| 单词 | plaything |
| 例句 | “A plaything. A pretty. He'll make a cage for it, from twigs.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We did not have fancy playthings that make noise when you push a button. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I am one for whom dangers are playthings! The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He’d batted at it, thinking it was one of his boy’s playthings. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The cars, their colors washed grey from the toxic water, were strewn about like playthings. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It was a plaything, made in the distant past for the use of infant woodlanders. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Kira scolded the little dog affectionately when he tried to use her cane as a plaything to chew. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z But the child’s favorite plaything was the basement. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We would stand around pouting, sniffling, trying to keep back our tears, begging for our playthings. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She was Dolios’ daughter, taken as ward in childhood by Penelope who gave her playthings to her heart’s content and raised her as her own. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wonder what compels a fully grown man to surround himself with playthings,” he said. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Needless to say, this is merely a formality, to secure your Mother in the event of that circumstance of which man is ever the plaything and sport. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Like a child touched by tragedy, who grows up suddenly and abandons his playthings, Chacko dumped his toys. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z So Aphrodite went to Cupid and told him she would give him a lovely plaything, a ball of shining gold and deep blue enamel, if he would do what she wanted. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “You betrayed Dauntless. You shot a child in the head. You are a ridiculous plaything of Jeanine Matthews.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Nice playthings you have,” the corporal told Weary, and he handed the knife to an old man. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The shell was interesting and pretty and a worthy plaything; but the vivid phantoms of his day-dream still interposed between him and Piggy, who in this context was an irrelevance. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z All eyes turned to me, because in a world without any playthings other than a ragged ball, a new game is always welcome. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside was a key—a shiny silver thing shaped like a flower, something that might be overlooked, mistaken for a child’s plaything—that unlocked the second secret door in the north wall. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “I have no leave from the Emperor to give you my sword. It’s not a plaything.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “First change your heart. The gift of the Many-Faced God is not a child’s plaything. You would kill for your own purposes, for your own pleasures. Do you deny it?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The smaller spiral-shelled snails were cheaper, piled high in baskets, but she could not buy them, could not think of them as food; they had always been, to her, playthings for village children. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Van Zandt reported to the British Secret Service that Deane “strutted about” and acted like “a Child with a new plaything.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z And Eril-Fane, savior of Weep, three years’ plaything of the goddess of despair? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Beneath Loki the world seemed very small: he looked down at the trees and the mountains, tiny as children's playthings, and the problems of the gods seemed a small thing also. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z It had never occurred to him until then to think that literature was the best plaything that had ever been invented to make fun of people, as Alvaro demonstrated during one night of revels. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z There are almost no characters in this story, and almost no dramatic confrontations, because most of the people in it are so sick and so much the listless playthings of enormous forces. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The operator said, “Little girl, the telephone isn’t a plaything,” and hung up. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Her other aim is to tell a human story while re-creating that mythological world in which mortals were the playthings of the gods. 'Song of Achilles': The love story behind Homer's epic tale of war 2012-04-25T20:12:07Z In my childhood, "run away with the circus" wasn't just a saying, it was something you could really do, and that fantasy was more than a plaything in my childlike brain. The Last Act for the Ringling Circus 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z It's legendary as a tool, that a cheap plaything for children could create such art. Sects, lies and videotape: "Archive 81" and the mystique of the semipermanent artifact 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z If they want to get big and compete, they need a backer — be part of a big fashion group, join another kind of conglomerate, go with private equity or risk being an individual’s plaything. Will We All Want to Be Wearing Halston Soon? 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z Words were early playthings — he delighted in street signs — and he was serious, preternaturally private and dignified, even as a child. ‘Pessoa’ Is the Definitive and Sublime Life of a Genius and His Many Alternate Selves 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z This custom-built Phantom V was Presley’s plaything throughout his Hollywood years in the 60s. Shake, rattle and Rolls: across America in the shadow of Elvis 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z History has logged a number of tiny porcelain or stuffed playthings that have been said to be doing the devil's bidding. 7 allegedly haunted dolls 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z And perhaps no other art form more resolutely depicts women in degrading ways, submissive, weak and literally the physical playthings of their stronger male partners. A challenge for the arts: Stop sanitizing and show the great works as they were created Basing movies on kiddie playthings is ingenious: It turns every Lego brick into a Rosebud sled, a portal into childhood. Review: In ‘The Lego Batman Movie,’ Toys and Heroes, What’s Not to Like? 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z Do you ever feel like the plaything of an enormous fate? The Life of Robert Stone, Who Captured American Energies in Intense, Foreboding Novels 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z Bruno is the blot, an unprotected point in the game, a game as hidden in some ways as the tumor in his face — a global economic system that makes gamblers and playthings of us all. Alexander Chee on Jonathan Lethem's 'A Gambler's Anatomy': 'Oceans 11' meets 'Escape to Witch Mountain' meets a meningioma 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z He has a habit of pulling taught the skin of his cheek, as if making age an idle plaything. An unlikely harmony for Eastwood in ‘Jersey Boys’ 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Far from childish playthings, these mythical beings, or “cryptids,” bring our two dazed dreamers violently down to Earth. ‘Cryptozoo’ Review: Wild Things 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z When it rained the mud became a plaything, what else could you do!? Readers share memories from 1968 Sky River Festival in Sultan 2011-08-10T17:48:01Z And said boy-toy has now been claimed by her rival, who presumably plans to turn him into a different kind of plaything. ‘House of the Dragon,’ Season 1, Episode 5 Recap: Wedding Crashers 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z The toymaker who funded his sold-out Mensch on a Bench toy through a Kickstarter campaign last year is ramping up production of the plaything in time for Hanukkah next week. What a mensch! Toymaker ups production of popular Hanukkah toy 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z According to the outlet, the box-shaped plaything is designed to teach kids about shapes – though adventurous Luca chose instead to climb inside the contraption, wedging his legs and knees inside, effectively trapping himself. Toddler rescued by police after getting stuck inside toy 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z A forthcoming toy line from Disney Consumer Products similarly highlights how digital technology has infiltrated the playthings space. Disney is merging its interactive and consumer products units The city opened the doors to the first public house in 1637, making this new art form, the plaything of princes, more accessible. Music Review: ‘Venezia, From the Streets to the Palaces,’ at Miller Theater 2012-09-13T22:25:32Z Toy Story Land is a diverting, if diminutive, homage to the playthings that populated both the animated movies and our actual childhoods. Larger-than-life charm at Walt Disney World’s Toy Story Land 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z And anyway, how likely is it that a train designed as a Chinese emperor's plaything would end up in East Anglia? WG Sebald: Darkness on the edge of Anglia 2011-01-25T21:31:00Z Marvel, after a series of corporate takeovers, is now a plaything of the Disney conglomerate. Spider-Man's lost lustre 2011-08-05T19:00:00Z To that end, the figures all maintain the same toy-inspired style, more apparent in the scallywags from "Pirates of the Caribbean" than say the playthings from "Toy Story," and the game's graphics are equally toy-like. Disney unveils own 'Skylanders'-like franchise 2013-01-16T01:01:04Z Paul Appleby is modestly appealing as Fritz, a second-class private promoted to general as the Duchess’s plaything and busted back down. Critic’s Notebook: Nature’s Power Meets Star Power in Santa Fe 2013-08-07T20:33:01Z “He casts the minutiae of daily life as cosmic playthings of destiny and invests them with an extraordinary, bittersweet romantic energy.” Jacques Rozier, Last of the French New Wave Directors, Dies at 96 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z He was a plaything of fate, the nonpareil man in the wrong place at the wrong time. In ‘Godsend,’ an Idealistic Young Woman Gets Tangled Up in Trouble in Afghanistan 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z But others argue she’s just the Joker’s plaything, especially after her costume change. From Mad Love to Suicide Squad: The Evolution of Harley Quinn 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z If you’re like me, then you’re nostalgic for your childhood, specifically the pop cultural detritus of movies, TV, and playthings from whatever era that recalls your younger days. Just like ’80s nerd heaven: The seductive nostalgia of “Stranger Things” — and my unexpected ambivalence 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z With the smallest of movements or the most seemingly inconsequential choices of phrase, she denigrates Claire and Solange, keeping them underfoot as her playthings. The Maids - review 2013-06-09T03:47:23Z Above all, they are the playthings of a pair of cruel and capricious fraternal deities whose affection for their creatures is often indistinguishable from contempt. Movie Review: ‘Inside Llewyn Davis,’ Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen 2013-12-05T13:00:01Z With the other he tosses an apple, a red one — the Big Apple, we are meant to think, his plaything — into the air. Presidential Portraits: Staring History in the Face 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z That’s too bad, especially because the original “Ghost in the Shell” is such a delightful philosophical plaything, with pleasures that simultaneously bewitch the eye and enchant the mind. Review: In ‘Ghost in the Shell,’ a Cyborg With Soul 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Scott described as “a conceit, a plaything and a structural principle” in his December 2015 review for The New York Times. Cursed Films, Blessed on Blu-ray 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z He's also so adorable that few can resist his invitations to cavort in the water, using sticks and hoses and other playthings as he approaches several boats. 'The Whale': Charming tale about Luna surfaces 2011-09-08T20:33:15Z She treats the other characters as if they were her personal playthings, stuffed animals to be cuddled or battered at her whim. ‘Mala Hierba,’ a New Play by Tanya Saracho 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z He and a friend fall in with a rich man and woman who entertain themselves by issuing preposterous dares, and Craig and his friend become their playthings, to gruesome but amusing effect. Movie Listings for April 4-10 2014-04-03T22:28:24Z Those that do exist are designed for collectors and inappropriate as playthings for the average four-year-old. Step aside, Barbie, this looks like a job for the new breed of girls’ superhero action dolls 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z As a cultural value, boredom means big trouble, idle hands being the devil’s playthings, and all that. Why Andrei Tarkovsky’s interminably dull 1979 sci-fi masterpiece “Stalker” is the movie we need right now 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z The floor of my room was always crowded with our playthings. How my gender-neutral childhood helped me become a woman tech entrepreneur 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z The friend’s parents have apparently decided they are personally responsible for keeping Toys “R” Us in business, because they have bought their child way, way too many playthings. ‘Toy Story’ and ‘Robot Chicken’ Spawn Holiday Specials 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z The four-foot-high plaything, which the artist calls a “totem,” presides over the room. Review | In the galleries: Two photographers focus on the pastoral beauty of Arlington 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Rose’s camp claims that the photographer, Brian Minkevich, did not sign a release at the concert—meaning that the photo is, ultimately, Rose’s property and should not be the Internet’s plaything. Axl Rose Seeks To Strip Internet of 'Fat' Meme 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z In this case they will show how composers like Prokofiev, Bizet, Schumann and Haydn often enjoyed games and toys as much as children do — so much so that playthings inspired some of their musical works. Spare Times: For Children, for March 2-8 2012-03-01T22:36:11Z One of the unusual specialities of north eastern England is toy auctions, with Vectis of Stockton on Tees the largest auctioneers of children's discarded playthings in the world. Little Nellie and the north east's toy story 2012-10-04T09:00:00Z This is a solidly traditional account of the familiar story, with a formal Christmas Eve gathering leading into a child’s reverie of sweets and playthings. A tidy ‘Nutcracker’ with all the trimmings 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z The glib explanation for the shift is that it’s all the logical result of baby boomers and Gen-Xers unwilling to grow up and incapable of letting go of their most cherished playthings. Perspective | In an era of never-ending stories, ‘Avengers: Endgame’ is teaching us how to say goodbye 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z But Django must swallow his pride and pretend to be that most hated of things, a "Mandingo", a fighter-trainer and the white man's tame plaything, and uncomfortably close to Stephen's domestic servitude. Django Unchained – first look review 2012-12-12T13:06:56Z Although tourists sometimes think the buildings are playthings and knock on the doors, the site is actually intended to help solve desperate urban problems. A Roof of One’s Own, With or Without the Gingerbread 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z But in the nearer term the doughnut-shaped structure will become the plaything of the artist Doug Aitken, who is turning it into a movie in the round. The Week Ahead: Mar. 19 ? 