| 单词 | patter |
| 例句 | They had smelled the distant wood smoke and the pattering stream, the hint of mutara, the wild gardenia, on the breeze. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The soft pattering of raindrops against our straw hut makes my eyelids heavy. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His heart pattered beneath her cheek, and she remembered the warmth of his skin, the raised ridges of his scars touching her chin and the corner of her mouth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The rain patters in a hollow echo against the metal, drops evaporating into steam where the iron is still hot. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z At that moment a fine rain began to fall and he heard it come toward him, seeking him in a light patter up the slope. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He shook out his sleeping bag and grit pattered over the floor. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He fell forward onto his hands and beads of sweat fell from his face to patter on the ground like rain. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Objects patter onto the roof—shell fragments? cinders?— and Marie-Laure says aloud, “You are too high in the house,” and forces herself out from beneath the bed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z On dreary summer evenings, Roz and Brightbill would curl up together, just the two of them, and listen to the rain pattering on the roof of the Nest. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Sam struggled back into his boots, collected quill and parchment, and shouldered out into the night, the rain pattering down on his cloak and floppy hat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There was the patter of small feet in the hallway, and then Charlie’s arms wrapped around me and her momentum nearly knocked me out of my chair. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The crackle of the fire next to them mingles with the rain pattering against the windows. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Not while the rain made it dim as twilight under the canopy and pattered like footsteps across the matted earthen floor. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The place was deserted, except for yellowhammers and a few mice pattering about in the sun. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It shatters with the first blow—not an explosive sound, more like the popping of a light bulb, followed by the patter of safety glass pellets. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z For a minute, everybody just watched them pattering around the chamber. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Later that night, I was falling asleep to the patter of light rain when a volley of barks interrupted the peace. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z In the daytime, the girl was no more than a creaking bedspring, a patter of footsteps overhead. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I could see my breath and hear the near constant rain pattering on the vinyl walls. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z There was a faint patter on the roof, and droplets slid down the window over their bed. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The rain came on gray and cold, pattering with hard, metallic fingers at the panes of Mrs. Cobb’s parlor. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Wanting to talk, all he could do was hearken to their patter . . . and lay them . . . and hearken some more. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Only the patter of the rain and the wash of the water from the drainpipes. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I can hear the recycling van trundling up the street and the soft patter of rain against the window. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood at the foot of the stairs and called them, but there was no answering patter of running feet, only the steady tick-tock of the old clock in the hallway. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire steamed and the smoke swung in slow coils and the boy curled up under the pattering tarp and soon he was asleep. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Erosion on Earth slowly wipes out information, but because they are gradual—the patter of a raindrop, the sting of a sand grain—those processes can be missed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I draw to the steady patter of rain on the roof and cars gushing through puddles on the road. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The rain was falling harder and heavier; it pattered on the leaf-strewn bank all around them and into the river chattering through the dark. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The woods pressed close around them, and the steady pattering of rain on leaves was accompanied by the small sucking sounds their horses made as their hooves pulled free of the mud. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They trudged along as fast as they could, over patches of grass, and through thick drifts of old leaves; and all about them the rain pattered and trickled. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It was nearly dark outside now, and the rain was still coming down, pattering against the windows and blurring the lights of the cars in the street outside. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Bigwig could hear a worm moving in the earth nearby and faintly down the tunnel came the sound of some small creature pattering through the grass outside. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The tree shakes; leaves and twigs and caterpillars patter down, bouncing off his gray felt hat, hitting the tarpaulin. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The children heard her and followed, streaming across the enclosure toward the avenue of lights, their boots pattering and creaking in the hard-packed snow. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Even the feathers were moving now, in a fine tremble, moonlight pattering over the gold. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z There was a storm in the air, and as I hurried down the sidewalk, the first patter of rain came, and in the distance, I saw lightning. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Little bright-topped waves rocked the boat gently on the way to pattering up against the seawalls. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Like rain on a cold window, these thoughts pattered against the hard surface of the incontrovertible truth, which was that he must die. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z There was a roar that seemed to make the pavement heave; a shower of light objects pattered onto his back. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z All that night it fell, warm rain, dripping from the eaves and pattering at my window, while I lay flat on my back with my eyes wide open, listening. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Far away, a stream pattered through reeds, while near at hand bush babies shrilled at the unwelcome presence of Ear, Eye and Arm. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I wake up to the patter of rain on Caitlin’s balcony. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Rain was still falling in a light patter from above, and he felt the rope tremble as Kaz took hold beneath him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z As he told his tale, from time to time a drop of bright red blood would patter against the marble floor, and Dany would wince. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The pattering of pig's trotters died away in the distance. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She heard the rain pattering against the locked door. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She was looking up at the ceiling when I came in, listening to the scrambling and pattering of feet scurrying across the asbestos tiles overhead. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z It was raining again and they stood there with the rain pattering softly on the tarp. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The pattering and whispering of the rain sounded softly but distinctly outside. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel Tao stiffen against me for a moment, his heart pattering against my ear before he relaxes again. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Out in the fields, a sheep bleats in the pattering rain. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z And there was the patter of okapi feet and the murmur of a fresh jungle rain, like other hoofs, falling upon the summer-starched grass. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s that naughty boy. I told him to go to sleep alone, and here he is, downstairs, getting his death a-cold pattering over that canvas,” said Meg, answering the call. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She keeps a steady patter through the open window, catching me up on her life since we last talked. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The rain pummeled, swished, pattered, and was over. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z A deadly silence filled the house apart from the gentle patter of the rain. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z It began to rain then, a gentle pattering on the thatch above them. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The depressing sound of the pattering rain nearly drove them mad. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The undergrowth at the side of the scar was shaken and a multitude of raindrops fell pattering. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z There was a patter of footsteps from the bedroom, and then the twins were running after Henry. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Presently, Matt heard the patter of smaller feet. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z This time the clink and scrape were followed by a slithering and the soft swift patter of skinfeet on stone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The rain tapped and pattered on the roof, the windows, the hood. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Cars splash along streets, and snowmelt drums through runnels; she can hear snowflakes tick and patter through the trees. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The sound of pattering footsteps filled the temple, and the congregation stood. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z At once there was ah enormous mulberry growing in the middle, of the courtyard, with its luscious blue fruits ready to patter down. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Wet mist flowed softly by; dew dripped from the leaves, pattered in the woods, but the morning was already warm. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here’s the man with the patter, Here to spin the platter, Why, it doesn’t matter, ’Cause the world is getting fatter. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He shouted for Rosa, who pattered down the steps with a furious look on her face. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Kingshaw did not know which were worse, moths alive, with their whirring, pattering wings, or these moths, flattened and pinned and dead. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The only sound is the patter of the rain turning Saint-Malo into mud. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Then in a shift in the wind he heard a distant faint patter. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Sometimes the wetness in the clouds condensed into tiny drops half mist and half rain, which floated downward rather than fell, making a soft rustling patter among the millions of needles. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It rained briefly in the night, a light patter on the tarp. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The patter on the zinc roof was loud and grew louder as they stood under the awning outside and watched the water sliding down from the roof in parallel lines. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A fine dust of salt and sand pattered over his face. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They cooked the trout, toasted a few marshmallows, turned in early, and had another long delicious screw, after which they both floated into a relaxed, deep slumber while rain pattered softly against the tent. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Sunday morning, I wake up late in the Doctorita’s bed, to watery gray light and more rain pattering on the windows. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She heard a light patter as they struck the water. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The only sound was the steady patter of rain on the tin roof. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Liquor from the broken bottle began to patter an irregular rhythm onto the floor. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As the rain patters gently against the windows, they converse politely about insubstantial things. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The autumn day had turned from sunny to grey, and a light patter of rain ran down the grubby shop window. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Planes flew over the train, so low just their passing shook the cars, and we heard the patter of bullets. