than economics. Productivity and growth: Was that it? 2012-09-08T14:48:33Z Estimating when, or if, Apple will become the first to be worth $1 trillion is a bit of a parlor game, but we can all likely agree on one fact: today, it is a juggernaut. Disruptions: Will Apple Be the First to Break $1 Trillion? 2012-09-23T16:34:31Z It’s not just a legal parlor game: court appointments over the next four years could rewrite the rules for everything from gun control to abortion rights. SCOTUS Spotting: How the Next President Could Change the Supreme Court 2012-08-20T09:45:41Z You’re caught up in the parlor game aspect of it and then suddenly reminded that this play is about mortal flesh as well as immortal language. ‘The Duchess of Malfi’ and Other Blood on London Stages 2012-06-30T18:10:27Z There’s a reason for this, and it’s not simply because surveying the field and weighing the candidates’ strengths and weaknesses is a popular parlor game. Handicapping the Veepstakes: Romney's Rules of the Road 2012-04-25T11:25:00Z The vice-presidential selection process has long been one of Washington’s favorite parlor games. The 'Veepstakes' Begins: A Brief History of Vice Presidential Vetting 2012-04-03T05:25:00Z In one sense, Mr. Qadir’s work is an interesting entry in a decade-long parlor game among spies, soldiers and journalists, all guessing the whereabouts and condition of the world’s most wanted fugitive. Quest to Clarify Bin Laden?s Last Days in Pakistan Yields Vexing Accounts 2012-03-08T01:36:09Z The parlor game in Washington these days is, these guys are killing each other and we need to find an alternative candidate. Could another Republican join the 2012 race? 2012-01-28T01:57:24Z With a frisson, I recalled my friend’s response during the parlor game. Letter From Europe: Us vs. Them: It's Hardly a Fair Fight 2011-12-23T12:20:12Z And that gave rise to the parlor game Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, in which wildly disparate Hollywood personalities are linked to one another via movies. Between You and Me? 4.74 Degrees 2011-11-22T01:06:50Z But in Indianapolis, the question of what the Colts would do if they were in position to take Luck became a parlor game as soon as Manning had preseason neck surgery. Some N.F.L. Fans Want Andrew Luck Later, Not Wins Now 2011-10-15T13:02:05Z Early veepstakes speculation always is something of a political parlor game. Angling to be VP: Republicans with ambitions campaign for running mate _ without campaigning 2011-09-30T07:50:20Z And thus, around my house -- as in progressive households across the country -- we have taken up a sad little parlor game called What We Wish Obama Had Said. What we wish Obama had said 2011-08-01T13:01:00Z Mariners' outfield, third base are prime culprits for their offensive ineptitude The latest parlor game sweeping the nation is to find new, exciting ways to measure the Mariners' offensive futility. Mariners' outfield, third base are prime culprits for their offensive ineptitude 2011-07-19T09:40:02Z With Ms. Anthony’s lawyers saying little about her path from jail to a new life, her destination is a macabre parlor game of sorts here, in a city more than ready to bid her farewell. Casey Anthony to Be Released From Florida Jail 2011-07-16T19:12:56Z Real negotiation is still complex beyond true scientific study, and no analysis of parlor games played in a brain scanner seems likely to replace the usual social and historical frameworks for understanding political behavior. The Neuroscience of the Debt Debate, or Why Cooperation Takes a Backseat to Mistrust 2011-07-15T22:15:00.247Z He had bought a lot of indoor parlor games. Dawson Black: Retail Merchant 2011-06-04T02:00:16.620Z And that means we get to play one of America's favorite parlor games: Multiply The Current Stats by Three To Get A Full-Season Projection. Taking stock of the Mariners statistically at the one-third mark 2011-06-01T16:00:07Z Ruminating about whether Sony will continue to pursue entertainment as a synergy to selling electronics after Mr. Stringer departs is one of Hollywood’s favorite parlor games. Sony Chief Is Still in Search of a Turnaround 2011-05-26T23:44:08Z In a kind of French parlor game, journalists and authors quoted one another as a way to avoid lawsuits. Memo From France: Questions Raised About a Code of Silence 2011-05-17T00:34:34Z Just what exactly Berkshire will buy next remains a parlor game among analysts and investors. DealBook: Amid Scandal, Guessing Game Builds Over Buffett's Next Deal 2011-04-28T20:43:43Z Those looking for clear insights into Mr. Buffett’s succession plans, one of Wall Street’s favorite parlor games, will be disappointed. DealBook: As Berkshire Improves, Buffett Sings Praises of U.S. 2011-02-26T18:16:35Z A favorite parlor game in Asia is guessing where citizens might try to emulate the Tunisians and Egyptians. Sex Ratio Does Magic in China Amid Egypt Effect: William Pesek 2011-02-23T20:02:23Z The Washington parlor game of the moment is trying to puzzle out just who is behind each new parody account. Fake Twitter Accounts Get Real Laughs in Washington 2011-02-10T01:30:01Z Washington thrives on the who’s-up, who’s-down parlor game of politics, and so it was inevitable on Wednesday that questions would surface about Mr. Obama’s political calculations in agreeing to the tax deal. White House Memo: To Win Re-election, Obama Needs Political Center 2010-12-09T07:30:00Z While speculating about Facebook’s potential suitors is practically its own parlor game, Mr. Wu was not alone in bringing up the company as a potential target for Apple. DealBook: Flush With Cash, Will Apple Go Shopping? 