24 2012-03-16T16:22:18Z More ominously, Hamar notices that Gladys Martin, the virtuous daughter of the master illusionist they discomfit, is extremely beautiful and would make a splendid plaything. Book World: ‘The Sorcery Club,’ by Elliott O’Donnell For the first time, its annual winter show, “Holiday Express: Toys and Trains From the Jerni Collection,” includes vintage 19th- and 20th-century carnival playthings. 4 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Women demonstrated their independence through simplified styles, loose clothing and by tooling around in the new consumer plaything - the automobile. Art in motion: Sonia Delaunay textiles on view 2011-03-18T13:01:03Z A former corporate lawyer, Sawaya now devotes his life to making art with hugely popular childhood playthings: Lego bricks. 7 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z The pointy-capped jester of a doll by the bedhead is less frightening than the Spirit of the Dead, but nonetheless vaguely malign – the clownish plaything that is also the impresario of her dreams or nightmares. Gauguin: Into the mystic 2010-10-01T23:06:00Z The new “Renaissance Man” shaped his own destiny and was no longer a mere plaything of the supernatural. Experiencing Italy’s Renaissance 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z Jiri Barta’s “Toys in the Attic,” whose English-language version is having its world premiere at the festival, seems in one sense a Czech “Toy Story,” with dolls and other playthings coming to life. New York International Children?s Film Festival 2012 2012-03-01T23:48:26Z But unlike most modern playthings, these toys don’t seem as if they could have been made anywhere else in the world. 12 Treasures of Europe 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z The UN monitor was given a sense of what being a plaything of the US means in practice when he travelled south to Guayama, a town of 42,000 close to where Maria made landfall. A journey through a land of extreme poverty: welcome to America 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Most disturbing is his habit of using a pistol as a plaything, as if courting some kind of personal disaster. | 'Hell and Back Again': ?Hell and Back Again,? a War Documentary - Review 2011-10-04T12:00:00Z The playthings form elaborately ornamented chateaus, skyscrapers taller than most children, rudimentary cabins, houses of worship with gilded finials, gas stations, bunkers and intergalactic transit hubs. Hand-Me-Downs and Discards from Design History’s Treasure Chest 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Like Buzz in the first film, he genuinely does not believe himself to be a plaything and finds the notion patently ludicrous. The beautiful bleakness of the "Toy Story" movies 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z “Cars 2” is certainly built to move merchandise — this series may surpass even the “Toy Story” films as an effective advertisement for licensed playthings — but it is notably lacking in soul or sublimity. | 'Cars 2': Tow Truck Takes the Lead on a Second Lap 2011-06-23T12:00:00Z At this carnival, Ms. Perry wasn’t quite a ringleader, but more like a wide-eyed enthusiast let loose among a cornucopia of playthings. Review: Katy Perry, Queen of Froth, Stars in a Carnival of Her Own 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z An unusual plaything, though not quite an impossible one. Book review: Kelly Link’s fantastic, fantastical ‘Get in Trouble’ 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Japanese Tale With Western Flourishes In some ways, Nintendo’s handheld DS game machine represents the last vestige of video games’ old identity as playthings for children. Video Game Review: Dragon Quest IX, a New Game for the Nintendo DS 2010-07-26T22:58:00Z But after the boy recovers from scarlet fever, only a fairy’s magic, which turns the rabbit into a wild hare, prevents him from being burned with other contaminated playthings. Spare Times for Children for Oct. 23-29 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Except for the one by Tiana, who is in need of a hit to justify her popularity and a story line that doesn’t encase her in Hakeem’s collection of playthings. 'Empire' Recap: Season 2, Episode 2, Start of a Dynasty 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z The fate most feared by the toys — boxed up in the attic — was miraculously avoided when Andy gifted his beloved playthings to a young girl named Bonnie. ‘Toy Story’ lives on, but should it have? 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z Throughout, the superbly eloquent eyebrows of Claire Keelan as Em function as Greek chorus, telling us the quartet are fate's playthings. TV review: The Last Weekend; The Function Room; I'm Spazticus 2012-08-19T22:15:01Z From Action Man to Yahtzee, here's another chance to enjoy this affable canter through the nation's favourite playthings. Christmas TV highlights 2010-12-24T08:00:02Z The artist comes in to sniff around for a new plaything, often interacting with one of the Jooma brothers. Rappers Come Shop for Jewelry. Icebox Turns the Cameras On. 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z To survive, the “Toy Story” toys have to convince the dino-creatures that they are playthings, not independent beings. ‘Toy Story’ and ‘Robot Chicken’ Spawn Holiday Specials 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z If idle hands are the Devil’s playthings, then, sometimes, it is the busy, bloodied ones that can best serve their Creator. A Swashbuckling Pirate Pulled Into One Last Job 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z A posse of oversized playthings hit the open road in the Sorrento, where they get in hot tubs, ride mechanical bulls and party in Vegas. 2010-02-08T13:08:00Z Paul Steinberg’s set consists mostly of huge plywood-paneled blocks, as if a giant’s playthings. Review: ‘Judgment Day,’ an Allegory of Blame, Goes Big 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The title suggests Man Ray's inspiration came from paintings by Ingres; and also, perhaps, that he fingered Kiki as a plaything, just as Ingres played the violin. Kiki de Montparnasse by Jose-Luis Bocquet and Catel Muller ? review 2011-03-19T00:06:15Z The history that lurks behind these playthings may be painful, Roberts concluded, but it’s also important. Picturing Black Childhood: An Artist’s Journey 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z A bonus: This day the society is also opening its annual show “Holiday Express: Trains and Toys From the Jerni Collection,” an interactive display of antique playthings that recreates the golden era of toy trains. Spare Times for Children for Oct. 30-Nov. 5 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z So you need to offer her other ideas, playthings, books, movies, clothing that signify girl and signify fun yet broaden her idea of femininity. Motherlode: Banning Barbie 2011-04-25T17:20:05Z And for a few ecstatic moments, theatergoers can pretend that this crazy, out-of-joint universe is their palpable, personal plaything. The Restorative Power of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Irene and Torquil discover that not only are their toys alive but that the dolls, tin soldiers and other playthings regard themselves as completely human. You’ve probably never heard of F. Anstey, but you know his work 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Language, no less than film iconography, is a plaything for Godard, Silly Putty for his probing mind. The Best DVD of the Year: Jean-Luc Godard's Histoire(s) du Cinema 2012-01-06T15:00:09Z Presenting more than 300 playthings dating from the 17th to the early 21st century, “Swedish Wooden Toys,” at the Bard Graduate Center, will be catnip for anyone interested in antique toys. Review: ‘Swedish Wooden Toys’ Mix Ingenuity and Education 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z If I may be so tentative, here's my list: The beleaguered and ancient British currency has too long been the plaything of politicians and speculators. David Mitchell on new World Heritage sites 2011-03-27T00:05:36Z We are all playthings at the hands of the people around us, and few of us react much better than the toys in "Toy Story" when we're shunned, overlooked or forgotten. The beautiful bleakness of the "Toy Story" movies 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z Here are five takeaways from our latest look at the tiny, plastic plaything who’s fast making Batfleck look like yesterday’s dark knight. The Lego Batman Movie: five things we learned from new trailer 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z People love their playthings, and the toys love us back. ‘Sausage Party’ Is an Animated Sex Comedy About Food ... and God 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, that is the task facing Hollywood's brightest minds this morning after manufacturer Hasbro confirmed last week that it is planning a big-screen outing for the brightly coloured plastic playthings. Hungry Hungry Hippos to rampage on to big screen as Hasbro strikes film deal 2012-10-08T10:51:35Z It's a marriage of digital and traditional playthings, and one that requires a bit of explanation to understand. Coming to Disney Stores: 30-minute Playmation demos 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z He’s using it as a conceit, a plaything and a structural principle. Review: ‘Arabian Nights’ Offers Satirical Fabulism Amid Economic Austerity 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z At Sunday’s performance of “La Source,” young Arielle Friedman arrived in steps as if the beat were her plaything. Contrasting Gelsey Kirkland’s Troupe and Ballet Academy East 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Parents took to Twitter last week to protest the fact that the Disney Store contains almost no Star Wars themed gear for girls, even though it’s chock full of Jedi playthings for boys. Exclusive: Disney Says Star Wars Toys for Girls Are Coming 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z The creepy plaything, named Annabelle, had a small but memorable role in "The Conjuring." New Line conjures bigger contribution to Warner Bros.' bottom line 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z My opinion of the author is lessened by his admission that he threw away a cherished plaything from his daughter's childhood. The Last Act for the Ringling Circus 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z Christian’s playthings are made of the finest materials and reflect exquisite craftsmanship: the cuffs are leather, not pleather; the metalwork is forged, not molded. The Accurate Erotics of “Fifty Shades of Grey” 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Her relationship with the Joker — she calls him her Puddin’, and is basically his brainwashed plaything — is a sour sexual nightmare played as a smirky, naughty joke. Review: ‘Suicide Squad’ Chases Nihilistic Swagger but Trips Over Its Own Feet 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Was Lester just one of his playthings for too long, so he wrongly figured he could keep manipulating him, only to learn otherwise when Lester banged him with that award and ran? For the 'Fargo' Finale, Many Unanswered Questions 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z The town of about 4,600 people has been widely mocked as a prince’s plaything and architectural theme park. The Town That Charles Built 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Second place receives a classic “hand boiler,” which, relax, doesn’t boil your hand; it’s a steampunk-looking plaything consisting of two feather-light glass bulbs with a tube coiling decoratively between them. Style Invitational Week 1421: Alternaugural Address ’21 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Going through my many boxes, I am no longer the plaything of forces beyond my control. Perspective | In turbulent times, culling my book collection gave me the illusion of control. Then the dilemmas began multiplying. 