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “I love the sound of it,” Trina whispers, as if speaking too loudly might interrupt the drumming patter of the rain outside. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z We walked for four days and the rain fell tirelessly, with an endless, typewriter patter. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Then she heard it, a soft patter, a gentle drum that had no real rhythm. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I hear Spot leap from the tub and patter until his fur is beneath my fingertips. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z The sweaty hulk backed away, a light rain of perspiration pattering on the wooden floor. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Full bellies, the warm crackling fire, the rain pattering on the roof and falling gently on the sand pulled them together and held them close. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Rain pattered against the ground like the sound of applause. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The boy turned and left, his feet pattering away in the distance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In the night he was wakened by the muted patter of rain on the mattress over the door above them. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The first drops of rain were pattering down. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A heartbeat of stillness was followed by a scuffle and a flurry of pattering feet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I heard the young bonobos patter and make high-pitched calls as they fled. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Silver seemed about to speak when suddenly there was a pattering in the undergrowth above and three more rabbits came over the bank from the wood. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There is something deeply dispiriting about the stiff rustle of nylon and the endless, curiously amplified patter of rain on synthetic material. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z We heard heavy pattering across the asbestos ceiling dies. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Lizzie said nothing at all as the metallic fingers of the rain pattered about as hard as they could without breaking the glass. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I hear the soft patter of approaching feet, the whisper of echoing voices. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Her heart raced even faster than the patter of her shoes on the sidewalk. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z As soon as the shadows had fallen about them and the road behind was dim, he had heard again the quick patter of feet. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The first scatters of rain were beginning to fall, pattering into the oak leaves and pricking the bare pink skin inside their ears. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Blood ran from his hand, down the sword’s edge to patter onto the floor. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She sat at her desk one afternoon, listening to the pitter- patter of the rain on the roof. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Arthur, who had come pattering through the stone corridors of his palace with a mind fixed on the work in front of him, stood waiting in the doorway without surprise. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I can hear the rain coming in, though, pattering on the leaves a few hundred yards away. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z A single slow clap pattered offstage; the drama club director, overwhelmed with feels, applauded. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Below him, he heard a small thump and then the patter of Boots’s sandals. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The ceremony was a blur: solemn faces, the patter of rain on the graveside awning, the crack of rifles from the honor guard, the casket sinking into the earth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The snap of a metal lid cracked the silence, and then the patter of fading footsteps. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I hated the hollow sound of the rain pattering on the roof. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The patter of many rat feet came at them down the road. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Wind in the trees, rain pattering on the shed’s roof, a fox barking. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He threw it into the air to watch it patter down in a plume of dust. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The rain pattered continually against the side of the plane: he imagined small children tossing down dried peas by the handful from the skies. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z No sooner had he settled into his own office, though, than he heard Old Chao’s steps in the hall — a firm patter, deliberate, squeaky. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z That grey, silent cottage, with the rain pattering on the roof. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Thunder rumbles and I hear the patter of rain on the ground, but no rain falls. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He was just going down the new hole when he noticed that some small creature was pattering about in the grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I would remember the pattering of the rain on the roof. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There was a scrabbling and a pattering, and Coraline could feel her heart pounding against her ribs. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z She kept pattering along, “Almost there, almost there, just a little farther.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The windows here lead out to the garden, and the bead-like patter of rain can be heard against the glass. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He couldn’t quite figure out her expression or the cause of the sudden uneven pattering in his chest. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She ran up and down the hallway, singing at the top of her lungs, her feet pattering on the tiles as she danced. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z All the while, Emily and Cecilia Tallis maintained a patter that surely robbed the guests of the ease it was supposed to confer. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Sometimes there’s a collective intake of breath or patter of nervous shrieks. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z "Watch your step, watch your step," pattered the raindrops on the stone. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Up ahead a hunting horn sounded a quavering note, half drowned beneath the constant patter of the rain. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It’s a real noise, a gritty noise, not the squeak or patter of rubber. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The rain pattered on the roof with a hollow sound, and tapped upon the boarded windows. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She could even hear water splashing down the hill, as restful to listen to as the pattering of rain. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z It pattered thin and light and very fast. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z At first it dropped slowly and regularly, then it pattered into a stream. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z We spent the longest afternoon I can ever remember listlessly reading and staring out at the pattering rain. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The fragrant grounds pattered down into a scarlet box that was shaped like a scoop at the back. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was not an echo, for when they halted it pattered on for a little all by itself, and then grew still. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Gently at first, a light pattering in the trees, and so thin I could not see it. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Outside the rain and the wind pattered and howled through the mountain pass, but in the inn, at the Sign of the Chariot, all was warm and comfortable. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z In fact, the combination on her debut single Uphill of the gentle patter of percussion and repeated electronic keyboard chords remind us of the backing to Marvin Gaye's What's Going On. New band of the day - George Maple (No 1,422) 2013-01-02T15:16:34Z There were passages that sounded like distant choirs and gentle patters of percussion; there were slow washes of harmonic tension and resolution. At Moogfest, a Demonstration of What Human and Machine Can Accomplish 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Producers brought Travolta and Menzel out for some forced stage patter, in a bit that landed with all the currency and freshness of a Nixon joke. Oscars: Why Neil Patrick Harris (and everyone else) is wrong for the job 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Axial Flows pings and gleams in a playful trance, and Starlings is at first a darting exercise in dampened piano notes and pattering percussion, turning into a powerful, Cecil Tayloresque free- piano outburst. Marilyn Crispell/Gerry Hemingway: Affinities 2011-07-14T20:30:01Z I’m not sure why “Blown Away” insists on keeping its patter segments so forced and awkward, but the participants and their techniques remain fascinating. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Coward’s patter songs revel so unabashedly in their own preening turns of phrase that they invite a performer to adopt a brittle, supercilious tone. Music Review: Channeling the Smart Set, but Hold the Snobbishness 2010-03-01T22:52:00Z He’s a compelling character, with lavish dreadlocks, Shakespearean regal patter and – nearly forgot – a tiger on a chain. The Walking Dead: season seven, episode two – The Well 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z In some of the quickfire exposition patter that Richey is prone to, he smoothly claims he’s earned his right to be hated. Scratch that: HBO’s Vinyl is a Jagger and Scorsese stinker 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z The unfinished memoir, Mr. Hallman said, was interspersed with other “weird stuff” in Ms. Kodar’s papers, including scripted patter for magic acts that Welles performed. Archivists Find Fragments of an Unfinished Orson Welles Autobiography 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z Guys love Guy: his patter, his beer gut, his ageing frat-punk bleached blond spikes, the way he wears his sunglasses on the back of his head. TV streaming: six of the best shows 2013-02-16T16:00:00Z He is told that too much nervous patter from a magician is just “linguistic lint”; he is also advised to find a mentor. Books of The Times: ‘Fooling Houdini’ by Alex Stone 2012-06-20T20:11:57Z Try as I might to keep track of the healer’s patter, unworthy thoughts keep creeping into my mind. The Age of Purification 2011-05-20T22:30:36Z As I reached for the next cluster, a gentle patter began to echo through the vineyard; it turned into an urgent beat before I realized what it was: rain. Harvesting Grapes in France, With Champagne as Reward 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z But it sounds exactly like the bland, soothing patter of a pilot before takeoff; that you get the gist of the message without identifying a single word is the joke. The Real Reason the Minions Have Taken Over the World 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z The show was essentially a recital with patter, in which Mr. Gunn’s voice leveled the stylistic playing field. Music Review: Operatic Slugger Drives Some Pop 2011-04-03T21:11:49Z Strip malls and trailer parks drift past the car windows, a rainstorm patters on the roof, and Crystal’s whimsical voice-overs — and her fascination with mermaids — position her as a childlike liability. Movie Review: ‘Sun Don’t Shine,’ Directed by Amy Seimetz 2013-04-26T02:09:24Z He has the friendly patter down pat; his sotto-voce sales pitch is a cool cocktail of seduction and menace; you’re sure he will Always Be Closing. Matt Damon’s Promised Land: What the Frack!? 2012-12-21T10:45:15Z His upbringing in Glasgow’s poorest high-rise estates, combined with his fluid patter and fresh ideas on how to tackle inequality drive his show, “Poverty Safari Live.” Life on the edge: Scottish rapper probes UK wealth gap at Fringe 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z She’s got the timing and the patter down, and knows just how to deploy the sale room’s stock phrases — “It’s against you now,” “It’s not your bid” — as spectators thrust their paddles into the stratosphere. Plays About the Art World? Not Sold 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z That section, though, is equally representative of the work’s structural redundancies; each of the six men takes a turn as the patter. Review: ‘Dapline!’ Demonstrates Gesture as Communication and Dance 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z It's hard to get the patter of a people down exactly when you're not always living among them, but Shanley does a decent job of replicating the Irish we know and love from our stages. John Patrick Shanley's 'Outside Mullingar' is just the thing for a happy cry 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z A.K. knew what patter worked with Westerners, how to put at ease first-timers to India like us, now at one of the holiest places in Hindu lore. Captivated by the Ganges, a River of Souls 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z The film is set in the 1930s, so if you squint and look at it sideways, what he unspools is, in the parlance of that era, a patter song. Perspective | ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ has lively dancing, and Lin-Manuel Miranda raps. But is that enough? 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z The quick pattering of a Middle Eastern hand drum, the dumbek, transformed other songs, spurring vocal arabesques. Music Review: At the Garden, Shakira Is a Star With a Conscience 2010-09-22T12:00:00Z Also a very funny performer, his stage patter is to die for. Meltdown 2010: Richard Thompson on curating this year's event 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z All of these are part of Helder Guimarães’s patter in “The Future,” a Zoom magic show from the Geffen Playhouse trying very hard to be more — but only partly succeeding. Review: A World of Cardsharps and Zoom Dupes in ‘The Future’ 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z In some neighborhoods, the Clapping manifests as a sparse pattering, and in others it echoes between high-rise apartment complexes, producing walls of sound. In Praise of Quarantine Clapping 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z But it is Ms. Lang’s extemporaneous patter, which changes from night to night, that can provoke gasps. Tammy Faye Starlite, Inverted Country-Star Cliché, Strides Back 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z “Everybody looks at the time on their phones now,” he said, free-styling in a staccato patter that sounded, OK, more than a little like Leon. J.B. Smoove of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Shops the Diamond District 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z The soundscape – in one instance, fingers on a keyboard turn to the patter of rain – is a marvel in itself. Water ? review 2011-02-21T22:15:03Z Mace likes to sprinkle her patter with profanities and is known to bring her dog, a lap-size Havanese named Liberty, to the office and to meetings. Trump shunned Nancy Mace. Can she survive a GOP primary anyway? 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Dolemite, his sedulously designed alter ego, can be thought of as an early influencer, his raunchy, rhyming patter a progenitor of ’80s rap, his rakish wardrobe conceived to captivate an avid following. Eddie Murphy’s Latest Look Is Ripe for Appropriation 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z Though there was a soothing quality to the sound of the fat raindrops pitter pattering on the leaves above me, I was stressed about the possibility of sleeping in a puddle. Easing back into group travel with a multifamily camping trip 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z And a celebration of her unique gift for capturing America the Surreal in her quintessential characters and plethora of smart patter. Review: Lily Tomlin plays off a packed house of happy fans at the 5th Avenue 2011-01-31T00:31:02Z The relentless patter of Verdi’s vocal writing against a full, busy orchestra presents distinctive challenges. Review: Verdi’s Falstaff Is Back at the Met, Enlarging His Kingdom 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z But there was no sign of him, only an oblique reference in a bit of Fry patter. Baftas 2013: 10 key talking points 2013-02-11T00:06:44Z But she is also, in her outpouring of data, of a piece with the contemporary churn; her patter sucks in all the anxieties of a late-capitalist empire on a heat-damaged planet. Can One Sentence Capture All of Life? 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z There was, too, an abundance of charisma and media savvy: Ali talked like a street poet, with the patter and swagger of a proto-rapper. Muhammad Ali: A superstar before the word meant anything 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Evans tries hard, but his goofball patter and geeky swagger veer into aggressiveness that too easily blends in with the rest of the movie's bluster. "The Losers": Big explosions, little surprises 2010-04-23T00:23:00Z No less vivid are the patter of the dialogue, the elegance of the melodic lines, her flair in the cascades of coloratura. Joyce DiDonato, Standing on Her Own Just Fine 2010-03-20T04:45:00Z As Madonna sang “Give Me All Your Luvin’,” a large drum corps in band uniforms pattered away, suspended in midair. In Newest Spectacle, Madonna Morphs but Refuses to Give In 2012-08-29T10:57:00Z The second set began with a less enigmatic piano melody that was almost jazzy, over hissing, pattering percussion. The Necks 2010-06-29T22:00:00Z Overall, she combines vitality with sweetness; the fluency with which she strings her sharply pattering steps into prolonged phrases is a particular part of her spell. Traditional Indian Dance, With Room for New Blood 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Jacobson has many talents – as a rhetorician, a mud-slinger, a purveyor of fine phrases and sprightly patter, as an indefatigable singer of the song of himself. Zoo Time by Howard Jacobson – review 2012-08-30T07:00:42Z He registers at first as an amiable host with an amusing line of patter about growing up Catholic in Denver. Review: Reliving a Childhood Interrupted in ‘The Tricky Part’ 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Every now and again in the show, Ms. Spalding and her backup singers engaged in a coordinated burst of spoken-word patter or street theater. Review: Esperanza Spalding Recalls the Creativity of Youth in New Songs 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z So after years of watching U.S. soldiers on patrol, it's inevitable that hip-hop styles, tough-guy mannerisms and slangy English patter would catch on with young Iraqis. US military legacy rubs off on Iraqi youth 2011-11-23T16:54:13Z Thankfully for football – and the south coast passengers who have been spared his patter – things worked out rather better for Redknapp. The real Harry Redknapp 2013-04-30T14:49:41Z Between songs, his patter on “American Top 40” provided information about the hits, introducing a band or a genre thoroughly enough to brief newcomers but quickly enough not to bore existing fans. Remembering Casey Kasem, D.J. for a More Eclectic Pop Radio 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z The duo, whose performances were punctuated by witty, erudite patter, fared much better in the show’s lighter numbers. Music Review: Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano at Metropolitan Room 2012-10-16T22:16:16Z What's funny is the way that Mair imitates the cosy patter of presenters everywhere – including those on the desks next to him – who mix little phrases of faux-empathy into their chat. Eddie Mair: a rising BBC star 2013-03-25T19:07:00Z These didactic interruptions feel superfluous and, feature annoyingly glib show business patter. Jokes aside, Nicole Kidman is commendable in Aaron Sorkin's mostly watchable "Being the Ricardos" 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Brunstetter draws you in with puckish humor as the touchingly written Now Jane, played with carefree patter and a careworn soul by Madeline Key, withdraws from life and sinks into the game. The game of life, learned on ‘The Oregon Trail’ 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z The beguiling yet manic music involves nearly nonstop patter, which the singers dispatched commandingly. Review: For This Young Chorus, It’s Never Too Early for Six World Premieres 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z It was that kind of soulful clipped patter common to black folk. Perspective | One day with Dick Gregory made me know he was truly one of a kind 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z How Much Wood Can A Woodchuck Chuck? captured livestock auctioneers and their insanely fast patter while Huie's Sermon captured a black preacher in full ecstatic flow. Werner Herzog: 'I've made bigger films than Jack Reacher' 2012-12-20T18:00:00Z New viewers embrace its charming patter and aspirational messaging, while veteran fans find its unique combination of comfort and prestige TV extremely re-watchable. "A West Wing Special" review: HBO Max reunion plays handsomely to a hidden audience 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z A subtheme of the book and of her extensive, often rambling patter was her lifelong sense of intellectual inferiority. Review: Barbara Cook, a Lioness Who Still Has Some Bite Left 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z She was slender and blond, with a scrubbed schoolgirl charm and a radiant voice that ranged from the patter of comedy to the edges of aria. Barbara Cook, Broadway Star Who Became a Cabaret Mainstay, Dies at 89 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z Mac's patter between numbers sprang with an improvisational fervor from theory to therapy. Taylor Mac offers a glorious sneak peek of his '24-Decade History of Popular Music' at Royce Hall 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z I was impressed by Jesse Eisenberg's quick patter in The Social Network until I met him last week and discovered he talks like that in real life... The Oscars: the hot tips from those in the know 2011-02-20T00:05:33Z In “Night Light,” for instance, the narrator’s paranoia banks down and flares up with a pattering snare-drum beat and chords that shift from sustain to syncopation. New Music: New Albums by Mountain Goats, Kurt Elling and Trash Talk 2012-10-09T01:10:07Z Here’s how the pitter patter of little feet played out: Most Zen Moment: As the show opened the audience sat and stared at an empty ballroom. Dancing with the Stars Watch: Threesomes and Technical Difficulties 2012-11-13T13:30:41Z Spanish had relatively few monosyllabic words to recreate the song’s patter, she added, but the language’s flexible syntax helped offset the difficulty. With ‘Company,’ Antonio Banderas Brings Sondheim to Spain 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z “As the sunset goes over the horizon and it starts turning to dark is then when the heart starts to pitter patter,” Grucci said. ‘Demand Is Robust.’ Fireworks Come Roaring Back This Summer. 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z Part of its charm is that the sounds of the environment — birds, crickets, the wind rustling through the trees, the patter of rain — mingle with the artful tones the musicians produce. John Cage Recital? Take the A Train 2012-08-08T15:24:32Z Mr. Beach supplied meticulous credits for every tune he played — naming title, label and performers — but otherwise kept his patter to a minimum. 2010-01-14T00:25:00Z The group has been dropping a scattering of digital singles recently; the latest is “Root,” a pattering plea for earnest communion in a time of digital simulacrum. The Playlist: Shawn Mendes Shows His Scars, and 9 More New Songs 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z The Bagger is eager to hear what these comedy savants do with their scripted patter. The Carpetbagger: ?Dragon Tattoo? to Open a Day Earlier Than Planned 2011-12-13T20:32:48Z Musicals often rely on familiar patterns — a patter song here, an “I want” number there — and biographical musicals might well be the most predictable of all. Review: ‘Little Girl Blue’ Revisits Nina Simone in Her Prime 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z While his upper body wilts, and his arms seem to be along for the ride — imagine a man on a unicycle — his long lower legs temper the forceful patter of his feet with rubber-band dexterity. Dance Review: A Few Friendly Ghosts Help Out a Master of Tap 2011-06-23T21:43:56Z “Trump says he wants to run the nation like he’s run his business — God help us!” riffed Michael Bloomberg, in a perfect sitcom patter. Why comedy as a weapon could be such a force in the 2016 election 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Coover sustains that magical act of literary ventriloquism for 300 pages, preserving Twain’s raggedly, tall-tale patter spiced with the same accidental aphorisms. Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer are back — and all growed up 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z Singers will perform selections from the opera, and open house-goers can learn some patter singing, too. Arts and entertainment highlights for the week of Dec. 30 2012-12-27T19:32:18Z Sarah Millican embraces her rotundity as a liberation, Les Dawson used his to give a ridiculous wobble to his deadpan patter. Comedy gold: John Pinette's I Say Nay Nay 2012-12-28T11:13:32Z But in recent months there’s been a steady patter of news indicating a fresh urgency in the world of original Web series: projects involving high-profile filmmakers, additional rounds of financing, redesigned and expanded video-sharing sites. Watchlist : All Those Online Videos, Still Chasing an Audience 2011-06-17T16:51:15Z To put it plainly, the obstacle facing Ms. Stritch is her failing memory for lyrics and for patter. Music Review: Elaine Stritch at Caf? Carlyle - Review 2011-09-14T21:45:11Z As her silver-tongued patter ensures every girl gets her boy, Blake is the magnetic centre of the show, bringing order where there was chaos, love where there was loneliness. Hello, Dolly! – review 2013-07-01T12:54:10Z The perennially hopeful but usually thwarted Andrew adopts a nineties-smooth-jazz-man patter and a burgundy Kangol to try to win back his lost love, Missy. The Refreshing Frankness of the “Big Mouth” Valentine’s Day Special 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z More boozing/dancing/yammering – general party patter – but expectation is heightened. The Sex Pistols' jubilee boat trip – a classic account 2012-05-29T11:41:16Z I kept hoping for a sign — any kind of whoosh or crackle would do — but apart from the gentle patter of falling snowflakes, everything was quiet. Chasing after the northern lights in Swedish Lapland 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z I remembered, as I listened to Best's gabbling patter, that Simon Callow once described Saint-Saëns as "the Escoffier of music". La princesse jaune/La colombe; La rondine – review 2013-07-13T23:05:23Z And it's no surprise that OSF veteran David Kelly, with all that Shakespeare versifying in his tool kit, can rip through the presto patter tune "The Modern Major-General's Song" with such alacrity. 