2010-10-19T19:19:00Z I'm not in journalism to play parlor games with elites. Richard Stengel: Voice of Influence 2010-10-07T08:45:00Z Defining crime is an age-old parlor game among the agents of law enforcement and their analysts. An Advisory Panel's Rebirth, Crime Statistics and Shoes 2010-09-23T16:45:00Z Iraq’s neighbors, in particular Turkey and Iran, often unhelpful, have taken to playing politics here like a parlor game. News Analysis: Iraqi Leaders Fear Future After Missteps 2010-08-18T00:48:00Z After trying to play the Washington parlor game of the moment — “Was Alan Patricof invited?” he asked, referring to a fellow ardent Clinton supporter — Mr. Catsimatidis played the game’s second stage: rationalization. Clinton Wedding Is Leaving Some Feeling Left Out 2010-07-24T03:26:00Z His past foibles and successes have made him a particularly intriguing figure in Washington's favorite parlor game of guessing who's up and who's down. Special Report: In the White House, economics is a contact sport 2010-06-22T16:39:00Z Mr. Lyle is an intriguing entry in the parlor game of Whatever Happened To? Sparky Lyle, in Extra Innings in New Jersey 2010-05-29T15:01:00Z As Silicon Valley's obsessions go, the virtual parlor games proffered by startups Foursquare and Gowalla rank among the more curious. 2010-02-01T02:19:00Z Even before she made her Jan. 12 debut with Bill O'Reilly, the latest round of America's favorite parlor game, What Does Sarah Want?, was in full swing. 2010-01-14T09:50:00Z Quoting their remarks took the place of such parlor games as trying to say "She sells sea shells," or "The sea ceaseth and it sufficeth us." In a Little Town Where the party is a small social gathering and various parlor games are resorted to for amusement, one should always join in when asked, even while not caring so to do. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society “I have found that business isn’t a parlor game.” The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man It is a favorite parlor game; but Bryan never stays dead, because there is something enduring in him. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 After dinner the evening passed, as usual during the holiday week, in merry parlor games. Her Mother's Secret Is this a joke or a new parlor game? Three Hats A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts This method is often used for parlor games in children's parties by the hostess, though many other methods may be used. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium Lonsdale is not the only scholar questioning the basis of the canon; indeed, revisionism is fast becoming one of the more ingenious--and useful--parlor games among academics. The Merry-Thought: or the Glass-Window and Bog-House Miscellany Parts 2, 3 and 4 For a year and a half I've been learning and discovering that life isn't a parlor game. Burned Bridges At this gathering the young men and women played games such as pinning on the donkey's tail, going to Jerusalem, menagerie, and various other parlor games. Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem A Novel "Well," said Neil, when the laughter was over, "football seems deadly enough, but I begin to think it's a parlor game for rainy evenings alongside of lacrosse." Behind the line A story of college life and football This method is quite suitable for parlor games, where it is much used. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium On the way Mr. March confided to West that "football wasn't what he'd call a parlor game, but on the whole it appeared to be rather interesting." The Half-Back They couldn't have a dance with the men using canes or forbidden to exercise, but Miss Cobb had a lot of what she called "parlor games" that she wanted to try out. Where There's a Will SJG published "simulation games," parlor games that were played on paper, with pencils, and dice, and printed guidebooks full of rules and statistics tables. The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier However, this is no parlor game that you and I are playing, and desperate circumstances sometimes necessitate desperate measures. The Long Chance It is also an excellent parlor game, and is full of sport if played by quick, alert players. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium "Everybody's Association" it might perhaps more properly be called, for ladies find welcome and the laughter of children over the parlor games is rarely lacking. Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers I know that the leisurely tricks which their want of conviction leaves them free to play with the diluted and misapprehended message supply them with a pleasant parlor game which they call style. Man and Superman |
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