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Stripped of phones, watches and any wires to the wider world, we become the passive playthings of the artist, sternly instructed to move slowly but never stop in a strange dance across this stark countryside. Walking – review 2012-08-23T16:51:25Z Its coltish scrawls sound like the work of children let loose in a factory, retooling analogue machinery into industrial playthings. News From Nowhere puts Darkstar on the map 2013-02-23T06:00:00Z The family's seventh child was a boy, the answer to his parents' prayers, the pet and plaything of his big sisters. Hilary Spurling's top 10 unputdownable Chinese books 2010-05-11T10:30:00Z In one scene she’s making out with a man who is never identified; in another she’s yammering about hoping to find a plaything in Scotland: “I want to fondle him under his kilt.” Television Review: ‘Kesha: My Crazy Beautiful Life,’ a Documentary on MTV 2013-04-22T21:45:35Z When “Promises, Promises” was revived by the Encores! series of concerts in 1997, its leering view of secretaries as disposable playthings seemed uncomfortably quaint, despite a flashy shindig of a production by Rob Marshall. | 'Promises, Promises': Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth Revisit Bacharach 2010-04-26T02:02:00Z In the fiction of Schreber’s madness, every person is, as he puts it, a “plaything of the Lower God.” A Novel That Delves Into the Mind of a Famous Schizophrenic 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z What's more, the internet movie geeks who once served the films they loved, and represented the interests of fellow fans, are now frequently the puppets and playthings of the Hollywood studios. The geek stranglehold on cinema 2010-07-29T21:45:00Z The company, it transpires, is the plaything of Jacob, a friend from boarding school who lived with Ben's family during the holidays. Thrillers roundup – reviews 2013-07-04T09:00:00Z But, in the end, trying to return home, the soldier loses the princess and again becomes the plaything of the Devil. Music Review: ‘The Soldier’s Tale’ Is Presented by Yale in New York 2014-04-08T21:21:34Z Ray's daughter, Vanessa Harryhausen, told me about how she had the puppets of the alligator from The 3 Worlds Of Gulliver and the elephant from The Valley Of Gwangi as her childhood playthings. Happy birthday, Ray Harryhausen! 2010-06-29T12:10:00Z She’s not merely his prisoner; she’s his plaything, completely dependent and utterly vulnerable, not merely travelling but surviving solely at his sufferance. “The Hateful Eight”: Quentin Tarantino’s Playfully Adolescent Filmmaking 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z The Alexander Doll Company, venerable producer of beautiful playthings, is inviting children to help decorate its tree, enjoy treats and go on tours of the factory. Spare Times: For Children for Dec. 16-22 2011-12-15T22:30:10Z “Bumblebee” replaces the playthings with a message: where other superhero movies offer a mighty mythology of mind-stunning scale, “Bumblebee,” lacking mythology, offers a modest and local moralism. The Superhero Movie as Secular Religion in “Aquaman,” “Bumblebee,” and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z She says Tyrion kidnapped her from a real man and kept her as his private plaything. ArtsBeat: ‘Game of Thrones’ Watch: Arguments in Family Court 2014-05-12T03:53:49Z Perhaps Marvel at one point hoped to sell Mandarin playthings, since Killian ends up being exposed as Iron Man’s traditional nemesis in the movie, but the decision still seems bizarre on all counts. Could Margot Robbie's all-female superhero movie be DC's trump card? 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z The images embodied the comic dark side of a young child’s obsessional devotion to a beloved object: When a new plaything appears, the object may be ruthlessly discarded. Does a Toddler Need an NFT? 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z History’s losses are embodied by the missing limbs of figures, incomplete sets and stray playthings, their partners lost forever. Kristen Morgin's personal inventory at Marc Selwyn Fine Art 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Her family trotted them out as Christmas heirlooms and periodic playthings. A famous Santa and Rudolph are heading to auction 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Set in a postwar American suburb, the movies reveal an ache for the past and not just through the grumblings of old-fashioned playthings that compete for the attention of Andy, their growing boy-owner. At Shanghai Disney Resort, Mulan, Mickey and Dumplings 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z Sometimes the two men pass Nakamura around like a plaything; sometimes she asserts herself in no uncertain terms. Whim W'Him's 'reSet' makes good second impression 2011-06-27T18:34:04Z As much as I enjoy seeing drag queens sashay across the screen with more frequency, it’s hard to get around the fact that they are, in all three works, primarily playthings or props. Drag Queens on the Screen: There to Prove a Woman’s Authenticity 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Still, he made something of a sorry plaything. Donald Trump Has Drained the Swamp (of Good Christmas Parties) 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Parents know where missing playthings can often be found: underfoot, in a dark hallway, with the toys’ sharpest edges pointing up. Spare Times for Children for May 2-8 2014-05-01T22:29:43Z A poor girl in desperate need of saving who, unlike Forrest, goes out into the world and ends up as a tossed-around plaything who eventually dies of Aids? I've never seen ... Forrest Gump 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Those weren’t about a wealthy mogul allegedly treating women like playthings. Perspective | A non-assault taught us a lot about the White House’s cynical view of real ones 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z When she’s on a job, she makes it clear that just because she’s the only woman in the room does not de facto require her to be the lure or anyone's plaything. How Cinemax's "Jett" does nudity — and plenty of it — right 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z But I felt more like a keen observer than a sexual plaything. Hookups, sexting and unwanted threesomes: first-time dating in the age of Tinder 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z They are his playthings and he's still disappointed we are not 2014's answer to the Partridge family. Tim Dowling's guide to long-term love 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z Santa tries to sell a pair of U Street hipsters on some playthings from the Island of Misfit Toys. Only Second City would give you Dickens and Austen playing poker in the afterlife 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Where medieval art was communal, Renaissance art was selfish – the plaything of plutocrats. Did the aesthetic rebels get Ruskin wrong? 2011-03-29T16:14:06Z I am not your plaything, Katniss’ quick change says to the Capitol swells; I am the dark surging spirit of revolution. Catching Fire: Slow Burn With a Sizzling Star 2013-11-20T19:48:16Z Then a funny thing happened: Jigsaws turned into adult playthings, so popular in the 1930s there were lending libraries of them where the pieces were counted after each puzzle was returned. Eye for art and artistry amid jigsaw's jumble 2010-12-10T02:15:00Z Unicorn Theater’s “The Velveteen Rabbit,” a stage adaptation of Margery Williams’s beloved 1922 picture book at the New Victory Theater, pays sweet and occasionally sorrowful tribute to every plaything loved, gnawed and hugged into tatters. Review: ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ Is a Tribute to the Less Flashy Toy 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z The best scene is a fistfight that caroms through Britt’s mansion, laying waste to a whole Sharper Image catalog’s worth of bachelor playthings. | 'The Green Hornet': Have Cool Car and Mask (and Sidekick), Will Travel for Justice 2011-01-13T22:53:25Z That's the way to play this character, since the movie is also about humans who have tired of being the gods' playthings and are ready for a slave revolt. Clash of the Titans: A Hit from a Myth 2010-04-02T09:20:00Z The gods’ plaything, and the book’s putative hero, is Ike Karton, a middle-aged unemployed butcher in Jersey City, New Jersey. Grab Life By The Sugar Frosted Nutsack 2012-04-11T16:53:05Z In fact, and the evidence for this is overwhelming, who I am and who you are is pretty much a plaything of context and assumptions. Relationship advice: Forget Venus and Mars 2012-09-04T12:00:00Z It’s not news that the e-marketplace sells an array of adult playthings with two-day delivery options, but as the Daily Dot discovered, Amazon doesn’t just limit sex toys to one department. Amazon has started selling sex toys for dogs 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Toy giant Mattel is trying to confront the plastic pollution crisis with 33 playthings it says are sustainable. How to cut back on plastic toys and other tips for a more eco-friendly playtime 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Using boat rudders as playthings is novel behaviour and it is currently confined to this small, endangered Iberian population, but the young animals do appear to be copying adult orcas. Atlantic orcas 'learning from adults' to target boats 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Whether through inexperience or intent, her critics said, McCaw transformed a respected local news organization — steeped in industry standards of fairness and independence — into a tormented plaything. Santa Barbara News-Press bankruptcy brings uneasy end to an owner's bitter tenure 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z He is now our plaything marching into Fremont, in a tutu no less. Lenin statue: Comeuppance 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z The Oscar nominated “La La Land” and “Half Nelson” star brings his so-called “Ken-rgy” to “I’m Just Ken” — however insecure the sentient plaything might feel about being friend-zoned by the iconic Barbie. Ryan Gosling's 'I'm Just Ken' from the 'Barbie' movie is here to take over your summer 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z Today, Nelson stands as one of the greatest songwriters we’ll ever know — a lyricist with a singular gift for unfancy profundity, and a singer who can turn time into a plaything. Perspective | Willie Nelson might know what forever means 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z Before his first encounter with Mira, Lemoine intercepts her phone’s signal and hacks her data, turning the cell into his personal plaything. Eleanor Catton follows a messy, Booker-winning novel with a tidy thriller. That's a shame 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Revisit childhood as you peruse or shop for antique playthings, books and accessories dating back to the 1800s. What to do around Seattle this week: ‘Buffalo Soldiers’ screening and more 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Huge boats were dropped miles away from the ocean in the towering jumbled debris of what had once been cities, cars toppled on their sides like playthings among the ruined streets and obliterated buildings. Japan’s earthquake recovery offers hard lessons for Turkey 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z He purchased mechanical playthings, like an amphibious tank. Mukarram Jah, Heir to an Opulent Throne He Abandoned, Dies at 89 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Abusing the law to intimidate and neutralize opponents and turning courts into playthings for heads of state are what "legalistic autocrats" do. A federal court holds Trump accountable for his abuse of the law: Here's why that matters 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Promises were made to protect her children from similar persecution, to stop treating members of the royal family as public playthings. It's a blast watching Harry and Meghan beat the press at its own game 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z This remarkably talented child was no more than a curiosity, an intellectual plaything for art critics, dealers, journalists and parents, until she became a “real artist.” ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ at 100: The story behind the classic Christmas tale 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z She is now thinking of buying a few playthings for herself. Not just for kids: Toymakers aim more products at grown-ups 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z He liked discarded playthings best, the ripped and limbless stuffed animals he found in other people’s trash or on the street. How Do You Write Plays For a Divided Country? Listen Carefully. 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z “The top is one of the oldest toys and an integral part of many cultures, where it developed independently as a plaything,” Chief Curator Christopher Bensch said in a news release. Top, Lite-Brite, Masters of the Universe in toy hall of fame 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z "You saw her as a plaything from whom you could get some kicks," he said. Victim of ex-detective sex attacker 'felt failed' by system 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z "Using people as playthings in their reckless game of fantasy economics." Ed Davey: Tories have betrayed British people 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z If Musk’s policies continue to provoke a hemorrhaging of users, as seems to have happened just in the last week, things will only look worse for his $44-billion plaything. Column: Meta and Twitter show the drawbacks of giving self-satisfied billionaires too much power 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z John Swinney accused the Conservatives of treating the leadership race as their "plaything", a move he said had "completely wrecked" their reputation. Scottish Tories 'very frustrated' by party leadership turmoil 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z “Our critical infrastructure must not become a plaything for the geopolitical interests of others,” Green party lawmaker Marcel Emmerich said. Allies blast Scholz over Chinese investment in German port 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z The meme-stock army found a new plaything over the last month: Switzerland’s oldest bank, Credit Suisse. Yellen, Zelensky and Zuckerberg Will Speak at DealBook Summit 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Intricate and mischievous, “Decision to Leave” is yet another genre tapestry for the masterful Park to make an elegant plaything of. Q&A: Park Chan-wook on love, genre and ‘Decision to Leave’ 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z He added, “Germany and Europe must not become the plaything of blackmailing Russian politics.” Russia Restarts Gas Shipments Through Pipeline, but Keeps Germany Guessing 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z We were promised a future in which technology would mediate between my disabled son and an ableist world Tech is just a tool or a plaything for him like any other. My son didn’t need a scientific miracle, he just needed an iPad 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z “The law is not a plaything for presidents or judges to use to remake the world in their preferred image,” his statement said. Greg Jacob: A Top White House lawyer will say it was clear Pence had no power to overturn the election. 