5 plays at Oregon Shakespeare Festival: a critic's take 2011-07-31T04:07:15Z Their patter carries a flicker of collegial sprightliness beyond the substrate of familiarity; since being married, in 1993, they have closely edited each other’s work. How Ayelet Waldman Found a Calmer Life on Tiny Doses of LSD 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z The pert “Johnny” led into the accelerating patter of “Calypso.” Music Review: Amanda Majeski Sings Britten and Schumann in Concert 2014-02-11T21:54:15Z The beachside ceremony is usually sunny and crisp, but this year guests were armed with umbrellas and rain boots as bursts of heavy rain pattered on the tent. "12 Years a Slave," Oscar frontrunners sweep Spirit Awards 2014-03-02T01:00:39Z Alone, she patters around her isolated house, which is filled with homey touches and picturesquely parked near a river. ‘Infinite Storm’ Review: Climb Every Mountain, Ford Every Extreme 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Rain pattered against the thin blue fabric of the tent, steady and soothing like a heartbeat. Rich in Surprises and Secrets, There’s a State Park Waiting for You 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z When it seems their romance is doomed to be short-lived, their patter includes mimed suicides. Review | Irish immigration is played for comedy in ‘How to Keep an Alien’ 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z There is a fine seam of comic self-doubt running through his patter and today he is mostly just buzzing with ideas. Jesse Eisenberg on Woody Allen, anxiety and fatherhood: ‘Now I get to worry about something visible’ 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Tony Robinson has been giving a helping hand to train announcers on the Birmingham to London line, in a bid to liven up their in-journey patter. Seven days on stage 2012-05-18T14:06:15Z Theory-minded art critics doubt the idea of universal beauty and see claims of beauty made on behalf of artworks as little more than sales patter. Some Favorite Things Not Hanging on a Wall 2011-12-30T00:11:48Z But they both recognized another appeal: the chance for Robert to play a character whose fast-talking patter was a mask, not a gift. 'Judge' a departure for David Dobkin, Robert Downey Jr. 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Rosenberg also apologized, midstream, for the song’s first f-bomb — a cheeky gesture in the end, considering his facility for dropping the curse word into stage patter. Quiet fans happily go for a ride with Passenger at Echostage If his mannerisms are evocative of Hoffman, his chat is more Woody Allen, a wry, tireless patter, the world a quarter amusing and three-quarters appalling. Jesse Eisenberg: ‘Do you look at me and think, God! What an indulgent prick?’ 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z Spoken dialogue flows smoothly into patter arias and ensemble numbers, some of them sung with a weightless, silky blend that would be the envy of more classically rooted choirs. Is ‘The Mikado’ Too Politically Incorrect to Be Fixed? Maybe Not. 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z No deep thoughts here; this is a product of shiny surfaces and glittering patter, the cinematic equivalent of a derivatives offering. Oliver Stone's New Wall Street: Greed Is God 2010-09-23T08:25:00Z This anxiety-drenched patter song from one of his friends, sung on the original cast album by Beth Howland, doesn’t do much to allay Bobby’s fears. 20 Stephen Sondheim Songs to Listen to Right Now 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z Whether singing or delivering her often self-deprecating patter, Ms. Chenoweth always radiates a pleasure in performing that carries across the proverbial footlights. Review: Kristin Chenoweth, That Perky Performer With the Powerhouse Pipes 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Notably absent from the patter at the top of the broadcast, at least from the perspective of our relentlessly political present, was any mention of the midterm elections that Tuesday. “Saturday Night Live” Takes on the Midterm Elections 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Their indirect language distracts like a magician’s patter. Learning How to Sell From ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ 2012-11-11T04:40:29Z The rain started up again, but she went without an umbrella — she liked the patter of the summer drops. Maggie Rogers’s Higher Calling 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z He handles the patter of the dialogue and repeated punches to the face with equal aplomb. 5 favorite Joseph Gordon-Levitt performances 2012-09-27T23:08:13Z As Alleyne stooped to raise him, the air seemed to be alive with the sharp zip-zip of the bolts and he could hear them pattering on the deck like apples at a tree-shaking.” Review | Arthur Conan Doyle wrote more than detective novels. Let’s not forget his more swashbuckling stories. 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z As Major-General Stanley, James Mills delivered with élan the patter song “I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General,” a melody parodied countless times since its composition. Music Review: ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ at Symphony Space 2013-12-29T20:37:38Z The character name alone demands a patter song. Just add tunes 2010-04-15T13:07:00Z Bridget Capobianco, a Brooklyn mother and former boutique owner, was sitting on a playground bench on a Wednesday in early November, wearing shearling-lined clog boots under the gentle patter of a 60-degree rain. Fall Fashion: Too Warm to Be Cool 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Mandel showed no signs of frailty in his patter, however, cracking wise in a residual New York accent. Jazz Port Townsend lives up to expectations — and more 2012-07-29T22:12:27Z The salesman patter of his musical voice remains, but it is directed to darker, more devious ends. Dallas Buyers Club: He Hated Gays, Got AIDS and Saved Lives 2013-10-31T21:00:41Z Only a few other instrumental sounds appear: gauzy chords that often cut off abruptly, a pattering programmed high-hat, sporadic bass tones. Review: ‘Me,’ by Empress Of, Has Cool Assurance and Jumpy Lines 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z If he abandons his infuriating Shakespearean patter while he’s at it, then the show will be all the better for it. The Walking Dead: season eight, episode three recap – Monster 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z We had known each other only a few weeks, and were already starting to annoy our classmates with our constant patter and inside jokes. Why write a collaborative novel? Well … why write alone? 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z His physicality and patter recede and he projects an odd melancholy. Is Originality Even a Worthy Ambition Anymore? 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z The other is a deadpan sense of humor that he sneaks into his patter. Music Review: Making Standards Swing, With a Wink for Jack Benny 2011-04-22T22:56:03Z “I want God to come/ And take me home/ Because I’m all alone in this crowd,” he sings to the soft pattering of a piano. Queens of the Stone Age’s …Like Clockwork is Dark, Personal, and Heroic 2013-06-06T13:28:40Z From early in his career, Mr. Reid mixed a kind of rhythmic talking into his music, borrowing the tempo of the patter he heard on black Southern radio stations. Clarence Reid, Singer and Songwriter Also Known as Blowfly, Dies at 76 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z The actor is effortless in mirroring Cantinflas' signature stream-of-consciousness patter, marked by the cleverest of wordplay, with a bite that slips up on you. 'Cantinflas' is buoyed by Oscar Jaenada, hampered by Hollywood 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Written in old age with a final flourish of inspiration, the score bristles with complex counterpoint, rapid madrigal patter, wild humour and explosive, trill-laden orchestration. Falstaff; Tallis Scholars ? review 2012-05-19T23:06:20Z Soon enough, he is steering the MacFarlands through a market where, in between smiles, patter and translated asides, he larcenously pads his fee. ‘The Two Faces of January,’ From a Highsmith Novel 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z A damp harp patters in the background, adding an air of ominous mystery. “Beatriz at Dinner” brings politics to the table, with no manners and ample humor 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Freeman was a finance guy in New York, still in his 20s, with a sports-bro patter about his days as a place-kicker at Duke and an eagerness to make his mark. Heath Freeman is the hedge fund guy who says he wants to save local news. Somehow, no one’s buying it. 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z A concert review published on the website of the U.K. magazine Uncut is quite complimentary about both the show’s music and stage patter–at least at first. My favorite singer is a jerk: A Mark Kozelek super-fan steps down 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z He sounds like a lounge singer lost in contemplative patter, just letting the thoughts flow. The Rambling Glory of Bob Dylan’s Nobel Speech 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z His rant is hilarious, the patter rapid and twisted and defiantly, exuberantly Scots. Review: ‘T2 Trainspotting’: Once Defiantly Wretched, Now Worn Down 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Singing in a light patter, Ms. Michele catalogues a whole mess of heartache before she gets to the business of shining. Playlist: Straightening Out, Rapping and Leading a Band 2010-12-10T20:18:00Z His remarkable diction enabled him to shine in patter roles of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas and he featured prominently in that repertoire throughout his career. Derek Hammond-Stroud obituary 2012-05-27T16:09:09Z Despite Cyrus' march into adulthood, she still talks like a teenager -- all rapid-fire patter that, by a reporter's transcribing tally, comes in at around 200 words per minute. Cyrus steps out of tween idolhood toward "Liberty" 2010-06-19T00:57:00Z More crucially to this restaurant’s intent, the patter opens a window between customers and staff. Restaurant Review: Eleven Madison Park in Midtown South 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z “This pitter and patter and beating, spattering drives me mad /Love, love, love, love …” She trailed off. Fantasia Prepares for Broadway Under Watchful Eye 2013-09-04T13:39:08Z For though this Erie still remembers the oleaginous, Damon Runyonesque patter of the small-time grifter he is, he can no longer deliver it with his customary all-American cheer and assurance. Review: In ‘Hughie,’ With Forest Whitaker, Two Desolate Lost Souls 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Softly in the background, the Water Drip Drum — another creation of Ms. Fullman’s — adds ambient patter, as droplets strike an amplified metal pan. A Composer and Her (Very) Long String Instrument 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Starting alone, Mr. Wooley rasped, pattered and quietly sang through a trumpet with no mouthpiece, over pealing electronic tones. KIMIKO ISHIZAKA 2012-09-25T21:53:52Z They are stars in their own right, each known for their trademark style of patter. Tanzania's VJs bring Hollywood to Africa 2012-07-10T16:37:22Z The music was an alluring blend of tart, slightly Asian-sounding harmonies, pummeling percussion, volleys of dancing marimba riffs, frenetic bursts of patter, and echoes of Americana. Music Review: David Lang’s ‘collected stories,’ at Zankel Hall 2014-04-23T21:25:46Z The patter, delivered in Mr. Silven’s smooth, slightly burred voice, is a little pat, as when he intones, “By coincidence, by fate, by destiny, a group of you have come together to predict the improbable.” Fool Me Twice? Yes, Please 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z And Richard Pearson Thomas captures the dizzying bustle of the city in the vigorous, tongue-in-cheek patter of “Center of the Universe.” Music Review: In ?Five Borough Songbook,? 