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Sometimes a single sort of edible is juxtaposed with an apt plaything, such as bananas piled under a toy gorilla or doughnut holes heaped beneath a miniature police officer. Review | In the galleries: Solo shows convert art into energy 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z This plaything of criminals and speculators has regularly tripped over its own feet because it claims to be “new money” but is a shell with no inner value — no God in whom to trust. Opinion | Government oversight of crypto would lend real status to a hollow bell 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z It’s over, then, to the new owners to prove that Crawley is not just a plaything. England’s crypto club takes plunge into the unknown 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Tech is just a tool or a plaything for him like any other There are other high-tech solutions being sent our way, and they are probably useful for someone. My son didn’t need a scientific miracle, he just needed an iPad 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z At his weekly Friday prayer service in Lviv, Hussein Kuchuk reminds Muslims not to “blindly follow leaders giving unjust orders” and to avoid becoming “a plaything” for corrupt powers. For Muslims in Ukraine, war revives questions of faith and belonging 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z That one man can so easily take it over and turn it into a plaything should be seen as a threat to us all. Opinion | This is Elon Musk at ‘peak billionaire’ 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Twitter does not want to become a plaything of the world’s richest person. Twitter Counters a Musk Takeover With a Time-Tested Barrier 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z At the railway station in Kramatorsk, where more than 50 people were killed and dozens more wounded earlier this month, blossoms and playthings adorned a fence in memory of the dead. AP PHOTOS on Day 50: Fresh graves and mourning in Ukraine 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Alive and quite dead, I exist in his head, A mere plaything of his mental state. Poem: ‘Schrödinger’s Cat’ 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z It sent “a message to Putin that Ukraine is a plaything for him … and for the United States. And that nobody’s really serious about protecting Ukraine,” Hill added. News Analysis: Trump delayed weapons to Ukraine and praised Putin. Did that trigger war? 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Abramovich wanted to be British so much that he had bought a soccer team, a plaything in the self-styled greatest league in the world. Roman Abramovich and the End of Soccer’s Oligarch Era 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z “It hammers home how despicable an act it was to treat Ukraine as a political plaything,” Schiff told Rolling Stone. Opinion | Zelensky and Trump: Two Performers, One Hero 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z We may never escape being playthings in the wind. Review: Back from brain surgery, Michael Tilson Thomas seeks transcendence with Rilke and the L.A. Phil 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z Instead, it becomes a kind of plaything for a despot. Opinion | Congress must act to protect democracy from presidential abuse, just as it did after Nixon 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Frisbees, Barbies and Hot Wheels are just a few of the playthings featured in the new series “The Toys That Built America.” What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Waltons,’ ‘CMA Country Christmas,’ Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z I would hunt around the house and dig deep into their toy bins for playthings they had long forgotten. Perspective | How to beat inflation and empty shelves this holiday shopping season 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z She had no proof of Zhang’s assault, because his power was overwhelming — “the world is a plaything to you,” she said — and he had prevented her from ever recording anything. Where is Peng Shuai? A #MeToo case pits women's tennis against Chinese censorship 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Right now, DAOs — which have been described as “group chats with bank accounts” — are mostly an experimental plaything. Crypto Is Cool. Now Get on the Yacht. 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z “Being summoned to a drinking party and serving as a sexual plaything is not part of serving the country as an air force captain, is it?” ‘The Only Exit’: Where Soldiers Are Dying After Sexual Assaults 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z And this twisted version of a “no girls allowed” fantasy league — in which women are the playthings for others to control — has placed all of the power in the wrong hands. Perspective | In 2021, women’s sports still provide more outrage than empowerment 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z The full faith and credit of the United States is not a political plaything. Opinion | This shouldn’t be hard: Republicans must help the U.S. avoid default 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Though he installed Mr. Powell, who has done an excellent job, Mr. Trump — who viewed the Fed as a partisan plaything — broke the stability and continuity of Fed leadership across presidential administrations, an important norm. Opinion | Powell should stay on as Fed chair. The partisan campaign against him is dangerous. 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Some cautioned that the recall and initiatives would become playthings of the powerful. Column: The hallmark of a Larry Elder governorship might be powerlessness 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z The risk is, in the short term, that yet another of soccer’s crown jewels becomes the plaything of a small coterie of clubs. The Parable of Inter Milan 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z Croly was not alone in warning that the recall, initiative and referendum could become the playthings of manipulators, just as in the old system. Column: They warned that recall elections would empower special interests. They were right 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z “Indeed, we are all softhearted when we see your innocent expression, but that does not mean that we want to become playthings whom you can deceive!” she wrote in a post on Weibo. One of China’s Biggest Stars Faces a #MeToo Storm 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Others have focused on the playthings of the superwealthy, such as running sports teams or traveling to exotic locales on their yachts. Step back like a billionaire: Previous tech titan exits offer examples for Bezos 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z "Northern Ireland cannot be a plaything of the European Union or indeed of the southern government." Edwin Poots defends DUP strategy after Peter Robinson criticism 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z To others, it will have the feel of yet another step toward some grim vision of soccer’s future, where the global game becomes the plaything of oligarchs and plutocrats and nation states. The Game of Tomorrow, Today 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z “Our city deserves a serious leader, not a mini-Trump who thinks our city is a fun plaything in between podcasts,” she said recently. Opinion | Wait, Could Andrew Yang Really Be New York’s Next Mayor? 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Italy, however, broke up eventually into numerous small states, which fought among each other and were playthings of more powerful foreign countries. Opinion | We don’t want to do as the Romans 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z More than a few treated junior employees like playthings. ‘The Most Unsafe Workplace’? Parliament, Australian Women Say 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z He claimed that the National Mall “will become a moral pork barrel, a plaything of identity politics, congested with buildings,” should the museum take its place, side by side, with other iconic museums. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: A fist-bump like no one’s ever seen before 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z A prime example is the wildly popular 1887 novel, “Madame Chrysanthème,” a French narrative, translated into English, in which Japanese women are referred to as “playthings” and “China ornaments.” Asian women say shootings point to relentless, racist tropes 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z We took away the running wheel and added small playthings to the cages. Neuroscientist’s research helped unearth how human brains can make new cells 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z A former intern of mine had flaunted the plaything during a protest when the then-presidential candidate appeared at the Anaheim Convention Center. Column: Instagram, cultural cluelessness and my Trump piñata 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z For a time, Susan Willett ran a nursery school in the guesthouse behind the Rest, which is why so many children’s playthings are in the yard. For Tenleytown mansion, a rare sojourn on the market 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z Consumers’ “values and moral concepts may even be distorted by algorithms and become ‘playthings’ in the hands of platform operators,” the CCA’s statement said. Chinese web firms 'bullying' customers with data, algorithms - consumer watchdog 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Are they a Championship side punching above their weight, the start of a footballing cultural revolution or the plaything of a tactical genius? Leeds United v Burnley: Premier League – live! 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z The G.O.P. was the moribund plaything of a handful of bosses who distributed what few jobs were open to Republicans as patronage. He Wanted to Count Every Vote in Philadelphia. His Party Had Other Ideas. 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z These skills became playthings for chefs across the globe once René Redzepi showed what pleasures his Noma kitchen could derive from plants, insects and animal parts that few would have considered “ingredients.” Our favorite cookbooks of 2020 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Sprinkled throughout are recurring segments like “Haunted Doll Watch,” an appraisal of eBay’s latest possessed playthings, and “Munch Squad,” reporting the latest innovations in fast-food dining, such as the Olive Garden Lifetime Pasta Pass. Take a Break From Political Comedy With These Podcasts 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z You could not call her kittenish: she was nobody’s pet, nobody’s plaything. For Diana Rigg, playing the smartest person in the room was second nature 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z “There was this sense that in the Obama administration foreign policy was a plaything of the elites divorced from Americans’ daily existence. Why a Biden presidency might not mean a return to pre-Trump foreign relations 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z Congress has the power to rein in Pack and reaffirm the value of independent, unbiased, ethical journalism organizations, not allow them to be the playthings of a wannabe authoritarian. Voice of America becomes the Voice of Trump 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z The temporary benefits of gas-powered playthings are not worth the lasting loss to the universe. Column: On this California beach, snowy plovers and dune buggies are in a fight for survival 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z “A church is not a photo op. Religion is not a political tool. And God is not a plaything.” Trump’s naked use of religion as a political tool draws rebukes from some faith leaders 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z In one exposed online conversation, Leipsic offended current and former teammates, joked about drugs and treated women as playthings. Perspective | Brendan Leipsic is sorry he got exposed. It’s hard to know what else he’s sorry for. 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Like clockwork, parents collected playthings and scurried home before the bells chimed 7 o’clock. Want to exercise in Spain? You have to wait for your shift. 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z They weren’t the only repurposed plastic playthings to debut at the show, but they were the only ones with packaging that said how many bottles were removed from the environment to make them. Pet parents rejoice: These new products will take pampering to a new level 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z The country is rich and powerful compared to a few decades ago and is happy to use foreign reporters as a plaything in great power politics instead. Increasingly powerful, Xi's China thinks it no longer needs Washington – or its foreign reporters | Richard McGregor 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z She also described a consensual but harrowing relationship in which the Miramax co-founder treated her well in public but allegedly used her as a sexual plaything in private. Harvey Weinstein verdict: Jurors took women's harrowing testimony to heart 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z But before long, they’re just like any other ordinary horror movie family: mother, father, son and demonically possessed plaything. Review: Return of creepy killer doll can't help ‘Brahms: The Boy II’ overcome cliches 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z And the nation’s law enforcement apparatus becomes Trump’s personal plaything. Opinion | Why Bill Barr’s DOJ replaced Catholic Charities with Hookers for Jesus 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Thus, the real issue with “Age of Resistance Tactics,” and Netflix’s early approach to games as a whole, is that they’re currently viewed as playthings rather than extensions of the narrative. Why doesn't Netflix take its 'Dark Crystal' game as seriously as TV? 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z But as Lizzie Cernik discovers, some singles find greater contentment by giving up sex altogether: “I started to see myself as a person,” says one former celibate, “rather than a girlfriend or a sexual plaything.” US briefing: Trump's defence, Middle East peace and Kobe Bryant 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Originally marketed as a millionaire's plaything and subsequently starring in Fast and Furious 8, the Ripsaw may be about to earn further recognition as an unmanned war machine. Robot tanks: On patrol but not allowed to shoot 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Cars were exotic playthings; telephones hadn’t supplanted visiting cards; electric light was a harsher alternative to candles. The House of Mirth: Jennifer Egan on Edith Wharton’s masterpiece 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z His relations with Berezovsky, for whom the network served as a personal plaything, were tense, but Berezovsky thought of Ernst as a “very sensible, well-educated person” with great potential. The Kremlin’s Creative Director 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z There is no better demonstration of this farce than the sad fate of Bloomberg News, a global media organization that has the unfortunate distinction of also being a billionaire’s plaything. Why is Michael Bloomberg silencing the press? Because it's his plaything | Hamilton Nolan 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z But those wielded by the warriors of the Saber Guild are no mere playthings. Unleash your inner Jedi — or Sith — by learning to wield a lightsaber in Seattle 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z “It’s not a plaything. It’s not a toy.” Speaking of Business: ‘In a fast changing Seattle, we are not ready for it to disappear’ 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z “It’s not a plaything. It’s not a toy,” he said of Vulcan Real Estate’s substantial holdings. More than a year after his death, plans for Paul Allen’s massive wealth still a work in progress 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z But the wily Golden Arches got around the rule by tacking on a 10-cent surcharge for the plaything. The Happy Meal, a triumph of marketing blamed for childhood obesity, is turning 40 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z But more than the story of a man as a pawn, a plaything for God and the devil, Job is the story of how we understand the role of suffering in the lives of others. Behind the story: Trying to explain how one man’s faith sustained him during tragedy 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z “The chip is like a conjurer’s sleight of hand that turns an egg into a billiard ball, a necessity of life into a plaything, reality into illusion,” Mr. Alvarez wrote. Al Alvarez, British critic and author who championed poetry and poker, dies at 90 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z A friend of mine rants about the ocean of glittery pink playthings her daughter receives as gifts. Review | In the debate on gender and the brain, sorting evidence from errors 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z SUN Shop playthings dating 1850-present, 50-plus select dealers selling dolls, teddy bears, toys, accessories, miniatures, doll repair specialist on duty, free parking, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Handmade by businesses such as the Duryea Motor Wagon Company, these automobiles were playthings of the rich. Detours, roadblocks, jams: the rough road to US car regulation 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z Gregarious and charming, Passage had an irresistible attraction for travelers coming up the highway: tiger cubs, playthings that padded on oversize paws among marveling visitors who paid to stroke their dense fur. The trouble with tigers in America 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z “Finsbury Park is not, has never been and will never be an exclusive plaything for just ‘relatively affluent young adults going to music festivals.’” Revealed: creeping privatisation of London parks in summer 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z When Woody spies his old friend Bo Peep’s lamp in the window of an antique store, he and Forky embark on a perilous attempt to find Bo among the shop’s gadgets, gewgaws and vintage playthings. Review | In a summer of stupid sequels, ‘Toy Story 4’ is a visually dazzling delight 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z The fate most feared by the toys - boxed up in the attic - was miraculously avoided when Andy gifted his beloved playthings to a young girl named Bonnie. ‘Toy Story’ lives on, but should it have? 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z There’s something distasteful about writers — even masterful ones — who play parlor games with combustible subjects like this, as if we’re their playthings, and our discomfort is their amusement. ‘Blackbird’ takes a steely and unflinching look at a powder-keg topic 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z The film sets Woody and his plaything friends off on a fresh adventure when their new owner, Bonnie, creates an arts-and-crafts toy she names Forky. ‘Toy Story 4’ director Josh Cooley was 15 when he saw the first movie. Now, he’s in charge 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z It becomes more like a toy, the plaything of a state. Manchester City and PSG should be thrown out of Europe, says La Liga president 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Could audiences start to tire of this plaything? The summer's biggest movie franchises — ranked 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Kind, eager, and brilliant, Adam becomes the young couple’s “ultimate plaything”—and, once he takes over Charlie’s day trading, the household’s golden goose. Man, Woman, and Robot in Ian McEwan’s New Novel 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Hence, the danger of Trump’s crude attempt to lower the Fed’s intellectual quotient while increasing the perception that the Fed is a political plaything. Opinion | The Cain and Moore nominations are two more tests for Republicans to fail 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z The delegates repeatedly fretted that the fledging nation would become a plaything of European politics, leading to the emergence of a “French party” and a “British party” that would sap our capacity for self-rule. Perspective | How the Mueller report can still threaten Trump’s legitimacy 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z And when it’s a plaything, kids start playing with other kids. Manchester City and PSG should be thrown out of Europe, says La Liga president 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Or worse: it will become a plaything for the Trump family and its associates, making the world into their great golf course. The World Bank and IMF are in crisis. It's time to push a radical new vision | David Adler and Yanis Varoufakis 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z The Dallas County jail, a boxy complex of maze-like towers secured by guards and metal gates, is no wish factory, no home for playthings. Some Dallas County jail inmates help fix donated bicycles 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z There’s nothing unusual about a rich owner losing interest in one of his playthings. Opinion | Conservatism needs a new Weekly Standard untainted by Trump 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z In an era of uninhibited eclecticism, this kind of thing might seem a next to normal plaything. Review: Michael Tilson Thomas brings his 'Playthings' to the L.A. Phil, and they're not what you think 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z No longer was the computer a plaything of the geeky intelligentsia! Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Keyboard Shortcuts 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z Trump’s allegations of partisanship add nothing to public discussion of judicial independence, except a fresh justification for Democrats to treat the courts as their political plaything once they get back in power. Opinion | What we should take away from the Trump-Roberts kerfuffle 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z In a speech to Germany's parliament, he said Europe must not "become a plaything of great powers". Macron: Europe must prevent 'global chaos' 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z He said Europe must not “become a plaything of great powers, must assume greater responsibility for its security and its defence, and must not accept a subordinate role in world politics”. Europe must show strength to avoid global chaos, says Macron 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z More than just playthings, the tops were traditionally used for street performances, and involve original creations, not just repetitive copies. Japanese spinning tops tell stories, aim for playfulness 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z He said he was braced for a "an extremely distressing and difficult job" until he saw the lifelike plaything. 'Dead dog' on roof turns out to be toy 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z If idle hands are the devil’s playthings, there’s not much leeway for the forces of darkness here. Review: Documentary legend Frederick Wiseman and his secret weapon in 'Monrovia, Indiana' - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z That means creating play areas for kids to play with big dollhouses, offering demos of new playthings and staging events like scavenger hunts in the stores. Toy sellers ramp up shoppers’ experience ahead of holidays 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z The world is both their plaything and, Mr. Benioff stresses, their responsibility. A San Francisco Tech Mogul Buys a Fabled Slice of New York Media 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z Lange, an architecture critic, shows that the desire to foster children’s creativity is not always served by the increased sophistication of playthings. Briefly Noted Book Reviews 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z The treasures outside city limits are larger — typically stashed in Tupperware or ammunition containers, holding toy soldiers or other tiny playthings, and hidden in woodsy locales. New York City, Geocachers’ Paradise 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z At first, it seemed that the group led by Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan might be adopting the same tactic: throw enough money at a plaything team until it’s good. Manchester City and the Decade That Changed the Premier League 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z But as far as those under Teichert’s command are concerned, it comes down to this: Their lives are not symbolic playthings for one general's illegitimate exercise of power comes from treating them as such. Is a senior Air Force general using his power to spread far-right Christian nationalism? 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z “In today’s GOP, which is the president’s plaything, he is the mainstream,” Will wrote. Is Trump really winning? The truth about the president's popularity 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z In today’s GOP, which is the president’s plaything, he is the mainstream. Opinion | Vote against the GOP this November 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Those playthings top a list of 10 questionable toys issued Thursday by World Against Toys Causing Harm, better known by its acronym, W.A.T.C.H. The Latest: Watchdog highlights dangers of pools, other toys 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z First, it hints that the characters themselves live in a kind of doll’s house, as playthings of some powerful unseen force. “Hereditary” is an accomplished horror film—but not a masterpiece 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z They fear he will further cement the technology’s reputation as a plaything of fringe elements. Stephen Bannon Buys Into Bitcoin 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Some have viewed that as an indication enthusiasm is on the wane for his footballing plaything. Is Roman Abramovich's rule at Chelsea nearing its end? 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z “Golf is a plaything of the Brits,” said Ng Cheuk-hang, 23, a spokesman for the Land Justice League, an activist group that wants the golf course redeveloped into low-rent public housing. Could a Colonial-Era Golf Club Solve Hong Kong’s Housing Woes? 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z "How must this woman regard herself? As a product or a plaything of men?" Would you pay your ex a 'break-up fee'? 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z For them to behave otherwise would be to admit they’re playthings of history, rather than what the typical public official thinks he or she is: a leader. Opinion | Ryan and Comey made the same mistake: They thought Clinton would win 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z Hence, mountains of garish, plastic playthings that crowd closets and landfills. Kids’ Play Kitchens That Adults Might Actually Envy 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z That partly reflects more time spent in app-based or other mobile games, which kids are sometimes using in place of physical playthings or video games designed for pricey consoles. How Toys R Us was doomed by a leveraged buyout and shortsighted strategy 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z She holds up a Barbie doll, which she says she herself initially assumed was "an educational tool for anorexia prevention" rather than a plaything. 'Sell/Buy/Date,' an exploration of the sex industry, is a must-see one-woman marvel 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z Jessica has a personal tie to Kilgrave: years before, he kidnapped her and used his powers to keep her as a companion and plaything. Netflix’s Jessica Jones: what you need to know for season 2 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z So is this a sign that air travel is about to get a whole lot more accessible, or will devices like this never be more than playthings for the rich? Have you ever dreamed of flying in your car? 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z But most stuffed playthings are too inert to deliver the thrill of the hunt. Cutting-Edge Cat Toys Your Pet Won’t Immediately Destroy 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z The president is “turning Northern Virginia into his plaything. Seriously, what’s next? We’re going to build waterfront condos along the Potomac?” Trump administration wants to sell National and Dulles airports, other assets across U.S. 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z I don't understand how grown adults can cheers for the playthings of old white billionaires. Where Does the N.F.L. Go After a Season of Division? 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Combining memorable characters with a classic kid plaything — a car — it remained a top-selling licensed brand for years after its release. 