20 Composers Show N.Y. - Review 2012-01-15T20:56:39Z This young debut author apparently polished his patter as director of sales at a tech start-up. Review | Mateo Askaripour’s ‘Black Buck’ is an irresistible comic novel about the tenacity of racism in corporate America 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z Outside it began to rain softly; through an open window, we could hear it gently pattering on the leaves. Perspective | Book readings can be a drag — unless you’re a children’s author 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z But nothing says New York City quite like the patter of tiny clawed feet in wall spaces. The Week Ahead: Aug. 21 ? 27 2011-08-19T19:54:02Z Everything feels forced, from Veronica’s almost compulsive snappy patter to a class reunion that includes a sex tape and a brawl. Movie Review: ‘Veronica Mars’ Returns, on the Big Screen This Time 2014-03-13T22:07:42Z Here, however, the voice is less poetic and more terse, like the patter of a hard-boiled detective from a classic film. The Dystopia Has Just Arrived 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Once the shiny Noel Coward patter drains away, Vivian embraces someone flailed by life, and that willingness to bear another’s pain transforms her, filling her with a kind of love she’s never experienced before. Review | In Elizabeth Gilbert’s ‘City of Girls,’ a young woman discovers the joys of sex 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z As more middle-class parents think they are entitled to continue with all their favourite things despite the patter of tiny feet, I wonder where this will stop? Festivals are no place for children 2010-08-27T10:33:00Z And many of her characters are, by their nature, annoying, like Penelope, a hair-twirling nudge who one-ups everyone with a trailing voice and a steady patter of increasingly surreal tall tales. Can Kristen Wiig Turn On the Charm? 2011-05-01T08:30:02Z Her voice is subdued, but her ambition is unbounded, soon to be fortified by programmed EDM beats — pattering, blipping and swooping. The Playlist: Zayn’s Bizarrely Great Sleaze Rock and 13 More New Songs 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z But during livelier passages, a reader may hear the patter of footsteps, a booming gong, a crackling fire or the tick of a grandfather clock. Bells and Whistles for a Few E-Books 2011-08-23T21:59:39Z He also wrote introductory patter and other tidbits for live television programs. Bo Goldman, Oscar-Winning Screenwriter, Dies at 90 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Occasionally, a macabre echo occurs in the tour guides’ patter. Sergei Loznitsa’s Movie ‘Austerlitz’ Observes Tourists in Concentration Camps 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z But in songs and stage patter, she sometimes conflated self-realization and self-absorption with social progress. Madonna Is Still Taking Chances 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z Since Mr. McCartney tours frequently, his observant fans have often pointed out that he doesn’t change the arrangements and stage patter for many of his staples. Review: Paul McCartney and Neil Young Share a Bill, and Some Songs 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z While impressionists want to capture the passing lightness of life, rain is the pattering beat of the new industrial age, the washing-away of old orders, the bringer of unruly desires. Why is it raining in 19th-century art? 2010-06-22T11:31:00Z It’s a burp of irrelevant patter — and a move these two authors use repeatedly to pad out the next 600 pages. Review | Bill Clinton and James Patterson are back in action — and still ridiculous 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z She was working off a teleprompter for her between-song patter, but improvising frequently, and for the better. Music Review: Closer to Her Fans and Further Away From Her Past 2011-08-15T22:00:35Z Strip the movie of its sassy sitcom patter, which most non-Pixar animated features indulge in to excess, and this is a fable of slavery and potential genocide: a 12 Years a Turkey, or Schindler’s Lunch. Free Birds: A Thanksgiving Turkey, Neither Rare Nor Well-Done 2013-10-31T23:00:09Z Their patter is filled with puns and intentionally bad jokes, part Marx Brothers, part Monty Python. 2010-02-16T22:28:00Z Be prepared for off-key tunes, horror makeup, surreal patter and a blizzard of chortles. 5 holiday shows to round out the season 2012-12-27T21:18:27Z There's a near-constant patter between the two men, and even some audience participation in the form of an attempt at a game of Quidditch, the popular sport in Harry's wizarding world. British duo bring hit Potter parody to NYC 2012-06-01T15:24:14Z The narrator’s thick patter, with its long sentences and infrequent paragraph breaks, rings with such a curious sound. Review | ‘Milkman’ — one of the most challenging books of the year — is also one of the most rewarding 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Then I looked at this song “Tribulation” and it was an 18-page patter song. Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance! No, Really, You Gotta! 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z Such words are largely set to folk-inflected pop melodies that have the insistent, mildly agreeable patter of a gentle spring rain. Theater Review: In ‘If/Then,’ Idina Menzel Travels Two Paths 2014-03-31T02:00:13Z And so the concert went: complex ideas with a singularly Brazilian flavor, delivered with breezy tunes, sly patter and a glint of provocation. Review: Tom Zé Brings Brazilian Songs With Breezy Tunes and Sly Jokes to BAM 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Lanchas, as Dr. Bartolo, brought the appropriate bluster to his patter numbers but often skated over the top of the words. Review: ‘The Barber of Seville,’ Truncated and Energetic 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z I’d barely stepped out of the car when Rodeo Drive’s overzealous, overdressed ‘‘walking concierge’’ incorporated me into his standard patter as an open-air sightseeing bus rolled by. T Magazine: A Leg Man 2011-03-10T16:00:01Z The jump isn’t entirely smooth — the movie feels like a succession of sketch ideas — but it’s a good platform for Partridge’s blend of awkward patter, narcissism and utter cravenness. A funny showcase for Steve Coogan’s misfit ‘Alan Partridge’ 2014-04-17T20:39:41Z It struck me as less like Chinese rap than a Chinese art/pop equivalent of Italian operatic patter. A Dazzling Chinese Singer’s Riveting Song Cycle 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z There was a lot of reminiscing Tuesday in Beverly Hills, so much so that the ratio of patter to performance seemed out of whack. Barbara Cook at the Wallis: Still doing what she does best 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z For encores, Oropesa unleashed her true operatic chops gloriously on a Meyerbeer aria, then finished with a reprise of the Poulenc patter song. Soprano delivers a seemingly effortless performance at UDC theater 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z The latter's irascible, deathbed patter reveals no deeper desire than to escape her son's boyish musings even as she holds onto life to give him an anchor. 'Glowworm': Funny, haunting and affirming 2011-04-18T21:59:04Z Amid the patter of physical comedy there are also moments of visual magic. Last Chance: ‘Falstaff’ at Metropolitan Opera, a Bundle of Energy 2013-12-26T21:36:22Z The running theme of Ms. Lewis’s patter is her struggle with bipolarity and its effects on her behavior. Music Review: Jenifer Lewis Performing at 54 Below 2012-07-27T21:43:36Z I could tell you that it’s no fun when the sun stops shining but I love the sound of the rain pattering on the deck, the boat gently creaking, stock reducing on the stove. Ten years living on a boat: 'It's a fun life – I'm not a watery hobo' 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z The eponymous opening track is just the pattering of a minimal beat and that gentle croon. James Blake Seduces on Overgrown 2013-04-11T11:00:18Z At one point, his eyes well with tears as he tells a story about a magical bowling ball; later, he works himself into such a tizzy that he interrupts his own patter to lift weights. ‘Biosphere’ Review: It’s the End of the World (and They Caused It) 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z The interview produced numerous comedy gems and culminated in a moment of high-vaudeville patter. The Best Jokes of 2019 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Yes, the show had its corny moments, and perhaps no one but Petri herself would be persuaded by the German "accent" she affected in her stage patter. Suzanne Petri conjures Marlene Dietrich at Millennium Park 2010-12-21T15:48:00Z Meeting those for whom the decision to pawn is often forced by desperation, divorce or bereavement, the friendly patter of Borro's sales team leaves a slightly unpleasant taste. Tonight's TV highlights: The Pawn King 2011-01-14T08:00:01Z Even on I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here they can occasionally lapse into the tedious golfcentric patter of the seasoned light entertainer. Saturday Night Takeaway v The Voice: this ratings 'battle' is no contest 2013-03-21T13:10:51Z The book describes concert after numbing concert, until all the stage patter gets mixed up in your mind. Books of The Times: Under a Strange, Soulful Spell 2010-02-19T05:52:00Z Here are two young improvising musicians and bandleaders to watch: Gray is a drummer with a busy, pattering style leavened by his awareness of space and dimension. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z She sends us way to the back of the Palm Court, where a young fellow at a discreet recessed counter checks us in with much welcoming patter. Richmond’s Jefferson Hotel, return of a grandiose grand dame Thick, throbbing bass notes suddenly materialize and heave up, dubstep-style; a drumbeat announces itself, patters for a while, suddenly disappears. Music Review: James Blake Sings With Piano at Terminal 5 2013-05-08T21:01:49Z Voting itself is a backward Western ritual; it takes a patter song modeled on Gilbert and Sullivan to explain the idiocy of the Electoral College. Review: In the Musical ‘Soft Power,’ China Whistles the Tune 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z But in this piece, he is also making full use of ballet’s vocabulary: arabesques, jumps in which the legs beat together in the air, the patter of pointe shoes skittering across the stage. At City Ballet, Jamar Roberts and Dancers Find a Common Language 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z It’s a world view, with nothingness conferring meaning on what precedes, just as a novel gains meaning from its conclusion and would lose sense were it to patter on interminably. Meeting Death with Words 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Their project of de-acculturating themselves is rendered matter-of-factly, without suspense, since — existing in a half-life of childish patter and reductive reasoning — they didn’t exhibit much tension of personality or emotional intelligence in the first place. To Sayaka Murata, Nonconformity Is a Slippery Slope 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z The rain is a noisy thing, splashing and pattering and rattling the rooftops. Down to a Sunless Sea by Neil Gaiman 2013-03-22T10:19:55Z From red carpet remarks and Jimmy Kimmel’s patter to acceptance speeches and sundry acts of agitprop, the politics that so often infuse the Oscars won’t be mere venting or anodyne pleas for mutual understanding. Perspective | Oscars 2017: Let ‘La La Land’ win best picture, just don’t let it run the table 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z Wherever he goes, the patter of the street artist is fairly similar, he said. Dallas man’s ‘aerosol art’ gains cachet 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Her characters, mostly simple folks driven by greed and fear, speak in a casual contemporary patter flecked with the patina of a different era, a time closer to nature, to physical work. Review | The story of Europe’s infamous witch trials gets the Monty Python treatment 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z The versatile Strong anchored a driving rendition of “Pig,” guiding the song from patter to pound, and tossing in a lively fill or two into a thunderous crescendo. Rolling with COVID punches, Dave Matthews Band caps unforgettable Gorge run on high note 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z In patter numbers especially, it was hard to tell who was pushing whom, but what resulted was typically sheer incomprehensibility. Review: A Singer’s Strong Return in a Drab ‘Don Giovanni’ 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Jarmusch keeps referring to the film as a comedy – pretty funny, plenty of jokes – but his sales patter carries a plaintive note. Jim Jarmusch: ‘I’m for the survival of beauty. I’m for the mystery of life’ 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z Costumes change, and there’s a bit of narrative patter and some dancing, but the songs remain front and center. | 'It Ain?t Nothin? but the Blues': Exploring the Far Reaches and Forms of the Blues 2011-08-02T21:26:29Z The broadcast was marred, however, by limp presenter patter and production issues like the audience noise after every commercial break, which made watching like trying to have a conversation in a crowded restaurant. The Golden Globes Sets the Thermometer to Warm 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Ms. Block deployed her implements — hand-held microcassette recorders and walkie-talkies, a contact microphone brushed through her hair, a cathode light that flashed in time with pattering electronic pulsations — with an elegantly choreographed efficiency. Music Review: Pauline Oliveros and Olivia Block Find the Unconventional 2013-09-15T22:03:58Z Between songs, Mr. Amram told of meeting Woody Guthrie, and gave brief philosophical orations in a beatnik patter. Cornelia Street Café Celebrates 40 Years, With Some Concerns 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z Some phrases are first sung in block chords or bits of patter, so the words come through. Bryce Dessner Debuts 'Black Mountain Songs' at BAM 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z His patter with Lazarus was full of the kind of humor that he couldn’t ever quite fit on “The Daily Show.” Jon Stewart faces his next chapter: Goodbye to “the joy machine” of the writing room and the anxiety of being the poster boy for the left 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Ferrante is currently holding forth at ACT Theatre in his touring show, "An Evening with Groucho," a 90-minute seance that dips into the great trove of Groucho gags, one-liners, patter songs and anecdotes. 