'Star Wars' toy sales fall as movie tie-in fatigue sets in 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Up in the hillsides, a no-go zone for civilians, multimillion-dollar mansions are flooded with mud, and cars, tossed about like playthings, are now just hunks of twisted metal, jammed against trees. In Montecito, Enclave of Wealth and Fame, Unimagined Tragedy 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z I’ll fill my belly, hating AM in the process, railing against its heartless, soulless, malevolent mind, which has turned all humanity into its plaything. Fifteen minutes History is both the springboard and the plaything of the Assassin’s Creed franchise, asking players to step into the boots of a superhuman assassin and hobnob with the luminaries of a particular epoch. Review | ‘Assassin’s Creed Origins’ is one part history, one part amusement park 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z What’s more, the kits are intricately amusing, something rarely seen in plastic playthings. Kids’ Building Sets That Prove Toys Don’t Need Blinks, Beeps and Batteries 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z So the Valley Village woman spent the last week calling various Toys R Us locations at 9 a.m. each day to ask about the plaything. Tradition and deals still draw Thanksgiving shoppers into stores 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Saying that “apes are neither playthings nor pets,” it called Hilton’s behavior “appalling.” Smuggled, beaten and drugged: The illicit global ape trade 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Saying that “apes are neither playthings nor pets,” it called Ms. Hilton’s behavior “appalling.” Smuggled, Beaten and Drugged: The Illicit Global Ape Trade 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z But she also sees him as a plaything; somebody to get drunk around, and flirt with, at her leisure. Was Blade Runner 2049 worth the 35-year wait? 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z Unlike the first two Lego films, which tapped into widely accessible universes, “Ninjago” demands a familiarity, not with any recognized cultural touchstone, but with a relatively obscure — and prefab — children’s plaything. Review | ‘The Lego Ninjago Movie’: Too much Saturday morning TV and not enough snark 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Which is to say that — far more than 2014’s “The Lego Movie” and “The Lego Batman Movie,” released earlier this year — pitching playthings seems to have a heightened prominence in the latest iteration. ‘The Lego Ninjago Movie’ review: a toying, fun third film 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z As you drive down US 1, flanked on either side by a paradoxically mirror-glass sea, strange objects start to appear on the side of the road, an array of Irma’s playthings. Hurricane Irma: how the Florida Keys' paradise became a 'humanitarian crisis' 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z They are pitched not merely as playthings, but as little buddies. Would you want a robot to be your child’s best friend? 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z Of their six rivals in the Belgian second division, four are the playthings of foreign investors: the Thai owners of Leicester City, the Russian billionaire who has bankrolled A.S. Belgian Clubs and Foreign Money: A Modern Soccer Mix 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z They like Trump’s coarse personality, and approve of the fact that he treats women like his personal playthings. Most Americans strongly dislike Trump — but the angry minority that adores him controls our pol... 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z On its own, Face2Face is a fun plaything for creating memes and entertaining late night talk show hosts. The future of fake news: don't believe everything you read, see or hear 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z The revolution’s backlash against the bourgeoisie also contributed—nothing was more bourgeois, she adds, than a “little lapdog plaything.” Chinese Youth Embrace New Attitudes Toward Pets and Wildlife 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z “The courts are easily turned into a plaything in the hands of politicians,” she said. Europe Will Be Watching Trump’s Visit to a Right-Tilting Poland 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z “Now is the time to remind Donald Trump that our government is not a plaything to make him richer or a servant to do his bidding,” Warren said. Democrats try to punch through with message, but Trump scandals get in the way 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z “Taking pieces of her head cut into pizza slices, and turning them into children’s playthings, or pieces of art in Seattle, makes all the sense in the world to me,” he said Monday morning. Campaign to keep some parts of Bertha in Seattle picks up steam 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z Gabriel said he didn’t want to be turned into “a plaything for Israeli domestic politics,” using unusually frank language in light of the sensitive nature of Israel-Germany ties. Israel PM cancels talk with German FM in rare spat with ally 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z Light pours through a double window, and there is space for a couch, chairs, credenza and playthings such as a child-sized teepee. Toll Brothers offers luxury homes in Gainesville, Va., for adults 55 and older 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z Still, it’s not clear why the chance for personal growth that turning government agencies into playthings affords the Kushners is being presented as a matter of public welfare. Welcome to Jared Kushner’s World 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Before he became president, Donald J. Trump called climate change a hoax, questioned the safety of vaccines and mocked renewable energy as a plaything of “tree-huggers.” Scientists Bristle at Trump Budget’s Cuts to Research 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z So I’d reach for my phone, then realise there was no plaything there, and wonder what I was going to do with the half hour I had to kill. I deleted my social media apps because they were turning me into an idiot 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z It looks far less like a child’s plaything and is arguably the first major video game console to prioritize user convenience, down to detachable controllers. Nintendo's Switch re-imagines the home console for the mobile era 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z Those expecting an embarrassed disclaimer about the playthings will be disappointed. In a House of Whimsy, Room for Mischief 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z Although medical applications are driving the research, there are also commercially available playthings that allow for novelties such as “mind controlled” drone racing. Elon Musk says humans must become cyborgs to stay relevant. Is he right? 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z Analysts said she could bring a technology native’s perspective to a business that is still largely composed of physical playthings but ever more dependent on the Web to market and sell its products. Mattel taps Google executive as new CEO 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z In the end, “Wonderland” is less about play than it is about playthings and the innovations they midwifed. It may look like fun but just messing around could lead to the next big thing 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Some kids fought make-believe gun battles with balloon toys, while others turned the large-scale packages left under the Christmas tree into carpet-racing playthings of their own. AP PHOTOS: Romania, Santa aid kids of dead, wounded soldiers 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z It can afflict companies with complex products, analysts said, or firms caught totally by surprise when an unlikely plaything achieves must-have status. Why it's so hard to get your hands on the Christmas toy your kid really wants 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z When older players treat money as a plaything, what’s a younger player supposed to do? KJ Dillon's $16,255 dinner bill hints at pernicious side of NFL hazing culture 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Toy makers are increasingly tied to entertainment — hit movies and TV shows can correspond to huge sales for related playthings. Mattel taps Google executive as new CEO 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z The modelled output of our crude atomic plaything produced fallout across the world, which would eventually plunge us into a nuclear winter. If nuclear war broke out where's the safest place on Earth? 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z “A seemingly simple plaything actually provides so many important sensory experiences for kids,” she said. The Downward Slide of the Seesaw 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z Toys that teach with high-tech are increasingly popular, but not every plaything with a screen or an app is educational. Toy trend is less screen time, more hands-on activities 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z What was new was the response of the assembled media crowd who had been forced to sit through the ordeal, cameras rolling, keyboards rattling, as though they were so many of Trump’s dutiful playthings. Trump v the media: did his tactics mortally wound the fourth estate? 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z “Women aren’t playthings. Journalists aren’t pawns. People of color are not commodities. Marriage equality is not up for debate,” Spray said. 1 shot in Oregon amid nationwide anti-Trump protests 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z Regardless of how you handle the joystick, Flybrix will help your understanding of drones, physics, and aerodynamics soar, making it a perfect project and plaything for curious kids. What It's Like to Fly a Drone Made Out of LEGOs 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z Undeterred, Mr Kuroda spent September 21st removing the ribbons on a new parcel of monetary playthings. The Bank of Japan unveils new monetary tools 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z At the entrance, there’s a display of small cardboard bins filled with $1 playthings that look messy, and even worse — cheap. Saving the big box: Inside the plan to revive Toys R Us 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z This curious plaything, intended for amusement, is an intricate mechanism comprising the clockwork figures of a peacock, a cockerel, an owl and a squirrel. TRAVEL: ‘White Nights’ of St. Petersburg 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z But none of that mattered when she got to Fox, where neither her brains nor talent gave her a pass from being treated like a plaything. Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Drawing on history, Kurds see themselves as the playthings of world powers, used in proxy fights when it serves someone’s interest and then discarded. Syria’s Kurds Fear the U.S. Will Betray Them, Again 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z I intended on writing a review of the $129 device as homeowner’s equipment rather than a plaything. I Tried to Use a Drone for Home Repair and Failed Miserably 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z The problem: She was barely in sight of Hosszu, who nearly set the world record in prelims Saturday afternoon, then acted as if it was a plaything at night. Chase Kalisz, Maya DiRado find silver linings on a fast, but not fast enough, night 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z At the Museum of Ice Cream, guests at least receive a few tastings and interactive playthings throughout the journey. Here’s What You’re Missing at the Museum of Ice Cream 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z But when Trump complains about political correctness and says he wants to Make America Great Again, he harkens back to a Mad Men era when men had freer rein to treat women like sexual playthings. Why Politically Incorrect Workplaces Are Bad for Women 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z More than 50 traffic cones have been donated as playthings for a zoo's three polar bears. Old A9 traffic cones become polar bears' playthings - BBC News 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z The study findings suggest taking a good look at the playthings your children handle, Bearden said. Toys Remain Viral Playground for 24 Hours 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z But few make better playthings of racial stereotype than Key and Peele. Review: In Key & Peele’s ‘Keanu,’ the true gangster has paws 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Of an old relationship in which she felt like a “plaything.” Street poet in Dallas winds words into images of love, hope 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z As my parents generation said, 'idle hands are the devil's playthings' and today's kids are too busy playing Minecraft, DayZ, Madden, texting with friends etc., to waste time wandering around the neighborhood looking for mischief. When Dungeons & Dragons Set Off a ‘Moral Panic’ 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z Mohammed’s only playthings were white pigeons, which lived in an improvised coop next to the tent. The Pigeon Boy and Other Forgotten Fugitives from ISIS 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Abramovich has never previously seen his plaything denied Champions League football but here are Chelsea contemplating a campaign bereft of European competition of any kind. Minefield awaits for Antonio Conte when he takes over at Chelsea | Dominic Fifield 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z The idea of a film based entirely around a child's plaything seemed like a two-hour commercial at best. 'Lego Batman Movie' trailer reminds us that Lego Batman is sometimes better than the real Batman 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Octavian, the future Emperor Augustus, suggested around 33 B.C. that his rival, Mark Antony, had become the plaything of the enemy’s most famous seductress, Queen Cleopatra of Egypt. Trump and Political Circuses Are Nothing New 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Disney offers several products that combine traditional playthings and digital media, among them the video game franchise "Disney Infinity" and the Playmation line of wearable toys. Veteran Walt Disney Co. executive Leslie Ferraro departing company 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z “Then came the buildup in Vietnam, and I watched the program broken as if it were an idle plaything of a society gone mad with war.” Black history: AP reporter’s new memoir recalls covering MLK 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Toy Fair lives at the intersection of serious industry and fun playthings — where suited business people and poseable action figures coexist harmoniously. Barbie’s drones and Elmo’s app: glimpsing the future of toys at Toy Fair 2016 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z The Russian Premier League took shape during the Soviet era, and it is studded with clubs run not as businesses but as the playthings of oligarchs, despots, and, chiefly, the Russian state. The Downfall of a Russian Soccer Team 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Having long made playthings of old movie genres, their romp through vintage Hollywood here is literal. Review: In ‘Hail, Caesar!’ a studio fixer’s faith is tested 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z The few briefly glimpsed women in the story are partners rather than playthings, either holding down the homefront or proving competent in a crisis. Michael Bay's Benghazi movie is an unexpectedly apolitical Rorschach test 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z I was tired of us forever making damaged people our playthings. Jon Ronson: ‘I felt rage every time an online shaming occurred 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Rejecting a government proposal that the island be turned into a park with “maximum Indian qualities,” Mr. Trudell said: “We will no longer be museum pieces, tourist attractions and politicians’ playthings. John Trudell, Outspoken Advocate for American Indians, Is Dead at 69 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z Until it is, the stock will be nothing more than a trader’s plaything. Sears’s Retooling Can’t Fix Everything 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z For those unfamiliar with the trend, young women around the world are spending time, money and sometimes hours of painful surgery to look like little girl’s playthings — some for fun, others for profit. Amber Guzman on her life as a ‘living doll’ and muscular dystrophy 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z Part interactive bath toy, part wireless speaker and part night light, Edwin is considerably smarter than avian playthings that merely float. Bluetooth Ducky, You’re the One: A Toy for More Bath-Time Fun 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z All three long ago achieved “icon status” as playthings that are “recognized, respected and remembered.” At the Toy Hall of Fame, New Inductees Join the Ball, the Box and the Barbie Doll 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z The classic playthings date back to ancient times when they were to reenact educational stories like The Iliad and The Odyssey, Chinese and Japanese folktales, and Christian teachings. See Which Toys Were Just Inducted Into the National Toy Hall of Fame 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Visiting areas are decorated and stocked with playthings, and music is provided for twice-monthly play-oriented visits for perhaps a half-dozen families at a time. Challenges abound for US kids who’ve had a parent in prison 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z A room of killer toys, featuring pointy lawn darts, is a reminder of how dangerous playthings used to be. Ralph’s house 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z A woman at the centre of a child abuse ring which used children as "sexual playthings" has been jailed for a minimum of 24 years. Woman gets life term for child abuse - BBC News 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z They were once the must-have playthings coveted by children across the UK. Star Wars and Action Man: The rise and fall of Palitoy - BBC News 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z The Scottish government is not a plaything for bored royals on a mission,” Graham Smith, the group’s chief executive, told the Herald. Prince Charles' black spider memos show lobbying of Alex Salmond 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z The marine conservationist, inspired by village children who turn beach debris into toys, created a company that transforms castoff sandals into bright sculptures and playthings. Oceanic junk ranges from Legos to suspected jet wreckage 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z But the history taught in college classrooms should ultimately be judged by the standards of the profession, so that college history courses remain the products of professionals, and not the playthings of partisans. What the Right Gets Wrong About AP History 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z There were toys, books, plushy animals, balloons and assorted children’s playthings scattered about. Robitussin for Brain Cancer, Part III 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z He went on to say that the isolated country is not interested in becoming “a plaything to be put on the negotiating table.” North Korea Not Interested in Iran-Style Nuclear Deal With U.S. 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z McDonald’s is standing by its latest Happy Meal toy, denying that its Minions are the foul-mouthed playthings that some of its fast-food customers say they are. McDonald’s Denies That Happy Meal Toy Curses 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Their ability to stack against the world’s best was further proof that Concacaf is becoming a stronger confederation by the year, not merely a plaything for the USA and Mexico. Gold Cup 2015: Confident Costa Rica aim to break USA-Mexico duopoly 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Well-off Chinese tend to shun the sun, China's coastline lacks the appeal of southern Europe or Thailand and a boat is seen more as a business asset than a family plaything. Slowboat to China: No quick fix for luxury yacht firm Ferretti 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z Hasbro and Mattel, and of course Lego, will be among those unveiling cool playthings for kids and more importantly, the serious collector. This Comic-Con-Only 'Avengers' Lego Set Is Too Good 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z But with Americans shopping for shiny toys again, carmakers are tempting them with perhaps the most frivolous plaything of all: the sun-soaked, optimism-streaked convertible. New Convertibles Invite Drivers to Come Out and Play 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z You can buy a ‘political plaything’ Knowing they are a pawn in a political game may be small consolation to scientists like Scholnick and Weber. Republicans Attempt to Use Mockery to Cut Sound Science 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Six women and four men have gone on trial accused of abusing five young children and treating them as "sexual playthings". Abused children in Norfolk were 'sexual playthings' - BBC News 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z It's important to understand that this is a business; it's not just a plaything, and we're not just here to get awards and pats on the back. Chef Brendan Collins of Birch in Hollywood picks hard work over play 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Another tweeted: “Sorry for #MaryJane how is it possible for a victim of a drug dealer is sentenced to death. As if people’s life is a plaything.” Hashtag Supporting Death-Row Inmate #MaryJane Trending 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z "We don't want to be the plaything of any oligarch." At Meduza, self-exiled Russian journalists avoid Kremlin censorship 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z It is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to have “the scientific wonder, the political plaything, the video sensation, the shrimp treadmill prominently displayed in your own home,” he wrote. Republicans Attempt to Use Mockery to Cut Sound Science 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Mrs Rafferty said the "dreadful truth" was these five children "became sexual playthings within that group." Abused children in Norfolk were 'sexual playthings' - BBC News 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Now the company’s technology, originally designed for two-dimensional characters on-screen, is poised to power tangible playthings that children hold in their hands. A Wi-Fi Barbie Doll With the Soul of Siri 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z Steamed and topped with pea shoots, deep-fried in a cornmeal crust, braised in white wine and tomatoes, or roasted on a bed of potatoes, it is a cook's plaything. Rockfish returns — to soup bowls 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z It sold millions of units and paved the way for a series of quirky playthings that included early electronic games in the 1970s. Inside Nintendo's Plan to Stay Alive for the Next 125 Years 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z They seemed a rich person’s plaything, an indulgence, not something that I’d ever want. After driving a Tesla, it’s time to search the couch cushions for $100,000 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z Parents are cutting back on buying traditional playthings as children ask for smartphones and tablet computers instead. Mattel CEO resigns as sales falter 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Before leaving his mother’s apartment on that gray Saturday, Nov. 22, Tamir went through one of her drawers to find a plaything: her cellphone. Many Errors by Cleveland Police, Then a Fatal One 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z For many, the panoramic photo is considered the plaything of tourists with a modern cellphone. Panoramic Photos Show the Decisive Minute 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z They are playthings for the woman’s only child, a 27-month-old girl. Enforcing with a smile 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Toys R Us is seeing more fathers buy building playthings for their daughters, said Richard Barry, the company's chief merchandising officer. Toy makers learn that construction sets aren't just for boys anymore 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z “Conservation is not a plaything, or a luxury, or something new,” Mr. Player told Sports Illustrated in 1972. Ian Player, South African conservationist who worked to save the rhino, dies at 87 Too often boys are socialized to see women and girls as baubles, as playthings. Bill Cosby, the University of Virginia and rape 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z At a Toys R Us in Ontario, veteran Black Friday shopper Carmen Hernandez arrived before 7 a.m. to grab bargains on playthings for the 25 children in her extended family. Ever-earlier start has Black Friday shoppers again rushing for deals 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z Its classic mainstays, such as the leggy fashion doll and the Fisher-Price line of infant and toddler playthings, are failing to hold the attention of children and their parents. Mattel's holiday wish: to get its toys on more children's wish lists 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z While disguised as playthings, toys like the Dash robot are teaching children the basics of computer programming. Tech Toys That Can Make the Video Screen Passé 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z But they help explain how parties have become the playthings of careerists inspired by their own ambitions and little else. Two rootless, soulless parties have cleared the way for Ukip 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z This decision transformed our electoral process into a plaything for billionaires and has done more to undermine democracy than virtually any ruling in history. Opinion: The Apolitical Supreme Court Is Dead In developed countries, virtual money is still largely the plaything of technology enthusiasts and speculators, though some retailers and stores have trumpeted their acceptance of Bitcoin. Blockchain Is Latest Bitcoin Start-Up to Lure Big Investment 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z The film centers on the creepy porcelain plaything featured in last year’s haunted house horror “The Conjuring.” ‘Gone Girl’ tops ‘Annabelle’ at weekend box office 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z My father was short for a man, with a child’s plaything for a name — Spinner. An excerpt of Charles Blow's memoir "Fire Shut Up in My Bones" 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z For 17 years he was a pilot with the 119th fighter wing of the North Dakota air national guard, and the F-16 Fighting Falcon was his plaything. US drone testers frustrated by 'glacial' FAA as they plan new age in aviation 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z In the personal computer era, it was the spreadsheet that transformed a hobbyists’ plaything into a must-have machine in corporate America. IBM Offers a Data Tool for the Mainstream, With Watson's Help 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z The result wouldn’t be Sweden, but Ireland: a plaything for big multinationals. A go-alone Scottish economy is viable – but would it be any better? 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Because there truly is a particular hell to navigating playthings for girls. Let's end pink-ification: must the 'girls' aisle be full of sexist toys and clothes? 