'An Evening with Groucho': Marx impersonator brings show to ACT 2012-05-03T20:21:13Z His voice loses fullness as it ascends, his R&B melismas are whiny, and his patter is embarrassing. Queen + Adam Lambert Take On Madison Square Garden 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z A few sound effects — the patter of raindrops, for instance — competed with the croaking of Peterborough’s crickets. Perspective | An ‘Our Town’ for our time, staged in the New England community that inspired it 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z She was among those who recognized the theatrical potential of the songs and patter Stew delivered with his band, the Negro Problem, often at the Public’s in-house cabaret, Joe’s Pub. What’s New for Stew? A Blues Fable Told in Story and Song 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z Chopin’s monotone patter and filigree detailing recurred in “Ambassel,” inspired by an Ethiopian mountain. Music Review: Girma Yifrashewa, Pianist-Composer, at Issue Project Room 2013-06-09T21:47:42Z Elsewhere, his patter percolated, creating a smooth yet lively murmur. Review: A Tenor Arrives at the Met Opera in ‘Elisir’ 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Her patter between songs had a shy, self-deprecating tone, but there was no sign of uncertainty in her music. Review: Olivia Chaney, a Willfully Modern Singer of Folk 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z His voice is robust and agile, and he dispatched the Italian patter with verve and style. Music Review: Philharmonic and Shanghai Symphony in Central Park 2010-07-14T23:05:00Z They want to silence the self-critical patter in their own heads. Review: Nell Zink’s ‘Nicotine’ Is Hard to Put Down, Despite Its Unruly Plot 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z He later inserted political wisecracks into his patter at the Carroll Arms cocktail lounge, near the Capitol. Mark Russell, Piano-Playing Political Satirist, Dies at 90 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z The Artist, ditched by Warner Bros in mid-development because a black-and-white silent was regarded as too risky, benefitted from the brothers' sharp elbows and stardust sales patter. Populaire success: the Weinsteins' ambiguous magic 2013-05-29T17:03:59Z Making illusions without any of the patter, the showmanship, the razzle-dazzle? In ‘A Simulacrum,’ Steve Cuiffo Has Nothing Up His Sleeves 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Much of Ms. Melvoin’s stage patter revolved around the idea of the show’s being not just in Prince’s memory, but for his heavenly delectation. Prince’s Old Band Resurrects Him Through His Songs 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Teeth raining from the sky into Alice's lap click and patter like pebbles. The Daylight Gate by Jeanette Winterson – review 2012-08-16T07:00:01Z Mr. Williams gets a patter song consisting entirely of advertising catchphrases. Critic’s Notebook: Using Song to Break the TV Episodic Monotony 2013-12-08T22:36:42Z Striving to stay in sync with her teenage audience, Ms. Perry’s stage patter kept citing social media. Music Review: Cotton Candy and Giggles Coat the Raunch 2011-06-19T02:55:48Z While his patter is assured, Cassell’s teaching feels to me very similar to the message of Neil Strauss’s seminal pickup bible. 50 years of pickup artists: why is the toxic skill still so in demand? 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z A Major-General Stanley must rise or fall on a single number — the tongue-tying patter aria “I am the very model of a modern major-general” — that James Mills gets through with more relief than flair. Music Review: ?Pirates of Penzance? at Symphony Space - Review 2011-12-30T21:47:29Z With a silken patter that never stoops to snark or condescension — and an inclusive attention that reaches deep into the mezzanine — Mr. Veneziale asks the audience to feed him words. ‘Freestyle Love Supreme’ Review: Hip-Hop Saves the World 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z He has patter and stutter and groove all tied together in his drumming, and he shares Mr. Lloyd’s relationship to rhythm: always ahead, never rushing. Charles Lloyd Revels in the Flow on a Stellar Live Album 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z At “We Are Plastic Ono Band,” mixing concert and tribute at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Tuesday night, her voice could be shaky and her stage patter giggly and unplanned. Music Review | 'We Are Plastic Ono Band': Amid All That Experience, Innocence 2010-02-18T00:28:00Z In his opening monologue, Rock seemed nervous, delivering lines that skewered the diversity debate in a high-pitched range that was even higher than his signature lofty patter. Oscars host Chris Rock overcomes nerves to tackle diversity row – and makes it funny 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Onstage, his patter switched between English and Spanish, both understood by much of the audience. Music Review: Kevin Johansen Is Not a Genre Kind of Guy 2014-03-28T20:56:27Z At one point, when Lincoln practices his three-card monte skills, the red light that floods around him is as hypnotic as his con-man patter. Suzan-Lori Parks’s ‘Topdog/Underdog’ gets a sharp revival 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z So there is a touch of pathos in learning, from Mr. Lithgow’s personal patter, that he first got to know “Haircut” when his father read it to him and his siblings during their peripatetic childhood. Review: Surprise Lessons From John Lithgow’s ‘Stories by Heart’ 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z This is her skill: her easy patter about the connective tissue of life that links strangers. Our culture needed an adult. Gayle King rose to the challenge. 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z Blake’s drumming is as bold as thunder and as subtle as the patter of rain. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z The relentless sales patter is comical but exhausting. You had me at 'vagina rejuvenation': my weird day out at an anti-ageing exhibition 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z I think he meant he was against the "high status" comedian: the patter merchant who points out the foibles of everyone else from some Olympian height. Where does all the best comedy come from? Death and war 2012-07-06T21:30:01Z First, Harburg resisted the idea; he wanted the patter songs to carry the story, and he hated that opening octave jump. Oz Revisited – Part 4: Where’s That Rainbow? 2013-09-19T14:51:07Z Remember the musical episode of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” when a demon came to town and made everyone sing ballads and patter songs? On TV’s New Musicals, Every Episode Is Opening Night 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Most of the track is a busily looping, pattering, burbling electronic backdrop for her whispery voice, which eventually advises, “It’s gonna be OK/Just make it through the day.” Foo Fighters Begin a New Chapter, and 8 More New Songs 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z “You can be old, you can be ugly, you can be fat, smelly, you can have an STD, you can be broke,” Lord says in his breathless salesman’s patter. Review | In ‘Frankissstein,’ Jeanette Winterson brings something zany and intellectual ALIVE! 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z The fine print in financial documents, the patter of health warnings in drug ads — we are steeped in spread. Speech and Violence Collide in ‘The Topeka School’ 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z A bird cawed and soared on a wind current; small feet pattered across the floor behind the window. Tom Bissell's 'Apostle' takes a ride-along through unanswerable questions about Jesus' disciples 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z Sidney Falco, a name that replaced Sammy Glick as the slick nogoodnik par excellence, is a pretty boy on the make — all hustle, no morals, and with a line of patter like petty larceny. Remembering Tony Curtis: The Best of Everything 2010-09-30T22:15:00Z At a Saturday show, patter was straight-up terrible, with gags about controlling wives, doctors’ handwriting and van Gogh’s ear. Sleights of Hand With Cards, Coins and a Colander 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z Our ability to enjoy the cozy patter of a routine is not a given, since waking up is also an assessment: Who am I today? Call Me Cozy 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z I have spent years in Vienna, and am familiar with its patter; I may be able to imitate it, but it does not belong to me. Dan Vyleta's top 10 books in second languages 2011-02-16T12:01:20Z Nazir's musical sales patter finished at 29 in the charts after a customer recorded him from his fish stall in London's Queen's Market and posted it on Youtube. Christmas No 1 slot won by Hillsborough charity single 2012-12-23T19:00:02Z “Pyramid,” hosted by Michael Strahan, is still a little on the slow side, particularly the patter with the contestants. What to Watch This Weekend: ‘Last Chance U’ and ‘Rolling Papers’ 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z They can seek patter in a language they know or groove to the cadences of one they don’t. Website allows users to listen to thousands of radio stations around the world 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z I was eight months in waddling to the microphone and said, 'Mr. Sullivan, soon I will be hearing the pitter patter of little feet.' Joan Rivers: Charlie Sheen's act "two bimbo sluts" 2011-04-21T00:35:42Z Bert's stage patter - all about jamming in front yards with nonagenarian blues legends from Mississippi and the like - struck me as the sort of thing missing from the other performances. Frugal Traveler Blog: In Southern Sweden, Singing the Blues and Medieval Jousting 2012-07-17T19:12:31Z And her stage patter has always been its own entertainment, part stand-up comedy, part populist sermonizing. Poet and Punk: Patti Smith’s New Audiobook 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z William could hear water rushing down the drains, the patter of the rain as it hit the gravel on the drive. Fancy dress by Kate Horsley 2010-12-26T00:05:12Z Parents around the country, alarmed by the steady patter of studies around screen time, are trying to turn back time to the era before smartphones. Now Some Families Are Hiring Coaches to Help Them Raise Phone-Free Children 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z His patter flows with phrases familiar from “Bonfire of the Vanities” and “Liar’s Poker.” “Black Monday,” Reviewed: In Praise of Regina Hall and Little Else 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z The 85-year-old entertainment legend brought his song, dance and old-time patter to a massive crowd of delighted punters. Bruce Forsyth at Glastonbury 2013 – review 2013-06-30T16:30:40Z Associates said he had boundless energy, the rapid patter of a stand-up comic and an actor’s gift for memory. Paul Mazursky, Director Who Captured a Changing America, Dies at 84 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z The scenes between Sonny and David are witty and snappy with both men teasing and insulting the other with a patter that crackles. From commentary on money and race, the power of Ben Affleck's "Air" gotta be more than the shoes 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z We knew what was going to happen, and ended up there without any complication or intensification of emotion, just more and more patter. Review: Jon Snow's Fate Is Finally Revealed 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z Weighing every note and inflection, he brought out all the alienation and yearning in each song, dispersed them with surreally humorous patter, then plunged back in, again and again. Pop and Jazz Concert Highs of 2011 2011-12-28T23:32:40Z The patter was ultra-casual, even when she parried with fans yelling their adoration from the darkness; as concerts go, this 2 1/2 -hour stretch was not a bolt of lightning. Streisand at Verizon, still in one-of-a-kind voice 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z When I pat your dog, I am not chasing “dog patter’s high,” I am just patting the dog. Let me do sobriety my way 2012-08-18T16:00:00Z Mr. Geisel contributed some classic Seussian patter to the German theater composer Frederick Hollander’s music. In ‘The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T,’ Practice Makes Pandemonium 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z His style, a strangely old-fashioned gag-a-minute patter, displays this calculation too. Comedy gold: Jimmy Carr's Stand Up 2012-07-12T14:12:27Z So the arena became Ms. Streisand’s living room, her audience became guests, and stage patter sometimes took cozy TED Talk turns. Brooklyn, Can You Hear Her? Barbra Streisand Still Sounds Amazing. 