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z Squash blossoms, the crepelike male blooms of squash plants, are a favorite plaything for chefs this season. The summertime vegetarian: A field guide for indulging in the season’s bounty Fittingly, the building where Mattel's dreamers conceive of their limited-edition playthings is just down the street from the Los Angeles International Airport. Comic-Con offers toy designers a chance to go wild 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z The Hacker Ethic faced its crises — namely, how to survive the computer’s transition from a hobbyist’s plaything to a lucrative mainstream product. #techbookbinge: ‘Hackers' a history lesson with timely implications 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z To those city kids, water is an endless resource, a plaything. Setting Times stories to music: From Isaac Hayes to Radiohead 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z The platform soon became “a plaything of an elite group of Russian internet professionals” — journalists, techies and other notables who spread the platform to the masses. Whatever happened to Livejournal, anyway? He says that trying to set up such playthings without professional operators and attendants is a “recipe for disaster.” Bounce House Injuries Become an 'Epidemic' 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Sports teams are often compared to yachts, luxury cars, or beachfront property— the playthings of rich people. Ballmer Shatters NBA Price Record With $2 Billion Clippers Bid 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Jim Barber, a spokesman for the National Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officials, said in 2011 the inflatable playthings were “probably the most dangerous amusement devices” commonly available. Wind Gust Sends 'Bounce House' 50 Feet High, Injuring 2 Kids 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z There’s not much of an overarching narrative for Mr. Hindy to relate of these early years, so he offers a genial walking tour of the players and their playthings. Off The Shelf: Craft Brewers, Finding a Better Seat at the Bar 2014-05-10T16:25:24Z Profitable though the business became, what drove Mr. Alter was the search for the next plaything. Hobie Alter, Surfboard and Sailboat Innovator, Dies at 80 2014-03-31T15:40:38Z "This was a cold, cynical, evil exploitation of a young girl whom they should have been protecting. Instead, they used her as a personal plaything for their sexual gratification," he said. Brothers jailed for 'cruel abuse' 2014-03-14T16:33:10Z Just across the street, Paul Allen’s other local plaything, the Sounders, will be trying to match the success of his Seahawks after a frenzied reformation of the team. Changes in Seattle sports scene point to prosperous 2014 2013-12-29T01:05:39Z “Drucker . . . states in his book The Practice of Management, ‘Setting objectives enables a business to get where it should be going rather than be the plaything of weather, winds and accidents,’” Glass writes. Why School Reform Advocates Aren’t So Businesslike After All 2013-12-18T17:00:21Z But that doesn't apply to the most popular playthings. Time to rethink Black Friday? 2013-11-24T13:00:00Z “It’s not the end of the world, but at the same time, idle hands are the devil’s plaything,” he said. Congressional deal to end shutdown is met with cautious optimism from federal workers 2013-10-16T22:20:32Z "It's actually now become a bit of a plaything of scientists," says Curtis. "Disgustologist" digs deep into science of revulsion 2013-09-23T06:02:08Z But when the ballots are counted tonight, the deciding votes might well belong to Coloradans who don’t like having their politics turned into a national plaything. Colorado's Civil War Over Guns 2013-09-10T14:35:26Z While undoubtedly representing a technological leap, it has been criticized as a plaything for the geeky elite. Bits: From Example to Excess in Silicon Valley 2013-08-31T17:20:48Z Don't let the Liberals make our democracy the plaything of cashed-up interest groups.'' Australia election: Why is voting compulsory? 2013-08-27T01:37:47Z When she complained she had not been paid, she was sold on again to three men as a plaything. How poverty wages for tea pickers fuel India's trade in child slavery 2013-07-20T21:00:01Z As their parents regain their financial footing, young consumers are demanding more personal computers, DVD players and other expensive electronic and interactive playthings. Mattel's Monster High dolls dethrone Barbie 2013-07-18T01:44:00Z Most striking of what remained at the houses on Tuesday were the toys: both yards were packed with children’s playthings: motorized child-size cars, bunny cages, construction sets and pink tricycles. Evidence in Long Island Houses of 7-Eleven ‘Plantation’ 2013-06-19T02:28:25Z She said she bought them almost as a “rebellion against digitized toys,” as a good-for-you plaything, akin to buying healthy, organic food. At Melissa & Doug Toy Company, Thriving on the Basics 2013-06-08T19:53:10Z It must always be invented so that it does not shrink from view, or get turned into a gutted plaything, a cliched provincial setting mostly controlled from the still ignorant, indifferent south. Sir Alex Ferguson: The man and the city 2013-05-12T11:30:01Z Market forces are deified as the only value worth celebrating and a business – even a football club – is no more than its owner's private plaything. The beautiful game embodies everything that's bad about Britain 2013-01-13T00:06:11Z If they lose, they are yet another shiny but underachieving rich man’s plaything — and it will be interesting to see just how many others the owner holds responsible for his own decisions and disappointments. Jerry Jones, Dallas Cowboys owner, remains team’s dominant figure 2012-12-28T16:39:27Z Critics of the new toys say that’s all the more reason to promote playthings that are more suggestive than prescriptive, items that evoke creative thinking. Gifts That Keep Giving (if Not Exploding) 2012-12-24T22:27:09Z FOR generations of American children and their parents, Legos were the ultimate do-it-yourself plaything. News Analysis: Has Lego Sold Out? 2012-12-22T21:39:00Z For five years he curated an inventory of furniture-as-art and playthings, none as much fun as Mr Freedom's liquorice allsorts poufs. Tommy Roberts obituary 2012-12-18T17:40:09Z Fumbling an editorial change may seem like small beer when viewed against the backdrop of an industry in which bankruptcies are legion and rich business interests are buying newspapers as playthings. The Media Equation: At Washington Post, Katharine Weymouth Struggles for Surer Footing 2012-11-18T23:02:39Z Parliament was not the "plaything" of government, she added. Angry clashes over boundary vote 2012-11-05T17:25:05Z They will feature products including some playthings on the 2012 Toys R Us "Holiday Hot Toy" list and perennial favorites such as dolls, action figures and puzzles. Toys R Us to open toy departments in 24 Macy's stores 2012-10-10T12:59:56Z The legacy may be that, in time, sailing could come to be regarded as not just the plaything of the rich few and also an exciting spectator sport. The story of London 2012: Guardian writers' Olympic Games review 2012-08-12T21:46:11Z Designers gave them revolutionary playthings like Lego and Tinkertoys and the Rubik’s Cube, made to be both fun and good for them. Is Playtime Over? 2012-07-16T05:00:00Z And, indeed, the giant statue proved a wondrous plaything with no one to really stop them from running around the inside or using the outside as target practice. City Room: The Statue of Liberty Was Their Playground 2012-07-04T14:00:32Z The boat is just a plaything when you get to that point. Solo rower 'feared for her life' 2012-06-10T14:36:05Z Little Ellen, in the charge of her grandfather, immediately preëmpted a spoon, and in her enjoyment of the new plaything brought it down with a smart rap on one of the plates. The Misfit Christmas Puddings 2012-05-22T15:16:50.590Z I often think," he continued in a less emphatic tone, "that man with his free will is like a child with a plaything. The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale 2012-04-26T02:00:10.260Z It is so new a thing for me to have an acknowledged lover, and one, too, that I don't despise, that I have not half tired myself with my new plaything. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z Would you return his plaything to stop his crying, or let him cry it out? Farm Boys and Girls 2012-04-21T02:00:21.733Z "Locks of long silky hair, torn shreds of dress, little children's shoes and playthings, were strewn around." From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z And as he said this, he very deliberately drew a pistol from his breast, and laying his hand on the table, leaned back in his chair and looked at the pretty plaything. I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success 2012-04-18T02:00:11.437Z I'll own up I did not share his affection for his plaything. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z They had for playthings a little handbell and a toy-wagon, and were playing at railways. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z They are not much different in nature from the brief passing interest which the child has in his various playthings. Farm Boys and Girls 2012-04-21T02:00:21.733Z He has been here already once this morning pestering me to go with him to get her a necklace, or a plaything, or something! The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z In others we find the king represented as a blind man groping his way; as a baby; as an idiot who breaks his playthings and throws away his crown and sceptre. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Even whilst a boy in petticoats, he was continually drawing circles and squares, and the only playthings in which he seemed to take any real pleasure were his models of things that would ‘work.’ The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z When, at length, a wooden horse was given as a plaything, it seemed to effect a great change in him; his spirits revived, and his lethargy and indifference were dissipated. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z The Piazza and all the adjacent streets are lined with booths covered with every kind of plaything for children. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z "That is a fine toy!" he ran on carelessly, as I removed my dagger from the holster and concealed it under my cloak--"a fine plaything--for a linen draper!" The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z He then "jumped" high into the air to try and win his plaything; still in vain. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z We have been used to look upon an electrostatic machine as a plaything, and somehow we couple with it the idea of the inefficient and impractical. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z In general he certainly paid little attention to them: they were the playthings of his mind. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z Christian Robertson's mammoth stable, with its splendid livery appointments, and large stock of feed and hay, representing large value, was only a plaything of the moment. The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 2012-03-27T02:00:21.067Z A trifling piece of finery; a gewgaw; that which is gay and showy without real value; a cheap, showy plaything. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z A whip for a plaything, is quite harmless; but if used as though you were driving a real horse, it would be quite another thing. Pictures and Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:19.387Z Your hydroplane is all very well as a plaything for your spare time; but it's no earthly use, and I only hope it won't lead you into scrapes. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z He would arrive soon after lunch, and sit down at the piano, tempting the child from playthings or story-book by rippling accompaniments or dulcet chords. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z He will bring you back some fine playthings. A Hero of Li?ge 2012-03-16T02:00:21.347Z Possibly the court ladies held love as cheap as this, and lovers but as playthings, butts for their wit, and pegs on which to hang their laughter. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z We rejoice in the fellowship with books, yet like the child who grows tired with every plaything and every childish task and lonely for a mother's love, we look to Thee with an infinite longing. The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z But he was an old hand and windows with ordinary locks were playthings under his deft touch. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z If he seemed to be the slave and plaything of an Emperor or an imperial freedman, none the less a divine life pulsed within him, and he was an essential part of "the world." The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z If the imaginary is preferred to reality, we set up an imaginary science, without knowing anything about the heaven, and the science thus set up will become the plaything of fancy. The Sun changes its position in space therefore it cannot be regarded as being "in a condition of rest" 2012-03-08T03:00:10.827Z Their plaything leapt and dropped, sprang forward, and lingered like a thing of life. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z Many tiny playthings can be formed of the blossoms: only deft fingers can shape the delicate lyre in the "frame." Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z For three hours the limits tower has been in charge of a stark, raving lunatic--the Great Northern railroad system the plaything of a madman. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z The baby was healthy-looking, and its clothes, though plain, were entirely clean—so the poor thing was by no means a disagreeable plaything for the young lady beside whom the gentleman was seated. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z "You had better put that plaything away," Sleigh said. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z Now that he had a plaything, Gheorghitza was no longer ill. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z In the South the lavish growth of the Magnolia affords multiform playthings. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z Let us converse on several subjects before you begin bawling for your playthings. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Large ships resembled toys, except that the blue space grasped by the eye was too vast for playthings. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z For the most part the souls were content to be playthings; now and again they took a malicious revenge, and became so real that even the juggler was aware of it. The Trial of Oscar Wilde From the Shorthand Reports 2012-02-19T03:00:17.513Z She was no longer the sport and plaything of her own strained senses. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z Jack said, gazing with childish pleasure at his new plaything. A Little Wizard 2012-02-15T03:00:38.160Z It is rather too serious an article to have about one as a plaything. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z Treated so unkindly and robbed of his new plaything, Johnny burst into a wail that brought his mother hurrying to his side. Black-Eyed Susan 2012-02-13T03:00:16.587Z Depend upon it, the fellow who drives had a penny whip for his first plaything!” The Irish Penny Journal, No. 1, Vol. 1, July 4, 1840 2012-02-11T03:04:02.107Z It once belonged to the Hall gardens, and Sir Alexander gave it to me for a plaything years ago. The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) 2012-02-11T03:03:50.943Z Most probably there is nothing in it, but the poor soul's playthings. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z |
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