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z And while the tears salting these scenes may be cynical given the movie’s embrace of a what-me-worry nihilism, they offer a necessary break from the strained patter and violence. Review: ‘Deadpool,’ a Sardonic Supervillain on a Kill Mission 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z There was a pause that extended until we could hear the rain pattering on the roof and a single last note, after which Ms. Yoshigawa removed the flute from her mouth with a bow. In Search of Japan’s Hidden Culinary Revolution 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z He rarely plays in full chords, preferring to trace out little houndstooth patters or to use curt, two- and three-note harmonies. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z He depicts this devastating moment of volatility with a patter reminiscent of David Mamet, specifically: profane and masculine, with rhythmic repetition of certain key phrases. 5 films about the financial crisis you can bank on 2012-11-29T23:48:09Z It’s a memory from many of our childhoods: tucked up cosily in sleeping bags, safely inside tents, the patter of heavy rain against canvas overhead. When it’s cold and wet, nothing beats the smug snugness of being inside 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z Coetzee has an impeccable ear for the tender patter between a curious child and a conscientious father figure who never wants to lose his patience. Review | J.M. Coetzee’s ‘The Schooldays of Jesus’ raises more questions than it answers 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z Weiss, who had already won several Emmys for directing the Tonys, surely knows that the best awards telecasts have that one spontaneous moment to burst through the scripted patter, and so he provided one. The 2018 Emmys: Nerd Love and Hannah Gadsby Won the Night 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z There’s too much lyrical patter for this to qualify as a concert. 'Springsteen on Broadway': A rock-star confessional with heart 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Patel gets the patter of the Indian-American household just right; the prim palaver around the tea salver strikes the right balance of nosiness and restraint. A Debut Story Collection, Filled With Characters Humbled by Love 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z So begins the patter in an evening of song and story that sees the world’s troubles in one bespangled diva’s heart. 12 Streamable Plays That Depict Black Lives Pierced by Racism 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Her patter was flashier and more sentimental than the auction-house norm. Antiques: Antiques Auction Shows on Television 2012-01-26T22:51:53Z In between many of the songs, Byrne talks about this and that, cabaret-style patter that adds to the general, well, friendliness. ‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’ Review: Opening a Wide, Wonderful World 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z There is, for instance, a funny patter song that Gilbert or Sullivan or both might sue over if they were still available. | 'With Glee': John Gregor?s Homage to the Musical at Kirk Theater 2010-07-15T22:47:00Z The restaurant was filled with sunlight, and so quiet you could hear the patter of Leobardo Aguillar, a longtime prep cook, as he poured lobster shells into an empty pot across the dining room. She Built a Baltimore Restaurant Empire, but Still Works the Stove 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z The lyrics unspool in a rhythmic patter, referring to bitter losses, “the whole world gone crazy.” Review: Gary Clark Jr. With Hometown Blues 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z There were other sounds too: children’s squeals, the pitter patter of little flip-flops. Single in the Caribbean Sun 2012-02-03T19:34:19Z His patter tends to be less understandable than his patois – even the St Andrews cross bearing bravehearts were straining to catch his mumbled observations. Paolo Nutini 2010-06-16T12:07:00Z “Homecoming” is in a class of its own as a total synthesis of the pop arts: rapping and dancing, literature and stage patter, propaganda film and backstage drama, not to mention hair and makeup. Beyoncé’s “Homecoming” Is a Total Synthesis of the Pop Arts 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Tovey said in his patter that he was “just here yet again to apologize” for British treatment of the colonies. Music Review: The New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall 2010-07-02T20:37:00Z Of standing in front of the mirror each morning and psyching ourselves up with ritualized patter. Post-Oprah, Americans still hooked on self-help 2011-07-12T21:45:00Z But he’s an expert at conning himself and when he rattles off his patter, with such yearning and flair, anyone would fall for his dodge. Best Theater of 2022 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z The evening was long on stage patter and short on musical focus. A Hell-Raising Mezzo-Soprano Cuts Through a Dreary First Week at the Metropolitan Opera 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Without a more discerning narrative voice and a greater willingness to explore the complexity of desire, there’s nothing to disturb the comfortable patter of “Mrs. Fletcher.” The most pleasant novel about pornography you’ll ever read 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Yet it takes him just a couple of minutes of patter to forge an easy, sure connection with the crowd. ‘Drinking in America’ Review: Men in a Cracked Mirror 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z But it, too, sucked tension out of the proceedings, and the abrupt shifts from the presenters’ patter to the announcements of the winners were jarring. The Emmys Joked about TV’s Lack of Diversity, and Then Demonstrated It 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z For Mamet men, such verbal speed is both part of the con’s patter and a way of confirming that they’re still alive, still in the game. Review: In David Mamet’s ‘China Doll,’ Al Pacino as an Urban Warrior in Winter 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z These glitzy prestidigitators — not to be confused with the “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” crowd — have returned to Broadway with more patter, more magic, more questionable outfits. 8 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z On 4 December, my mum came with us to the hospital and managed to keep up a steady patter about her cycling, her knitting and the roadworks on the A14 while we waited. My four miscarriages: why is losing a pregnancy so shrouded in mystery? 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z He’s unleashing a steady stream of patter — and prices he’s willing to pay for your shoes — as he flips, pokes and even smells sneakers to determine if they’re the real deal. I sniff sneakers for a living. No, really 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z This new study will help them understand how replicable the patters they observed are and, therefore, how they can generalise their findings on pollution and climate change on lake biodiversity. 'Biodiversity time machine' provides insights into a century of loss 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z The furnace just kicked on, raindrops patter against the windows and you’re hunkered under a blanket with a cup of tea. Bring the outside in with biomimicry | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Pettit now suspects that the roaring patter of exploding bubbles provides a hiding place where seals can avoid detection by hungry orcas, which often find their prey by listening. What does a melting glacier sound like? 'Gunshots.' 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z His stage patter is as well rehearsed as his songs. Leeds Festival: The Killers, Central Cee and 1975 close the weekend 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z The pitter patter of rain, as well as continued onshore flow, has improved air quality across the region, the National Weather Service said, and perhaps raised the spirits of rain lovers, too. Seattle weather forecast: Rain returns, chance of smoke ahead 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z "London is there anyone alive out there tonight?" he hollers, in a well-worn moment of stage patter. Bruce Springsteen settles an old score in Hyde Park 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z The absence of scripted patter cleared the way for a more authentic form of communication. Commentary: An unscripted Tony Awards 2023 found meaning and eloquence on a historic night 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z He lied about her on CNN and has kept up a steady patter of abuse aimed at her on Truth Social, leading her to amend her complaint and ask for much more money. Trump thinks he can MAGA his way out of legal jeopardy 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z Photo B shows a swirl patter in white and gray marbled rock. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The only honking is that of Canadian geese, mixed with the trill of bird calls and patter of the garden fountain. The Huntington's renovated 1911 tea room reopens after a three-year closure 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Hosts hawk everything from makeup to microwaves, in an energetic patter that marries the urgency of an auctioneer with the intimacy of an old friend. The Shining Promise and Dashed Dreams of China’s Live Shopping Craze 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Lemon imported that persona to “CNN This Morning,” but it was an awkward fit for an hour when many viewers — making breakfast and getting children off to school — want easygoing patter, not thundering monologues. Don Lemon, CNN Star Anchor, to Leave the Network 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Len watched the old man attract customers with a smooth patter dotted with earthy phrases. Len Goodman obituary: From the East End to Strictly Come Dancing studio 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Outside Bradford’s Los Angeles studio, yet another winter storm was blitzing the city, and the rainfall beat an endless patter on the roof. The Artist Mark Bradford Is Finally Ready to Go There 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z On a rainy day, Koreans love to seek out a glass of makgeolli with jeon, a fried Korean pancake, because the pitter patter of the rain recalls the soft sizzle of hot oil frying. Soju swirls and hangover soup — Korean drinking traditions, explained 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Both films sport an attractive polish and a snappy pace; and in both, Aniston and Sandler display a charming comic chemistry as they swap rapid-fire patter in front of their fabulous supporting casts. Review: Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler win again with snappy 'Murder Mystery 2' 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z From a nearby village, the patter of automatic gunfire catches the breeze. Ukraine war: The front line where Russian eyes are always watching 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z It’s fun to watch Odenkirk, who excelled at that character’s seedy patter, tackle literary criticism and tetchy, resentful respectability. Review | Can depression get playful? ‘Lucky Hank’ says yes. 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z At one point, Swift interrupted her own stage patter to deadpan: "I'm trying to tell you I love you and I'm babbling." Taylor Swift launches Eras tour with three-hour, 44-song set 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z On the other hand, he can do these patter songs that are just so virtuosic in terms of the internal rhyme and the ideas and the wordplay. Decoding the genius of Sondheim: Six theater pros explain his mystique 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Jack’s pitch feels like typical timeshare patter, because it is: People want exactly the same things in this timeline. Review | ‘Hello Tomorrow!’ wants to dream but makes you snore 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Asked about Lord Sugar, he said: "I would not say he is scary but he has some patter." Apprentice Reece Donnelly: I would chose health over wealth any day 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z All the chef’s experience has led them to this moment for a miniature culinary tour de force performance, deft movements and razor-sharp knife part of the show, along with patter and, ideally, education. Omakase is going big in Seattle — our critic compares 3 high-end spots 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Blame is in abundance on a late-October afternoon at Signature Theatre’s Shirlington space as the cast of “Into the Woods” rehearses the Act 2 patter song “Your Fault.” Matthew Gardiner’s ‘Into the Woods’ casts a spell decades in the making 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Irizarry, who speaks in a smooth patter that seamlessly switches between English and Spanish, was a federal air marshal and Border Patrol agent before joining the DEA in 2009. DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’ 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Along with these reflective, prismatic surfaces, her piece also includes soundscapes: field recordings taken at the corner of Seventh and Florida that capture the patter of traffic and conversation along with go-go drums. Four art shows spotlight Black portraiture 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Experts say the steady patter of bellicose talk has helped normalize the expectation of political violence. Talk of ‘Civil War,’ Ignited by Mar-a-Lago Search, Is Flaring Online 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Lee has said he thinks of him as his son, and Tham seems to be adopting the role of bad-boy sushi chef here, cursing freely among his patter. Omakase is going big in Seattle — our critic compares 3 high-end spots 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z "When the rain fell it was concentrated and it didn't follow traditional patters," Robson said. Exclusive: Climate change, conflict decimate Syria's grain crop 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z His patter was an insane mix of folksy, rural phrases — a wandering, genteel yarn-spinner from the backwoods, and all of this masked the fact that he was completely fearless and shockingly blunt. Perspective | Conan O’Brien remembers Norm Macdonald one year after the comic’s death 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Filmed outside his family home, the video was funny and authentic, with Aitch's rap style - slightly breathless, always catching up with the beat - showcasing his laid-back, conversational patter. Aitch on his rise to fame: 'I've still got goals to achieve' 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z When you first hear the patter of raindrops on your roof or window, you may think it is raining. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z On a breezy afternoon, the strangest of lineups filled a Takoma backyard with bagpipe blasts, harmonica solos and the patter of Colombian drums. D.C.-area artists who recorded in a van during covid finally play live 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Tim’s platoon was the last in, landing in a hail of bullets that struck the dirt like pattering rain. Perspective | Sometimes, familiar faces show up in some unfamiliar places 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z She preferred the whine of power tools over the patter of the cocktail party circuit. Emilie Brzezinski, artist who socialized among political elites, dies at 90 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z It seemed to fall first in smaller-sized drops, but then the full armament of the atmosphere seemed to join in the downpour, with large fat drops hissing on treetops, pattering on roofs. Saturday was our second wettest day in a wet month 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z And teaching actors to perform some of the show’s rapid-fire ASL lyrics — such as those on the opening patter song “Rock Island” — comes with its own complexities. Olney Theatre reimagines ‘The Music Man’ with a deaf Harold Hill 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Dark clouds loomed overhead, while the patter of rain echoed loudly as it fell onto the ocean. How humid air, intensified by climate change, is melting Greenland ice 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z “It’s found throughout Southeast Asia, but we have almost no information about it. We don’t know about its life history. We don’t know about its ecology, about its migration patters.” Cambodian catches world’s largest recorded freshwater fish 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z But the corniest newsroom patter and personal scenes owed more to Hollywood fantasy than the repetitive routine and gnawing anxieties of daily news reporting. How ‘All the President’s Men’ went from buddy flick to masterpiece Where Bill “Bojangles” Robinson was revered for his light, crystalline patter and perfected patterns, Bubbles had a more powerful, dynamic and spontaneous style. Review | Michael Jackson and Bob Fosse owe their moves to a man called Bubbles 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z During a recent visit to the monastery, shells striking the grounds threw up columns of dirt and smoke, followed a few seconds later by the pattering noise of debris falling down on the church domes. Battered by Russian Shells, a Monastery Remains Loyal to Moscow 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z The thought of there not being patter is a primal terror for me. Is noise bad for us? The authors of "Golden" on why silence is good for your brain 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z At times, Mr. Byford slips perilously close to a real estate agent’s patter. In London, a Long-Awaited High-Tech Train Is Ready to Roll 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z We’re often interested when new rhetoric starts to become part of a politician’s regular patter. Analysis | McCarthy’s false claim that Garland called parents ‘terrorists’ 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Hailstones bounced off its body with a muted patter. ‘I Tried to Pick Up My Pace, Hunching Forward Into the Wind’ 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z Thus, the latter includes a bolero, a tango, a Christmas carol, a patter song and a waltz. Signature Theatre is betting if you like ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ you’ll love ‘She Loves Me’ 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Her feet pattered on the wood floors as she danced to “Tennessee Waltz,” no matter where they lived. After discovering six adopted brothers and sisters, these siblings believe their story is more than a sprawling family secret Alas, the many streams of rapid Rossinian patter were not even close to coherence in Act I, hurting the momentum of those wonderful, rushing crescendos that are so tough to sing. Review: LA Opera stages an incongruous albeit successful ‘La Cenerentola’ 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z In Todd’s mind — or in his patter — the documentary series is a sure smash. The Fight of This Old Boxer’s Life Was With His Own Family 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Sneak a short break from the constant stirring to grate some Reggiano, and think of how my old Italian ancestor must have missed the patter of his own language in his mother’s kitchen. Make a pan of Pumpkin Risotto, and warm nostalgia swells right along with the creamy, dreamy rice 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z Then there’s Kiley, whose rapid-fire patter delivery tends to obscure the vacuousness of his ideas. Column: Will the recall loss jolt the California GOP out of its death spiral? 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z In its original context, the glance is a reaction to Walter’s latest bit of manipulative patter. 'Breaking Bad's' creator tried to ignore fan reactions. This epic art broke through 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z For example, he’d capture the patter of footsteps while walking in time with the actors, covering the floor with whatever material made the right noise. Explaining Hollywood: How to get a job as a foley artist 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z Just 4 feet 11 inches tall, Shear doled out hugs and kept up the patter with the horse players and the horse lovers who surrounded his paddock. Horseman, Pass By 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z Here McDaniel jumps in, with the practiced patter of longtime co-workers: “Yeah, I think we saved you.” Kids are learning, having fun — and maybe even finding a career — at Nathan Hale’s radio station 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z Mr Lopes knows that in an age of information overload consumers are becoming harder to reach as online sales patter diminishes their appetite for any message. Why artificial intelligence is being used to write adverts 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z The good-looking Midwesterner pummeled onions, eggs and what looks like a canned ham into spreadable mounds while keeping up a constant patter. Opinion | Ron Popeil was an incomparable huckster — but wait! There’s more! 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z Whenever it looks back on Monday, there will always be that faint patter in the back of the videos. Max Scherzer is strong, but Nationals’ bats lend little support in loss to Reds 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z At night, alleyways in Ceuta echoed with the patter of migrants running and hiding. AP PHOTOS: Death and despair on Europe’s African frontier 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z Notably, the PWS detected a low, unexpected emission pattering against its detector. The Voyager 1 probe is now so far away that it can hear the background "hum" of interstellar space 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z The New York Police Department released a video of the suspect soon after Saturday’s shooting, showing a man wearing dark-colored bottoms and a distinctly pattered, white, yellow and red shirt emblazoned with the number 9. Times Square shooting: NYPD manhunt continues for suspect who wounded 3 innocent bystanders, including girl, 4 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z With less than 200 pages of text, the book reads a bit like mainstream TV coverage: there’s patter about Trump, the pandemic and contemporary events, and we hear from some Black voices with rudimentary briskness. Review | A conversation about race, but with whom? 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z But behind the equality and climate patter, there's plenty of excitement for the fans, if the lap times from the secretive testing sessions are anything to go by. Extreme E's plan to change the way we race 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z You have to listen over the noise, over the patter of a Little League weekend, to know what’s blaring through the speakers at nearby Oakland Coliseum. Joe Ross, a Black pitcher who watched his sport shift from afar, is ready to use his voice 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z There was paternalistic patter, but also a commandeering, sometimes invasive physicality. Cuomo Faces New Claims of Sexual Harassment From Current Aide 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Ramsden has an easygoing patter that belies his attention to detail, and his quiet intensity is a counterpoint to that of Carroll, a hands-on coach known for out-of-the-box ideas. The N.F.L. Had Over 700 Coronavirus Positives. The Seahawks Had None. 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z The result is a patter of hokey jokes and straightforward references to wildlife, spring flows and history. Florida attraction to get glass-bottom boat for wheelchairs 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z A year later he moved to a larger station, where his duties were expanded from the usual patter to serving as host of a daily interview show that aired from a local restaurant. Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z For days, much of downtown Washington had been quiet but for the rumble of military generators and the patter of National Guard members’ boots against pavement. A locked-down capital celebrates Biden’s inauguration and Trump’s departure 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Jack Grealish looks in a very chipper mood, exchanging cheery patter with the officials. Manchester City v Aston Villa: Premier League – live! 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Another overlooked triumph from 21, I’ll Be Waiting is powered by swaggering blues piano, a pattering breakbeat and blasts of brass. Adele – every song ranked! 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Choreography and patter — that’s not giving the real emotions to the audience. David Byrne reveals 'how the trick is done' in HBO's 'American Utopia' 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z Ready to lay your eyes on a real canvas, hear the patter of dancers’ feet in person, catch a concert in the company of a live audience? Desperate for art and culture IRL? Here are 6 SoCal shows to see in person 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z So it went, the patter of “Dear Donald” and “Dear Mr. President.” Dear Donald, Dear Mr. President: A Trump-Nixon ’80s tale 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z This was the best of rural America, and it was followed on Thursday night by what seemed the best sound in the world: rain pattering on the roof. Opinion | Flames That Won’t Die Out So Easily 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z Around them was a swirl of wood planks, aluminum bars, paint cans and the rhythmic patter of construction work. 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